Malayalam Movie Review Sakhavu - Cast & Crew

Aishwarya Rajesh, commonly known as Iyshwarya, is an Indian actress who works in the Tamil film industry. She was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 10th of January, 1990. She was born into a family that was famous and had its mark in the film industry for three generations.

Peering through her professional looking glasses and with a no frills dress pattern, Aparna Gopinath hardly looks a typical Malayalam film actress. Perhaps her looks reveal her approach to movies and also her background. The main forte of Aparna has been her serious theatre acting and her specialising in western dance forms. Her entry into movies may, however, have happened due to a combination of circumstances. Both her parents were movie buffs, always discussing about films, and were very much infatuated with the screen exploits of the veteran matinee idols of Malayalam cinema like Mammooty and Mohanlal. While this may have indirectly coaxed Aparna into films, the fact that she herself was a theatre artist from her childhood days facilitated and expedited her entry into the world of movies. Being basically from Chennai, Aparna was actively involved with the progressive theatre groups there, prior to her entering movies, and she had acted in several classic plays both in Malayalam as also Shakespearean plays in English. In her maiden film “American-Born Confused Desi” (ABCD)”, she co-starred with Dulquar Salmaan, son of matinee idol Mammootty, and portrayed the character of a college girl. The fact she got the main female role and acted opposite one of the big names was not the only satisfaction for her, since the film was a tremendous success at box office, and drew much appreciation for her acting. This was a much bigger bonus for her. However, in spite of this commercial success, she made her intentions clear that she had no plans to portray the typical run of the mill roles in her movies, but would prefer more challenging roles in future films. Perhaps her role in her next film “Bicycle Thief” which was thriller and not a stereotyped move, she found her preference being fulfilled at least partly, as her acting in the role of a Bank employee was also much appreciated by the movie goers. In her subsequent films like “Mannar Mathai Speaking 2” - an out an out comedy, and sequel to the original 1995 version; and “Happy Journey” she had put in creditable performances once again establishing her acting credentials. She is also getting a chance to act alongside the veteran Mammoothy in the more recent film “Munnariyippu”, but acting apart, she still actively pursues her dancing aspirations, teaching others also in the process.

Gayathri Suresh is a well known Malayalam film actress and model best known for her role as ‘Parvathy’ or ‘Paru’ in the Malayalam movie, ‘Jana Pyari’ starring Malayalam film’s most loved star, Kunchacko Boban. Gayathri’s entry into the field of modeling and cinema was made after her tryst with the Miss Kerala beauty pageant in the year 2014. She was born in the year 1992 in the city of Thrissur in the state of Kerala and was born to parents, Rekha Kumar and Suresh Kumar. Young Gayathri Suresh completed her higher secondary education and pursued the field of commerce for her graduation. 

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.

B Rakesh is a famous Indian producer who is well known for his work in the Malayalam Film Industry. He is also the owner of the Universal Cinemas which works mainly for the Malayalam cinema. For the last two decades, Rakesh has been working tirelessly producing not only films but also Television serials. He has produced several shows on Doordarshan like Chitrageetham, Smrithylayam.

George C. Williams is a cinematographer, who is born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Williams’ occupation is of a photographer in the films and he has worked in the Tamil film industry. Williams was inspired by many famous cinematographer’s works and started to move the camera in different angles by which he can show his photography skills. He had framed many films in the Tamil language while often following the works of famous cinematographers like ‘P.C. Sreeram’, ‘Santhosh Sivan’ and ‘Jeeva’.

Prashant Pillai, born on 8 September 1981, in Pune, Maharashtra, India, is a Music Producer, Composer, Film score writer, and Bandleader. After completing his graduation in Sound Engineering from Chennai, he worked as his guide and mentor A.R. Rahman for a short while and then settled in Pune. In 2004, Prashant got his first ever break to compose a radio jingle. He did his job quite good and was praised for it. He composed music for Bejoy Nambiar’s short movie Rahu in 2007. Pillai got his first break in feature films in 2010 in the Malayalam film Nayakan, directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, featuring actors like Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar, etc.

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.

The Pauly Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)

Maniyanpilla Raju act is a South- Indian film actor who mainly acted in Malayalam movies. He was born as Sudheer Kumar and penned his name to Maniyanpilla Raju after his movie, Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla in which he had played the character with the same name. He debuted with the movie Mohiniyattam, which was directed by Sreekumaran Thampi.

Actor Sreenivasan is a Malayalam actor who had ruled the regional cinema graph for over 25 years and has earned the credit of having acted in over 200 films so far. But he never attributes his success even once for the quantity of films that he had done so far. He is an actor who lacked star appeal always. Instead of relying on his looks, he concentrated more on his talent that helped him carve a niche in Mollywood. He could perform any character on screen whether it is a villain role or a comedy role which drew a parallel recognition when compared with the ranks of superstars.

Binu Pappu is an actor predominately working in the Malayalam Film Industry. He hails from Kochi, Kerala. Binu is the son of Kuthiravattam Pappu, a popular stage actor. Binu was inclined towards cinema from a very young age. He debuted as an actor in the 2017 political drama “Sakhavu.” Sidharth Siva directed the motion picture. Binu performed alongside Nivin Pauly, Aishwarya Rajesh, Aparna Gopinath, and Sreenivasan. The movie released on 15^th April 2017 to average reviews from critics and audiences alike. Binu has acted in quite a few films that have been critically acclaimed and commercially successful. Some of his prominent works include Virus (2019), Helen (2019), and Ambili (2019).