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Raveendran
Madhavan Raveendran (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), also known as Raveendran Master, was a South Indian music composer and playback singer from Kerala. He composed songs for more than 150 films primarily for the Malayalam and Tamil film industries. He also composed a few albums, including ''Vasantha Geethangal'', ''Ponnonatharangini'' and ''Rithugeethangal''. Raveendran composed melodies based on Hindustani Ragas also. Early life Raveendran was born on 9 November 1943, in Kulathupuzha, a small village in the present-day Kollam district. He is the seventh child (of nine children) of Late Madhavan and Late Lakshmi. His early life was filled with poverty, and he tried hard to complete his education. After his school days, he went to Swathi Thirunal Music College in Thiruvananthapuram, where he met K. J. Yesudas, and soon began a great friendship. Later, he went to Chennai (Then Madras) to fulfill his wish to be a pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Highness Abdullah
''His Highness Abdullah'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language musical drama film written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Gautami, Sreenivasan, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Mamukkoya. The film was produced by Mohanlal and was the debut production of his company Pranavam Arts. The film features original songs composed by Raveendran and a background score by Mohan Sithara. ''His Highness Abdullah'' was the same team's first film in a trilogy of Indian classical arts films, followed by ''Bharatham'' (1991) and ''Kamaladalam'' (1992). The story follows Abdullah (Mohanlal), a low-life Muslim Qawwali singer in Bombay, who is hired by the members of a wealthy royal Hindu family to assassinate their family head, Maharaja Udayavarma (Venu). Abdullah infiltrates the palace under the disguise of a Brahmin classical singer, Ananthan Namboothiri, and tries to assassinate the Maharaja by gaining his confidence. ''His Highness Abdul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thenum Vayambum
''Thenum Vayambum'' () is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Ashok Kumar and written by John Paul, starring Nedumudi Venu, Prem Nazir and Sumalatha, along with Mohanlal and Ranipadmini. The film features music composed by Raveendran. Cast *Nedumudi Venu as Ravi *Prem Nazir as V. C. Menon *Sumalatha as Sreedevi *Mohanlal as Varma *Khaja Sharif as Sunil *Ranipadmini as Asha Nair *Poojappura Ravi as Laundryman *Sankaradi as Warrier *Sukumari as Varma's mother *Balachandra Menon as Babu Mathew *Alummoodan as Khader Ikka * C. I. Paul as School Principal *Santhakumari as Mary Thomas *Maya as Mrs. Menon Soundtrack The soundtrack for the film was composed by Raveendran with the lyrics written by Bichu Thirumala Bhaskaran Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Bichu Thirumala (13 February 1942 – 26 November 2021), was an Indian lyricist and poet. He is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinem .... Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamaladalam
''Kamaladalam'' () is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language musical drama film written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by Sibi Malayil, starring Mohanlal, Murali, Vineeth, Nedumudi Venu, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Monisha, Parvathy Jayaram and Sukumari. The film was produced by Mohanlal through his company Pranavam Arts and features original songs composed by Raveendran with a background score by Johnson. The story was inspired by the Telugu film '' Sagara Sangamam'' directed by K. Viswanath. Plot Nandagopan is a respected dance teacher at Kerala Kala Mandiram (alludes to the famed Kerala Kalamandalam of performing arts). However his life takes an unexpected turn when his wife Sumangala commits suicide following a spat between them, causing him to become an alcoholic and compulsive rule breaker. He becomes moody and consumed with his grief for Sumangala, and takes it out on the students and the management of the institution. One of his students, Malavika, a Bharatanat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aattakalasam
''Aattakalasam'' () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by J. Sasikumar, written by Salim Cherthala, and produced by Joy Thomas. The film stars Mohanlal, Prem Nazir, and Lakshmi. The film features music composed by Raveendran. ''Aattakalasam'' was a blockbuster at the box office. Plot Balachandran is a respected police officer and devout family man to his wife Indu and their three little children. He also has a younger brother Babu, a young doctor who loves his brother and sister-in-law more than anything. Their house caretaker is Kumaran, a changed double-homicide convict, who stands as the manifestation of Balachandran's gentle heart. Together they lead a happy life. One evening, Babu meets his gang of friends who urge him to go to a bar, on their insistence he drinks alcohol for the first time. The drunk gang enjoys a cabaret at the bar, Babu gets seduced by the dancer. An inebriated Babu returns home late night and chances upon Indu, who reminds h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayirappara
''Aayirappara'' is a 1993 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli, starring Mammootty, Urvashi and Madhu in the lead roles. The movie was produced by Sreekanth and Ashok under the banner of Gauridarshana and it has been distributed by Mak Release. Cast Soundtrack The songs in this movie were written by Kavalam Narayana Panicker and composed by Raveendran. The songs have been distributed by C. C. Audios. The background score also was by Raveendran. Awards * 1993 Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor - Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, ... External links * 1993 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films shot in Alappuzha Films directed by Venu Nagavally Films scored by Raveendran {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kizhakkunarum Pakshi
''Kizhakkunarum Pakshi'' () is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language musical tragedy drama film written and directed by Venu Nagavalli and produced by P. K. R. Pillai. It stars Mohanlal, Shankar, Murali, Rekha, Jagathy Sreekumar, Ashokan and Innocent. The music and background score of the film was composed by Raveendran Cast *Mohanlal as Ananthan / Ananthu * Shankar as Gopi Krishnan *Rekha as Meera *Murali as Jacob, Anandhu's Friend *Nedumudi Venu as Music Director Varma *Jagathy Sreekumar as Vaidy, Anandhu's Friend *Jagadish as Kunjambu, Anandhu's Friend * Ashokan as Govindankutty, Anandhu's Friend * Santhosh as Satheeshan, Anandhu's Friend *Jyothi as Nimmy * Innocent as Panicker *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Devu, Ananthu's Mother *Karamana Janardanan Nair as Krishnan Nampoothiri, Ananthu's Father *Mala Aravindan as Nanappan *Nandhu as Harindran, Anandhu's Friend *Sankaradi as Lokanathan, Ananthu's uncle *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as former Music director Moorthy *T. P. Madhavan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaram
''Amaram'' () is a 1991 Indian Malayalam drama film directed by Bharathan and written by A. K. Lohithadas. It stars Mammootty, Maathu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Ashokan, Murali, Chitra, and Kuthiravattam Pappu in the main roles. The film's score is composed by Johnson while the songs are by Raveendran. K. P. A. C. Lalitha won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Bhargavi, and Mammootty won the Filmfare Awards South Best Actor Award for his role. The film was a critical and commercial success and is considered a classic in Malayalam Cinema. It ran for more than 200 days in Ragam theater, Thrissur, and played for over 50 days at Safire (Madras) theater. Plot Achootty, a fisherman, lives with his daughter, Radha. The uneducated Achootty wants his daughter to be educated and become a doctor. His dreams are shattered when she falls in love with her childhood friend Raghavan which results in Achootty beating him up. Achootty restricts her from s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukhamo Devi
''Sukhamo Devi'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by Venu Nagavally in his directorial debut. The story was based on his own life experience. It stars Mohanlal, Shankar, Geetha, and Urvashi in major roles. The film features songs composed by Raveendran and a score by M. B. Sreenivasan. Plot Two good friends, Nandan and Sunny, are singers in their senior year of college. Nandan is a hard-working introvert while Sunny is well-rounded, sporty, and loved among his friends. Nandan and Sunny have girlfriends, Devi and Thara, respectively, who match them exactly in personality. Sunny also has another loyal pal named Vinod who tends to get a bit annoying sometimes, but Sunny appreciates him nevertheless. When Sunny and Nandan graduate college with the highest honors, they decide to marry their girlfriends. Thara's parents approve of Sunny, but Devi's father does not approve of Nandan when he sees that Nandan works as a waiter at a rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiriyo Chiri
''Chiriyo Chiri'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Balachandra Menon and produced by P. V. Gangadharan. The film stars Balachandra Menon, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Adoor Bhasi and Maniyanpilla Raju . The film has musical score by Raveendran. Art direction by Kalalayam Ravi. Cast *Balachandra Menon as Unnikrishnan * Maniyanpilla Raju * Swapna *Kaviyoor Ponnamma *Sankaradi *Adoor Bhasi * Shubha *Sreenivasan *Adoor Bhavani *Baby Ponnambili *Balan K. Nair as Abdul Rasaq *Kunjandi *K. T. C. Abdulla *Krishna Kurup *Mammootty as extended cameo appearance * Nithya * Seema as extended cameo appearance *Sukumari as extended cameo appearance *Paravoor Bharathan *Nanditha Bose Soundtrack The lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala and the music was composed by Raveendran. The song Ezhu Swarangalum sung by K. J. Yesudas is an evergreen hit. It is one of the best songs of Raveendran Madhavan Raveendran (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choola
''Choola'' is a 1979 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar. The film stars M. G. Soman, Manavalan Joseph, Bhavani, P. J. Antony and Sankaradi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Raveendran, who debuted through this film, and later became an influential music director in Malayalam film industry. Cast *M. G. Soman *Bhavani *Manavalan Joseph *Maya * P. J. Antony *Sankaradi *Sreelatha Namboothiri *Cochin Haneefa *Pappachan *Adoor Bhavani * Baby Sumathi *Cherthala Thankam * G. K. Pillai *Kollam Venukumar *Kundara Venu * Master Raghu *Master Venu *Master Manohar *Meena *Padmanabhapilla *Stanley *Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan Soundtrack The music was composed by Raveendran Madhavan Raveendran (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), also known as Raveendran Master, was a South Indian music composer and playback singer from Kerala. He composed songs for more tha .... References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhanam (1991 Film)
''Dhanam'' () is a Malayalam language action thriller film released in 1991. Directed by Sibi Malayil, this film had a strong casting line including Mohanlal, Murali, Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Charmila, Zeenath and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. The script was done by A. K. Lohithadas. The film features a musical score by Johnson and songs by Raveendran. Plot Sivasankaran Nair is a young aspiring middle class medical representative with his home and other properties under mortgage (for a loan taken by his deceased father). He lives with his mother and sister. His dream is to earn more money and build a bigger home after repaying the loans. His neighbor and close childhood friend is Abubacker, who is a taxi driver. Siva usually travels with his friend. On one occasion, they accept a trip to carry a dead body at night for more money. While returning, the taxi breaks down near a beach and they decide to spend the night in the car. Siva gets a dream wherein the corpse comes alive and asks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champakulam Thachan
''Champakulam Thachan'' () is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Kamal and written by Sreenivasan, based on the Shakespearean tragedy ''Othello''. The film stars Madhu, Vineeth, Murali, Monisha, Rambha and Nedumudi Venu. The music and background score was composed by Raveendran. Plot Cast *Madhu as Valiya Ashari *Murali as Raghavan *Vineeth as Chanthutti *Nedumudi Venu as Kuttiraman *Jagathy Sreekumar as Rajappan * Monisha as Ammu * Rambha as Devi * K.R.Vijaya *Sreenivasan as Bhargavan * Riza Bava as Thommikunju *Jose Pellissery as Vakkachen Soundtrack Music: Raveendran, Lyrics: Bichu Thirumala * "Champakulam Thachan" - K. J. Yesudas, M. G. Sreekumar * "Chellam" - K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra * "Makale Paathimalare" (D) - K. J. Yesudas, Lathika Biography Lathika is an Indian playback singer.Her voice held sway over the music charts in the late 1980s-early 1990s in the Malayalam film industry. She has lent her voice mainly for Malayalam and Tam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |