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David David Mr. David
''David David Mr. David'' is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Viji Thampi and produced by Rajan and A. V. Govindankutty. The film stars Balachandra Menon, Ashokan, Murali and Sumalatha in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Raveendran. Plot The film opens with David being chased in the nighttime by goons and police alike. He runs into Sumalatha's house by chance and sees her trying to commit suicide by shooting herself. David grabs her gun and requests her a place to hide from the police. She obliges and he starts living there to be hidden from the police. Sumalatha lives in the house with Annie and her kid. Annie was separated from her lover Mohan after their marriage by Mohan's rich parents and she was saved by Sumalatha while contemplating suicide. She had been living there ever since. One day Shivasankaran and Jayan comes to Sumalatha's house in search of David who had phoned them from there. David opens after that about his past to Sumalatha w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viji Thampi
Viji Thampi is an Indian film director, actor, right-wing politician, and social activist who works in Malayalam films. Thampi is a member of Thiruvananthapuram regional board of the Central Board of Film Certification and the State Advisor of Kerala Kshetra Samrakshana Samithi. In 2021, Thampi was appointed as the Kerala State President of the Vishva Hindu Parishad. He was also a Jury member of National film awards declaration committee in 2022. Family Viji Thampi's father, Sri R. Raghavan Thampi, was a member of the royal family of Karthikappally Palace. His mother, Smt. Indira Thampi, hailed from the Aristocractic Mankoikkal Kurup family of Southern Kerala. His maternal uncle, the late Adv. P. V. Neelakante Pillai, served as the President of the Nair Service Society (NSS) for nearly a decade. Viji Thampi is married to Priya Varma, the daughter of actor Jaganatha Varma. Career After making his directorial debut with the 1988 film ''David David Mr. David'', Thampi direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthika (Malayalam Actress)
Sunanda Nair, better known by her stage name Karthika is an Indian former actress who worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam movies and a few Tamil cinema, Tamil movies. She was one of the popular lead Malayalam actresses during 1984-1988.She is well known for her portrayal of Charumathy in ''Nayakan'' (1987). Early life Karthika was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Captain (armed forces), Captain P. K. R. Nair, a retired army officer, Ex Servicemen Corporation Chairman and leader of Ex-Service Congress affiliated to the Indian National Congress. Her mother is a homemaker. She has a sister, Sujatha Balgovind. She is a trained Indian classical dance, classical dancer and Kathakali artist. She is also an amateur Tennis player. Film career Karthika made her cinema debut as a junior artist. Her first film was in 1984, ''Oru Painkilikatha'' directed by Balachandra Menon. She played one of the group dancers in the movie. However, she got a heroine role in the very n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1988 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * May 25 – '' Rambo III'' is released as the most expensive film ever made with a production budget between $58 and $63 million. The film fails to match the box office earnings from '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985). * June 26 – Michael Keaton is first announced to play comic book superhero Batman in a forthcoming feature film to be directed by Tim Burton and co–starring Jack Nicholson as Batman's arch nemesis, The Joker. * July 15 – ''Die Hard'' defies low commercial expectations to gross $141.5 million worldwide. Hailed as an influential landmark in the action film genre, it influences a common formula for many action films in the 1990s, featuring a lone everyman against a colorful terrorist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bichu Thirumala
Bhaskaran Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Bichu Thirumala (13 February 1942 – 26 November 2021), was an Indian lyricist and poet. He is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinema, Bichu Thirumala led the group of lyricists who wrote songs for readymade tunes. He won the Kerala State Film Award for the best lyricist two times. His prolific Malayalam film repertoire includes work with eminent composers like Shyam, G. Devarajan, V. Dakshinamurthy, M.S. Baburaj, K. Raghavan, M.S. Viswanathan, A.T. Ummer, K.J. Joy, Shankar–Ganesh, Jaya Vijaya, Raveendran, Jerry Amaldev, Johnson, Ouseppachan, Ilaiyaraaja, A. R. Rahman and the list goes on. Life and Career Bichu Thirumala was born to C.G. Bhaskaran Nair and Sasthamangalam Pattanikkunnu Veettil Parukutty Amma in Thiruvananthapuram. He was the eldest child of his parents. His siblings are the late Balagopalan (who died at a young age, and on whose remembranc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddique (actor)
Siddique Mamathu (born 1 October 1962), known mononymously as Siddique, 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 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. Siddique 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, He 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''. Siddique turned to more serious roles with '' Asuravamsam'' and '' Lelam.'' He also did a notable villain role in '' Sathyameva Jayathe'' (2001), which led to a success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiagarajan
Thiagarajan Sivanandam (born 21 June 1946) is an Indian actor, film director and film producer in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil, he has acted in several Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. He is the father of Tamil actor Prashanth, son-in-law of actor-director Peketi Sivaram and the maternal uncle of Tamil actor Vikram. Career Originally a businessman, Thiagarajan made his acting debut with '' Alaigal Oivathillai'' (1981), appearing as the elder brother of the film's lead actress Radha. The film became successful and offers poured in for him. His portrayal of a jungle bandit in '' Malaiyoor Mambattiyan'' (1982) provided him a major breakthrough in his career. He was part of such successful films as '' Komberi Mookan'' (1984) and ''Neengal Kettavai'' (1984). He acted in the Malayalam film ''New Delhi'', which became successful and his portrayal of a goon received acclaim. The success of the film prompted Thiagarajan to make his directorial debut titled '' Salem Vishn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paravoor Bharathan
