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Soorya
Soorya is an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam and Tamil films. She was a prominent actress in 1980s. She was well noted for her glamorous roles. She debuted with the film '' Parankimala'' in 1981. Filmography Malayalam *'' Parankimala'' (1981) as Thankam *''Odukkam Thudakkam'' (1982) *''Rathilayam'' (1983) as Sarasamma *''Adaminte Vaariyellu'' (1984) as Ammini *'' Sandhyaykkenthinu Sindooram'' (1984) *''Poochakkoru Mookkuthi'' (1984) as Revathy's friend *''Vanitha Police'' (1984) as Kausalya *''Samantharam'' (1985) as Susan *''Sammelanam'' (1985) as Radha *''Paara'' (1985) *''Janakeeya Kodathi'' (1985) as Santha *'' Uyarum Njaan Naadaake'' (1985) as Jagamma *''Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil'' (1986) *''Oru Yuga Sandhya'' (1986) as Ammu *''Meenamaasathile Sooryan'' (1986) *'' Ilanjippookkal'' (1986) *''Oridathu'' (1986) as Malu *''Niramulla Ravukal'' (1986) as Saradha *''Dheem Tharikida Thom'' (1986) *'' Kadhaykku Pinnil'' (1987) as Geetha *''Ithrayum Kaalam'' (1987) as Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meenamaasathile Sooryan
''Meenamasathile Sooryan'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam language film, directed by Lenin Rajendran and produced by C. G. Bhaskaran. It is based on the Kannada novel ''Chirasmarane'' (1955) by Niranjana. The film stars Venu Nagavally, Murali, Vijay Menon, Kakka Ravi and Shobhana in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. B. Sreenivasan. Plot The Movie is based on famous 1941 Kayyur Revolt in Kasargod district against Land lords and British Police. Four Communist Party members Madathil Appu, Abubacker, Chirukandan, Kunjambu Nair opposes this. They were sentenced to hang because a constable was accidentally killed during the revolt. Cast *Venu Nagavally as Madathil Appu * Murali as Abubakar *Vijay Menon as Chirukandan *Kakka Ravi as Kunjambu Nair (voice dubbed by Narendra Prasad) *Shobhana as Revathy *Sukumari as Abubakar's mother *Innocent as Adikari *KPAC Lalitha as Chirukandan's mother *Nedumudi Venu as Pokkayi *Vinayan as Madhavan *Bharath Gopi as E. K. Nayanar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oridathu
''Oridathu'' (1987) is an Indian Malayalam satirical drama film written and directed by G. Aravindan. Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Vineeth, Krishnankutty Nair, Chandran Nair and Soorya form the cast. The story is about the problems faced by the people of a hamlet where electricity is unavailable when electric supply finally reaches there. The film reaches the conclusion that life is better without electricity. The indefinability of the human mind is the theme of the film. Though the film is discussing a serious issue, the treatment of it is very simplistic. Humour and intensity characterise the film that is set in the mid-fifties. The film is different from many of Aravindan's earlier works in that it deals with a broad range of characters and lacks a clear-cut linear story. It became a major critical success and earned the best director awards for Aravindan at the state and national film awards. Plot The time is the mid-fifties when the Indian states were being reorganis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parankimala (1981 Film)
''Parankimala'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Bharathan and produced by M. O. Joseph. The film stars Sukumari, Nedumudi Venu, Achankunju and Bahadoor. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. The film was considered one of the best classic filim in Malayalam filim industry.The film was remade in 2014 under the same name. Plot Thangam and Appu are in love. But Appu's family opposes their love. Cast *Soorya as Thankam (Voice dubbed by KPAC Lalitha) *Benny as Appu *Sukumari as Appu's Mother *Nedumudi Venu as Velu Annan/Kottuvadi *Achankunju as Pillai Chettan, Thankam's Father * Kuttiyedathi Vilasini as Thankam's mother *Bahadoor as Govinda Kaniyan, Naniyamma's husband *Kundara Johny as Chandran,Appu's brother-in-law *Ranipadmini as Sreedevi *T. G. Ravi as Kunjippalu ,Lorry driver *Lalithasree as Naniyamma * Master Kishore Kumar as Thankam's brother Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan Paravoor Govindan Devarajan (1927–2006), po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantharam
''Samantharam'' ( en, Parallel) is a 1985 Malayalam film by John C. Sankaramangalam. Soorya, Babu Namboothiri, Sai Das and Balan play the lead roles. Plot Susan and Jose are students of the post-graduate course in the university. They fall in love and decide to get married. The political scene in the university is turbulent. Once, Susan and Jose happen to witness the death of one of their collegemates in the hands of a group of students. When the police enquiries begin, Jose tries to wash his hands by denying his knowledge about the murder. This creates disturbances in Susan's relation with Jose. Susan's admiration to Mohan, her teacher and the leader of a students union, creates suspicions in Jose's mind also. But eventually, they do get married. Jose gets a job in a factory and the couple move to Trivandrum. Meanwhile, Mohan, who has been fired from the university becomes a union leader in Trivandrum. His works bring him in contact with the workers in the factory where Jose wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chithram
''Chithram'' () is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language screwball comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan. The film was produced by P. K. R. Pillai under his production house Shirdi Sai Creations, and stars Mohanlal, Ranjini, Nedumudi Venu, Lizy, Poornam Viswanathan, Sreenivasan, M. G. Soman, Sukumari, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Shanavas, while Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair makes a cameo appearance. The songs were composed by Kannur Rajan and film score by Johnson. Mohanlal won the Kerala State Film Award - Special Jury Award for his performance in this film. Kalyani ( Ranjini) decides to marry her boyfriend Ravi (Shanavas) against her father Ramachandra Menon's (Poornam Viswanathan) wishes. But Ravi breaks up when he learns that she would be disinherited. Kalyani's father, who stays in the United States, is unaware of the breakup and comes home in Kerala to spend time with his daughter and son-in-law. This prompts a family friend and Advocate Kaimal (Nedumudi Venu) to hire a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minda Poochakku Kalyanam
''Minda Poochakku Kalyanam'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Alleppey Ashraf, starring Suresh Gopi and Lissy Priyadarsan in the lead roles. The film is a remake of Hindi film ''Chitchor'' (1976). Plot Balaraman Pillai (Sankaradi) is a well-to-do villager living in Kuttanadu. He and his wife Sarasamma (Sukumari) are looking for a suitable alliance for their younger daughter Mini ( Lissy Priyadarsan). Balaraman Pillai receives a letter from his son-in-law, Ayyappan Kutty, living in Madras informing that an engineer named Kumar from his company is arriving in the village to oversee a construction project. Ayyappan Kutty suggests Kumar as a suitable groom for Mini. Kumar (Suresh Gopi) arrives in the village and is received by Balaraman Pillai, who arranges accommodation for Kumar. Balaraman Pillai invites Kumar home for dinner and introduces Mini. Kumar and Mini develop a liking for each other. With encouragement from her parents, Mini and Kumar fall in lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adaminte Vaariyellu
Aadaminte Vaariyellu is a 1984 Malayalam film directed by K. G. George, starring Mammootty, Srividya, Suhasini and Soorya. The film handles issues of women. Plot Vasanthi has to mother three generations of her family in addition to her daytime job. She finds liberation by escaping into madness and a mental asylum. Alice is married to a ruthless businessman and seeks solace in affairs. When she is refused a divorce, she commits suicide. When both the middle-class women prefer self-destruction as their way to liberation, the third, a brutally exploited housemaid, Ammini ends up in a home for women, but later helps all the inmates of this home to break out of the suffocating atmosphere of the home to freedom. Cast *Srividya as Alice *Soorya as Ammini *Suhasini as Vasanthy *Mammootty as Jose *Venu Nagavally as Gopi *Bharath Gopi as Mamachan *Thilakan as Purushothaman Nair *Mohan Jose as Chakkunni *Rugmini *K. Ramachandrababu *Latheef as Hassan Koya *Gladis as Saramma *KPAC Sunny as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poochakkoru Mookkuthi
