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Vidyadharan
P. S. Vidyadharan (popularly known as Vidyadharan master; Malayalam) is a music composer and playback singer who works in Malayalam cinema. In 2013, he completed 60 years of his musical career. Early life Vidyadharan was born on 6 March 1945 to Sankaran and Thankamma in Arattupuzha, Thrissur, as their eldest son. He has six siblings, the youngest of them being the popular music director and singer Natesh Shankar. Vidyadharan learned classical music from kochakkan Assan(Grand father), Irinjalakkuda Govindankutty Panicker, R Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, and Sankaranarayana Bhagavathar. To fulfil his desire of becoming a playback singer, he later moved to Chennai. Music director G. Devarajan gave him an opportunity to sing the song "Oh rikshaavaala" in the 1965 film ''Odayil Ninnu''. Based on Devarajan's advice, Vidyadharan returned home to continue his studies. He also started singing for stage dramas during this period. His wife's name is Leela. Daughter-Sangeetha Vidhyadharan and So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achuvettante Veedu
''Achuvettante Veedu'' (Malayalam : അച്ചുവേട്ടന്റെ വീട്) is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Balachandra Menon and starring Nedumudi Venu, Balachandra Menon and Rohini Hattangadi in the leading roles. The lyrics is by S. Ramesan Nair with music by Vidyadharan. The background score is done by Mohan Sithara. Plot The story is about Achuthankutty Nair (Nedumudi Venu), his wife Rugmini ( Rohini Hattangadi) and his two daughters, Aswathy and Karthi. Achuthan relocates to a rented apartment in Trivandrum. His dream is to build his own house and struggles for it. In his new neighborhood there is a men's hostel which creates a nuisance to his life. Vipin (Balachandra Menon) stays in the men's hostel and creates trouble for Achuthankutty and his family. This made Achuthan tense day by day. Achuthan dies unexpectedly due to a heart attack. Rugmini and her daughters are devastated due to his unexpected death. They are perplexed as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aagamanam
''Aagamanam'' is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Jeassy and produced by G. Sugunan. The film stars Sukumari, Srividya, M. G. Soman and Ravikumar in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Vidyadharan. Cast *Sukumari as Subhadra Menon *Srividya as Thulasi *M. G. Soman as Venu *Ravikumar as Raghu *Adoor Bhasi as Samuel *Jose Prakash as Isaac *Manavalan Joseph as Padmanabhan *Sankaradi as Raman Nair *Ambika as Seetha *Janardanan as Murali *K. P. Ummer as Estate Owner * T. K. Balachandran as Peter *Sukumaran as Professor George Thomas Soundtrack The music was composed by Vidyadharan and the lyrics were written by O. N. V. Kurup Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He receive .... References External links * 1980 films 1980s Malayalam-language f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashtapadi (film)
''Ashtapadi'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Ambili. The film stars Menaka, Devan, Sukumari and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Vidyadharan. Cast *Menaka * Devan *Sukumari *Adoor Bhasi *Bharath Gopi *Babu Namboothiri *Ravi Menon Soundtrack The music was composed by Vidyadharan 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 * 1983 films 1980s Malayalam-language films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezhuthapurangal
''Ezhuthapurangal'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sibi Malayil and produced by Mathew George. The film stars Suhasini, Ambika, Parvathy Jayaram and Murali in lead roles. The film had musical score by Johnson and Vidyadharan. Suhasini Mani Ratnam won the Kerala State Film Award For Best Actress for this film. Plot The story deals with three socially forward women, their friendship and the troubles they face in a male-dominated society. Rajalakshmi is a college lecturer and writer whose fiancée is not able to accept her ideals. Vimala is a divorced advocate bringing up a child on her own. Seetha is a college teacher, who is leading an unhappy married life with her husband. Cast *Suhasini as Rajalakshmi (voice by aanadavally) *Ambika as Vimala Jacob (voice by bhagyalekshmi) *Parvathy Jayaram as Seetha (voice by sreeja) * Murali as Raveendranath *Nedumudi Venu as Balakrishna Menon *Babu Namboothiri as Binoy Chandy *Sreenath as Sreenivasan *Balachandran Chullikad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padamudra (film)
''Padamudra'' () is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by R. Sukumaran. Starring Mohanlal in the dual roles of Soap Kuttappan and Maathu Pandaaram, and also stars Seema and Nedumudi Venu. The film features original songs composed by Vidyadharan and background score by Johnson. The film won Mohanlal the Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actor and Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award. Plot The film takes place where an emotional battle happens to a son due to his father. Mohan Lal plays dual roles, one is a worker in the quarry, while the other is a home business owner. Pandaram, a traveling vendor, has an illicit relationship with Gojamma, a simple village woman. Their son, Kuttappan, is haunted by childhood memories of his father and tries to find out the truth. Cast *Mohanlal as Soap Kuttappan and Maathu Pandaaram (Dual roles) * Seema *Nedumudi Venu * Sithara *Urvashi * Rohini as Aswothi *Shyama *Mala Aravindan *Jagadish *Adoor Bh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezhuthappurangal
''Ezhuthapurangal'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sibi Malayil and produced by Mathew George. The film stars Suhasini, Ambika, Parvathy Jayaram and Murali in lead roles. The film had musical score by Johnson and Vidyadharan. Suhasini Mani Ratnam won the Kerala State Film Award For Best Actress for this film. Plot The story deals with three socially forward women, their friendship and the troubles they face in a male-dominated society. Rajalakshmi is a college lecturer and writer whose fiancée is not able to accept her ideals. Vimala is a divorced advocate bringing up a child on her own. Seetha is a college teacher, who is leading an unhappy married life with her husband. Cast *Suhasini as Rajalakshmi (voice by aanadavally) *Ambika as Vimala Jacob (voice by bhagyalekshmi) *Parvathy Jayaram as Seetha (voice by sreeja) * Murali as Raveendranath *Nedumudi Venu as Balakrishna Menon *Babu Namboothiri as Binoy Chandy *Sreenath as Sreenivasan *Balachandran Chullikad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nammude Naadu
''Nammude Naade'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language film, produced and directed by K. Suku. The film stars Madhu, Jayabharathi, Urvashi and Balan K. Nair. The film has musical score by Vidyadharan. Cast *Madhu as Krishna Menon *Jayabharathi as Lakshmi, Wife of Krishna Menon *Urvashi as Dr. Bindu *Kuthiravattom Pappu as Driver Musthafa *Balan K. Nair as Maliyekkal Chacko *Lalu Alex as Collector Nandakumar *Paravoor Bharathan as Nandakumar's Father *Vijayaraghavan as Balan * P. K. Abraham as Farm Worker *Prathapachandran as Prabhakara Panikkar *Vincent as SI Gopinath *Jagannatha Varma as DGP *Captain Raju as SP Devarajan IPS *Janardanan as CI Joseph *Sudheer as College Student Soundtrack The music was composed by Vidyadharan and the lyrics were written by O. N. V. Kurup Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radha Madhavam
''Radha Madhavam'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Suresh Unnithan and produced by Ali. The film stars Jayaram, Thilakan, Geetha and Parvathy in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Vidyadharan. Plot Sudha, a young actress, is happy to be in a live-in relationship with an aged writer, Anadapadmanabhan. However, problems start brewing once Anadapadmanabhan's adopted son enters their lives. Cast *Jayaram as Hari *Thilakan as N. S. Anadapadmanabhan * Geetha as Sudha *Parvathy Jayaram as Ammu *Innocent as E. Chandhu Nair *KPAC Lalitha as Padmini *Shankaradi *Shammi Thilakan Shammi Thilakan is an Indian actor and dubbing artist who is active in Malayalam films. He is the son of veteran actor Thilakan. He lent his voice for Napoleon in ''Devasuram'', Prem Nazir in ''Kadathanadan Ambadi'' and for Nassar in '' Gh ... Soundtrack The music was composed by Vidyadharan. References External links * 1990 films 1990s Malayalam-language films [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odayil Ninnu (film)
''Odayil Ninnu'' () is a 1965 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by P. Kesavadev based on his novel of the same name. The film deals with the life and struggles of a proud and hardworking rickshaw puller, Pappu. It stars Sathyan, Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. Master Dasarath plays the young Pappu. Suresh Gopi made his acting debut with the film, who was then six years old. He appeared as the feudal lord's timid son, who also becomes the root cause for Pappu running away from home. The film was a commercial success and also received critical acclaim for its raw energy and Sathyan's performance in the lead role. It received a certificate of merit at the National Film Awards. It was remade in Tamil as '' Babu'' (1971), in Telugu as ''Marapurani Manishi'' (1973) and in Hindi as '' Babu'' (1985). Plot Pappu is a relentless fighter for justice and equality from early childhood. He organises protest against his teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Cinema
Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam'' won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute. Rajiv Anchal's ''Guru'' (1997), Salim Ahamed's ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (2011) and Lijo Jose Pellissery's ''Jallikkattu'' (2019) were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. Other films which achieved global acclaim include ''Chemmeen'' (1965), which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival, and a gold medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography.. ''The Hindu''. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2011. '' Swaham'' (1994) won the ''Bronze Rosa Camuna'' at the Bergamo Film Meeting in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Film Score Composers
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 Languages with official status in India, scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry (Mahé, 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, Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali diaspora, Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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