Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam, commonly known by his screen name Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In 2002, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film.
Mani Shankar Aiyar is an Indian politician and former career civil servant diplomat. He is a member of the Indian National Congress Party.
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The Kerala Congress is a collective name for a few regional political parties in the state of Kerala, India. The mass base of these parties predominantly consists of Christians from the southern districts of Kottayam and Idukki, immigrants in northern Kerala districts, and the Nairs from Kottarakkara and Pathanapuram in Kollam district. Currently, Kerala Congress(M) is the third largest party after the Congress and IUML, in the opposition alliance of United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala. The party has six MLAs in the current Kerala Legislative Assembly, and one Member of Parliament, in the Rajya Sabha. The Chairman of the Kerala Congress (M) was K. M. Mani, former Minister of Finance in the UDF-led Kerala government, who resigned in disgrace in November 2015 after he was accused of wrongdoing in the infamous bar bribery case. K.M. Mani died in 2019, leaving the Kerala Congress political formation to uncertainty. The party has its roots in the erstwhile Travancore region and is traditionally dominated by the farmers, mostly the Saint Thomas Christians.
Iruvar is a 1997 Indian Tamil epic political drama film co-written, produced and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film, which is loosely based on the relationship between cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu, features Mohanlal in the lead role along with Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Revathi, Gautami, Tabu and Nassar in other pivotal roles. Rai, a former Miss World, made her screen debut through this film playing dual characters. The high-budget film had its soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman and the cinematography was by Santosh Sivan. It was dubbed and released in Malayalam in the same name and in Telugu as Iddaru.
Karingozhakkal Mani Mani was a veteran Indian politician and the chairman of Kerala Congress (M), one of the main factions of Kerala Congress, a party born in the Travancore or Central South Kerala region who focused on the interest of Kerala state's Christian farmers. He holds the records of having presented the maximum number of budgets (thirteen) in the Kerala Legislative Assembly as Finance Minister and also as the longest-serving member of Kerala Assembly. He holds the distinction of having been the longest-serving minister in the Government of Kerala to date and for having continuously represented Pala legislative constituency since its inception in 1964 until his death in 2019.
M. Nassar is a multilingual Indian film actor, director, producer, dubbing artist and playback singer who mainly works in the South Indian film industry. He is the incumbent leader of the Nadigar Sangam.
Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar is an Indian journalist and columnist. He is consulting editor for the Economic Times and writes regularly for the Economic Times and The Times of India. He is also a Research Fellow at the Cato Institute. He is the elder brother of Mani Shankar Aiyar, who is a senior Congress leader.
Montfort School, Yercaud is a co-ed secondary school run by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel in the town of Yercaud, near Salem in Tamil Nadu, India. The school motto is Virtus Et Labor, which translates to "Virtue and Labor". The colours are Blue and Gold.
Kalakaumudi (Malayalam:കലാകൗമുദി) is an illustrated weekly news magazine published in Malayalam language from Kerala, India. It is printed in Thiruvananthapuram and distributed throughout Kerala by Kalakaumudi Publications Pvt. Ltd. Kalakaumudi was launched in 1975 by M. S. Mani the eldest son of K Sukumaran, founder-editor of Kerala Kaumudi Daily. Kalakaumudi was a by-product of the emergency-call by late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. The publication zoomed to fame by its sharply worded editorials, socio-political write-ups, in-depth reporting, election analysis, etc.
Tamil Brahmins, are Tamil-speaking Brahmins, primarily living in Tamil Nadu, although a few of them have settled in other states like, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka. They can be broadly divided into three religious groups, Gurukkals who follow Saivism, Iyers who follow the Srauta and Smartha tradition and Iyengars who follow Sri Vaishnavism.
Mani or Maney is a common proper name in the Middle East and South Asia. In Persian, Mani (مانی) means eternity; literally, "one who stays forever". It is most common in Iran, Pakistan and India. There are also a number of unrelated names also spelled Mani, some of them hypocoristic, such as German Mani for Manfred.
Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani, better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian film actor and singer. Mani started his career as a mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan troupe. He has starred in over 200 films, including Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films, and is renowned for his humorous characters and villain roles. He received the National Film Award – Special Jury Award and Kerala State Film Award for his performance as Ramu in Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum (1999).
Subramaniam, Subramanyam or Subramanian is a South Indian male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The etymology of the name is unknown; however, a common translation is "dear to Brahmins", or "of good deeds." An alternative proposed translation is derived from merging two common Sanskrit/Tamil words supri-ya (सु), meaning "good" or "dear," and mani-ya, meaning jewel; the name translates loosely as "worthy jewel". Subramaniam is one of the many names of the Hindu god Murugan.
Baradwaj Rangan is an Indian film critic, writer, and formerly the deputy editor of The Hindu. He later became a senior editor of Film Companion. Rangan won the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 2006. Before joining The Hindu, Rangan wrote for The New Indian Express. He has also authored two books, worked as a screenwriter, and is a teacher at the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai.
Jose K. Mani is an Indian Politician and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He represents the Kerala state and is the chairman of Kerala Congress (M) party. He is the son of K. M. Mani.
A.K.A. Abdul Samad was a prominent Tamil politician, and an important leader of the Indian Union Muslim League. He was also a journalist, editor, author, educationist and businessmanHe is popularly known in his native states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala by the title "Siraj-ul-Millat".
Muthu Krishna Mani is an Indian nephrologist and a pioneer of nephrology in India. He is a former chief of nephrology department at Apollo Hospital, Chennai and is best known for treating Jayaprakash Narayan when the latter was suffering from renal disorder. The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 1991. He is also a recipient of the Dhanvantari Award (2011) and the Ravindranath Tagore Award. He has published over 125 medical papers and the orations delivered by him include the 2018 Dr. Pathros Matthai Memorial Oration of the Indian Society of Nephrology.
