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T. Damodaran
T. Damodaran (15 September 1935 – 28 March 2012) was a screenwriter who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. Life Damodaran wrote the screenplays of films such as ''Angadi (film), Angaadi'' (1980)'', Ahimsa (1981 film), Ahimsa'' (1981)'', John Jaffer Janardhanan'' (1982)'', Ee Nadu'' (1982)'', Iniyengilum'' (1983)'', Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove, Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove'' (1984)'', Vartha, Vaartha'' (1986)'', Aavanazhi, Avanazhi'' (1986)'', 1921 (1988 film), 1921'' (1988)'', Aryan (1988 film), Aryan'' (1988)'', Arhatha'' (1990)'', Inspector Balram'' (1990)'', Abhimanyu (1991 film), Abhimanyu'' (1991)'', Adhwaytham'' (1992)'', Jackpot (1993 film), Jackpot'' (1993) and ''Kaalapani'' (1996) among which the latter won four National Film Awards and seven Kerala State Film Awards. As a writer and producer, he frequently collaborated with the directors I. V. Sasi and Priyadarshan. He also penned for the film ''Unaroo'' with director Maniratnam. Damodaran was married to Push ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth largest urban agglomeration in the country and the second largest one in Kerala. Calicut city is the second largest city proper in the state with a corporation limit population of 609,224 Calicut is classified as a Tier-2 city by the Government of India. It is the largest city on the Malabar Coast and was the capital of the British-era Malabar District, Malabar district. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris (Zamorins). The port at Kozhikode acted as the gateway to the medieval South Indian coast for the Chinese people, Chinese, the Persians, the Arabs, and finally the Europeans. According to data compiled by economics research firm Indicus Analytics in 2009 on residences, earnings and investments, Kozhikode was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arhatha
''Arhatha'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by P. K. R. Pillai. The film stars Mohanlal, Urvashi, Rekha and Suresh Gopi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Plot The story revolves around a chemical factory where Krishnakumar and his son Mahesh rule the factory with the help of all the bad elements in society. They are corrupted politicians including Ex-minister Unnithan, police officers including the commissioner to local criminals led by the notorious Cheku. Devaraj arrives at the scene after he received an offer from the factory where his father, Rtd. captain Ramakrishnan served as the chief security officer and was brutally murdered while on duty. Cast *Mohanlal as Devaraj *Urvashi as Aswathi *Rekha as Anju *Suresh Gopi as Mahesh *Captain Raju as Shekhu *M. G. Soman as Chandrashekharan Nair *Lalu Alex as Sethu *Kuthiravattam Pappu as Nambiar *Jagathy Sreekumar as Unni Unnithan * Janardhanan as Krishnaku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes Your Honour
''Yes Your Honour'' is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language courtroom thriller film directed by V. M. Vinu. The film stars Sreenivasan in the lead role. The film had musical score by Deepak Dev. Plot Advocate Ravishankar is an idealist who is practicing as a junior to a clever and cunning advocate Venugopal, who is often rude and ill-mannered towards his juniors. Ravishankar studied law to serve society, but soon realises that the judiciary is corrupt and has no moral values. After years of being a junior, Ravishankar gets a case which he can present in the court. But at the last minute, Venugopal gives the case to someone else. Frustrated, Ravishankar trashes Venugopal and quits to set up his own independent practice. The first case that comes his way is that of the murder of DFO Sarath Shetty. Venugopal appears as his opposition. The rest of the film is about Ravishankar's struggle to bring out the truth and make his mark in his career. Ravishankar finds that former Minister Iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when Ischemia, blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is retrosternal Angina, chest pain or discomfort that classically radiates to the left shoulder, arm, or jaw. The pain may occasionally feel like heartburn. This is the dangerous type of acute coronary syndrome. Other symptoms may include shortness of breath, nausea, presyncope, feeling faint, a diaphoresis, cold sweat, Fatigue, feeling tired, and decreased level of consciousness. About 30% of people have atypical symptoms. Women more often present without chest pain and instead have neck pain, arm pain or feel tired. Among those over 75 years old, about 5% have had an MI with little or no history of symptoms. An MI may cause heart failure, an Cardiac arrhythmia, irregular heartbeat, cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest. Most MIs occur d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maniratnam
Gopalaratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. He has won seven National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, six Filmfare Awards South, and numerous awards at various film festivals across the world. In 2002, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film. Despite being born into a film family, Mani Ratnam did not develop any interest in films when he was young. Upon completion of his post graduation in management, he started his career as a consultant. He entered the film industry through the 1983 Kannada film, '' Pallavi Anu Pallavi''. The failure of his subsequent films would mean that he would be left with fewer offers. After working in Telugu and Malayalam Cinema, he made his major breakthrough with ''Mouna Ragam'' (1986), establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unaroo
''Unaroo'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language political drama film directed by Mani Ratnam and written by T. Damodaran, starring Mohanlal, Sukumaran, Ratheesh, Sabitha Anand, Ashokan and Balan K. Nair, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and cinematography by Ramachandra Babu. The film gives the inside view of the problems that arose in the labour trade union parties in Kerala. It was released on 14 April 1984. Plot This is the story of a group of workers who defy their union leaders to help a new factory materialise. Cast Production Producer N. G. John, who had experienced success with ''Ee Nadu'' (1982) and '' Iniyengilum'' (1983), had been impressed with Mani Ratnam's debut film '' Pallavi Anu Pallavi'' (1983), a Kannada film that tackled a complex subject. John offered Ratnam the chance to direct a Malayalam film for his production house. Ratnam initially narrated the script of ''Mouna Ragam'' (1986), then titled ''Divya'', to John but the producer wanted to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan Soman Nair (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He has worked primarily in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Hindi cinema, Hindi cinema since 1982, directing over 90 films in multiple Indian languages, with notable works in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu. He has received several accolades, including three National Film Awards, multiple Kerala State Film Awards, and the Padma Shri in 2012. Most of his Hindi films are remakes of Malayalam films, some of which Priyadarshan helmed both versions. Career Priyadarshan began his cinematic journey in the early 1980s, primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He directed several notable films during this period, including ''Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu'' (1986), ''Thalavattam'' (1986), ''Vellanakalude Nadu'' (1988), ''Chithram'' (1988), ''Vandanam'' (1989), and ''Kilukkam'' (1991). Throughout the 1990s, he continued directing successful films such as ''Abhimanyu (1991 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala State Film Awards
The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs. The awardees are decided by an independent jury formed by the academy and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Kerala. The jury usually consists of eminent personalities from the film field. For the awards for literature on cinema a separate jury is formed. The academy annually invites films for the award and the jury analyses the films that are submitted before deciding the winners. The awards intends to promote films with artistic values and encourage artists, technicians and producers. The awards are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister of Kerala. List of awards The number of awards varies from year to year, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals from 1973 until 2020, and by the National Film Development Corporation of India, NFDC since 2021. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India presents the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. History The Awards we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaalapani
''Kaalapaani'' () is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film written by T. Damodaran and directed by Priyadarshan. Set in 1915, the film focuses on the lives of Indian independence activists incarcerated in the Cellular Jail (or ''Kālā Pānī'') in Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the British Raj. The ensemble cast includes Mohanlal, Prabhu, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Tinnu Anand, Annu Kapoor, Alex Draper, Sankaradi, and Vineeth. The film was produced by Mohanlal for Pranavam Arts in association with R. Mohan's Shogun Films. The film is about the lives of prisoners in British India who are brought to Kālā Pānī. The name ''Kalapani'' is derived from the mode of imprisonment in British India. Ilaiyaraaja composed the music, the cinematography was by Santosh Sivan, and the editing by N. Gopalakrishnan. The film introduced Dolby Stereo into Malayalam cinema. It was made on a budget of 2.50 crore, making it the costliest Malayalam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackpot (1993 Film)
''Jackpot'' is a 1993 Malayalam-language film, directed by Jomon.It stars Mammootty, Tejas Kapadia, Aishwarya and Gautami, with Kannada actor R. N. Sudarshan playing the antagonist. It portrays the story of a race jockey. Summary Gowtham Krishna and Sindhu get married opposing her rich parents' disapproval. Sindhu dies after giving birth to their son Rahul. The rich parents of Sindhu take custody of the child and Gowtham Krishna is left with the only option of winning a horse race to get back the custody of his child. Cast *Mammootty as Gowtham Krishna * Aishwarya as Sindhu * Gautami as Amirtha *Jagadish as David * R. N. Sudarshan as Venkatesh * Jagannadha Varma as DSP * Tejas Kapadia as Rahul (Gowtham's Son) * Sainudeen * Rajan P. Dev as Gounder *Prathapachandran as Ruby Devaraj * Vijayakumar *Bahadoor as Moiduikka * Devan as Jayan * Kollam Ajith *M. G. Soman as Sundaram *Mala Aravindan as Doctor *Manjula Vijayakumar as Rakhee Varma *Poornam Viswanathan *T. P. Madhavan * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
