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Valatty
''Valatty: Tale of Tails'' is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language adventure-comedy romance film written and directed by Devan Jayakumar and produced by Vijay Babu of Friday Film House. It features the voices of Roshan Mathew, Raveena Ravi, Soubin Shahir, Sunny Wayne, Indrans, and Aju Varghese. According to the makers, ''Valatty'' is the first Indian film to use real dogs as actors without VFX. Plot Tomy is a golden retriever owned by Roy who falls in love with Amalu, a cocker spaniel owned by a neighbouring Brahmin family headed by Swamy. Following Tomy's frequent interactions with Amalu, Swamy visits Roy and expresses his concerns. One day, Swamy learns from Anand, his future son-in-law, that Amalu is pregnant. Swamy and his mother suspect that Tomy is responsible for Amalu's pregnancy, and eventually, both Tomy and Amalu get locked up in their houses by their respective owners. Tomy's friend, Poovan, a rooster, tells him to elope with Amalu and advises him to come back af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varun Sunil
Varun Sunil (born 10 May 1987) is an Indian percussionist, singer, music producer and founder of Masala Coffee, one of the popular contemporary folk bands in South India. He is also well known for his musical contributions in Telugu, Tamil, Bollywood and Malayalam movie industries. He has performed alongside Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Hariharan, T. H. Vinayakram, Ranjit Barot, Fazal Qureshi and many more. Early life Varun Sunil was born in Kochi, Kerala. He started playing mridangam (percussion) at a young age. He did a course in Audio Recording Arts and Music Production from Chetana Studio in Thrissur and later moved to Chennai. Initially he started making jingles for advertisements for Indian brands as a freelancer. Career Sunil began his career by producing jingles for advertisements for Indian FMCG brands before venturing into films. In 2014 Varun Sunil and his few friends collaborated for Kappa TV’s Music Mojo Session, doing a cover of A R Rahman’s Munbe Vaa and Snehit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Film House
Friday Film House is an Indian film production company based in Malayalam film industry owned by Vijay Babu who is an actor as well as a producer and is one of the most talked about production houses in the south. Friday Film House has won 7 of the Kerala State Film Awards in various fields in 2014. It has its own distribution division – "Friday Tickets", digital/TV production under the brand "Friday Home Cinema" and music under "Friday Music Company". Notable projects include ''Aadu'' series, ''Angamaly Diaries'', ''Philips and the Monkey Pen'', ''June'', ''Adi Kapyare Kootamani'', ''Thrissur Pooram'' and ''Home A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it ...''. Films Television References External links Official website Film production companies of Kerala Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Babu (actor, Born 1976)
Vijay Babu (born 14 May 1976) is an Indian film producer, actor, and businessman, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the founder of the film production company Friday Film House. Vijay Babu is best known for producing and starring in the films ''Philips and the Monkey Pen'' (2013), ''Peruchazhi'' (2014), ''Aadu'' (2015), ''Adi Kapyare Kootamani'' (2015), ''Mudhugauv'' (2016), ''Angamaly Diaries'' (2017), ''Aadu 2'' (2017), ''June'' (2019), ''Sufiyum Sujatayum'' (2021), and ''Home'' (2021). In 2014, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film (as producer) for his production firm for ''Philips and the Monkey Pen''. The character ''Sarbath Shameer'' played by Vijay Babu appearing in ''Aadu'' film series had developed into a cult following. ''Sufiyum Sujatayum'', produced by him under his banner Friday Film House, is the first Malayalam film to have a direct release on an OTT platform, Amazon Prime Video. Babu is known for bankrolling many experimental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rottweiler
The Rottweiler (, ) is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large. The dogs were known in German as , meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, because their main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. This continued until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving. Although still used to herd stock in many parts of the world, Rottweilers are now also used as search and rescue dogs, guard dogs, and police dogs.Adolf Pienkoss, ''The Rottweiler'', 3rd ed., Borken, Germany: Internationale Föderation der Rottweilerfreunde, 2008. History According to the FCI Standard, the Rottweiler is considered to be one of the oldest surviving dog breeds. Its origin goes back to Roman times. These dogs were kept as herder or driving dogs. They marched over the Alps with the Roman legions, protecting the humans and driving their cattle. In the region of Rottweil, these dogs met and mixed with the native dogs in a natural crossi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghan Hound
The Afghan Hound is a hound that is distinguished by its thick, fine, silky coat and its tail with a ring curl at the end. The breed is selectively bred for its unique features in the cold mountains of Afghanistan. Its local name is ( ps, تاژي سپی) or ( prs, سگ تازی). Other names for this breed are Tāzī, Balkh Hound, Baluchi Hound, Barakzai Hound, Shalgar Hound, Kabul Hound, Galanday Hound or sometimes incorrectly African Hound. They have the ability to run and turn well. History The Afghan Hound has been identified as a basal breed that predates the emergence of the modern breeds in the 19th century. It is most closely related to the Saluki. Connections with other types and breeds from the same area may provide clues to the history. A name for a desert coursing Afghan hound, Tazi (Sag-e-Tazi), suggests a shared ancestry with the very similar Tasy breed from the Caspian Sea area of Russia and Turkmenistan. Other types or breeds of similar appearance are the Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjini Haridas
Ranjini Haridas is an Indian television presenter, actress, model and YouTuber . She became popular through the Star Singer TV show of Asianet.Throughout 5 seasons of the show, she was the host. She reacted against the cruelty to animals, specifically to street dogs in Kerala. She responded that 'Humanity is dead' when a woman set fire on a dog & 7 puppies at Kochi, Kerala. Career Hosting career Ranjini Haridas went to London for her higher studies. On her return, she ventured into compering and found it lucrative. Since then she has hosted several stage shows such as Asianet Film Awards, Amrita TV Film Awards, Asiavision Awards, Flowers TV awards, Jaihind Film Awards and SIIMA. Ranjini was crowned Miss Kerala at ''Femina Miss Kerala - 2000''. Film appearances Her first recognized film appearance was for a cameo roles in '' China Town'' and ''Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty'' (2013). Later she played as a police officer in the film ''Entry'' (2013) opposite Baburaj, it was her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicken
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domestication, domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey junglefowl, grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult male bird, and a younger male may be called a cockerel. A male that has been castrated is a capon. An adult female bird is called a hen and a sexually immature female is called a pullet. Humans now keep chickens primarily as a source of food (consuming both their Chicken as food, meat and egg as food, eggs) and as pets. Traditionally they were also bred for cockfighting, which is still practiced in some places. Chickens are one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion , up from more than 19 billion in 2011. There are more chickens in the world than any other bird. There are numerous cultural references to chickens – in myth, folklore and religion, and in la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rottweiler
The Rottweiler (, ) is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large. The dogs were known in German as , meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, because their main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. This continued until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving. Although still used to herd stock in many parts of the world, Rottweilers are now also used as search and rescue dogs, guard dogs, and police dogs.Adolf Pienkoss, ''The Rottweiler'', 3rd ed., Borken, Germany: Internationale Föderation der Rottweilerfreunde, 2008. History According to the FCI Standard, the Rottweiler is considered to be one of the oldest surviving dog breeds. Its origin goes back to Roman times. These dogs were kept as herder or driving dogs. They marched over the Alps with the Roman legions, protecting the humans and driving their cattle. In the region of Rottweil, these dogs met and mixed with the native dogs in a natural crossi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocker Spaniel
Cocker Spaniels are dogs belonging to two breeds of the spaniel dog type: the American Cocker Spaniel and the English Cocker Spaniel of which are commonly called simply Cocker Spaniel in their countries of origin. In the early 20th century, Cocker Spaniels also included small hunting spaniels. Cocker Spaniels were originally bred as hunting dogs in the UK, with the term "cocker" deriving from their use to hunt the Eurasian woodcock. When the breed was brought to the United States, it was bred to a different standard, which enabled it to specialize in hunting the American woodcock. Further physical changes were bred into the cocker in the United States during the early part of the 20th century. Spaniels were first mentioned in the 14th century by Gaston III, Count of Foix in his work the ''Livre de Chasse''. The "cocking" or "cocker spaniel" was a type of field or land spaniel in the 19th century. Prior to 1901, Cocker Spaniels were only separated from Field Spaniels and Spr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Retriever
The Golden Retriever is a Scottish breed of retriever dog of medium size. It is characterised by a gentle and affectionate nature and a striking golden coat. It is commonly kept as a pet and is among the most frequently registered breeds in several Western countries. It is a frequent competitor in dog shows and obedience trials; it is also used as a gundog, and may be trained for use as a guide dog. The breed was created by Sir Dudley Marjoribanks at his Scottish estate Guisachan in the late nineteenth century. He cross-bred Flat-coated Retrievers with Tweed Water Spaniels, with some further infusions of Red Setter, Labrador Retriever and Bloodhound. The breed was recognised by the Kennel Club in 1913, and during the interwar period spread to many parts of the world. History The Golden Retriever was developed in Scotland in the nineteenth century by Sir Dudley Marjoribanks (later to become Baron Tweedmouth) from Flat-coated Retrievers judiciously crossed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four-star general. Two officers have been conferred with the rank of field marshal, a five-star rank, which is a ceremonial position of great honour. The Indian Army was formed in 1895 alongside the long established presidency armies of the East India Company, which too were absorbed into it in 1903. The princely states had their own armies, which were merged into the national army after independence. The units and regiments of the Indian Army have diverse histories and have participated in several battles and campaigns around the world, earning many battle and theatre honours before and after Independence. The primary mission of the Indian Army is to ensure national security and national unity, to defend the nation from external aggressio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
