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Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum
''Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Vinayan based on a screenplay by J. Pallassery. The film features Kalabhavan Mani, Kaveri, Praveena and Sai Kumar in the lead roles. The film centers around Ramu, a blind poet and singer who supports his family. However, their happiness dissipates soon after he gets cheated by a rich businessman turned politician. The film is reported to be inspired from '' Dosti'' (1964). The film was a commercial success and ran for more than 150 days in theatres. The film won two National Film Awards, the Best Male Playback Singer for M. G. Sreekumar and the Special Jury Award for Kalabhavan Mani and Mani also received the Special Jury Award at the Kerala State Film Awards for his performance in the film. The film also won two Asianet Film Awards: Best Actor for Kalabhavan Mani and Best Supporting Actress for Praveena. The film was remade to Tamil as '' Kasi'', in Telugu as ''Seenu Vasa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinayan
T. G. Vinayakumar, professionally credited as Vinayan, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and lyricist, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He has directed 40 Malayalam films and 4 Tamil films. Career Vinayan started his career with the film ''Super Star'', and he has directed the following films like '' Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum'', ''Akasha ganga 2, Karumadikkuttan'', '' Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan'', '' Dada Sahib'', '' Vellinakshatram'', '' Aakasha Ganga'', '' Rakshasa Rajavu'', '' Kalyana Sougandhikam'', '' Kasi'' (Tamil), Enn mana vaanil, Independence, Sathyam, Albhuthadweep, Athishayan, Dracula and ''Sipayi Lahala''. The genres of his films include comedy, horror, action, fantasy and family drama. Vinayan also introduced a handful of actors and singers in the Malayalam film industry. Jayasurya, Indrajith Sukumaran, Anoop Menon, Honey Rose, Priyamani, Manikkuttan, Suresh Krishna, Meghana Raj, Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). attested since 300 BC, 300 BCE.: "...the most acceptable periodisation which has so far been suggested for the development of Tamil writing seems to me to be that of A Chidambaranatha Chettiar (1907–1967): 1. Sangam Literature – 200BC to AD 200; 2. Post Sangam literature – AD 200 – AD 600; 3. Early Medieval literature – AD 600 to AD 1200; 4. Later Medieval literature – AD 1200 to AD 1800; 5. Pre-Modern literature – AD 1800 to 1900" at p. 610 Tamil was the lingua franca for early maritime traders in South India, with Tamil inscriptions found outside of the Indian subcontinent, such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Egypt. The language has a well-documented history wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustine (actor)
Kunnumpurath Mathew Augustine (30 July 1955 – 14 November 2013), known mononymously as Augustine, was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 150 films, mainly in comedy, character and negative roles. Actress Ann Augustine is his daughter. Personal life Augustine was born on 30 July 1955 to Rosi and Mathew of the Kunnumpurath house at Kodencheri, Kozhikode. He was married to Hansamma; the couple have two daughters: Ann (actress), and Jeethu. Career Beginning his acting career through theatre, Augustine entered the Malayalam film industry in the mid eighties through an uncredited role, in the movie '' Swapnalokam'', starring Sreenath, in 1983. His first credited appearance was in '' Gandhinagar 2nd Street'' in 1986; the role had been offered to him by Sreenivasan for having assisted the latter in finding a filming location for '' Gandhinagar 2nd Street''. Augustine also appeared in such films as ''Commissioner, Devasuram, Ekalavyan, Aara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Kumar (actor)
Krishna Kumar (born 12 June 1968) is an Indian actor and politician who appears in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam-language films and television, in addition to a few Tamil cinema, Tamil-language films. Early life Krishna Kumar was born on 12 June 1968 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He is the youngest son of Gopalakrishnan Nair and Retnamma. He came from a family who had served in the Indian military. Kumar was also preparing to join the military before he got an offer to work as a news presenter for Doordarshan. Career Kumar had received his first acting offer whilst working as a television news presenter in Doordarshan. Kumar played a role in a 13-episode serial produced for DD Malayalam. He portrayed actor Nedumudi Venu's son, in his acting debut. DD Malayalam was the only Malayalam channel at that time. When Asianet (TV channel), Asianet was launched, Kumar starred in a TV soap opera titled ''Sthree'' (1998–2000) starring Siddique (actor), Siddique and Vinaya Prasad, Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya (actress)
Karpagavalli better known by her stage name Priya is an Indian actress who worked on South Indian movies. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam films. She now works in Tamil television serials in antagonist roles. Background Priya hails from Teynampet, Tamil Nadu. She was noted for her performance in the Malayalam film '' Ninnishtam Ennishtam'' in 1986. She is married to David, a cinematographer of Malayalam movies. The couple have a son, Prince and a daughter, Aishwarya. Partial filmography Malayalam # '' Saahasam'' (1981) # '' Priyasakhi Radha'' (1982) # '' Enganeyundashane'' (1984) as Dancer # '' Boeing Boeing'' (1985) as Dancer # '' Adiverukal'' (1986) as Selvi # '' Prathyekam Sradhikkuka'' (1986) as Sophia # '' Snehamulla Simham'' (1986) as Lathika # '' Ninnishtam Ennishtam'' (1986) as Shalini # '' Padayani'' (1986) as Rajini # '' Pappan Priyappetta Pappan'' (1986) as Dancer # ''Shobaraj'' (1986) as Julie # '' Gandhinagar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meghanathan
Meghanathan (November 1964 – 21 November 2024) was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam and Tamil films. The son of actor Balan K. Nair, he debuted in 1983 in the Malayalam film '' Asthram''. He acted in more than 50 Malayalam films. Biography Meghanathan was born as the third child of Malayalam actor Balan K. Nair and Sarada Nair in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He had two brothers (Anil and Ajayakumar) and two sisters (Latha and Sujatha). He had his primary education from Asan Memorial Association, Chennai, and completed Diploma in Automobile engineering from Coimbatore. He made his debut through the Malayalam film '' Ashthram'' in 1983. Meghanathan was married to Susmitha. The couple had a daughter, Parvathi. They settled in Shoranur, Palakkad. Meghanathan died from respiratory failure at a private hospital in Kozhikode, on 21 November 2024, at the age of 60. He was cremated at his residence in the town of Shoranur. Filmography Awards *Flowers TV awards 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janardhanan (actor)
