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Swapnakoodu
''Swapnakoodu'' () is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Kamal. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, Meera Jasmine and Bhavana. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Mohan Sithara. The film performed well at the box office. Plot The movie follows three young men: Deepu, who is unable to express his feelings; Alex Chandy alias Kunjunju, who makes a pass at every girl he meets, and Ashtamoorthy, who does not take anything seriously. While studying a Hotel Management course in Pondicherry, they become lodgers in the top floor of a house owned by Sophy, who lives there with her daughters: Kamala and Padma. After moving in, all three have a crush on Kamala. When Kunjunju attempts to seduce Kamala, she threatens him with a knife, but he ignores that. Deepu is too shy to express his feelings for Kamala, while Ashtamoorthy fakes kidney stones to skip class and get time alone with her. Kunjunju and Deepu mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cochin Haneefa
Muhammed Haneefa (22 April 1951 – 2 February 2010), better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa, was an Indian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to become one of the most popular comedians of Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 300 films in Malayalam and Tamil. As a director he is best known for the films '' Aankiliyude Tharattu'' (1987) and '' Vatsalyam'' (1993). Personal life and education Haneefa was born in Cochin (present-day Kochi) to Kochi Velthedathu Tharavattil A.B. Muhammed and Hajira, as the second among their eight children. He studied at Kochi St. Augustine's School and St. Albert's College and graduated with a degree in commerce. His nephew Badusha acted in ''Pappayude Swantham Appoos'' Career He made his film debut in 1972 in '' Azhimukham'' directed by Vijayan and went on to act in over 300 films in Malayalam. He also acted in over 80 Tamil films, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iqbal Kuttippuram
Mohamed Iqbal Kompathayill, commonly credited as Dr. Iqbal Kuttipuram, is an Indian screenwriter and homeopathy physician. He has written screenplays for popular films such as ''Niram'', Arabikkatha, '' Swapnakoodu'','' Vikramadithyan'' and ''4 the people''. Biography He was born on 15 May 1970, in Kuttipuram in the Malappuram District, Kerala. His father is Kompatheyill Mohamedali and mother is Raramkandath Nafeeza. He completed his studies in GHSS Kuttippuram & MES College Ponnani. After his pre-graduation he joined Dr. Padiar Memorial Homeopathic Medical College, Ernakulam, Kerala, for DHMS, Government Homoeopathic Medical College Kozhikode for BHMS and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences for MD (HOM) for his studies in Homoeopathic Medical Science. Currently he is working in Dubai as a Homoeopathic Physician. He started his career by writing story and screenplay of the serial named Koodumattam which was telecasted on Doordarshan in 1991. This serial won that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyotsna Radhakrishnan
Jyotsna Radhakrishnan (born 5 September 1986) is an Indian playback singer. She predominantly works in 12+ languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She has sung more than 1000 songs. She is based in Thrissur, Kerala. Jyotsna gained wider recognition for singing popular songs such as “''Karuppinazhaku''” from ''Swapnakoodu'' (2003), “''Themma Themma Themmadikkatte''” from ''Rain Rain Come Again'' (2004) and "''Raftara''" from ''Lucifer'' (2019). Early life Jyotsna was born in Kuwait. At a very young age she moved to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She did her schooling at the Asian International School in Ruwais, an industrial area west of Abu Dhabi, where she excelled at singing. Singing career Jyotsna's interest in music started at a very young age. She learned the Carnatic vocal style under Mangad Natesan, and the Hindustani classical vocal style under Guru Dinesh Devdas. Although she started her career in Malayalam cinema with the song "Vala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitra Iyer
Chitra Iyer (also credited as Chitra Sivaraman) is an Indian playback singer who has worked in Indian and Italian films across five different industries primarily in Malayalam. A resident of Bangalore, Chitra worked extensively with A. R. Rahman during the early 2000s on his Tamil films, while also having an alternate career as a television host and actress on Malayalam television. Career Early in her career, Chitra Iyer attempted to reach out to composer A. R. Rahman to work with him, but found it difficult as she was based out of Bangalore. In 2000, Rahman initiated contact with Chitra and invited her to come to Chennai with a demo cassette of her work, with Chitra recording a series of Tamil and Malayalam songs. On the day of her visit to Chennai, Rahman immediately heard the songs and hired her to record for the song "Athini Sithini" for the film ''Thenali'' (2000) during the same evening. She subsequently continued to work for other composers in Tamil cinema including Kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Amy
Sandra Amy is an Indian film and television actress and a video jockey. Career Amy was born in Idukki. After appearing in supporting role in the Malayalam film '' Kasthooriman''. Amy acted in Tamil films ''Poraali'', ''Sivappu Enaku Pudikkum'', '' Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam'', ''Urumeen'' and ''Singam 3 ''Singam 3'' (Shortened as ''Si3'' or ''S3'') is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Hari. A sequel to ''Singam II'' (2013) and the third film in the '' Singam film series'', it stars Suriya and Anushka Shetty, whe ...''. Filmography Films Television/Online References External links * Tamil television actresses Actresses in Tamil television Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Living people Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Malayali people People from Idukki district Indian television actresses Actresses in Malayalam television Fema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laila Mehdin
Laila (born 24 October 1980) is an Indian actress. She has acted predominantly in Tamil films, as well as few Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi language films. Career She made her debut in the Telugu film ''Egire Paavurama'' (1996), directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Laila began to receive offers from prominent directors to feature in Tamil films and turned down films such as ''Dharma Chakkaram'' and '' Kadhal Palli'' by K. S. Ravikumar and Pavithran respectively. She subsequently signed on to appear in the lead role in ''VIP'' after Pooja Kumar had walked out of the project. However, Laila was left unimpressed when the producer asked her to consider changing her stage name to Pooja, as the invitations for the film had already been printed, and furthermore, she revealed that she was unaware of Rambha also being a heroine in the film. Laila subsequently dropped out of the project, wanting to make her Tamil debut in a film where she played the sole heroine. Laila then wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manya (actress)
Manya is an Indian actress who mainly acted in Malayalam and Telugu films along with a few Kannada movies. She began her acting career in Telugu cinema. In 2000, she was introduced to Malayalam films by director Lohithadas and acted in '' Joker'' opposite Dileep. The success of the movie led to a series of more Malayalam movies films outside her mother language, Telugu. Personal life Manya born to Prahladan who was a doctor in England and Padmini in Naidu family of Andhra Pradesh, grew up in England and moved to South India at the age of 9. She has a younger sister, Anjana. Manya married Satya Patel on 31 May 2008. Later they got divorced. In 2013 Manya married Vikas Bajpai, they have a daughter born in 2016. Career She started modelling at the age of 14, as a child artist. She soon started acting and went on to act in more than 40 movies in many South Indian languages. She holds a dual degree in maths and statistics, minoring in quantitative finance; she also pursued an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinesh Prabhakar
Dinesh Prabhakar, also known by his birth name Dinesh Nair, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films. Early life Dinesh was born as the second child of Prabhakaran Nair and Sarojini Amma at Pulluvazhi, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam, Kerala. He was passionate about Cinema and Media from the childhood itself. This passion tempted him to discontinue from studies during his college years at Sree Sankara College. Passionate about the movies and fascinated to Hindi language during school days with heavy influence by the Doordarshan serials like Circus (TV series), Humraahi, Tamas (film) and the programs like Chitrahaar & Surabhi (TV series) he then moved to Mumbai in the early 1990's where his elder sister stays. He started to work as a medical shop assistant for a living along with learning the language Hindi. The life in Mumbai played a major role in helping his growth in acting, dubbing, casting any many more roles he has done during his film journey. During hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lishoy
