V. R. Gopalakrishnan
V. R. Gopalakrishnan was a Malayalam film director and story writer. Career He wrote the story / screenplay / dialogues for 16 films. His noteworthy films are Dheem Tharikida Thom, Cheppu and Vandanam, all directed by Priyadarshan. Gopalakrishnan also directed 4 films, one of which was unreleased. He also worked as an associate director for 12 films, all directed by his close friend Priyadarshan. Death Gopalakrishnan committed suicide at his home in Ramanathapuram, Palakkad, Kerala on 11 January 2016, leaving behind his wife (Geetha) and two sons (Arjun and Aravind). Filmography References External links * Malayalam film directors Malayalam screenwriters 2016 deaths {{India-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dheem Tharikida Thom
''Dheem Tharikida Thom'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. This film is about an innocent young man joining a ballet team just to express his love towards the main actress. Maniyan Pillai Raju and Lizy appears in the leading roles, supported by Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Jagathi Sreekumar and Shankar. The story is adapted from the British musical comedy film '' Happy Go Lovely''. Plot Siva Subrahmaniam aka Subru, an innocent bank employee is in love with Rohini, but is afraid to express his love to her. His grandmother wants him to be a Brahmachari and become a priest at the nearby temple. Rohini is working as an artist at the Keerikkad ballet troupe run by Keerikkad Chellappan Nair. Subru joins the ballet troupe to woo Rohin after taking the advice of Sankaran Pillai, Chellappan Nair's assistant. She is attracted to his innocent and straightforward behavior and falls in love with him. One day when she misses her bus, Rohin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Koushalam
''Koushalam'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam film, directed by T. S. Mohan and starring Siddique and Urvashi in the lead roles. Cast * Siddique as S.I Gopinathan * Urvashi as Advocate Maya Devi * Shwetha Menon as Sashikala * Sainudeen as Mathunni * Prathapachandran as College Principal * Janardhanan as Chackochan * Kundara Johnny as CI Thomas Mathew * KPAC Sunny as Commissioner * Kuthiravattam Pappu as MLA K. S. Pilla * Philomina as Mariya chedathi * Thrissur Elsy as Hostel warden * Zeenath as Rosy * Santhakumari as Gopi's mother * Mala Aravindan as Priest * Sathaar as Adv Ravikumar * Mafia Sasi as Victor Solomon * Bindu Varappuzha as Thresia * Biyon as Kittu (child artist) * Bheeman Raghu - Cameo Appearance Soundtrack *"Nilaavin" - K. S. Chithra *"Innoraayiram" - K. S. Chithra, Sujatha Mohan, Minmini *"Kinavin" - K. J. Yesudas Trivia Originally, actor Jayaram was cast as the hero in ''Koushalam'', Jayaram avoided this role, so Sidique Sidique is a surname. N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malayalam Film Directors
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malayali expatriates there. There are significant population in each cities in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune etc. The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of di ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kalyana Kurimanam
''Kalyana Kurimanam'' is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Udaya Kumar and produced by S. Kumar. The film stars Abbas, Vijayaraghavan and Nandana in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ronnie R. Raphel. Cast *Abbas *Vijayaraghavan *Mithun Ramesh *Nedumudi Venu *Lalu Alex *Jagadish *Sudheesh *Salim Kumar *Rajan P. Dev *Indrans *Kochu Preman *Suraj Venjaramood *Kalashala Babu *P. T. S. Padanayil *Nandana as Kaveri *Chandra Lakshman Chandra Lakshman is an Indian actress. She debuted in the 2002 Tamil film '' Manasellam'' and has since then appeared in various Malayalam and Tamil films and TV series. She is probably best known for her performances as Sandra Nellikadan, Rin ... as Kasthuri * Ambili Devi as Kollus * Ambika *Kaviyoor Renuka as Chandramathi * Sukumari as Madhaviyamma *Kanakalatha *Bindu Varappuzha as teacher Soundtrack The music was composed by Ronnie R. Raphel. References External links * 2005 films 2000s Malayalam-language film ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ee Parakkum Thalika
''Ee Parakkum Thalika'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language slapstick comedy drama film starring Dileep, Harisree Asokan, Nithya Das and Cochin Haneefa. It was directed by Thaha and written by V. R. Gopalakrishnan, seems to have been inspired by Mouse Hunt. The film was also the debut film of actress Nithya Das. The story follows bus owner Unnikrishnan and his assistant Sundareshan who live and sleep in their bus. It is considered one of the best slapstick comedy movies in Malayalam cinema and was one of the highest grossing Malayalam movie in 2001. The bus known as ''Thamarakshan Pilla,'' which is a central figure in the movie eventually developed into a cult figure in Kerala. Plot Unnikrishnan owns an old bus, received as compensation for his father Thamarakshan Pillai's road accident, which killed Pillai, who was a chenda master. Now, Unni faces consequences due to the pathetic condition of the bus, named after his father. He sold many valuable things to maintain this bu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pilots (film)
