Balakrishnan Nair, more popularly known as Balan K. Nair was an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam cinema. Although he appeared as a villain in most films, he was also noted for his performances in strong character roles. He emerged as one of the top villain of Malayalam cinema in the second half of the 1970s and played some of the best villain characters in Malayalam films during that period. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1981 for his performance as Govindan in the film Oppol.
M. G. Soman was an Indian actor and former Indian Air Force officer who appeared in Malayalam films. He was one among the leading star actors doing hero roles in Malayalam Cinema during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He has also done roles in Tamil films Aval Oru Thodar Kathai, Naalai Namadhe, Kumaara Vijayam and Airport. However, in the late 1980s and 1990s, he switched to character and villainous roles.
Nambiathusseril Varkey John, better known by his screen name Sasikumar, was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has directed more than 141 films in his career which began in the mid-1960s. He is often referred to as Hitmaker Sasikumar due to the commercial success of his films. In 2012, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema
Kachinamthoduka Puthiyapurayil Ummer known as K. P. Ummer was an Indian actor from Thekkepuram quarter of Kozhikode, Kerala, India. He was active in the Malayalam cinema from early sixties until late nineties.
Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language political thriller film directed by Thampi Kannanthanam, written by Dennis Joseph, and produced by Joy Thomas under the company Jubilee Productions. It features Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Nalini, Balan K. Nair, Adoor Bhasi, Jagadish, and Jagathy Sreekumar in major roles. The music for the film was composed by S. P. Venkatesh. This film was a super hit and it was remade in Telugu.
Sreenath was a Malayalam film and television actor. He has acted in many Malayalam films, including Shalini Ente Koottukari, Ithu Njangalude Katha, Oru CBI Diary Kurippu, and Kireedam.
Teri Meherbaniyan is a 1985 Indian Hindi film directed by Vijay Reddy and produced by K.C. Bokadia. Dog Brownie played a pivotal role while Jackie Shroff and Poonam Dhillon played the lead roles. The movie is a remake of director's own 1984 Kannada film Thaliya Bhagya starring Shankar Nag which had also been remade in Odia as Babu I Love You, in Malayalam as Ithente Neethi and in Tamil as Nandri.
Balan is a lost 1938 Indian Malayalam-language drama film produced by T. R. Sundaram under the banner of Modern Theatres, directed by S. Nottani and written by Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai. It is notable for being the first sound film in the Malayalam language, and the third feature film in Malayalam cinema after Vigathakumaran and Marthanda Varma. Based on the short story Vidhiyum Mrs. Nayarum by A. Sundaram. The film is a melodrama about the struggle of two orphaned children. The film stars K. K. Aroor in the title role and M. K. Kamalam as the female lead, with Master Madanagopal, M. V. Shanku, K. Gopinath, Alleppey Vincent and C. O. N. Nambiar in supporting roles.
Veendum Prabhatham is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Bhaskaran and produced by M. P. Rao and M. R. K. Moorthy. The film stars Prem Nazir, Vijayasree, Sharada, Jose Prakash and Prema in the lead roles. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. This film was a blockbuster at the box office.
Sadhana better known by her stage name Shari is an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress from 1982 to 1995 in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films.
Adhisayappiravigal is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language masala film, directed by R. Thyagarajan, starring Prabhu, Karthik and Radha. The film had musical score by Shankar–Ganesh, and was released on 14 November 1982.
Kuzhandhaigal Kanda Kudiyarasu is a 1960 Indian Tamil language film, directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Panthulu, M. V. Rajamma, K. Sarangapani and Javar Seetharaman. The film had musical score by T. G. Lingappa. It was simultaneously made in Kannada as Makkala Rajya and dubbed in Telugu as Pillalu Thechina Challani Rajyam. Narasimharaju and Balakrishna play pivotal roles in the Kannada version while Javar Seetharaman and K. Sarangapani play supportive roles in the Tamil version. This film was partly coloured by Gevacolor and processed at the Film Centre, Mumbai. Umesh made his film debut with this film. Tamil actors Nagesh made his Kannada debut with this film.
Mortuary is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Baby and produced by K. Pushparajan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Shankar Panikkar and Balan K. Nair in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. J. Joy. The film was remade in Tamil as Amma Pillai (1990).
Kanalkattakal is a 1978 Indian Malayalam Action film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by Thomas Abraham. The film stars Prem Nazir, Vincent, K. P. Ummer, Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair in the lead roles. The film has musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy.
Ashwaradham is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Pavamani. The film stars Srividya, Raveendran (actor), Prameela and Balan K. Nair in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam.
Ival Eevazhi Ithu Vare is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. G. Rajasekharan and produced by V. Gangadharan. The film stars Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi, Jose Prakash and Balan K. Nair in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shankar–Ganesh.
Choodatha Pookal is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. S. Baby and produced by V. Gopalakrishnan Nair. The film stars Sukumaran, Lakshmi, Ratheesh and T. R. Omana in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. J. Joy.
Vishnulokam is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Kamal, written by T. A. Razzaq, and produced by Sanal Kumar and G. Suresh Kumar. The film stars Mohanlal, Shanthi Krishna, Urvashi, and Murali. The songs featured in the film was composed by Raveendran, while Johnson provided the background score.
Piriyilla Naam is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Joshiy. The film stars Prem Nazir and Shankar, supported by Jose, Jose Prakash and Krishnachandran. The film's score was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
America America is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi. The film stars Mammootty, Lakshmi, Ratheesh and Balan K. Nair in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam.
