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Kailas Nath
Kailas Nath (1957 or 1958 – 3 August 2023) was an Indian actor and director who primarily worked in Malayalam and Tamil films, and also appeared in television serials. He made his film debut with ''Sangamam'' (1977) and acted in over 160 films during a career spanning nearly 45 years. Early life Kailas was born in Mannar in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. He graduated from Devaswom Board Pampa College and later attended a film institute, where he studied alongside Nassar, Shankar, and Chiranjeevi. Career Before entering the film industry, Kailas was active in mimicry and stage performances. He began his film career with the 1977 Malayalam film ''Sangamam'' and made his Tamil debut in '' Oru Thalai Ragam'' (1980), eventually appearing in nearly 90 Tamil films''.'' His films include '' Vidarunna Mottukal'' (1977), ''Etho Oru Swapnam'' (1978), '' Swandam Enna Padam'' (1980), ''Irattimadhuram'' (1982), '' Saravarsham'' (1982), ''Valli'' (1993), ''Sethurama Iyer CBI' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannar, Alappuzha
Mannar is a census town in Chengannur Taluk in Alappuzha District of Kerala state, India, on State Highway 6. It is also known as the Bell Metal Town. Location Mannar is located on the banks of the Pamba River, Manimala River and Achankovil river. Mannar is 11 km from Chengannur, Thiruvalla, Haripad and 8 km from Mavelikara. It is connected by four railway stations (Chengannur, Thiruvalla, Harippad and Mavelikara) at a distance of 8 to 9 km each on four sides. Parumala Jn:, Kuttiyil Jn:, Muttel Jn:, Aalum moottil Jn:, Koyickal Jn: and Store Jn: are the main junctions in Mannar. Historical Importance of Mannar Mannar was the venue for the famous Treaty of Mannar (Mannar Harmony Deed) signed between Maharaja of Travancore Marthanda Varma and Kayamkulam King in 1742. After this deed Kayamkulam and a major portion of central travancore became the part of Travancore Kingdom. Demographics As of 2011 Census, Mannar had a population of 17,067 with 7,869 males and 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valli (film)
''Valli'' is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Natraj, written and produced by Rajinikanth, who also stars in extended guest role. It stars Priya Raman and Hariraj as the main leads and newcomer Sanjay as the main antagonist. The film's music was scored by Ilayaraja. Rajinikanth scripted the film, wrote the dialogues and appeared in an extended guest role. Plot Valli returns to her village after studying for 15 years in Madras. Her cousin Velu celebrates her arrival back to the village. He was in love with Valli since childhood days, but she changed after she went to study in the city. She is no more in love with him. She falls in love with a city man called Shekar, who comes to the village with his friends for hunting. Shekar has slept with Valli promising to marry her, but cheats her and he escapes to the city. It is then found out that he is the only son of the chief minister of the state. Later, after widespread protests, Shekar is brought back by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhwanam (TV Series)
''Santhwanam'' () is an Indian Malayalam-language soap opera. The first season directed by Adithyan aired from 21 September 2020 to 27 January 2024 on Asianet and airs on-demand through Disney+ Hotstar. It is an official remake of the Tamil soap opera '' Pandian Stores'' and the climax of the season is inspired from 1993 Malayalam film ''Vatsalyam''. It stars Rajeev Parameshwar, Chippy Renjith, Girish Nambiar, Raksha Raj, Sajin TP, Gopika Anil, Achu Sugandh. The second season of the show, ''Santhwanam 2'' directed by Anzar Khan which is a remake of '' Pandian Stores 2'' premiered on 17 June 2024. It is a standalone sequel of ''Santhwanam''. It stars Krishnakumar Menon, Lavanya Nair, Roslin (later replaced by Devi Menon) in lead roles. Series overview Plot Season 1 Krishnan's four sons (Balakrishnan, Harikrishnan, Shivaramakrishnan, and Muralikrishnan) run Krishna Stores, a famous grocery store in their hometown Ambalathara. Balakrishnan is married to Sreedevi, who leads t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asianet (TV Channel)
Asianet is an Indian Malayalam, Malayalam language Generalist channel, general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily telecasts programs such as serials, Reality television, reality shows and Malayalam films. Asianet HD is the first High Definition channel in Malayalam and was the Star network's first HD channel in a regional language other than Hindi or English. History Founding The channel was founded by Raji Menon in 1993. In late 2006, Menon partially pulled out of Asianet Communications, turning over control to Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Jupiter Entertainment Ventures). Disney Star, Star India bought a 51% stake in Asianet Communications and formed a joint venture with JEV in November 2008. In 2014, Star India took full ownership of Asianet Communications. Star India Acquisitions (2008–2014) Asianet was restructured into four companies in June 2008 (general entertainment, news, radio, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanambadi (TV Series)
''Vanambadi വാനമ്പാടി'' () is an Indian musical television series. The show premiered first on 30 January 2017 on Asianet channel and streaming on Disney+ Hotstar and last episode aired on 18 September 2020. The show features Sai Kiran, Chippy Renjith, Gouri P Krishnan and others. It marks the debut of Telugu actor Sai Kiran in the Malayalam industry. It is the official remake of the Bengali language series ''Potol Kumar Gaanwala''. It is one of the longest-ran soap opera in Malayalam. Synopsis Mohan Kumar, a budding singer falls in love with Nandini, a normal village girl. They get secretly married. However, Mohan is forced to choose between music and Nandini. He chooses the former and abandons Nandini. Mohan marries a wealthy woman named Padmini "Puppy" Menon, unaware that Nandini is pregnant. Padmini gives birth to Thampuru, and Nandini gives birth to Anugraha "Anu". Thampuru is a spoilt brat. While Anugraha, just like her father, loves music. Nandini liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pranayam (TV Series)
''Pranayam'' ( ''Love'') is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language television series that was broadcast on Asianet. Srinish Aravind and Varada play the lead roles. It is the remake of ''Yeh Hai Mohabbatein'', which aired on StarPlus. It shows the love of two different states and two different cultures. The pair was known as #SharMi on social networking sites. After Varada quit the show citing health issues, ratings tanked and the show was cancelled. Plot Following a divorce from his unfaithful wife Kavitha, after her affair with his boss Prakash, Sharan Menon is a bitter man, but he loves his daughter, Malavika "Malu" Sharan. Lekshmi Iyer, who lives next door, also loves Malu. Unable to have children of her own, she has been unable to find a partner willing to marry an infertile woman. Kavitha and Prakash win custody of Manu, Sharan's elder son and also try to take custody of Malu from Sharan. Lekshmi and Sharan put aside their dislike of each other to marry to protect the little gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ente Manasaputhri
''Ente Manasaputhri'' ( ''The Daughter of My Mind'') was a 2007 Malayalam television soap opera telecast on Asianet TV from Monday to Friday at 7:00PM IST. It was a sequel to ''Punarjanmam'', which aired on Surya TV and telecast 95 episodes. It is remarked as one of the top-rated TV series in Malayalam with a star cast. Plot The story revolves around two orphans, Sofia and Gloria, who are starkly different in nature and temperaments. Sofia (played by Sreekala) is calm and simple whereas Gloria (played by Archana) is ambitious and extrovert. The story is mainly about the life and rivalry of Sofia and Gloria and also on human relationships, misunderstandings, love, jealousy, greed, and sacrifice. Cast ;Lead Cast * Sreekala Sasidharan as Sofiya *Archana Suseelan as Gloriya *Namitha Pramod as Anjali *Sona Nair as Sandhya Menon *Beena Antony as Yamuna *Sreenath as Devan *Rajeev Parameshwar as Prakash ;Other Cast *Jayan Cherthala as Thobiyas *Fazal Razi as Adarsh Menon *Souparnika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnukettu
''Minnukettu'' is an Indian Malayalam television soap opera directed by Jnanasheelan and which aired on Surya TV from 16 August 2004 to 2 January 2009 This is the first TV series in Malayalam to cross 1000 episodes. It was an official remake of Tamil television series ''Metti Oli''. A spiritual reboot version of the show titled '' Kanyadanam'' began airing on Surya TV from 3 August 2021. Plot Cast Lead *Raghavan as Keshavan Nair *Meenakshi Sunil as Lakshmi *Gayathri Priya as Ganga * Dr. Shaju as Sudhi *Anand Thrissur as Viswam *Anu Joseph as Yamuna *Dhanya Menon as Jyothi *Dr.Neeraja / Souparnika Subhash as Meera *Shanthi Williams as Janaki Amma *Sudheer Sukumaran as Unni *Arun Ghosh Recurring *Sarath Das *Dimple Rose as Saritha *Krishna Prasad *Beena Antony *Aneesh Ravi as Vimal R Menon *Sruthi Nair as Archana *Harijith *Kottayam Pradeep *Rani *Kripa *Kalabhavan Haneef *Sreedevi *Ramesh Kurumassherry *Shobha *Kalabhavan Rahman *Meena Ganesh *T.S.Raju *Kannur Sreelatha *S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras Christian College
Madras Christian College (MCC) is a liberal arts and sciences college in Chennai, India. Founded in 1837, MCC is one of Asia's oldest extant colleges. The college is affiliated to the University of Madras but functions as an autonomous institution from its main campus in Tambaram, Chennai. It was established originally as a school for boys in the place where Anderson Church, Chennai, Anderson Church is located. From its origins as a missionary endeavor of the Church of Scotland, MCC's alumni and professors include several civil servants, administrators, educators, business people and political leaders. It was ranked 14th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. History Beginnings MCC has its roots in a small school for boys established in 1835 when two chaplains of the Church of Scotland in Madras, Rev. George James Laurie and Rev. Matthew Bowie founded the St. Andrew's School on Randalls Road in Egmore, Madras. At their request, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ithu Nalla Thamasha
''Ithu Nalla Thamasa'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Kailasnath and produced by Sreekumaran Thampi. The film stars Sukumari, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kalpana and Santhosh in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. P. Udayabhanu. Cast *Sukumari as Kalyaniyamma *Jagathy Sreekumar as Basheer Pilla * Kalpana as Sundari/Gracy * Santhosh as Vijayakrishnan/Kuttapppan * Anuradha as SI Prasanna * K. P. A. C. Azeez as SP J. Ashok *K. P. Ummer as Meesa Vasupilla *Nylex Nalini as Lalnamani * Poojappura Ravi as Kumaran Vaidyar * T. G. Ravi as Ouseph Muthalali *Kailasanath as Savala Soundtrack The music was composed by K. P. Udayabhanu and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, film director, director, film producer, producer and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he w .... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreekumaran Thampi
Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, film director, director, film producer, 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. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema. Film career Thampi was introduced to the Malayalam film industry in 1966 by P. Subramaniam as a lyricist in the film ''Kaattumallika''. He has produced 25 films, directed 29, and written scripts for 85 films in Malayalam besides writing thousands of songs. He is also the author of the well-known literary work ''Prem Nazir Enna Prema Gaanam''. He won the National Award for Best Book on Cinema film (Kanakkum Kavitayum) whilst his films ''Gaanam'' and ''Mohiniyaattam (1976 film), Mohiniyattam'' won Kerala State Awards. He is a songwriter, screenplay writer, film producer, director and musician, but says he is more of a lyricist than a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugapurushan
''Yugapurushan'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language film about the life and times of Sree Narayana Guru. The movie is directed by R. Sukumaran. It has an ensemble cast led by Thalaivasal Vijay, Mammootty and Siddique. Plot The story revolves around the life and teachings of Sree Narayana Guru. Various events in his life like the Aruvippuram movement, Vaikom Satyagraha are detailed. The movie involves two major sub plots which highlights the relevance of the guru and his teachings as well as his love to his fellow beings one where an intercaste couple portrayed by Navya Nair and Kalabhavan Mani fights the caste establishment with the blessings of Gurudevan. Another sub plot involves a family where Jagathy Sreekumar plays a drunken abusive husband and his wife (Kalpana) who is at the receiving end seeks the Guru's help and finally with the Guru's blessing Jagathy Sreekumar returns to the path of righteousness. The movie consists of four songs penned by Kaithapram Damodaran Namb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
