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Chora Chuvanna Chora
''Chora Chuvanna Chora'' is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by G. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Raghavan, G. K. Pillai, Jalaja and Kuthiravattam Pappu in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast *Madhu Malini as Gouri * G. K. Pillai *Jalaja as Sundari *Kuthiravattam Pappu as Danger *Santha Devi *Raghavan (actor) as Pushkaran *Santhakumari as Kamalakshiyamma *T. G. Ravi as Kumaran *KPAC Azeez as Keshavan *Mala Aravindan as Shiva naanu * Nellikodu Bhaskaran *Jagannatha Varma as Gouri's father *Thrissur Elsy as House owner Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Mullanezhi Mullanezhi Neelakandan Namboothiri (16 May 1948 – 22 October 2011), known mononymously as Mullanezhi, was an Indian poet, playwright, lyricist and actor from Thrissur. He was awarded the Nalapadan Award (Nalapaddan Memorial Cultural Socie ... and GK Pallath. References External links * 1980 films 1980s Malayalam-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghavan (actor)
Raghavan (born 12 December 1941) is an Indian actor who has acted in predominately Malayalam films. From early 2000s he is more active in television serials. He made his Direction debut in '' Kilippaattu'' (1987) which was selected for Indian Panorama and also he is the recipient of Kerala State Television Awards and Asianet Television Awards. Early life and education Raghavan was born in Taliparamba in Kannur district. He had attended his schooling Moothedath High School in Taliparamba. After completing higher secondary he worked in Tagore Drama Troupe. He pursued bachelors in Rural Education from Gandhigram Rural Institute. He got his Diploma from Delhi National School of Drama. His first film was ''Kayalkarayil'' in 1968. Personal life He was married to Shobha since 1974, and they had a son, Jishnu Raghavan who was also an actor and a daughter, Jyothsna. Filmography Films TV series As director As screenwriter Accolades See also * List of Malayalam film a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhu Malini
Madhu Malini was an Indian film actress. Personal life and career She was originally named Rukhsana and took up the stage name Madhu Malini, which was similar to Hema Malini. She was mysteriously found dead in the late 1980s with no lead on her case. Filmography Hindi * '' Noor Mahal'' (1965) * '' Dharti Kahe Pukarke'' (1969) * '' Phir Aya Toofan'' (1973) * '' Shubdin'' (1974) * ''Phanda'' (1975) * '' Pratiggya'' (1975) - Ajit's sister * ''Zid'' (1976) * '' Dream Girl'' (1977) * '' Dil Aur Deewaar'' (1978) - Blackmailer's associate * '' Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'' (1978) - Mihru * '' Bhagyalaxmi'' (1978) * '' Ranjha Ikk Tey Heeran Do'' (1979) - Rani * '' Nauker'' (1979) - Shobha * ''Dada'' (1979) - Bobby (Bihari's daughter) * '' Bharat Ki Santan'' (1980) * '' Yeh Kaisa Insaf?'' (1980) - Sharda Nath * '' Trilok Sundari'' (1980) * '' Teen Ekkey'' (1980) - Sona - maharani of Sonapur * '' Laawaris'' (1981) - Madhu Singh * '' Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' (1981) - Devi * ''Meena Kumari Ki Amar Kaha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalaja
Jalaja (born 13 December 1961) is an Indian actress in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films and few Tamil cinema, Tamil films, who was active during the 1970s and 1980s. She had won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam), Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1981 for the movie ''Venal (film), Venal'' directed by Lenin Rajendran. Her family roots are from Kollam and Alappuzha district, Kerala. Personal life Jalaja was born on 13 December 1961 to Malayali couple Prof. Thakazhiyil Vasudevan Pillai and Saraswathiyamma in Kuala Lumpur. She studied there till her fourth grade and then migrated to India, due to the Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989), Civil war in Malaysia. She had her primary education from Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School, Madras, Ambalappuzha English Medium School and her Pre-degree from St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha. She did her bachelor's degree and Masters in English Literature from Gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuthiravattam Pappu
Padmadalakshan, better known by his stage name Kuthiravattam Pappu (24 December 1936 – 25 February 2000), was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the '' Kozhikodan'' dialect, impeccable timing and the capability to grasp the subtle nuances of any character and mould it into his signature "Pappu style". He acted in over a thousand Malayalam films. He made his debut in a small comic role in '' Bhargavi Nilayam''. His character was named Kuthiravattom, a name that stuck for the rest of his career. Early life Pappu was born as Padmadalakshan in Feroke, near Kozhikode, Kerala, to Panaghat Raman and Devi. The family moved to the village of Kuthiravattam (half a kilometre from Govindapuram, Kozhikode when Pappu was still a child. He was keen in acting from childhood and performed his first major stage performance when he was 17. At the time, he was studying in St. Antony's School, Calicut. Family He was married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Language
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, Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep. Malayalam is spoken by 35.6 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with a significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, Coimbatore and Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to the large populations of Malayali expatriates there. They are a significant population in each city in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of India
