Balan K Nair
Deserted by his mother, teenaged Raju is adopted by Beeranikka, a Muslim ferryman. Raju soon starts accompanying Beeranikka in ferrying people. One day, he meets a young girl who is returning to her native town Kozhikode after the death of her mother. The girl invites Raju to Kozhikode where she would be staying with her father and uncle. Not interested in leaving the ferrying job, Raju rejects the invitation. A few days later, he finds himself in possession of an ornament which he thinks belongs to the girl. He travels to Kozhikode to return the ornament and finds the girl after many days of search. The girl does not recognise Raju and says the ornament does not belong to her. Disheartened, Raju returns to the ferry.
Vishnu is part of a local circus group. On one of their tours, Vishnu meets a girl and his life changes forever.
A man comes to an isolated valley to take revenge on his friend who murdered his wife. Set in the backdrop of a village in a valley along Palakkad, it is influenced by the spaghetti western genre, and has achieved a cult status in Kerala since its release. Considered as the best thriller of all time in Malayalam cinema. Mohanlal's acting skills and Bharathan's direction are at the peak in this film
Kunjoottan is an innocent young man living in a remote village. He is the only heir to his rich, aristocratic parents, Thamburan and Kunjulakshmi. He cannot stand his overprotective father, who is concerned about his son because he had a bad dream about his son's death. Ramachandran, a childhood friend is back from town with colorful stories about city life. He is in urgent need of money to pay his debts from a failed business. He tricks Kunjoottan into stealing money from his father's safe so that they can run away and enjoy life in the city.
Indrajaalam is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film, directed and produced by Thambi Kannanthanam, starring Mohanlal and Geetha.
Venugopal takes his mentor's brother Rajan under his wing and makes him his manager. Venu falls for Devi whom he later realizes is already engaged to Rajan. Rajan marries Devi with Venu's blessing. But soon after the wedding Rajan starts to engage is shady activities in his quest for quick money and this strains the relationship between Venu and Rajan.
Chanthu, a poor orphan and Aromal are cousins and belong to the Chekavar clan, a warrior clan who hire themselves out as duellers to settle disputes among the rich and powerful. Aromal, jealous of the much more talented Chanthu, makes life miserable for him and Chanthu decides to leave and live with Aringodar, a rival chekavan, as his pupil. When the two sons of a local landlord have a property dispute and decide to hire Aromal and Aringodar to duel it out, Chanthu has to decide where his loyalty lies - with the family of the uncle who brought him up or with Aringodar who provided him with sanctuary.
Chandran (Mammootty) is a truck driver and Ravi ( Mukesh), the cleaner of the truck. Chandran is very affectionate towards Ravi, for whom, Chandran is like an elder brother. Chandran spends most of his leisure time in booze and women, while Ravi is busy in saving all the money, as he has got a family. The story progresses with the change in life to both people.
Aryan movie is all about Devanarayan (Mohanlal) who is a Brahmin priest who is falsely accused of theft and forced to leave his village in Kerala. He moves to Bombay where he gets drawn into the underworld through an ageing don Kareem (Goga Kapoor). Some interesting comment initially on Brahmin priesthood in Kerala, but halfway through the film goes haywire.
Vasu and Chacko are working as drivers and low ranking workers for the Abkari contractor Sreekandan. Sreekandan is heavily involved in the smuggling of liquor from the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu in order to increase the already high profits in his business. For some time the jobless youngsters try illegal brewing of hooch.
Mukthi movie is all about Haridas (Mammootty) who is the son of a village peon, who returns to his home district as the central government-appointed Collector. The pressures of the new job create complexities in his personal and professional life, eventually causing a rift between him and his younger brother Sudhakaran (Rahman). The two brothers engage in dangerous one-upmanship, as Sudhakaran joins a political party opposed to Haridas. One of IV Sasi's best films, good performances from the entire cast.
Puravrutham is a 1988 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Lenin Rajendran and produced by MK Aniyan. The film stars Revathy, Om Puri, Innocent and KPAC Lalitha in lead roles.
Ore Thooval Pakshikal is a 1988 Malayalam film written, directed and produced by Chintha Ravi. The film, in a docu-drama style, depicts the last days of the British Raj. It stars Balan K. Nair, Tom Alter, Nilambur Balan and Ramachandran Mokeri in pivotal roles.
The head of a royal family bribes his Chief Minister to teach Mahendra (Mohanlal), the royal heir, about democracy. Once he leaves the family, Mahendra tries to be independent and help his friend Jayan.
It is a political film on trade union and its functioning in factories. The story revolves a trade union and company owner. She brings new manager Mohan Cheriyan (Mohanlal) to solve the company issues with trade union leaders. When the company was about to lay off due to union problems, Raghavan (Mammootty)suggest a new formula for solving the company issues and this leads to save the company.
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It tells the story of a college student Lal played by Mohanlal, who takes on 3 Masters degree in college and continues as a student in the college as he was an orphan. He lives in a home nearby college made from the money of his unknown father. From time of his memory he lives in an orphanage, now he is in college and he do not want to leave the college. The story revolves around the college and various events happening in the college.
The film revolves around T.P. Balagopalan (Mohanlal), a middle class post-graduate salaried person, who wants to build himself and also needs to take care of his extended family members. The film went over factors influencing Kerala of the 1980s such as widespread unemployment, poverty, and the poor economy.
Meenamasathile Sooryan is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Lenin Rajendran and produced by CG Bhaskaran. The film stars Shobhana, Venu Nagavally, Murali and Vijay Menon in lead roles. The film had musical score by MB Sreenivasan.
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B. G. Menon recruits Vikrman, a criminal and the lookalike of Jayamohan, an honest cop who was killed by Lion C. Menon's men, to nab him.
Seetha's father forces her to marry against her wishes and she is forced to remarry, when her husband dies. She is caught in a struggle as she tries to unite with her lover. Will Seetha ever be happy?
Akkacheyude Kunjuvava is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sajan. The film stars Shobhana, Jose Prakash, Ratheesh and V. D. Rajappan in lead roles. The film had musical score by Johnson.
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Poornima, a widow living in Ooty leads a peaceful life with her two sons. Jaishankar, a tourist who visits the place gets tempted and rapes her. In the act, Poornima dies leaving her two sons who witness the murder. With a turn of events leading to both sons joining together and take revenge for their mother's death forms the rest of the story.
Shaitaan or 'satan' (Joginder) wants the sacrifice of 7 young women to attain immortality and aspires to become the only messiah of the dark and create a world of flesh, blood, and unrestrained desires. For this he wants to find a suitable man, who would help him succeed in his dangerous intentions.
Rajan, though successful in his job, but his family life is not so happy. His wife, Nalini, aspires for a fellowship in Harvard University, US, leaving behind her husband and kid, Babumon. When his father, Madhavan, a retired school teacher, is down with ailment, Rajan along with his family returns to his ancestral home. Rajan's elder sister, Vishalam, younger sister, Seethalakshmi & husband Padmanabhan also arrive to meet their father, as his health condition was serious. Madhavan's daughters and in-laws were busy in their own ways, as they don't wish to spend many days with their dying father. In his sickness, Madhavan expresses his wish to meet his niece, Ammukutty, Ammu arrives and took care of her dying uncle. Madhavan's children except Rajan leaves as Ammu was there to look after their father. Rajan remembers his young days of romance with Ammu.
Kumaran Thampi, a wizard, is not able to keep his vow of celibacy. This keeps getting him into many troubles, most of which are lethal.
The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and trade union activist. He is forced to go underground after his name was associated with the murder of the owner of a tile factory. He is considered to be dead by his party and they even erect a memorial for him. But he makes an unexpected comeback almost 10 years later, after the first communist ministry gained and lost power in Kerala and after the Communist Party of India has split. On his return, he spends his time sleeping and drinking. His come back is first a puzzle and then an embarrassment to his comrades and family. As the disappointment on his new face grows, he is found murdered. The film ends when both the communist parties jointly celebrate his martyrdom.
Ambily gets pregnant from movie director Raghunath, who drives her out claiming that she was an enchantress. Ambili gives birth to a son and when he grows up she takes him to Raghunath.
Rohini is the sister of Krishnakumar; she gets gang raped. Krishnakumar investigates the whole case and takes the law into his hands.
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Extraordinary and long-drawn out melodrama contrasting conditions in Kerala with those in Japan. A group of performers from Kerala are invited to Japan, but they are left stranded when their criminal host disappears. With the assistance of Nambiar (Nair), a benevolent Tokyo-based Malayali, they learn about the Japanese economy, initiating - on their return - a series of reformist movements that end up with the revolutionary overthrow of corrupt leadership.
Raghavan is a spoilt boy who does not attend school and engages in nefarious activities. After getting caught stealing, he is left with nowhere to go.
Post Mortem is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Pushparajan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Mammootty, Sukumaran and Balan K Nair in lead roles.
A lovelorn woman, a neglected wife and an abused sister try to keep their head above water as they navigate the challenges brought on by the men in their lives.
A young boy who watches his parents getting murdered spends most of his childhood planning to take revenge on their killers since the investigating officer was unable to catch them.
Siblings Deepthi and Ravi are separated after their parents' divorce. After many years, Deepthi faces many challenges when she goes in search of Ravi.
John Jaffer Janardhanan is an action comedy film with a lost and found theme, about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three homes, adopting three religions. They meet in their youth to fight a common villain. This movie is a remake of 1977 blockbuster Hindi movie Amar Akbar Anthony.
Kaattile paattu is an Indian malayalam language film directed by KP Kumaran.
The second-in-command of a gang of robbers in the Chambal valley is forced to interact with Kumar, a police officer, after he learns that Kumar impregnated one of the girls in their community.
The film portrays the bitter side of life in a circus camp. Humans are just valarthumrugangal or pet animals, treated worse than the animals in a circus.
Kolilakkam followed the "lost and found" formula. Three brothers are separated in their childhood and how they reunite forms the story. Jayan, Sukumaran and M.G. Soman played the brothers, while Madhu and K. R. Vijaya, played their parents.
A group of villagers come together to fight against the atrocities of their landlords and amongst them is Bheeman, a man who turns against his master of several years and joins the revolution.
This film is directed by J Sasikumar. The film had musical score by M K Arjunan.
Ashwaradham is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by IV Sasi and produced by Pavamani. The film stars Srividya, Raveendran, Prameela and Balan K Nair in lead roles.
As the name suggests, the film tells the story of the monkey-god Hanuman, who is worshipped by Hindus throughout the world, and has an important place of his own as a devotee of Lord Rama.
Velan is a street circus performer. He kidnaps and forcibly blinds village children and turn them into fellow circus performers. Once, he falls in love with one of his victims, Rani, as does his lorry driver friend Ouseph. Eventually, Ouseph and Velan kills each other allowing Rani to escape with the man she really loves, a lorry cleaner.
Ramu, a farmer, fights against an evil landlord when he uses illegal ways to make money. He faces many challenges when the landlord tries to plot against him.
Thacholi Ambu is a 1978 Malayalam-language film starring Prem Nazir, Sivaji Ganesan, Ravikumar and Jayan. Directed and produced by Navodaya Appachan, it was the first cinemascope film in Malayalam. Prem Nazir played the title role in the film.
Vayanadan Thamban is a 1978 Malayalam-language Indian horror film directed by A. Vincent and produced by S. Hariharan , starring Kamal Haasan and Latha in lead roles.The horror theme was the first of its kind when it was released. The movie is about an old warlock who seduces women for a devil to gain youth in return.
This is an intersting movie as it is very different to the movies that were realeased in the 70s.Most of the movie is shot outdoors and it is more in touch with reality rather than the usual dramatic type. Prem Nazir's performance is something very diffrernt to his usual polished self. He acts as a rough police officer which is a welcome change.
Uttarayanam is about Ravi, an unemployed young man, who has to face a series of encounters during his search for a job
Kuttyedathi is a 1971 Malayalam language film directed by P. N. Menon and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. Widely regarded as one of the best South Indian films made in the 1970s. The other cast and crew- Music M.S.Baburaj, Cinematography Ashok Kumar, Operative cameraman P. S. Nivas and editing Ravi Kiran. Kuttyedathi is woven around the life of a girl, who is an ugly duckling with tomboyish tendencies, and who is continuously discriminated against in favour of her prettier younger sister.Location of this film is shoranur
Ravi takes over his father's business after his demise. However, when his elder brother, Dasan, learns that Ravi is involved in illegal activities, he tries to save their family business.
