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Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

Literature

* S.K. Pottekkatt - Writer *

Thikkodiyan P. Kunjanandan Nair (February 15, 1916 – January 28, 2001), better known by his pseudonym, Thikkodiyan, was an Indian playwright, novelist, lyricist and screenwriter of Malayalam. He was known for his contributions to the genre of radio p ...

- Writer * N.N. Kakkad - Writer * P. Valsala - Writer * Akbar Kakkattil - Writer * Punathil Kunjabdulla

Politics

* V.K. Krishna Menon - Diplomat *

K. Kelappan Koyapalli Kelappan (24 August 1889 – 7 October 1971) was an Indian politician, independence activist, educationist and journalist. During the Indian independence movement, he was the lead figure of Indian National Congress in Kerala and was p ...

- Freedom Fighter * K.P. Kesava Menon - Social Leader * Kalingalmadom Rarichan Moopan - Social Leader * P.P. Ummer Koya - Politician * C.H. Mohammed Koya- Politician * P.M.Aboobacker- Politician * K. Muraleedharan - Politician *

John Mathai John Matthai CIE (1886–1959) was an economist who served as India's first Railway Minister and subsequently as India's Finance Minister, taking office shortly after the presentation of India's first Budget, in 1948. He was born on January 1 ...

- Politician

Entertainment

Mona Vasu Mona Vasu (born 15 October 1985), sometimes spelled Mona Wasu, is an Indian television actress. She is best known for having played the role of the title character Miilee in the TV series '' Miilee'' on STAR Plus. Early life She completed her d ...

- Cine actress *

Hareesh Perumanna Hareesh Perumanna , known by his stage name Hareesh Kanaran, is an Indian comedian and film actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is best known for his stock character Jaliyan Kanaran which first appeared in ''Comedy Festival'', a comedy rea ...

- Actor *

Biyon Byon V. K. (born 17 June 1982), professionally credited as Biyn, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. T ...

- Cine Actor * Bhagyalakshmi - Cine actress *

Nandana Nandana or Nandna ( pnb, ) was a fort built at strategic location on a hilly range on the eastern flanks of the Salt Range in Punjab Pakistan. Its ruins, including those of a town and a temple, are present. It was ruled by the Hindu Shahi king ...

- Cine actress * Anagha LK - Cine actress * Athira Patel - Cine actress * Sajan K Ram - Film score composer * Akhila Sasidharan - Cine actress *

Neena Kurup Neena Kurup is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She is most well known for her roles as Aswathy in '' Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu'' (1987) and Karishma in '' Punjabi House'' (1998). She has acted in many television serials a ...

- Cine actress *

Monisha Unni Monisha Unni (24 January 1970 – 5 December 1992) was an Indian actress, known for her works in Malayalam, Tamil cinema. Monisha was 16 when she became the youngest actress ever to receive the National Film Award for Best Actress for ''N ...

- Cine actress *

Bindu panicker Bindu Panicker is an Indian actress who has more than 200 films to her credit. She has played both comedy and character roles in Malayalam cinema. She won the Kerala State Film Award for the best supporting actress in 2001 for Soothradharan. Sh ...

- Cine actress *

Ranjitha Ranjitha (born Sri Valli) is an Indian actress. She has acted in a number of Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. Career In 1991, Ranjita, did her first Telugu film, under the screen name Madhu Bala ''Kadapa Reddemma''. It was written ...

- Cine actress *

Avanthika Mohan Priyanka Mohan, better known by her stage name Avantika Mohan is an Indian actress and model. She made her feature film debut with '' Yakshi – Faithfully Yours'' and later earned popularity through the TV series ''Athmasakhi''. Early life Av ...

- Cine actress *

Nithya Das Nithya Das is an Indian actress who works prominently in Malayalam cinema along with Malayalam and Tamil Television series. Career Das was active in the film industry during the early-2000s. She started her career with the 2001 film '' Ee Par ...

- Cine actress * Anjali Menon, film director *

Neeraj Madhav Neeraj Madhav (born 26 March 1990), also known by his stage name NJ is an Indian actor, rapper and dancer who predominantly works in Malayalam films. Neeraj is most popular for his role as Moosa Rehman in the Amazon prime web series ''The Fami ...

, Cine actor *

Mani Madhava Chakyar Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar (IAST: ''Māṇi Mādhava Cākyār'') (15 February 1899 – 14 January 1990) was a celebrated master performance artist and Sanskrit scholar from Kerala, India, considered to be the greatest Chakyar Koothu and Kood ...

