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Gopika
Girly Anto, credited by her stage name Gopika (born 1 February 1984), is an Indian former actress, who has predominantly starred in Malayalam films. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into acting with the Malayalam film, '' Pranayamanithooval'' (2002), directed by Thulasidas, opposite Jayasurya and Vineeth Kumar. She acted in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries as well. Early life Gopika was born Girly Anto into a Syro Malabar Catholic family, to Anto Francis and Tessy Anto of Ollur in Thrissur, Kerala. She has a younger sister, Glini. After completing her education to the 12th Standard (Year 12) at St. Raphael's Convent Girls High School, Ollur, she studied for a degree in sociology at Calicut University. She also learnt classical dance from an acclaimed teacher, Kamalher, and she was crowned 'Miss College' during her farewell ceremony at the college. The beauty contest 'Miss Thrissur' was a turning point in her life. Though she did not win the title, s ...
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Keerthi Chakra (film)
''Keerthi Chakra'' is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language war film written and directed by Major Ravi, in his directorial debut. Starring Mohanlal in lead role as Major Mahadevan and also features Jiiva, Biju Menon, Gopika, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy and Nawab Shah in major supporting roles. This film marks the debut of Jiiva in Malayalam cinema. The film is based on true events related to incidents that took place in Jammu and Kashmir. The film is the first in the Major Mahadevan film series. The title is derived from the Indian gallantry award, Kirti Chakra. The film was released worldwide on 4 August 2006. It was critically and commercial well received. It was the third highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. The film was dubbed released into Tamil titled ''Aran'', with a few additional scenes shot and added for Prakash Raj. Major Ravi won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay for the film. Plot Major Mahadevan is an Indian Army officer deputed to the National Secu ...
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Pranayamanithooval
''Pranyamanithooval'' is a 2002 Malayalam comedy drama romance film directed by Thulasidas, starring Vineeth Kumar and Gopika (in her film debut). In lead roles. This movie is a remake of 1999 Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ... movie '' Nee Varuvai Ena''. Plot The movie has three young people - Vinod, Balu and Meera - as its central characters. Vinu is a young college student and Meera is his girlfriend. Their marriage was almost fixed when Vinu died in an accident and his eyes were transplanted to Balu. Meera tries to see Balu to see Vinu's eyes, but Balu misunderstands and thinks that she loves him. Meera tells him the truth and his friends give him an idea to make Meera fall in love with him. They tell him to create a rumor that he is going to commit su ...
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Letha Manasulu (2004 Film)
''Letha Manasulu'' () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ... film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film is produced by Vallabhaneni Balasouri, V. Balasouri and Bapatla (Assembly constituency), M. Anantha Varma under Sri Sivasai Pictures. It is a remake of the Tamil film Azhagi (2002 film), ''Azhagi'' (2002) and stars Srikanth (Telugu actor), Srikanth, Kaveri (actress), Kalyani, and Gopika. Raju (Srikanth) and Dhana Lakshmi (Kalyani) are childhood sweethearts who eventually marry others. When Dhana Lakshmi loses her husband, Raju pities and takes her in as a maidservant while keeping his wife Bhanu (Gopika) in the dark about their past. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by M. M. Keeravani. ''Letha Manasulu'' ...
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Autograph (2004 Film)
''Autograph'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Cheran (director), Cheran. The film's soundtrack is composed by Bharadwaj (composer), Bharadwaj. Cheran also plays the lead role in his film for the first time, and other cast members include Gopika, Sneha (actress), Sneha, Mallika (actress), Mallika and Kaniha. This is both Gopika's and Mallika's debut film in Tamil cinema. The film was released in India in February 2004, and was screened at the Lyon Asian Film Festival in France and at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada. Upon release, the film met with critical acclaim and commercial success. It was remade in Telugu language, Telugu as ''Naa Autograph'', Kannada as ''My Autograph'', and in Bengali language, Bengali as ''Amar Aponjon''. Plot The film begins with Senthil Kumar, who runs an advertising agency, boarding a train on a journey to invite his friends and family for his forthcoming wedding. Along ...
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Kana Kandaen
''Kana Kandaen'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by K. V. Anand in his directorial debut, and produced by P. L. Thenappan. The film stars Srikanth, Gopika and Prithviraj. The music was composed by Vidyasagar with cinematography by Soundarrajan and editing by V. T. Vijayan. It was dubbed into Telugu as ''Karthavyam'' and into Malayalam as ''Kana Kandaen''. The film released on 13 May 2005. The film marks Prithviraj's Tamil debut, and he played the antagonist. The title of this film is based on a song from ''Parthiban Kanavu'' (2003), also starring Srikanth. Plot Bhaskar and Archana are childhood friends who grew up in the same village. Bhaskar receives a marriage invitation card from Archana. Only then does he realise his love for her, but he still decides to attend the marriage. The day before the marriage, Archana discovers that her fiancé is not a good man and decides to call off the wedding. Her mother helps her escape with Bhaskar. The coupl ...
