Malayalam Movie Review Bandra - Cast & Crew

Tamannaah Bhatia is a well known actress in Tamil and Telugu film industry with lots of fan following. Chand Sa Roshan Chehra was her first Hindi movie, in the year 2005. Her Telugu debut was Sri and the Tamil debut was Kedi. In Kedi, she did a negative role and the movie did not go well. It was also the debut movie for Ileana, the South Indian popular actress. Tamannaah Bhatia acted in Vyapari with director S.J.Suryah; but she did not get a good recognition. After she performed in Balaji Sakthivel’s Kalloori, she became notable. Her performance in that film was appreciated by everyone. Similarly, her Telugu film Happy Days was also a super hit and got her good name. Tamannaah Bhatia steadied her market by choosing good films.

Easwari Rao can easily take a credit in south Indian cinema being the new face of veteran film maker Balu Mahendra. Easwari Rao made her debut in Raman Abdullah in Balu Mahendra;s project. She was very choosy in selecting her role and had opted out from many projects that came in her way after her break in Balu Mahendra’s flick. After this film, offers came one after one, but she neglected it as she was very choosy then. 

She was also cast in Bharatiraja’s film opposite Napoleon, but the film did not take off and was shelved. Otherwise, one could find Easwari into top actresses list, as Bhartiraja always made women-oriented films and done best justice to any character in his films. She acted in many Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam movies too. She was seen in Appu as Prashant’s sister, Later on, she switched off to some TV serial projects in Sun TV, Gemini TV, Jaya TV and Vijay TV. She was a glamour girl in 1992, who had cast a brief spell in the screen with some good roles. 

Her sister Manasa also was an actress, but she appeared few films only and she left. Her popular serial Kokila Enge Pogiral was made for Sun TV and she was the face when TV serials were aired on private channel like Sun TV. , she acted in number of TV shows like Kasthuri, Avai Appadithan and Ninne Pelladutna and Agni Saatchi and a couple of more serials that shot her into households fame. She won the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards as a best supporting actress for the film Virumbugiren released in 2002.

Lena Abhilash is known for her character Jancy played in the hit mega serial Omanathinkalpakshi where she played along with the famous actress Sreevidya. She has won accolades for playing several characters in Television and Cinema. She won the Kerala State Film Awards in 2013 as Best Actress in supporting role for her roles in Left right Left and Kanyaka Talkies. She won the Filmfare Award and Amrita TV Award in 2011 as Second Best Actress Award for the movie Traffic.

She won the Kerala State TV Award in 2008 for Best Actress for her role in Aranazhika Neram telecasted on Amrita TV, and in the same year, she received Atlas Film Critics TV Award as Second Best Actress for her role in Chilluvilaku. She has been doing plays and films since her school days. Her first movie was Sneham directed by Jeyaraj. In the later years too, she did more movies with Jeyaraj like Karunam, and Shantam. She took a break from acting to complete her education. She is a Postgraduate in Clinical Psychology, and she has worked in a hospital as a Psychologist before reentering movies as a full-time actress.

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Being one of the most appreciated faces in the Malayalam film industry, since 1998, this veteran actress was born to Tina and T.Mohan Kumar. She had been serving the film industry since 1998. Her debut was in the film Sneham by Jayaraj. Her carrier did not seem to look down on her since then. There were rapid follow ups after Sneham in 1998.

This effervescent beauty, who has acted in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, is indeed a name to reckon with. This is not only due to her acting prowess, but also for her determination in battling cancer. Only recently, she opened up that she is very much alive in the industry; she is currently working in the flick Two Countries. 

Born on 14 November 1984, Mamta grew up in Bahrain. After doing her schooling in Bahrain she did her degree in Bangalore. Mamta tested waters in modeling before entering into the film industry. She got herself associated with print ads for big names. The 2005 Malayalam flick Mayookham by Hariharan was her first film. Though the film didn’t set the cash registers ringing Mamta was noticed for her performance. Later she ventured into Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. Bus Conductor, Madhuchandralekha, Baba Kalyani, Sivappathigaram, Yamadonga, Victory, King and Chintakayala Ravi are some of the hit flicks of Mamta. 

Mamta possesses commendable knowledge in Tamil, English and Malayalam languages. Hence language didn’t prove to be an obstacle for her acting in films. Mamta is attuned in classical and Hindustani music. Mamta is also an acclaimed singer. Also, she is excited to ride her bike on the roads. In fact, she aspired to be a motorbike racer. She associated herself with Kochi International Fashion Week as a brand ambassador. Also, she was CCL’s Kerala Strikers’ Brand Ambassador during 2013. Mamta, who battled cancer, had to remove her hair, but she took it jovially. In fact, she never revealed about the disease to anyone till 2010. She was that sportive. 

Mamta was wedded to Prajith Padmanabhan on 2011, but they wanted to part ways on 2012. Swimming and basketball are the other passions of Mamta, apart from singing. Mamta has some awards to her credit for both her singing and acting prowess.

Dileep was born in Kerala as Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai in the year 1968. His career started as an assistant director to Kamal. He was named as Dileep through the character he performed in his debut movie. His debut movie as a hero was in the year 1994 through Manathe Kottaaram as Dileep. Sallapam and Punjabi House made him get popularity among the Malayalam audience. Before his film entry, Dileep was a mimicry artist. He worked in Kalabhavan too.

Sarathkumar is famous south Indian film actor. He is also a acclaimed journalist, politician and film critic. He was born and brought up in Delhi. He has acted in more than 150 Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada movies. His debut performance was in a Telugu movie “Samajamlo Sthree” whose producer was his friend. His character was having negative undertones. The film was a block office failure and didn’t create appreciation.

While he was working in Chennai, he got the opportunity to work in Tamil movies. He cast the role of a business man in “Pudu Padagan”. His appearance in “Velai Kidaichuduchu” was also noted. The film tells the struggle of youth to end up with a job. The film received good response and was declared a box office hit.

He also made a magnificent performance in the move Pazhassi Raja, directed by Hariharan. This was his debut performance in a Malayalam film. The film was well received and a box office hit.

Arjun Ashokan is an upcoming Indian actor in the Malayalam film industry. He has worked in a host of movies in the part of prominent supporting roles. Arjun is an artist whose intense performance never fails to strike a chord with the audience. His dedication to the field of acting and his unique talents set him apart from the typical commercial movie actor.

Indrajith Sukumaran is a prominent film actor, who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He was born on February 20, 1980 in Trivandum, Kerala in India. Indrajith is the eldest son of the late Malayalam actor and producer, Sukumaran Nair and actress, Mallika Sukumaran. He got married to Poornima Mohan, an actress as well, on December 13, 2002 and they have two daughters namely Nakshatra and Praarthana. He is the brother of South Indian actor, Prithviraj Sukumaran.

He was debuted as a film actor in the 2002 Malayalam romantic drama film, Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan, helmed by Vinayan, which stars Jayasurya and Kavya Madhavan. Since then, he was starred in more than 50 films, and became notable for his role as a villain in the blockbuster hit film, Meesa Madhavan in 2002, helmed by Lal Jose. In year 2004, he acted alongside Dileep in the box-office action drama film, Runway. Indrajith played as a rich spoiled brat in Prithviraj-starrer Classmates in 2006, following with an appearance in Chotta Mumbai together with Mohanlal in the lead role. He acted again in Lal Jose’s directorial film, Arabikkatha in 2007; a film that depicts the story about Cuba Mukundan. In year 2008, he acted in the multi-starrer action thriller film, Twenty:20, together with the biggies of the Malayalam cinema such as Mohanlal, Mammootty, Dileep, Jayaram, Suresh Gopi and many more. He was starred in the Malayalam films, Nayakan and Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram in 2010. He is also notable for his role as an unemployed man, who is making toys out of the garbages he picked for a living in the black comedy film, Ee Adutha Kaalathu in 2012. Indrajith acted as a priest in the 2013 romantic musical satire film, Amen in 2013. Indrajith won the Best Supporting Actor award at the TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards for his performance in this film. In the same year, he was starred in Arun Kumar Aravind’s Left Right Left. Indrajith also made an appearance in the drama thriller film, Ezhamathe Varavu and in the social thriller film, Angels.

Besides acting predominantly in the Malayalam films, Indrajith was also featured in the Indian-British period drama film, Before the Rains in 2007; in the Tamil romantic thriller film Sarvam and in Telugu film Kavya’s Diary in year 2009 and in the Hindi film The Waiting Room in 2010.

Since then, he performed in a variety of films that showcased his talent as an actor. As of the present, he is waiting for the release of his latest Malayalam comedy thriller film, Amar Akbar Anthony, from which he was starred alongside Jayasurya and Prithviraj Sukumaran.

He also sang for few Malayalam films including Mullavalliyum Thenmavum in 2003, Chekavar, Nayakan and Happy Husbands in 2010, Arikil Oraal in 2013 and Angels in 2014.

Sukumaran Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)

Amit Tiwari is an actor by profession. The actor was born on February 6, 1980, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is widely known for his portrayal of negative roles, a.k.a., the villain. Popularly, he is known as Munna. Munna, a.k.a. Amit, is married to Pooja Amit Tiwari, and the couple has a son. The actor’s parents did not want him to pursue acting; rather, they wanted him to open a business. However, Amit was aware of his acting potential. Hence, he convinced his parents to try his luck in acting.

Rajveer Ankur Singh is an Indian actor and model who works in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu language films. Born on 5th November, Rajveer Ankur Singh comes from an agricultural background in Ghaziabad. His family comprises his father Jaiveer Singh, a farmer and a government employee, his mother Rajesh Devi, a homemaker, and his brother. Rajveer pursued his studies in the Hindi medium, but he excelled in sports rather than studies. He engaged in all sorts of sports and exhibited his best form.

The camera being his life, Shaji Kumar has spent his life working behind the lens. A cinematographer with wild ideas and styles of his own, makes this man a true gem. He has targeted and gave blockbuster movies to Kollywood and Mollywood. Born in Kochi, Kerala, he started his professional career by using the lens of his camera for capturing the scenes written in scripts in Malayalam. He has spent many hours working with leading filmmakers like Shaji Kailas, Joshi, Vinayan and Vysakh and has learned from their styles and techniques to manage projects in Kollywood. He now has extended his work with the renowned hero in Tollywood actor Prashanth for the project ‘Saagasam’ in 2016. He has received laurels and applause for the movie ‘Ponnar Shankar’ in 2011 and also for shooting 'Mambattiyan' in 2011 and lately 'Saagasam' in 2016.

Vivek Harshan, born on 28 May, 1981 in Kochi , India, is an Indian film editor with a national award to his name for editing film 'Jigarthanda' in 2014. Harshan developed his interest for movies and editing in his college days where he met equally movie enthusiast friends, and it is then that he started taking things seriously. He learned to edit professionally through a course in Chennai and later assisted renowned editor exact==Anthony to whom he also dedicated his national award. He gives credit to his work to Anthony and says whatever knowledge he has of editing is what Anthony gave him.

John Vijay was born in 1976. John is a Tamil film actor, who has contributed on playing many brace roles. He has mostly attempted the role as a comedian and villain in Tamil films. John did his Master of Science in Visual Communication from Loyola College.

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