1. Sreevidya
Srividya was a versatile actress who balanced her position well in Tamil and Malayalam movies. She is the daughter of M. L. Vasantha Kumari, the popular carnatic vocalist. Her father Krishnamoorthy was an actor and he quit acting after he was diseased by some skin issues. Srividya made her debut as a child artist in the film Thiruvarutchelvar, which had Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan as the lead. She danced in the Malayalam film Kumarasambhavam at her young age and also entered the Telugu film industry. Srividya’s bigger breakthrough was through the Tamil movie Nootrukku Nooru, in which Jaishankar and Lakshmi did the lead roles. Srividya had her character as a student, who loves her professor madly. Delhi to Madras is her first film as a solo heroine, in which she paired Jaishankar. She had lots of hit films, among which the film Apoor...
Srividya was a versatile actress who balanced her position well in Tamil and Malayalam movies. She is the daughter of M. L. Vasantha Kumari, the popular carnatic vocalist. Her father Krishnamoorthy was an actor and he quit acting after he was diseased by some skin issues. Srividya made her debut as a child artist in the film Thiruvarutchelvar, which had Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan as the lead. She danced in the Malayalam film Kumarasambhavam at her young age and also entered the Telugu film industry. Srividya’s bigger breakthrough was through the Tamil movie Nootrukku Nooru, in which Jaishankar and Lakshmi did the lead roles. Srividya had her character as a student, who loves her professor madly. Delhi to Madras is her first film as a solo heroine, in which she paired Jaishankar. She had lots of hit films, among which the film Apoor...
2. Sukumari
Sukumari was a legendary South Indian actress who was active in the industry for more than 50 years. She has acted in close to 3000 movies and several serials. Sukumari was facilitated with Padma Shri for her great contributions. She was married to late Dr.Bhim Singh and they have a son named Suresh. Suresh has also acted in a few films and is a doctor by profession. Sukumari passed away in the year 2013. Her death was a huge loss to the industry.
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Sukumari was born in the year 1940 as the daughter of Madavan Nair and Satyabama Amma at Tamil Nadu. She started her dance training at a very young age and travelled all over India with her dance shows. Her debut movie was Oru Irav in Tamil. The journey whic...
Sukumari was a legendary South Indian actress who was active in the industry for more than 50 years. She has acted in close to 3000 movies and several serials. Sukumari was facilitated with Padma Shri for her great contributions. She was married to late Dr.Bhim Singh and they have a son named Suresh. Suresh has also acted in a few films and is a doctor by profession. Sukumari passed away in the year 2013. Her death was a huge loss to the industry.
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Sukumari was born in the year 1940 as the daughter of Madavan Nair and Satyabama Amma at Tamil Nadu. She started her dance training at a very young age and travelled all over India with her dance shows. Her debut movie was Oru Irav in Tamil. The journey whic...
3. O. N. V. Kurup
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...
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...
4. Nellikode Bhaskaran
Nellikode Bhaskaran is a Malayalam movie actor. He is also a director and a lyricist. He has appeared in more than ten Malayalam movies. He also received a Kerala State Film Award in 1972 for Best Actor in the movie Maram. He holds 22 Kerala State Award for Best Actor. His original name is Bhaskaran Menon but changed his name after entering the film Industry and Nellikode Bhaskaran thus became his stage name. He is known for portraying supportive roles in man south Indian movies. He has also played many character roles in the Malayalam movies.
Bhaskaran’s latest appearance on the big screen in the movie Kadathanadan Ambadi in the year 1990. The movie was directed by the famous Indian movie director, Priyadarshan. The movie depicted Kerala’s traditional Vadakk...
Nellikode Bhaskaran is a Malayalam movie actor. He is also a director and a lyricist. He has appeared in more than ten Malayalam movies. He also received a Kerala State Film Award in 1972 for Best Actor in the movie Maram. He holds 22 Kerala State Award for Best Actor. His original name is Bhaskaran Menon but changed his name after entering the film Industry and Nellikode Bhaskaran thus became his stage name. He is known for portraying supportive roles in man south Indian movies. He has also played many character roles in the Malayalam movies.
Bhaskaran’s latest appearance on the big screen in the movie Kadathanadan Ambadi in the year 1990. The movie was directed by the famous Indian movie director, Priyadarshan. The movie depicted Kerala’s traditional Vadakk...
5. Balachandra Menon
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.Â
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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 ...
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.Â
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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 ...
6. K J Yesudas
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 huge hit songs in Tamil and Telugu film industries as well. His first song in Tamil was in a film Bomm...
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 huge hit songs in Tamil and Telugu film industries as well. His first song in Tamil was in a film Bomm...
7. M. B. Sreenivasan
M B Sreenivasan is an Indian director who worked for the Malayalam film industry. He was born on 19th September 1925 in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. Sreenivasan completed his school at P.S. High School, Chennai, and graduated from Madras Presidency College. His first song was released in the Tamil language with popular Tamil lyricist Jayakanthan for his movie Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar.
He also played a vital role in IPTA which stands for Indian Peoples Theatre Association. Sreenivasan won several awards like Best Music Director in 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981 and won Kerala State Film Awards in 1987.
...M B Sreenivasan is an Indian director who worked for the Malayalam film industry. He was born on 19th September 1925 in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. Sreenivasan completed his school at P.S. High School, Chennai, and graduated from Madras Presidency College. His first song was released in the Tamil language with popular Tamil lyricist Jayakanthan for his movie Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar.
He also played a vital role in IPTA which stands for Indian Peoples Theatre Association. Sreenivasan won several awards like Best Music Director in 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981 and won Kerala State Film Awards in 1987.
