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1. Shreya Ghoshal


s/h/r/e/y/a/shreya-ghoshal.png 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 Ben...
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 Ben...
Date of Birth: 12-03-1984
Age: 40
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 12-03-1984
Age: 40
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi

2. Anjali Menon


anjali-menon.png Anjali Menon is a Malayalam film director who came to limelight with films like “Kerala Cafe’ and ‘Ustad Hotel’. She was born in Calicut ( Kerala). She is the daughter of T. Madhavan Nair and Sarada Nair. She grew up in Dubai but had completed her post-graduate in Communication from Pune University and later even became a graduate from the London Film School in 2003 where she learned the techniques of editing, producing and directing a film. Being an alumna of the London Film School, the choice of film-making as a career was just a progression.  Her completion of studies in London Film School made her attempt a film named ‘Black Nor White’ that was pre...
Anjali Menon is a Malayalam film director who came to limelight with films like “Kerala Cafe’ and ‘Ustad Hotel’. She was born in Calicut ( Kerala). She is the daughter of T. Madhavan Nair and Sarada Nair. She grew up in Dubai but had completed her post-graduate in Communication from Pune University and later even became a graduate from the London Film School in 2003 where she learned the techniques of editing, producing and directing a film. Being an alumna of the London Film School, the choice of film-making as a career was just a progression.  Her completion of studies in London Film School made her attempt a film named ‘Black Nor White’ that was pre...
Date of Birth: 1979
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 1979
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Director

3. Sethu Lakshmi


sethu-lakshmi.png Actress Sethulakshmi is a wonder happening in Mollywood. This actress achieved fame at the age of seventy, which is a very rare happening in Indian cinema. She was a popular theater artist, and she made a foray into films because of her son’s illness. Her husband, Arjunan, is a make-up artist, and she is currently surviving with her four children. Her one son and three daughters were also part of the theater. While two daughters left theater work after they got married, her son, Kishore and another daughter, Lakshmi are still active in the theater industry. His son was ailing with a kidney problem, and therefore, she decided to act in movies only for ailing her son Kishore, who was a mi...
Actress Sethulakshmi is a wonder happening in Mollywood. This actress achieved fame at the age of seventy, which is a very rare happening in Indian cinema. She was a popular theater artist, and she made a foray into films because of her son’s illness. Her husband, Arjunan, is a make-up artist, and she is currently surviving with her four children. Her one son and three daughters were also part of the theater. While two daughters left theater work after they got married, her son, Kishore and another daughter, Lakshmi are still active in the theater industry. His son was ailing with a kidney problem, and therefore, she decided to act in movies only for ailing her son Kishore, who was a mi...
Date of Birth: 12-04-1943
Age: 81
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 12-04-1943
Age: 81
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actress

4. Nazriya Nazim


nazriya-nazim.jpg This bubbly girl with expressive eyes was an anchor before taking up the role of an actress in Malayalam cinema. The 2006 flick Palunku was her first film and she was a child then (10 years). She enacted the role of Mammooty’s daughter in the film and her performance was very much lauded. She tried her luck with some other flicks in Malayalam. Before taking up leading roles, this cute girl did some supporting portrayals. In 2013 she debuted as a lead heroine with the movie Maad Dad which didn’t create ripples in the box office. She had also acted in few Tamil films. Neram, Ohm Shanthi Oshaana, Raja Rani and Bangalore Days are some of her hit f...
This bubbly girl with expressive eyes was an anchor before taking up the role of an actress in Malayalam cinema. The 2006 flick Palunku was her first film and she was a child then (10 years). She enacted the role of Mammooty’s daughter in the film and her performance was very much lauded. She tried her luck with some other flicks in Malayalam. Before taking up leading roles, this cute girl did some supporting portrayals. In 2013 she debuted as a lead heroine with the movie Maad Dad which didn’t create ripples in the box office. She had also acted in few Tamil films. Neram, Ohm Shanthi Oshaana, Raja Rani and Bangalore Days are some of her hit f...
Date of Birth: 20-12-1994
Age: 29
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 20-12-1994
Age: 29
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam

5. Vaikom Vijayalakshmi


vaikom-vijayalakshmi.png Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, is a singer and a musician, specialized in playing a rare and a beautiful instrument, Gayatri Veena. She was born on 7th of October, 1981, with visual impairment. Gifted with a beautiful voice, but she was deprived of the pleasure of seeing the world. And that hasn't stopped her ever from reaching high and chasing her dreams. She won special jury mention for her very first song Katte Katte for the movie Celluloid. She learned about 100 ragas in just a year, all by herself from listening to them, and started making her compositions. Though all the great musicians of all times have said music requires having training from a knowledgeable teacher. But this lady, surpris...
Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, is a singer and a musician, specialized in playing a rare and a beautiful instrument, Gayatri Veena. She was born on 7th of October, 1981, with visual impairment. Gifted with a beautiful voice, but she was deprived of the pleasure of seeing the world. And that hasn't stopped her ever from reaching high and chasing her dreams. She won special jury mention for her very first song Katte Katte for the movie Celluloid. She learned about 100 ragas in just a year, all by herself from listening to them, and started making her compositions. Though all the great musicians of all times have said music requires having training from a knowledgeable teacher. But this lady, surpris...
Date of Birth: 07-10-1981
Age: 42
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Singer
Date of Birth: 07-10-1981
Age: 42
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Singer

6. K J Yesudas


k/0/j/0/y/e/k-j-yesudas.jpg Kattassery Joseph Yesudas shortly called as K J Yesudas is an exceptional Carnatic singer and playback singer in Indian Cinema. Born on Jan 10 in 1940, he is fondly called as Gana Gandharvan and Dasettan. He has set a record of recording more than 60,000 songs. He is born in a Roman Catholic family, in Kochi. His father was a great classical Malayalam musician. His first song was Jaathi Bhedam Matha Dwesham (music: M B Sreenivasan) recorded on 14 November 1961. This song is so close to Yesudas, that he signs it even today very often in any of the concerts. His journey started with this song. He got his first hit through a movie Bharya under the music direction of G. Devarajan. He made hu...
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas shortly called as K J Yesudas is an exceptional Carnatic singer and playback singer in Indian Cinema. Born on Jan 10 in 1940, he is fondly called as Gana Gandharvan and Dasettan. He has set a record of recording more than 60,000 songs. He is born in a Roman Catholic family, in Kochi. His father was a great classical Malayalam musician. His first song was Jaathi Bhedam Matha Dwesham (music: M B Sreenivasan) recorded on 14 November 1961. This song is so close to Yesudas, that he signs it even today very often in any of the concerts. His journey started with this song. He got his first hit through a movie Bharya under the music direction of G. Devarajan. He made hu...
Date of Birth: 10-01-1940
Age: 84
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Singer, Musician
Date of Birth: 10-01-1940
Age: 84
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Singer, Musician

7. Oduvil Unnikrishnan


Oduvil-Unnikrishnan.jpg Oduvil Unnikrishnan was a classic, versatile actor in Malayalam Industry. Unnikrishnan was born in 1944 to Krishnan Menon and Parukutty Amma. His house name is Oduvil later from his house name he got his screen name as Oduvil Unnikrishnan. He had a great interest in music and took vocal training under Kalamandalam Vasudeva Paniker, he also played the instruments like Mridangam and Tabla. He joined in K.P.A.C as a tabla artist .He had a great interest in music and finally that made him sang so many songs and he composed music for an album Parasuram Express. He also did music for an unreleased movie Sarvam Saha directed by Ravi Gupta.   His first movie was Drashanam directed by P.N Menon. He ...
Oduvil Unnikrishnan was a classic, versatile actor in Malayalam Industry. Unnikrishnan was born in 1944 to Krishnan Menon and Parukutty Amma. His house name is Oduvil later from his house name he got his screen name as Oduvil Unnikrishnan. He had a great interest in music and took vocal training under Kalamandalam Vasudeva Paniker, he also played the instruments like Mridangam and Tabla. He joined in K.P.A.C as a tabla artist .He had a great interest in music and finally that made him sang so many songs and he composed music for an album Parasuram Express. He also did music for an unreleased movie Sarvam Saha directed by Ravi Gupta.   His first movie was Drashanam directed by P.N Menon. He ...
Date of Birth: 13-02-1944
Date of Death: 27-05-2006
Age: 80
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 13-02-1944
Date of Death: 27-05-2006
Age: 80
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

