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Alappuzha
Alappuzha (Malayalam: ആലപ്പുഴ pronunciation (help·info)), also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India.This town is considered to be the oldest planned town in this region and the lighthouse built on the coast of the town is the first of its kind along the Arabian coast(refer encyclopedia of Kerala in Malayalam language). As per 2001 census Alleppey is the sixth largest city in Kerala with an urban population of 177,029. Alleppey is situated 62 kilometres (39 mi) to the south of Kochi and 155 kilometres (96 mi) north of Trivandrum. A town with picturesque canals, backwaters, beaches, and lagoons, it was described as the one of the places known as "Venice of the East" by Lord Curzon . It is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha District. Malayalam is the most spoken language. Hindi, English and Tamil are also widely spoken in the town.^{[citation needed]}
Alleppey is an important tourist destination in India.Backwaters of Alleppey are world famous and is the most popular tourist attraction in Kerala. A houseboat cruise in these backwaters is a delightful experience. It connects Kumarakom and Cochin towards north and Quilon to the South. Alappuzha is also the access point for the annual Nehru Trophy Boat Race, held on the Punnamada Lake, near Alappuzha, held on the second Saturday of August every year, is the most competitive and popular of the boat races in India. The mullackal chirap is also one of the attractions of Allapuzha which is the festive season held ten colorfull days every year in the month of December.

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Chittur
Chittur is a small town in Palakkad district of Kerala, South India.
Chittur assembly constituency is part of Alathur (Lok Sabha constituency). It contains 16 panchayats.
As of 2001^[update] India census, Chittur-Thathamangalam had a population of 31,884. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Chittur-Thathamangalam has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 84% and female literacy of 74%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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Haripad
Haripad (Malayalam: ഹരിപ്പാട്) is a town in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India, located between Alappuzha and Kollam on National Highway 47. Haripad is close to the Arabian Sea, and connects Mavelikkara and Thrikkunnappuzha.
Haripad is known as the 'Town of Temples'. There are eighteen Hindu temples there and more than 30 more in the surrounding countryside. The most famous temples are Subrahmanya Swami Temple and the Mannarashala Nagaraja Temple. The first Sri Ramakrishna Asrama in the state of Kerala was established at Pilapuzha in Haripad on 4 May 1913. It is the land of "Mayura Sandesa", the land of snake boats and the land of music, dance and drama. According to colonial Dutch Governor Gollanez the sea coast between Quilon and Purakkad which the Dutch called 'Martha" and which region was known as Karthikappally (of which Haripad was a part) consisted of two regions or nation states, Karnoppally (the present Karunagapally) and Karimpali.
Haripad derived its name from either Aripad (as Ari means Rice and this was the place where from the major portion of the rice for the state came), or "Harigeethapuram". In a literary piece of Kerala Varma Valia Koithampuran there is a reference to Pahi Harigeetha Pathanapathe" (save as the master of Harigeetha) 'Mayura Sandesa' has a reference to 'Aripadu vaanoru Kaalam' (at a time when Haripad was ruled). Swathi Thirunal addresses Subramanya as Harigeetha puthalaya dweep', all the show long history and importance of the name Haripad. To this may be added the fact that Karithikapally was called the place where Karthikayan lived.' (Karthikayan Pallikollunnidom).

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India
India (ⁱ/ˈɪndiə/), officially the Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west;China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Burma and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; in addition, India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four of the world's major religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism—originated here, whereas Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived in the 1st millennium CE and also helped shape the region's diverse culture. Gradually annexed by and brought under the administration of the British East India Company from the early 18th century and administered directly by the United Kingdom from the mid-19th century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by non-violent resistance led by Mahatma Gandhi.

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Kerala
Kerala or Keralam /ˈkɛrələ/ is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was formed on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions.
The state has an area of 38,863 km² (15,005 sq mi) and is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Arabian Sea on the west. Thiruvananthapuram is the state capital. Kochi and Kozhikode are other major cities. According to a survey by The Economic Times, five out of ten best cities to live in India are located in Kerala.
Kerala has the highest Human Development Index in India, higher than that of most developed countries The state has the highest literacy rate in India with 93.91 percent. It hopes to be the first e-literate state in India through the state run Akshaya project. The state recently became and is currently the only one to have banking facilities in every village. A survey conducted in 2005 by Transparency International ranked Kerala as the least corrupt state in the country. Kerala is also ranked as India's cleanest state. Kerala has witnessed significant migration of its people, especially to the Persian Gulf countries during the Kerala Gulf boom and is heavily dependent on remittances from its large Malayali expatriate community.

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Palakkad
Palakkad pronunciation (help·info), previously known as Palghat, is a large town and municipality in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km² and is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is the seventh most populous city in Kerala and lies near the Palghat Gap, a pass or natural depression through the Western Ghats ranges, and connects Kerala to the plains of the state of Tamil Nadu to the east. The city is situated about 350 kilometres (217 mi) north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram and 49 kilometres (30 mi) south west of Coimbatore.
Kerala would have an IIT in Palakkad under the 12th five-year plan. The land belonging to the Instrumentation Limited in Palakkad was finally chosen for the project.Since the IITs are set up by an act of Parliament, the whole process is the centre's prerogative, and the state government has only a limited role.
To the east lies Coimbatore of Tamil Nadu. Palakkad is the gateway to Kerala due to the presence of the Palakkad Gap, in the Western Ghats.

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Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævəŋkɔər/; Malayalam: തിരുവിതാംകൂര്‍, tiruvitāṁkūr ^?[t̪iɾuʋit̪aːɱkuːr]) was a former Hindu feudal kingdom (till 1858) and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore at its zenith comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of Tamil Nadu. The state's flag was red with a silver, dextrally-coiled, sacred conch shell (Turbinella pyrum). Its ruler was accorded a 19-gun salute by the British Empire. Travancore, although a Princely State, was known for its relatively high literacy rate and its progressive government.

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Bharath Gopi
Gopinathan Velayudhan Nair, popularly known as Bharath Gopi (Malayalam: ഭരത് ഗോപി; 8 November 1937 – 29 January 2008) was an Indian film actor, producer, and director. He was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in Kerala.
He has won many awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Sankarankutty in Kodiyettam (1977), and hence he got the name Bharath. His well known roles include Aiyappan in Yavanika, Vasu Menon in Palangal, Prof. "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai in Kattathe Kilikoodu, Dushasana Kurup in Panchavadi Palam, Nandagopal in Ormakkayi, Mammachan in Adaminte Vaariyellu, Mohandas in Chidambaram, and Krishnan Raju in Aghaat.
As a filmmaker he is known for Ulsavapittennu (1989) and Yamanam (1991). He produced the movie Padheyam (1993) directed by Bharathan. In 1991 the Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards the arts. On 24 January 2008, Gopi was hospitalized with chest pains. He died five days later following a cardiac arrest.

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Bharathan
Bharathan (Malayalam: ഭരതന്‍, 14 November 1940 – 30 July 1998) was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. A train of directors, and screen writers followed this school onto the 1990s including Sibi Malayil, Kamal, Lohithadas, Jayaraj, and Sathyan Anthikkad.
He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and prolific filmmakers of Malayalam cinema and has directed more than 50 movies in multiple languages. He was born at Engakkadu near Wadakkancherry, in present day Thrissur district of Kerala, India.
After completing his diploma from the School of Fine Arts, Bharathan entered the world of Cinema as an art director for Vincent, an accomplished director of the time and the movie was Ghandarva Kshetram. He got the inspiration from his uncle, P. N. Menon — a veteran film director. After working as an art director and assistant director for a few movies, he made his directorial debut in 1974 with Prayanam, based on Padmarajan’s script. The movie received the national award for the best regional film in that year. It also marked the rise of two early proponents of middle-stream Malayalam cinema.