Lishoy is an Indian actor in Kerala. He has played characters in stage, television and film. Personal life Originally from Thrissur, Lishoy gained popularity as a stage actor in professional theaters, such as Kazhimpram Theaters. Later he emigrated to Muscat for employment. After ten years, he returned home enrolled in TV serials during this time he got an entry into Mollywood, casting an important character the father of Sajan Joseph Kunchacko Boban in Lohithadas directed movie Kasthooriman. Actress Leona Lishoy Leona Lishoy is an Indian actress and model who is known for her works primarily in Malayalam cinema. She is the daughter of Malayalam actor Lishoy. Personal life Leona is the daughter of Malayalam movie and television actor Lishoy. She did ... is his daughter Filmography TV serials References Living people Male actors from Thrissur Male actors in Malayalam television 1961 births {{India-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamaluddin Mohammed
Kamaluddin Mohammed Majeed, mononymously known as Kamal, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He works in Malayalam cinema. He was the former Chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Kamal made his directorial debut with the 1986 film '' Mizhineerppoovukal''. In a career spanning over three decades, Kamal has directed over forty films. His films have won various National Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards, including films such as ''Ulladakkam'' (1991), ''Mazhayethum Munpe'' (1995), ''Niram'' (1999), '' Madhuranombarakkattu'' (2000), ''Meghamalhar'' (2001), '' Nammal'' (2002), ''Perumazhakkalam'' (2004), '' Karutha Pakshikal'' (2006), and ''Celluloid'' (2013). Personal life Kamal was born on 28 November 1957 in Kodungallur, as the eldest son of late K.M. Abdul Majeed and late Suleikhabi. He has two younger brothers. He is married to his first cousin Saburabi. They have two children, Jenuse Mohamed and Hanna Shanu. Jenuse made his debut as film dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaranjini
Kalaranjini is an Indian actress and classical dancer who started her career in the early 1980s. Personal life Kalaranjini was born to theatre artists Chavara V. P. Nair and Vijayalakshmi. She is divorced and has a son, Prince. Partial filmography Malayalam Tamil Telugu Kannada Television career ;Reality shows *'' Lunars Comedy Express'' ( Asianet Plus) as Special judge *''Comedy Stars'' (Asianet) as Judge Shows/Other works * JB Junction ( Kairali TV) * Shoot N Show ( Kairali TV) * Star Family (Amrita TV) * Varthakkappuram (Asianet News Asianet News (formerly Asianet Global) is an Indian free-to-air Malayalam-language news channel owned by Asianet News Network. Asianet News Network operates as a subsidiary of Jupiter Entertainment Ventures (Jupiter Capital Ventures). The chan ...) * Ennile Njan (ACV) * Asianet Film Awards 2016 * Flowers Awards Night * Malayalam Super Star Nite * Rim Showtime * Nana * Celespot Media * Mahilaratnam * Vanitha * The Hindu * Gri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Sithara
Mohan Sithara is an Indian music composer. He received the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Music Director (2009) for the songs in Priyanandan's ''Soofi Paranja Kadha''. Since 1986 he has been an active musician in the Malayalam film industry. His work mixes Western, Classical and folk styles. He has worked with lyricists and poets like O. N. V Kurup, Yusufali Kechery, Sreekumaran Thampi, Rajeev Alunkal, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, S. Ramesan Nair, Vinayan, Bharanikkavu Sivakumar, Anil Panachooran, Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma, Gireesh Puthenchery, and Bichu Thirumala. Many prominent singers have sung his songs, including K. J. Yesudas, P. Jayachandran, M.G.Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra, Shreya Ghoshal, Sujatha Mohan, Madhu Balakrishnan, G. Venugopal, Vidhu Prathap, Afsal, Manjari, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, and Biju Narayanan. Early life Mohan Sithara was born at Peruvallur, near Chavakkad, Thrissur, Kerala, India, in 1959. He started his music career as violinist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |