1. Madhavi
A well known Indian TV actress who has also worked in Oriya, Kannada, Malayalam Telugu, Bengali and Tamil cinema. This is one kind of achievement working on 300 films and that too after 17 years of her career. She began her career in Telugu films and this was a turning point in her life. Thereafter, she got too many roles in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi Films. She had won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Ormakkayi. She was born in Hyderabad.
Her career began with a starring role in a Telugu film followed by her role in a Hindi remake –‘ Ek Duje Ke Liye’. It was one of the top movies in 1981. Her role in both the movies was of a lonely woman, which made her eligible for the Filmfare Award nominee. K Balachander was so impresse...
Age:
61
Gender:
Female
Age:
61
Gender:
Female
2. S. Janaki
As popularly known, The Nightingale of South, S. Janaki was born as Sishtla Sreeramamurthy on 23rd April 1938 in Repalle, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. Her childhood love for music turned out to be her talent, and she started performing at a tender age of three. Her voice is compared to Lata Mangeshkar, and Janaki has a large fan following because of her mesmerising voice that can connect your soul to any song. She learnt music from Sree Paidiswamy, who was a nadaswaram teacher. When Janaki was 20 years of age, her uncle Dr Chandrasekhar advised her to move to Chennai and join AVM studios. Her voice got recognition as a playback singer in Tamil films. Her debut as a playback singer was a Tamil flick, Vidhiyin Vilayattu (1957). She has sung over 40,000 songs in various languages.
Age:
86
Gender:
Female
3. Jalaja
The veteran Malayalam actor Jalaja is a blend of pure timeless beauty and impeccable talent that to this day, she’s got strong admirers nearly 15 years after she quit acting. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, among the few Malayalam actors who have been recognised as both commercial actors and artists who’ve worked with some top notch directors, Jalaja was one.
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Born and brought up in Malaysia, Jalaja moved to Kerala, India when civilian war broke out in Malaysia. Soon after her education, in the year 1978, she debuted with her first film, Thampu (which was an Aravindan directorial which won the Kerala film award). With each film, she gained name and fame and went on to act in nearly 120 Malayali films after that.
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Sayoojyam (a 1979 film...
Age:
62
Gender:
Female
Age:
62
Gender:
Female
4. 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.
... Date of Death:
09-03-1988
Age:
98
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
09-03-1988
Age:
98
Gender:
Male
5. 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...
Age:
84
Gender:
Male
Age:
84
Gender:
Male
6. Nedumudi Venu
Nedumudi Venu was born on 22nd May 1948. He is commonly known as Kesavan Venu Gopal. His parents are PK Kesavan Nair and Kunjikkuttiyamma in Nedumudi Alappuzha in Kerala. He had four siblings, all brothers. His father was a schoolmaster. Nedumudi completed his primary education at NSS Higher Secondary School and St Mary's Higher Secondary School, Champakulam. During school days, he was interested in music and arts.
He graduated from Sanatana Dharma College in Alappuzha. After graduation, he started his career as a journalist and also worked as a teacher in a tutorial institute. While staying in Trivandrum, he became friends with Padmarajan, Bharath Gopi, Aravindan which made him expose his talent and enter into the domain of movies. In his married life with TR Sushil...
Date of Death:
11-10-2021
Age:
75
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
11-10-2021
Age:
75
Gender:
Male
7. Mammootty
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.Â
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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...
Age:
72
Gender:
Male
Age:
72
Gender:
Male
8. Vipin Mohan
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 his name includes Oru Pynkilikatha, Nandi Veendum Vaarika, Swargam, Sandesha and others. In 2017 he i...
9. M Sukumaran
M Sukumaran is an Indian writer who worked for the Malayalam film industry. He is well-known for his novels and short stories. Some of his famous novels and short stories are Janithakam, Seshakriya, ChuvannaChihnangal, and Marichittillathavarude Smarakangal. He also wrote a biographical book Swadeshabhimani, Kelappan, and AbdurRahiman.
For his best story, he received various awards like Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1976 and Sahitya Academi Award in 2006. As a story and screenplay writer, he also contributed to many South Indian movies like Sanghaganam in 1979, Kazhakamin 1996, Margam in 2003, and Sheshakriya in 1982.
... Date of Death:
16-03-2018
Gender:
Male
10. Bichu Thirumala
Bichu Tirumala is an Indian Lyricist and Writer. He works in the Malayalam Film Industry. Bichu was born on the 13th of February in the year 1941. He was born in Trivandrum, Kerala. His father’s name is C. G. Bhaskaran Nair, and his mother’s name is Sasthamangalam Pattanikkunnu Veettil Parukutty Amma. He is married to Prasanna Kumari.
They have a son whose name is Suman Bichu. Bichu started as a lyricist in the Malayam Film Industry with the film Bhaja Govindam (1972). He worked with many famous music directors like Shyam, A. T. Ummer, G. Devarajan, Ilaiyaraja, and many more. He won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Lyricist in the years 1981 and 1991. He also won a Critics Award, a Film Fans Award, a Stallion International Award, and many more.
... Age:
83
Gender:
Male
Age:
83
Gender:
Male
11. Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Born into a family in Kerala, Adoor Gopalakrishnan started doing amateur plays at a young age. Later, he wrote and helmed few plays. His interest in this field was imbibed in him by his family. He had studied Economics, Political Science and Public Administration at Gandhigram Rural University in 1961. Then he studied screenwriting and filmmaking at the Pune Film Institute. His debut film was Swayamvaram, which became a milestone in the history of the Malayalam cinema. The film won four National Awards including Best Script, Best Film, Best Actress and Best Director. His third film Elippathayam fetched him the British Film Institute Award for Most Original and Imaginative Film in 1982. The International Film Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) was offered to him six times with great honour. For his work in Indian Cinema, he was h...
Age:
82
Gender:
Male
Age:
82
Gender:
Male
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