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Padmaraj Ratheesh
Padmaraj Ratheesh is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. The son of film actor Ratheesh, Padmaraj made his debut with Deepu Karunakaran's ''Fireman'' (2015) in which he played a negative role. Then he starred in G. Marthandan's directorial ''Acha Dhin''. Personal life Padmaraj was born to actor Ratheesh and Diana. He has an elder sister Parvathy, younger sister Padma and a younger brother Pranav. Padmaraj graduated with a Bachelor of Business Management degree and was working as a floor manager in a retail company at Coimbatore for a couple of years before he quit to look after his ailing mother. His elder sister Parvathy has also stepped into the film industry and acted as the lead heroine opposite Kunchacko Boban in director Sugeeth's movie ''Madhura Naranga''. Film career Padmaraj made his debut with the Malayalam film ''Fireman'' (2015) in which he played a negative role opposite Mammootty. His second film is director G. Marthandan's ''Acha Dhin'' and the ...
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Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration population is around 1.68 million. Located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland, Thiruvananthapuram is a major information technology hub in Kerala and contributes 55% of the state's software exports as of 2016. Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India", the city is characterised by its undulating terrain of low coastal hills. The present regions that constitute Thiruvananthapuram were ruled by the Ays who were feudatories of the Chera dynasty. In the 12th century, it was conquered by the Kingdom of Venad. In the 18th century, the king Marthanda Varma expanded the territory, founded the princely state of Travancore, and made Thiruvananthapuram its capital. Travancore became the most domina ...
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Nivin Pauly
Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of several awards including two Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare South awards. Nivin auditioned for and was cast in one of the main roles in Vineeth Sreenivasan's directorial debut '' Malarvaadi Arts Club'' in 2009, which was produced by actor Dileep. Nivin got his breakthrough with his lead role in the romantic film '' Thattathin Marayathu'' (2012), which was also directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. He came to be known for playing "boy next door" archetype following roles in the bilingual black-comedy thriller ''Neram'' (2013), the sports-drama '' 1983'' (2014), the romantic-comedy '' Ohm Shanthi Oshaana'' (2014), the romantic-drama ''Bangalore Days'' (2014), the comedy road-thriller ''Oru Vadakkan Selfie'' (2015), and the coming-of-age romantic drama '' Premam'' (2015). '' Premam'' is among the top 10 highest-grossing Malayalam films. ...
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Beyond Borders
Beyond Borders may refer to: * '' 1971: Beyond Borders'', a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language war film * ''Beyond Borders'' (film), a 2003 American romantic-drama film about aid workers * '' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'', an American police procedural television series {{disambiguation ...
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Shine Tom Chacko
Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema. After working as an assistant to director Kamal for about 9 years, he forayed into acting through the film. ''Gaddama''. He played supporting roles in several films including ''Ee Adutha Kaalathu'', '' Chapters'', '' Annayum Rasoolum'' and '' Masala Republic'' and played his first lead role in Binu S Kalady's fantasy-comedy film ''Ithihasa'' (2014) which dealt with body-swapping. Film career Shine started his career as an assistant director to Kamal in the early 2000's. He has completed his B.Com degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur. He worked nearly 10 years with Kamal and during this time, Shine had showed his face in one of the scenes as a man sitting in a bus in the 2002 film '' Nammal'' directed by Kamal. Shine made his acting debut in 2011 with Kamal's ''Gaddama''. He portrayed the role of an immigrant, who is tortured and treated like a slave ...
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Lal (actor)
M. P. Michael (born 2 December 1958), better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, producer and distributor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also appeared in Tamil films and in a few Telugu films. Lal has won several awards, including a National Film Award – Special Mention for acting (2012), two Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor (2008, 2013), and a Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam (2008). He is the owner of Lal Media Arts, a post-production studio. Early life Lal was born as Michael to the late M. A. Paul and the late Philomina, as their eldest son. He received his schooling at St. Augustine's High School, Ernakulam. His brother Alex Paul is a music composer in the Malayalam film industry and his son Jean is a movie director in the same industry. Career He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, along with his childhood friend Siddique, who would later team up as Siddique-Lal to ...
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Dum (2016 Film)
''Dum'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language film, written and directed by Anuram. The film stars Shine Tom Chacko, Lal, Joju George, Shritha Sivadas, Parvathi T, and Sreejith Ravi. Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi were the major locations of the film. The film released on 26 August 2016. Summary Dum is story of goon named Xavier and his henchman Antony and the struggle they face to achieve their goals. Cast *Shine Tom Chacko as Antony * Lal as Xavier *Shritha Sivadas as Sherin Xavier *Parvathi T as Annamma * Juby Ninan as Duttan *Minon as Tommy *Sreejith Ravi as I.G Padma Raj *Joju George as D.C.P Manoj Namboothiri *Kochu Preman as Raghavan * Padmaraj Ratheesh as S.I Kishor *Sudhi Koppa as Chengalchoola Rangan * Bineesh Bastin as Njandu *Sasi Kalinga as Chandran *Kulappulli Leela * Nelson Shooranad as Freek Ravi Music The film's songs and background music has been composed by Jassie Gift for the lyrics of Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma, while the singers are Vineeth Sreenivasan ...