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Blessy
Blessy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has made several critically acclaimed films in Malayalam. As a film director, he is influenced by Padmarajan and Bharathan.
Blessy learned his trade as an assistant director with filmmakers such as Padmarajan and Lohithadas. He scripted and directed his debut movie Kaazcha in 2004. Kaazcha portrayed the story of an orphaned boy, a victim of Gujarat earthquake and how he changes the life of a small-town film operator (played by Mammootty) and his family. The film won three Kerala State Film Awards including Best Film and Best Actor for Mammootty.
His next movie was Thanmathra (2005), which depicted the story of a middle-class government employee (played by Mohanlal) and his family, and portrayed the effects of Alzheimer's disease on his life and his family. The film won Blessy National Award for the Best Feature Film in Malayalam and five Kerala State Film Awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Mohanlal.

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Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films. His stage name is derived from the neighbourhood of Jagathy in Thiruvananthapuram, from where he hails.
Sreekumar was born on 5 January 1951 at Jagathy, Thiruvananthapuram. He is the son of Malayalam dramatist and writer N. K. Achary (1917–1992) (also fondly known as Jagathy). N. K. Achary was an All India Radio employee. Even from childhood, Jagathy Sreekumar had the dream of becoming an actor.
Sreekumar has acted in more than 1,100 Malayalam films especially in comedy roles. He has won the State government’s award in different categories four times. He paired with actor Mohanlal in hit movies.
On 10th March 2012, he was seriously injured in a road accident at Panambra near the Calicut University at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district. After multiple surgeries he is gradually recovering from the mishap. He is admitted in Vellore hospital for further treatment.

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Jayaram
Jayaram (born Jayaram Subramaniam on 10 December 1965) is an Indian film actor who predominately acts in Malayalam films and at times in Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist.
Jayaram made his debut in Padmarajan's Aparan (1988). He was cast again in Padmarajan's Moonnam Pakkam (1988) and Innale (1989). He was able to create a mark for himself in the industry with films such as Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal (1989), Thoovalsparsham (1990), Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam (1990), and Georgootty C/O Georgootty (1991). By the 1990s, he was most famous for his collaborations with Rajasenan, which turned out to be commercial hits, with films such as Ayalathe Adheham (1992), Meleparambil Aanveedu (1993), CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. (1994), Aadyathe Kanmani (1995), and The Car (1997). Jayaram's films were such a success with the family audiences that he was labeled as the actor with the least risk, in terms of box office results. His association with director Sathyan Anthikad was also notable

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Mammootty
Mammootty (born Muhammadkutty Ismail Panaparambil on 7 September 1951) is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles in Indian films. He also appeared in the highest number of dual roles (nine) in Malayalam films.
Mammootty was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor three times, a record shared with Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Hassan. He also won five Kerala State Film Awards, and eleven Filmfare Awards. He was the first (1998) Malayali actor to be honoured with the state honour Padma Shri for contributions toward Indian cinema. He was honoured a Doctor of Letters by University of Kerala in Jan 2010 and by University of Calicut in Dec 2010.Vanitha, a leading women's magazine in Malayalam, in 2004, chose Mammootty as the actor with the highest sex appeal in Kerala, following a survey among its readers.

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Mohanlal
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.
Mohanlal made his acting debut in Thiranottam (1978) but the film was never released due to censorship issues. He followed that by a role as the lead antagonist in his first release Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980) at the age of 20. Antagonistic parts in several movies followed before Mohanlal established himself as a lead actor playing a wide variety of character types in comedy and action films amongst others. He was labelled a superstar of Malayalam cinema in 1986 after the success of Rajavinte Makan, in which he played an underworld don. Mohanlal became a film producer with the 1990 musical hit His Highness Abdullah and has also acted in a number of Tamil and Bollywood films. Of these, his notable roles were in Iruvar, directed by Mani Ratnam, and Company, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. As well as being an actor and producer, Mohanlal also owns businesses involved in film distribution, restaurants and packaged spices.

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Nedumudi Venu
K. Venu Gopal (born 22 May 1948), known popularly by his stage name Nedumudi Venu (Malayalam: നെടുമുടി വേണു), is a Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.
Venu was born to P. K. Kesavan Pillai and P. Kunjikkuttiyamma in Nedumudi, Alappuzha as one of their five children. He was involved in art and music since his academic period. He was also a member of the Kerala Students Union. After graduating from Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha, he worked as a journalist in Kalakaumudi and as a teacher in a tutorial institute.
Venu was living in Thiruvananthapuram when he made friends with the likes of Aravindan, Padmarajan and Bharath Gopi. This ultimately paved way for his film career.
Venu started his career in theatre and went on to act in films. He debuted in the film Thambu (1978) by director G. Aravindan. His acting skills were showcased in the Bharathan film Aaravam. Padmarajan's Oridathoru Phayalwan set a milestone for him. It marked his start in karanavar (head of the family) roles, which included most of his memorable performances.

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Nitish Bharadwaj
Nitish Bharadwaj (also called Nitesh Bharadwaj) (Marathi: नितीश भारद्वाज) is an Indian actor and former member of the Lok Sabha. He is best known for his portrayal of Lord Krishna in B. R. Chopra's television series Mahabharat, as well as for his portrayal of several Avatars of Vishnu in some of Chopra's other works, such as Vishnu Puran.
Nitish Bharadwaj has starred in many Marathi movies like Anapekshit, 'Pasanta ahe Mulgi' as well as in a highly acclaimed Malayalam movie Njan Gandharvan (1991) directed by P. Padmarajan. He is a qualified veterinary surgeon from Mumbai.[1] He contested the parliamentary elections from Jamshedpur and Rajgarh (in Madhya Pradesh) as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and was elected to Lok Sabha as a Member of Parliament from Jamshedpur in 1996. He directed a historical TV serial titled 'Gita Rahasya', 'Apraadhi' for Star TV & a few documentary films.
Nitish Bharadwaj's first wife was Monisha, daughter of veteran journalist and editor of Femina, Vimla Patil. They had two children, and applied for a divorce in 2005. He then married Smita Gate, an IAS officer.

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Padmarajan
P. Padmarajan Pillai (Malayalam: പി. പത്മരാജന്‍; 23 May 1945 – 24 January 1991) was an Indian author, screenwriter, and film director who contributed in Malayalam language. Padmarajan was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam, along with Bharathan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed.
Padmarajan was noted for his fine and detailed screenwriting and expressive direction style. Padmarajan made some of the landmark motion pictures in Malayalam cinema, including masterpieces like Oridathoru Phayalvaan (1981), Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil (1986), Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (1986), Thoovanathumbikal (1987), Moonnam Pakkam (1988),
Born at Muthukulam near Haripad in Onattukara, Alleppey, he was the sixth son of Thundathil Anantha Padmanabha Pillai and Njavarakkal Devaki Amma. After early schooling at Muthukulam, he studied at M. G. College and University College, Trivandrum, graduating in Chemistry (1963). Subsequently, he learned Sanskrit from the scholar Cheppad Achyutha Warrier at Muthukulam. He then joined All India Radio, Trichur (1965), starting as a programme announcer, and later settled at Poojappura, Trivandrum (1968); he would remain at All India Radio until 1986, when his busy involvement in films would prompt him to retire voluntarily.

