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Anand Menen
Anand Menen is an Indian film director who primarily works in the Malayalam film industry. He is well known for his works in ''Gauthamante Radham'' (2020) '' Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys'' (2024). Career Anand was born in Vaikom, Kerala. He began creating short films in 2013, driven by his passion for film-making. Anand pursued a diploma in movie production. He started his career directing and producing short films along with Lumiere Bros, a team started by Anand and his friends. He directed and edited short films like ''Kutty Rashtriyam'', and ''Shanti Muhurtham'', ''Magneto''. In 2020, he directed and edited a popular short series titled ''Kalyana Kacheri'' for a YouTube channel SUB Originals. The same year, he directed the film ''Gauthamante Radham'' starring Neeraj Madhav, Valsala Menon, Renji Panicker and Hareesh Kanaran. He was also the screenplay and script writer of the movie. In 2024, He directed the film '' Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys'', starring J ...
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Vaikom
Vaikom () is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala. It is located north of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about north of the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Vaikom has a population of 23,234 people, and a population density of . Location Vaikom is situated at the northwestern end of the Kottayam district, close to the border with the Ernakulam district. Vaikom is a lakeside town situated in the banks of the Vembanad, Vembanad lake similar to other lakeside towns like Kottayam and Changanassery. Its western borders are bound by the Vembanad lake. The Muvattupuzha, Muvattupuzha river has its River mouth, mouth near Vaikom where it empties into the Vembanad lake, many Distributary, distributaries of the Muvattupuzha river pass through Vaikom. It is also close to the tourism destination Kumarakom and the city of Kochi. Vaikom is situated on the Ernakulam-Alappuzha-Kottayam border area and it is ...
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Renji Panicker
Renji Panicker (born 23 September 1960) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, film producer, and journalist known for his works in Malayalam films. He made his debut as a director with '' Bharatchandran IPS'' in 2005. Early life He did B.Com from SD College, Alappuzha and certificate in Journalism from Press Club, Thiruvananthapuram. He earned MCJ from Kerala University. Career Panicker began his career as a journalist. He started off as a reporter for magazines and publications. During an interview, while working for '' Chithrabhumi'', a film magazine, he met director Shaji Kailas. Renji scripted several films for Shaji Kailas, including '' Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990), '' Thalastaanam'' (1992), '' Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans'' (1993), '' Ekalavyan'' (1993), '' Mafia'' (1993), ''Commissioner'' (1994), and '' The King'' (1995). The Renji Panicker-Shaji Kailas team elevated Suresh Gopi into a bankable lead actor during the early 1990s. He is known for his collaboration ...
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Film Directors From Kochi
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ...
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Malayalam Film Editors
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 Languages with official status in India, scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Languages of India, Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé, Puducherry, Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep. Malayalam is spoken by 35.6 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with a significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari district, Kanyakumari, Coimbatore district, Coimbatore and Nilgiris district, Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali diaspora, Malayali Diaspora wo ...
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Malayalam Film Directors
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a " Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep. Malayalam is spoken by 35.6 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with a significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, Coimbatore and Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to the large populations of Malayali expatriates there. They are a significant population in each city in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyd ...
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Protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a story contains a subplot, or is a narrative made up of several stories, then each subplot may have its own protagonist. The protagonist is the character whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience, and who is opposed by the antagonist. The antagonist provides obstacles and complications and creates conflicts that test the protagonist, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonist's character, and having the protagonist develop as a result. A particularly noble, virtuous, or accomplished protagonist is commonly called a ''hero,'' though the terms are not synonyms. Etymology The term ''protagonist'' comes , combined of (, 'first') and (, 'actor, competitor'), which stems from (, 'contest') via (, 'I conten ...
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The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ...
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Falimy
''Falimy'' is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Nithish Sahadev in his directorial debut. The film stars Basil Joseph, Jagadish, Manju Pillai and Sandeep Pradeep. It narrates the journey of a dysfunctional middle-class family to Varanasi and the realisations they gain from it. The film was officially announced in December 2019. Principal photography began in November 2022 and was wrapped up in May 2023. The music was composed by Vishnu Vijay, while Bablu Aju and Nidhin Raj Arol handled the cinematography and editing. ''Falimy'' was released in theatres on 10 November 2023 during Diwali week and received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success at box office. Plot Anoop is a dubbing artist who lives in Thiruvananthapuram with his father Chandran, mother Rema, younger brother Abhijith and grandfather Janardhanan. Chandran, who is an unemployed person, earlier owned a printing press but now spends his days watching TV ...
