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Pulimurugan
''Pulimurugan'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Vysakh and starring Mohanlal in the title role. It was produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam through Mulakuppadam Films and was written by Udayakrishna—half of the duo Udayakrishna and Sibi K. Thomas—in his first independent screenplay. The film also stars Kamalinee Mukherjee, Jagapati Babu, Lal, Namitha, Vinu Mohan, and Bala in supporting roles. The film score and soundtrack were composed by Gopi Sundar, while cinematography was handled by Shaji Kumar and edited by Johnkutty. Principal photography commenced on 16 July 2015 in Hanoi, Vietnam, and was completed in early February 2016. The film was released in India on 7 October 2016. Made on a budget of 25 crore, it became the first film in the Malayalam film industry to earn more than 100 crore and 150 crore, and was the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever until 2019 and the third highest-grossing South Indian film of 2016. Pulimurug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopi Sundar
Gopi Sundar C. S. (born 30 May 1977) is an Indian music director, programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works prominently in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil film industries. He started his career composing music for television commercials, has nearly 5,000 jingles to his credit. As a keyboard programmer, he has collaborated with many music directors including the composer duo Vishal–Shekhar. He has won several accolades for his soundtrack albums and film scores, including a National Film Award, a Kerala State Film Award, and two Filmfare Awards South. Sundar started his own recording label, Gopi Sundar Music Company in 2014 with an idea to promote aspiring musicians and to make low-budget productions possible. In 2016, he formed a live performance music band calledBand Big G in Dubai. In 2017, his work in the film ''Pulimurugan'' was included in the contender list for the 90th Academy Awards nominations for Best Original Song and Best Original Score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vysakh
Ebbey Abraham (born 1 June 1980), better known by his stage name Vysakh, is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam films. He began his career as a television anchor and later as an associate director to Joshiy and Johny Antony. He debuted as an independent director in 2010 with '' Pokkiri Raja'' starring Mammootty and Prithviraj Sukumaran. In 2016, his directorial ''Pulimurugan'' starring Mohanlal and Jagapathi Babu became one of the first Malayalam film to gross around crore at the box office. Early life Ebbey Abraham was born in 1980 at Kalliot, Kanhangad, Kasaragod district, as the son of K. C. Abraham and Mariyamma Abraham. Career He took the name Vysakh for anchoring the television show ''Ponpulari'' aired on Surya TV. Later he began working as an associate director to Johny Antony in films such as'' CID Moosa'','' Kochi Rajavu'','' Thuruppugulan'' and ''Inspector Garud''. He worked with Joshiy for '' Naran'','' Twenty:20'' and ''Robin Hood''. He debuted as an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomichan Mulakuppadam
Thomas Antony, better known as Tomichan Mulakuppadam is an Indian businessman, film producer and distributor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He owns the production house Mulakuppadam Films. He is a non-resident Indian businessman with no previous background in cinema, according to him, he entered into film production for his passion for films. He is best known for producing ''Pulimurugan'' (2016) starring Mohanlal, which is the first film to create "100 Crore Club" and "150 Crore Club" in Malayalam film industry. Career He ventured into film production in 2007 with the help of Qatar-based Roy Manimala by producing the film ''Flash'', starring Parvathy and Mohanlal. But the film did not performed well at the box office. His high-budget action film '' Pokkiri Raja'' (2010) directed by Vysakh and starring Mammootty was a commercial success. He attained wide popularity after he produced the high-budget action film ''Pulimurugan'' starring Mohanlal. The film's producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulakuppadam Films
Mulakuppadam Films is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by businessman Tomichan Mulakuppadam. Formed in 2007, head office of Mulakuppadam Films is situated in Kochi, Kerala. History Mulakuppadam Films debuted in film production through the 2007 Malayalam film '' Flash'', directed by Sibi Malayil starred Mohanlal in lead role. They distributed Malayalam films ''Minnaminnikoottam'' and ''Lollipop'' in 2008 through Mulakuppadam Release. Mulakuppadam Films got a break through the 2010 Malayalam film '' Pokkiri Raja'', directed by Vysakh which starred Mammootty and Prithviraj Sukumaran in lead roles. The film was made on a budget of 7.80 crores, the gross collection was 13 crores. It became highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2010. The production of ''Pulimurugan'', directed by Vysakh and starring Mohanlal and Jagapathi Babu in lead role, started in mid-2015. The film was made for a budget of 25 crore, making it one of the most expensive Malayalam films u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulakupadam Release
Mulakuppadam Films is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by businessman Tomichan Mulakuppadam. Formed in 2007, head office of Mulakuppadam Films is situated in Kochi, Kerala. History Mulakuppadam Films debuted in film production through the 2007 Malayalam film ''Flash'', directed by Sibi Malayil starred Mohanlal in lead role. They distributed Malayalam films ''Minnaminnikoottam'' and ''Lollipop'' in 2008 through Mulakuppadam Release. Mulakuppadam Films got a break through the 2010 Malayalam film '' Pokkiri Raja'', directed by Vysakh which starred Mammootty and Prithviraj Sukumaran in lead roles. The film was made on a budget of 7.80 crores, the gross collection was 13 crores. It became highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2010. The production of ''Pulimurugan'', directed by Vysakh and starring Mohanlal and Jagapathi Babu in lead role, started in mid-2015. The film was made for a budget of 25 crore, making it one of the most expensive Malayalam films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagapati Babu
Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. In a career spanning 33 years, Babu has appeared in 170 feature films, and has received four Filmfare Awards and seven state Nandi Awards. He has worked with noted directors like Kodi Ramakrishna, S. V. Krishna Reddy, Ram Gopal Varma, Krishna Vamsi, E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Gunasekhar, Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, A. M. Rathnam, K. Raghavendra Rao, Radha Mohan, Mohan Raja, J. D. Chakravarthy, Boyapati Srinu, and Sukumar. Early life Jagapathi Babu was born on 12 February 1962 in Machilipatnam to veteran producer-director V. B. Rajendra Prasad. He was brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu before making a mark in Telugu cinema. He married Lakshmi and has two daughters. Career 1989–2013: Lead roles Babu made his debut in Telugu wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamalinee Mukherjee
Kamalinee Mukherjee is an Indian actress. She has predominantly appeared in Telugu films as well as Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Bengali and Kannada language films. After graduating with a degree in English literature, she completed a workshop on theatre in Mumbai. She made her acting debut in '' Phir Milenge'' (2004), a film that was based on the subject of AIDS. She then appeared in the Telugu film '' Anand'' also in 2004. Early life Kamalinee was born and brought up in Kolkata, India. Her father is a marine engineer and her mother is a jewellery designer. She is the eldest of the three siblings in the family. Owing to her "love for being on the stage" since childhood, she acted in all sorts of amateur and professional stageplays while in school and college. Incidentally, she always portrayed masculine characters in these plays. Besides theatre, she developed a love for reading, painting and writing. She also underwent several years of training in the Indian classical dance form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Cinema
Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippathayam'' won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute. Rajiv Anchal's ''Guru'' (1997), Salim Ahamed's ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (2011) and Lijo Jose Pellissery's ''Jallikkattu'' (2019) were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. Other films which achieved global acclaim include '' Chemmeen'' (1965), which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival, and a gold medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography.. ''The Hindu''. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2011. '' Swaham'' (1994) won the ''Bronze Rosa Camuna'' at the Bergamo Film Meeting in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada-language films. Mohanlal has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in more than 400 films. Mohanlal's contributions to the Malayalam cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Indian film industry. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001, and Padma Bhushan in 2019, India's fourth and third highest civilian honours, for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2009, he became the first actor in India to be awarded the honorary rank of Lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army. Mohanlal made his acting debut at age 18 in the Malayalam film ''Thiranottam'' in 1978, but the film was delayed in its release for 25 years due to censo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaji Kumar
Shaji Kumar is an Indian cinematographer, who has worked in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries. Career Shaji Kumar began his career as a cinematographer for Malayalam films, He has frequently collaborated with leading Indian filmmakers like Shaji Kailas, Joshiy, Vinayan and Vysakh, before moving on to balance those commitments alongside Tamil films. In the Tamil film industry, Shaji has extensively collaborated with actor Prashanth for his films. Shaji received critical acclaim for his work in '' Ponnar Shankar'' (2011), while he also shot '' Mambattiyan'' (2011) and '' Saahasam'' (2016). Filmography *'' Uthaman'' (2001) *''Valkannadi''(2002) *'' Pakalppooram'' (2002) *''Kanmashi'' (2002) *'' Ammakilikkoodu'' (2003) *''Pattanathil Sundaran'' (2003) *'' Njan Salperu Ramankutty'' (2004) *'' Vellinakshatram'' (2004) *'' Sathyam'' (2004) *'' Vesham'' (2004) *''Athbhutha Dweepu'' (2005) *'' Naran'' (2005) *'' Yes Your Honour'' (2006) *''Mahha Samudram'' (2006) *'' Baba Kalya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnkutty
Johnkutty is an Indian film editor working in Malayalam film industry. He began his career editing television shows in 2000, debuting with ''Munshi'' in Asianet. He joined in the Kerala State Film Development Corporation in 2001 as a non-linear editor. After working as an assist in a number of Malayalam films, he debuted as an independent editor in 2012 with the film ''Mayamohini''. Career He started his career editing in 2000 by ''Munshi'' in Asianet. In the following year, he joined in the Kerala State Film Development Corporation as a non-linear editor. Later he edited a number of Malayalam television serials, notable of it includes ''Sumangali'' and ''Jagapoga''. He has also edited few documentary films for Kerala Public Relations Department. He edited 13 episodes of ''Tenali Raman'' produced by Toons Animation for the American channel Cartoon Network. After three years, he joined in Chitranjali Studio, Thiruvananthapuram. During that period he got an opportunity to work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala (actor)
Bala Kumar is an Indian actor and director, who works in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. He made his debut in the Telugu film ''2 Much'' (2002). He is well known for his supporting roles; in films such as '' Big B'' (2007), ''Sound of Boot'' (2008), ''Puthiya Mukham'' (2009), ''Hero'' (2012), '' Veeram'' (2014), ''Ennu Ninte Moideen'' (2015), ''Pulimurugan'' (2016), '' Aanakkallan'' (2018), ''Lucifer'' (2019), and '' Thambi'' (2019). Early life Bala was born into a family closely associated with the film industry, with his grandfather being the owner of the Arunachala Studios. His father, Jeyakumar, directed over 350 films and documentaries, while his brother Siva has worked as a director and cinematographer in south Indian films. Career He made his debut in the Tamil film '' Anbu'' (2003). Since then he acted and found success in a number of Malayalam films. He received appreciation for his role in the 2009 film ''Puthiya Mukham''. He made a comeback to Tamil cinema in 2014 wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
