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Munnariyippu
''Munnariyippu'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language psychological experimental thriller film directed by Venu and produced by Ranjith, screenplay by Unni R. The film stars Mammootty and Aparna Gopinath, with Nedumudi Venu, Joy Mathew, Prathap Pothan, Sreeraman, Renji Panicker, Saiju Kurup, Joshy Mathew, and Sudheesh in supporting roles. Prithviraj Sukumaran appears in a cameo role. The film follows Anjali Arakkal (Aparna Gopinath), a junior journalist, who has set out to write an autobiography on convict C. K. Raghavan (Mammootty), who professes that he never committed the crimes he is in prison for. It released on 22 August 2014 to critical and commercial acclaim. Aparna and Mammootty's performance in the film were critically acclaimed. However the latter performance in the film was ranked by ''Film Companion'' amongst 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade. Plot Anjali Arakkal, a freelance journalist, while interacting with a retiring jail superintendent named Rama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aparna Gopinath
Aparna Gopinath is an Indian film actress and theatre artist. She debuted in 2013, with the Malayalam film '' ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi'' opposite Dulquer Salmaan. Early life Aparna was born into a Malayali family in Chennai. She was a theatre artist and contemporary dancer before her acting debut. She has associated herself with Koothu-P-Pattarai, an avant-garde theatre movement of Chennai, and had also acted in renowned plays like ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'', ''Woyzeck'', ''Moonshine'', ''Sky Toffee'', ''Sangadi Arinjo'' based on seven short stories of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer and several Shakespearean plays. Career Movie career She debuted in movies with Martin Prakkat's '' ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi'' which became a super hit. She played the role of Madhumitha, a college student and the love interest of Dulquer Salmaan in the movie. Her second movie as heroine was Asif Ali starrer ''Bicycle Thieves''. She played the female lead in Mamas' ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venu (cinematographer)
Venugopal Pillai (born 26 January 1957), popularly known as Venu, is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and CMS College Kottayam, CMS college Kottayam. He has been the recipient of four National Film Awards, including three for National Film Award for Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography and one Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director, and four Kerala State Film Awards. He is a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC). Personal life Venu is the grandson of Malayalam author, Karur Neelakanta Pillai. Venu is married to Indian film editor, Beena Paul, since 26 August 1983. The couple have a daughter, Malavika, who is married and is the manager of the Great North Museum: Hancock. Career Venu graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, with a diploma in motion picture photography in 1982. He has worked as cinemat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammootty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English-language productions. In a prolific career spanning five decades, he has appeared in more than 400 films, predominantly in lead roles. He is the recipient of several accolades, including three National Film Awards, eleven Kerala State Film Awards, eleven Kerala Film Critics Awards and fifteen Filmfare Awards South. He was honored with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India in 1998, for his contributions to cinema. He was also honored with the Kerala Prabha Award by the Government of Kerala in 2022. Mammootty was named as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema" by CNN. Mammootty made his debut in acting through Malayalam film '' Anubhavangal Paalicha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjith (director)
Ranjith Balakrishnan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor who works in Malayalam cinema. Ranjith made his directorial debut in 2001 with ''Ravanaprabhu'', the sequel to ''Devasuram, Devaasuram''. He has won three National Film Awards, including one for his film Spirit (2012 film), Spirit, which received the National Award for Best Film on Social Issues. His films ''Thirakkatha'' and ''Indian Rupee (film), Indian Rupee'' won the National Film Awards, National Film Award for National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam, Best Feature Film in Malayalam in 2008 and 2011, respectively. He has also received six Kerala State Film Awards. Early life Ranjith was born on 5 September 1964 in Balussery, Kozhikode district, Kozhikode, Kerala. Career 1987 to 1992: Early career Ranjith's entry into Mollywood was accidental, he was inspired by his friend, the late film producer and director Alex I. Kadavil, in whose residence he had stayed for his debut i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijibal
Bijibal Maniyil is an Indian music composer and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. In a career spanning more than twenty years, he has composed for more than 150 feature films, several television commercials and a few documentaries.His work on the movie ''Kaliyachan'' earned him the National film award in 2012. Career Bijibal entered the film industry as a composer in 2007, with the satirical drama film '' Arabikatha'' directed by Lal Jose. In 2013, he won the National Film Award for Best Background Score and Kerala State Film Award for the film '' Kaliyachan''. He has also composed for several non-film Malayalam albums including ''Vasco Da Gama''. He has also often composed for short films besides directing the short titled ''Sundari'' and also composing its score. He also composed the music for the door-opening and door-closing notification system in Kochi Metro trains which continues to be in use to this date. The notable feature films for whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unni R
