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Vaasthavam
''Vaasthavam'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language romantic political crime drama film written by Babu Janardhanan and directed by M. Padmakumar. The film revolves around a youth Balachandran Adiga (Prithviraj Sukumaran) and follows his rise and fall in politics. The story is loosely based on Thakazhi's novel ''Enippadikal''. Prithviraj won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance, making him the youngest recipient of the award at age 24. Plot Raghavan Master, a scion of a high Adiga Brahmin family and an ardent communist, is now in crisis as his Tharavadu is devoid of the fame and fortune it once had. Balachandran, is his only son, who has the burden of looking after the family and his four sisters. He is aware of the difficulties involved in bringing the family back from the brink of nothingness and in marrying off his sisters. Balachandran's eldest sister Shobha does some tailoring and manages a low earning with which the family is kept out of hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varada (actress)
Emimol Mohan, (born 29 April 1988) better known by her stage name Varada is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Malayalam films and television. After making her acting debut in the 2006 Malayalam film ''Vaasthavam'', she played the lead role in the 2008 film '' Sultan''. Her breakthrough role was with the Malayalam soap opera '' Amala'' aired from 2013 to 2015. Early life Varada was born as Emimol Mohan on 29 April 1988 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to Mohan Abraham and Pushpa Mohan. She has a younger brother, Eric Mohan. She was brought up and educated in Thrissur. After her primary education from Sacred Heart Convent Girls Higher Secondary School in Thrissur in 2004, Varada joined the St. Joseph's English Medium Higher Secondary School in Eravu for higher secondary education. She completed graduation in Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of Calicut. Career While studying in plus two (higher secondary), she modeled for a calendar and soon advertisements follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, director, producer and playback singer primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He has also done Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He acted in more than 100 films in a variety of roles and has received several awards including a National Film Award, three Kerala State Film Awards, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award and a Filmfare Awards South. Prithviraj made his acting debut with ''Nandanam'' (2002), a commercial success. He established himself as a leading Malayalam actor with ''Classmates'' (2006), the highest-grossing Malayalam film that time. The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for ''Vaasthavam'' made him its youngest recipient at 24. He played a musician in the Tamil romantic comedy '' Mozhi'' (2007) and ventured into playback singing with ''Puthiya Mukham'' (2009) before earning his second Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for medical drama '' Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' and biographical film ''Celluloid'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala State Film Award For Best Actor
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor is an honour, begun in 1969, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to an actor for best performance in a Malayalam film. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala. Since 1998, the awards have been constituted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous, non-profit institution functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs. The awardees are decided by an independent jury constituted every year. They are announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister. Throughout the years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of Kerala has presented a total of 55 Best Actor awards to 32 different actors. The recipients receive a figurine, a certificate, and a cash prize of . Several actors have won the honour for more than one film in a given year. As of 2020, the only actor to have won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babu Janardhanan
Babu Janardhanan is an Indian screenwriter and director, known for Malayalam films. Biography Personal life He was born at Changanassery, Kerala, as the son of Mr. Janardanan and Mrs. Pankajakshi. Babu Janardhanan did his schooling at Madappally Govt. LPS and Govt. Higher Secondary School, Thrikkodithaanam and Pursued higher studies at AP School of Arts, Kottayam. He began his career as a school teacher at CPPHMHS, Ozhur, Tirur in Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ... district. He is married to Sheeba. The couple have two children, Neelima and Niranjan. Film career His debut movie was Anandavruthantham directed by P. Anil in 1990. In 2005, Achanurangatha Veedu collected the best second movie award in the Kerala State Film Awards. Salim Kumar, who play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samvrutha Sunil
Samvritha Sunil (born 31 October 1986) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 2004 through the film ''Rasikan'' directed by Lal Jose before which she had also appeared as a junior artist in the film '' Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu''. Her best known films include ''Arabikkatha'' (2007), ''Chocolate'' (2007), ''Thirakkatha'' (2008), ''Boomi Malayalam'' (2009), ''Cocktail'' (2010), '' Manikyakkallu'' (2011), '' Swapna Sanchari'' (2011), '' Arike'' (2012), '' Diamond Necklace'' (2012) and '' Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' (2012). After a hiatus of 6 years, she made her comeback through the television show ''Nayika Nayakan''. Early and personal life Samvritha was born into a family in Chalad, Kannur northern Kerala. She has a younger sister Sanjuktha Sunil, who did the sound recording of the film ''Spanish Masala''. Samvritha did her schooling at St. Teresa's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Kannur. She graduated in communicative English from St. Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagathi Sreekumar
Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades. Widely regarded as one of the most influential actor and finest comedian in the history of Malayalam cinema, he is also known for his highly nuanced character roles. He is the son of acclaimed dramaturge and writer, the late Jagathy N. K. Achary. Jagathy Sreekumar won five Kerala State Film Awards among numerous other awards for his roles in various films. He has also directed two films and written screenplays for two more. His stage name is derived from the neighborhood of Jagathy in Trivandrum from where he hails. He is an outspoken orator holding strong views, quite unlike his onscreen image and his speeches are still popular. Jagathy was involved in a vehicle accident in March 2012 and was hospitalized for over a year. He is still o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimi Tomy
Rimi Tomy is an Indian playback singer,Carnatic Musician, television host,and an occasional actress. She started her career by anchoring music programs in television and sang her first song "Chingamasam Vannu Chernnal" in the 2002 film ''Meesa Madhavan'' with co-singer Shanker Mahadevan. She has anchored a number of television shows and has judged many reality shows of different genres. She made her debut as actress in the Aashiq Abu film ''5 Sundarikal''. She enacted her first lead role opposite Jayaram in the 2015 film ''Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare''. She has also appeared in the song sequences of films like ''Balram Vs Tharadas'', ''Kaaryasthan'', and ''916''. She has also acted in many advertisements. Early life She was born to Tomy Joseph and Rani Tomy in a Syro-Malabar Catholic family in Pala, Kottayam. She has a sister, Reenu Tomy, and a brother, Rinku Tomy. Her father died on 6 July 2014 due to cardiac arrest. Career She started her career as a singer with the well know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim Kumar
Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Malayalam cinema. In his later career, Salim Kumar also found success in playing character roles and won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 2010 for his role in ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (which also won the year's Kerala State Film Award). His directorial film ''Karutha Joothan'' won the 2017 Kerala State Film Award for Best Story. He has also won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for ''Achanurangatha Veedu'' (2005) and a Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor (2013). Early life Salim Kumar was born on 10 October 1969 in North Paravur, as the youngest son of Gangadharan and Kausalya. He once told an interviewer that his father was an atheist and a follower of the veteran social reformer Sahodaran Ayyappan, who was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaalin Zoya
Shaalin Zoya also known as Shalu is an Indian actress, dancer and anchor. She is best known for playing the negative role of ''Deepa Rani'' in Asianet TV's soap opera Autograph and a supporting role of Jessy in ''Elsamma Enna Aankutty''. Early life Shaalin Zoya hails from Tirur-Malappuram, Kerala. Her father is a businessman. Her mother, a dance teacher, encouraged her to pick up a career in acting. Filmography As Actor As director Television career Awards *2011 - Asianet Ayucare Television Award - ''Best New Face'' of the year (for TV soap opera Autograph) *2011 - Kazhcha Television Award - ''Best Performer - Female'' (for TV serial Autograph) * Vayalar Award for ''Best Child Artist'' (for film Elsamma Enna Aankutty ''Elsamma Enna Aankutty'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Lal Jose and written by M. Sindhuraj and Sangeeth Kollam starring Kunchacko Boban, Ann Augustine and Indrajith. The film was produced by Rejaputhra Visua ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meghanathan
Meghanathan is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. The son of actor Balan K. Nair, he debuted in 1983 in the Malayalam film ''Asthram''. He has acted in more than 50 Malayalam films. Background Meghanathan was born as the third child of Malayalam actor Balan K. Nair and Sarada Nair in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. He has two brothers (Anil and Ajayakumar) and two sisters (Latha and Sujatha). He had his primary education from Asan Memorial Association, Chennai, and has completed Diploma in Automobile engineering from Coimbatore. He made his debut through the Malayalam film '' Ashthram'' in 1983. Meghanathan is married to Susmitha. The couple have a daughter, Parvathi. They are settled in Shoranur, Palakkad.http://www.mangalam.com/women/celebrity/256933 Filmography Awards *Flowers TV awards 2016 -Best Character Actor (Serial: ''Sthreetvam'' -Surya TV) TV serials * ''Sthreetvam'' ( Surya TV) * ''Meghasandesham'' (Kairali TV) * ''Kathayariyathe'' ( Surya TV) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joju George
Joseph George, better known as Joju George (born 22 October 1977) is an Indian actor, playback singer and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in Malayalam films and worked on Tamil projects as well. In 2015, he won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for his supporting roles in ''Oru Second Class Yathra'' and ''Lukka Chuppi''. His film ''Joseph'' got special mention in 66th National Film Awards 2019. He is the recipient of more than 20 awards, awarded to him for either his acting or production. In 2015, he stepped into film production and produced films like '' Charlie'' and ''Udaharanam Sujatha'' before successfully launching his own production house Appu Pathu Pappu Production, which has produced several of his films. Film career Joju began his career in 1995 with the film Mazhavilkoodaram as a junior artist. He gradually rose to stardom with supporting roles by the 2010s. In 2015, he won his first Kerala State Film Award (Special Mentio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajmohan Unnithan
Kuttan Pillai Rajmohan Unnithan is an Indian film actor turned politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency) and member of Indian National Congress (INC) in the state of Kerala, India. He was a spokesperson to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), the Kerala body of INC. Unnithan won from Kasargod parliamentary constituency with a margin of 40438 against Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate K. P. Satheesh Chandran in 2019 general elections 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 so .... He portrayed some political characters in Malayalam movies also. ''The Tiger (2005)'' is his debut movie. Interesting Facts During his college days, he was a part of professional as well as amateur plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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