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1. KS Chithra


05-07-2017/k.-s.-chithra.jpg Chithra is a worldwide known Indian soulful singer. Her original name is Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra. Born in July 1963, Chithra has grown into a versatile singer who can sing all variants. Though she is a born Malayali, she sang in more than 13 languages so far, and the number is still going on. She is fondly known as Chinna Kuyil and Keralathinte Vanambadi, which translates into English as Little Nightingale and Nightingale of Kerala. This is due to her exceptionally melodious singing which has never known any boundaries. She made the excellent contribution to the Music industry in languages like Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, Sanskrit, Badaga, Tul...
Chithra is a worldwide known Indian soulful singer. Her original name is Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra. Born in July 1963, Chithra has grown into a versatile singer who can sing all variants. Though she is a born Malayali, she sang in more than 13 languages so far, and the number is still going on. She is fondly known as Chinna Kuyil and Keralathinte Vanambadi, which translates into English as Little Nightingale and Nightingale of Kerala. This is due to her exceptionally melodious singing which has never known any boundaries. She made the excellent contribution to the Music industry in languages like Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, Sanskrit, Badaga, Tul...
Date of Birth: 27-07-1963
Age: 60
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 27-07-1963
Age: 60
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam

2. Samyuktha Varma


29-09-2017/samyuktha-varma.jpg Born on November 26, 1982 in Kerala, Samyukhta Varma is a renowned actress in the Malayalam industry. She entered the Malayalam industry with the film Veendum Chila Veetukaryangal. Satyan Anthikad is the director of the film.    Samyuktha worked in several Malayalam films and has even bagged few awards. After her marriage with co-star Biju Menon, she quit the film industry.    Samyuktha is blessed with good looks. She never dreamt of entering into the...
Born on November 26, 1982 in Kerala, Samyukhta Varma is a renowned actress in the Malayalam industry. She entered the Malayalam industry with the film Veendum Chila Veetukaryangal. Satyan Anthikad is the director of the film.    Samyuktha worked in several Malayalam films and has even bagged few awards. After her marriage with co-star Biju Menon, she quit the film industry.    Samyuktha is blessed with good looks. She never dreamt of entering into the...
Date of Birth: 26-11-1979
Age: 44
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 26-11-1979
Age: 44
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actress

3. Manju Warrier


21-12-2019/manju-warrier.jpg Manju Warrier is a South-Indian film actress, born on November 1, 1978, in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, to an accountant father and a homemaker mother. She completed her schooling from Chinmaya Vidyalaya and further from Chovva Higher Secondary School, both situated at Kannur. She graduated from SN College, Kannur. Manju was only seventeen when she made her debut in the film industry with ‘Sakshyam’, a classic Malayalam drama directed by Mohan.At the age of eighteen, she worked in ‘Sallapam’, a love story by Sundar Das. In the first three years of her career, she was awarded for her work in four major films. First is with the film ‘Ee Puzhayum Kadannu’, a drama t...
Manju Warrier is a South-Indian film actress, born on November 1, 1978, in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, to an accountant father and a homemaker mother. She completed her schooling from Chinmaya Vidyalaya and further from Chovva Higher Secondary School, both situated at Kannur. She graduated from SN College, Kannur. Manju was only seventeen when she made her debut in the film industry with ‘Sakshyam’, a classic Malayalam drama directed by Mohan.At the age of eighteen, she worked in ‘Sallapam’, a love story by Sundar Das. In the first three years of her career, she was awarded for her work in four major films. First is with the film ‘Ee Puzhayum Kadannu’, a drama t...
Date of Birth: 01-11-1978
Age: 45
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 01-11-1978
Age: 45
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actress

