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Vinayak Sasikumar
Vinayak Sasikumar (born 13 June 1994) is an Indian lyricist, who works in Malayalam cinema. Personal life He was born in Trivandrum, Kerala to S. Sasikumar and Asha Sasikumar. At the age of 12, he started writing poetry. Later, he moved to Chennai and completed his graduation in Economics from Loyola College, Chennai. He completed his post-graduation from Madras School of Economics. After a span wherein he worked for Ford Motors as a data scientist, he moved to Kochi as a full-time lyricist. Career He made his debut as a lyricist in the movie Kutteem Kolum directed by Guinness Pakru. Later in the year 2013, he wrote songs for the movie Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi directed by Sameer Thahir. The songs composed by Rex Vijayan, went on to become top hits. In 2013, he worked for the movie North 24 Kaatham, directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. In 2014, he wrote songs for the movie 7th Day, directed by Syamdhar. His next movie was Sapthamashree Thaskaraha. Vinayak w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration population is around 1.68 million. Located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland, Thiruvananthapuram is a major information technology hub in Kerala and contributes 55% of the state's software exports as of 2016. Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India", the city is characterised by its undulating terrain of low coastal hills. The present regions that constitute Thiruvananthapuram were ruled by the Ays who were feudatories of the Chera dynasty. In the 12th century, it was conquered by the Kingdom of Venad. In the 18th century, the king Marthanda Varma expanded the territory, founded the princely state of Travancore, and made Thiruvananthapuram its capital. Travancore became the most dominan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Day (film)
''7th Day'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Syamdhar (in his directorial debut) and written by Akhil Paul. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran as David Abraham, a 42-year-old IPS officer who is on a trail of an unnatural case. The film also features Tovino Thomas, Anu Mohan, Vinay Forrt, Yog Japee, Janani Iyer and Praveen Prem in substantial roles. ''7th Day'' was a commercial success of the year at the box office. Plot The story starts with a monologue by David Abraham (Prithviraj Sukumaran), IPS during the night of Christmas. When he leaves a party, he gets involved in an accident with Shan (Vinay Forrt) and Vinu (Anu Mohan). David takes them to the hospital to treat Vinu's injury which he sustained while falling off the bike. From the hospital Vinu escapes, to Shan's horror. David starts to suspect that there is something wrong. But Shan says there is no problem and David drops him at his place. Then he notices that Vinu has droppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi
''Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy-adventure written and directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. It features an ensemble cast including Kunchako Boban, Bharath, Sunny Wayne, Nedumudi Venu, Chemban Vinod, Reenu Mathews, Jacob Gregory and Sudheer Karamana. The film was produced by Prem Menon under Global United Media. The music was composed by Rex Vijayan, while the background score by Sushin Shyam. The film released on 16 October 2015. Plot Philipose John Varkey, a nature enthusiast, sends letters to 100 people to save an unknown tribal village called "7000 Kandi". Various people came, some of them returned because they realised the village is haunted. But six people (Shanumgan Ilangovan, Madhumita Krishnan, C. K. A. K. Menon, Beeran, Prof. N. Neelakandan and Ananthakrishnan Iyer) came to the village with the help of Malavedan. Philipose informs them about a treaty between a landlord and Livingston company 150 years ago. As per treaty, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haram (film)
