Vinayakan is an Indian actor, former dancer, and composer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil language films. He started his career with a cameo appearance in the 1995 film Maanthrikam.
Raghunath Paleri is an Indian novelist, screenwriter, director and actor from Kerala.
Abdul Hameed Mohammed Fahadh Fazil is an Indian actor and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam films apart from a few Tamil films. He has acted in more than 50 films and has received several awards, including a National Film Award, four Kerala State Film Awards, and three Filmfare Awards South.
Dileesh Philip, also known as Dileesh Pothan is an Indian film director, actor and producer, who works in Malayalam cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2016 comedy drama film Maheshinte Prathikaaram, starring Fahadh Faasil. The film received the Best Feature Film in Malayalam Award at the 64th National Film Awards. Pothan also won the Best Director Award at the 64th Filmfare Awards South.
Syam Pushkaran is an Indian scriptwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his collaboration with directors Aashiq Abu and Dileesh Pothan. He made his debut with Salt N' Pepper (2011), co-written with Dileesh Nair. He has written screenplays for popular films such as 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Da Thadiya (2012), Idukki Gold (2013), Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014), Rani Padmini (2015), Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), Mayaanadhi (2017), and Kumbalangi Nights (2019) and Joji (2021). He also served as co-director and wrote the dialogues for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017). Pushkaran won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Maheshinte Prathikaram at the 64th National Film Awards (2016).
Maheshinte Prathikaaram is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Dileesh Pothan, in his directorial debut and produced by Aashiq Abu. The film stars Fahadh Faasil in the title role alongside a supporting cast including Aparna Balamurali, Anusree, Alencier Ley Lopez and Soubin Shahir. Written by Syam Pushkaran, the story is based on an incident in the life of Thampan Purushan from Thuravoor, Cherthala. Shyju Khalid was the film's cinematographer, and the music was composed by Bijibal.
Role Models is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Rafi. The film stars Fahadh Faasil, Vinayakan, Namitha Pramod, Sharaf U Dheen and Vinay Forrt. The film was shot in various locations of Goa and Dubai. Role Models was released on 25 June 2017 all over Kerala.
Ee.Ma.Yau. is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language independent tragedy film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and written by P. F. Mathews. It stars Vinayakan, Chemban Vinod Jose, Pauly Valsan, Bitto Davis, Kainakary Thankaraj, Dileesh Pothan and Arya Salim in the main roles. The film had its premiere on 30 November 2017 and was theatrically released on 4 May 2018. The film revolves around the death and funeral of an older man from the Latin Catholic community in Chellanam, Ernakulam district. Lijo Jose Pellissery won the Best Director Award at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards for Ee.Ma.Yau. The film won the Silver Peacock-Best Director and Best Actor awards at the 49th International Film Festival of India. It also won two awards at the International Film Festival of Kerala viz. the NETPAC Award for Best Asian film in Competition and the Golden Crow Pheasant Award for the best director. It was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade and is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the New Wave Movement.
Ennaalum Sarath..? is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language suspense drama film written and directed by Balachandra Menon and starring himself along with debutants Charlie Joe, Nitya Naresh, and Parvathy Arun. The film was released on 27 July 2018.
HoneyBee 2.5 is a 2017 Malayalam language romantic drama film produced by Lal under the banner of Lal Creations. The film stars Askar Ali and Lijo Mol Jose in the lead roles along with Asif Ali, Lal, Bhavana, Lena and Harisree Asokan. The film is directed by Shyju Anthikkad. The music is composed by A. M. Jose. The screenplay was based on a story written by Lal.It was a derivative of Honey Bee 2:Celebrations.
Shanavas K Bavakutty is an Indian film director from Ponnani in Malappuram district. His debut film was Kismath in 2016 and his second film Thottappan released in 2019.
Kolaambi (transl. Loudspeaker) is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar, starring Nithya Menen, Renji Panicker, Rohini, Sijoy Varghese and Dileesh Pothan. The film is produced by Roopesh Omana under the production house Nirmalyam Cinema. Resul Pookutty handles the sound recording, while music is composed by Ramesh Narayan and cinematography is done by Ravi Varman. Production design is done by Sabu Cyril.
Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Kamal and produced by Johny Vattakuzhi under the banner of Dani Productions. The film stars Vinayakan, Dileesh Pothan, Gabri Jose, Riddhi Kumar and Joe John Chacko. The film was released on 4 October 2019 by Frames Inevitable.
Malik (transl. King) is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language political thriller film directed, written and edited by Mahesh Narayanan. It was produced by Anto Joseph through Anto Joseph Film Company along with Carnival Movie Network. The film stars Fahadh Faasil with Nimisha Sajayan, Vinay Forrt Jalaja, Joju George, Dileesh Pothan and Indrans in supporting roles. The music was composed by Sushin Shyam.
Joji, or stylized as JOJI, is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film directed by Dileesh Pothan and written by Syam Pushkaran. The story is inspired by William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. The film was produced by Bhavana Studios in association with Working Class Hero, and Fahadh Faasil and Friends. Fahadh Faasil plays the title character, while Baburaj, Shammi Thilakan, and Unnimaya Prasad play other pivotal roles. The plot revolves around a wealthy family of three sons and a father living in the countryside of Kerala.
A.V.Gokuldas is a production designer in the Indian film industry. He has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Production Design four times.
Naslen K. Gafoor is an Indian actor who appears in the Malayalam films. He is best known for his roles in the films Thanneer Mathan Dinangal (2019), Kuruthi (2021), Home (2021), Super Sharanya (2022), Neymar (2023) and Premalu (2024) which went on to become one of the highest grossing Malayalam movies of all time giving him fame across various states of India.
Pada (transl. Army) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language political thriller film directed by Kamal K. M. and starring Kunchacko Boban, Joju George, Vinayakan, and Dileesh Pothan. The film is based on a true incident that occurred in 1996 when the then Palakkad collector was held hostage. The film was released on 11 March 2022 and opened to widespread critical acclaim.
Riddhi Kumar is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Lover (2018). She then made her Malayalam debut with Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal (2019) and Marathi debut with Dandam (2019).
O.Baby is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by Ranjan Pramod. The film stars Dileesh Pothan as the title character, alongside Raghunath Paleri. It is produced by Dileesh Pothan, Abhishek Sasidharan and Pramod Thervarpalli under the banner Turtle Wine Productions in association with Color Pencil Films and Pakal Films.
