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Chandru Selvaraj
Chandru Selvaraj is an Indian cinematographer who works in the Malayalam film industry. He has received two Kerala State Film Award, one for ''Kayattam'' (2020) and another for '' Vazhakku''. Early life Chandru was born in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. His father's job required frequent transfers, which eventually led his family to settle in Chennai. Initially, Chandru pursued a career in engineering because of the suggestions from his family. However, he made the bold decision to take up filmmaking despite initial objections from his family. Career He started his career by assisting cinematographer Tirru. He has assisted on seven films in a span of four years, during which he was introduced to Sanal Kumar Sasidharan by one of Karthik Subbaraj's associate while they were working on ''Petta'' (2019). In 2021, Chandru won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography in ''Kayattam (2020),'' which was his debut film in the Malayalam film industry. The film was entirely shot on an ...
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Ooty
Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and south of Mysore and is the headquarters of the Nilgiris district. It is a popular hill station located in the Nilgiri Hills. It is popularly called the Queen of Hill Stations. It was the summer capital of the Madras Presidency. Originally occupied by the Toda people, the area came under the rule of the East India Company at the end of the 18th century. The economy is based on tourism and agriculture, along with the manufacture of medicines and photographic film. The town is connected by the Nilgiri Ghat Roads, Nilgiri ghat roads and Nilgiri Mountain Railway. Its natural environment attracts tourists and it is a popular summer destination. In 2011, the town had a population of 88,430. Ootacamund was rated the ...
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Stephy Zaviour
Stephy Zaviour is an Indian costume designer working predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Early life Stephy was born to Late Zaviour Karivelil and Gracy Karivelil and brought up in Wayanad, Kerala. She did her schooling at St.Joseph Higher Secondary School, Kallody, and graduated with a bachelor's degree from K.L.E. Society's S. Nijalingappa College, Bangalore. Career She started her career as costumer designer in the industry when she was just 23. She completed over 65 films by the year 2021, including Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi, Guppy and Ezra. In 2016, Stephy worked on more than 96 films and 300 ad films. Stephy won her first Kerala State Award for Costume Designer for her work in the movie Guppy. She made her directorial debut through the film ''Madhura Manohara Moham ''Madhura Manohara Moham'' () is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Stephy Zaviour and written by Mahesh Gopal and Jai Vishnu. The film features an ensemble cast with Shara ...
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21st-century Indian Photographers
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor ...
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Cinematographers From Tamil Nadu
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light crews working on such projects and would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, lenses, filters, etc. The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography. The cinematographer is a subordinate of the director, tasked with capturing a scene in accordance with director’s vision. Relations between the cinematographer and director vary. In some instances, the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence, while in others, the director allows little to none, even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection. Such a level of involvement is less common when the direct ...
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Malayalam Film Cinematographers
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, and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malayali expatriates there. There are significant population in each cities in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune etc. The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of ...
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53rd Kerala State Film Awards
The 53rd Kerala State Film Awards, presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, was announced by Saji Cherian, Minister of Cultural Affairs, Kerala on 21 July 2023. Writing category Jury Awards All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette. Special Mention All recipients receive a certificate and statuette. Film category Jury Awards All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette. Special Mention All recipients receive a certificate and statuette. Special Award in Any Category for Women/Transgender All recipients receive a cash prize, certificate, and statuette. References External links *https://www.keralafilm.com {{Kerala State Film Awards Kerala State Film Awards ...
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Jai Ganesh (film)
''Jai Ganesh'' () is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film written and directed by Ranjith Sankar. The film was jointly produced by Unni Mukundan and Ranjith under the banners of Unni Mukundan Films and Dreams N Beyond. The film stars Unni Mukundan, Mahima Nambiar, Ravindra Vijay and Jomol. The film was officially announced in August 2023. Principal photography commenced in November 2023 in Ernakulam. The film has music composed by Sankar Sharma, cinematography by Chandru Selvaraj and editing by Sangeeth Prathap. Jai Ganesh was released in theatres on 11 April 2024 and received mixed to positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. Plot Ganesh is a handicapped ethical hacker working for Neerali Pavithran in his online yellow journal Neerali, having been disabled waist down in a motorcycle accident during his college days. He is also an aspiring comic artist and has created a superhero comic strip called Jai Ganesh. Nidhi is a failed entrepreneur who is hoping t ...
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Mahaveeryar
''Mahaveeryar'' is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy comedy film, scripted and directed by Abrid Shine. Produced by Pauly Jr. Pictures and Indian Movie Makers, based on a short story written by the writer M. Mukundan. Starring Nivin Pauly, Asif Ali, Shanvi Srivastava, Lal and Siddique in lead roles. The film released on 21 July 2022. Premise The film focuses on justice for a woman by time-travel to a court in the 21st century through the 18th-century lens. The proceedings are snowballed by a time-traveling monk named Apoornnananda Swamikal. The film intertwines through a funny situation the monk created to set the stage for his case of interest. Cast * Nivin Pauly as Swami Apoornnanandan * Asif Ali as Veerabhadran * Shanvi Srivastava as Devayani * Lal as Rudhra Mahaveera Ugrasena Maharaja * Siddique as MM Veerendra Kumar -Chief Judicial Magistrate *Lalu Alex as Public Prosecutor *Major Ravi as Veerabhaskar * Mallika Sukumaran as Kaladevi * Vijay Menon as V ...
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51st Kerala State Film Awards
The 51st Kerala State Film Awards, presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy were announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, Saji Cheriyan in Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ... on 16 October 2021. A total of 80 films competed for the awards. Writing category Jury Awards All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette. Film category Jury Awards All award recipients receive a cash prize, certificate and statuette. Special Jury Mention All recipients receive a certificate and statuette. References External Links *http://www.keralafilm.com {{Kerala State Film Awards Kerala State Film Awards 2020 Indian film awards ...
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Cinema Express
''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' weekly as well as '' Dinamani'' and '' Kannada Prabha'' newspapers. The ''Cinema Express'' brand is now used for the film industry coverage of ''The New Indian Express'' regardless of language. ''Cinema Express'' also honoured artistic excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry through the Cinema Express Awards. The published version was discontinued in February 2016, in favour of an online magazine. History ''Cinema Express'' came out with their first issue on 10 January 1980 and had the last on 16 February 2016. The magazine was priced at Rs.15 when publication ceased. Afterwards, The New Indian Express Group used the name ''Cinema Express'' for the online magazine that publishes information related to cinema.https://www.facebook.com/pg/Xpres ...
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Rajisha Vijayan
Rajisha Vijayan is an Indian actress, who primarily appears in Malayalam films, in addition to a few Tamil films. She hosted several television shows in Malayalam before making her acting debut in the 2016 film '' Anuraga Karikkin Vellam,'' for which she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress. Early life and education Rajisha Vijayan was born in Perambra, Kozhikode, Kerala, India to Vijayan and Sheela. She graduated in Mass Communication and Journalism from Amity University, Noida. Career She hosted ''Susi's Code'', a youth-centric programme and a music chat show. She hosted Surya challenge along with Vidhu Pratap on Surya TV. She also anchored ''Ugram Ujwalam'', a talent show aired on Mazhavil Manorama. Rajisha Vijayan debuted in the Malayalam film '' Anuraga Karikkin Vellam''. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 2016 for the role, and went on to receive a nomination for a Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam. Her second role was in ...
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