Priyadarshan is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his involvement in Indian cinema. Over a career spanning nearly three decades, Priyadarshan has directed a portfolio of over 90 films in multiple Indian languages, predominantly Malayalam and Hindi, alongside notable works in Tamil and Telugu. His career has been decorated with several accolades, including three National Film Awards, multiple Kerala State Film Awards, and the prestigious Padma Shri in 2012, India's fourth-highest civilian honor.
The Filmfare Best Comedian Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role.
Arvind Swamy is an Indian actor, film director and entrepreneur known for his work in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi cinema, Telugu cinema and Malayalam cinema. He was introduced as an actor by Mani Ratnam with the blockbuster film Thalapathi (1991) and subsequently starred in successful films such as Roja (1992), Bombay (1995), Minsara Kanavu (1997), Thani Oruvan (2015), and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018). He made his debut as a director in the Netflix anthology series Navarasa (2021) in which his segment was named Project Agni(Adbhutha-Wonder). He is a recipient of three Filmfare Award South, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and two SIIMA Awards.
Hungama (transl. Mayhem) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language comedy film co-written and directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Venus Records & Tapes. The film stars Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Aftab Shivdasani, and Rimi Sen, while Shakti Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Tiku Talsania, and Shoma Anand play supporting roles. It is a remake of Priyadarshan's own 1984 Malayalam film Poochakkoru Mookkuthi,.
Malamaal Weekly is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan and starring Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Riteish Deshmukh, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was successful at the box office, grossing ₹42.7 crore against a budget of ₹7 crore. Based on Waking Ned (1998), the film was remade in Telugu as Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw and in Kannada as Dakota Picture. Priyadarshan himself remade the film in Malayalam as Aamayum Muyalum.
Chup Chup Ke is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film co-written and directed by Priyadarshan, originally titled Khatta Meetha. The film stars Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Neha Dhupia, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Shakti Kapoor, Om Puri and Anupam Kher. It is a remake of the Malayalam language film Punjabi House.
Bhagam Bhag is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Neeraj Vora. It was produced by Sunil Shetty and Dhilin Mehta. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Govinda and Paresh Rawal as the three leads alongside Lara Dutta, Rajpal Yadav, Jackie Shroff, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Manoj Joshi, Razak Khan, Sharat Saxena and Asrani. The film tells the story of a theatre group which travels to London for a show only to be accused of a murder they did not commit, while mistakenly becoming the enemies of a drug dealer and a gang.
Lal Jose is an Indian director, actor, producer, and distributor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He started his career as an Assistant director in the Malayalam cinema. His directorial debut was with the 1998 film Oru Maravathoor Kanavu.
Om Namah Shivay is an Indian television series that aired on DD National based on the Shiva Purana. The series is presumably named after the mantra Om Namah Shivaya.
Benny and Babloo is a 2010 Bollywood satirical comedy film, produced by Umesh Chouhan and directed by noted screenwriter Yunus Sajawal. The film was released in October 2010 under the Chamunda Films banner. The film stars Kay Kay Menon, Rajpal Yadav, Riya Sen, Shweta Tiwari, Rukhsar Rehman, Anita Hassanandani, Richa Chadda, Maushumi Udeshi, Hiten Paintal and Aasif Sheikh in prominent roles.
Praveena is an Indian actress and dubbing artist who predominantly appears in Malayalam television series and films in addition to a few Tamil television series and films. She is known for portraying mother roles in films & television operas.
Sreejith Ravi is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Malayalam films and also in Tamil films. He is the son of actor T. G. Ravi.
Zanjeer (transl. Shackles) is a 2013 Indian action crime film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. The film is shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, the latter titled Thoofan (transl. Typhoon). A remake of the 1973 Hindi film of the same name, it stars Ram Charan Teja and Priyanka Chopra with Sanjay Dutt in a pivotal role in the Hindi version who is replaced by Srihari in Telugu. Prakash Raj, Atul Kulkarni, and Mahie Gill play supporting roles.
Ganapathi S. Poduval is an Indian actor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is well-known for his roles as child artist in the films Vinodayathra (2007) and Pranchiyettan & The Saint (2010). He also played a major role in the film Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu (2008).
Shrestha Bangali is a 2017 Indian Bengali language dramedy film based on a novel by Shaktipada Rajguru, directed by Swapan Saha and starring Ulka Gupta, Laboni Sarkar, Rajpal Yadav, Shakti Kapoor and Rajatabha Dutta in important roles.
Time Nahi Hai is a Hindi film released on 18 October 2019. The film stars Krushna Abhishek, Rajneesh Duggal, Shakti Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Yuvika Chaudhary, Govind Namdev, Aanjjan Srivastav, Sunil Pal, Tiku Talsania, Hemant Pandey, Ramandeep Kaur and others.
Alexander Prasanth is an Indian actor and producer who primarily appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut through the 2002 movie Nammal. Prasanth is known for portraying the lead role of Sebastian in Purusha Pretham - Male Ghost.
RRR is the soundtrack album, composed by M. M. Keeravani, to the 2022 Indian Telugu-language epic action drama film of the same name, directed by S. S. Rajamouli, starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, and Olivia Morris while Samuthirakani, Shriya Saran, Ray Stevenson, and Alison Doody play supporting roles. The film featured seven tracks with lyrics written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Chandrabose, Suddala Ashok Teja, Ramajogayya Sastry, K. Shiva Dutta and Keeravani himself. Madhan Karky (Tamil), Riya Mukherjee and Varun Grover (Hindi), Mankombu Gopalakrishnan (Malayalam) and Varadaraj Chikkaballapura (Kannada), wrote lyrics for the dubbed versions. The album, was released by Lahari Music and T-Series on 16 April 2022.
