Malayalam Movie Review Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu - Cast & Crew

Hannah Reji Koshy is a young talented model and film actress. She prominently works in Malayalam language film. She was born in Ernakulam, Kerala. She completed her school education from Assisi Vidyaniketan. She did her graduation in Dental Health from Sharavathi College of Dental Studies, Karnataka. After completing her graduation, she started pursuing her professional career as Dentist.

Ambika mohan is an Indian film actress, who has acted in more than 175 films. She was born in Ottapalam and bought up in Munnar. Ambika got married to a K.S.E.B engineer “Mohan”, the couple have two daughters. 

She is known for her roles in Malayalam TV serials. She has also acted in a few devotional albums which raised her popularity. We could also see her in some of the advertisements of Jayalakshmi silks, Amala hospital, Kerala handlooms and a lot more. 

One of her best performances was for the movie ‘Kasthooriman”, her character “Vanaja” was outstanding with her natural performance. The movie was directed by the late director Lohithadas, with Meera Jasmine and Kunchacko Boban in the lead roles. Her movie became super hit with the performance of Meera Jasmine, who is a versatile south Indian actress and is two time recipient of Kerala state awards. 

Her debut TV serial was Sargam which was broadcasted in Doordharsan in 2006. She has acted in telefilims Umma Ariyatha Katha in Kairali TV and “Mothiram” in Doordharsan were commendable. 

She made her debut through the movie Meghamalhar directed by “Kamal” in 2001. The film is considered as one of the best Malayalam romantic poetic love story. Ambika Mohan acted as the hero’s sister in law. The movie bagged many awards including Kerala state film awards. Ambika Mohan was lucky enough to show her presence in most of the Malayalam movie which were commercial hits. She has been active in the Malayalam film industry from 2001 to till date and is still doing handful of moves every year. Some of Her upcoming projects are: Nirameghangal, Abduvinte Swantham Ammaku, Wonderful Journey and Mallanum Mathevanum. Presently she is acting in two serials named “Balamani” telecasted in “Mazhavil Manorama” and “Bala Ganapathi” telecasted in Asianet.

Anjali Aneesh Upasana is an actress, who predominantly works in South Indian movie Industry. It was while pursuing a degree that she started doing advertisements and modeling. Anjali was noticed by the producers working in the entertainment industry and was offered roles in programs of reputed channels, like Asianet, Kairali and Jeevan TV. She is married to Aneesh Upasana, who is a director and screenwriter in Malayalam Film Industry. Anjali was born in the Ernakulam district of Kerala in the year 1984. She did her schooling from a reputed educational institution in Tripunithura. She is an alumnus of NSS College, Tripunithura. Anjali changed her on-screen name to Bhagyanjali to attract the luck goddess. She has also acted in several albums like LA Cochin. She has acted in more than 75 albums and advertisement campaigns. That is how Anjali got a chance to enter into the world of cinema. She made her debut through Seniors, a film starring Kunchako Boban, Biju Menon, Manoj K Jayan, Ananya and Jayaram. Afterward, she acted in films like Scene 1 Nammude Veedu, Venicile Vyaapaari, 5 Sundarikal and ABCD.

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Ranjan Pramod is a renowned screenwriter who mainly works for Malayalam Movies. His work is highly appreciated in the Telugu industry as well as in other film industries. He started working at a very early age and received a lot of recognition from the other screenwriters. Not only that, he directed one movie, which though was a failure but opened a path for him in the field of directing. He had done many motions pictures and received commendable response for them. He is also currently growing his career in the industry and also wishes to try his hands more on directing movies. Mr. Ranjan Pramod started his career as a screenplay writer in the year 2001 and was part of a Telugu film called Randam Bhavam directed by Lal Jose.

Alexander Mathew is a looming Kollywood film director. Alexander may be a neophyte in the industry, but his father is very much popular in the Indian film industry. Mathew Mullasseril Alex, commonly known as Alex Mathew, is a Malayali actor who has acted in a few crowd-pleasing movies. Then after a few years, he became a scientist and found the Vedik India Society. He passed away in the year 2015 due to a heart attack. Alexander also had an immense interest in making films and expressed his desire to his parents. But his father wanted him to get a decent education to survive if things went wrong in the future. So Alexander pursued medicine in Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute in Tamil Nadu specializing in Emergency Care Specialty. After that, he came to achieve his dream of directing films. His close friend, Elaimai Doss, who also happened to be an upcoming director in Kollywood approached him to make a movie. Together they wrote their debut film titled Ethirvinaiyatru, which included Alexander himself as the leading actor. The captivating part of this thriller movie is that the shooting of the film was completed in 24 months, and the script is based on a true story. Alexander, who was the protagonist, produced the movie and he also helped in the screenplay and composition of music for the film. He was nicknamed as a ‘One Man Army’ by his teammates. The film is likely to be released in mid-year 2020.

Bijibal Maniyil is an Indian composer and a singer born on 21 May 1973. Bijibal is not only a playback singer but also an expert Keyboardist. Bijibal field of interest includes film scores, classical and dance music. Bijibal is a very renowned composer and has won many prestigious awards including a National Film Award. Bijibal made his debut in the Malayalam film industry as a music director with the film Arabikatha in 2007. The film won him Mullassery Raju Music Award for the best music director in 2007. Some of the remarkable works of Bijibal includes Njaan, Balyakalasakhi, Kaliyachan, Salt N’ Pepper and Arabikatha. Bijibal won the Asiavision Movie Award for the Movie Salt N’ Pepper in 2011. Recently Bijibal is working on some movies My God, Salt Mango Tree, KL. 10 and much more.

Hari Narayanan is a Tamil and a Malayali song lyricist. It is hard to find a native Malayali who has never heard any music composition or song made by this famous lyricist. They are very fond of his music and almost hear him regularly. The most popular and famous Malayalam music and song of 2014 was composed and written by Hari. The name of the song was Olenjali Curuvi. The lyrics of the song were so touching and soothing that it captured the attention of not only the young generation, but also the old people couldn’t resist themselves from loving this composition. Even the song Kaatumooliyo Pranayam was a great hit.

Arun Alat is an Indian playback singer and music composer, popular in the Malayali industry for his work in movies like Pyppin Chuvattile Pranayam (2017), Oru Cinemakkaran (2017), Avarude Raavukal (2017), and Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu (2017). Born on 6th October 1988, in Pilicode, Kasargod, Kerela, he made his singing debut through the song Swapnamoru Chaakku from Martin Prakkat’s Malayali film Best Actor (2010).

He is a famous Indian playback singer. He was born on 25th may 1975. He is currently 41 years old. He was born in Alappuzha, Kerala, India. His nationality is Indian. His zodiac sign is Virgo and religion is Hinduism. He started his singing career in 1992. His songs are available on the website sudeepsinger.com. He used to sing Indian classical music and devotional music. His songs are recorded in four languages: Malayalam, English, Tamil, and Hindi. He recorded more than 1,000 songs. His father is Kainakary Surendran and his mother is Pajama. He completed his schooling at St Joseph’s High School. The school is situated in the Punnapra. He completed his graduation from the SD College. His college is situated in the Alappuzha. He did his graduation in Malayalam. He also completed law from Government College in Thiruvananthapuram.

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.

The tall, dark and handsome Biju Menon started his acting career from the small screen. He acted in serials like Mikayelinte Santatikal and Ningalute Swantam Chandu. Mikayelinte Santatikal focused on the life of a family and their complex relationships. 

 In movies, he started with villain roles, second hero roles, and character roles and then graduated to main hero roles. Biju Menon married actress Samyukta Varma, and they have a son Daksh. Biju and Samyukta have acted together in a couple of movies during which they developed a likeness for each other. After the marriage, Samyukta decided to quit her acting career to become a full-time homemaker. Biju Menon resides with his family at Trichur. Their love and relationship is going strong day by day. 

Born in September 1974, Biju is the fifth son of PNB Pillai and Malathi. He had an inclination towards arts since early childhood. He did suffer a brief setback in his career towards the late nineties and early years of 2000, but he slowly found his own place in the industry through unique roles. The combination of Biju Menon and actor Kunchacko Boban has been a hit in the industry. Some of Biju’s recent successful movies include Velli Moonga, Bhaiya Bhaiya, Mannar Mathai Speaking (double role), Kalimannu, Romans, and Chettayess. He has also performed in Telugu and Tamil movies. Biju Menon’s strong and masculine voice is a unique trait which sets him apart from his colleagues.

Aabid Nassar is a well-known Actor from the Malayalam Film Industry. His birthplace is Kerala, India. His notable films are Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu released on 21 April 2017 directed by Ranjan Pramod with the stars Biju Menon, Hannah Reji, Aju Varghese, Deepak Parambol, Hareesh Kanaran, Padmaraj Ratheesh, Alencier Ley Lopez, Master Chetan, Ambika Mohan, and Anjali Aneesh Upasana written by Ranjan Pramod in the role of Abhi and Sachin released on 19 July 2019 directed by Santhosh Nair with the stars Dhyan Sreenivasan, Rashma Rajan, and Aju Varghese written by S.L. Puram Jayasurya in the role of Saali.

Alencier Ley Lopez is an Indian film actor and theatre artist, popular amongst the regional audience for his work in movies like Rosapoo (2018), Kala VIplavam Pranayam (2018), Oru Kuprasidha Payyan (2018), Parava (2017), Mayanadhi (2017), Vimanaam (2017), etc. Mostly known for his predominant involvement in Mollywood movies, Malayali TV shows, dramas, short films, and theatres, he was awarded the Best Character Award at the 48th Kerela State Film Awards for the film Thondimuthalum Drikasakhiyum (2017). Born on 11th December 1965, Alencier hails from a Latin Catholic family in Puthenthope, Thiruvananthapuram.

Deepak Parambol is a budding Malayalam actor, who is known for doing a variety of roles in the short span that he has been in the Malayalam industry. Born in Kannur, Kerala, Deepak did his schooling from Azhikode High School and went on to do his graduation from the University of Calicut. Later on, he pursued his PG in Calicut University, where he did his MCA. Unlike the characters he portrays in his movies, Deepak is quite a soft spoken person. In one of his interviews, Deepak said that he doesn't mind getting minor roles and doesn't feel disappointed when he doesn’t get lead roles. To him, he says, what matters is the experience that they have to offer, and all that’s important to him is to get good characters in the movies which can help him learn and do a better job.

Dileesh Pothan is a prominent Malayalam film actor-turned-director. He was born as Dileesh Philip on February 19, 1981, in Manjoor, District of Kottayam in Kerala, India. He studied at Emmanuel’s High School in Kothanalloor and later pursued a pre-degree at KE College in Mannanam. Later, he took Bachelor of Science at St. Philomena’s College in Mysore. He showed deep interest in cinema and drama, and so he decided to take a Master of Arts (MA) in Theatre Arts and attended the Sree Sankaracharya University of Kerala and a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Theatre Arts at the MG University in Kottayam. Initially, he has worked as an actor and associate director in several films including director Aashiq Babu’s Salt N’ Pepper (2011), 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Da Thadiya (2012), 5 Sundarikal (2013), Idukki Gold (2013), and Gangster (2014). Dileesh is also the associate director of Dileesh Nair’s Malayalam satirical comedy film,

Hareesh Kanaran is an Indian film actor and comedian, popular amongst the regional audience for his work in movies and TV shows like Aanakkallan (2018), Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha (2018), Puthan Panam (2017), Kali (2016), Viswa Vikhyaatharaaya Payyanmaar (2017), etc. Mostly known for his supreme involvement in Malayali short films, theatres, TV shows, and Mollywood movies, Hareesh has really been an important part of the Indian film industry for the past seven years. Born in Perumanna village, Kozhikode district, Kerala, Hareesh completed his schooling from the Ganapathy Boys school, Kozhikode.

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.

Manikandan Pattambi is an actor in the Malayalam film industry. He is a prominent face in the industry. His native place is Chundampatta in Pattambi, which is a place in the state of Kerala. He is married and has two daughters. He has acted in many films and is mainly known for his comedy roles. He has credits for over 50 films. He has also contributed in the field of screenplay writing, dialogue writing, story and as a singer (usually local music).

Nebish Benson is a very well known youngling of the Malayalam Film Industry. He has proved his acting proness in a very young age. There are several films such as Lyobinte Pusthakam, Varsham, King Liar and 100 Days of Love for which he has been acclaimed by Malayalam film industry experts.

Padmaraj Ratheesh is a famous actor from the Malayalam industry. He was born in Kerala to the couple Diana and the well-known veteran hero Ratheesh. His dad passed away when he was little, and his mother too is no more. Though his father already belonged to the industry Padmaraj along with his siblings were not given much exposure to the cinema field and considered their dad's office was just another "office." As they grew up, everyone studied very well and are in high positions now. But the junior Ratheesh always had the interest to become an actor and to follow his dad's footsteps. But before joining in films the actor had majored in Business Management and worked in a reputed company for about five years, but he had to resign as there was no one there to look after his sick mother.

Sankar Induchoodan, who is also known as Shankar, is an Indian actor who was born on 14th January 1996 in Ernakulam, Kerala. He currently resides in Cochin. Shankar is 23 years old as per 2019 with height 5 feet 10 inches approx. He did his primary schooling from Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Elamakkrara.

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