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Kpac Lalitha
Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha, was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in Malyalam. She started her acting career with K. P. A. C., a theatre collective in Kayamkulam, Kerala. In a career spanning five decades, she starred in over 550 films. Lalitha won two National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress along with four Kerala State Film Awards. In 2009, she was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2009 Filmfare Awards South. Lalitha latterly served as the chairperson of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi. She was married to the late Malayalam filmmaker Bharathan. Early life Lalitha was born as Maheshwari Amma in a Malayalam speaking family at Kayamkulam. She was born to Kadaykatharayil Veettil K. Ananthan Nair and Bhargavi Amma, as the eldest among five children; her four siblings were Indira, Babu, Rajan and Shyamala. She is the child born 5 years after her Parent's marriage. Her father was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayamkulam
Kayamkulam is a town and municipality in the ''Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in Kerala. It is the second biggest town in Alappuzha district. It is located on the western coast of India, and was an ancient maritime trading center. One of the largest thermal power plants in Kerala, the Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant run by the NTPC, is situated at Haripad. Kayamkulam is part of the Karthikappally tehsil. Krishnapuram Palace is located nearby. History Kayamkulam was a medieval feudal kingdom known as Odanad ruled by the Kayamkulam ''rajas''. Maha Raja Marthanda Varma (1706–58) conquered Kayamkulam and annexed its territories to Travancore. Tourist attractions The Krishnapuram Palace, built in the 18th century, now functions as a museum. Constructed in typical Keralan-style architecture, it has the largest mural painting in Kerala. The palace museum houses the Kayamkulam double-edged sword. The Kayamkulam Boat Race is held on the fourth Saturday of Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Malayalam Movie Artists
The Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (A.M.M.A) is an Indian organisation of film actors and actresses working in Malayalam cinema, formed in 1994. Governing body The governing body serves for three years. It includes a President, two Vice-presidents, General Secretary, Joint Secretary Treasurer and other Executive Committee members. Only members with Life Membership status can become a member of the Governing body. The office-bearers for 2021–2024 are: *''President'': Mohanlal *''Vice-Presidents'': Shweta Menon and Maniyan Pilla Raju *''General Secretary'': Idavela Babu *''Joint Secretary'': Jayasurya *''Treasurer'': Siddique Executive Committee members: Sudheer Karamana, Surabhi Lakshmi, Baburaj, Tovino Thomas, Manju Pillai, Tini Tom, Unni Mukundan, Lena, Rachana Narayanankutty and Lal. Public contributions * The association contributed 50 lakh rupees to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund, to extend its support during the 2018 Kerala floods.https:/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aniyathipraavu
''Aniyathipraavu'' () is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language romance film directed by Fazil and produced by Swargachitra Appachan. It stars debutant Kunchacko Boban and Shalini (thereby, making their cinematic debut in leading roles). The film tells the story of Sudhish Kumar (Kunchacko Boban) and Mini (Shalini) who fall in love despite being from two different religious communities. The film explores love, relationships and the various aspects to them. The music was composed by Ouseppachan with the lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair. Fazil remade it into the Tamil film ''Kadhalukku Mariyadhai'' (1997) with Shalini reprising her role. It was remade in Telugu as ''Nenu Premisthunnanu'' (1998). Priyadarshan adapted the story for his Hindi film ''Doli Saja Ke Rakhna'' (1998). It was remade in 2007 in Kannada as '' Preethigagi''. Plot Sudhish Kumar moves to a new town to pursue his higher studies, in spite of the pressure from his parents to marry and settle down. There, he accidentally me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spadikam
''Spadikam'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by Bhadran and produced by R. Mohan through Shogun Films. Dialogues were written by Rajendra Babu. The film stars Mohanlal and Thilakan with Urvashi, Spadikam George, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Rajan P. Dev, Silk Smitha, Nedumudi Venu, Chippy, and V. K. Sreeraman in supporting roles. S. P. Venkatesh composed the film's original songs and background score. The film tells the story of Thomas Chacko (Mohanlal), who is known by the sobriquet Aadu Thoma, a ruffian estranged from his narcissistic father, Chacko Mash (Thilakan), upon failing to meet the latter's high expectations. ''Spadikam'' received critical acclaim and was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year, grossing more than 8 crores at the box office. Mohanlal won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor, at the Filmfare Awards South, the film won Best Film – Malayalam, Best Actor (Mohanlal) and Best Director awards. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manichitrathazhu
''Manichitrathazhu'' () is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language epic psychological horror film directed by Fazil, written by Madhu Muttam, and produced by Swargachitra Appachan. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Shobana with Nedumudi Venu, Innocent, Vinaya Prasad, K.P.A.C.Lalitha, Sridhar, K.B.Ganesh Kumar, Sudheesh, and Thilakan in supporting roles. The story is inspired by a tragedy that happened in the Nair ''tharavad'', a central Travancore family, in the 19th century. Directors Sibi Malayil, Priyadarshan and Siddique–Lal served as the second-unit directors. The cinematography was by Venu, and Anandakuttan and Sunny Joseph served as the second-unit cinematographers, the film was edited by T. R. Shekar. The original songs featured in the movie were composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan, while the original score was composed by Johnson. The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Shobhana was awarded the National Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavithram
''Pavithram'' () is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar and written by P. Balachandran from a story by Balachandran and Kumar. The film stars Mohanlal and Shobana in lead roles. Vinduja Menon, Thilakan, Srividya, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu and Innocent played prominent supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by Sharreth and the cinematography was by Santosh Sivan. The film deals with the relationship between siblings Unnikrishnan (Mohanlal) and Meenakshi (Vinduja Menon) who have an almost 30 year age difference between them. The film won Mohanlal the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam. Plot The movie begins with an older man's dream; Unnikrishnan (Mohanlal) is roused from his house and told to come in haste to see his father (someone Unni has long believed to be dead). He is greeted by a crowd of people who begin to make fun of him and Unni wakes up. An astrologer interprets the dream as a harbinger of Easwara Pill ... [...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] |
Godfather (1991 Film)
''Godfather'' is a List of Malayalam films of 1991, 1991 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film, action comedy Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Siddique–Lal. It is produced by Swargachitra Appachan, Appachan under the banner of Swargachitra Appachan, Swargachithra. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of N. N. Pillai, Mukesh (actor), Mukesh, Philomina, Thilakan, Kanaka (actress), Kanaka, Innocent (actor), Innocent, Siddique (actor), Siddique, Bheeman Raghu and K. P. A. C. Lalitha. A retelling of William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet,'' The film revolves around the rivalry between two families, the Anjooran and Anappara Tharavad, houses and the consequences faced when two members of the families fall in love. ''Godfather'' was initially planned to be released before ''In Harihar Nagar'' (1990), however Siddique-Lal felt that the film's script was not complete, and as a result stretched production time. The film was released on 15 No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanalkkattu
''Kanalkkattu'' is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Lohithadas. It stars Mammootty, Murali, Mamukkoya, Jayaram, Urvashi, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Shari, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Mohan Raj and Innocent. The movie is remembered for the performance of K. P. A. C. Lalitha. Synopsis A local rowdy is forced to attack an honest person, but kills him accidentally. The repentant rowdy now becomes the pillar of strength for the grieving family of the deceased person. Cast * Mammootty as Nathu Narayanan * Murali as Ramu *Innocent *Jayaram as Benny *Urvashi as Asha * K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Omana * Sankaradi *P. P. Subair * M. S. Thripunithura *Mamukkoya as Moideen *Meena as Benny's mother *Mohan Raj as Karim Bhai *Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Ayyappan Nair *Paravoor Bharathan * Shari as Ramu's wife * T. P. Madhavan *Beena Antony *Thesni Khan *Bheeman Raghu as Thomas Kutty Soundtrack The music was composed by Johnson and the lyrics were written by K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innathe Program
''Innathe Program'' is a 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. G. Vishwambharan and produced by Changanassery Basheer. The film stars Mukesh, Siddique, Radha (in her final Malayalam film to date), A. C. Zainuddin and Philomina in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Johnson. Plot Unnikrishan, Rajendran and Salim are friends and working in the same office. They live in a rented house. Indumathi joins their office as accountant. Unnikrishan and Indumathi falls in love an get married, without their family knowing. Unnikrishan is primarily afraid of his father and how they overcome the situation is the rest of the story. Cast *Mukesh as Unnikrishnan Nair * Siddique as Rajendran * Radha as Indumathi * A. C. Zainuddin as Salim *Mammukoya as Moosa *Philomina as Bhargavikutty Amma * Baiju as Dasappan * Kalpana as Minikutty *Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Unni's Father *Thodupuzha Vasanthi as Unni's Mother * M. S. Thripunithura as Indu's Father *K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Bhageerath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadakkunokkiyantram
''Vadakkunokkiyantram'' () is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy film written and directed by Sreenivasan who also stars in the film along with Parvathy. The film is about the marital discord caused by a husband's othello syndrome. The film won three Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Film. It was dubbed in Telugu as ''Sandeham'' and remade in Tamil as ''Dindigul Sarathy'', in Kannada as ''Nanjangudu Nanjunda'', and in Hindi as ''Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh''. Plot (Sreenivasan), who plays Thalathil Dineshan, oversees a printing press. He struggles with insecurity due to his short stature and complexion. Following his marriage to Shobha ( Parvathy), his life starts to spiral out of control. His wife is incredibly attractive and taller than him, which just adds to his insecurities. He overprotects his wife at first, which deteriorates his connection with his brother Prakashan ( Baiju). He perceives his brother's charm and humor as a challenge, which finally causes a ... [...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] |
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