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Oolu
''Olu'' () is an Indian Malayalam-language fantasy film directed by Shaji N. Karun and written by T D Ramakrishnan. The film stars Esther Anil, Shane Nigam, Indrans, Kani Kusruti in the lead role; produced by A V Anoop. The film was the opening film at the 49th International Film Festival of India (2018). It was also screened at a few other major film festivals.Anushree Madhavan (21 November 2018)"Indian Panorama to begin with Malayalam movie 'Oolu'". ''Mathrubhumi''. Retrieved 15 July 2019. Cast Reception Sajin Shrijith of ''The New Indian Express'' rated the film three out of five stars and wrote, "Though I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, I found Olu to be a much better effort than Swaham, Nishad, and Swapaanam but a couple of notches below Piravi, Vanaprastham, and Kutty Srank. It's definitely worth a watch." Deepa Antony of ''The Times of India'' gave it two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "With no space for comedy or everyday references, Olu is what they call ...
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Esther Anil
Esther Anil (born 27 August 2001) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Malayalam films, in addition to few Telugu and Tamil films. Career She debuted as a child artist in a Malayalam film '' Nallavan'' in 2010. She is best known for her role as Anumol "Anu" George in the 2013 film ''Drishyam '' and its sequel '' Drishyam 2'', as well as Oolu in '' Oolu'' (2020). Esther has won Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for the Best Child Artist in 2016. She reprised her role from ''Drishyam'' in the Telugu and Tamil remakes, '' Drushyam'' and ''Papanasam'' (2015), respectively. She played the heroine in the unreleased Tamil film ''Kuzhali''. She played the lead role in ''Johaar ''Johaar'' () is a 2020 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language anthology drama film directed by Teja Marni in his debut and starring Esther Anil, Ankith Koyya, Naina Ganguly, Easwari Rao, Chaitanya Krishna and Subhalekha Sudhakar. The film stre ...'', a Telugu film featuring debutantes. Filmo ...
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Shane Nigam
Shane Nigam is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. Having made his debut in the 2010 film Thanthonni, he performed as a supporting character in various successful drama films '' Parava'' (2017), '' Kumbalangi Nights'' (2019), and '' RDX: Robert Dony Xavier'' (2023). Early life Shane was born as eldest among three children, to Mimicry artist Abi and Sunila, in Elamakkara, Kochi, Kerala. He did his schooling from Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Elamakkara. He was pursuing engineering at Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Kochi. He has two younger sisters, Ahana and Aleena. Abi was an actor and also a popular mimicry artist. Career Film career Nigam made his acting debut with the film Thanthonni, later '' Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi'' , also in ''Annayum Rasoolum'' for portraying the role of Anna's (Andrea Jeremiah) brother. He made his debut as a lead actor in 2016 film, '' Kismath'' opposite to Shruthy Menon. Nigam played a central character alongs ...
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Indrans
K. Surendran (born 16 March 1956), better known by his stage name Indrans, is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough in 1994 with the comedy movie ''CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed., CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed''. Indrans was popular for his comedy roles in the 1990s and 2000s. He found success in playing character roles in his later career and won the National Film Awards-National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film), Special Mention for his performance in Home (2021 film), Home in 2023 and won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for his performance in ''Apothecary (film), Apothecary'' in 2014. In 2018, Indrans won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Aalorukkam''. His performance in ''Veyilmarangal'' made him win the Best Actor Award at the 2019 Singapore International Film Festival. As of November 2021, ...
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Kani Kusruti
Kani Kusruti is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in Malayalam films. She first gained recognition in 2009 with the film ''Kerala Cafe'', in which her performance was critically acclaimed. Kani won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress, Best Actress at Kerala State Film Awards and the Best Actress Award at the Moscow International Film Festival for her performance in the film ''Biriyaani'' (2020). She has since starred in the independent films ''All We Imagine as Light'' and ''Girls Will Be Girls (2024 film), Girls Will Be Girls'' (both 2024). Early life and education Kani Kusruti was born in Cheruvakkal, a small village in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, to social activist parents Jayasree A. K. and Maitreya Maitreyan. Her parents had dropped their last names to erase the social hierarchy marker that comes with last names in India. At 15, she invented her last name "Kusruti" (meaning "mischievous" in Malayalam) to fill in a requirement in her Secondary School C ...
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Radhika (Malayalam Actress)
Radhika is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films. Career She became popular by the character Razia in director Lal Jose's blockbuster movie ''Classmates''. Personal life Radhika got engaged to Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...-based Abhil Krishna on 27 December 2016, and they were married on 12 February 2017. Filmography References External links * OneIndia articleCinespot article {{DEFAULTSORT:Radhika Actors from Alappuzha district Actresses from Kerala Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Malayalam television Actresses in Tamil cinema ...
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Shaji N
Shaji may refer to: * Shaji, Guangzhou, area of the city opposite Shamian Island * Shaji, Jiangsu (沙集镇), town in Suining County * Shaji (given name), an Indian male given name ** Shaji (cinematographer), Indian film cinematographer See also * * Shah (other) Shah (Old Persian ''XšāyaΘiya'') is the Persian word for "King", mainly used in Iran/Persia. Shah may also refer to: Arts and media * ''Shah'' (film), a 2015 Pakistani biopic about Olympian boxer Syed Hussain Shah * ''The Shah'' (book), ...
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The Times Of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and List of newspapers by circulation, largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a newspaper of record. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. In a 2021 surve ...
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Films Directed By Shaji N
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ...
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National Film Award For Best Cinematography
The National Film Award for Best Cinematography is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). The award was instituted in 1967, at 15th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. Till 34th National Film Awards, awards were given for Black-and-white as well as Color motion picture film. Since 37th National Film Awards, Laboratory Processing are also awarded under the same category. From 70th National Film Awards, the primary/main cinematographer is alone awarded, while eliminating the existing two sub-categories. Multiple Winners 4 wins: K. K. Mahajan, Avik Mukhopadhyay, Santosh Sivan 3 wins: Soumendu Roy, Apurba Kishore Bir, Madhu Ambat, Venu 2 wins: Ramachandra, Balu Mahendra, Ashok Mehta, Sudeep Chatterjee Recipients Awa ...
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The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ...
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Mathrubhumi
''Mathrubhumi'' is a Malayalam newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. It was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British. The word "Mathrubhumi" translates to 'mother land'. It is the second most widely read newspaper daily in Kerala. It publishes a variety of magazines and supplements including the weekly literary magazine, '' Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu''. Printing centers Printing centers are located in Kozhikode, Kannur, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Kochi, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram. Publications *''Arogyamasika'' (health publication) *'' Balabhumi'' (children's publication) *''Cartoon Plus'' *''Grihalakshmi'' (women's publication) *'' Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu'' (illustrated weekly) *''Mathrubhumi Sports Masika'' (sports publication in Malayalam) *''Mathrubhumi'' (complete multipurpose portal) *''Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus'' – Malayalam *''Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus'' � ...
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