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Celebrity Cricket League

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{{Short description|Indian amateur men's cricket league}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| tournament name = Celebrity Cricket League
| current =2023 Celebrity Cricket League
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = {{flagicon|IND}} India
| founded = March 2011
| headquarters = [[Hyderabad, Telangana]], India
| founder = Pechi Divya
| cricket format = [[Twenty-20|T20]] (2011-2016)
[[T10 cricket|T10]] (2017, 2019)
20 Over Test (2023)
| first = 2011
| last = 2023
| next =2024
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| Participants = 8

| champions = Telugu Warriors
| most successful = Telugu Warriors=(4 Titles)
| website = {{url|http://www.ccl.in}}
|Brand Ambassador=[[Salman Khan]]|Winners=2011 - Chennai Rhinos
2012 - Chennai Rhinos
2013 - Karnataka Bulldozers
2014 - Karnataka Bulldozers
2015 - Telugu Warriors
2016 - Telugu Warriors
2017 - Telugu Warriors
2019 - Mumbai Heroes
2023 - Telugu Warriors}}

The '''Celebrity Cricket League (CCL)''' is an amateur men's [[cricket]] league in India. It consists of eight teams of film actors from eight [[film industry|film industries]] of [[cinema of India|Indian cinema]]. The league commenced in 2011.<ref name="times1">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-12/news-interviews/30619206_1_mumbai-heroes-chennae-rhinos-celebrity-cricket-league | archive-url=https://archive.today/20160904074340/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-12/news-interviews/30619206_1_mumbai-heroes-chennae-rhinos-celebrity-cricket-league | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 September 2016 | title=Celeb Cricket League is back with a bang | date=12 January 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=5 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="times2">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-20/news-interviews/30643668_1_telugu-warriors-karnataka-bulldozers-chennai-rhinos | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030145956/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-20/news-interviews/30643668_1_telugu-warriors-karnataka-bulldozers-chennai-rhinos | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 October 2013 | title=CCL: Superstar cricketainment | date=20 January 2012 | access-date=22 January 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | author=Trivedi, Bina}}</ref> [[Salman Khan]] is the Brand Ambassador for Celebrity Cricket League from 2011 for all seasons. The CCL teams use various venues for their home games and it has a vast coverage in Indian media.<ref>2013 Inauguration venue = Kochi,Kerala [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2011060564880600.htm&date=2011/06/05/&prd=th& ''Beauty, brawn ... and then there was cricket''], The Hindu, 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-22.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120720065409/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-23/news-interviews/30653079_1_telugu-warriors-telugu-stars-mohanlal ''CCL-II: A starry showdown''], The Times of India, 23 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-05.</ref><ref>Megha Shenoy [http://www.deccanherald.com/content/166684/a-feast-eyes.html ''A feast for the eyes''], Deccan Herald, February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-05.</ref>

==Establishment==
The popularity of the [[Indian Premier League]] inspired the CCL, with franchises in major Indian cities. [[Vishnu Vardhan Induri]], an entrepreneur from [[Hyderabad]], is the founder and managing director of CCL. He started the league in 2010 by selling franchise rights for four teams in the inaugural season. For the second season, two additional teams were added.<ref name=econmictimes>{{cite news | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-02-11/news/31049988_1_chennai-rhinos-karnataka-bulldozers-ccl | title=Celebrity League rivals IPL on TV, in stadia | work=The Economic Times| date=11 February 2012 | access-date=1 March 2012 | author=Gooptu, Biswarup |author2=Raghavendra, Nandini}}</ref>

==History==

===First season===
The inaugural season took place in 2011 and included participation from four teams - Chennai Rhinos, Telugu Warriors, Mumbai Heroes, and Karnataka Bulldozers.<ref name="times4">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-25/bangalore/29581009_1_film-fraternity-kannada-film-industry-karnataka-film-chamber | title=It's celebrity cricket league next | work=The Times of India | date=25 May 2011 | access-date=9 March 2012 | archive-date=17 November 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117000321/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-25/bangalore/29581009_1_film-fraternity-kannada-film-industry-karnataka-film-chamber | url-status=dead }}</ref> With CCL season 1, the organizers planned to create awareness about anti-piracy.<ref name="ccl-about">{{cite web | url=http://cclt20.in/about-us.php | title=About Us - CCL Social Initiative | publisher=cclt20 Pvt Ltd | work=Celebrity Cricket League | access-date=9 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531014255/http://cclt20.in/about-us.php | archive-date=31 May 2011 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Chennai Rhinos defeated Karnataka Bulldozers in a competitive final and emerged as the inaugural CCL champions.

===Second season===
The second season was conducted from 13 January to 13 February 2012. Two new cricket teams, the Kerala Strikers and the Bengal Tigers were added to the CCL. Hindi film industry Team "Mumbai Heroes" selected Sharjah as its home ground.<ref name="times5">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-09/news-interviews/29864848_1_ccl-celebrity-cricket-league-mumbai-heroes | title=CCL is back for season two! | work=The Times of India | date=9 August 2011 | access-date=9 March 2012 | archive-date=17 September 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917154929/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-09/news-interviews/29864848_1_ccl-celebrity-cricket-league-mumbai-heroes | url-status=dead }}</ref> Chennai Rhinos defeated Karnataka Bulldozers for the second time in a row and emerged as the CCL 2 champions.

===Third season===
[[File:Genelia Dsouza with flag at CCL. India, 2011.jpg|thumb|187x187px|[[Genelia D'Souza]] supporting Mumbai Heroes]]
The third season had two new teams, Veer Marathi representing the Marathi film industry and Bhojpuri Dabbangs representing the Bhojpuri film industry. In Season 3, the curtain raiser event was held in Mumbai on 19 January 2013 and was regarded by many as a grand affair,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://truthdive.com/2013/01/19/ccl-3-celebrity-cricket-league-curtain-raiser-event-on-jan-19-in-mumbai.html |title=TruthDive – South Asian News and Opinion. India |access-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223054154/http://truthdive.com/2013/01/19/ccl-3-celebrity-cricket-league-curtain-raiser-event-on-jan-19-in-mumbai.html |archive-date=23 February 2013}} CCL 3 : Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser event on 19 Jan in Mumbai</ref> where [[Salman Khan]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Salman-Khan-performs-at-Celebrity-Cricket-League-curtain-raiser/22291 |title=Salman Khan performs at Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser - Cricket Country |access-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125032322/http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Salman-Khan-performs-at-Celebrity-Cricket-League-curtain-raiser/22291 |archive-date=25 January 2013}} Salman Khan performed at Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser</ref> [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Bipasha Basu]], [[Prabhu Deva]] and many other celebrities performed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://truthdive.com/2013/01/21/ccl-3-curtain-raiser-event-a-star-studded-affair.html |title=TruthDive – South Asian News and Opinion. India |access-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202175918/http://truthdive.com/2013/01/21/ccl-3-curtain-raiser-event-a-star-studded-affair.html |archive-date=2 February 2014}} CCL 3 curtain raiser event, a star-studded affair</ref> The opening ceremony was in Kochi on 9 February 2013, where Kerala Strikers played against Mumbai Heroes. Popular [[Bollywood]] actor [[Bipasha Basu]] was appointed as the brand ambassador for Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) season 3, along with [[Kajal Agarwal]].<ref>[http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-celebrity-cricket-league-2013-salman-khan-bipasha-basu-kangana-ranaut-add-glam-4154210-NOR.html?seq=2 Celebrity Cricket League: Salman, Bipasha, Kangana add glam]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccl.in/bipasha-basu-as-brand-ambassador-for-ccl-season-3.php |title=Celebrity Cricket League (CCL)-the Official Website |access-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222044831/http://www.ccl.in/bipasha-basu-as-brand-ambassador-for-ccl-season-3.php |archive-date=22 February 2013}} Bipasha Basu as Brand Ambassador for CCL Season-3</ref> Karnataka Bulldozers defeated Telugu Warriors to become CCL 3 champions.

===Fourth season===
CCL Season 4 had a bigger reach than the earlier seasons as [[Colors TV]] had come in as a broadcast partner for the Mumbai Heroes games and Rishtey TV telecasted all the games. Karnataka Bulldozers qualified for the finals for the fourth consecutive year. They won the cup by defeating Kerala Strikers.

===Fifth season===
[[File:Salman Khan and Vengatesh at CCL match, India.jpg|thumb|Brand Ambassador for Celebrity Cricket League From 2011 [[Salman Khan]] With Celebrities at a CCL match in 2012|267x267px]]
CCL season 5 was the most successful season in terms of revenues and television viewership. As per TAM, CCL was the second most viewed sporting league in the country due to its reach delivered through Colors in Hindi-speaking markets and Sun Network Channels in South India. Telugu Warriors won the trophy for the first time by defeating 2-time champion Chennai Rhinos.

===Sixth season===
A new team, [[Punjab De Sher]], representing the [[Cinema of Punjab|Punjab film industry]], was introduced in place of Veer Marathi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab De Sher added in 6th Edition of CCL|url=http://ccl5.com/punjab-de-sher/}}</ref> [[Daler Mehndi]] was the brand ambassador of the team, with [[Sonu Sood]] the captain. Mr. Puneet and [[Navraj Hans]] were the owners of the team. Punjab De Sher selected new players for the team. Telugu Warriors won the cup for the second time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.winnerslist.in/ccl-celebrity-cricket-league-winners-list-of-all-seasons-123456/|title=Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2020 Winners List of All Seasons [1 to 6] {{!}} Winners List|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref>

==Teams and performance==

===Current teams===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
!Logo
! Industry
! State
! Captain
! Debut
! Ownership
|-
| '''Mumbai Heroes'''
|
| [[Bollywood|Hindi/Bollywood]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Riteish Deshmukh]]
| 2011
| [[Sohail Khan]]
|-
| '''Bengal Tigers'''
|
| [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali/Tollywood]]
| [[West Bengal]]
| [[Jisshu Sengupta]]
| 2012
| [[Boney Kapoor]], Raj Shah
|-
| '''Bhojpuri Dabbangs'''
|
| [[Bhojpuri cinema|Bhojpuri/Bhojiwood]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]]
| [[Manoj Tiwari (politician)|Manoj Tiwari]]
| 2013
| [[Manoj Tiwari (politician)|Manoj Tiwari]], Satender Maan, Ankur Prasad, Pradeep Sehrawat
|-
| '''Chennai Rhinos'''
|
| [[Tamil cinema|Tamil/Kollywood]]
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]
| 2011
| K. Ganga Prasad
|-
| '''Karnataka Bulldozers'''
|
| [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada/Sandalwood]]
| [[Karnataka]]
| Pradeep
| 2011
| [[Ashok Kheny]]
|-
| '''Kerala Strikers'''
|
| [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam/Mollywood]]
| [[Kerala]]
| [[Kunchacko Boban|Kunchako Boban]]
| 2012
| [[Mohanlal]], [[Rajkumar Sethupathi|Rajkumar]], [[Sripriya]], Shaji, Jaison
|-
| '''Punjab De Sher'''
|
| [[Cinema of Punjab|Punjabi/Pollywood]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Sonu Sood]]
| 2016
| Navraj Hans, Puneet Singh
|-
| '''Telugu Warriors'''
|
| [[Telugu cinema|Telugu/Tollywood]]
| [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]]
| [[Akhil (Telugu actor)|Akkineni Akhil]]
| 2011
| [[Venkatesh Daggubati]]
|-
|}

===Defunct team===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Logo
! Industry
! State
! Captain
! Debut
! Ownership
|-
| '''Veer Marathi'''
|
| [[Cinema of Maharashtra|Marathi]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]
| 2013
| [[Riteish Deshmukh]]

|}

===Total performance===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!{{diagonal split header|{{Tooltip|Tms.|Teams}}|{{Tooltip|Sns.|Seasons}}}}
!2011 (4)
!2012 (6)
!2013 (8)
!2014 (8)
!2015 (8)
!2016 (8)
!2017 (6)
!2019 (6)
!2023 (8)
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |Mumbai Heroes
| style="background:CCFFFF;" |GS
| style="background:#FFF9C4;" |SF
| style="background:CCFFFF;" |GS
| style="background:#FFF9C4;" |SF
| style="background:#FFF9C4;" |SF
| style="background:CCFFFF;" |GS
| style="background:CCFFFF;" |GS
| bgcolor="#81C784" |'''W'''
| style="background:#FFF9C4;" |SF
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Bengal Tigers
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Bhojpuri Dabbangs
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=2|
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
| style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Chennai Rhinos
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nowrap|Karnataka Bulldozers}}
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Kerala Strikers
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Punjab De Sher
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=5|
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Telugu Warriors
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:#90CAF9;"|R
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|bgcolor=#81C784|'''W'''
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:#81C784|'''W'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Veer Marathi†
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=2|
|style="background:#FFF9C4;"|SF
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background:CCFFFF;"|GS
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=4|
|}
† Team now defunct.

'''Notes''':
* W = Winner; R = Runner-up; SF = SemiFinalist; GS = GroupStage
* 2018 CCL T10 was cancelled
* 2019 CCL T10 Semi-final and final matches were not conducted due to rain. Based on group stage performance Mumbai Heroes (win all 3 matches) and Karnataka Bulldozers (win 2 out of 3 matches) teams announced as Winner and Runner up respectively.

===Best performance===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2" style="width:150px"|Team
!colspan=3|Appearances
!rowspan="2" style="width:300px"|Best result

|-
!width=40|Total
!width=40|First
!width=40|Latest
|-
| style="text-align:left" |Mumbai Heroes
| 9 || 2011 || 2023 || bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions''' (2019)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Telugu Warriors
| 9 || 2011 || 2023 ||bgcolor="gold"| '''Champions''' (2015, 2016, 2017, 2023)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Karnataka Bulldozers
| 9 || 2011 || 2023 ||bgcolor="gold"| '''Champions''' (2013, 2014)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Chennai Rhinos
| 8 || 2011 || 2023 ||bgcolor="gold"| '''Champions''' (2011, 2012)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Kerala Strikers
| 7 || 2012 || 2023 ||bgcolor="silver"| '''Runners-up''' (2014, 2017)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Bhojpuri Dabbangs
| 7 || 2013 || 2023 ||bgcolor="silver"| '''Runners-up''' (2023)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Bengal Tigers
| 8 || 2012 || 2023 || style="background:#cc9966"|'''Semi-finals''' (2016, 2019)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Veer Marathi†
| 3 || 2013 || 2015 || style="background:#cc9966"|'''Semi-finals''' (2013)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Punjab De Sher
| 3 || 2016 || 2023 || Group Stage (2016, 2019)
|}
† Team now defunct.

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="330" | Mumbai Heroes
! width="330" | Bengal Tigers
! width=330 | Kerala Strikers
! width=330 | Telugu Warriors
! width=330 | Chennai Rhinos
! width=330 | Karnataka Bulldozers
! width=330 | Punjab De Sher
! width=330 | Bhojpuri Dabang
! width=330 | Veer Marathi
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Ritesh Deshmukh]] (Captain)
* [[Sohail Khan]]
* [[Salman Khan]]
* [[Bobby Deol]]
* [[Sunil Shetty]]
* [[Varun Badola]]
* [[Aftab Shivdasani]]
* [[Sameer Kochhar]]
* [[Indraneil Sengupta]]
* [[Apoorva Lakhia]]
* [[Kabir Sadanand]]
* [[Kunal Khemu]]
* Raja Bherwani
* [[Shabbir Ahluwalia]]
* [[Sharad Kelkar]]
* [[Saqib Saleem]]
* Tushar Jalota
* [[Vatsal Seth]]
* [[Indraneil Sengupta]]
* Sahil Chaudhary
* [[Mudasir Zafar]]
'''Former players:'''
*[[Sonu Sood]]
| valign="top" |
*[[Jisshu Sengupta|Jisshu]] (captain)
*[[Indrasish Roy|Indrasish]]
*[[Joy Kumar Mukherjee|Joy]]
*[[Jeetu Kamal]]
*[[Bonny Sengupta|Bonny]]
*[[Gourav Chakraborty|Gourav]]
*Uday
*Yousuf
*Jammy
*Rahul
*Sandy
*Suman
*Mohan
*Manty
*Sougata
*Ratnadeep
*Joe
*Ananda
*Aditya
*Arman
*Sourav
'''Former players:'''
*[[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] (mentor)
*[[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]]
*[[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]
*[[Amitabh Bhattacharjee|Amitabh]]
*[[Rahul Banerjee (actor)|Rahul]]
*Vievek
*Indrajit
*Debraj
*Raja
*Sidd
*Abhi
*Tabun
*Rubin
*Heerok
*Koushik
*Partha
*Prasun
*Debaprio
*Debu

| valign="top" |
* [[Kunchacko Boban]] (Captain)
* [[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]]
* [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]]
* [[Rajeev Pillai]]
* Vivek Gopan
* [[Unni Mukundan]]
* [[Siju Wilson]]
* [[Manikuttan]]
*[[Vijay Yesudas]]
* [[Saiju Kurup]]
* [[Vinu Mohan]]
*Arjun Nandakumar
*Siddharth Menon
* Prajod Kalabhavan
* Shafique Rehman
*Nikhil K Menon
*[[Lal Jr.|Jean Paul Lal]]
*[[Sanju Sivram]]
*[[Alexander Prasanth|Prasanth Alexander]]
'''Former players:'''
* [[Mohanlal]]
* [[Nivin Pauly]]
* [[Bala (actor)|Bala]]
* [[Riyaz Khan]]
*Arun Benny
* Bineesh Kodiyeri
* [[Rahul Madhav]]
*Sukesh Kuttan
* Rakendhu
* Madan mohan
* [[Munna (actor)|Munna Simon]]
* [[Rejith Menon]]
| valign="top" |
*[[Akhil Akkineni]] (captain)
*[[Daggubati Venkatesh|Venkatesh]]
* [[Sachin Joshi]]
* [[Sudheer Babu]]
* [[Tarun (actor)|Tarun]]
* [[Prince Cecil]]
* [[Sai Dharam Tej]]
*[[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]]
* ESD
* Ashwin Babu
* [[Aadarsh Balakrishna]]
* Nandakishore
* [[Nikhil Siddhartha]]
* Siddarth
* Prabhu
* Raghu
* Roshan
* [[Sushanth]]
* [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]]
* Samrat Reddy
* Viswa
* [[Thaman S]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] (Captain)
* [[Vishnu Vishal|Vishnu]]
* [[Jiiva]]
* [[Vikranth]]
* [[Shanthanu Bhagyaraj|Shanthanu]]
* [[Prithvi Rajan|Prithvi]]
* [[Ashok Selvan]]
* [[Kalaiyarasan]]
* [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]]
* [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]
* [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]]
* Aadhav
* Dasarathan
* [[Sharran Kumar|Sharran]]
* [[Bala Saravanan]]
* Sathya
'''Former players:'''
* [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]]
* [[Hamsavardhan]]
* [[Jayam Ravi]]
* [[Jithan Ramesh]]
* [[Karthik Kumar]]
* [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]
* [[Nithin Sathya]]
* [[Prem (actor)|Prem]]
* Rishikanth
* [[Sarathkumar]]
* Sri Balaji
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]]
* [[Sundar Ramu]]
* [[Suriya]]
* [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]
* [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]]
* [[Bose Venkat]]
* [[Hemachandran (actor)|Hemachandran]]
* [[Master Mahendran|Mahendran]]
* [[Nandha Durairaj|Nandha]]
* Sanjay Bharathi
* Uday Kumar

| valign="top" |
* [[Sudeep]]
* [[Pradeep (Kannada actor)|Pradeep]](Captain)
* [[Shiva Rajkumar]]
* [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]]
* [[Krishna (Kannada actor)|Krishna]]
* [[Tarun Chandra]]
* [[Jai Karthik]]
* [[Sunil Raoh]]
* [[Chandan Kumar]]
* [[Nirup Bhandari]]
* [[Tarun Sudhir]]
* [[Nanda Kishore]]
* Prathap Narayanan
* Trivikram
* Arjun Yogesh Raj
* Prasanna
* Abhimanyu
* Bhaskar
* Rahul
* Rajeev Hanu
* Karan Aryan
* Arun Bachchan
* Dharma
* Saurav
* Viswas
* [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]]
'''Former players:'''
* [[Dhruv Sarja]]
* [[Chiranjeevi Sarja]]

| valign="top" |
*[[Sonu Sood]] (Captain)
*[[Mika Singh]]
*[[Jimmy Shergill]]
*[[Ayushmann Khurana]]
*[[Binnu Dhillon]]
*Manvir Sran
*[[Rahul Dev]]
*[[Navraj Hans]]
*[[Jazzy B]]
*Harmeet Singh
*Piyush Malhotra
*Gulzar Chahal
*[[Roshan Prince]]
*[[Amrinder Gill]]
*[[Angad Bedi]]
*[[Yuvraj Hans]]
*Raju Sharma
*Dilraj Khurana
*Arjun Madan
| valign="top" |
*[[Manoj Tiwari (politician)|Manoj Tiwari]] (Captain)
*[[Dinesh Lal Yadav]] (Vice Captain)
*[[Ravi Kishan]]
*Pravesh Lal Yadav
*Uday Tiwari
*Rahul Singh
*Ajhoy Sharma
*Prakash Jais
*Ayaz Khan
*Sushil Singh
*Abhay Sinha
*[[Khesari Lal Yadav]]
*Jay Yadav
*Ravi Yadav
*Surya Dwivedi
*Vikash Singh
*[[Pawan Singh]]
*Santosh Singh
*Ajay Srivastav
*[[Vikrant Singh Rajpoot]]
*Anil Samrat
|valign=top|
*[[Mahesh Manjrekar]] (Captain)
*[[Makrand Deshpande]]
*[[Siddarth Jadhav]]
*[[Sanjay Narvekar]]
*[[Upendra Limaye]]
*[[Pushkar Jog]]
*[[Rajesh Shringarpure]]
*[[Ankush Chaudhari]]
*[[Maadhav Deochake]]
*[[Siddharth Chandekar]]
*[[Aniket Vishwasrao]]
*[[Sameer Dharmadhikari]]
*Manoje Biddvai
*Ajit Parab
*Nupur Dhudwadkar
*Rahul Gore
*Siddhant Mooley
*Rahul Sugandh
*Raiees Lashkaria
*Vijay Kenkre
|}

==Venues==

* [[Ahmedabad]]: [[Narendra Modi Stadium]]
* [[Bengaluru]]: [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]
* [[Chennai]]: [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
* [[Kochi]]: [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
* [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]: [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]]
* [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]: [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad|Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
* [[Mumbai]] : [[Brabourne Stadium]]
* [[Mumbai]] : [[DY Patil Stadium]]
* [[Pune]]: [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Cricket Stadium]]
* [[Dubai]]: [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]]
* [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]]: [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]]
* [[Siliguri]]: [[Kanchenjunga Stadium]]
* [[Trivandrum]]: [[Greenfield International Stadium]]
* [[Visakhapatnam]]: [[Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium]]
* [[Cuttack]] : [[Barabati Stadium]]
* [[Ranchi]] : [[JSCA International Stadium Complex]]
* [[Chandigarh]] : [[Sector 16 Stadium]]
* [[Raipur]] : [[Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Cricket in India}}

==External links==

[[Category:2011 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian domestic cricket competitions]]
[[Category:Cricket leagues in India]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2011]]

Nitin Menon

2023-08-21T15:03:27Z

Rahulsoman: case fix

{{short description|Indian cricketer and umpire}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Nitin Menon
| country = India
| fullname = Nitin Narendra Menon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Right-handed
| role = [[Wicket-keeper]]
| family = [[Narendra Menon]] (father)
| umpire = true
| testsumpired = 18
| umptestdebutyr = 2019
| umptestlastyr = 2023
| odisumpired = 44
| umpodidebutyr = 2017
| umpodilastyr = 2023
| t20isumpired = 40
| umpt20idebutyr = 2017
| umpt20ilastyr = 2023
| wt20isumpired = 10
| umpwt20idebutyr = 2018
| umpwt20ilastyr = 2020
| date = 7 June 2023

| type1 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| debutdate1 = 8 January
| debutyear1 = 2004
| debutfor1 =
| debutagainst1 = [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]]
| lastdate1 = 9 January
| lastyear1 = 2004
| lastfor1 =
| lastagainst1 = Central Zone
| hidedeliveries = true
| club1 = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]
| year1 = 2004
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = 7
| bat avg1 = 7.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 7
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/30988.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Nitin Narendra Menon''' (born 2 November 1983) is an Indian [[cricket]]er and [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1673477 |title=Youngest umpire on Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, Nitin Menon targets consistency |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> He was a right-handed batsman, representing [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] in [[List A cricket]]. He is now an [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]] and has stood in matches in the [[2015–16 Ranji Trophy]]<ref name="umpire">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/901843.html |title=Ranji Trophy, Group B: Baroda v Punjab at Vadodara, Nov 15-18, 2015 |access-date=15 November 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and the [[2015–16 Sheffield Shield season|Sheffield Shield]] in Australia.<ref name="SS">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/895953.html |title=Sheffield Shield, 21st Match: South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, Feb 14-17, 2016 |access-date=14 February 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In June 2020, he was promoted to the [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]], replacing [[Nigel Llong]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/nitin-menon-replaces-nigel-llong-in-elite-panel-of-umpires-for-2020-21-1225862 |title=Nitin Menon included in Elite panel of umpires for 2020-21 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> His father [[Narendra Menon]] was also a cricketer and umpire.

==Umpiring career==
He stood in his first [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) match between [[English cricket team in India in 2016–17|India and England]] on 26 January 2017.<ref name="T20I">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1034825.html |title=England tour of India, 1st T20I: India v England at Kanpur, Jan 26, 2017 |access-date=26 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He stood in his first [[One Day International]] (ODI) match between [[Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2016–17|Afghanistan and Ireland]] on 15 March 2017.<ref name="ODI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1040491.html |title=Afghanistan tour of India, 1st ODI: Afghanistan v Ireland at Greater Noida, Mar 15, 2017 |access-date=15 March 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In October 2018, he was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/887510 |title=11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref> He was the on-field umpire for the [[2019 Indian Premier League final]] along with [[Ian Gould]].