Janardhanan Pillai (born 5 May 1946), also known as Janardhanan Nair, is an Indian actor, producer and a former Indian Air Force personnel who predominantly acts in Malayalam films. He acted in his first feature film '' Adyathe Kadha'', directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan in 1971, he acted in more than 700 films. He started his career when Malayalam films were made in black and white. He is known for his style of handling humour and his iconic voice. He started his career playing brusque villains and sub hero roles in the 1970s and early 1980s, acting along with Prem Nazir and Jayan, but later established himself as a highly sought-after comedian. The turning point of his career was his role in the 1988 film '' Oru CBI Diary Kurippu'', which brought out his comic skills. However, he was typecast as a comedian only after the 1993 film '' Meleparambil Aanveedu''. Mimicry artists perform with his noted role of Garvasis Aashan in '' Mannar Mathai Speaking'' (1995). But along with comi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrans
K. Surendran (born 16 March 1956), better known by his stage name Indrans, is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough in 1994 with the comedy movie ''CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed., CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed''. Indrans was popular for his comedy roles in the 1990s and 2000s. He found success in playing character roles in his later career and won the National Film Awards-National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film), Special Mention for his performance in Home (2021 film), Home in 2023 and won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for his performance in ''Apothecary (film), Apothecary'' in 2014. In 2018, Indrans won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Aalorukkam''. His performance in ''Veyilmarangal'' made him win the Best Actor Award at the 2019 Singapore International Film Festival. As of November 2021, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharath Gopi
Gopynathan Velayudhan Nair (2 November 1937 – 29 January 2008), popularly known by the stage name Bharat Gopy, was an Indian actor, producer, and director. Considered one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema, Gopy was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in Kerala during the 1970s. Bharat Gopy has won many awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Sankarankutty in '' Kodiyettam'' (1977), and hence he got the name Bharath. His well-known roles include Aiyappan in '' Yavanika'', Vasu Menon in ''Palangal'', Prof. "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai in '' Kattathe Kilikoodu'', Dushasana Kurup in '' Panchavadi Palam'', Nandagopal in '' Ormakkayi'', Mammachan in '' Adaminte Vaariyellu'', Shankaran in '' Chidambaram'', and Krishnan Raju in ''Aghaat''. He won four Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor for various roles. As a filmmaker he is known for ''Ulsavapittennu'' (1989) and '' Yamanam'' (1991) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vani Viswanath
Vani Viswanath is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Telugu films. In 2000, Vani won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performance in '' Susanna'', directed by T. V. Chandran. She was termed as Mollywood's "Action Queen". In 2017, she joined in Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh. Early life Vani was born in Ollur, Thrissur, as the fourth among five children of astrologer Vishwanathan and Girija. She did her schooling at St. Raphael's Convent Girls High School, Ollur, and thereafter at Chennai. When she was 13, her father predicted through astrology that she would become an actor, and also she would enter politics. Career She has appeared predominantly in Malayalam and Telugu movies. She acted in '' The King'' with Mammootty and in Usthad with Mohanlal and in Chinthamani Kolacase with Suresh Gopi respectively. She also appeared in Kannada and Tamil movies. She was among the big stars of her time in South India. Her Tollywo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swathy Narayanan
Swathy Narayanan is an Indian actress who has worked in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. After making her debut in the Malayalam film ''Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum'' (1999), she has starred in films including '' Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam'' (2015) and '' Ilai'' (2017). Career Born and brought up in Perumbavoor in Ernakulam, Swathy Narayanan made her acting debut as a child artiste in the Malayalam drama film ''Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum'' (1999) portraying the younger version of Kaveri's character, before continuing her interest in the arts by training as a dancer under the tutoring of Kuchipudi expert Anupama Mohan. Alongside her interest in dance, Swathy qualified as an Ayurvedic doctor in Thrissur. While casting for '' Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam'' (2015), Swathy was recommended to director Ranjith Sankar by her family friend Asha Sarath. In the film, Swathy portrayed a girl from Mumbai, in a cast also including Jayasurya and Sshivada Sshivada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namma Preethiya Ramu
''Namma Preethiya Ramu'' () is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Sanjay-Vijay duo. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum'' (1999). It stars Darshan playing the eponymous character of a blind village singer, along with Navya Natarajan, Hamsavijetha, Doddanna and Umashree in other prominent roles. The film score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was released on 14 November 2003 and won positive reviews from critics upon release, who appreciated Darshan was for his effective portrayal of an offbeat role. However, the film failed at the box office. Plot Cast Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and the lyrics were written by K. Kalyan and Krishna Priya. Except "Dudilde" and "Badavana", all other tunes were reused from the Tamil film '' Kasi''. Reception A critic from ''Chitraloka.com ''Chitraloka.com'' is an Indian website focused on the Kannada film indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
