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Venu Nagavalli
Venu Nagavally (16 April 1949 – 10 September 2010) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. He has directed 12 films. Son of writer, commentator, and broadcaster Nagavally R. S. Kurup, Venu has acted in about fifty films, directed films such as ''Sukhamo Devi'' (1986), ''Sarvakalashala'' (1987), ''Lal Salam (1990 film), Lal Salam'' (1990), and ''Aye Auto'' (1990), and scripted the commercially successful ''Kilukkam'' (1991). Venu Nagavally died at Thiruvananthapuram on 9 September 2010. Biography Venu Nagavally was born on 16 April 1949 as the son of the noted play writer Nagavally R. S. Kurup and Rajamma. Ramachandran, Vasundara and Lalithambika are his siblings. He completed his education from Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram and University College Trivandrum. He had a bachelor's degree in Politics and a Diploma in journalism. Venu started his career as an announce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramankary
Ramankary is a village in the Kuttanad region of India. It is 9 km away from Changanacherry town and 17 km from Alappuzha city. It is one of the villages in Alapuzha on the bank of the Manimala River with picturesque vast paddy fields. Geography The villages bordering Ramankary include Veliyanau on the north, Mampuzhakkary on the east, Manalady on west and Vezhapra on south. History There is no recorded history on the origin of this land. But the oral history among local people, transferred from generation to generation is a blend of myths and legends. There is reference to Kuttanad in the epic Mahabharata of ancient India. During their exile, the five Pandava princes are said to have traveled through this land. In those days, Kuttanad was part of a dense forest, later destroyed by a forest fire which is also mentioned in the epic. Thus came the place name Chuttanad or the burnt place. In course of time Chuttanad became Kuttanad. One can still see 'kari' or coal if we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School
Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, (previously called Government Model High School) is a school in Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, India. The school is affiliated to the Kerala State Board of Education and is one of the oldest schools in Kerala. History In 1885, a normal school was started in Trivandrum by the government of Travancore for training male teachers. It was situated in the compound where St.Joseph's Higher Secondary school is at present. In 1903 it was shifted to Thycaud. The magnificent main building of the school, an example of European architecture, was built in 1910 during the reign of Maharaja Sree Moolam Thirunal Ramavarma. The first headmaster was Dr. C F Clarke who served for three years. He lived on the school campus; the house where he stayed remains as Clarke's Bungalow. One of the earliest headmasters of the training college was Shri. P.G. Sadasiva Iyer, who was an M.A. in Chemistry from the Madras Presidency college. The school was the city's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roudram
''Roudram'' is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language action crime film directed by Renji Panicker. Mammootty plays the lead role of a dedicated police officer. Sai Kumar, Vijayaraghavan, and Rajan P Dev play other leading roles. The film was a commercial success at the box office. Plot In Kochi, Kambilikkandam Jose is a drug baron who arrives to meet Pattakkalil Purushothaman "Appichai" Pilla, one of the largest drug dealers in South India, for a massive hike in his commission. Appichai arrives, along with his foster son Sethumadhavan "Sethu". Appichai calls Sethu, who is on a cruise in Goa. Upon his return to Kochi, Sethu kills Jose with the help from IG Balagopal. The death brings on a strong protest inside the state, causing the C.M. to order a detailed investigation. ACP Narendran "Nari", is in-charge of the inquiry. Widely known for his aggressive and belligerent behavior, Narendra begins the investigation by questioning Dr. Ratnakumari (the assistant surgeon who conducted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagyadevatha
''Bhagyadevatha'' () is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikkad from a story by Rajesh Jayaraman. It features Jayaram, Kaniha, and Narain. Plot Benny Chacko, a cable operator, is ambitious about earning wealth and getting rich. His friend gives him the idea of getting married so he can use the dowry to fulfill his dreams. Benny marries Daisy. To his dismay, he realizes that his father-in-law has not been able to arrange for the dowry, as agreed. This angers Benny but he decides to be patient and wait a few months before taking any further step. Meanwhile, he informs Daisy that until the dowry is received, their relationship would remain unconsummated. Three months pass but Daisy's father is unable to give Benny the entire dowry. Benny is angered, and he drops Daisy at her home. He tells her parents that she can return home after the dowry has been arranged for. Daisy and her family are greatly saddened by his behavior but the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liver Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is the impaired liver function caused by the formation of scar tissue known as fibrosis due to damage caused by liver disease. Damage causes tissue repair and subsequent formation of scar tissue, which over time can replace normal functioning tissue, leading to the impaired liver function of cirrhosis. The disease typically develops slowly over months or years. Early symptoms may include tiredness, weakness, loss of appetite, unexplained weight loss, nausea and vomiting, and discomfort in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. As the disease worsens, symptoms may include Pruritus, itchiness, peripheral edema, swelling in the lower legs, ascites, fluid build-up in the abdomen, jaundice, coagulopathy, bruising easily, and the development of spider angioma, spider-like blood vessels in the skin. The fluid build-up in the abdomen may become spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, spontaneously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayyur Revolt