, Cine actor *

Ann Augustine Ann Augustine (born Anate Augustine 30 July 1989) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She is the daughter of Malayalam actor Augustine. She made her debut in Lal Jose's '' Elsamma Enna Aankutty'' (2010). Early life and educat ...

- Actress *

Roshan Basheer Roshan Basheer is an Indian film actor, who appears in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil language films. Career Roshan made his acting debut by playing one of the lead roles in the Malayalam coming-of-age film, '' Plus Two'' (2010). The relative co ...

- Actor * Balan K. Nair - Cine Actor * A. Vincent - Film Director *

Girish Puthenchery Girish Puthenchery (1961–2010) was a noted Malayalam Lyricist, Poet, Scriptwriter and Screenwriter. He was always referred to as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam who had a distinctive writing style of his own. He also served as the dire ...

- Lyricist *

Madhupal Madhupal Kannambathu is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. Madhupal made his acting debut with '' Kashmeeram'' in 1994 and his directorial debut with ''Thalappavu'' (2008), which was about Naxal Varghese a ...

- Actor / Director *

Prajin Prajin Padmanabhan is an Indian actor concentrating in Tamil and Malayalam-language films. He started his career as a VJ with Sun TV. He played the protagonist in the film '' Pazhaya Vannarapettai''. Film career Prajin started his career in ...

- Cine actress *

I.V. Sasi Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran (28 March 1947 – 24 October 2017), better known as I. V. Sasi, was an Indian film director who made over 110 films predominantly in Malayalam, in addition to Tamil language, Tamil and Hindi languages. In 2015, he was a ...

- Film director *

Jomol Jomol (; born 1 January 1981), also known as Gauri is an Indian actress, known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and National Film Award - Special Mention for her role in '' Ennu Swantham Ja ...

- Cine actress *

Sija Rose Sija Rose is an Indian actress, who predominantly works in Malayalam Cinema. Early life Sija completed her schooling from Indian school al wadi al kabir in Muscat, Oman. Sija Rose wanted to follow her father's footsteps and pursue journalism ...

- Cine actress * Maria Margaret Sharmilee - Cine actress *

Rajisha Vijayan Rajisha Vijayan is an Indian actress, who primarily appears in Malayalam films, in addition to a few Tamil films. She hosted several television shows in Malayalam before making her acting debut in the 2016 film '' Anuraga Karikkin Vellam,'' f ...

- Cine actress *

Nellikode Bhaskaran Nellikode Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 11 August 1988) was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. His real name was Bhaskara Menon. He mostly played character roles and supporting roles. Awards Kerala State Film Awards The Kerala St ...

- Actor * Hariharan - Film director * P. S. Nivas -(Cinematographer)- Film director * T. Damodaran - Film script writer * Deedi Damodaran - Film script writer * K.P. Ummer - Cine actor *

Kozhikode Abdul Kader Kozhikode Abdul Kader (Malayalam: കോഴിക്കോട് അബ്ദുൾ കാദർ) (born Lesli Andrews) was an Indian playback singer who was active in Malayalam cinema during the 1950s. He had sung for eight films and many dram ...

- Playbaack singer *

Chandini Sreedharan Chandini Sreedharan is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films, along with a few Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She made her acting debut with the 2013 Tamil film ''Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu''. She's notable for her Malayalam fil ...

- Cine Actress *

Kuthiravattam Pappu Padmadalakshan, better known by his stage name Kuthiravattam Pappu (24 December 1936 – 25 February 2000), was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the '' Kozhikodan'' dialect, ...

- Actor * M.S. Baburaj - Music director *

Mamukkoya Mamukkoya (born 5 July 1946) is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema, and has also appeared in French film ''Flammens of Paradise''. He has mostly appeared in comedic roles. His unique usage of the Mappila dialect and style mar ...

- Cine actor * P.M Taj - Dramatist & Writer * P.V. Gangadharan - Business man & Film producer * Sudheesh - Cine actor * Ranjith - Cine actor, director&Writer *

Augustine Augustine of Hippo ( , ; la, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North A ...

- Cine actor * Swargachitra Appachan - Producer *

Anoop Menon Anoop Menon (born 3 August 1976) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and lyricist. He worked in television before acting in Malayalam films and has acted in more than 75 films. Menon won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Supportin ...

- Cine actor & Writer *

Manu Manjith Manu Manjith is an Indian lyricist and poet in Malayalam language. He is also a Homoeopath. He began his film career with the Malayalam film ''Ohm Shanthi Oshaana'' in 2014. He is a frequent collaborator of Shaan Rahman since 2014. Filmography ...

