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Soumya Ramakrishnan
Soumya Ramakrishnan is an Indian playback singer, working in the Malayalam film industry. She made her debut in the Malayalam film industry after doing some jingles, with 'Thane padum' in ‘ Arabikkatha'. It was ‘Vakkinullile’ from the movie ‘Ozhimuri’, directed by Madhupal that won her several plaudits. Other songs including ‘We are in Love’ (Minnaminnikoottam), ‘Chiraku veeshi’ (‘Violin’) and ‘Athira’ ( Apoorvaragam), Vaakkinullile (Ozhimuri), Muthumani mazhayay (Idiots), Neelakarmukil (Cleopatra), ee pooveyilil (Pakida), Zindagi ki Raah mein (Angry Babies in love), Mazhanila Kulirumai (Vikramadhithyan) and Enthaanu Khalbe (KL 10 Patthu). Personal life Soumya was born on 21 July 1984 in a musical family in Ernakulam. She has done her graduation in Botany from St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam and further full-time post graduation in management from TKM Institute of Management, Kollam. Career She is a disciple of renowned musicians Sri. Cochin V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playback Singing
A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not appear on the screen. South Asia South Asian films produced in the Indian subcontinent frequently use this technique. A majority of Indian films as well as Pakistani films typically include six or seven songs. After ''Alam Ara'' (1931), the first Indian talkie film, for many years singers made dual recordings for a film, one during the shoot, and later in the recording studio, until 1952 or 1953. Popular playback singers in India enjoy the same status as popular actors and music directors and receive wide public admiration. Most of the playback singers are initially trained in classical music, but they later often expand their range. Mohammed Rafi and Ahmed Rushdi are regarded as two of the most influential playback singers in South Asia. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafeeq Ahammed
Rafeeq Ahmed (born 17 December 1961) is a Malayalam poet, lyricist and novelist. He has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry and is a five-time winner of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics. With more than 600 songs in his credit, Rafeeq Ahamed is regarded by one source as the most successful and critically acclaimed lyricist of contemporary Malayalam cinema. Early life Rafeeq Ahamed was born to Syed Sajjad Hussain and Thithayikutty on 17 December 1961 in Akkikavu, Trichur. He graduated in English literature from Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur. Literary career Film career He started his film career through the 1999 film ''Garshom'' directed by P. T. Kunju Muhammed. His second work as a lyricist was '' Perumazhakkalam'' , directed by Kamal. It was music director M. Jayachandran who suggested Rafeeq to Kamal, based on an experience of working with Rafeeq for the title song of a television serial ''Samanathaalam''. Rafeeq penned the lyrics of much acclaim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acha Dhin
''Acha Din'' () is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film written by Vijeesh A.C. and directed by G. Marthandan. The film stars Mammootty and Mansi Sharma. Cast * Mammootty as Durgaprasad * Mansi Sharma as Sheethal * Kishore as Antony Issac * Renji Panicker as Homeminister Thomas Chacko * Maniyanpilla Raju as SI Soman * Kunchan as Gopi * Padmaraj Ratheesh as Muneer * Saju Navodaya as Police officer * Sudheer Karamana as Anand * P. Balachandran as Sir * Yazir Saleem as Hussain * Jaise Jose as Saidu * Abu Salim as Joykuttan * Chali Pala as Meeshakkaran * Sethulakshmi as Ammachi * Shaani Shaki as Anwar * Hareesh Perumanna as Madanan * Gokulan as Kamarajan * Jayakrishnan as Doctor * Moly Kannamaly as Moly * Sabumon Abdusamad as Michael * Pauly Valsan as Security man's wife * Anjali Aneesh as Nurse * Vivek Gopan as Doctor * Pradeep Kottayam as CCTV Operator * Gopalakrishnan as Health Inspector * Bindu Anish as Antony's wife * Swaminathan * Arun * Hariprasha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rani Padmini