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4 The People
''4 the People'' is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante thriller film directed by Jayaraj and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram from a story by Jayaraj. The film stars Arun Cherukavil, Bharath (in his Malayalam debut), Arjun Bose, and Padma Kumar in the lead roles, with Narain in a supporting role. The plot follows four engineering students who lead a double life as members of a vigilante group called "4 the People," targeting corrupt public officials. The film's soundtrack became a trendsetter in Malayalam cinema, pioneering a new style of composition. ''4 the People'' was both a critical and commercial success, achieving cult status. It was partially reshot in Tamil & titled as ''4 Students'' and remade in Telugu as '' Yuvasena'' (2004), with Jayaraj directing and Bharath reprising his role. The film spawned two sequels, ''By the People'' (2005) and '' Of the People'' (2008). Plot Aravind ( Arun), Vivek ( Bharath), Eshwar (Arjun Bose) and Shafeek (Padma Kumar) are four ...
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Ollur
Ollur is a major suburban area and an old commercial town in the city of Thrissur of Kerala state, South India. It is about away from Swaraj Round on old National Highway 47 (India) towards Kochi. From ancient time onwards, Ollur was a major business centre in Thrissur district. Now, this geographical area is part of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. It is situated between Kuriachira and Thalore on the National Highway. However, a specific identity for this geographical region is still there due to the urban setting of this region and its important religious institutions. History The first recorded history of Ollur is the establishment of St. Anthony's Forane Church in 1718. Before India's independence, Ollur belonged to Kingdom of Cochin. Later it was with Travancore-Cochin State. In 1919, Ollur Panchayat was formed with villages of Ollur and Edakunny. The first Panchayat President was E. Ikkanda Warrier, who later became the prime minister of Cochin State. He was followed by Che ...
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Cheran (director)
Cheran (born 12 December 1970) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and lyricist known for his works in Tamil cinema. He is a three time National Film Award winner for ''Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000), ''Autograph'' (2004) and '' Thavamai Thavamirundhu'' (2005). He has also won five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and six South Filmfare Awards. Cheran initially made breakthrough as a director by making village-based drama films focusing on human relationships, and achieved critical acclaim for his work in ''Bharathi Kannamma'' (1997) and '' Porkkaalam'' (1997). He later moved on to work on themes exploring how globalisation affects the Indian middle class, and told the story of scam job offers in ''Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000) and village-to-city emigration in ''Pandavar Bhoomi'' (2001). His most renowned film till date, ''Autograph'' (2004), is a semi-autobiographical tale of a man at four stage of his life. He later also experienced success with the family drama film '' Thavamai ...
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Ollur, Kerala
Ollur is a major suburban area and an old commercial town in the city of Thrissur of Kerala state, South India. It is about away from Swaraj Round on old National Highway 47 (India) towards Kochi. From ancient time onwards, Ollur was a major business centre in Thrissur district. Now, this geographical area is part of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. It is situated between Kuriachira and Thalore on the National Highway. However, a specific identity for this geographical region is still there due to the urban setting of this region and its important religious institutions. History The first recorded history of Ollur is the establishment of St. Anthony's Forane Church in 1718. Before India's independence, Ollur belonged to Kingdom of Cochin. Later it was with Travancore-Cochin State. In 1919, Ollur Panchayat was formed with villages of Ollur and Edakunny. The first Panchayat President was E. Ikkanda Warrier, who later became the prime minister of Cochin State. He was followed b ...
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Vineeth
Vineeth Radhakrishnan (born 23 August 1969) is an Indian actor, Bharatanatyam dancer, voice artist and choreographer who primarily works in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films. He has also appeared in a few Hindi and Kannada films. He has won several awards including 3 Kerala State Film Awards, Kalaimamani honour from Government of Tamil Nadu and Filmfare Award South nominations. Early life Vineeth was born to K. T. Radhakrishnan and P. K. Shanthakumari on 23 August 1969 at Thalassery in Kannur district, Kerala. His family hails from the Travancore region (present-day Southern Kerala districts). He has a sister, Kavitha Dinesh. Vineeth is the nephew of Ramachandran Nair, the husband of actress Padmini of the Travancore sisters. His aunt, Padmini, and her sister, Ragini, convinced his parents to send him to dancing school. Actress Shobana is his cousin. Vineeth attended Good Shepherd International School, Ooty, St Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thalassery, a ...
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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 ...
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Thulasidas
Thulasidas is an Indian film and serial Film director, director who works in the South Indian film industry, predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Filmography Television *''Sree mahabhagavatham'' (Asianet) *''Swamy Ayyappan saranam'' (Asianet) *''Devi mahathmyam'' (Asianet) *''Devayani'' (Surya TV) *''Sabarimala Sri Dharamshala'' (Asianet) *''Amma'' (Asianet) *''Pranayam'' (Asianet) *''Parishudhan'' (Flowers TV) *''Swayamvaram (TV series), Swayamvaram'' (Mazhavil Manorama) See also *List of Malayalam films from 1986 to 1990 *List of Malayalam films from 1991 to 1995 *List of Malayalam films from 1996 to 2000 References External links

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