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Kadamba (1983 Film)
''Kadamba'' is a 1983 film, directed by P. N. Menon and produced by P. V. George. The film stars Prakash, Jayanthi, Sathaar and Achankunju in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. Raghavan. Plot Janu is brought up by her father after the sudden death of her mother. Problems start brewing in her life when her father searches for a perfect groom, unaware that she is in love with someone else. Cast * Jayanthi as Janu * Prakash * Achankunju as Velu, janu's father * Balan K. Nair as Keshavan * Sathaar as Kunjiraman * Bhaskara Kuruppu Soundtrack The music was composed by K. Raghavan and the lyrics were written by 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 cinem ... and Thikkodiyan. References External links * 1983 films 1980s Malayalam-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal (director)
Kamaluddin Mohammed Majeed, mononymously known as Kamal, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He was the former chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Kamal made his directorial debut with the 1986 film '' Mizhineerppovukal''. In a career spanning over three decades, Kamal has directed over forty films. His films have won various National Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards, including for films such as '' Kakkothi Kaavile Appoppan Thaadikal'' (1988), '' Ulladakkam'' (1991), (1995), '' Niram'' (1999), '' Madhuranombarakkattu'' (2000), '' Meghamalhar'' (2001), '' Nammal'' (2002), '' Perumazhakkalam'' (2004), '' Karutha Pakshikal'' (2006), and '' Celluloid'' (2013). Early life Kamal was born as Kamaluddin Mohammed Majeed. Career He started his career by writing the film '' Thrasam'', directed by Padiyan in 1981. He also worked as an associate director in the film. His first film was ''Mizhineer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathaar
Sathaar (25 May 1952 – 17 September 2019) was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut with M. Krishnan Nair's ''Bharyaye Avashyamundu'' (1975). He became a hero in 1976, with '' Anaavaranam'', directed by A. Vincent. Even though he started as a leading man, later he became a successful villain as well as a character actor. He also had important roles in the early 80's Tamil films ''Mayil'' and ''Soundaryame Varuga Varuga''. He acted in almost 300 movies including Tamil and Telugu. He was in the industry for more than 45 years and made a comeback after a brief hiatus with '' 22 Female Kottayam''. He died on 17 September 2019 at Aluva. Family He was the ninth child among ten children born to Khadar Pillai and Fathima at Kadungalloor, Aluva. His father was a Muslim landlord and his mother was a housewife. He had seven brothers, Abdu Kunjhu, Abdhulla, Kunju Mohammad, Kochumakkar, Veeravunny, V. K. Karim, Abdul Jaleel and two sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achankunju
Achankunju (1930 – 16 January 1987) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He started his career in the 1980s, mainly portraying villainous roles. He acted in more than 50 films in Malayalam. Early life Achankunju hails from the Nellissery family, Kacherikkadavu, Kottayam in Kerala. He is a Kerala State Film Award-winning actor in 1981 for the movie ''Lorry''. Death He died on 16 January 1987 at the age of 56 at Kottayam. He was survived by his wife Achamma, a son, Shajan and a daughter, Esamma. Awards * 1980 Kerala State Film Awards: Best Actor for ''Lorry'' * 1980 Kerala State Film Critics Award for ''Lorry A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport freight, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame constructio ...'' Filmography References External linksAchankunju at MSI* Indian male film actors Keral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayamala
Jayamala (born 28 February 1959) is an Indian actress and politician. She served as the Minister for Women and Child Development and Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens in the Government of Karnataka, by virtue of being a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council. She served as the female president of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce between 2008 and 2010. Her popular Kannada films include '' Premada Kanike , Shankar Guru, Antha and Chandi Chamundi'' among several others. She has produced and acted in the award-winning '' Thaayi Saheba''. Personal life Jayamala was born to a Tulu speaking Billava family in Mangalore. Her father G. Omaiah was an agriculturist and mother Kamalamma, a homemaker. She has six sisters and a brother. They moved to Chikmagalur in 1963 after being displaced due to the harbour work in Panambur. She was first married to Kannada film actor Tiger Prabhakar and the couple had a daughter Soundarya, a popular actress in her own ri ... [...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] |
Balan K
Balan may refer to: Places * Bălan, a town in Harghita County, Romania * Bălan, Sălaj, a commune in Sălaj County, Romania * Bălan (river), a tributary of the Râmnicul Sărat in Vrancea County, Romania * Balan, Ain, a French commune * Balan, Ardennes, a French commune * Balan, Iran (other), places in Iran People * Balan (surname) * Balan K. Nair (1933–2000), Indian actor * Sir Balan, the brother of Sir Balin in Arthurian legend * King Balan of al-Andalus (Moorish Spain), father of Fierabras in the * Dan Balan, singer and songwriter Other uses * Balam (demon), sometimes spelled "Balan" * '' Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5'', a 2006 album by the Cracow Klezmer Band composed by John Zorn * ''Balan'' (film), the first Indian talkie film in Malayalam cinema * '' Balan Wonderworld'', a 2021 video game See also * Bala (other) * Bal (other) {{disambiguation, geo, given name ... [...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] |
Thikkodiyan
P. Kunjanandan Nair (15 February 1916 – 28 January 2001), better known by his pseudonym, Thikkodiyan, was an Indian playwright, novelist, lyricist and screenwriter of Malayalam. He was known for his contributions to the genre of radio plays and his autobiography, ''Arangu Kaanatha Nadan'' (''The actor who had never been on stage''), which detailed the socio-cultural development of Malabar in the post-independent period, fetched him a number of awards including the Kendra Sahithya Academy Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography, Vayalar Award and the Odakkuzhal Award. Biography Thikkodiyan was born P. Kunjanandan Nair, on 15 February 1916, at Thikkodi, a small hamlet in Kozhikode district, of the south Indian state of Kerala, to Puthiyedath Kunjappa Nair and P. Narayani Amma. He lost his parents while he was boy and was brought up by his grandfather, who was a theatre enthusiast. After schooling at Basel Mission Middle School, Koyilandy, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1983 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film '' Let's Spend the Night Together'' opens in New York City. *May 25 - '' Return of the Jedi'', the final installment in the original '' Star Wars'' trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year. * Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman makes her film debut in the Australian movie '' Bush Christmas''. *'' Brainstorm'', the final film of screen star Natalie Wood, is released, 2 years after her death. *October - Frank Price resigns as president of Columbia Pictures and is replaced by Guy McElwaine. *November 18 - '' A Christmas Story'' released to theaters to moderate success, earning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s Malayalam-language Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