''Haram'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written, edited and directed by Vinod Sukumaran. Starring Fahadh Faasil and Radhika Apte, the film was produced by P. Sukumar and Saji Samuel under the banner of Odd Impressions & Big Leaf. Satheesh Kurup was the cinematographer and Thaikkudam Bridge provided the music. ''Haram'' was released on 20 February 2015. Angel Shijoy won Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for lending voice for Radhika Apte. Cast * Fahadh Faasil as Balakrishnan (Balu) * Radhika Apte as Isha * S. P. Sreekumar as Salaam * Rajshri Deshpande as Ameena * Sagarika Bhatia as Gargi * Madhupal * Renji Panicker * Binoy * Thara Kalyan * M. Vishnu as Moota Chettiyar Release ''Haram'' was released on 20 February 2015. Critical reception Sify wrote, "the film leaves you with some solid memories that will haunt you long after the end titles start rolling. But it could have been much better in a film, which has some fantastic moments, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayaanadhi
''Mayaanadhi'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film directed and co-produced by Aashiq Abu, and written by Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair. The film stars Tovino Thomas as a criminal on the run and Aishwarya Lekshmi as an aspiring actress. Their troubled love and struggle for survival form the basic plot of the film. It released on 22 December 2017 to widespread critical acclaim from critics. The film was praised for the way it tackled with sexuality and was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade. The plot was inspired by the 1960 French film '' Breathless''. Plot John Mathew (Tovino Thomas) is an orphan, living as a thug. He participates in an undercover deal on behalf of his boss, who is busy with his daughter's schooling. Mathew convinces his group that their boss is intentionally pulling out of the deal due to the risk involved. However, they reach the hotel without any issue. While Mathew is taking a bath, three police o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pullikkaran Staraa
''Pullikkaran Staraa'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Syamdhar and starring Mammootty, Deepti Sati and Asha Sarath . The film released on 1 September 2017, coinciding with Onam and Bakrid festivals. Plot Rajakumaran ( Mammootty), moves to Kochi as an instructor in a teacher's training institute and he meets two women, Manjari (Asha Sarath) and Manjima (Deepti Sati) which changes the turn of his life. Cast * Mammootty as Rajakumaran *Deepti Sati as Manjima (voice-over by Raveena Ravi) *Asha Sarath as Manjari Anthony, a School teacher *Innocent as Omanakshan Pillai *Sijoy Varghese as Anthony *Vivek Gopan as Vivek *Dileesh Pothan as Kuryachen *Hareesh Perumanna as Bharathan *Pearle Maaney as Angelina *Sohan Seenulal * Nitha Promy as Deepa teacher * Alencier Ley Lopez as Kumaran, Rajakumaran's father *Maniyanpilla Raju as Murali Nambiar, Manjima's father *Anjali Aneesh as Mayur's wife *Thesni Khan as Vedikettu Mridhula *Sunil Sukhada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parava (film)
''Parava'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Soubin Shahir with a script jointly written by Shahir and Muneer Ali. It is Shahir's directorial debut film and stars Amal Shah, Govind V. Pai and Shane Nigam, along with an extended guest appearance by Dulquer Salmaan. Principal photography began at Fort Kochi on 1 June 2016. The film was released on 21 September 2017. Plot The story takes place in Mattancherry and revolves around the life of two teen boys namely Haseeb and Irshad a.k.a. "Ichappi". Both of them are best friends and share a common interest in pigeon taming. Ichappi lives with his parents, his sister, and his brother Shane. Shane is indifferent and doesn't speak to anyone. The boys' love for birds is unconditional. They have local competitors, who have stolen their prized champion female pigeon. Though it is stated that Ichappi and Haseeb are not aware of this. When school reopens Ichappi is sad since he could not pass ninth grade. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Father
''The Great Father'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Haneef Adeni and jointly produced by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Arya, Santhosh Sivan, and Shaji Nadesan under the banner of August Cinema. It stars Mammootty and Arya with Sneha, Anikha, Malavika Mohanan, Santhosh Keezhattoor, Balaji Sharma and Kalabhavan Shajon in the supporting roles. The original release date of 25 December 2016 was postponed to 30 March 2017. A dubbed version in Hindi, titled ''Dashing Jigarwala'', was also released. Plot Samuel (Shaam) is a police officer investigating the crimes of serial child abuse and murder. He receives a phone call from a child abuser who calls himself "Joker". Samuel tracks his location, goes to his place, and is killed by the Joker. The cases are picked up by Officer Andrews Eappan (Arya), from the Crime Investigation Department (CBCID). The story then shifts to Sarah David (Anikha), a 10-year-old girl whose hero is her father David Nainan (Mamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godha (film)
