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Vani Viswanath
Vani Viswanath (born 13 May 1971) is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Telugu films. In 2000, Vani won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performance in '' Susanna'', directed by T. V. Chandran. She was termed as Mollywood's "Action Queen". In 2017, she joined in Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh. Early life Vani was born as the fourth among the five children of Malayali parents Thazhathuveettil Vishwanathan, an astrologer and Girija, a housewife in Ollur, Thrissur in 1971. She did her schooling at St. Raphael's Convent Girls High School, Ollur and thereafter at Chennai. When she was 13, her father predicted through astrology that she will become an actor and also she will enter into the politics. Career She has appeared predominantly in Malayalam and Telugu movies. She acted in '' The King'' with Mammootty and in Usthad with Mohanlal and in Chinthamani Kolacase with Suresh Gopi respectively. She also appeared in Kannada a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ollur
Ollur is a major suburban area and an old commercial town in the city of Thrissur of Kerala state, South India. It is about away from Swaraj Round on old National Highway 47 (India) towards Kochi. From ancient time onwards, Ollur was a major business centre in Thrissur district. Now, this geographical area is part of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. It is situated between Kuriachira and Thalore on the National Highway. However, a specific identity for this geographical region is still there due to the urban setting of this region and its important religious institutions. History The first recorded history of Ollur is the establishment of St. Anthony's Forane Church in 1718. Before India's independence, Ollur belonged to Kingdom of Cochin. Later it was with Travancore-Cochin State. In 1919, Ollur Panchayat was formed with villages of Ollur and Edakunny. The first Panchayat President was E. Ikkanda Warrier, who later became the prime minister of Cochin State. He was followed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, India. The nickname ''Tollywood'' is a portmanteau of the words Telugu and Hollywood. By 2021, it has emerged as the largest film industry in India in terms of box-office. Since 1909, filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in producing short films and travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work. In 1921, he produced the silent film, '' Bhishma Pratigna'', generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film, and hence, regarded as the ''Father of Telugu cinema''. In 1933, '' Sati Savitri'' directed by Chittajallu Pullayya received an honorary diploma at the 2nd Venice. Known for its big-ticket, and popular film genre catering to wider audience, works such as ''Pathala Bhairavi'' (1951) (only South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaliveedu
''Kaliveedu'' is a 1996 Malayalam family drama film directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Jagadish, Sunitha and Vani Viswanath in lead roles. The film explores the marital relationship of Mahesh (Jayaram) and Mridula (Manju Warrier) and their lives following their divorce. Plot The film begins with Mahesh who is an architect/interior designer by profession in a reputed company. Ulahannan is a site supervisor in the same company. Ulahannan, Dr. Gonzales and Mahesh are good friends. Yamini is a modern girl from USA who wishes to settle down in Kerala and approaches Mahesh for designing her house. Upon her father's insistence Yamini wishes to marry Mahesh but is surprised to know that Mahesh is already married to a dancer named Mridula. Mahesh reveals that he was very disciplined due to his upbringing in a military family . Mahesh used to regularly exercise, wake up early, read newspapers and keep his house/clothes clean. Mahesh wanted a wife who is discipl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandrika Kuthira
