Malayalam Movie Review Luca - Cast & Crew

Ahaana Krishna is a 20 year old Indian actress from Trivandrum who acts in Malayalam films. Making her debut in the film Njan Steve Lopez, made by Rajeev Ravi, Ahaana stepped on the big screen in 2014. She has just completed her final year of college and is working towards establishing herself in the film industry.

Neethu Bala, the child of Balakrishnan, and Pushpalatha is an Indian film on-screen character who hails from Calicut, Kerala. She has accomplished her Undergraduate certificate in Designing from VTU. She sought after a vocation in fashion modeling, and later, wandered into Kannada movies. She is an amateur in tinsel town, is excellent for shuffling an occupation in a global organization, and her acting task. The entertainer marks her first silver screen appearance with Megha Alias Maggi, with Sukrutha Wagle, and Tej Gowda as the co-actors.

Devi Ajith is a famous Malayalam TV actress who acted in some very popular TV soaps since the last two decades. Before establishing her career in serials, Devi was famous as an anchor and VJ on various shows. After taken a long break from TV shows and serials Devi Ajith is back now with a stipulated role in V.K Prakash critically acclaimed movie 'Trivandrum Lodge' with a character named Zarina. She is also famous for her hosting show 'Paatu Petti' which was aired by Asianet. 

Devi Ajith did her schooling from Nirmala Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram and done graduation in Law from Kerala Law Academy. She hailed from a very strict conservative family and both her parents were educationists. While doing anchoring in a TV show, director Shyama Prasad spotted Devi and offered her a role in his upcoming serial 'Manal Nagaram' which was based on the story of Dubai Malayalees and their culture. The first break in serials gave Devi chances to act further few teleserials with veteran director Adam Ayub's 'Sthree Parvam Navam' and with Shajiyem on 'Nakshatrangal Ariyathe'. Further she got an opportunity to work in a Malayalam Film 'Seetha Kalyanam' alongside Jayaram, Jyothika, and Geethu Mohandas. But the film got much delayed on making and finally it released on 2009. 

She also acted in 'Ivar' the first Malayalam movie to shot purely in handy cam on locations. Along with TV serials, she also acted in few Short Films. Among the short films, the famous one was 'Cupid' directed by Sohan. It brings her four awards in various film festivals on the best performance. She also did Short Film for Rajesh Pillai (Traffic fame) named as 'Arikil Oraal Koode'.

Devi Ajith got arrested once by Kerala Police for Drunk and Drive but released soon by no complaint registered. But the video on police interrogation with the actress went viral with social media. Devi Ajith is staying now in Thiruvananthapuram with her husband Col. Ashok Vasudevan and their daughter.

Neena Kurup is a Malayalam film and Television actress who was born on May 3, 1973, in Calicut. She completed her schooling in St. Joseph Anglo Indian School and her graduation from Providence women’s college. Neena is married to Sunil Kumar is an exporter and they settled in Kochi. 

She entered into the Malayalam film industry through the 1986 movie “Gandhinagar 2nd Street” starring the megastar Mohanlal and Karthika. The film was remade in Tamil which was named “Annanagar Mudhal Theru” and in Telugu as “Gandhinagar Rendo Veedhi”. Neena played a very small in the movie. Her first movie as a heroine was “Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu” which was directed by Sathyan Anthikad and released in 1987. Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian movie director, lyricist, and screenwriter who is known for taking family oriented movies. 

Neena played the character named “Aswathy” who is the cousin of the hero “Sreedharan”, the character played by Mammootty. Aswathy is an educated girl who is rude and doesn’t like her relatives. The character was well carried off by Neena’s acting skills though she was a newcomer. She has acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies also. She did more than 15 films in Malayalam in which her character in the movie “Punjabi House” was clicked. It was a musical comedy movie in Malayalam which was released in the year 1998. 

Neena has also anchored a few shows, Merchants of India in Surya TV, VaalKannadi in Asianet and Dubai Shopping Festival. Some of her serials are Chakravakam (which was her debut series), Aayirathil Oruval, Sreekrishnan and a few more. Some of her upcoming movies are Vellakkuppayam, Heroine, Namasthe Bali and Driver on Duty.

Pauly Valsan is an Indian film and theatre actress who mainly showcases her talent in regional Malayalam movies. She is most well-known for playing Mariam Thressia (Pennamma) in the Malayalam blockbuster “Ee. Ma. Yau” (2018) and was honored with the Best Character Actress award at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards for her performance. The film also won the best director and actor awards at the 49th International Film Festival of India. Pauly was born and raised in the coastal region of Vypin, Kochi along with her six siblings. She is one of the eldest members of her house and has two children from her husband Valsan, a theatre actor. She married Valsan against the wishes of their families since they belonged to different castes but their families eventually came around.

Vinitha Koshy was born in Kollam, Kerala, India. She was a professional Indian actress. Koshy was a pediatric counselor, at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore in the session 2014-2016, before pursuing his career in the acting field. She did her primary studies in Mount Carmel Convent Anglo-Indian Girls High School in her hometown Kollam, India. Koshy completed her secondary studies from St. John’s Higher Secondary School in Karuvelil, Kollam, Indian. She is a graduation degree holder from Father Muller Medical College in Mangalore, India. In the year 2016, Koshy made her first debut in the film Aanandam, enacted as a lovely miss. In the next year 2017, Koshy did four movies named Aby, in which she acted as Clara, Mounam Sollum Varthaigal, Avarude Raavukal, in which she debuted as Mareena, and in Ottamuri Velicham as Sudha. In the next year, she did two movies named Laksha, in which she played the role of Laksha and Angarajyathe Jimmanmar, in which she was Damayanthi6. Later in the year 2019, Koshy was featured in the cinema titled Luca, where she enacted as Fatimah. For her 2017’s hit, she has also been honored with a unique award named Special Jury Award for acting in the 48th Kerala State Film Awards.

Arun Bose is a writer, director, and Cinematographer in the Malayalam Film Industry. He has directed the film 'Luca' in the year 2019. The film focused only on the newcomers. The film was produced by Linto Thomas and Prince Hussain. Ahaana Krishna and Tovino Thomas played a lead role in the film. Arun Bose was appreciated for his direction in the film.

Linto Thomas is an Indian film Producer, who is working mainly for the Malayalam cinema industry. He has the Indian Nationality. Linto did a movie has named as Jalliyan Wala Bagh. He did this movie in the Malayalam language. As a produce, it is his first project. Jallian Wala Bagh aka Jallianwala Bagh is a Malayalam comedy movie, directed by Abhinesh Appukuttan. The cast of Jallian Wala Bagh aka Jallianwala Bagh includes various peoples of different fields and expertise. The release date of the movie is November 24, and the year 2019. The genre of it is a comedy. The cast list of this project is Shalu Rahim, Sudhi Koppa, Anwar Shereef, and Balaji. Sudhi Koppa is a famous actor who is working for Kidu in the year 2018, Lakshyam in the year 2017, and ‘IDI: Inspector Dawood Ibrahim' in the year 2016.

Anees Nadodi is a Malayalam Art Director. He worked as an Art Director for the movies, is Sudani from Nigeria, directed by Zakaria Mohammad, and Varathan directed by Amal Neerad, in 2018, Thamaasha directed by Ashraf Hamza, and Luca in 2019, Kappela directed by Muhammad Musthafa, and Halal Love Story, directed by Zakariya Mohammed in 2020. He worked as a Production Designer in Saturday Night, Tha Thavalayude Tha directed by Francis Joseph Jeera, Eeyal, directed by Askar Amir, Jackson Bazar Youth, directed by Shamal Sulaiman, Mlndiyum Paranjum, led by Arun Bose, and Mahaveeryar directed by Abrid Shine in 2022. He won the National Best Production Design Award for the Kappela movie, at 68th National Film Awards.

Bani Chand is known for his work and contributions to the advertisement and South Indian movie industry. He worked as Visual Effects producer on the following films: “Pappa”; “ Roy”; “ Unlock”; “ Saras’s” and as Visual Effects supervisor for films “ Nayattu”; “ Anugraheetham Antony”; “ Halal Love Story”; “ Maniyarayile Ashokan”; “ 2 States”; “ Love FM”; “ Maarjaara Oru Kalluvacha Nuna”; “ Dhamaka”; “Puzhikkadakan”; “ Kettyollanu Ente Maalakha”; “ Helen”; “ Safe”; “ Brother’s Day”; “ Ormayil Oru Shishiram”; “ Luca”; “ U yare”; “ Vijay Superum Pournamiyum”; “ French Viplavam”; “ Mangalayam Thanthunanena”; “ Kalari”; “ Bhayanakam”; “ Queen “; “ B Tech”; “ Premam”; “ Valliyum Thetti Pulliyum Thetti”; “ Saira Banu”; “ Sunday Holiday”; “ Crossroad”; “ Janaadhipan” He also worked as a digital artist in the film “ Vimaanam” and a 3D supervisor in “ Maari 2”. It is interesting to know about such a multi-talented person with various skills.

