Malayalam Movie Review Mandharam - Cast & Crew

Neha Venugopal is an Indian singer who works as a playback singer from Hyderabad, Telangana. She is known for her excellent voice and has worked in the Telugu and Malayalam film industry. Some of her work as a playback singer include Philips and the Monkey Pen (2013), Mandharam (2018), and Kanchana 3 (2019), among others. Her work is available on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Gaana, and YouTube. She has sung in various genres and is a very talented singer. She is slowly making her mark in the industry, and we will surely see more of her work in the future.

Date of Birth: 25th October 1988 Shakthisree Gopalan is an Indian singer. She is also a lyricist and performer. Her genres are Soft Rock, Jazz, Western Classical Music and Pop. She was born and raised in Kochi, Kerala. She completed her schooling from Rajagiri Public School, Kalamassery. She completed her graduation in Architecture at the Anna University's School of Architecture and Planning after she moved to Chennai. In 2008, she won SS Music's Voice Hunt – second season. She was auditioned in November 2008.

Anarkali Marikar was born on February 8, 1997. She is an Indian cinema actress who primarily features in Malayalam films. She made her cinematic debut in 2016 with Aanandam. Nias Marikar and Laila P. M. are her parents. Her father is a photographer, while her mother is a housewife. Lakshmi Marikar, her elder sister, was a child actress in the Malayalam film "No.1 Snehatheeram Bangalore North." Anarkali graduated from Mar Ivanios College in Thiruvananthapuram with a degree in mass communication. Her sister's friend, cinematographer Anand C. Chandran, recommended her in Aanandam.

Varsh Bollamma is a 19 year old social media star in India. She was born in Coorg and brought up in Bengaluru. She is considered as Nazriya’s doppelganger and has a huge social media following.  GALLERY OF VARSHA BOLLAMMA She became famous overnight when one of her dubsmash video, in which she was impersonating Nazriya’s Raja-Rani dialogue, went viral on social media. Her video got thousands of views on Facebook. She shot to fame after people started to compile her videos and started sharing it on WhatsApp. Varsh is studying Microbiology at Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru and has already signed three Tamil movies. She is a proud Kollywood Fan and has always wished to be in the showbiz from a very young age. She wants to complete her studies and then work in the showbiz.

Megha Mathew is an Indian actress who belongs to the Mollywood Industry. She was born on the 13th of January to K J Mathai and Jancy Mathai at Kottayam, Kerala. She has a brother named Jithin K Mathai. Megha did her schooling at St. Anne’s Girls High School and graduated from Bishop Speechly College.

Screenwriter Dhinil Babu is from India. He is Indian by birth. Dhinil Babu has so far worked in the Mollywood entertainment industry, and Malayalam-language films have included his work. Indian director Dhinil Babu mostly features in Malayalam films. Among Dhinil's significant assignments is 9MM (2021). Indian director Dhinil Babu has primarily worked in the Malayalam cinema industry. The latest movie directed by Dhinil to be released in theaters was 9MM in 2021. Dhinil Babu, who has worked as a chief associate on several Malayalam films, directed the film. Dhyan Sreenivasan wrote the script and the dialogue for the movie, and he also starred in it with Sunny Wayne and other key characters. Known works by Dhinil Babu include Al Mallu and Vellarikka Pattanam (2022).

Alex E Kurian is an Indian film actor who has worked predominantly in Malayalam films. He has worked with many famous producers and film productions. The names of some of his movies are Maheshum Marutiyum (2023), Circle, Vambathi, 2403 Ft, Ntikkakkakkoru Premondarnn (2023), Poovan (2023), 19 (1) (a) (2022), Malik (2021), Trance (2020), Oru Yamandan Prema Kadha (2019), Mandharam (2018), Parava (2017), Take Off (2017), Kasaba (2016), Charlie (2015), Premam (2015), Bhaskar the Rascal (2015), Bangalore Days (2014), The Last Supper (2014), ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013), Theevram (2012), Cobra (2012), The King and the Commissioner (2012), Doubles (2011), Best Actor (2010), Apoorvaragam (2010), Kaana Kanmani (2009), Mayavi (2007), and Kilometers and Kilometers (2020).

Bahul Mani is a cinematographer best known for his contribution to the movies ‘Kishkkindha Kandam’, ‘Innale Vare’ and ‘Mandharam’. He was born in Kerala, India. Bahul has worked with famous actors like Mohan Kumar. He did his schooling at MVMKVNS GHSS MATHIL and St. Joseph High School, Cherupuzha. Bahul did his B.Sc. in Visual Communication at the Asan Memorial College of Arts and Science, Chennai (Madras University). He then went on to pursue his PG Diploma in Cinematography at L.V Prasad Film and TV Academy, Chennai. He worked for 4’z combined productions. Bahul has also worked on several commercials like ‘Katra-The Power of Dream’ (Corporate Ad), ‘Milma - The Goodness of Kerala (Corporate Ad), and Naattarasan TVC Chachu Jacob / Cat Entertainments. He lives in Elur, Kerala, India.

Mujeeb Majeed is a Hindi music director and composer. Some of his works as a composer include Mandharam, a drama and romantic film released on 5 October 2018, directed by Vijesh Vijay, written by M. Sajas and Vijesj Vijay, and starring Asif Ali, Arjun Ashokan, and Varsha Bollamma. He worked on U Turn, a crime, horror, and mystery film released on 20 May 2016, directed and written by Pawan Kumar, and starring Shraddha Srinath, Roger Narayan, and Radhika Narayan. He worked on Thinkalazhcha NIshchayam, a comedy, drama, and romantic film released on 29 October 2021, directed and written by Senna Hegde, and starring Arjun Ashokan, Sunil C. K., and Sajin Cherukayil. Some of his other works include Kudukku 2025 in 2022, Alice in Panchalinadu in 2021, Veli in 2019, Kattil in 2018, Haram in 2018, and Grace Villa in 2016.

Shabareesh Varma is an Indian Lyricist, Sound Engineer, Actor and Playback Singer. He primarily appears in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. Varma is popular for his rendition of Pistah song in the movie Neram (2013). He also acted in Blockbuster movie Premam (2015). His lyrics in Premam are also famous. Varma was born on 23 August 1985 in North Paravur in Kochi, Kerala. His father P.K. Nandana Varma is a writer and mother Sulekha Varma is a Carnatic singer. That is why he grew up in a cultural environment in his childhood. He completed his 12th from Samooham High School.

Vinayak Sasikumar is a well-known personality in the Indian Film Industry who has made his name with great masterpieces. He is a talented Music Director, Music Composer, and Lyricist who has acquired fame worldwide. His notable works include Karalil Ozhukum, Oru Kadha Parayunnu, and Medapoo Pattum Chuti.

Balu Thankachan is a Malayalam sound mixer and a playback singer. He founded 20dB Soundstudios and serves as its founder, audio mixing/mastering engineer, and music designer. He attended Vadavucode's Rajarshi Memorial High School and attended St. Alberts College. He is from Kochi, India, and resides in Chennai. He is married to Neethu George, and the two are parents to a boy. Vikram Vedha (2017), Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019), and Dear Comrade are works by Balu Thankachan (2019)He won the Radio mirchi award for music mixing engineer of the decade for "Parayuvaan" and the Radio mirchi award for "Kizhakkupookkum" (Anwar), "Appangalembadum" (Ustad Hotel), and "Yaanji" (Vikram Vedha). He performed mix engineering duties for the Malayalam film Minnal Murali (2021).

Niranj. A. Suresh is an Indian Playback Singer, Musician, Actor, and Director. He works in the Malayalam and Tamil Film Industry. Suresh was born on the 6th of March in the year 1990. He was born in Ernakulam, Kerala. His father’s name is Dr. Suresh Narayan, and his mother’s name is Dr. Anila Suresh. His father and mother were Physics professors at Union Christian College in Aluva. He has a younger brother whose name is Nikhil. A. Suresh. Niranj had his schooling from Bhavans Vidya Mandir in Elamakarra, Kochi. He later pursued his engineering degree from Mar Athanasius College of Engineering in Kothamangalam. Niranj was a National Cadet Corps member. He received a Best Cadet gold medal in the hands of the Chief Minister in the year 2005. He also took part in the Republic Day Parade at Delhi in the year 2005. Niranj married an ENT Specialist Dr. Radhika Lal in April of 2018. Niranj made his debut in the Music Industry with the Malayalam Film Asha Black (2014) for the song Nannaavoolla. Niranj later worked in many movies such as RockStar (2015), Role Models (2017), BTech (2018), Joseph (2018), Vijay Superum Pournamiyam (2019), and many more. He sang some famous songs such as Kanne Kanne, Azadi, Lokam Ennum, and many more.

Born on 7th May, 1990, Piyush Kapoor is now a successful playback singer, songwriter, and performer. He made his way up the success ladder after participating in the reality television show X-Factor. It is a singing talent hunt show that aired on Sony Entertainment Television. Hailing from Lucknow, Piyush started thinking of singing as a serious career option at the age of 15. Although he previously auditioned for several reality shows, he got his much-awaited break with X-Factor. In an interview after his elimination from the show, he confessed that he was hurt for being ousted by his own mentor - Sonu Nigam.

Zia Ul Haq is a famous singer in Mollywood. He hails from Tamil Nadu. He inherited his passion for singing from his family. His grandmother used to sing, his father played the harmonium, and his mother was a singer at Akashvani Radio. After completing high school, he went to Sangeeth Sandhana Mandir in Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh.He visited Nizamuddin Dargah frequently, where he learned the art of Sufi music. He also joined the Inayath Khan Music Academy (New Delhi).

Sinoy Joseph is an Indian film Sound Mixer artist and a sound designer. He was born on July 31, and the year 1981. His nationality is Indian. He is Sound Engineer by profession. He was active in the Tamil film Industry since 2004. He was born in Kottayam, Kerala, India. Sinoy is youngest child in his family. He has four siblings. His father is a schoolteacher at the St. Michel's Higher Secondary School, Kudavechoor, and Kerala. He was born in a middle-class family in Kudavechoor, near Vaikom, Kerala. Sinoy did his schooling from the St. Michel's Higher Secondary School. His wife name is Asha Sinoy. Moreover, his daughter name is Serafin Sinoy. Sinoy is also fond of extra-curricular activities like painting, singing, and dancing.

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.

Asif Ali is a model –turned actor who was brought into the film by iconic director Shyamaprasad and Sathyan Anthikkad. Later on, he featured in some successful Malayalam movies and made his way to stardom. Though he was not a superstar, his image of a chocolate boy in a movie ‘Salt N Pepper' seems to be best suited to him as he is very cute and innocent-looking. But unfortunately, he was given to play scary characters that had gray and negative shades. 

Known for his good looks and easy-going personality, the actor did not get box office success for his films like 'Hi I'm Tony’, ‘Mosayile Kuthirameenukal’ and ‘Pakida' which is supposed to be his best films. That is one reason he could not be graded as a superstar. Known for his handsome looks, the actor had graduated from foreign university and had previously appeared in video commercial and small film roles. This actor had too many dramatic projects too such as Siby Malayil’s ‘Violin' that marked a milestone for the actor as he played the solo lead for the first time in his career. Even in S Siby Malayil ‘s ‘Apoorvaraagam' and Sathyan Anthikkad ‘s ‘Kadha Thudarunnu' and Aashiq Abu's ‘Salt n' Pepper, he got raving reviews from critics and audiences, as all these films were family-oriented dramas on screen. 

The actor has done cameo roles in five films. In between 2012-14, he had signed maximum film projects that made him a very star which went to earn him many buzzworthy roles which put him in the club of established actor in Mollywood. In 2015, he appeared in four successful movies such as Double Barrel, You Too Brutus, Kohinoor and Nirnayakam, which allowed him to try something new in commercial cinema. In 2013, he tied his knot with Zama Mazreen, and now the couple is blessed with a boy. The actor was born on 4th February 1986, to M. P. Shoukath Ali and Molly in Kerala.

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.

Jacob Gregory has mainly worked in Malayalam films. The 2013 Malayalam flick ABCD is his debut film. This film was directed by Martin Prakkat. The TV series (online sitcom) Akkarakazchagal showcased his acting prowess and he gained recognition for his performance. The name of his character in this series is Gregory or ‘Giri Giri.” This character was well crafted. This TV series was instrumental in Jacob Gregory travelling Canada, U.S. and Europe. He performed various shows based upon this series. In fact, Jacob was so engrossed with the character Girigiri that he used to imitate it in real life too. 

Vineeth Vishwam is an Indian actor who works for Mollywood Industry mainly. Vineeth was born on 26 November 1988 in Thrissur, India. He gained his education from MES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KUTTIPPURAM. Vishwam worked as an Instrumentation Engineer at OPD TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD. He is popular among the people for his role of BHEEMAN in the project named Angamaly Diaries. He has worked in various Malayalam films as a supporting actor. The movies in which Vineeth has appeared as an actor are Jilebi in the year 2015, Kala Viplavam Pranayam (2018), and Angamaly Diaries in the year 2017. He is the rising star of Mollywood.

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