Malayalam Movie Review Hey Jude - Cast & Crew

Sayanora Philip was born on 1st March 1984 in Kannur, Kerala. She started her education at St.Teresas Anglo-Indian girl’s high school. She started her professional degree in Sree Narayana College at Kannur. During her school days, she voluntarily participated in many singing competition and won many prizes. She was well known for her singing capability. Currently, she is living in Chennai. She played the role of playback singer in many Tamil and Malayalam movies. She married Winston Ashley De Cruz and has a daughter. She sang the song “honey honey” in the cinema Ayan which released in the year 2009. AVM was the production company of the talkie. The show released on 3rd April 2009 in Tamil and 1st may 2009 in Telugu. She had participated in several discographies when she started her career in 2004 by the videotape Vettam for the song l love you December.

Date of Birth: 25th October 1988 Shakthisree Gopalan is an Indian singer. She is also a lyricist and performer. Her genres are Soft Rock, Jazz, Western Classical Music and Pop. She was born and raised in Kochi, Kerala. She completed her schooling from Rajagiri Public School, Kalamassery. She completed her graduation in Architecture at the Anna University's School of Architecture and Planning after she moved to Chennai. In 2008, she won SS Music's Voice Hunt – second season. She was auditioned in November 2008.

Born on 4th May, 1983 in Palakkad by Krishnan and Uma Krishnan as her parents. Before starting her carrer in modelling and acting, she did her schooling from Sacred Heart Matriculation school in Church Park and then BBA from Ethiraj College for Women (Chennai). She entered into film industry after making a mark as a model and winning several beauty pageants like Miss Salem and Miss Madras in the same year. In 2001, she won Miss India Pageant “Beautiful Smile” award. She got her first acting break in Tamil film Jodie. After that, she got her first lead role in Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002) opposite Surya and won critical acclaim.

Apoorva Bose is one of the most promising talented actresses in the Malayalam film industry. She is an incredibly energetic chirpy young actress who is packed with fresh talent. She kicked off her acting career when she was just fifteen years old when she got to act in the film “Malarvadi Arts Club”.

Neena Kurup is a Malayalam film and Television actress who was born on May 3, 1973, in Calicut. She completed her schooling in St. Joseph Anglo Indian School and her graduation from Providence women’s college. Neena is married to Sunil Kumar is an exporter and they settled in Kochi. 

She entered into the Malayalam film industry through the 1986 movie “Gandhinagar 2nd Street” starring the megastar Mohanlal and Karthika. The film was remade in Tamil which was named “Annanagar Mudhal Theru” and in Telugu as “Gandhinagar Rendo Veedhi”. Neena played a very small in the movie. Her first movie as a heroine was “Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu” which was directed by Sathyan Anthikad and released in 1987. Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian movie director, lyricist, and screenwriter who is known for taking family oriented movies. 

Neena played the character named “Aswathy” who is the cousin of the hero “Sreedharan”, the character played by Mammootty. Aswathy is an educated girl who is rude and doesn’t like her relatives. The character was well carried off by Neena’s acting skills though she was a newcomer. She has acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies also. She did more than 15 films in Malayalam in which her character in the movie “Punjabi House” was clicked. It was a musical comedy movie in Malayalam which was released in the year 1998. 

Neena has also anchored a few shows, Merchants of India in Surya TV, VaalKannadi in Asianet and Dubai Shopping Festival. Some of her serials are Chakravakam (which was her debut series), Aayirathil Oruval, Sreekrishnan and a few more. Some of her upcoming movies are Vellakkuppayam, Heroine, Namasthe Bali and Driver on Duty.

Shyam Prasad is an aspiring director cum actor in the Tamil film industry. Shyam Prasad had also shouldered Babu Thooyavan in Katham Katham. Yes, he worked as an assistant director in the film. Born in Coimbatore, Shyam Prasad pursued his bachelor's degree in Technology at the Vellore Institute of Technology. Being good in academics, he also developed an interest in cinema. Besides working in a film as an assistant director, he searched for the right opportunities in the cinema to become an actor.

By profession, George Kanatt is a writer and a director. He resides in Kochi, Kerala. He has worked on Ranam (2018), an action crime drama written (dialogue) by him and the director Nirmal Sahadev. Hey, Jude (2018) has also written by George Kanatt and Nirmal Sahadev. He has also worked on Brown Nation (2016), an American comedy-drama series. He is also known for his work in Ezhuthappuram (2010), a television series, and Akkarakkazhchakal, a television series where he worked on script (3 episodes, 2008-2009) and screenplay (3 episodes, 2008-2009).  