Tovino Thomas is a well-known face in the Malayalam Film Industry. He is an eminent model and actor in Mollywood. He has a huge female fan following owing to his muscular physique and smart personality. He was voted as the most desirable man in the newspaper Kochi Times, a subset of the Times of India. He was born into a Roman Catholic family in Irinjalakuda, Kerala. His father, Ellikal Thomas, is an advocate, and he has an elder brother, Tingston, and a sister, Dhanya. Tovino studied in Irinjalakuda at the Don Bosco High School and then moved to Coimbatore to finish his college. He obtained his graduation degree in engineering, majoring in the field of electronics in Coimbatore from the Tamil Nadu College of Engineering. After finishing college, he started working as a software engineer at Cognizant Technology Solutions for a few years. Thomas is a fitness freak and has been modeling since his college days. He has also done endorsements for a few top brands of Kerala such as Silver storm Theme Park in Athirappilly, Indulekha Hair Care Oil, and a few others. He has also done a few short films among which his roles in Grisaille and Jaalakam were appreciated widely. Sajeevan Anthikad spotted him upon seeing these short movies and advertisements and cast him in his first movie Prabhuvinte Makkal in the year 2012.

Anwar Shereef is an Indian film actor who acts predominantly in Malayalam cinema. The actor had a supporting role in a Malayalam movie 'Ben' that released in November 2015. The film had Suraj Venjaramoodu, Anjali Aneesh Upasana, Gaurav Menon, Anwar Shereef in lead roles. Child actor Gaurav Menon won the national award for his role in the film. The film was an Official Award Winner of the 2016 ‪"Honolulu‬ ‪Film‬ ‪#‎Awards‬" too! Also, the film found an entry into Madrid International Film Festival. The film depicts some controversial issues in our educational system.

Chempil Asokan is an Indian film and television actor. He was born on 29 November 1960. Chempil was born and brought up in Chembu, Vaikom, India. Chempil Asokan has predominantly worked in the Malayalam Film and Television Industry. Chempil completed his schooling from K.P.M H.S.S, Poothotta. He made his debut in the Malayalam Cinema in the year 2009, with the movie, Bhagyadevatha.

Jaffer Idukki is a Movie actor. He was born in India. He mainly works with the Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu Cinema. He has Indian Nationality. Idukki was born in Tamil Nadu and India. He gave his best assistant at the time of his starting career. Apart from the Malayalam industry, he did movies in some other languages too. He has worked with number of other directors and producers. He did multiple movie projects. Jaffer has well known for project B.Tech, An International Local Story, Hello Dubaikaran, Ippozhum Eppozhum Sthuthiyayiriktte, Nervarennu Mmani Cherinjoo Tta, Nithyaharitha Nayakan, and Paippinchuvattile Pranayam. He did Hello Dubaikaran in the Malayalam language. Its release date is November 11 and the year is 2017. It has a genre comedy and drama. It's run time is two hours twenty-one minutes.

Nithin George is a very hardworking and talented actor working right now in the Mollywood film industry. Born in Muvattupuzha, Kerala, Nithin started out as musician. Since his childhood, Nithin aspired to become an actor, he also learned music. His first job was as a music manager for an FM Chanel where he would play modern and classical music and all sorts of creative musical work. He got dissatisfied with his own work because the dreams of becoming an actor were eating him alive. He then eventually left his job and started doing auditions for any kind of acting role, be it on TV or the silver screen. He finally landed himself as a lead role in the blockbuster TV serial Chakravakam. The show created history with a record number of viewers and Nithin solidified his position as a leading man on the small screen. He worked on TV for nearly a decade, giving out hit after hit and then he decided to finally jump the gun and look for work on the silver screen.

Rajesh Sharma is an Indian actor. His work is predominant in the Malayalam film industry. He was born on 1st December 1973 in Kollam, Kerala. He finished his education in drama from the centre for performing arts at Sopanam Kalakendram, Kollam, in 1996. His career was started as a drama artist, with his work diversifying over fifty dramas.

Shalu Rahim is an actor who portrays the role of supporting character in Malayalam movies. He is well known for playing the role Aravindan in the 2018 film named Maradona directed by Vishnu Narayanan.

Srikant Murali is a professional Indian film actor and director as well. He works preferably in the Malayalam movie industry. Srikant has been the part of popular movies like Kakshi Amminippilla, Aby Aka Abi. Srikant's latest film to hit the theatre was Kakshi Amminippilla in the year 2019. He made his debut in only two movies.

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