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Shikkar
''Shikkar: The Hunt'', or simply ''Shikkar'' () is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by M. Padmakumar, written by S. Suresh Babu, and produced by K. K. Rajagopal. The film stars Mohanlal, alongside Kalabhavan Mani, Samuthirakani, Lalu Alex, Sneha, Ananya, Mythili, Kailash, Jagathy Sreekumar, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy and Suraj Venjaramood in supporting roles. M. Jayachandran composed the songs, while the score was provided by Ouseppachan. ''Shikkar'' was a Ramzan release on 11 September 2010. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for cinematography and Mohanlal's performance. The film was a commercial success at the box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year. ''Shikkar'' won the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Popular Film. Plot Balaraman is a former police constable for the Andhra Pradesh Police Department in Hyderabad, who presently works as a lorry driver and finally settles do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suresh Babu (screenwriter)
S Suresh Babu (born 30 May 1967) is an Indian film screenwriter and artist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut as a writer in the movie Dada Sahib in the year 2000, with Director Vinayan and actor Mammootty. Since then, he has worked on movies like Shikkar (2010), Thiruvambadi Thamban (2012), Nadan (2013), Jalam (2016) and Oruthee (2022). The movie Oruthee acted by Navya Nair marked her return to Malayalam cinema after 10 years and it was a commercial success. Career Suresh Babu, an accomplished alumnus of the renowned College of Fine Arts in Trivandrum, commenced his career as a columnist and writer with leading Malayalam newspapers and magazines. His foray into Malayalam cinema dates back over three decades to the year 1990 when he made his debut as an art director in the film Vembanad, directed by Kaviyoor Sivaprasad and featuring the iconic Malayalam actress, Ms. Jayabharathi in the lead role. This experimental film without dialogues won Kerala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sneha (actress)
Suhasini Rajaram Naidu (born 12 October 1981), known professionally as Sneha, is an Indian actress who works primarily in Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu and Malayalam films in lead roles to supporting roles. Early life Sneha was born as Suhasini Rajaram Naidu on 12 October 1981 into a Telugu people, Telugu family originally from Andhra Pradesh. Her grandparents had relocated to Mumbai, where she was born, and her family later moved to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, UAE, where she grew up. While pursuing her plus two, she was discovered by a Malayalam producer at a cricket match in Sharjah, which led to her acting debut. Career 2000–2004 Fazil Nazeem recommended Sneha to Anil-Babu who was searching for a heroine for his love story ''Ingane Oru Nilapakshi'' (2000). The film featured Sneha as an aspiring dancer, with the actress performing for seven classical songs. She was signed by Susi Ganeshan for his directorial debut ''Virumbugiren'' in 2000, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kailash (actor)
Siby Varghese better known by his stage name Kailash, is an Indian actor who works in the Malayalam films. He has acted in more than 50 films. Known for his appearance as the lead in Lal Jose's remake film '' Neelathamara'', he starred in the last installment of T. V. Chandran's trilogy '' Bhoomiyude Avakashikal'', which was premiered at the 43rd International Film Festival of India and IFFK. Career His debut film was '' Parthan Kanda Paralokam'' in which he appeared in a supporting role. He also played the lead role in Malayalam film '' Neelathaamara'' (2009) by Lal Jose. He acted in notable roles in the films '' Shikkar, The Hunt'', '' Banking Hours 10 to 4'', '' 10:30 am Local Call'' and ''Thank You "Thank you" (often expanded to ''thank you very much'' or ''thanks a lot'', or informally abbreviated to ''thanks'' or alternately as ''many thanks''Geoffrey Leech, ''The Pragmatics of Politeness'' (2014), p. 200.) is a common expression of gr ...''. '' Bhoomiyude Ava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananya (actress)
Ayilya Gopalakrishnan, known professionally as Ananya, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil language films as well as in a few, Telugu and Kannada films. She is also a singer and an archer. She made her acting debut in the Malayalam film '' Positive'' (2008) and also debuted the following year in Tamil through the film '' Naadodigal'', which turned out to be a critical and commercial success. She received the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress in 2012 for the telefilm ''Doore'' and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil for '' Engaeyum Eppothum'' in 2011. Early life and education Ananya was born as Ayilya to Malayali parents Gopalakrishnan Nair, a noted film producer, and Praseetha in Perumbavoor, Kerala. She has a younger brother, Arjun. Her name was taken from her birth star (nakshatra) Aslesha, which is called ''Ayilyam'' in Malayalam. She appeared as a child artist in one of her father's productions (execu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuthirakani
P. Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander, in '' Paarthale Paravasam''. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2016 for '' Visaranai'', he is also an recipient of three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a SIIMA award Early life Samuthirakani was born on 26 April 1973 in Seithur, Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu. He did his B.Sc. in Mathematics from the Rajapalayam Rajus College and he also earned a Bachelor of Law from Ambedkar Law College. However, he aimed to become an actor. He has said that people used to tell him that he did not have the physical appearance or talent necessary to be an actor. Career In 1997, he joined as an assistant director under Sundar K. Vijayan. He was then noticed by K. Balachander and was recruited as assistant director for Balachander's 100th film '' Paarthale Parava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mythili
