Aadyathe Kanmani
''Aadyathe Kanmani'' (𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨) is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Rajasenan. Plot Balachandran Unnithan is a singer who falls in love with Ambika, a singer from his own troupe and they both get married. Balachandran's family longs for a male child to inherit the family's wealth, but his elder brothers have only female children. When Ambika becomes pregnant, Balachandran realizes that his wife is carrying a daughter, and not a son. Later, he meets his old classmate and best friend, Padmarajan, whose wife Hema is also pregnant, bearing a male child. However, their babies are swapped by mistake by Balu's mother soon after the delivery. Both Padmarajan and Balu must keep this as a secret to see their children. When Balu's relatives discover this, the babies get kidnapped by the antagonists. Cast *Jayaram as Balachandran Unnithan (Balu) * Sudha Rani as Ambika Balachandran * Biju Menon as Padmara ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rajasenan
Rajasenan (born 20 August 1958) is an Indian film director who has worked in Malayalam cinema. He is one of the most successful directors in 90s Malayalam film industry. Rajasenan also worked in the TV serial industry. He directed some serials and also acted in some. He is mostly remembered for his association with actor Jayaram and the popular duo has worked together in 16 movies. Career He made his debut with the 1984 film '' Aagraham''. His notable films include '' Kadinjool Kalyanam'' (1991), '' Ayalathe Adheham'' (1992), ''Meleparambil Aanveedu'' (1993), '' CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed'' (1994), '' Vardhakya Puranam'' (1994), '' Aadyathe Kanmani'' (1995), '' Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava'' (1995), '' Kadhanayakan'' (1997), '' The Car'' (1997), '' Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam'' (1998), and '' Darling Darling'' (2000). Rajasenan also acted in the lead role in '' Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu'' (2009), which was also directed by himself. Rajasenan had Jayaram as his lead role i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Babu Namboothiri
Babu Namboothiri (born 12 August 1947) is a retired Chemistry Professor and Head Of Department of Deva Mata College Kuravilangad and an Indian film and TV actor who has starred in more than 100 Malayalam films and various serials. He is famous for his villain and character roles, best known for his portrayal Thangal, in '' Thoovanathumbikal'' (1987), as the primary antagonist, Ajith, in ''Nirakkoottu'' (1985), the devious advocate in '' Jagratha'', among many others, and in '' Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum'' as Madhava Menon, an evil businessman and drug-dealer. Background Babu Namboothiri was the eldest among the ten children of Neelakandan Namboothiri and Saraswathi Antharjanam at Mannakkanad, near Kuravilangad, Kottayam Kottayam () is a city in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the district headquarters of the district and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kottayam has a population of .. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sivaranjani (actress)
Uma Maheswari, known by her stage names Sivaranjani (in Tamil and Malayalam film industries) and Ooha (in Telugu film industry), is a former Indian actress. She worked primarily in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to Malayalam films in the 1990s. She received Nandi Award The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic s ... for Best Actress for '' Aame'' (1994). Personal life Siva Rajani aka Uma, also known as Ooha in Telugu films was born in Madras - Tamil Nadu in a Tamil Brahmin family (Born in 1976). She married actor Srikanth in 1997 and the couple has three children Roshan Meka, Medha and Rohan. She is a peculiar beauty and her light eyes are her high lights. She got introduced in Nila Penne (Uncredited role of a girl in the intro scene (On hills)) which stars the stunni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suresh (actor, Born 1963)
Mysore Seshaiah Suresh Babu Naidu is an Indian actor, producer, director, and dubbing artist. He has acted predominantly in Telugu and Tamil languages. Personal life Suresh was born in Sri Kalhasthi. His parents were also born in Sri Kalahasthi. His grandfather was from Nellore. Suresh was previously married to actress and singer Anitha Reddy, who played the female lead in films such as '' Babai Abbai'' (1985) and ''Srivari Sobhanam'' (1985). Career Suresh started his career as an editing assistant and a dance assistant. One of his father's friends thought that he could become a successful lead actor. Suresh approached director C. V. Sridhar with a portfolio but was turned down. A few years later, Suresh played the lead in three of Sridhar's films. He then met director duo Santhana Bharathi and P. Vasu, who cast him as the lead in '' Panneer Pushpangal'' (1981). Suresh was simultaneously offered the lead role in Bharathiraja's '' Alaigal Oivathillai'' (1981), whic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Keyaar
Kothanda Ramaiah (also known as K. R. and Keyaar) is an Indian film director, producer, distributor and exhibitor. He has held various leading positions in different film industry organizations. Career KR studied film processing at the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Adyar Film Institute in Chennai in 1972. Upon graduation in 1975, he spent three years as a technician in DD Chennai, Doordarshan Kendra. KR made his debut film as a director and producer with the Malayalam film ''Sisirathil Oru Vasantham''. Prior to its release, the film faced a number of distribution problems and was eventually released by Suguna Screens in 1980. Although the film failed at the box office, it provided him the incentive to move into film distribution and exhibition across Tamil Nadu covering territories including: Chennai City, North Arcot, South Arcot, Chengelpet, Pondicherry, and Tirupathi. He distributed successful films such as: ''Thillu Mullu'', ''Thai Veedu'', ''Vaid ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vadivukkarasi
