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Listin Stephen
Listin Stephen is an Indian film producer and distributor who works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi film industries. He founded the film production company Magic Frames that has produced and distributed a lot of successful movies over a decade. His debut production was ''Traffic'' (2011), which heralded in a new age of film-making style and rejuvenated Malayalam cinema. Career His debut production was ''Traffic'' (2011), which heralded in a new age of film-making style into Malayalam cinema. His second production was ''Chaappa Kurish'' (2011). While it encountered controversies, the film turned out to be a moderate commercial and critical hit. In 2012, he produced '' Ustad Hotel'' which won three National Film Awards, including the one for the Best Popular Film. Following the success of his films, he remade all three films in Tamil in association with R. Sarathkumar. Filmography As producer As distributor Television See also * Thrissur Magic FC * Nivin Pauly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Uzhavoor
Uzhavoor is an expanding town in Kottayam district, Kerala in India. It is just 32 km away from the administrative capital Kottayam District. Most of its residents are either wealthy farmers or businessmen. Many of the houses belong to Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin, NRIs. The tenth President of India, K. R. Narayanan, was born and brought up in this village.http://www.uzhavoor.com/ About Uzhavoor, p.1 The newly expanded road which connects the city of Pala, Kerala, Pala and other destinations such as Sabarimala to the city of Muvattupuzha passes through Uzhavoor. The town is 177 km from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Etymology Since the area was known for its agricultural practices, it is believed that the name ''Uzhavoor'' came from two Malayalam words ''Uzhavu'' (Ploughing or a word related to agricultural practices) and ''Ooru'' (Place or Region). When translated, it means ''The Land of Agriculture''. Geography Uzhavoor is a village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ustad Hotel
''Ustad Hotel'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Anwar Rasheed, written by Anjali Menon and produced by Listin Stephen. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Thilakan and Nithya Menen with Siddique, Mamukkoya, and Lena in supporting roles, along with Asif Ali and Jishnu in cameo roles. The film features music composed by Gopi Sundar, cinematography handled by Loganathan Srinivasan and editing by Praveen Prabhakar respectively. The story is about a young man named Faizal, known as Faizi (Dulquer), who studies in Switzerland as a chef against the wishes of his father (Siddique). When this matter comes to light, his father snatches away his passport to prevent him from taking up his new job in the UK. As the relation between father and son deteriorates, Faizi is forced to work as a cook in a restaurant in Kozhikode, run by his grandfather Karim (Thilakan) until he can plan something alternate. ''Ustad Hotel'' released on 29 June 2012 in Kerala, and 20 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Idhu Enna Maayam
''Idhu Enna Maayam'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film written and directed by A. L. Vijay and produced by R. Sarathkumar, Radhika and Listin Stephen under the production banner of Magic Frames. The film stars Vikram Prabhu and Keerthy Suresh (in her Tamil debut), while Kavya Shetty essays a supporting role. Navdeep has a cameo appearance in this film. G. V. Prakash Kumar composes the film's music. Production began for the film in August 2014 and released in July 2015. It is reported to be inspired by the 2010 South Korean film ''Cyrano Agency'', itself based on Edmond Rostand's play ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. Plot Arun is a struggling theater artist. With the help of his friends, who are also struggling theater artists, he starts a website called UMT which helps men struggling in love successfully unite with the woman of their dreams with the help of theatrics. One day, UMT gets a rich client in the form of Santhosh, the owner of a real est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Maari (film)
''Maari'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Balaji Mohan, jointly produced by Listin Stephen and Radhika Sarathkumar, Radhika's Magic Frames and Dhanush's Wunderbar Films. The film stars Dhanush, Vijay Yesudas, and Kajal Aggarwal, while Robo Shankar, Kalloori Vinoth, Kaali Venkat, and Mime Gopi play supporting roles. Dhanush plays Maari, a local gangster. This film also marks Vijay Yesudas's Tamil debut. Anirudh Ravichander composed the film's soundtrack and score while Om Prakash (cinematographer), Om Prakash and Prasanna GK, Prasanna G. K. undertook the film's cinematography and editing respectively. After being in pre-production phase since March 2014, principal photography began on 5 November 2014 and lasted till 15 March 2015. The film was released on 17 July 2015 to mixed reviews and performed well at the box office. A sequel titled ''Maari 2'' was released on 21 December 2018. Plot Police Constable Arumugam talk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sandamarutham
''Sandamarutham'' () is a 2015 Tamil-language action thriller film directed by A. Venkatesh which has R. Sarathkumar in dual roles and who also written the story of the film. This is his first time playing dual roles of the hero and villain. The film also has Oviya, Meera Nandan, and Samuthirakani in supporting roles. The film, produced by Radhika, commenced shooting from May 2014 and was released on 20 February 2015. Plot The movie begins with an investigation of a girl who has been dead along with a small vessel. That small vessel is actually a weapon as it contains explosive chemicals (a bomb named "Ophalaska") with its changing colours. Now comes the quarreling and fight between two gangs, in which one gang is headed by Sarveshwaran. He lives in Kumbakonam along with his men. Another scene opens in Pollachi, where Sarveshwaran's doppelganger Surya is an unemployed youth. He lives in a bungalow with his joint family. He is in love with his cousin Maha. Surya sees a metal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chirakodinja Kinavukal
''Chirakodinja Kinavukal'' (English: ''Dreams with Broken Wings'') is a 2015 Malayalam spoof film. Directed by debutant Santhosh Viswanath, the film has been produced by Listin Stephen under the banner of Magic Frames. It has the notable achievement of being the first ever Malayalam parody film. The film features Kunchacko Boban in triple role, two lead roles and one cameo appearance alongside Sreenivasan and Rima Kallingal in the lead roles. Chirakodinja Kinavukal released on 1 May to generally mixed to positive reviews. Plot Ambujakshan at long last gets to meet a director and a producer to narrate his story 'Chirakodinja Kinavukal', which he hopes would finally be made into a film. He declares that he has made a few changes to the script to meet the requirements of the new gen cinema, though the hero of his tale, Thayyalkkaran and his heroine Sumathi have not changed. As per Ambujakshan's story, Sumathi falls in love with a local tailor, Thayyalkkaran. Virakuvettukaran, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
How Old Are You? (film)
''How Old Are You'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Rosshan Andrrews, written by Bobby Sanjay and produced by Listin Stephen. It stars Manju Warrier, Kunchacko Boban, Kaniha, Lalu Alex and Amritha Anil. This film marks the return of Manju Warrier after a 15-year sabbatical break from the industry. The film was released on 17 May 2014. It received positive reviews from critics and was a major commercial success of the year at the box office. The movie was remade in Tamil as ''36 Vayadhinile'' with Jyothika. Plot The story is centered on a 36-year-old character named Nirupama Rajeev who works as a UD clerk in the Revenue Department. Her husband is Rajeev Narayanan who works at Akashavaani and aspires of migrating to Ireland, but Nirupama can't accompany him as most Irish companies turn down her job applications. There is nothing interesting about her life; she leads a normal life but craves for a change. One fine day, she gets an invitation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pulivaal
''Pulivaal'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film directed by G. Marimuthu, and produced by Sarath Kumar and Listin Stephen. It stars Vimal, Prasanna, Oviya, Ananya, and Ineya. The film is a remake of the 2011 Malayalam film ''Chaappa Kurishu'' which itself was an adaptation of the 2009 South Korean film '' Handphone''. It started production in March 2013 and released on 7 February 2014. The film is notably the director's final directorial before his death in 2023. Plot The film revolves around two men who are poles apart in their lifestyles. Initially, we see Kasi, a Madurai based youth who lives at Besant Nagar in Chennai with his colleague. He works in a supermarket and earns only 3500 per month. He is in love with Selvi, a young girl who also works in the same supermarket, and they always hang out together. He has a close friend Chokkalingam. Valliappan, their manager always ill-treats Kasi even though he is very good-natured. Then, we get introduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chennaiyil Oru Naal
''Chennaiyil Oru Naal'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written by brothers Bobby and Sanjay and directed by Shaheed Kader. The film has an ensemble cast including R. Sarathkumar, Cheran, Prasanna, Prakash Raj, Radhika Sarathkumar, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Iniya, Sachin Mani, Aishwarya Devan and Gabriella Charlton. The film is a remake of the 2011 Malayalam thriller film ''Traffic.'' The film has its narrative in a hyperlink format. A multi-narrative thriller that intertwines multiple stories around one particular incident, the film is inspired from an actual event in Chennai. It was previously titled ''Naangu Vazhi Saalai''. The film opened on 29 March 2013 to positive reviews and was a blockbuster at the box office. A spiritual successor titled '' Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2'' was released on 2017. Plot On 16 September, superstar Gautham Krishna gets ready for the release of his new film. On the same day, Traffic Constable Satyamoorthy returns to duty after h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Filmfare Award
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Indian cinema.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were introduced by Filmfare magazine of The Times Group in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. They were initially referred to as the "Clare Awards" or "The Clares" after Clare Mendonça, the editor of ''The Times of India'' and modelled after the Academy Awards. A dual voting system was developed in 1956. Under this system, in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by the Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted on by both the public and a committee of experts. The ceremony has been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions. During several years in the 1990s, a live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences but was later discontinued for unknown reasons. Since 2001, a record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Asianet Film Awards
The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says an awards ceremony has been instituted to honour artistic and technical excellence in the Malayalam film industry. The most recent award was the 22nd Asianet Film Awards held on 6 February 2020 at Angamaly. History The awards ceremony was co-sponsored by Johnson & Johnson in 1998 later Lux took up the sponsorship in the next 5 years. Then there was Jiva soap in 2004 and then Ujala for many years. Since 2016, the function has been sponsored by Nirapara. Bhima Jewellers took the title sponsor in the 2018 event. The function is normally held in Kochi, Angamaly and Thiruvananthapuram, the cities in Kerala. It was also held twice in Dubai. Ceremonies Awards for Film Best Film The Asianet Film Award for Best Film has been awarded since 1998. Most Popular Film The Asianet Film Award for Mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
4th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 4th South Indian International Movie Awards was held in Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai on 6th and 7 August 2015. SIIMA 2015 recognized the best films and performances from the past year, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. Honorary awards Lifetime Achievement Award * Bharathiraja * KPAC Lalitha Special appreciation * Dhanush – Pride of South Indian cinema Main awards List of Nominations & Award Winners Film Acting Critics awards Debut awards Music Choreography Generation Next Awards * Stylish Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema (male) – Allu Arjun * Stylish Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema (female) – Amy Jackson * Most Romantic Star of South Indian Cinema – Bharath Srinivasan * Most Popular Actress Middle East – Asin Thottumkal * Most Streamed Song Award : **Tamil – Anirudh Ravichander – " Selfie Pulla" **Telugu – S. Thaman – ''Aagadu'' – Title song **Kannada – S. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