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Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopinathan Nair (born 26 June 1959), often credited as Suresh Gopi (Malayalam: സുരേഷ് ഗോപി), is a national award winning Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles. He is also famous for his philanthropic efforts.
He was born in Kollam into a Hindu family to Gnanalekshmi and Gopinathan Pillai. Suresh Gopi did his schooling at the Infant Jesus Anglo-Indian High School at Thangasseri. He graduated with a BSc in Zoology and M.A in English literature from Fatima Mata National College in Kollam. He is married to Radhika, the granddaughter of late actress Aranmula Ponnamma, and has five children: Lekshmi (deceased in a traffic accident at the age of two in 1992), Gokul, Bhagya, Bhaavni, and Madhav. He is settled at Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) and is currently living in Sasthamangalam
Suresh Gopi first appeared onscreen as a child in K. S. Sethumadhavan's Odeyil Ninnu (1965). It was a popular film that had Sathyan in the lead role along with Prem Nazir.

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Suresh Unnithan
Suresh Unnithan P. is a Malayalam film director.
His start in film was as an assistant director to Padmarajan, the most renowned film director, from whom he learned the basics and craft of film making. Later he debuted with Jaathakam, which was well acclaimed by the critics and was a huge hit. The same film won the Best Newcomer Director award at the Kerala State Film Awards. Later he directed films like Radhamadhavam, Aardram, Mukha Chitram, Uthsavamelam, Sathyaparatinja, Bhagyavaan, Thovalapoockal, Rishya Sringan and others.
He entered the television industry and had some hit serials. His 2004 serial project Swamy Ayyappan was the most popular and top rated serial in Malayalam.
State awards for Best newcomer director (1989)- Jaathakam
Kerala film critics award for Best Director (1991) - Radhamadhavam

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Thilakan
Surendranatha Thilakan (Malayalam: സുരേന്ദ്രനാഥ തിലകന്‍; born 10 December 1938), known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. Thilakan is regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema, known for his excellence in character roles. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.
Thilakan started his career in acting as a theatre artist. He ventured into full-time acting in theatre after leaving intermediate college mid-way in the year 1956. It was during his years in theatre that he honed his skills in acting. During this period he and a few friends formed a drama troupe called the Mundakayam Nataka Samithy. He worked with Kerala People's Arts Club till 1966, followed by stints in Kalidasa Kala Kendra, Changanacherry Geetha, and P. J. Antony's troupe. He also performed in several radio plays presented by All India Radio. Thilakan is now in the fiftieth year of his acting career.
In spite of his long association with theatre, Thilakan became a household name only after his foray into Malayalam cinema. He began his career in cinema with a minor role in the film Ulkadal (1979). His first role as a lead character was as Kallu Varkey, a drunkard in Kolangal (1981). Thilakan established himself as an actor after he got his first State Award in 1981 for his role in Yavanika.

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27 Dec 2012

Imperial adventures are nothing new in the Middle East. Neither is their glorification, as Peter O’Toole’s pained Lawrence of Arabia eternally reminds us. But for a decade or so now, things have been heating up, as if to coincide with climate change and fears of declining petroleum reserves ... The Belly for Belligerence? ... The question loomed over beltway intelligentsia like an ephemeral Gordian knot ... We’re All Hawks Now ... While George W ... ....(size: 9.3Kb)

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In this Sunday, April 29, 2012 file photo, troops from the Central African Republic stand guard at a building used for joint meetings between them and U.S. Army special forces, in Obo, Central African Republic, where U.S. special forces have paired up with local troops and Ugandan soldiers to seek out Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).

CAR seeks foreign help against rebels

Al Jazeera

28 Dec 2012

The president of Central African Republic (CAR) has urgently called on France and other foreign powers to help his government fend off rebels who are quickly seizing territory and approaching the capital. Speaking to crowds in Bangui, a city of some 600,000, Francois Bozize on Thursday pleaded with foreign powers to do what they could. He pointed in particular to France, Central African Republic's former colonial ruler ... 516 Share ... News ... ....(size: 19.5Kb)

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Six dead as winter snowstorms pound US

Zeenews

27 Dec 2012

Washington. Six people, including two young children, were left dead in weather-related accidents, as winter snowstorms complicated travel for many Americans in the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday. Snow totals in parts of Indiana ranged from 6 to 12 inches, CNN reported. About 350 snowploughs were clearing roads throughout the city. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told residents they should avoid nonessential travel ... IANS ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)

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Supporters of Pakistan's slain leader Benazir Bhutto, stand beside her portrait after lighting earth lamps at a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of her death

Pakistan marks fifth anniversary of Benazir Bhutto murder

BBC News

27 Dec 2012

Large crowds of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) supporters are gathering to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack during her 2007 election campaign. Hundreds of thousands of people have set up camp near the Bhutto family's ancestral home in Sindh province ... He cannot contest an election until his 25th birthday. Show of strength ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)

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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks to reporters during a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt.

Morsi Admits ‘Mistakes’ in Drafting Egypt’s Constitution

The New York Times

27 Dec 2012

CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt took responsibility on Wednesday for “mistakes” during the run-up to ratification of the new Constitution and urged Egyptians to appreciate the fierce disagreements about it as a “healthy phenomenon” of their new democracy. Times Topic. Egypt News — Revolution and Aftermath. Related. Egypt Opposition Gears Up After Constitution Passes (December 24, 2012) ... Twitter List....(size: 11.8Kb)

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I love cinema

The Hindu

21 Dec 2012

It was the realisation that he was not cut out to be an academician that made filmmaker and scenarist B. Unnikrishnan rethink his career options after working as a teacher in various capacities in different colleges. With a failed business behind him, he did not want to venture on that path either ... And I am a great admirer of Hitchcock. Look at K.G ... Even a movie like Padmarajan’s Thoovanathumbikal, I feel, had suspense ... Short Takes....(size: 7.0Kb)

Silver strokes

The Hindu

18 Dec 2012

Parasakthi sits on an upturned tub, surrounded by bricks. Light bounces off her sun-bleached hair and her hands bear traces of the dust swirling around. She’s one of the innumerable children whose parents work at construction sites. But, something about this child in Rathnapuri piqued Gokulam Vijay’s interest. She is the subject of his painting, Building Supervisor ... Padmarajan specialises in oil painting using a palette knife....(size: 4.0Kb)

What’s inside – Malayalam

The Hindu

18 Oct 2012

A tale of rebirth. This is the autobiography of Johnson. He tasted alcohol while in class seven and eventually ended up an alcoholic ... Now he runs Punarjani, a de-addiction centre. Kutiyante Kumbasaaram – Oru Madyasaaktharogiyute Aatmakatha, Johnson, Rs. 295 ... The book that became the base for Padmarajan’s classic movie Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal....(size: 1.8Kb)

Southern Spice: Blessy lets his films do the talking

Gulf News

04 Oct 2012

Soft spoken Blessy lets his films do the talking ... Article continues below ... Post graduation, when he failed to secure admission at a film institute he joined ace director Padmarajan as his assistant ... Jogging down memory lane, Blessy remembered his first day with Padmarajan ... I had no idea of my work. Padmarajan asked me, ‘So did you come here to enjoy the breeze.’ That was the last time he ever reprimanded me,” smiles this father of two ... 1.....(size: 21.7Kb)

