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Valsala Menon
Valsala Menon (born 1945) is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam films. She has acted in over 200+ films. Currently she is active in Malayalam television serials. Early life Valsala Menon was born in 1945 to Raman Menon and Devakiyamma in Thrissur District. She has three elder brothers. Since early childhood she has learned classical dancing and has performed on various stages in the august audience of leaders and rulers of the time. She came into industry as a child artist Baby Valsala in Malayalam movie Thiramala in 1953. She got married at the age of 16 and settled at Bombay. She became Miss Thrissur in 1970 after giving birth to three children. She had taken dance, Malayalam classes in Bombay. She was active in Ladies Club also, there. Although there was innumerable offers for her to act in films post her marriage, she made a comeback to films in ''Kiratham'' released in 1985 once her children had finished their schooling and was on their own. She became noted through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and the 21st largest in India. The city is built around a hillock called the Thekkinkaadu Maidaanam which seats a large Hindu Shiva Temple. It is located central of the state, and north-west of the state's capital city, Thiruvananthapuram. Thrissur was once the capital of the Kingdom of Cochin, and was a point of contact for the Assyrians, Greeks, Persians, Arabs, Romans, Portuguese, Dutch and English. Thrissur is also known as the Cultural Capital of Kerala because of its cultural, spiritual and religious leanings throughout history. The city centre contains the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and Kerala Sahitya Academy. The city hosts the Thrissur Pooram festival, the most colourful and spectacular temple festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muthassikkoru Muthu
Kaviyoor Ponnamma is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She has also acted in TV serials and commercials and has playback singing credits in few films. Ponnamma is a four-time Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress winner. Her sister Kaviyoor Renuka was also an actress. Often called as the ''Mother to all actors,'' she has acted as mother of almost all actors in her career panning over decades. At the age of 20, she played the mother of Sathyan and Madhu in the 1965 movie Thommente Makkal. She gained critical acclaim for acting as the mother of the actor Mohanlal. Life and career As a five-year-old, she learned music and used to sing in stage shows. She started acting in dramas when she was 14 years old with ''Mooladhanam'' by Thoppil Bhasi. After five years, came her first movie ''Kudumbini'', in which she did the title role of the mother of two kids. Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matinee (2012 Film)
''Matinee'' is a 2012 Malayalam-language drama film directed by Aneesh Upasana and starring Maqbool Salmaan and Mythili in the lead roles. The film marks the directorial debut of still photographer Aneesh Upasana while Mammootty's nephew Maqbool Salmaan plays his first lead role. The story is about two person's journey to filmdom and how their life changes on one Friday's matinée show. The film's lead role is played by Maqbool Salmaan who had earlier appeared in a short role in A. K. Saajan's '' Asuravithu''. Maqbool is the nephew of noted actor Mammootty. He is the son of Ibrahimkutty, the younger brother of Mammootty who had been a popular star in the miniscreen. The film is produced by AOPL Entertainment which also launched Mammootty's son Dulquer Salmaan earlier the year through '' Second Show''. ''Matinee'' released on 13 December to positive reviews from critics and audiences. The film was appreciated for its realistic approach and the performances by lead actors. Plo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arike
''Arike'' (''So Close'') is a 2012 Malayalam romantic comedy film ''The Times of India''. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2013. by , starring , and . The film, based on a Bengali short story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Boss
''My Boss'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Jeethu Joseph, starring Dileep and Mamta Mohandas in the lead roles and Mukesh in a cameo appearance. It is the third film by Jeethu Joseph. The film is produced by East Coast Vijayan under the banner of East Coast Communications. It was filmed in Mumbai and various locales in Kerala. The film is inspired from the American film '' The Proposal'' (2009) starring Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock, which included various dialogues and plot twists which adapted into the film 'My Boss'.Paresh C Palicha (12 November 2012)"Review: My Boss is a loud copy of a Hollywood film" Rediff.com. Retrieved 12 November 2012. The humor and comedy in the movie made it a huge success at the box office The film is set in the backdrop of the IT industry. The film follows Manu Varma (Dileep) who's hired as the executive assistant in a leading firm in Mumbai who aspires to migrate to a foreign country while Priya Nair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalimannu
''Kalimannu'' is a Malayalam drama film written and directed by Blessy and starring Swetha Menon in the lead role and Biju Menon, Suhasini Maniratnam, Suhasini in Major Supporting roles. Inspired by the Purana, Puranic story of Abhimanyu and his mother Subhadra, the film portrays the relationship of the protagonist with her baby, before and after it is born. Swetha Menon's real-life delivery was shot live on camera for the film. Plot Meera is a club dancer in the dark streets of Mumbai, who like all performers of Mumbai, aspires to be on the screen someday. She gets used by film producers who promise her roles in their films, but fail to do so later. Frustrated, she even thinks of ending her life. But the unexpected arrival of Shyam, a taxi driver, changes the course of her life. He marries her and makes for a lovely husband. Her career also starts looking up as she progresses to being a popular item dancer and then gets cast as the heroine in a film. But, on the day of the previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Yathrayil
''Oru Yathrayil'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam anthology film. The film comprises four shorts namely ''Honeymoon'', ''I Love My Appa'', ''Marichavarude Kadal'' and ''Amma'' which all are half an hour long each. The four featurettes are directed by Rajesh Amanakkara, Mathews, Priyanandanan and Major Ravi respectively. Major Ravi coordinated the efforts for the film. Another featurette titled ''Sarvashiksha Abhiyan'' directed by Vinod Vijayan was originally announced but was not included in the final print. Films Common Cast * Anoop Chandran * Bineesh Kodiyeri * Rajeev Pillai * Jayakrishnan * Pradeep Chandran Pradeep is a Diya lamp, used in Puja (religious ceremonies) in Hinduism, Jainism, & Buddhism. It is related to the name Pradip. Notable people with the name include: Pradeep Dahal* Pradeep (actor) * Kavi Pradeep * Vidya Pradeep * Pradeep Kumar ... Plots ''Honeymoon'' is a take on the life of a newlywed couple in the backdrop of a slum. ''I Love My Appa'' is a family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Indian Pranayakatha
''Oru Indian Pranayakadha'' () is a 2013 Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written by Ikbal Kuttipuram and directed by Sathyan Anthikad starring Fahadh Faasil and Amala Paul. The film was a sleeper hit despite competition from ''Drishyam''. Plot ''Oru Indian Pranayakadha'' is a love story which shows the relationship between a trickish person named Aymanam Sidharthan and a disciplined Canadian citizen of Malayali origin named Irene Gardner. In the beginning, the story shows the political life of Sidharthan. He is the local youth wing leader political outfit. Protege of the district president of the party, Uthup Vallikkadan, Sidharthan hopes to make it big in politics . However, his dreams are shattered when the party High command decides to nominate the daughter of one of the party's senior leader's daughter named Vimala Ramanathan. This leads the young politician in despair. During this time the girl Irene Gardner visits Kerala to shoot a documentary. She is in search of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 (film)
''1983'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age sports film directed by fashion photographer Abrid Shine, who wrote the story and co-wrote the script with Bipin Chandran. The film, produced under the banner of Shams Films, stars Nivin Pauly in the lead role. Anoop Menon, Nikki Galrani, Joy Mathew, Srinda Arhaan, Jacob Gregory, Saiju Kurup, Shine Tom Chacko, Dinesh, Sui Joseph, Neeraj Madhav and Sanju, make up the rest of the cast. Pradeesh Varma cranked the camera and the music director was Gopi Sunder, for which he received the 62nd National Film Awards for Best Background Score. The film is a family drama that revolves around cricket. It centers on Rameshan (Nivin Pauly) and his memories from 1983 when India won its first World Cup under Kapil Dev. ''1983'', which is also a tribute to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, was released on 31 January and was the first success film of 2014. All the songs composed by Gopi Sunder became popular and one of them, "Olanjali Kuruvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salaam Kashmier
''Salaam Kashmier'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Joshiy, produced by Mahaa Subair and scripted by Sethu. The film stars Jayaram, Suresh Gopi and Miya alongside Lalu Alex, Krishna Kumar, Vijayaraghavan and Ponnamma Babu. The film was highly critized for its shoddy making, especially the background score. Plot The film's storyline revolves around two men: Tomy Eeppan Devassy and Sreekumar. Sreekumar, a character who does all the domestic work expected from a wife in normal course. Into this peaceful world enters Tomy disrupting the domestic bliss and bringing out an unexpected twist. With his arrival everything goes haywire in Sreekumar's life and he reaches a position where he can no longer be with his family. The film unravels the mysterious past of both the characters finding the cause behind their unusual demeanor. Cast * Jayaram as Major Sreekumar, Indian Military Cyber Intelligence Wing Commanding Officer * Suresh Gopi as Lt. Colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onnum Mindathe
''Onnum Mindathe'' (Without Saying anything) is a 2014 Indian Malayalam family-drama movie, produced by Shafeer Sait and directed by Sugeeth. The film stars Jayaram, Meera Jasmine, Manoj K. Jayan in the lead roles while Devi Ajith, Lalu Alex, Baby Anikha, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Joy Mathew, Valsala Menon, Ambika Mohan and Jayaraj Warrier playing supporting roles. Cast * Jayaram as Sachidanandan * Meera Jasmine as Shyama * Manoj K. Jayan as Jose * Sarayu as Rose * Devi Ajith * Shritha Sivadas * Anikha Surendran * Dharmajan Bolgatty as Vinod * Joy Mathew * Chinnu Kuruvila as Sara George * Valsala Menon * Ambika Mohan * Jayaraj Warrier * Lalu Alex Music * "Thennalin" Singer: Sangeetha Srinkanth * "Onnu Mindathe" Singer: K. J. Yesudas * "Ariyampadathu" Singer: Madhu Balakrishnan Madhu Balakrishnan is an Indian playback singer who sings in different languages Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada. Personal life Madhu Balakrishnan was born on 24 June 1974 to Balakrishnan and Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Life Partner (2014 Film)
''My Life Partner'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by M. B. Padmakumar. It stars Sudev Nair, Ameer Niyas and Anusree Nair in the lead roles and features Sukanya, Geetha Vijayan and Valsala Menon in supporting roles. The film was produced by Rejimon for Kirthana Movies. The story deals with the deep and intricate emotional relationship between two men, Kiran (Sudev Nair) and Richard (Ameer Niyas). It deals with this subject matter by shedding light on mental attachment, rather than the sexual relationship. The film won the 2014 Kerala State Film Awards for Second best film and Best actor for Sudev Nair. Synopsis The film starts with a flashback in which Richard and Pavithra are getting married in a church. It is revealed that Pavithra was an orphan living in an orphanage associated with the Roman Catholic Church. In the present, Richard is seeing Dr. Leela Iyyer for marital problems. He tells Dr.Iyyer that he cannot properly have a physical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