Padmini, also known as Padmavati, was a 13th–14th century Rani (queen) of the Kingdom of Mewar, Mewar kingdom of present-day India. Several medieval texts mention her, although these versions are disparate and many modern historians question the extent of overall authenticity. The Jayasi text describes her story as follows: Padmavati was an exceptionally beautiful princess of the Sinhala Kingdom, Sinhalese kingdom (in Sri Lanka). Ratnasimha, Ratan Sen, the Rajput ruler of Chittor Fort, heard about her beauty from a talking parrot named Hiraman. After an adventurous quest, he won her hand in marriage and brought her to Chittor. Ratan Sen was captured and imprisoned by Alauddin Khalji, the Sultanate of Delhi, Sultan of Delhi. While Rattan, Ratan Sen was in prison, the king of Kumbhalgarh, Kumbhalner Devapal became enamoured with Padmavati's beauty and proposed to marry her. Ratan Sen returned to Chittor and entered into a duel with Devapal, in which both died. Alauddin Khalj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haricharan
Haricharan Seshadri, known mononymously as Haricharan (born 20 March 1987), is an Indian Carnatic vocalist, playback singer, and musician who predominantly works in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu music and cinema. He sung 2000 songs in films, albums etc. He recorded his first Tamil film song for the film ''Kaadhal'', in Joshua Sridhar's music when he was 17, and went on to record three songs in his debut movie. His song "Unakkena Iruppen" was nominated for the National Film Awards in 2005 which became widely popular. However he became popular only after his rendition to the song, "Thuli Thuli", composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the movie ''Paiyaa'' (2010). Background Haricharan comes from Tamil music family from Chennai, India . His grandfather P. S. Ganapathy was an organiser of mic-less Carnatic concerts in the 60s under the name "Aalapanaa", and his grandmother Smt. Alamelu Ganapathy is a national awardee in Mathematics, and has been in academia for more than 35 years. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homely Meals
''Homely Meals'' is a 2014 Malayalam film written by Vipin Atley and directed by Anoop Kannan (who previously directed ''Jawan of Vellimala''), starring Vipin Atley, Rajesh Sharma, Neeraj Madhav and Srinda Ashab. The film received positive reviews upon release. It was appreciated for its novel theme, directorial value and technical expertise. Plot ''Homely Meals'' is about the journey of Alan, an odd looking youngster who is crazy about films and wants to make a mark in the visual media with aid from his rowdy friends. However, his dream is stumbled upon by his former friend Sajith and Sharath Chandran, Sajith's mentor, who had previously helped Sajith steal credit for Alan's show. Cast * Vipin Atley as Alan * Srinda Ashab as Nanditha * Rajesh Sharma as Palarivattam Mosappan * Neeraj Madhav as Arun * Shreerej as Praveen * Thommy as Dicrooze * Jain Paul as Sree Sankar * Basil Joseph as Editor Basil * Sharafudheen as Chandrappan, Dubbing Engineer * Manoj K. Jayan as Sarath Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angry Babies In Love
''Angry Babies in Love'' is a 2014 Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Saji Surendran and scripted by Krishna Poojappura. It stars Anoop Menon and Bhavana. The film, produced by Darshan Ravi under the banner of Demac Creations, has music composed by Bijibal and cinematography by Anil Nair. The film was released on 14 June 2014 and received mixed reviews from critics. The music label for the movie is Muzik247 Plot Jeevan Paul is a still photographer who runs a studio in a village in Idukki. By accident, he meets Sarah Thomas, a girl from a good family, and they fall in love. The plot starts when Sarah is at church, about to marry a man who was chosen from her parents but Jeevan who was one of photographers steps up and claims that Sarah loves him and this marriage shouldn't happen. Sarah's family oppose her relationship with Jeevan, so they elope and move away, settling in Mumbai. A year later they appear in court seeking a divorce. The court orders them to stay together fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakida
''Pakida'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language road movie directed by Sunil Karyattukara, written by Rajesh Rajendran and Sreejith N., and starring Asif Ali and Biju Menon, with Malavika Nair, Shine Tom Chacko, Aju Varghese, Vishnu Raghav, and Anjo Jose in supporting roles. The film was released on 14 February 2014. Plot Five friends: Aadhi, Rafeeq, C. P., Pauly, and Balu are graduates in automobile engineering and are close to each other. Aadhi has a love affair. He meets a middle-aged man George Koshy Anthrapper who walks with the help of a walking stick. Aadhi accompanies Anthrapper on a journey to Rameswaram. They come across Sunny and a Tamil girl Kani. Cast * Asif Ali as Aadhi * Biju Menon as George Koshy Anthraper * Shine Tom Chacko as Sunny * Malavika Nair as Kani * Aju Varghese as Maathan * Vishnu Raghav as Rafik * Anjo Jose * Sajid Yahiya as Sherif * Apoorva Bose as Pooja * Renji Panicker Sreekumar * P. Balachandran as Adhi's father * Balaji Sharma as Xaiver * Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikramadithyan
''Vikramadithyan'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Lal Jose. The film stars Unni Mukundan and Dulquer Salmaan. Nivin Pauly did a cameo appearance in the film. The screenplay is by Iqbal Kuttippuram, while Jomon T. John handles the cinematography. The music is composed by Bijibal. The film was released on 25 July 2014 on the occasion of Eid-ul Fitr. Plot Kunjunni Menon, a witty thief, loves Lakshmi, a police constable. While following her one-day, he finds out that she wishes to marry a policeman. Vasudeva Shenoy, Laksmi's colleague expresses his desire to marry her, despite his mother's objections. Kunjunni poses as a police constable and manages to marry Lakshmi before Shenoy can convince his mother. Shenoy then gets married and both the couples are blessed with baby boys on the same day. Lakshmi finds out that Kunjunni had cheated her but they pretend to have an amicable marriage. A young Adithyan still believes his father to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manjari (Indian Singer)
Manjari (born 17 April 1986) is an Indian playback singer and Hindustani vocalist. Her first stage performance was with ''Shiva'', the Kolkata - based rock band, when she was in class eight. Career Manjari was introduced into the world of film music by Ilaiyaraaja in the Sathyan Anthikad movie, 'Achuvinte Amma'. She sang two songs in the movie, a duet 'Swasathin Thalam' with Dr. K.J. Yesudas and a solo 'Tamarakuruvikku' in the movie. Since her début, she has worked with the likes of Ramesh Narayan, Ilayaraaja, M. G. Radhakrishnan, Kaithapram Viswanathan, Vidyasagar, M. Jayachandran, Ouseppachan, Mohan Sithara and the late Raveendran Master and Johnson Master. She has also sung for albums such as Balabhaskar's ''Mazhayil Aaro Oral''. She has over 300+ Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films and several albums to her credit. Since 2004, Manjari has performed Hindustani Classical concerts in India and the world over under the banner of "Soorya". Manjari also gained popularity as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopatra (2013 Film)
''Cleopatra'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Rajan Sankaradi, starring Manoj K. Jayan, Vineeth, Sudha Chandran, and veteran Shankar. Its release was on hold for over 2 years and finally released on 25 October with poor reviews. Plot ''Cleopatra'' is an emotional family film which concentrates on family bondings. Cast * Manoj K Jayan * Vineeth * Sudha Chandran * Shankar * Urmila Unni * Aswathy * Prerna * Sudheesh * Santhakumari Santha Kumari (born Vellaala Subbamma; 17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullayya. Early years Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur town, ... References 2010s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Rajan Sankaradi {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yazin Nizar
Yazin Nizar, also credited as Yasin, is an Indian playback singersinging predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi -language films, with over 600 film songs with several multi lingual chart busters. Yazin has rendered film songs composed by AR Rahman, Ilaiyaraaja, Amit Trivedi, Vidyasagar, Devi Sri Prasad, M. M. Keeravani,Tanishq baghchi, Mani Sharma, G. V. Prakash Kumar,D Immaan , Yuvan Shankar Raja, Ghibran, Ouseppachan, Rahul Raj, Vijay Antony, M. Jayachandran, Sharreth, Bijibal, and Gopi Sundar. He has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and won multiple Mirchi Music Awards,Raga pratibha award, Swaralaya-Kairali yesudas award(Gandharva sangeetam) and multiple Filmfare nominations over the years and is the voice in some of the major hits in biggest indian movies releases like RRR(naattukootthu , Dosti) and bali bali Babubali and also the voice of popular indie sound tracks like neeye, neeve and neene, yaathi yaathi and bin tere. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