8. Ranjith Balakrishnan


Ranjith-Krishnan.jpg A great Indian film director Mr.Ranjith Balakrishnan Nair was born on 4th 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. When he graduated from THE School  Of Drama And Fine Arts,Thrissur, he tried his luck at skits and t.v serials as an actor for Doordarshan. His debutant films were OruMaymasPulariyil . Later on he made his ingression by writing stories for a fun- adventure film directed by Kam...
A great Indian film director Mr.Ranjith Balakrishnan Nair was born on 4th 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. When he graduated from THE School  Of Drama And Fine Arts,Thrissur, he tried his luck at skits and t.v serials as an actor for Doordarshan. His debutant films were OruMaymasPulariyil . Later on he made his ingression by writing stories for a fun- adventure film directed by Kam...
Date of Birth: 04-09-1964
Age: 59
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 04-09-1964
Age: 59
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Director

9. Anoop Menon


Anoop-Menon.jpg Anoop Menon is an Indian film actor, script writer and lyricist born on Aug 3, 1977 in Kozhikode and bought up in Thiruvananthapuram. Anoop is a law graduate and completed his degree in Government law college, Thiruvananthapuram. During his academic years he was anchoring shows in Kairali TV and Surya TV.  He started his career by playing a leading role in a popular Malayalam TV serial called “Swapnam” broadcasted by Asianet. Anoop made his debut as a script writer in the movie “Pakal Nakshatrangal” in which Mohanlal got Mathrubhumi award and Kerala film critic award for best actor.  Anoop Menon made his debut as an actor through the Malayalam movie “Kattu...
Anoop Menon is an Indian film actor, script writer and lyricist born on Aug 3, 1977 in Kozhikode and bought up in Thiruvananthapuram. Anoop is a law graduate and completed his degree in Government law college, Thiruvananthapuram. During his academic years he was anchoring shows in Kairali TV and Surya TV.  He started his career by playing a leading role in a popular Malayalam TV serial called “Swapnam” broadcasted by Asianet. Anoop made his debut as a script writer in the movie “Pakal Nakshatrangal” in which Mohanlal got Mathrubhumi award and Kerala film critic award for best actor.  Anoop Menon made his debut as an actor through the Malayalam movie “Kattu...
Date of Birth: 23-03-1976
Age: 48
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 23-03-1976
Age: 48
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

10. Nivin Pauly


12-01-2018/nivin-pauly.jpg 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 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. 
Date of Birth: 11-10-1984
Age: 39
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 11-10-1984
Age: 39
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

11. Sudev Nair


sudev-nair.jpg 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. Later he pursued graduation in Computer Science and got a Bachelor’s degree from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) located at Nagpur in the year 2007. Afterwards, he decided to pursue post graduation from the Film and Television Institute of...
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. Later he pursued graduation in Computer Science and got a Bachelor’s degree from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) located at Nagpur in the year 2007. Afterwards, he decided to pursue post graduation from the Film and Television Institute of...
Date of Birth: 14-04-1985
Age: 39
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 14-04-1985
Age: 39
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

12. Sanal Kumar Sasidharan


sanal-kumar-sasidharan.png Sanal Kumar Sasidharan is a Film Director known for his vivid work in the Malayalam industry. His father Sasidharan and his mother Sarojam gave birth to him in the village of Perumkadavila in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. He graduated from both Zoology and Law but later chose filmmaking as it was his passion. He did his Zoology from VTM NSS College in Dhanuvachapuram, later pursuing a law degree from Govt. Law College in Thiruvananthapuram. He began his career as a Lawyer, but his real destination was somewhere else. He started his career in 2000 as an Art Director in Malayalam film Mankolangal, later he made his first short movie Wonder World in 20...
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan is a Film Director known for his vivid work in the Malayalam industry. His father Sasidharan and his mother Sarojam gave birth to him in the village of Perumkadavila in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. He graduated from both Zoology and Law but later chose filmmaking as it was his passion. He did his Zoology from VTM NSS College in Dhanuvachapuram, later pursuing a law degree from Govt. Law College in Thiruvananthapuram. He began his career as a Lawyer, but his real destination was somewhere else. He started his career in 2000 as an Art Director in Malayalam film Mankolangal, later he made his first short movie Wonder World in 20...
Date of Birth: 08-04-1977
Age: 47
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 08-04-1977
Age: 47
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Director

13. K R Mohanan


k-r-mohanan.jpg K R Mohanan is a very famous director who had done multiple jobs as a writer and art director as well. His contribution in Malayalam films has been much appreciated from the beginning. He is born in 1947 in Thrissur district, India. He did his graduation from FTII in Pune. He is much recognized for his contribution towards documentaries and short films. He worked for many years in "Kerala Films Development Corporation". He is someone who believes in quality than in quantity. He managed to direct only 3 films till now but those 3 have been extremely impactful movies. His first movie Ashwathama - 1978, is a recap of the same character Ashwathama in Mahabharath. But this is re-narrated in the recent cine...
K R Mohanan is a very famous director who had done multiple jobs as a writer and art director as well. His contribution in Malayalam films has been much appreciated from the beginning. He is born in 1947 in Thrissur district, India. He did his graduation from FTII in Pune. He is much recognized for his contribution towards documentaries and short films. He worked for many years in "Kerala Films Development Corporation". He is someone who believes in quality than in quantity. He managed to direct only 3 films till now but those 3 have been extremely impactful movies. His first movie Ashwathama - 1978, is a recap of the same character Ashwathama in Mahabharath. But this is re-narrated in the recent cine...
Date of Birth: 11-12-1947
Age: 76
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 11-12-1947
Age: 76
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Director

14. Jayaraj


j/a/y/a/r/a/jayaraj.png Born in Kottayam, Kerala to a middle-class family, Jayaraj (full name: JayrajRajasekharan Nair) is an Indian filmmaker who specializes in making Malayali films. He has a degree in Bachelors in Technology in Electronics and Communication. He attended the International Kerala Film Festival in Thiruvananthapuram, watching numerous world classics, which immensely inclined him towards directing films. Post Thiruvananthapuram, he has a meeting with one of the directors, Bharathan, who was his sister’s neighbor in Madras, Tamil Nadu. The director was well impressed with him, so much that he appointed Jayaraj as his assistant director. Henceforth, from “Chilambu”...
Born in Kottayam, Kerala to a middle-class family, Jayaraj (full name: JayrajRajasekharan Nair) is an Indian filmmaker who specializes in making Malayali films. He has a degree in Bachelors in Technology in Electronics and Communication. He attended the International Kerala Film Festival in Thiruvananthapuram, watching numerous world classics, which immensely inclined him towards directing films. Post Thiruvananthapuram, he has a meeting with one of the directors, Bharathan, who was his sister’s neighbor in Madras, Tamil Nadu. The director was well impressed with him, so much that he appointed Jayaraj as his assistant director. Henceforth, from “Chilambu”...
Date of Birth: 04-08-1960
Age: 63
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 04-08-1960
Age: 63
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Director