Malayalam Movie Review Kayamkulam Kochunni - Cast & Crew

Shreya Ghoshal, one of the most famous singers in Bollywood today, was born on March 12th, 1984, in Berhampore, West Bengal. Her father Biswajit Ghoshal is an electrical engineer and mother Sharmistha Ghoshal is a postgraduate in literature. She started singing since the age of 4 when her mother taught her. She started her formal training in Hindustani classical Gharana of music when she was only six years old. She was trained for 18 months after which she continued her training in Mumbai with Late Mukta Bhideji. She completed her graduation in Arts with majors in English. Her first on-stage performance was at their club’s annual function. Her first studio album was in Bengali in 19998 and was named Bendhechhi Beena, and her first onscreen performance was in Awaz Nayi Andaaz Wohi. In 1995, she became the winner of All India Light Vocal Music Competition. Her fame and career began with her winning a television singing reality show named Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.

Nora Fatehi is yet another foreigner to get a break in the Bollywood and she is of Moroccan origin. She debuted in Bollywood through the movie ‘Roar – Tigers of the Sundarbans’ which was directed by Kamal Sadanah. She played the character of a commando who is on a mission to find and kill a man-killer tigress. The superhot model was already famous for her killer looks and the movie gave her a huge boost.

After her first movie in 2013, she became so popular and bagged the lead role in director Prakash Jha’s movie ‘Crazy Cukkad Family’ and also did a special appearance role in one of the songs in the Emraan Hashmi starrer ‘Mr.X’. She went on to do an item number in the Puri Jaganath directed Telugu movie ‘Temper’ which became a huge hit. She became popular in the Tollywood industry after ‘Temper’, and went on to do special appearances in the 2015 movies ‘Baahubali’ and ‘Kick 2’. 

The Canadian supermodel is so fond of dancing and has stated in an interview that NTR Jr. is her favourite dancer to work with. She confessed that she had been looking for someone who has got amazing moves to work with and NTR surprised her while shooting for ‘Temper’.

Ashwini Chandrashekar stars in trilingual languages namely Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil. She was born in Shimoga, a district of Karnataka. Aswini entered into the Sandalwood through Endendigu, a film which flanked Ajay Rao and Radhika Pandit in lead roles.

Priyanka Thimmesh is a Kannada film actress from Bhadravathi, Karnataka who has mainly worked in Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in the 2015 Kannada film Ganapa. She has an elder brother, Preetham. She has completed her schooling from St. Charles High School, Bhadravathi and then completed her Diploma in Computer Science at Government Woman's Polytechnic College Shivmoga. She had made her debut in films when she acted as Brunda, in Prabhu Srinivas's critically acclaimed Ganapati. She has played a lead role in film Nivin Pauly's Malayalam film Kayamkulam Kochunni, which was directed by Rosshan Andrrews. 

Known in the Malayalam movie industry for her comic timing and impeccable work ethic, Thesni Khan is one of the more prominent comedian and character actors’ within the movie scene. Born on the 5th April, 1970 to parents Alikhan and Rukhiya, Thesni studied at the famous Cochin Kalabhavan. She also studied and performed magic under her father’s tutelage on several stages. 

Thesni made her debut in the movie Daisy in 1988, as a supporting actress, following which she acted in famous movies including Vaishali, Moonnam Pakkam, then in Dasharatham, and In Harihar Nagar, Pappi Appacha, Tournament, Avatharam, Punyalan Agarbattis, Bhaiyya Bhaiyya. 

Her first movie Daisy, was a Malayalam musical-romance showing separation, and the longing between two lovers, set within a boarding school. The story was written and directed by the popular director Prathap K Pothan, and had the cast of Harish and Sonia, with Kamal Haasan as an extended guest appearance. She is also famous for her roles in Beautiful, an Anoop Menon written and V.K Prakash directed Malayalam drama musical where she played the role of Kanyaka. She is also famous for her role in the 2012 hit movie Trivandrum Lodge where she played the role of Kanyaka Menon. She was also nominated for the SIIMA Award for Best Actress in Supporting Role for the same role.

