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Adoor Pankajam
Adoor Pankajam (1929 – 26 June 2010) was an Indian actress, in Malayalam movies. She hailed from Adoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state. Mainly, she was a supporting actress and a comedian. Her sister Adoor Bhavani was also a Malayalam cinema actress. Pankajam's most noted performance was in the national award winning film '' Chemmeen'' as "Nalla Pennu". She also did a pivotal role in India's first neo-realistic film '' Newspaper Boy'' (1955). In 2008, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy honoured Pankajam and Bhavani for their overall contributions to theatre and drama. She died at the age of 81 on 26 June 2010. Personal life Adoor Pankajam was born to Adoor Paarappurathu Kunjuraman Pillai and Kunjoonjamma in 1925 and was the second child of 8 children. Her sister Adoor Bhavani also became famous later through plays and movies. She could only study till 4th standard due to financial difficulties. But still she continued her music studies under Pandalam Krishn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adoor
Adoor (sometimes spelled ''Adur'') is a Municipality in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Adoor Taluk and Adoor Revenue Division. Etymology Adoor (Ad-oor) in Malayalam translates as "Ad" means "separated" (adarnu) and "oor" means "place" or "land". So it means "adarnu kittiya ooru" in Malayalam and in English it means "An obtained separated land". History The history of Adoor is directly connected to the history of Kollam district. During the 1st century A.D., most of the places in Kollam district were ruled by the Ay Kingdom, with their headquarters at south Travancore. It is known that during the rule of the Ay Kings, a Buddhist Monastery existed in Adoor. Some megalithic monuments like dolmens, dating back to the Neolithic period, have been discovered in the Enadimangalam village of Adoor Taluk. Adoor was once part of Ilayidathu Dynasty and Pandalam dynasty. In 1741, Venad Maharaja Marthandavarma included Adoor to the Travancor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala State Film Award For Second Best Actress
The Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress was an award presented annually from 1969 to 2014 at the Kerala State Film Awards of India. The Kerala State Film Awards is managed by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous non-profit institution working under the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. The award was discontinued in 2014 and was succeeded by the Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress from 2015 onwards. Superlatives Winners See also * Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress The Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress is an award, begun in 2015, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to an actress for her performance in a Malayalam film. It replaced the Kerala State Film Award for Seco ... References External linksOfficial website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka
''Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka'' () is a 1995 Malayalam film by Sunil, starring Jayaram, Dileep and Harisree Ashokan. Plot Friends Sathyaraj and Dharmaraj, disguised as two old men, go to the Rose Hotel owned by Hema. There is a hostage crisis at Rose Hotel. It is up to Hema's fiancé Vijay Krishnan to save the people. Cast *Jayaram as Vijay Krishnan *Dileep as Sathyaraj / K. P. Nair *Harisree Ashokan as Dharmaraj / Daniel M D'Souza * Khushboo Sundar as Hema *Jagathy Sreekumar as Rudran Pillai *Karamana Janardanan Nair as Retired Judge Goda Varma * K. T. S. Padannayil as Phalgunan * V. K. Sreeraman as Major * Mammukoya as Home Minister *Kuthiravattam Pappu as Sundaresan Nair *M. S. Thripunithura as Warrier *Prathapachandran as Police Officer * N. L. Balakrishnan as Retired IG Santhasundaran Pillai *Krishnankutty Nair as Bheemasena Kurup *K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Bhageerathi Thampuratti *Philomina as Margaret *Adoor Bhavani as Pankajavalli *Adoor Pankajam as Kusumavalli *Poojappura Rav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alanchery Thambrakkal
''Alancheri Thamprakkal'' (ആലഞ്ചേരി തമ്പ്രാക്കൾ) () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Sunil, and scripted by Robin Thirumala. The film was produced and distributed by Fax Productions & Release. Nedumudi Venu and Narendra Prasad appear in the lead titular roles along with Annie, Dileep, Rajan P. Dev and Mamukkoya in supporting roles, the film had an average performance at box office. Plot Chathukutty Bhagavathar (Nedumudi Venu) and Chandappan Gurukkal (Narendra Prasad) are brothers who are popularly known as Alanchery Thamprakkal. Hailing from a feudal family, both enjoy a strong reputation in the village. Both have five sons each, and they share a strong bonding. While Bhagavathar and his sons are famous musicians, Gurukal and his sons are experts in Kalaripayattu and other martial arts. Meera ( Annie), a teenage girl, arrives at the village along with Retd. Captain Mukundan Menon ( Rajan P. Dev), her gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathapurushan
''Kathapurushan'' ( en, The Man of the Story) is a 1995 Indo-Japanese Malayalam-language period drama film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. It was produced by Gopalakrishnan himself and co-produced by NHK. The film stars Vishwanathan, Mini Nair, Aranmula Ponnamma, Narendra Prasad and Urmila Unni. ''Kathapurushan'' is a journey exploring the history of that time in the state of Kerala in India. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the National Film Awards in 1996. Plot Kunjunni's (Vishwanathan) parents separate soon after his birth, and he's left to be cared by his mother, void of paternal care and affection. He is brought up by his mother with the help of his grandmother, an estate manager and his friend Meenakshi (Mini Nair), the daughter of a maid servant working in Kunjunni's house. Inspired by his Uncle (Narendra Prasad), who was initially a Gandhian, and eventually a Marxist, Kunjunni finds himself drawn to left-wing ideologies duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thumbolikadappuram
''Thumboli Kadappuram'' is a 1995 Indian Malayalam film, written by Unni Joseph, directed by Jayaraj, starring Manoj K. Jayan and Priya Raman in the lead roles. Plot Methrinju is the local ruffian at Thumboli Kadappuram who doesn’t care for anyone. Philippose is a rich guy in the area whose fishing boats are blocked by the local fishermen of Thumboli Kadappuram under Methrinju. He sends goons for roughening up the locals, but they are driven away by Methrinju. Clara is in love with Methrinju and wants to marry him. Williams is another fisherman at the village who is often at loggerheads with Methrinju over trivial issues. He falls in love with Mary during a fair at local church festival and is beaten up by her brothers who are sons of Solomon, another rich businessman from the area. Williams eventually elopes with Mary and comes back to Thumboli Kadappuram but is threatened by the hostile villagers against staying there since they will have to face repercussions from the inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achan Rajavu Appan Jethavu
''Achan Rajavu Appan Jethavu'' is a 1995 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Nissar, starring Mukesh and Devayani in the lead roles. Plot This movie is a story of two friends, their families and the way their current relationship unfolds. The film begins by depicting the friendship between Avarachan, Thampi and Avarachan's scheming Brother in law, Philipose. United, they are an unstoppable force, doing everything according to Thampis brains and the strength of Avarachan. Their wives are pregnant, with each of them hoping for a girl child. Their wives go into labour at the same time, while Avarachan is away on an assignment. Thampi calls Mariamma Chettathi, a midwife who is adept at delivering children. Avarachan is born with a boy child and Thampi with a girl. After the birth, Avarachan's sister switches the babies as per Philipose's request. He then does the same, not knowing that his wife had done it before. Avarachan on returning finds that his wife has delivered a boy ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbour (film)
A harbor (American English), harbour (British English; see spelling differences), or haven is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked. The term ''harbor'' is often used interchangeably with ''port'', which is a man-made facility built for loading and unloading vessels and dropping off and picking up passengers. Ports usually include one or more harbors. Alexandria Port in Egypt is an example of a port with two harbors. Harbors may be natural or artificial. An artificial harbor can have deliberately constructed breakwaters, sea walls, or jettys or they can be constructed by dredging, which requires maintenance by further periodic dredging. An example of an artificial harbor is Long Beach Harbor, California, United States, which was an array of salt marshes and tidal flats too shallow for modern merchant ships before it was first dredged in the early 20th century. In contrast, a natural harbor is surrounded on several sides of land. Examples of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kudumba Vaarthakal
''Kudumba Vaarthakal'' () is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Ali Akbar and produced by Milan Jaleel. The film stars Jagadish, Jagathy Sreekumar, Innocent, Kalabhavan Mani and Kalpana in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Berny-Ignatius. Songs are written by S. Ramesan Nair Plot Cast * Jagadish as Devadas * Rehana Navas as Parvathy Nair * Jagathy Sreekumar as Govindan * Innocent as Ambu Nair/Devadas * Kalabhavan Mani as Lonayi * Kalpana as Meera Govindan * Manka Mahesh as Pathmakshi * Sadiq as Narendran * Salim Kumar as Kunjumon * Adoor Pankajam Adoor Pankajam (1929 – 26 June 2010) was an Indian actress, in Malayalam movies. She hailed from Adoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state. Mainly, she was a supporting actress and a comedian. Her sister Adoor Bhavani was also a Ma ... as Nani Amma Soundtrack The music was composed by Berny-Ignatius and the lyrics were written by S. Ramesan Nair. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soothradaran
''Soothradharan'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by A. K. Lohithadas. The film stars Dileep and Meera Jasmine, while Bindu Panicker, Kalabhavan Mani and Cochin Haneefa play other important roles. Music of the movie was done by Raveendran master. This was the debut film of actress ''Meera Jasmine.'' Bindu Panicker and Haneefa won Second Best Actress and Second Best Actor Awards at the Kerala State Film Awards of India. Dileep acting good and not a commercial success of 2001 . Plot Ramesan (Dileep) who supports the five member family by selling pickles and other eatables, reaches a border town named Pandavapuram under certain circumstances where he finds the conditions to be truly stark and dreary. Director dwells upon the ordeals of life in Pandavapuram. Ramesan is trying in vain to find his friend Leelakrishnan (Salim Kumar) who acts as a hijada to eke out a living. Devumma (Bindu Panicker) who runs a brothel gives him shelter. Seemingly obl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
