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Renadive
Renu, professionally credited as Renadive is an Indian cinematographer, who works in Malayalam cinema. Early life Born in Kunnamkulam, on 30 August 1979 as the son of Kallayil Vijayaraghavan, a photographer and Shyamala Vijayaraghavan. Renu holds a diploma in still photography from Indian Institute of Photography. He has worked for Kairali TV channel as a cameraman and covered 148 episodes of ''Verittakazhchakal'' with V. K. Sreeraman. Career In 2006, he joined cinematographer Alagappan as an assistant cinematographer for the film ''Agnisakshi (1999 film)'', followed by films such as Photographer (film), Novel (film), Thalappavu. Later he joined cinematographer Jibu Jacob and worked with him in movies namely Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam, Pranayakalam, Heartbeats. In 2007 he joined the team of Big B (film) and worked as an assistant cinematographer to Sameer Thahir. He also worked in Anwar (2010 film) as an assistant cinematographer. From there on till present has been a part ...
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Comrade In America
''Comrade in America'' (abbreviated as ''CIA'') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language adventure film directed by Amal Neerad, starring Dulquer Salmaan and Karthika Muralidharan in the lead roles. The music is composed by Gopi Sundar, and Renadive handles the cinematography. The film released on 5 May, also the birth date of Karl Marx. The film revolves around the travel of Aji (Dulquer Salmaan), a communist from Kerala who travels to the United States illegally via Latin America and Mexican border to get to his girlfriend Sarah ( Karthika Muralidharan) in time before she is forced to marry another person. Plot Aji Mathew is a youngster from Pala and is a strong communist. He comes from a Kerala Congress Party family, where his rich father, Mathew, is a prominent leader in the party. Aji falls in love with Sarah, an American citizen who came to Kerala for her college studies. After getting to know one other, Sarah asks Aji to leave India and move to the US with her. Aji refuse ...
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5 Sundarikal
''5 Sundarikal'' ( en, 5 Beautiful Women) is a Malayalam romantic anthology film. It contains five short stories on love about five types of women. The stories are directed by Shyju Khalid, Sameer Thahir, Aashiq Abu, Amal Neerad and Anwar Rasheed, and feature an ensemble cast. The film was produced by Amal Neerad Productions. The music directors were Gopi Sundar, Bijibal, Prashant Pillai and Yakzan Gary Pereira. The film reached theatres on 21 June. A promo song by popular Kochi-based rock band Black Letters was also released. The featurette ''Sethulakshmi'' is an adaptation of M. Mukundan's short story "Photo" while ''Kullande Bharya'' is based on a Chinese story, "The Tall Woman and Her Short Husband", by Feng Jicai. It is narrated by Dulquer Salmaan. List of short films Plots Sethulakshmi Sethulakshmi ( Baby Anikha), a schoolgirl, collects the photos of newly married couples from newspapers and pastes them in a notebook. Her close friend ( Chethan Jayalal) learns abo ...
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Palthu Janwar
Palthu Janwar () is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by debutante Sangeeth P. Rajan starring Basil Joseph in lead role and Indrans, Johny Antony, Dileesh Pothan and Shammy Thilakan in supporting roles. The film is produced by Fahadh Faasil, Dileesh Pothan and Syam Pushkaran under the banner Bhavana Studios. The film was released on 2 September 2022. Plot Prasoon, an animator by profession, who with little interest is forced to take up the government job of a veterinary inspector as a compassionate appointment. It takes through the fun filled happenings that awaits him in his work. This movie showcases the relationship between a human and domestic animals. On the first day of work Prasoon was accused irresponsible by the ward member during Gramasabha, in order to escape the responsibility of finding money for making cattle shed of Davis. The veterinary Doctor Sunil supports Prasoon in this issue and they become close. Later, Doctor Sunil calls him for an event o ...