Murali Gopy to act in August Club

Deccan Chronicle

03 Oct 2012

P. Ananthapadmanabhan, son of the late Padmarajan, has written the script and the lead character Savithri, an avid chess player will be played by Reema Kalingal ... ....(size: 0.9Kb)

Balancing art

The Hindu

28 Sep 2012

Kozhikode is Vineeth’s city of memories. Here he knew his passion — dance; it led him to his profession — movies. And he is back to it, albeit briefly, to play his part in Bavuttiyude Namathil directed by G.S ... Debuting at 15 in I.V ... Aravindan’s Oridathu, Padmarajan’s Nammukku Parkaan Munthirithoppukkal and Priyadarsan’s Oru Muthassi Katha before moving to Chennai to be a regular commerce student....(size: 5.2Kb)

Departure of a Patriarch

The Hindu

27 Sep 2012

There are good actors and great actors. While the former perform their roles given to them in a faultless manner, and fit themselves perfectly into the defined scheme of the narrative at hand, great actors break the barriers to go beyond, adding personal intensity and charge to their presence ... Antony) ... Padmarajan was another director in whose films one could encounter Thilakan in his element ... Keywords....(size: 6.0Kb)

The booming voice goes silent

The Hindu

27 Sep 2012

Born in 1935, Surendranatha Thilakan (77) was a native of Plankamon, Ayroor, Pathanamthitta District in Kerala ... He won the National Award in 1988 and 2007, the Kerala State Awards nine times ... Dr ... R.B ... As ‘Pylokkaran,’ the scheming stepfather who rapes his stepdaughter to prevent her from marrying her lover, in Padmarajan’s ‘Namukku Paarkkan Munthirithoppukal,’ he was a chilling picture of extreme depravity....(size: 11.3Kb)

The unforgettable Thilakan

The Hindu

25 Sep 2012

Picking Thilakan’s finest performances is not an easy task ... In one of Malayalam cinema’s finest-ever love stories, directed by Padmarajan, he played one of the scariest villains ... Dev ... But, then, Padmarajan is no ordinary director, Thilakan no ordinary actor. “I could surprise Padmarajan with some of my scenes in the film, like the one in which I was holding the clothes of my dead grandson,” Thilakan had said....(size: 4.2Kb)

A natural on celluloid

The Hindu

25 Sep 2012

Imagine Kireedom without Thilakan. Then imagine a few other films without him, such as Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal, Perunthachan, Kilukkam, Moonnam Pakkam, Santhanagopalam and Sphadikam. Then you would probably get a fair idea of what an astonishingly gifted actor this short, dark man was ... Some of those films would not have probably been even made if he had not become an actor. Overlooked ... Padmarajan’s several master works....(size: 3.1Kb)

Congress leader Karumalil Sukumaran dead

The Hindu

28 Jul 2012

Congress leader and the former chairman of the erstwhile Kollam Municipal Council Karumalil Sukumaran, 70, passed away early Saturday at a private hospital here. Mr. Sukumaran was ailing for some time and his condition turned critical three days ago ... The last rites were performed at the Mulankadakam public crematorium in the evening ... Sukumaran ... Joseph, N ... Padmarajan and Thennala Balakrishna Pillai, Congress spokesman M.M ... Lalu, MLAs K ... Mr....(size: 2.0Kb)

On a winning streak

The Hindu

12 Jul 2012

Three years. Three films. Three blockbusters. Few directors have begun their careers the way Vysakh has. And all his films, Pokkiri Raja, Seniors and now Mallu Singh, were made with big budgets. That meant those films had to do exceedingly well at the box office to recover the costs ... Vysakh might be making mass entertainers, but he is an admirer of movies by Majid Majidi and, closer home, those by the late Padmarajan and Bharathan ... ....(size: 4.6Kb)

Unspooling memories of Malayalam cinema

The Hindu

27 Jun 2012

There is something comforting about the sepia tinted ‘Old Malayalam Cinema’ (oldmalayalamcinema.wordpress.com) blog page. A screen grab of Prem Nazir and Sathyan from the film Odayil Ninnu sets the blog’s mood. And what follows is a delightful trip down Malayalam cinema’s memory lane ... Sadly, there is nothing much that is available.” ... “Directors like Padmarajan and Bharathan are the current favourites ... ....(size: 5.0Kb)

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Padmarajan
File:Padmarajan.jpg P. Padmarajan
Born	P. Padmarajan Pillai (1945-05-23)May 23, 1945 Muthukulam, Alappuzha, Travancore
Died	January 24, 1991(1991-01-24) (aged 45) Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Other names	Pappettan
Occupation	Film Director, Writer, AIR News Reader
Years active	1975-1991
Influenced	Malayalam Middle Stream Cinema
Spouse	Radha Lakshmi
Children	Ananthapathmanabhan, Madhavikutty
Parents	Thundathil Anantha Padmanabha Pillai, Njavarakkal Devaki Amma
Website
http://padmarajan.com

P. Padmarajan Pillai (Malayalam: പി. പത്മരാജന്‍; 23 May 1945 – 24 January 1991) was an Indian author, screenwriter, and film director who contributed in Malayalam language. Padmarajan was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam, along with Bharathan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed.

Padmarajan was noted for his fine and detailed screenwriting and expressive direction style. Padmarajan made some of the landmark motion pictures in Malayalam cinema, including masterpieces like Oridathoru Phayalvaan (1981), Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil (1986), Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (1986), Thoovanathumbikal (1987), Moonnam Pakkam (1988),

1 Early life
2 Career as screenwriter and director
- 2.1 Association with Bharathan
- 2.2 Association with actors
3 Death
- 3.1 Trivia
4 Personal life
5 Films
6 Awards
7 Novels
8 Short stories
9 Works
10 Padmarajan Puraskaram
11 See also
12 References

Early life [link]

Born at Muthukulam near Haripad in Onattukara, Alleppey, he was the sixth son of Thundathil Anantha Padmanabha Pillai and Njavarakkal Devaki Amma. After early schooling at Muthukulam, he studied at M. G. College and University College, Trivandrum, graduating in Chemistry (1963). Subsequently, he learned Sanskrit from the scholar Cheppad Achyutha Warrier at Muthukulam. He then joined All India Radio, Trichur (1965), starting as a programme announcer, and later settled at Poojappura, Trivandrum (1968); he would remain at All India Radio until 1986, when his busy involvement in films would prompt him to retire voluntarily.

Career as screenwriter and director [link]

Padmarajan during his early career

His stories deal with deceit, murder, romance, mystery, passion, jealousy, libertinism, anarchism, individualism, and the life of peripheral elements of society. Some of them are considered as among the best in Malayalam literature, his first novel Nakshathrangale Kaaval (With only the stars as witness) won the Kerala Sahithya Academy award (1972).

He entered the world of Malayalam films by writing the screenplay for Bharathan's directorial debut Prayaanam (1975) to take first steps to be one of the most talented script writers to have graced Malayalam cinema.