''Manthrika Kuthira'' () is a 1996 Malayalam crime thriller film directed by Viji Thampi, starring Manoj K. Jayan, Vani Viswanath and Mohini in the lead roles.The film ran more than 30 days in theatres. Plot The film start with a police squad led by Circle Inspector Venugopal adventurously arresting Kondotty Jaffar, who is wanted for murder and the rape of four women. Public prosecutor Sunny Kuruvilla manages to get Jaffar convicted. On being sentenced to 40 years in prison, Jaffar threatens to murder Sunny and his family. Sunny leads a happy life with his wife Ancy and a young daughter who is studying in a boarding school away from home. Sunny is a popular novelist as well with a great female following, which Ancy is not happy about. The couple leads a romantic life. Ancy's sister Sonia, a college student also visit them often. Jose Kuruvilla, Sunny's younger brother is an aspiring but unsuccessful film director. He brands himself as Prem Gandhi and is in love with Sonia, but f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of The Match (film)
''Man of the Match'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language satire black comedy written and directed by D. Satya Prakash. Movie produced under PRK Productions banner. The film stars Nataraj S. Bhat, Dharmanna Kadooru. Satya Prakash uses a film-within-a-film narrative where the main actors play fictionalised versions of themselves. Nataraj decides to produce a film, after frustrated with his acting career not taking off anywhere, with his actor friend Dharmanna. The day of auditions in a huge studio provides more drama and surprises than expected, as Nataraj has something different on his mind. Cast * Nataraj S. Bhat as himself, director of the film * Dharmanna Kadooru as himself, producer of the film * Sunder as himself * Veena Sunder as herself * Vasuki Vaibhav as himself, Cameo appearance * Manjunath D as Swamy, supporting actor * Atharva Prakash as cutout Hero * Mayuri Nataraj * Brunda Vikram as Bhavana, Bhushan fiancee * Sridatta as Bhushan as Software Engineer * Sridhar Ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakshashila
''Thakshashila'' is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Sreekumar Krishnan Nair (as K. Shrikuttan), starring Suresh Gopi in lead role. Plot Gautam Krishna is an ace mountaineer and instructor at the government institute in Himachal who has climbed the Himalayas over and again and helps the police in missions there, sometimes involving terrorists and insurgents. In the latter, he is usually brought in by his friends and admirers like DSP Rajeevan, while corrupt officers at the higher end like SP Chowdhary and the DGP K. M. Nair himself are shown to have a grudge against him. Even at his own institute, Deputy Director Sheela Nambiar bears grudges against him and constantly tries to thwart him while the Director Wilson Pereira tries to tone the irreverent Gautam down so that his services and expertise aren't lost to the institute. Gautam lives with his sister Ganga Menon who is a customs officer. They happen to have a tragic past and childhood, their father having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta
''Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta'' is 1995 Malayalam film starring Jayaram and Vani Viswanath.The film had musical score compossed by Johnson. Plot A grandfather tries to find a groom for his granddaughter Maya, who returns from Mumbai. However, he does not know that she is already married to photographer Jayadevan. There is a parallel plot line in which a few underworld dons are trying to retrieve diamonds from Maya, which she possesses unknowingly. Cast *Jayaram as Jayadevan *Vani Viswanath as Maya Surendran / Manaseswari Gupta *Narendra Prasad as Mangalam Veetil Mooppil Nair * Janardhanan as Achuthankutty \ Eldest Son of Nair *Innocent as Narayanankutty \ Second son of Nair *K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Kamalakshi \ Elder Daughter of Nair *Jagathy Sreekumar as Sivankutty \ Achuthankutti's son *Mamukkoya as Koya *Kanakalatha as Narayanankutty's Wife * K. R. Vatsala as Vishalam - Achuthankutty's Wife *Jose Pellissery as Sahadevan \ Kamalakshi's Husband *Indrans as Dasan / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannar Mathai Speaking
''Mannar Mathai Speaking'' is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film produced and directed by Mani C. Kappan and written by Siddique-Lal. The stars Mukesh, Innocent, Sai Kumar, Vani Viswanath, Biju Menon, Geetha Vijayan, K. P. Ummer, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Janardhanan, Indrans, Vijayaraghavan, Sukumari, Harisree Ashokan and Cochin Haneefa. It is a sequel to the 1989 film '' Ramji Rao Speaking'', and is followed by ''Mannar Mathai Speaking 2'' (2014). Vani Viswanath made her debut in this film as a leading actress. The film was a commercial success. It is loosely based on the 1958 film ''Vertigo''. Priyadarshan adapted certain subplots of the film for his Hindi film, ''Bhagam Bhag'' (2006), which went on to be remade in Telugu as ''Brahmanandam Drama Company''. Writer Siddique later reused the story and tweaked it for his Tamil film ''Sadhu Miranda'' (2008) and Telugu film '' Maaro'' (2011). Plot Mannar Mathai is now running a drama group under ''Urvashi Theatres''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sipayi Lahala
