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Vipindas
Vipindas (1938 – 12 February 2011) was an Indian cinematographer and director. He has cinematographed more than 200 films in Malayalam alone, and has directed a couple of films. Biography Vipindas was born in 1938 in Pazhayannur, Thrissur, Kerala, as the son of Pallippatta Sankaran Nair and Lakshmi Amma. At the age of 15, he went to Madras (now Chennai) to study photography. He had no formal education in photography but was able to assist veteran Bollywood cinematographer Beevashom for three years. Vipindas started his film career with the Tamil film ''Thalattu'', which he also directed. He debuted in Malayalam through ''Prethangalude Thazhvara'' by P.Venu. It was followed by ''Prathidhwani'', directed by him but filmed by veteran director I. V. Sasi. This film established the successful collaboration of Sasi and Vipindas. He worked as a cinematographer with Sasi in about twenty five films. He also collaborated with several directors including P. A. Backer, Fazil, Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avalude Ravukal
''Avalude Ravukal'' () is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by A. Sheriff. The film explores the life of Raji ( Seema), a teenage prostitute and those of the people around her. Upon release, the film received less audience in the first three days but the situation changed in the coming days and it became one of the highest-grossing films of the year. It is considered one of the boldest Malayalam films of all time. Sasi, the experimental and the most popular director at that time, tried to highlight a theme which most mainstream directors are afraid to get into. Kamal Haasan and I. V. Sasi made guest appearances in the film. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Avalin Iravugal'' and in Hindi as ''Her Nights'' and were also successful at the box office. It was remade in Kannada as ''Kamala'' (1979) and in Hindi as '' Patita'' (1980). Plot The story pivots around Raji, a young prostitute, and three young men in her life: Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irupatham Noottandu
''Irupatham Noottandu'' () is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language gangster film directed by K. Madhu, written by S. N. Swamy and produced by M. Mani. It stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, and Ambika. The film's music was composed by Shyam. The plot follows Sagar Alias Jacky, a maverick youth who runs a gold smuggling racket for Sekharankutty, the son of the Chief Minister of Kerala. Their relationship stains after the latter brings narcotics into the business. ''Irupatham Noottandu'' was released on 14 May 1987 and became the highest grossing Malayalam film at that time and also enjoys a cult following in Malayalam cinema. It was remade in Kannada as ''Jackey'' (1989) and in Telugu as '' 20va Sathabdam'' (1990) with Suman and Ambareesh reprising Mohanlal's role in the Kannada and Telugu versions, while Devaraj portrayed Suresh Gopi's role in both versions. The film also has a spiritual sequel titled ''Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded'', which is released in 2009 and directed by Amal Neerad wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manimuzhakkam
''Manimuzhakkam'' () is a 1976 Malayalam-language film directed by P. A. Backer and starring Harikeshan Thampi, Veeran, Johnson, Sankaradi, Saritha, Urmila, Vani, cyril P Jacob, Charulatha, Santhakumari, Sreenivasan and Meena Ganesh. This is the debut film of Sreenivasan. The film was scripted by Backer based on the novel ''Murippaadukal'' by Sarah Thomas.J.Ajith Kumar (14 September 2004)"Writing for all of humanity " ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 20 January 2013. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film. The film was shot in black-and-white even though colour films were common during those times (colour cinema became popular in Malayalam cinema only during 1978-1980 and good-quality colour films started being shot frequently only during 1983-1985). Plot summary Jose Paul is a young man brought up in a Roman Catholic orphanage and later transferred to his Hindu ancestral home, where he is subtly persuaded to con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adayalam