''Poochakkoru Mookkuthi'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language screwball comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Mohanlal, Shankar, Menaka, M. G. Soman, Nedumudi Venu, C. I. Paul, Sukumari, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kuthiravattam Pappu, Sreenivasan and Baiju Santhosh. ''Poochakkoru Mookkuthi'' marks the directorial debut of Priyadarshan, the first collaboration of Priyadarshan and Mohanlal as director and actor. Their frequent collaborator M. G. Sreekumar made his Malayalam debut as a playback singer through the film. The film was released on 17 March 1984 by Dinny Films and is regarded as one of the landmark films in Malayalam cinema. The success of the film triggered a deluge of screwball comedy films in Malayalam in mid-1980s. The movie was remade in five languages. The core plot of the movie was based on the 1980 Telugu movie ''Gopala Rao Gari Ammayi''. The movie also borrowed plot elements from Charles Dickens's play ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
''Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha'' () is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Balan K. Nair, Captain Raju and Madhavi. The film won four National Film Awards (1989) including Best Actor (Mammootty), Best Screenplay (M. T. Vasudevan Nair), Best Production Design and Best Costume Design ( P. Krishnamoorthy) and eight Kerala State Film Awards. This film is based on a subplot of Vadakkan Pattukal, a medieval ballad from North Malabar and is often regarded as a classic of Malayalam cinema. The story is a reinterpretation of the life of the legendary Chandu Chekavar and depicts him as an unlucky and misunderstood but ultimately honourable man rather than the traitorous character that earned him the sobriquet of ''Chathiyan Chandu'' (literally 'Chandu the Betrayer') in folklore. Plot The film is set in 16th-century northern Kerala. The plot unfolds at Puthooram, the ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil
''Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil'' ( ''In the Village Which Wears a Warrior's Belt'') is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by P. Padmarajan, based on his own short story of the same name. The film revolves around three people, Zechariah (Mammootty), Hilal ( Ashokan), and Gopi (Nedumudi Venu), who go to a brothel in a remote village and the problems they had to face there in the next 24 hours. It also stars Gomathi, Sukumari, Unnimary and Jagathy Sreekumar in other pivotal roles. The film was a commercial failure but is now considered a cult classic. Sukumari won both the Kerala State Film Award and the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Maluvamma. Plot One night at a dance bar, Joseph, a rich, but spoiled brat of a textile businessman offers a trip to a brothel to his three friends. Zechariah(Mammootty), Gopi (Nedumudi Venu), and Hilal ( Ashokan), accept the offer and set out in Joseph's car. But on the way, Zechariah and Joseph get into a fight an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Yuga Sandhya
''Oru Yugasandhya'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Madhu and produced by P. K. R. Pillai. The film stars Madhu, Shankar Panicker, Innocent and Srividya. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. Plot Kottappuram Kuruppu (Madhu) is an ill-tempered head of the aristocratic Nair family. His family consists of his wife Kathamma (Srividya), 3 daughters and a son. Two of his daughters are married and his sons-in-law are Sreedharan Nair (Innocent) and Gopalan Nair (Nedumudi Venu). His son Babu (Shankar), a mechanic is in love with their caretaker Kuttayi (Sankaradi)'s daughter Ammu (Soorya). The younger daughter, Sumathi ( Nalini), a school teacher, is in love with her colleague Balachandran ( Devan). The family is in financial ruins and Kuruppu owes money to the local money lender, Chettiyar (Thilakan). The rest of the story is about the family's internal struggles when both Sumathi and Babu take different approaches to marry their lovers. Cast *Madhu... Kott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnimuhoortham
''Agni Muhurtham'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Soman. The film stars Urvashi, Ratheesh, Santhosh and Mala Aravindan in the lead roles. The film has musical score by S. P. Venkatesh. Cast *Urvashi *Ratheesh * Santhosh *Mala Aravindan *Soorya Soundtrack The music was composed by S. P. Venkatesh and the lyrics were written by Balu Kiriyath Balu Kiriyath is an Indian Malayalam film lyricist, screenwriter and director. Early life He was born on 29 November 1954 in aluva as son of RS Pillai and CP Malathy Amma. He was the first district President of ksc(trivandrum) and general se .... References External links * 1987 films 1980s Malayalam-language films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |