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Friends (1999 Film)
''Friends'' is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language buddy comedy-drama film written and directed by Siddique, produced by Lal and starring Jayaram, Mukesh, and Sreenivasan with Meena, Divya Unni, Jagathy Sreekumar, V. K. Sreeraman, Janardhanan and Cochin Haneefa in supporting roles. It was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year, grossing around 11 crore at the box office against a budget of 2 crore. It was later remade into Tamil with the same name (2001) and into Telugu as '' Snehamante Idera'' (2001) and Odia as ''Dosti''. Plot Friends Aravindan, Chandu and Joey value friendship over everything else, even family, and for this reason, Chandu resists the advances of Aravindan's sister Uma. When the trio take up a painter's job at a mansion, Aravindan falls in love with Padmini, who lives there and Padmini's jealous cousin makes him believe that his overtures are reciprocated. When the truth is revealed and Padmini rejects him outright, Chandu stands up for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddique (director)
Siddique Ismail (25 March 1955 – 8 August 2023) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He made his directorial debut with the Malayalam film '' Ramji Rao Speaking'' (1989). His screenwriting debut came with the Malayalam film '' Pappan Priyappetta Pappan'' (1986). His final film was '' Big Brother'' (2020). Career Siddique began his career as an assistant director to Fazil. The duo of Siddique and Lal was spotted by Fazil when he saw them performing in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. Siddique later teamed up with Lal to create many films and was credited as Siddique-Lal. The duo later split up; Siddique continued with his directorial ventures, while Lal turned to acting and producing. All of Siddique's films are comedies, and his films in Tamil were mainly remakes of his Malayalam films, such as ''Bodyguard'' (Malayalam) and '' Kaavalan'' (Tamil). ''Bodyguard'' was later remade in Hindi. Siddique co-pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Office
A box office or ticket office is a place where ticket (admission), tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through a hole in a wall or window, or at a Wicket gate, wicket. By extension, the term is frequently used, especially in the context of the film industry, as a metonym for the amount of business a particular production, such as a film or theatre show, receives. The term is also used to refer to a ticket office at an arena or a stadium. ''Box office'' business can be measured in terms of the number of tickets sold or the amount of money raised by ticket sales (revenue). The projection and analysis of these earnings is greatly important for the creative industries and often a source of interest for fans. This is predominant in the Hollywood movie industry. To determine if a movie made a profit, it is not correct to directly compare the box office gross with the production budget, because the movie thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machan Varghese
M. L. Varghese, (1960 – 3 February 2011) popularly known by stage name Machan Varghese, was a Malayalam film actor and mimicry artist. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan (house of arts) and debuted as an actor through ''Kabooliwala''. Thereafter he played many notable roles in Malayalam films, mainly as a comedian. His association with Siddique-Lal, Rafi-Mecartin and Lal Jose are particularly noted. Within a career of nearly two decades, he acted in over 100 films. Varghese died on 3 February 2011 in Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ... of cancer. He was aged 50. Education and Family M. L. Varghese (Machan) completed his high school education in 1970's from St. Albert's High School, Ernakulam. He was married to Elsy. The couple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeenath
Zeenath A. P. (born 29 December 1964) is an Indian actress and dubbing artist. She was a prominent supporting actress during the 1990s in the Malayalam film industry. Background Zeenath married Malayalam drama director and producer K. T. Muhammed when she was 18. Together they have a son Jithin who is married to Saleena Salim. Then she married Anil Kumar and have a son Nithin Anil. She currently resides in Kochi. Awards * 2007 - '' Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist''- '' Paradesi'' for Shwetha Menon * 2016 - '' CPC Cine Awards'' for Best Character Actress - ''Alif'' ; Kerala State Television Award * 1991 - Best Actress- Poovanpazham ( telefilm) by Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer * 2005 - Best Supporting Actress - Sulthanveedu (Serial) ; Kerala Film Critics Association Awards * 2020 - Special Jury Award for direction - ''Randam Naal'' Filmography As actress * 1978 Mayoora Varnangal * 1978 Chuvanna Vithukal * 1979 Anyarude Bhoomi * 1979 Ival Oru Naadodi * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukumari
Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, along with few Hindi and one each in Sinhala, French, Italian, Bengali, Tulu, English and Kannada films. Sukumari began acting at the age of 10. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions toward the arts. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Tamil film '' Namma Gramam'' (2010). Sukumari died on 26 March 2013 in Chennai, following a heart attack. Early life Sukumari was born on 6 October 1940 in Nagercoil, Travancore (Currently in Tamil Nadu), to Malayali parents Madhavan Nair (a bank manager) and Sathyabhama Amma of Tharishuthala Valia Veedu in Kalkulam (in present-day Kanyakumari District). Sathyabhama Amma was the niece of Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavitha (actress)