''Pilots'' is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Rajiv Anchal and produced by Menaka under Revathy Kalamandhir. Starring Suresh Gopi, Sreenivasan, and Praveena. Plot Bobby comes to high range as a helicopter pilot working for Robinson. His job is to spray copper sulphate (''thurisu'') in the rubber plantations. He is assisted by Venkidi and other workers. He faced some resistance from local workers like Chako. He also had to save Robinson from many troubles. In a nearby convent he sees Sr. Cindrella and was shocked to realise that she is actually Megha Mathew, the sister of his best friend, of whose murder Bobby is currently accused of. Megha is the only witness who can prove Bobby's innocence. He fakes a helicopter malfunction and lands the copter in the convent so as to meet Megha in person. But Megha refuses to admit her identity to Bobby. She was not aware that her brother actually gave word to Bobby to give her hand to Bobby. Meanwhile, the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cabinet (film)
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Kouthuka Varthakal
''Kouthuka Varthakal'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Thulasidas and produced by Navas. The film stars Mukesh and Suresh Gopi in the lead roles, with Siddique, Mamukkoya, Urvashi and Ranjini in supporting roles. The film has musical score by Johnson. It was partially inspired by ''Worth Winning'' (1989). It was a super hit at the box office. Plot The movie begins with the arrival of Ramamurthy (Maniyanpilla Raju), a man who has been newly employed as a school teacher at the house of his friend Raveendran "Ravi"(Suresh Gopi), where two other bachelors Pavithran (Siddique) and Mathew Ninan Koshy (Mukesh) live. Mathew is promiscuous, and one night when all of them are drunk, they place a bet on Mathew to woo the woman they choose with 10000 rupees in return for it. Ramamurthy after great difficulty points out a woman they see at a temple, a Tamil woman named Kamalu (Kalpana), who is young but is married to a relatively old man Soorya Narayana Iyer (Innocent). Kamalu f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cheppu
''Cheppu'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam cinema, Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and starring Mohanlal. This film was a huge hit. An English song in the movie, "Free and Young" was sung by famous American singer Brenda Lee. The film is based on the 1982 Canadian film ''Class of 1984''. Plot Ramachandran (Mohanlal) gets a job as an English lecturer in T. K. P. Memorial College, only to find that many students are involved in drugs and politics, led by young Ranjith Mathews (K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Ganesh Kumar), son of Mathews (Prathapachandran), who is an Member of Parliament (India), MP. Ramachandran helps some students, including a geek named Anandan who was beaten by Ranjith's gang. The halls of the school are covered with graffiti. As Ramachandran gets to know the school and the area, Ranjith and his gang continue making trouble. One day when Ranjith and his gang are smoking drugs, they hear Ramachandran coming in. They leave the drugs and claim t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kakkathollayiram
''Kakka Thollayiram'' is a 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by V. R. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Mukesh, Urvashi, Chithra and Sukumari in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Johnson. Urvashi won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. Plot Revathy, sister of Rajashekaran is mentally handicapped, due to typhoid that affected her brain during childhood. Rajashekaran loves his sister more than anything else in the world. Balakrishnan, Rajashekharan's friend is also dearly attached to Revathy. Revathy's favourite story, which Rajashekharan has told her, is that of the princess who had collected a coral bead each day for many years awaiting her prince. After hearing the story, Revathy assumes herself as the princess waiting for the prince, and had started collecting coral beads each day. Ravi, who is a friend of Balakrishnan rapes Revathy and she eventually becomes pregnant. Rejashekharan is enraged when he finds out. However, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |