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Suchitra (actress)
Suchitra Murali, commonly known by her stage name Suchitra, is an Indian actress. Debuting in a lead role with the 1990 film ''No.20 Madras Mail'' at the age of 14, she has appeared mostly in Malayalam films as well as a few films in Tamil. Personal life Suchitra is born to Karunakaran and Usha. She has a sister Sumitra and a brother Deepu Karunakaran, who works as a director. She had her primary education from Holy Angel's Convent Trivandrum. Suchitra became a mainstream actress at a very young age when she was cast as the heroine in the film ''No.20 Madras Mail''. She left the industry after her marriage to Murali in March 2002. The couple has a daughter Neha and are settled in U.S. She has opened a dance school there called "Naatya Graha Dance Academy". Career Suchitra, who debuted as a heroine in the film ''No.20 Madras Mail'' did numerous films in Malayalam in the 90s, mostly with heroes like Mammooty, Mohanlal, Mukesh, Jagadeesh and Siddique. Widely regarded as one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trivandrum
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration population is around 1.68 million. Located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland, Thiruvananthapuram is a major information technology hub in Kerala and contributes 55% of the state's software exports as of 2016. Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India", the city is characterised by its undulating terrain of low coastal hills. The present regions that constitute Thiruvananthapuram were ruled by the Ays who were feudatories of the Chera dynasty. In the 12th century, it was conquered by the Kingdom of Venad. In the 18th century, the king Marthanda Varma expanded the territory, founded the princely state of Travancore, and made Thiruvananthapuram its capital. Travancore became the most dominan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhanupriya
Bhanupriya (born Mangabhanu; 15 January 1967) is an Indian actress, Kuchipudi dancer, and voice artist. In a career spanning over 4 decades, Bhanupriya has appeared in 155 feature films- predominantly in Telugu & Tamil, in addition to occasional performances in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films as well. She has started in a variety of roles, ranging from slapstick comedy-to-epic dramas. She has garnered three state Nandi Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and two Cinema Express Awards. Early life Bhanupriya was born on 15 January 1967 in Rangampeta village near Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu-speaking family, to Pandu Babu and Ragamali. She was named as Mangabhanu. Her family later moved to Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She has an elder brother Gopikrishana and a younger sister Shantipriya, who has also been a film actress since the 1990s. Career She was one of the mainstream top actresses for more than a decade from 1983 to 1995. She made her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimics Parade
''Mimics Parade'' is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Thulasidas and starring Siddique, Jagadish, Sunitha, Suchitra and Alummoodan in the lead roles. The film has two sequels, '' Kasargod Khader Bhai'' (1992) and '' Again Kasargod Khader Bhai'' (2010). Plot A group of Mimicry artists gets hold of a doll filled with diamonds from an accident site which leads to all sorts of trouble from a criminal named Kasargod Khader Bhai. Cast * Siddique as Sabu * Jagadish as Unni * Ashokan as Jimmy * Zainuddin as Nissam * Baiju as Manoj * Ansar Kalabhavan as Anwar * Innocent as Fr. Francis Tharakkandam * Mala Aravindan as Mammootty * Sunitha as Sandhya Cherian * Suchitra as Latha * Alummoodan as Kasargod Khader Bhai * Philomina as Thandamma * Shivaji as Frederick Cherian, Sandhya's elder brother * Sadiq as Stephen Cherian, Sandhya's second elder brother * Prathapachandran as Cherian, Sandhya's father * Mohanraj as Khader Bhai's right hand * Thesni Khan as Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhimanyu (1991 Film)
''Abhimanyu'' is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film directed by Priyadarshan and written by T. Damodaran. It stars Mohanlal, Geetha, and Shankar. The plot revolves around the Bombay (now Mumbai) underworld and the transformation of an innocent guy into a crime boss in the city. The tagline of the movie is ''Crime Never Pays''. The Fim Got A Certificate from Censorboard.The film was a commercial success at the box office. The film is noted for its screenplay, direction and background score. Mohanlal won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor. Its Tamil dubbed version ''Arasan'' was also a box office success. The movie was later dubbed and released in Hindi as ''Satyaghath - Crime Never Pays''. It was remade in Tamil as ''Thalai Nagaram'' (2006), Telugu as '' Nagaram''(2008) and in Kannada as ''Devru'' (2009). Art direction was by Thotta Tharani. Plot Harikrishnan is an immigrant in Mumbai, who, like many thousands of immigrants, is struggling to make ends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kshanakkathu
''Kshanakkathu'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam film, directed by TK Rajeev Kumar, starring debutants Niyaz Musaliyar and Athira in the lead roles. The film was a huge box office disaster. Cast * Niyaz Musaliyar as Vivek * Athira as Parvathy alias Pammu * Thilakan as Vivek's Father * Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Vivek's Mother * Nedumudi Venu as Tuition Teacher * Lakshmi as Parvathy's Mother * KP Ummer as Parvathy's Father * Philomina as Maid * Vettukili Prakash as Vivek's Friend Plot Parvathy is a reserved girl who did her schooling from a boarding school in Ooty. On completing her studies in Ooty, she returns to her native town in Kerala to pursue her college studies. Her father is a businessman in Dubai and mother, a socially active lady who is usually away from house. She is not sure what sort of feeling she has for her mother. Vivek and his three friends are also( studying in her college, and they live nearby her house. Vivek fells for her on first sight. They fall in love with each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuttettan
''Kuttettan'' is a 1990 Malayalam romantic comedy movie, directed by Joshiy and written by A. K. Lohithadas. The film stars Mammootty, Saritha, Urvashi, Lizy, Maathu, Sukumari, Jagadish, Murali and Jagannatha Varma. Plot Vishnu is a rich businessman, happily married to innocent Seetha. Vishnu is a flirt and always interested in having affairs with multiple partners. However, most of his plans were unsuccessful. He pretends to love Ragini and assures her to marry her. But his intentions are different. He starts having affair with a young and beautiful Revathi. He also gets infatuated by the newly appointed steno Rose Mary at his office. But every time, he fails to reach his target. He is so lascivious and a womanizer who even gets attracted to a teenage girl. The situation gets worsened after he joins team with Thomas Chacko and Nair. Nair introduces Vishnu to a new girl Indhu, who is an orphan. Indu is childlike and innocent and she blindly believes Murali. She went off wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrutham
''Vrutham'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Raju Mathew for Central Pictures, starring Kamal Haasan, Suresh Gopi, Geetha, Captain Raju, Thilakan and Shobana. The film marked the return of Kamal Haasan to Malayalam language films after 1982. Actor Suresh Gopi in the earlier period of his career did a supporting role in this film. The film did moderate business. This movie dubbed into Tamil-language as ''Viratham'' and released on 10 September 1987. Plot ''Vrutham'' is a family oriented revenge film where Balu gets falsely implicated in a murder and his quest for revenge on the wrongdoers. Cast * Kamal Haasan as Balu * Shobana as Nancy, Balu's Love interest (dubbed by Ambili dubbing artist) * Suresh Gopi as Sunny Abraham * Geetha as Radha Menon * Captain Raju as Victor * M. G. Soman as Charlie * Sreenath as James Chacko * Sukumari as Savithri * K.P.A.C. Sunny as Barristor Menon * Thilakan as Chackochan * Janardanan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malayali expatriates there. There are significant population in each cities in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune etc. The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oothikachiya Ponnu
''Oothikachiya Ponnu'' () is 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by P. K. Joseph and written by V. K. Pavithran. The film reunited Mohanlal, Shanker and Poornima Jayaram after ''Manjil Virinja Pookkal'' (1980); it also features Mammootty. Plot A poor young woman must succeed in her dream as a saleswoman. Cast *Poornima Jayaram as Sukumari *Shankar as Vishwanathan *Mohanlal as Nandan *K. P. Ummer as Mathachan *Mammootty as Thoman Kutty *Santhakumari as Sukumari's mother *Sreenath as Dr. Samuel *Nellikode Bhaskaran as Sukumari's father *Roja Ramani as Shalini *Jagathi Sreekumar Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades ... as Vasu *Indrapani *Master Kumar * Suchitra Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan with lyrics by Poovachal Khader. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asianet (TV Channel)
Asianet is an Indian Malayalam language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. Asianet and its channels are operated by Asianet Star Communications, Wholly owned by Disney Star, the channel is headquartered in Kochi. Asianet HD is the first HD television channel in Malayalam. Establishment by Dr Raji Menon The channel was originally promoted by Dr Raji Menon in the mid 1990s. In late 2006, he partially pulled out of Asianet Communications, turning over control to Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Jupiter Entertainment Ventures). Star India bought a 51% stake in Asianet Communications and formed a joint venture with JEV in November 2008. In 2014, Star India took full ownership of Asianet Communications. History Asianet’s story starts much earlier than in 1993, it starts in Moscow . Dr Raji Menon was a student there and Mr P.Unnikrishnan was the correspondent of PTI in Moscow. Dr Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idea Star Singer
''Star Singer'' is an Indian music reality-television competition, broadcast on Asianet and previously sponsored by Idea Cellular. The show, which selected contestants in the age group of 15–35 years determined the winner based on their skill in singing and entertainment. From Season 1 to 7, Text messages are sent by the shows' audience to vote for the best performing participant and a small weightage of this score is considered for a candidate to be shortlisted to next round. Season 8 onwards voting is conducted on Disney+ Hotstar, Star Network's official OTT platform. The show also features a panel of judges who are prominent personalities in the Malayalam music industry and they offer scores and evaluations of performance to the contestants in every stage of the competition. History 2006 Starting out in 2006 along the lines of ''Indian Idol'', the chief judge on the show was Malayalam music director M. Jayachandran accompanied by a panel of veteran musicians like K. S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Malayalam Movie Artists
The Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (A.M.M.A) is an Indian organisation of film actors and actresses working in Malayalam cinema, formed in 1994. Governing body The governing body serves for three years. It includes a President, two Vice-presidents, General Secretary, Joint Secretary Treasurer and other Executive Committee members. Only members with Life Membership status can become a member of the Governing body. The office-bearers for 2021–2024 are: *''President'': Mohanlal *''Vice-Presidents'': Shweta Menon and Maniyan Pilla Raju *''General Secretary'': Idavela Babu *''Joint Secretary'': Jayasurya *''Treasurer'': Siddique Executive Committee members: Sudheer Karamana, Surabhi Lakshmi, Baburaj, Tovino Thomas, Manju Pillai, Tini Tom, Unni Mukundan, Lena, Rachana Narayanankutty and Lal. Public contributions * The association contributed 50 lakh rupees to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund, to extend its support during the 2018 Kerala floods.https://www. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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