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Ahammed Khabeer
Ahammed Khabeer is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in the Malayalam film industry. He made his directorial debut with the coming-of-age film ''June'' (2019). He is best known for directing '' Madhuram'' (2021) and the critically acclaimed Malayalam web series ''Kerala Crime Files'' on Disney+ Hotstar. Early life and education Ahammed Khabeer was born in 1980 in Kottayam, Kerala, India. He completed his schooling at Girideepam Bethany Central School in Kottayam. He pursued an MBA in Media and Entertainment from Manipal University's Bangalore campus. Career Before venturing into films, Khabeer worked as an assistant programme producer at the Malayalam television channel Mazhavil Manorama. He also directed a few short films during this period. Khabeer made his directorial debut with ''June'', a coming-of-age romantic drama starring Rajisha Vijayan in the titular role. The film also featured Joju George, Arjun Ashokan, and Aswathi Menon in supporting rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kottayam
Kottayam () is a city in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the district headquarters of the district and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kottayam has a population of 489,615 people, and a population density of . The total Kottayam Metropolitan area (the combined area of Kottayam municipality and its adjacent suburbs) has a population of 802,419 people, and a population density of . Kottayam is also referred to as "the City of Letters" as many of the first Malayalam daily newspapers, such as ''Deepika (newspaper), Deepika,'' ''Malayala Manorama,'' and ''Mangalam Publications, Mangalam,'' were started and are headquartered in Kottayam, as are a number of publishing houses. Etymology The royal palace of the Thekkumkur ruler was protected by a fort called ''Thaliyilkotta''. It is believed that the name ''Kottayam'' is derived from a combination of the Malayalam words ''kotta'' which means fort (''Thaliyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aswathi Menon
Aswathi Menon is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in the 2000 Malayalam film '' Sathyam Sivam Sundaram''. Early life Aswathi was born in Ernakulam, Kerala, India, to Jaygopal Menon and Vinitha Rao. After her schooling in Dubai's Varkey group of schools, she pursued her higher education in Kerala at St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam and at Sacred Heart College, Thevara to complete her MA in English Literature. She has a diploma from 'New York Film Academy' in Abu Dhabi for Film Acting. Career Aswathi attended Varkey International Private School in Dubai, where she first began performing. She then began performing in Malayalam and Tamil films in South India. Aswathi was approached to play the lead role opposite Vijay in '' Kushi'' (2000), but turned down the offer to prioritise her studies. Her debut appearance was in '' Sathyam Sivam Sundaram''. This was followed by ''Shambho Mahadeva'', ''Savithriyude Aranjanam'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Film Directors
India has many regional film centres, such as Bollywood (Hindi) in Mumbai, Telugu cinema (Tollywood) in Hyderabad, Marathi cinema in Pune, Tamil cinema in Chennai, Malayalam cinema in Kochi, Kannada cinema in Bangalore, Odia Cinema in Bhubaneswar, Assamese cinema in Guwahati, Punjabi cinema in Mohali and Bengali cinema (Tollywood) in Kolkata. Most film directors are known for their work with one regional industry, while many others are active directors of films from multiple industries. Directors of parallel or independent cinema Parallel Cinema is otherwise known as " Art films" cinema, and is known for its serious and realistic films with real-life situations. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Indian government financed a number of such films, on Indian themes. Many of the directors were graduates of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Ritwik Ghatak was a professor at the institute and a well-known director in his own right. The best-known Indian "neo-re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Film Directors
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a " Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep. Malayalam is spoken by 35.6 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with a significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, Coimbatore and Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to the large populations of Malayali expatriates there. They are a significant population in each city in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Hesham Abdul Wahab
Sayyed Hesham Abdul Wahab (born 14 October 1990) is an Indian music composer, music producer and singer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Telugu cinema. He is best known for the compositions of ''Qadham Badha'' (2015), '' Hridayam'' (2022), ''Kushi'' (2023) and '' Hi Nanna'' (2023). He is the recipient of a Kerala State Film Award, SIIMA Award, and IIFA Award for music direction. Early life Sayyed Hesham Abdul Wahab was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Born in a family of musicians, he took interest in music at a very young age and got professional training in Carnatic and Hindustani classical music. He started singing at the early age of 8 and was introduced to piano when he was 11. After completing schooling from International Indian School in Riyadh, Wahab went on to complete a diploma in audio engineering and a Bachelor of Arts degree in audio production from SAE Institute with top honors. Hesham married Ayshath Safa on 22 January 2018. Career Early career Hes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Das