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Baiju (actor)
Baiju Santhosh Kumar, commonly referred to as Baiju, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. He began his acting career in 1981, as a child artist in the film '' Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla''. Since then he has acted in more than 300 films. Acting career He began acting at the age of 10 debuting in Balachandra Menon-directed film '' Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla'' in 1981. He has mostly done character roles and comedy roles. He got a career breakthrough with the film '' Puthan Panam'' directed by Ranjith. His portrayal of Stephen Achayan in ''Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal'' was critically acclaimed. In 2019, he did lead role in Nadirshah's '' Mera Naam Shaji'' along with Asif Ali and Biju Menon. Personal life Baiju Santhosh Kumar hails from Thiruvananthapuram. He married Ranjitha in 1995. The couple has a daughter, Aishwarya and a son, Lokanath. Currently he resides in Thiruvananthapuram with his family. Selected filmography As child artist As actor ...
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Babu Antony
Babu Antony (born 22 February 1966) is an Indian-American actor and martial artist, who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in several Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Sinhalese, Hindi and English films. He started his career doing antagonistic roles and progressed to supporting and leading roles as well. Babu owns a mixed martial art academy in Houston. He made his debut in Bharathan's ''Chilampu'' (1986). His career highlights include '' Vaishali'' (1988), '' Aparahnam'' (1991) and '' Uppukandam Brothers'' (1993). Early life He was born to T.J. Antony and Mariyam Antony in Ponkunnam, Kerala, India. He was educated in Sacred Heart High School, Government Boys High School and St. Dominic's High School Kanjirappally. He graduated in English literature from Pune. He has a master's degree in Business Administration in Human resources from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune. He worked as a cinematographer in Film and Television Institute of India, Pune wh ...
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Anoop Menon
Anoop Menon (born 3 August 1976) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and lyricist. He worked in television before acting in Malayalam films and has acted in more than 75 films. Menon won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and also the Filmfare Award for his performance as the fictional movie star Ajayachandran in '' Thirakkatha''. He wrote the screenplay and dialogue for films such as '' Pakal Nakshatrangal'' (2008), ''Cocktail'' (2010), '' Beautiful'' (2011), '' Trivandrum Lodge'' (2012), and '' Hotel California'' (2013). Actress Shwetha Menon is his cousin. Personal life He was born on 3 August 1976 to P. Gangadharan Nair and Indira Menon in Kozhikode. He grew up in Thiruvananthapuram. Menon was educated at Christ Nagar School, Thiruvananthapuram. He is a law graduate from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram (1994 99) and was the first-rank holder from Kerala University. During this period, he used to do compèring for Kairali TV ...
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Renji Panicker
Renji Panicker (born 23 September 1960) is an Indian actor, scriptwriter, director, film producer, and journalist best known for his Malayalam films. He made his debut as a director with '' Bharatchandran IPS'' in 2005. Early life He did his bachelor's degree in commerce from Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha and certificate in Journalism from Press Club, Thiruvananthapuram. He earned a master's degree in journalism from Kerala University, Karyavattom. Career Panicker began his career as a journalist. He started off as a reporter for magazines and publications. During an interview, while working for ''Chithrabhumi'', a film magazine, he met director Shaji Kailas. Renji scripted several films for Shaji Kailas, including '' Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990), '' Thalastaanam'' (1992), '' Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans'' (1993), '' Ekalavyan'' (1993), ''Mafia'' (1993), '' Commissioner'' (1994), and ''The King'' (1995). The Renji Panicker-Shaji Kailas team elevated Suresh Gopi into a ba ...
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Nyla Usha
Nyla Usha Gopakumar is an Indian actress, television host, and radio jockey from Trivandrum, Kerala. After working for nearly a decade as an RJ at Hit 96.7 in Dubai, she made her acting debut in 2013 with ''Kunjananthante Kada''. Early life Nyla was born to Gopakumar and Usha Kumari in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. She did her schooling at the Holy Angel's Convent Trivandrum and pursued her college education at All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram. In 2004, she moved to Dubai and joined the radio station Hit 96.7 where she worked as a radio jockey. Career In 2013, Nyla Usha debuted in the Malayalam film industry with Salim Ahamed's ''Kunjananthante Kada'', opposite Mammootty. Ahamed had known Nyla since she had interviewed him on several occasions in Dubai and offered her the lead female role. She played Chithira, a woman who is going through an unhappy marriage. Later that year she had her second release, ''Punyalan Agarbattis'', in which she played "a vibrant girl, s ...
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