Swades is a 2004 Indian drama film written, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, based on the true life story of a Non-resident Indian (NRI) man who returns to his homeland. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal in leading roles, with Daya Shankar Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, Lekh Tandon appearing in supporting role and Makrand Deshpande in a special appearance. The film is considered ahead of its times which upon release received widespread critical acclaim and is now considered a cult classic of Hindi cinema. The music and background score was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar.
The Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The award was first given in 1964 for films released around 1963. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.
The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is an annual award given by the Chicago Film Critics Association.
The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual award given by the Chicago Film Critics Association.
Vignesh is an actor from Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. He has acted in several films including Kizhakku Cheemayile, Kaadhali, Raman Abdullah, Velai, Appu, Ennai Thalatta Varuvala, Soori and Aacharya.
N. Sreedharan Nair, popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian film actor in Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala.
Gangaraju Gunnam is an Indian film producer, director and writer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Television. He received two National Film Awards for producing path breaking films like Aithe, and Bommalata. He has also produced and directed, blockbusters like Anukokunda Oka Roju and Amma Cheppindi respectively, and has garnered three state Nandi Awards. He has also created the popular sitcom Amrutham. He owns the film production company Just Yellow.
Atanu Ghosh is a National Award winning filmmaker.
The Attukal Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu religious shrine at Attukal in Kerala, India. Goddess Bhadrakali (Kannaki), mounted over 'vethala', is the main deity in this temple. Bhadrakali, a form of Mahakali, who killed the demon king Daruka, believed to be born from the third eye of lord Shiva. 'Bhadra' means good and 'Kali' means goddess of time. So Bhadrakali is considered as the goddess of prosperity and salvation. Goddess 'Attukal devi', itself is the supreme mother 'Bhaadrkali devi', the goddess of power and courage. She is often referred as Kannaki, the heroine of Ilanko Adikal's 'Silapathikaaram'. The temple is renowned for the annual Attukal Pongala festival, in which over three million women participate. A festival that has figured in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the single largest gathering of women for a religious activity, the Attukal Pongala continues to draw millions of women with each passing year. According to the Attukal Temple Trust, around 4.5 million devotees are expected to attend the pongala in 2016. Attukal Temple is situated near the heart of the city, 2 kilometres away from Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram. Devotees believe that all of their wishes will be fulfilled by the goddess, provide prosperity and can attain salvation. Attukal devi is often worshipped in 3 forms such as Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi and Mahakali/ Durga/ Parvathy.
G.C.Sekhar is a Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film director. In the 1970s and 1980s, he directed movies featuring prominent actors including Krishnam Raju, Suman, Mohan Babu, Krishna and others.
Chandrasekhara Menon, better known by his stage name Sankaradi (1924–2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artiste, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit. He was one of the first realistic actors in South Indian cinema. He dominated the Malayalam film scene in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s as comedian along with Adoor Bhasi and Bahadur. Later, he switched to character roles.
Sooranad P. N. Kunjan Pillai was a historian, researcher, lexicographer, poet, essayist, literary critic, orator, socio-cultural leader, grammarian, educationist, and scholar of the Malayalam language. In 1984 he received the Padmashri award for his contribution to Malayalam literature and education.
Rama Rao Tatineni, also known as T. Rama Rao, is a prolific Indian filmmaker. He has directed 65 Hindi and Telugu feature films between 1966 and 2000.
Ranjith Sankar is an Indian screenwriter, producer and director who works in Malayalam films. He started his movie career with the acclaimed 2009 thriller film Passenger. He has followed up with movies Arjunan Saakshi (2011), Molly Aunty Rocks (2012), Punyalan Agarbattis (2013), Varsham (2014), Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam (2015), Pretham (2016), Ramante Eden Thottam (2017), Punyalan Private Limited (2017), Njan Marykutty (2018) and Pretham 2 (2018). Sankar launched his production house Dreams N Beyond in 2012 and his distribution house Punyalan Cinemas in 2017.
The Mercure Perth Masters is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format. The tournament, started in 1971, and later became a part of the World Curling Tour. Curlers from outside Scotland have been dominant in this bonspiel.
Paul Vengola was an Indian film actor in Malayalam cinema. He mainly acted in comedy roles and supporting roles. He was an active comedian during the 1970s and 1980s in Malayalam film.
P. Sreekumar is an Indian actor, scriptwriter, director and producer who appears in Malayalam movies. He has acted more than 100 Malayalam films.
En Iniye Ponnilave is a 2001 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Pandiarajan and Mounika.
Meera is an Indian actress who has done Tamil-language and Malayalam-language films of nineties as a heroine as well as supporting actress. She is noted for her performance in lead roles in Sukham Sukhakaram, Kottappurathe Koottukudumbam and Amma Ammaayiyamma.
Son of Aladdin is a 2003 English and Hindi animation Indian film based on the life of the Aladdin written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Produced by Pentamedia Graphics, the film had 1100 shots and 125 characters. The film won Special Mention in the Competition section at the 2003 International Children’s Film Festival Hyderabad, and was subsequently premiered at the 37th International Film Festival of India. In 2016, the film was released as Mustafa & the Magician in Los Angeles and was submitted for consideration for the animated feature film Oscar.
