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TP Madhavan
T. P. Madhavan (born 7 November 1935) is an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films. He started acting at the age of 40. He has acted in more than 600 films. He came into the film industry playing villain roles; later he started doing comedy roles and then switched to character roles. Background Madhavan was born as the eldest son to N. P. Pillai and Saraswathi in Trivandrum. He has a brother, Narayanan and a sister, Radhamani. He is the nephew of the veteran dramatist T. N. Gopinathan Nair and grandson of the eminent linguist Sahithyapanchanan P. K. Narayana Pillai. His father was the Dean at Kerala University. He pursued Post graduation in sociology from Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, formerly Agra University. He got selected into the Indian army but had to withdraw when his hands got fractured after selection. Later he worked in an English Newspaper in Bombay during 1960. Then he started an advertising agency in Bangalore. His first movie was ''Raagam'' in 1975. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Company
''Cinema Company'' is a 2012 Malayalam-language romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Mamas, and starring mainly newcomers. Basil, Sanjeev M Nair, Shruthi Hariharan and Badri play the roles of four close friends who dream of making a film. Plot As Paul Cheriyan prepares to leave for his office, he sees several people coming into his building. He asks a watchman about it, and learns that a boy has died in an accident, to which his friends bore witness. Paul goes to where the dead boy's friends are mourning and cursing themselves, and then returns to his apartment, where he starts thinking about his own friends and where they might be now. He recalls Parvathi, also called Paru, who carried a Ukulele with her and sang jingles on air, then Varghese Panikkar, a rich friend of his who wanted to be a director and always carried a sketch pad and a camera. He next thinks about Fazal, also called Ikka, a writer who received many awards for his books. He was in love with a ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marykkundoru Kunjaadu
''Marykkundoru Kunjaadu'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Shafi, starring Dileep, Biju Menon and Bhavana with Vijayaraghavan, Vinaya Prasad, Jagathy Sreekumar and Innocent in supporting roles. The film was released on 25 December 2010 which went on to become a commercial success completing 150 days and eventually became the second highest grossing Malayalam film of 2010 after Kaaryasthan. The movie was remade by Priyadarshan in Hindi in 2012 as ''Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal''. Synopsis The story takes place in a remote village in the Kerala Highranges. Solomon (Dileep), the son of the village sexton, Geevarghese (Vijayaraghavan), a simple soul who is quiet in nature and fears virtually everything around, thus earning the nickname Kunjaadu (little lamb). His mother, Mary (Vinaya Prasad), was Ittichan's (Innocent) crush. He named his daughter Mary (Bhavana) after Solomon's mother. He wanted Solomon to love his daughter dearly and then he would marry her to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Naal Varum
''Oru Naal Varum'' () is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar, written by Sreenivasan, and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. It stars Mohanlal and Sameera Reddy in her Malayalam debut, with Sreenivasan, Devayani, Nazriya Nazim and Esther Anil in supporting roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by M. G. Sreekumar. ''Oru Naal Varum'' was released on 9 July 2010. The plot deals with corruption in India. Plot Gopi Krishnan, his wife Rajalakshmi and daughter Dhanya are enjoying their moments at Kutralam Waterfalls. Soon it is revealed that Gopi Krishnan is a corrupt assistant town planner using a government vehicle to come on holiday in Tamil Nadu during his duty hours. As his driver takes him back to his station in Kerala he has an altercation with Sukumaran, whose identity and profession are not yet revealed. Sukumaran lives in a rented flat with his daughter. There is also a sub-plot involving the child custody battle between Nan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drona 2010
''Drona 2010'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language neo noir action horror film directed by Shaji Kailas. Mammootty appears in double role supported by Manoj K. Jayan, Kanika, Navya Nair, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Thilakan, Jayan Cherthala, Biju Pappan, Lakshmi Sharma and K. P. A. C. Lalitha. Roles of Mammootty's assistants are played by Bala , Vijayakumar, and Irshad. Scripted by A. K. Sajan.The film was released on 27 January 2010. Plot Kunjunni ( Mammootty), in an inebriated condition arrives on a rainy night to purchase Nelloor Mana, which is believed to be haunted by the ghost of Savithri (Dhanya Mary Varghese). Being crazy about old houses and palaces, Kunjunni, who is into real estate business was lured into this deal by Gireeshan ( Manoj K. Jayan), the son of Gupthan Namboothiri (Thilakan), a feudal landlord. In a fight with Kunjunni, his younger son had fallen from the terrace and had got paralyzed below the hips. Now Guptan Namboothiri wants to avenge for it. U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Husbands (2010 Film)
