Govind Padmasoorya, popularly known as GP is an Indian television presenter actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema and a few Telugu films. He made his debut in the movie Atayalangal directed by M. G. Sasi.
Ranjith Sankar is an Indian Filmmaker who works in Malayalam films. He started his movie career with the 2009 thriller film Passenger. Sankar followed Passenger up with Arjunan Saakshi (2011),Molly Aunty Rocks (2012), Punyalan Agarbattis (2013), Varsham (2014), Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam (2015), Pretham (2016), Ramante Eden Thottam (2017), Punyalan Private Limited (2017), Njan Marykutty (2018) Pretham 2 (2018), Kamala (2019) and Sunny (2021). Sankar launched his production house Dreams N Beyond in 2012 and his distribution house Punyalan Cinemas in 2017.
Punyalan Agarbattis is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language satirical comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Ranjith Sankar, starring Jayasurya, Nyla Usha, Aju Varghese, Rachana Narayanankutty, Innocent and Sreejith Ravi. The film follows the tale of the young entrepreneur Joy Thakkolkaran (Jayasurya) and his business venture "Punyalan Agarbattis" in the city of Thrissur. The film is produced by Jayasurya and Ranjith Sankar under the banner of Dreams N Beyond and features music composed by Bijibal.The film was a commercial success at the box-office. A sequel of the film titled 'Punyalan Private Limited' was made in 2017, and it casts many of the members of original cast.
Njaan is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language period drama film directed by Ranjith with Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role, along with Jyothi Krishna, Anumol and newcomer Shruthi Ramachandran as the female leads. The movie is based on the novel K T N Kottur Ezhuthum Jeevithavum by T. P. Rajeevan, which is set in the backdrop of India's freedom struggle and depicts history of a Kerala village. The film released on 19 September 2014.
Pearle Maaney is an Indian actress, lyricist, YouTuber, and television presenter who works in Malayalam films. She is known for co-hosting three seasons of the Malayalam dance reality show D 4 Dance. In 2018, Pearle emerged as the first runner-up of the Big Boss Malayalam season 1.
Loham: The Yellow Metal is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Ranjith, and produced by Antony Perumbavoor for the production company Aashirvad Cinemas. The film, starring Mohanlal, Renji Panicker, Siddique, Andrea Jeremiah and Ajmal Ameer is about an elusive smuggling operation and the mysterious disappearance of 100 kilograms (220 lb) of gold. Sreevalsan J. Menon and C. Rajamani composed the soundtrack and film score, respectively.
Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam, sometimes stylized as Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam, is a 2015 Malayalam comedy-drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Ranjith Sankar. The film stars Jayasurya in a lead role, who also co-produced the film under Dreams N Beyond. Vinod Illampally has done the cinematography and Bijibal has composed the score and soundtrack. The screenplay was written by Ranjith Sankar and Abhayakumar. The central character is inspired from a real-life person Sudheendran Avittathur. The film released on 11 November 2015 on the occasion of Diwali to positive reviews. Jayasurya won national and Kerala state special jury award for his performance.
Paavada (transl. Skirt) is a 2016 Indian comedy drama film directed by G. Marthandan and written by Bipin Chandran, based on the story he co-wrote with Shibin Francis. The film is about the life of two alcoholics It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Anoop Menon in lead roles along with Miya, Asha Sarath, Nedumudi Venu and Maniyanpilla Raju in supporting roles. The film was produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The music was composed by Aby Tom Cyriac and released under the label Muzik 247.
Welcome to Central Jail is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written by Benny P. Nayarambalam and directed by Sundar Das. The cinematography is handled by Alagappan N. The film features Dileep and Vedhika in the lead roles, whereas Renji Panicker, Kailash, Aju Varghese, Siddique, Vinaya Prasad and Thesni Khan portray pivotal roles. The film released on 10 September 2016. The film received generally positive response from critics and became commercial success at box office.
Sharafudheen, professionally credited as Sharaf U Dheen, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut in 2013 with Neram. He got his breakthrough by portraying the role of Girirajan Kozhi in Premam (2015). Sharaf U Dheen's known for both his comedic and villain roles. He's best known for his roles in the films Paavada (2015), Happy Wedding (2016), Pretham (2016), Georgettan's Pooram (2017), Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela (2017), Varathan (2018), Neeyum Njanum (2019), Children's Park (2019), Virus (2019), Anjaam Pathiraa (2020), Halal Love Story (2020), and Aarkkariyam (2021).
Asianet Comedy Awards is an award ceremony for Malayalam television and films presented by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. The awards are given for the actors who made excellence in the comical roles. The awards are normally presented annually and held in Adlux International Convention Center Angamaly. Meera and Jewel Mary hosted the show in 2015 & 2016.Pearle Maaney and Meera hosted the show in 2017.
Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Ranjan Pramod and produced by 100th Monkey Movies. It stars Biju Menon in the lead role with Aju Varghese and Hannah Reji Koshy playing supporting roles. The songs and background score are composed by Bijibal. The plot follows Baiju, a local sports club patron as he tries to resolve various issues taking place in their village in Kerala.
Punyalan Private Limited is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language political satire film written, co-produced and directed by Ranjith Sankar. It is a sequel to the 2013 film Punyalan Agarbattis and stars Jayasurya, Aju Varghese, Vijayaraghavan, Sreejith Ravi, Dharmajan Bolgatty and Guinness Pakru. Produced by Jayasurya and Sankar, the film marks the debut of their distribution company Punyalan Cinemas. The film was a blockbuster hit collecting almost twice as the first part.
Aadu 2 is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film written and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas and produced by Vijay Babu under Friday Film House. It is the sequel to the 2015 film Aadu, and stars an ensemble cast including Jayasurya, Saiju Kurup, Vijay Babu, Vinayakan, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Sunny Wayne, Harikrishnan, Bhagath Manuel, Vineeth Mohan and Harikrishnan reprising their roles. Principal photography began on 13 September 2017. Aadu 2 which was one of the most anticipated film of the year released in India on 22 December 2017.
Shruti Ramachandran is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema. She also co-wrote the "Ilamai Idho Idho" segment in the 2020 Tamil anthology film Putham Pudhu Kaalai. In 2020, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for her work in Kamala. In 2022, she won the Critic’s mention for best actress by the Kerala Film Critic’s Assocoiation for her work in Madhuram.
Njan Marykutty is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Ranjith Sankar and co-produced with Jayasurya. The film stars Jayasurya as a trans woman named Marykutty, with Innocent, Jewel Mary, Jins Baskar, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Aju Varghese and Joju George in other prominent roles. The music for the film was composed by Anand Madhusoodhanan. The film was released on 15 June 2018 on the eve of Eid.
Neeyum Njanum is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language romance film written and directed by A. K. Sajan. It stars Sharaf U Dheen, Anu Sithara and Siju Wilson. The film was produced by Siyad Koker under the banner of Kokers Films, in association with Lamp Movies. Neeyum Njanum was released in Kerala on 18 January 2019 by Kokers Films.
Pretham 2 is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language comedy horror drama film written, co-produced and directed by Ranjith Sankar. It is a sequel to the 2016 film Pretham. Jayasurya returns for the lead role, alongside a new supporting cast including Durga Krishna,Sidhartha Siva, Amith Chakalakkal, Saniya Iyappan and Dain Davis. Jayasurya co-produced the film with Sankar and also distributed it together. Pretham 2 was released on 21 December 2018.
Visakh Subramaniam is an Indian film producer, distributor and exhibitor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the grandson of P. Subramaniam who founded Merryland Studio, the second film studio in Kerala. He is a partner of the production company Funtastic Films along with actors Aju Varghese and Dhyan Sreenivasan. Visakh began his career as a film producer in 2019 with Love Action Drama directed by Dhyan Sreenivasan and starring Nivin Pauly and Nayanthara. The film grossed ₹50 crore at the box office and completed 100 days in Kerala. He produced the Vineeth Sreenivasan directorial Hridayam starring Pranav Mohanlal and Kalyani Priyadarshan under his banner Merryland Cinemas.
Dain Davis often known as DD is an Indian actor, comedian and television host, who works in Malayalam-language films and television shows. He won the talent hunt show Komady Circus (2016) telecasted by Mazhavil Manorama. He has hosted talent-hunt show Nayika Nayakan (2018) and Udan Panam 3.O (2020-22).