He later began to direct films based on his own screenplays, beginning with Peruvazhiyambalam (The Street as a Choultry) (1979), which are greatly popular among the common people as well as intellectuals and film critics, while maintaining richness in artistic and thematic originality and excellence. Padmarajan was a great experimenter who explored all walks of life in his works. His screen plays had such hitherto-unheard of features and subjects - such as casting rain as a character in Thoovanthumbikal (Fireflies of the Night), friendship and lesbianism in Desadanakili Karayarilla (Migratory Birds Don't Cry), unusual climax (By traditional standards) in Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (Wineyards for us to dwell) and Oridaththoru Phayalvaan (There Lived a Wrestler). Many of his films bear the mark of his romanticism.

He is celebrated for his possibly unparalleled attention to detail in his screenplays. Some of his scripts are arguably the smoothest narratives ever penned in the Malayalam language. They are also ample proof for his keen observation, acute perception, and astute portrayal of human relationships and emotions. Many of his films have stunning and haunting climaxes, most of them not commonly portrayed in Malayalam movies. His characters were portrayed with great sensitivity and intensity on the screen and many of the scenes are generously sprinkled with humor. The dialogues of characters are quite natural, in the language of the common man, and yet have a subtle lyrical quality.

Indeed, a just case may be made that his directorial merit flowed easily from his exquisitely crafted screenplays: he never directed a film based on a script written by someone else (unlike other Malayalam film directors of comparable stature, say, Bharathan and K. G. George), and rarely adapted his script from a story not his own. Consequently, he had an unusually intimate knowledge of the characters in his films in combination with his mastery of the script.

Association with Bharathan [link]

Together with Bharathan and K. G. George, he successfully laid the foundation for a school of Malayalam cinema that strove to tread a middle ground by striking a fine balance between intellectual and commercial appeal, without sacrificing the strong points of either approach; this was accomplished by portraying brilliant stories with "next door" men and women as characters, steering clear of artificial characters, stereotypes and pedantic inclinations allegedly typical of critically acclaimed films. The term "Parallel film" is usually used to describe his style of film making. Along with Bharathan, he displayed mastery in handling sexuality on the screen, hitherto less known in Malayalam cinema.

Association with actors [link]

He was quite adept in spotting talent, and introduced many fresh faces who would later make their mark in Indian cinema, including Ashokan (Peruvazhiyambalam), Rasheed (Oridathoru Phayalvaan), Rahman (Koodevide), Jayaram (Aparan), Ramachandran (Novemberinte Nashtam), Ajayan (Moonnam Pakkam). Also artists like Nitish Bharadwaj (Njan Gandharvan), Suhasini (Koodevide); Shaari (Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal) were introduced to Malayalam screen by him.

He coaxed sparkling and inspired performances from many actors, such as Mammootty, Bharath Gopi, Mohanlal, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Rahman, Jagathy Sreekumar, Suresh Gopi in Innale, Shobhana, Sumalatha, Thilakan, and Nedumudi Venu; indeed, Thilakan's rendition in Moonnam Pakkam is one of the best performances of the thespian's career. His association with Mohanlal was well noted especially because their films broke the conventional concepts prevailing during that time. He also aided in establishing, to a fair degree, the fame of other directors such as Bharathan, I. V. Sasi, and Mohan, through his association with them; his collaboration with Bharathan as a script writer is considered to have produced remarkable works in Malayalam cinema. His assistants who went on to direct films independently include Thoppil Ajayan (Perumthachchan), Suresh Unnithan (Jaathakam, Raadhaamaadhavam), and Blessy (Kaazhcha, Thanmaathra, the latter adapted from Padmarajan's short story Orma in Thanmathra).

Death [link]

His sudden and untimely death, which occurred at Hotel Paramount Towers in Calicut while he was visiting a Cinema playing his last film Njan Gandharvan. The news of his death was a shock to Keralites and was widely mourned, and the feeling of loss among the people of Kerala lingers to this day.

Trivia [link]

His wife Radhalakshmi recalls that during the later part of year 1990 when Padmarajan was planning to do Njan Gandharvan there were many bad omens in his life. Gandharvans are singers from heaven in Hindu Mythology and their visits to Earth are believed to cast a spell on maidens and is usually dealt with an attitude of fear by the traditional Hindus. Following this belief, many people along with his wife advised Padmarajan not to make a film based on this subject. After postponing the film on this subject many times Padmarajan finally decided to do this film and started the work for the film. Many "bad omens" surfaced in this period, the flight he was supposed to travel to Mumbai to select the hero of the film was hit by a bird and was cancelled. There were continuous problems in the site of the film. Heroine Suparna fainted under a Pala tree during the shoot. Actor Nitish was also accounted to having fainted on getting poisoned from a betel leaf. Padmarajan was notably losing weight during this period and had high cholesterol despite the fact that he was jogging regularly and had stopped smoking. Despite the obstacles, the team completed the movie. The team including Nitish Bharadwaj and Padmarajan planned to visit the theaters in Calicut to promote the film where he joined the unknown.

Personal life [link]

Padmarajan's wife Radhalakshmi Padmarajan is from Chittur in Palakkad. Radhalakshmi was his colleague at AIR before their marriage in 1970. RadhaLakshmi has written her reminiscences about him in her book Padmarajan entaey gandharvan (Padmarajan, my celestial lover). Their son, P. Ananthapadmanabhan, is a writer .

Films [link]

Year	Original title	English title	Direction	Story	Screenplay	Notes
1975	Prayanam	The Journey		Yes	Yes	Directed by Bharathan.
1977	Itha Ivide Vare	Look! Till here		Yes	Yes	Based on the novel of the same name. Directed by I. V. Sasi.
1978	Nakshathrangale Kaaval	The Stars Alone Guard Me		Yes	Yes	Based on the novel of the same name. Directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan.
1978	Rappadikalude Gatha	The Song of the Nightingales		Yes	Yes	Directed by K. G. George.
1978	Rathinirvedam	Adolescent Desire		Yes	Yes	Based on the novel of the same name. Directed by Bharathan.
1978	Sathrathil Oru Rathri	A Night in an Inn		Yes	Yes	Directed by N. Sankaran Nair.
1978	Shalini Ente Koottukari	Shalini, My Friend		Yes	Yes	Directed by Mohan.
1978	Vadakakku Oru Hridayam	A Heart for Hire		Yes	Yes	Based on the novel of the same name. Directed by I. V. Sasi.
1979	Peruvazhiyambalam	Highway Shelter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Based on the novel of the same name.
1979	Kochu Kochu Thettukal	Minor Mistakes		Yes	Yes	Directed by Mohan.
1980	Thakara	Weed		Yes	Yes	Based on the short story of the same name. Directed by Bharathan.
1981	Oridathoru Phayalvaan	There Lived a Wrestler	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also edited the film.
1981	Kallan Pavithran	Pavithran, the Thief	Yes	Yes	Yes	Based on the novel of the same name.
1981	Lorry			Yes	Yes	Directed by Bharathan.
1982	Novemberinte Nashtam	November's Loss	Yes	Yes	Yes
1982	Idavela	Interval		Yes	Yes	Directed by Mohan.
1983	Koodevide?	Wither the Nest	Yes		Yes	Based on the Tamil novel Moongil Pookkal by Vaasanthi.
1983	Kaikeyi			Yes	Yes	Based on the short story of the same name. Directed by I. V. Sasi.
1983	Eenam	Tune		Yes	Yes	Directed by Bharathan.
1984	Parannu Parannu Parannu	Soaring Soaring Soaring	Yes	Yes	Yes
1984	Kanamarayathu	Beyond the Horizon		Yes	Yes	Directed by I. V. Sasi.
1985	Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam	Monday, an Auspicious Day	Yes	Yes		Based on the radio drama Ammakku Vendi by Sajini Pavithran.
1985	Ozhivukalam	Vacation		Yes	Yes	Directed by Bharathan.
1985	Karimbinpoovinakkare	Across the Sugarcane Flowers		Yes	Yes	Directed by I. V. Sasi.
1986	Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal	Vineyards for Us to Dwell	Yes		Yes	Based on the novel Nammukku Graamangalil Chennu Raappaarkkaam by K. K. Sudhakaran.
1986	Kariyila Kattu Pole	Like a Zephyr of Dry Leaves	Yes	Yes		Based on the radio drama Sisirathil Oru Prabhatham by Sudhakar Mangalodayam.
1986	Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil	In the Village Which Wears a Warrior's Belt	Yes	Yes	Yes	Based on the short story of the same name.
1986	Desatanakkili Karayarilla	The Migratory Bird Never Cries	Yes	Yes	Yes
1986	Nombarathi Poovu	The Sorrowful Flower	Yes	Yes	Yes
1987	Thoovanathumbikal	Butterflies of the Spraying Rain	Yes	Yes	Yes	Based on the novel Udakappola.
1988	Aparan	The Impostor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Based on the short story of the same name.
1988	Moonnam Pakkam	On the Third Day	Yes	Yes	Yes
1989	Season		Yes	Yes	Yes
1990	Innale	Yesterday	Yes	Yes		Based on the Tamil novel Punarjananam by Vaasanthi.
1990	Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu	In These Cold Wee Hours		Yes	Yes	Directed by Joshi.
1991	Njan Gandharvan	I, Celestial Lover	Yes	Yes	Yes
2011	Rathinirvedam	Venereal Disenchantment		Yes	Yes	Remake of the 1978 film of the same name. Directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar.

