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Maniyarayile Ashokan
''Maniyarayile Ashokan'' is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Shamzu Zayba. The film stars Jacob Gregory and Anupama Parameswaran. The cast also includes Krishna Sankar and Shine Tom Chacko. The film was produced by Gregory and Dulquer Salmaan, in his newly established production company Wayfarer Films, who made a cameo appearance along with Nazriya Nazim and Anu Sithara as other characters. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was directly released through Netflix on 31 August 2020. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Plot Set in a village, the film starts from the wedding night of Ashokan, when the newly-wed wife asks him whether this is his second marriage. Ashokan then recalls his earlier dreams of getting married. As Ashokan is a single man past "the marital age", he is always questioned by the villagers and his relatives, including his cousin Ajayan who never misses a chance to tease him. Apart from his loving parents, Ashok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulquer Salmaan
Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management from Purdue University and worked as a business manager in Dubai before pursuing a career in acting. Salmaan is a recipient of four Filmfare Awards South and one Kerala State Film Award. After a three-month acting course at the Barry John Acting Studio, Salmaan made his acting debut with ''Second Show'' (2012). He has since established himself as a leading actor in Indian cinema with several commercially and critically successful films including ''Ustad Hotel'' (2012), '' ABCD'' (2013), '' Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi'' (2013), '' Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' (2014), ''Bangalore Days'' (2014), '' Vikramadithyan'' (2014), ''O Kadhal Kanmani'' (2015), ''Charlie'' (2015), ''Kali'' (2016), '' Jomonte Suvisheshangal'' (2017), '' Mahanati' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhosh Keezhattoor
Santhosh Keezhattoor (a.k.a. Maranan, will die in 9/10 movies) is an Indian film & theatre actor. He had acted in many leading and supportive roles. He won acclaim though doing character roles. Before entering into the film industry, he was working as a theatre artist. and a programme producer. He started his career in Taliparmba a town in Kannur district Kerala Early life Santhosh was initiated to the world of drama at the age of five. He became part of Kannur's professional theatre group ''Sangha Chethana'' the age of sixteen. He had played major roles in dramas like Sakhavu, Pazhassi Raja, Soorya Pett, Swathanthryathinte Murivukal, Freedom Road, Samaya theeram, Marupuram and Che Guevera. He played the lead role for the first time in Beegum Mary Biswas, a drama promoted by Theatre Vision Kerala. He was actively involved in Kozhikode Chiranthana's Kodeeswaran and Padanilam, KPAC's Innalekalile Aakasam, Thiruvananthapuram Aksharakala's Kottayath Thampuran, Kollam Viswabhavan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onam
Onam ( ) is an annual Indian harvest festival celebrated predominantly by the Hindus of Kerala. A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state and includes a spectrum of cultural events. Onam commemorates Vamana and King Mahabali. According to Hindu legends, Onam is celebrated in Kerala in remembrance of the good governance under the rule of daitya king Mahabali, a mythical king who once ruled Kerala. The legend holds that jealous of Mahabali's popularity and his power, the devas and gods conspired to end his reign. They sent Vamana to earth in the form of a dwarf Brahmin who trampled Mahabali to patala (netherworld). Vamana asked Mahabali for three feet of land as his wish from the generous Mahabali. Since denying gifts to Brahmin is considered a sacrilege, Mahabali agreed to fulfill Vamana’s wish. In the first two feet Vamana measured the entirety of universe, leaving nowhere to place his third foot. Mahabali offered his own head to place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Sriram
Sidharth "Sid" Sriram (born 19 May 1990) is an Indian Carnatic musician, music producer, playback singer, and songwriter. He is an R&B songwriter and has been working in the Tamil ,Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi and English music industry. He regularly collaborates with his sister Pallavi Sriram, a Bharatanatyam dancer, and music directors. Early life Sid Sriram was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to a Tamil family. He moved with his parents to California at the age of one, growing up in Fremont. His musical skills were nurtured by his mother, Latha Sriram, a Carnatic music teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. He started learning Carnatic music since he was 3 years old. He simultaneously started picking up R&B. After graduating from Mission San Jose High School in 2008, he joined the Berklee College of Music and graduated in music production and engineering. Since his graduation, he has been regularly visiting India and performing Carnatic concerts, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suchith Suresan
Suchith Suresan (born 24 August 1987) is an Indian playback singer in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries. Personal life Suchith Suresan was born to C. Suresan, a retired government servant and a reputed painter who focuses in oil-on-canvas; and K.P. Sucheeta, a retired banker, on 25 August 1987 at Trivandrum. He joined Madras Christian College Chennai for a degree in visual communications. He is married to Nimi Chandrika who is working in a Research firm at Bangalore. He has an elder brother, Dr. Surej, who plays drums for an alternate-rock band based in Trivandrum called SPASM and is also an assistant surgeon in the health service department of the Govt. of Kerala. Career Suresan made his debut with the song "Pulayodu" from ''Saadhu Mirandaal'', and reached fame with the song "Karigalan" from '' Vettaikaaran'', composed by Vijay Antony. Since then, he has lent his voice to many films, including ''Chikku Bukku'' and ''Nanban''. His contributions to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feature Film Soundtrack
A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronised recorded sound. In movie industry terminology usage, a sound track is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. Initially, the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track (''dialogue track'', ''sound effects track'', and '' music track''), and these are mixed together to make what is called the ''composite track,'' which is heard in the film. A '' dubbing track'' is often later created when films are dubbed into another language. This is also known as an M&E (music and effects) track. M&E tracks contain all sound elements minus dialogue, which is then supplied by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soundtrack
A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronised recorded sound. In movie industry terminology usage, a sound track is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. Initially, the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track (''dialogue track'', ''sound effects track'', and '' music track''), and these are mixed together to make what is called the ''composite track,'' which is heard in the film. A '' dubbing track'' is often later created when films are dubbed into another language. This is also known as an M&E (music and effects) track. M&E tracks contain all sound elements minus dialogue, which is then supplied by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varane Avashyamund
''Varane Avashyamund'' () is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Anoop Sathyan (in his directorial debut) and produced by Dulquer Salmaan. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Dulquer Salmaan, Shobana and Kalyani Priyadarshan. It has music by Alphons Joseph. It marked the comeback of Suresh Gopi after a five-year hiatus from acting. Principal photography began on 1 October 2019 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The film was released on 7 February 2020. Plot Neena is a divorced woman in Chennai trying to get hired as a French tutor and teaching classical dance, and she has a daughter Nikhitha aka Nikki. Her brother Manuel also resides in a flat in Chennai. Their next-door neighbors are Major Unnikrishnan, a retired Indian Army officer who has a pet dog, Jimmy (a brown doberman), and Bibeesh who lives with a serial-actress aunt and his young school-going brother, Kartik. Nikki is looking for a groom through a matrimonial portal and she is very picky. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramesh Pisharody
T. V. Ramesh (born 1 October 1983), professionally credited as Ramesh Pisharody, is an Indian stand-up comedian, impressionist, television presenter, actor and film director. He works in Malayalam television shows, stage, and cinema. Early life Pisharody was born as the youngest son in the family and has four siblings. He studied his first and second grades at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Velloor. It was an English-medium school, where he made his mimicry debut by imitating a dog's barking for a musical drama. After putting pressure on his family he was moved to a Malayalam-medium school from his third grade onward so that he can enjoy holidays on Saturdays and there was no school uniform. Since then he has been participating in mimicry competitions. After winning second prize at a youth festival at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, he started getting stage programmes. In 2000, he joined Cochin Stallions, the mimicry troupe formed by actor Salim Kumar, where he worked for four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premam
''Premam'' (transl. Love) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romance film written and directed by Alphonse Puthren. Produced by Anwar Rasheed, it features Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi in the prominent roles. The plot follows George (Nivin) and his friends from their teens to adulthood. While George's first love turns out to be a disappointment, Malar (Pallavi), a college lecturer, rekindles his love interest. His romantic journey takes him through several stages, helping him find his purpose. The film also features an ensemble supporting cast including Madonna Sebastian, Anupama Parameswaran, Shabareesh Varma, Krishna Sankar, Siju Wilson, Ananth Nag, Vinay Forrt, and Soubin Shahir. Produced on a budget of ₹4 crore, the film was a commercial success grossing ₹60 crore. The film was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam movies of the decade and eventually attained a cult status. The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shritha Sivadas
Shritha Sivadas is an Indian actress and television presenter who works in Malayalam and Tamil-language films. She made her debut in Sugeeth's ''Ordinary'' (2012). After long time she made a comeback through '' Dhilluku Dhuddu 2'' in 2019. Personal life Shritha was born as Parvathy to Shivadas and Uma. She hails from Uliyannoor in Aluva, Kerala, and graduated in Microbiology from the Sree Sankara College, Career Shritha started her career as an anchor for the programme named ''Dew Drops'' in Kairali, and went on to anchor Kairali TV's ''Tharolsavam''. Sugeeth's ''Ordinary'' (2012) marked her acting debut, after which she was referred to as the "Gavi Girl" by the audience and in the media. She was then seen in a guest role in a song sequence with Asif Ali in ''Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu''. In the suspense thriller '' 10:30 am Local Call'' she played a girl called Nimmi. Her next release was ''Money Back Policy'', directed by Jayaraj Vijay. March 2013, Shritha stated that s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny Wayne
Sujith Unnikrishnan (born 19 August 1983), known by his stage name Sunny Wayne is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He made his acting debut in ''Second Show'' (2012). Personal life Wayne was born to Unnikrishnan and Soumini in Wayanad, on 19 August 1983. His original name is Sujith. He is an alumnus of Calicut University Institute of Engineering and Technology at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district, Kerala. He married his longtime girlfriend Renjini at Guruvayoor Temple on 10 April 2019. Career Sunny Wayne's first work was ''Second Show'' which was released in 2012. Indiaglitz.com praised Wayne's portrayal of Kurudi. After that he did a cameo appearance in Vineeth Sreenivasan's musical-romance film ''Thattathin Marayathu''. In 2013, Wayne played a supporting character in Rajeev Ravi's ''Annayum Rasoolum''. He portrayed Rasool's friend Ashley and story unveils through his narration. The Sify.com reviewer stated "Sunny Wayne underlines why he is re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
