Suresh Gopi is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acting debut as a child in the 1965 film Odayil Ninnu, since then, he has acted in more than 200 films. He is a recipient of a National Film Award and a Kerala State Film Award. He currently serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Mukesh is an Indian film actor, producer, television presenter, and politician known for his work predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He is best known for his comedic roles in films. He was the chairman of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy. Mukesh is the current MLA representing the Kollam constituency of Kerala state.
Ranjith Balakrishnan is a veteran Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor who works in Malayalam cinema. Ranjith made his directorial debut in 2001 with Ravanaprabhu, a sequel to Devaasuram. His films Thirakkatha and Indian Rupee won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam in 2008 and 2011 respectively.
Raavanaprabhu is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by Ranjith in his directorial debut. It is a sequel to the 1993 film Devaasuram written by Ranjith. 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, Innocent, Siddique, Revathi, Vijayaraghavan, and Saikumar. The plot follows M. N. Karthikeyan, Neelakandan's son and his attempts to reclaim their ancestral home Mangalassery tharavadu.
Paradesi is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by P. T. Kunju Muhammed. It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the company Aashirvad Cinemas. Mohanlal plays Valiyakaththu Moosa, in three stages of his life, between the ages of 35 and 80. It also features Swetha Menon, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Padmapriya Janakiraman, Jagathy Sreekumar, and Siddique in significant roles.
N. Sreedharan Nair, popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian film actor in Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala.
Siddique is an Indian film actor and producer, who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He also appeared in a few Tamil He has appeared in more than 300 films.
Adiyozhukkukal is a 1984 Malayalam drama film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair; starring Mammootty, Seema, Mohanlal, Balan K. Nair, Vincent and Rahman in the main roles. The film was produced by Raju Mathew under the banner of Casino and was distributed by Century Films.
M. P. Michael, better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film director, producer, and distributor, who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. Lal has won one National Film Award – Special Mention for acting, two Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and a Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam.
Shaji Kailas is an Indian film director and scriptwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film Dr. Pasupathy (1990). Shaji is best known for political thrillers such as Thalastaanam (1992), Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans (1993), Ekalavyan (1993), Mafia (1993), Commissioner (1994), The King (1995), Aaraam Thampuran (1997), Narasimham (2000), and Valliettan (2000).
Twenty:20 is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written by Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas and directed by Joshiy. The film stars Mohanlal, Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram and Dileep and was produced and distributed by actor Dileep through Graand Production and Manjunatha Release. The film was produced on behalf of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) as a fundraiser to financially support actors who are struggling in the Malayalam film industry. All the actors in AMMA worked without payment in order to raise funds for their welfare schemes. The film features an ensemble cast, which includes almost all artists in AMMA. The music was composed by Berny-Ignatius and Suresh Peters.
No.20 Madras Mail is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film directed by Joshiy and written by Dennis Joseph from a story by Harikumar. The film stars Mohanlal in the lead role, along with Jagadish, Maniyanpilla Raju, Mammootty, M. G. Soman, Ashokan, and Suchitra Murali in supporting roles. The background score was composed by S. P. Venkatesh while the song Pichakapoo was composed by Ouseppachan. The plot follows three youngsters who are embroiled in the murder mystery of a young woman in a train journey from Thiruvananthapuram to Madras.
Madampi is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan. It stars Mohanlal, Siddique, Ajmal Ameer, Kavya Madhavan, Mallika Kapoor, and K. P. A. C. Lalitha. The film was released on 4 July 2008. It received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.
Ramji Rao Speaking is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by the duo Siddique-Lal and produced by Fazil, Swargachitra Appachan, and Ousepachan Vaalakuzhy. It stars Saikumar, Mukesh, Innocent and Rekha. The film deals with social factors affecting Kerala including unemployment during the 1980s, and went on to become a cult classic.
Renji Panicker is an Indian film actor, scriptwriter, director, film producer, and journalist best known for his Malayalam films. He made his debut as a director with Bharatchandran IPS in 2005.
New Delhi is a 1987 Malayalam language conspiracy thriller film written by Dennis Joseph and directed by Joshiy and produced by Joy Thomas. It stars Mammootty, Sumalatha, Suresh Gopi, Urvashi, B. Thiagarajan, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, Mohan Jose, Devan, and Jagannatha Varma.
Unnikrishnan Bhaskaran is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and distributor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He completed post-graduation in English literature and took M. Phil from Mahatma Gandhi University. He started publishing his writings on literature, politics and culture during early 1990s. Unnikrishnan along with V C Harris edited a series of books on postmodernism titled ‘Navasidhandangal’ published by DC Books. Later he started publishing writings on contemporary politics.
Ekalavyan is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Renji Panicker, starring Suresh Gopi in the lead role along with Siddique, Geetha, Narendra Prasad, Vijayaraghavan, Ganesh Kumar, Janardhanan, Madhu, Maathu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Pappu, and Devan in other pivotal roles. The movie is an inspiration for the 2014 Hindi movie Singham Returns.
Vinu Mohan is an Indian film actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. Galaxy star made his debut with the 2007 film Nivedyam, directed by A. K. Lohithadas. He is also known as Galaxy star.He is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actress Sobha Mohan and nephew of actor Saikumar. Galaxy star also featured in 1994 children's movie Manthrikante Pravu.
Gokul Suresh is an Indian film actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is the son of actor-politician Suresh Gopi. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Christ University and did internship at Le Méridien, Kochi before entering into cinema. In 2016, he made his acting debut with the romantic comedy Mudhugauv, which earned him a SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor nomination.
