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Bhavana (actress)
Karthika Menon, better known by her stage name Bhavana, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam films and Kannada addition to Tamil films and Telugu films. Early life Bhavana was born Karthika Menon on 6 June 1986 in Thrissur, Kerala. She is the daughter of Pushpa and assistant cinematographer G. Balachandran. She has an elder brother, Jayadev. She was educated at Holy Family Convent Girls High School, Thrissur. Bhavana has described herself as a restless person and someone who's "hard to handle". When she was young, she dreamed of becoming an actress. She was an 11th standard student when she got her break in the film. Career Bhavana debuted in the Malayalam film '' Nammal'' (2002). The following year she had six releases, '' Thilakkam.'', '' Chronic Bachelor'', '' C.I.D. Moosa'', '' Swapnakoodu'', '' Ivar'' and ''Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu'' failed at the box office.In 2005, she appeared in '' Hridayathil Sookshikkan'', ''Police'' ... [...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] |
Hridayathil Sookshikkan
''Hridayathil Sookshikkan'' () is a 2005 Malayalam-language romance film directed by debutant Rajesh Pillai. Produced by Bose Varghese, the film had Kunchacko Boban and Bhavana playing the main characters. The plot was loosely based on the 2000 American film ''Meet the Parents''. The film's soundtrack was composed by Mohan Sitara. Plot Sreenath works in an advertising firm in Bangalore. He meets a model Amritha and falls in love with her. He tries to win her over but she says that he has to get her father's approval first. Sreenath and Amritha go to their village in Kerala to influence her father and win over her parents. But things go awry after Amritha's father starts hating Sreenath due to his hyperactive and overenthusiastic nature. After all, his efforts to win him over go in vain. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by Mohan Sitara and released under the audio label Satyam Audios. *"Enikkanu Nee" – Asha Madhu, Afsal *"Achante Ponnumale" – K. J. Yesudas *"Kattay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veyil (2006 Film)
''Veyil'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan. The film stars Bharath and Pasupathy in the lead roles alongside Bhavana, Priyanka and Sriya Reddy. The music was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with cinematography by R. Madhi and editing by Mathan Gunadeva. The film released on 17 December 2006 and was a commercial success. It is the first Tamil film screened at Cannes as part of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival under the 'Tous les Cinemas du Monde' section. The film was unofficially remade in Kannada as Kanaka (2018). Plot Sivanandi Thevar is a butcher who works hard to bring up his four children (two boys and two girls) and have a happy family. Sivanandi's sons are Murugesan and Kathir, and Murugesan dotes on his younger brother Kathir. Murugesan's weakness is films (especially those of MGR) that are screened in a local theatre. One day, life changes for Murugesan when his father catches him watching a film in theatre a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai
''Kizhakku Kadarkarai Salai'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action romance film directed by S. S. Stanley. The film stars Srikanth and Bhavana. It was released on 10 November 2006, and was not a commercial success. Plot The movie begins with an orphan Ganesh coming in search of a job at a petrol bunk in ECR. He manages to win the goodwill of the petrol bunk owner and gets a job there. Enters Priya, an arrogant college student. He throws a challenge to his friends to make Priya fall for him. Meanwhile, Priya's brother GTR, a leading criminal lawyer in the city, learns of Ganesh's moves and tries to thwart his plans. Ganesh had lost his family to the tsunami on 26 December 2004, when they were at ECR to attend a family function. Coming to know of his past and his good ways, Priya is attracted to Ganesh. Priya's brother hatches a conspiracy to prevent them from getting married. He kidnaps his sister, and the blame falls on Ganesh. How Ganesh overcomes all tragic events and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess (2006 Film)
''Chess'' is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language revenge action thriller crime film directed by Raj Babu. Dileep plays the male protagonist and Bhavana is his heroine. The film also stars Ashish Vidyarthi, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Ashokan, Vijayaraghavan and Rajyalakshmi. Plot Vijayakrishnan is an ordinary man who longs for his father's love. After his father's premeditated death, as the only heir to all his father's property, he is betrayed by his trusted lawyer who confirms his documents as fake. The people who are after Vijayakrishnan's father's wealth, murders his mother in front of him by dousing her with gasoline and burning her. Vijayakrishnan is then beaten unconscious by them. To get his revenge on the criminals who killed his parents and discredited him from his wealth, Vijayakrishnan pretends to be blind and deceives them, one by one. The ensuing incidents shape the rest of the film. Cast Soundtrack The movie features a soundtrack composed by Berny Ignatius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisan (film)
''Kisan'' is a 2006 Indian Malayalam cinema, Malayalam-language sports drama film directed by Sibi Malayil. The film stars Biju Menon, Kalabhavan Mani, Bhavana, and Geethu Mohandas. It was first titled ''Ilakal Pacha Pookal Manja'' and was planned to release in early 2004. Due to some technical difficulties, the film was shelved and the shooting began in 2006. Cast *Biju Menon as Devendra Varma (Devan) * Kalabhavan Mani as Velu * Bhavana (actress), Bhavana as Kilimathi, Velu's Sister * Geethu Mohandas as Ammu/Ambili Varma * Thilakan as Muthassan * Shalu Menon as Kalyani * I.M Vijayan as Football Coach (himself) * Zeenath as Savithri, Devan's mother * Hakim Rawther as Velichapaadu *Kalashala Babu as Education Minister *Ponnamma Babu as Minister's PA *Risabawa as Balaraman Varma *Nishanth Sagar as Ambadi *Kalabhavan Shajon as Kuyilan *Geetha Salam as Ayyappan *Dinesh Prabhakar as Velayudhan * Kaviraj as Vinu * Ambika Rao as Ammalu * Bindu KS as Ammu's mother * KPAC Sabu as MLA Kut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinthamani Kolacase
''Chinthamani Kolacase'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante legal thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas. The film stars Suresh Gopi and Bhavana (as the title character) in the lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast. This film narrates the story of Lal Krishna Viradiyar, a psychotic vigilante lawyer, who provides verdict in his style of law enforcement for the criminals after the court sessions. The style of the movie is non-linearity that is maintained throughout the entire film. The basic story-telling style of Shaji Kailas is spun on and off by the writer A. K. Sajan. It was remade in Telugu as ''Sri Mahalakshmi'' and remade in Tamil as ''Ellam Avan Seyal''. The core storyline was also used in the Kannada movie '' Aptha''. Plot Lal Krishna Viradiyar alias L.K is a psychotic and ruthless criminal lawyer with an even more enigmatic mission. Lal Krishna assists hardened criminals to escape from the courts by efficiently managing the case, and stating lack o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chithiram Pesuthadi
''Chithiram Pesuthadi'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic action drama film written and directed by Mysskin in his directorial debut. The film stars Narain and Bhavana, both making their debut in Tamil cinema. The score and soundtrack are composed by Sundar C. Babu with cinematography by Mahesh Muthuswami and editing by M. Kasi Viswanathan. Produced by Dreambridge Productions on a budget of 1.20 crores, the film faced publicity issues but was later released in Chennai and the rest of Tamil Nadu. The film became a massive hit of that year. The film was later remade in Telugu as '' Raju Bhai'', and in Kannada as '' Kiccha Huccha''. Plot Thirunavukarasu, aka Thiru, a fearless karateka, saves the son of a local don from being killed by members of a rival gang. In return, the don Annachi hires Thiru as his henchman. Thiru's mother and younger sister dislike his association with the gang but have to live with his decision. One day, Thiru stumbles upon Charumathi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
Kerala State Motion Picture Academy is an autonomous non-profit institution based in Trivandrum, working under the Department of Cultural Affairs (Kerala), Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. History It was founded in August 1998 for the promotion of cinema in Kerala, considering that cinema is the most popular art form in the Kerala, state. The academy was first of its kind in India; it was formed on the basis of the Karant committee report (1980), which proposed the formation of a national film academy. Under the leadership of T. K. Ramakrishnan, The Minister for Cultural Affairs appointed Shaji N. Karun as its first chairman. In August 2024, Ranjith (director), Ranjith, the then-chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, resigned following a sexual harassment allegation made by Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali film actress Sreelekha Mitra. Despite the subsequent release of the Hema Committee report, Ranjith has not publicly admitted to nor apologised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Conductor (film)
''Bus Conductor'' is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by V. M. Vinu. The film stars Mammootty in the lead role as Kunjakka, along with Adithya Menon, Jayasurya, Bhavana, Nikita Thukral, Mamta Mohandas, Innocent, Harisree Ashokan, and Kalpana in supporting roles. The story revolves around Kunjakka, a bus conductor, and the problems he and his family face. The film was released on 23 December 2005 on Christmas week. It received mixed reviews from critics. Plot The story, set in the Malabar culture, revolves around Zakir Hussain aka Kunjakka. This bus conductor lords over the family that has a motley cast to it - the mother, sister, her husband, their son, daughters, and his own sister Selina. Then, there are his bus mates and the police, including the cunning sub-inspector, Sajan George. Being a good man, Kunjakka is faced with all kinds of troubles and responsibilities. On the one hand, he has to take on the wily cop Sajan George, who also runs a bus compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sify
Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway) is an Indian information and communications technology (ICT) company providing telecom services, data center services, cloud & managed services, transformation integration services, and application integration services. Sify Technologies Limited played a role during the early spread of Internet and e-commerce in India. It has been listed on NASDAQ as SIFY since October 1999. Merrill Lynch was the underwriter for Sify's IPO on the NASDAQ. Sify was founded and led to IPO by R. Ramaraj. History In November 1999, Sify paid crore for a 24.5% stake in IndiaWorld Communications. It acquired the remaining shares for crore on 30 June 2000. In 2000, Sify sponsored the India Olympics team. In January 2002, Sify announced prizes for most emails sent under a 6-week contest called "Sify Greenmail," promoting emails as an eco-friendly way of communication. In March 2002, Sify made an agreement with Makemytrip to run Sify's tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naran (film)
''Naran'' () is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Joshiy and written by Ranjan Pramod. The film tells the story of Velayudhan (Mohanlal), an innocent homeless ruffian who exercise control over the Mullankolly village to maintain order with his code of conduct. Produced by Antony Perumbavoor through Aashirvad Cinemas, it also features Madhu, Siddique, Bhavana, Innocent, Jagathy Sreekumar, Devayani, Mamukoya, and Maniyanpilla Raju in supporting roles. The film features original songs composed by Deepak Dev and background score by Ouseppachan. ''Naran'' was released in Kerala on 3 September 2005 prior to Onam. Upon release the film was a commercial success, becoming the third highest-grossing film of the year behind ''Rajamanikyam'' and '' Udayananu Tharam''. Plot Mullankolli is a rustic remote village in Wayanad district of northern Kerala. Velayudhan is an orphan whose pregnant mother had come floating during heavy floods years ago, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
