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Urmila Unni
Urmila Unni is an Indian classical dancer and actress who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Her daughter Utthara Unni is also an actress. Personal life Unni was born on June 14th, 1962 into a royal family as the daughter of K. C. Anujanraja Kottakal Kovilakam and Nedupuram Kottarathil Manorama at Nedumpuram Palace, Thiruvalla. She had her primary education from Infant Jesus Convent Thrissur and a former student of Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur. She learned Mohiniyattam, Bharathanatyam, Kathakali and Veena. She is also a painter. She is married to Ankarath Ramanunni. The couple have a daughter Utthara Unni who is also an actress and dancer. Currently they are residing at Kadavanthra, Ernakulam. They have started a dance school ''Angopanga'' at Bahrain. Actress Samyuktha Varma is her niece. She is the author of Cinema Katha and Panchalika. Filmography Television serials *Rakkuyil ''Raakuyil'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Vijayan and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utthara Unni
Utthara Unni is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer from Kerala. She has directed some short films, documentaries and music videos. She also acted in two films. She heads a dance academy called Temple Steps in Kochi, Kerala. Career As a dancer She has performed in Natyanjali festivals held at Chidambaram, Kumbakonam, Thirunallar, Nagapattinam, Mayavaram, Thiruvarur and Thanjavur. Some of her stages include Soorya Dance Festival – Parampara, Mylapore Fine Arts – Chennai, Sangeetha Nataka Akademi – Thrissur, Nishagandhi – Trivandrum, Eranakulam Shiva temple, Guruvayur, Mookambika temple, Vyloppilli Samskriti Bhavan – Trivandrum. Utthara has also made a name for herself by giving solo concerts in other countries such as Nepal, Thailand, UAE, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Bahrain and Kuwait. She is also the director of the dance school "Temple Steps" situated in Cochin, She is a member of the UNESCO International Dance Council. As a film maker and singer Utthara's directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadavanthra
Kadavanthra is a downtown region and a major commercial centre in Kochi City, with a close vicinity to the city's biggest railway station 'Ernakulam Junction' and Kochi's commercial high street the M.G.Road, in the Indian state of Kerala. Surroundings Kadavanthra Junction is a major intersection in Kochi, one of the busiest in the city. The junction facilitates Kadavanthra Metro Station, catering to passengers for Panampilly Nagar/Kadavanthra area. The junction is an intersection of Kochi City's main arterial Sahodaran Ayyappan Road (east-west) with arterial Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road (north-south) and '' K.P.Vallon Road'' (north-south). This junction enhances rail connectivity from M.G Road to Vytilla Mobility Hub. Kadavanthra is part of Kochi's central business district located in central Kochi area. It is notable as home for the headquarters of the Greater Cochin Development Authority, the statutory body overseeing the development of the city of Kochi. NIA (National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa. D Long, B Reich. p.157 Established in the 18th century as a small fishing village, the city grew rapidly in the early 21st century with a focus on tourism and luxury, having the second most five-star hotels in the world, and the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, which is tall. In the eastern Arabian Peninsula on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it is also a major global transport hub for passengers and cargo. Oil revenue helped accelerate the development of the city, which was already a major mercantile hub. A centre for regional and international trade since the early 20th century, Dubai's economy relies on revenues from trade, tourism, aviation, real estate, and financial services. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhosth (2001 Malayalam Film)
''Dhosth'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Thulasidas. Kunchacko Boban and Dileep share the title role with Kavya Madhavan, Jagathy Sreekumar and Kalabhavan Mani in supporting roles. It is a Malayalam remake of Tamil film '' Kannedhirey Thondrinal'' (1998). Plot Vijay (Kunchako Boban), a rich guy, meets a girl Geethu (Kavya Madhavan) in the Coimbatore railway station while travelling to Chennai to enroll in an engineering college. It is love at first sight for Vijay. Ajith (Dileep) also studies in the same college where Vijay joins and initially both Vijay and Ajith get off on the wrong foot. Geethu is Ajith's sister and without knowing that Vijay conveys his love to her but Geethu does not appear interested and keeps her distance from him. One day, Vijay saves Ajith's life from a few thugs. After this, they put their differences aside, and become very close friends. On one occasion, Ajith's mother insults Vijay when he comes over and ups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saivar Thirumeni
''Saayvar Thirumeni'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Shajoon Karyal and written by Robin Thirumala. It features Suresh Gopi, Manoj K. Jayan, Samyuktha Varma, Narendra Prasad, Nedumudi Venu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sangeetha Mohan, and K. P. A. C. Lalitha. The music was composed by Raveendran Madhavan Raveendran ( ml, മാധവൻ രവീന്ദ്രൻ ), (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), fondly known as ''Raveendran Master'', was a popular South Indian music composer a .... The plot revolves around Devadatthan (Suresh Gopi), a Namboothiri youth. This movie is dubbed in Telugu as ''Dhairyavanthudu'' and in Hindi as ''Jung ka maidan''. Synopsis Mazhamangalath Narayanan Namboothirippadu is the head of a prestigious Mazhamangalam family. His elder son is Mazhamangalath Kunjikuttan and younger son is Mazhamangalath Devadathan Namboothirippadu, popularly known as Saayvar Thirumeni. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal
''Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal'' () is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikkad from a story by C. V. Balakrishnan. It stars Jayaram, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Kalidas Jayaram, Innocent and Kavya Madhavan. It marked the on-screen debut of Kalidas. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film won two National Film Awards— Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Best Choreography (for Kala). Plot Gopan a single father living with his six-year-old son Achu in Goa works in a petrol pump and as an occasional tourist photographer. A teenager Celin, his neighbour falls in love with him forcing Gopan to reveal that Achu's mother Asha Lakshmi is alive and how they were separated. Gopan and Asha had a run-away marriage as Asha is from a rich family while Gopan is just a videographer at a local studio. Asha, an admired classical dance artist prior to her marriage, left her career to lead a life with Gopan, becoming a simple housewife. After Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazha
''Mazha'' () is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Lenin Rajendran based on the short story ''Nashtappetta Neelambari'' by Madhavikkutty. It stars Biju Menon, Samyuktha Varma and Lal. The music was composed by Ravindran. The film won five Kerala State Film Awards, a National Film Award and a South Filmfare Award. Plot ''Mazha'' tells the love story of Bhadra (Samyuktha Varma) and her music teacher Sastrigal ( Biju Menon). The film begins with teenager Bhadra coming to learn music under Sastrigal and getting infatuated with him and his singing in Sivapuram. The story describes the teenager Bhadra's characters and behavior in a nice mood. At her teenage time the madhura is a beautiful village having a lot of Tamil Brahmins, the shasthrikal is also one of them. Bhadhra falls in love with her music teacher (shasthrikal) because of her teenage nature and curiosity towards his music. The story runs in the surroundings of the famous Meenakshi Amma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanna (2000 Film)
''Susanna'' is a 2000 Malayalam film written, directed and produced by T. V. Chandran with Vani Viswanath in the title role. The film won two Kerala State Film Awards: Second Best Actress (Vani Viswanath) and Special Jury Mention ( T. V. Chandran). It received the Padmarajan Award for Cinema in 2000. ''Susanna'' is widely regarded as the best performance by Vani Viswanath. Plot The central character is Susanna, who appears to be a prostitute living with five different people at the same time. These five men and Susanna engage in a strange relationship, easily misunderstood by the society around them. But no one can judge her on grounds of morality. She is a mother, wife, sister, daughter to all her men. They find peace in her presence. Cast *Vani Viswanath as Susanna *Narendra Prasad as Prof. Noor Mohammad *Charuhasan as Ramakrishna Iyer * Bharath Gopi as Retd. High Commissioner K. P. Govardhanan Pillai * Madhupal as Ramesan * Mukundan as Thomachan * M. R. Gopakumar *M.G. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irattakuttikalude Achan