Kavitha Dasaratharaj, known professionally as Kavitha, is an Indian actress and politician who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industries, she also acted in few Malayalam movies as well. She has done supporting roles in Telugu-language movies like ''Meenakshi'' (2005), ''Chethilo Cheyyesi'' (2010), ''Yugalageetham'' (2010) and ''Aada Paandavulu'' (2013). Personal life She is a Telugu and hails from Andhra Pradesh. She joined the Telugu Desam Party in 2008. Her husband and her son died due to COVID-19 in 2021. Awards Filmography ''This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.'' Telugu * '' Siri Siri Muvva'' (1976) as Savithri – Debut in Telugu * ''Seeta Geeta Daatithe'' (1977) as Seetha * '' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977) * '' Lawyer Viswanath'' (1978) as Gowri * '' Cheppindi Chestha'' (1978) * '' Punadhirallu'' (1979) as Radha * '' Andadu Aagadu'' (1979) as Padma * ''Captain Krishna'' (1979) * '' Iddaru Asadhyule'' (1979) * '' Aarani Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice (title)
''Justice'' (abbreviation: [name], ''J.'' and other variations) is an honorific Style (form of address), style and title traditionally used to describe a jurist who is currently serving or has served on a supreme court or some equal position. In some countries, a justice may have had prior experience as a judge or may have been appointed with no prior judicial experience. It is predominantly used today in the United States to distinguish those who serve on the U.S. Supreme Court from judges who serve on a lower court. Other countries, such as New Zealand and India, similarly use the title as a form of address for members of their highest courts. Etymology The title of ''justice'' is derived from the Latin root ''jus'' (sometimes spelled ''ius'') meaning something which is associated with law or is described as Justice, just. It is different from the word ''judge'' in that different suffixes were added to form both words, and that the usage of the term ''justice'' predates that o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc. In militaries, the captain is typically at the level of an officer commanding a company or battalion of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or another distinct unit. It can also be a rank of command in an air force. The term also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles. Etymology The word "captain" derives from the Middle English "capitane", itself coming from the Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ... "caput", meaning "head". It is consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odia Cinema
Odia cinema, also known as Ollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Odia language widely spoken in the state of Odisha. Odia Cinema is based in Cuttack in Odisha, India. The name Ollywood is a portmanteau of the words Odia and Hollywood. Industry In 1974, the Government of Odisha declared film making and construction of cinema theatres as an industry in the state, and in 1976 it established the Odisha Film Development Corporation in Cuttack. History Odisha has a history of filmmaking, starting from 1936. The first Odia film is '' Sita Bibaha'', made by Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami in 1936. Drawn from the Indian epic ''Ramayana'', the story is about the marriage of Sita and Ram. The film plot was made from a drama written by Kamapala Mishra. Prepared with a budget of only Rs 30,000, the film has 14 song sequences. Despite it being the first Odia film with several drawbacks in every section of its making, the two-hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snehamante Idera
''Snehamante Idera'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language buddy comedy drama film produced by R. B. Choudary under the Super Good Films banner and directed by Balasekaran. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sumanth, Sudhakar, Bhumika Chawla and Prathyusha, with music composed by Shiva Shankar. It is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Friends''. Though it is remade from Malayalam film, Telugu version mostly retained the format of the film's Tamil remake. It was dubbed into Hindi in 2007 as ''Naya Jigar''. Plot Aravind (Nagarjuna Akkineni), Chandru (Sumanth) and Kimoo ( Sudhakar) have been best friends since childhood. They value friendship above everything else, including family. Chandru, an orphan, stays with Aravind and is regarded by Aravind's parents as a second son. Aravind's sister Amrita ( Prathyusha) falls in love with Chandru. Chandru is hesitant as she is the sister of his best friend. Chandru seeks the help of Krishna Murthy to avoid Amrita. Some brushes with the law fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telugu cinema is the second largest film industry in India by box-office revenue as of 2023, following Bollywood. Telugu films sold 23.3 crore (233 million) tickets in 2022, the highest among all Indian film industries. As of 2023, Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of movie screens in India. Since 1909, filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in producing short films and exhibiting them in different regions of South Asia. He established the first Indian-owned cinema halls in South India. In 1921, he produced the silent film, ''Bhishma Pratigna (1921 film), Bhishma Pratigna'', generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film. As the first Telugu film producer and exhibitor, Naidu is regarded as the 'Fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends (2001 Film)
''Friends'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language buddy drama film, directed by Siddique and produced by Appachan. It is a remake of Siddique's 1999 Malayalam film of the same name. The film stars Vijay, Suriya and Ramesh Khanna as friends, while Devayani, Vijayalakshmi, Abhinayashree, Sriman, Vadivelu, Charle, and Radha Ravi play supporting roles. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while Anandakuttan handled cinematography. ''Friends'' released on 14 January 2001. It received positive reviews and became a commercial success. This film also marked the second collaboration of leading actors Vijay and Suriya after ''Nerrukku Ner'' (1997) and was one of the most memorable performances in their careers. Plot Aravindan, Chandru and Krishnamoorthy have been best friends since childhood. They value friendship above everything else, including family. Thus, Chandru resists the romantic overtures of Aravindan's younger sister Amudha. Chandru, an orphan, stays with Aravindan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
