Narayana Guru was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He was born into a family that belonged to the Ezhava caste. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual enlightenment and social equality.
N. Kumaran Asan was an Indian social reformer, philosopher and poet of Malayalam literature. He is known to have initiated a revolution in Malayalam poetry in the first quarter of the 20th century, transforming it from the metaphysical to the lyrical and his poetry is characterised by its moral and spiritual content, poetic concentration and dramatic contextualisation. He is one of the modern triumvirate poets of Kerala and a disciple of Sree Narayana Guru.
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar is an Indian actor, dancer, playback singer and philanthropist who works in Tamil cinema. Referred to by fans and media as "Thalapathy" (commander), Vijay is the highest paid actor in Tamil cinema. Vijay has acted in 64 films as a lead actor and won numerous awards, including one United Kingdom Award, eight Vijay Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and a SIIMA Award. He has been included several times in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list, based on the earnings of Indian celebrities. Vijay has significant following globally.
Kumbalathuparambu Ayyappan, better identified as Sahodaran Ayyappan, was a social reformer, thinker, rationalist, journalist, and politician from Kerala, India. A vocal follower of Sree Narayana Guru, he was associated with a number of events related to the Kerala reformation movement and was the organizer of Misra Bojana in Cherai in 1917. He founded Sahodara Sangam, and the journal Sahodaran and was the founder editor of the magazine Yukthivadhi.
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language biographical action film based on the life of Pazhassi Raja, a Hindu king who fought against the British in the 18th century. The film was directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and produced by Gokulam Gopalan. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Mammootty, Sarathkumar, Kanika Subramaniam, Manoj K Jayan, Padmapriya, Thilakan, Peter Handley Evans, Harry Key, Linda Arsenio and Jagathi Sreekumar. The music score and soundtrack were created by Ilaiyaraaja, while its sound design is by Resul Pookutty. The political situation of the time is portrayed from an Indian viewpoint in the film, and the locals are treated sympathetically.
T. K. Madhavan was an Indian social reformer, journalist and revolutionary who was involved with the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP). He came from Kerala and led the struggle against untouchability which was known as Vaikom Satyagraha.
C. V. Kunhiraman was an Indian social reformer, journalist and the founder of Kerala Kaumudi daily. A follower of Sree Narayana Guru, Kunhiraman was the author of a number of books covering the genres of novels, short story, poetry, biographies and essays. He was one of the leaders involved in the Vaikom Satyagraha of Reformation movement in Kerala which led to the Temple Entry Proclamation.
Changaramkumarath Krishnan Vakkeel was a community leader, banker, social reformer, and journalist from Kerala, India.
The city of Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala, is also a major commercial and business hub of South India. It is said to be the heartland of Kerala's business acumen and home to most every leading Malayali entrepreneurs. The city which is famous for Bullion, Banking and its Business acumen, is the darling of investors in Kerala. Thrissur is also referred as the Golden city of India. It manufactures 70% of plain gold jewellery in Kerala per day. According to a survey, Thrissur city has been placed on 7th among the ten cities in India to reside. According to Registrar of Companies, the period from 1 January to 31 March 2010, 87 companies were registered in Thrissur and stood second in Kerala after Cochin. Thrissur's traditional strength lies in best entrepreneurial and financial capabilities.
Sachiin Joshi also spelt as Sachin Joshi born on 7 August 1984 is an Business Man & an Indian film actor, producer known for his works in Tollywood and Bollywood. He was born to Jagdish Joshi and his second wife. His father is the owner of the JMJ group of industries. Sachiin also owns the Dambulla franchise of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) called as Dambulla Viikings.
Santo Krishnan, originally named Krishnan Nair, born in Ottapalam was an Indian athlete and stuntsman. Having appeared in more than 1000 films in Malayalam ,Tamil ,Singala,Telugu,Kannada,Hindi & English .He died of sickness on 6 July 2013.
Naku Penta Naku Taka is a 2014 Malayalam-language Indian film directed by Vayalar Madhavan Kutty and produced by Gokulam Gopalan. This is the first Malayalam film shot in Kenya. It stars Indrajith Sukumaran, Bhama, Murali Gopy and Shankar.
Sree Sundareswara Temple is one of the two prominent temples consecrated by Sree Narayana Guru Devan in Kannur District, the other being Sree Jagannaatha Temple, Thalassery. The temple is located in suburban Talap in Kannur district of Kerala, India, approximately 2 km away from Kannur Railway Station, and 3 km from Kannur New Bus Stand,Thavakkara.
Aparadhi is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Subhash Sen under the banner of Sree Sree Productions. The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee, Priyanka Trivedi and Victor Banerjee in the lead roles. Music of the film has been composed by Bappi Lahiri
Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath is an Indian radiologist and businessman. He is the founder, chairman and managing director of VPS Healthcare Group, and the vice chairman and managing director of Amanat Holdings, a healthcare and education investment company. As of June 2019, Vayalil has a net worth of US$1.4 billion.
The Reformation movement in Kerala refers to a socio-cultural movement that began towards the end of 19th century and led to large scale changes in the social outlook of the southern Indian state of Kerala.
Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy, is a general degree college in Chempazhanthy, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. It was established in 1964. The college is affiliated with Kerala University. It offers courses in arts, commerce and science.
Vijeesh Mani is a producer and director of Malayalam language films. He is best known as the director of Vishwaguru, a film that was made and released in 51 hours and 2 minutes following a "script to screen" rule, which was recorded in Guinness World Records.
Sree Narayana Guru College of Engineering & Technology was established in 2003 by Sree Bhakthi Samvardhani Yogam. It is named after Sree Narayana Guru (1855–1928).
