|
Revathi
Asha Kelunni Nair (born 8 July 1966), better known by her stage name Revathi, is an Indian actress and director, known for her works predominantly in Tamil & Malayalam cinema - in addition to Telugu, Hindi & Kannada films. She has won several accolades, including the National Film Awards in three different categories, and six Filmfare Awards South. She has also won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in '' Bhoothakaalam'' (2022). Early life Revathi was born as Asha Kelunni Nair in Cochin (present-day Kochi) to Malank Kelunni Nair, a major in the Indian Army, who hails from Palakkad, and Lalitha Kelunni. When she was in school, she took part in a fashion show. Group photos were taken during the show and a photo was chosen to be the cover of a popular Tamil magazine. This happened to be her photo, which was seen by the director Bharathiraja, who at that time was on the lookout for a new heroine for his latest venture, '' Mann Vasanai''. Career S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhoothakaalam
Bhoothakaalam () is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language horror film written and directed by Rahul Sadasivan, starring Shane Nigam and Revathy. The film is produced by Anwar Rasheed under the banner Plan T Films in association with Shane Nigam Films. Gopi Sunder handles the background score while Shane Nigam makes his debut as a music director as well as producer. Principal photography took place from January 2021 to February 2021 in Kochi. The film had its worldwide premiere through SonyLIV on 21 January 2022 to widely critical acclaim. Revathi won her first Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film during a career spanning 39 years. Plot Asha (Revathi) lives with her son Vinu (Shane Nigam) taking care of her ill mother, who later dies. Asha is a school teacher and manages her home's finances single-handedly. Vinu has completed his B. Pharm and has been searching for a job for almost two years, but in vain. Unable to resist the struggle of unemployme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suresh Chandra Menon
Suresh Chandra Menon is an Indian actor, cinematographer and film director of Tamil and Malayalam films. Personal life After meeting the popular actress Revathi during a film shoot of Marumagal Tamil movie (1986), they fell in love and were married in 1986 with the blessings of their parents. They did not have any children. Though they looked like an ideal couple, differences arose between the two and they decided to amicably separate in 2002. Revathi and Suresh Menon then filed separate petitions, seeking mutual split, before the court. On 22 April 2013 a family court in Chennai granted them mutual divorce considering the fact that they had been living separately for the past 10 years. Revathi said in an interview that they would remain good friends even after the divorce. Film career Suresh is known for directing many documentaries and advertisements. Having started his career as cinematographer for the films produced by Sujatha Cine Arts, he directed, produced and played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mann Vasanai
''Mann Vasanai'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Bharathiraja. Starring debutants Pandiyan and Revathi, with Vinu Chakravarthy, Ganthimathi, and Y. Vijaya in supporting roles, the film was a blockbuster, and was remade in Telugu as ''Mangammagari Manavadu'' (1984). Plot Ochayi, a widow, lives in Karisalpatti village with her son Veerannan, a school dropout. Ochayi's daughter is married to Mookkaiya Thevar, whose daughter is Muthupechi. Malaichamy Thevar, the chief of the neighbouring village, is the patron of the village school, where children from both villages study. Mookkaiya Thevar has an extramarital affair with Hamsavalli and spends most of his time and money on her. Though Muthupechi secretly nurtures a desire to marry her maternal uncle Veerannan, he does not think along those lines as their families are not on talking terms due to a dispute over a field that was to be gifted as dowry to Mookkaiya at the time of his wedding. Thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mann Vasanai (film)
''Mann Vasanai'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Bharathiraja. Starring debutants Pandiyan (actor), Pandiyan and Revathi, with Vinu Chakravarthy, Ganthimathi, and Y. Vijaya in supporting roles, the film was a blockbuster, and was remade in Telugu language, Telugu as ''Mangammagari Manavadu'' (1984). Plot Ochayi, a widow, lives in Karisalpatti village with her son Veerannan, a school dropout. Ochayi's daughter is married to Mookkaiya Thevar, whose daughter is Muthupechi. Malaichamy Thevar, the chief of the neighbouring village, is the patron of the village school, where children from both villages study. Mookkaiya Thevar has an extramarital affair with Hamsavalli and spends most of his time and money on her. Though Muthupechi secretly nurtures a desire to marry her maternal uncle Veerannan, he does not think along those lines as their families are not on talking terms due to a dispute over a field that was to be gifted as dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala State Film Award For Best Actress
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress is an honour presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India since 1969 to an actress for the best performance within the Malayalam film industry. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Since 1998, the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous non-profit organisation functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs, has been exercising control over the awards. The awardees, decided by an independent jury formed by the academy, are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister. The 1st Kerala State Film Awards ceremony was held in 1970 with Sheela receiving the Best Actress award for her role in '' Kallichellamma'' (1969). The following year, Sharada was recognised for her performances in two films''Thriveni'' and '' Thara''. Since then, several actresses have been awarded for more than one film during a year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Kodukkum Kai
''Kai Kodukkum Kai'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Mahendran, starring Rajinikanth and Revathi. It is an extended version of ''Munithayi'' written by Eeswarachandra – the third segment of the 1976 Kannada anthology film '' Katha Sangama''. Rajnikanth, who played the antagonist role in ''Munithayi'', played the lead role in this film. The film was produced by Vijayakumar and R. Vijayachandran. Plot Kaalimuthu marries Seetha, the girl he loves after much denial from his elder brother. Seetha is blind and is raped a man Pannaiyar who has a weakness for women and addiction to sex. Pannaiyar even though married lusts after looking at Seetha and rapes her in the absence of Kaalimuthu, her husband. The climax is interesting twist as to what happens when Kaalimuthu decides to forgive Pannaiyar for his crime. Cast * Rajinikanth as Kaalimuthu * Revathi as Seetha Kaalimuthu * Rajyalakshmi as Mangamma * Ranganath as Periyapannai * V. S. Raghavan as Kaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kattathe Kilikkoodu
''Kattathe Kilikkoodu'' () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Bharathan and written by T. Damodaran from a story by Nedumudi Venu. The film was produced by P. V. Gangadharan and stars Bharat Gopy, Mohanlal, Srividya, Revathi, and Anju. The music for the film was composed by Johnson. The film was a major commercial success. The film won three Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Actor for Gopy. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Oonjaladum Uravugal''. It marked the Malayalam debut of Revathi. Plot Prof. "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai leads a very happy family life. His loving wife Sarada is a homemaker and they are blessed with three daughters and one son. Their neighbour is Indira Thampi, an unmarried woman who had a failed love affair during her college days. Her niece, Asha Thampi lives with her to attend college. Asha's good friend Unnikrishnan, is the sports coach of her college team and is also a family friend of Prof. Krishna Pillai. Asha attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seethamma Pelli
''Seethamma Pelli'' () is a 1984 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Bapu. A remake of the 1978 Tamil film ''Mullum Malarum'', it stars Mohan Babu, Murali Mohan, Mucherla Aruna and Revathi in her Telugu film debut. The film was released on 30 June 1984. Plot Cast * Mohan Babu * Murali Mohan * Mucherla Aruna * Revathi as Seethamma Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, and lyrics were written by Veturi Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four de .... Release ''Seethamma Pelli'' was released on 30 June 1984. The film was commercially successful, although not as much as the original. For her performance, Revathi won the Cinema Express Award for Best Telugu Actress. References External links * * {{Bapu (film director) 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Special Award – South ...
The Filmfare Special Jury Award is given by the '' Filmfare Magazine'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for South Indian films. It was decided on 17th Annual Filmfare Awards and started from 20th Annual Filmfare Awards held in 1973. It acknowledges a special and unique performance and encourages artistes, filmmakers and musicians to break new ground in drama, direction, music and acting. From 2011 Critics Award for Best Actor Started irregularly. In 2015 Critics Award for Best Actor & Best Actress become regularly in all four language. See also * Filmfare Awards South References {{DEFAULTSORT:Filmfare Special Award - South Special Jury A special jury, which is a jury selected from a special roll of persons with a restrictive qualification, could be used for civil or criminal cases, although in criminal cases only for misdemeanours such as seditious libel. The party opting for a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manasa Veena (1984 Film)
''Manasa Veena'' is a 1984 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language film, directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao and produced by Rama Arankannal. The film stars Revathi, Rajkumar Sethupathi, Rajkumar, Balaji and Sumithra (actress), Sumithra. The film has musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. The movie was dubbed into Malayalam, with the name ''Thennal Thedunna Poovu''. Cast *Revathi *Rajkumar Sethupathi, Rajkumar *Balaji *Sumithra (actress), Sumithra Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya. ;Telugu ;Malayalam References External links * 1984 films Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan 1980s Telugu-language films Films directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao {{1980s-Telugu-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharathiraja
Bharathiraja (born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with '' 16 Vayathinile'', he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. As of 2017, he has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award. He has also directed films in Telugu and Hindi. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri award, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in 2004 for his contribution to the film industry. In 2005, he was conferred with the Doctor of Letters (honorary degree) from Sathyabama University. Film career Bharathiraja started his film career as an assistant to Kannada filmmaker Puttanna Kanagal. Later, he assisted P. Pullaiah, M. Krishnan Nair, Avinasi Mani and A. Jagannathan. His first film '' 16 Vayathinile'', for which he wrote the script, broke the then existing convention to create a new genre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetha Vijayan
Geetha Vijayan (born 22 June 1972) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam movies, a few Tamil and Hindi movies. She debuted in the 1990 Malayalam comedy-thriller film ''In Harihar Nagar''. She has since acted in more than 150 Malayalam movies and in some Tamil and Hindi films. She has also acted in about 10 Malayalam television serials and two Tamil serials. Personal life Geetha Vijayan is the eldest daughter of Dr. Vijayan and Sharadambal Raman. She has a younger sister, Divya. Actress Revathi is her cousin. Geetha Vijayan completed her primary and high school education from Sacred Heart Convent GHSS Thrissur and then joined Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, where she did her graduation and postgraduation in dancing. Filmography Malayalam films Hindi films Tamil films Television TV series Reality shows as a judge * ''Comedy Festival'' (Mazhavil Manorama) * ''Comedy Express'' ( Asianet) * ''Idea Star Singer'' ( Asianet) * ''Super Dancer Junior'' (Amrita T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