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Antakshari (film)
''Antakshari'' is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Vipin Das. The film stars Saiju Kurup, Priyanka Nair, Sudhi Koppa, Sandeep Pradeep, Kottayam Ramesh, Binu Pappu, Sruthy Suresh and others. It was released on 22 April 2022, on SonyLIV platform. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Plot The story follows Circle Inspector Das (Saiju Kurup), stationed in the town of Kedaram, known for his penchant for the game Antakshari. Unexpectedly, Das receives an anonymous phone call challenging him to participate in an Antakshari. When he refuses, his daughter becomes the target of an attack. Determined to unravel the mystery, Das launches an investigation into the identity of the attacker, connecting past cases with similar patterns. The film explores Das's journey as he unravels the truth behind the escalating events. Cast * Saiju Kurup as CI Das * Priyanka Nair as Nurse Chithra * Sudhi Koppa as SI Sreenivas * Binu Pappu as DYSP Jayachandran Nair ...
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Azees Nedumangad
Azees Nedumangad is an Indian actor and comedian who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for his roles in the movies ''Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey'', ''Minnal Murali ''Minnal Murali'' () is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language superhero film directed by Basil Joseph and produced by Sophia Paul, under the banner of Weekend Blockbusters. The screenplay is written by Arun Anirudhan and Justin Mathew. The film star ...'', '' CBI 5'', and '' Action Hero Biju''. He has acted in more than 30 Malayalam films. Filmography Controversy In April 2017, Nedumangad was assaulted by a group of people for coming late to a stage programme, which resulted in 70% hearing loss due to a perforated eardrum, as well as other injuries. References Living people 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram Male actors in Malayalam cinema Year of birth missing (living people) Notes External links * Artists from Kerala Long stubs with short prose ...
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Kottayam Nazeer
Kottayam Nazeer is an Indian actor, impressionist, and an artist from Kerala. Kottayam Nazeer started his career as a stage artist . Recently he also started his career in painting. Nazeer is a recipient of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award (2010) and is the only recipient in the Mimicry category. Family Nazeer is married to Haseena. They have two sons, Mohammed Nihal and Mohammed Noufal. Filmography 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Dubbing artist *'' Enthiran''-voice for Cochin Haneefa *'' Madrasapattinam'' -voice for Cochin Haneefa *'' Thalamelam''-voice for Jagathy Sreekumar *'' Mattupetti Machan''-voice for Kochu Preman * ''The Campus''-voice for Narendra Prasad *''Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu''-voice for Narendra Prasad Television *''Comic Cola'' (Asianet) *''Comedy Show'' (Asianet) *''Cinemala ''Cinemala'' () is an Indian Malayalam language, Malayalam language satirical comedy Television Series in Asianet (TV channel), Asianet TV channel ...
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Jagadish
P. V. Jagadish Kumar, Born On (12 June 1955) mononymously as Jagadish, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and television presenter. He has starred in over 400 Malayalam films and two Hindi films. He is best known for his comic and character roles. Jagadish starred in over 50 films as the lead actor during the 1990s. He was one of the bankable lead stars in Malayalam cinema during the 1990s. Jagadish is a postgraduate M.Com. rank-holder. He transitioned from a bank officer to a government-aided college lecturer and to an actor. Jagadish made his acting debut with '' My Dear Kuttichathan'' (1984), India's first 3D film. He got a break with his role as Appukuttan in Siddique-Lal's '' In Harihar Nagar'' (1990). His notable films include '' Godfather'' (1991), '' Mimics Parade'' (1991), '' Welcome to Kodaikanal'' (1992), '' Thiruthalvaadi'' (1992), '' Priyapetta Kukku'' (1992), ''Mr & Mrs'' (1992), '' Pandu Pandoru Rajakumari'' (1992), ''Kunukkitta Kozhi'' (1992), '' Kasarkode Kh ...
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