Vadakkekarayil Koran Bharathan (16 January 1929- 19 August 2015), better known as Paravoor Bharatan was an Indian actor who acted in Malayalam films. He started his career in movies during the 1950s. Bharathan is known as a versatile actor and has played a variety of roles including negative roles, character roles and comedy roles. Life Bharathan was born to Vadakkekarayil Kochannan Koran and Kurumbakutty in 1929 at Vavakkad, Moothakunnam in North Paravoor, Cochin. He went to S.N.M. High School, Moothakunnam but, had to discontinue his studies when his father died. His father died when he was very young and his mother took care of him. He used to act during his school days as well. On one occasion, he caught the eye of Kedamangalam Sadanandan, a noted Kathaprasangam artiste, who introduced him to the state troupe - Pushpitha during mid-1940s. He started acting in stage shows in and around Paravoor. He has also performed dramas in actor Jose Prakash Kunnel Joseph Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissy (Malayalam Actress)
Lissy may refer to: Given name * Lissy (actress) (born 1967), Indian actress * Lissy Arna, German film actress Elisabeth Arndt (1900–1964) * Lissy Gröner (1954–2019), German politician * Lissy Jarvik Lissy Jarvik (née Feingold; March 17, 1924 – October 1, 2021) was a Dutch-born American geriatric psychiatrist. The National Library of Medicine featured her in their interactive "Changing the Face of Medicine" exhibit, describing her as "a ... (1924–2021), American psychiatrist * Lissy Samuel (born 1967), Indian cricketer * Lissy Sánchez (born 1995), Dominican footballer * Lissy Schmidt (c. 1959–1994), German journalist * Lissy Trullie, stage name of American singer-songwriter Elizabeth McChesney (born 1984) * Lissy Vadakkel, Indian Roman Catholic nun Other uses * Lissy (commune), a commune in north-central France * ''Lissy'' (film), a 1957 East German film directed by Konrad Wolf See also * Lissie, American singer-songwriter Elisabeth Corrin Maurus (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devan (actor)
Devan Sreenivasan (born 8 January 1952) is an Indian film and television actor and politician. He is known for his character roles, mostly as villain, in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and a few Kannada and Hindi films. He has starred in over 380 films. He began his film career as a producer with '' Vellam'' (1985). Before its release, he turned into an actor. He made his breakthrough in the 1987 film ''New Delhi''. He played lead roles in films like '' Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam'' (1987), ''Oozham'' (1988), ''Simon Peter Ninakku Vendi'' (1988) and ''Aranyakam'' (1988). In his later career, he mostly played prominent supporting roles, mostly as villain. His well-known such films include '' Vietnam Colony'' (1992), '' Ekalavyan'' (1993), '' Honest Raj'' (1994), '' Baashha'' (1995) and '' Indraprasdham'' (1996). Devan founded the political party Kerala People's Party in 2004. He relaunched the party as Nava Kerala People's Party in 2020, which was merged with the Bharatiya Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thilakan
Palappurathu Keshavan Surendranatha Thilakan (15 July 1935 – 24 September 2012) was an Indian film and stage actor who appeared in over 200 Malayalam films. Thilakan was known for his elaborate method acting, realistic and spontaneous appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest actors in Malayalam cinema. Early life Thilakan was the second of the six children of P. T. S. Keshavan of the Palappurathu house (1904–1972) and Devayani Amma (1912–2010). Thilakan was born in Ayroor, in the present-day Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. He had his primary education from Asan Pallikoodam, Manikkal and St. Louis Catholic School, Nalamvayal, M. D. Seminary School Kottayam and Sree Narayana College, Kollam.He served in military while Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime minister before starting his acting career. Thilakan lived in Ayroor until he started acting in films for which he moved to Trivandrum. Thilakan started his full-time career in acting after leaving college in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Cinema
Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry and independent Malayalam films. Known for its strong storytelling, powerful performances, and social themes, Malayalam cinema has received critical acclaim and is often regarded as one of India's most notable film industries. The first Malayalam feature film was ''Vigathakumaran,'' a Silent film, silent film directed and produced by J. C. Daniel. Production started in 1928, and it was released at the Capitol Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram on 23 October 1930. The first talkie in Malayalam was ''Balan (film), Balan'' (1938) directed by S. Nottani. During the 1920s, the Malayalam film industry was based in Thiruvananthapuram, although the film industry started to develop and flourish by the late 1940s. Later the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balachandra Menon
Balachandra Menon (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian actor, director and script writer. He made a number of films in the Malayalam films of the 1980s, 1980s and Malayalam films of the 1990s, 1990s. He has directed 40 films and has acted in over 100. He won two National Film Awards including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance as station master Ismail the 1998 film ''Samaantharangal'', which was also directed by him. He has also worked as a distributor, editor, composer, singer and producer in the Malayalam film industry. He has found space in the Limca Book of Records for the maximum number of films directed, scripted and acted in. Menon has introduced many actors into the Malayalam film industry, Malayalam Cinema Industry. Actors who made their debut in his films include Shobana in ''April 18 (film), April 18'', Parvathy Jayaram, Parvathy in ''Vivahithare Ithile'', Maniyanpilla Raju in ''Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla'', Karthika (Malayalam actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