Nirmal Sahadev is a talented, young Indian-American Film Director, actor, and a screenwriter. He is a part of the Malayalam Film Industry. Since 2012, Nirmal has enthralled the industry with his exceptional writing and commendable acting skills. This creative and passionate person was born in Thrithala, Pakkad ,and has been a former student of the Abu Dhabi Indian School. Sahadev is an interdisciplinary student who has completed his master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Later he entered the Film Industry with new and innovative ideas.

Girish Gangadharan is a famous Indian Cinematographer who has worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He was born on March 8, 1985, in Chadaya mangalam, Kollam, India. He did a diploma course in cinematography in Government Film and Television Institute in Bengalore. He always wanted to be a part of the Bollywood industry and has a passion for photography. So, he started his career in cinematography by working under Sameer Thahir’s assistance.

The precious icon of the Indian music industry, Gopi Sundar has composed his soulful music for more than fifty movies to date. In 2014, he composed the songs & background score for the Malayalam movie "1983" and was awarded the National Award.the movie got a good critic rating of 3.5 out of 5.abrid shine, the debut director of the movie was awarded the Kerala State Awards in the category of the best debut director. Alongside the film bagged two more awards for the category of best & second best actor in the same award ceremony of 2014. He was born in Kochi & opted for joining the music industry for his career. Gopi has a good knowledge of instruments like Tabla & keyboard & has worked as a keyboard programmer in some of Bollywood hit films.

Ouseppachan is well-known music composer in the Indian film industry, who is mainly seen to be doing background scores as well as the music for Malayalam films as well as for few of the Hindi films. Mechery Louis Oseppachan was born on 13th September 1955, in Thrissur. Ouseppachan had been interested in music and had a flair for it from his early days itself. The inborn talent in him came out as melodious songs played on his violin. This great musician started his journey with this simple string instrument. He had joined certain troops and bands after his formal education was over. He was seen to play the violin in the troop “Voice of Thrissur”, which is popular music troop of the time. Ouseppachan’s violinist skills were greater than ever. From doing music for troops, he moved on to join the orchestra group that does the background scores for various Malayalam films. By this point in time,

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.

Hari Narayanan is a Tamil and a Malayali song lyricist. It is hard to find a native Malayali who has never heard any music composition or song made by this famous lyricist. They are very fond of his music and almost hear him regularly. The most popular and famous Malayalam music and song of 2014 was composed and written by Hari. The name of the song was Olenjali Curuvi. The lyrics of the song were so touching and soothing that it captured the attention of not only the young generation, but also the old people couldn’t resist themselves from loving this composition. Even the song Kaatumooliyo Pranayam was a great hit.

Madhu Vasudevan is an Indian author, lyricist, and music critic who works in the Malayalam industry. Madhu was born in Alappuzha, Kerala, and completed his primary education there. He knows Malayalam, English and Hindi. He graduated from Santana Dharma College. He is learning music since childhood. He is also teaching in Government Brennan College as a professor. He entered into the Malayalam industry in 2012. He is associated with many films like Kanal, Vismayam, Janata garage, Hey Jude, Jalam. He got the best lyricist award in Filmfare awards, twice. His song from the Jalam shortlisted for the original song category. Lyricist Madhu Vasudevan, who wrote the song Ottakku Paadunna Poonkuyile said that along with the awards, the song also got him many of his lost friends back.

Amal Antony is a Malayalam film industry playback singer who has worked in movies like Swapaanam, London bridge, etc. His full name is Amal Antony Agustin. He is from Thrissur, Kerala, India. He is a composer and music lecturer too. Amal Antony's new released song is Love of the Wounds. Some of his 2019 released songs are kannil Minnum Vettam, En Roohin and Thedunna Theeram.

Jayadevan Chakkadath, a sound editor and recordist from Thrissur, is well recognized for his Malayalam films. He was born in Thrissur, Kerala, India, on January 13, 1981. K Aravindakshan and Vijayalakshmi are his parents, and he's a sound editor, sound designer, dialogue editor, foley editor, and remixer. In 2017, he received the National Film Award for Best Audiography for Kaadu Pookkunna Neram. Dr. Biju directed, which received two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Sound Recordist in 2017. In 2007, he graduated from the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata with a post-graduate diploma in sound recording and engineering. From 2015 to 2017, he worked at the Srishti School of Arts, Design, and Technology in Bangalore. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Cochin University of Science and Technology (1998-2002).

Santhosh Raman is an Indian Art Director predominantly working in South Indian Film Industry. He primarily works on Malayalam and Tamil films. His famous works are Take Off (2017), Njaan (2014) and Aayan Njanalla (2015). Santhosh was born in Thalassery, a rural area of Kannur in India. Santhosh was passionate about films from childhood. He used to bunk classes and went to watch films with his friends in local cinema halls. He was talented in the art and drawing. That is why the art direction aspect of the films inspired him. After completing 12th from his village school, he attended Govt. College of Fine Arts in Thrissur and completed graduation in the field of Applied Arts.

Karthik Jogesh is an Indian Film editor who is known for his work ethics in the Tamil film industry. His first film was Mani Ratnan’s ‘Kadal,’ where he worked as an assistant under Sreekar Prasad. Since then, he has edited films like Biju Kumar’s ‘Perariyathavar,’ ‘Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal,’ and ‘Kaadu Pookkunna Neram’ and Shyamaprasad’s Nivin Pauly-Trisha-starrer ‘Hey Jude.’

Nivin Pauly is predominantly a Malayalam actor. Born on 11 October 1984, his debut film was Malarvaadi Art Club. The direction of this film was by Vineeth Sreenivasan and production by Dileep. Some of the other films of Nivin Pauly include Bangalore Days, Thattathin Marayathu, Premam, Oru Vadakkari Selfie etc..The films 1983 and Bangalore Days fetched him the Best Actor Award from Kerala State Film Award. Nivin holds a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering. He is happily wedded to Rinna Joy since 2010, and they are blessed with a boy. Before taking up acting as his profession Nivin was working in Infosys for two years.

Nivin’s selection for the Malarvaadi Arts Club was not that easy. He was not one among the shortlisted actors for the audition, but when one person eventually left, Nivin was provided with a chance. Later he became an actor. From then on, Nivin worked in the movies Sevenes and Metro and some short roles in Spanish Masala and Traffic. He also worked in the music video Nenjodu Cherthu. This was a great hit in YouTube. It was the 2012 flick Thattathin Marayathu which was a turning point in Nivin’s career. It was a great hit and he was labeled the present youth sensation. Directors like Sathyan Anthikad, Aashiq Abu, Rajesh Pillai and Shyamaprasad directed Nivin. Neram was the debut film of Nivin in Tamil. Later he acted in some Malayalam films, including Bangalore Days.

The beard is a regular in some of Nivin’s films. Nivin has worked with his colleague Dileep in several Malayalam films. Nivin confesses that he was good at knowing dialogues of films by heart and telling them just like the original. Before taking up acting Nivin had no stage experience and he knew only to dance. Nivin focuses on giving his best to his films.

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Aju Varghese is an Indian film actor, born to Varghese PK and Celiene Susan in the year 1985. He has a younger sister named Anju. He was born in Thiruvalla city located in Kerala. Aju completed his schooling in Rajagiri High School and further continued his studies in Bhavan’s Vidyalaya located in Ernakulum.

Ashik Padinjattil is a Line Producer, Writer, and Casting Director. He predominantly works in Hindi and Malayalam movie industry. He lives in Mumbai, India. He has written Hindi Dialogues for the Malayalam movie UNDA. He has also acted in movies like Hey Jude and Anuragakarikkin Vellam. He has also worked as an assistant director for 'Walking Mind,' a documentary-drama on Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease. He has also worked as a Unit Production Manager for the successful series 'Laakhon Mein Ek' created by stand-up comic Biswa Kalyan Rath, which was released on Amazon Prime.

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.

Sooraj Venjaramoodu was born on 30th June, 1976 in Kerala. He is an Indian actor, television presenter, and comedian. He has acted in over 250 films. His father is a retired soldier and, his mother is a housewife. Sooraj began his career as a stand-up comedian. He was successful in this and was most famous for his mockery of the Thiruvananthapuram accent. At first, when he started his acting career, he was not well- accepted by the audience.

Vijay Menon is an eminent Malayalam actor. He acted in more than 100 South Indian films and mainly appeared in character and supporting roles. Vijay was born in Ottapalam in Kerala to Sudhakara Menon and Lakshmi. He studied at Lawrence School Lovedale in Ooty and later attended Film and Television Institute of India in Pune, where he took film direction. After this, he went to ace director Bharathan, with a hope of becoming his Assistant Director. However, Bharathan is looking for someone to cast in his new film entitled Nidra and after seeing Vijay’s talent in acting, he bags a role in the film. Nidra became a blockbuster, and he was noted for his outstanding performance. Vijay also wrote for The Indian Express daily newspaper in the International Politics section. After Nidra, he started to appear in several films including Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla, Asthi, Anbulla Malare, Varusham 16, Mukham, Sainyam,.

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