Thiruvananthapuram: A documentary film on veteran actor Madhu a.k.a. Madhavan Nair is on the anvil, which will chronicle his rise to fame in the Malayalam film industry.
The actor has portrayed variety of roles in his career spanning 50 years. While cinematorapher Pushpan is helming the documentary, it will be produced by Light Pillar Visual Media.
The annoucement was made at Pattom Palace by Uthradam Thirunal Marthanda Varma, in the presence of Madhu, Sree Kumaran Thampi, Viji Thampi, Subramanyam Kumar, Rama Chandra Babu, Biju among others.
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12:10 PM, Nov 08, 2012
First Full Length Film Film: Raja Harishchandra Year of release: 1913 It was a sign of things to come that this film - produced and directed by Dadasaheb Phalke - was a huge success. The film was first shown on May 3, 1913 at Mumbai's Coronation Cinema, Girgaon, where crowds thronged the roads outside the hall. First Film To Face A Censorship Controversy Film: Bhakta Vidur Year of release: 1921...
02:31 PM, May 09, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The row over the Padmanabhaswamy temple wealth has now taken a political colour. Political parties have reacted strongly to former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan's allegations against the Travancore royal family. The CPM stalwart had accused the present head of the erstwhile Travancore royal family of smuggling out precious articles from the temple. Opposition leader Achuthanandan said, "Don't you know that Marthanda Varma goes to the temple every day? When...
08:41 AM, Aug 23, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: The first temple in Kerala named after Sathya Sai Baba would come up at Saigramam in Thonnakkal in the district. The project for the construction of the temple had been initiated, Ananda Kumar, Executive director of Sri Sathya Sai Orphanage Trust said in a release on Wednesday. Head of the Travancore Royal family Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma had offered to contribute a silver statue of Baba for the temple,...
07:09 PM, May 11, 2011
