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1. Anjali Menon


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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 premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The film was produced by Asif Kapadia and ha...

Date of Birth: 1979
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 1979
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Director

2. Vani Jairam


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Vani Jairam is a South Indian playback singer in Indian cinema and was born in 30th November 1945 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. She was the fifth daughter of a family of eight children. Her mother is Padmavathi and a disciple of Ranga Ramunaja Iyengar. He taught her Dikshitar kritis and at age of eight, she got the opportunity of singing in All India Radio.

Her Carnatic music teachers were Srinivasa Iyengar, R. S. Mani and T. R. Balasubramanian. And Ustad Abdul Rahman Khan was her Hindustani classical music teacher. Vani was married to Jayaram and they settled in Mumbai after their marriage. In Mumbai, she realized her dream of becoming a playback singer in the film industry.

Her playback singer career started in 1971 with movie named “Guddi” and she recorded several songs for “Guddi”. For over four de...

Date of Birth: 30-11-1945
Date of Death: 04-02-2023
Age: 78
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Tamil
Skills: Singer
Date of Birth: 30-11-1945
Date of Death: 04-02-2023
Age: 78
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Tamil
Skills: Singer

3. Miya George


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The young Indian model and South Indian actress Gimi George, who is widely known as Miya George, is a gift and promise for the Malayalam film industry. She was born on Jan 28th, 1992 in the busiest city in our country, Mumbai. Later she moved back to her native Kerala. She completed her schooling from Sacred Heart’s girl’s high school and St Mary’s higher secondary school, Bharananganam in Kottayam district. She did her BA at Alphonsa College and from Master in St Thomas College in Pala. Born as the second daughter of George and Mini, Miya George entered the industry through Television commercials (soap ads) and modeling projects. Later she acted in the television serial ‘Alphonsaamma’ which is screened in Asianet channel and also in Kunjaali M...

Date of Birth: 28-01-1992
Age: 32
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 28-01-1992
Age: 32
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actress

4. Manju Warrier


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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 thriller starring Dileep in the lead role, won her the Kerala State Film Award, Filmfare, and the Scr...

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

5. Jomon T John


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Jomon T. John lives up to the uniqueness of his name. As a graduate of the Government Film and Television Institute in Bangalore, he started off as a part of advertisement industry. He transitioned to the film industry when he was casted as a cinematographer in Chaapa Kurishin 2011. It was followed by ‘Beautiful' in the same year and later, Thattathin Marayathu. All three films were not only box office hits but were also appreciated because of their beautiful shots and cinematography. Jomon T. John was born in the year 1982. His diploma, he says, allowed him to meet all kinds of people from different parts of the country. "I realized that a man from UP or MP will have an amazingly different sense of aesthetics." After that, Mr. John went on a spree of films that constantly saw him rightly nominated for awards.

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Date of Birth: 17-02-1982
Age: 42
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Cinematographer
Date of Birth: 17-02-1982
Age: 42
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Cinematographer

6. Bobby-Sanjay


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They are sons of the legendary film actor and producer Prem Prakash and nephew of the veteran star Jose Prakash, who are noted script writers of Malayalam movies. Bobby, the elder brother, is also a practicing physician and is settled in Kottayam whereas Sanjay is in Kochi. They started their career as script writers with Sibi Malayil’s Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum in 2003, which did really well commercially and was also critically applauded.

Bobby and 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. After this, their next big venture was The Notebook in...


7. Sunny Joseph


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Sunny Joseph is a very well-known cinematographer from India who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He was born in the state of Kerala on the 12th of October in 1957. He is best known for his incredible work in Piravi, a Malayalam feature movie directed by the famous director Shaji n. Karun. His parents CV Joseph and Thressiamma brought him up with two brothers and six sisters.

From 1972 to 1974 he studied in St. Michael’s college in Cherthala and got his P.D.C. Then he pursued a B.Sc in the field of Zoology from a college named Deva Matha under Mahatma Gandhi University, from 1974 to 1977. He also did a PG Diploma in Motion Picture Photography from FTII in Pune and graduated in 1983. He began his career in 1983 by working as an assistant cinematographer with Shri. Madhu Ambat and Shri Venu. From 198...

Date of Birth: 12-10-1957
Age: 66
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Cinematographer
Date of Birth: 12-10-1957
Age: 66
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Cinematographer

8. Lenin Rajendran


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A renowned name in Malayalam cinema, Lenin Rajendran is a film director and screenwriter. He made his debut as a director in 1982 with the movie titled Venal, as an assistant director to P.A. Backer. He does not succumb to market pressure and has been consistent with delivering quality films. Since he is an active member of the Communist party, he inculcated his political knowledge into a film called Meenamasithile Sooryan in 1985.

His other films include Swathi Thirunal, Anyar, Vachanam, Rathri Mazha, and his latest film Edavappathy. His films have received several awards in various categories such as Kerela State Film Award for Best Film, Best Director, Second Best Film and Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value.

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Date of Birth: 1952
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 1952
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

9. Najim Arshad


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Born on 8th June, 1986 to parents Thirumala Shahul and Rehma in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Najim Arshad is a famous Indian playback singer working in Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil film industries. His father is a retired administrative officer from Vigilance Department while his mother is a music teacher. He has two brothers one is a doctor, and the other is an engineer. He feels proud to say that both of them are musicians too. He has been undergoing training in Carnatic music vocal under Gurunathan Sri H. Raja in S.S.T College of Music since 1995 and in violin by Sri Rathinam and Sri Kadanad Haridas.

Najim rose to fame after winning the 2nd season of Idea Star Singer 2007. He debuted as a playback singer in 2007 in Mission 90 Days which is a Malayalam film. He is known for his collaboration with all music ...

Date of Birth: 08-06-1986
Age: 37
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Singer
Date of Birth: 08-06-1986
Age: 37
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Singer

10. Nivin Pauly


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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. 

 

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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. Abrid Shine


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Abrid Shine is a well known Indian Fashion Photographer and director, from Kerela. Photography has always been his interest, even when he was doing Bachelor of Commerce, at Thalayolaparambu a place in Kerala. He is a huge fan of cricket and an admirer of the legendry cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. He has keen interest in cricket and always keeps himself updated with anything happening related to cricket. He was doing wedding photography in Poothotta and was completing college at the same time. Once he graduated, he became more involved in Photography, and made himself professionally busy.

He started working in a publication at Kochi and planned that it would be his permanent income driver. While he was working for a women’s publication, he assisted Lal Jose for an ensemble film, Kerela Cafe. Abrid expressed ...

Date of Birth: 28-03-1977
Age: 47
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 28-03-1977
Age: 47
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

12. Mammootty


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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...

Date of Birth: 07-09-1951
Age: 72
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 07-09-1951
Age: 72
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

13. Balachandra Menon


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Balachandra Menon has various feathers to his caps including actor, distributor, director, script writer, music composer, singer, producer and editor. He predominantly concentrates on Malayalam cinema. The 1980s and 90s were heydays in his career. He has the credit of gaining the National Award for his good performance as a lead actor in the 1998 flick Samaantharangal. This flick is also his directorial venture. 

 

Menon has the credit of introducing actors and actresses in the Malayalam film industry including Shobana, Maniyan Pillai Raju, Annie, Karthika and Nandini. His films that set the cash registers ringing during the early 1980s were Chiriyo ...


14. Suresh Kumar


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Date of Birth: 15-11-1959
Age: 64
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Producer
Date of Birth: 15-11-1959
Age: 64
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Producer