Brighty Balachandran, better known by her stage name Mythili, is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in the 2009 Malayalam film '' Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha'' which stars Mammootty in lead role. She has acted in over 35 movies. Early life Mythili (Brighty Balachandran) was born in Konni, Pathanamthitta in Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ..., India. Her father is Balachandran, an accountant and mother Beena, she has a brother named Bibin. Mythili married to Sampath on 28 April 2022 who works as an Architect. She did her schooling till the seventh grade at St. Mary's High School, Eliyarackal, Konni and later in Amrita VHSS, Konni, and her higher secondary education was at Government HSS, Konni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala Film Critics Association Award For Best Popular Film
The Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Popular Film is an award presented annually at the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards of India to the most popular film in Malayalam. It was first awarded as a special prize in 1991. It is almost a regular category of the award since 2002. Winners See also * Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Film * Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Second Best Film * Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film References {{Kerala Film Critics Association Awards Film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ... Awards for best film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hindi cinema, Hindi, Telugu cinema, Telugu and Kannada cinema, Kannada films. Mohanlal has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in Mohanlal filmography, more than 400 films. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001, and Padma Bhushan in 2019, India's fourth and third highest Orders, decorations, and medals of India, civilian honours, for his contributions to Cinema of India, Indian cinema. In 2009, he became the first actor in India to be awarded the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army (India), Territorial Army. Mohanlal was named as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema" by CNN. Mohanlal made his acting debut at age 18 in the Malayalam film ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy is an Indian actress from Karnataka and a classical dancer, qualified in Bharatanatyam. She has mainly acted in Malayalam films, while also appearing in few Kannada and Tamil films. She won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in her Kannada film ''Vidaya''. Her debut Malayalam film '' Arayannangalude Veedu'' alongside Mammootty won her the Kerala State Film Award as the best supporting actor. She was a judge on Asianet's dance show ''Vodafone Thakadhimi.''. Early life Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, was born in a Kannada family in Bangalore, Karnataka to M. K. Gopalaswamy and Dr. Uma Gopalaswamy. She has a younger brother, Arjun. Her Mother is a scholar of music who prompted Lakshmi to learn and pursue a career in Bharatanatyam. Film career She did her debut in the year 2000 with a Malayalam film Arayannangalude Veedu written and directed by Lohithadas alongside Mammootty which won her the Kerala State Film Award as the best suppor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar Achary (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actor in the history of Malayalam cinema, he is also known for his highly nuanced character roles. He is the son of acclaimed dramaturge and writer, Jagathy N. K. Achary. Jagathy Sreekumar won five Kerala State Film Awards among numerous other awards for his roles in various films. He has also directed two films and written screenplays for two more. His stage name is derived from the neighborhood of Jagathy in Thiruvananthapuram from where he hails. He is an outspoken orator holding strong views, quite unlike his onscreen image and his speeches are still popular. As the result of a vehicle accident in March 2012, Jagathy was hospitalized for over a year and has still not completely recovered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouseppachan
Mechery Louis Ouseppachan (born 13 September 1955), known mononymously as Ouseppachan, is an Indian film composer and singer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of National Film Award, Filmfare Award and Kerala State Film Awards for his numerous film soundtrack albums and background scores. Early life Ouseppachan was born to Mathiri Paliakkara and Louis of the Mechery house on 13 September 1955 in Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala, India.weblokam.com �Profile Career He started his music career as violinist in some music troupes including Voice of Trichur. Later he got the chance to be the violinist in concerts of renowned playback singer Madhuri. He later became the violinist under music director Paravoor Devarajan master. His first work in the film industry was the film ''Eenam'', for which he set the background score. He also composed additional background music for the film ''Aaravam'' (1979) in which he also played the role of a fiddle player, however '' K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalabhavan Mani
Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian actor and singer. Mani started his career as a Impersonator, mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan comedy troupe. He had starred in over 250 films, including Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, Tamil cinema, Tamil, Kannada cinema, Kannada, and Telugu cinema, Telugu films, and was renowned for his humorous characters and villain roles. Mani won National Film Awards, National Film Award – Special Jury Award and Kerala State Film Awards for his performance as Ramu in ''Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum'' (1999). He was the first actor from kerala who won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film), National Film Award - Special Jury Award in the history of Malayalam film industry. Personal life Kalabhavan Mani was born as Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani in Kerala to Chenathunad Kunnisseri Veettil Raman and Ammini at Chalakudy, Thrissur dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