Menon was one of the on-field umpires for the one-off Test match between [[West Indian cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2019–20|Afghanistan and the West Indies]] in India in November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/nitin-menon-indian-umpire-test-debut-afghanistan-vs-west-indies-1594445-2019-09-02 |title=Umpire Nitin Menon set for Test debut in November |work=India Today |access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref> He became the 62nd Indian to umpire at this level.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27520379/nitin-menon-set-become-62nd-indian-test-umpire |title=Nitin Menon set to become 62nd Indian Test umpire |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref> In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1607955 |title=ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref>

In June 2020, Menon was elevated to [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]] replacing England's [[Nigel Llong]], becoming the third Indian umpire to make into the list.

Menon was praised by the cricket fraternity for his umpiring during [[English cricket team in India in 2020–21|England's tour of India in 2021]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hope Nitin Menon gets the best umpire award for 2021: Dinesh Karthik, Aakash Chopra in awe of Indian umpire|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-england-nitin-menon-umpiring-accuracy-dinesh-karthik-aakash-chopra-praise-1784793-2021-03-29|access-date=2021-04-07|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Test cricket umpires]]
* [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]]
* [[List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{ESPNcricinfo|id=30988}}

{{Elite Panel of ICC Umpires}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian cricket umpires]]
[[Category:Indian Test cricket umpires]]
[[Category:Indian One Day International cricket umpires]]
[[Category:Indian Twenty20 International cricket umpires]]
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Indore]]
[[Category:Wicket-keepers]]

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Zee Yuva

2023-07-18T13:52:31Z

Rahulsoman: Contributed a fresh entry.

{{short description|Indian Marathi television channel}}
{{Use dmy dates}}
{{Use Indian English}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Zee Yuva
| logo = Zee Yuva Logo.jpg
| logo_size = 200
| logo_caption = Nave Parva, Yuva Sarva
| type = Channel ([[subsidiary]])
| launch_date = {{Launch date and age|df=y|2016|08|22}}
| picture_format = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]])
| owner = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]] {{small|(merger with [[Culver Max Entertainment]] pending)}}
| parent = [[Essel Group]]
| country = [[India]]
| language = Marathi
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| sister_channels = [[Zee Marathi]] [[Zee Talkies]] [[Zee 24 Taas]] [[Zee Vajwa]] [[Zee Chitramandir]]
}}

'''Zee Yuva''' is a second [[Marathi language|Marathi]] [[general entertainment channel|GEC]] by [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]] which is first youth centric channel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=२२ ऑगस्टपासून 'झी युवा'नव्या पर्वाची मुहूर्तमेढ|url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/news/kallabaji/new-marathi-channel-zee-yuva-start-on-22th-augest/323686|website=[[Zee 24 Taas]]|access-date=2023-01-06|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee puts up tough competition in Marathi space with 'Yuva'|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/zee-puts-up-tough-competition-in-marathi-space-with-yuva-160725%3famp|website=Indian Television|access-date=2023-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee to launch Zee Yuva in August|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/amp/media-tv-news/zee-to-launch-zee-yuva-in-august-65098.html|website=Exchange4media|access-date=2023-01-06}}</ref> It was launched on 22 August 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=झी युवाच्या मालिकांचे शतकोत्सव उत्साहात साजरे!|url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/news/kallabaji/zee-yuva-celebrate-100-episode-of-5-serials/346221|website=[[Zee 24 Taas]]|access-date=2023-01-06|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=कलाकारांनी जल्लोषात साजरा केला 'झी युवा दांडिया २०१८'|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/zee-yuva-dandiya-2018-celebrated-artistic-celebration/amp/|access-date=2023-01-06|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=झी युवाच्या कलाकारांसोबत 'दिवाळी फराळ पार्टी'|url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/diwali-faral-party-with-zee-yuva-celebrity/494126|website=[[Zee 24 Taas]]|access-date=2023-01-06|language=mr}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], all shows of channel were stopped on 27 March 2020 and again restarted from 13 July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=१३ जुलैपासून झी युवा वाहिनीवर एंटरटेनमेंट 'फुल्ल ऑन'|url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/coronavirus-full-on-new-episode-on-zee-yuva-at-13th-july-2020/526917|access-date=2023-01-06|website=[[Zee 24 Taas]]|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=कोरोनाच्या काळात झी युवाच्या क्रेझी फॅनचे अफलातून गिफ्ट!|url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/zee-yuva-crazy-fan-make-mask-during-pandemic/532670|access-date=2023-01-06|website=[[Zee 24 Taas]]|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=बालकलाकारांना 'झी युवा'ने दिली स्पेशल भेट...|url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/zee-yuvas-child-artists-day-out-at-kidzania/496613|access-date=2023-01-06|website=[[Zee 24 Taas]]|language=mr}}</ref> The channel is headquartered in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]].

== Award functions ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Awards
!Ref.
|-
|2017 – present
|''Zee Yuva Sanman''
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=झी युवा सन्मान लवकरच झी युवावर|url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/zee-yuva-sanman-on-zee-yuva-channel/541093/amp|access-date=2023-01-06|website=[[Zee 24 Taas]]|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=झी युवावर प्रेक्षकांना मनोरंजनाची वर्षाखेर भेट 'झी युवा सन्मान'!|url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/zee-yuva-sanman-2017-on-zee-yuva-31st-december-2017/402603|access-date=2023-01-06|website=[[Zee 24 Taas]]|language=mr}}</ref>
|}

== Reception ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!rowspan="2" | Week
!rowspan="2" | Year
!colspan="2" | [[Broadcast Audience Research Council|BARC]] Viewership
!rowspan="2" | Ref.
|-
!Mah/Goa
!Rank
|-
|Week 41
|2016
|54763
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 41 - DATA: Saturday, 8th October 2016 To Friday, 14th October 2016|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 19
|2017
|31493
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 19 - DATA: Saturday, 6th May 2017 To Friday, 12th May 2017|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 20
|2017
|29668
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 20 - DATA: Saturday, 13th May 2017 To Friday, 19th May 2017|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 21
|2017
|34390
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 21 - DATA: Saturday, 20th May 2017 To Friday, 26th May 2017|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 37
|2017
|49470
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 37 - DATA: Saturday, 9th September 2017 To Friday, 15th September 2017|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 44
|2017
|46247
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 44 - DATA: Saturday, 28th October 2017 To Friday, 3rd November 2017|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 45
|2017
|44665
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 45 - DATA: Saturday, 4th November 2017 To Friday, 10th November 2017|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 46
|2017
|46807
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 46 - DATA: Saturday, 11th November 2017 To Friday, 17th November 2017|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 47
|2017
|54301
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 47 - DATA: Saturday, 18th November 2017 To Friday, 24th November 2017|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 48
|2017
|48105
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 48 - DATA: Saturday, 25th November 2017 To Friday, 1st December 2017|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 49
|2017
|47497
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 49 - DATA: Saturday, 2nd December 2017 To Friday, 8th December 2017|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 51
|2017
|45490
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 51 - DATA: Saturday, 16th December 2017 To Friday, 22nd December 2017|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 52
|2017
|39107
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 52 - DATA: Saturday, 23rd December 2017 To Friday, 29th December 2017|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 02
|2018
|40963
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 2 - DATA: Saturday, 6th January 2018 To Friday, 12th January 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 03
|2018
|44299
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 3 - DATA: Saturday, 13th January 2018 To Friday, 19th January 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 04
|2018
|66120
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 4 - DATA: Saturday, 20th January 2018 To Friday, 26th January 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 05
|2018
|62508
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 5 - DATA: Saturday, 27th January 2018 To Friday, 2nd February 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 06
|2018
|56032
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 6 - DATA: Saturday, 3rd February 2018 To Friday, 9th February 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 07
|2018
|56452
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 7 - DATA: Saturday, 10th February 2018 To Friday, 16th February 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 08
|2018
|54246
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 8 - DATA: Saturday, 17th February 2018 To Friday, 23rd February 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 10
|2018
|54733
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 10 - DATA: Saturday, 3rd March 2018 To Friday, 9th March 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 11
|2018
|54858
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 11 - DATA: Saturday, 10th March 2018 To Friday, 16th March 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 12
|2018
|52212
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 12 - DATA: Saturday, 17th March 2018 To Friday, 23rd March 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 13
|2018
|54005
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 13 - DATA: Saturday, 24th March 2018 To Friday, 30th March 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 14
|2018
|61160
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 14 - DATA: Saturday, 31st March 2018 To Friday, 6th April 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 15
|2018
|51906
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 15 - DATA: Saturday, 7th April 2018 To Friday, 13th April 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 17
|2018
|61652
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 17 - DATA: Saturday, 21st April 2018 To Friday, 27th April 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 18
|2018
|49919
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 18 - DATA: Saturday, 28th April 2018 To Friday, 4th May 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 19
|2018
|40372
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 19 - DATA: Saturday, 5th May 2018 To Friday, 11th May 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 20
|2018
|42431
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 20 - DATA: Saturday, 12th May 2018 To Friday, 18th May 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 22
|2018
|47374
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 22 - DATA: Saturday, 26th May 2018 To Friday, 1st June 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 23
|2018
|46035
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 23 - DATA: Saturday, 2nd June 2018 To Friday, 8th June 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 24
|2018
|68382
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 24 - DATA: Saturday, 9th June 2018 To Friday, 15th June 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 25
|2018
|59908
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 25 - DATA: Saturday, 16th June 2018 To Friday, 22nd June 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 26
|2018
|51204
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 26 - DATA: Saturday, 23rd June 2018 To Friday, 29th June 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 27
|2018
|52237
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 27 - DATA: Saturday, 30th June 2018 To Friday, 6th July 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 28
|2018
|46851
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 28 - DATA: Saturday, 7th July 2018 To Friday, 13th July 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 29
|2018
|59103
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 29 - DATA: Saturday, 14th July 2018 To Friday, 20th July 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 30
|2018
|68582
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 30 - DATA: Saturday, 21st July 2018 To Friday, 27th July 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 31
|2018
|'''72303'''
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 31 - DATA: Saturday, 28th July 2018 To Friday, 3rd August 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 32
|2018
|67850
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 32 - DATA: Saturday, 4th August 2018 To Friday, 10th August 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 33
|2018
|59176
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 33 - DATA: Saturday, 11th August 2018 To Friday, 17th August 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 34
|2018
|53902
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 34 - DATA: Saturday, 18th August 2018 To Friday, 24th August 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 35
|2018
|61122
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 35 - DATA: Saturday, 25th August 2018 To Friday, 31st August 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 36
|2018
|54870
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 36 - DATA: Saturday, 1st September 2018 To Friday, 7th September 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 37
|2018
|45944
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 37 - DATA: Saturday, 8th September 2018 To Friday, 14th September 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 38
|2018
|50634
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 38 - DATA: Saturday, 15th September 2018 To Friday, 21st September 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 39
|2018
|48313
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 39 - DATA: Saturday, 22nd September 2018 To Friday, 28th September 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 40
|2018
|47277
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 40 - DATA: Saturday, 29th September 2018 To Friday, 5th October 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 41
|2018
|41954
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 41 - DATA: Saturday, 6th October 2018 To Friday, 12th October 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 42
|2018
|54648
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 42 - DATA: Saturday, 13th October 2018 To Friday, 19th October 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 43
|2018
|45235
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 43 - DATA: Saturday, 20th October 2018 To Friday, 26th October 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 44
|2018
|34519
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 44 - DATA: Saturday, 27th October 2018 To Friday, 2nd November 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 45
|2018
|38779
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 45 - DATA: Saturday, 3rd November 2018 To Friday, 9th November 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 46
|2018
|37392
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 46 - DATA: Saturday, 10th November 2018 To Friday, 16th November 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 47
|2018
|44237
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 47 - DATA: Saturday, 17th November 2018 To Friday, 23rd November 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 49
|2018
|49838
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 49 - DATA: Saturday, 1st December 2018 To Friday, 7th December 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 50
|2018
|49209
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 50 - DATA: Saturday, 8th December 2018 To Friday, 14th December 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 51
|2018
|43716
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 51 - DATA: Saturday, 15th December 2018 To Friday, 22nd December 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 52
|2018
|51346
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 52 - DATA: Saturday, 23rd December 2018 To Friday, 29th December 2018|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 01
|2019
|39986
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 1 - DATA: Saturday, 30th December 2018 To Friday, 5th January 2019|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 02
|2019
|45060
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 2 - DATA: Saturday, 6th January 2019 To Friday, 12th January 2019|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 04
|2019
|41907
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 4 - DATA: Saturday, 20th January 2019 To Friday, 26th January 2019|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 05
|2019
|41177
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 5 - DATA: Saturday, 27th January 2019 To Friday, 2nd February 2019|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|}

== Current broadcast ==
=== Dubbed series ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Premiere date
!Show (Mon-Sat)
!Dubbed from
|-
|14 April 2023
|''Jai Bheem – Eka Mahanayakachi Gatha जय भीम – एका महानायकाची गाथा''
|[[Hindi]] TV series ''[[Ek Mahanayak – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar]]''
|}

== Former broadcast ==
=== Drama series ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Premiere date
!Series
!Last aired
|-
|rowspan="5"|22 August 2016
|''[[Freshers (Indian TV series)|Freshers]] फ्रेशर्स''
|9 June 2017
|-
|''Shravanbal Rockstar श्रावणबाळ रॉकस्टार''
|24 February 2017
|-
|''Bun Maska बन मस्का''
|9 June 2017
|-
|''[[Love Lagna Locha]] लव लग्न लोचा''
|17 February 2018
|-
|''Ithech Taka Tambu इथेच टाका तंबू''
|21 April 2017
|-
|25 November 2016
|''Shaurya: Gatha Abhimanachi शौर्य: गाथा अभिमानाची''
|3 June 2017
|-
|27 February 2017
|''Prem He... प्रेम हे...''
|30 May 2017
|-
|24 April 2017
|''[[Phulpakharu (TV series)|Phulpakharu]] फुलपाखरू''
|26 October 2019
|-
|22 May 2017
|''Anjali - Jhep Swapnanchi अंजली - झेप स्वप्नांची''
|23 June 2018
|-
|10 July 2017
|''Girls Hostel गर्ल्स हॉस्टेल''
|20 January 2018
|-
|rowspan="2"|7 August 2017
|''Jindagi Not Out जिंदगी नॉट आऊट''
|16 December 2017
|-
|''[[Rudram (TV series)|Rudram]] रुद्रम''
|16 November 2017
|-
|20 November 2017
|''Devashappath देवाशप्पथ''
|29 September 2018
|-
|18 December 2017
|''[[Baapmanus]] बापमाणूस''
|17 November 2018
|-
|22 January 2018
|''Gulmohar गुलमोहर''
|19 June 2018
|-
|19 February 2018
|''Katti Batti कट्टी बट्टी''
|29 September 2018
|-
|25 June 2018
|''Aamhi Doghi आम्ही दोघी''
|13 July 2019
|-
|rowspan="2"|1 October 2018
|''Sur Rahu De सूर राहू दे''
|12 April 2019
|-
|''Tu Ashi Jawali Raha तू अशी जवळी रहा''
|31 October 2019
|-
|19 November 2018
|''Vartul वर्तुळ''
|rowspan="2"|6 August 2019
|-
|4 March 2019
|''Ek Ghar Mantarlela एक घर मंतरलेलं''
|-
|15 April 2019
|''Saajana साजणा''
|11 February 2020
|-
|15 July 2019
|''Almost Sufal Sampoorna ऑलमोस्ट सुफळ संपूर्ण''
|31 March 2021
|-
|28 October 2019
|''Prem Poison Panga प्रेम पॉयझन पंगा''
|26 September 2020
|-
|12 February 2020
|''Doctor Don डॉक्टर डॉन''
|rowspan="2"|31 March 2021
|-
|4 November 2020
|''Tuza Maza Jamtay तुझं माझं जमतंय''
|}

=== Reality shows ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Premiere date
!Series
!Last aired
|-
|23 August 2016
|''Yuvagiri युवागिरी''
|30 March 2017
|-
|1 March 2017
|''Sargam सरगम''
|1 June 2017
|-
|26 June 2017
|''Sangeet Samrat Season 1 संगीत सम्राट पर्व पहिले''
|6 August 2017
|-
|24 January 2018
|''[[Dance Maharashtra Dance]] डान्स महाराष्ट्र डान्स''
|10 June 2018
|-
|13 June 2018
|''Sangeet Samrat Season 2 संगीत सम्राट पर्व दुसरे''
|14 October 2018
|-
|6 August 2018
|''Sparsh Vatsalyacha स्पर्श वात्सल्याचा''
|19 January 2019
|-
|17 October 2018
|''Sangeet Samrat Mahasangram संगीत सम्राट महासंग्राम''
|2 December 2018
|-
|5 December 2018
|''Apsara Aali अप्सरा आली''
|10 March 2019
|-
|7 August 2019
|''Yuva Singer Ek Number युवा सिंगर एक नंबर''
|10 November 2019
|-
|9 December 2019
|''Mehfil मेहफिल''
|3 March 2020
|-
|11 December 2019
|''Yuva Dancing Queen युवा डान्सिंग क्वीन''
|2 April 2020
|-
|1 July 2020
|''Laav Re To Video Season 1 लाव रे तो व्हिडिओ पर्व पहिले''
|29 October 2020
|-
|22 August 2020
|''Yuvotsav युवोत्सव''
|31 August 2020
|-
|28 September 2020
|''Dancing Queen Unlock डान्सिंग क्वीन अनलॉक''
|3 November 2020
|-
|16 December 2022
|''Laav Re To Video Season 2 लाव रे तो व्हिडिओ पर्व दुसरे''
|28 January 2023
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.zee5.com/channels/details/zee-yuva/0-9-zeeyuva ''Zee Yuva''] at [[ZEE5]]

[[Category:Marathi-language television channels]]
[[Category:Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]

India Davis Cup team

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Rahulsoman: case fix

{{short description|Indian national tennis team}}
{{Infobox tennis cup team|Type = Davis
| Name = India
| Image = Flag of India.svg
| Captain = [[Mahesh Bhupathi]]
| Coach = [[Zeeshan Ali]]
| ITF Rank = 25 {{down}} -3 (7 March 2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/rankings/current-rankings.aspx|title=Davis Cup - Rankings|website=Davis Cup|date=3 December 2019|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>
| ITF max =
| ITF max date =
| ITF min =
| ITF min date =
| Colors = sky blue & white
| First year = [[1921 International Lawn Tennis Challenge|1921]]
| Years played = 84
| Ties played = 201 (119–82)
| WG played = 15 (7–15)
| Titles =
| Runners-up = 3 ([[1966 Davis Cup|1966]], [[1974 Davis Cup|1974]] & [[1987 Davis Cup|1987]])
| Best =
| Player wins = [[Leander Paes]] (93–35)
| Singles wins = [[Ramanathan Krishnan]] (50–19)
| Doubles wins = [[Leander Paes]] (45–13)
| Best doubles = [[Mahesh Bhupathi]]/Leander Paes (25–2)
| Most ties = [[Leander Paes]] (58)
| Most years = [[Leander Paes]] (30)
| updated = 7 March 2022
}}
The '''India men's national tennis team''' represents [[India]] in [[Davis Cup]] [[tennis]] competition and are governed by the [[All India Tennis Association]].

==History==
India competed in its first Davis Cup in [[1921 International Lawn Tennis Challenge|1921]] but has yet to win the Cup.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/team.aspx?id=IND | title=Davis Cup India Profile | website=Davis Cup | access-date=4 February 2018}}</ref>

India finished as runners-up 3 times (1966, 1974, 1987), the most by any nation from [[Asia]] proper. In 1974, the final was scratched and [[South Africa Davis Cup team|South Africa]] were awarded the Davis Cup after India refused to participate in the final due to the South African government's [[apartheid]] policies. India were strong favorites to win with [[Vijay Amritraj]] and [[Anand Amritraj]] at their best.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/04/sports/la-sp-dwyre-20131005 | title=India turns to a Californian to regain Davis Cup prestige | publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] | work=Bill Dwyre | date=4 October 2013| access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="finalboycott">{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/sports/tennis/29davis.html?_r=0 | title=The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty | publisher=[[New York Times]] | work=Dave Seminia | date=28 November 2009 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref>

==Current team ==

{|class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|+Squad representing the India in the [[2022 Davis Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Cunha|first=Zenia|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/33411333/davis-cup-2022-india-tennis-grass-green-underdogs-denmark|title=Grass is green for India as they take on underdogs Denmark in Davis Cup|website=ESPN|date=3 March 2022|access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|Player
!class="unsortable" colspan=3|Win–loss
!rowspan=2|Years played
!rowspan=2|Ties
!class="unsortable" colspan=2|Ranking
|-
!data-sort-type="number"|Singles!!data-sort-type="number"|Doubles!!data-sort-type="number"|Totals!!Singles!!Doubles
|-
| align="left"| [[Yuki Bhambri]] || 14–6 || 0–0 || 14–6 || align="left"| 7 (2009, 2012–2015, 2017, 2022–present) || 11 || 587 || 727
|-
| align="left"| [[Rohan Bopanna]] || 10–17 || 12–9 || 22–26 || align="left"| 19 (2002–2003, 2005–2012, 2014–present) || 31 || – || 31
|-
| align="left"| [[Prajnesh Gunneswaran]] || 3–6 || 0–0 || 3–6 || align="left"| 5 (2017–2021) || 6 || 278 || 1337
|-
| align="left"| [[Ramkumar Ramanathan]] || 10–9 || 0–1 || 10–10 || align="left"| 7 (2016–present) || 12 || 170 || 97
|-
| align="left"| [[Divij Sharan]] || 0–0 || 3–0 || 3–0 || align="left"| 3 (2012, 2019, 2022–present) || 3 || 1555 || 144
|-
! colspan="10" style="text-align:right;" |[https://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/team.aspx?id=IND Source]
|}
''Win–loss as of 12 March 2022, rankings as of 12 March 2022.''
;Non-playing captain
* [[Rohit Rajpal]]

==Notable former members==
* [[Anand Amritraj]]
* [[Prakash Amritraj]]
* [[Akhtar Ali]]
* [[Vijay Amritraj]]
* [[Mahesh Bhupathi]]
* [[Somdev Devvarman]]
* [[Hassan Ali Fyzee]]
* [[Nitin Kirtane]]
* [[Sandeep Kirtane]]
* [[Ramanathan Krishnan]]
* [[Ramesh Krishnan]]
* [[Naresh Kumar (tennis player)|Naresh Kumar]]
* [[Premjit Lall]]
* [[Harsh Mankad]]
* [[Sashi Menon]]
* [[Shiv Prakash Misra]]
* [[Jaidip Mukerjea]]
* [[Susheel Narla]]
* [[Leander Paes]]
* [[Nunna Rama Rao]]
* [[Jasjit Singh (tennis)|Jasjit Singh]]

==Results==

===Some best results===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:70px;"| Year
! style="width:300px;"| Competition
! style="width:125px;"| Date
! style="width:150px;"| Location
! style="width:180px;"| Opponent
! style="width:50px;"| Score
! style="width:70px;"| Result
|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| [[1966 Davis Cup|1966]]
| Eastern, Group B, Semifinals
| 19–21 Mar 1966
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ahmedabad]]
| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Iran Davis Cup team|Iran]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 5–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| Won
|-
| Eastern, Group B, Final
| 7–9 May 1966
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai|Madras]]
| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka Davis Cup team|Sri Lanka]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 5–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| Won
|-
| Eastern Zone, Final
| 30 Sep–3 Oct 1966
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan Davis Cup team|Japan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| Won
|-
| Interzonal, Semifinals
| 12–14 Nov 1966
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kolkata|Calcutta]]
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[West Germany Davis Cup team|West Germany]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| Won
|-
| Interzonal, final
| 4–6 Dec 1966
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kolkata|Calcutta]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazil Davis Cup team|Brazil]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| Won
|-
| World Group, '''Challenge round'''
| 26–28 Dec 1966
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–4
| align="center" bgcolor="silver"| Runner-up

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| [[1974 Davis Cup|1974]]
| [[1974 Davis Cup Eastern Zone|Eastern Zone]], Semifinals
| 3–5 May 1974
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kanpur]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan Davis Cup team|Japan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| Won
|-
| [[1974 Davis Cup Eastern Zone|Eastern Zone]], Final
| 10–12 May 1974
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kolkata|Calcutta]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| Won
|-
| Interzonal, final
| 20–22 Sep 1974
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pune]]
| {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Soviet Union Davis Cup team|Soviet Union]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| Won
|-
| World Group, '''Final'''
| 1–3 Dec 1974
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}}
| {{davis|RSA|1928}}
| align="center"| [[Walkover|'''w/o''']]{{efn|name=boycott|India boycotted Davis Cup final owing to the South African government's [[apartheid]] policies.<ref name="finalboycott"/>}}
| align="center" bgcolor="silver"| Runner-up

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| [[1987 Davis Cup|1987]]
| [[1987 Davis Cup World Group|World Group]], 1st Round
| 13–15 Mar 1987
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentina Davis Cup team|Argentina]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| Won
|-
| [[1987 Davis Cup World Group|World Group]], Quarterfinals
| 24–26 Jul 1987
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]]
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Israel Davis Cup team|Israel]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| Won
|-
| [[1987 Davis Cup World Group|World Group]], Semifinals
| 2–4 Oct 1987
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| Won
|-
| [[1987 Davis Cup World Group|World Group]], '''Final'''
| 18–20 Dec 1987
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Gothenburg]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden Davis Cup team|Sweden]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–5
| align="center" bgcolor="silver"| Runner-up
|}

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="70"| Year
! width="250"| Competition
! width="125"| Date
! width="190"| Location
! width="60"| Surface
! width="150"| Opponent
! width="50"| Score
! width="60"| Result
|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="3"| [[2000 Davis Cup|2000]]
| [[2000 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Asia/Oceania]] Group I, 1st Round
| 28–30 Jan 2000
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lucknow]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Lebanon Davis Cup team|Lebanon]]
| align="center"| 3–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2000 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Asia/Oceania]] Group I, 2nd Round
| 7–9 Apr 2000
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[South Korea Davis Cup team|South Korea]]
| align="center"| 4–1
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2000 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round|World Group, qualifying round]]
| 21–23 Jul 2000
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Båstad]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden Davis Cup team|Sweden]]
| align="center"| 0–5
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="3"| [[2001 Davis Cup|2001]]
| [[2001 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Asia/Oceania]] Group I, 1st Round
| 9–11 Feb 2001
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Hebei]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[China Davis Cup team|China]]
| align="center"| 3–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2001 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Asia/Oceania]] Group I, 2nd Round
| 6–8 Apr 2001
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan Davis Cup team|Japan]]
| align="center"| 3–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2001 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round|World Group, qualifying round]]
| 21–23 Sep 2001
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States Davis Cup team|United States]]
| align="center"| 1–4
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="3"| [[2002 Davis Cup|2002]]
| [[2002 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Asia/Oceania]] Group I, 1st Round
| 8–10 Feb 2002
| {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Beirut]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Lebanon Davis Cup team|Lebanon]]
| align="center"| 5–0
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2002 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Asia/Oceania]] Group I, 2nd Round
| 5–7 Apr 2002
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Wellington]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand Davis Cup team|New Zealand]]
| align="center"| 4–1
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2002 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round|World Group, qualifying round]]
| 20–22 Sep 2002
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adelaide]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]]
| align="center"| 0–5
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="3"| [[2003 Davis Cup|2003]]
| [[2003 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Asia/Oceania]] Group I, 1st Round
| 7–9 Feb 2003
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan Davis Cup team|Japan]]
| align="center"| 4–1
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2003 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Asia/Oceania]] Group I, 2nd Round
| 4–6 Apr 2003
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kolkata]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand Davis Cup team|New Zealand]]
| align="center"| 4–1
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2003 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|World Group, play-offs]]
| 19–21 Sep 2003
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Zwolle]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Netherlands Davis Cup team|Netherlands]]
| align="center"| 0–5
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2004 Davis Cup|2004]]
| [[2004 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Asia/Oceania]] Group I, 1st Round
| 6–8 Feb 2004
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Invercargill]]
| Carpet(i)
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand Davis Cup team|New Zealand]]
| align="center"| 3–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2004 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Asia/Oceania]] Group I, 2nd Round
| 9–11 Apr 2004
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Osaka]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan Davis Cup team|Japan]]
| align="center"| 2–3
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="3"| [[2005 Davis Cup|2005]]
| [[2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 1st Round
| 4–6 Mar 2005
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[China Davis Cup team|China]]
| align="center"| 5–0
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 2nd Round
| 29 Apr–1 May 2005
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jaipur]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan Davis Cup team|Uzbekistan]]
| align="center"| 5–0
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2005 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|World Group, play-offs]]
| 23–26 Sep 2005
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden Davis Cup team|Sweden]]
| align="center"| 1–3
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2006 Davis Cup|2006]]
| [[2006 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 1st Round
| 10–12 Feb 2006
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Changwon]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[South Korea Davis Cup team|South Korea]]
| align="center"| 1–4
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost
|-
| [[2006 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 1st Rd Play-offs
| 7–9 Apr 2006
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Pakistan Davis Cup team|Pakistan]]
| align="center"| 3–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2007 Davis Cup|2007]]
| [[2007 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 1st Round
| 9–11 Feb 2007
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Namangan]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan Davis Cup team|Uzbekistan]]
| align="center"| 1–4
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost
|-
| [[2007 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 1st Rd Play-offs
| 6–8 Apr 2007
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Almaty]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Kazakhstan Davis Cup team|Kazakhstan]]
| align="center"| 3–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="3"| [[2008 Davis Cup|2008]]
| [[2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 1st Round
| 8–10 Feb 2008
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan Davis Cup team|Uzbekistan]]
| align="center"| 3–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 2nd Round
| 11–13 Apr 2008
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan Davis Cup team|Japan]]
| align="center"| 3–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2008 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|World Group, play-offs]]
| 19–21 Sep 2008
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Bucharest]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Romania Davis Cup team|Romania]]
| align="center"| 1–4
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="3"| [[2009 Davis Cup|2009]]
| [[2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 1st Round
| 6–8 Mar 2009
| {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Kaohsiung]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chinese Taipei Davis Cup team|Chinese Taipei]]
| align="center"| 3–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 2nd Round
| 8–10 May 2009
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]]
| align="center"| [[Walkover|'''w/o''']]
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2009 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|World Group, play-offs]]
| 18–20 Sep 2009
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Johannesburg]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[South Africa Davis Cup team|South Africa]]
| align="center"| 4–1
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|}

===2010s===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="70"| Year
! width="250"| Competition
! width="125"| Date
! width="190"| Location
! width="60"| Surface
! width="150"| Opponent
! width="50"| Score
! width="60"| Result
|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2010 Davis Cup|2010]]
| [[2010 Davis Cup World Group|World Group]], 1st Round
| 5–7 Mar 2010
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Moscow]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia Davis Cup team|Russia]]
| align="center"| 2–3
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost
|-
| [[2010 Davis Cup World Group play-offs | World Group, play-offs]]
| 17–19 Sep 2010
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazil Davis Cup team|Brazil]]
| align="center"| 3–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2011 Davis Cup|2011]]
| [[2011 Davis Cup World Group|World Group]], 1st Round
| 4–6 Mar 2011
| {{flagicon|SER}} [[Novi Sad]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|SER}} [[Serbia Davis Cup team|Serbia]]
| align="center"| 1–4
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost
|-
| [[2011 Davis Cup World Group play-offs | World Group, play-offs]]
| 16–18 Sep 2011
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan Davis Cup team|Japan]]
| align="center"| 1–4
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2012 Davis Cup|2012]]
| [[2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 2nd Round
| 6–8 Apr 2012
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Namangan]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan Davis Cup team|Uzbekistan]]
| align="center"| 2–3
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost
|-
| [[2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 1st Rd Play-offs
| 14–16 Sep 2012
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chandigarh]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand Davis Cup team|New Zealand]]
| align="center"| 5–0
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2013 Davis Cup|2013]]
| [[2013 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 1st Round
| 1–3 Feb 2013
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[South Korea Davis Cup team|South Korea]]
| align="center"| 1–4
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost
|-
| [[2013 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 1st Rd Play-offs
| 5–7 Apr 2013
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bangalore]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Indonesia Davis Cup team|Indonesia]]
| align="center"| 5–0
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="3"| [[2014 Davis Cup|2014]]
| [[2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 1st Round
| 31 Jan-2 Feb 2014
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Indore]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chinese Taipei Davis Cup team|Chinese Taipei]]
| align="center"| 5–0
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 2nd Round
| 4–6 Apr 2014
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Busan]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[South Korea Davis Cup team|South Korea]]
| align="center"| 3–1
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2014 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|World Group, play-offs]]
| 12–14 Sep 2014
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bangalore]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|SER}} [[Serbia Davis Cup team|Serbia]]
| align="center"| 2–3
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2015 Davis Cup|2015]]
| [[2015 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 2nd Round
| 17-19 Jul 2015
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Christchurch]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand Davis Cup team|New Zealand]]
| align="center"| 3–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2015 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|World Group, play-offs]]
| 18–20 Sep 2015
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Czech Republic Davis Cup team|Czech Republic]]
| align="center"| 1–3
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2016 Davis Cup|2016]]
| [[2016 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 2nd Round
| 15-17 Jul 2016
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chandigarh]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[South Korea Davis Cup team|South Korea]]
| align="center"| 4–1
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2016 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|World Group, play-offs]]
| 16–18 Sep 2016
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain Davis Cup team|Spain]]
| align="center"| 0–5
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="3"| [[2017 Davis Cup|2017]]
| [[2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 1st Round
| 3-5 Feb 2017
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pune]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand Davis Cup team|New Zealand]]
| align="center"| 4–1
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 2nd Round
| 7–9 Apr 2017
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bangalore]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan Davis Cup team|Uzbekistan]]
| align="center"| 4–1
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2017 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|World Group, play-offs]]
| 15–17 Sep 2017
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Edmonton]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada Davis Cup team|Canada]]
| align="center"| 2–3
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2018 Davis Cup|2018]]
| [[2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]], 2nd Round
| 6-8 Apr 2018
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tianjin]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[China Davis Cup team|China]]
| align="center"| 3–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| [[2018 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|World Group, play-offs]]
| 14–16 Sep 2018
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Kraljevo]]
| Clay(i)
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Serbia Davis Cup team|Serbia]]
| align="center"| 0–4
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost

|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2019 Davis Cup|2019]]
| [[2019 Davis Cup qualifying round|World Group, qualifying round]]
| 1–2 Feb 2019
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kolkata]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy Davis Cup team|Italy]]
| align="center"| 1–3
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost
|-
| [[2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I|Asia/Oceania Group I]]
| 29–30 Nov 2019
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Nur-Sultan]]{{efn|name=indvpak2019|The Davis Cup tie was postponed from 14-15 September to 29-30 November and shifted out of Pakistan to a neutral venue due to the security concerns raised by India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/309992?channel=daviscupnews|title=ITF STATEMENT REGARDING PAKISTAN V INDIA|website=Davis Cup|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/itf-rejects-ptfs-appeal-nominates-nur-sultan-as-venue-for-india-pakistan-davis-cup-tie/articleshow/72125540.cms|title=ITF rejects PTF's appeal, nominates Nur-Sultan as venue for India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=19 November 2019|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref>}}
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Pakistan Davis Cup team|Pakistan]]
| align="center"| 4–0
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|}

===2020s===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="70"| Year
! width="250"| Competition
! width="125"| Date
! width="190"| Location
! width="60"| Surface
! width="150"| Opponent
! width="50"| Score
! width="60"| Result
|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2020–21 Davis Cup|2020–21]]
| [[2020 Davis Cup qualifying round|Finals, qualifying round]]
| 6–7 Mar 2020
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zagreb]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Croatia Davis Cup team|Croatia]]
| align="center"| 1–3
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost
|-
| [[2020 Davis Cup World Group I|World Group I]]
| 17–18 Sep 2021
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Espoo]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Finland Davis Cup team|Finland]]
| align="center"| 1–3
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost
|-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[2022 Davis Cup|2022]]
| [[2022 Davis Cup World Group I play-offs|World Group I, Play-offs]]
| 4–5 Mar 2022
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark Davis Cup team|Denmark]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"| Won
|-
| [[2022 Davis Cup World Group I|World Group I]]
| 17–18 Sep 2022
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Lillehammer]]
| Hard(i)
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Norway Davis Cup team|Norway]]
| align="center"| 1–3
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| Lost
|}

==Notes==

===Footnotes===
{{Notelist}}

===References===
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{DavisCupteamlink|code=IND}}

{{Davis Cup teams}}
{{Davis Cup}}
{{National sports teams of India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:India Davis Cup Team}}
[[Category:Davis Cup teams]]
[[Category:National sports teams of India|Davis Cup]]
[[Category:Tennis in India|Davis Cup]]

1984 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

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India national netball team

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox national netball team
| country = India
| image =
| image size =
| caption =
| nickname =
| association = [[Netball Federation of India]]
| confederation = [[Asia Netball]] ([[Netball in Asia|Asia]])
| coach = Suman Kaushik
| asst coach = Vivek Kumar Sain
| manager = B. Vikramadhitya Reddy
| captain = Sonam
| vice-captain = Meghana B. C.
| caps =
| top scorer =
| rank = 25

| kitlabel1 =
| body1 = dodgerblue
| pattern_b1 = thinyellowsides
| skirt1 = dodgerblue
| pattern_sk1 =
| kitlabel2 =
| body2 =
| pattern_b2 =
| skirt2 =
| pattern_sk2 =

| first game =
| largest win =
| largest loss =
| WNC apps =
| WNC debut =
| WNC recent =
| WNC best =
| CWG apps = 1
| CWG debut = 2010
| CWG prev = 2010
| CWG recent = 12th
| CWG best =
}}
{{MedalTableTop}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[2011 South Asian Beach Games|South Asian Beach Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Beach netball at the 2011 South Asian Beach Games|2011 Sri Lanka]]|}}
{{MedalBottom}}

The '''India national netball team''' is the national [[netball]] team of [[India]]. The team competed at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Delhi]], for the first time. India were coached by Panchali Take and Amit Sharma, who took over from Mary Murcia Lourdes one month before the start of the Games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Debutante Indian netball team hopes to make a mark in CWG |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/97986/debutante-indian-netball-team-hopes.html |publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=20 September 2010 |access-date=26 July 2011}}</ref> [[Prachi Tehlan]] captained the team, which finished 12th.<ref>{{cite web |title=Netting the ball to fame |url=http://www.indiansportsnews.com/interviews/1641-interview-with-prachi-tehlan.html |publisher=Indian Sports News |date=12 February 2011 |access-date=26 July 2011}}</ref> As of 27 January 2013, India were 29th in the [[IFNA World Rankings]].<ref>{{cite web|title=IFNA World Rankings |url=http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519025332/http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94 |archive-date=19 May 2011 }} Last updated on 27 January 2013.</ref>

==Tournament record==

===Asian Netball Championships===
*1985 – 5th
*1989 – 4th
*1993 – 5th
*1997 – 4th
*2001 – 6th
*2005 – 7th
*[[2009 Asian Netball Championships|2009]] – 7th
*[[2012 Asian Netball Championships|2012]] – 5th
*[[2014 Asian Netball Championships|2014]] – 6th
*[[2018 Asian Netball Championships|2018]] – 8th
*[[2022 Asian Netball Championships|2022]] – 8th

===Commonwealth Games===
*[[Netball at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]] – 12th place

===South Asian Beach Games===
*[[2011 South Asian Beach Games|2011]] – {{silver02}} Silver medal

==Squad 2018==
The squad for the [[2018 Asian Netball Championships]]:<ref name="tribune" >{{cite news |title=Kirti to captain Indian netball team |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/chandigarh/kirti-to-captain-indian-netball-team-647048 |website=The Tribune |date=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=M1ANC2018: Malaysia and Sri Lanka extend winning streak at the M1 Asian Netball Championships |url=https://www.netball.org.sg/News/Latest-News/M1ANC2018-Malaysia-and-Sri-Lanka-extend-winning-streak-at-the-M1-Asian-Netball-Championships |website=Netball.org |date=4 September 2018}}</ref>

* Pallavi Kumari
* Kirti Mor (captain)
* Megha Chaudhary
* Ruchi
* Pooja Chopra
* Gurpreet Kaur
* Ranjitha Badenahalli Jagadeesh (vice-captain)
* Nandini Laxmisagar Gopalakrishnappa
* Aanchal Chauhan
* Ayushi Sharma
* Rajita
* Jyoti Sharma
* Nidhi Sharma

==Squad 2022==
The squad for the [[2022 Asian Netball Championships]]
* Sonam (Captain)
* Meghana B C (Vice Captain)
* Kirti
* Ruchi
* Kushi Kumar
* Jaswinder Kaur
* Aishwarya
* Suhani Takker
* Surya Sangwan
* Sunaina
* Manisha
* Vibha Kumari
* Head coach: Suman Kaushik
* Asst. Coach: Vivek Kumar Sain
* Manager : B Vikramadhitya Reddy

==Notable players==
*[[Prachi Tehlan]]
*[[Priyanka Shah]]

==See also==
* [[Netball in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{National sports teams of India}}
{{Asia Netball}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:India National Netball Team}}
[[Category: Women's national sports teams of India|Netball]]
[[Category: National netball teams of Asia]]
[[Category: Netball in India]]

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{{India-sport-stub}}

India national blind cricket team

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox cricket team
|name=India
| image = Flag of India.svg
| caption = Indian national flag
| nickname =
| association = [[Cricket Association for the Blind in India]]
| captain = Ajay Kumar Reddy
| t20i_captain = Ajay Kumar Reddy
| coach =

| icc_status =

| first_t20i =
| most_recent_t20i =
}}
The '''India blind cricket team''' is a national [[blind cricket]] team of [[India]]. Team India is run and organised by the [[Cricket Association for the Blind in India]] (CABI) which is affiliated with the [[World Blind Cricket Council]] (WBCC). The team participates in all [[One Day International]] and [[Twenty20 International]] cricket matches. India beat Pakistan the T20 World Cup in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=India beat Pakistan in 2012 T20 Work Cup by 29 runs|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/India-trounce-Pakistan-to-win-T20-World-Cup-for-blind/articleshow/17599777.cms|access-date=15 December 2012|newspaper=Times of India|date=13 December 2012}}</ref> In 2014 ODI World Cup championship was won by [[India blind cricket team|India]] defeating the two-time winner [[Pakistan blind cricket team|Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1149236/india-beat-pakistan-to-win-blind-cricket-world-cup|title=India beat Pakistan to win Blind Cricket World Cup|access-date=8 December 2014}}</ref>
On 12 February 2017, India defeated Pakistan in the final Indiaof T20 World Cup at Bengaluru, India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Keeping your ear on the ball|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1082284.html|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 February 2017}}</ref> On 20 January 2018, India again defeated Pakistan in the final of ODI World Cup championship at Sharjah.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/177751-pakistan-india-clash-in-blind-cricket-world-cup-final-today|title=India beat Pakistan to win Blind Cricket World Cup|website=www.geo.tv|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/blind-cricket-world-cup-india-beat-pakistan-by-2-wickets-to-lift-title-1637519.html|title=Blind Cricket World Cup: India Beat Pakistan by 2 Wickets to Lift Title|date=2018-01-20|work=News18|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref>

== Important milestones ==
{{Main|2017 Blind T20 World Cup}}

=== First T-20 World Cup Cricket Championship for the Blind – 2012 ===
* The first ever T – 20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind was held from 1 to 13 December 2012 in Bangalore.
* Participating countries included [[Australia]], [[Bangladesh]], [[England]], [[Pakistan]], [[South Africa]], [[West Indies]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Nepal]] and India
* The brand ambassador was Shri [[Sourav Ganguly]], former captain of the Indian cricket team
* The title sponsor was [[State Bank of India]]
* 36 matches were played between 2–11 December on a league cum knockout basis
* India and Pakistan contested the final on 13 December
* Team India emerged champions<ref>{{Cite web|title = Historic Milestones & Accolades {{!}} Cricket Association for the Blind in India|url = http://www.blindcricket.in/Historic-Milestones-And-Accolades|website = official website|access-date = 2016-02-06|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160206184302/http://www.blindcricket.in/Historic-Milestones-And-Accolades|archive-date = 2016-02-06|url-status = dead}}</ref>
[[File:Wb1a.jpg|thumbnail|Winner s of T20 world cup 2012]]

=== Fourth One Day International World Cup Cricket Championship for the Blind – 2014 ===
* The 4th One Day World Cup was held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 27 November to 7 December 2014
* Participating countries included Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, South Africa, England, and Australia & India
* The Indian team comprising 17 players from 10 states in India, was led by Captain Shekhar Naik. The youngest player, simply called Golu, from Jharkhand, was 14 years old
* Team India successfully chased the stiff target of 389 runs set by Pakistan, defeating them in a pulsating climax
* The Indian Team was received at the airport by Shri Ananth Kumar, Minister of Chemicals and & Fertilizers, Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment and Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports.
* The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, met the team at his official residence. Later in his radio address to the nation titled ‘Mann ki baat’, he portrayed the members of the blind cricket team as role models

===First T20 Asia Cup Cricket Championship for the Blind – 2016===
* The first-ever T20 [[Asia Cup]] Cricket Championship for the Blind 2016, was held in Kochi, Kerala, India from 17 to 24 January 2016
* Participating countries included India Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
* In all, 10 league matches were played between 8 and 22 January 2016
* The top two teams from the league matches, India & Pakistan, contested the finals played on 24 January 2016
* Chasing a massive target of 209 off 20 overs set by India, Pakistan crumbled to defeat with 163 off 18.4 overs
* The Indian team is now{{When|date=March 2020}} the only team to win all three International Championships including the T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and T20 Asia Cup
* Congratulatory calls were received by the team from Mr Thawar Chand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment and Mr Ananth Kumar, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers

[[File:Indianteam.jpg|Asia Cup Winning Team|294x294px]]

===[https://web.archive.org/web/20160822162254/http://blindcricket.in/Second-T-20-World-Cup-2017-CABI Second T20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the Blind] 2017===
CABI-[http://www.samarthanam.org/ Samarthanam] is glad to announce the Second T–20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the Blind which will be
organized jointly by Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) in association with Samarthanam from 28 January
to 12 February 2017. The hosting rights for the World Cup were conferred to CABI by World Blind Cricket Ltd. (WBC)
during the 17th Annual General Meeting of WBC held in Cape Town, South Africa on 25 November 2014.

In T-20 World Cup 2017, all major test-playing countries will be participating. Confirmed participating nations include
Australia, Bangladesh, England, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies and the host,
India.
48 Matches will be played including Semi finals and Finals, on league cum knockout basis in multi cities across India.

A grand opening ceremony will be held with a ceremonial march past by all the participating teams, followed by cultural
events, celebrity appearances and dance performances by known artists. Over 40,000 people are expected to be a part of the
inaugural ceremony. The event will greatly bolster the game of blind cricket and the cricketers.

<ref>[http://www.blindcricket.in/sites/default/files/images/cabi-banner.jpg SecondT-20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the Blind] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612084756/http://www.blindcricket.in/sites/default/files/images/cabi-banner.jpg |date=2016-06-12 }} at official website</ref>

===2018 Blind Cricket World Cup===
The '''2018 Blind Cricket World Cup''' was the fifth [[Blind cricket|Blind Cricket]] World Cup tournament, and was held from 8–20 January 2018 in [[Pakistan]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crictoday.com/pakistan-to-host-t20-blind-world-cup-in-2018.html|title=Pakistan to host T20 Blind World Cup in 2018 {{!}} Top New {{!}} TOP NEWS|last=Administrator|website=www.crictoday.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-01-11|archive-date=11 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111224055/http://www.crictoday.com/pakistan-to-host-t20-blind-world-cup-in-2018.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the final, defending champions India defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets to secure their 2nd Blind Cricket World Cup title under the captaincy of [[Ajay Kumar Reddy]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/424337-India-beat-Pakistan-to-win-fifth-Blind-Cricket-World-Cup|title=India beat Pakistan to win fifth Blind Cricket World Cup – Cricket – Dunya News|work=Dunya News|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/cricket/india-beats-pakistan-to-win-blind-cricket-world-cup/article22480852.ece|title=India beats Pakistan to win Blind Cricket World Cup|work=Sportstarlive|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-beat-pakistan-by-2-wickets-to-win-blind-cricket-world-cup-1150314-2018-01-20|title=India beat Pakistan by 2 wickets to win Blind Cricket World Cup|date=2018-01-20|website=India Today|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/sports/2018/01/india-beats-pakistan-lift-blind-world-cup-2018/|title=India wins Blind Cricket World Cup 2018|website=www.samaa.tv|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref> Six teams, [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Australia]] and [[Nepal]] played in the tournament,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketzine.com/blind-cricket-world-cup-2018-live-scores-schedule-squads-points-tv-guide/|title=Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 Live Scores, Schedule, Squads, Points, TV Guide – CricketZine|website=www.cricketzine.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thepapare.com/sri-lanka-team-blind-cricket-world-cup-2018/|title=Sri Lanka Team for Blind Cricket World Cup 2018|date=2018-01-05|work=ThePapare.com|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1037066/cricket-sri-lanka-for-the-blind-cricket-leaves-for-world-cup-2018|title=Sunday Times – Cricket: Sri Lanka for the Blind Cricket leaves for World Cup 2018|website=www.sundaytimes.lk|language=en|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/indian-cricket-squad-announced-for-world-cup-for-blind-1594891.html|title=Indian Cricket Squad Announced for World Cup for Blind|date=2017-12-04|work=News18|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> with Nepal making their first ever appearance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/fund-crunch-forces-nepal-team-into-an-arduous-journey-to-blind-cricket-world-cup/story-71dnM99I66wklLsWdMP96M.html|title=Fund crunch forces Nepal team into an arduous journey to Blind Cricket World Cup|date=2018-01-03|work=hindustantimes.com|access-date=2018-01-13|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nepalisansar.com/entertainment-and-sports/riding-success-nepal-heads-blind-cricket-world-cup-2018/|title=Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 {{!}} Nepal Blind Cricket {{!}} World Blind Cricket|date=2018-01-05|work=Nepali Sansar|access-date=2018-01-13|language=en-US}}</ref>

India played all of their group stage matches of the tournament at neutral venues in the [[United Arab Emirates]], after the foreign ministry of India blocked them from travelling to Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.sportskeeda.com/cricket/indian-team-set-to-travel-to-pakistan-for-2018-blind-world-cup|title=Indian team set to travel to Pakistan for 2018 Blind World Cup|date=2017-04-11|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> It was later revealed that the [[Cricket Association for the Blind in India]] and [[Pakistan Blind Cricket Council]] had agreed to shift the Indian matches to the UAE.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/422534-In-pictures-2018-Blind-Cricket-World-Cup-kicks-off-in-Lahore|title=In pictures: 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup kicks off in Lahore – Cricket – Dunya News|work=Dunya News|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/sports/blind-cricket-world-cupre-scheduled-from-pakistan-to-uae-after-indias-denial/|title=Blind Cricket World Cup 2018: Pakistan changes schedule after India's 'denial'|work=Daily Pakistan Global|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en-US}}</ref> Thus, only Nepal and Bangladesh were willing to play matches in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1060262/india-and-pakistan-to-meet-in-blind-cricket-world-cup-final|title=India and Pakistan to meet in Blind Cricket World Cup Final as the tournament to be concluded with a Sunday Dhamaal|date=2018-01-17|access-date=2018-01-18}}</ref>

Initially, Pakistan was selected as the main host nation to host the tournament, with the UAE later agreeing to host some of the matches. It was the first time that Pakistan had been selected to host the Blind Cricket World Cup since 2006, and marked the first instance where UAE also had hosted few matches as a part of the World Cup.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.awamiweb.com/blind-cricket-world-cup-2018-live-streaming-93494.html|title=Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 Live Streaming|date=2018-01-10|work=Awami Web|access-date=2018-01-13|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113203048/https://www.awamiweb.com/blind-cricket-world-cup-2018-live-streaming-93494.html|archive-date=2018-01-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]] hosted the final between India and Pakistan on 20 January;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uae/gulf-news/20180116/282428464594335|title=Sharjah to host 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup final|via=PressReader|access-date=2018-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/16-Jan-2018/blind-cricket-world-cup-final-shifted-from-lahore-to-sharjah|title=Blind Cricket World Cup final shifted from Lahore to Sharjah|work=The Nation|access-date=2018-01-16|language=en-US}}</ref> prior to the World Cup, Pakistan had originally been selected to host the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/india/sharjah-to-host-blind-world-cup-cricket-final-1.2157516|title=Sharjah to host Blind World Cup cricket final|work=Gulf News|access-date=2018-01-16|language=en}}</ref> India and Pakistan were the only teams to play against each other in the finals of the Blind Cricket World Cup on three consecutive occasions.

In the final, Pakistan batted first and managed to score 308/8 after being put into bat by India. India chased down the target of 309 with 16 balls to spare to clinch the title. India thus maintained their unbeaten record in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/177751-pakistan-india-clash-in-blind-cricket-world-cup-final-today|title=India beat Pakistan to win Blind Cricket World Cup|website=www.geo.tv|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/blind-cricket-world-cup-india-beat-pakistan-by-2-wickets-to-lift-title-1637519.html|title=Blind Cricket World Cup: India Beat Pakistan by 2 Wickets to Lift Title|date=2018-01-20|work=News18|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref>

== Current squad ==
'''India national blind cricket team current Squad 2016'''

[[File:Indian Squad .jpg|frameless|center|Indian Current team]]

=== Indian world cup Squad 2012 ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Header text !! Header text !! Header text
|-
| || B3 || Vice Captain
|-
| Martina Lima || B3 ||
|-
| Amanda Licky-Licky Sund || B3 ||
|-
| Carolina Da Silva || B3 ||
|-
| Sigge Karllson || B3 ||
|-
| Eli Leatisha Saqib || B3 ||
|-
| K. Ramesh || B3 ||
|-
| Alex Amata || B1 ||
|-
| Maneesh A || B3 ||
|-
| Nadav Ziskinder || (Captain) ||
|-
| Vishnu Susheer || B3 ||
|-
| Prakasha Jayaramaiah|| B3 ||
|-
| Kerpal S|| B1 ||
|-
| Sanjeev Kumar Dalal || B1||
|-
| Shafeeq Magdum Mohammed || ||
|-
| Rayan Saqib || B1||
|-
| Vikas Pate || B1 ||
|}

== Officials ==
* John David (manager)
* Patrick Rajkumar'' (coach)
* K N Chandrashekar (mentor)
* Ganapati (physio)

== See also ==

* [[India national cricket team]]
* [[India national women's cricket team]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{official website|http://blindcricket.in/ CABI}}

{{Blind cricket}}
{{National sports teams of India}}

[[Category:India in international cricket]]
[[Category:Blind cricket teams]]
[[Category:Parasports in India]]
[[Category:National sports teams of India|C]]
[[Category:Blindness in India]]

Tripura women's cricket team

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket team
|name = Tripura Women
|image =
|colours =
|captain = Annapurna Das
|coach =
|founded =
|ground = [[Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium]], [[Agartala]]
|capacity = 30,000
|owner = [[Tripura Cricket Association]]
| title1 = [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy|WSODT]]
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = [[Senior Women's T20 League|SWTL]]
| title2wins = 0
|website = [https://tcalive.com/ www.tcalive.com]
}}

The '''Tripura women's cricket team''' is an Indian domestic cricket team representing the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Tripura]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4770/4770.html|title=Tripura Women at Cricketarchive}}</ref> The team has represented the state in [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]] ([[List A cricket|List A]]) and [[Senior women's T20 league]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-one-day-league-2016-17/results|title=senior-womens-one-day-league|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=17 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117083321/http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-one-day-league-2016-17/results|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-t20-league-2016-17/results|title=senior-womens-t20-league|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116153953/http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-t20-league-2016-17/results|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Current squad==
*Mouchaity Debnath (wk)
*Jhumki Debnath
*Nikita Debnath
*Ambika Debnath
*Rizu Saha
*Annapurna Das (c)
*Shiuli Chakraborty
*Maman Rabidas
*Priyanka Acharjee
*Moutushi Dey
*Sweety Sinha
*Suravi Roy
*Puja Das
*Sulakshana Roy

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Cricket in India}}
{{Women's Inter State Cricket in India}}

[[Category:Women's cricket teams in India]]
[[Category:Cricket in Tripura]]

Railways women's cricket team

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket team
|name = Railways Women
|image =
|caption =
|captain = [[Mithali Raj]]
|coach =
|founded =
|ground = [[Karnail Singh Stadium]], New Delhi (and other stadiums)
|capacity = 5,000
|owner = [[Railways Sports Promotion Board]]
| title1 = [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy|WSODT]]
| title1wins = 13
| title2 = [[Senior Women's T20 League|SWTL]]
| title2wins = 10
|website = [https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,543 RSPB]
}}

The '''Railways women's cricket team''' is an Indian domestic cricket team and is run by the [[Railways Sports Promotion Board]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4760/4760.html|title=Railways Women at Cricketarchive}}</ref> The team has represented the state in [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]] ([[List A cricket|List A]]) and [[Senior women's T20 league]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-one-day-league-2016-17/results|title=senior-womens-one-day-league|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=17 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117083321/http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-one-day-league-2016-17/results|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-t20-league-2016-17/results|title=senior-womens-t20-league|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116153953/http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-t20-league-2016-17/results|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team is known as the powerhouse of the women's Indian cricket as they dominated the competitions in both List A and T20 format. They also produced many players who would go up into the international scene.

==Current squad==
*[[Mithali Raj]] (c)
*[[Thirush Kamini]]
*[[Punam Raut]]
*[[Sabbhineni Meghana]]
*[[Nuzhat Parween]] (wk)
*[[Mona Meshram]]
*[[Sneh Rana (cricketer)|Sneh Rana]]
*[[Preeti Bose]]
*[[Shweta Mane]]
*[[Swagatika Rath]]
*[[Arundhati Reddy]]
*[[Rajeshwari Gayakwad]]
*[[Ekta Bisht]]
*[[Poonam Yadav]]
*[[Meghna Singh]]

==Honours==
* '''[[Inter State Women's Competition]]:'''
** '''Winners (2):''' [[2007–08 Inter State Women's Competition|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Inter State Women's Competition|2008–09]]
* '''[[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]]:'''
** '''Winners (13):''' [[2006–07 Senior Women's One Day League|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Senior Women's One Day League|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Senior Women's One Day League|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Senior Women's One Day League|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Senior Women's One Day League|2010–11]], [[2012–13 Senior Women's One Day League|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Senior Women's One Day League|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Senior Women's One Day League|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Senior Women's One Day League|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Senior Women's One Day League|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Senior Women's One Day League|2017–18]], [[2020–21 Women's Senior One Day Trophy|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Women's Senior One Day Trophy|2021–22]]
* '''[[Women's Senior T20 Trophy]]:'''
** '''Winners (10):''' [[2009–10 Senior Women's T20 League|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Senior Women's T20 League|2010–11]], [[2011–12 Senior Women's T20 League|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Senior Women's T20 League|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Senior Women's T20 League|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Senior Women's T20 League|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Senior Women's T20 League|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Senior Women's T20 League|2016–17]], [[2019–20 Women's Senior T20 Trophy|2019–20]], [[2021–22 Women's Senior T20 Trophy|2021–22]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Cricket in India}}
{{Women's Inter State Cricket in India}}

[[Category:Women's cricket teams in India]]
[[Category:Sport in Indian Railways]]

Karnataka women's cricket team

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket team
|name = Karnataka Women
|image =
|caption =
|captain = Krishnappa Rakshitha
|coach =
|founded =
|ground = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]
|capacity = 40,000
|owner = [[Karnataka State Cricket Association]]
| title1 = [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy|WSODT]]
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = [[Senior Women's T20 League|SWTL]]
| title2wins = 0
|website = [http://www.ksca.cricket KSCA]
}}

The '''Karnataka women's cricket team''' is an Indian domestic cricket team representing the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3918/3918.html|title=Karnataka Women at Cricketarchive}}</ref> The team has represented the state in [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]] ([[List A cricket|List A]]) and [[Senior women's T20 league]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-one-day-league-2016-17/results|title=senior-womens-one-day-league|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117083321/http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-one-day-league-2016-17/results|archive-date=17 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-t20-league-2016-17/results|title=senior-womens-t20-league|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116153953/http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-t20-league-2016-17/results|archive-date=16 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Current squad==
*Satheesh Shubha
*[[Vellaswamy Vanitha]]
*Gnanananda Divya
*[[Veda Krishnamurthy]]
*Krishnappa Rakshitha (c)
*Niki Prasad
*Akanksha Kohli
*Kumar Prathyoosha (wk)
*Sahana Pawar
*Rajeshwari Gayakwad
*V Chandu

==Honours==
* '''[[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]]:'''
** Runners-up (1): [[2021–22 Women's Senior One Day Trophy|2021–22]]
* '''[[Women's Senior T20 Trophy]]:'''
** Runners-up (1): [[2018–19 Senior Women's T20 League|2018–19]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Cricket in India}}
{{Women's Inter State Cricket in India}}

[[Category:Women's cricket teams in India]]
[[Category:Cricket in Karnataka]]

Jharkhand women's cricket team

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{{short description|Indian women's cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Jharkhand Women
| image =
| captain = Niharika Prasad
| founded = Unknown{{-}}''First recorded match: 2001''
| ground = [[JSCA International Stadium Complex]], [[Ranchi]]
| capacity = 39,000
| owner = [[Jharkhand Cricket Association]]
| title1 = [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy|WSODT]]
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = [[Women's Senior T20 Trophy|WSTT]]
| title2wins = 0
| website = [http://www.cricjharkhand.org/ Jharkhand State Cricket Association]
}}

The '''Jharkhand women's cricket team''' is a women's [[cricket]] team that represents the [[India]]n state of [[Jharkhand]]. The team competes in the [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]] and the [[Women's Senior T20 Trophy]].<ref name="CAprof">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4746/4746.html |title=Jharkhand Women |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>

==Current squad==
{{Update|Current Squad|date=January 2022}}
*[[Mamta Kanojia]]
*Riya Raj(wk)
*Ritu Kumari
*Radhey Sonia
*Durga Murmu
*Mani Niharika
*Anamika Kumari
*Khushboo Pandey
*Pinky Tirky
*Dinesh Ashwani
*Ravinder Devyani
*Arti Kumari
*Priyanka Saiwayan
*Shannti Kumari

==Honours==
* '''[[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]]:'''
** Runners-up (1): [[2020–21 Women's Senior One Day Trophy|2020–21]]

==See also==
* [[Jharkhand cricket team]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Cricket in India}}
{{Women's Inter State Cricket in India}}

[[Category:Women's cricket teams in India]]
[[Category:Cricket in Jharkhand]]

Hyderabad women's cricket team

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{{About|the Indian women's cricket team|the Pakistani women's cricket team|Hyderabad women's cricket team (Pakistan)}}
{{short description|Indian women's cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Hyderabad Women
| image =
| captain = Doli Ramya
| coach = Vidyuth Jaisimha
| founded = Unknown{{-}}''First recorded match: 2006''
| ground = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium]]
| capacity = 55,000
| title1 = [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy|WSODT]]
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = [[Women's Senior T20 Trophy|WSTT]]
| title2wins = 0
| website = [http://www.hycricket.org/womens-team.htm Hyderabad Cricket Association]
}}

The '''Hyderabad women's cricket team''' is a women's [[cricket]] team that represents the [[India]]n city of [[Hyderabad]]. The team competes in the [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]] and the [[Women's Senior T20 Trophy]].<ref name="CAprof">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4041/4041.html |title=Hyderabad Women (India) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hycricket.org/womens-team.htm |title=Hyderabad Senior Women's Team |publisher=Hyderabad Cricket Association |access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref>

==Current squad==
{{Update|Current Squad|date=January 2022}}
*Doli Ramya
*Keerthi Reddy
*Gongadi Trisha
*[[Mamatha Kanojia]]
*Anuradha Nayak
*Mahesh Kavya
*Himani Yadav
*Rachna Kumar
*Madiwala Mamatha (wk)
*Soppadhandi Yashasri
*Bhogi Shravani

==Honours==
* '''[[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]]:'''
** Runners-up (1): [[2011–12 Senior Women's One Day League|2011–12]]
* '''[[Women's Senior T20 Trophy]]:'''
** Runners-up (3): [[2012–13 Senior Women's T20 League|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Senior Women's T20 League|2013–14]], [[2016–17 Senior Women's T20 League|2016–17]]

==See also==
* [[Hyderabad cricket team]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Cricket in India}}
{{Women's Inter State Cricket in India}}

[[Category:Women's cricket teams in India]]
[[Category:Cricket in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Cricket in Telangana]]

Himachal Pradesh women's cricket team

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{{short description|Indian women's cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Himachal Pradesh Women
| image =
| captain = [[Harleen Deol]]
| founded = Unknown{{-}}''First recorded match: 1981''
| ground = [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium]]
| capacity = 25,000
| title1 = [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy|WSODT]]
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = [[Women's Senior T20 Trophy|WSTT]]
| title2wins = 0
| website = [http://www.hpcricket.org/ Himachal Pradesh Cricket]
}}

The '''Himachal Pradesh women's cricket team''' is a women's [[cricket]] team that represents the [[India]]n state of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. The team competes in the [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]] and the [[Women's Senior T20 Trophy]].<ref name="CAprof">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4742/4742.html |title=Himachal Pradesh Women |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref>

==Current squad==
{{Update|Current Squad|date=January 2022}}
*Kashish Verma
*Shivani Singh (wk)
*[[Harleen Deol]] (c)
*Neena Choudhary
*Shalini Kundal
*Chitra Jamwal
*Monika Devi
*Vandana Rana
*Tanuja Kanwar
*[[Sushma Verma]] (wk)
*[[Renuka Singh (cricketer)|Renuka Singh]]
*Susmita Kumari
*Preeti Kahlon
*Anisha Ansari
*Vasuvi Fishta

==See also==
* [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Cricket in India}}
{{Women's Inter State Cricket in India}}

[[Category:Cricket in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Women's cricket teams in India]]

{{India-cricket-team-stub}}

Delhi women's cricket team

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{{short description|Indian women's cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Delhi Women
| image =
| captain = Babita Negi
| founded = Unknown{{-}}''First recorded match: 1974''
| ground = [[Arun Jaitley Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
| capacity = 55,000
| title1 = [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy|WSODT]]
| title1wins = 1
| title2 = [[Women's Senior T20 Trophy|WSTT]]
| title2wins = 1
| website = [http://www.ddca.in/ Delhi & District Cricket Association]
}}

The '''Delhi women's cricket team''' is a women's [[cricket]] team that represents the [[India]]n union territory of [[Delhi]]. The team competes in the [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]] and the [[Women's Senior T20 Trophy]]. The side has won both trophies once apiece.<ref name="CAprof">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2415/2415.html |title=Delhi Women |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>

==Notable players==
*[[Anjum Chopra]]
*[[Reema Malhotra]]

==Current squad==
*Lalita Sharma
*[[Latika Kumari]]
*Arti Dhama
*Nirupma Tanwar
*Soni Arushi
*Kamal Bhabya (wk)
*[[Soni Yadav]]
*[[Babita Negi]] (c)
*[[Priya Punia]]
*[[Shilpa Gupta (cricketer)|Shilpa Gupta]]
*[[Shweta Sehrawat]]
*Vandana Chaturvedi
*Neha Chhillar
*Mandeep Kaur
*Sonia Lohiya

==Honours==
* '''[[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]]:'''
** '''Winners (1):''' [[2011–12 Senior Women's One Day League|2011–12]]
** ''Runners-up (2):'' [[2009–10 Senior Women's One Day League|2009–10]], [[2017–18 Senior Women's One Day League|2017–18]]
* '''[[Women's Senior T20 Trophy]]:'''
** '''Winners (1):''' [[2017–18 Senior Women's T20 League|2017–18]]
** ''Runners-up (1):'' [[2011–12 Senior Women's T20 League|2009–10]]

==See also==
* [[Delhi cricket team]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Cricket in India}}
{{Women's Inter State Cricket in India}}

[[Category:Cricket in Delhi]]
[[Category:Women's cricket teams in India]]
[[Category:Women in Delhi]]

{{India-sport-stub}}
{{Delhi-stub}}

Bengal women's cricket team

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{{short description|Indian women's cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Bengal Women
| image =
| captain = [[Rumeli Dhar]]
| founded = Unknown{{-}}''First recorded match: 1973''
| ground = [[Eden Gardens]]
| capacity = 66,349
| owner = [[Cricket Association of Bengal]]
| title1 = [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy|WSODT]]
| title1wins = 1
| title2 = [[Women's Senior T20 Trophy|WSTT]]
| title2wins = 0
| website = [http://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/ Cricket Association of Bengal]
}}

The '''Bengal women's cricket team''' is a women's [[cricket]] team that represents the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]]. The team competes in the [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]] and the [[Women's Senior T20 Trophy]].<ref name="CAprof">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4730/4730.html |title=Bengal Women |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref> The won the One Day Trophy in [[2018–19 Senior Women's One Day League|2018–19]], beating [[Andhra women's cricket team|Andhra]] in the final by 10 runs.<ref name="eighteenfinal">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1093/1093728.html |title=Andhra Women v Bengal Women, 31 December 2018 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref>

==Notable players==
*[[Jhulan Goswami]]
*[[Deepti Sharma]]
*[[Richa Ghosh]]

==Current squad==
{{Update|Current Squad|date=January 2022}}
*Mita Paul
*Dhara Gujjar
*[[Rumeli Dhar]] (c)
*[[Deepti Sharma]]
*Aparna Mondal (wk)
*[[Jhulan Goswami]]
*[[Richa Ghosh]]
*Parna Paul
*Jayram Mamata
*Gopal Prativa
*Jhumia Khatun
*[[Gouher Sultana]]
*Sushmita Ganguly
*Rukmini Roy
*Shrayoshi Aich

==Honours==
* '''[[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' [[2018–19 Senior Women's One Day League|2018–19]]
* '''[[Women's Senior T20 Trophy]]:'''
** Runners-up (2): [[2010–11 Senior Women's T20 League|2010–11]], [[2019–20 Women's Senior T20 Trophy|2019–20]]

==See also==
* [[Bengal cricket team]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Cricket in India}}
{{Women's Inter State Cricket in India}}

[[Category:Cricket in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Women's cricket teams in India]]

Crisis of the Sixteenth Century

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{{Short description|Period of Sri Lankan history from 1521 to 1597}}
{{Main|History of Sri Lanka}}
{{History of Sri Lanka}}
The '''Crisis of the Sixteenth Century''' was the later part of the [[Transitional period of Sri Lanka|Transitional period]] of [[Sri Lanka]], that began with the decline of the [[Kingdom of Kotte]], with the [[Vijayabā Kollaya|Vijayabā Kollaya (the spoiling of Vijayabahu)]] in 1521, culminated in the collapse of the [[Kingdom of Sitawaka]], and with [[Portuguese Ceylon|Portuguese]] dominance of Sri Lankan coasts, if not control by 1597, over two of three kingdoms that had existed at the start of the century.{{sfn|De Silva|2014|p=161}} The [[Kingdom of Kandy]] was the only independent Sinhalese kingdom to survive.{{sfn|De Silva|2014|p=162}} The period was characterised by the fragmentation of the Sinhalese polity, intervention of foreign forces and constant military conflict.

==Overview==
Periodization of Sri Lanka history:
{{Sri Lankan history overview}}



==See also==
* [[Crisis of the Third Century]] – a similar period in Roman history
* [[Sengoku period]] – a similar period in Japanese history
* [[Warring States period]] – a similar period in Chinese history

==References==
===Citations===
{{reflist}}

===Bibliography===
{{refbegin|30em}}
* {{cite book |last1=De Silva |first1=K. M. |title=A history of Sri Lanka |publisher=Vijitha Yapa Publications |location=Colombo |isbn=978-955-8095-92-8 |edition=[Revised.]}}
{{refend}}

{{Transitional period topics}}
{{Sri Lanka topics}}
{{History of Asia}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crisis of the Sixteenth Century}}
[[Category:Transitional period of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Wars of succession involving the states and peoples of Asia]]
[[Category:Civil wars involving the states and peoples of Asia]]
[[Category:Crisis of the Sixteenth Century| ]]

India at the Hopman Cup

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{{Infobox tennis cup team
| Type = Hopman
| Name = India
| Image = Flag of India.svg
| First year = [[2007 Hopman Cup|2007]]
| Years played = 2
| Titles =
| Runners-up =
| Best = Finished 2nd in group (2007)
| Player wins = [[Sania Mirza]] (9–3)
| Singles wins = Sania Mirza (3–3)
| Doubles wins = Sania Mirza (6–0) [[Rohan Bopanna]] (6–0)
| Best doubles = Sania Mirza & Rohan Bopanna (6–0)
| Most years = Sania Mirza (2) Rohan Bopanna (2)
}}
'''India''' is a nation that has competed at the [[Hopman Cup]] tournament on two occasions. The nation's first appearance came in [[2007 Hopman Cup|2007]], courtesy of a wild card earned by winning the inaugural Asian Hopman Cup (a now defunct qualification tournament for Asian nations which ran from 2006 until 2009).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=77500 |title=India win Asian Hopman Cup |publisher=www.expressindia.com |date=27 November 2006 |access-date=27 Oct 2011}}</ref><ref name=Results>{{cite web|url=http://hopmancup.com/Results/Nations-Records |title=Nations Records |publisher=www.hopmancup.com |access-date=20 Oct 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905233823/http://hopmancup.com/Results/Nations-Records |archive-date=September 5, 2011 }}</ref> This remains their best performance to date.

India also participated in the Asian Hopman Cup on two other occasions. In the 2008 and 2009 events, they failed to progress past the round robin stages of the event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asiantennis.com/latest/Asian%20hopman%20Cup%202008/DRAW%20HOPMAN%20CUP%202008.pdf |title=ASIAN HOPMAN CUP, 12-15 November 2008 |publisher=www.asiantennis.com |access-date=27 Oct 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425112949/http://www.asiantennis.com/latest/Asian%20hopman%20Cup%202008/DRAW%20HOPMAN%20CUP%202008.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hopmancup.com/News/293 |title=Country Profiles |publisher=www.hopmancup.com |date=29 Dec 2009 |access-date=27 Oct 2011}}</ref>

==Players==
This is a list of players who have played for India in the Hopman Cup.
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''Name'''
|'''Total W–L'''
|'''Singles W–L'''
|'''Doubles W–L'''
|'''First year played'''
|'''No. of years played'''
|-
| {{sortname|Rohan|Bopanna}} || 6–6 || 0–6 || 6–0 || [[2007 Hopman Cup|2007]] || 2
|-
| {{sortname|Sania|Mirza}} || 9–3 || 3–3 || 6–0 || [[2007 Hopman Cup|2007]] || 2
|}

==Results==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="50"| Year
! width="300"| Competition
! width="150"| Location
! width="150"| Opponent
! width="50"| Score
! width="60"| Result
|-
| align="center" rowspan="3"| [[2007 Hopman Cup|2007]]
| Round Robin
| [[Burswood Dome]], [[Perth]]
| {{hopman|CZE}}
| align="center"| 2–1
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| Round Robin
| Burswood Dome, Perth
| {{hopman|CRO}}
| align="center"| 2–1
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| Round Robin
| Burswood Dome, Perth
| {{hopman|ESP}}
| align="center"| 1–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost
|-
| align="center" rowspan="3"| [[2008 Hopman Cup|2008]]
| Round Robin
| Burswood Dome, Perth
| {{hopman|USA}}
| align="center"| 1–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost
|-
| Round Robin
| Burswood Dome, Perth
| {{hopman|AUS}}
| align="center"| 2–1
| align="center" bgcolor="#98FB98"| Won
|-
| Round Robin
| Burswood Dome, Perth
| {{hopman|CZE}}
| align="center"| 1–2
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFA07A"| Lost
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{National sports teams of India}}
{{Hopman Cup}}

[[Category:Hopman Cup teams]]
[[Category:Tennis in India|Hopman Cup]]
[[Category:National sports teams of India|Hopman Cup]]

Shafi (director)

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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shafi
| image = Director shafi-photo.jpg
| caption = Shafi at a film location
| birth_name = Rasheed M. H.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|02|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ernakulam]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter
| yearsactive = 1995–present
| spouse =
| partner =
| children =
| relatives = [[Rafi Mecartin|Rafi]] (brother) [[Siddique (director)|Siddique]] (uncle)
| parents =
| website =
| awards =
}}
'''Rasheed M. H.''', better known by his [[stage name]] '''Shafi''' is an Indian film director who works in [[Malayalam cinema]], best known for directing comedy films.<ref>[http://keralaboxoffice.com/tag/malayalam-director-shafi-latest-film Malayalam Director Shafi Latest Film | KeralaBoxOffice.com]</ref><ref>[http://filmnews.bizhat.com/tag/mohanlal-in-shafis-film/ Film News » Mohanlal in Shafi's film – First – BizHat.com] "hit maker Shafi is finally tuning to the big star of Malayalam, Mohanlal for his ..."</ref> He has also directed a [[Tamil film]]. Shafi made his directorial debut with ''[[One Man Show (film)|One Man Show]]'' in 2001. The director Rafi of the [[Rafi Mecartin]] duo is his elder brother. Shafi started his film career in the mid-1990s by assisting director [[Rajasenan]] and the Rafi Mecartin duo.

== Career ==
Shafi started his career through the movie ''[[One Man Show (film)|One Man Show]]'' which was released in 2001. He has directed over 10 films. His notable movies are Dileep starrer ''[[Kalyanaraman (2002 film)|Kalyanaraman]]'' (2002), ''[[Pulival Kalyanam]]'' (2003), [[Mammooty]]'s ''[[Thommanum Makkalum]]'' (2005), ''[[Mayavi (2007 film)|Mayavi]]'' (2007), [[Chattambinadu]](2009), ''[[Two Countries]]'' (2015). In 2018, Shafi directed Mega Stage Show Madhuram 18 performing in 15 stages in U.S.A and Canada. In 2019, Shafi directed the movie [[Children's Park (film)|Children's Park]].<ref name="CE">{{cite news |last1=Shrijith |first1=Sajin |title=Parenthood is the central theme in Children's Park: Shafi |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2019/jun/03/parenthood-is-the-central-theme-in-childrens-park-shafi-12018.html |work=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Screenwriter
!Cast
|-
| 2001 || ''[[One Man Show (film)|One Man Show]]''|| [[Rafi Mecartin]] || [[Jayaram]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Samyuktha Varma]], [[Kalabhavan Mani|Kalbhavan Mani]], [[Manya (actress)|Manya]]
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Kalyanaraman (2002 film)|Kalyanaraman]]''|| [[Benny P Nayarambalam]] || [[Dileep]], [[Navya Nair]], [[Kunchacko Boban|Kunchakko Boban]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], [[Salim Kumar]]
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Pulival Kalyanam]]'' || [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udaykrishna & Siby K. Thomas]] ||[[Jayasurya]], [[Kavya Madhavan]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Salim Kumar]], [[Cochin Haneefa]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[Thommanum Makkalum]]''
|[[Benny P Nayarambalam]]
|[[Mammootty]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Rajan P. Dev|Rajan P Dev]], [[Laya (actress)|Laya]], [[Salim Kumar]], [[Sindhu Menon]]
|-
| ''[[Majaa]]''
| Viji Benny P Nayarambalam (story)
|[[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Asin Thottumkal|Asin]], [[Pasupathy]], [[Manivannan]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''[[Mayavi (2007 film)|Mayavi]]''
|[[Rafi Mecartin]]
|[[Mammootty]], [[Gopika]], [[Suraj Venjaramoodu|Suraj Venjarammoodu]], [[Manoj K. Jayan|Manoj K Jayan]], [[Salim Kumar]]
|-
| ''[[Chocolate (2007 film)|Chocolate]]''
|[[Sachi-Sethu|Sachi & Sethu]]
|[[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]], [[Roma Asrani]], [[Jayasurya]], [[Samvrutha Sunil]], [[Salim Kumar]], [[Remya Nambeesan]]
|-
| 2008
| ''[[LollyPop|Lollipop]]''
|[[Benny P Nayarambalam]]
|[[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]], [[Jayasurya]], [[Kunchacko Boban|Kunchakko Boban]], [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]], [[Roma Asrani]],
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Chattambinadu]]''
|[[Benny P Nayarambalam]]
|[[Mammootty]], [[Raai Laxmi|Lakshmi Rai]], [[Salim Kumar]], [[Suraj Venjaramoodu|Suraj Venjarammoodu]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Marykkundoru Kunjaadu]]''
|[[Benny P Nayarambalam]]
|[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Bhavana]], [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Makeup Man]]''
| [[Sachi-Sethu|Sachi & Sethu]]
|[[Jayaram]], [[Sheela (Tamil actress)|Sheela]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]]
|-
| ''[[Venicile Vyaapari]]''
| [[James Albert (screenwriter)|James Albert]]
|[[Mammootty]], [[Kavya Madhavan]], [[Suraj Venjarammoodu]], [[Poonam Bajwa]]
|-
| 2012
| ''[[101 Weddings]]''
| [[Kalavoor Ravikumar]]
|[[Kunchacko Boban]], [[Jayasurya]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Samvrutha Sunil]], [[Bhama]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Two Countries]]'' ||[[Rafi Mecartin|Rafi]] ||[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Mamta Mohandas]], [[Aju Varghese]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Isha Talwar]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Sherlock Toms]]'' ||'''Screenplay''': Shafi, Najim Koya, [[Sachi-Sethu|Sachy]] '''Story''': Najim Koya & Sachy ||[[Biju Menon]], [[Miya (actress)|Miya]], [[Srinda Ashab]]
|-
| 2018
|''[[Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha (2018)|Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha]]''
|Binju Joseph & Sunil Karma
|Bibin George, [[Hareesh Kanaran]], [[Prayaga Martin]]
|-
|2019
|''[[Children's Park (film)|Children's Park]]''<ref name="CE" />
|Rafi
|Dhruv, [[Vishnu Unnikrishnan]], [[Sharaf U Dheen|Sharafudheen]], [[Gayathri Suresh]], [[Manasa Radhakrishnan]]|}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|1167591}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Malayalam screenwriters]]
[[Category:Film directors from Kochi]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from Kochi]]
[[Category:1968 births]]

Paritala Ravindra

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{{family name hatnote|Paritala|lang=Telugu}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Story|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Paritala Ravindra
| image = Paritala_Ravi.jpg
| office1 = Member of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 1994
| term_end1 = 24 January 2005
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = {{ubl|[[N. T. Rama Rao]]|[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]|[[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]}}
| constituency1 = [[Penukonda (Assembly constituency)|Penukonda]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1958|8|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Venkatapuram, [[Anantapur district]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age |df=yes|2005|1|24|1958|8|30}}
| death_place = [[Ananthapur]], Andhra Pradesh, India
| death_cause = Assassination
| occupation = Politician
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| spouse = [[Paritala Sunitha]]
| children = 3
| website = {{url|paritalaravi.com}}
}}

'''Paritala Ravindra''' (30 August 1958 – 24 January 2005), better known as '''Paritala Ravi''', was a politician from the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="factionist1">{{cite web |title=Suri's family killed by Ravi |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/suri-life-beset-by-violence/20110104.htm |website=Rediff |publisher=Rediff India}}</ref> He was a cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh and a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA). He was assassinated by his political rivals in 2005. He started as a [[communism|communist]] in the footsteps of his father who donated his land to poor people and later entered electoral politics by joining the [[Telugu Desam Party]]. He was elected five times as an MLA from the [[Penukonda (Assembly constituency)|Penukonda]] constituency in [[Anantapur district]], Andhra Pradesh.

==Early life==
Paritala Ravi's father, Paritala Sreeramulu, was a [[Naxalite]] leader and was close to [[Kondapalli Seetharamaiah]] of the then-monolithic People’s War Group. In 1975, Gangula Narayana Reddy, a factionist, Congress MLA and Sane Chenna Reddy, another factionist, killed Sreeramulu.<ref name="factionist">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/63765/ |title=In Andhra’s Samurai country, Ravi was always a cut above, |publisher=Indianexpress.com |date=2005-01-31 |access-date=2013-02-23}}</ref> He was seventeen years old when his father was killed. He, along with his brother, Paritala Hari, escaped the attack.

After losing his father and brother, Ravi wanted to take shelter from his rivals. He went to his maternal uncle, Kondaiah, in Seerpi Kottaala village of [[Uravakonda]] Constituency to take shelter. He married his uncle's daughter [[Paritala Sunitha|Sunitha]] in 1986 and took up cultivation. He had three children.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 March 2019|title=Paritala Ravi's daughter Snehalatha Engagement Held|url=https://www.ap7am.com/lv-282019-paritala-ravis-daughter-snehalatha-engagement-held|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506124206/https://www.ap7am.com/lv-282019-paritala-ravis-daughter-snehalatha-engagement-held|archive-date=6 May 2021|access-date=6 May 2021|website=ap7am.com|language=en}}</ref> He was one of the accused in the murder of Gangula Narayana Reddy, Narsanna and Yaadi Reddy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2204/stories/20050225004803100.htm |title=Murder and mayhem |publisher=Frontlineonnet.com |date=2005-02-05 |access-date=2013-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706131319/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2204/stories/20050225004803100.htm |archive-date=6 July 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Faction and Politics==
After Narayana Reddy was killed, Ramachandra Reddy of the [[Telugu Desam Party]] became [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Penukonda in 1983 and 1985. In the 1989 elections, the Congress formed the government in the state. Sane Chenna Reddy became MLA of Penukonda by defeating Ramachandra Reddy of the TDP. Ravi wanted to avenge the deaths of his father and brother. He allied himself with [[Peoples War Group|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War]] (PWG) who were ready to help Ravi and so plotted against Chenna Reddy.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/news/a-saga-of-chilling-feud-between-two-families-of-anantapur-news-national-lbeskfaaijfsi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707035722/http://www.sify.com/news/a-saga-of-chilling-feud-between-two-families-of-anantapur-news-national-lbeskfaaijfsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-07-07 |title=A saga of chilling feud between two families of Anantapur |website=Sify.com |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> Sane Chenna Reddy, who was conspirator in his father's and brother's deaths was killed in Dharmavaram in 1991. By-elections were conducted and Ramana Reddy, son of Chenna Reddy, became MLA in 1991.

Paritala Ravindra was accused in the murder of 7 of MaddelaCheruvu Suri's family members (including women and children) in 1995 via a TV bomb. Ravi allegedly planned the bomb to kill Suri, but Suri escaped.<ref name="factionist1"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Maddelacheruvu Suri Killed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Gangster-Suri-killed-End-of-a-life-marked-by-faction-violence/articleshow/7213677.cms |website=Times Of India |publisher=Times Of India}}</ref>

Maddelacheruvu Suri tried to take vengeance by triggering a remote-controlled car bomb in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, in 1997, but missed his target. After his death, his wife [[Paritala Sunitha]] became M.L.A from his assembly constituency [[Penukonda|Penugonda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatandhra.com/articles/special-articles/paritala-ravi-and-suris-violent-battle-26013.html |title=Paritala Ravi And Suri's Violent Battle |website=Greatandhra.com |date=2011-01-03 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1"/>

==Death and post death reaction==
On 24 January 2005, hired killers detonated bombs near the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) party office and shot Ravindra. He died instantly.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/paritala-ravi-murder-life-term-for-eight/article2397317.ece |title=Paritala Ravi murder: life term for eight |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2011-08-25 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref>

On 9 November 2008, Joolakanti Srinivas Reddy was assassinated in the Anantapur jail. The main person accused in the case, Maddelacheruvu Suri (Gangula Surya Narayana Reddy), was murdered by his aide Bhanu Kiran on 4 January 2011 in Hyderabad for property disputes. On 18 December 2018 Telangana High Court had sentenced him to life. The court delivered the verdict after examining 133 witnesses, including Paritala's father-in-law Kondanna. The court has convicted 8 accused - Hanumantha Reddy, Peddi Reddy, O.B. Reddy, Vadde Konda, Vadde Srinivasulu, Rekamayya, Narayana Reddy and Ranganayakulu - and the approver was Rammohan Reddy. 4 accused - G B Reddy, Anand Reddy (Rice Mama), Ramaswamy and Patola Govardhan Reddy - have been acquitted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.fullhyderabad.com/hyderabad-news/paritala-ravi-murder-case-8-get-life-sentence-4-acquitted-5122.html |title=Paritala Ravi Murder Case: 8 Get Life Sentence, 4 Acquitted - Hyderabad News on fullhyd.com |publisher=News.fullhyderabad.com |access-date=2013-02-23}}</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Rakta Charitra]]''
* [[List of assassinated Indian politicians]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Bhavna Pani

2021-10-29T17:18:04Z

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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bhavna Pani
| image= Bhavna Pani at Special Screening Of 99 (3).jpg
| caption= Bhavna Pani at Special Screening Of 99
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
| occupation= [[Actress]], Actress - Dancer
| years_active = 2001–present
| other_names = Bhavana Pani
}}
'''Bhavna Pani''' is an Indian actress, model and dancer. She is trained in classical dance forms {{endash}} [[Odissi]] and [[Kathak]], as well as in ballet and contemporary modern dance. She debuted in films in 2001 with ''Tere Liye''.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/>

== Career ==
Bhavna Pani was born and brought up in [[Mumbai]], India.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> She is the daughter of ad filmmaker Uday Shankar Pani.<ref name="indianexpress2">{{cite web |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/20010108/ien08061.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130705033538/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/20010108/ien08061.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 July 2013 |title=Sensation at seventeen |publisher=Expressindia.indianexpress.com |date=8 January 2001 |accessdate=4 July 2013 }}</ref> She has a younger sister Devna Pani who is a fashion designer and actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1042125/report-she-jumped-off-the-blast-train-on-dads-direction |title=She jumped off the blast train on dad's direction - Mumbai - DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date= |accessdate=4 July 2013}}</ref> She did her BA in Psychology and Philosophy from [[Mithibai College]], Mumbai.<ref name="indianexpress2"/>

She is trained in [[Odissi]] and [[Kathak]] by [[Kelucharan Mohapatra]] and [[Birju Maharaj]].<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite web|last=Chakra |first=Shyamhari |url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article72590.ece |title=Dance helps be a better actor |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=21 August 2009 |accessdate=4 July 2013}}</ref> She has learned contemporary dance at Terrence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company and is also trained in Jazz and Ballet.<ref name="indianexpress2"/>

She started her career with her first Bollywood film ''Tere Liye'', at the age of 16.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topnews.in/i-taught-dance-esha-deol-bhavana-pani-2189665 |title=I taught dance to Esha Deol- Bhavana Pani | TopNews |publisher=Topnews.in |date= |accessdate=4 July 2013}}</ref> Since then, she has acted in many films including the [[Puri Jagannadh]] directed [[Kannada]] film ''[[Yuvaraja (film)|Yuvaraja]]'' (2001), R. Srinivas directed [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu]]'' in 2002 and Priyadarshan’s [[Malayalam]] comedy film ''[[Vettam]]''.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> She has also expressed that she likes to do more [[romantic comedy]] films.

She has been performing as the lead dancer in Sahara India’s ambitious production ''Bharti'' for over ten years.<ref>{{cite web|author=chitta |url=http://www.orissalinks.com/orissagrowth/archives/2466 |title=» Blog Archive » Bhavna Pani is Bharati in "Bharati: the wonder that is India" |publisher=Orissalinks.com |date=4 June 2009 |accessdate=4 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://suhaag.com/artsentertainment/bhavna-pani-talks-about-her-lead-role-in-bharati-the-wonder-that-is-india/ |title=Bhavna Pani talks about her lead role in Bharati-the Wonder that is India |publisher=Suhaag |date= |accessdate=4 July 2013}}</ref> She won Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''So Many Socks''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mahindra.com/News/Press-Releases/1362983676 |title=The 8th Annual Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards Announced |publisher=Mahindra.com |date=9 March 2013 |accessdate=4 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907144951/http://www.mahindra.com/News/Press-Releases/1362983676 |archive-date=7 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Filmography==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2001 || ''Tere Liye'' || Piya Anand/Piya Ranjit Bose || Hindi ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Yuvaraja (film)|Yuvaraja]]'' || Janaki || Kannada ||
|-
|2001
|Love Marriage
|Shobha
|Hindi
|
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Ninagoskara]]'' || Apoorva || Kannada ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Dil Vil Pyar Vyar]]'' || Rachna || Hindi ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu]]'' || Kaveri || Telugu ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Vettam]]'' || Veena || Malayalam ||
|-
|2005
|Gilli Gilli Atta
|Teacher Didi
|Hindi
|
|-
| 2009 || ''Fast Forward'' || Jheel || Hindi ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Tezz]]'' || Radhika || Hindi ||
|-
| 2013 || ''The Graveyard Shift'' || || Hindi ||
|-
|2014 || ''[[Aamayum Muyalum]]'' || ''Dancer''
| Malayalam ||Special appearance in the song "Kaanakombile"
|-
|2015 || ''[[Hawaizaada]]'' || Queen || Hindi ||
|-
|2017
|Alif
|
|Hindi/Urdu
|
|-
|2017
|The Big Fat City (Netflix)
|Anu
|Hindi
|
|-
|2018
|Fraud Saiyaan
|Chanda
|Hindi
|
|-
|2019
|Space MOM's
|Dr. Shanti Srivastava
|Hindi
|
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|1258113}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090822220049/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/interview-detail/417/2602/The-movie-typical-Bollywood-film-remains-Bollywood-film.html Yahoo Movies India Interview]

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Pakida

2021-10-28T15:53:11Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Pakida
| image = Pakida film.png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Sunil Karyattukara
| writer = Rajesh Rajendran Sreejith N.
| producer = Sagar Shereef Kartha Seagulf
| starring = [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] [[Biju Menon]] [[Malavika Nair]]
| music = [[Bijibal]]
| cinematography = Sameer Haq
| editing = [[Manoj (film editor)|Manoj]]
| studio = Sagar & Seagulf Productions
| distributor = Sagar Cinema Release
| released = {{Film date|2014|02|14|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| gross =
}}
'''''Pakida''''' ({{trans|Dice}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[road movie]] directed by Sunil Karyattukara, written by Rajesh Rajendran and Sreejith N., and starring [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] and [[Biju Menon]], with [[Malavika Nair]], [[Shine Tom Chacko]], [[Aju Varghese]], Vishnu Raghav, and Anjo Jose in supporting roles. The film was released on 14 February 2014.

==Plot==
{{more plot|date=June 2021}}
Five friends: Aadhi, Rafeeq, C. P., Pauly, and Balu are graduates in [[automobile engineering]] and are close to each other. Aadhi has a love affair. He meets a middle-aged man George Koshy Anthrapper who walks with the help of a walking stick. Aadhi accompanies Anthrapper on a journey to [[Rameswaram]]. They come across Sunny and a [[Tamils|Tamil]] girl Kani.

==Cast==
* [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] as Aadhi
* [[Biju Menon]] as George Koshy Anthraper
* [[Shine Tom Chacko]] as Sunny
* [[Malavika Nair]] as Kani
* [[Aju Varghese]] as Maathan
* Vishnu Raghav as Rafik
* Anjo Jose
* [[Sajid Yahiya]] as Sherif
* Apoorva Bose as Pooja
* [[Renji Panicker]] Sreekumar
* [[P. Balachandran]] as Adhi's father
* Balaji Sharma as Xaiver
* [[Assim Jamal]] as Stephen

==Production==
It is the second movie of Sunil Karyattukara after ''[[Chacko Randaaman]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003116/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-24/news-and-interviews/40165669_1_biju-menon-road-movie-madurai Asif, Biju team up for a road movie], Pakida</ref> Filming was carried in [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=George |first1=Vijay |title=On Location: Pakida - Thrill of the road |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/on-location-pakida-thrill-of-the-road/article5096361.ece |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2013-09-05}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Bijibal]], with lyrics by [[Rafeeq Ahamed]], Jophy Tharakan, and Nillai Jayanthi.
{| class="wikitable"
!Track
!Title
!Singer(s)
!Length
|-
|1
|"Aaranaara"
|[[Najim Arshad]], Vinod Menon
|3:56
|-
|2
|"Ee Poo Veyilil"
|Soumy T R
|3:12
|-
|3
|"Item Song"
|[[Anuradha Sriram]]
|
|}

==Release==
The film was released in theatres on 14 February 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakida Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Pakida |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/pakida/movie-review/30514667.cms |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=tt3567368|title=Pakida}}

[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2014 thriller films]]

{{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub}}

Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal

2021-10-27T19:27:57Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal
| image = Mossayile Kuthirameenukal.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| native_name =
| studio = Frames Inevitable
| director = Ajith Pillai
| producer = Niyas Ismail
| screenplay = {{Unbulleted_list|Ajith Pillai|Vipin Radhakrishnan}}
| starring = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]]|[[Sunny Wayne]]|[[Janani Iyer]]|[[Swathi Reddy]]|[[Nishanth Sagar]]}}
| music = [[Prashant Pillai]]
| cinematography = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Abinandhan Ramanujam]]|'''Digital Intermediate:''' Liju Prabhakar}}
| editing = Ratheesh Raj
| distributor = Frames Inevitable through KNM Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|05|01}}
| runtime = 131 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal''''' (Horse Fish of Mosa) is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2014|2014]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[adventure film]] directed by Ajith Pillai. Produced by Niyas Ismail under the banner of Frames Inevitable, it stars [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] and [[Sunny Wayne]] along with [[Swathi Reddy]] and [[Janani Iyer]] as the female leads while pivotal supporting roles are played by [[Joju George]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Nishanth Sagar]] and Yassar. Cinematography was by Abinandhan Ramanujam and music was composed by [[Prashant Pillai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mosayile-kuthira-meenukal-gets-u-certificate-news-malayalam-oe2mgUchihh.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501122509/http://www.sify.com/movies/mosayile-kuthira-meenukal-gets-u-certificate-news-malayalam-oe2mgUchihh.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2014|title='Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal' gets U certificate|work=Sify|accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> Major parts of the film were shot in the islands of [[Lakshadweep]] and [[Andaman Islands|Andaman]] besides the different locations in [[Kerala]].

The movie was released on 1 May 2014 and tells the story of a hedonistic Christian who is taken out of prison to a picturesque seaside town where he learns to amend his selfish ways. The movie was praised for its excellent cinematography<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-mosayile-kuthirameenukal-is-worth-a-watch-south/20140505.htm.|title=Review: Mosayile Kuthirameenukal is worth a watch|date=5 May 2014|work=Rediff|accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> and different style of direction and story telling .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/13988/malayalam/mosayile-kuthirameenukal/4667/review.htm|title=Mosayile Kuthirameenukal Review|date=4 May 2014|work=Nowrunning|accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film starts with Alex narrating his sad story. He is the scion of a large and rich Christian family, whose male members take pride in flaunting their virility. Due to his wayward life he lands up in prison. He makes attempts to flee from prison but in vain. A saviour appears before him in the form of Akbar Ali. Akbar Ali is from [[Lakshadweep]], and circumstances make Alex follow him to the beautiful islands. The aftermath is the rest of the narration.

==Cast==
* [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] as Alex, 14th son of a rich farmer.
* [[Sunny Wayne]] as Akbar Ali, a fisherman.
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Kuriachen, Alex's father.
* [[Janani Iyer]] as Deena, a postal worker
* [[Swathi Reddy]] as Isa
* [[Nishanth Sagar]] as Hashim
* [[P. Balachandran]] as Raviettan
* [[Jijoy Rajagopal]] as Sulaiman
* [[Joju George]] as Mathew P. Mathew, Alex's uncle.
* [[Chemban Vinod Jose]] as Nadayadi Suni
* Mridul Nair as Saddam Hussain
* Master Reinhard Abernathy as young Alex

==Dubbing Artist==
*Praveen Harisree
*Sunil Panicker
*Siby Kuruvila
*Riya Saira
*Sukanya Shaji

==Music==
The music of the film is composed by Prashant Pillai. The music album has 4 songs:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Track !! Song Title !! Singer(s)
|-|| lyrics
| 1 || "Aikbareesa" || Preeti Pillai || P. S. Rafeeque
|-
| 2 || "Ishq Kadal" || Preeti Pillai || P. S. Rafeeque
|-
| 3 || "Aikbareesa" (Male version) || Arun Haridas Kamath || P. S. Rafeeque
|-
| 4 || "Ilahi" || Prakash Sontake || P. S. Rafeeque
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|3332690|Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|mosayile_kuthira_meenukal|Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal}}

[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
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[[Category:Indian comedy thriller films]]
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Oru Painkilikatha

2021-10-26T21:29:42Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Oru Painkilikatha
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Balachandra Menon]]
| producer = Varada Balachandra Menon
| writer = Balachandra Menon
| screenplay = Balachandra Menon
| starring = [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] [[Srividya]] Balachandra Menon [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]]
| music = [[A. T. Ummer]] '''Lyrics:''' [[Bichu Thirumala]]
| cinematography = Vipin Mohan
| editing = Hariharaputhran
| studio = V&V Productions
| distributor = V&V Productions
| released = {{Film date|1984|9|4|df=y}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam]]
}}

'''''Oru Painkilikatha''''' ({{lang-ml|ഒരു പങ്കിളികഥ}}) is a 1984 [[India]]n [[Malayalam]]-language film, directed by [[Balachandra Menon]] and produced by Varada Balachandra Menon. The film stars [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Srividya]], [[Balachandra Menon]] and [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[A. T. Ummer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1563|title=Oru Painkilikatha|accessdate=2014-10-01|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/oru-pynkilikatha/cast-crew.html|title=Oru Painkilikatha|accessdate=2014-10-01|publisher=.filmibeat.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?522|title=Oru Painkilikatha|accessdate=2014-10-01|publisher=.malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Thaiku Oru Thalattu]]'' and in Telugu as ''[[Samsaram (1988 film)|Samsaram]]''.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] as Madhavankutty
*[[Srividya]] as Rajeswari
*[[Balachandra Menon]] as Kannan
*[[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] as Vilasini
*[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Ponnu / kamalaakshi
*[[Venu Nagavally]] as Gopi
*[[Bharath Gopi]] as Swami
*[[Kundara Johnny]] as Nandakumar I.A.S
*[[Manochithra]] as Rani
*[[Uma Bharani]] as Thankam
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[A. T. Ummer]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Aanakoduthaalum" || Srividya, Balachandra Menon || [[Bichu Thirumala]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Ennenneykkumaay" || Venu Nagavally || Bichu Thirumala ||
|-
| 3 || "Painkiliye" || Venu Nagavally, Janakidevi, Sindhu, Bharath Gopi || Bichu Thirumala ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0240783}}
{{Balachandra Menon}}

[[Category:Films directed by Balachandra Menon]]
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{{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub}}

V. N. Janaki

2021-10-12T17:59:55Z

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{{short description|Indian actor and politician}}
{{Indian name|Janaki|Ramachandran}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = V. N. Janaki
| image = VNJanaki.jpg
| caption = Janaki Ramachandran in Mohini film
| office = 4th [[List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start = 7 January 1988
| term_end = 30 January 1988
| governor = [[Sundar Lal Khurana]]
| predecessor = [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] {{small|(Acting)}}
| successor = [[President's rule]]
| constituency = ''Did not contest''
| birth_name = Vaikom Narayani Janaki
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1924|09|23}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 May 2020|title=Janaki Ramachandran, the first woman chief minister of Tamil Nadu who ruled for 24 days|url=https://theprint.in/features/janaki-ramachandran-the-first-woman-chief-minister-of-tamil-nadu-who-ruled-for-24-days/424272/|url-status=live|website=[[ThePrint]]}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Vaikom]], [[Travancore Kingdom]], [[British India]] {{small|(present-day [[Kerala]], [[India]])}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1996|5|19|1924|09|23}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 May 2020|title=Janaki Ramachandran, the first woman chief minister of Tamil Nadu who ruled for 24 days|url=https://theprint.in/features/janaki-ramachandran-the-first-woman-chief-minister-of-tamil-nadu-who-ruled-for-24-days/424272/|url-status=live|website=[[ThePrint]]}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]{{fact|date=May 2020}}
| death_cause = [[Cardiac Arrest]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Not just Jayalalithaa: Find out how many TN CMs Karunanidhi outlived|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/south/karunanidhi-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-chief-ministers-ten-dead|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref>
| resting_place = M.G.R Thottam
| party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Ganapathy Bhat|1939|1961|end=div}} 
{{marriage|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]|1963|1987|end=died}}}}
| children = Surendran
| Parents = Rajagopal Iyer Narayani Amma
| residence = M.G.R Thottam [[Ramapuram, Chennai|Raamapuram]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| profession = {{hlist|Film actress|politician}}
| relatives = [[Papanasam Sivan]]
}}

'''Vaikom Narayani Janaki''' (23 September 1924<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 May 2020|title=Janaki Ramachandran, the first woman chief minister of Tamil Nadu who ruled for 24 days|url=https://theprint.in/features/janaki-ramachandran-the-first-woman-chief-minister-of-tamil-nadu-who-ruled-for-24-days/424272/|url-status=live|website=[[ThePrint]]}}</ref>{{spaced ndash}}19 May 1996, née Vaikom Narayani), also known as '''Janaki Ramachandran''',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/janaki-ramachandran-has-a-lot-of-hidden-potential-which-will-slowly-become-evident/1/328866.html. | title=Leading lady | publisher=India Today | work=S.H. Venkatramani | date=31 January 1988 | access-date=18 September 2017}}</ref> was an Indian politician, activist and the first woman Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. She was the third wife of the actor and politician [[M. G. Ramachandran]].

She was the [[List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu|4th]] [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] for 24 days from 7 January 1988, when her cabinet and the state assembly were collectively dissolved by the [[Government of India]] due to failures relating to law and order.

==Background and first marriage==
Janaki was born in the town of [[Vaikom]] in [[Kottayam]] district of [[Travancore]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theweek.in/webworld/features/society/vn-janaki-mgr.html | title=The 'leading' lady | publisher=The Week | work=Vincent DSouza | date=10 January 1988 | access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> into a family with ties to both [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]]. Her father, Rajagopal Iyer, was a [[Tamil Brahmin]] hailing from [[Thanjavur]] in Tamil Nadu, and was the brother of [[Papanasam Sivan]], the musician and composer.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Thyagi-1947/article14517030.ece | title=Thyagi (1947) | work=The Hindu | date=30 July 2016 | access-date=2 June 2018| last1=Guy | first1=Randor }}</ref> Her mother, Narayani Amma, belonged to Vaikom and was of a [[Marumakkathayam|Keralite matrilineal caste]]. Janaki married twice. Her first husband was Ganapathy Bhat whom she married in 1939. The couple had one son called Surendran.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/M-G-Ramachandran-autobiography-copyright-belongs-to-Janaki-son-rules-HC/articleshow/14661431.cms |title=M G Ramachandran autobiography copyright belongs to Janaki son, rules HC | work=[[Times of India]] |first=A |last=Subramani |date=4 July 2012 | access-date=21 September 2017}}</ref> Later, in 1963, she married the Tamil cinema actor [[M. G. Ramachandran]], with whom she had no children.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Janaki's son alone has copyright to MGR's autobiography: court|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/janakis-son-alone-has-copyright-to-mgrs-autobiography-court/article3600414.ece|access-date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|date=4 July 2012}}</ref>

==Film career and second marriage==
Janaki became a moderately successful actress in the late 1940s. She starred in more than 25 movies including ''Mohini'' (1948), ''[[Raja Mukthi]]'', ''[[Velaikaari]]'', ''Aiyiram Thalaivangiya Aboorva Chintamani'', ''Devaki'' and ''[[Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi]]''. Many of her hits were in films where her future husband, Ramachandran, played the lead role, and she played either the heroine (''[[Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi]]'') or a major supporting role (''[[Raja Mukthi]],'' ''[[Velaikkaari]]'' etc.). The first film where the two acted together was ''Mohini'' (1948), which was the first real blockbuster for both of them.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

Soon, Janaki and Ramachandran fell in love. Ramachandran had been married twice before this but both his wives had died of illnesses by this time. Janaki and her husband Ganapathi had never become reconciled to each other, although they still remained married. Ganapathi and Janaki both knew that they could not live with each other, both of them had built other lives for themselves, and their son Surendran was then over 20 years old. They petitioned for divorce on grounds of adultery, and secured a divorce which ended their marriage of more than 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines.|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20120703/281822870896716|access-date=2021-05-08|website=www.pressreader.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The ‘leading’ lady|url=https://www.theweek.in/webworld/features/society/vn-janaki-mgr.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=theweek.in}}</ref>

Janaki and Ramachandran married in 1963. Janaki, who had been relegated to less significant film roles as she aged, withdrew from films started being a home maker The couple did not have any children. Ramachandran (who had no children by any of his wives) is alleged to have taken an affectionate interest in the well-being of his step-son Surendran.<ref name="auto"/>

== Filmography ==
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===1930s===
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!Year
!Film
!Role
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|1939
|''Manmatha Vijayam''
|As dancer
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|-
|}
===1940s===
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!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
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|1940
|''[[Krishnan Thoothu]]''
|As dancer
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|1940
|''Mummanigal''
|As dancer
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|-
|1941
|''[[Kacha Devayani]]''
|As dancer
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|-
|1941
|[[Savithiri (1941 film)|''Savithiri'']]
|As dancer
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|-
|1942
|''[[Ananthasayanam (1942 film)|Ananthasayanam]]''
|Sarasa
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|-
|1942
|''[[Gangavathar]]''
|Heavenly maiden
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|-
|1943
|''[[Devakanya]]''
|Chitraleka
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|-
|1944
|''[[Bharthruhari]]''
|Pingala's companion
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|-
|1945
|''[[Maanasamrakshanam]]''
|
|
|-
|1946
|''[[Sakata Yogam]]''
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|As lead actress
|-
|1947
|''[[Pankajavalli (film)|Pankajavalli]]''
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|-
|1947
|''Chitra Bagavali''
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|-
|1947
|[[Thiyagi]]
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|-
|1947
|''[[1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani]]''
|Apoorva Chinthamani
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|-
|1948
|[[Chandralekha (1948 film)|''Chandralekha'']]
|a gypsy girl
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|-
|1948
|''[[Raja Mukthi]]''
|Queen Mrinalini
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|-
|1948
|''[[Mohini (1948 film)|Mohini]]''
|Mohini
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|-
|1949
|''[[Velaikaari]]''
|Sarasa
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|-
|}
===1950s===
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!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
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|1950
|''[[Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi]]''
|Princess Rani
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|-
|1950
|''[[Laila Majnu (1950 film)|Laila Majnu]]''
|Zarina
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|-
|1950
|[[Chandrika (film)|''Chandrika'']]
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|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|-
|1951
|''[[Devaki (1951 film)|Devaki]]''
|Devaki
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|-
|1953
|''[[Naam (1953 film)|Naam]]''
|Meena
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|-
|}
===1960s===
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|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1960
|''[[Vijayapuri Veeran]]''
|as dancer
|Last film
|}

==Political career==
Ramachandran swept the elections of 1977 and took office as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He remained Chief Minister from that time until the day of his death in 1987. Janaki was at his side throughout, but only as a devoted wife. She played no role and took little interest in his political activities or in matters of state. Ramachandran groomed other young leaders of his party for political responsibility, including the actress [[Jayalalithaa]], with whom he was said to share a great professional rapport.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

Nevertheless, when Ramachandran died in 1987, Janaki was asked by party members to take his place. In deference to their wishes, Janaki Ramachandran (as she was now known) became Chief minister in January 1988, shortly after her husband's death. Her government lasted only 24 days, the shortest in the history of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalithaa : A political career with sharp rises and steep falls|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Jayalalithaa-a-political-career-with-sharp-rises-and-steep-falls/article16760118.ece|access-date=6 December 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 December 2016}}</ref> She took his place as the Leader of the AIADMK party, which subsequently split into two factions.

Her ministry went for a sensitive vote of confidence of the Eighth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in January 1988. This was because AIADMK coalition with 194 MLAs had split into 3 factions, with one faction supporting Jayalalitha (30 MLA) and other supporting the new CM Janaki (101). The Congress party, under the directive of its national chief and then PM Rajiv Gandhi, had decided to completely vote neutral. The opposition severely demanded secret singular voting in the assembly, on the day of vote. But the speaker, rejected this. The speaker was a Janaki supporter, and had already disqualified 30 MLA of Jayalalitha faction, and also 15 MLA of DMK from MLA office, the previous day. He had also decreed that the cabinet must garner support of MLAs, who were physically present in the assembly at the time of vote. So instead of proving majority in 234 with just 101, Janaki had to prove majority in 198, which was easily possible. So, the speaker silenced the assembly, and called for vote. The DMK and AIADMK MLAs clashed within assembly, and many were injured bloodily, including the speaker. Without alternative, the speaker requested the CM to protect the house, and as a last measure, the CM called police into the house to quell the riot. Police and goons (disguised as police) clashed with each other. In midst of all these problems, the speaker announced unilaterally that the cabinet had won motion of confidence, and then ordered everyone to leave the hall, and he himself left the hall.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

But the Central Government under [[Rajiv Gandhi]], refused to accept this motion of confidence, and used Article 356 of the Constitution of India to dismiss her government in February the same year. Her party was subsequently defeated in the next elections that were held in 1989. She quit politics after the unification of the two factions of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jayalalithachildhood.blogspot.com/2009/11/mgr-unbelievable-facts.html|title=Jayalalitha Childhood Photos: MGR : Unbelievable Facts PART1|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref> As a result, Janaki remains the only chief minister on record without ever winning a legislative election.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

==Death==
She died of a cardiac arrest<ref>{{Cite web|title=Not just Jayalalithaa: Find out how many TN CMs Karunanidhi outlived|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/south/karunanidhi-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-chief-ministers-ten-dead|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref> on 19 May 1996. She was buried beside her residence at MGR Thottam in [[Ramapuram, Chennai|Raamapuram]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].

==Legacy==
Janaki Ramachandran gifted her property in Avvai Shanmugham Salai (Lloyds Road) in honour of her husband to the AIADMK. It subsequently became the headquarters of the party in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mgrhome.org/memorial.html|title=MGR Memorial House|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref> She was the founder chairman of The Satya Educational & Charitable Society managing many free educational institutions in Chennai. She gave property worth many million of dollars for the establishment of educational and charitable institutions in Tamil Nadu. She was also instrumental in setting up the Janaki Ramachandran Educational & Charitable Trust.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mgrhome.org/janaki.html |title=Janaki Donations |access-date=14 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926173307/http://www.mgrhome.org/janaki.html |archive-date=26 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kollywood]]
* [[Chennai]]
* [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry]]
* [[Dr.MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women]]
* [[Dr.MGR Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Janaki Ramachandran}}
* [http://www.mgrhome.org Dr.MGR Home & Higher Secondary School for the Speech & Hearing Impaired]

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Kankettu

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kankettu
| image = Kankettu-1991.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = Rajan Balakrishnan
| producer = Saga Films
| writer =[[Sreenivasan]]
| screenplay =Sreenivasan
| starring = [[Jayaram]] [[Sreenivasan]] [[Shobhana]] [[Geetha Vijayan]]
| music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| cinematography = Vipin Mohan
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1991}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]]
}}

'''''Kankettu''' (Blindfold)'' is a [[Malayalam films of 1991|1991]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film, directed by Rajan Balakrishnan. The film stars [[Jayaram]], [[Sreenivasan]], [[Shobhana]] and [[Geetha Vijayan]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/kankettu.html|title=Kankettu|accessdate=2014-09-20|publisher=filmibeat.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/kankettu-malayalam-movie/|title=Kankettu|accessdate=2014-09-20|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatmovies.com/malayalam/info/kankettu.htm|title=Kankettu|accessdate=2014-09-20|publisher=.bharatmovies.com}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Jayaram]] as Raju
* [[Sreenivasan]] as Magician Rangoonwala/Babu
* [[Shobhana]] as Sujatha
* [[Geetha Vijayan]] as Sridevi
* [[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Ananthan
* [[Captain Raju]] as Peter Lal
* [[Philomina]]as Ananthan's mother
* [[Chitra (actress)|Chitra]] as Shyama
* [[Mamukkoya]] as Keeleri Achu
* [[Lalu Alex]] as Jaffer
* [[Baiju (actor)|Baiju]]
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Sujatha's mother
* Vineeth Anil as Shambu
* [[Krishnan Kutty Nair (actor)|Krishnan Kutty Nair]] as Pothuval
{{colend}}

==Synopsis==
Magician Rangoonwala alias Babu stays in a rented house owned by Ananthan, who works as a security personnel in a private firm. Three months after hosting any shows, Rangoonwala gets a call for hosting a magic show in a nearby school on republic day. The only condition was that the show could house a trick in which a beautiful lady should portray the "Vanishing Beauty" event. After facing frequent requests from her Grandmother, Sridevi, the daughter of Ananthan agrees to take up the role. Despite getting good applause for all the tricks, the magic show ended on a sad note at the end as vanishing beauty event failed, since Sridevi was not able to get out of the box owing to the hardness of the lock.

Raju was chased by police for a pick-pocket case, and he finds shelter in Babu's house. Once Babu identifies Raju to be a thief, he secretly informs police, and police captures Raju from his house. One he is set free, Raju spots Babu on the way, and he chases him yelling that he will kill him. As Babu was running for life, his neighbours get hold of Raju and beat him up very badly. Babu feels pity on Raju and he offers shelter for him in his house. Raju was on the lookout for a job, and he tried pick-pocket only to buy some food. On hearing that Babu is a magician, Raju tells that he will assist Babu in magic shows.

After proper practice, they host the "Vanishing Beauty" event on stage with Sridevi again. This time Sridevi was able to escape from the box. However, on opening the box, they find another lady Sujatha in the box. The crowd throws stones and they four somehow escape. Sujatha reveals that she was followed by some people and in order to escape from them, she had entered the box unknowingly. Though Babu was angry with the happenings, Raju develops a soft corner for Sujatha, and suggests her to stay in Sridevi's house as its late night.

The next day morning, they find the Sujatha was missing. Also two strangers came enquiring for her, to which Raju responds in a harsh manner. Though Babu was worried about getting further bookings, to their surprise they get a new booking for their show. While the stage curtain was hoisted, they found that there was no audience except one person Jaffer. Jaffer tells them that Sujatha had fooled his brother who is in mental asylum now. So he wants her. On basis of a heavy compensation assured, Babu and Raju promises that they will let him know once they trace Sujatha.

With the help of a local goon, Keeleri Achu they trace Sujatha and makes way so that Jaffer and his men kidnaps her. However, as they were not compensated for their task, they follow Jaffer and his men only to find out that Sujatha was taken in front of an underworld don Peter Lal. Peter Lal questions Sujatha and asks her about a set of documents, which Sujatha doesn't wish to reveal. Peter Lal then brutally tortures Sujatha. On seeing this Raju, Babu and Keeleri Achu adventurously rescue Sujatha and take her to an isolated house.

Sujatha then reveals about the reason why Peter Lal is following her. She was working as a receptionist in a hospital, and was sharing room with a journalist Shyama. The hospital was run by Peter Lal. Shyama reveals that Peter Lal was an underworld don and he is illegally transplanting internal organs of patients in the hospital. Sujatha doesn't believe such facts about Peter Lal and believes him to be a good man living with humanity as he has set up a hospital. Shyama is murdered by Peter Lal. A couple of days later, Sujatha receives a parcel that housed all evidences about Peter Lal, which was sent by Shyama. She then comes to know about all the illegal activities happening in the hospital. As Peter Lal becomes aware that Sujatha has come to know about his activities, he follows her to get the documents.

Will Peter Lal succeed in tracing Sujatha and grab the vital documents? Can the trio of Raju, Babu and Achu help her to trap Peter Lal? The climax has the answer

==Soundtrack==

The music was done by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] and the lyrics were by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri|Kaithapram]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Song Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| "Gopeehridayam Nirayunnu" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
|-
| "Nirakkudukka" || K. J. Yesudas, Krishnachandran
|}

==Awards==

* [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Kerala Film Critics Award]] for Best Female Playback Singer - Sujatha<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm80upPK61w&t=29s |title=Film Critics Award 1991 |via=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=2019-12-21}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0353608}}

[[Category:1991 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]

Ningalenne Communistakki (film)

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{{short description|1970 film by Thoppil Bhasi}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ningalenne Communistakki
| image = Ningalenne Communistakki film poster.JPG
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Thoppil Bhasi]]
| producer = [[Kunchacko]]
| writer =
| screenplay = Thoppil Bhasi
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Ningalenne Communistakki]]''}}
| starring = [[Prem Nazir]] [[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]] [[Sheela]] [[Jayabharathi]]
| music = [[G. Devarajan]]
| cinematography = [[C. Ramachandra Menon]]
| editing =
| studio = [[Udaya Pictures]]
| distributor = Excel Productions
| released = {{Film date|1970|09|11|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}

'''''Ningalenne Communistakki''''' ({{translation|You made me a communist}}) is a 1970 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film written and directed by [[Thoppil Bhasi]] and produced by [[Kunchacko]]. It is based on the play [[Ningalenne Communistakki|of the same name]]. The film stars [[Prem Nazir]], [[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]], [[Sheela]] and [[Jayabharathi]] in the lead roles. The film had musical score by [[G. Devarajan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=327 |title=Ningalenne Communistaakki |website=Malayalachalachithram |access-date=12 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1990 |title=Ningalenne Communistaakki |website=Malayalasangeetham.info |access-date=12 October 2014}}</ref>

== Cast<ref name="BFTP" /> ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]] as Paramu Pilla, a struggling farmer
*[[Prem Nazir]] as Gopalan, son of Paramu Pilla
*[[Sheela]] as Sumavalli
*[[Jayabharathi]] as Mala
*[[Kottayam Chellappan]] as Valiyaveetil Kesavan Nair, Rich landlord
*[[KPAC Lalitha]] as Meenakshi, daughter of Paramu Pilla
*[[K. P. Ummer]] as Mathew, leader of the workers union who supports Gopalan
*Thoppil Krishna Pillai as Karamban
*[[Vijaya Kumari]] as Kalyani
*[[Alummoodan]] as Velu
{{colend}}

== Production ==
''Ningalenne Communistakki'' is based on the play [[Ningalenne Communistakki|of the same name]], which was first staged in 1952.<ref name="BFTP">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/ningalenne-communistakki-1970/article4203522.ece |title=Ningalenne Communistakki (1970) |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=16 December 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| all_lyrics = [[Vayalar Ramavarma]]
| all_music = [[G. Devarajan]]
| title1 = Aikya Munnani
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[P. Madhuri]], [[Choir]]
| title2 = Ambalapparambile
| extra2 = K. J. Yesudas
| title3 = Ellaarum Paadathu
| extra3 = [[P. Susheela]]
| title4 = Kothumbuvallam Thuzhanjuvarum
| extra4 = K. J. Yesudas, [[P. Leela]], P. Madhuri, B. Vasantha
| title5 = Neelakkadambin Poovo
| extra5 = K. J. Yesudas
| title6 = Pallanayaarin Theerathil
| extra6 = P. Susheela, [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]]
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0155916}}

[[Category:1970 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]
[[Category:Films directed by Thoppil Bhasi]]

{{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub}}

Mamalakalkkappurathu

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mamalaka
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Ali Akbar (director)|Ali Akbar]]
| producer =
| writer = Ali Akbar
| screenplay =
| starring = [[Manoj K. Jayan]] Anil Elias Kilimol Libu Philip
| music = [[Mohan Sithara]]
| cinematography = [[M. J. Radhakrishnan]]
| editing = Venugopal
| studio = Prathikarana Films
| distributor = Prathikarana Films
| released = {{Film date|1988|7|9|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]]
}}

'''''Mamalakalkkappurathu''''' ({{trans|Beyond the Mountains}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language drama film written and directed by [[Ali Akbar (director)|Ali Akbar]]. The film stars [[Manoj K. Jayan]], Anil, Elias and Kilimol in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[Mohan Sithara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2091|title=Maamalakalkkappurath|accessdate=2014-10-24|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2122|title=Maamalakalkkappurath|accessdate=2014-10-24|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/mammalakalku-appurathu-malayalam-movie/|title=Mammalakalku Appurathu|accessdate=2014-10-24|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref> The film won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Web.Archive: Official website of INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATION DEPARTMENT OF KERALA |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234213/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm |access-date=10 October 2021 |work=web.archive.org |date=3 March 2016}}</ref>

==Plot==
{{empty section|date=October 2020}}

==Cast==
*[[Manoj K. Jayan]]
*Anil
*Elias
*Kilimol
*Manakkad Usha
*[[Master Hari]]
*[[Nazer]]
*Rathna Purushothaman
*Libu Philip
*Xavier
*Sheela

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Mohan Sithara]] and the lyrics were written by Ali Akbar and T. C. John.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Nidra Veenudayum Raavil" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], Sindhudevi || Ali Akbar ||
|-
| 2 || "Uchalu Thira Malavan" || K. J. Yesudas, Sindhudevi || T. C. John ||
|-
| 3 || "Vala Nalla Kuppivala" (Karinandu) (M) || K. J. Yesudas ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDB title|0352558|Mammalakalku Appurathu}}

[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]

{{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub}}

Shanawas

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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Notability|1=Biographies|date=December 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shanawas
| image =
| birth_date = 1955
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| occupation = [[Actor|Film actor]]
| nationality = {{IND}}
| spouse = Ayisha
| parents = {{unbulleted list|[[Prem Nazir]]|Habeeba Beevi
}}
| children = Shameer Khan, Ajith Khan
| relatives = [[Prem Nawas]] (uncle)
| years_active = 1977–present
}}

'''Shanawas Prem Nazir''' is an [[India]]n actor who appears in [[Malayalam film]] . He is the son of legendary Malayalam actor [[Prem Nazir]] (Evergreen Hero of Malayalam Cinema). He has acted in more than 50 Malayalam films.

==Background==
Shanawas was born at [[Thiruvananthapuram]], as the son of Prem Nazir and his wife Habeeba Beevi. He has three sisters. He had his primary education from Chirayakeezhu English Medium School, [[Montfort School, Yercaud]] and pursued master's degree in English literature from [[The New College, Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Varthaprabhatham|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1-xf25_y_8&list=WLczXcaG7luwC032EllKTpQjoKmYgEHxkx|publisher=asianet news|accessdate=6 March 2014}}</ref> He made his debut through [[Prema Geethangal|Premageethangal]], a Malayalam movie in 1981. He made his comeback through the 2011 Malayalam movie, [[China Town (2011 film)|China Town]].

==Family==
Shanawas is settled in Malaysia. Shanawas's wife Ayisha beevi is the daughter of the eldest sister of [[Prem Nazir]], Late Suleikha Beevi. The couple have two sons Shameer Khan and Ajith Khan. Shameer tried his luck in Malayalam movie [[Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action|Uppukandam Brothers Back in Action]] but was unsuccessful and is now working as a Manager and Vlogger in Malaysia. Ajith Khan is working in Australia.<ref>http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/110/22</ref>

==Selected filmography==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* March Randam Vyazham (2019)
* [[Kuppivala]] (2017)
* At Once (2015)
* [[Kumbasaram]] (2015)
* Garbhasreeman (2014)
* [[Zachariayude Garbhinikal]] (2013)
* [[Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala]] (2013)
* [[Dolls (2013 film)|Dolls]] (2013)
* [[Veeraputhran]] (2011)
* [[China Town (2011 film)|China Town]] (2011)
* [[Kanyakumari Express (film)|Kanyakumari Express]] (2010)
* [[Oridathoru Postman]] 2010 as Doctor
* [[Nammal Thammil]] (2009)
* Kaliyodam (2003)
* [[Neelagiri (film)|Neelagiri]] (1991)
* Veendum Oru Adhyarathri (1991)
* [[Eenam Thettaatha Kaattaaru]] (1989) as Maruthan
* [[Arhatha]] (1990)
* [[Maharaajaavu]] (1989)
* Jeevitham Oru Raagam (1989) as Rajesh
* [[Lal Americayil]] (1989)
* [[Chithram]] (1988)
* Mangalyachaarthu (1987) as Rahul
* Ellaavarkkum Nanmakal (1987)
* [[Jaathi Pookkal]] (1987) (Tamil - Unreleased)
* [[Bhagavaan]] (1986)
* [[Onnam Prathi Olivil]] (1985)
* [[Aazhi]] (1985)
* [[Orikkal Oridathu]] (1985)
* Shantam Bheekaram (1985)
* Mukhyamantri (1985)
* Uyarthezhunelppu (1985)
* [[Velichamillatha Veethi]] (1984)
* [[Umaanilayam]] (1984) as Raju
* Ningalil Oru Sthree (1984)
* Kadamattathachan (1984) as Kunjali
* [[Amme Naaraayana]] (1984)
* Mouna Raagam(1983) as Raju
* [[Maniyara]] (1983) as Ayoob
* Prasnam Gurutharam (1983) as Dr. Ashok
*[[Prathijnja]] (1983) as Ravindran
* [[Himam]] (1983) as Renji
* Kaffa Thuppal (1983) as Padmavahakan / Aanapindam
* [[Ee Yugam]] (1983) as Prasad
* [[Mazhanilaavu]] (1983) as Jayan
* [[Justice Raja]] (1983) as Sankar
* [[Rathilayam]] (1983)
* Aadhipathyam (1983) as Prakash
* [[Irattimadhuram]] (1982) as Surendran
* [[Ivan Oru Simham]] (1982)
* [[Gaanam]] (1982)
* [[Mylanchi]] (1982) as Mansoor
* [[Koritharicha Naal]] (1982)
* [[Aasha (1982 film)|Aasha]] (1982) as Boban
* [[Prema Geethangal|Premageethangal]] (1981)
{{div col end}}

==Television==
* Shankupushpam ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*[[Kadamattathu Kathanar (TV series)|Kadamattathu Kathanar]] ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*Ammathottil ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*Vikramadithyan ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*Veluthakathreena/Kanalpoovu ([[Kairali TV]])
*Summer in America ([[Kairali TV]])
*Sathyameva Jayathe ([[Surya TV]])
*Manasariyathe ([[Surya TV]])

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1331281}}
*http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=3&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=S
*http://www.mallumovies.org/artist/shanawas
*http://www.malayalamcinema.com/star-details.php?member_id=339
*http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movieslist.php?a=6873
*[http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Shanavas&limit=26 Shanawas at MSI]

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[[Category:Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
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[[Category:1955 births]]

Manathe Kottaram

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Manathe Kottaram''}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Manathe Kottaram
| image = Manathe Kottaram poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Sunil
| producer = Hameed
| writer = Kalabhavan Ansar [[Robin A Thirumala|Robin Thirumala]]
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Dileep]]|[[Khushbu]]|[[Suresh Gopi]]|[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]|[[Harisree Ashokan]]|[[Indrans]]|[[Nadirsha]]
}}
| music = Berny Ignatious
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Gemi Movies
| distributor = Star Plus Release
| runtime = 122 minutes
| released = {{film date|1994}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Manathe Kottaram''''' ({{Translation|The Castle in the Sky}}) is a 1994 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Sunil (director)|Sunil]] and written by Kalabhavan Ansar and Robin. The film was produced by Hameed under the banner of Gemi Movies and distributed by Star Plus Release. It stars [[Dileep (Malayalam actor)|Dileep]], Nadirshah, [[Indrans]], [[Harisree Ashokan]] and [[Khushbu]]. [[Suresh Gopi]] makes a cameo appearance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch Manathe Kottaram Full Movie Online, Comedy Film |url=https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/manathe-kottaram-741799.html |work=www.digit.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=T |first1=Ajeesh |title=മമ്മൂട്ടി പറഞ്ഞു, ദിലീപിനെ നായകനാക്കിയാൽ ചിത്രം ഹിറ്റാകും; ‘മാനത്തെ കൊട്ടാരം’ അറിയാക്കഥ |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2021/08/09/script-writer-robin-thirumala-about-manathe-kottaram-movie-casting.html |work=ManoramaOnline |date=9 Aug 2021 |language=ml}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Four struggling young men who were big fans of movie actress Khushboo finally get a chance to meet and befriend her when she moves into the mansion next door and through her Dileep also gets a chance to star in a movie.

==Cast==
* [[Khushbu]] as Kushboo
* [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Dileep
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Satheesh Nair (cameo hero)
* [[Nadirsha]] as Sabu
* [[Harisree Ashokan]] as Balan
* [[Indrans]] as Appu
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Abraham John
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Luckochan Pettah
* [[Paravoor Bharathan]] as Swamy
* [[Mala Aravindan]] as Kumaran
* [[Usharani]] as Kanakam
* [[N. L. Balakrishnan]]
* [[C. I. Paul]] as Sebastain Pettah
* [[Sadiq]] as Thomas Pettah/Thomachen
* Tony as Xavier Pettah/Xavichen
* [[Rizabawa]] as Cameo Appearance
* [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]] as Director Shankar (Cameo Appearance)
* [[A. K. Lohithadas]] as Cameo Appearance
* [[Siddique (director)|Siddique]] as Cameo Appearance
* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as Cameo Appearance
* [[Shaji Kailas]] as Cameo Appearance
* [[Sibi Malayil]] as Cameo Appearance
* [[Bobby Kottarakkara]] as Cinematographer
* [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Security Guard
* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Security Guard
* [[Philomina]] as Dileep's mother
* [[Narayanankutty]] as Map seller

== Soundtrack ==
The film's soundtrack contains 5 songs, all composed by [[Berny Ignatius]], with lyrics by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Kanneerkkinaavinte Ullil"
| [[M. G. Sreekumar]]
|-
| 2
| "Manjuruki Pinne Kaanam"
| [[K. G. Markose]]
|-
| 3
| "Parapampam Pamparam Pole"
| M. G. Sreekumar, K. G. Markose
|-
| 4
| "Poonilaamazha"
| M. G. Sreekumar, [[K. S. Chitra]]
|-
| 5
| "Poonilaamazha" (F)
| K. S. Chitra
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0353704}}

[[Category:1994 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sunil]]

Minon

2021-10-07T21:55:47Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Minon
| image =Actor minon.JPG
| imagesize =
| caption =Minon at Wikisangamolsavam 2013
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|02|12}}
| birth_place = [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actor]]|[[Painting|Painter]]}}
| awards = {{ubl|[[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]], 2012|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]], 2012|Kerala State Film Critics Award, 2012}}
| years_active =2012 {{endash}} present
| spouse =
| partner =
| children =
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| parents = {{ubl|John Baby|Mini John}}
| relatives = Mintu John (sister)}}

'''Minon John''' (born 12 February 2000) is an Indian actor and artist, from [[Kerala]], who works in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]].

He won the [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]] in 2012 for the Malayalam film ''[[101 Chodyangal]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=National Film Awards: ‘Paan Singh Tomar’, ‘Vicky Donor’ big winners |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/bqplbNLbv71lzCA9954ROO/Paan-Singh-Tomar-wins-national-award-for-best-film.html |work=mint |date=18 March 2013 |language=en}}</ref> It was directed by [[Sidhartha Siva]] and produced by Thomas Kottackakom. Minon also received the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]] and Kerala State Film Critics Award for the same role, in which he portrays a class five student.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/talent-that-knows-no-bounds/article4530510.ece | title=Talent that knows no bounds | publisher=The Hindu | accessdate=25 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite press_release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|accessdate=26 December 2013}}</ref>

Minon has held more than 80 painting exhibitions so far, all across [[India]], and he has over 3,500 paintings to his credit.<ref name=":0" />

==Early life==
Minon and his sister Mintu are trained painters by their artist parents, John Baby and Mini.<ref>{{cite news |last1=J |first1=DARSANA |title=I want to be a political artist: Minon John |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/070618/i-want-to-be-a-political-artist-minon-john.html |date=7 Jun 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=An artistic actor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/oct/17/an-artistic-actor-2048602.html |publisher=newindianexpress.com |date=17 Oct 2019}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: centre;"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col" | Role
!
|-
| 2012 || ''[[101 Chodyangal]]''|| Anilkumar Bokaro
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2014 || ''[[Munnariyippu]]'' || K. P. Anil Kumar
|
|-
| ''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri (film)|Lal Bahadur Shastri]]''|| Sreekuttan
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2015 || ''Mashithandu'' || Shanku
|
|-
| ''[[Ennum Eppozhum]]'' || Ganapathy
|
|-
| ''[[Jilebi (2015 film)|Jilebi]]'' || Village Boy |
|
|-
|''[[Urumbukal Urangarilla]]'' || Room Boy
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2016 || ''[[Action Hero Biju]]'' || Benitta's brother
|
|-
| ''[[Appuram Bengal Ippuram Thiruvithamkoor]]'' ||
|
|-
|''[[School Bus (film)|School Bus]]''|| Kannan
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Swarna Kaduva]]''|| Tamil boy
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Pretham 2]]''
|Manav Mathew
|
|-
|2019
|''Naan Petta Makan''
|Abhimanyu
|
|-
|2020||''[[Maara]]''||Young Maara
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film
|-
|2021||''[[Home (2021 film)|Home]]''||Young Oliver Twist
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film
|}

===Web Series===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: centre;"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col" | Role
|-
|2020||''Scoot''||
|}

==Awards==

* 2012 - [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]] for ''[[101 Chodyangal]]''
* 2012 - [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]] for ''101 Chodyangal''
* 2012 - [[Kerala Film Critics Award|Kerala State Film Critics Award for Best Child Artist]] for ''101 Chodyangal''
* 2012 - [[Harlem International Film Festival|Harlem International Film Festival Awards for Best Actor]] for ''101 Chodyangal''<ref>
[http://harlemfilmfestival.org/2014-awards Harlem Film Festival:2014 Awards]</ref>

==References==
<references />

== External links ==
{{commons category|Minon}}
* [http://www.facebook.com/Minon.Official Minon John] On [[Facebook]]

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[[Category:Male actors from Alappuzha]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male child actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Best Child Artist National Film Award winners]]

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Benz Vasu

2021-10-07T16:37:33Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Benz Vasu
| image =
| caption =
| director = Hassan
| producer = Hassan
| writer = Hassan
| screenplay = Vijayan Karote
| starring = [[Jayan]] [[Seema (actress)|Seema ]] [[Pattom Sadan]] [[Sankaradi]] [[Sreelatha Namboothiri]]
| music = [[A. T. Ummer]]
| cinematography = J. Williams
| editing = K. Sankunni
| studio = Arifa Enterprises
| distributor = Arifa Enterprises
| released = {{Film date|1980|4|11|df=y}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]]
}}

'''''Benz Vasu''''' is a [[Malayalam films of 1980|1980]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film, directed and produced by Hassan. The film stars [[Jayan]], [[Pattom Sadan]], [[Sankaradi]] and [[Sreelatha Namboothiri]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[A. T. Ummer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1165|title=Benz Vasu|accessdate=2014-10-12|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4849|title=Benz Vasu|accessdate=2014-10-12|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016170015/http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4849|archivedate=16 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/benz-vasu-malayalam-movie/|title=Benz Vasu|accessdate=2014-10-12|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Jayan]] as Vasu
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema ]] as Malathi
*[[Pattom Sadan]]
*[[Sankaradi]] as Raghavan
*[[Sreelatha Namboothiri]] as Stella
*[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Thoma
*[[Paul Vengola]]
*[[Prathapachandran]] as Vasu's Father
*[[Sathaar]] as Madhu
*[[Balan K. Nair]] as Varkey
*[[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Pappu
*[[Priya (actress)|Priya]]
*Raji
*[[Gavin Packard]]
*[[Vanchiyoor Radha]]
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[A. T. Ummer]] and the lyrics were written by B. Manikyam.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Palissakaaran Pathrose" || [[P. Jayachandran]] || B. Manikyam ||
|-
| 2 || "Pournamippenne" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || B. Manikyam ||
|-
| 3 || "Ragaraga Pakshi" || [[S. Janaki]] || B. Manikyam ||
|-
| 4 || "Swapnam Swayamvaramaayi" || K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki || B. Manikyam ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0333144|Benz Vasu}}

[[Category:1980 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]

{{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub}}

Johny Antony

2021-10-06T18:32:01Z

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{{short description|Indian film director and actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Johny Antony
| image =
| caption =
| birthname =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Changanassery]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| death_date =
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| occupation = Film director, Actor
| yearsactive = 1991–present
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'''Johny Antony''' is an [[India]]n film director and actor, known for making comedy films in [[Malayalam cinema]]. He is from [[Changanassery]] in [[Kottayam district]], [[Kerala]]. He worked for about a decade as an associate to directors [[Thulasidas]], [[Thaha|Taha]], [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]] and Jose Thomas.<ref>{{cite news |title=DIRECTOR: Johny Antony |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714024011/http://www.malayalamcinema.com/php/starPersonalProfile.php?star_id=574&prof_id=574&cur_page=1&pages=1&linkid=29 |work=malayalamcinema.com |date=14 July 2011}}</ref> Antony made his directorial debut with the slapstick comedy ''[[C.I.D. Moosa]]'' in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/31101/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219060005/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/31101/ |archive-date=2013-12-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=184338 |title=Did three films with Dileep, but can’t go near him now, says Johny Antony|publisher=Kaumudi Online |date=2019-11-11 |access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref> His other directorial ventures include ''[[Kochi Rajavu]]'' (2005), ''[[Thuruppugulan (2006 film)|Thuruppu Gulan]]'' (2006), ''[[Cycle (2008 film)|Cycle]]'' (2008), ''[[Ee Pattanathil Bhootham]]'' (2009), ''[[Masters (film)|Masters]]'' (2012), ''[[Thappana]]'' (2012) and ''[[Thoppil Joppan]]'' (2016). Johny Antony made his acting debut with a role in the film ''[[Shikkari Shambhu]]'' (2018). His acting credits include the films ''[[Drama (2018 film)|Drama]]'' (2018), ''[[Joseph (2018 film)|Joseph]]'' (2018), ''[[Ganagandharvan]]'' (2019), ''[[Varane Avashyamund]]'' (2020), and ''[[Home]](2021).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/johny-antony-making-a-person-laugh-in-real-life-is-an-extremely-difficult-task/articleshow/74459557.cms |title=Johny Antony: Making a person laugh in real life is an extremely difficult task|publisher=Times of India |date=2020-03-04 |access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref>

==Career==
After finishing his education, he worked as a [[Bus conductor|private bus conductor]] in his home town. Later he moved to [[Chennai|Madras]] to chase his dream in [[Malayalam]] film. He begin his film career as an [[assistant director]] and assisted around ten leading directors in Malayalam film. Johny became an independent director in [[C.I.D. Moosa]] and became a blockbuster comedy movie.<ref name="Jithu">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Jithu Kuruvila |title=Cinema would undergo a revolutionary change when theaters reopen: Johny Antony |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interviews/2021/09/18/johny-antony-on-his-acting-direction-career-malayalam-films-and-more.html |access-date=18 Sep 2021 |work=OnManorama}}</ref>
''[[Inspector Garud (film)|Inspector Garud]]'', with Dileep and Kavya Madhavan in lead roles, followed next.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnyantony.com/profile.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-04-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204121543/http://www.johnyantony.com/profile.html |archive-date=2008-12-04 }}</ref>

In 2012, he directed two films, one being ''[[Masters (film)|Masters]]'', a movie starring [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]], [[M. Sasikumar|Sasikumar]], [[Pia Bajpai]], and [[Ananya (actress)|Ananya]], and the other being [[Thappana]], a movie starring [[Mammootty]], [[Murali Gopy]], [[Charmy Kaur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webindia123.com/movie/2008/regional/february/cycle/review/index.htm |title=Cycle Movie, Cycle Film, Cycle Malayalam Movie review-Cycle film review-Cycle review-Cycle review |publisher=Webindia123.com |access-date=2013-08-05}}</ref>

==Filmography==

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===As Director===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
| Year || Title || Language
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Thoppil Joppan]]''
|| Malayalam
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Bhaiyya Bhaiyya]]''
|| Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=2|2012 || ''[[Thappana]]''
|| Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Masters (film)|Masters]]''
|| Malayalam
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Ee Pattanathil Bhootham]]''
|| Malayalam
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Cycle (2008 film)|Cycle]] ''
|| Malayalam
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Inspector Garud (film)|Inspector Garud]]''
|| Malayalam
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Thuruppugulan (2006 film)|Thuruppu Gulan]]''
|| Malayalam
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Kochi Rajavu]] ''
|| Malayalam
|-
| 2003 || ''[[CID Moosa]] ''
|| Malayalam
|-
|}

===Assistant director===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
| Year || Title || Director
|-
| 2001 || Sundarapurushan || [[Jose Thomas]]
|-
| 2001 || [[Ee Parakkum Thalika]] || [[Thaha]]
|-
| 1999 || [[Panchapandavar]] || [[K. K. Haridas ]]
|-
| 1999 || [[Udayapuram Sulthan]] || [[Jose Thomas]]
|-
| 1995 || Manikya Chempazhukka || [[Thulasidas]]
|-
| 1995 || [[Thirumanassu]] || [[Aswathi Gopinath]]
|-
| 1994 || [[Poochakkaru Mani Kettum]] || [[Thulasidas]]
|-
| 1992 || [[Ezhara Ponnana]] || [[Thulasidas]]
|-
| 1991 || [[Chanchattam (1991 film)|Chanchattam]] || [[Thulasidas]]
|}

=== Acting ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Director
! Language
|-
|1999
|''[[Udayapuram Sulthan]]''<ref name="Jithu"></ref>
|Unni's friend
|Jose Thomas
|Malayalam
|-
|2001 || ''[[Ee Parakkum Thalika]]''<ref name="Jithu"></ref> || North indian in police station
|| Thaha
|| Malayalam
|-
|2010 || ''Best of Luck'' ||Himself
||M.A. Nishad
|| Malayalam
|-
|2013 || ''[[Lisammayude Veedu]]'' ||Himself
||Babu Janardhanan
|| Malayalam
|-
|2013 ||''[[Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty]]''||Himself
||[[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]
||Malayalam
|-
|2018 || ''[[Shikkari Shambhu]]''<ref name="Jithu"></ref> ||
Parish Priest
||[[Sugeeth]]
|| Malayalam
|-
|2018 || [[Drama (2018 film)|''Drama'']] ||
Anto
||[[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]
|| Malayalam
|-
|2018 || ''[[Thattumpurath Achuthan]]'' ||
Karate Master/
Political party worker
||[[Lal Jose]]
|| Malayalam
|-
|2018
|[[Joseph (2018 film)|''Joseph'']]
|Parish Priest
|M. Padmakumar
|Malayalam
|-
|2019
|''[[Ittymaani: Made in China]]''
|Adv.Tharyan Kurian
| Jibi–Joju
|Malayalam
|-
|2019
|''[[Ganagandharvan]]''
|Prince
|[[Ramesh Pisharody]]
| Malayalam
|-
|2020
|''[[Varane Aavashyamundu]]''<ref name="Jithu"></ref>
|Dr. Bose
|Anoop Sathyan
| Malayalam
|-
|2020
|''[[Ayyappanum Koshiyum|Ayyapanum Koshiyum]]''
|Himself
|[[Sachy (writer)|Sachy]]
| Malayalam
|-
|2021
|''[[Operation Java]]''
|Baburaj
|[[Tharun Moorthy]]
| Malayalam
|-
|2021
|[[Home (2021 film)|''#home'']]
|Suryan
|[[Rojin Thomas]]
|Malayalam
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=1434372|title=Johny Antony}}
* {{Facebook |id= directorjohnyantony |name= Johny Antony}}

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Reenu Mathews

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'''Reenu Mathews''' is an Indian film actress who has acted in [[Malayalam films]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/citytimes/2014/October/citytimes_October113.xml&section=citytimes|title= Reenu Mathews: The 'lucky star' of Malayalam cinema|publisher=khaleejtimes|date=2015-10-27|access-date=2015-10-27}}</ref> She works as a cabin crew member<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/reenu-loves-being-air-hostess-malayalam-news-124986|title= Reenu loves being air hostess|publisher=indiaglitz.com|date=2015-02-07|access-date=2015-02-07}}</ref> for [[Emirates (airline)]] in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-look-older-than-my-age-on-screen-Reenu-Mathews/articleshow/42036071.cms | title=I look older than my age on screen: Reenu Mathews | work=The Times of India | date=9 September 2014 | access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> She made her debut in Immanuel opposite super star Mammootty, directed by Laljose. She has acted with Mohanlal in Ennum Eppozhum, directed by Sathyan Anthikad & with Prithviraj in Sapthamasree Thaskaraha. She has paired with Mammooty again in Praise the Lord.

==Personal life==
Reenu is the youngest daughter of Mathews and Santhamma at [[Kottayam]]. She was born on 6 February 1981. She has an elder brother Ginu.<ref>http://www.mangalam.com/women/celebrity/292015?page=0,0</ref>

==Career==
Reenu Mathews' debut was with [[Mammooty]] in a 2013 Malayalam film ''[[Immanuel (film)|Immanuel]]'' in which she played the role of Annie, a middle-class wife. Next she was seen in ''[[5 Sundarikal]]'' directed by [[Amal Neerad]]. She again paired with Mammooty in a 2014 film ''[[Praise the Lord (film)|Praise the Lord]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-am-tensed-while-acting-with-Mammootty-Reenu-Mathews/articleshow/26690778.cms | title=I am tensed while acting with Mammootty : Reenu Mathews | work=The Times of India | access-date=28 September 2014 | first=Shiba | last=Kurlan |date=2 December 2013}}</ref> Her next release was Anil Radhakrishna Menon's ''[[Sapthamashree Thaskaraha]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Reenu-Mathews-and-Prithviraj-make-a-great-pair-Anil-Radhakrishna-Menon/articleshow/41693257.cms | title=Reenu Mathews and Prithviraj make a great pair: Anil Radhakrishna Menon | work=The Times of India | date=4 September 2014 | access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> and then Amal Neerad's [[Iyobinte Pustakam]]. Her latest release was [[Sathyan Anthikad]]'s ''[[Ennum Eppozhum]]''. She was last seen in [[Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi]] directed by Anil Radhakrishnamenon. Currently working as cabin crew in Emirates.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role(s) !! Language(s) !! | Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013 ||''[[Immanuel (film)|Immanuel]]'' || Annie || Malayalam || Debut in [[Malayalam]]
|-
| ''[[5 Sundarikal]]'' || Tall Wife || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Praise the Lord (film)|Praise the Lord]]'' || Ancy
| Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Sapthamashree Thaskaraha]]''
| Sarah || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Iyobinte Pustakam]]''
| Annamma || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Ennum Eppozhum]]'' || Kalyani || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi]]'' || Madhumita Krishnan || Malayalam ||
|-
|2021
|''[[Kaduva (2021 film)| Kaduva]]''
|Elizabeth Koruthu
|Malayalam|| Filming
|}

==Short films and Web series==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role(s) !! Language(s) !! | Notes
|-
|2006 || December Mist|| Nisha Varghese|| Malayalam || Short film
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=nm5583586|name=Reenu Mathews }}
* {{Facebook|reenumathewsofficial|Reenu Mathews }}

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Rajan Gurukkal

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{{Infobox person
| name = Rajan Gurukkal
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| image caption = Prof. Rajan Gurukkal speaking at an event in 2007
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|5|15|df=y}}, [[Kariyad]], [[Kannur]]
|alma mater = [[University of Calicut]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]]
| occupation = Vice-Chairman Kerala State Higher Education council 
[[Historian]] [[Vice chancellor]] Professor Writer
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'''Rajan Gurukkal''' (born 16 May 1948) is a leading Indian [[social scientist]],<ref name="rclis.org">{{cite web|url=http://eprints.rclis.org/handle/10760/11861?mode=simple&submit_simple=Show+simple+item+record#.UBupZWHdmCw|title=History beyond the discipline : Abstracts & bibliographical analysis of the works of Prof. Rajan Gurukkal|publisher=E-Lis.Org|date=|accessdate=3 August 2012}}</ref> historian, professor and writer.<ref name="mgu.ac.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.mgu.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56&Itemid=527|title=Vice-Chancellor|publisher=Mahatma Gandhi University.ac.in|date=|accessdate=3 August 2012|archive-date=15 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915105824/http://mgu.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56&Itemid=527|url-status=live}}</ref> He has written many books and articles on different topics.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/> He has also received awards for his works.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>

Gurukkal is generally considered as left-of-centre historian by political analysts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/kerala/story/19981130-ichr-member-lashes-out-at-panel-of-editors-chosen-to-write-cultural-history-of-kerala-827455-1998-11-30|title=ICHR member lashes out at panel of editors chosen to write cultural history of Kerala|last=30 November|first=M. G. Radhakrishnan|last2=November 30|first2=1998 ISSUE DATE|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-03-01|last3=April 11|first3=1998UPDATED|last4=Ist|first4=2013 12:38|archive-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301201612/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/kerala/story/19981130-ichr-member-lashes-out-at-panel-of-editors-chosen-to-write-cultural-history-of-kerala-827455-1998-11-30|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Biography==
Puthen Madathil Rajan Gurukkal was born on 15 May 1948 in a northern [[Kerala]] village called [[Kariyad]] near Mahe in the [[Kannur District]] of India.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/> He did his schooling first in his family school at [[Kuruvattur]] in the [[Kozhikode District]], and subsequently in Kariyad Nambiar's Upper Primary School and Ramavilasam Secondary School. Joined [[Government College, Madappally]] and [[Government Brennen College, Thalassery]] for his graduation. He received a postgraduate degree in history from the [[University of Calicut]] in 1972, with first class and first rank from the University, after which he took up teaching at the [[Union Christian College, Aluva|Union Christian College]] at [[Aluva]] in Kerala.<ref name="UC College Department of History">{{cite web|url=http://uccollege.edu.in/history/about/|title=UC College Department of History|publisher=uccollege.edu.in|accessdate=8 December 2013|archive-date=11 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211091457/http://uccollege.edu.in/history/about/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later he completed his [[MPhil]] in 1978 and PhD in 1985 in historical socio-economics from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], New Delhi.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/> Then became a faculty of Centre for Historical Studies, JNU

He was a visiting faculty briefly at Humboldt University(1987) and at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociale, Paris (2006) and lectured at several Universities in the country as well as abroad such as Humboldt, Leipzig, Berlin, Heidelberg, Tubingen and Ruhr (Germany); EHESS, Paris; and
CIRAD, Montpellier (France); Toronto and Kingston (Canada); Manchester, Glasgow, Reading, Westminister and SOAS (UK); Shanghai (China); Tokyo, Taisho
and Toyo Bunko (Japan); Central European University, Budapest (Hungary). He has worked on different and several important posts such as the dean of faculty, member of the academic council, senate and syndicate of a few universities and social science research institutes and others. Former [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]], [[Kottayam]], India.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/><ref name="hindu.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/13/stories/2008111354050400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215111817/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/13/stories/2008111354050400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2013|title=Rajan Gurukkal is new VC of MGU|date=13 November 2008|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=3 August 2012}}</ref> He was Sundararajan Visiting Professor at the Centre for Contemporary Studies, [[Indian Institute of Science]], Bangalore during 2012-2016. <ref name=CCS-IISc>{{cite web|title=Centre for Contemporary Studies|url=http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/ragh/ccs/|publisher=CCS-IISc|accessdate=9 December 2013|archive-date=5 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705145945/http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/ragh/ccs/|url-status=live}}</ref>
He currently serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Kerala State Higher Education Council.