She has also acted in the following TV serials: from the popular Cinemala and Manasaputhri, Sundari Sundari to Akkare Ikkare, Abhinetri, Ente Alphonsamma, Velankanni Mathavu and Snehaseema. Her popularity has also seen her in the role of judge in popular reality shows including Comedy Stars, Five Minutes Fun Star & Jagapoga. She has also been invited to popular talk shows including Nammal Thammil, Sreekandan Nair Show etc.

Her talent won her the FRAME Award for Best Actor in Comic Role (Female) for her role in Cinemala.

Thesni Khan is also known for her love of food, where she has featured in several cookery videos and shows. Her most famous recipe is that of Ghee Rice and Chicken Roast which has several views and hits.

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Dinesh Menon is a Malayalam second unit director or assistant director based in India. He has worked predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. Some of the works he is known for include Salute, an action, crime, and drama film released on 14 January 2022, directed by Rosshan Andrrews, written by Bobby Sanjay, and starring Dulquer Salmaan, Manoj K. Jayan, and Diana Penty. He worked on Mumbai Police, a crime, mystery, and thriller film released on 3 May 2013, directed by Rosshan Andrrews, written by Bobby Sanjay, and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, and Rahman. He worked on Prathi Poovankozhi, a drama and thriller film released on 20 December 2019, directed by Rosshan Andrrews, written by Unni R, and starring Manju Warrier, Anusree, and Rosshan Andrrews.

Gokulam Gopalan has been named as A.M Gopalan, was born on 23rd July in the year 1944 in Vadakara, Kerala, India. He belongs to a decent family with father Chathu and mother Madhu. Gopalan has a wife and three children named Baiju Gopalan, Lijisha Gopalan, and Shabareesh Gopalan. Gopalan is an Indian film industry, film distributor and businessman. He preferably works in the Malayalam film industry. Gopalan acted in two films named Netaji and Client in the year 2017 and 2019 respectively. Gopalan was appointed as the leader of Sree Narayana Dharma Vedi and also as the president of Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam.

Bobby is the son of the legendary film actor and producer Prem Prakash and nephew of the veteran star Jose Prakash. He is a noted script writer of Malayalam movies. Bobby is also a practising physician and is settled in Kottayam. He started his career as a scriptwriter with Sibi Malayil’s Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum in the year 2003, which did well commercially and was also critically applauded. Bobby along with his brother Sanjay also scripted the serial television Avicharitham in 2004 which was telecasted for the period of 40 days in Asianet, breaking the stereotypical Gaga of never-ending serials. It attracted a large number of audiences and also won TV Critics award.

Sanjay is an Indian Film Screenplay Writer. He works in the Malayalam Film Industry. He usually works with his brother Bobby. They both form a duo named Bobby-Sanjay. They are sons of the Malayalam Television and Film Actor Prem Prakash. Prem Prakash appeared in more than 50 films and produced about 20 films. Sanjay started his career as a Screenplay writer with a Malayali TV series named Avasthantharangal (2001) by Jude Attipetty. He worked on this show with his brother. They later worked on more TV serials like Avicharitham (2004), Aagneyam (2009), Eshwaran Saakshiyayi (2015), and Avaril Oraal (2017-2018).

Binod Pradhan was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal. He is a Cinematographer by profession and has worked in both Indian and Nepali movies. He has the citizenship of both the countries. His father H.K. Pradhan owned a photo studio. He gave Binod his first box camera and he was fascinated with it. Binod used to capture black and white pictures and used to color them later using water colors. Soon, his father caught him and was amazed at his work. He displayed his work outside the studio. Seeing his interest, he soon rolled up working in the studio and later he started managing his father’s studio. Binod wanted to sharpen his talent, but this could never be possible in Darjeeling since there is no proper institute to train him.

Nirav Shah is an esteemed name, in the field of Indian cinematography. He is best known for his works in Bollywood blockbusters “Dhoom,” and “Dhoom 2”, and numerous other Hindi and Tamil hits.