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Shylock (2019 Film)
''Shylock'' is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Ajay Vasudev. The film stars Mammootty, Rajkiran, Meena, Siddique, Kalabhavan Shajon, Baiju Santhosh,Bibin George, John Vijay and Hareesh Kanaran. Shylock is a slang term for a loan shark. The film is written by debutants Aneesh Hameed and Bibin Mohan and was released on 23 January 2020. Plot Boss aka ''Shylock'' is a ruthless moneylender who provides money to a film producer Prathapa Varma to produce a film, but Prathapa Varma cheats Boss by not repaying the money, which enrages him. Varma is the friend of a corrupted Police Commissioner Felix John. Boss creates a ruckus on Prathapa Varma's film sets and abduct the film director, due to which Varma sends men to kill Boss. Boss defeats everyone and mocks Prathapa and Felix. Felix charges a fake case that Prathapa Varma's son Adithya Varma has gone missing and Boss is the kidnapper. The police arrest Boss but a piece of video evidence proves that ...
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Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu
''Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu'' is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas, starring Kalidas Jayaram and Aishwarya Lekshmi in leading roles. The film is written by Ashokan Cheruvil, John Manthrickal and Midhun Manuel Thomas. The film's musical score was composed by Gopi Sunder. It was released on 22 March 2019. This movie was a box-office disaster. Synopsis The movie revolves around the story of Vipinan and his love for football and his lady love Mehru. Cast * Kalidas Jayaram as Vipinan * Aishwarya Lekshmi as Mehrunnisa Khatherkutty * Anu K Aniyan as Najeeb Pambadan * Austin Dan as Andrés Escobar * Aneesh Gopal as Sunimon Arattukkuzhi * Syam Cargoz as Ajayaghosh * Paul Joseph as Raghavan * Zhinz Shan as Thomas Mash * Adv. P. Manikandan as Khatherkutty * Arjun Ratan as Sejeer * Sonia Giri as Suja * Assim Jamal Assim Jamal is an Indian actor who mainly works in Malayalam films. His debut movie was Kurukshetra directed by M ...
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Vijay Superum Pournamiyum
''Vijay Superum Pournamiyum'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film, written and directed by Jis Joy, starring Asif Ali and Aishwarya Lekshmi, along with Balu Varghese, Siddique, Aju Varghese and Renji Panicker in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Pelli Choopulu'' (2016) which itself is based on a true story. The film's musical score was composed by debutant Prince George. It was released on 11 January 2019 to positive reviews from the critics and the audience. The movie had a run of 100 days at Kerala box office. The film was produced by A. K. Sunil under the banner of New Surya Films. The film is the third collaboration of Jis Joy and Asif Ali, who earlier worked together in ''Bicycle Thieves'' and ''Sunday Holiday''. The director had earlier said that it would be a small, message-driven film with elements suitable for a family audience. Plot Vijay goes to Pournami's house for a prospective first alliance meeting. He has compl ...
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Kunnamkulam
Kunnamkulam is a municipal town situated in the Thrissur District of Kerala in India, spread over an area of 34.18 km2. It is an old commercial town, with an ancient history, famous for its printing and book binding industry. In the past, the town was called Kunnankulangara and references can be seen many British Archives about a neat and prosperous town which was predominantly Christian. Over the years Kunnamkulam has become a meeting point for all religions. History The history of Kunnamkulam turns back to the Paleolithic age. Kakkad cave and Chowannur cave support this fact. It is said that this place was part of ' Mahodaya Pattanam' and was known as 'Kunnamkulangare'. Traditionally it is believed that a cross was installed by Thomas the Apostle, at Chattukulangara (a part of Arthat in Kunnamkulam). During the invasion of Tippu Sultan in 1789, the Christians from Chattakulangara migrated to Kunnamkulam town after the invitation from Thalapilli Rajas. The Thalapilli Ra ...
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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 and won several awards in 2008. Biography Madhupal is a native of Kozhikode and took post graduation in commerce. His association with cinema dates back to when he was a child in Palakkad. His father, Chengalath Madhava Menon, ran a movie theatre. Madhupal is also a short story writer in Malayalam. He has acted in more than 90 films in Malayalam, Tamil, English and Hindi, including lead roles. His short stories have been translated into English, Hindi, and Tamil, and have appeared in publications like ''Mathrubhumi'', ''Madhyamam'', and ''Bhashaposhini'' magazines. He started his career in film as an assistant director to eminent film makers like Bharath Gopi and Rajiv Anchal. Madhupal assisted Rajiv Anchal in ''Butterflies'', ''Kashmeeram ...