4. Praveena


10-08-2019/praveena.jpg Praveena is a noted Malayalam actress featured in numerous Malayalam movies, TV serials, reality shows and TV commercials. Praveena is a very famous and popular actress among the audiences and she is best known to her fans and audiences for her mesmerizing smile. Praveena has also participated and featured in numerous ad campaigns and TV commercials for many popular brands like KSFE, Aqua water purifier, Immanuel silks, Nirapara, etc. Praveena had also featured in various TV serials such as Megham, Swapnam, Mounam, Mohakadal, Vadu, Ullkkadal, Adi Parasakhthi on Surya TV, Sun TV, Asianet, Star Vijay, etc. She anchored Swaptaswarangal, a musical show which was aired on Doordarshan. Praveena ha...
Praveena is a noted Malayalam actress featured in numerous Malayalam movies, TV serials, reality shows and TV commercials. Praveena is a very famous and popular actress among the audiences and she is best known to her fans and audiences for her mesmerizing smile. Praveena has also participated and featured in numerous ad campaigns and TV commercials for many popular brands like KSFE, Aqua water purifier, Immanuel silks, Nirapara, etc. Praveena had also featured in various TV serials such as Megham, Swapnam, Mounam, Mohakadal, Vadu, Ullkkadal, Adi Parasakhthi on Surya TV, Sun TV, Asianet, Star Vijay, etc. She anchored Swaptaswarangal, a musical show which was aired on Doordarshan. Praveena ha...
Date of Birth: 11-04-1978
Age: 46
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: TV-Actress
Date of Birth: 11-04-1978
Age: 46
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: TV-Actress

5. P Bhaskaran


p/0/b/h/a/s/p-bhaskaran.png P Bhaskaran (full name Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran)was an actor, poet, lyricist, and filmmaker from South India. He was born in Kodungallur, Thrissur district, Kingdom of Cochinon April 21, 1924, to a lawyer, freedom fighter, poet, and journalist Nandyelathu Padmanabha Menon, and house-wife Pulloottupadathu Ammalu Amma. However, Nandyelathu died when Pulloottupadathu was just ten years old. Within two years, he started writing poems. He went to Maharajas College. While studying there, literature and communism fascinated him. For six months, police kept him in prison for participating in the struggle of August. After releasing from their, Pulloottupadathu migrated to Kozhikode and started working at the Deshabhimani Weekly. Soon after, he ...
P Bhaskaran (full name Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran)was an actor, poet, lyricist, and filmmaker from South India. He was born in Kodungallur, Thrissur district, Kingdom of Cochinon April 21, 1924, to a lawyer, freedom fighter, poet, and journalist Nandyelathu Padmanabha Menon, and house-wife Pulloottupadathu Ammalu Amma. However, Nandyelathu died when Pulloottupadathu was just ten years old. Within two years, he started writing poems. He went to Maharajas College. While studying there, literature and communism fascinated him. For six months, police kept him in prison for participating in the struggle of August. After releasing from their, Pulloottupadathu migrated to Kozhikode and started working at the Deshabhimani Weekly. Soon after, he ...
Date of Birth: 21-04-1924
Date of Death: 25-02-2017
Age: 100
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Lyricist
Date of Birth: 21-04-1924
Date of Death: 25-02-2017
Age: 100
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Lyricist

6. P. Jayachandran


p.-jayachandran.jpg P. Jayachandran is a South Indian playback singer. Often, he is also affectionately called the Bhava Gayakan in the industry. This singer had worked in close collaboration with A R Rahman and even Illayaraja. With Illaryaraja, he had given numerous popular hits in Tamil movies, and he even sang a Hindi song for an A R Rahman’s composition. For a Malayalam movie’ Pennpada’ that released in 1975, a song that he had sung is considered to the first composition of A R Rahaman. This singer also had given his voice fo...
P. Jayachandran is a South Indian playback singer. Often, he is also affectionately called the Bhava Gayakan in the industry. This singer had worked in close collaboration with A R Rahman and even Illayaraja. With Illaryaraja, he had given numerous popular hits in Tamil movies, and he even sang a Hindi song for an A R Rahman’s composition. For a Malayalam movie’ Pennpada’ that released in 1975, a song that he had sung is considered to the first composition of A R Rahaman. This singer also had given his voice fo...
Date of Birth: 03-03-1944
Age: 80
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 03-03-1944
Age: 80
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

