Prathapachandran
Prathapachandran (1941–2004) was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Malayalam film industry, though he acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He known for the portrayal of villainous and character roles in over 300 movies. He was born in 1941 at Omallur in Thiruvithamkoor princely state, currently within the Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. Biography Prathapachandran had to end his formal schooling by the 9th standard. He later moved to Kollam, and at the age of 14, he moved to Madras, hoping to be a movie actor. During his initial years, though he failed to garner any significant movie roles, he lent voice in radio plays and acted in plays organized by the Madras Malayali association. He got his first movie role in ''Viyarppinte Vila'' (1962), in which he acted as a man in his 70s. As he couldn't sustain the success, he returned to Kollam, and switched fulltime to theatre, working with Kalidasa Kalakendram. He could return to movies only in 1977, bagging ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Omallur
Omalloor is a small town, about 3.5 km south of Pathanamthitta District headquarters, in Kerala. Omalloor is famous for '' Vayal Vanibham'' which is an annual farming fair held in the month of Meenam (October). People from both within and outside the town participate in the fair. Demographics Various sections of Christianity and Hinduism co-exist, the Nairs, Ezhavas, Viswakarmas Veerashaivas and the Scheduled Class & Tribes constitute the major sections of the Hindu religion. Major Christian sects are Orthodox church, Jacobite Church, Marthoma Church, Malankara Catholic Church, St. Thomas Evangelical Church, Church of South India, Pentecostal Churches, and Brethren. Festivals Temple festivals (Utsavam) and Church feasts (Palliperunal) are celebrated as village festivals. There are many historically important places of worship in Omalloor. The Rektha Kanda Swamy Temple is a grand temple situated in Omalloor, which dates back to the 8th century AD, is famous for its 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kudumbini
''Kudumbini'' is a 1964 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by P. A. Thomas. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Adoor Bhasi. The film has musical score by L. P. R. Varma. The film received a certificate of merit at the annual National Film Awards. The movie was remade in Kannada in 1966 as '' Premamayi''. Cast *Prem Nazir *Sheela *Kaviyoor Ponnamma *Adoor Bhasi *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair *K. K. Aroor *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai *Sreemoolanagaram Vijayan *P. A. Thomas *Meena Plot Kaviyoor Ponnamma is married to Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, the eldest in a well to do family. The family is a joint family with Thikkurissi's younger brother Prem Nazir and a younger married sister Sharadha and their mother. Sharadha is the antagonist who tries her best to create misunderstanding between her family and the daughter in law of the family, Kaviyoor Ponnamma. Soon the misunderstandings are sorted and Prem Nazir falls in love with a feisty ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vidyarthi (film)
''Vidyarthi'' is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by K. P. Kottarakkara. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Jayabharathi and Adoor Bhasi. The film had musical score by B. A. Chidambaranath. Cast *Prem Nazir *Sheela *Jayabharathi *Adoor Bhasi *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai *Prema *T. R. Omana *Prathapachandran *Aranmula Ponnamma *K. P. Ummer *Kottayam Chellappan *Panjabi Soundtrack The music was composed by B. A. Chidambaranath and the lyrics were written 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'' .... References External links * 1968 films 1960s Malayalam-language films {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Madatharuvi (film)
''Madatharuvi'' is a 1967 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by P. A. Thomas. The film stars Sukumari, Adoor Bhasi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Musthafa. The film had musical score by B. A. Chidambaranath. Cast * Sukumari *Adoor Bhasi *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair *Musthafa *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai *O. Ramdas *T. R. Omana *Varghese Vadakara *Zero Babu *Nandakumar *Baby Kanakasree *Baby Santha *C. I. Paul *C. M. Abraham *Changanacherry Mani *Chidambaranth *Eepan *K. P. Ummer *Kalavathi Saraswathi *Kamaladevi *Kathirpur *Khadeeja *Kollam Mani *Krishnan *M. G. Menon *Master Shaji *Master Dinesh *Master Joji *P. A. Krishnan *Paravoor Bharathan *Punaloor Alex *Raghava Menon *S. N. Puram *Santo Krishnan *K. V. Shanthi *Stunt Bhaskaran *Suresh Babu *Ushakumari *Varma *Venkidesan *Wahab Kashmiri Soundtrack The music was composed by B. A. Chidambaranath and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cochin Express
''Cochin Express'' is a 1967 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and Sankaradi in lead roles. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. The film was subsequently made in Kannada as '' Bangalore Mail'', in Telugu as ''Circar Express'', in Tamil as ''Neelagiri Express'', and in Hindi as ''The Train''. Plot Prem Nazir is Police Officer Rajan who is in charge of investigating a murder that happened in 41/42 Cochin Express (present day Alappuzha-Chennai Express) from Madras to Cochin. Adoor Bhasi is Unni Kannan Nair who was a passenger in the same compartment where the murder happened and also he is the only person who saw a lady passenger that is suspected behind the murder. Cast *Prem Nazir as Police Officer Rajan *Sheela as Geetha *Adoor Bhasi as Unnikannan Nair * Sankaradi as Madhava Menon *Devakibhai * GK Pillai as Hotel Manager *Kottarakkara Sreedh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kayamkulam Kochunni (1966 Film)
''Kayamkulam Kochunni'' is a 1966 Indian Malayalam-language period drama film written, produced and directed by P. A. Thomas. Dialogues were written by Jagathy N. K. Achary. It is based on the life of the 19th century thief Kayamkulam Kochunni, who is known for stealing from rich and giving to poor. The film stars Sathyan, Adoor Bhasi and Manavalan Joseph and K. J. Yesudas. The soundtrack was composed by B. A. Chidambaranath. ''Kayamkulam Kochunni'' released on 29 July 1966 was a commercial success at the box office. Its sequel, '' Kaayamkulam Kochunniyude Makan'', was released in 1976. Cast *Sathyan as Kayamkulam Kochunni *Adoor Bhasi as Ochira Pachu Pillai *Manavalan Joseph as Thommichan *K. J. Yesudas as Khader, A Suruma seller *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai as Achuthan Nair *T. R. Omana as Achuthan Nair's wife *K. P. Ummer as Diwan *Kaduvakulam Antony as Bava *Kamaladevi as Ayisha *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Kunjunni Panikkar *Ushakumari as Nabeesa * Sukumari as Vazhapil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Archana (film)
''Archana'' is a 1966 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Madhu, Sharada, K. P. Ummer and Adoor Bhasi. The musical score is by K. Raghavan.- - Cast *Madhu as Rajagopalan * Sharada as Malathi * K. P. Ummer as Gopi *Adoor Bhasi as Bhaskara Menon/Bhasi *Hari as Rajan's collegemate *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai *Aranmula Ponnamma as Meenakshiyamma/Rajagopalan's Mother *Kumudam *Prathapachandran as Rajan's collegemate *Paul Vengola Paul Vengola was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He mainly acted in comedy roles and supporting roles. He was an active comedian during the 1970s and 1980s in Malayalam film. Career He was a drama artist before coming into film industry and ... as Kainottakaran Soundtrack References External links * 1966 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tharavattamma
''Tharavattamma'' is a 1966 Indian Malayalam-language drama film, directed by P. Bhaskaran and produced by N. Vasudevan. The film stars Sathyan, Sheela, Sukumari and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. The film had musical score by M. S. Baburaj. Plot Cast * Sathyan as Gopi *Sheela as Radha *Adoor Bhasi as Paramu Kurup *Bahadoor as Mr. Menon *Sukumari as Velamma *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Adv. Keshava Panicker * G. K. Pillai as Madhavankutty *K. P. Ummer as Suresh *Aranmula Ponnamma as Valyamma *B. S. Saroja as Geetha *P. J. Antony as Govinda Pilla *Prathapachandran * Vasanthi *P. R. Varalakshmi Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Baburaj and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was a Malayalam poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed 44 Malayalam fea .... References External lin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sthanarthi Saramma
''Sthanarthi Saramma'' is a 1966 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai. It was released on 2 December 1966. Plot Cast *Prem Nazir as Johny *Sheela as Saramma *Adoor Bhasi as Shasthrikal *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai as Anthoni * Sankaradi as Chandi *T. R. Omana *Prathapachandran as Kuriachan * G. K. Pillai Thonniyedathu Thomachan *Joseph Chacko *Kunjandi as Gopala Pilla *Meena as Rosamma *Nellikode Bhaskaran as Velan Mathai *Panjabi as Variar *Pankajavalli as Mariyamma * Santo Krishnan * S.Shobha as Chinnamma Soundtrack The music was composed by L. P. R. Varma and the lyrics were written 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'', ''Padamudrak ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kavyamela
''Kavyamela'' is a 1965 Malayalam film written by S. L. Puram Sadanandan and directed by M. Krishnan Nair, starring Prem Nazir and Sheela in the lead roles. The film is best known for the performance by Prem Nazir and songs by Dakshinamoorthy - Vayalar team.B. Vijayakumar"Kavyamela 1965" ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 17 March 2011. ''Kavyamela'' released on 22 October 1965. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. The movie was a remake of the 1961 Kannada movie '' Kantheredu Nodu'' produced by A K Velan. Velan, who had earlier sold the copyrights of the Kannada movie ''Kantheredu Nodu'' to T. E. Vasudevan for Rs.1000, subsequently purchased it back for Rs.5000 to remake it in Tamil for a 1968 movie titled ''Devi'', starring Muthuraman and Devika, which bombed at the box office. Plot Jayadevan (Prem Nazir), the blind poet, has a burning passion to earn literary fame, but fate conspires to deny it to him for long. And when it comes, he disdains it. Spurned ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daaham
''Daaham'' (Thirst) is a 1965 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. P. Anand, P. Rangaraj and V. Abdulla. The film stars Sathyan, Sheela, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and K. P. Ummer in the lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast *Sathyan Sathyan is a common Indian name and can refer to: * Sathyan (actor) (1912–1971), Manuel Sathyaneshan , Malayalam film actor * Sathyan (Tamil actor) (born 1975), Tamil film comedian and actor * Sathyan (singer) Satyan, (Satyan Mahalingam), ... * Sheela * Kaviyoor Ponnamma * K. P. Ummer *B. K. Pottekkad * Prathapachandran *A. M. Babu * Bahadoor *Indira *Master Shaji *Miss Barie *K. S. Parvathy *Sree Narayana Pillai *Vijayan Soundtrack References External links * 1965 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chettathi
''Chettathi'' is a 1965 Malayalam language film. The film was directed by S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, starring Ambika, Prem Nazir, Sathyan and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair in the lead roles. Music of this film was done by M. S. Baburaj. It tells the story of a young widow. The core plot of the movie is partially inspired by Triveni's Kannada novel ''Hannele Chiguridaga''. Plot Premachandran.( Sathyan) is the elder son of Master.(Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair). Nirmala (Ambika) is his fiancée. Premachandran, who is working in a factory at Coimbatore comes home after a long time for their marriage. Prabhakaran (Prem Nazir) is Premachandran's younger brother who is in love with Vasanthy. After marriage, Premachandran returns to work, leaving Nirmala at his home. Nirmala takes good care of her father-in-law and brother-in-law and gains their love. Meanwhile, Premachandran meets with an accident at work and dies. This shocks the whole family. Gopi, Prabhakarans's colleague who is a womanizer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |