Malayalam Movie Review Munthiri Monchan - Cast & Crew

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 Kuyil and Keralathinte Vanambadi, which translates into English as Little Nightingale and Nightingale of Kerala. This is due to her exceptionally melodious singing which has never known any boundaries. She made the excellent contribution to the Music industry in languages like Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, Sanskrit, Badaga, Tulu, Punjabi, and Urdu. She has a record of being able to record more than 25,000 songs and the number is still increasing. In addition to these recorded songs, she also participated in countless concerts.

Gopika Anil is a Malayalam actress cum Model. She is from Calicut and did her schooling in Chinmaya Vidyalaya. She is graduated from Devagiri College, Kozhikode. Gopika made her debut in the film Thami with Shine Tom Chacko and Sohan Seenulal, directed by K R Praveen. But, her second film, Munthiri Monchan directed by Vijith Nambiar released first and introduced her to the Mollywood audience.  Besides movies, she had also featured in the music video, Neelmizhi with Rudra, Neethu and Gokul Krishna directed by Dr.Gouri Lekshmi and produced by Bijoy K .C.

Anjali Nair is an Indian film actress and model who mainly works in the Malayalam film industry. She is nominated for the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress She started her career as a child artist in the film Manathe Vellitheru Then she headed towards modeling, and after that worked in the television industry as an anchor and then acted in more than 100 advertisements.

Saleema was born in the Sriranga district of Andhra Pradesh, India. She is the daughter of the very popular Telugu actress Girija, who had acted in nearly fifty films, most of them in Telugu. Saleema was initially interested in becoming a professional dancer but later she picked up a knack for acting as it runs in her blood. She mainly acted in Malayalam movies with a few movies in Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil.

Vijith Nambiar is a Director and Music Composer- Director of the Indian Cinema. He is born and bought up in Kannur, India. He was born on 9th December 1977. He completed his schooling from Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Kannur, in the year 1993. Afterward, he went to Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and completed Mechanical Engineering in 1999. and was a Mechanical Engineer working for the company Otis, Danway, XSPlatforms.

Shankar Mahadevan, a well-renowned, talented and famous music composer, and singer. An accomplished musician in Tamil cinema, he is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that provides music to Bollywood and other International films. He has won various Indian and multiple National Film Award. His most famous albums include, “Breathless“- Album that first gave him fame, including the song, "Breathless," in which he sings throughout the whole song without pausing to breathe and “Nine” - Nine is Shankar's most recent album. Each song is a representation of a "mood," including joy, sadness, love, etc. He was also invited by UNESCO and the US State Department to perform at the UN General Assembly Hall for the finale of the International Jazz Festival on 30 April 2012 which is a thing of pride. Shankar has always considered himself as a restless student wanting to learn more every time. He says he’s thirsty and want to learn every time and experiment with something new. He wants to be a perfectionist. Shanker also feels that Karnatak music is the most powerful form of music and he himself started with Karnataka classic which he says is the best to create a prominent base for music. Music is the thing which excites Shanker the most, and he would always be attached to it. Personal Life: Shanker Mahadevan was born in Chennai to a Tamil family but was later brought to Mumbai and was raised there. Being born into a Tamil family and later raised in Mumbai, he knows both Hindi and Tamil language but is not well versed with Tamil and Malayalam. He finished his schooling from OLPS High School in Chembur and his engineering in computer science from R.A.I.T (D Y Patil, Navi Mumbai). His wife, Sangeeta is Maharashtrian and oldest son Siddharth Mahadevan. Also, a singer, made his debut on the 2013 Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’s song, Zinda. Shankar’s youngest son, Shivam Mahadevan, also a singer made his debut in 2013 in the movie Dhoom 3’s song, Bande Hain Hum Uske. Mahadevan is fluent in Marathi, Tamil, Hindi, Urdu and English.

Vijesh Gopal is a playback singer. He has the Indian Nationality. He was born on November 20 and in the year 1979. He was born in Kochi, Kerala, India. Kochi has its other name as Cochin. It is a city in southwest India's coastal state Kerala. It has been a port since 1341 when a flood carved out its harbor and opened it to Arab, Chinese and European merchants. Sites reflecting those influences include Fort Kochi, a settlement with tiled colonial bungalows and diverse houses of worship. His record label is M.C. Audios & Videos. M.C. Audios & Videos did the various record labels like Ambadi Kannan in the year 2008, Poonkettu in the year 2006, Sankaradhy in the year 2005, Ragasagaram in the year 2007, Nandananda in the year 2006, Halashyam in the year 2008 and many more. He did a number of songs. He is mainly working for Malayalam film Industry.

Ashraf Gurukkal has been a name associated with the action, stunt choreography in Malayalam cine industry for the past three decades. He has shouldered many responsibilities including stunt man, production controller, and actor in multiple roles. Director Kamal introduced him to films through 'Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal' wherein he became a trained Kalari. 

Manesh Krishnan is an Indian actor, who works in the Malayalam film Industry. His birth name is Manu Dev. Manesh Krishnan had a passion for entering the film industry but he has no film background. Manesh Krishnan started his film career in the year 2010 in the English movie, The Successor: Private & Confidential. Manesh directed and acted in this film, besides being a cinematographer. In the same year, Manesh Krishnan has performed in the Malayalam movie called Tournament. This film directed and produced by Lal features many lead actors, including Fahadh Faasil.

Binu Adimali is a Malayali comedian and actor. He is most famous for his hilarious stand-up routines on popular comedy shows such as Vodafone Comedy Stars, Kerala Cafe on Kairali TV, and Comedy Festival. Hailing from the town of Adimali in the Idukki district of northern Kerala, he joined the renowned mimicry troupe Kalabhavan. In an interview in the Laughing Villa program which airs on Kairali TV, Adimali said he was inspired to enter the performing arts when renowned filmmaker-cum-actor Balachandra Menon visited his town of Adimali. Then a 15-year-old boy, Adimali found autographed papers for distribution and was awed by the signature of the famous actor. He decided on the spot that one day his signature would be worth something.

Devan is a famous actor and political activist from Kerala. He started his career with Malayalam movies and later moved on to Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He also exploited the popularity of mini screen by lending life to many mini screen characters as well. He has been an integral part of serials such as Kudumbini telecasted by Asianet; devotional hit serials include Swami Ayyappan and Sri Padmanabhan and so on. Devan is married to Suma, daughter of the famous Malayalam film director Ramu Karyat. They have a daughter Lakshmi. He was born at Trichur is 1952 as the son of Srinivasan and Vasanta. Devan has completed his higher studies in business management. He initially worked with the renowned director Hariharan and writer M.T Vasudevan Nair to produce a movie, Vellam. But unfortunately the movie turned out as a failure and Devan took up more acting assignments to clear the debts. Devan was once known as the handsome villain in the Malayalam movie industry. But in the serials, he got the opportunity to portray positive and important roles.

Devan started his career as a hero, but had to shift later to villain roles and character roles. This handsome actor was seen in pivotal roles in recent movies like Mr.Fraud, How old are you, Mannar Mathai Speaking, Immanuel, Simhasanam, etc. Devan also started a political party named Kerala People’s Party.

Ammanath Babu Chandran is popularly known as Idavela Babu.  He is a movie-serial artist, anchor, dubbing artist, event manager and a businessman from Kerala. Babu’s debut movie   Idavela was released in the year 1981. Babu was born at Irinjalakuda as the son of Mr. Raman and Mrs. Santa. Babu was deeply interested in dancing since his childhood and has won several prizes and scholarships. Babu is currently the Executive Committee Member of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (Amma). He has several important responsibilities like VP of Artistes of Cinema & TV Media Co-operative Society Ltd, Member of FEFKA, MACTA, SICADU, CONTACT, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, SIIFA, Television Chamber, etc.Co-operative Society Ltd, Member of FEFKA, MACTA, SICADU, CONTACT, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, SIIFA, Television Chamber, etc.

Babu’s contribution to the mini screen includes more than 200 serials and telefilms including Bharya, Stri, Muttathu Varkey Stories, Gokulam, Neeharam, Charulatha, Desadanakilikal, Ishtamaayi, Sparsam, Kayamkulam Kochunni, Malootty, O.Hendy Stories, Sri Guruvayur appan, Sri Krisna Lila, Velankani Matavu, etc. Babu has lent his voice to several actors. Babu has also made a mark as an anchor for TV programs and compeer for stage shows.

Babu was an integral part of hit movies like Idavela, Lion, Mazhavil Kutaram, Hitler, Pataalam, Naran, 20-20, etc. Babu has more than 100 films to his credit.

Innocent Vareed Thekkethala is the real name of popular Malayalam actor Innocent Vincent. Born on 28 February 1945, Innocent is also a politician. He is an accomplished actor of Malayalam films and comedy is his strength. He delivers witty gestures, and his dialogues in the Thrissur accent is noteworthy. In fact, it is no exaggeration to tell that, Inncoent is a phenomenon in Malayalam films. Mimicking his mannerisms is like tasting sugar for mimicry artistes. His reputation is such that, he is a frequent actor of many Malayalam film directors’ films.

Whether it is comic or serious role, Innocent is very much at comfort. He was such a legend that, he held the position of President of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes for more than a decade. 

Irshad is an Indian actor in Malayalam films. He hails from Kecheri, Thrissur, Kerala. Irshad was so passionate about movies that he left his job to look for a role in Malayalam movies.His family and friends in Thrissur has been his encouragement, according to the actor.

Irshad showed his face on screen in PG Viswambaran’s movie Parvathi Parinayam in 1995, but had a real debut in the role of college union chairman in director Sibi Malayil's campus movie Pranayavarnangal in 1998. He acted in PT Kunju Muhammad’s Garshom, which was an offbeat movie, in 1999 and this led to Irshad being casted in the lead roles in many parallel cinemas. He acted in movies of many acclaimed, award winning directors like T V Chandran, Priyanandanan, Pavithran etc. His  important parallel movies are Neythukaran (2001), Danny (2002), Paadam Onnu Oru Vilapam (2003), Paradesi (2007), Bhoomi Malayalam (2009) etc. His role in Padam Onnu Oru Vilaapam as cruel husband of protagonist Shahina, a 15 year old Muslim girl, gained him a lot of popularity. He has also done noted roles in Priyanandana’s Pulijanmam (2006) and Dr. Biju’s Veettilekkulla Vazhi (2011) and P.K Radhakrishnan’s Mukham Moodikal (2013).

Irshad has also done many supporting characters in mainstream movies, now and then, since Narasiham in 2000. Offlate, he has shifted his focus from parallel movies to mainstream movies. He did the lead role of Maruthapuram Vishwan, alcoholic husband of protagonist Sumangala played by Kavya Madhavan, in director Priyanandana’s mainstream movie Bhakthajanangalude Shradhakku. His recent noted roles are as villain character Chakka Maniyan in Lal Jose’s  Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum (2013), as  Sub Inspector in Drishyam and Issac in Memmories (2013). He has also acted in 6 movies in 2014. His roles were well received in hit movies like Sapthamasree Thaskara and Vikramadithyan. The second mainstream movie in which Irshad has done the lead role opposite Lakshmi Gopalaswami, Yathra Thudarunnu, is expected to hit the theaters by the end of 2014. 

Irshad has acted in many telefilms  like Veyil Thumbikal, Award winning Malayalam telefilm Directed by- Priyanandan. Irshad has done only few Malayalam serials. His character in serial Madhavam directed by Saji Sundaresan telecasted on Asianet during 2007-2008 gained attention. He is not very active in serial  in recent years since he is more concentrating on doing films.

Apart from films the actor is very much socially committed. He has contested and lost in a block Panchayath election in 2000. He is also part of many social movements in Trissur and other parts of Kerala, like the one demanding the ban of the use of endosulfan in the state. 

Irshad is the third son of his parents Abdu and Nafeesa Thrissur. His wife is  Ramseena and has a son, Arshiq.

Son of an extraordinarily talented actor Aboobacker, Niyas Backer, is a famous South Indian comedian actor. Niyas followed his father’s footsteps and became a renowned comedian of the south Indian film industry. Niyas started his career as a mimicry artist and performed various stage shows with his younger brother Navas Backer, who is also a well-known stage actor. Niyas Backer is one hell of a comedian who lives in the Aluva district of the Cochin city.

Salim Kumar is a person who deserves the title of a film legend. He was born on 1969 in Kerala to parents Gangadharan and Kausalya. He has worked in nearly two hundred and fifty films, mostly in Malayalam and is a very popular public figure in Kerala. He did his higher education in BA from Maharajas College in Ernakulam, which has a reputation for nurturing budding artists. During his course at Maharajas, he had won the University title for mimicry three years in a row.

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