''Happy Husbands'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Saji Surendran and written by Krishna Poojappura. It is the remake of 2002 Tamil film '' Charlie Chaplin''. The film stars Jayaram, Jayasurya and Indrajith Sukumaran in title roles with Samvrutha Sunil, Bhavana, Rima Kallingal, Vandana Menon, and Suraj Venjaramoodu in supporting roles. The film completed a 150-day theatrical run. Plot summary Mukundan Menon (Jayaram) runs a newspaper called ''Kerala Today''. He is a normal husband who loves his wife Krishnendu (Bhavana) a lot, but she is too possessive about him. She thinks he is not very expressive about his feelings, and is always worried that he might one day fall for some other beautiful girl. John Mathai (Jayasurya) is a photographer in Mukundan's publication. He was neither interested in girls nor keen to get married until he met Sereena (Vandana). Rahul ( Indrajith) is just the opposite. He is extremely romantic and never comes home without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chekavar (film)
''Chekavar'' ( ml, ചേകവർ) is a 2010 Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Sajeevan. It stars Indrajith, Kalabhavan Mani, Sarayu and Samvrutha Sunil in the lead roles. Its music was composed by Rahul Raj with lyrics penned by Anil Panachooran. The film released on 8 October 2010. Indrajith Sukumaran plays the role of a police officer while Kalabhavan Mani plays an underworld don. The story progresses as both of them fight each other, for their siblings. Plot This is an action thriller Malayalam movie about a sub inspector Kasinathan ( Indrajith Sukumaran), who leads a happily life with his family in his hometown. His life takes a turn when he met with Raghavan ( Kalabhavan Mani), after he is transferred to Kochi to a police station, where Raghavan is an underworld don. How he escapes his sister from Rocky ( Sreejith Ravi), brother of Raghavan, who wants to marry Kasinathan's sister Gowri ( Sarayu) as an act of revenge for beating him an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram
''Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram'' ( ml, കരയിലേക്ക് ഒരു കടൽ ദൂരം; en, A Sea Away to the Shore) is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Vinod Mankara, starring Indrajith, Mamta Mohandas and Dhanya Mary Varghese in the lead roles. Plot Anoop Chandran ( Indrajith), is a famous writer and award winner. Prone to seeing future events that turn out to be real, Anoop one day sees his own death in a trance. He decides to write one final novel before death. Anoop has a wife, Meera (Sarayu), who never understands the writer in him. At the same time, Anoop is in love with dancer Gatha (Mamta Mohandas), with whom he shares a live-in relationship. Anoop always tells Gatha about his lost love Sathyabhama (Dhanya Mary Varghese), who was his lover in college. Excited about hearing Sathyabhama aka Bhama, Gatha wants to locate Bhama and goes to Anoop's ''tharavadu'' (ancestral house) with him. From there they go to Bhama's birthplace Vattakkulam to find Bhama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collector (2011 Film)
''Collector'' is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language political action thriller film directed by Anil C. Menon with Suresh Gopi in the lead. The film has Suresh Gopi playing the title role. The film is a socio-political thriller that takes a look at the contemporary social scene in the state. The film was dubbed in Telugu in the same name. Plot Avinash Varma (Suresh Gopi) is the District Collector of Ernakulam. He takes on several anti-social elements who rule the underworld of Kochi . Of them, Williams (Adithya Menon), who is a real estate businessman, is his biggest opponent. ACP Revathy, social activist Arundhati and a few honest and sincere government officers and the Chief Minister are there to support Avinash Varma. The City Police Commissioner, the Lady Mayor Sethulakshmi (Mohini) of Kochi Corporation, and a couple of corrupt ministers and officials are supporting the illegal activities of Williams. In the age-old battle between the 'Good' and the 'Evil', Avinash Varma wins a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarkar Colony
''Sarkar Colony'' ( ml, സർക്കാർ കോളനി) is a Malayalam film directed by V. S. Jayakrishna, starring Mukesh and Devayani as the lead pair. Plot Sarkar Colony portrays the lives of ordinary government servants who with their meagre wages, struggle to make both ends meet. Some of them turn to some extra business ventures to earn some quick money. Cast *Mukesh as Shivaramakrishnan * Devayani as Padmini Shivaramakrishnan (Puppy) *Jagadish as Velichapadu C.I *Jagathy Sreekumar as Puthan Purayil Padmanabha Pillai (Pu Pu Papi) * Ashokan as Mukundan *Sona Nair as Thankam Mukundan * Suraj Venjaramood as Kunju Baby *Jaffer Idukki *Kochu Preman *Sajan Pallaruthy *Sinan Kodungaloor *Soniya as Thresiyakutty *Narayanankutty * T. P. Madhavan *Geetha Nair * Ambika Mohan * Seema G. Nair *Maya Moushmi *Ponnamma Babu *Kottayam Nazeer as Appi Biju Soundtrack The music of ''Sarkar'' Colony was composed by M. G. Sreekumar. The lyrics are written by Bichu Thirumala and Raje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Rupee (film)
''Indian Rupee'' is a 2011 Indian cinema, Indian Malayalam satirical film written and directed by Ranjith (director), Ranjith Balakrishnan, and produced by August Cinema. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Thilakan, Tini Tom and Jagathy Sreekumar in significant roles. The film was released on 26 October 2011 coinciding with Diwali and to a positive response from critics. It received numerous accolades including National Film Awards, National Film Award for National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam, Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Kerala State Film Award for Kerala State Film Award for Best Film, Best Film. Plot ''Indian Rupee'' is a satirical dig on making quick money without sweating it out and youth blindly follows on such examples. Jayaprakash or JP is a small-time real estate dealer based in Kozhikode, Calicut, who dreams of making it big someday. JP is a school drop-out and in love with his cousin Beena who is a doctor, which is unknown to her parents. JP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |