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Anchil Oral Arjunan
''Anchil Oral Arjunan'' is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Anil and starring Jayaram, Padmapriya, Samvrutha, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sreenivasan, Madhu Warrier, Siddique and Venu Nagavally. The film was a box office failure. Plot Sudheendran "Sudhi" works as a class tutor and theatrical actor and Kovilakam Sreedharan is his benefactor. Sudhi falls in love with Pavithra. When Sudhi reconnects with his childhood friend Sathi, Pavithra gets mad at Sudhi. More problems ensue after his cousins Vijayan and Vinayan want to take his family house. How Sudhi solves his problems forms the rest of the plot. Cast *Jayaram as Sudheendran a.k.a. Sudhi *Padmapriya as Pavithra * Samvrutha as Sathi *Jagathy Sreekumar as Paul *Sreenivasan as Kovilakam Sreedharan *Madhu Warrier as Vinayan * Siddique as Vijayan *Venu Nagavally as Padmanabhan * Kalpana as Shantha *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Sudheendran's mother *K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Vijayan's mother Release and recepti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil (director)
Anil (born 3 May 1963) is an Indian film maker who works in Malayalam Cinema. He has been active in the Malayalam film industry from 1989. He directed 31 films in Malayalam language, together with Babu Narayanan under the name Anil–Babu. Personal life Anil married national award-winning actress Kalpana in 1998 and later divorced in 2012. Their only daughter Sreemayi lived with Kalpana, until Kalpana's death on 25 January 2016. Filmography As a solo director Anil-Babu References External links Mantrikan Movie Director Anil talking about his movieYouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Anil Living people 20th-century Indian film directors Malayalam film directors 1963 births 21st-century Indian film directors Artists from Alap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayaram
Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam,Tamil cinema, Tamil films, along with a few Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, Impressionist (entertainment), mimicry artist, and occasional playback singer. Jayaram has acted in more than 200 films and has received several awards, including the Padma Shri, two Kerala State Film Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and four Filmfare Awards South. Jayaram started as a mimicry artist at the Kalabhavan institute during the 1980s. He made his acting debut in a leading role in Padmarajan's 1988 film ''Aparan (film), Aparan''. He established himself as a successful leading actor in 1990s by starring in family dramas and comedies—such as, but not limited to ''Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal'' (1989), ''Shubhayathra'' (1990), ''Sandhesam'' (1991), ''Georgootty C/O Georgootty'' (1991), ''Malootty'' (1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padmapriya Janakiraman
Padmapriya Janakiraman, (born 1983) better known mononymously as Padmapriya, is an Indian actress and model. She has acted in over 50 feature films and in 7 different languages: Bengali, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, English, and Telugu. She is also a trained bharatanatyam dancer. Padmapriya made her acting debut in the Telugu film '' Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi'' in 2003. She has won a National Film Award, two Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Three Filmfare Awards South, as well as numerous other awards. Early life Padmapriya was born in Delhi to Janakiraman, a brigadier in the Indian Army, and Vijaya. She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad, Telangana and studied at Loyola Academy, Alwal, Secunderabad, from which she graduated with a B.Com degree. Later, she pursued an MBA degree in finance at KIAMS, Harihar. She was then working for GE Capital as a risk consultant in Bangalore and Gurgaon. After GE she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samvrutha
Samvritha Sunil (born 31 October 1986) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 2004 through the film ''Rasikan'' directed by Lal Jose before which she had also appeared as a junior artist in the film ''Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu''. Her best known films include ''Arabikkatha'' (2007), ''Chocolate'' (2007), ''Thirakkatha'' (2008), ''Boomi Malayalam'' (2009), ''Cocktail'' (2010), ''Manikyakkallu'' (2011), ''Swapna Sanchari'' (2011), ''Arike'' (2012), '' Diamond Necklace'' (2012) and ''Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' (2012). After a hiatus of 6 years, she made her comeback through the television show ''Nayika Nayakan''. Early and personal life Samvritha was born into a family in Chalad, Kannur northern Kerala. She has a younger sister Sanjuktha Sunil, who did the sound recording of the film ''Spanish Masala''. Samvritha did her schooling at St. Teresa's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Kannur. She graduated in communicative English from St. Teresa's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades. Widely regarded as one of the most influential actor and finest comedian in the history of Malayalam cinema, he is also known for his highly nuanced character roles. He is the son of acclaimed dramaturge and writer, the late Jagathy N. K. Achary. Jagathy Sreekumar won five Kerala State Film Awards among numerous other awards for his roles in various films. He has also directed two films and written screenplays for two more. His stage name is derived from the neighborhood of Jagathy in Trivandrum from where he hails. He is an outspoken orator holding strong views, quite unlike his onscreen image and his speeches are still popular. Jagathy was involved in a vehicle accident in March 2012 and was hospitalized for over a year. He is sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreenivasan
Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as ''Odaruthammava Aalariyam'' (1984), '' Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam'' (1986), '' Gandhinagar 2nd Street'' (1986), '' Nadodikkattu'' (1987), '' Pattanapravesham'' (1988), '' Varavelpu'' (1989), '' Thalayanamanthram'' (1990), ''Sandesam'' (1991), ''Midhunam'' (1993), '' Mazhayethum Munpe'' (1995), '' Azhakiya Ravanan'' (1996), '' Oru Maravathoor Kanavu'' (1998), '' Udayananu Tharam'' (2005), '' Katha Parayumpol'' (2007), and ''Njan Prakashan'' (2018) among which the latter is one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time. He has won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Screenplay, for ''Sandesam'' and '' Mazhayethum Munpe''. As a writer and actor he has frequently collaborated with directors such as Priyadarshan, Sathyan An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhu Warrier
Madhu Warrier (born 5 July 1976), professionally credited as Madhu Wariar, is an Indian actor, director and producer known for his roles in Malayalam films. He produced the films ''Swa Le'' (2009) and ''Mayamohini'' (2012). His younger sister is actress Manju Warrier. He directed film Lalitham Sundaram in 2021 which was later released in 2022. Family and early life Madhu 's father Madhava Warrier was an accountant and mother Girija Warrier, a housewife. He was born on 5 July 1976 in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. His family is originally from Pullu in Thrissur district. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kazhakootam and SN Vidya Mandir, Kannur and he graduated from IHM, Chennai. He worked in The Leela, Mumbai and Disney Cruise Lines before joining the film industry. He married Anu Warrier in 2006 and they have a daughter. Career Warrier made his acting debut with a lead role in the Malayalam film The Campus. He has acted in over 20 movies. He is also involved in the film indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddique (actor)
Siddique (born 1 October 1962) is an Indian actor and producer, who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. Along with appearing in over 350 Malayalam films, he has also acted in a few Tamil, Telugu and Hindi language films. He is known for having played a wide range of starring and supporting roles, including comic characters, romantic leads, anti-heroes and villains. Siddik made his acting debut with the film '' Aa Neram Alppa Dooram'' (1985). He got a break with the comedy film '' In Harihar Nagar'' (1990). Due to its success, Siddik acted in a variety of comic roles during the early-1990s in films such as '' Godfather'', Manthrikacheppu, Simhavalan Menon, '' Kasargode Khadarbhai'', '' Thiruthalvaadi'', ''Mughamudra'', '' Kunukkitta Kozhi'', and ''Welcome to Kodaikanal''. Siddik turned to more serious roles with '' Asuravamsam'' and '' Lelam'' (both 1997). He also did a notable villain role in '' Sathyameva Jayathe'' (2001), which led to a succession of similar roles. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venu Nagavally
Venu Nagavally (16 April 1949 – 10 September 2010) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam film industry. He has directed 12 films. Son of writer, commentator, and broadcaster Nagavally R. S. Kurup, Venu has acted in about fifty films, directed films such as ''Sukhamo Devi'' (1986), ''Sarvakalashala'' (1987), ''Lal Salam'' (1990), and ''Aye Auto'' (1990), and scripted the commercially successful ''Kilukkam'' (1991). Venu Nagavally died at Thiruvananthapuram on 9 September 2010. Biography Venu Nagavally was born on 16 April 1949 as the son of the noted play writer Nagavally R. S. Kurup and Rajamma. Ramachandran, Vasundara and Lalithambika are his siblings. He completed his education from Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram and University College Trivandrum. He had a bachelor's degree in Politics and a Diploma in journalism. Venu started his career as an announcer in Akashvani. He later sung a song i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Sithara
Mohan Sithara is an Indian music composer. He received the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Music Director (2009) for the songs in Priyanandan's ''Soofi Paranja Kadha''. Since 1986 he has been an active musician in the Malayalam film industry. His work mixes Western, Classical and folk styles. He has worked with lyricists and poets like O. N. V Kurup, Yusufali Kechery, Sreekumaran Thampi, Rajeev Alunkal, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, S. Ramesan Nair, Vinayan, Bharanikkavu Sivakumar, Anil Panachooran, Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma, Gireesh Puthenchery, and Bichu Thirumala. Many prominent singers have sung his songs, including K. J. Yesudas, P. Jayachandran, M.G.Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra, Shreya Ghoshal, Sujatha Mohan, Madhu Balakrishnan, G. Venugopal, Vidhu Prathap, Afsal, Manjari, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, and Biju Narayanan. Early life Mohan Sithara was born at Peruvallur, near Chavakkad, Thrissur, Kerala, India, in 1959. He started his music career as viol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent (mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalpana (Malayalam Actress)
Kalpana Ranjani (5 October 1965 – 25 January 2016), better known mononymously as Kalpana, was an Indian actress who appeared in South Indian films, predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil. Kalpana has acted in over 300 films in various South Indian languages. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Thanichalla Njan'' (2012) at the 60th National Film Awards. Kalpana started her career as a child artist in the late 1970s. Although she came into the industry with the intention of being a lead actress, she turned out to be popular among the audiences for her comic roles. Career Kalpana began her career as a child artist in the film '' Vidarunna Mottukal''. After making her debut as a mainstream actor in the 1980 film '' Pokkuveyil'', directed by G. Aravindan, she went on to star in several critically acclaimed films and her portrayals as a comedian were appreciated by critics. Her Tamil debut was through the 1985 released succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
