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Jose Thomas
Jose Thomas is an Indian film director in Malayalam movies. He directed more than 20 Malayalam movies. His popular movies are Mattupetti Machan, Kanjirapally Kariyachan, Udayapuram Sulthan ''Udayapuram Sulthan'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Jose Thomas and written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas, it stars Dileep, Narendra Prasad, Preetha Vijaykumar, Shruthi Raj, Captain Raju, Innocent, ..., Mayamohini and Sringaravelan. Filmography ;Director ;Acting * '' Unnikuttanu Joli Kitti'' (1989) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Jose Malayalam film directors Living people Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors Malayalam film producers Malayalam screenwriters Screenwriters from Thiruvananthapuram Film producers from Thiruvananthapuram 1963 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration population is around 1.68 million. Located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland, Thiruvananthapuram is a major information technology hub in Kerala and contributes 55% of the state's software exports as of 2016. Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India", the city is characterised by its undulating terrain of low coastal hills. The present regions that constitute Thiruvananthapuram were ruled by the Ays who were feudatories of the Chera dynasty. In the 12th century, it was conquered by the Kingdom of Venad. In the 18th century, the king Marthanda Varma expanded the territory, founded the princely state of Travancore, and made Thiruvananthapuram its capital. Travancore became the most dominan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalu Alex
Lalu Alex is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning four decades, Lalu Alex has acted over 250 movies and is known for his character roles, comic roles and antagonistic roles in Malayalam movie industry. Lalu Alex started his acting career as a supporting actor in the movie '' Ee Ganam Marakkumo'' in 1978 and associated with notable movies in his earlier career including '' Idi Muzhakkam'', '' Nayattu'' (directed by Sreekumaran Thampi), ''Meen'', '' Thushaaram'' and ''Thrishna''. He has also acted in three Tamil movies. Early life and family Lalu Alex was born as the second child among three children to Chandy and Annamma at Piravom, Muvattupuzha Taluk. He has an elder brother, Roy and a younger sister, Laila. Lalu Alex has been married to Betty since 1986. They have three children named Ben Lalu Alex, Sen Lalu Alex and Ciya Lalu Alex. Ben acted in the Malayalam movie ''Orkut Oru Ormakoot''. Career He started his career in the movie ''Ee Gaana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreelakshmi
Sreelekshmi is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam-language films and television serials. She has won three Kerala state Awards, two Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress and one Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress. Personal life She was born to Bhaskaran Nair and Rajeswariyamma, as the youngest child among three children at Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She has two elder brothers, Krishnakumar and Vjay Bhaskar. She had her primary education at Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School, Trivandrum. She was the Kalathilakam in 1991 at Kerala university. After her pre-university course she pursued a diploma in Bharata Natyam dance from Kalakshetra, Chennai. She is married to Ratheesh, General Manager in an interior fit out company based in Dubai. They have two sons, Ananth Maheshwar and Akshith Maheshwar. After marriage she retired from movies and settled at Dubai with family. While in Dubai the actress was busy running a dance school. She made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maathu(actress)
Madhavi (born 1973), better known by her stage name Maathu, is an Indian actress who was active during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam cinema. She is born to Telugu-speaking parents Venkit and Shantha. She is best known for her role as ''Radha'' in the 1991 Malayalam movie Amaram, alongside mammooty. Personal life Maathu was married to Dr. Jacob and later divorced. They have a son, Luke, and a daughter, Jaime. She converted from Hinduism to Christianity and adopted the name Meena. In 2018, the actress who had immigrated to the United States married Malaysian native, Anbalagan George. In an Interview in 2019, she spoke about a coming back after 19 years to film industry. Awards * 1977 Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female) - Sanaadi Appanna * 1994 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards - Prathakshinam * 1995 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards - Samudhayam ''Samudhayam'' is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Ambili. The film st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Oduvil Unnikrishnan (13 February 1943 – 27 May 2006) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has portrayed supporting roles in both dramatic and comedic roles.The HindMalayalam film actor Oduvil Unnikrishnan dead He is a four-time winner of Kerala State Film Awards. Early life Oduvil Unnikrishnan was born on 13 February 1943 in Wadakkanchery, Thrissur, Kerala, India to Vadakkancheri Enkakkatt Oduvil Veettil Krishna Menon and Parukkutty Amma, as their youngest son. He had his primary education from Government Boys' High School, Wadakkanchery. His uncle Sarasakavi Oduvil Unnikrishna Menon was a noted Malayalam dancer. Unnikrishnan was interested in music since his childhood, and he learned vocal music and percussion instruments like mridangam and tabla. His trainer in vocal music was Kalamandalam Vasudeva Panikker. With his knowledge of music instruments, he joined some orchestra groups. He later joined renowned Malayalam theatres like K.P.A.C. and Kerala Kalav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baiju (actor)
Baiju Santhosh Kumar, commonly referred to as Baiju, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. He began his acting career in 1981, as a child artist in the film '' Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla''. Since then he has acted in more than 300 films. Acting career He began acting at the age of 10 debuting in Balachandra Menon-directed film '' Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla'' in 1981. He has mostly done character roles and comedy roles. He got a career breakthrough with the film '' Puthan Panam'' directed by Ranjith. His portrayal of Stephen Achayan in '' Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal'' was critically acclaimed. In 2019, he did lead role in Nadirshah's '' Mera Naam Shaji'' along with Asif Ali and Biju Menon. Personal life Baiju Santhosh Kumar hails from Thiruvananthapuram. He married Ranjitha in 1995. The couple has a daughter, Aishwarya and a son, Lokanath. Currently he resides in Thiruvananthapuram with his family. Selected filmography As child artist As actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalabhavan Navas
Kalabhavan Navas is an Indian stage, television, and film actor, singer, comedian, and mimicry artist.introduced to films by veteran director Balukiriyath in the film mimics action 500, along with 38 mimicry artists He is known for his roles in television and films. such as ''Hitler Brothers'' (1997), '' Junior Mandrake'' (1997), ''Mattupetti Machan'' (1998), '' Chandamama'' (1999) and '' Thillana Thillana'' (2003). Career He used to do many mimicry stage shows. He was in Kalabhavan Kalabhavan ( lit. "The House of Arts"), also known as Cochin Kalabhavan, is a centre for learning performing arts in Kochi, India. ''Kalabhavan'' is notable and known for being the first organized performing mimicry group in Kerala and which p ... mimicry troop. Later he started doing many mimicry shows along with his brother, Niyas Backer, under the banner Cochin Arts. He debuted as an actor in the feature film '' Chaithanyam'' in 1995. He has mostly played comic roles in films. Family Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar P. K. (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 most influential actor and finest comedian 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, the late 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 Trivandrum from where he hails. He is an outspoken orator holding strong views, quite unlike his onscreen image and his speeches are still popular. Jagathy was involved in a vehicle accident in March 2012 and was hospitalized for over a year. He is stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohini (Tamil Actress)
Mahalakshmi Sreenivasan, better known by her stage name Mohini, is an Indian former actress who has acted in South Indian Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. Personal life Mohini was born as Mahalakshmi in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. She attended Children's Garden Higher Secondary School, Chennai. Mohini converted to Christianity in 2006. Career Mohini was a child actress. She acted in the movie '' Koottu Puzhukkal'' (1987), starring Raghuvaran and Amala, as the hero's little sister. Mohini made her adult debut as a heroine with Eeramana Rojave and then was selected to act alongside Akshay Kumar in the 1991 Hindi film ''Dancer'', the only hindi film in her career. She has acted in over 100 movies in all South Indian languages, working with directors like Hariharan, Kamal and Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. Filmography Television * 1996 - ''Kadhal Pagadai'' ( Sun TV) as Sithara *1998- ''Oru Pennin Kathai'' (Pothigai TV) *''Sherlock Mami'' (DD podhigai) as Janani *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meenakshi Kalyanam
''Meenakshi Kalyanam'' is a 1998 Cinema of India, Indian Malayalam language, Malayalam film, directed by Jose Thomas and produced by Davi Rafel and Prince Rafel. The film stars Mukesh (actor), Mukesh, Mohini (Tamil actress), Mohini and Jagathy Sreekumar in the lead roles. The film has musical score by C. Rajamani and songs by Nadirsha. Cast *Mukesh (actor), Mukesh as Eerali Balan *Mohini (Tamil actress), Mohini as Meenakshi *Jagathy Sreekumar as Vasu *Kalabhavan Mani as Pushkaran *Kalabhavan Navas as Unnikrishnan *Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Adv. Eashwara Pilla *Salim Kumar as Adv. Sivan Mullassery *Baiju (actor), Baiju as Wilson *Augustine (actor), Augustine as SI Puli Chacko *Sadiq as Vishwanathan *Sukumari as Janaki, Vanitha commission chairperson *Baiju Ezhupunna *Chali Pala as Janardhanan Nair *KPAC Sabu *Sreejaya as Lakshmi *Ramya Sudha as Asha *V. K. Sreeraman as Madhavan Thampi *Manka Mahesh as Kousalya Soundtrack The music was composed by C. Rajamani and Nadirsha, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmila
Charmila (born 2 October 1974) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Apart from movies in Malayalam, she acted in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies. She completed almost 38 films in the Malayalam film industry. Early life Charmila was born to veterinary doctor Manoharan, who was also working in S.B.I., and Haise, a homemaker, in a Tamil Catholic family in Chennai. She studied in Holy Angels Convent and Ethiraj College for Women. She has a younger sister Angelina. Personal life She married Kishor Satya in 1995 and was later divorced in 1999. Later, she married Rajesh in 2006, an engineer working in Nokia and got divorced in 2014. The couple have one son. Film career Charmila made her debut on the silver screen with ''Oyilattam'' and went on to act in a couple of movies including ''Kizhakke Varum Pattu''. She was recommended in Tamil movies by veteran actor S.S.Rajendran . She made her debut in the Malayalam film '' Dhanam'', directed by Sibi Mala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murali (Malayalam Actor)
Muraleedharan Pillai, popularly known as Murali ( ml, മുരളി, 25 May 1954 – 6 August 2009) was an Indian film, stage and television actor and author. He mainly appeared in Malayalam films and a few Tamil films and also many other movies. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Appa Mestry, a communist freedom fighter and professional weaver in the 2002 film '' Neythukaran''. He was known for his powerful portrayal of character roles, lead roles and negative roles. Murali started his film career playing villain roles and soon turned to character acting. He played the leading role in the 1992 film ''Aadhaaram'', which gave a "break" to his career. The film was well received at the box office and Murali ascended to the status of a star in Malayalam cinema, which he enjoyed for a few years during the 1990s. Besides acting, he was the chairman of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy from 2006 until his death. He also authored five books, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
