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Prathapachandran
Prathapachandran (1941–2004) was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Malayalam film industry, though he acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He known for the portrayal of villainous and character roles in over 300 movies. He was born in 1941 at Omallur in Thiruvithamkoor princely state, currently within the Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. Biography Prathapachandran had to end his formal schooling by the 9th standard. He later moved to Kollam, and at the age of 14, he moved to Madras, hoping to be a movie actor. During his initial years, though he failed to garner any significant movie roles, he lent voice in radio plays and acted in plays organized by the Madras Malayali association. He got his first movie role in ''Viyarppinte Vila'' (1962), in which he acted as a man in his 70s. As he couldn't sustain the success, he returned to Kollam, and switched fulltime to theatre, working with Kalidasa Kalakendram. He could return to movies only in 1977, bag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kottayam Kunjachan
''Kottayam Kunjachan'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by T. S. Suresh Babu and written by Dennis Joseph, loosely based on a novel by Muttathu Varkey. It stars Mammootty in the title role as Kunjachan, with Ranjini, Innocent, KPAC Lalitha, Sukumaran, Babu Antony, and Prathapachandran appearing in supporting roles. Produced by M. Mani, the plot was set in the Kottayam-Catholic backdrop in Kerala, with characters speaking the native Kottayam dialect. It was the third highest grossing film of 1990 behind ''His Highness Abdullah'' and '' Aye Auto''. The film and its title character ''Kunjachan'' went on to achieve cult status in the years following its release''.'' Plot Mikhael ( Innocent) is a family man and good Christian who lives in the mostly tranquil village of Odaangara, with his wife Aleyamma ( KPAC Lalitha). They have two daughters, Mollykutty ( Ranjini) and Susie ( Usha) and a son, Kuttappan. They have been involved in a long-standing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manu Uncle
''Manu Uncle'' is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Dennis Joseph and produced by Joy Thomas. Starring Mammootty, M. G. Soman, Prathapachandran, Lissy, and B. Thyagarajan. Mohanlal made a cameo appearance as himself. The film won a National Award for Best Children's Film. The film ran for 100 days ending up as a hit performance in the theatres. Suresh Gopi also appeared in a cameo role, playing the character ''S.I Minnal Prathapan.'' The character eventually developed a cult following several years after the release of the film. Plot Manu(Mammootty) is a researcher in astronomy. Manu's father (M. G. Soman) is a police officer. Lissy plays the role of Manu's sister Uma. Ravunni, an exporter, is their family friend. Antony ( K. P. A. C. Azeez) and Mary (K. P. A. C. Lalitha) are neighbours of Manu. Their children are Dany a.k.a. Lother and Ikru. Manu's elder sister ( Jalaja)'s children come from Delhi for their vacation. They are accompanied by Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeevante Jeevan
''Jeevante Jeevan'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by J. Williams. The film stars Mohanlal, Maniyanpilla Raju, Prathapachandran and Arathi Gupta in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Cast *Mohanlal as Jayan, a widower *Shalini Kumar as Biju (Jayan's son) *Arathi Gupta *Sharat Saxena as a boxer *Balan K. Nair as Pathmanabhan Thambi *Kuthiravattam Pappu as Peter (Jayan's friend) *Maniyanpilla Raju as Prakash * T. G. Ravi as Police officer *C. I. Paul as Master *Prathapachandran *Pattom Sadhan *Bob Christo as Boxer Bob Christo * Manik Irani as Chandran *Rani Padmini as Stella *Lalithasree as Mummy *Silk Smitha * Anuradha as Item dancer Soundtrack The music was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader Poovachal Khader (25 December 1948 – 22 June 2021) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala who worked mainly in Malayalam film industry. His first movie as a lyricist was ''Kaattuvithachavan'' (1973) bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omallur
Omalloor is a small town, about 3.5 km south of Pathanamthitta District headquarters, in Kerala. Omalloor is famous for '' Vayal Vanibham'' which is an annual farming fair held in the month of Meenam (October). People from both within and outside the town participate in the fair. Demographics Various sections of Christianity and Hinduism co-exist, the Nairs, Ezhavas, Viswakarmas Veerashaivas and the Scheduled Class & Tribes constitute the major sections of the Hindu religion. Major Christian sects are Orthodox church, Jacobite Church, Marthoma Church, Malankara Catholic Church, St. Thomas Evangelical Church, Church of South India, Pentecostal Churches, and Brethren. Festivals Temple festivals (Utsavam) and Church feasts (Palliperunal) are celebrated as village festivals. There are many historically important places of worship in Omalloor. The Rektha Kanda Swamy Temple is a grand temple situated in Omalloor, which dates back to the 8th century AD, is famous for its 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neeyallengil Njan
''Neeyallengil Njan'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Vijayakrishnan and produced by Hassan. The film stars Jagathy Sreekumar, Sindhu, Captain Raju and Balan K. Nair in the lead roles. Cast *Jagathy Sreekumar as Ramankutty *Sindhu as Thankamma * Captain Raju as Omaka * Balan K. Nair as Divakaran *Bheeman Raghu as Tiger Ramu *Sangita Madhavan Nair as Syamala *T. G. Ravi as Das Mavunkal *Gomathi as Thulasi/Sarojini *Bahadoor as Velayudhan Pilla *Kaduvakulam Antony as Philip *Bobby Kottarakkara as Kuttappan *Ramu as Vinod *Vanchiyoor Radha as Balachandran's mother *Prathapachandran Prathapachandran (1941–2004) was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Malayalam film industry, though he acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He known for the portrayal of villainous and character roles in over 300 movies. ... as Shekhar * Disco Shanthi in item number References External links * 1987 films 1980s Malayalam-language films {{19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuranna Jail
''Thuranna Jail'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar. The film stars Jayabharathi, Sathaar, Sukumaran and M. G. Soman in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Johnson. The film was a remake of the Hindi film ''Do Aankhen Barah Haath''. Cast *Jayabharathi as Thulasi *Sathaar as James *Sukumaran as Gopi *M. G. Soman as Rajan *Prathapachandran as Habeeb * Kunchan as Thankappan * KPAC Azeez as Chachappan *Alummoodan as Dasappan *KPAC Sunny as Kuttan Pilla *Jagannatha Varma as Venukuttan * C. I. Paul as Vaasu * Reena as Mercy *Meena as Kunjikutty 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 ... and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader and P. Bhaskaran. References External links * 1982 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ee Nadu
''Ee Nadu'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language political film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran and produced by N. G. John. The film stars Balan K. Nair with Mammootty, Ratheesh, and T. G. Ravi in supporting roles. The music score was handled by Shyam. The film talks about how politicians and the rich people in society exploit their power and ignore the pleas of the general public. This film was loosely based on a liquor poisoning mishap that occurred in Vypeen in Kerala and is now known infamously as The Vypeen alcohol poisonings that claimed 77 lives. The film was released on 14 April 1982 and was a commercial and critical success. The film went on to become the highest grossing South Indian film of 1982''.'' N. G. John won the 1982 Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Film for the film. The film was remade in Telugu with the same name. It was also remade in Hindi as '' Yeh Desh'' and in Tamil as ''Idhu Enga Naadu''. Plot Spurious liquor supplied by governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himam
''Himam'' () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language masala film, directed by Joshiy. The film stars Prem Nazir, Shankar, Shanavas and Sripriya. The film has musical score by Shyam. The movie is a remake of the 1973 movie ''Yaadon Ki Baaraat''. The story revolves around a man who is separated from and later reunites with his sons. Plot Prasad, a middle-class man, lived with his wife, Ammu and sons, Vijay and Renji. Ammu had taught her sons, a song called "Gomedakam" (which means "onyx"). They lead a happy life until one day, Ammu is killed by two goons, led by the crime lord. Prasad manages to escape with his sons, however, the three are separated. As time passes, Prasad becomes a criminal, who is still haunted by the murder of his wife. He vows to find his sons Vijay and Renji and avenge his wife's death. Vijay is a photographer while Renji does gigs to make a living. Vijay meets Sunita, though they initially dislike each other, they fall in love. Renji falls for his co-singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurishuyudham
''Kurishuyudham'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language horror film directed by Baby and written by Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan from a story by Pushparajan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Srividya and Mohanlal in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. J. Joy. Plot Horror Movie Cast *Prem Nazir as James * Madhu as Matthew Cheriyachan *Srividya as Rosamma *Mohanlal as Johnny * Madhavi as Susie, Daisy (double role) * T. G. Ravi as Issac John *C. I. Paul as Paili *Jose Prakash as Father Fernandez * Kollam G. K. Pilla as Paappi *Prathapachandran as Doctor *Jagannatha Varma as D.I.G. Sajan Varghese *Captain Raju as Magician d'Souza/Lawrence * Anuradha as dancer *Santhakumari as Annamma *Santhosh as Simon Soundtrack The music was composed by K. J. Joy and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader Poovachal Khader (25 December 1948 – 22 June 2021) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala who worked mainly in Malayalam film industry. His first movie as a lyricist was ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandhya Mayangum Neram
'' Sandhya Mayangum Neram'' () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Bharathan, written by John Paul and produced Boban Kunchakko. Starring Bharat Gopy, Sreenath, T. G. Ravi, Jayabharathy, Philomina and Unni Mary. Film critic Kozhikodan included the film on his list of the 10 best Malayalam movies of all time. Plot Bharath Gopi plays the role of a Judge, Balgangadhara Menon, who retires with his last judgement - a capital punishment to a man he once knew. He had sentenced ten people to their death, and later in the evening of his life remorse sets in and he becomes obsessed with whether he was right in hanging all those people. The story begins with the death verdict in a court in Kerala by Balgangadhara Menon. With narrators adding passive commentary on his character of detachment and obsession, the plot is depicted with multiple frames of characteristics. He comes back from the court announcing to his children to ''go spread the word that dad is not going ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivide Ingane
''Ivide Ingane'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy. The film stars Ratheesh, Sukumaran, Seema and T. G. Ravi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Cast *Ratheesh as Jayan *Sukumaran as Market Raju * Seema as Ammini *T. G. Ravi as Chandrasekharan *Kunjandi as Velayudhan Pilla *Prathapachandran as Matthew *Chithra as Rema *Jagathy Sreekumar as Kuttappan * Sumithra as Elsy/Sumi * V. D. Rajappan as Maniyan *Bheeman Raghu as Sugunan * Sukumari as Bharathiyamma *Philomina as Raju's mother * Kunchan as Appukuttan *Master Rajakumaran Thampi * Baby Sonia *Rema Devi *Vettoor Purushan Soundtrack The music was composed by Shyam Shyam is a name of Krishna and an Indian masculine given name and surname. Notable people with this name include: ;Shyam *Shyam (actor), Indian Hindi film actor *Shyam (composer), an Indian music composer from Kerala * Shyam Benegal, Indian film di ... and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader. References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koodum Thedi
''Koodum Thedi'' () is a 1985 Malayalam-language romantic drama film produced by Siyad Koker under the banner of Kokers Films, directed by Paul Babu and written by S. N. Swamy. It stars Mohanlal and Radhika in lead roles, along with Rahman, Nadia Moidu, M. G. Soman, Thilakan, Sankaradi in supporting roles. The film features original songs composed by Jerry Amaldev, with lyrics written by M. D. Rajendran. The cinematography was done by P. C. Sreeram. Plot Peter (Mohanlal) is a fun loving person and his younger brother ( Rahman) is college going youth. Things go head over heels for Peter as he falls in love with Devi ( Radhika), a person who he is related to. But her brother (Soman) plans for her to marry Jayakumar (Sreenath), who is a friend of Peter. Devi marries Jayakumar. One day, Jayakumar dies in an accident, but Devi plans to live her life as Jayakumar's widow without knowing Peter's love for her. Rest of the story, is how Peter tells Devi about his love and whether ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
