Balachandra Menon is an Indian actor, director and script writer. He made a number of films in the 1980s and 1990s. He has directed 40 films and has acted in over 100.
Gopynathan Velayudhan Nair, 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.
Nammal (transl. Us) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kamal and written by Kalavoor Ravikumar. The film stars Jishnu and Sidharth Bharathan. It was the debut film of Sidharth Bharathan, Renuka, and Bhavana. The music was composed by Mohan Sithara. The film was shot in Government Engineering College, Thrissur and Holy Trinity School, Kanjikode.
Classmates is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by James Albert. The film features an ensemble cast including Prithviraj Sukumaran, Narain, Jayasurya, Indrajith Sukumaran, Radhika and Kavya Madhavan. The story revolves around a college graduate class of 1991. In 2006, working in different corners of the world, the friends get together for a class reunion to revive the joy and laughter of their college days. On the night of the reunion, one of the students is almost murdered and goes into a coma.
Pranayakalam is a 2007 Malayalam romantic film directed by débutant Uday Ananthan.
Swami Ayyappan is an Indian soap opera that debuted on Asianet channel. The show was produced by Merryland Studio and completed four seasons. It is currently airing its fifth season, Malikappuram: Apathbandhavan Ayyappan. It is one of the top-rated series in Indian television. The series was dubbed into Tamil as Swami Ayyapan for Vijay TV and Telugu as Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa for Star Maa.
Rock N' Roll is a 2007 Malayalam musical comedy film written and directed by Ranjith, starring Mohanlal, Lakshmi Rai, Siddique, Lal, Mukesh, Manoj K.Jayan, Rahman,Anoop Menon,Harisree Ashokan, and Jagathy Sreekumar. The film tells the story of seven musicians in Chennai, the major centre of film production in South India. It was released on 9 November coinciding with Deepavali. It received negative reviews and was considered a commercial disaster at the time of release. Over the years, the movie along with Mohanlal's performance has attained a cult status. Suraj Venjaramoodu's cameo role as a fraud musician was widely acclaimed and is often considered one of his early breakthroughs.
Anoop Menon is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and lyricist. He worked in television before acting in Malayalam films and has acted in more than 75 films.
Bhramaram (transl. Beetle) is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language road suspense thriller film, written and directed by Blessy, starring Mohanlal, Bhumika Chawla, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Suresh Menon and Murali Gopy. The film was released on 25 June 2009. It was an average grosser at the box office.
Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Thulasidas, starring Balachandra Menon, Geetha, Abhirami and Jomol.
Hero is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Diphan and written by Vinod Guruvaayur. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Srikanth,Yami Gautam and Anoop Menon in lead roles. The film is produced by G.P. Vijayakumar. The soundtrack is scored by Gopi Sundar along with lyrics by Anil Panachooran And Shibu Chakravarthi.This is one and only Malayalam film that Yami Gautam has acted.
Ozhimuri is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language period drama film, directed by Madhupal, written by Jeyamohan, and starring Lal, Mallika, Asif Ali, Bhavana, and Shwetha Menon in lead roles. The original songs and background score were composed by Bijibal. The film opened to critical acclaim but did not fare well at the box office. It was an official selection in the Indian Panorama section of the 43rd International Film Festival of India. It is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave.
Banking Hours 10 to 4 is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by K. Madhu, starring Anoop Menon, Meghana Raj, Jishnu, Kailash, and Shankar. It is written by Sumesh Madhu and Amal K. Joby.
Karmayodha is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir action crime film co-produced, written and directed by Major Ravi. It features Mohanlal, Murali Sharma, Mukesh, Sai Kumar, Bineesh Kodiyeri, Rajeev Pillai, Asha Sarath, Aishwarya Devan, Malavika Nair, Janardhanan and Riyaz Khan. The soundtrack was composed by M. G. Sreekumar; the background score was provided by Jeffrey Jonathan. The film received mixed reviews and was an average grosser.
Zachariayude Garbhinikal is a 2013 Indian Malayalam–language comedy-drama film written and directed by Aneesh Anwar. The film narrates the incidents in the life of a gynaecologist, Dr.Zacharia, and five women who come into his life. Lal appears as the gynaecologist while Rima Kallingal, Sanusha, Geetha, Asha Sarath, and Sandra Thomas play the roles of five pregnant women. Vijay Babu, Sandra Thomas, and Sandra's father, Thomas Joseph Pattathanam, produced this film under the banner of Friday Film House. The film started production in May 2013 in Kochi, Kerala.
Paavada (transl. Skirt) is a 2016 Indian comedy drama film directed by G. Marthandan and written by Bipin Chandran, based on the story he co-wrote with Shibin Francis. The film is about the life of two alcoholics It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Anoop Menon in lead roles along with Miya, Asha Sarath, Nedumudi Venu and Maniyanpilla Raju in supporting roles. The film was produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The music was composed by Aby Tom Cyriac and released under the label Muzik 247.
Aana Mayil Ottakam is a 2015 Indian Malayalam anthology film narrating three short, unconnected stories written and directed by Jayakrishnan and Anil Sign. Balu Varghese, Mithun Murali and Sharran are seen in prominent roles. Photography was completed in July 2015, and the film was released on 27 November 2015 in theatres in Kerala as well as online through Reelmonk simultaneously.
Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Sooraj Tom. It was written by Anoop Menon who also stars in the lead role alongside Miya. The film also features an ensemble supporting cast that includes Dileesh Pothan, Lal Jose, Baiju, Alencier Ley Lopez, V. K. Prakash, Hannah Reji Koshy, Srikant Murali and Nisa NP, The songs featured in the film are composed by M. Jayachandran. Anoop Menon signed Rahul Raj to compose the background score of the movie. The movie was released on 27 July 2018 to theatres and was well acclaimed.
Ennaalum Sarath..? is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language suspense drama film written and directed by Balachandra Menon and starring himself along with debutants Charlie Joe, Nitya Naresh, and Parvathy Arun. The film was released on 27 July 2018.
Anoop Krishnan is an Indian actor, director and anchor, who works predominantly in Malayalam film industry. He is mainly noted for the role Kalyan in the television series Seetha Kalyanam telecasted in Asianet.
