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Thankam may refer to: * "Ente Thankam", a short story written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer re-published under the name "Thankam" * ''Thankam'' (film), a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language film * Kumari Thankam, Indian actress * Pala Thankam, Indian actress See also * Tanka (other) * Thangka, a type of painting from Tibet * ''Kalanjukittiya Thankam ''Kalanjukittiya Thankam'' (''The Stolen Gold'') is a 1964 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by S. R. Puttanna. The film stars Sathyan, Ambika, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. The ...

Ente Thankam
"Ente Thankam" (My Darling) is a short story written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. It is his first published work. Originally published in the now-defunct newspaper ''Jayakesari'' in 1937, it was later published in the collection ''Vishappu'' (''Hunger'', 1954, Current Books) under the name "Thankam". A path-breaker in Malayalam romantic fiction, it had its heroine a dark-complexioned hunchback. Background After doing menial jobs in cities such as Ajmer, Peshawar, Kashmir and Calcutta, Basheer returned to Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the Central Business District of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation a ... some time in the mid-1930s. While trying his hands at various jobs, like washing vessels in hotels, he met a manufacturer of sports goods from Sialkot who offered him an agency in Kerala. And Basheer finally returned home t ...
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Thankam (film)
''Thankam'' () is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language crime film directed by Saheed Arafath and written by Syam Pushkaran. It stars Biju Menon, Vineeth Sreenivasan and Aparna Balamurali in lead roles. The film is produced by Bhavana Studios in association with Working Class Hero and Fahadh Faasil and Friends. The film is based on an incident that happened to a jeweller in Thrissur. ''Thankam'' was released theatrically on 26 January 2023 and received positive reviews from critics. Plot From Thrissur, the Gold Capital of India, Muthu and Kannan are gold brokers. The movie depicts their voyage to Mumbai to distribute gold as well as the subsequent setbacks they encounter. On one of the trips, Kannan disappears and is later discovered dead in a hotel room. The cops contact his wife Keerthy to ask her to verify his identity. The police reports that the door was closed from the outside using a different lock and that Kannan was discovered hanging from the fan with a pool of bloo ...
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Kumari Thankam
Kumari Thankam was an Indian actress who acted in Malayalam cinema. She was a lead actress during the late 1950s and 1960s in Malayalam. She made her debut in Aathmasakhi in 1952. She acted in more than 50 movies. Personal life Kumari came from Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram. She was married to a brother of Lalitha- Padmini- Ragini trio, producer P. K. Sathyapal and they had three children, late S. Padmanabhan, late S. Jayapal and Asha. She died on 8 March 2011 at Shenoy Nagar, Chennai. Filmography As an actress * ''Madhuram Thirumaduram'' (1976) * ''Moodal Manju'' (1970) * ''Achanum Makanum'' (1957) * ''Deva Sundari'' (1957) * '' Jailppulli'' (1957) .... Sudha * ''Koodappirappu'' (1956) * ''Minnunnathellam Ponnalla'' (1956) * ''Manthravaadi'' (1956) * '' Aniyathi'' (1955) ... Jayanthy * '' C.I.D.'' (1955) * ''Avan Varunnu'' (1954) * ''Baalyasakhi'' (1954) * ''Ponkathir'' (1953) * ''Lokaneethi'' (1953) * ''Thiramala'' (1953) * ''Visappinte Vili ''Visappinte Vili'' () is a 1 ...
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Pala Thankam
Pala Thankam (1941 – 10 January 2021) was an Indian actress in Malayalam movies. She was one of the prominent supporting actresses, singers and dubbing artists in the late 1960s and 1970s in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She acted in more than 100 movies and dubbed for almost 500 films. Biography She was born as Thankam at Pala, Kottayam. She was a theater artist before becoming a cine artist. She worked at many drama troupes like KPAC, Vishwakerala kala Samithi, Jyothi Theaters etc. She debuted with the movie ''Rebecca'' in 1963 as Sathyan's mother. She made her dubbing debut in 1971 movie, ''Bobanum Moliyum'' for the character Boban. She was a sought out dubbing artist during the 1970s who has dubbed for more than 1000 characters and acted in more than 300 movies. She has dubbed for 5 characters in a single movie. Personal life Her husband Sreedharan Thampi, was a police officer, who died in an accident. The couple have three children: Somasekharan Thampi, Bahuleyan Thampi, ...
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Tanka (other)
Tanka is a form of Japanese poetry. Tanka may also refer to: * Tanka people, an ethnic group in China * Tanka (Peru), a mountain in Peru * Tanka (sword) or habaki, part of a Japanese bladed weapon * Thangka or Tanka, a Tibetan silk painting with embroidery * Tanka (coin), a silver coin used in South Asia See also * Tanka movement, a militant agrarian struggle on behalf of the Hajong tribal people in East Bengal 1942-1950 * Bangladeshi taka, a currency named after the silver coin * Tanca (other) * Tonka (other) * Taanka A taanka, also known as a tanka or kund, is a traditional rainwater harvesting technique, common to the Thar desert region of Rajasthan, India. It is meant to provide drinking water and water security for a family or a small group of families. A ...

Thangka
A ''thangka'', variously spelled as ''thangka'', ''tangka'', ''thanka'', or ''tanka'' (; Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་; Nepal Bhasa: पौभा), is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Thangkas are traditionally kept unframed and rolled up when not on display, mounted on a textile backing somewhat in the style of Chinese scroll paintings, with a further silk cover on the front. So treated, thangkas can last a long time, but because of their delicate nature, they have to be kept in dry places where moisture will not affect the quality of the silk. Most thangkas are relatively small, comparable in size to a Western half-length portrait, but some are extremely large, several metres in each dimension; these were designed to be displayed, typically for very brief periods on a monastery wall, as part of religious festivals. Most thangkas were intended for personal meditation or instruction of monastic students. The ...
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