Arjun Das is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He has garnered major attention for his bass voice. Early life Arjun Das was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He was working for Incline POS in Dubai, before moving back to Chennai to find opportunities in the film industry. He lost around , when he decided to enter the Tamil cinema industry. Career In 2012, he debuted in the independent film '' Perumaan''. Regarding his role in the film, The ''Times of India'' stated that "Arjun makes a confident debut". After shooting for the Netflix-featured independent film and V. Vignarajan's debut venture, '' Andhaghaaram'', Arjun Das worked with Radio One 94.3FM hosting the ''Drive show'' as a radio jockey. He cites this past occupation as a form of sustenance before entering the film industry, and has often mentioned that this was where he first claimed a fan base for his voice. He has also portrayed Gopichand's brother in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lal (actor)
M. P. Michael (born 2 December 1958), better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, producer and distributor who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films and in a few Telugu films. Lal has won several awards, including a National Film Award – Special Mention for acting (2012), two Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor (2008, 2013), and a Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam (2008). He is the owner of Lal Media Arts, a post-production studio. Early life Lal was born as Michael to the late M. A. Paul and late Philomina, as their eldest son. He received his schooling at St. Augustine's High School, Ernakulam. His brother Alex Paul is a music composer in the Malayalam film industry and his son Jean is a movie director in the same industry. Lal's younger sister Neena's son Balu Varghese is an actor in the Malayalam film industry. Career He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, along with his childhood frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aju Varghese
Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985), better known as Aju Varghese, is an Indian actor, producer and singer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in '' Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his collegemate Vineeth Sreenivasan. In a career spanning over a decade, he has acted in more than 145 Malayalam films. He owns a production company named Funtastic Films along with actor Dhyan Sreenivasan and producer Visakh Subramaniam. Personal life and career He has a younger sister Anju. Aju is married to Augustina since 24 February 2014. They have twins: a girl named Juana and a boy named Evan born on 28 October 2014. They later had a second set of twins - Jake and Luke - on 30 September 2016. Aju attended Rajagiri High School, Kalamasserry and later Bhavans Adarsha Vidhyalaya, Ernakulam. He did his Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering from KCG College of Technology, Chennai. He worked in HSBC in Human Resources, Chennai. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SonyLIV
Sony LIV is an Indian subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Culver Max Entertainment. Sony LIV was introduced in 2013 as the first OTT service in India. As a streaming service, it provides live sports, original titles, other content titles from its own networks and content titles in India licensed from third-parties such as JioHotstar, Netflix among others. The Sony LIV content library includes films, TV shows and series, and sports. History Sony LIV was launched on 23 January 2013. LIV Sports LIV Sports was launched on 1 June 2014 by Culver Max Entertainment (as a new sports streaming service exclusively for sports properties). LIV Sports was the official mobile and internet broadcaster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup starting 12 June 2014. LIV Sports aired both live and video-on-demand match content with statistics and analysis. Sony LIV first revamp (2018) Sony LIV underwent its first revamp and started to stream live television cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shruti Ramachandran
Shruti Ramachandran is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema. She co-wrote the "Ilamai Idho Idho" segment in the 2020 Tamil anthology film '' Putham Pudhu Kaalai''. In 2020, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for her work in ''Kamala''. In 2022, she won the Critics' mention for best actress by the Kerala Film Critics' Association for her work in '' Madhuram''. Career She is best known for her role in the 2021 film '' Madhuram'' with Joju George, 2016 film Pretham with Jayasurya, 2017 film Sunday Holiday with Asif Ali and 2021 film, Kaanekkaane with Tovino She also played a supporting role as Jaya in the 2019 Telugu movie ''Dear Comrade''. She also starred in the movie '' Anveshanam'', alongside Jayasurya in 2019. Along with her husband Francis Thomas, Shruti wrote the segment "Ilamai Idho Idho" for the anthology film '' Putham Pudhu Kaalai'' which released in 2020. Shruti won the ‘Special Jury mention for Acting excellen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Film House
Friday Film House Pvt Ltd is an Indian film production company based in Malayalam film industry owned by Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976), Vijay Babu who is an actor as well as a producer and is one of the most talked about production houses in the south. Friday Film House has won 7 of the Kerala State Film Awards in various fields in 2014. It has its own distribution division – "Friday Tickets", digital/TV production under the brand "Friday Home Cinema" and music under "Friday Music Company". Notable projects include ''Aadu (film), Aadu'' series, ''Angamaly Diaries'', ''Philips and the Monkey Pen'', ''June (2019 film), June'', ''Adi Kapyare Kootamani'', ''Thrissur Pooram (film), Thrissur Pooram'' and ''Home (2021 film), Home''. Films Television References External links Official website Film production companies of Kerala Film distributors of India Indian companies established in 2012 2012 establishments in Kerala Mass media companies established in 2012 {{film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