Kayyur incident also known as Kayyur uprising or Kayyur Revolt is a series of incidents that occurred in Kayyur village of present-day Kasaragod district during British rule in India. The peaceful farmers protest on 1941 March 28 turned violent and the mob accidentally killed a policeman. 61 were trialed for this violent deed and 4 persons were sentenced to death. Background Karnataka and Kasaragod district (which was part of South Canara earlier) were ruled by the Ikkeri Nayakas and the subsequent Kingdom of Mysore. These areas came under the control of the British after the defeat of Tipu Sultan in the Battle of Srirangapatna in 1799. With the enactment of the Permanent Settlement Act by the British, the landlord-tenant system came into existence, which made a section of the landlords dependent on the British and began to exploit the common people. As the Kasaragod region was part of the South Canara district, the tenancy law which was compulsory in Malabar did not come into f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hindi alone, the highest number of films done by any Hindi film director after David Dhawan. He was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his early Malayalam films. Priyadarshan has also directed many advertisement films. Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Towards 2000s, he moved to Bollywood (Hindi-language cinema) and remained active throughout the decade. In 2013, he announced that ''Rangrezz'' would be his last Hindi film for a while and shifted focus to Malayalam cinema. His most notable films include ''Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu'', ''Thalavattam'', ''Vellanakalude Nadu'', ''Chith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakthasakshikal Sindabad
''Rakthasaakshikal Sindabad'' (English: Long live the martyrs) is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language historical political thriller movie directed by Venu Nagavalli, featuring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Sukanya in the lead roles. The revolt scenes in the film were directed by Priyadarshan. The film released on 30 October 1998 coinciding with the thirtieth anniversary of Punnapra-Valayar. Plot A political story set in the pre-independent India when Communism came into the picture. Cast * Mohanlal as Siva Subrahmanya Iyer * Suresh Gopi as Urmees Tharakan Mappilassery * Nassar as Divan Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer * Murali as E. Sreedharan * Nedumudi Venu as Iyer's elder brother * Zainuddin as comrade * Karamana Janardanan Nair as Raman Thirumulpadu * Rajan P. Dev as Mappilassery Tharakan * Mala Aravindan * Zainuddin * Jagannatha Varma * Sukanya as Sivakami Ammal * Ranjitha * Maathu * Sukumari as Subbulaxmi Ammal, Iyer's mother * Kalamandalam Sreejaya as Ammini Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayirappara
''Aayirappara'' is a 1993 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli, starring Mammootty, Urvashi and Madhu in the lead roles. The movie was produced by Sreekanth and Ashok under the banner of Gauridarshana and it has been distributed by Mak Release. Cast * Mammootty... Shauri * Urvashi... Parvathy * Madhu... Paappi * Narendra Prasad... Padhmanabha Kaimal * Vijayakumar... Chettiar * Jagathy Sreekumar * Sreenivasan... Vasu * V. K. Sreeraman... Basheer * Kuthiravattam Pappu... Urumees * Jagannathan... Chandrabhanu * Sankaradi as Priest * Prem Kumar... Yasodharan * Rajan P. Dev... Govinda Menon * K. P. A. C. Sunny... Chackochen * Shivaji * Rizabawa... Bhanuvikrama Kaimal * N. L. Balakrishnan * Poojappura Ravi... Kuruppu * Nandhu * Sukumari... Mary * Kuttyedathi Vilasini * Jezil Ashraf... Shauri (childhood) Soundtrack The songs in this movie were written by Kavalam Narayana Panicker and composed by Raveendran. The songs have been distributed by C. C. Audios. The background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aey Auto
''Aye Auto'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Venu Nagavalli and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars Mohanlal and Rekha in the lead roles. The songs were composed by Raveendran, while Johnson provided the background score. The plot follows the life of auto drivers in the city of Kozhikode in Kerala. ''Aye Auto'' was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of 1990 at the box office, behind '' His Highness Abdullah''. Plot Sudhi is an auto-rickshaw driver who meets Meenakshi, the granddaughter of a well-off family. Sudhi and Meenakshi fall in love, but face strong opposition from her family, their only support being her grandfather, Krishna Pillai. The police, despite having the duty of protecting the law, start breaking it. Cast * Mohanlal as Sudhi, a poor but loving young gentlemen, an auto driver * Rekha as Meenakshi ('Meenu'/'Meenukutty') * Sreenivasan as Police Inspector * Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair as Retd. Bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lal Salam
''Lal Salam'' ( " Red salute") is a salute, greeting, or code word used by communists in South Asia. The word ''lal'' means "red" in Hindustani; '' salam'' means "peace" in Arabic. In popular culture * ''Lal Salam (1990 film)'' is a film based in 1990 India in the Malayalam language. It is based on the lives of three actual communists in Kerala, South India: Mohanlal as Varghese Vaidyan, Murali as T. V. Thomas, and Smt K. R. Gowri Amma. * Lal Salaam (2002 film) ''Lal Salaam'' is a 2002 Bollywood musical action drama film starring Nandita Das, Sharad Kapoor and Sayaji Shinde. The film is directed by Gagan Vihari Borate and released on 3 May 2002. Plot This film revolves with the life of Rupi and Kann ..., a Bollywood musical action drama film Further reading * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lal Salam Greeting words and phrases Communism in Bangladesh Communism in Pakistan Communism in India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakshe
''Pakshe'' ( ml, പക്ഷേ, italic=yes; ''But'') is a 1994 Malayalam romantic drama film written by Cheriyan Kalpakavadi and directed by Mohan. It stars Mohanlal and Shobhana. The film was critically acclaimed. Plot "Pakshe" revolves around the tragic and sacrificial life of Balachandra Menon (Mohanlal), an IAS officer. Balan was brought up in a poor family whose properties were sold by his father (Karamana Janardanan Nair) to fund his legal cases. Unniyettan (Venu Nagavally) is Balan's teacher who motivates him to become an IAS officer. Balan is in love with Nandini (Shobana), an aspiring writer and belongs to a rich family. Their relationship is accepted by both the families and a marriage date is fixed. Balan successfully completes the IAS exams Unfortunately, Balan's father commits suicide, after losing the long drawn out case for which he had sold all his family properties and borrowed heavily and incurring huge debts, which Balan has to repay. Balan who had passed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