''Adayalam'' () is a 1991 Indian Malayalam cinema, Malayalam List of comedy–mystery films, comedy-mystery film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy, starring Mammootty, Rekha (Tamil actress), Rekha, Shobana, Murali (Malayalam actor), Murali, and Manianpilla Raju. The film was produced by actor Janardhanan (actor), Janardanan, who also played a supporting role. Plot Latha, daughter of Menon, a rich businessman gets a threatening call from Raji demanding Rs 5 lakhs not to reveal a deadly secret about her father. Frightened Latha approaches her family advocate Haridas for a solution. Haridas refers Latha to Captain Hariharan, who now runs a security service. Though initially he is reluctant to take up the investigation on Raji, Haiharan decides to go ahead with it. In the meanwhile Raji is found dead. Inspector Raju Peter suspects Hariharan who informs Latha about the death. Malini, sister of Latha, inquires with Hariharan about Raji, Latha and the reason for the probe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Kochu Swapnam
''Oru Kochu Swapnam'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed and shot by Vipin Das and written by Joseph Madappally. The film stars Mohanlal, Ilavarasi, Nedumudi Venu, Seema, and Unnimary. The film score was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan. The story is about a teenage girl lacking proper sex education exploring her sexuality. Plot Sulu and her younger sister Sindhu has no family and lives alone by their own. Sulu is a co-operative bank employee and Sindhu is a school-going teenager. Sulu is in a secret romantic relationship with her co-worker in the bank, Venu. Sulu is several years elder than Sindhu, so she treats her as a child as if they were mother and daughter. Sulu is concerned about Sindhu's growth, she advises her to limit her physical interaction with boys, Sindhu becomes ambivalent. As their life goes on, Sindhu reaches menarche, despite knowing that she has reached puberty, other than being overprotective, Sulu is too embarrassed to give he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adhipan
''Adhipan'' (അധിപൻ ) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by K. Madhu and written by Jagadeesh. The film stars Mohanlal, Parvathy and Monisha. The film features background score and songs composed by Shyam. The film was a big commercial success. Plot Shyamprakash (Mohanlal) a leading criminal lawyer in the city. He decides to take revenge against business tycoon, Mohan ( Devan) who had gotten away after murdering his sister. Cast * Mohanlal as Advocate Shyam Prakash * Parvathy Jayaram as Radhika * Monisha Unni as Geetha * Devan as Mohan * Janardhanan as Kaimal * Sukumaran as SP Nambiar * Jagadish as Pothen, Junior Advocate of Shyam Prakash * Maniyanpilla Raju as Gopalakrishnan, Junior Advocate of Shyam Prakash * M. G. Soman as SP Rajasekharan * Balan K. Nair as Sukumaran Mash * Suresh Gopi as himself (Cameo) * Kuthiravattom Pappu as Raghavettan * Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Shyam Prakash's Mother * Kollam Thulasi as Vasudevan * Prathapachandr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
''Oru CBI Diary Kurippu'' () is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language mystery thriller film directed by K. Madhu, written by S. N. Swamy, and starring Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Jagathy Sreekumar, Mukesh, and Sukumaran. The lead character, CBI officer Sethurama Iyer is inspired by a police officer named Radha Vinod Raju, Jammu and Kashmir cadre IPS Officer who in 2009 was appointed as the first chief of India's National Investigation Agency. It was the highest grossing Malayalam film at that time. Considered one of the best crime thrillers in Malayalam, it eventually developed a cult following. This is the first instalment in the ''CBI'' film series featuring Mammootty as Sethurama Iyer. It was produced by M. Mani under the banner Sunitha Productions. Sequels to the film are ''Jagratha'' (1989), ''Sethurama Iyer CBI'' (2004), ''Nerariyan CBI'' (2005), and '' CBI 5: The Brain'' (2022). The film was remade in Telugu as ''Nyayam Kosam'' with Rajasekhar and in Hindi as ''Police Public' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonnam Mura
''Moonnam Mura'' () is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy. Starring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Lalu Alex, Revathi, and Mukesh. The plot deals with a terrorist group kidnapping a group of political individuals who were vacationing, and the followed up rescue operation of the police led by Ali Imran. The film was one of the highest-grossing film of the 1988, and had a record opening day collection. It also did good business in the neighboring states Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, running for over 150 and 100 days respectively. ''Moonnam Mura'' was remade in Telugu as '' Magadu'' (1990), starring Rajasekhar. Plot A group of high-ranking political officials are on a trip when their bus is hijacked by a group of terrorists headed by Charles. They demand the release of their old colleagues languishing in prison in exchange for safe release of the politicians. DIG Menon is handling the negotiations. Soon things start ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol
''Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol'' (''When the River Kabani Turned Red'') is a 1975 Malayalam feature film directed by P. A. Backer, produced by Pavithran, and starring T. V. Chandran, Shalini, Raveendran and J. Siddiqui. This leftist political drama film came out during the Emergency period. It was the directorial debut of P. A. Backer, who won that year's awards for Best Director and Second Best Film at the Kerala State Film Awards. Pavithran, who later directed many critically acclaimed Malayalam films produced the film. T. V. Chandran, who also later went on to direct a bevy of award-winning films in Malayalam and Tamil, played the lead role. After certain post-production controversies, the film debuted in theatres on 16 July 1976. Plot The film is a love story between a young woman (Shalini) and a radical political activist ( T. V. Chandran), who is declared to be Naxalite. The film ends with the police killing him and the woman learning about his death through the newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pazhayannur, Thrissur, Kerala
Pazhayannur is a town and panchayath in Thrissur district, in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Pazhayannur had a population of 15,979 with 7,680 males and 8,299 females. Historically, a major part of Pazhayannur was under the Brahmins, who came from Thanjavoor in Tamil Nadu. Pazhayannur is a place of religious harmony. From Pazhayannur, there are four major roads that point in different directions; towardsChelakkara, Alathur, Ottapalam, Thrissur. This makes Pazhayannur town an important junction to go to many nearby towns.There is a Higher Secondary School and a college run by the Institute of Human Resource Development (IHRD CAS Chelakkara) in this panchayath.The nearby railway stations are Lakkidi and Wadakkancherry.The nearest airport Is at Nedumbassery. History Pazhayannur – a small town located in Thrissur district & Chelakkara region of Kerala – is a place where religions dwell in harmony with each other. Earlier, a large part of this town wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randam Varavu
''Randam Varavu'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film, directed by K. Madhu and written by John Paul. The film stars Jayaram, Rekha, Jagathy Sreekumar and Sukumaran. The film's musical score is by Shyam. This film was a box office flop. Plot Jayakumar is a probationary officer in Air India. He is married to Indu, who is a homemaker. Indu had married Jayakumar against the wishes of her father, and so her father is not in good terms with them. Their marriage was solemnised in the presence of Sivanandji, a well known musician and singer. Jayakumar was having a good time with his family and friends. Their joy has no bounds when Indu becomes pregnant. At that time, Jayakumar receives a letter from his native place inviting him to come to pay homage to his father's brother, who had died a year ago. Jayakumar starts in a train and reaches the railway station at midnight. Since there were no cabs available at the station and he had to travel another 40 km, he wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagratha
''Jagratha: CBI Diary - Part 2'' (transl. Warning) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language investigative thriller film directed by K. Madhu, starring Mammootty, Mukesh and Jagathy Sreekumar. It is the second movie in the CBI investigative thrillers series serving as a sequel to ''Oru CBI Diary Kurippu'' released in 1988. Mammootty reprises his role as the CBI officer Sethurama Iyer. Three more sequels were produced in the CBI series: ''Sethurama Iyer CBI'' (2004), ''Nerariyan CBI'' (2005) and CBI 5: The Brain (2022). ''Jagratha'' was a commercial success and is considered one of the best investigative thrillers in Malayalam. Plot A famous actress, Aswathi ( Parvathy), is found hanging in a hotel room and is declared dead. DYSP Devadas (Sukumaran) who is the appointed police investigation officer, investigates the case and confirms the cause of death was suicide. Due to public pressure, the Kerala government is forced to transfer the case to CBI. CBI official Sethurama Iyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |