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Kalaikkal Kumaran
Kalaikkal Kumaran (1919 - 8 August 1998) was a noted Malayalam film and very popular drama actor. He was well known for his comedy roles in dramas by Kalidasa Kalakendram. He acted in 65 films and more than 150 dramas. He appeared more than 15000 stages. His first drama was ''Kathirukanakili'' by Kerala theatre of Ponkunnam Varkey. Other famous dramas are ''Doctor, Kathirukanakili, Althara, Muthuchippi, Kadalpalam, Swantham Lekhakan, Yudhabhoomi'' and ''Samgamam'', more than 150 dramas. He received many Kerala state awards, including Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship for acting in 1989. Kumaran was a member of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi. Kalaikkal Kumaran was supposed to create a record for appearing on more than 20,000 stages, but he lost his vision due to cataracts and left the field. Kalaikkal Kumaran was a staunch atheist throughout his life, and was a supporter of Communist Party of India File:Vai1.jpg Personal life With his wife, he had six children, one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaikom
Vaikom, , is a municipal town and a capital town of Vaikom Taluk, situated in the northwest of Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. The town is also noted for its role in the Indian independence movement for being the venue of Vaikom Satyagraham, a civil rights movement aimed at securing freedom of movement for all sections of society through the public roads leading to the Vaikom Temple, Vaikom Shiva Temple. Location Vaikom town is situated at the northwestern end of Kottayam district, close to Ernakulam district border. Vaikom is a lakeside town situated in the banks of the Vembanad, Vembanad lake similar to other lakeside towns like Kottayam and Changanassery. Its western borders are bound by the Vembanad lake. The Muvattupuzha, Muvattupuzha river has its River mouth, mouth near Vaikom where it empties into the Vembanad lake, many Distributary, distributaries of the Muvattupuzha river pass through Vaikom. It is also close to the tourism destination Kumarakom and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy Fellowship
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Canara, and Thiruvithamkoor. Spread over , Kerala is the 21st largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33 million inhabitants as per the 2011 census, Kerala is the 13th-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state. The Chera dynasty was the first prominent kingdom based in Kerala. The Ay kingdom in the deep south and the Ezhimala kingdom in the north formed the other kingdoms in the early years of the Common Era (CE). The region had been a prominent spice exporter s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postmane Kanmanilla
''Postmane Kananilla'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, K. P. Ummer, Vijayasree and KPAC Lalitha. The film's score was composed by G. Devarajan. Cast *Prem Nazir *K. P. Ummer *Vijayasree *KPAC Lalitha *Adoor Bhasi *Manavalan Joseph *Adoor Pankajam *Alummoodan *Aryad Gopalakrishnan *Baby Indira *Kaduvakulam Antony *Kavitha *N. Govindankutty *Paravoor Bharathan *Philomina *S. P. Pillai *Vijayakala *Vijayanirmala *Jayan Uncredited role * D Philip Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan with lyrics 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'' a .... References External links * 1972 films 1970s Malayalam-language films {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chattambi Kavala
''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] |
Kodungallooramma
''Kodungallooramma'' is a 1968 Indian Malayalam 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 wa ...-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It was based on the Tamil poem ''Silappatikaram, Chilappathikaram'' by Ilango Adigal and also tells the story of Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, where the leading deity is also considered as Kannaki, the heroine of Chilappathikaram. The film had musical score by K. Raghavan. Plot Kovalan and Kannaki are a happily married couple living in the magnificent Chola kingdom. Their lives take a turn when Madhavi, a court dancer bewitches Kovalan with her mesmerising looks and beauty. Kovalan therefore leaves Kannaki for Madhavi and marries her. Despite everyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punnapra Vayalar
''Punnapra Vayalar'' is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and P. J. Antony in the lead roles. The film had musical score by K. Raghavan. Cast *Prem Nazir as Prabhakaran *Sheela as Chelamma *Adoor Bhasi K. Bhaskaran Nair (1 March 1929 – 29 March 1990), known by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian actor and film director from Kerala. Adoor Bhasi was almost always cast as the man who stands next to the hero. His hilarious actions and ro ... as Gopalji *P. J. Antony as Kochu Naanu *Thikkurussi Sukumaran Nair as Maariyaveedan *N. Govindankutty as Achuthan *Sharada (actress), Sharada as Malathi *Bahadoor as Paappi Mooppan *Kalaikkal Kumaran as Basheer *Khadeeja (actress), Khadeeja as Mariya *Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Neelakandan *S. P. Pillai as Ouseph *Ushakumari as Chinnamma *Vanakkutty as Vaasu *Kaduvakulam Antony as Velayudhan *Adoor Pankajam as PK Vilasiniyamma *Manavala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakunthala
''Shakuntala'' is a 1965 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Prema. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan and K. Raghavan. The film is adapted from the 1961 Bollywood film ''Stree''. The film had its opening sequence in Eastmancolor. Cast *Prem Nazir *Kalaikkal Kumaran * Sathyan *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair * Prema *Aranmula Ponnamma *KS Gopinath *Rajasree *Jolly *K. R. Vijaya Deivanayaki better known by her stage name K. R. Vijaya is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in 1963 and has been acting for more than five decades in South Indian cinema. ... *MS Namboothiri *Rani Soundtrack References External links * 1965 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films based on works by Kalidasa Works based on Shakuntala (play) Films scored by G. Devarajan Films scored by K. Raghavan { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaattu Pookkal
''Kaattu'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language period film directed and produced by Arun Kumar Aravind. It was written by Ananthapadmanabhan based on the short story by his father Padmarajan. The film is set in late 1970s, it stars Asif Ali, Murali Gopy, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Manasa Radhakrishnan. ''Kaattu'' was released in India on 19 October 2017 on the occasion of Diwali. Cast * Asif Ali as Nuhukannu * Murali Gopy as Chellappan * Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Muthulakshmi * Shebin Benson as Afsal * Manasa Radhakrishnan as Ummukkulsu * Unni P. Dev as Pauly * Pankan Thamarassery as Moopan * Saritha Kukku as Kochuparvathi * Shikha as Pauly's lover * N. Santhanam as Nunkalaisangamam Production The film scripted by Ananthapadmanabhan is based on his father Padmarajan's short story. The filming commenced in April 2017. The story happens in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border set in late 1970s. The film was shot in Palakkad, Kerala. According to Aravind, the film is "a mix of many ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odayil Ninnu (film)
''Odayil Ninnu'' () is a 1965 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by P. Kesavadev based on his novel of the same name. The film deals with the life and struggles of a proud and hardworking rickshaw puller, Pappu. It stars Sathyan, Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. Master Dasarath plays the young Pappu. Suresh Gopi made his acting debut with the film, who was then six years old. He appeared as the feudal lord's timid son, who also becomes the root cause for Pappu running away from home. The film was a commercial success and also received critical acclaim for its raw energy and Sathyan's performance in the lead role. It received a certificate of merit at the National Film Awards. It was remade in Tamil as '' Babu'' (1971), in Telugu as ''Marapurani Manishi'' (1973) and in Hindi as '' Babu'' (1985). Plot Pappu is a relentless fighter for justice and equality from early childhood. He organises protest against his te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