''Irattakuttikalude Achan'' () is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film written by Sreenivasan and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. It stars Jayaram and Manju Warrier in the lead roles, while Murali, Urmila Unni, Sreenivasan and Lalu Alex appears in supporting roles. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Ooyala'' (1998). Plot The story revolves around the life of Rajeevan who elopes with a rich girl. Later when persuaded he gives away one of his twin children to a stranger who lost all his children at birth.https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/from-sallapam-to-rani-padmini-how-manju-warrier-made-a-successful-comeback-to-regain-malayalam-superstar-status-6276421.html Cast * Jayaram as Rajeevan * Manju Warrier as Anupama Rajeevan * Murali as Venu * Urmila Unni as Devi * Sreenivasan as Constable Sahadevan * Lalu Alex as Doctor *Vishnuprakash *Kavya Madhavan *Manju Pillai as Indira *Krishnakumar Krishna Kumar is the name of: * Kumar Krishna (1928–2014), American ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathapurushan
''Kathapurushan'' ( en, The Man of the Story) is a 1995 Indo-Japanese Malayalam-language historical drama, period drama film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. It was produced by Gopalakrishnan himself and co-produced by NHK. The film stars Vishwanathan, Mini Nair, Aranmula Ponnamma, Narendra Prasad and Urmila Unni. ''Kathapurushan'' is a journey exploring the history of that time in the state of Kerala in India. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the National Film Awards in 1996. Plot Kunjunni's (Vishwanathan) parents separate soon after his birth, and he's left to be cared by his mother, void of paternal care and affection. He is brought up by his mother with the help of his grandmother, an estate manager and his friend Meenakshi (Mini Nair), the daughter of a maid servant working in Kunjunni's house. Inspired by his Uncle (Narendra Prasad), who was initially a Gandhian, and eventually a Marxist, Kunjunni finds himself drawn to left-wing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Dear Muthachan
''My Dear Muthachan'' () is a 1992 Malayalam film written by Sreenivasan and directed by Sathyan Anthikad and produced by Joy Thomas. It stars Thilakan, Madhurima Narla, Baby Jomol, Baby Renju and Master Tarun in lead roles, and Murali, Sreenivasan, Innocent, Urvashi, K.P.A.C. Lalitha, Jayaram and Philomina in major supporting roles. Plot Meera has three younger siblings, they lost their parents recently and are left with no clue on how to run the business. All the relatives and friends start living with them, exploiting their wealth and making their life difficult. So they hire a person, to act as their long lost grandfather, in order to solve their personal problems. How this person resolves the issues and unravels the secret behind their parents death forms the crux of the story. Cast *Thilakan as Parameswaran / Major K. K. Menon *Jayaram as Parthasarathi * Madhurima Narla as Meera * Baby Jomol as Maya * Master Tarun as Manu *Baby Renju as Manju * Murali as Kuriacha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargam (1992 Film)
''Sargam'' is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language musical drama film written and directed by Hariharan and produced by his wife Bhavani Hariharan. Chowallur Krishnankutty wrote the dialogues. The film features Vineeth, Manoj K. Jayan, and Rambha (in her Malayalam film debut), while Nedumudi Venu, Soumini/Srikanya, Urmila Unni, V. K. Sriraman, Thilakan, and Oduvil Unnikrishnan play supporting roles. Shaji N. Karun did the cinematography, while Bombay Ravi composed the soundtrack and M. S. Mani handled the editing. This movie was a blockbuster and 3rd highest grossing movie of the year. The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and three Kerala State Film Awards: Best Director (Hariharan), Second Best Actor (Manoj K. Jayan), and Best Music Director (Bombay Ravi). It was remade in Telugu as ''Sarigamalu'' with Vineeth, Manoj K. Jayan, and Rambha reprising their roles. Plot Kuttan Thampuran is the son of Subhadra Thampuratti and Koc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