Vadivukkarasi is an Indian actress. She made her acting debut in the Tamil-language film ''Sigappu Rojakkal'' (1978) and has acted in more than 350 films in Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam and 40 television serials in Tamil language, Tamil. Film director A. P. Nagarajan is her maternal uncle. She is one of the most respected actresses in tamil cinema. Personal life Vadivukarasi's maternal uncle is director A. P. Nagarajan, and she was named after his film ''Vadivukku Valai Kappu''. She has one daughter Shanmugappriya. Career Vadivukarasi's first job was as a primary school teacher. Due to her struggling family situation she chose to do different jobs. She made her debut in Tamil film ''Sigappu Rojakkal''. Her first movie was ''Kanni Paruvathile.'' She has played various characters, playing the lead, supporting as well as antagonistic roles. She has produced films under the banner ''Mantralaya arts'' such as ''Annai en Deivam''. In the early 2000s, she ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Khushbu Sundar
Khushbu Sundar (born Nakhat Khan; 29 September 1970) is an Indian politician, actress, film producer and television personality. She is known for her work predominantly in Tamil language films and in a few Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. She has appeared in over 185 films, and has won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Cinema Express Awards, a Kalaimamani Award and a Kerala State Film Award. Early life Khushbu was born as Nakhat Khan on 29 September 1970 into a Muslim family in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. Her parents gave her the stage name Khushbu when she started her career as a child actress. She has been living in Chennai for nearly 40 years now. Film career Khushbu started her career as a child artist in the Hindi film ''The Burning Train'' (1980) in the song "Teri Hai Zameen Tera Aasman". Between 1980 and 1985, she performed as a child actor in various Hindi films like '' Naseeb'', '' Laawaris'', ''Kaalia'', '' Dard Ka Rishta'', and '' Bemisal'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ramki
Ramakrishnan (born 31 March 1962), better known by his stage name Ramki, is an Indian actor best known for his work in Tamil films. He made his debut in '' Chinna Poove Mella Pesu'' (1987). He was a lead actor from 1987 to 2004. He is well known by his unique hair style. He was known for his performances in successful movies such as '' Senthoora Poove'' (1988), '' Maruthu Pandi'' (1990), '' Inaindha Kaigal'' (1990), '' Athma'' (1993), '' Karuppu Roja'' (1996) and '' RX 100'' (2018). He made his comeback in cinema after nine years and returned in a supporting role with the supernatural thriller film '' Masani'' (2013). Career Ramki started as an actor in 1987 with the film, '' Chinna Poove Mella Pesu''. He appeared alongside Prabhu. The film was a commercial success. Ramki appeared in eight films during the year 1988, including '' Senthoora Poove'' where he co-starred with Vijayakanth and his future wife Nirosha. The film ran for over 200 days in theatres and was one of t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Enakkoru Magan Pirappan
''Enakkoru Magan Pirappan'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Keyaar and produced by Pyramid Natarajan. The film stars Ramki, Khushbu, Vivek, Anju Aravind and Vadivukkarasi. It is a remake of the Malayalam film '' Aadyathe Kanmani''. The film was released on 15 August 1996. Plot Ranganayaki, a rich woman, has three sons: Gopi, Madhu and Balu. She desperately wants a grandson and will pass on her whole inheritance to her son who has a male child. The elder sons have only daughters and Balu is still a bachelor. Balu is a singer for marriage functions and he falls in love with Swathi, a girl from a middle-class family. He marries her and Swathi becomes pregnant. Balu's best friend, Raja, an honest journalist, is married to Shanthi and his wife is also pregnant. Swathi and Shanthi deliver babies on the same day. Balu has a daughter and Raja has a son. In the meantime, Ranganayaki has a severe heart attack and the doctor prohibits revealing shocking ne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Biju Narayanan
Biju Narayanan is an Indian playback singer active mainly in Malayalam films. Career Biju Narayanan trained in Carnatic music under Aryanad Sadasivan for eight years. He began his music career singing tracks for P. Jayachandran, Unni Menon and KG Markose. He got his first opportunity to sing in a devotional album in 1992, while he was a pre-degree student. He was the winner in the light music category at the M. G. University youth festival and this was a turning point in his career. He began his playback singing career with the song "Pathu Veluppinu" from the 1993 movie '' Venkalam'' composed by Raveendran Madhavan Raveendran (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), also known as Raveendran Master, was a South Indian music composer and playback singer from Kerala. He composed songs for more tha .... He was adjudged the best male singer in the State drama awards in 1996. Family He married Sreelatha on 23 January 199 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sreekumaran Thampi
Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, film director, director, film producer, producer and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema. Film career Thampi was introduced to the Malayalam film industry in 1966 by P. Subramaniam as a lyricist in the film ''Kaattumallika''. He has produced 25 films, directed 29, and written scripts for 85 films in Malayalam besides writing thousands of songs. He is also the author of the well-known literary work ''Prem Nazir Enna Prema Gaanam''. He won the National Award for Best Book on Cinema film (Kanakkum Kavitayum) whilst his films ''Gaanam'' and ''Mohiniyaattam (1976 film), Mohiniyattam'' won Kerala State Awards. He is a songwriter, screenplay writer, film producer, director and musician, but says he is more of a lyricist than a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Midumidukki
''Midumidukki'' is a 1968 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Crossbelt Mani and produced by Ponnappan. The film stars Sathyan, Sharada, Adoor Bhasi and Hari in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Baburaj. Plot Radha and Ravi are lovers and neighbours . Radha work in a hospital. Her sister is married to businessman and rich Raghu. Ravi had a jovial life with his father. Things goes smooth until Radha's brother-in-law Raghu finds a crush in Radha and planning to marry her. He sent her wife Saraswathy and daughter to home and propose Radha. Cast * Sathyan as Ravi * Sharada as Radha *Adoor Bhasi as Padmanabha Kurup *Hari as Gopan *Sankaradi * Ambika as Saraswati *Aranmula Ponnamma as mother *Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Raghu * Rajani *Bahadoor as Purushothaman Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Baburaj and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, film director ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |