Kesavan Venugopal, known popularly by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, is an Indian film actor from Kerala, who predominantly works in the Malayalam Cinema. Considered as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema, he has acted in more than 500 films, primarily in Malayalam and also in Tamil. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film. He has won 3 National Film Awards and six Kerala State Film Awards for his various performances.
Sreenivasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter, director and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 200 films. He is most popular for his comedy oriented performances. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplay for films such as Odaruthammava Aalariyam (1984), Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (1986), Gandhinagar 2nd Street (1986), Nadodikkattu (1987), Pattanapravesham (1988), Varavelpu (1989), Thalayanamanthram (1990), Sandesam (1991), Midhunam (1993), Mazhayethum Munpe (1995), Azhakiya Ravanan (1996), Oru Maravathoor Kanavu (1998), Udayananu Tharam (2005), Katha Parayumpol (2007), and Njan Prakashan (2018) among which the latter is one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time. He has won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Screenplay, for Sandesam and Mazhayethum Munpe.
Kamaluddin Mohammed Majeed, mononymously known as Kamal, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He works in Malayalam cinema. He is the current Chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy.
Meri Jung is a 1985 Indian Hindi crime thriller film produced by N. N. Sippy and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Seshadri, Nutan, Amrish Puri, Javed Jaffrey, A. K. Hangal, Iftekhar, Kushboo Sundar and Parikshit Sahni. The film's music was by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and lyrics were by Anand Bakshi. The film was a huge box office success and was critically acclaimed. It was a breakthrough performance for Anil Kapoor and put him into the big league. Kapoor's performance in the film is considered to be one of his best and he received his first Filmfare Award nomination; under the Best Actor Category. The film was also nominated under the Best Film category.
Jaihind Television is a Malayalam channel, based in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala. It was launched on 17 August 2007, in Delhi by the Indian National Congress President and United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
Sudheer Kumar, better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju, is an Indian film actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry. His debut film was Mohiniyaattam in 1976. He has played a variety of roles as a character actor, appearing in over 400 films. His stage name was derived from the character he played in the film Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla (1981), his break-through role.
Arun Vijay, formerly known as Arun Kumar, is an Indian film actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He also starred in a few films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. He has been in the film industry since 1995. He is noted for his villanous roles in Yennai Arindhaal, Bruce Lee: The Fighter and Chakravyuha, in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries respectively.
Lalu Alex, is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning four decades, Lalu Alex has acted over 250 movies and is known for his character roles, comic roles and antagonistic roles in Malayalam movie industry.
Chitra Shaji Kailas, better known mononymously as Annie, is an Indian film actress and television host from Kerala, who appears in Malayalam films and television. Her film career spanned three years from 1993 to 1996 with a total of 16 films in Malayalam cinema, she retired from acting post-marriage and returned as a television host in 2015.
Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam is a 2008 Malayalam film by the director duo Shyju and Shaji. The main cast of the film include Jayasurya, Kalabhavan Mani, Roma, Salim Kumar etc.
Plus 2 is a 2010 Malayalam film from the debutant director Shebi Chavakkad. Starring Roshan Basheer, Shafna, Vishnu Mohan, Justine John, Deepak Murali and Sajin, the film tells a simple tale of youngsters doing their pre-university course. It released on 13 August 2010 across theaters in Kerala, to mainly positive reviews.
Aathmakatha is a Malayalam film written and directed by debutant Premlal starring Sreenivasan, Shafna, Sharbani Mukherjee and Jagathy Sreekumar. Athmakadha finds its niche in a classic genre of mainstream Malayalam films that include the works of directors like Bharathan and Padmarajan.
M. Mohan is an Indian director of Malayalam films. Mohan has done several critically acclaimed films including Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu, Pakshe, Isabella, Oru Katha Oru Nunnakkatha, Idavela, Vida Parayum Munpe, Randu Penkuttikal and Shalini Ente Koottukari. He has scripted five films, Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu, Mukham, Sruthi, Alolam and Vida Parayum Munpe, and wrote the story of two films, Ithile Iniyum Varu and Kathayariyathe. He himself produced his film Upaasna.
Pranayavarnangal is a Malayalam romantic film released in 1998. Directed by Sibi Malayil, the script was written by Jayaraman Kadambaat and Sachithanandan Puzhankara. Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Divya Unni and Biju Menon appeared in leading roles.The film was a superhit at box-office and the songs were highly popular.
Annum Innum Ennum is a 2013 Malayalam film directed and scripted by Rajesh Mohanan, starring Nishan, Jishnu, Siddique, Fareisa Joemmanbaks, Tashu Kaushik and Radhika. Produced by Usha Rajesh under the Vaya Films banner, the film was shot mostly in Trivandrum.
Banking Hours 10 to 4 is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by K. Madhu, starring Anoop Menon, Meghna Raj, Jishnu, Kailash, Shankar. Crime Thriller Movie is Written by Sumesh Madhu & Amal K Joby.
Anil Murali was an Indian film actor in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 200 films. He started out in the film industry as a villain before later taking on character roles. He died on 30 July 2020 suffering from liver-related ailments.
Oru Indian Pranayakadha is a 2013 Malayalam romantic comedy film written by Ikbal Kuttipuram and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. Starring Fahadh Faasil, Amala Paul and Innocent. The film was a sleeper hit despite competition from Drishyam.
Madhuvidhu Theerum Mumbe is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. Ramachandran and produced by Pushparajan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Devan, Jalaja and Hari in the lead roles. The film featured a musical score composed by K. J. Joy.
Bhagyajathakam is an Indian Malayalam television series launched on 23 July 2018 on Mazhavil Manorama channel. Actress Shafna Nizam is the female protagonist of the series.
