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T. E. Vasudevan
T. E. Vasudevan (16 July 1917 – 30 December 2014) was an Indian film producer, who worked mainly in Malayalam cinema. He is the first ever winner of the J. C. Daniel Award, Government of Kerala, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema, which he received in 1992. Biography Vasudevan was born to A. Sankara Menon and T. Yeshoda Amma on 16 July 1917. At 21, T. E. Vasudevan entered the Kerala film industry as an exhibitor in Tripunithura in Ernakulam District. As a pioneering film distributor in Kerala, Vasudevan started a film distribution office, Associated Pictures (P) Ltd. at Tripunithura in 1940. In less than 10 years he had brought to Kerala more than a 1,000 feature films in different languages such as Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Canarese and Sinhalese and became one of the prominent film distributor of the State. Vasudevan was the founder member of Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce in 1955 and served as president between 1995 and 96. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripunithura
Thrippunithura or Tripunithura (), is a prominent historical and residential region in the City of Kochi in Kerala, India. Located about 7 km (4 mi) from the city centre, Tripunithura was the capital of the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin. The descendants of the Cochin royal family still live in the palaces here. The Hill Palace situated in Tripunithura was the palace of Maharaja of Cochin, the ruler of Kingdom of Cochin. Tripunithura is also well known for its historical cultures and worldwide famous because of Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple and the annual festival ''Vrishchikoltsawam'' that takes place at the temple. In local administration, it is a municipality named Tripunithura Municipality. In the state administrative structure, Tripunithura is part of the Ernakulam District in the state of Kerala. Etymology Some latter day Sanskrit enthusiasts describe the origin of the name to "pūrṇa vēda puri" — the town of Vedas in its entirety. Another possible origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snehaseema
''Snehaseema'' is a 1954 Malayalam film, directed by S. S. Rajan and written by Ponkunnam Varkey based on his own novel of the same name, which is a retelling of L. A. Tennyson's ''Enoch Arden'' in the context of Kerala culture. The lead roles were played by Sathyan, Padmini, G. K. Pillai, Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai, S. P. Pillai, P. J. Cheriyan, Baby Lalitha and Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair. It received a certificate of merit at the 1st National Film Awards. This film was dubbed in Tamil, with the title ''Punniyavathi'' and released in 1956. Lyrics penned by Surabhi. Further details are not available. However, some songs from the Tamil version are available on YouTube. Plot Johnny grew grew and become big under the care of a priest. Rich Baby and Omana, the daughter of school manager Poopally Thomas, and Johnny are childhood friends. As they grew older, Baby became a doctor and Johnny became a teacher at Thomas' school. Baby was born with the desire to marry the beautiful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cochin Express
''Cochin Express'' is a 1967 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and Sankaradi in lead roles. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. The film was subsequently made in Kannada as ''Bangalore Mail'', in Telugu as ''Circar Express'', in Tamil as '' Neelagiri Express'', and in Hindi as ''The Train''. Plot Prem Nazir is Police Officer Rajan who is in charge of investigating a murder that happened in 41/42 Cochin Express (present day Alappuzha-Chennai Express) from Madras to Cochin. Adoor Bhasi is Unni Kannan Nair who was a passenger in the same compartment where the murder happened and also he is the only person who saw a lady passenger that is suspected behind the murder. Cast * Prem Nazir as Police Officer Rajan *Sheela as Geetha *Adoor Bhasi as Unnikannan Nair * Sankaradi as Madhava Menon *Devakibhai * GK Pillai as Hotel Manager *Kottarakkara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kottayam Kolacase
''Kottayam Kolacase'' is a 1967 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and Sankaradi. It was released on 22 March 1967. Plot Cast * Prem Nazir *Sheela *Adoor Bhasi * Sankaradi * G. K. Pillai *Indira Priyadarsini *Kamaladevi *Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair *Santha Devi Soundtrack The music was composed by B. A. Chidambaranath and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ''Mulankaadu'', ''Padamudrakal'', ''Aayisha'' a .... References External links * {{K. S. Sethumadhavan 1960s Malayalam-language films 1967 films Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sthanarthi Saramma
''Sthanarthi Saramma'' is a 1966 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai. It was released on 2 December 1966. Plot Cast *Prem Nazir as Johny *Sheela as Saramma *Adoor Bhasi as Shasthrikal *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai as Anthoni *Sankaradi as Chandi *T. R. Omana *Prathapachandran as Kuriachan * G. K. Pillai Thonniyedathu Thomachan *Joseph Chacko *Kunjandi as Gopala Pilla *Meena as Rosamma *Nellikode Bhaskaran as Velan Mathai *Panjabi as Variar *Pankajavalli as Mariyamma * Santo Krishnan * S.Shobha as Chinnamma Soundtrack The music was composed by L. P. R. Varma and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ''Mulankaadu'', ''Padamudrakal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinchuhridhayam
''Pinchuhridhayam'' is a 1966 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Adoor Bhasi and Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai. The film was scored by V. Dakshinamoorthy. Cast *Prem Nazir * Kaviyoor Ponnamma * Adoor Bhasi *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai *Sankaradi *T. S. Muthaiah *Ambika *Master Prabha *Master Rameshkanna Soundtrack The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy with lyrics by P. Bhaskaran Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was a Malayalam poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed 44 Malayalam fea .... References External links * 1966 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films directed by M. Krishnan Nair {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archana (film)
''Archana'' is a 1966 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Madhu, Sharada, K. P. Ummer and Adoor Bhasi. The musical score is by K. Raghavan.- - Cast *Madhu as Rajagopalan * Sharada as Malathi *K. P. Ummer as Gopi *Adoor Bhasi as Bhaskara Menon/Bhasi *Hari as Rajan's collegemate *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai *Aranmula Ponnamma as Meenakshiyamma/Rajagopalan's Mother *Kumudam *Prathapachandran as Rajan's collegemate *Paul Vengola Paul Vengola was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He mainly acted in comedy roles and supporting roles. He was an active comedian during the 1970s and 1980s in Malayalam film. Career He was a drama artist before coming into film industry and ... as Kainottakaran Soundtrack References External links * 1966 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavyamela
''Kavyamela'' is a 1965 Malayalam film written by S. L. Puram Sadanandan and directed by M. Krishnan Nair, starring Prem Nazir and Sheela in the lead roles. The film is best known for the performance by Prem Nazir and songs by Dakshinamoorthy - Vayalar team.B. Vijayakumar"Kavyamela 1965" ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 17 March 2011. ''Kavyamela'' released on 22 October 1965. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. The movie was a remake of the 1961 Kannada movie '' Kantheredu Nodu'' produced by A K Velan. Velan, who had earlier sold the copyrights of the Kannada movie ''Kantheredu Nodu'' to T. E. Vasudevan for Rs.1000, subsequently purchased it back for Rs.5000 to remake it in Tamil for a 1968 movie titled ''Devi'', starring Muthuraman and Devika, which bombed at the box office. Plot Jayadevan (Prem Nazir), the blind poet, has a burning passion to earn literary fame, but fate conspires to deny it to him for long. And when it comes, he disdains it. Spurned b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalyana Photo
''Kalyana Photo'' () is a 1965 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. D. Thottan and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Madhu, Adoor Bhasi, Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai and P. A. Thomas in the lead roles. The film had musical score by K. Raghavan. Cast *Madhu * Adoor Bhasi *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai * Kumari Padmini *P. A. Thomas *Kamaladevi *Kochappan * Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair *Nirmala * Philomina Soundtrack The music was composed by K. Raghavan K. Raghavan (2 December 1913 – 19 October 2013), also fondly called Raghavan Master, was a Malayalam music composer and Carnatic Vocalist. Along with G. Devarajan, V. Dakshinamoorthy and Baburaj, Raghavan is often credited for the renaissance ... and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma. References External links * 1964 films 1960s Malayalam-language films {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuttikkuppayam
''Kuttikkuppayam'' () is a 1964 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by M. Krishnan Nair and written by Moidu Padiyath based on his novel ''Kaneer Panthal''. The film was a major commercial success at the box office that year and also had a successful soundtrack composed by M. S. Baburaj. Plot Jabbar marries Zubaida against the wish of his mother, who had plans to bring her niece Safia as her son's bride. Zubaida is accused of being infertile by her mother-in-law and other members of the family. Jabbar loves his wife, but gradually falls to the constant taunts, manipulations and emotional blackmailing over not having a child and blaming his wife for that. Jabbar finally decides to get separated from his wife. Jabbar marries Safia, while Zubaida's father Kareem forces his daughter to marry Siddique. The marriage broker does not tell Siddique that Zubaida had married earlier. When he learns of this, he sends Zubaida back home. After Kareem dies, Siddique brings back Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharthavu
''Bharthavu'' is a 1964 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Sheela, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Ramesh and T. S. Muthaiah in the lead roles. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy and M. S. Baburaj. Cast *Sheela *Kaviyoor Ponnamma *Ramesh *T. S. Muthaiah *Prathapachandran *Adoor Pankajam *Baby Vinodini *Bahadoor *Chandran *K. B. Kurup *P. A. Krishnan *Simhalan *T. K. Balachandran *Vijayakumar *Alex Soundtrack The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and M. S. Baburaj and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was a Malayalam poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed 44 Malayalam fea .... References External links * 1964 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films directed by M. Krishnan Nair {{1960s-Malaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathyabhama (1963 Film)
''Sathyabhaama'' is a 1963 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by M. S. Mani and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Adoor Bhasi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and C. R. K. Nair. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. Cast *Prem Nazir * Adoor Bhasi *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair *C. R. K. Nair *Ambika * Baby Padmini * Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair *L. Vijayalakshmi Lakshmanan Vijayalakshmi is an Indian actress and classical dancer whose career was from 1959 to 1969. She appeared in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. Early life and training Vijayalakshmi was born in Ernakulam and was ... Soundtrack The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and the lyrics were written by Abhayadev. References External links * 1963 films 1960s Malayalam-language films {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
