Malayalam Awards Asianet Film Awards 2012 - Cast & Crew

This Kannur born actress, who made her debut with ‘Rasikan’ in 2004, has ever since been a much-cherished name for the average Malayalee. Her successful eight-year-long career has undoubtedly left a tangible mark in the Malayalam film industry. Samvrutha Sunil was born on October 31, 1986, to Chalatt Sunilkumar and Sadhana. She’s an alumnus of St Theresa’s College and Annamalai University. Under veteran director Lal Jose’ guidance, Samvrutha made her debut with the 2004 Dileep starrer movie Rasikan.

Rasikan was followed by ‘Nerariyan CBI’ and ‘Chandrolsavam’ with Samvrutha in prominent roles beside Mohanlal and Mammootty; the two giants of Malayalam industry. With this, Samvrutha sealed her space and continued to rise...

Bhama Rekitha Rajendra Kurup, famously known as Bhama is a well-known face of the Kannada and Malayalam films. Born to Rajendra and Shylaja Kurup, this actress completed her studies from St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School in Manacard, Kottayam district of Kerala. She also has two other siblings, Reshmitha and Renjitha. Later, she pursued her Bachelors in Sociology too and resides in Kochi presently. Previously an anchor of the Tv show Thaali, she got a break in acting by the director Lohithadas in the romantic movie Nivedyam which luckily got her the Award for the Best Pair in 2007. There was no looking back form here and she continued enthralling the audience with her splendid performances in movies like Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan where played the r...

Kavya Madhavan is an Indian artist but shines in the Malayalam cinema. She made her debut in “Pookkalam Varavayi” in the year 1991 when she was a child. As a lead actress she made her appearance in Lal Jose’s “Chandranudikkuna Dikhil” on the silver screen in the year 1999. It was a great hit. She was crowned twice as the best actress for her outstanding performance in “Perumazhakkalam” & “Gaddama” in the year 2004 & 2010 respectively. She was born September 19, 1982 in Nileashwaram in city, Kasargod district in Kerala.

She did her schooling in Nileshwaram GLP School and stepped in the film industry as a child artist. She was skilled in dancing in her school da...

Jaya Prada is a renowned Indian actress and politician. She was born as Lalita Rani on April 3, 1958, in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh to Krishna Rao, a financier of Telugu films and Neelaveni. She enrolled in a dance and music classes at her tender age by her mother. 

Jaya acted in several Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali and Marathi films. From the year 2004 to 2014, she has been a part of the Member of Parliament from Rampur. At 14, she made a dance number during the annual function at her school. She was spotted by the director of the Telugu film, Bhoomi Kosam and offered her to do a 3-minute dance number in the movie. Initiall...

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 ...

Asin Thottumkal more famously known as Asin, is a Bollywood actress and trained dancer. Starting her career in South Indian Film Industry she is now a Bollywood actress after starting opposite Aamir Khan in Ghajini. Born in Kerala on 26th October 1985 she attended Naval Public School and went on to obtain her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature.

Asin started off her career in advertisements appearing for an ad for a mobile company. At the age of 15, she appeared in her first film, Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka, which was a Malayalam film about a man who goes back to his village to claim his father’s property and the trouble he faces. She got her breakthrough in Ghajini playing Kalpana and won a Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actress. The film was later re-created in Hindi in 2008 starring Aamir Kh...

K.P.A.C Lalitha is known for her character Mayavathi Amma in the super hit comedy serial ‘Thattiyum Muttiyum.’ She is one of the finest Malayalam Cinema and Serials actors, known for her acting in very distinctive and versatile roles in hundreds of movies. She has won National Award twice for the movies Amaram (directed by her husband) in 1991 and Shantam in 2000. She has also won several state awards and many television awards.

In 2013, her autobiography Kadha Tudarum won the Cherukad award. She was born Maheshwari in 1947, in Alappuzha, Kerala, India. She is a part of the Malayalam Cinema Industry and Tele Serial Industry. She began her career at the age of 10 by acting in plays. Her first play was Geethayude Bali. Later she joined K.P.A.C, a renowned drama troupe in Kerala. K.P.A.C Lalitha b...

Ananya is the stage name of a Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu film actress Ayilya Nair. She was born on March 29, 1987. She is the daughter of famous film producer Gopalakrishnan. She is an expert archer and won the state championship in her school days. She represented her college in a reality TV show, and many producers offered her roles in their films. Her first Malayalam movie was “Positive,” which was released in 2008. Her first Tamil movie “Naadodigal” was a big commercial hit, and critics appreciated her acting talent.

In 2010, she won her first award for best-supporting actress for her movie “Seniors.” The year 2011 proved to be the year of bigger achievements for Ananya. Her film “Engeyum Eppodhum” became a super hit and led her to “The Filmfare A...

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, Tulu, Punjabi, and Urdu. She has a record of being able to record more than 25,000 songs and the number...

Vidya Balan is an award winning Bollywood actress who was born in Poothamkurussy, Puthur of Kerala. Her birthday is 1st of January in 1978. Her parents are Saraswathy and P. R Balan. Her elder sister is Priya Balan and her second cousin is Indian actress Priyamani. She studied at a High School in Mumbai and in 1995, at the age of sixteen, she played the role of Radhika in the first season of Ekta Kapoor's TV series named “Hum Paanch”. In her teenage, she was inspired by Indian actress Shabana Azmi and Madhuri Dixit. She studied Sociology in St. Xavier's College and completed Master's in Mumbai University. She has appeared in several TV commercials and also she has starred in music videos. Vidya has briefly studied Carnatic music, Bharatnatyam and Kathak. She was listed as the "India's hottest vegetarian...

M Jayachandran is an Indian musician, music composer, and singer; he works in Malayalam Film Industry. Jayachandran was born on 5th April 1971 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. His parents are Madhusudhanan Nair and Sukumari Amma. He took his Electrical Engineering degree from TKM College of Engineering. On 12th November 1995, he got married to Priya. At the age of 5, he started his training in the Carnatic music from Attingal Harihara Iyer and then under Perumbavoor G Raveendranath.

Then for 18 years he studied the music under Neyyattinkara Mohanchandran. He has won the Carnatic vocal competition for four consecutive years from 1987 at the Kerala University Youth Festival. He made his debut as a playback singer in the movie ‘Vasudha’ released i...

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.

His first movie was 'Jagapoga.' This film received a lot of bad reactions. Later, he started playing minor roles in movies as a Bus conductor, Rasika, and Rasathanthram. His role that got his attention was Thuruppugulam in 2006. Apart from that, he has appeared in many movies such as Hallo, Chotta Mumbai, Classmates, Pachakuthira, etc.

Throughout his acting career, Sooraj re...

Muhammed Kutty Ismail Paniparambil is the original name of Mammootty, the Malayalam superstar. Having working in more than 300 movies he is still a star to reckon with, in Malayalam film industry. Apart from acting, he was also a lawyer. Currently he is busy with philanthropic works too. 

Born on 7th September 1951, Mammootty also donned the role of a producer. He has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada, other than Malayalam films. He garnered the National Award for his acting skills, thrice in his career. He shares this feat with veteran actor Kamal Haasan. 5 Kerala State Film Awards and a dozen Filmfare Awards also decorate his cupboard. Mammoo...

This lanky superstar Dhanush is an actor from Tamil cinema but has appeared in two Hindi films too. He credits R Balki and Anand L Rai for making him consider acting in Hindi films (‘Shamitaabh’ and ‘Raanjhana’). In the year 2011-12, his song  “Why This Kolaveri Di’’ continued to rise on the charts and gain millions of viewers on YouTube. Dhanush happens to be the youngest actor to receive the national film award for his performance in “Aadukalam”. 

This actor had carved a place for himself in the world of cinema by his acting prowess. He has so far featured in 25 movies. Dhanush has ventured into production with his company Wunderbar Films. He is married to southern superstar Rajinikanth's daughter...

Hariharan is a renowned Indian singer, who sings mainly for Hindi and Tamil films. Born in 1955, he is a well-known Ghazal singer. He was also instrumental in bringing fusion music to India. 

Colonial Cousins is the name given to Hariharan’s band, wherein he collaborated with Lesle Lewis. This band was featured in many private albums. Not only this, they have also composed music for a few movies in Hindi and Tamil. 

Hariharan is born and brought up in Mumbai and he is well-versed in Tamil, Malayalam, English and Hindi. Hariharan is the o...

Mohan Lal is the Super Star of the Malayalam film industry. He is the Son in Law of a famous producer cum veteran actor Balaji. Mohan Lal is married to Suchithra, the elder daughter of Balaji. Mohan Lal was born in the year 1960 in Elanthoor in Kerala. He is very popular for his natural acting and simplicity. The first movie, he committed was Thiranottam, but the first to release was Manjil Virinja Pookal. This movie had Poornima Jayaram as his pair and that is the debut movie in Malayalam for her too. Rajavinte Makan was the movie that made him to reach super heights. Mohan Lal is not choosey in particular character; but he acts in all types of film that give him a good performance scope.