Awards [link]

Kerala Sahithya Academy Awards

1972: Novel - Nakshathrangale Kaval

National Film Awards

1979: Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Peruvazhiyambalam
1986: Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam

Kerala State Film Awards^[1]

1978: Best Story - Rappadikalude Gatha
1979: Second Best Film - Peruvazhiyambalam
1979: Best Story - Peruvazhiyambalam
1983: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value - Koodevide
1984: Best Screenplay - Kanamarayathu
1988: Best Screenplay - Aparan

Kerala Film Critics' Awards

1977: Best Screenplay - Itha Ivide Vare
1982: Best Film - Novemberinte Nashtam
1983: Best Screenplay -Koodevide
1984: Best Screenplay - Kanamarayathu
1986: Best Screenplay - Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal, Nombarathi Poovu
1988: Best Screenplay - Aparan, Moonnam Pakkam
1990: Best Screenplay - Innale

Film Fans' Awards

1975: Best Screenplay - Prayanam
1977: Best Screenplay - Itha Ivide Vare
1978: Best Screenplay - Rappadikalude Gatha, Rathinirvedam
1980: Best Screenplay - Thakara

Other awards

1982: Kualalumpur Film Festival - Best Film - Oridathoru Phayalvaan
1982: Kualalumpur Film Festival - Best Script - Oridathoru Phayalvaan
1982: Gulf Award for Best Film - Novemberinte Nashtam
1983: Pournami Award for Best Director - Koodevide
1987: Film Chamber Award for Best Story - Thoovanathumbikal
1988: Film Fare Award for Best Director - 'Aparan
1990: Film Chamber Award for Best Story - Innale
1991: FAC award - Njan Gandharvan

Novels [link]

#	Name	Translation in English
1	Itha Ivide Vare	Look! Till Here
2	Jalajwala	The Watery Fire
3	Manju Kaalam Notta Kuthira	The Horse Which Longed for Winter
4	Nakshathrangale Kaaval	The Stars Alone Guard Me
5	Nanmakalude Sooryan	The Sun of Virtues
6	Onnu Randu Moonnu	One two Three
7	Peruvazhiyambalam	Highway Shelter
8	Prathimayum Rajakumariyum	The Statue and the Princess
9	Rathinirvedam	Venereal Disenchantment
10	Rithubhedhangalude Paarithoshikam	The Reward of Vicissitudes
11	Shavavahanangalum Thedi	In Search of Biers
12	Udakappola	A Bubble in the Water
13	Vadakakku Oru Hridayam	A Heart for Rent
14	Vikramakaaleeswaram

Short stories [link]

Name	Year	Book
"Aanakkeni"	1968	Prahelika
"Aattinkuttiyum Chennayayum"	(NA)	—
"Achan"	(NA)	—
"Agnikkuri"	1970	Mattullavarude Venal
"Ajnathamaya Oru Nadu"	(NA)	—
"Akale Sandhya Marikkunnu"	(NA)	—
"Alappuzha"	1972	—
"Amrithethu	1971	Pukakkannada
"Anubandham"	(NA)	—
"Aparan"	1967	Aparan
"Arante Ammayude Shavam"	(NA)	—
"Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Athirthi"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Athithi"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Avakashikalude Prashnam	1977	—
"Avar Appozhum"	(NA)	—
"Azhchayaruthi"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Banion Avenue"	(NA)	—
"Bhadra"	1967	Prahelika
"Busum Goulikalum"	(NA)	—
"Chiraku Viriyunnathuvare..."	(NA)	—
"Choondal"	1967	Aparan
"Daya (Avalude Katha)	1970	Prahelika
"Enikku Kireedam Venda"	(NA)	—
"Ente Prabhatham Undavatte"	(NA)	—
"Garbhapathrangalkkullil Shavangal	1971	—
"Girijayude Swapnam"	(NA)	—
"Homappakshiyute Muttakal"	1977	—
"Jalappishachu"	(NA)	—
"Jeevithacharya"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Kabandhagathi"	1970	Aparan
"Kabar"	1970	Aparan
"Kaikeyi	1967	Prahelika
"Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Kanneerummakal"	(NA)	—
"Kariyilakkattupole"	(NA)	—
"Kazhinja Vasanthakalathil"	1970	Aparan
"Khandavam"	1968	Aparan
"Kili Kizhavi"	1968	Aparan
"Kizhakke Muttathe Chempakamaram"	(NA)	—
"Kodathivishikku Shesham"	1969	Mattullavarute Venal
"Kunju"	1977	—
"Kure Kuttikal"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Lola"	1965	Aparan
"Manjukalathe Kakka"	1971	Pukakkannada
"Marangal"	(NA)	—
"Marimela"	1970	—
"Mattoru Bhoopradesham"	1974	—
"Mattullavarude Venal"	(NA)	Mattullavarude Venal
"Mazha	1970	Pukakkannada
"Moovanthi"	1970	Prahelika
"Mrithi"	1969	Mattullavarude Venal
"Mrithyupathrathil Thiruthu"	1968	Pukakkannada
"Nakshathra Dukham"	1970	Prahelika
"Nammal Nagnakal"	(NA)	—
"Nee (Veendum) Nee Nee"	1970	Prahelika
"Njan Ninte Koode"	(NA)	—
"Ningalude Thazhvarangal Ningalkku"	1974	—

