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P. V. Gangadharan
Parayarukandi Vettath Gangadharan is an Indian film producer and businessman from Kerala. He has produced 22 Malayalam films under his production company Grihalakshmi Productions. As a producer, he has won two National Film Awards, five Kerala State Film Awards, and six Filmfare Awards South among other awards. Family He was born at Calicut in 1943 to Madhavi Sami (1916–1996) and P. V. Sami (1912-1990), a popular businessman and founder of KTC Group of Companies. He is the younger brother of P. V. Chandran, managing editor of Mathrubhumi newspaper, and an industrialist himself. PVG, as he is known, also serves as the director of Mathrubhumi. He is married to Mrs. P.V. Sherien, daughter of former Advocate General Sri. Ratna Singh. Mrs. Shenuga Jaythilak, Mrs. Shegna Vigil and Mrs. Sherga Sandeep are his three daughters. Filmography (producer) Awards ; National Film Awards: ; Filmfare Awards South: ; Kerala State Film Awards: ;Asianet Film Awards The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calicut
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Kerala and the 19th largest in India. Kozhikode is classified as a Tier 2 city by the Government of India. It is the largest city in the region known as the Malabar and was the capital of the British-era Malabar district. In antiquity and the medieval period, Kozhikode was dubbed the ''City of Spices'' for its role as the major trading point for Indian spices. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris (Zamorins). The port at Kozhikode acted as the gateway to medieval South Indian coast for the Chinese, the Persians, the Arabs and finally the Europeans. According to data compiled by economics research firm Indicus Analytics in 2009 on residences, earnings and investments, Kozhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove
''Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Bharathan, with story written by Thikkodiyan and produced by P. V. Gangadharan. The film stars Madhu, Mammootty, K R Vijaya, Rahman, Suresh and Shobhana. The film has musical score by Ravindran. Plot Balagopalan is Unni's elder brother. Unni is a youth with friends from college. Theirs is a happy family. Balagopalan is a cop and Unni, from influences, becomes a naxalite. The story follows the dynamics of this relationship and also that of Unni's with his girlfriend. Cast * Madhu as Unni's Father * K. R. Vijaya as Meenakshi * Mammootty as Balagopalan * Rahman as Unni or Unnikrishnan * Bhagyasri *Suresh as Ravi *Shobhana as Subhadra *Nedumudi Venu as Potty Mannam *Lalithasree as Ammukutty Songs Lyrics by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar. * "Omanathinkal Kidavo" - S. Janaki * "Ponpularoli Poovithariya" - K. J. Yesudas, Lathika * "Oru Theruvunaadaka Gaanam" - K. P. Brahmanandan, Bharathan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ennu Swantham Janakikutty
''Ennu Swantham Janakikutty'' is a 1998 Malayalam movie, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Hariharan. The movie features debutant Jomol in the lead role, where she won the National Film Special Jury Award. Also, K. Sampath won the National Film Award for Best Audiography for this film. The film is based on a story written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair named ''Cheriya Cheriya Bhookambangal''. The movie was produced by P. V. Gangadharan under the banner of ''Gruhalakshmi Productions'' and was distributed by ''Kalpaka Release.'' Plot The story revolves around Janakikutty (Jomol), a ninth grade student and the challenges she faces in her everyday life. She is basically a lonely girl, who finds no peace at home and is constantly scolded by her elders or teased by her siblings and cousins. Her only companions are her grandmother (Valsala Menon) and her neighbor, Bhaskaran (Sharath), whom she secretly loves. One day, when Janakikutty and her grandmother were collecting he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibi Malayil
Sibi (Sindhi: سيوي ur, ) is a city situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is the headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name. Etymology The origin of the town's name is attributed to Rani Sewi, a Hindu lady of the Sewa Dynasty who ruled Balochistan before the 7th century.The tribal Baluchistan by Syed Abdul Quddus page 49 History The history of the Sibi region dates back to the 7th century at the earliest, when it was ruled by the Sewa dynasty. In the early 13th century, Sibi was a dependency of Multan under Nasiruddin Qabacha of the Ghurid Empire. The area was then variously subject to Multan or Sindh throughout much of its history. The Arghun dynasty of Kandahar invaded in the late 15th century and seized Sibi from the Samma dynasty of Sindh, but it was returned to Sindh during the Mughal period. Sibi was governed by the Kalhora dynasty during the early 18th century, which in turn paid tribute to the Afsharids after Nader Shah's invasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaanaakkinaavu
''Kaanaakkinaavu'' is a 1996 Indian Malayalam film directed by Sibi Malayil based on a script by T. A. Razzaq. The film was produced by P. V. Gangadharan under the banner of Grihalakshmi Productions. The film stars Mukesh, Murali and Sukanya in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Raghu Kumar. The film premiered at the Indian Panorama section of the IFFI and was theatrically released on 14 April 1996. The film was a commercial success. The film won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. The film also won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film. Cast *Mukesh * Murali as Chandradas * Sukanya Soundtrack The music was composed by Raghu Kumar and the lyrics were written by Gireesh Puthenchery. Awards *Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film The Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film is an award presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to the second best film in Malayalam cinema. The awards are mana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thooval Kottaram
''Thooval Kottaram'' ( ml, തൂവല് കൊട്ടാരം, en, Feather Palace) is a 1996 Indian Malayalam drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by A. K. Lohithadas. It stars Jayaram, Sukanya, Dileep, Manju Warrier, Oduvil Unnikrishnan and Murali in the main roles. The music was composed by Johnson. The film won three Filmfare Awards South. The film was a commercial success and played for 300 days in theatres. Jayaram won his first Kerala State Film Award, a Special Jury Award, for his role as Adv. Mohanachandra Poduval. Plot Mohanachandra Poduval is a lawyer, also working as a plumber, caterer, electrical worker, driver, and chenda player at festival programs. He is engaged to Sujatha, a music and dance teacher, who is the daughter of Achu Marar. Ravi Chandran, his younger brother, is in medical school. Mohanachandran is hopeful that, once his brother becomes a doctor, his financial troubles will be reduced. Radhakrishnan, his brother-in-law and a po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaji Kailas
Shaji Kailas (born 8 February 1965) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film '' Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990). He is best known for his action films with mainly focusing on political thriller and crime genres such as ''Thalastaanam'' (1992), '' Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans'' (1993), '' Ekalavyan'' (1993), ''Mafia'' (1993), '' Commissioner'' (1994), '' The King'' (1995), '' Aaraam Thampuran'' (1997), '' Narasimham'' (2000) , '' Valliettan'' (2000), '' Kaduva'' and ''Kaapa''(2022). Early and personal life Shaji was born to Shivaraman Nair who worked as an executive engineer in P.W.D & Janakiyamma on 8 February 1965. He is married to actress Annie. They currently reside at Trivandrum, Kerala, India and have three sons Jagan, Sharon, and Rushin. Career 1984–1991: Early career Shaji Kailas started his film career as assistant director under renowned writer director Balu Kiriyath in 1984. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekalavyan (film)
''Ekalavyan'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Renji Panicker, starring Suresh Gopi in the lead role along with Siddique, Geetha, Narendra Prasad, Vijayaraghavan, Ganesh Kumar, Janardhanan, Madhu, Maathu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kuthiravattam Pappu, and Devan in other pivotal roles. The plot revolves around a cop named Madhavan, who is hired by the CBI to investigate a godman, who is suspected of being involved in narcotics business and murders. The film was a blockbuster and ran for more than 100 days in theatres. With consecutive box office hits from ''The News'', ''Thalastaanam'', ''Mafia'' and ''Ekalavyan'' lead actor Suresh Gopi was catapulted to the status of a matinee idol. After the success of the 1994 blockbuster ''Commissioner'' in Andhra Pradesh, ''Ekalavyan'' was dubbed in Telugu and released as ''CBI Officer'' which was also a commercial success. The movie is said to be an inspiration for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hindi alone, the highest number of films done by any Hindi film director after David Dhawan. He was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his early Malayalam films. Priyadarshan has also directed many advertisement films. Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Towards 2000s, he moved to Bollywood (Hindi-language cinema) and remained active throughout the decade. In 2013, he announced that '' Rangrezz'' would be his last Hindi film for a while and shifted focus to Malayalam cinema. His most notable films include ''Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu'', '' Thalavattam'', '' Vellanakalude Nadu'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adhwaytham
''Adhwaytham'' () is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language political crime thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and written by T. Damodaran. It stars Mohanlal, Jayaram, Chithra, Revathi, Innocent, and M. G. Soman. The soundtrack for the film was composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan and the film score was provided by Johnson. Plot Swami Amritananda (Mohanlal) arrives in Kerala on a mission to bring peace at the state, which is burning with communal riots. Swamiji, who is worshiped and respected all over the world, receives death threats from different corners. Lakshmi IAS (Revathi), the District Collector, is assigned to look after Swamiji's security. She warns Swamiji about the tensed situation and the dangers waiting him outside. The presence of Lakshmi, who had been the lover of Swamiji in his past, brings back old memories to him. Years ago, Swami Amritananda was Shivaprasad, the only son of his mother Saraswathy (Srividya), who had to undergo unpleasant experiences in her home fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathyan Anthikad
Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 50 films, been the lyricist for 12 films and been the scriptwriter for 6 films. He is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, five Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour in 2019 for his book, ''Eeswaran Mathram Sakshi.'' Films like '' Pingami'' though a commercial failure at the time release, have over the years gained a cult following. Personal life Sathyan Anthikad was born to M. V. Krishnan and M. K. Kalyani at Anthikad in Thrissur district of Kerala state. He is married to Nimmi Sathyan and has three sons, Arun, Anoop and Akhil. Career In 1973, Sathyan debuted as an assistant director to Dr. Balakrishnan in Rekha Cine Arts. He was the Associate Director of director P. Chandrakumar for more than t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ennum Nanmakal
''Ennum Nanmakal'' is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Sathyan Anthikkadu and written by Raghunath Paleri. It stars Sreenivasan, Santhi Krishna, and Jayaram in the lead roles, along with Shari, Saranya, KPAC Lalitha, Innocent, Sankaradi, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Jagadeesh, and Mamukkoya in other pivotal roles. Plot Radha Devi is an office assistant working in the city of Kozhikode. She is in love with the unemployed Sivan. Radha Devi moves to Satyavathiyamma's home as a paying guest along with two friends, Indu and Rama. Indu is the head of the housekeeping staff in a hotel; Rama is an associate editor of a magazine and is a feminist. They meet the irascible Dr. Aniruddhan, a widower with a baby girl. Many comical scenes follow with characters including the local postman Ulpalakshan, a local politician Thotta MLA and compounder Khader. Meanwhile, Sivan suffers due to unemployment and financial difficulties. His self-esteem is questioned by his sister-in-law Devaki and Radha's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
