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Sonia (actress)
Sonia is an Indian actress, who works in Tamil and Malayalam films and serials. She debuted, at the age of three, as a child artist in the Malayalam film ''Ival Oru Naadodi''. She continued to appear in many films as a child actor, credited as Baby Sonia. During her childhood she lent her voice for many child artists mainly for Baby Shalini. She got Kerala State Film Award for Best Child artist for the movie '' Nombarathi Poovu'' in 1987. She also got National Award for best child artist for the movie "My Dear Kuttichathan'.She acts in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu movies as well. Her brother Tinku is an actor in Tamil movies and shows. Personal life She hails from Tamil Nadu. She married Tamil actor Bose Venkat in 2003. The couple have a son and a daughter. Awards * 1984 National Film Award for Best Child Artist - My Dear Kuttichathan * 1987 Kerala State Film Award for Best Female Child Artist - Nombarathi Poovu Filmography Malayalam * ''Swarna Medal'' (1977) * ''Manoratham' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving Classical languages of India, classical languages of the world. The capital and largest city is Chennai. Located on the south-eastern coast of the Indian peninsula, Tamil Nadu is straddled by the Western Ghats and Deccan Plateau in the west, the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Eastern Coastal Plains lining the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait to the south-east, the Laccadive Sea at the southern Cape (geography), cape of the peninsula, with the river Kaveri bisecting the state. Politically, Tamil Nadu is bound by the Indian sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raktham
''Raktham'' () is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, written by Kaloor Dennis, directed by Joshiy and produced by Jagan Appachan under Jagan Pictures. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Srividya and MG Soman in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Johnson and cinematography was handled by N. A. Thara. The film revolves around CI Haridas and his family, consisting of his wife Malathy and daughter and Viswanathan, a military man and his revenge against the people who killed his wife and threatened his family. The film marked the debut of Captain Raju as an actor. ''Raktham'' premiered at the Mymoon theatre, Ernakulam on September 4, 1981 as its inaugural film. It ran for more than 100 days and was declared a ''hit.'' It was remade in Tamil as '' Saatchi,'' in Telugu as ''Balidaanam'' and in Hindi as '' Balidaan.'' Plot CI Haridas lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay along with his aunt while his father, retired Major Nair lives in the countryside in a farmhouse. Haridas meet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midhya
''Midhya'' is a 1991 Malayalam-language film. Directed by I. V. Sasi, based on the script by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, this film stars Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Rupini, Sukumari and M. G. Soman. Plot Venugopal, a rich young businessman, still considers Shivan as his mentor. Shivan had helped him in his early days in Mumbai. At the time of his death, Shivan had asked Venu to take care of his younger brother Rajashekharan, which Venu obeyed wholeheartedly. Rajan was appointed as his manager and is treated more like his brother. On a visit to Rajan's house along with him, Venu meets Devi. Venu expresses Rajan's sister about his wish to marry Devi, but changes his mind after realizing that she is already engaged to Rajan. Venu wholeheartedly gets Rajan married to Devi. Rajan, in thirst to earn quick money, gets into bad company and severs ties with Venu. He becomes suspicious of his wife having an illicit relation with Venu. Slowly turning to too much drinking and gambling, Rajan falls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manu Uncle
''Manu Uncle'' is a List of Malayalam films of 1988, 1988 Indian Malayalam cinema, Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Dennis Joseph and produced by Jubilee Productions, Joy Thomas. Starring Mammootty,M. G. Soman, Prathapachandran, Lissy (actress), Lissy, and Thiagarajan, B. Thyagarajan. Mohanlal made a cameo appearance as himself. The film was theatrically released on 7 April 1988 and was a box office success, completing a 100-day run in theatres. The movie was filmed in Trivandrum district, Trivandrum. The film won a National Film Award (India), National Award for Best Children's Film. Suresh Gopi also appeared in a cameo role, playing the character S.I Minnal Prathapan''.'' The character eventually developed a cult following several years after the release of the film. Plot Manu is a Kollam district, Kollam based researcher in astronomy. Manu's father is a police officer. Ravunni, an exporter, is their family friend. Antony and Mary are neighbours of Manu. Their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisy (1988 Film)
''Daisy'' is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language musical-romance film depicting teenage love, separation, and longing set in a boarding school in Ooty. It was written and directed by Prathap K. Pothan. It stars Harish and Sonia, along with Lakshmi and Kamal Haasan in pivotal roles. The screenplay was written by Prathap Pothan and the dialogues were written by Khalid. Daisy was one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of 1988. The film is mainly centralized on teenagers; it took nine years in Malayalam cinema to overcome this record with teens, which is '' Aniyathipravu''. Plot Pradeep Menon is a troubled teenager who studies in a Boarding school in Ooty Ooty (; officially Udagamandalam (), Anglicisation, anglicized: Ootacamund , abbreviated as Udagai, ) is a town and municipality in the Nilgiris district of the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north ... in the Nilgiris. He is regarded as a trouble-maker and is often punishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ithrayum Kaalam
''Ithrayum Kaalam'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam language, Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by N. G. John. The film stars Madhu (actor), Madhu, Mammootty, Ratheesh and Seema (actress), Seema in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam (composer), Shyam. Cast *Madhu (actor), Madhu as Chackochen Muthalali *Mammootty as Varghese Chacko *Ratheesh as Mathukutty Chacko *Lalu Alex as Alex Chacko *Jose (actor), Jose as James Chacko *Rashin Rahman, Rahman as Pappachan Paily *Shankar Panicker, Shankar as Sulaiman *T. G. Ravi as Paili *Shobhana as Savithri Thamburatti *Seema (actress), Seema as Anna Mathukutty *Manavalan Joseph as Meledathu Kurup *Bahadoor as Khaader *Sankaradi as Ayalkunnam Maani *Prathapachandran as Valiya Thirumeni *Sathaar as Krishnankutty *Anjali Naidu as Sherly Alex *Balan K. Nair as Kunjankutty Hajiyar *Maniyanpilla Raju as Unni Thirumeni *Thrissur Elsy *Bheeman Raghu as Goon *Kundara Johnny as Raaju *Kuthiravattam Pappu as Shankunni N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaniyavarthanam
''Thaniyavarthanam'' () is a 1987 Malayalam language psychological drama film written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Mammootty as school teacher Balagopalan, Thilakan as the uncle of the matrilineal family, Mukesh as Gopinathan, and Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Balagopalan's mother. The film became a cult classic. Thilakan won Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor. Upon release, it received critical acclaim. The film discusses a variety of topics, such as superstition and orthodoxy in rural Kerala, attitudes towards mental illness, the difference in attitude between people of different generations, and the decline of once-proud Nair "joint families". It was actor Thilakan who recommended Mammootty for the lead role (Balagopalan). The screenplay by Lohithadas stands out even today because of its scientific accuracy and realistic depiction. Plot The story is set in a rural village in Kerala. Balagopalan Master or Balan Master, a school drawing teacher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vartha
''Vartha'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by P. V. Gangadharan. The film stars Mammootty, Mohanlal, Rahman, Seema, Venu Nagavally, K. P. A. C. Lalitha and Prathapachandran. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. The film was successful at the box office. The film was remade in Tamil as '' Palaivana Rojakkal'' (1986), and in Hindi as ''Jai Shiv Shankar'' (1990), which never released. Plot Madhavankutty is a journalist who fights against the corrupted government system. His father is Keshavan Nair and his mother is Kunjulaksmi. Unnikrishnan is a violent college student constantly vandalizing school property and he has animosity towards his elder sister Radha Menon who is an IAS Officer and they have a younger sister named Vasanthi. One night, Unnikrishnan and his gang throw stones at Madhavnkutty's house and Radha slaps him after hearing about it. She demands Unnikrishhan to apologize to Madhavankutty which he reluctantly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanthamevide Bandhamevide
''Swanthamevide? Bandhamevide?'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by J. Sasikumar and written by S. L. Puram Sadanandan from a story by Sasikumar. It is a remake of Sasikumar's 1965 film '' Thommante Makkal'' which Ponnamma respsied her role. The film stars Mohanlal, Jose Prakash, Swapna, Lalu Alex, Menaka, and Adoor Bhasi. It features music composed by Johnson. The plot follows the issues cropping up inside a family after the marriage of two sons. Plot Madhavan Nair, a lorry driver is loyal and honest to his master Keshava Panicker. In return, Panicker offers him a lorry, and a house in which to stay along with his family consisting of Lakshmi, his wife and two sons. With time, Madhavan Nair turns into a rich businessman who owns several buses, automobile workshops, and trucks. Balachandran, his elder son runs his business, while Rajendran, younger son is of carefree nature, who is also in his final years in college. Rajendran falls in love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivide Ingane
''Ivide Ingane'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy. The film stars Ratheesh, Sukumaran, Seema and T. G. Ravi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Cast *Ratheesh as Jayan *Sukumaran as Market Raju * Seema as Ammini * T. G. Ravi as Chandrasekharan *Kunjandi as Velayudhan Pilla *Prathapachandran as Matthew *Chithra as Rema *Jagathy Sreekumar as Kuttappan * Sumithra as Elsy/Sumi * V. D. Rajappan as Maniyan *Bheeman Raghu as Sugunan *Sukumari as Bharathiyamma *Philomina as Raju's mother * Kunchan as Appukuttan *Master Rajakumaran Thampi * Baby Sonia *Rema Devi *Vettoor Purushan Soundtrack The music was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader Poovachal Khader (25 December 1948 – 22 June 2021) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala who worked mainly in Malayalam film industry. His first movie as a lyricist was ''Kaattuvithachavan'' (1973) but his first released movie was ''Chuzhi'' (1 .... References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aroodam
''Aaroodam'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Rosamma George. The film stars Nedumudi Venu, Lakshmi, Seema and Adoor Bhasi in prominent roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. The film won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration in 1983. Plot Das returns to his native village in Kerala with his wife Seetha and son Rajesh, leaving behind his high-profile Job in Bombay, much to the dislike of his wife who is used to the conveniences and luxuries of the city. She keeps cribbing about the difficulties of village life and the lack of basic amenities and facilities there. Das quit his job due to the high pressure and tension it gave him because of his ideological stands, something about which he opens to Gopalan Nair, their house manager in his youth. He selected this village house as his share of property after partition, rejecting another house at Cochin, which further upsets Seetha. Seetha is doubtful of Das ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enthino Pookunna Pookal
''Enthini Pookunna Pookkal'' () is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Gopinath Babu and written by A. Sheriff. It stars Mohanlal, Mammootty, Ratheesh and Zarina Wahab. The film features music composed by Shyam. Plot Savithri works as a maid for Surendran and his mother. Sivaraman is Savithri's neighbour who is like a brother to her. Sivaraman and Surendran hate each other. Surendran is a stone-hearted and abusive youngster who Savithri doesn't love. Surendran however deceives Savithri with false promises and gets her pregnant, and later throws her out of his house. Sivaraman takes Savithri into his house (treating her like his own sister). Savithri gives birth to a baby boy, who dies shortly afterwards. Vishwanathan is a factory owner who is a single parent of his only daughter. Sivaraman works in his factory and after Viswanathan meets Savithri, he wants to marry her, as his daughter likes Savithri. Sivaraman gets Savithri married to Vishwanathan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
