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Bharathan (1992 Film)
Bharathan Parameshwara Menon Palissery (14 November 1946 – 30 July 1998) Known mononymously Bharathan was an Indian film maker, artist, and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan and K. G. George, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. A train of directors, and screenwriters followed this school onto the 1990s including Sibi Malayil, Kamal, Lohithadas and Jayaraj. Early life He was born at Enkakkad near Wadakkancherry, in present-day Thrissur district of Kerala, India to Parameshwara Menon Palissery and Karthiyayini Amma Career Art direction After completing his diploma from the College of Fine Arts, Thrissur, Bharathan entered films as an art director through the Malayalam film ''Gandharavakshetram'' (1972), directed by A. Vincent, which also happened to be one of the first films where actor Thilakan played a noticeab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wadakkancherry
Wadakkancherry () is a major town in Thrissur, Kerala. Up until 1860, this area was part of Chelakkara Taluk. It is the headquarters of Talappilly Taluk. Wadakkanchery obtained municipality status from the government by merging with the Mundathikode panchayath. There are two places with similarly pronounced names: Wadakanchery and Vadakkenchery (the latter in Palakkad district). Politics Wadakkanchery assembly constituency is part of Alathur Lok Sabha constituency. Suburbs and villages * Kumaranellur *Thekkumkara Thekkumkara is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population in ... * Malakka (Kerala) * Nalamkode References External links {{Stations on the Shoranur – Cochin Harbour section Archaeological sites in Kerala Cities and towns in Thrissur district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayaraj
Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair, professionally credited as Jayaraj (born 31 May 1960), is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. He has won many awards, including Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Golden Peacock award at the International Film Festival of India, IFFI, and the FIPRESCI Award from the International Federation of Film Critics. He is also a seven-time recipient of the National Film Awards, National Film Award and several Kerala State Film Awards. His films include ''Paithrukam'' (1993), ''Desadanam'' (1996), ''Kaliyattam'' (1997), ''4 The People'' (2004), ''Vellapokkathil (film), Vellapokkathil'' (2007), ''Ottaal'' (2015), Veeram (2016 film), Veeram (2016) and ''Bhayanakam'' (2018). Early life During his stay at Thiruvananthapuram, he attended film festivals including the International Film Festival of Kerala and watched many world classics. Akira Kurosawa, Kurosawa's ''Rashomon (fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathodu Kathoram
''Kaathodu Kaathoram'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language drama film, directed by Bharathan, and starring Mammootty and Saritha in the lead roles. Bharathan himself composed the title song, while the rest of the songs and background score were composed by Ouseppachan. Synopsis Louis arrives at a village looking for a job. He meets Marykutty, who allows him to stay at her residence. A storm rages all night, and the roof of the house is damaged. The next day, Louis, along with Kuttan (Mary's child), fix the roof. Teresa, Mary's sister comes there to visit Mary. She is a nun at a local convent. Years ago, their father, Paily left home for some unknown reason. Lazar, a driver, then forcibly marries Marykutty. They then have a child. Lazar now lusts after Teresa. To escape his advances, Marykutty pleads with Teresa to go away. Teresa and Marykutty now are under the care of the parish priest. But Lazar, now poisoned by Rappai, comes and extorts money from Marykutty every month. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kattathe Kilikkoodu
''Kattathe Kilikkoodu'' () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Bharathan and written by T. Damodaran from a story by Nedumudi Venu. The film was produced by P. V. Gangadharan and stars Bharat Gopy, Mohanlal, Srividya, Revathi, and Anju. The music for the film was composed by Johnson. The film was a major commercial success. The film won three Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Actor for Gopy. It was remade in Tamil as ''Oonjaladum Uravugal''. It marked the Malayalam debut of Revathi. Plot Prof. "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai leads a happy family life. His loving wife, Sarada, is a homemaker and they are blessed with three daughters and one son. Their neighbour is Indira Thampi, an unmarried woman who had a failed love affair during her college days. Her niece, Asha Thampi, lives with her to attend college. Asha's good friend, Unnikrishnan, is the sports coach of her college team and is also a family friend of Prof. Krishna Pillai. She atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ormakkayi
'' Ormakkayi '' (officially ''Ormakkyaie'') is a 1982 Malayalam drama film directed by Bharathan and written by John Paul. The film stars Madhavi, Bharath Gopi, Adoor Bhasi, Nedumudi Venu, Ramu, Krishnachandran and Kunchan in pivotal roles. Plot Susanna is released from jail after five years for the accidental murder of a pop singer. She reflects on the events that led up to the tragic event. Nandu, a deaf and dumb sculptor and Susanna's husband. Cast *Bharath Gopi as Nandagopal *Madhavi as Susanna *Ramu as Peter *Innocent as Rappayi *KPAC Lalitha as Gopi's Sister *Adoor Bhasi as Fernandes *Nedumudi Venu as Balu *Krishnachandran as Krishnan *Sankaradi as Father * Baby Anju as Chakki *Jagannatha Varma as Gopi's Brother-in-Law * Kunchan as Saleem Soundtrack The music was composed by Johnson with lyrics by Madhu Alappuzha. Reception Ann Reejan Mammen, the Arts Club Secretary of All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram for ''Malayala Manorama'' wrote, "Bharathan's latest pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marmaram
''Marmmaram'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Bharathan. The film stars Nedumudi Venu, Bharath Gopi, Jalaja, and KPAC Lalitha . Its musical score is by M. S. Viswanathan. The film won the Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Lyrics for Kavalam Narayana Panikkar. Plot Narayana Iyer / Nanu is a Tamil Brahmin school headmaster who comes to a hill station school on transfer. He is accompanied by his mother and sister. Nanu starts to bring more discipline into the wayward school and makes it more organized. He is smitten by the music teacher Nirmala and soon both fall in love with each other. Iyer brings home Nirmala and introduces her to the family. He even goes to the lengths of canceling her transfer by influencing the DEO during his sister's wedding. He finally professes his love to her, only for Nirmala to reveal that she's already married and has a son from that marriage who now lives with her father, and she visits in between. Her husband is a Naxali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamaram
''Chamaram'' is a 1980 Malayalam film written by John Paul Puthusery and directed by Bharathan, starring Nedumudi Venu, Zarina Wahab, Prathap Pothan and Ratheesh. The story is about the tumultuous affair between a student and his college lecturer, an uncommon type of love story in Indian Cinema. This film has the evergreen song "Nadha Nee Varum Kalocha Kelkkuvan", sung by S. Janaki. Chamaram considered one of the landmark movies in Malayalam film history. The film broke all conventional concepts and moral equations in love. The film become a trend in 1980s campus as well as youth. ''Chamaram'' is one of the evergreen campus movies in Malayalam cinema. C.M.S. College was the location of ''Chamaram''. Plot Vinod. a student in the college falls in love with his lecturer Indhu, played by Zarina Wahab. The story revolves around the romantic relationship between the lecturer and her student. Indu has a love affair with her childhood friend Raviyettan, but due to some problems he ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaishali (film)
''Vaisali'' is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language epic mythological drama film directed and edited by Bharathan. Produced by M. M. Ramachandran and scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, it was an adaptation of a sub-story told by Vedavyasa to Yudhishthira in the epic ''Mahabharatha''. It is the story of Vaisali, a devadasi girl who was assigned the mission of seducing Rishyasringa, the son of Vibhandaka and bringing him to Champapuri to perform a Yajna to bring rain. Plot Years ago, a certain Brahmin had visited the kingdom of Anga. Lomapadan, the king of Anga, failed to pay respect to the Brahmin. In retaliation, the Brahmin cursed the king that his kingdom would not experience any rains in the coming years and that the kingdom would suffer a severe drought. Thus, Anga suffered for almost twelve years. Lomapadan, having had enough, decides to visit his rajguru to seek for a solution. The rajguru was now living at the outskirts of the kingdom's capital Champapuri to desuade his ... [...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 Mammootty won the Filmfare Awards South Best Actor Award for his role. The film was a critical and commercial success and is considered a classic in Malayalam Cinema. It ran for more than 200 days in Ragam theater, Thrissur, and played for over 50 days at Safire (Madras) theater. Plot Achootty, a fisherman, lives with his daughter, Radha. The uneducated Achootty wants his daughter to be educated and become a doctor. His dreams are shattered when she falls in love with her childhood friend Raghavan which results in Achootty beating him up. Achootty restricts her from s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathinirvedam (1978 Film)
''Rathinirvedam'' () is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language erotic drama film directed by Bharathan and written by P. Padmarajan based on his own novel of the same name. In the film, Pappu, a teenager, is awaiting his pre-degree results to join an engineering course. He gets attracted to his neighbour Rathi, who is a middle-aged woman, and falls hopelessly in love. The story-line of the film miffed many for its sensitive portrayal of the lead as well as garnered appreciation for its narrative. It is said to have redefined the art of filmmaking in the country, and hence regarded as a landmark in Indian film history. The film was also one of the biggest box office hits in Kerala state's history. It inspires similar productions all over the nation, even decades after its release. Cast *Jayabharathi as Rathi *Krishnachandran as Pappu *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Saraswathi *K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Bharathi *Meena as Narayaniyamma *Soman as Krishnan Nair *Adoor Bhasi * Master Manohar * Baby Sumat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakara
''Thakara'' is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Bharathan and written by Padmarajan. It stars Prathap Pothan, Surekha, Nedumudi Venu and K. G. Menon in pivotal roles. The film was a breakthrough in the career of Bharathan and Venu. It was remade in Tamil as '' Aavarampoo'' (1992). Plot Thakara ( Prathap Pothan) is an orphan. He is mentally immature, but clean hearted. He has a close relationship with the fickling Subhashini (Surekha), the dream girl of the village, who often confuses men with her sexual teasing. Thakara was betrayed by the words of Chellappanashari (Nedumudi Venu) and indulges in a physical relationship with Subhashini. Subhashini's father Mathu Mooppan (K. G. Menon) finds out their relation and beats Thakara unconscious and injures him severely. Thakara, fully filled with revenge on Mooppan, runs away. Once he earns enough money to buy a knife, he returns and kills Mooppan. Subhashini refuses to go with Thakara, who proposes to her after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prayanam (1975 Film)
''Prayanam'' ( The voyage) is a 1975 Indian Malayalam-language feature film written by Padmarajan and directed by Bharathan. It was the debut of both Padmarajan and Bharathan. The writer-director duo is often credited for revolutionising Malayalam cinema with their expressive and innovative works. ''Prayanam'' stars Mohan Sharma, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, Master Raghu, Lakshmi (actress), Lakshmi, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Nanditha Bose. It probes into the realities that existed within the Brahmin community of the day. Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair plays an elderly Brahmin priest married to a girl young enough to be his daughter. Bharathan produced the film as well as did the art direction. Music is composed by M. B. Sreenivasan with lyrics by Vayalar Ramavarma, Vayalar, Yatheendra Das and Bichu Thirumala. Bharathan remade the film into Tamil as ''Savithiri (1980 film), Savithiri'' in 1980, but could not repeat the success. Plot Savithrikkutty, eldest daughter of an aged poor Nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
