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...
Versatile and talented, Shanthi Krishna is an actress who is also one of India’s leading Bharatha Natyam dancers. She is most popular for her exceptional work in the Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada movie arena, having also won the prestigious Kerala State Film Award for best actress in 1994.
Born to parents R. Krishan and Sharada in Mumbai, her Tamil Brahmin roots...
Kaviyoor Ponnamma is the evergreen mother of Malayalam cinema. Ever since she was just 22, she had been portraying effectively the mother role in Malayalam movies. Even after 55 years of her contribution in silver screen, she continues to play the “evergreen amma” character. Her first offer was in Thommante Makkal (1965) where she played mother to Sathyan and Madhu....
Priyadarshan Soman Nair is a famous Director, Producer and screen writer. He is awarded the Padma Shri Award by the government in 2012. He has worked for Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi cinema in his career since 1984. Although he began his career from Malayalam movies, he is recognized for his comedy films in Bollywood. He is an extremely versatile...
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...
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...
Shaji Neelakantan Karun was very famous Cinematographer and Film Director. He was born on 1st January 1952 in Kollam district (Kerala). In 1963, his family was moved to Thiruvananthapuram which is the capital of Kerala. Shaji Karun has completed his schooling from Palkkulangara Higher Secondary school and graduation from University College, Thiruvananthapuram. He wanted to make his career...
G P Vijaya Kumar, born in Kerala, India, is a producer who works for the Mollywood film industry under Seven Arts International Ltd. He has produced around thirty films since 1984. His unique work made the people more thrilled, and now, he is the president of the Kerala film chamber. We can see his brilliant artwork in famous movies like Hero, Geethanjali. He talked about the changing taste...
S Jayachandra Nair was born in 1939. He was a writer, editor, and film critic. He is known for his achievements in the fields of journalism and literature in the Malayalam language. S Jayachandra Nair was also recognized for his unique contribution as a writer in films like Piravi (1989), a movie inspired by a true event and Swaham (1994),...
Hariharan is a veteran Indian film executive who has coordinated more than 60 Malayalam films. His striking works incorporate Parinayam, Pazhasi Raja, Oru Vadakan Veeragatha, Amrutham Gamaya, Sargam and Nakhakshathangal, which won him national and global acceptance. Hariharan was a student at the St. Thomas College, located in Thrissur. He has even attended the Universal Arts College, Kozhikode. He arrived...
Surendranatha Thilakan, more popularly known as Thilakan was one of Malayalam cinema’s most prominent actors. He was one of the few actors who was awarded a Padma Bhushan (India’s highest Civilian Award), and was affectionately called Perumthachan (Master Craftsman) of the Malayalam Cinema industry.
Born on the 15th of July, 1935 in Ayroor, Travancore, Kerala, he began his acting career as...
M T Vasudevan Nair is a renowned writer and director. He is famous for Kadavu, Oru Vadakkan Veergatha, and several other movies. He has written about 54 screenplays for movies and did direction for about seven movies. He has been rewarded by several awards for his direction, screenplay and for his novels....