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Warrier
Variyar (also written as Variar, Varyar, Warriar or Warrier) is a Hindu Ambalavasi caste in Kerala, India. Etymology The term Variyar has its origin in the Malayalam word 'Variyam' ( ml, വാരിയം /വാര്യം), which refers to a committee or a board. Variyam refers to an office of supervision. Thus variyar is a supervising officer or a member of a supervisory board or committee. The word is commonly used in the plural form as Variar (Varian + -ar) to denote respect. The feminine equivalent of Variar is ''Varassyar''. It is a combination of Variyassi/Variaththi and the plural suffix ''-ar''. People Notable people called Variar, Variyar, or Warrier include * CBC Warrier – Ex-Member of Legislative Assembly (Kerala) * Ikkanda Warrier (1890–1977) – the first and the last Prime Minister of the state of Cochin, India, beginning in 1948. * Gopi Warrier – pseudoscientist specialising in Ayurvedic medicine, playwright and poet. * Jayaraj Warrier – Actor * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manju Warrier
Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978) is an Indian actress, producer, classical dancer and playback singer who primarily appears in Malayalam language films. She is the recipient of several awards including one National Film Award, one Kerala State Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards South. She is regarded as one of the most prolific actresses in Malayalam cinema. She made her acting debut in ''Sakshyam'' (1995) at the age of 17. Her notable films include ''Thooval Kottaram'' (1996), ''Sallapam'' (1996), '' Ee Puzhayum Kadannu'' (1996), and '' Aaraam Thampuran'' (1997). Warrier married actor Dileep in 1998 and stopped acting. Since their divorce in 2014, she returned to cinema with the critically and commercially successful Malayalam film '' How Old Are You?'' (2014). Early life Manju Warrier was born on 10 September 1978 in Nagercoil city of Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu in a Malayali family. Her family is originally from Pullu village in Thrissur district of Kera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopi Warrier
Gopi Warrier is a practitioner of Indian Ayurvedic medicine, a playwright, and a poet. Life and career Gopi Warrier is the son of Govind Parameswara Warrier (G.P. Warrier), chairman of Indian National Railways and Principal Secretary to the Government of India. His grandfather was M.R. Krishna Warrier, a poet in Kerala. Warrier studied English Literature in India; he then took an MBA at the London Business School, studying also at the French Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) near Paris, and at the New York University Graduate School. Ayurvedic Charitable Hospital In 2000, Warrier founded The Ayurvedic Charitable Hospital, with 30 beds, in London. Warrier criticised the commercial aspect of Ayurveda clinics in Western countries, claiming that they were set up to trick people out of their money. In 2006, the hospital received a court order to wind up their activities due to insolvency, and the company was dissolved in 2012. Ayurvedic university In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unnayi Variyar
Unnayi Warrier was a poet, writer, scholar, and dramatist who lived in Kerala, India during the 17th/18th century. He is best known for his chef-d'oeuvre ''Nalacharitham'' aattakatha and is known to have made significant contributions to the art of Kathakali, the classical dance-drama form of Kerala. Biography There are only sketchy details available regarding Unnayi Warrier's real name, exact date and place of birth, his family background and literary achievements. There is consensus among scholars that his family name was 'Akathoottu Warriam' and that he was a garland maker (traditional vocation of Warriers (Variar)) by profession at Irinjalakkuda Koodalmanikyam Temple. One tangible record available that throws light on his life and times is that his work ''Nalacharitham aattakatha - 2nd day'' was enacted during the festival season of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum) in 1749 AD. This indicates that ''Nalacharitham'' was authored by Warrier during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shashi Warrier
Shashi Warrier is an Indian author who wrote ''Hangman's Journal''. He was born in Kerala and has an MSc(Hons.) in Economics from BITS Pilani. His father was in the Indian armed forces and Warrier spent his childhood in different parts of the country. He is also an avid biker and has travelled around India on his Royal Enfield Thunderbird. Shashi is married to writer (Circle of Fate) Prita Warrier. They live in Mangalore. Filmography He was the co-writer of the 2002 Indian English film '' Bokshu, the Myth'' directed by Shyamaprasad Shyamaprasad (born 7 November 1960) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor from Kerala. Career Shyamaprasad was born on 7 November 1960 at Palakkad, as the younger son of O. Rajagopal and Santhakumari. He was named after Shyama Prasad .... Bibliography * * * * * * * * * * * References Indian male novelists Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani alumni Living people Malayali people International Writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajashree Warrier
Rajashree Warrier is a Bharata Natyam dancer. She is also a writer in Malayalam and a vocalist. Early life and education Rajasree Warrier was born and brought up in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. She learned Bharathanatyam under the tutelage of V Mythili and Jayanthi Subramaiam. She got trained in carnatic music under Mullamudu Harihara Iyer, Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath, Parassala Ponnammal and B. Sasikumar. Warrier also holds a post graduate diploma in journalism. Career Media Warrier anchored the breakfast show ''Suprabhatham'' on Asianet for four years. She has also anchored, scripted and produced several programmes on DD Kerala, Amrita TV Amrita TV is an Indian Malayalam Language general Entertainment television channel owned by Mata Amritanandamayi Math. It was launched in 2005. Theme song The theme song, "Lokasamastha," was composed by Rahulraj for Mata Amritanandamayi's 50t ... and Asianet. Publications Warrier has written two books, ''Narthaki'' publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shobha Warrier
Shobha Warrier is an Indian journalist and author based in Chennai. She began her career as a creative writer, with publishing a number of short stories in Malayalam: "Ramakundam", "Meghana", and "Jalavidya". In 1996, she was awarded with the Lalithambika Sahitya Awards (named after the author and social reformer Lalithambika Antharjanam) for the lattermost, which was later translated to Kannada and Telugu. Warrier, however, felt that she did not receive any recognition with the work and subsequently became a journalist after getting persuasion from her friends. She is serving as the associate editorial director of the entertainment website Rediff.com. Writing career Warrier has authored four books, all of which were published by Vitasta Publishing. The first is ''The Diary of A Journalist: The Little Flower Girl and Others'' (2013), an anthological book containing 36 stories about her meeting with several people during her journalistic career. The idea of the book first came up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhu Warrier
Madhu Warrier (born 5 July 1976), professionally credited as Madhu Wariar, is an Indian actor, director and producer known for his roles in Malayalam films. He produced the films '' Swa Le'' (2009) and ''Mayamohini'' (2012). His younger sister is actress Manju Warrier. He directed film Lalitham Sundaram in 2021 which was later released in 2022. Family and early life Madhu 's father Madhava Warrier was an accountant and mother Girija Warrier, a housewife. He was born on 5 July 1976 in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. His family is originally from Pullu in Thrissur district. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kazhakootam and SN Vidya Mandir, Kannur and he graduated from IHM, Chennai. He worked in The Leela, Mumbai and Disney Cruise Lines before joining the film industry. He married Anu Warrier in 2006 and they have a daughter. Career Warrier made his acting debut with a lead role in the Malayalam film The Campus. He has acted in over 20 movies. He is also involved in the film indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandeep Warrier
Sandeep Warrier (born 4 April 1991) is an Indian international cricketer. He made his international debut for the Indian cricket team in July 2021 against Sri Lanka. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has played for Kerala and currently plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Domestic career Sandeep Warrier made his first-class debut for Kerala against Goa on 24 November 2012. In August 2018, he was one of five players that were suspended for three games in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, after showing dissent against Kerala's captain, Sachin Baby. He was the leading wicket-taker for Kerala in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with twelve dismissals in six matches. He was the leading wicket-taker for Kerala in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 44 dismissals in ten matches. He took a hat-trick in the 2019 season of Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBC Warrier
Chembakasseril Balakrishna Warrier Chandrasekhara Warrier (30 October 1932 – 17 June 2013) was an Indian political leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly for 12 years. Known to the political circle as C. B. C., he was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly in 4th and 6th term of Kerala State Legislative Assembly. He also had held positions of Chairman, Public Accounts Committee (1974–75) and Committee on Estimates (1980–82). He was also active in trade union movements. Early life He was born 30 October 1932, in Haripad, Alleppey, Kerala, India. He completed his schooling in Karuvatta NSS school, Haripad in 1947. Pre-university studies he completed in Trivandrum and he continued his higher studies at University College Trivandrum University College, Thiruvananthapuram (UCT) is a constituent college of the University of Kerala, based primarily in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayaraj Warrier
Jayaraj Warrier is an Indian actor, stand-up comedian, Ottamthullal performer, and caricaturist. He appears in Malayalam films in supporting and comedic roles. Personal life He hails from Thrissur, began his career as an amateur theater artist in 1982 after studying Ottamthullal, was part of the Root Theater Group led by Jose Chirammel for seven years from 1984. His daughter Indulekha Warrier is also a stage performer and playback singer, she made her debut as music composer in "Duniyavinte Orattathu". He had played noted roles in many stage such as Mudrarakshasam, Bhomaolpadanathinte Sooryavetta, Chathuppil Parkkunnavar and Shavaghoshayathra. He is also an eminent caricaturist who had conducted many caricature shows inside and abroad the country. He had performed a caricature show for the members in the Kerala Assembly in July 2003, which was the first time ever in the history of the Assembly He is an alumnus Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramapurathu Warrier
Ramapurathu Warrier (1703–1753) is considered to be the pioneer of the "Vanchippattu" or Boat song form of poetry in Malayalam language. ''Vanchippattu'' is a poetic form of folk origin composed entirely in the Dravidian metre ''nathonnata''. He was born in the year 1703 at Kottayam District, Kerala. He was born in Ramapuram, near Palai, in Meenachil Taluk, Kottayam District, Kerala. His real name was Sankaran. He was a courtier of two successive Kings of Travancore, viz. Marthanda Varma and Dharma Raja. The most celebrated work of Ramapurathu Warrier is '' Kuchelavritham Vanchippattu'', which depicts the story of Kuchela, a devotee and an old classmate of Krishna, going to Dwaraka to meet with him. Also he wrote the '' Kuchelavritham Vanchippattu in "Nathonatha"'' The poem was apparently composed and recited during one of the King Marthanda Varma's boat journeys in which Warrier was also present. While describing with great poignance the poverty of Kuchnevolence of Krishna, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachin Warrier
Sachin Warrier is an Indian playback singer and composer in the Malayalam film industry from Kerala. He became notable with the song "''Muthuchippi Poloru''" from the film ''Thattathin Marayathu''. He made his debut with the movie ''Malarvaadi Arts Club''. He was working as a software engineer in Tata Consultancy Services in Kochi. Later he resigned from the job to concentrate more on music. His latest work is as a composer for the movie ''Aanandam''. Early life Sachin was born in Calicut, and grew up in Kottakkal, in Malappuram district. He finished his engineering at FISAT, Angamaly, Kerala. Career He made his debut in playback singing while he was in college, in the year 2010, for the movie Malarvaadi Arts Club. He then joined Tata Consultancy Services and worked for three years, during which period he sang for movies including ''Thattathin Marayathu'', ''Neram'', ''Left Right Left'', ''Thira'', ''Rasputin'', ''Philips and the Monkey Pen'' and ''Bangalore Days''. In l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