Name	Year	Book
"Nishashalabham"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Nizhal"	(NA)	—
"Ore Chandran"	(NA)	—
"Orma"	(NA)	—
"Oru Divasam Ucchakku"	(NA)	—
"Oru Dukhithante Dinangal"	(NA)	—
"Oru Pazhaya Satheerthya"	(NA)	—
"Oru Sameepakala Durantham"	1981	—
"Oru Sthree, Oru Purushan"	1970	Mattullavarude Venal
"Oru Vidhoorabandham"	1977	—
"Pakalukalolam Rathrikal"	(NA)	—
"Palunkumalika"	1970	Prahelika
"Pambu"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Pathayile Kaattu"	1970	Mattullavarude Venal
"Parvathikkutty"	1967	Aparan
"Pazhaya Katha"	1973	—
"Peppatti"	(NA)	—
"Poovum Thavalayum"	(NA)	—
"Prahelika"	1970	Prahelika
"Prasavam"	1970	Aparan
"Pretham"	(NA)	—
"Pukakkannada"	1969	Pukakkannada
"Pulayanarkkotta"	1970	Mattullavarude Venal
"Raghunathante Achan"	(NA)	—
"Raktham, Choru, Kannuneer"	(NA)	—
"Ranimarude Kudumbam"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Rathrichithram"	(NA)	—
"Rathriyile Mathram Suhruthukkal"	(NA)	—
"Rathriyum Pinneyoru Rathriyum"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Sahasika"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Samayogam"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Sankhapporul"	1975	—
"Sanmanassullavarkku Vadhashiksha"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Sannipatham"	(NA)	—
"Sayahnasavari"	1976	—
"Shanthasooryan"	1973	—
"Shoorppanakha"	1970	Aparan
"Sree Gopalankutty"	1979	—
"Sundarikalum Sundarimarum"	1969	Mattullavarude Venal
"Swathanthrya Samaram"	1970	Pukakkannada
"Syphilisinte Nadakkavu"	1970	Pukakkannada
"Thakara"	1978	—
"Thanthrangalilonnu"	(NA)	—
"Theatre"	(NA)	—
"Theethali"	(NA)	—
"Thira, Theeram"	1970	Prahelika
"Thiruvullam Bodhippan"	(NA)	—
"Tholkkathe, Jayikkathe"	(NA)	—
"Thottavaril Oral"	(NA)	—
"Vanitha"	1971	Pukakkannada
"Velipadu Kondavar"	1975	—
"Veruthe Vesham"	1973	—
"Veyilil Doore"	(NA)	—
"Vicharana, Vidhi"	(NA)	—
"Vikalangar"	(NA)	Kaivariyude Thekkeyattam
"Viswasangalil Aviswasam	(NA)	—
"Yauvanam Izhayumpol	(NA)	—

Works [link]

Main article: Works by Padmarajan

Padmarajan Puraskaram [link]

Padmarajan Puraskaram is an annual film/literary award instituted by the Padmarajan Memorial Trust.^[2] It carries a plaque and a cash award of 10,000.^[2] The award is given in two categories:

Padmarajan Puraskaram for Best Short Story
Padmarajan Puraskaram for Best Film

References [link]

General

Specific

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^ ^a ^b Padmarajan Puraskaram for writer Paul Zachariah. The Hindu. Retrieved 2010-15-04

Works by Padmarajan

Films

Director & Writer	Peruvazhiyambalam (1979) Oridathoru Phayalvaan (1981) Kallan Pavithran (1981) Novemberinte Nashtam (1982) Koodevide (1983) Parannu Parannu Parannu (1984) Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam (1985) Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (1986) Kariyilakkattu Pole (1986) Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil (1986) Desatanakkili Karayarilla (1986) Nombarathi Poovu (1986) Thoovanathumbikal (1987) Aparan (1988) Moonnam Pakkam (1988) Season (1989) Innale (1990) Njan Gandharvan (1991)

Writer	Prayanam (1975) Itha Ivide Vare (1977) Nakshathrangale Kaval (1978) Rappadikalude Gatha (1978) Rathinirvedam (1978) Sathrathil Oru Rathri (1978) Shalini Ente Koottukari (1978) Vadakakku Oru Hridayam (1978) Kochu Kochu Thettukal (1979) Thakara (1980) Lorry (1981) Idavela (1982) Kaikeyi (1983) Eenam (1983) Kanamarayathu (1984) Ozhivukalam (1985) Karimpinpoovinakkare (1985) Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu (1990) Thanmathra (2005; story) Rathinirvedam (2011)

Novels

Nakshathrangale Kaaval
Vadakakkoru Hridhyam
Rithubhedhangalude Paarithoshikam
Udakappola
Itha Ivide Vare
Shavavahanangalum Thedi
Manju Kaalam Notta Kuthira
Prathimayum Rajakumariyum

Novelettes

Onnu Randu Moonnu
Peruvazhiyambalam
Thakara
Rathinirvedam
Jalajwala
Nanmakalude Sooryan
Vikramakaaleeswaram

Short stories

Lola Milford Enna American Penkidaavu
Prahelika
Aparan
Pukakkannada
Mattullavarude Venal
Padmarajante Kadhakal
Kaivariyude Thekke Attam
Syphilisinte Nadakkavu
Kazhinja Vasantha Kaalathil

Persondata
Name	Padmarajan
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	23 May 1945
Place of birth	Muthukulam, Alappuzha, Travancore
Date of death	24 January 1991
Place of death	Kozhikode, Kerala, India

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Suresh Gopi

Born	Suresh Gopinathan Nair (1959-06-26) June 26, 1959 (age 53)^[1] Kollam, Kerala, India
Other names	Suresh
Occupation	Film actor, playback singer^[2]
Years active	1965, 1986 - present
Spouse	Radhika
Children	Lekshmi (deceased), Gokul, Bhagya, Bhavna, and Madhav
Parents	K Gopinatha Pillai, V Gyanalaxmi^[3]
Website
http://www.bharatsureshgopi.com

Suresh Gopinathan Nair (born 26 June 1959),^[1] often credited as Suresh Gopi (Malayalam: സുരേഷ് ഗോപി), is a national award winning Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles. He is also famous for his philanthropic efforts.^[4]

1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Awards
4 Trivia
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Personal life [link]

He was born in Kollam into a Hindu family to Gnanalekshmi and Gopinathan Pillai. Suresh Gopi did his schooling at the Infant Jesus Anglo-Indian High School at Thangasseri. He graduated with a BSc in Zoology and M.A in English literature from Fatima Mata National College in Kollam. He is married to Radhika, the granddaughter of late actress Aranmula Ponnamma, and has five children: Lekshmi (deceased in a traffic accident at the age of two in 1992), Gokul, Bhagya, Bhaavni, and Madhav. He is settled at Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) and is currently living in Sasthamangalam

Career [link]

Main article: Suresh Gopi filmography

1965: Child artist [link]

Suresh Gopi first appeared onscreen as a child in K. S. Sethumadhavan's Odeyil Ninnu (1965). It was a popular film that had Sathyan in the lead role along with Prem Nazir.

1980s: Early career [link]

He returned to acting in the mid-80s with Sathyan Anthikkad's T.P. Balagopalan M.A. (1986), where he played a prospective groom in a small scene. He went on to play supporting and villain roles. Some other roles of his include Balan in Nandi Veendum Varika (1986), Kumar in Rajavinte Makan (1986), Vinod in January Oru Orma (1987), Shekaran Kutty in Irupatham Noottandu (1987), Suresh in New Delhi (1987), Harry in Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988), Unni in 1921 (1988), and Aromal Chekavar in Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989). He played the comic role of Inspector "Minnal" Prathapan in Manu Uncle (1988) and of Dr. Narendran in Padmarajan's Innale (1989).