P. Jayachandran (born 12 April 1971), better known by his pen name Unni R., is an Indian short-story writer and screenwriter, who is known for his work in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. Born in Kudamaloor in Kottayam district, he is currently based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He studied in Kudamaloor LP school, CMS college High school, CMS College Kottayam and Baselius College, Kottayam. Unni R. won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay for the film ''Charlie'' (2015). Career For the story of same name, he has received the Kerala Sahithya Academy Geetha Hiranyan Endowment, Anganam-E.P. Sushama Endowment and Thomas Mundasseri Award. Ozhivudivasathe Kali has been later made into the film of the same name by Director Sanal Shashidaran. It won the 46th Kerala State Award for Best Film in 2015. He was a recipient of several awards including K.A. Kodunalloor Award and T.P Kishore Memorial Award (both for Praanilokam); V.P. Shivakumar Memorial Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beena Paul
Bina Paul (born January 28, 1961), also known by her married name Bina Paul Venugopal, is an Indian film editor who works mainly in Malayalam-language films. A graduate of the University of Delhi, she completed a course on film editing from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, in 1983. She is the recipient of two National Film Awards and three Kerala State Film Awards. She has held several positions including the artistic director of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) and the vice chairperson of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Personal life She is married to cinematographer Venu since 26 August 1983. The couple has a daughter, Malavika, who is married and is the Manager of the Great North Museum: Hancock. Biography Early life Born to a Malayali father and a Kannadiga mother, Bina Paul was brought up in Delhi. After graduating from the University of Delhi in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in psychology, she went on to pursue a diploma in film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parvathi T
Parvathi Satheesan, known professionally as Parvathi T. or Malaa Parvathi, is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films. Personal life Parvathi was born in Thiruvananthapuram, to Adv. C. V. Thrivikraman and gynaecologist Dr. K. Lalitha. She completed her Pre-degree from All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram and was the University Union Councilor. She completed her bachelor's in psychology from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. She was Vice Chairperson of College Union during the first year following which she became union chairperson in her college during her second year and also campus coordinator for SPIC MACAY. Parvathi has completed her Master's and M.Phil in psychology from Kerala University's Kariavattom campus, Thiruvananthapuram. She pursued her LL.B. from Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. Parvathi is married to B. Satheesan, who works with C-DIT, Government of Kerala. They have a son Ananthakrishnan, who has com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muthumani
Muthumani Somasundaran is an Indian actress who mainly works in Malayalam films. She made her cinematic debut through the Malayalam film '' Rasathanthram'' directed by Sathyan Anthikkad's in 2006. Early life and education Muthumani was born in Ernakulam, Kerala to Somasundaran and Shirly Somasundaran. They were active in the theatre field, which influenced her to enter into the theatre plays. She went to St. Mary's Convent Girls High School, Ernakulam. She has worked as a child artist for All India Radio. She learned dance but later moved onto mono-act. She topped the mono-act competitions in the Kerala School Kalolsavam. She obtained her graduate degree in law from The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (N.U.A.L.S), Kochi. She holds a Master's and a Doctoral degree in Law from Cochin University of Science and Technology Career Theatre Muthumani joined and actively participated in the Amateur Theatre Wing. She played the central character, Vasundhara in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minon
Minon John (born 12 February 2000) is an Indian actor and artist, from Kerala, who works in Malayalam films. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2012 for the Malayalam film '' 101 Chodyangal''. It was directed by Sidhartha Siva and produced by Thomas Kottackakom. Minon also received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist and Kerala State Film Critics Award for the same role, in which he portrays a class five student. Minon has held more than 80 painting exhibitions so far, all across India, and he has over 3,500 paintings to his credit. Early life Minon and his sister Mintu are trained painters by their artist parents, John Baby and Mini. Filmography Web series Awards * 2012 - National Film Award for Best Child Artist for '' 101 Chodyangal'' * 2012 - Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist for '' 101 Chodyangal'' * 2012 - Kerala State Film Critics Award for Best Child Artist for '' 101 Chodyangal'' * 2012 - Harlem International Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kochu Preman
Kalaramathil Shivaraman Premkumar (1 June 1955 – 3 December 2022), better known by his stage name Kochu Preman, was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film industry. He acted in more than 250 films, mainly in supporting and comedy roles, and also appeared in television. Early life and career Kochu Preman was born K. S. Premkumar on 1 June 1955 to Kalaramathil Shivaraman Shasthri and T. S. Kamalam at Peyad in Thiruvananthapuram, India. He has six siblings. Preman had his primary education from Government school, Peyad. He completed college education from Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram. He has worked in drama troupes such as Kalidasa Kalakendram, Kerala Theaters, and Sanghachethana. In 1996, he debuted in the Malayalam film '' Dilliwala Rajakumaran''. He adapted the stage name Kochu Preman because he believed that the name suits his short stature. Personal life and death Preman married cine-serial actress Girija Preman in 1984. They had a son named P. G. Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