Till now he did not show him as a Super Star. His humbleness is r...

Jayasurya is a versatile actor who hailed from Kerala. Born in Thrippunithura in 1978, this actor has done varieties of characters in Malayalam films. He has also acted in a few Tamil movies. His parents are Mani and Thankam. His wife is Sarita and this couple has a daughter and a son. Oomapenninu Uriyadapayyan is the debut movie of Jayasuriya. Swapna Koodu with Prithviraj, Meera Jasmine and Bhavana gave him a reputation. His movie Pulival Kalyanam also earned more fans for him. Kilukkam Kilukilukkam was the next version of Mohan Lal movie Kilukkam, and Jayasuriya’s performance was applauded well. Shakespeare M.A Malayalam and De Inkottu Nokkiyae, Bus Conductor, Arabikatha are some of his blockbuster movies. Sankaranum Mohananum was the film by Jayasurya, in which he appeared in 20 different getups. Cocktail was ...

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.

Siddique started his...

Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is a film director, producer, and cinematographer, of the Indian cinema. Santosh is an FTII (Film and Television Institute of India) graduate and has so far has done 41 documentaries and 45 feature films. Not only is he a founding associate of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC), but also is the bigger of the highest number of Director of Photography (DOP) award in India. Sivan is the first ever Cinematographer in the Asia-Pacific area to achieve an American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) fellowship.

He has as many as five National Film Awards for cinematography to his name, four of which are for Best Feature Film Cinematography. Till date, he has achieved 11 National Film Awards for his outstanding work in Indian cinema. ...

Born on December 10 1965, Jayaram’s main region of interest is the Malayalam film industry, though he had acted in some Tamil films too. Jayaram entered the Malayalam film industry with “Aparan” which was directed by Padma Rajan. They both worked together in two more films. Jayaram was known for his films Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal, Georgootty C/O Georgootty, Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam and Thoovalsparsham. 

During the 90s his films with Rajasenan turned to be commercially successful. The family audiences embraced him with both arms. Jayaram has carved a niche for himself in films such as Ayala...

Kunchacko Boban is a handsome young guy who got introduced as a hero in the Malayalam movie, Aniyatthipraavu, in the year 1997. His first movie was the most populous director Fazil, and the film is a super hit, with Shalini, alongside. Before his debut as a hero, he has acted in Dhanya, as a child artist. He is loved by all his female fans for his cute smile and tiny expressions that boost his beauty. This charming guy is the grandson of the popular film producer Kunchacko. His grandpa’s studio is the first studio in Kerala. Kunchacko Boban’s father is also a person who is related to the film industry through acting and production. Anu and Mini are his siblings. Kunchacko Boban is married to Priya Ann from the year 2005. After marriage, Kunchacko Boban had a break to cinemas and came back after three y...

Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent Indian film actor, television personality and producer. He was born on November 2, 1965 in New Delhi, India. He is often called as the ‘Baadshah of Bollywood’, ‘King Khan’ and ‘King of Bollywood’. The actor has done more than 80 films in Bollywood. He was cited as ‘The World’s Biggest Movie Star’ by the Los Angeles Times. Khan is also one of the wealthiest actors in the world, with over $400–600 million net worth. He also won several accolades including the 14 Filmfare Awards.

Khan went to St. Columba’s School in Delhi where he topped in studies and sports like football and hockey, where he got the Sword of Honour Award, a school’s highest award. He acted in several stage plays and ...

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. Their love and relationship is going strong day by day. 

Born in September 1974, Biju...

A great Indian film director Mr.Ranjith Balakrishnan Nair was born on 4^th 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 Kamal. The success of the story eventually lead to the commencement of omnifarious script writing for s...

Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup also known as O.N.V Kurup, was a famous Malayalam lyricist and amazing poet of Kerala in India. His father was O.N. Krishna Kurup and mother was K. Lakshmikutty Amma. He was born on 27 May 1931 in Chavara, Kollam, Kerala. His father died when Kurup was eight years old. He somehow tackled the situation and completed his graduation with a Bachelor's Degree from the SN College in Kollam. He had an interest in literature, so he shifted to Trivandrum and pursued Masters in Malayalam literature from The Travancore University, also called The Kerala University. After completing his Masters of Arts, he worked as a Professor at Maharajas College in Ernakulam, Arts and Science College in Kozhikode, University College in Trivandrum, and Brennen College in Thalassery. He also...