|
Maathu
Madhavi (born 1973), better known by her stage name Maathu, is an Indian actress who was active during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam cinema. She is born to Telugu-speaking parents Venkit and Shantha. She is best known for her role as ''Radha'' in the 1991 Malayalam movie Amaram, alongside mammooty. Personal life Maathu was married to Dr. Jacob and later divorced. They have a son, Luke, and a daughter, Jaime. She converted from Hinduism to Christianity and adopted the name Meena. In 2018, the actress who had immigrated to the United States married Malaysian native, Anbalagan George. In an Interview in 2019, she spoke about a coming back after 19 years to film industry. Awards * 1977 Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female) - Sanaadi Appanna * 1994 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards - Prathakshinam * 1995 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards The Kerala Film Critics Association Awards are presented annually by the Kerala Film Critics Associat ... [...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 Mammotty won the Filmfare Awards South Best Actor Award for his role. The film was a critical and commercial success and is considered as a classic in Malayalam Cinema. It ran for more than 200 days in Ragam theater, Thrissur and ran over 50 days in Safire (Madras) theater. Plot Achootty, a fisherman lives with his daughter, Radha. The uneducated Achootty wants his daughter to be educated and also wants her to become a doctor. His dreams get shattered when she falls in love with her childhood friend Raghavan. One fine day Radha and Raghavan elope and get married. Achoott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattupetti Machan
''Mattupetty Machan'' is a 1998 Indian Malayalam language comedy film directed by Jose Thomas and written by Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas. It has an ensemble cast including Mukesh, Baiju Santhosh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Kalabhavan Navas, Sreelakshmi and Maathu. The film was a commercial success at the box office. It was remade in Tamil as '' Banda Paramasivam'', in Hindi as ''Housefull 2''. Synopsis Kumar Kubera and Prabhakara Prabhu are former friends, business rivals and bitter enemies. They want to outdo each other in everything, especially when it comes to marrying off their daughters. Manoharan, a marriage broker brings them many good suitors for their daughters, but Kubera and Prabhu are hellbent on not letting the other's daughter get married first. One day, Manoharan brings a Middle Eastern NRI to see Prabhu's daughter. He works in Oman, but Prabhu finds him unsuitable, assaults and insults him, his family and Manoharan. He vows to take revenge and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samaantharangal
''Samaantharangal'' ( ml, സമാന്തരങ്ങള്, en, Parallelism) is a 1998 Malayalam drama film written and directed by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Menon himself along with Maathu, Renuka and Sukumari in supporting roles. The film depicts the clash between father and son and won several awards including two National Film Awards at 45th National Film Awards. Balachandra Menon portrayed the role of station master father and was acclaimed for his performance. The film is noted for Menon who managed nine departments for the film; producer, director, story, screenplay, dialogues, actor, editor, music and distribution with also winning the National Film Award for Best Actor. Plot Ismail is a Station master of Meenakshipuram, a small town located on the borders of Kerala. He is accompanied by his family consisting of an aged ailing mother, a wife, two daughters, three sons and a grandson. Ayshumma, Ismail's mother, is proud of Ismail for his honesty and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary
''Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language mystery legal drama film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy.The film stars Mammootty, Heera Rajagopal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Vijayaraghavan, Rajan P. Dev and Narendra Prasad. The plot is about a lawyer, seeking justice for a teenage girl who was raped and murdered. The film has soundtrack composed by Raveendran while the background music is scored by Rajamani. Plot A young servant girl is raped, murdered and her body is dumped in a pond. The police accuse Unni Thampuran of murder and arrest him. Following torture methods, a confession is extracted from Unni Thamburan and the case is ready to be presented at the court. Aniyan Kuruvilla ( Mammootty), the public prosecutor, discovers flaws in the investigation and declines to fight. Convinced about Unni Thampuran's innocence, he switches sides and decides to fight for him. The prosecution hires a bent and a crooked lawyer Jagatheesh T. Nambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muddina Kanmani
''Muddina Kanmani'' is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language drama film, directed and produced by Ravi Kottarakara The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Sai Kumar, Shilpa and Maathu. The film was a remake of director Rajasenan's Malayalam film '' Aadyathe Kanmani'' (1995). Cast * Shiva Rajkumar as Shivaram Hegde * Sai Kumar as Chandru * Maathu as Ambika * Shilpa as Hema * Umashri as Mittemari Meenakshi Hegde, Shivaram's Mother * C. R. Simha as Hegde, Shivaram's Father * Ramesh Bhat as Sridhar Hegde, Shivaram's First Brother * Shobharaj as Gudibande Gundayya * Tennis Krishna as Chengumari * Bank Janardhan as Ambika's Father * M D Kaushik as Shivram's younger brother Soundtrack The soundtrack of the film was composed by S. P. Venkatesh S. P. Venkatesh (also credited as Sangeetharajan; born 5 March 1955) is an Indian music director and composer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He was at his prime in the late 80s and 90s, being reputed for his background scores and songs ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanaadi Appanna
''Sanaadi Appanna'' is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language musical film directed by Vijay based on the novel ''Kuniyitu Hejje Naliyithu Gejje'' by Krishnamoorthy Puranik which was loosely based on the life of Bagalkote shehnai player Appanna (1876-1945). It starred Rajkumar in title role with Jaya Prada in the lead role along with Ashok, Balakrishna, R. Sampath, Thoogudeepa Srinivas, Papamma and Baby Madhavi in supporting roles. Puneeth Rajkumar made a brief appearance in one of the songs of this film. The film is considered a landmark in Kannada cinema. It is notable for the fact that Bismillah Khan played the actual shehnai for Rajkumar's character in this movie. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Sannayi Appanna'' (1980) starring Sobhan Babu. It saw a theatrical run of 50 weeks. Cast * Rajkumar as Appanna * Jaya Prada as Basanthi * Ashok as Hanmanthu or Rao, Appanna's son * Suma as Hanumanthu/Rao's wife * Balakrishna as Apashruthi Ayyanna * Sampath, Appanna's uncle * Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakthasakshikal Sindabad
''Rakthasaakshikal Sindabad'' (English: Long live the martyrs) is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language historical political thriller movie directed by Venu Nagavalli, featuring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Sukanya in the lead roles. The revolt scenes in the film were directed by Priyadarshan. The film released on 30 October 1998 coinciding with the thirtieth anniversary of Punnapra-Valayar. Plot A political story set in the pre-independent India when Communism came into the picture. Cast * Mohanlal as Siva Subrahmanya Iyer * Suresh Gopi as Urmees Tharakan Mappilassery * Nassar as Divan Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer * Murali as E. Sreedharan * Nedumudi Venu as Iyer's elder brother * Zainuddin as comrade * Karamana Janardanan Nair as Raman Thirumulpadu * Rajan P. Dev as Mappilassery Tharakan * Mala Aravindan * Zainuddin * Jagannatha Varma * Sukanya as Sivakami Ammal * Ranjitha * Maathu * Sukumari as Subbulaxmi Ammal, Iyer's mother * Kalamandalam Sreejaya as Ammini Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham
''Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham'' is a 1998 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Kalabhavan Ansar and produced by Noushad. The film stars George Vishnu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Ashokan Job Pottas and Meera in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Berny-Ignatius. Cast *George Vishnu as Sreekuttan *Dileep as Alex *Jagathy Sreekumar as Samaran *Harisree Ashokan as Achu (Sreekuttan's Friend) *Narendra Prasad as Chekuthan Lawrence *Jose Prakash as Sreekuttan's Father *Meera as Asha Lawrence *Kalabhavan Mani as Cleetus *Maathu as Rexy *Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Alex's Father * Chitra as Jayakumari *Sadiq as Alex's brother *Narayanankutty as Vinod * Bindhu Varappuzha as Vinod's Wife *Tini Tom as Prasad *Kalabhavan Rahman as Driver Mohan * Sainuddin as Jhony * Reena as Wife of Lawrence *Sreehari as Stanly *Moideen Koya as Prabhakaran * Kollam Siraj as Antony (Lazar's Personal Assistant) Soundtrack The music was composed by Berny-Ignatius and the lyrics were written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samudhayam
''Samudhayam'' is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Ambili. The film stars Madhu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Ashokan and Baiju in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast * Madhu * K. P. A. C. Lalitha * Ashokan * Baiju * Idavela Babu * Maathu * N. F. Varghese * Biju Menon * Vinduja Menon * Mamukkoya * Kalabhavan Mani Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian actor and singer. Mani started his career as a mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan comedy troupe. He had starred in ove ... Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by O. N. V. Kurup and P. Bhaskaran. References External links * 1995 films 1990s Malayalam-language films {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Nagarile Viseshangal
''Tokyo Nagarile Viseshangal'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy-drama film directed by Jose Thomas and written by Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas. The film stars Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Prem Kumar and Tony. The film's musical score is by S. P. Venkatesh, Sunny Stephen and Violin Jacob. The film was originally released without a title and was titled post-release. Cast *Mukesh as Chenkalcheri Chandrappan *Vijayaraghavan as Kadappuram Karunan *Jagathy Sreekumar as Col. R. K. Nair *Maathu as Ganga * Athira as Gadha Menon * Prem Kumar as S. I. *Tony as Peter *George as Dinesh *Bindu Panicker as Chandramathi * C. I. Paul as Gopalan Nair *Harishree Ashokan as Vikram Bolaram Singh *Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Unikrishna Menon *Kanakalatha as Kanakam Unnikrishan *Darshana *Priyanka as Chocolate Rani *Baiju Ezhupuna as Irumbukai Mathachen *Salim Kumar as Kadappuram Paarayi Actor Motta Rajendran appears as one of the thugs fighting Kadappuram Karunan as he was working as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayiram Meni
''Aayiram Meni'' is a 1999 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Manoj K. Jayan and Urvashi in the lead roles. Cast * Manoj K. Jayan as Babuttan * Divya Unni as Mallika * Urvashi as Alice * Lalu Alex as Varkey * Jagadish as Abdutty * Ganesh Kumar as Lalichan * Mala Aravindan as Sankaran * Captain Raju as Unnithan * Sai Kumar as Bharathan * Mini Nair as Varkey's wife * Tony as Murali * Maathu as Lakshmi * Chandni Shaju as Lilly * Ashokan as Damu * Sadiq as Keshavan * Rajan P. Dev as Bhaskaran * Augustine as Naanu * Jose Pellissery as Kuriachan * Bheeman Raghu as Maramadi Mamachan * Biyon Byon V. K. (born 17 June 1982), professionally credited as Biyn, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. T ... as Appu *KPAC Ramachandran as Velichappad * Gayathri as Appu's mother * Sidha Raj as Police Officer References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaachalam
''Vaachalam'' is a 1997 Indian Malayalam language film, directed by Biju Varkey. The film stars Manoj K. Jayan, Thilakan, KPAC Lalitha and Nedumudi Venu. The film has musical score by Johnson. Cast * Manoj K. Jayan as Sekharankutty * Maathu as Meenakshi *Gautami as Radha *KPAC Lalitha as Vilasini *Shiju as Vinod *Nedumudi Venu as Mashu *Kamalroy as Kuttan *Kalabhavan Mani as Appukuttan *Thilakan as Ashan *Aboobacker as Narayanan *Indrans as Vasu *Cherthala Lalitha as Radha's mother *Salu Kuttanadu as Balloon seller Soundtrack The music was composed by Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a .... References External links * 1997 films 1990s Malayalam-language films {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