He played Sethumadhavan in Siddique-Lal's blockbuster In Harihar Nagar (1990). Another role was of Christopher Luke in Viji Thampy's Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam (1990). The film that helped him get noticed as a serious police officer was the satirical comedy Aanaval Mothiram (1990), where he played Sub-Inspector Nandakumar and co-starred with Sreenivasan.

1990s: Peak [link]

The films that made Suresh Gopi a bankable lead actor were Thalastaanam (1992), Ekalavyan (1993), Mafia (1993) and Commissioner (1994), all by Shaji Kailas and scripted by Ranji Panicker. All of them were police dramas and had, more or less, similar themes. He became immensely popular with his role as Bharathchandran IPS in the block-buster movie Commissioner. Renji Panicker's dialogues employed by Suresh Gopi in English became quite popular with the masses.

During this period, most of his films were dubbed and simultaneously released in Telugu, which made him a sensation in Andhra Pradesh.

During the early to mid 90s, he also played characters of substance in films such as Jayaraj's Paithrukam (1993), Fazil's Manichithrathazhu (1993), Sathyan Anthikkad's Samooham (1993) and Sibi Malayil's Sindoora Rekha (1995).

The success of his cop roles led to more films of such nature, where he either played police officers or other tough characters in films such as City Police (1993), The City (1994), Rudraksham (1994), Kashmeeram (1994), and Mahatma (1996), with most of them failing to get noticed.

In 1997, with Jayaraj's Kaliyattam (1997), an adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, Suresh Gopi won the National Film Award for Best Actor for playing Kannan Perumalayan. He proved he was more than just another mainstream actor. This was a turning point in his career.

In the late 90s, Suresh Gopi was noted for playing in Joshi's films such as Lelam (1998) and Pathram (1999), again, scripted by Ranji Panicker. He played Nasrani character Chackochi in Lelam and journalist Nandagopal in Pathram where he co-starred with Manju Warrier. Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, and Manju Warrier teamed up in Sibi Malayil's Summer in Bethlahem (1998) which was a commercial success.

2000 - Present [link]

He started off 2000 with Millennium Stars directed by Jayaraj. The movie was a colossal flop and severely affected the careers of all the stars involved. But he had a success later the same year in Thenkasipattanam. After 2000, when his films were doing fairly well, he decided to stop acting in movies depicting violence, a decision he would later regret. It was also rumored that he was giving up his acting career for pursuing a political career. He acted in off-beat movies and accepted only soft roles from 2001 to 2005. With his movies failing to make an impact, he had just one release each in 2002 and 2003. In 2005, he decided to return to action movies. Ranji Panicker, scriptwriter of his most successful movie, Commissioner, directed the sequel Bharathchandran I.P.S. portraying him as the police commissioner. The movie was a super hit and was followed by a number of movies in the same genre, in which he played the typical police officer or detective. Some of them were successful, like The Tiger, Chinthamani Kolacase directed by Shaji Kailas, Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri directed by K. Madhu and Detective. All the others, such as Time, Aayudham, Thavalam, Rashtram, Pathaka, Bullet and Smart City, were flops. In between he attempted to do a different role with negative shades in Lanka which, flopped at the box office and ignited a controversy for an unaesthetic kissing scene with his female co-star, Mamta Mohandas. In 2006 he reunited with his favorite director Shaji Kailas for the movie Time, which had huge expectations but bombed at the box office. It was dubbed into Telugu as Police Ante Veedera and Hindi as On Duty, but failed to fetch better results.

Before coming to the film world, he had displayed great interest in the field of literature; his favourite authors are Bernard Shaw and Shakespeare. He is famous for his philanthropic efforts.

In 2008, Suresh Gopi appeared in multi-starrer Twenty: 20 produced by AMMA. Again, he acted with Mohanlal in Pakal Nakshatrangal, an off-beat movie directed by Rajiv Nath.

In 2010, he appeared with Mohanlal, Dileep and Sarath Kumar for another multi-starrer Christian Brothers.

In 2011, Suresh Gopi acted in the film Melvilasom, which though did not succeed that well commercially was critically lauded. Melvilasom, with nuances in theme and story was another novelty that Malayalam cinema saw in 2011.

In 2012, the making of yet another sequel of Commissioner, The King & the Commissioner with Mammootty has released on 23 March 2012. Suresh Gopi is also the anchor of Asianet's Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran program, which is the Malayalam edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ^[5] and Kaun Banega Crorepati.

Awards [link]

National Film Awards:

Best Actor - 1998 - Kaliyattam

Kerala State Film Awards:

Best Actor - 1998 - Kaliyattam

Film Critics Awards:

Film Critics Best Actor Award (three times)

Best Supporting Actor Award (four times)

In July 2005, he was considered for the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a mentally distressed person in Ullam and as a doctor in Makalkku, but lost out

Trivia [link]

Suresh Gopi's father was a friend of producer Balaji and they both named their sons Suresh. Suresh Balaji is also a well known producer in South Indian industry. Balaji is superstar Mohanlal's father-in-law.
Suresh Gopi films of 1990's were criticized for excessive violence and after 2000 Suresh Gopi pledged not to use a gun in any of his movies. This led to a five year downfall to his career. He revoked his pledge in 2005 to appear in Bharathchandran I.P.S. in which he appears with a revolver in the first scene.
He is a strong supporter of Indian National Congress and was close to former Kerala Chief Minister K. Karunakaran.

References [link]

External links [link]

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1968–1980	Uttam Kumar (1968) Ashok Kumar (1969) Utpal Dutt (1970) Sanjeev Kumar (1971) M. G. Ramachandran (1972) Sanjeev Kumar (1973) P. J. Antony (1974) Sadhu Meher (1975) M. V. Vasudeva Rao (1976) Mithun Chakraborty (1977) Bharath Gopi (1978) Arun Mukherjee (1979) Naseeruddin Shah (1980)

1981–2000	Balan K. Nair (1981) Om Puri (1982) Kamal Haasan (1983) Om Puri (1984) Naseeruddin Shah (1985) Shashi Kapoor (1986) Charuhasan (1987) Kamal Haasan (1988) Premji (1989) Mammootty (1990) Amitabh Bachchan (1991) Mohanlal (1992) Mithun Chakraborty (1993) Mammootty (1994) Nana Patekar (1995) Rajit Kapur (1996) Kamal Haasan (1997) Balachandra Menon and Suresh Gopi (1998) Ajay Devgn and Mammootty (1999) Mohanlal (2000)

2001–present	Anil Kapoor (2001) Murali (2002) Ajay Devgn (2003) Vikram (2004) Saif Ali Khan (2005) Amitabh Bachchan (2006) Soumitra Chatterjee (2007) Prakash Raj (2008) Upendra Limaye (2009) Amitabh Bachchan (2010) Dhanush and Salim Kumar (2011) Girish Kulkarni (2012)

Persondata
Name	Gopi, Suresh
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	25 June 1959
Place of birth	Kollam, Kerala, India
Date of death
Place of death

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Death [link]

Trivia [link]

Personal life [link]

Films [link]

Awards [link]

Novels [link]

Short stories [link]

Works [link]

Padmarajan Puraskaram [link]

See also [link]

References [link]

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Personal life [link]

Career [link]

1965: Child artist [link]

1980s: Early career [link]

1990s: Peak [link]

2000 - Present [link]

Awards [link]

Trivia [link]

See also [link]

References [link]

External links [link]

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