Desabhimani is a Malayalam newspaper and the organ of the Kerala State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Started as a weekly in Kozhikode on September 6, 1942 and converted to a daily in 1946. Deshabhimani now has nine different printing centres: Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur, Kottayam, Trichur,Malappuram, Banglore and Bahrin. According to the National Readership Survey of 1995, Desabhimani was the third largest newspaper in Kerala. At present, V. V. Dakshinamoorthi, secretariat member of the CPI(M) is the Chief Editor of the paper and E.P. Jayarajan, CPI(M) central committee member, the General Manager.

Deshabhimani has a predecessor, Prabhatham (which means 'Dawn'). It was started in 1935 and was the manifesto of the socialist group in the Indian National Congress. It was in 1942, through the efforts of eminent leaders like A K Gopalan and E M S Namboodiripad(who in fact donated all of his ancestral property for raising funds for the paper) Deshabhimani started and became the voice of the Communist Party of India (later became Communist Party of India (Marxist)). Various personalities like E.M.S. Namboodiripad, V T Induchudan, K P R Gopalan and V. S. Achuthanandan, have served as the chief editors of Deshabhimani. So many notable Journalists of South India work with Deshabhimani. Journalists who have worked with Deshabhimani include P Govindapillai, Ezhacheri Ramachandran, Prabha Varma, K.R. Ajayan, P.M. Manoj, A.V. Anilkumar, B.Aburaj and Sunil P. Elayidom.

Pinarayi Vijayan (Malayalam: പിണറായി വിജയൻ) is a politician and a former minister of Kerala, South India. He is currently a politburo member and the state secretary of Kerala State Committee of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)).

He was born on 21 March 1944 in a poor family in Pinarayi in Kannur district. He is married to Kamala and has two children, Veena & Vivek.

Pinarayi Vijayan entered politics through student union activities and eventually joined the Communist Party in 1964. He was president and secretary of the Kerala Student's Federation (KSF) and also served as the president of Kerala State Youth Federation (KSYF). During that period, when communists in Kerala were organising the political activities from different hide-outs, Pinarayi Vijayan was imprisoned for one and half years .Later he was elected the president of the Kerala state co-operative bank. And during emergency he was arrested and tortured by police. He got elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1970. He was re-elected in 1977, 1991 and 1996. He was the Minister for Electric power and Co-operatives in the E.K. Nayanar ministry from 1996 to 1998. In 1998 he became CPI(M) state secretary. He was elected to the politburo of CPI(M) in 2002.

Rimi Tomy is a playback singer in Malayalam and Telugu. Her debut was in the film Meesa Madhavan, directed by Lal Jose. Her first Song was 'Chingamasam VannuChernnal'.

She was born in Palai, central Kerala. She is married to Royce Kizhakoodan, a businessman from Nellikunnu, Thrissur.Rimi Tomy is a very popular singer in Kerala. She works actively on talk shows and is a sought out playback singer. She is married and still continues to work with stage shows and as a playback singer. She is admired by many people for her humble and funny nature. Her attitude of 'never give up easily' helped in the early struggling days of her life.

1 Meesamadhavan
2 Valathott Thirinjal Nalamathe Veed
3 Freedom
4 Pass Pass
5 Chathikkatha Chandu
6 Kalyana Kurimanam
7 Fast Track
8 Pattanathil Sundharan
9 Udhayananu Tharam
10 Chakkaramuthu
11 Bus conductor
12 Balram V/s Tharadas
13 Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan
14 Nammal Thammil
15 Abraham Lincoln
16 Tantra
17 Chotta Mumbai
18 Chocolate
19 Kangaru
20 Romeo
21 Kanalkannadi
22 Thulasi
23 Mulla
24 Kabaddi Kabaddi
25 Twenty 20
26 Lollipop
27 2 Harihar Nagar
28 Elsamma Enna Aan Kutty
29 Marykkundoru Kunjaadu
30 Christian Brothers
31 Chemistry
32 Vellathooval
33 Oru Naal Varum
34 Kottarathil Kuttibhootham
35 Udayananu Tharam
36 Lollypop
37 Chattambinadu
38 Aswaroodan
39 My Big Father
40 Vasthavam
41 Body Guard
42 Athisayan
43 Speed
44 Chota Mumbai
45 Sufy Paranja Kadha