7. Yusufali Kechery


12-12-2019/yusufali-kechery.jpg Yusuf Ali Kechery was an Indian poet, director, film lyricist, and film producer from Kerala, who was born on May 16th, 1934. He was one of the most known poets of the of Malayalam poetry and received numerous awards including Kerala Sahitya Academy Award, Odakkuzhal Award, and Vallathol Award. Yusuf was born in 1934 in Trichur district of the City of Cochin. After getting his Bachelor's degree in Arts and Law, he began his career journey as a freelance writer and lawyer. Professor KP Narayana, who was a highly regarded scholar, was Yousuf’s Sanskrit teacher and taught him without any fee for four years. Yusuf is remembered as one of the leading poetry artists of the Malayalam Poetry. Some of his significant poetry work...
Yusuf Ali Kechery was an Indian poet, director, film lyricist, and film producer from Kerala, who was born on May 16th, 1934. He was one of the most known poets of the of Malayalam poetry and received numerous awards including Kerala Sahitya Academy Award, Odakkuzhal Award, and Vallathol Award. Yusuf was born in 1934 in Trichur district of the City of Cochin. After getting his Bachelor's degree in Arts and Law, he began his career journey as a freelance writer and lawyer. Professor KP Narayana, who was a highly regarded scholar, was Yousuf’s Sanskrit teacher and taught him without any fee for four years. Yusuf is remembered as one of the leading poetry artists of the Malayalam Poetry. Some of his significant poetry work...
Date of Birth: 16-05-1934
Date of Death: 21-03-2015
Age: 89
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 16-05-1934
Date of Death: 21-03-2015
Age: 89
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

8. Mohan Sithara


mohan-sithara.png Mohan Sithara is a Malayalam music composer who made his debut into movie world in 1986. Since his childhood, he was deeply interested in music. At the age of 14, he became an expert violinist, and he began his music career as a violinist. He joined a music troupe ‘Mohan Sithara’ and got his name credited as Mohan Sithara too later in his career. Later he engaged himself playing violin with leading music composers such as M G Radhakrishnan, Shyam, etc. He even played orchestra in music composer Perumbavoor G Raveendranath’s film ‘Thoovanathumbikal’ which became a hit.  As an independent music director the first film for w...
Mohan Sithara is a Malayalam music composer who made his debut into movie world in 1986. Since his childhood, he was deeply interested in music. At the age of 14, he became an expert violinist, and he began his music career as a violinist. He joined a music troupe ‘Mohan Sithara’ and got his name credited as Mohan Sithara too later in his career. Later he engaged himself playing violin with leading music composers such as M G Radhakrishnan, Shyam, etc. He even played orchestra in music composer Perumbavoor G Raveendranath’s film ‘Thoovanathumbikal’ which became a hit.  As an independent music director the first film for w...
Date of Birth: 1959
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Music Director
Date of Birth: 1959
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Music Director

9. A Sreekar Prasad


19-12-2018/a-sreekar-prasad.jpg 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. He was joined into Limca Book of Records as People of the Year, 2013 for his pledge to the Indian film in a couple of lingos and moreover for holding a record making collection of eight National Awards which includes a Special Jury Award. He was a graduated class in Literature from the University of Madras. He took in the specialty of film modifying from his father in...
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. He was joined into Limca Book of Records as People of the Year, 2013 for his pledge to the Indian film in a couple of lingos and moreover for holding a record making collection of eight National Awards which includes a Special Jury Award. He was a graduated class in Literature from the University of Madras. He took in the specialty of film modifying from his father in...
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Editor
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Editor

