Devaasuram is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by Ranjith. It stars Mohanlal, Revathi, and Napoleon, with Innocent, V. K. Sreeraman, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Augustine in supporting roles. The songs featured in the film were composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan, while S. P. Venkatesh composed the background score. It was Mohanlal's 200th film.
Prithviraj Sukumaran is an Indian actor, director, producer and playback singer primarily active in Malayalam cinema. He has also featured in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films, adding to over 100 films involving diverse genres and variety of roles. Prithviraj's accolades include a National Film Award, four Kerala State Film Awards, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, seven SIIMA Awards and a South Filmfare Award.
Raavanaprabhu is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Ranjith in his directorial debut. It is a sequel to the 1993 film Devaasuram written by Ranjith, directed by I.V. Sasi. The film stars Mohanlal in the dual role of Mangalassery Neelakandan and M. N. Karthikeyan, father and son. Napoleon reprises the role of Neelakandan's archenemy Mundackal Shekharan. It also features Vasundhara Das, Siddique, Innocent, Vijayaraghavan, and Sai Kumar. Revathi reprises the role of Bhanumathi in a cameo appearance. The plot follows M. N. Karthikeyan, Neelakandan's son and his attempts to reclaim their ancestral home Mangalassery tharavadu.
Siddique (born 1 October 1962 ) is an Indian actor and producer, who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. Along with appearing in over 350 Malayalam films, he has also acted in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi language films. He is known for having played a wide range of starring and supporting roles, including comic characters, romantic leads, anti-heroes and villains.
Chocolate is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Shafi. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Roma Asrani, Samvrutha Sunil, and Remya Nabeeshan. The film has been remade in Telugu as Chalaki with Aditya Babu and Roma also reprises her role from original.
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director winners:
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam films.
Blue Star is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film directed by S. Jayakumar in his directorial debut and jointly produced by Pa. Ranjith under his production banner Neelam Productions along with R. Ganesh Murthy and G. Soundarya under Lemon Leaf Creation Pvt Ltd. The film stars Ashok Selvan as the main protoganist, with Keerthi Pandian, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Prithvi Rajan, Bagavathi Perumal, Elango Kumaravel and Lizzie Antony in supporting roles, and Saju Navodaya in an extended cameo. The film features music composed by Govind Vasantha with cinematography handled by Thamizh A. Azhagan and editing done by Selva R. K. It was released on 24 January 2024 to positive reviews from critics.
Deedi Damodaran is an Indian screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. Gulmohar (2008) is her first film in Malayalam directed by Jayaraj, starring Ranjith, Siddique, Augustine, and Neenu Mathew. She is the daughter of the veteran screen writer of Malayalam cinema T.Damodaran. She is one of the founding members of Women in Cinema Collective, WCC, the organization for the welfare of women workers of Malayalam movie industry.
Salt Mango Tree is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Rajesh Mohanan, starring Biju Menon, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli and Suhasini Maniratnam. The film is a remake of the 2014 Bengali film Ramdhanu and the title is taken from the Mohanlal starrer Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam (1986).
Sayyed Hesham Abdul Wahab is an Indian music director, Music Producer, singer and audio engineer. Best known for his compositions for the soundtrack of the 2022 Malayalam film Hridayam and the music album Qadham Badha produced by British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf. Wahab is the recipient of 2021 Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for the soundtrack of the film Hridayam.
Adhyarathri is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Jibu Jacob, written by Sharis Mohammed and Jebin Joseph Anthony, produced and distributed by Central Pictures. The film stars Biju Menon as a marriage broker, along with Manoj Guinness, Anaswara Rajan in dual roles as a daughter and mother, Aju Varghese and Sarjano Khalid in pivotal roles. The film was released on 25 October 2019 coinciding on the occasion of the Diwali fest.
Anaswara Rajan is an Indian actress who works mainly in Malayalam films, in addition to a few Tamil and Hindi films. Her first feature film was Udaharanam Sujatha in 2017.
Hridayam (transl. Heart) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. It was produced by Visakh Subramaniam through Merryland Cinemas and co-produced by Noble Babu Thomas through Big Bang Entertainments. The film stars Pranav Mohanlal, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Darshana Rajendran. The film's songs and background score was composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab.
Super Sharanya is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Girish A. D. The film stars Anaswara Rajan in the title role, while Mamitha Baiju, Arjun Ashokan and Naslen K. Gafoor plays the supporting roles. The film was produced by Shebin Backer and Girish A. D. and the music is composed by Justin Varghese.
Hridayam is the soundtrack album for the 2022 Malayalam film of the same name directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan, starring Pranav Mohanlal, Kalyani Priyadarshan, and Darshana Rajendran in the lead roles. The music and background score is composed by playback singer-composer Hesham Abdul Wahab. The soundtrack album features 15 songs with lyrics written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, Arun Alat, Guna Balasubramanian and Sreenivasan. It was purchased and marketed by Think Music.
Visudha Mejo is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kiran Antony. The film stars Dinoy Paulose, Mathew Thomas, Lijomol Jose and Anaswara Rajan. The film was produced by Jomon T. John, Vinod Shornur, and Shameer Muhammed under the banner of CNC Cinemaas and Plan J Studios. The film's music was composed by Justin Varghese and the cinematography was handled by Jomon T. John.
Philip's is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Alfred Kurian Joseph in his directorial debut. The film stars Mukesh in the title role, alongside Noble Babu Thomas and Charle. The film marks the final appearance of actor Innocent and is touted as the 300th film of Mukesh.
Neru is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language courtroom drama film directed by Jeethu Joseph, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Santhi Mayadevi. It was produced and distributed by Antony Perumbavoor of Aashirvad Cinemas. The film stars Mohanlal and Anaswara Rajan in the lead roles while Priyamani, Santhi Mayadevi, Siddique, Sankar Induchoodan, Jagadish and K. B. Ganesh Kumar in the supporting roles.
Golam (transl. Sphere) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language Investigation crime thriller directed by Samjad who made his directorial debut.
