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Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
Ananth Narayan Mahadevan (born 28 August 1950) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and an actor. Career Anant along with Sanjay Pawar received the National Award (2010) for the Best Screenplay and Dialogues for the successful Marathi movie ''Mee Sindhutai Sapkal''. The film also fetched him the special jury award at the National Film Awards, National Film awards 2010. Anant Mahadevan's film ''Gour Hari Dastaan'' was part of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India (2014) Goa, at the International Film Festival of Kerala IFFK (2014), the International Film Festival of Bangalore, and at the International Film Festival of Chennai (2014). He plays the role of a strict patriarch who has his set opinions and wants other members in his family - his wife Vasudha (Mona Ambegaonkar), sister Sarita (Yamini Singh (Bollywood actress), Yamini Singh) and son Kartik (Devansh Doshi) - to obey his commands. His next film is Mission Raniganj Filmography Films Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrissur District
Thrissur (), anglicised as Trichur, is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the central region of the state. Spanning an area of about , the district is home to over 9% of Kerala's population. Thrissur district is bordered by the districts of Palakkad district, Palakkad and Malappuram district, Malappuram to the north, the districts of Ernakulam district, Ernakulam and Idukki District, Idukki to the south and Coimbatore district, Coimbatore to the east. The Arabian Sea lies to the west and Western Ghats stretches towards the east. It is part of the historical Malabar Coast, which has been trading internationally since ancient times. The main language spoken is Malayalam language, Malayalam. Thrissur district was formed on 1 July 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as the cultural capital of Kerala, and the land of Poorams. The district is known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The War Within
The War Within may refer to: Literature * ''The War Within'' (Wells book), a 1994 book by Tom Wells about the war in Vietnam * ''The War Within'' (Woodward book), a 2008 book by Bob Woodward about the George W. Bush administration * ''The War Within'', a novel by Carol Matas * '' Transformers: The War Within'', a 2002–2003 comics series Music * ''The War Within'' (Shadows Fall album), 2004 * ''The War Within'' (Wrekonize album), 2013 * ''War Within'' (album), by Any Given Sin, or the title song, 2023 * "War Within", a song by Cavo from '' Thick as Thieves'', 2012 Other uses * ''The War Within'' (film), a 2005 American political drama * '' World of Warcraft: The War Within'', a 2024 expansion pack See also * '' Red Alert: The War Within'', 2010 Indian crime drama film {{DEFAULTSORT:War Within, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabella (1988 Film)
''Isabella'' is a 1988 Malayalam–language romantic drama film, directed by Mohan and starring Sumalatha in the lead, who played Isabella, a tour guide. It also stars Balachandra Menon, Nedumudi Venu, etc. The film contains evergreen love songs which are still topping charts. Plot Isabella, a tour guide, who falls in love with Unnikrishnan, one of her customers. Unni has spent all his Singapore earned wealth for the wellbeing of his sister and family and a bachelor even in his 40s. Isabella has several family problems as her father (Alby) is dead, her mother (Maggy) has become a drunkard and her brother (Tony) is autistic. She has to be the sole breadwinner of her family. Her mentor and well-wisher is one who introduced her to Unnikrishnan. Bella, fed up with the agony of solitude, family problems and abandonment, decides to exit from life. Unni knows the saddest news from her mentor, her only well-wisher and Unni picks his crutches once again which he threw away in hope o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khandaan (TV Series)
''Khandaan'' is a television series broadcast on Doordarshan in 1985. It was meant to follow the life and times of the Premchand family, an affluent business family, through several generations. It aspired to be the first long-running soap opera on Indian television. It drew a substantial viewership and was a success, but state-run Doordarshan would not endorse a never-ending soap opera. It therefore ended after showing certain interesting episodes in the lives of the joint family consisting of the elderly couple, their children, daughters-in-law and grandchildren. Mohan Bhandari, Jayant Kriplani, Dr. Shriram Lagoo, Girish Karnad, Shernaz Patel, Tinu Anand and Uma Banerjee among others were the other actors. Direction and screenplay was by Shreedhar Ksheersagar, dialogue by Harish Bhimani and Music by Vanraj Bhatia. For both Girish Karnad & Neena Gupta, Khandaan was the first TV serial. Cast * Dr. Shriram Lagoo as Mr. Premchand, family patriarch and business founder * Sunila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phule (2025 Film)
, cinematography = Sunita Radia , editing = Raunak Phadnis , music = Rohan-Rohan , studio = Dancing Shiva FilmsKingsmen Productions , distributor = Zee Studios , released = {{Film date, df=yes, 2025, 04, 25 , runtime = 129 minutes , country = India , language = Hindi , budget = ₹29 crore , gross = {{INR, 6.21 crore ''Phule'' is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language Biographical film directed by Anant Mahadevan{{cite news , last1= , first1= , title=Phule's mission is incomplete, says director Ananth Mahadevan on his biopic on social reformer Jyotiba Phule , url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/phules-mission-is-incomplete-says-director-ananth-mahadevan-on-his-biopic-on-social-reformer-jyotiba-phule/article69472340.ece , access-date=24 April 2025 , publisher=The Hindu , date=24 April 2025 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424160003/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/phules-missio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Storyteller (2025 Film)
''The Storyteller'' is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Ananth Mahadevan and written by filmmaker Kireet Khurana. Produced under Jio Studios A Purpose Entertainment, and Quest Films. It is based on Satyajit Ray's short story "Golpo Boliye Tarini Khuro" the film stars Paresh Rawal and Adil Hussain. The film premiered at the 27th Busan International Film Festival in October 2022 and was released on 28 January 2025 on Disney+ Hotstar Plot The Storyteller," directed by Ananth Mahadevan and based on Satyajit Ray's short story "Golpo Boliye Tarini Khuro," explores the relationship between a storyteller and a businessman. The film delves into themes of creativity, exploitation, and the essence of storytelling. Tarini Bandyopadhyay (Paresh Rawal), a 60-something Bengali man who loves fish and dislikes capitalism, has held 73 jobs and is passionate about storytelling. He accepts a job in Ahmedabad as a personal storyteller for Ratan Garodia (Adil Hussain), a wealt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aata Vel Zaali
''Aata Vel Zaali'' () is a 2023 Marathi-language psychological drama film written and directed by Ananth Mahadevan and produced by Dinesh Bansal, G. K. Agrawal, and Ananth Mahadevan under Imagine Entertainment and Media, and Ananth Mahadevan Films. The film stars Dilip Prabhavalkar and Rohini Hattangadi in a story inspired by a true incident, which explores the controversial topic of euthanasia. ''Aata Vel Zaali'' was screened at the Dallas International Film Festival, the Pune International Film Festival, the Rajasthan International Film Festival, the Jagran Film Festival, the 15th Indian Film Festival of Ireland and the LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival. The film was theatrically released on 23 February 2024 with English subtitles. Plot The true story of an existential crisis in the lives of an elderly couple who feel that they are leading unproductive and obsolete lives and hence seek active euthanasia as an unusual remedy. Shashidhar, a gentleman who has lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nambi Effect
''Rocketry: The Nambi Effect'' is a 2022 Indian biographical drama film written, produced, and directed by R. Madhavan in his directorial debut. The film is based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, played by Madhavan, a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who was accused in an espionage case and later exonerated. The story spans across Narayanan's days as a graduate student at Princeton University, before exploring his work as a scientist and the false espionage charges placed upon him. Simran plays the female lead. After its official announcement in October 2018, principal photography took place across several countries, including India, Russia, and France. The cinematography and editing were handled by Sirsha Ray and Bijith Bala, respectively, while the original score was composed by Sam C. S. ''Rocketry'' was filmed simultaneously in Tamil, Hindi, and English. The English version of ''Rocketry'' premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life's Good (film)
''Life's Good'' is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced by Anand Shukla under his banner EktAnand Pictures, and directed by Anant Mahadevan. The film stars Jackie Shroff, Rajit Kapur, Mohan Kapoor, Anannaya Vij, Saniya Anklesaria, and Ankita Shrivastav, with Sunita Sen Gupta, Nakul Sahdev, and Saanand Verma appearing in supporting roles. The story is inspired by the personal diary of screenwriter Sujit Sen, documenting his stay in a Mumbai hospital. The film was originally scheduled to be released on 10 August 2018 but delays caused it to be pushed back; a new release date has been scheduled for 9 December 2022. Cast * Jackie Shroff * Ananya Vij * Saniya Anklesaria * Nakul Sahdev * Rajit Kapur * Darshan Jariwala * Mohan Kapoor Mohan Kapur is an Indian actor and television host who works predominantly in Hindi films and television. Career Kapur is known as the host of the first Indian original program produced by a satellite network (Zee TV), ''Saanp Seedi' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bittersweet (2020 Film)
''Bittersweet'' is a 2020 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Anant Mahadevan. The film premiered at the Busan International Film Festival. Cast *Akshaya Gurav as Saguna *Suresh Vishwakarma as Mr Nagarkar *Smita Tambe *Anil Nagarkar as Karande * Guru Thakur *Asit Redij Plot Saguna, 22, arrives along with several sugarcane cutters to work in the sugarcane fields in Beed. She is determined to work hard and help her father repay his debt. When she misses work for three days due to menstruation, she is fined heavily. She is advised to undergo a hysterectomy so that her work doesn’t stop. She is shocked to learn that this is a commonly followed practice among sugarcane cutters. It’s a situation Suguna and her fellow women cutters can neither avoid nor escape. Reception A critic from ''Screen Daily'' wrote that "But while Mr Nagarkar is able to make a difference in Saguna’s life, the film ultimately paints a bleak picture for the other powerless women who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksar 2
''Aksar 2'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language erotic thriller film directed by Anant Mahadevan. The film is sequel to the 2006 film '' Aksar''. The film stars Zareen Khan, Gautam Rode, Abhinav Shukla and Mohit Madaan in lead roles. The motion poster of the movie was released on 4 August 2017 on YouTube while the trailer was released on 28 August 2017. The film was released on 17 November 2017. Plot An old lady, Dolly Khambata (Lillete Dubey), needs a governess as her earlier governess has died in a road accident. Her financial advisor, Patrick Sharma (Gautam Rode), hires Sheena Roy ( Zareen Khan) even though she is way younger than 50 years which is the age requirement for this job. Seeing Sheena's beauty he lusts after her. Patrick is very close to Dolly Khambata but, he soon tells Sheena that he is not very fond of her. Patrick has a glad eye for Sheena whom he forces and has sex with. It is revealed that, like Sheena, women who have previously worked with Patrick have bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Rakhmabai (film)
''Doctor Rakhmabai'' is a 2016 Marathi-language biographical drama film, produced by Swapna Patker and directed by Anant Mahadevan. It stars Tannishtha Chatterjee as Doctor Rakhmabai and the music was composed by Rohan-Rohan. The film follows the real life story of Doctor Rakhmabai and how she won one of India's first divorce cases and then travelled to the UK to get her medical degree to become India's first female practicing doctor. Cast * Tannishtha Chatterjee as Doctor Rakhmabai * Prasad Oak as Dr. Sarkharam Arjun * Kavita Lad as Jayantibai *Santosh Juvekar as Dadaji *Alexx O'Nell Alexander Leonard O'Neill (born 26 July 1980) is an American actor and musician who works in Indian films. He is best known for his roles in the films '' L2: Empuraan'', '' Ae Watan Mere Watan'', '' Khufiya'', '' Golondaaj'', '' Roohi'', '' Aarya ... as Dr. David *Bharat Dabholkar as Grandfather * Sharad Ponkshe as Narayan Dharmaji *Elena Kasnatcheewa as Dr. Edith *Bhaktimahednra Pawar a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