...8. Padmarajan
P.Padmarajan is an acclaimed name in Malayalam literature and cinema history. He was an Indian screenwriter, author, and film director, known for his intricate writing and direction.
Padmarajan, born in Alleppey, Kerala, to parents Anantha Padmanabha Pillai, and Devaki Amma, graduated in Chemistry from the University of Trivandrum. In 1965, he signed up as an announcer on All India Radio (AIR), Thrissur, and continued to work with them till 1986. He tied the knot to Radhalakshmi in 1970, who was his co-worker at AIR. Later on, Padmarajan had to retire prematurely from AIR, due to his literature and movie commitments. Padmarajan’s literary works were inherent of all the social causes that affected and influenced the society, at large. In 1972, ...
P.Padmarajan is an acclaimed name in Malayalam literature and cinema history. He was an Indian screenwriter, author, and film director, known for his intricate writing and direction.
Padmarajan, born in Alleppey, Kerala, to parents Anantha Padmanabha Pillai, and Devaki Amma, graduated in Chemistry from the University of Trivandrum. In 1965, he signed up as an announcer on All India Radio (AIR), Thrissur, and continued to work with them till 1986. He tied the knot to Radhalakshmi in 1970, who was his co-worker at AIR. Later on, Padmarajan had to retire prematurely from AIR, due to his literature and movie commitments. Padmarajan’s literary works were inherent of all the social causes that affected and influenced the society, at large. In 1972, ...
9. G Aravindan
G. Aravindan, full name Govindan Aravindan was an exceptional personality with many talents. Aravindan was a screenplay writer, painter, director, and cartoonist of Indian origin. He was born in Kottayam in present-day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in 1935. He was born to a family of artists, his father being M.N. Govindan Nair – a comedy writer. Aravindan went to University College in Trivandrum, Kerala. At an early age, Aravindan started working as an illustrator for Mathrubhumi – a Malayalam weekly newspaper. He worked with Mathrubhumi for 12 years and was known for his comic strip Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum which revolved around the socio-politic scenario of the country. After some time, he developed an inclination toward music and dramatics. He came into contact with thespian Kavalam Narayana Panicker and writer T...
G. Aravindan, full name Govindan Aravindan was an exceptional personality with many talents. Aravindan was a screenplay writer, painter, director, and cartoonist of Indian origin. He was born in Kottayam in present-day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in 1935. He was born to a family of artists, his father being M.N. Govindan Nair – a comedy writer. Aravindan went to University College in Trivandrum, Kerala. At an early age, Aravindan started working as an illustrator for Mathrubhumi – a Malayalam weekly newspaper. He worked with Mathrubhumi for 12 years and was known for his comic strip Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum which revolved around the socio-politic scenario of the country. After some time, he developed an inclination toward music and dramatics. He came into contact with thespian Kavalam Narayana Panicker and writer T...
10. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Thakazhi Sivasankar Pillai is an Indian novelist, story writer. He loved to write in the Malayalam Language. He was born in Thakazhi, in Kuttanad, Alappuzha district of Kerala state. He has a nickname as ‘Thakazhi.' He was born on April 17, and the year 1912. He has the nationality of India. He is the supporter of various suppressed class.
He mainly works for the welfare of oppressed ones. He is the writer of multiple novels and 600 plus short stories. He is most famous for Kayar in the year 1978 and Chemmeen in the year 1956. Pillai is the recipient of ‘Padma Bhushan.' He is the awardee of India's highest literary award ‘Jnanpith' in the year 1984 for the novel Kayar. Jnanpith is the most prestigious award in the field ...
Thakazhi Sivasankar Pillai is an Indian novelist, story writer. He loved to write in the Malayalam Language. He was born in Thakazhi, in Kuttanad, Alappuzha district of Kerala state. He has a nickname as ‘Thakazhi.' He was born on April 17, and the year 1912. He has the nationality of India. He is the supporter of various suppressed class.
He mainly works for the welfare of oppressed ones. He is the writer of multiple novels and 600 plus short stories. He is most famous for Kayar in the year 1978 and Chemmeen in the year 1956. Pillai is the recipient of ‘Padma Bhushan.' He is the awardee of India's highest literary award ‘Jnanpith' in the year 1984 for the novel Kayar. Jnanpith is the most prestigious award in the field ...
11. Adoor Bhasi
Hailing from the city of Kerala, Adoor is an actor and a director. He was born on 1st March 1927 in Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram. He spent his childhood with his parents at Travancore. He was the fourth son to E.V. Krishna Pillai, who is a revolutionary story writer, a lawyer and a member of Travancore Legislative Assembly, and Maheshwari Amma, who is the daughter of a legendary novelist C.V. Raman. Adoor had four brothers and two sisters, late Omana Amma, Rajlaxmi Amma, late K. Sankaran Nair, K. Padmanabhan Nair, late Krishna Nair, and late K. Ramchandran Nair alias Chandraji, who was a film director.
Adoor did his former schooling from a missionary school at Travancore, but after his father had passed away at 44, he moved to Adoor and did his latter studies from th...
Hailing from the city of Kerala, Adoor is an actor and a director. He was born on 1st March 1927 in Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram. He spent his childhood with his parents at Travancore. He was the fourth son to E.V. Krishna Pillai, who is a revolutionary story writer, a lawyer and a member of Travancore Legislative Assembly, and Maheshwari Amma, who is the daughter of a legendary novelist C.V. Raman. Adoor had four brothers and two sisters, late Omana Amma, Rajlaxmi Amma, late K. Sankaran Nair, K. Padmanabhan Nair, late Krishna Nair, and late K. Ramchandran Nair alias Chandraji, who was a film director.
Adoor did his former schooling from a missionary school at Travancore, but after his father had passed away at 44, he moved to Adoor and did his latter studies from th...