10. Vipin Mohan


01-12-2020/vipin-mohan.jpg Vipin Mohan is an Indian actor, director, and cinematographer in the Malayalam movie industry. This multifaceted artist is a popular name in his own regional film space. He has been tirelessly working for a long time, and some of his films worth remembering are Krishna Rajapuram, Pattanathil Sundaram. He is a seasoned cinematographer having an aesthetic sense of art, married ace dancer Kalamandalam Girija. He has worked in good movies such as Pingami, Mattancherry his experience is of prime importance. His debut cinema was Njattadi under the direction of Gopi, and since then, he didn’t have to look back. His work spoke of his legacy that has been untouched and remains truly iconic. Notable cinema creations under h...
Vipin Mohan is an Indian actor, director, and cinematographer in the Malayalam movie industry. This multifaceted artist is a popular name in his own regional film space. He has been tirelessly working for a long time, and some of his films worth remembering are Krishna Rajapuram, Pattanathil Sundaram. He is a seasoned cinematographer having an aesthetic sense of art, married ace dancer Kalamandalam Girija. He has worked in good movies such as Pingami, Mattancherry his experience is of prime importance. His debut cinema was Njattadi under the direction of Gopi, and since then, he didn’t have to look back. His work spoke of his legacy that has been untouched and remains truly iconic. Notable cinema creations under h...

11. A K Lohithadas


a/0/k/0/l/o/a-k-lohithadas.png Popularly known as A.K. Lohithadas, his detailed work on Malayalam Cinema as a scriptwriter, playwright, director, and producer has bought him a lot of fame. He was born in Kerala on May 5, 1955. Writing a film story was his real passion, but he was unable to make a mark in that industry. In 1986, he made his debut in script writing in the Malayalam Theater, and his work was accepted by the legendary stage actor, Thoppil Bhasi. This recognition led him to bag a state award. Actor, Thilakan introduced him to Malayalam film director, K.G. George, but it didn’t help him in starting a film career. Although this did not do wonders, the latter gave Lohithadas, a core idea which then turned ou...
Popularly known as A.K. Lohithadas, his detailed work on Malayalam Cinema as a scriptwriter, playwright, director, and producer has bought him a lot of fame. He was born in Kerala on May 5, 1955. Writing a film story was his real passion, but he was unable to make a mark in that industry. In 1986, he made his debut in script writing in the Malayalam Theater, and his work was accepted by the legendary stage actor, Thoppil Bhasi. This recognition led him to bag a state award. Actor, Thilakan introduced him to Malayalam film director, K.G. George, but it didn’t help him in starting a film career. Although this did not do wonders, the latter gave Lohithadas, a core idea which then turned ou...
Date of Birth: 05-05-1955
Date of Death: 28-06-2009
Age: 68
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 05-05-1955
Date of Death: 28-06-2009
Age: 68
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

12. Shyamaprasad


shyamaprasad.png Shyamaprasad is an eminent screenwriter, director, and actor in Malayalam cinema. Although he had made a very few films, his art and meaningful cinema has always had a sweet flavor. His notable films include ‘Agnisakshi’, ‘Akale’, ‘Arike’ and ‘Ore Kadal’. He always made his movies based on some novels. Novels had inspired him a lot, and he tried to create a literary masterpiece in celluloid. Since film and novels are two different media, hence he always had urged people not to compare his films with the novel as he had tried to be as close in spirit to the work which inspired him a lot. For instance, ‘A...
Shyamaprasad is an eminent screenwriter, director, and actor in Malayalam cinema. Although he had made a very few films, his art and meaningful cinema has always had a sweet flavor. His notable films include ‘Agnisakshi’, ‘Akale’, ‘Arike’ and ‘Ore Kadal’. He always made his movies based on some novels. Novels had inspired him a lot, and he tried to create a literary masterpiece in celluloid. Since film and novels are two different media, hence he always had urged people not to compare his films with the novel as he had tried to be as close in spirit to the work which inspired him a lot. For instance, ‘A...
Date of Birth: 07-11-1960
Age: 63
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 07-11-1960
Age: 63
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

