Malayalam Movie Review Alamara - Cast & Crew

Aditi Ravi is an Indian actress and model, appearing in Malayalam movies. She was born on 31st January 1993 in Thrissur, in Kerala. She is one of the admired actresses in the South with around 489 K followers on Instagram. Aditi was born to Ravi and Geetha in Thrissur. She has two siblings – one brother, Rakesh and one sister – Rakhi. Aditi graduated from Christ College, Irinjalakuda in Thrissur.

Manju Santheesh is a name which is often reckoned with the famous Malayalam movie Ohm Shanti Oshaana in 2014. Manju however, has been in the acting medium for more than two decades.She has acted in Malayalam serials like Deshadanapakshi, Bhagyalakshmi, and Amala. She also has her Doordarshan debut with the serial Tapasya. That is just some of the few things we know about the actor.
Manju, who is a trained Classical dancer, owes her acting career debut to dance. She believes that it was her dance which enabled her to appear on the mini screen in Malayalam. Manju, who used to work for several television serials at the beginning of her career, was given a chance to act in movies. Although she admits to not having shined in meaty lead roles, she did get her screen space she asked for. She recalls in an interview saying that her first work was Sargavasantham in 1995 which was directed by Anil Das, which she would always remember. During her acting in the serials, she was also seen in movies like Sallapam in 1996. Guard appears to be the last movie she acted in before she entered into marriage life with husband Satheesh Kavilkotta, who happens to be a Production Executive. 
After marriage, Manju is said to have had no plans of coming back on screen and it appeared so as she took almost a decade-long break; though she was offered acting stints during that stage, she refused as they were not appealing enough to her. If we look at her television roles like that in Manjurukum Kalam, we see her playing a shady negative role , who is known for her evil mind. Even in her older serial Balamani the actor played a role with some negative strokes to it. She admits enjoying such roles better than the lead roles of positivism in the serials. She wishes to portray her skills of acting and perform a character which has many layers to it. 
After her big break which was almost ten years, Manju resumed acting upon the request of Adoor Gopalakrishnan for his project Naalu Pennungal. She recollected the moment when she received a personal call from Gopalakrishnan, and it was an offer she couldn’t say no to. We also can see her in several Malayalam movies like Naalu Pennugal, Nayanam, Crazy Gopalan among others. Her acting career took a new turn, and she acted in more mature roles. She got into serials but made sure to not stress herself out. She later appeared on Mazhavil Manorama Channel and did negative roles.The actress wants to take one project at a time and wants to give time to her family as she feels it is important. 
In the year 2014, it was this movie Ohm Shanti Oshaana, which brought her into the limelight. She played the mother to the female lead which was played by Malayalam actress Nazriya Nazeem. Playing the mother to Pooja Mathews (Nazriya) she became very popular and got critical acclaim that an actor seeks for. As the story goes, Manju got this role through her husband’s friend and she will always be grateful for it. She says she enjoyed working with big directors, and the experience is the one to cherish for a lifetime. She says she is open to such meaningful roles and will always be on the lookout. Her latest projects include Salt Mango Tree and Style. She is still seen on the small screen in Malayalam television serials. 

One of the most prominent supporting actresses in Malayalam movies, Seema Nair is another of the most versatile actresses in the Malayalam movie industry with more than 50 movies under her belt. Born in the Mundakayam village in Kottayam, to parents M.G Gopinathan Pilla and Cherthala Sumathi, Seema has a sister, Renkua Girijan who is a playback singer, and a brother, A.G Anil, who is a music director.  She is formally trained in music, having obtained her degree from R.L.V College of Music and Fine Arts, Tripunithura.

Her career with the performing arts started with her performance as a theatre artist at the age of 17, appearing in the Cochin Sanghamithra’s drama Oru Kadamkadha in 1987. From there, she has performed in over 1000 dramas on stages globally, even winning the Kerala State Amateur Drama Awards in 1992.

Her career took a positive turn when she moved from the theatre to TV serials, and then on to movies.  Her first serial role was in the show Cherappayi Kadhakal, in the role of Kocheroda. She has also acted in telefilms and participated in reality shows including Nakshthradeepangal (Kairali TV) and as a judge for the popular reality show Rasikaraja No. 1 (Surya TV), apart from featuring on popular talk shows including Valentine’s Corner, Nammal Thammil, Valkannadi, the Sreekandan Nair Show etc.

She is also a member of the Kerala Division of the Make-A-Wish foundation and is a prominent member of the charity. She organized an event in 2012, where along with artists from Malayalam film and TV including Malini, Aju Varghese, Siddique, Kailash and the Social Welfare Minister M K Muneer. 57 children were helped through the event, where they were presented with gifts from the organizers. These children suffer from HIV, Cancer, Heamophilia and other incurable diseases, and are terminal. The work carried out by Seema Nair in providing hope and joy to these children is exceptional, with some of the most touching moments including when one of the children, Reshma R, a sixth-standard student was presented with a violin, and she burst into tears. Reshma later mentioned that she cherished a dream for a long time to touch a violin.

Sonu Anna Jacob is an Indian model, anchor, and actress working in the Mollywood industry. Born on the 25th of January, she hails from Punalur, located in the Kollam district of Kerala. Sonu Anna Jacob pursued CA and MBA from Kerala. She started her career as an emcee (also called MC or Master of Ceremonies), working at Excel Anchors. Sonu Anna Jacob is married to Malayalam writer Nikhil Anand. The wedding took place on the 22nd of August 2020. Sonu Jacob’s debut movie is the 2017 Midhun Manuel Thomas directorial Alamara. She played the character of Divya. In the same year, she appeared in another Malayalam movie, Matchbox, directed by Sivaram Mony.

Sunil Singh also known as Sunil Kumar Singh is an Indian actor who has showcased his talent on the silver screen as well as daily soaps. He is known for his tough image on the screen. His beard adds a distinct flavor to all his characters.  

Screenwriters are the one who makes a small idea into a fun and conversation oriented movie. They create the situation oriented dialogues, and the connect it with the storyline of a movie script. The screenwriter is often the essential person in film production because no movie can start without some form of a script.

Satheesh Kurup is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He took up a challenging task of photography from his first film ‘Anwar,’ and this film is still considered to be one of his best works so far. He owes an inspiration as a cinema technician from cinematographer and director Balu Mahendra. He was very much determined to be a part of the cinema. But before he could make a plunge in cinema, he was a still photographer in his college club. His continuous passion for cinematography brought him closer to many producers and directors of Malayalam cinema. While he was a still photographer in the college club, he took up the role of an assistant cameraman for Big B, which had cinematography by Samir Tahir. Later on, he had followed up as an operating cameraman for movie ‘Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded’ which had Mohanlal,

Richard Antony is an Indian still photographer who works mainly in the Mollywood film industry. He is known for “Adithattu,” an action thriller film that was released in 2022, directed by Jijo Antony, written by Khais Millen, produced by Jijo Antony, Susan Joseph, and Sin Treesa, and Shine Tom Chacko, Sunny Wayne, and Alexander Prasanth played the leading roles, “Tharangam,” an action comedy drama that was released in 2017, directed and written by Dominic Arun, produced by Dhansh, Skmar Thekkepat, S. Vinod Kmar, Ashwin Renju composed the music, and Tovino Thomas, Naji M Baji, Balu Varghese, and Santhy Balachandran played the leading roles and Beha Iyer, Vijayraghavan, and Achuthanandan played the supporting roles, and “ID: The Fake,” a thriller film that was directed and written by Arun Sivavilasam, produced by Muhammed Kutty, Mohammed Suhail P. P., and Shafil, and Dhyan Sreenivasan played the leading roles. Nihal Sadiq composed the music and Richard Antony was the still photographer for the movie.

Manu Manjith who was born in the year 1986 on 23rd of January in Atholi, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. He is currently 31 years of age. He is married to Hima Hemaraj. He is currently living in Kazhikode in Calicut, India. After completing his high school from St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School which is situated in Calicut, he did a course of Bachelor in Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery from Government Homeopathic Medical College which is situated in Calicut. He is a poet and lyricist in the Malayalam Cinema. He was passionate about writing since his childhood and has taken part in many writing competitions in his school and college days.

Sameera Saneesh is a South Indian costume designer and fashion designer who works in the Malayalam film industry. She was born on 27th June 1983. She is well known for designing costumes of Mammootty, Jayasurya, Prithviraj Sukumaran and other stars. Sameera hails from Eroor village of Ernakulam district in Kerala. Her parents are Ibrahim and Jameela. She married a software engineer named Saneesh K. J. on 26th November 2006. She learned drawing and painting from Kalabhavan Kochi during her school years. Sameera did an under graduation course at Bharat Mata College before joining a Fashion Designing diploma at the Nation Institute for Fashion Designing in Panampilly Nagar. After diploma, she worked as an in-house designer for “Raymonds” for some time before becoming a freelance costume designer for ad-films. Her first projects were the advertisements for “Saundarya Silk”. She rose to prominence due to her work in Seemas.

Lijo Paul is an Indian film editor. He was born on 18 October 1984. His Sun Sign is Libra and he is 32 years old. He is happily married to Sherin and blessed with a baby whose name is Ryan Ritchie. Lijo completed his schooling and Bachelors in commerce from St. Aloysius High School and College, N. Paravur. He lives in Kalloor, India and is originally belongs to Nayarambalam, India. He is an esteemed and outstanding personality in the Malayalam film industry. He is also a video editor and has been successfully working from past few years in movies. Some of his hit movies are Ohm Shaanthi Oshaana (2014), Romans (2013) Last Bench (2012) and, Oru Muthassi Gada (2016).

Ronex Xavier is one of the rising makeup artist working in the Malayalam film industry. It has not been much of time that Ronex started working in the industry, but he managed to steal all of his hearts by his makeup skills and techniques. In the span for less than a decade, Ronex had worked in the Malayalam films including, Carbon, Aadu 2, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, Maheshinte Prathikaram, and The Great Father to the latest Maradona.

Sunny Wayne is a Malayalam movies’ actor. His birth name is Sujith Unnikrishnan, which was given to him on the occasion of his birth, on 19th of August, 1983. His childhood was spent in Wayanad.

Aju Varghese is an Indian film actor, born to Varghese PK and Celiene Susan in the year 1985. He has a younger sister named Anju. He was born in Thiruvalla city located in Kerala. Aju completed his schooling in Rajagiri High School and further continued his studies in Bhavan’s Vidyalaya located in Ernakulum.

Indrans, who was born as K. Surendran, is a Malayalam actor and costume designer. He has acted predominantly in many comedy films and over 250 films. He is the second child out of the seven children of Gomathi and Palavila Kochuvelu in Thiruvananthapuram, India in the year 1951. Indirans made his schooling at the Government Higher Secondary School in Kumarapuram until his fourth grade. 

Subsequently after, he assisted his uncle in his tailoring business. He participated in amateur arts and performed dramas. After this, he established a tailoring shop called Indrans, from where he got his stage name ever since he started acting in films. Indrans was debuted in Choothattam as a costume designer before he started his acting career. 

He is the cousin of the National award winning costume designer, Indrans Jayan. He got married to Santhakumari on February 23, 1985, and the couple was blessed with two children. When he debuted in the film industry, he had the chance to meet several filmmakers such as Prem Nazir, Jose Prakash, Sattar, Pappu and Jayabharathi, but he focused only in doing costume designing for many years and did small roles on the big screen. 

Later on, he started to receive many opportunities from prominent directors such as Padmarajan, Sibi Malayil, Shaji N. Karun, K. Madhu and Venu Nagavally. The 1994 Malayalam film, CID Unnikrishnan B.A. B.Ed is the turning point of his career, where he acted as the best friend of Jayaram’s character. His comedic action clicked among the audiences, and he became one of Kerala’s mainstream comedians. Since then, he became the busiest till date. 

As an actor, he used his slim and lean figure and his distinctive accent to win the attention of the audience. He made his very own style in cinema, and he never mimic the comedic acts of the veterans, Adoor Bhasi, Jagathi Sreekumar, Bahadoor and Innocent. He won the Special Jury Award at the Kerala State Film Award in 2014. Well-known directors T.V. Chandran and Adoor Gopalakrishnan offered him to appear in their films. Some of Indirans projects as a costume designer were Sammelanam, Namukku Parkkan Muthiri Thoppukal, Season, Njan Gandharvan, Sphadikam and more. He also sang in the 2004 Kadhavaseshan. 

He acted in films like Sammelanam, Aparan, Dhanam, Utsava Melam, Janam, Manathe Kottaram, Street, Mannar Mathai Speaking, The Fire, Kalavarkey, Balettan, Patham Adhyayam, Inganeyum Oral, April Fool, Cheriya Kallanum Valiya Policum, Sandwich, Killadi Raman, I Love Me, Swapaanam, Praise The Lord, Apothecary and Seconds to name a few. This year, he acted in the comical road film, Aadu, which stars Jayasurya and Oru Second Class Yathra.

A firebrand script-writer, actor, director, and producer, that’s Renji Panicker for you. He made his debut with movie ‘Bhattacharya IPS’ in 2005. He started his career as a journalist after getting his post graduate degree in it. He, with Shaji Kailas, has given gem of movies to the Malayalam industry. He is also the managing director of the Malayalam newspaper Metrovarthaa. He was born on 21 January 1958 to Keshava Panicker and Laalamani at Nedumudi, Alleppey.

Saiju Govind Kurup, known for his screen name as Saiju Kurup in the film world. Saiju was born in Aroor Kerala ion 1981 and he is currently a busy actor in the Malayalam industry. He made his debut in the ever hit classic movie Mayoogham directed by the famous director Hariharan. He played the character Unni who was a rebel. The opposite lead to Saiju was Mamta Mohandas .He got two awards for his acting in the movie Mayoogham. The best new comer Bharatan awards and film city awards.

Saiju was working in Birla company there he met his better half Anupama and then both joined in Airtel company. Saiju and Anupama later decided to marry and the couple had a beautiful girl child. He was the direct Sales manager in Airtel. At that time he met the famous singer M G Sreekumar who later introduced him to Hariharan. Mayoogham was a hit and for the memory of his first movie the couple named their daughter as Mayoogha.

Saiju then acted on many films in lead roles, negative roles, supporting roles etc. Some of his movies were box office hits like Munnariyippu, Baba Kalyani, Mulla, Makeup Man, Trivandrum Lodge etc. His role in Mulla was quite different both in looks and attitude. He played the role of a negative police officer.

Saiju was selected in the li9st of Forbes India Magazines most stunning actor. He ranked 12 th out of 100 members in the Forbes list. He has a large fan following and he constantly interacts with the followers in the online portal formkerala.com and because of his sincere attitude towards his fans his fans call him as Saiju Annan.

Sudhi Koppa was born in Kerala, India. He is an actor by profession who works in Malayalam movie Industry. He started his career in acting in the year 2009. His debut movie was “Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded” which was a Spin-off of “Irupatham Noottandu” released in the year 1987. His role in the movie was uncredited. His most appreciated roles are Kanjavu Soman in the movie “Aadu” released in the year 2015 and Unni in the movie “You Too Brutus” released in the year 2015.