Kunchan is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Kalakkathu Kunchan Nambiar was an early Malayalam poet, performer, satirist and the inventor of local art form of Ottamthullal. Along with Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan and Cherusseri Namboothiri, Nambiar completes the ancient triumvirate of Malayalam poetry. He is considered by many as the master of Malayalam satirist poetry.
Ambalappuzha is a small town in the Alappuzha district of Kerala state, south India. It is located 14 km south of Alappuzha which is the district headquarters.
Premalekhanam is Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's first work (1943) to be published as a book. The novel is a humorous story of love. Through the hilarious dialogs, Basheer attacks religious Conservatism and the dowry system.
The ancient triumvirate poets of Malayalam poetry are Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, Cherusseri Namboothiri and Kunchan Nambiar.The ancient triumvirate poets was chosen in the basis of Bhakthi Margam. The modern triumvirate poets of Malayalam poetry are N. Kumaran Asan, Vallathol Narayana Menon and Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer.The modern triumvirate poets were chosen on the basis of Social Activism.
Killikkurussimangalam is a village around eight km from nearby town Ottappalam in Palakkad district of Kerala, south India. The river Nila (Bharatapuzha) flows through the southern border of Lakkidi.
Nambiar is a Hindu Ambalavasi caste in Kerala. Based on their profession, there are two subcastes - Mizhavu Nambiar and Thiyyadi Nambiar. Mizhavu Nambiars are associated with temple art forms like Koothu, Koodiyattam and Ottanthullal, where as Thiyyadi Nambiars are associated with the art form Ayyappan Theeyattu. Nambiars followed the marumakkathayam (matrilineal) system of inheritance.
Aanandham Paramaanandham is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Unni Mary, Chandrakala and Ravikumar in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. It is a remake of the 1967 Tamil film Anubavi Raja Anubavi. This is considered as the only comedy movie of I. V. Sasi.
Ormakkayi is a 1982 Malayalam drama film directed by Bharathan and written by John Paul. The film stars Madhavi, Bharath Gopi, Adoor Bhasi, Nedumudi Venu, Ramu, Krishnachandran and Kunchan in pivotal roles.
Premalekhanam is a 1985 film directed by P. A. Backer based on the novel of the same name by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. The cast includes Soman, Swapna, Meena, Captain Raju, Vincent and Mala Aravindan.
Kunchan is an Indian actor, primarily concentrating on Malayalam films. He has done over 650 films in Malayalam. He usually does minor roles. He has also done important character roles. He started his career when Malayalam films were made in black and white. He made his debut with Tamil film Manaivi (1969), which went unreleased, and his first release was Rest House released in 1970. His most remembered roles were in films like Ivar (1980), Nayakan (1985), Avanazhi (1986), Carnivel (1989) Aye Auto (1990), Kottayam Kunjachan (1990), and Lelam (1997). Recently he has also done Kamal Haasan' s Manmadhan Ambu.
Sathyathinte Nizhalil is 1975 Malayalam black and white movie directed by Babu Nandancode. The story was written by P. Shanmugham with dialogue and screenplay by Sreekumaran Thampi. Playback singers were Ambili, K. J. Yesudas and P. Susheela, and actors were Sudheer, K. P. Ummer, Ushanandini, Bahadoor, Pappu, Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair, Philomina, Janardanan and Kunchan.
Apaaratha is a 1992 Malayalam-language Indian feature film produced and directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Rahman, Sukanya, Urvasi, Siddique and M. G. Soman.
Kilippattu or parrot song is a genre of Malayalam poems in which the narrator is a parrot, a bee, a swan, and so on. Kiḷippaṭṭu was popularized by the 16th-century poet Ezhuthachan.
Aarattu is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran, and produced by Ramachandran. The plot revolves around the life of fire workers in Kerala. The film stars Jose and Seema, along with Hindi actress Shoma Aanand, Balan K. Nair and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in important roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer.
Ivar is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by M. O. Joseph. The film stars Sharada, Seema, Sukumaran and Jose in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan.
Anubhavam is a 1976 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Ramachandran. The film stars Sheela, Vincent, M. G. Soman and Jayabharathi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer.
Umaanilayam is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy. The film stars Shankar, Manochithra, Radha and Shanavas in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. The film was remake of the Hindi film Dharm Aur Qanoon, directed by Joshiy himself and was remade subsequently in Tamil as Ezhuthatha Sattangal, directed by K. Shankar.
Orikkal Koodi is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by S. R. Shaji. The film stars Madhu, Sukumaran, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Lakshmi in the lead roles. background music was by Shyam.
Amarsham is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by A. Raghunath. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, KPAC Lalitha and Jose Prakash in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan.
Karimpana is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi. The film stars Jayan, Seema, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. The film was shot in Ayira, a village near Parassala, Thiruvananthapuram district. The movie was in hit chart.