Malayalam Movie Review Fireman - Cast & Crew

Born on March 25, 1984, in Kerala, Nyla Usha is already a popular TV host in Saudi Arabia. She has later worked her way up through the ranks of promising actresses of the younger generation by acting with Mammootty. After graduating from a college in Trivandrum, she eventually landed up in a radio station Hit 96.7 in the United Arab Emirates where she worked as a radio jockey. In addition, she was a host of the Big Breakfast Club (BBC) programme, and now is the new promising star of the Malayalam film industry in India. Nyla was also a TV host for a morning show in BBC which was the much-watched show by Kerala people all over the world. Her popularity of a jockey and TV anchor continued to increase, and she became a renowned anchor, TV host, radio Jockey, and many of her shows or programmes marked the most-heard programme in the radio station.

It is sometimes fascinating to read about how film stars, especially in the South, get into the industry from totally diverse fields, and with no conscious intentions to be in movies. Andrea Jeremiah’s career seems to fit into this category. Her childhood ambition was to go for higher studies and get to become a psychiatrist. But music was always in the background, as she started learning classical Western piano when she was just eight, and she quickly showed her prowess when she formed her own troupe called Young Stars which also was a precursor for her later singing and music composing career.

Deepu Karunakaran is an Indian writer and director, who has made his contribution to the Malayalam film industry. He is the son of late Karunakaran Nair and Usha K. Nair. He has one sibling, Suchitra Murali, who is a prominent actress in the Malayalam film industry and is settled in the US. In one of his interviews, he stated that his father has acted in a movie at the age of 10 and was his biggest support and always had a positive attitude about his career in the film industry. His father has also done film financing. He also said that his sister is the best critic for his movies.

Milan Jaleel is an Indian film producer.He works chiefly in theMalayalam industry. He was born on 15 May 1960, in Thrissur, Kerala, India. He produces films under the banner of Galaxy Films. He started his production work in 1997 and produced the movie Kalyanappittanu. He is no doubt one of the most Influential film personalities of the Malayalam industry. Presently he is the president of Kerala film producer’s association.

A great Indian film director Mr.Ranjith Balakrishnan Nair was born on 4^th September 1964 in Balussery Kerala. Apart from directing Malayalam Cinema he is also known for variegate aspects of filming like screen writer , producer as well as actor. Two of his most famous film ventures are “Thirakkatha “ and “Indian Rupee “that  won the National Film Award for the Best Feature Film in Malayalam in 2008 and 2011 resp.

Sunoj Velyudhan is an Indian-origin cinematographer. In 2015, he appeared in the film Fireman. Deepu Karunakaran directed the film, and Manoj Ranjith wrote the storyline for the movie. Milan Jaleel and Murlidhar Tilwani produced the movie. And it starred Mammootty, Nyla Usha, Unni Mukundan, Siddique, Salim Kumar, Kalasala Babu, Shivaji Guruvayoor, Hareesh Peradi, Padmaraj Ratheesh, and P.C. Soman. Sunoj Velayudhan managed the cinematography department, and Rahul Raj composed the music for the film. V. Sajan edited the movie, and Rabeesh B.R., Ajith Abraham George, and Biju Jose handled the sound department. The film's storyline revolves around a group of brave firemen, police, and local people. When a massive cylinder leakage led to a mass fire breakout, these people risked their lives to save the people living around the area. In 2016, he worked on the movie Thoppil Joppan.

Rahul Raj is one of the most well known music composers in all of the South Indian film industry. He has given music to many movies in his career ranging from various languages such as Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu movies. He was born on March 17th in the city of Cochin in Kerala. He was born to N. S. Kunjoonjamma and E. Thankappan, an advocate. He completed his higher secondary education from Bhavans Vidya Mandir located in Elamakkara in Cochin.

Velayudhan Keezhilam was a renowned costume designer from the Malayalam film Industry. He was born in Perumbavoor, Kerala. In 1979, He started his career in the Malayalam film industry as an Assistant Costume designer in the movie Ulkaladal by KG George. He has worked with the directors Kamal, Sathyan Anthikad, Sibi Malayil, Priyadarshan, Fasil, Lohithadas, and many more.

Muhammed Kutty Ismail Paniparambil is the original name of Mammootty, the Malayalam superstar. Having working in more than 300 movies he is still a star to reckon with, in Malayalam film industry. Apart from acting, he was also a lawyer. Currently he is busy with philanthropic works too.

Born on 7th September 1951, Mammootty also donned the role of a producer. He has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada, other than Malayalam films. He garnered the National Award for his acting skills, thrice in his career. He shares this feat with veteran actor Kamal Haasan. 5 Kerala State Film Awards and a dozen Filmfare Awards also decorate his cupboard. Mammootty was bestowed with Padmashri during 1998. He is fondly called as Mammukka or Megastar by Malayalam fans.

Hailing from Kottayam, Kerala, Mammootty, after studying in Maharajah College, he pursued law at the Ernakulam Government Law College. Mammootty entered the film industry through the insignificant role in the film Anubhavangal Paalichakal in 1971. The flick Devalokam was the first flick in which he played the lead role. Sphodanam and Trishna made Mammootty a star to reckon with in Malayalam cinema.

Mammootty was very much lauded for his performance in the flick New Delhi. Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha is the another film which provided the perfect fodder to his acting skills. Some of the other notable films of Mammukka include August 15, Pranchiyettan & The Saint, Drona 2010, Kutty Shrank, Nazrani, Pazhassi Raja, Ee Pattanathil Bhootham, Yugapurushan, Maunam Sammatham, Thalapathy, Swathi Kiranam, Balram vs Tharadas and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Mammootty’s penchant towards acting made him to take both commercial and offbeat roles with equal panache. Mammootty’s son Dulquer Salman is a rising star in Malayalam film industry now.

In his career, Mammootty acted with several actors and actresses. Mammootty also involved himself in the production of some serials in television. Mammootty is credited with the responsibility of Akshaya project’s goodwill ambassador. He also supports various other social causes, including a project pertaining to health.

Salim Kumar is a person who deserves the title of a film legend. He was born on 1969 in Kerala to parents Gangadharan and Kausalya. He has worked in nearly two hundred and fifty films, mostly in Malayalam and is a very popular public figure in Kerala. He did his higher education in BA from Maharajas College in Ernakulam, which has a reputation for nurturing budding artists. During his course at Maharajas, he had won the University title for mimicry three years in a row.

Siddique, who is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and a television host started his film career initially with comedy roles, and later he continued performing a variety of roles. Born at Edavanakkad, in Ernakulam Kerala, Siddique is the youngest child with two other siblings. Completing his primary schooling in his hometown, Siddique later took Diploma in Electrical Engineering. He worked as an Electrical Engineer at Kerala and worked for a few more years in Saudi Arabia. Later he quit his job and started exploring his inner talents. He started his artistic career as a mimicry artist. Married to Seena, Siddique has two sons. Shaheen Siddique is his eldest son from previous marriage, and he made his debut in the movie Pathemari.

Born on the 22nd of September, 1987, Unni Mukundan is the son of M Mukundan Nair and Roji Mukundan. He was born in Villadom in Trichur, but grew up in Ahmedabad. Unni made his foray into the film industry after the completion of his Plus Two in commerce, and is currently pursuing his B.A. in English from the Prajyothi Nietan College, Thrissur. Unni is a firm believer in having a good education, and is usually found to be busy with his classes when he is not shooting for his movies, even quoting “I believe that I am in a space where I can fix my dates”, showing his confidence in his ability, and also in his belief that a good education is absolutely essential.

Known as the “Muscle Aliyan” of M-Town, Unni made his debut in the Tamil movie Seedan in 2011, which was an adaptation of the Malayalam Nandanam, as the main lead. His debut Malayalam movie was Bombay March 12 alongside the veritable Mammootty. He also played a supporting role in Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty.

His versatility saw him reprise roles in movies such as Ezham Suryan, Bangkok Summer. He also played the title role in Mallu Singh alongside Kunchacko Boban, which turned out to be a box office hit. His other movies include Theevram, I Love Me, Ithu Pathiramanal, D Company, Orissa, The Last Supper, Rajadhi Raja and Vikramadhityan.

He has gained popularity for his role in Vikramadhityan, where he plays the role of the son of a cop and is placed against Dulquer Salman who plays the role of the son of a thief. Both the boys become classmates in school and the movie then proceeds to show their journey into adulthood.

For his role in Bombay March 12, Unni won several awards including the Asianet Film Award: Best New Face of the Year 2011, the Asiavision Movie Awards: 2011 Best New Face of the Year, The Jaihind TV Best Newcomer of the Year 2011, the Amritha TV Best Debut Award  and the South Debut Actor for South Indian International Movie Awards.

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