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Sabitha Jayaraj
Sabitha Jayaraj is an Indian costume designer and actress, who works in Malayalam cinema. Career Sabitha started off her career as a costume designer in the Malayalam film industry in the 90s. She worked as a designer in 9 Malayalam feature films as well as a Hindi feature film, one of which Kannaki (film), won her the Kerala State Award for Best Costume Design. Later on she started appearing in small roles in films and took up the lead role in Pakarnnattam opposite Jayaram. In 2017 she appeared in the short film, Prakriti, told through the point of view of a photographer, played by herself, who is on a tour of Kuttanad. She played the role Moly a compassionate mother in Jayaraj’s award winning movie Ottal. Personal life Sabitha Jayaraj is married to filmmaker Jayaraj and has collaborated in several of his works. They have two children together, Dhanu Jayaraj and Keshav Jayaraj. Filmography * Gulmohar (2008) as Sunila teacher * Of the People (2008) as Sreelakshmi * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayaraj
Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair, professionally credited as Jayaraj, is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He has won many awards, including Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Golden Peacock award at the IFFI, and the FIPRESCI Award from the International Federation of Film Critics. He is also a seven-time recipient of the National Film Award and several Kerala State Film Awards. His films include ''Paithrukam'' (1993), ''Desadanam'' (1996), '' 4 The People'' (2004), ''Vellapokkathil'' (2007), ''Ottaal'' (2015), and ''Bhayanakam'' (2018). He is the founder of the Birds Club International and is actively involved in philanthropic work. Early life During his stay at Thiruvananthapuram, he attended film festivals including the International Film Festival of Kerala and watched many world classics. Kurosawa's ''Rashomon'' and DeSica's ''Bicycle Thieves'' were among them, and they influenced him immensely. Career Bh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Cinema
Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam'' won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute. Rajiv Anchal's ''Guru'' (1997), Salim Ahamed's ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (2011) and Lijo Jose Pellissery's ''Jallikkattu'' (2019) were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. Other films which achieved global acclaim include ''Chemmeen'' (1965), which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival, and a gold medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography.. ''The Hindu''. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2011. '' Swaham'' (1994) won the ''Bronze Rosa Camuna'' at the Bergamo Film Meeting in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannaki (film)
''Kannaki ''(English: The Eye) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language tragedy film directed by Jayaraj and written by Sanjeev Kilikulam. It stars Nandita Das, Lal, Siddique, Kalpana, Geethu Mohandas and Manoj K. Jayan. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play ''Antony and Cleopatra''. This is Jayaraj's second film adaptation of a Shakespeare play, the first being ''Kaliyattam'' (1997)''.'' Lal plays Manickam, the equivalent to Antony. Nandita Das plays Kannaki, the equivalent to Cleopatra and Manoj K. Jayan plays Gounder, Octavius Caesar's role. Nandita Das' role as Kannaki was critically acclaimed and is considered one of her finest acting performances in her career. Plot Manickam and Choman are best friends in a local village. Manickam excels in the local game of cockfighting and has acquired the mastery of the game and of the bird. Manickam is actually fighting for Choman in his regular cockfights against the Gounder. Kannaki likes Manickam and Choman's sister Kum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala State Film Awards
The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs. The awardees are decided by an independent jury formed by the academy and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Kerala. The jury usually consists of eminent personalities from the film field. For the awards for literature on cinema a separate jury is formed. The academy annually invites films for the award and the jury analyses the films that are submitted before deciding the winners. The awards intends to promote films with artistic values and encourage artists, technicians and producers. The awards are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister of Kerala. List of awards The number of awards varies from year to year, con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakarnnattam
''Pakarnnattam '' ( ml, പകർന്നാട്ടം) is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by Jayaraj, starring Jayaram and Jayaraj's wife Sabitha Jayaraj in the lead roles. The film is based on political violences and fight against Endosulfan menace in Kasargod, Kerala. Plot The film explores the practice that makes martyrs of the local political activists who are willing to sacrifice their life for ideologies. The film is also a poignant love story of a Meera (Sabitha Jayaraj) and her relentless fight against her own family and society for the man she love. Meera falls in love with Thomas (Jayaram), who becomes an accused in a political murder and is sent to jail. Although Thomas is innocent, he accepts the verdict against him for his political party. Along with Meera's battle to save Thomas, the film also makes a statement on the tragedy caused by the pesticide Endosulfan, in Kasaragod district. Thomas is an activist who fights for the rights of the victims of Endosulfan. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayaram
Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam,Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasional playback singer. Jayaram has acted in more than 200 films and has received several awards, including the Padma Shri, two Kerala State Film Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and four Filmfare Awards South. Jayaram started as a mimicry artist at the Kalabhavan institute during the 1980s. He made his acting debut in a leading role in Padmarajan's 1988 film ''Aparan''. He established himself as a successful leading actor in 1990s by starring in family dramas and comedies—such as, but not limited to ''Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal'' (1989), ''Shubhayathra'' (1990), ''Sandhesam'' (1991), '' Georgootty C/O Georgootty'' (1991), ''Malootty'' (1992), ''Ayalathe Adheham'' (1992), ''Meleparambil Aanveedu'' (1993), '' CID Unnikrishnan B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Of The People
''Of the People'' is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante film directed and produced by Jayaraj. It is a sequel to ''4 the People ''4 the People'' is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante thriller film directed by Jayaraj and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram from a story by Jayaraj. It stars Arun Cherukavil, Bharath, Arjun Bose, and Padma Kumar in the title roles, along ...'' (2004) and '' By the People'' (2005) . Arun, Padmakumar and Arjun are in the cast. The story was written by Jayaraj, while the screenplay was written by Sreekumar Sreyams. Plot "FourThe People" are released from jail and re-start what they did earlier. Now an A.C.P. Harishanker (Harshan) joins their team as a police informer. But the new threat against "Of The People" is formed. Cast * Arun as Aravind Sebastian * Padmakumar as Shefeek * Arjun Bose as Iswar iyyer * Harshan as A.C.P Harishanker * Devipriya as Nancy Isacc * Govind as Mani Sharmma * Mahesh S as Mohana Swamy * Kaimal as Rajin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhya Venal
''Madhya Venal'' is a 2009 Malayalam film produced by Jahangir Shamz under the banner of Xarfnet Movies. The movie is directed by Madhu Kaithapram starring Manoj K. Jayan and Shweta Menon. Plot Sarojini is a house wife and is also a social worker. In her village, majority of the villagers depend on the Khadi weaving mills for their livelihood. Sarojini too runs a mill. Her husband Kumaran is a local politician and trade union activist. Praveen who is an executive from a new generation bank comes to help the villagers. Without any proper documents he lends money to them. Being innocent they do not realize the trick behind Praveen's business. Kumaran opposes the bank and also clashes with party leadership on the plight of workers. Kumaran gets suspended from the party. Sarojini and Kumaran try their level best to make the people understand Praveen's intention. Meanwhile, Praveen fakes love for Manikutty, the daughter of Kumaran and Sarojini, since they were against him. Cast * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Train (2011 Film)
''The Train'' is a 2011 Malayalam thriller film written and directed by Jayaraj, and starring Mammootty, Jayasurya and Sheena Chohan. The film is based on the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings. It was earlier titled as ''Track with Rahman''. It was released on May 27, 2011 and received a dubbed release in Hindi and Tamil. Synopsis The film is based on the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings. The film is a take on the lives of Malayalee families affected by the bomb blasts. Mammootty plays a police officer who is a keen observer. Jayasurya plays a singer who travelled on one of the trains. The story involves bomb blasts in seven different railways (stations and on train). Cast *Mammootty as Kedarnath *Jayasurya as Karthik *Sheena Chohan as Kedarnath's wife *Sabitha Jayaraj as Raziya *Jagathy Sreekumar as Joseph * Sai Kumar as Haneefa *Salim Kumar as Ramu *Kota Srinivasa Rao as Yogesh Thivari *Anchal Sabharwal as Meera *Zeenath as Suhana's Mother *Valsala Menon as Allu's Grandmot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naayika
''Naayika'' ( en, Heroine) is a 2011 Malayalam drama film directed by Jayaraj. The film stars Urvasi Sharada, Jayaram, Padmapriya and Mamta Mohandas in the lead roles. Plot ''Naayika'' tells the life and times of a yesterdays' heroine of Malayalam cinema. It is the story of Gracy a leading star until she suddenly disappeared from the silver screen. Gracy loves Anand. Anand was playing roles as the evergreen star Prem Nazir. when he suddenly has a disease with his blood. He loses too much of his blood by his nose, and dies during his last film with his coming bride. She stops acting and disappears from the silver screen. She would like to adopt a young girl. But the young girl wants to star in the next film Gracy stars. But her dress falls off and she goes nude and it appears on the film. She begs for the negative clip from the producer but he wants her instead. But when the film is released, the negative clip was still there which broke her heart. And she told the producer that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camel Safari
''Camel Safari'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language romance film directed by Jayaraj which narrates a love story set in Rajasthan. The movie features Arun Shankar and Pankaja Menon in the lead roles. Sekhar Menon, Tini Tom, Sabitha Jayaraj, Binu Adimaly, Neha Ramesh, Hashim Hussain, Vishnu Mohan and Anjali Ajayan plays supporting roles; Kamal Gaur, the villain of ''Johnnie Walker'', made a comeback. The filming of ''Camel Safari'' begun on 22 November 2012 at the Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan. It was completed in three schedules with the maximum being shot in Rajasthan (Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Camel safari in Pushkar) and the rest in Cochin, Kerala. The song rights of the film were sold to Manorama Music. The film ''Camel Safari'' was released on 26 September 2013. Plot Dia heroine of the movie is a management student in Mangalore. She and four of her friends (Catherine, Hashim, Yamini and Chinna Gounder) visit Rajasthan for 15 days to attend a marriage. There she mee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottaal
'' Ottaal'' (English: ''The Trap'') is a 2015 Indian Malayalam film directed by Jayaraj, an adaptation of the short story "Vanka" by Russian author Anton Chekhov. This film stars Ashanth K Sha and Kumarakom Vasudevan, as well as actors Shine Tom Chacko, Sabitha Jayaraj and Thomas G. Kannampuzha. It became the first movie in India to be released online on the same day as its theatrical release. The film made history, becoming the first ever Malayalam movie to have swept all the top awards in the 20-year history of the International Film Festival of Kerala. The film was one of four Malayalam films selected to be a part of the ''Indian Panorama'' at the International Film Festival of India in Goa in November 2015. Plot This film tells the story of a young boy (Ashanth K Sha) and his relationship with his grandfather (Kumarakom Vasudevan), his only living relative in the world. Actor Kumarakom Vasudevan is a fisherman in real life, whom Director Jayaraj found during his hunt for act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
