Govind Padmasoorya
Govind Padmasoorya (born 16 June 1987), popularly known by his initials GP, is an Indian actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema and Telugu films. He made his debut in the movie ''Atayalangal'' directed by M. G. Sasi which won 5 Kerala State awards including Best Film. He became popular through the dance reality show '' D 4 Dance''. He directed a promo film for Malayalam television channel Asianet for their 25 years celebration. He marked his Telugu debut in the film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo directed by Trivikram Srinivas starring Allu Arjun. Career He made his debut in Malayalam cinema in 2008 as the protagonist in ''Atayalangal'', directed by M. G. Sasi and produced by Aravind Venugopal. The film was based on the life and literature of the writer Nandanar. Next, GP portrayed the role of Vinu, the brother of the IG (Suresh Gopi) in B. Unnikrishnan's '' IG'', who transforms from a loving brother to a ruthless terrorist towards the end of the movie. He was also cast as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pattambi
Pattambi is a town, tehsil, and municipality in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Pattambi Taluk. History Pattambi was originally a part of the Nedunganad Swaroopam dynasty, which was ruled by Nedungadis, who held sway over a large part of present-day Pattambi and Ottapalam tehsils. By the end of the 15th century CE, Nedunganad came under the leadership of the Zamorin of Calicut, who was also the main ruler of the South Malabar region. The Zamorin appointed his local chieftain at Kavalappara Kovilakam to rule this area. It was a part of the Walluvanad taluk in the Malappuram Revenue Division of the Malabar District during the British Raj, and later became part of the Ottapalam taluk. Now Pattambi is the headquarters of Pattambi Taluk, formed on 23 December 2013. Demographics In the 2011 census of India, the total population of Pattambi Village Panchayat was recorded to be 28,632. * 14,049 males (49%); 14,583 femal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jiiva
Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 in films produced by his father. He made his debut as a lead actor in his father's 50th production, '' Aasai Aasaiyai'' (2003). After Sivaji Ganesan, Jiiva is the only Tamil actor to have been awarded at the Cyprus International Film Festival, particularly for his performance in '' Raam'' (2005). After this, he has acted in other movies that have been successful, such as '' E'' (2006), '' Katradhu Tamizh'' (2007), '' Siva Manasula Sakthi'' (2009), '' Ko'' (2011), '' Nanban'' (2012), '' Mugamoodi'' (2012), '' Neethaane En Ponvasantham'' (2012), '' Endrendrum Punnagai'' (2013), '' Kalakalappu 2'' (2018) and '' Kalathil Santhippom'' (2021). He made his Hindi cinema debut with the film '' 83'' (202 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bangarraju
''Bangarraju'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language supernatural drama film directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala. Produced by Annapurna Studios and Zee Studios, ''Bangarraju'' is a sequel to the 2016 film ''Soggade Chinni Nayana'' and stars Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya in the titular roles with Ramya Krishna, and Krithi Shetty in female leads. ''Bangarraju'' was filmed from August to December 2021, with film score and soundtrack composed by Anup Rubens. ''Bangarraju'' was released theatrically on 14 January 2022, coinciding with Sankranti. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful, grossing over crore worldwide. Plot When Bangarraju returns to Yamlok, he is told that he has been shifted to Swarga due to the good deeds that he has done during his time back on earth. After a few months, Ramu and Seetha both have a child, but Seetha dies after bearing the child. Sathyabhama and Ramu decide to take care of the child and name him Bangarraju, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. Spoken by about 96 million people (2022), Telugu is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family, and one of the twenty-two Languages with legal status in India, scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one States and union territories of India, Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali language, Bengali. Telugu is one of the languages designated as a Classical Languages of India, classical language by the Government of India. It is the 14th most spoken native language in the world.Statistics in Modern Standard Telugu is based on the dialect of erstwhile Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tamil Language
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). attested since 300 BC, 300 BCE.: "...the most acceptable periodisation which has so far been suggested for the development of Tamil writing seems to me to be that of A Chidambaranatha Chettiar (1907–1967): 1. Sangam Literature – 200BC to AD 200; 2. Post Sangam literature – AD 200 – AD 600; 3. Early Medieval literature – AD 600 to AD 1200; 4. Later Medieval literature – AD 1200 to AD 1800; 5. Pre-Modern literature – AD 1800 to 1900" at p. 610 Tamil was the lingua franca for early maritime traders in South India, with Tamil inscriptions found outside of the Indian subcontinent, such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Egypt. The language has a well-documented history wit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pretham 2
''Pretham 2'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language Comedy horror drama film written, co-produced and directed by Ranjith Sankar. It is a sequel to the 2016 film '' Pretham''. Jayasurya returns for the lead role, alongside a new supporting cast including Amith Chakalakkal, Durga Krishna, Sidhartha Siva, Saniya Iyappan and Dain Davis. Jayasurya co-produced the film with Sankar and also distributed it together. ''Pretham 2'' was released on 21 December 2018. Plot Five members of a Facebook group of cinema enthusiasts decide to get together to meet each other's real-life personally and to shoot a short film directed by one of the member, Tapas Menon. They lodge in Mangalassery Mana, an old mansion known to feature in many films and is a tourist destination for the same reason. The team experience paranormal activities during their stay. Meanwhile, mentalist John Don Bosco, their neighbor has come for the Kayakalpa treatment takes an interest in the paranormal phenomena. It is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pretham
''Pretham'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy horror drama film, written, co-produced, and directed by Ranjith Sankar. The film stars Jayasurya, Govind Padmasoorya, Sharaf U Dheen, Aju Varghese, Shruthi Ramachandran, Pearle Maaney, Dharmajan Bolgatty and Hareesh Peradi in the prominent roles. It is co-produced by Sankar and Jayasurya. The film was a commercial success and in 2018 a sequel, Pretham 2, was released. It was remade in Telugu under the title ''Raju Gari Gadhi 2''. It is also the third collaboration of Sankar and Jayasurya after ''Punyalan Agarbattis'' and '' Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam''. Principal photography began in Cherai, Ernakulam, on 24 May 2016. The film was released on 12 August 2016. A sequel titled ''Pretham 2'' was released in 2018. Plot Three young men — Denny Kokken, Shibu Majeed and Priyalal, have been friends since college. Together, they work till they hit their 30s and start their own business so that they can enjoy life in a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lavender (2015 Film)
''Lavender'' is a 2015 Malayalam-language romantic action film directed by Altas T. Ali and written by Anoop Menon. The film stars Rahman, Nishan, Anoop Menon, Govind Padmasoorya, Aju Varghese, and Thalaivasal Vijay. Iranian theater artiste Elham Mirza debut as the heroine in the film. The film is shot mostly in Thailand. It was released on 26 June 2015. The movie is loosely based on the Korean movie '' Daisy''. Plot The film is a scenic depiction of the script written by Kabir Abbas as he narrates the story to his friend, (Elham Mirza). The story is happens in Bangkok where Isha is an artist who sketches live. Ayaan is a resident who migrated in a fake name. He surprises Isha with a bunch of lavender flowers in between. Incidentally, Isha befriends Siddharth and mistakes him to be the person sending her lavenders. Isha had once been rescued and taken to hospital after she had fallen off a wooden bridge by someone whose identity is not known to her. Since then, she is in sea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Varsham (2014 Film)
''Varsham (Rains)'' is a 2014 Malayalam family drama film written and directed by Ranjith Sankar. The film stars Mammootty and Asha Sarath in the main roles, T. G. Ravi as the antagonist, along with Mamta Mohandas, Govind Padmasoorya and Master Prajwal in major supporting roles. It features a film score and soundtrack by Bijibal. ''Varsham'' released worldwide on 6 November 2014. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. Plot The film narrates the story of Venu who is an affluent finance company owner but at the same time very much uses the usual croony tactics finance companies use to build their business. His world is limited to only his son and wife. Like any father he imposes his dreams and aspirations on his son without realizing the effect it is having on him. One night, after an argument with Anand on giving a worker 10000 rupees for building house, his son dies of a cardiac arrest and this leads him to see the world in a different perspective. Using hi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ettekaal Second
''Ettekaal Second'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Kanakaraghavan starring Govind Padmasoorya and Miya. Cast Production The film is titled ''Ettekaal Second'' because according to scientists if a man eyes a woman for eight-and-a-quarter-second, then that man is in love with the woman. Soundtrack The songs are composed by K Santhosh. The song "Katharamam" was shot underwater. The film had the longest pictured song underwater for an Indian film at the time of its release. The entire song was filmed underwater. The underwater sequence was directed by Vinod Vijayan. *"Katharamam" - K. S. Chitra, Karthik (written by Rafeeq Ahamed) *"Vida Parayumen" - Vijay Yesudas Vijay Yesudas (born 23 March 1979) is an Indian playback singer and actor. He has sung over 1000 film songs. Vijay works predominantly in the South Indian film industry, mostly in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi. He is the son of ... Reception ''The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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72 Model
''72 Model'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Rajasenan and starring Govind Padmasoorya and Sreejith Vijay. The film released alongside '' Akam'' and ''August Club''. The film's name is based on a 1972 model of an ambassador. The film released to mixed reviews. Cast Soundtrack Music for the film was composed by M. Jayachandran, with lyrics penned by Rajeev Alunkal and Santhosh Varma. The promotional song "Car Taxi" was sung by Benny Dayal. Reception A critic from ''The Times of India'' wrote that "Rajasenan dishes out a few moments but they lack the bold, emphatic strokes with which he once wooed viewers". A critic from ''Nowrunning'' gave the film a rating of one out of five stars while ''Indiaglitz'' gave the film a rating of negative four out of ten. A critic from ''Filmibeat Oneindia.com is an Indian news website established in January 2006 by BG Mahesh. The website provides news updates, information on sports, events, travel, entertainm ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla
''Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla'' () is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by V. K. Prakash and written by Shankar Ramakrishnan. Starring Fahadh Faasil in dual roles and Kamalinee Mukherjee. Principal photography began on 22 November 2012 and wrapped by February 2013. The film is scripted by Shankar Ramakrishnan. The film released on 8 February 2013.The film is loosely based on director's Freaky Chakra. Plot Preman is the caretaker of a flat at Cochin, in Alwaye. Everyone in the flat calls him 'Natholi'. He faces some unfortunate events in the flat and begins to write a story with the same characters in his real life and plays with their lives in his story. The film revolves around the story of the conflict between Preman and the character he creates. He gradually loses control over the character he creates and it begins to act on its own. The rest of the movie is a display of Preman trying to wrest back control of his character and the ensuing plot tw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |