Kavya Madhavan Dance Performance at Nishagandhi Festival 2014 held at Nishagandhi Open Air Auditorium Trivandrum.
Friday 31 January 2014
Thursday 30 January 2014
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Film Critics Awards - Mohanlal And Remya win award
The prestigious film critics award for the year 2013 has been announced. The biggest hit of last year Drishyam won three awards.
Best Film: Drishyam
Best Actor : Mohanlal
Best Actress : Remya Nambeesan
Best Director: Jeethu Joseph
Best Film: Drishyam
Best Actor : Mohanlal
Best Actress : Remya Nambeesan
Best Director: Jeethu Joseph
Manju “Warrier” again!
Manju Warrier has recently given a newspaper ad which says she is changing her name from Manju Gopalakrishnan to Manju Warrier.
The ad read: “I, Manju Gopalakrishnan, holder of Indian Passport No. K 2256832... ...hereby change my name as Manju Warrier...”
KAMAL HASSAN TO REMAKE DRISHYAM
Kamal Hassan willremake Drishyam in Tamil and Hindi.Kamal watched "Drishyam" recently and was completely impressed with the film.Mohanlal plays an agriculturist Georgekutty, in Drishyam.Meena acts as his wife Ran
Jeethu to direct Dileep, Prithviraj and Kavya
Jeethu Joseph is already busy planning not one but three movies, that too with three leading stars in M-Town. Jeethu's next three projects will have Dileep, Prithviraj andKavya Madhavan in the lead.
Sachin Tendulkar launches Celebrity Cricket League
Sachin Tendulkar launches Celebrity Cricket League in Mumbai. Actors from the film and television industry geared up to play the gentleman's game after Sachin Tendulkar launched the 4th season of Celebrity Cricket League.
Kavya Madhavan
Kavya Madhavan is an Indian film actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She made her debut in Pookkalam Varavayi as a child artist. As a heroine Kavya's debut film was Lal Jose's Chandranudikkunna Dikhil while she was in the ninth standard.
Born: September 19, 1984 (age 29), Nileshwaram, India
Height: 1.63 m
Spouse: Nischal (m. 2009–2011)
Parents: Shyamala Madhavan, P. Madhavan
Siblings: Midhun
Born: September 19, 1984 (age 29), Nileshwaram, India
Height: 1.63 m
Spouse: Nischal (m. 2009–2011)
Parents: Shyamala Madhavan, P. Madhavan
Siblings: Midhun
Shobana
Shobana is an Indian film actress and Bharata Natyam dancer from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She has acted in more than 200 films in several languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and English.
Born: March 21, 1970 (age 43), Thiruvananthapuram, India
Height: 1.73 m
Children: Narayani Chandrakumar
Parents: Shri Chandrakumar, Anandam Chandrakumar
Mammootty
Mammootty
Actor
Mammootty, is an Indian film actor and producer who has mainly worked in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films.
Born: September 7, 1951 (age 62), Chempu, India
Height: 1.78 m
Spouse: Sulfath Kutty (m. 1981)
Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam, more
Siblings: Ibrahim Panaparambil, Shafina Panaparambil, Ameena Panaparambil, Zakariah Panaparambil, Sauda Panaparambil
Actor
Mammootty, is an Indian film actor and producer who has mainly worked in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films.
Born: September 7, 1951 (age 62), Chempu, India
Height: 1.78 m
Spouse: Sulfath Kutty (m. 1981)
Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam, more
Siblings: Ibrahim Panaparambil, Shafina Panaparambil, Ameena Panaparambil, Zakariah Panaparambil, Sauda Panaparambil
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair, known as Mohanlal, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam films
Born: May 21, 1960 (age 53), Elanthoor, India
Height: 1.72 m
Spouse: Suchitra Mohanlal
Awards: Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor, more
Siblings: Pyare Lal
Born: May 21, 1960 (age 53), Elanthoor, India
Height: 1.72 m
Spouse: Suchitra Mohanlal
Awards: Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor, more
Siblings: Pyare Lal
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor, also known as Kareena Kapoor Khan, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and the younger sister of actress Karisma Kapoor.
Born: September 21, 1980 (age 33), Mumbai, India
Spouse: Saif Ali Khan (m. 2012)
Siblings: Karisma Kapoor
Born: September 21, 1980 (age 33), Mumbai, India
Spouse: Saif Ali Khan (m. 2012)
Siblings: Karisma Kapoor
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra is an Indian film actress and singer, and was the winner of the Miss World pageant of 2000. She has won a National Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Awards in four categories.
Born: July 18, 1982 (age 31), Jamshedpur, India
Albums: Exotic (Remixes)
Siblings: Siddharth Chopra
Parents: Madhu Chopra, Ashok Chopra
Born: July 18, 1982 (age 31), Jamshedpur, India
Albums: Exotic (Remixes)
Siblings: Siddharth Chopra
Parents: Madhu Chopra, Ashok Chopra
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan is an Indian film actor, director, and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema. Khan is regarded as one of the great and influential actor of Indian Cinema.
Born: March 14, 1965 (age 48), Mumbai, IndiaHeight: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Spouse: Kiran Rao (m. 2005), Reena Dutta (m. 1986–2002)
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif
Actress
Katrina Kaif is a British Indian film actress and model. She is primarily known for her work in Bollywood films, though has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films.
Born: July 16, 1983 (age 30), Hong Kong, China
Height: 5' 9" (1.74 m)
Siblings: Isabel Kaif, Anila Kaif, Alina Kaif, Maria Kaif, Habiba Kaif, Ayesha Kaif, Michael Kaif, Eshal Kaif
Parents: Mohammed Kaif, Suzanne Turquotte
Actress
Katrina Kaif is a British Indian film actress and model. She is primarily known for her work in Bollywood films, though has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films.
Born: July 16, 1983 (age 30), Hong Kong, China
Height: 5' 9" (1.74 m)
Siblings: Isabel Kaif, Anila Kaif, Alina Kaif, Maria Kaif, Habiba Kaif, Ayesha Kaif, Michael Kaif, Eshal Kaif
Parents: Mohammed Kaif, Suzanne Turquotte
Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Actor
Salman Khan is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter, and philanthropist. He is the son of actor and screenwriter Salim Khan, Salman Khan made his acting debut with a supporting role in the 1988 film Biwi Ho To Aisi in which his voice was dubbed by someone else. His first leading role in a Bollywood movie was in Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic family drama Maine Pyar Kiya (1989),
Born: December 27, 1965 (age 48), Indore, India
Height: 5' 9" (1.74 m)
Parents: Helen, Sushila Charak, Salim Khan
Actor
Salman Khan is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter, and philanthropist. He is the son of actor and screenwriter Salim Khan, Salman Khan made his acting debut with a supporting role in the 1988 film Biwi Ho To Aisi in which his voice was dubbed by someone else. His first leading role in a Bollywood movie was in Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic family drama Maine Pyar Kiya (1989),
Born: December 27, 1965 (age 48), Indore, India
Height: 5' 9" (1.74 m)
Parents: Helen, Sushila Charak, Salim Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Actor
Shahrukh Khan, often credited as Shah Rukh Khan and informally referred as SRK, is an Indian film actor, producer, TV host, mentor and philanthropist.
Born: November 2, 1965 (age 48), New Delhi, India
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Spouse: Gauri Khan (m. 1991)
Children: AbRam Khan, Suhana Khan, Aryan Khan
Actor
Shahrukh Khan, often credited as Shah Rukh Khan and informally referred as SRK, is an Indian film actor, producer, TV host, mentor and philanthropist.
Born: November 2, 1965 (age 48), New Delhi, India
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Spouse: Gauri Khan (m. 1991)
Children: AbRam Khan, Suhana Khan, Aryan Khan
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone
Actress
Deepika Padukone is an Indian film actress and model. She has established a successful career in Hindi films, and is cited in the media as one of the most popular and attractive Indian celebrities.
Born: January 5, 1986 (age 28), Copenhagen, Denmark
Height: 5' 9" (1.74 m)
Siblings: Anisha Padukone
Parents: Ujjala Padukone, Prakash Padukone
Actress
Deepika Padukone is an Indian film actress and model. She has established a successful career in Hindi films, and is cited in the media as one of the most popular and attractive Indian celebrities.
Born: January 5, 1986 (age 28), Copenhagen, Denmark
Height: 5' 9" (1.74 m)
Siblings: Anisha Padukone
Parents: Ujjala Padukone, Prakash Padukone
Sridevi
Sridevi
Actress
Sridevi is an Indian film actress who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and a few Kannada films. Sridevi is described by the Indian media as "the First Female Superstar of Bollywood".
Born: August 13, 1963 (age 50), Sivakasi, India
Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actress, producer
Years active 1967–1997,2012–present
Spouse(s) Boney Kapoor(1996–present)
Children Jahnavi Kapoor
Khushi Kapoor
Relatives Arjun Kapoor (step-son)
Anil Kapoor (brother-in-law)
Sanjay Kapoor (brother-in-law)
Sonam Kapoor (niece)
Rhea Kapoor (niece)
Actress
Sridevi is an Indian film actress who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and a few Kannada films. Sridevi is described by the Indian media as "the First Female Superstar of Bollywood".
Born: August 13, 1963 (age 50), Sivakasi, India
Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actress, producer
Years active 1967–1997,2012–present
Spouse(s) Boney Kapoor(1996–present)
Children Jahnavi Kapoor
Khushi Kapoor
Relatives Arjun Kapoor (step-son)
Anil Kapoor (brother-in-law)
Sanjay Kapoor (brother-in-law)
Sonam Kapoor (niece)
Rhea Kapoor (niece)
Malayalam Cinima
At first (beginning in the 1920s), the Malayalam film industry was based in Trivandrum. Although the film industry started to develop and flourish only by the late-1940s. Later, the industry shifted to Chennai (formerly Madras), which then was the capital of the South Indian film industry. By the end of 1980s, the Malayalam film industry returned and established itself in Kerala. Several media sources describe Kochi as the hub of the film industry, while the Kerala government publications and government sponsored Kinfra organisation states Thiruvananthapuram is the centre.
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades. Wikipedia
Born: October 11, 1942 (age 71), Allahabad, India
Spouse: Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan (m. 1973)
Children: Abhishek Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan-Nanda
Nicknames: Munna, AB Sr., Big B, Amith, Angry Young Man, Bollywood's Shahenshah
Born: October 11, 1942 (age 71), Allahabad, India
Spouse: Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan (m. 1973)
Children: Abhishek Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan-Nanda
Nicknames: Munna, AB Sr., Big B, Amith, Angry Young Man, Bollywood's Shahenshah
Punjabi Cinema
Punjabi cinema is the Punjabi language film industry in the states of Punjab in India and Pakistan. While 20th-Century Punjabi cinema had great influence of Pakistani based Punjabi cinema, in the 21st Century Punjabi cinema, due to its boom, has become synonymous with Indian Punjab.
The first Punjabi film was made in Calcutta (now Kolkata) and was released in Lahore, provincial capital of the Pakistani Punjab. The Lahore film industry is known as Lollywood, a portmanteau of the words Lahore and Hollywood.
As of 2009, the Punjabi film industry has produced between 900 and 1,000 films.[citation needed] The average number of releases per year in the 1970s was nine; in the 1980s, eight; and in the 1990s, six. In 1995, the number of films released was 11; it plummeted to seven in 1996 and touched a low of five in 1997. Since the 2000s Punjabi cinema has seen a revival with more releases every year with bigger budgets, homegrown stars, and Bollywood actors of Punjabi descent taking part.
Marathi cinema
Marathi cinema refers to films produced in the Marathi language in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the oldest and a pioneer film industry in India. The first Marathi movie released in India was Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne on 18 May 1912 at Coronation Cinematograph, Mumbai. and a Marathi crew who were performing Marathi and Sanskrit Sangeet natikas (musicals) and plays in Marathi at that period. The first Marathi talkie film, Ayodhyecha Raja, was released in 1932, just one year after Alam Ara the first Hindi talkie. Marathi cinema has grown in recent years. The industry is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Raja Harishchandra directed by Dadasaheb Phalke was a Marathi film, now known as India's first full-length feature, was released in 1913. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
Raja Harishchandra directed by Dadasaheb Phalke was a Marathi film, now known as India's first full-length feature, was released in 1913. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema (also known as the Tamil film industry, the Cinema of Tamil Nadu or the Chennai film industry) is a film industry based in Chennai,India, which produces feature films in the Tamil language. Most of the movies studio are located in Kodambakkam, also referred to as Kollywood, aportmanteau of Hollywood and Kodambakkam.
Cinema of Karnataka
The Cinema of Karnataka, sometimes colloquially referred to as Sandalwood and as Chandanavana in Kannada. is a part of Indian cinema, where motion pictures are produced in the Indian state of Karnataka, and based in Bangalore. Today more than 100 films are made every year. With a total of 650 cinema theatres in Karnataka, a handful of the movies are also released in the United States, Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and other countries.
Telugu cinema
Telugu cinema (or Tollywood) is the Indian film industry based in Hyderabad, India producing motion pictures in the Telugu language. Since 1909, Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in many aspects of Indian cinemas history like producing short films, travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work. In 1921, He produced Bhishma Pratigna the first silent film in the state. He is cited as the father of Telugu Cinema.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; however, it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centres producing films in multiple languages. Bollywood is the largest film producer in India and one of the largest centres of film production in the world
Monday 27 January 2014
Padmapriya Janakiraman
Padmapriya Janakiraman
Actress
Padmapriya Janakiraman, simply credited as Padmapriya is an Indian film actress and model. A classical bharatanatyam dancer, Padmapriya made her acting debut in the Telugu-language film Seenu Vasanthi ... Wikipedia
Born: February 28, 1980 (age 33), Delhi, India
Education: Loyola Academy, Secunderabad
Nominations: Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, Vijay Award for Best Actress
Parents: Janakiraman, Vijaya
Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam, more
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Nayantara
Actress
Nayantara is an Indian film actress, who appears in South Indian films. She made her acting debut in the 2003 Malayalam film Manassinakkare and followed with the successful Vismayathumbathu before foraying into Tamil and Telugu cinema. Wikipedia
Born: November 18, 1984 (age 29), Bangalore, India
Height: 1.57 m
Full name: Diana Mariam Kurian
Parents: Omana Kurian, Kurian Kodiyattu
Siblings: Lenu Kurian
Bhavana
Bhavana Menon
Actress
Karthika Menon, better known by her stage name Bhavana, is an Indian film actress from Thrissur, Kerala, who works in the South Indian film industry. She made her acting debut in Kamal's Nammal, which won her critical acclaim and various honors. Wikipedia
Born: February 6, 1986 (age 27), Thrissur, India
Height: 1.60 m
Parents: Balachandra Menon, Pushpa Menon, G. Balachandran Menon
Siblings: Jayadev Menon
Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, more
Sona Nair
Sona Nair
Actress
Sona Nair is a film actress working mainly in Malayalam films. She is also known for her roles in TV soaps.
Born: Kerala, India
Nominations: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
Sunday 26 January 2014
Malayalam Cinima
At first (beginning in the 1920s), the Malayalam film industry was based in Trivandrum. Although the film industry started to develop and flourish only by the late-1940s. Later, the industry shifted to Chennai (formerly Madras), which then was the capital of the South Indian film industry. By the end of 1980s, the Malayalam film industry returned and established itself in Kerala. Several media sources describe Kochi as the hub of the film industry, while the Kerala government publications and government sponsored Kinfra organisation states Thiruvananthapuram is the centre.
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