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Malikappuram
''Malikappuram'' is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action adventure drama film directed by Vishnu Sasi Shankar and written by Abhilash Pillai. The film stars Unni Mukundan alongside Deva Nandha, Sreepath, Alphy Panjikaran, Sampath Ram, Saiju Kurup, Ramesh Pisharody, T. G. Ravi, Sreejith Ravi, Manoj K. Jayan, and Renji Panicker in supporting roles. The plot centres around Kallu, an eight-year-old girl who is a devotee of Ayyappan and desires to visit Sabarimala Temple. The principal photography commenced in September 2022 and the film was wrapped up in November 2022. The film was shot in places like Konni, Kalleli, Lahai, Pamba, Erumely and Sabarimala Temple. The cinematography was done by Vishnu Narayanan, with editing handled by Shameer Muhammed. Ranjin Raj composed the soundtrack for the film. ''Malikappuram'' was released theatrically on 30 December 2022 and received positive reviews from critics and emerged as a box office success, becoming the second highest grosser in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Deva Nandha
Deva Nandha is an Indian child actress who primarily appears in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Tamil-language films. She began her acting career in 2019 and has since portrayed a range of characters in various films. She is known for her roles as Kallu in Malikappuram (2022), Sarah in Thottappan (2019), Anna Theresa in My Santa (film) (2019), Catherine in Simon Daniel (2022), and Cloudin in Neymar (film), Neymar (2023). Career She began her acting career in 2019 with a role as the younger version of Sarah in the Malayalam film Thottappan. In 2022, she appeared in the film Malikappuram, portraying the character Kallu/Malikappuram. Her performance in the film received attention from critics, and she was honored with the Best Child Actress award at the Kerala Film Critics Association 2022. Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2022. Filmography * ''All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted'' Controversy In 2024, Deva Nandha was involved in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Unni Mukundan
Unnikrishnan Mukundan (born 22 September 1987), popularly known as Unni Mukundan, is an India, Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Unni made his acting debut with the Tamil film ''Seedan'' (2011). After playing several small roles, Unni got his Breakthrough role, breakthrough with his lead role in Vysakh's action comedy ''Mallu Singh'' (2012). Later, he went on to star in several commercially successful films, including ''Vikramadithyan'' (2014), ''KL 10 Patthu'' (2015), ''Style (2016 film), Style'' (2016), ''Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya (film), Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya'' (2016), ''Achayans'' (2017), ''Malikappuram'' (2022) and ''Marco (2024 film), Marco'' (2024), the last two emerged as his highest-grossing releases. Some of his best known non-Malayalam films are the Telugu language, Telugu film ''Janatha Garage'' (2016) and the Tamil language, Tamil film ''Garudan (2024 film), Garudan'' (2024). In 2021, he won his first National Film Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ranjin Raj
Ranjin Raj (born 11 December) is an Indian musician and composer who works in the Malayalam film industry. He made his film debut with ''Joseph'', which was released on 16 November 2018. He is notable for his work in the movies like Joseph, Kaanekkane, Patham Valavu, Kaaval, Cadavar and Malikkapuram. Poomuthole, Kannatha dhooram and Pal Nilavin are his Kerala State Award Winning songs for various artists. Personal life Ranjin was born at Melarcode, Kerala to M Rajendran and his wife Supriya Rajendran, Palakkad. He married Silpa Tulsi on 25 August 2013. Career He was a contestant on Idea Star Singer 2007, a music reality show telecasted on Asianet. Ranjin started his career as in-house music producer for media such as Flowers (TV channel), Zee Keralam and his works include Comedy Utsavam and Uppum Mulakum telecasting on Flowers (TV channel). He associated to director V. A Shrikumar for the film Odiyan, starring Mohanlal, for which he composed scores for two promo vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sabarimala Temple
The Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple () is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Ayyappan, who is also known as Shasta (deity), Dharma Shasta and is the son of the deities Shiva and Mohini (female avatar of the god Vishnu). The temple is situated atop the Sabarimala (place), Sabarimala hill in the village of Ranni-Perunad, within the Ranni, Kerala, Ranni Taluk, Thiruvalla Revenue Division of Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala, India. The temple is surrounded by 18 hills in the Periyar National Park, Periyar Tiger Reserve. It is one of the largest annual pilgrimage sites in the world, with an estimate of over 10 to 15 million devotees visiting every year. The temple is open for worship only during the days of ''Mandala Pooja'' (approximately 15 November to 26 December), ''Makaravilakku'' or Makar Sankranti, Makara Sankranti (14 January), Maha Thirumal Sankranti (14 April), and the first five days of each Malayalam calendar, Malayalam month. The Sabarimala Temple s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vishnu Narayanan
Vishnu Narayanan is an Indian cinematographer who works in Malayalam cinema. He debuted as a cinematographer in 2012 with '' Asuravithu''. He has been a frequent collaborator of director Ranjith Sankar, with whom he has worked on '' Punyalan Private Limited'' (2017), '' Njan Marykutty'' (2018), and ''Pretham 2'' (2018). Vishnu's notable films include ''Vellimoonga'' (2014), '' Aadu'' (2015),its sequel ''Aadu 2 ''Aadu 2'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam language action comedy film written and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas and produced by Vijay Babu under Friday Film House. It is the sequel to the 2015 film '' Aadu'', and stars an ensemble cast inc ...'' (2017), '' Malikappuram '' (2022) and '' Anand Sreebala'' (2024). Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Narayanan, Vishnu Living people Cinematographers from Kerala Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