- Lyricist * Jenith Kachappilly - Film director * Dinanath Puthenchery - Lyricist *

Vinod Kovoor Vinod Kovoor is an Indian actor best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He gained attention in the comedy show ''Marimayam ''Marimayam'' () is an Indian Malayalam language sitcom television serial airing on Mazhavil Manorama since 5 No ...

- Cine Actor * Surabhi Lakshmi - Actress *

Ansiba Hassan Ansiba Hassan is an Indian actress, television anchor and dancer. Her first role was in the 2013 Tamil film ''Paranjothi'', directed by Gobu Balaji. Her popularity grew as a result of her appearance in Jeethu Joseph's 2013 hit Malayalam movie ...

- Actress *

Sasi Kalinga V. Chandrakumar, better known by his stage name Sasi Kalinga, was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in '' Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha'' (2009), '' Pranchiyettan & the Saint'' (2010), ''Indian Rupe ...

- Actor *

Sreya Jayadeep Sreya Jayadeep (born 5 November 2005) is an Indian singer. She has sung on music albums and films in South Indian languages. She has appeared on reality shows. By age fourteen, she had recorded more than 60+ films, along with 200 devotional a ...

- Playback Singer *

Mridula Warrier Mridula Varier is an Indian playback singer from Kerala. She started her career as a playback singer in the Malayalam movie '' Big B'' in 2007. She has also recorded songs for Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She was the winner of Kairali TV Ga ...

- Playback Singer *

Santhosh Pandit Santhosh Pandit is an Indian actor, producer, singer, film editor, philanthropist and internet celebrity.Srikandath, Sivaram (16 November 2011The Curious Case of Santosh Pandit Manorama Online. He is known for the 2011 low-budget film '' Kris ...

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair Kozhikode Narayanan Nair is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema, who has acted in more than 300 films. He entered the "Malayalam" movie industry (Mollywood) through a drama troupe. His first film was ''Aabhijathyam'' (1970), and he is also rem ...

Actor *

Street Academics Street Academics is an Indian alternative hip-hop group from Kerala, known for their songs blending Malayalam, English and Tamil lyrics. The collective of rappers based out of various districts from their home state are noted for emphasizing on co ...

(Hip-hop group) * Ronson Vincent, Actor *

Sreedevi Unni Sreedevi Unni is an Indian Mohiniyattam dancer and actress best known for her work in the Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The fi ...

,Dance, Actress * Mareena Michael Kurisingal Actress *

Gopika Anil Gopika Anil (born 27 April 1994) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pudu ...

Actress

Sports

* P. T. Usha - Athlete turned Coach * Olympian Abdurahiman - Football player, participated in the 1956 Summer Olympics *

Tom Joseph Tom Joseph (1 January 1980 in Kozhikode) is an Indian volleyball player who played for India in many international competitions. He got the Arjuna Award in 2014 for his great performance in volleyball throughout the year. Early life He was b ...

- captain of Indian volleyball team *

Roy Joseph Roy Adolphus Joseph (1909–1979) was a Trinidad and Tobago politician. He served as Mayor of San Fernando, Member of the Legislative Council, Minister of Education and Social Services, and Member of the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Fede ...

- Indian Volleyball player * Mayookha Johny - Indian Athlete * V Diju - Indian Badminton Player * Aparna Balan - Indian Badminton Player *

Arun Vishnu Arun Vishnu (born 2 August 1988) is an Indian badminton player, from Calicut, Kerala, who represents India in several international tournaments. He is partnering with Aparna Balan and Alwin Francis in mixed doubles category and men's doubles ...

- Indian Badminton Player *

Prasanth Karuthadathkuni Prasanth Karuthadathkuni Mohan (born 24 June 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Punjab. Club career Youth and early career Born in Kerala, Prasanth originally began his athletic care ...

- Football player * Jinson Johnson - Olympian, Indian Athlete *

Kishor Kumar Kishore Kumar (born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly (); 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. He w ...

- Former Indian Volleyball Captain * Rehenesh TP - Football player

Art

* M.V. Devan - painter, sculptor * Suveeran - theatre

Religious

Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar known as Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad (Born as ''A. P. Aboobacker'' at ''Kanthapuram'' on 22 March 1931) is the Grand Mufti of India and also the Social Worker. He is also the Chancellor of the Jamia ...

* swami chidananda puri

References

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