''Godha'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language sports comedy film directed by Basil Joseph and written by Rakesh Mantodi, and jointly produced by AVA Productions and E4 Entertainment. The film stars Tovino Thomas, Wamiqa Gabbi, Aju Varghese and Renji Panicker. The plot follows Aanjaneya Das, son of a gatta gusthi coach, who brings home Aditi Singh, a Punjabi wrestler. ''Godha'' was released on 19 May 2017. Plot In Punjab, Aditi Singh is a Punjab University wrestling champion. Her late father had encouraged her to take up wrestling from a young age but her older brother restricts her, sometimes through violent means. In a small village in Kerala, gatta gusthi wrestling used to be a passion for the old generations but the younger generation has moved on to cricket. They frequently clash over Manayathuvayal, a large field where wrestling competitions used to happen years earlier. Aanjaneya Das is one of the youth of the village that play cricket and is generally aimless in life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezra (2017 Film)
''Ezra'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language supernatural horror thriller film written and directed by Jay K. starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Priya Anand, Tovino Thomas, Sujith Shankar, Vijayaraghavan Pillai, and Sudev Nair in the leading roles. Principal photography began in late-June 2016. Major filming locations were Fort Cochin and Sri Lanka. The movie grossed 50 crore at the box-office. It was remade in Hindi in 2021 as ''Dybbuk''. The film was inspired by hollywood horror film The Possession (2012). Plot The film opens with the death of the last Malabar Jew in Cochin. An antique seller steals antique items including a strange looking box with Jewish inscriptions from the Jew's house. An unseen force from the box mauls and kills a worker in his shop at night. A.C.P Shafeer Ahammed (Tovino Thomas) is assigned the case but is unable to reach a lead. Ranjan Mathew (Prithviraj Sukumaran), a nuclear waste management specialist based in Mumbai, is transferred to Kochi with w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guppy (film)
''Guppy'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Johnpaul George. It stars Chethan Jayalal and Tovino Thomas in the lead roles, along with Sreenivasan, Rohini, Sudheer Karamana, Dileesh Pothan, and Alencier Ley Lopez in supporting roles. The film was released on 5 August 2016 to positive reviews, but had a moderate performance in the box office. The film revolves around the unexpected rivalry that starts between a teenager, Guppy and the engineer who comes for the construction of the village dream project. Centered on the theme of hope. Plot Named after the angel, ''Michael'' (rather known as ''Guppy'') is the sole support to his ailing mother. A talented artist, the teenager earns a living by rearing and selling the ornamental fish – Guppy. He takes great care of his disabled Mother and aspires to gift her a fully automatic wheelchair, someday. The little mischiefs that his friends get into and the occasional glimpses from the neighborhood t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iyobinte Pusthakam
''Iyobinte Pusthakam'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language period thriller film directed by Amal Neerad. It stars an ensemble cast including Fahadh Faasil, Lal, Jayasurya, Isha Sharvani, Jinu Joseph, Chemban Vinod Jose, Vinayakan, Padmapriya, Sreejith Ravi, T.G Ravi, Amith Chakalakkal, John Vijay, Soubin Shahir and Lena. Aashiq Abu makes a cameo appearance as P.J. Antony. Faasil and Neerad co-produced the film. The movie was scripted by Gopan Chithambaran with dialogues written by Syam Pushkaran. The film is a period drama set in the mid-20th century in Munnar, Western Ghats. It follows the life of Iyob and the sibling rivalry between his sons Aloshy, Ivan and Dimitri who are named after the characters from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's ''The Brothers Karamazov''. Principal photography commenced in March 2014 at Vagamon in Idukki Kerala, India. ''Iyobinte Pusthakam'' was released on 7 November 2014. The film was highly critically acclaimed and was a box-office success. It re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