54th International Film Festival Of India
The 54th International Film Festival of India opened on 20 November 2023 with ''Catching Dust'' by Stuart Gatt in Goa. Shekhar Kapur an Indian filmmaker served as chairperson of the international jury. This year a new award category IFFI Best Web Series (OTT) Award, Best Web Series Award was introduced in the festival. 32 entries in 10 languages from 15 Over-the-top media service platforms were selected to compete for this award. The festival closed on 28 November with American biographical sports drama film ''The Featherweight'' by Robert Kolodny. In the ceremony Hollywood actor-producer Michael Douglas was honoured with the IFFI Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award, Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Persian film ''Endless Borders'' by Abbas Amini, received the Golden Peacock award for the best film; whereas Stephan Komandarev won the Silver Peacock award for best director for the Bulgarian film ''Blaga's Lessons''. Opening and closing ceremonies Opening ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ayyappan
Ayyappan, also known as Dharmasastha and Manikandan, is the Hindu deity of truth and righteousness. According to Hindu theology, he is described as the son of Shiva and Mohini (the female avatar of Vishnu), thus representing a bridge between Shaivism and Vaishnavism. Ayyappan is a warrior deity and is revered for his ascetic devotion to Dharma, the ethical and right way of living. He is usually depicted as a youthful man riding or near a Bengal tiger and holding a bow and arrow. In some representations, he is seen holding a sword and riding an Indian elephant or a horse. Other iconography generally shows him in a yogic posture wearing a bell around his neck. The legend and mythology of Ayyappan varies across regions, reflecting a tradition that evolved over time. According to Malayalam lore, Ayyappan is presented as a warrior prince of Pandala kingdom. In the later years, the stories of Ayyappan expanded with various versions describing him as a warrior who protected people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shameer Muhammed
Shameer Muhammed is an Indian film editor and producer predominantly working in Malayalam cinema. He was an alumnus of Chethana Media Institute, Thrissur. He worked as a spot editor in several movies and his debut as an independent editor was '' Charlie''. Career Muhammed started his career as an editor for ad films and albums. Then he moved to the Tamil film industry and worked as an assistant editor to the award-winning film editor, late Kishore Te. He has worked as a spot editor for '' Grandmaster'' (2012), '' Jawan of Vellimala'' (2012), '' I Love Me'' (2012), '' Nee Ko Nja Cha'' (2013), ''Kalimannu'' (2013), ''Memories'' (2013), '' Balyakalasakhi'' (2014), '' Salaam Kashmir'' (2014), and ''Ennu Ninte Moideen'' (2015). He had done the editing of the fight sequences of ''Gabbar is Back'' (2015), ''Valiyavan'' (2015), ''Sandamarutham'' (2015), and ''Singam 3'' (2017). He also edited ads of several multi national brands and done more than 15 trailers. He turned independent wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Geetha Arts
Geetha Arts is an Indian film production and distribution company known for its works in Telugu cinema. It is one of the largest and most successful production houses in South Indian cinema. It was established in 1972 by Allu Aravind. It has produced around 60 films majority of them in Telugu in addition to a few films in Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada languages. Geetha Arts marked its beginning through the 1974 Telugu film '' Bantrothu Bharya''. The company has produced films featuring actors such as Chiranjeevi, Rajinikanth, Aamir Khan, Pawan Kalyan, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Ganesh, Nani, Ravichandran, Govinda and Kartik Aaryan. It has also expanded its presence into film distribution, exhibition and digital content. History Geetha Arts is an Indian film production and distribution company established in 1972 by Dasari Satyanaraya Murthy, Vegi Veera Raju and Allu Aravind, the son of veteran Telugu comedian Allu Ramalingaiah. The company was named after the Hindu philosophica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Trident Arts
Trident Arts is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1987 by R. Ravindran. Since then, it has produced and distributed several Tamil films. History Trident Arts was set up by R. Ravindran in 1987. Since then it has distributed several Tamil films in region wise in Tamil Nadu, then moved to a major distributor with the movies including ''Vikram Vedha'', ''Tamizh Padam 2'', '' Ratsasan'', '' Seethakaathi'', ''Dhilluku Dhuddu 2'' , ''Viswasam'' , '' Kadaram Kondan'' & ''Leo (2023 Indian film)''. The company has produced films including ''Shivalinga'', ''Lakshmi'' and ''Action''. Its latest release was '' Kasada Thapara'', released on 27 August 2021 in SonyLIV. The company's next productions are '' Enna Solla Pogirai'', directed by A. Hariharan, starring Ashwin Kumar and Avantika Mishra, ''Hostel'', directed by Sumanth Radhakrishnan, starring Ashok Selvan and Priya Bhavani Shankar, and ''Shot Boot 3'', directed by Arun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sampath Ram
Sampath Ram is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil-language films. He is known for his villainous roles. Career Ram started his acting career with the television series '' Ethanai Manithargal'' that aired on Doordarshan as a thug. He made his film debut with '' Mudhalvan'' (1999), where he played a sub-inspector of police. The film, however, failed to provide the actor a major break. Ram survived a head injury while shooting for '' Dheena'' (2001). After ''Dheena'', he starred in several films as a thug. About twenty years later, Ram landed in a meaty role in '' Thimiru Pudichavan'' (2018). Post ''Thimiru Pudichavan'', he garnered acclaim for his performance as an aghori The Aghori (from , ) are a Hindu monastic order of ascetic Shaivite sadhus based in Uttar Pradesh, India. They are the only surviving sect derived from the '' Kāpālika'' tradition, a Tantric, non-Puranic form of Shaivism which originated ... in '' Kanchana 3''. Ram signed '' Thatrom Thookr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