The cinema of India, consisting of Film, motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various #Cinema by language, film industries, each focused on producing films in a specific language, such as Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali language, Bengali, Marathi language, Marathi, Gujarati language, Gujarati, Punjabi language, Punjabi, Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri, Assamese language, Assamese, Odia Cinema, Odia and others. Major centres of film production across the country include Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, and Guwahati. For a number of years, the Indian film industry has ranked first in the world in terms of annual film output. In 2022, Indian cinema earned ($1.9 billion) at the box-office. Ramoji Film City located in Hyderabad is certified by the Guinness World Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Language
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, Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep. Malayalam is spoken by 35.6 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with a significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, Coimbatore and Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to the large populations of Malayali expatriates there. They are a significant population in each city in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santha Devi
Damayanthi (1927 – 20 November 2010), better known by her stage name Kozhikode Santha Devi, was an Indian Malayalam film and stage actress. In a career spanning about sixty years, she acted in more than 1000 plays and about 480 films. Biography Santha Devi was born in Kozhikode in a then well known tharavadu called Thottathil in 1927 as the daughter of Thottathil Kannakkuruppu and Karthiyayani Amma as the seventh daughter of their 10 children. She did her studies from Sabha school and then B.E.M school. She made her debut as an actress through a 1954 drama ''Smarakam'' written by Vasu Pradeep and directed by Kundanari Appu Nair. She made her cinema debut in ''Minnaminungu'' (1957) directed by Ramu Karyat. She acted in over 480 movies including ''Moodupadam'', ''Kuttikkuppayam'', ''Kunjalimaraykkar'', ''Iruttinte Athmavu'', ''Sthalathe pradhana payyans'' and ''Adwaitham''. Kerala Cafe, produced by director Ranjith, was her last movie where she enacted the role of a for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhakumari
Santha Kumari (born Vellaala Subbamma; 17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullayya. Early years Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur town, (Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh) to Sreenivasa Rao and Pedda Narasamma. Her father was an actor and her mother was a classical music singer. Santhakumari learned classical music and violin under the guidance of Professor P. Sambamurthy and was a junior to D. K. Pattammal. She joined a drama troupe and was an AIR An atmosphere () is a layer of gases that envelop an astronomical object, held in place by the gravity of the object. A planet retains an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. A stellar atmosph ... artiste by the age of sixteen. She came to Madras (now Chennai) to pursue a career in music. She found employment in Vidyodaya School for a remuneration of Rs 2 per month. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KPAC Azeez
Azeez (27 November 1934 – 16 July 2003) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 100 films. He came into the movie industry as a villain, and later, he started doing character roles, such as police officer, jailer, and minister. He was a Deputy superintendent (D.Y.S.P) in Kerala Police. He was a member of K.P.A.C. ( Kerala People's Arts Club), which was a prominent leftist drama troupe in Kerala. Thus he got famous as "K.P.A.C Azeez". Family Azeez was born and raised in the village of Thekkadda near Vembayam in Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ..., India. He graduated from University College. He was married to the late Sainam Beevi (teacher). The couple have three children, Naseema, A. M. Raja and Nazeera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mala Aravindan
Mala Aravindan (15 January 1939 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his work as a comedian and character artist in Malayalam films. He has acted in over 500 films. Early life Aravindan was born at Vadavucode in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, as the eldest son of Thanattu Ayyappan and Ponnamma. His father was an excise department employee, and his mother, a school music teacher. Soudamini, late Ramanathan (died in 2004), and Prakashan are his siblings. Aravindan's father died when he was studying in seventh class. Later, when his mother got transferred, his family relocated to Mala, Kerala, Mala in the Thrissur district, and he started using the place name as a prefix to his name. He had his primary education from St. Antony's High School, Mala, where his mother was a music teacher. Seeing his talent in playing the Tabla, his mother joined him with Cochin Mohammed Ustad, a famous Tabla artist. He joined for Pre-degree at Christ College, Irinjalak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellikodu Bhaskaran
Nellikode Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 11 August 1988) was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. His real name was Bhaskara Menon. He mostly played character roles and supporting roles. Awards Kerala State Film Awards: * Second Best Actor – 1972 – ''Maram'' * Second Best Actor – 1979 – ''Sarapancharam ''Sarapancharam'' () is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Hariharan (director), Hariharan from a story by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan. It stars Jayan, Sheela, and Sathaar and Latha, with P. K. Abraham and Oduvil Un ...'' Filmography References External links *Nellikkodu Bhaskaran at MSI 1924 births 1988 deaths 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from Kozhikode Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Kerala State Film Award winners {{Kerala-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