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East Coast Vijayan
East Coast Vijayan is an Indian film producer, director and lyricist who works in Malayalam language. Being a lyricist, Vijayan wrote the music album ''Ninakkai'', which was released in 1998. The music was given by Balabhaskar and the song ''Ninakkay Thozhi Punarjanikkam'' was sung by Biju Narayanan. In 1999, Vijayan came up with his second album in the ''Ninakkai'' series named ''Aadhyamai'', composed by Balabhaskar and penned by Vijayan. In 2001, East Coast came up with ''Ormakkai''. The song "Ormakkai Iniyoru Snehageetham" from the album was composed by M. Jayachandran, written by Vijayan and sung by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra. In 2008 Vijayan directed and produced his first movie, ''Novel''. In 2011 he directed and produceded his second movie, '' Mohabbath''. In 2012 he produced his third movie, ''My Boss''. Albums *''Ninakkai'' (1998) *''Aadhyamai'' (1999) *''Ormakkai'' (2001) *''Campus'' (2002) *''Swantham'' (2002) *''Iniennum'' (2004) *''Ennennum'' (2010) *''Entra ...
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Uday Ananthan
Uday Ananthan is an Indian filmmaker who works in Malayalam cinema. He is best known for his 2007 film, ''Pranayakalam'', and ''Mrityunjayam'', a short film, which is part of the 2009 Malayalam anthology film, ''Kerala Cafe''. In July 2016, his third directorial feature, ''White'', starring Mammootty and Huma Qureshi was released. Filmography *''Pranayakalam'' (2007) *'' Mrityunjayam'' (2009) (short film) *''White White is the lightness, lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully diffuse reflection, reflect and scattering, scatter all the ...'' (2016) References External links * https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2776729/ * http://174.121.153.209/person/uday-ananthan {{DEFAULTSORT:Ananthan, Uday Living people Malayalam film directors Indian male screenwriters Malayalam screenwriters Film directors from Thrissur Screenwriters from Kerala Year of birt ...
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Ranjan Pramod
Ranjan Pramod is an Indian screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut as a writer with '' Randam Bhavam'' (2001). His popular films include '' Meesa Madhavan'' (2002), ''Manassinakkare'' (2003), ''Achuvinte Amma'' (2005), and '' Naran'' (2005), all of them being blockbuster hits. He directed the film '' Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu'' which received positive reviews and was declared Super Hit. It Also Won him the Kerala State Film Award for " Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value" for 2017. Career Pramod started his career through the movie '' Randam Bhavam'' (2001) directed by Lal Jose. He scripted a variety of commercial successes and well-acclaimed movies including '' Meesa Madhavan'' (2002), ''Manassinakkare'' (2003), ''Achuvinte Amma'' (2005), and '' Naran'' (2005). He has directed three movies, ''Photographer'' (2006), ''Rose Guitarinal''(2013) and Rakshaadhikari Baiju Oppu (2017) which was a major comeback from Ranjan ...
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Rasathanthram
''Rasathanthram'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and starring Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine, with Bharath Gopi, Innocent, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, and Mamukkoya in prominent roles. The film was produced by Antony Perumbavoor through Aashirvad Cinemas. The soundtrack album was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while Alagappan N. handled the cinematography. ''Rasathanthram'' was released in theatres on 7 April 2006 and received positive reviews with critics praising performance of Mohanlal, Gopy and Jasmine. The film performed well at the box office, it grossed ₹21 crore worldwide and completed 100 days theatrical run. Plot Premachandran is a carpenter who lives along with his father, Balan Master, and works along with his friend, Manikandan. They are now working on a house near the house of a rich landlord. Kanmani, who was sold by her mother, works in that house as a servant and is ill-treated. Seethamma lives along wi ...
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