13. Biju Menon


Biju-Menon.jpg The tall, dark and handsome Biju Menon started his acting career from the small screen. He acted in serials like Mikayelinte Santatikal and Ningalute Swantam Chandu. Mikayelinte Santatikal focused on the life of a family and their complex relationships.   In movies, he started with villain roles, second hero roles, and character roles and then graduated to main hero roles. Biju Menon married actress Samyukta Varma, and they have a son Daksh. Biju and Samyukta have acted together in a couple of movies during which they developed a likeness for each other. After the marriage, Samyukta decided to quit her acting career to become a full-time homemaker. Biju Menon resides with his family at Trichur. Th...
The tall, dark and handsome Biju Menon started his acting career from the small screen. He acted in serials like Mikayelinte Santatikal and Ningalute Swantam Chandu. Mikayelinte Santatikal focused on the life of a family and their complex relationships.   In movies, he started with villain roles, second hero roles, and character roles and then graduated to main hero roles. Biju Menon married actress Samyukta Varma, and they have a son Daksh. Biju and Samyukta have acted together in a couple of movies during which they developed a likeness for each other. After the marriage, Samyukta decided to quit her acting career to become a full-time homemaker. Biju Menon resides with his family at Trichur. Th...
Date of Birth: 09-09-1970
Age: 53
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 09-09-1970
Age: 53
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

14. Kalabhavan Mani


Kalabhavan-Mani.jpg Kalabhavan Mani is a renowned Indian playback singer, music director and film actor. He was born as Mani Raman on January 1, 1971, in Chalakudy, Kerala in India. Initially, he worked as a mimicry artist in Kochi before he started his acting career in the Malayalam film, Aksharam in 1995 as an Auto Rickshaw driver.  Before this, he has done small roles in the Malayalam films, 'Samudhayam' and 'The Porter'. Since then, there is no looking back. Kalabhavan acted in over 200 Malayalam films, mostly as a comedian. He was notable for his performance as a blind street singer in the 1999 Malayalam film, Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum, wh...
Kalabhavan Mani is a renowned Indian playback singer, music director and film actor. He was born as Mani Raman on January 1, 1971, in Chalakudy, Kerala in India. Initially, he worked as a mimicry artist in Kochi before he started his acting career in the Malayalam film, Aksharam in 1995 as an Auto Rickshaw driver.  Before this, he has done small roles in the Malayalam films, 'Samudhayam' and 'The Porter'. Since then, there is no looking back. Kalabhavan acted in over 200 Malayalam films, mostly as a comedian. He was notable for his performance as a blind street singer in the 1999 Malayalam film, Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum, wh...
Date of Birth: 01-01-1971
Date of Death: 06-03-2016
Age: 53
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 01-01-1971
Date of Death: 06-03-2016
Age: 53
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

15. P. V. Gangadharan


p/0/0/v/0/0/p.-v.-gangadharan.png P. V. Gangadharan is a leading businessman and a well-known film producer in Malayalam film industry. He was born in Calicut in 1943. His father's name is P. V. Sami, who was a business tycoon and was also the founder of Kerala Transport Group of Companies. His mother's name is Madhuri Sami. He is an eminent producer in Tamil and Malayalam film industry. His elder brother, P. V. Chandran is a managing director and editor of a famous Mathrubhumi newspaper. P. V. Gangadharan started the production company Grihalakshmi productions and till now more than 20 films had been produced under its banner. The movies produced by his company had been awarded with several awards and recognitions both at National and International level...
P. V. Gangadharan is a leading businessman and a well-known film producer in Malayalam film industry. He was born in Calicut in 1943. His father's name is P. V. Sami, who was a business tycoon and was also the founder of Kerala Transport Group of Companies. His mother's name is Madhuri Sami. He is an eminent producer in Tamil and Malayalam film industry. His elder brother, P. V. Chandran is a managing director and editor of a famous Mathrubhumi newspaper. P. V. Gangadharan started the production company Grihalakshmi productions and till now more than 20 films had been produced under its banner. The movies produced by his company had been awarded with several awards and recognitions both at National and International level...