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Sameer Thahir
Sameer C. Thahir (born 7 November 1976) is an Indian cinematography, cinematographer, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and film director, who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He is a graduate of Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, Maharajas College, Ernakulam. Thahir began his career assisting his mentors, fellow Indian Society of Cinematographers members Amal Neerad and Rajeev Ravi. In 2007, he shot his first feature as an independent cinematographer when Amal Neerad turned to direct his debut film ''Big B (film), Big B''. Thahir's other credits include Aashiq Abu's film ''Daddy Cool (2009 Malayalam film), Daddy Cool'' (2009), ''Nidra (2012 film), Nidra'' (2012), ''Diamond Necklace (film), Diamond Necklace'' (2012), ''Bangalore Days'' (2014), ''Thamaasha'' (2019) and ''Minnal Murali'' (2021). In 2017 Thahir received his first credit in Tamil Cinema with Soundarya Rajnikanth's comedy ''Velaiilla Pattadhari 2.'' In 2018, he was a cinematographer on ''Sometimes (film), Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kochi
Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam. As of 2011, the Kochi Municipal Corporation had a population of 677,381 over an area of 94.88 km2, and the larger Kochi metropolitan area, Kochi urban agglomeration had over 2.1 million inhabitants within an area of 440 km2, making it the largest and the Demographics of Kerala#Most populous urban agglomerations, most populous Kochi Metropolitan Area, metropolitan area in Kerala. Kochi city is also part of the Greater Cochin development region and is classified as a Tier-II city by the Government of India. The civic body that governs the city is the Kochi Municipal Corporation, which was constituted in the year 1967, and the statutory bodies that oversee its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddy Cool (2009 Malayalam Film)
''Daddy Cool'' is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language action film starring Mammootty, Dhananjay, Richa Pallod, Daniel Balaji and Biju Menon in the lead roles. The film was the directorial debut of Aashiq Abu. The film commenced its shooting in December 2008. The locations were Cochin and Hong Kong. The movie was released worldwide on August 7, 2009 and received mixed reviews. Plot The story line of the film is the escapades of a cricket crazy kid, all of eight years and his father, a cop. Antony Simon is a crime branch CI, but prefers to spend his time fooling around with his son Aadi. And being a Crime Branch police officer, his rather laid-back attitude is not appreciated by his peers and superiors. Annie his wife finds this irritating. The father-son duo becomes friends with the famous national cricketer Sreekanth when they save him from some street fight. Once while the father-son duo was out for shopping, Aadi saw a man with the gun and screams at his father. Simon turns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5 Sundarikal
''5 Sundarikal'' () is a Malayalam romantic anthology film. It contains five short stories on love about five types of women. The stories are directed by Shyju Khalid, Sameer Thahir, Aashiq Abu, Amal Neerad, and Anwar Rasheed, and feature an ensemble cast. The film was produced by Amal Neerad Productions. The music directors were Gopi Sundar, Bijibal, Prashant Pillai and Yakzan Gary Pereira. The film reached theatres on 21 June. A promo song by popular Kochi-based rock band Black Letters was also released. The featurette ''Sethulakshmi'' is an adaptation of M. Mukundan's short story "Photo" while ''Kullande Bharya'' is based on a Chinese story, "The Tall Woman and Her Short Husband", by Feng Jicai. It is narrated by Dulquer Salmaan. List of short films Plots ''Sethulakshmi'' Sethulakshmi ( Baby Anikha), a schoolgirl, collects the photos of newly married couples from newspapers and pastes them in a notebook. Her close friend ( Chethan Jayalal) learns about her interest in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lal Jose
Lal Jose is an Indian director, actor, producer, and distributor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He started his career as an Assistant director in the Malayalam cinema. His directorial debut was with the 1998 film '' Oru Maravathoor Kanavu''. Lal Jose started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal. Lal Jose worked on a slew of Kamal's films during the 1990s. His popular films include '' Chandranudikkunna Dikhil'' (1999), '' Meesa Madhavan'' (2002), '' Chanthupottu'' (2005), '' Classmates'' (2006), '' Arabikkatha'' (2007), '' Neelathaamara'' (2009), '' Diamond Necklace'' (2012), '' Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' (2012), '' Immanuel'' (2013), and '' Vikramadithyan'' (2014). Early life Born in Valapad in Thrissur district, Kerala to Jose and Lilly. Lal Jose did his schooling at NSS KPT School and NSS College, Ottapalam. He is married to Leena. The couple have two daughters, Irene and Catherine. After completing his degree, he left for Chennai, with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth Bharathan
Sidharth Bharathan (born 26 May 1983) is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in Malayalam films. He hade his acting debut in '' Nammal'' (2002) and directional debut in '' Nidra'' (2012)."Siddharth to remake Nidra in Malayalam" Sify.com. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2012. Early and personal life Sidharth was born on 26 May 1983 to film director and actress |
Chaappa Kurishu
''Chaappa Kurishu'' ( (slang)) is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film co-written and directed by Sameer Thahir and starring Vineeth Sreenivasan, Fahadh Faasil, Roma Asrani, Remya Nambeesan, and Nivetha Thomas in the lead roles. The film started production in April 2011 at Kochi and was released on 14 July. It is the directorial debut of Thahir. The film was remade in Tamil as '' Pulivaal'' with Vimal and Prasanna. The film is an unauthorized remake of the 2009 South Korean film '' Handphone'', along with its reported structural similarity to the 2002 American film '' Changing Lanes''. Plot Arjun, a wealthy builder who owns a big construction business in Kochi, is having an illicit affair with his subordinate, Sonia, even though he is preparing to be engaged to his family friend's daughter, Ann. Ansari, a poor supermarket worker frequently mocked for his appearance, is crushing on his co-worker Nafiza. Arjun is shown to be regretful of having taken advantage of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar Rasheed
Anwar Rasheed is an Indian film director and producer who works in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2005 with '' Rajamanikyam''. He continued to do successful action-comedy films, such as '' Chotta Mumbai'' (2007) and '' Annan Thambi'' (2008). His directorial drama '' Ustad Hotel'' (2012) won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He has produced critically and commercially successful films like '' Bangalore Days'' (2014), '' Premam'' (2015) and '' Parava'' (2017) under the banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments. Career Rasheed started his career by assisting director Ranjith in his films. After Ranjith withdrew his decision in directing the film '' Rajamanikyam'', Rasheed was called on to do the same project. Rasheed debuted as a director in 2005 with '' Rajamanikyam'' in which Mammootty played the lead role. In 2007, he directed the action-comedy '' Chotta Mumbai'' starring Mohanlal in the lead role. It was followed by the ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sometimes (film)
''Sometimes'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film, written and directed by Priyadarshan. Produced by Isari Ganesh, Prabhu Deva and A. L. Vijay, the film features Prakash Raj, Sriya Reddy and Ashok Selvan. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the cinematographer was Sameer Thahir. The film was released on 1 May 2018 on Netflix. It was among the top ten shortlisted films for the 74th Golden Globe Awards, but was not nominated. Plot The story follows seven strangers who are waiting for their HIV test results in a private clinic. Thrown together by circumstance, most are initially reluctant to reveal anything about themselves, eventually swapping stories of the life circumstances that have led to their suspecting that they have HIV. Krishnamurthy, an elderly married man, had sex with a prostitute while on a work trip to Kolkata a few years earlier and learned that the colleague who encouraged him to do so died of AIDS recently, leading Krishnamurt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2
''Velaiilla Pattadhari 2'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil action comedy film directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. It is a sequel to the 2014 film ''Velaiilla Pattadhari'' and has Dhanush, Amala Paul, Vivek, Hrishikesh, Saranya Ponvannan, and Samuthirakani reprising their roles, while Kajol plays an antagonistic role, marking her return to Tamil cinema after 20 years, with her last film being '' Minsara Kanavu'' (1997). Ritu Varma was recast as Anita, earlier played by Surbhi, which marks her debut in Tamil cinema. Some of Dhanush's scenes were partially reshot in Telugu. Its music was composed by Sean Roldan. ''VIP 2'' was released worldwide on 11 August 2017 to mixed reviews. Plot Two years later, Raghuvaran wins the Civil Engineer of the Year 2016 Award and is an executive member of his company now, along with a parking spot. His wife, Dr. Shalini, becomes an authoritative, nagging wife who controls him. She has resigned from her job to take care of the household, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Cinema
Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Chennai neighbourhood with a high concentration of film studios, and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, '' Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, '' Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H. M. Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture '' Alam Ara''. Tamil cinema has been noted for its advanced narratives and diverse films, with several productions in the 1990s and early 2000s cutting across ethnic and linguistic barriers. Such films include '' Roja'' (1992), ''Bombay'' (1995), '' Indian'' (1996) and '' Enthiran'' (2010). Tamil cinema has since produced some of the most commercially successful actors, direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnal Murali
''Minnal Murali'' () is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language superhero film directed by Basil Joseph and produced by Sophia Paul, under the banner of Weekend Blockbusters. The screenplay is written by Arun Anirudhan and Justin Mathew. The film stars Tovino Thomas and Guru Somasundaram. The story follows the life of Jaison, a young tailor who gains superpowers after being struck by lightning, and transforms into a superhero. The film was formally announced in January 2019, but due to the extensive pre-production works, the film's principal photography took place during December 2019. Though shooting got disrupted twice following the two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic the makers managed to complete the shoot within July 2021. The film was predominantly shot in Kerala, with few sequences being shot at Hassan, Karnataka, Hassan in Karnataka. The film score was composed by Sushin Shyam while the songs featured in the film were composed by Shaan Rahman and Sushin Shyam. The cinematography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thamaasha
''Thamaasha'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by Ashraf Hamza and produced by Sameer Thahir, Shyju Khalid, Lijo Jose Pellissery and Chemban Vinod Jose.The film stars Vinay Forrt, Chinnu Chandni, Divya Prabha and Grace Antony. The music was composed by Rex Vijayan and Shahabaz Aman. The film released in theaters on 5 June 2019. The movie is an official remake of the 2017 Kannada movie ''Ondu Motteya Kathe''. Plot Srinivasan, a Malayalam professor with a balding pate is unable to find a suitable woman to marry. After a number of failed attempts, orchestrated by the marriage broker, Srinivasan, persuaded by his friend Rahim, decides to approach women directly. The story of Rahim's marriage with Ameera further encourages Srinivasan in his pursuit of finding love. Srinivasan develops an interest in his colleague, Babitha. As his attempts to court her were proceeding, Babitha takes fancy on the handsome young professor who joins the college. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
