K. V. Shanthi
K. V. Shanthi (June 25, 1937 – September 21, 2020) known by her stage name Shanthi was an Indian actress acted in Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil movies. She was a prominent lead actress and dancer in Indian Cinema during the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She appeared in famous Hindi films like '' Chori Chori'' of 1956. Background She was born at Samkranthi, Kottayam, Kerala, and later moved to Chennai. She was married to Sasikumar and they had one son named Shyam Kumar. She was one of the permanent actresses of Merryland Studio's movies. She has acted in more than 50 Malayalam movies and a few movies in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi. Filmography Malayalam # Kaamam Krodham Moham (1975) # Akkaldaama (1975) # Devi Kanyaakumaari (1974) # Youvanam (1974) as Lakshmi # Chanchala (1974) # Nellu (1974) # Kaadu (1973) as Ganga # Professor (1972) as Vasumathi # Prathikaram (1972) as Vimala # C.I.D. In Jungle (1971) # Aana Valarthiya Vaanampaadiyude Makan (1971) # Kocha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-west Kerala. Kottayam is located in the basin of the Meenachil River at an average elevation of above sea level, and has a moderate climate. It is located approximately north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Kottayam is also referred to as "The City of Letters" as many of the first Malayalam daily newspapers, like ''Deepika,'' '' Malayala Manorama,'' and '' Mangalam,'' were started and are headquartered in Kottayam, as are a number of publishing houses. Etymology The royal palace of the Thekkumkur ruler was protected by a fort called ''Thaliyilkotta''. It is believed that the name ''Kottayam'' is derived from a combination of the Malayalam words ''kotta'' which means fort (''Thaliyilkotta'') and ''akam'' which means inside. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kaadu (1973 Malayalam Film)
''Kaadu'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Madhu, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Shanthi and C. L. Anandan. The film had musical score by Vedpal Verma. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Malai Naattu Mangai'', with Gemini Ganesan, in the lead role along with Sasikumar and C. L. Anandan in prominent roles. The film was remade in Hindi as ''Hum Junglee Hain''. Cast *Madhu as Rajendran *Vijayasree as Maala *Vincent as Veeran *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Kaattumooppan * K. V. Shanthi as Ganga * C. L. Anandan as Vikraman/Swami *Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Menon *Bahadoor as Sekhar *S. P. Pillai S. P. Pillai (28 November 1913 – 12 June 1985) was an Indian film and stage actor, best known for his comic roles in Malayalam films. Biography S. Pankajakshan Pillai alias S. P. Pillai was born in 1913 in the temple town of Ettumanoor i ... as Sankar * P. R. Varalakshmi as Menon's daughter Soundtrack Ref ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aalmaram
''Aalmaram'' is a 1969 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by A. Vincent and produced by T. K. Pareekutty. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sheela and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. The film had musical score by A. T. Ummer. Cast *Prem Nazir as Soman *Madhu as Gopi *Sheela as Kusumam *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Ammini Amma *Adoor Bhasi * P. J. Antony as Govinda Kurup * Sankaradi *Paul Vengola *Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Kesava Pillai *Kuthiravattam Pappu *Kuttyedathi Vilasini *Paravoor Bharathan * K. V. Shanthi Soundtrack The music was composed by A. T. Ummer Anjukandy Thalakkal Ummer ( ml, അഞ്ചുകണ്ടി തളയ്ക്കൽ ഉമ്മർ) (10 March 1933 – 18 October 2001) was a Malayalam music composer from Kerala, India. He is known for composing many soft melodies for 174 M ... and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran. References External links * 1969 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films directed by A. Vincent {{1960s-Malayala ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Urangatha Sundary
''Urangatha Sundary'' () is a 1969 Indian Malayalam-language romantic psychological thriller film directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. It is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's film ''Rebecca'' (1940). The film stars Sathyan, Rajasree, K. V. Shanthi and Jayabharathi in the lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. Plot Prabhavathi meets rich Vikraman Karthavu and they both fall in love and get married. Vikraman brings Prabhavathi to his home - A huge imposing mansion in the middle of Moors. Prabhavathi learns from servants about Vikraman's first wife Vilasini who died in mysterious circumstances about a year ago. The housekeeper who was also the nanny of Vilasini is visibly disturbed by this and is cold towards Prabhavathi. Vikraman leaves on a business trip for a few weeks and Prabavathi is left to herself. This is when she encounters supernatural phenomena in the mansion and is haunted by the memories and spirit of Vilasini. Recovering from shock, Prabavathi decide ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nurse (film)
''Nurse'' is a 1969 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Jayabharathi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai and Bahadoor. The film had musical score by M. B. Sreenivasan. Cast *Jayabharathi *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai *Bahadoor *Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair *Pankajavalli *Pushpalatha *Ramakrishna * S. P. Pillai * K. V. Shanthi Soundtrack The music was composed by MB Sreenivasan with lyrics by Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he was awarded the J. C. Danie .... References External links * 1969 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films scored by M. B. Sreenivasan {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vila Kuranja Manushyan
