Wayanad is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern portion of Deccan Plateau. It is set high in the Western Ghats with altitudes ranging from 700 to 2100 meters. Vellari Mala, a 2,240 m (7,349 ft) high peak situated on the trijunction of Wayanad, Malappuram, and Kozhikode districts, is the highest point in Wayanad district. The district was formed on 1 November 1980 as the 12th district in Kerala, by carving out areas from Kozhikode and Kannur districts. An area of 885.92 km2 of the district is forested. Wayanad has three municipal towns—Kalpetta, Mananthavady and Sulthan Bathery. There are many indigenous tribes in this area. The Kabini River, a tributary of Kaveri River, originates at Wayanad. Wayanad district, along with the Chaliyar valley in neighbouring Nilambur in Malappuram district, is known for natural gold fields, which are also seen in other parts of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Chaliyar river, which is the fourth longest river of Kerala, originates on the Wayanad plateau. The historically important Edakkal Caves are located in Wayanad district.
Minsara Kanavu is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film that was co-written and directed by Rajiv Menon. The film stars Arvind Swamy, Prabhu Deva, and Kajol in her Tamil debut, and revolves around Priya (Kajol), a convent student who wants to become a nun. Having returned to India from his studies overseas, Thomas (Swamy)—Priya's childhood friend—falls in love with her following their first meeting at her convent. With the help of hairstylist Deva, who is known for his ability to change woman's minds, Thomas tries to dissuade Priya from her ambition but both of them fall in love with her.
Sultan Bathery is a town and municipality in Wayanad district of Kerala, India, near the borders with Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states. The largest town in Wayanad district, it is the headquarters of Sultan Bathery taluk.
Srikanth is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. He is credited as Sriram in Telugu films. He debuted in K. Balachander's tele serial Jannal - Marabu Kavithaigal (1999). His film debut was in the romantic film Roja Kootam (2002) and went on to star in more such films including April Maadhathil (2002), Parthiban Kanavu (2003) and Okariki Okaru (2003). He subsequently went on to portray action roles in Drohi (2010). In 2012, he starred in Nanban, the Tamil remake of 3 Idiots, directed by S. Shankar.
Rajiv Menon is an Indian filmmaker who has worked as a director and cinematographer in several Indian regional film industries. After making his breakthrough as a film cinematographer with Mani Ratnam's drama Bombay (1994), Menon has continued to collaborate with Ratnam on other projects including Guru (2007) and Kadal (2013). He has also directed 2 critically acclaimed Tamil films, Minsara Kanavu (1997) and Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000), winning a Filmfare Award for the latter. After a sabbatical, Menon returned to directing with Sarvam Thaala Mayam.
Nadavayal is a small village town near Panamaram in Wayanad district, Kerala, India. This small town hosted early migrants from Travancore (Thiruvithaamkoor).
Archana Puran Singh is an Indian actress and television personality. She is known for her comedy roles in several Bollywood movies and as a judge in the comedy shows The Kapil Sharma Show and Comedy Circus. She is mostly regarded for her role of Miss Braganza in the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Archana Puran Singh has been featured in more than 100 films and television series.
Shobha Kapoor is an Indian television, film and web series producer. She is the managing director of Balaji Telefilms Limited, a film, TV and web series production house in Mumbai, India, run by her and her daughter Ekta Kapoor.
Panamaram is a village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India.
Thariyode is a village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India.
Masti is a 2004 Indian Hindi-Language film directed by Indra Kumar, and starring Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh and Aftab Shivdasani, Lara Dutta, Amrita Rao, Tara Sharma, Genelia D'Souza and Ajay Devgn. The film released in 2004, and received positive response from critics, and also managed to do well at the box office. It is the first installment of Masti film series. Film also had its sequels released as Grand Masti (2013) and Great Grand Masti (2016).
Maryam Zakaria is an Iranian-born Swedish actress and model who works in Indian films. She has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil language films. She is best known for her work in films such as Madatha Kaja, Agent Vinod and Grand Masti.
Grand Masti, also referred to as Masti 2, is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language adult comedy film directed by Indra Kumar and produced by Ashok Thakeria. The film is a sequel to the 2004 film Masti, and the second installment of Masti . It features Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani reprising their roles from the original, yet the film does not continue and is a new installment. The film also stars Bruna Abdullah, Karishma Tanna, Sonalee Kulkarni, Kainaat Arora, Maryam Zakaria and Manjari Fadnis.
Mar George Njaralakatt is a Syro-Malabar Catholic Archbishop. He retired as the archbishop of Archdiocese of Tellicherry on 15 January 2022 at the age of 75.
K. J. Baby is an Indian writer and film director from the Kerala state.
Gavemic U. Ary is an Indian cinematographer.
Government Higher Secondary School Meenangadi, Kerala, India, was started in 1958. The school is situated about 600 meters from Meenangadi town. In the higher secondary there are science, commerce and humanities batches. The school is popular for the various achievements in art, sports and club activities and social services.
S. D. Sundharam also written as S. D. Sundaram, is an Indian Tamil playwright, dialogue writer and lyricist. He also co-directed one Tamil feature film and produced and directed one documentary film. He played minor roles in a few films.
C.Saratchandran (1958–2010), (Sarat) was an Indian documentary film maker, based in Kerala, India. He was also a documentary activist, who managed to conduct hundreds of film screenings of documentaries and film classics in remote towns and villages of Kerala Saratchandran was born on 16 February 1958. His parents are Chandrasekharan Nair and his mother is T. Sarada. His maternal grandfather was Professor M. P. Manmathan, a well known Gandhian and orator. He has two sisters, Neeraja Rajendran and Sarada Sunanda.