''Sipayi Lahala'' () is an Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Vinayan and written by Sreenivasan from a story by Vinayan in 1995 . It stars Mukesh, Vani Viswanath, Vijayaraghavan, Nirosha and Sreenivasan. The film was a commercial success. Plot Rajendran is portrayed as a peon in Brittoli company. Its Managing Director Ramanathan is a pompous womanizer. Accountant Appukkuttan Menon is his close friend and trusted advisor. Rajendran, with the help of Appukkuttan pretends to be the manager so that his love interest Radhika's parents would agree to their marriage. Appukkuttan convinces Ramanathan that he can have Radhika if he lets Rajendran be the manager. Ramanathan wants to meet Rajendran's wife, and he arranges a reception meanwhile Appukutan arranges a girl to act as Rajendran's wife for the reception. During the reception, Rajendran is asked to sing while Ramanathan tries to romance Rajendran's wife and asks Appukuttan to take her to his room. After the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evidence (1988 Film)
''Evidence'' (announced as ''Puthumazhatthullikal'') is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by actor Raghavan, starring Shankar. The film is the remake of Tamil fim ''Udhaya Geetham''. Cast *Shankar - Prince * Seema - Alphonsa John Jacob *Vani Viswanath - Dalia *Radha Ravi - Rajashekhar *Captain Raju - Damu *Adoor Bhasi - Advocate Chidambaram * Raghavan - Father Dominic *Prathapachandran - John Jacob * Sudheer - Thomas *Janardanan - D I G *P. Sreekumar - Sharath *Vincent - Asst. Jail Superintendent *Bobby Kottarakkara - a convict *Radha Ravi Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi (born 29 July 1952) is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Raadhika. He is a ...-Rajashekhar *M Chandran Nair *K.G. Menon *Sugandhi References 1988 films 1980s Malayalam-language films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhishma (1996 Film)
''Bhishma'' is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language thriller action film directed by Jagdish A Sharma, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Harish kumar, Anjali Jathar, and Vani Viswanath. The film was released on 26 July 1996 under the banner of R.A.R. Movies. Plot Paro, her mother, and her brother, Natwar, find an unconscious man near their town. They bring him to their house and nurse him back to health, only to find out that he has the mind of a 12-year-old child. They name him Bhola. Years pass, and Paro falls in love with Bhola for rescuing her from a molester. Before they can get married, Bhola is viciously attacked and left for dead by Paro's molester, and is hospitalized. While in the hospital, Police Sub-Inspector Abhimanyu Verma discovers Bhola is not who he claims to be, but rather a homicidal maniac - named Bhishma - wanted for killing three policemen and is possibly masquerading as a 12-year-old child to hide from the police. Cast *Mithun Chakraborty as Bhola / Inspector Bhishm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung (1996 Film)
''Jung'' () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language action drama film, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Aditya Pancholi (in double role) Ajay Devgn, Rambha, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Tinnu Anand and Sujata Mehta. Plot ''Jung'' has Mithun and Ajay Devgn playing brothers, but due to circumstances, police officer Mithun had to cross swords with his brother to protect justice. The third angle of the film is the double role portrayed by Aditya Pancholi, one negative and the positive. Cast *Mithun Chakraborty as ACP Arjun Saxena *Aditya Pancholi as Engine Driver Suraj / Billa (dual role) * Ajay Devgan as Ajay Bahadur Saxena * Rambha as Madhu *Vani Viswanath as Laxmi Saxena, ACP Arjun's wife. * Sujata Mehta as Sita *Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Chakradhari Chaudhary *Tinnu Anand as Sita's father Production The role of Arjun Saxena was first offered to Sanjay Dutt but he refused to play that role, then makers approached Anil Kapoor but he also declined after reading the script of his character, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