''Vilakuranja Manushyan'' is a 1969 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. A. Rajendran and produced by P. Ramaswami. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sharada and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in the lead roles. The film had musical score by Pukazhenthi. Cast *Prem Nazir *Madhu * Sharada *Kaviyoor Ponnamma *Adoor Bhasi *Manavalan Joseph *Pappukutty Bhagavathar *K. P. Ummer *Khadeeja *Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair *Lakshmi *Paravoor Bharathan *K. V. Shanthi *Vijayakala Soundtrack The music was composed by Pukazhenthi and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was a Malayalam poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed 44 Malayalam fea .... References External links * 1969 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Pukazhenthi {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chattambikkavala
''Chattambikkavala'' is a 1969 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film, directed by N. Sankaran Nair and written by Muttathu Varkey. The film stars Sathyan, Srividya, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It is based on Muttathu Varkey's novel of the same name. Plot Cast *Sathyan as John Joseph *Srividya as Suzy *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Mathachan *Jose Prakash as Man at beach *K. V. Shanthi as Thresya *Bahadoor as Pannan *K. P. Ummer as Cheriyan *Meena as Rosamma *S. P. Pillai as Ponnan Soundtrack The music was composed by B. A. Chidambaranath and the lyrics were written by O. N. V. Kurup Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He receive .... References External links * {{IMDb title, 0256683 1960s crime thriller films 1960s Malayalam-language ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aa Chithrashalabham Parannotte
''Aa Chithrashalabham Parannotte'' is a 1970 Indian Malayalam-language film directed and produced by P. Balthasar. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast *Prem Nazir as Chandran *Sheela as Indira *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Lakshmi *Adoor Bhasi as Sankarankutty *Kottayam Santha as Ponnamma *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai as Ramani * Prema as Narayani * Sankaradi as Keshava Kurup *Sreelatha Namboothiri as Mrs Moncy Digola *T. R. Omana as Gowriyamma *Alummoodan as Lukka *Bahadoor as Krishna Pillai *Nellikode Bhaskaran as Gangadharan *Radhamani as Asha *Khadeeja as Kuttyamma *Ushanandini as Usha Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Swapnangal
''Swapnangal'' is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Geethanjali, Madhu, K. V. Shanthi and S. P. Pillai in the lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast * Geethanjali as Rajamma *Madhu as Dr. Balakrishnan *K. V. Shanthi as Rajamma's mother *S. P. Pillai as Chellappan *Kanakasree as Kamalamma *DK Chellappan as Gopala Pilla *Sridevi as young Rajamma *Srividya as Radha *Vincent as Chandran *Philip as Soman Nair *Ramachandran *Mani *Radhakrishnan Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ''Mulankaadu'', ''Padamudrakal'', ''Aayisha'' .... References External links * 1970 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by P. Subramaniam { ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Madhuvidhu
''Madhuvidhu'' is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed by N. Sankaran Nair and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Jayabharathi, Jose Prakash, Maya and Prameela in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. B. Sreenivasan. Cast *Vincent * Geethanjali *K. V. Shanthi *Jayabharathi *S. P. Pillai *Nellikode Bhaskaran *Jose Prakash *Aranmula Ponnamma *Alummoodan *Pankajavalli *Maya *Prameela *Annamma *KPAC Sunny *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 He was born in Vadavucode, Ernakulam ... *Philip *Sarasamma Soundtrack References External links * 1970 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by N. Sankaran Nair {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aval Alpam Vaikippoyi
''Avalalpam Vaikippoyi'' is a 1971 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by John Sankaramangalam and produced by United Producers. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Jayabharathi and Adoor Bhasi. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast *Prem Nazir *Sheela *Jayabharathi *Adoor Bhasi *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair *Jose Prakash * Prema *Shobha *Joy *Alummoodan *Amrith Vasudev *Bahadoor *Meena *S. P. Pillai *K. V. Shanthi * Sujatha Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ''Mulankaadu'', ''Padamudrakal'', ''Aayisha'' .... References External links * 1971 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by John Sankaramangalam Films based on Malayalam novels {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kochaniyathi
''Kochaniyathi'' is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Madhu, Jayabharathi, Vincent and Ramachandran in the lead roles. The film had musical score by Pukazhenthi. Cast *Madhu as Raju *Jayabharathi as Indu *Vincent as Doctor Mohan * Ramachandran *T. R. Omana as Raju's Mother *Alummoodan as Cook *Annamma *Aranmula Ponnamma as Doctor's Mother *Baby Sumathi as Indu (childhood) *KPAC Sunny as Raghu *Master Prabhakar as Raju (childhood) *Pankajavalli as Kunchu Nair's Wife *Paravoor Bharathan as Rowdy Soman *S. P. Pillai as Kunchu Nair *K. V. Shanthi as Karthyayini *Sarasamma *Somasekharan Nair Soundtrack The music was composed by Pukazhenthi and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he was awarded the J. C. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |