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Kavitha Ranjini, known by the stage name Urvashi (born January 25, 1970), is an Indian film actress , Television host and producer. Urvashi was a prominent lead actress of the 1980s and 1990s, primarily in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has written the films Ulsavamelam and Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu, the latter was also produced by her. She won the National Film Award
Kalpana Priyadarshini (13 October 1965 – 25 January 2016), better known mononymously as Kalpana, was an Indian film actress who has appeared in South Indian films, primarily Malayalam and Tamil films. Kalpana has acted in over 300 films in various South Indian languages. Kalpana started off her career as a child
Shobha Mohan is an Indian film actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 70 films. She mainly does character roles. She is the daughter of the late actor Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair . Currently, she is more active in Malayalam TV serials. Shobha Mohan was born to Veteran actor Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair and Vijayalakshmi
B. Ravi Pillai (born 2 September 1953) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the founder and managing director of RP Group of Companies. Early life and education Ravi Pillai was born on 2 September 1953 at Chavara, a coastal town in Kollam, in the state of Kerala in a family of farmers. He has an MBA from Cochin University. Career During his
V. Sambasivan ( 4 July 1929– 25 April 1996) was a famous "Kadhaprasangam" artist of Kerala, India. He was born on July 4, 1929 in Chavara Thekkumbhagom in Kollam district. After schooling in his native village he joined Sree Narayana College, Kollam for higher studies where he was associated with the Communist Party and its student wing AISF. His gift
K. Ravindran Nair, a.k.a. Achani Ravi or General Pictures Ravi, is an Indian film producer of Malayalam films, industrialist and philanthropist, known for a number of critically acclaimed movies he has produced such as Kanchana Sita, Thampu, Kummatty, Esthappan, Pokkuveyil, Elippathayam, Manju, Mukhamukham, Anantaram and Vidheyan. Nair is credited with fostering the art film movement in Malayalam cinema during the period from the seventies till the nineties. A multiple
Johny Joseph with the stage name Kundara Johny is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in more than 100 films. He has also done Tamil films like Vaazhkai Chakram and Nadigan. He surprised everyone with the wide range of performance as a Rowdy in Kireedam and then as a reformed person in its sequel Chenkol. He mainly acts in villain roles. Early
Sreedharan Nair (11 September 1922 – 19 October 1986), popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian film actor in Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala. Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film awards. In 1970, he won the best actor award and in 1969 the second best actor award. He is best remembered
Ambili Devi is a South Indian actress who appears in Malayalam Films & Serials. She has established herself as a lead actress in Malayalam Television Industry and has won the Kerala state Television Award for Best Actress in 2005.She has acted in over 30 Television soap opera's. Acting career She started as a young Malayalam Serial artist and got her
M.A. Baby is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Kerala. He was elected to Polit Bureau of CPI(M) in the 20th Congress held at Kozhikode, Kerala, in 2012. Personal Life M.A. Baby was born to P.M. Alexander and Lilly Alexander on April 5, 1954 at Prakkulam in Kollam district of Kerala. Baby did his schooling from Prakkulam
Shaji Neelakantan Karun (born 1 January 1952) is a National Award-winning Indian film director and cinematographer. His debut film Piravi (1988) won the Caméra d'Or - Mention d'honneur at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. He was the Premiere Chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, the first academy for film and TV in India and was also the executive chairman of International
Kalaranjini is an Indian actress and classical dancer who started her career in the early 1980s. She is the elder sister of actress Urvashi and actress Kalpana. She was a successful heroine of the 1980s and has lately been appearing in Television serials including Daya, Velankanni Mathavu, Devimahatymam, Kumkumappoovu etc. Kalaranjini was born to Theater artists Chavara V.P. Nair and
K. Surendran (22 February 1921 – 9 August 1997) was an Indian novelist who wrote in Malayalam. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1963 for the novel Maya and the Vayalar Award in 1994 for the novel Guru. Biography Surendran was born on 22 February 1921 in Ochira in Kollam district of Kerala state. He was employed in the Department of Post & Telegraph; and in
Thirunalloor Karunakaran (8 October 1924 – 5 July 2006) was a renowned poet, scholar, teacher and leftist intellectual of Kerala, India Early life Thirunalloor (variously spelt in English as Thirunelloor, Thirunellur and Thirunallur) Karunakaran – 'Thirunalloor', his family name, and 'Karunakaran', his given name – was born in the village of Perinad in Kollam (Quilon) district in Kerala to P.K.Padmanabhan and
Thadathuvila Chandapillai Yohannan (born 19 May 1947), better known as T. C. Yohannan, is a former Indian long jumper who held the national record in long jump for nearly 3 decades and represented India in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He hails from the state of Kerala. Yohannan will be known for the new dimension he gave to long
R. Sankar (1909–1972) was the third Chief Minister of Kerala from 1962 to 1964. He was also the Deputy Chief Minister of the State from 1960 to 1962. Sankar apart as a politician is known as a statesman, administrator, orator, educationist, writer and editor. Early life He was born to Raman and Kunjaliamma on April 30, 1909
C. Kesavan (23 May 1891 – 7 July 1969) was the Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin during 1950–1952. He was born in an Ezhava family in 1891 in the village of Mayyanad, near to Kollam in the then princely state of Travancore. Kesavan was influenced by the work of Padmanabhan Palpu, the social reform campaigner who was a member of the backward Ezhava community and
Elamkulam Pillai (8 November 1904 – 4 March 1973) was a historian and scholar from Kerala, India, who through his works enriched the field of historical research of Kerala. Early life and career Born in Elamkulam village near Kalluvathukkal in Kollam district, Pillai was born in a Vellalla Chetty family which was given the status of Nair under
K. C. Kesava Pillai (1868–1914) was a composer of Carnatic music, Poet Laureate of Travancore and made contributions to Malayalam literature. Life and Education in Kerala 'K. C. Kesava Pillai' was born in Paravur in Kollam (Quilon) District of Kerala in India in 1868. He had a school education up to the 5th grade and gained a proficiency in music. He watched Kathakali learnt the basics of Kathakali literature, costumes
Kollam G. K. Pillai was an Indian film actor in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 50 films. He handled character roles and comedy roles during the 1970s and 1980s. He died on 30 January 2016 Career He was a theater artist turned movie actor. He entered into the field of
Kollam Kanjaveli Kuttilazhikathu Thulasidharan Nair is an actor in Malayalam cinema who is better known as Kollam Thulasi relating the name of his birthplace Kollam to his first name as customary in some parts of Kerala. His first appearance was in Ezhuthappurangal (1987). He is well known for his unique