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Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai
Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai (1900–1979) was a Malayalam dramatist, poet, screen play writer and actor who was well known in the role of Ashaan in Kavyamela. He was born in 1900 in Muthukulam, a small village near Haripad in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India. Known as the ''Akshara Guru'' of Malayalam talkie films, he wrote the screenplay and dialogues of '' Balan'', the first Malayalam talkie and ''Jeevithanauka'', the first box office hit in the Malayalam film industry. He is also the author of about 55 dramas and dozens of film stories and screenplays. In 1968, he acted in '' Viruthan Shanku'', the first full-length comedy in Malayalam cinema directed by P. Venu. He acted in around 150 Malayalam films and wrote ''Tataka Parinayam'' Kathakali. An award named ''Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai Puraskaram'' has been instituted by ''Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai Samraka Samithi'' in honour of him. Filmography # Rajayogam (1976) # Kamam Krodham Moham (1975) # Chief Guest (1975) # Pulival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muthukulam
Muthukulam is backwater village near Haripad in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics India Census, Muthukulam had a population of 20,740 with 9,474 males and 11,266 females. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1719 which is 8.29% of total population of Muthukulam. In Muthukulam, Female Sex Ratio is 1189 against state average of 1084. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Muthukulam is around 852 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Muthukulam is 95.73% higher than state average of 94.00%. In Muthukulam, Male literacy is around 97.48% while female literacy rate is 94.29%. Out of total population, 6,505 were engaged in work related to Primary sector or business activity. Of this 4,242 were males while 2,263 were females. Of total 6505 working population, 72.85% were engaged in Main Work while 27.15% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work. Muthukulam has total administration over 5,692 houses to which it supplies basic amen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balan (film)
''Balan'' is a lost 1938 Indian Malayalam-language drama film produced by T. R. Sundaram under the banner of Modern Theatres, directed by S. Nottani and written by Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai. It is notable for being the first sound film in the Malayalam language, and the third feature film in Malayalam cinema after ''Vigathakumaran'' and ''Marthanda Varma.'' Based on the short story ''Vidhiyum Mrs. Nayarum'' by A. Sundaram. The film is a melodrama about the struggle of two orphaned children. The film stars K. K. Aroor in the title role and M. K. Kamalam as the female lead, with Master Madanagopal, M. V. Shanku, K. Gopinath, Alleppey Vincent and A. C. N. Nambiar, C. O. N. Nambiar in supporting roles. The film was produced by T. R. Sundaram, a Salem, Tamil Nadu, Salem based producer under the banner of Modern Theatres. German cinematographer Gus Walker, Bado Gushwalker handled the camera while Varghese and K. D. George, K.D. George did the editing. The film's music was composed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