Sudhir Palsane is an Indian cinematographer known for his work in Indian cinema. He made his debut in 1997 with the popular show "Sunya Swarupa''. Over the years, Sudhir has worked in Bengali, Hindi and Marathi films and his works include Clay Bird (2002), Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo (2003), Valu (2008), Aapa Akka (2009), Bachelorette Party (2009), Vihir (2009), Dazed in Doon (2010), Taryanche Bait (2011), Ferrari Ki Sawaari (2012), Sonali Cable (2014), Baby (2015), Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (2014), MS Dhoni:The Untold Story (2016) and Naam Shabana (2017). Sudhir had also worked in the filming of  Meghmallar (2014). In 2018, Sudhir started working as a cinematographer in director Neeraj Pandey's drama Aiyaary. Sudhir has also received the National Film Award for Best Cinematography and has become very well-respected in the film Industry.

Sinat Savier has created his vibrant presence in the field of still photography. Savier has been a part of few successful Malayalam movies. Sinat, who hails from Kodakara near Chalakudi had the interest to be with his uncle who runs a photo studio abroad.

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.

Vijay Yesudas (Born: 23rd March, 1979) is an Indian classical musician and playback singer from Chennai. He is known for his work predominantly in the south Indian film Industry, especially Malayalam, and Tamil films as well as in other Indian Languages such as Telegu, Kannada, and Hindi.

Sunil Babu is one of the best art directors and production designers of Bollywood. He has presented his art in numerous hit films, including Aim in 2004, Ghajini in 2008, Chota Mumbai in 2007, Notebook in 2006, Ugramm in 2014, Panjaa in 2011, etc. Being the production designer, Sunil has produced 'In the name of Buddha' in 2002, 'Tahaan' in 2008, 'Ramaiya Vastavaiya' in 2013, 'Singh is Bliing' in 2015, 'Tutak Tutak Tutiya' in 2016, etc.

Raju Khan is an ace Bollywood choreographer, who inherited his foot tapping moves from his mother Saroj Khan who ruled the dancing scenario of this industry for over a decade. With steady steps into the film industry, he was able to carve a niche for himself. Raju began his career as a choreographer in the late 80’s with the movie dacoit, he rose to steady success in the early 90’s with movies like ( Saathi, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi, Sadak, Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke) ever since he never looked back. Giving the world those classic dancing numbers in that decade Raju Khan made his arrival in the industry felt. The millennium year brought him greater success with movies like ‘ Koi Mil Gaya ‘ and ‘Lagaan’ his work was more acknowledged and polished.

Vishnu Deva is a dance choreographer. He was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and India. He mainly works with the Tamil Film Industry. He has Indian Nationality. He had appeared in the film industry various times. Vishnu was born on May 18 and in the year 1975. As a choreographer, he has worked in the Malayalam and Bengali film industry also. At the time of starting his career, he had associated with Chinni Prakash and Tharun Kumar. Vishnu's father is also an actor. Vishnu is fond of acting. He had made his dream of acting just because of his father. He has a sibling as a sister. Her sister name is Nalini Ramarajan, who is a south Indian Actor. He is an actor of versatile talent. He has worked with several directors. He works with the actors with versatile talent.

Akkineni Sreekar Prasad, also called Sreekar Prasad, is an Indian film developing capable, known for his works in the Indian film industry. He works unpreventably on Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and English movies. His received National Film Award for Best Editing, for his exceptional work on the part motion picture Firaaq (2008), composed by Nandita Das.

Ranjith Ambady is an eminent Make-up artist from India. He is well known for his prominent skills in the field. He has worked abundantly in the South-Indian film industry. His best-known work includes Thanmatra, Paleri Manikyam, Palunku, How old are you? and Takeoff. He has acted as a paragon of efficient completion of the task. Ranjith went to Veteran actor Ndumudi Venu’s residence, with the director Blessy, to read the script. The residence was situated at Thiruvananthapuram. Venu was supposed to play a role of 70 years old father, Mohanlal in the movie. While Venu was reading the script, Ranjith tried a look at Venu. He did not pay any heed to the look since he was busy listening to the script. Soon the visitors were welcomed to have tea and snacks in the dining room. There Ranjith witnessed several monochromic portrays of family members of Venu, hanging on the wall.

Allan Amin is a renowned action director predominantly working in Bollywood, Tollywood and Mollywood film industries. He is the recipient of The Filmfare Award for best action in 2001, 2004, 2006 respectively for Mission Kashmir (2000), Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003) and Dus (2005). Critics applaud him for his unique style & creativity. Allan is working in this field for around 25 years.

Dhilip Subbarayan is a stunt choreographer, producer, and actor. He has worked in South Indian film industry. His main of contribution lies in Tamil film industry. After a long time of being a stunt choreographer, he made his debut in Sangu Chakkaram. He was born in Tamil Nadu. His father, Super Subbarayan also has served in the industry as a successful stunt chorographer, for many years. He showed interest in the action and fast lifestyle which is practiced. Like his father, he also dreamed of being in the industry and started working in many movies. He was first noticed in ‘Aaranya Kaandam’ in the year 2011. The movie was a full action phased based on the life of the gangster. The movie was a huge hit and received a world première at the South Asian International Film Festival in the city of New York. He had continued his working with many big and small budget movies in Tamil and Malayalam movies. The movies include Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, Arima Nambi, Puli, and the latest movie Theri. In 2013, he turned himself into a produced and produced Anjala. T

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.

Aneesh G Menon is a Mollywood actor who acts primarily in Malayalam movies. He has acted in very few movies but had tried to keep a good space in acting with veterans like Mammootty and Siddique, Mohanlal and others. He came to cinema through a talent search program that are being aired nowadays on many television networks. His participation, in a reality show, made his entry into the tinsel town a bit easy. He was the first runner-up for a reality show ‘Mammootty the Best Actor Award (season one)’ that was aired on Asianet TV channel. This fetched him recognition as a fresh talent for Malayalam cinema. The way he participated in the show was a bit accidental. His friend Ashraf Mohammed had sent his entry form to the show without his knowledge. 

When Babu Antony (real name Bob Anthony) holds up his report card it looks to be a very impressive one and more than his 175 plus movies in 6 different languages, what stand out are his other attributes in the nonfilm and academic domains. Apart from a degree in English Literature and a Masters in HRM, he was also captaining the University Volleyball and Athletic teams, justifying all of his six ft. Plus height and 185 lbs build and teaching martial arts as well in college days. It was Bharatan, one of the successful directors of that time who got him into films in 1986, launching him with “Chilampu” on an impressive career with several hits and critically acclaimed films, including some that got recognition in international forums. Being basically from Kerala his prime focus has obviously been Malyalam films, and he has an impressive record to boot. Out of the 31 movies chosen to showcase 75 years of Malayalam movies, two of Babu’s movies (“Vaishali” and “Sayahnam”) were also chosen alongside so many other big names in the industry. Coincidentally both the films had a mythological basis, the former being based on the Mahabharata, while the latter is in the Old Testament. He has had several hits to his name and that too in several languages, including action movies like “Chanda”; “Hathya” etc. and multi-lingual versions like “Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal” made in Hindi as well as 4 Southern languages. He had a brief respite from films in between, but soon made a comeback through the 2012 film “Grandmaster” featuring the famous Mohanlal as his co-star. However, in his own estimation it was “Aparahnam” which gave him maximum satisfaction. Here he portrays the role of a terrorist who is suffering from a dilemma about his purpose in life. Some of his later hits include the double version “Kanchana” in Tamil and Telugu, as well as “Ek Deewana Tha” in Hindi, amongst many others. And finally, he is also giving free rein to his versatility by taking up the direction of a Malayalam film entitled “Piano”.

Jude is a famous Malayalam film director who was born on 25th April 1983 at Kochi, Kerala. His first film as a director was in the Malayalam film Ohm Shanthi Oshaana. In his childhood, he was active in a mono act and drama. He was the action hero of Biju. Jude started his career with Crazy Gopalan in 2008. He was the assistant director of Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010) and Thattathin Marayothu (2012).

Mamukkoya also known as Mamu Koya is a popular cine artist and Malayalam comedian. He was born on July 5, 1946, to Chalikandiyil Muhammed and Imbachi Ayisha and is currently 69 years old. He has done over 450 movies in his career. He is a very simple and yet so talented. He did his primary school education from Calicut, MM High School.

Padmaraj Ratheesh is a famous actor from the Malayalam industry. He was born in Kerala to the couple Diana and the well-known veteran hero Ratheesh. His dad passed away when he was little, and his mother too is no more. Though his father already belonged to the industry Padmaraj along with his siblings were not given much exposure to the cinema field and considered their dad's office was just another "office." As they grew up, everyone studied very well and are in high positions now. But the junior Ratheesh always had the interest to become an actor and to follow his dad's footsteps. But before joining in films the actor had majored in Business Management and worked in a reputed company for about five years, but he had to resign as there was no one there to look after his sick mother.

Santhosh Keezhattoor, born on 4th February 1976, in Taliparamba, Kerala is a Malayalam film actor. His debut film was Nadan. He started off his career as a model, an anchor, a programme producer and as a theatre artist, before trying his luck in the film industry. He first did theater in the year 2000, and his last performance was in the year 2015. He also said that “Theatre is an integral part of his life, and he can never ignore it.”

Shine Tom Chacko is a renowned film actor in the Malayalam film industry. He was born on September 15, 1983, in Chalakudy, Kerala, India to CP Chacko and Mariya Carmel. He started his career as an Assistant Director to Kamal, a Malayalam filmmaker. After 9 years of working together, he finally laid his hands and venture into acting through Kamal’s 2011 drama film, Gaddama. The same year, he played as dubbing director in Aashiq Abu’s romantic comedy film, Salt N’ Pepper.

He was born on 5 May 1985. Kaviyoor Triuvalla is the hometown of Sidhartha Siva. Kaviyoor Triuvalla is a place of Kerala. His father name is Kaviyoor Sivaprasad. His father is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker. He had completed his graduation from Marthoma College. He is a Film Actor, Scenarist, and director, also. His Notable work is 101 Chodyangal. He met first with her wife Ann at his college. He felt in love with her and married later. His wife name is Ann Mary Abraham. He got married to her in 2012. His marriage place was Chakkulathukavu Devi. He is a National Award Winning for Malayalam film. He is a cancer survivor. By directing telefilms and short films, he started his career.

Sudev Nair is an actor well known for his award-winning performance in the Malayalam film, ‘My Life Partner’. He was born on 14th April 1985 in Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra. He completed primary education from Sulochanadevi Singhania High School in Thane. He did his higher secondary education from V. G. Vaze College of Arts Science and Commerce situated in Mulund, Maharashtra.

Sudheer Karamana is a Malayalam films’ actor. Karamana Janardanan Nair’s first-born. He has two siblings, named Sunil and Sujay. He was born at Karamana in Thiruvananthapuram, and he studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom School.

Sunil Sukhada is a talented Malayalam actor. He is known for his versatility. He has brought variety to Malayalam cinema. With his colorful roles, he portrayed his artistic skills. He has conquered the industry with magnitudes of movies. He is a dedicated personality who has a passion for acting. He sincerely follows theater. Today, he has over hundreds of film to his credit. Born in Thrissur district to Sudhakara Panikkar and Saraswathiyamma, Sunil was the second child. Although he loved acting, he made into movies at a later stage.

Sunny Wayne is a Malayalam movies’ actor. His birth name is Sujith Unnikrishnan, which was given to him on the occasion of his birth, on 19th of August, 1983. His childhood was spent in Wayanad.

Vijayan Karanthoor is an Indian actor who acts predominantly in Malayalam movies. He has always acted as a supporting actor in Malayalam cinema. He got recognition for a 2013 release ‘Crocodile Love Story’ which was directed by Anoop Ramesh. Vijayan played the role of actor Manikuttan’s uncle. He was asked to do a comedy part in the movie. But his debut movie was released in 2010 when he acted in two movies and they are; Avan’ and 'Puthumukhangal. ‘Avan’ was a debut film of popular playback signer Viajy Yesudas as an actor. In the movie ‘Puthumukhangal’, three newcomers were in lead roles and Vijayan played the role of Pappan in the movie.

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