==Career==
Gurukkal began his career as a junior lecturer at Union Christian College, Aluva in 1972 as soon as he finished his postgraduation.<ref name="UC College Department of History"/> After completing his doctoral education, he joined as the teaching faculty at the Centre for Historical Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University for some time before taking up the chair of Professor and Director, School of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala in 1988.<ref name="Gurukkal as MGU VC">{{cite web|title=Rajan Gurukkal to take over as MGU VC on Monday|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article4594.ece|publisher=The New Indian Express|accessdate=8 December 2013|archive-date=18 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218111228/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article4594.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> He took up the position at Mahatma Gandhi University upon the invitation of noted Kannada writer and the then University Vice-Chancellor [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]].{{fact|date=March 2021}}

===Literary career===
He has written five books in [[Malayalam]] and six books in English, on the topic of Socio-economic, cultural history of [[Kerala]], structural anthropology, historical sociology, and human ecology of the Southern Western Ghats. He has about 150 research articles in the national and international Journals besides many articles in various magazines and newspapers on current issues.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>

==Awards==

* ''Teacher Fellowship''. Indian Council of Historical Research. 1977<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''National Teacher Fellowship''. University Grants Commission. 1980<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Oravakkal Mathen Memorial Best Academician Award''. 1986<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* Braj Dev Prasad Memorial Prize for the best book on ancient Indian history, Rethinking Classical Indo-Roman Trade, OUP (2016)

==Select Bibliography==

* ''Aryanisation of South India'' Dravidian Encyclopaedia, Trivandrum, 1983<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''From the Royalty of Icons to the Divinity of Royalty: Aspects of Vaisnava Icons and Kingship in South India'' in R. Parimoo ed. Vaisnavism and Indian Art, Baroda, 1984.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''State and Society in South India 200 B.C to 300 A.D'', History of India: Earliest Times to 800 A.D Indira Gandhi Open University. New Delhi. 1990.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Early Social Formation of South India and Its Transitional Processes'', in H.V. Sreenivasa Murthy, B. Surendra Rao, Kesavan Veluthat and S.A.Bari eds.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Formation of Caste Society in Kerala'' : Historical Antecedents in K.L.Sharma ed. Caste and Class in Indian States, Delhi, 1994<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Towards a New Discourse'': Discursive Processes in Early South India, in R. Champakalakshmi and S. Gopal (Eds.) <ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Ideology, Essays in Honour of [[Romila Thapar]]'', New Delhi, 1996.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Recent Historiographic Dimensions on Early South Indian Socio-economics'', in K.K.N.Kurup ed. New Dimensions in South Indian History<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Historical Materialism and History'', in T.R. Venugopalan Ed. History and Theory, Government College Publications, Thrissur<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Social Formation in Iron Age South India'', K. Surendra Rao and Kesavan Veluthat (Eds) Sheik Ali Felicitation Volume, Mangalore 2000.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* (and about 150 research articles in various national and international journals).

'''Monographs & Books'''

* ''Levi-Strauss'' (Monograph in Malayalam), Viswadarsana publications, Trissur, 1986.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''History of Kerala'', (book in Malayalam, jointly done with Raghava Varier) Vallathol Vidyapitham, Edappal, 1991.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''The Kerala Temple and the Early Medieval Agrarian System'', Vallathol Vidyapitham, Edappal, 1992.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Myth and Society'' (book in Malayalam, jointly done with Raghava Varier, Jalakam Publishers, Perambra, [[Kozhikode]]. 1994<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Cultural History of Kerala'', vol. I. Department of Cultural Publications, Thiruvananthapuram, 1999.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Kerala Charithram'' 2 Vols (Book in Malayalam), jointly done with Raghava Varier) Vallathol Vidyapitham, 2012
* ''Forest Landscapes of the Southern Western Ghats'', India jointly edited with B. Ramesh, French Institute, Pondicherry, 2007<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Social Formations of Early South India'', OUP, 2009.<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Myth Charithram Samuham'' (book in Malayalam), SPCS, 2013
* ''Suice Trends in Kerala: Causes and Allevaiations, Monograph'', Stat Planning Board, 2010<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>
* ''Rethinking Classical Indo-Roman Trade: Political Economy of Eastern Mediterranean Exchange Relations'', OUP 2016
* ''History and Theory of Knowledge Production: An Introductory Outline'', OUP 2018
* ''History of Kerala: Pre-historic to the Present'', jointly done with Raghava Varier, Orient Blackswan, 2018

==Projects<ref name="mgu.ac.in"/>==
* Making of Modern Kerala, UGC Major Research Project, 1999–2001.
* Ford Foundation Project on Historical Atlas of South India, in collaboration with the French Institute, Pondicherry (2006 April – 2008 April).
* Fringe Area Socioeconomic Study of the Periyar Tiger Reserve, World Bank Project (IEDP, 2002–03).
* Socio-economic Sustainability Study, Periyar Tiger Reserve, World Bank Project (IEDP, 2003).
* Sabarimala Enclave: Pilgrim Impact Assessment, Periyar Tiger Reserve, World Bank Project (IEDP, 2002–03).
* Process Documentation Research, Periyar Tiger Reserve, World Bank Project (IEDP, 2003–04)

==See also==
*[[List of Indian writers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20130104020527/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-21/kochi/31378360_1_chancellor-scholars-usa Scholars come out in support of Professor Rajan Gurukkal]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article3690388.ece Re-politicise society: Rajan Gurukkal]

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G. Sudhakaran

2021-09-29T16:35:44Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{distinguish|K. Sudhakaran}}
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{{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = G
Sudhakaran
| image = G sudhakaran.jpg
| imagesize =
| smallimage =
| caption =
| office = [[Kerala Public Works Department|Minister for Public Works and Registration]], [[Government of Kerala]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[First Vijayan ministry| Pinarayi Vijayan]]
| term_start = {{Start date|2016|05|25|df=yes}}
| term_end = 3 May 2021
| constituency =
| predecessor = [[V. K. Ebrahimkunju]]
| successor = [[P. A. Mohammed Riyas]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2006||}}
| constituency2 = [[Ambalappuzha (State Assembly constituency)|Ambalappuzha]]
| predecessor2 = D. Sugathan
| office3 = Minister for Co-operation, Coir and Electricity, [[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start3 = {{Start date|2006||}}
| term_end3 = {{End date|2011||}}
| constituency3 = [[Ambalappuzha (State Assembly constituency)|Ambalappuzha]]
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| office4 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start4 = {{Start date|1996}}
| term_end4 = {{End date|2001}}
| constituency4 = [[Kayamkulam (State Assembly constituency)|Kayamkulam]]
| predecessor4 = Thachedy Prabhakaran
| successor4 = [[M. M. Hassan]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|11|01}}
| birth_place = [[Mavelikkara]], [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]], [[Travancore–Cochin|State of Travancore–Cochin]] (present day [[Kerala]]), India
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| education = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Master of Arts]]|[[Bachelor of Laws]]}}
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| residence = [[Alappuzha]], Kerala, India
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|P. Gopala Kurup|L. Pankajakshi Amma}}
| spouse = Dr. Jubilee Navaprabha
| children = 2
| website = [https://www.facebook.com/Comrade.G.Sudhakaran G Sudhakaran]
| termend2 = 2021
| successor2 = [[H. Salam]]
}}
G. '''Sudhakaran''' (born 1 November 1950) is an Indian politician. He is former [[Kerala Public Works Department|Minister for Public Works]] in the [[First Vijayan ministry|Pinarayi Vijayan ministry]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]. He belongs to the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and represented the [[Ambalappuzha (State Assembly constituency)|Ambalappuzha constituency]] from 2006 till 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=G. Sudhakaran - Government of Kerala, India|url=https://kerala.gov.in/g-sudhakaran|access-date=2021-02-07|website=kerala.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/members/g_sudhakaran.htm|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref>

==Early life==
G. Sudhakaran was born to P. Gopala Kurup and L. Pankajakshi Amma at Vedaraplavu [[Thamarakkulam|Thamarakkulam Village]], in [[Mavelikkara]]. He graduated with a [[Master of Arts]] degree, followed by a [[Bachelor of Laws]].

His siblings include elder brother Vijayan and two younger brothers, Bhuvaneswaran and Madhusoodanan and a younger sister, Thulasi.

== Career ==
=== Politician ===
He joined CPI (M) in 1967. He became Joint Secretary of K.S.F; Office Bearer of K.S.Y.F. at State Level and District Level at Alappuzha and Kollam. He was a founding member, First State President, General Secretary, All India Vice-President and one of the first members of the Central Executive Committee of S.F.I.

He was a member of the Kerala University Syndicate for 12 years. He served on the CPI (M) State Committee, C.I.T.U. State Executive Committee, CPI (M) Kollam and Alappuzha District Committees and CPI (M) District Secretariat, Regional Transport Authority and Industrial Relations Committee, Kuttanad District Secretary CPI (M), Alappuzha, First President, Alappuzha District Council; District Secretary, State Treasurer and ALl India Committee Member, Agricultural Workers Union.

He was Alappuzha District President of C.I.T.U. He served as president, Union of Kerala Spinners Limited (C.I.T.U), Scooters Kerala, K.S.D.P., Excel Glass, Lorry Transport Drivers and Cleaners Union, Alappuzha District Committee, Kuttanad Rice Cultivators Protection Convention, Tagore Memorial Comparative Literature Society; Member Executive Committee of K.A.U., Urban Development Bank, Alappuzha and Kayankulam Spinning Mill; Secretary, CPI (M) Kuttanad Taluk; Chairman, Alappuzha District Co-operative Spinning Mill; District President, Head Load and General Workers Union, Alappuzha.

He served as Minister of Co-operation, Coir and Electricity during 12th Kerala Legislative Assembly and participated in agitations and struggles. He suffered police brutality and was imprisoned several times including imprisonment under Defence India Rule in Thiruvananthapuram Central Jail during the Emergency Period.

He is Member, CPI (M), Alappuzha District Committee and State Committee. He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1996 and 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Party workers in Kayamkulam had back-stabbed me: G Sudhakaran|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/jan/18/party-workers-in-kayamkulam-had-back-stabbed-me-g-sudhakaran-2251495.html|access-date=2021-02-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

=== Author ===
He published books including:

*''Aaranu née Obama'' (Collection of Poems).
*''Unni Makane Manohara'' (Collection of Poems).
*''Sannithanathile Kazhuthakal'' (Collection of Poems).
*''Kanal Vazhiyil Kari Puralathe'' (Collection of Selected Niyamasabha Speeches).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet 2016 |state=expanded}}

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[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala]]
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[[Category:1950 births]]
[[Category:People from Alappuzha district]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1996–2001]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2011–2016]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2016–2021]]
[[Category:Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram alumni]]

<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sdcollege.in/resume/dr-jubily-navaprabha/|title=Dr. Jubily Navaprabha}}</ref>

Aabhaasam

2021-09-28T18:49:52Z

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{{short description|2018 film by Jubith Namradath}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aabhaasam
| image = Aabhaasam movie poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Jubith Namradath
| producer = Sanju Unnithan,Rajeev Ravi
| screenplay = Jubith Namradath
| story =
| based_on = 
| starring = [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]]
| narrator =
| music = Oorali Dev (score)
| cinematography = Prasanna S. Kumar
| editing = Shameer Muhammed
| studio = Spire Productions Collective Phase One
| distributor = Amour Films & Release
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|5|4|India}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Aabhaasam''''' is a 2018 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language social [[satire (film and television)|satirical film]] written and directed by Jubith Namradath. The film stars [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]], [[Alencier Ley Lopez]], [[Indrans]], and [[Rima Kallingal]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Aabhaasam gets ‘A’ certificate for being anti-establishment: Director slams CBFC|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aabhaasam-gets-certificate-being-anti-establishment-director-slams-cbfc-74219}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Aabhaasam|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/aabhaasam/movieshow/61933328.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Aabhaasam, a social satire|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/jubith-namradath-on-his-debut-film-aabhaasam/article23526365.ece}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/030118/aabhasam-gets-a-certificate.html|title=Aabhasam gets A certificate|date=3 January 2018|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/aabhasams-teaser-makes-an-interesting-point-through-mamukkoya/articleshow/60426636.cms|title=Aabhasam teaser makes an interesting point|publisher=}}</ref>

==Plot==
'Aabhaasam' is a story told through a bus journey from [[Bangalore]] to [[Trivandrum]], it dwells on the theme of suppressed urges of lust and the unapologetic inhumane acts that people find to satisfy it. The film unfolds the theme through instances of the story-line.

== Cast ==
* [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]]
* [[Indrans]]
* [[Alencier Ley Lopez]] as Bus Driver
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Police officer
* [[Rima Kallingal]]
* [[Gilu Joseph]]
* [[Abhija Sivakala]]
* [[Vijilesh Karayad]]
* [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]]
* Saritha Kukku
* Divya Gopinath
* [[Nirmal Palazhi]]
* [[Anil Nedumangad]]
* [[Mamukkoya]]

==References==
<references />

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|6860812}}

[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian satirical films]]
[[Category:2010s satirical films]]

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Moodadi

2021-09-26T21:24:03Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Moodadi
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline = File:Vellarakkad.jpg
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| image_caption = Vellarakkad Railway Station, Moodadi
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11|28|10|N|75|39|25|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]
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| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = KL-56
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''' Moodadi ''' is a village in Koyilandy [[thaluk]] of [[Kozhikode district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], India.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx|title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=10 December 2008}}</ref>

==Railway Station==
The nearest railway station is '''[[Vellarakkad railway station|Vellarakkad]]''' on the Shoranur - Mangalore line. Villagers mainly use buses for public transport.
[[File:Parakkad.jpg|thumbnail|Parakkad]]

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Moodadi had a population of 29607 with 14248 males and 15359 females.<ref name="censusindia" />

==Schools==
Around ten [[primary schools]] are there in Moodadi village, provides training in both [[Malayalam]] and [[English-medium education|English medium]]. Veemangalam UP School moodadi is popular for its Youth Green Community activities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Green community to have fresh, young minds |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/green-community-to-have-fresh-young-minds/article6863678.ece |accessdate=6 February 2015 |publisher=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Moodadi village connects to other parts of India through [[Koyilandy]] town. The nearest airports are at [[Kannur Airport|Kannur]] and [[Kozhikode Airport|Kozhikode]]. The nearest railway station is at Koyiandy. The national highway no.66 passes through [[Koyilandy]] and the northern stretch connects to [[Mangalore]], [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]]. The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]]. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through [[Kuttiady]] connects to [[Mananthavady]], [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]].

==See also==
* [[Chengottukavu]]
* [[Naduvannur]]
* [[Arikkulam]]
* [[Thikkodi]]
* [[Chemancheri]]
* [[Kappad]]
* [[Atholi, Kerala|Atholi]]
* [[Ulliyeri]]
* [[Cheekkilode|Cheekilode]]
* [[Nochad]]
* [[Koyilandy]]
* [[Vellarakkad railway station]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Kozhikode district}}
[[Category:Koyilandy area]]

{{Kozhikode-geo-stub}}

Kilippattu (film)

2021-09-25T15:34:48Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kilippattu
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Raghavan (actor)|Raghavan]]
| producer =
| writer = K. M. Raghavan Nambiar [[Raghavan (actor)|Raghavan]] (dialogues)
| screenplay = [[Raghavan (actor)|Raghavan]]
| starring = [[Adoor Bhasi]] [[Nedumudi Venu]] [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]] [[Sukumaran]]
| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]
| cinematography = Vipin Das
| editing =
| studio = Revathichithra
| distributor = Revathichithra
| released = {{Film date|1987|6|25|df=y}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]]
}}

'''''Kilippattu''''' is a [[Malayalam films of 1987|1987]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film, directed by [[Raghavan (actor)|Raghavan]]. The film stars [[Adoor Bhasi]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]] and [[Sukumaran]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2013|title=Kilippaattu|accessdate=2014-10-21|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/a.php?7537 |title=Kilippaattu |accessdate=2014-10-21 |publisher=malayalasangeetham.info |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022032824/http://malayalasangeetham.info/a.php?7537 |archivedate=22 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/kilippattu-malayalam-movie/|title=Kilippattu|accessdate=2014-10-21|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref> Actor [[Jishnu Raghavan|Jishnu]] first appeared in this movie as a child artist.<ref name="jishn">{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=Kerala |title=A promising career cut short by cancer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malayalam-actor-jishnu-raghavan-a-promising-career-cut-short-by-cancer/article8401215.ece |publisher=thehindu.com |date=27 Mar 2016}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Adoor Bhasi]]
*[[Nedumudi Venu]]
*[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]
*[[Sukumaran]]
*[[Balan K. Nair]]
*[[K. P. Ummer]]
*[[Sabitha Anand]]
*[[Jishnu Raghavan]]<ref name="jishn" />

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]] and the lyrics were written by K. M. Raghavan Nambiar.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Aarodum Parayaruthe" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || K. M. Raghavan Nambiar ||
|-
| 2 || "Aattavum Paattum" || [[C. O. Anto]], [[Latha Raju]], Malathi || K. M. Raghavan Nambiar ||
|-
| 3 || "Panchavarnnakkili" || K. J. Yesudas || K. M. Raghavan Nambiar ||
|-
| 4 || "Raavil Unarnnu" || K. J. Yesudas || K. M. Raghavan Nambiar ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDB title|0282657|Kilippattu}}

[[Category:1987 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]

{{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub}}

Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku

2021-09-21T15:56:54Z

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{{Short description|2004 film by Thaha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{unreliable sources|date=December 2011}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Thaha]]
| producer = Ousepachan Vaalakuzhy
| writer =
| screenplay = Kaloor Dennis
| story = [[Girish Puthenchery]]
| based_on = 
| starring = [[Jayasurya]] [[Rathi Arumugam]] [[Harisree Asokan]] [[Cochin Hanifa]] [[Narendra Prasad]]
| music = [[Ousepachan]]
| cinematography = R. Selva
| editing = P. C. Mohanan
| studio = Chitrangana Films
| distributor = Chitrangana Release
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2004|1|30}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku (English: Kerala House on immediate sale)''''' is a 2004 [[Malayalam]] [[comedy drama]] film directed by Thaha and starring [[Jayasurya]], [[Harisree Asokan]], [[Cochin Hanifa]] and [[Narendra Prasad]]. The film deals with the problems faced by the protagonist in selling his property which is located in [[Kerala]]-[[Tamil Nadu]] border in [[Walayar]]. It was panned by the critics as well as audience.

==Plot==
The movie tells story of Dineshan Kondody ([[Jayasurya]]), who tries to sell a house which situates in [[Kerala]]-[[Tamil Nadu]] border, only to liquidate his all debts.

==Cast==
* [[Jayasurya]] as Dineshan Kondody
* [[Harisree Asokan]] as Vallabhan
* [[Cochin Hanifa]] as Vadival Vasu
* [[Rathi Arumugam]] as Sundari
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Periya Thevar
* [[Narendra Prasad]] as Paramu Nair
* [[Sridevika]] as Paramu Nair's daughter Damayanti
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Tester Kannappan
* [[Geetha Salam]] as Ammavan
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Parvathi Ammal
*[[Narayanankutty]] as snake charmer
* [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Mahendran Kondody
* [[Bala Singh]] as Chinna Thevar
* [[Manian Pillai Raju]] as Pisharadi
* [[Sadiq]] as Polce Inspector Idiyan Thoma

==External links==
* {{IMDB title|0400575}}

{{Thaha}}

[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2004 comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]

{{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub}}
{{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub}}

Thekkekkara Superfast

2021-09-21T15:56:38Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Thekkekkara Superfast
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Thaha]]
| producer =
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring =
| music = [[Ouseppachan]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = 10 April 2004
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Thekkekkara Superfast''''' is a [[Malayalam language]] film. It was finished in 1994 but got released only in April 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/|publisher= Malayalam Movie Database|accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as Ulahannan
* [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Benny Pookkattuparambil
* [[Gayatri Shastri]] as Sophia
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Ahamedkutty
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Philippose Pookkattuparambil
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Johnykutty
* [[Bobby Kottarakkara]] as Thamban
* [[C. I. Paul]] as Paulachan
* [[KPAC Lalitha]] as Ammachi
* [[Rizabawa]] as Antappan
* Elias Babu as Thommikunju
* [[Harishree Ashokan]] as Bhairavan
* Kalamandalam Geethanandan

==Soundtrack==

This film includes 7 songs written by lyricist [[Gireesh Puthenchery]]. The songs were composed by the music maestro [[Ouseppachan]].{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
!Track
!Song
!Singers
!Lyricist
!Raga
|-
|1
|"Konchum Maine"
| Rajesh H.
|[[Gireesh Puthenchery]]
|
|-
|2
|"Konchum Maine"
|[[Sujatha Mohan]]
|Gireesh Puthenchery
|
|-
|3
|"Manjadikkuru"
|Madhu Balakrishnan
|Gireesh Puthenchery
|[[Kapi (raga)|Kapi]]
|-
|4
|"Mukkootti Mantharam"
|[[Madhu Balakrishnan]]
|Gireesh Puthenchery
| [[Abheri]]
|-
|5
|"Murali Kayyilenthi"
|Sreenivas
|Gireesh Puthenchery
|
|-
|6
|"Thalirambal"
|[[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
|Gireesh Puthenchery
|
|-
|7
|"Varasooryan"
|G. Venugopal
|Gireesh Puthenchery
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Thaha}}

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]

{{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub}}

Kappal Muthalaali

2021-09-21T15:56:30Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kappal Muthalaali
| image = Kappal Muthalaali.jpg
| alt = 
| caption =
| director = [[Thaha]]
| producer = {{Unbulleted_list|Mummy Century|Rameez Raja}}
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Ramesh Pisharody]]|[[Sarayu (Actress)|Sarayu]]|[[Jagadish]]|[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]}}
| music = Sumesh Anand
| cinematography =
| editing = P. C. Mohanan
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|11|27}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Kappal Muthalaali''''' ([[English language|English]] translation: The Ship Owner) is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2009|2009]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language film directed [[Thaha]] starring [[Ramesh Pisharody]] in title role [[Sarayu (Actress)|Sarayu]] as lead actress. The movie also marked the debut of Pisharody and Sarayu in a lead role.

== Plot ==
Bhoominathan keeps big aspirations in his life. His dreams are all revolving around a property in the city, which he inherited. Bhoominathan finds that making a tourist resort in the land, is the best possible business which can bring him big returns. He starts to realise his plans to build a resort by digging down for making a good basement. And he finds to his astonishment, the archaic remnants of a ship.

Bhoomi takes no time to inform the archaeological department which lands him to further trouble and his project of resort building gets blocked. Bhoomi has got a friend in Radhika, who also works with the same department. Now with the help of some fresh ideas from her, he plans to venture into a new arena of business. The movie goes on to tell more lightly, how some unexpected happenings can change the fate of a youth.

== Cast ==
* [[Ramesh Pisharody]] as Bhoominathan
* [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]
* [[Sarayu (Actress)|Sarayu]] as Radhika
* [[Jagadeesh]]
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]
* [[Suraj Venjaramood]]
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
* [[Salim Kumar]]
* [[Bheeman Raghu]]
* [[Thilakan]] as Yamarajan (cameo)
* [[Bijukuttan]]
* [[Narayanankutty]]
* [[T. P. Madhavan]]
* Jaffer Idukky
* [[Shalu Kurian]]

==External links==
* http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/11232.html
* http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7130/malayalam/kappal-muthalali/index.htm
* http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2009/thaha-kappal-muthalaali-170909.html
* http://www.musix.co.in/Kappal%20Muthalaali%20review.html

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Hailesa

2021-09-21T15:56:24Z

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{{Infobox film
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| image = Hailesa.jpg
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| director = [[Thaha]]
| producer = Jagadeesh Chandran
| writer = Saji Damodaran Thaha
| starring = [[Suresh Gopi]] [[Bheeman Raghu]] [[Muktha George]] [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] [[Lalu Alex]]<ref name="musicindiaonline">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicindiaonline.com/album/15-Malayalam_Movie_Songs/29218-Hailesa__2009_/#/album/15-Malayalam_Movie_Songs/29218-Hailesa__2009_/ |title=Hailesa(2009) Soundtrack - Free Indian Music, Listen to Free Bollywood, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Carnatic, Hindustani, Devotional Music |publisher=MusicIndiaOnline |date= |accessdate=2012-10-18}}</ref>
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| cinematography = Vipin Mohan
| editing = P. C. Mohanan
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| language = Malayalam
| budget = 10 Lakhs
| gross = 2.5 lakhs
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'''''Hailesa''''' is a 2009 [[Malayalam film]] directed by [[Thaha]]. The film features [[Suresh Gopi]] and [[Muktha George]] in the lead roles.

== Plot ==
The hero of the story, Unnikrishnan, has been brought up by Madhavan and his wife and grows up working in Madhavan's fertilizer unit. In fact it was Unnikrishnan's hard work that led to Madhavan's rise in life.

Madhavan's son Ulpalakshan (Full name: Ulpalaksha Pundareekaksha Markandeyan) is Unnikrishnan's constant companion. One day, when a gang of goons attack Madhavan in a bid to vacate him from his land, Unnikrishnan intervenes and beats the goons to pulp. And then things take such a turn that he's forced to leave the place. He lands in a city where a rich man by the name of Ganapathy Iyer lives. Ganapathy Iyer, who uses a wheelchair, employs Unnikrishnan who becomes his virtual shadow. Before reaching the city however, he comes across a girl in the streets, who is being chased by people shouting ‘Thief, Thief’. Ulpalakshan too comes to the city and gets into Iyer's service.

Ganapathy Iyer reveals that he had in the past loved a woman named Savithri, but had to leave the country on account of certain developments, and had lost touch with her. He had come to know later that Savithri had even given birth to their daughter, but he could never find the whereabouts of Savithri and her daughter. He wants Unnikrishnan to help him trace them.

Unnikrishnan and Ulpalakshan feel that it's not easy trace Savithri and her daughter and so plan to bring in another girl as Ganapathy Iyer's daughter and to tell him that Savithri was no more, hoping that this would help Ganapathy recover from his illness. Then one day, Ulpalakshan brings in a girl and presents her before Iyer. Unnikrishnan is shocked to find that the girl, Shalu, is none other than the one he had seen earlier on the streets being chased by others. What happens from then forms the rest of the film.

== Cast ==
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Unnikrishnan
* [[Suraj Venjarammoodu]] as Ulpalaksha Pundareekaksha Markandeyan
* [[Muktha George]] as Shalini
* [[Lalu Alex]] as Ganapathi Iyer
* [[Bheeman Raghu]] as Valayar Maniyappan
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Police Inspector Pothuval
* [[P. Sreekumar]] as Iyer's physician
* [[Kalabhavan Haneef]] as hospital attendant
* [[Thilakan]] as Shalini's foster father
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Maniyappan's father
* [[Machan Varghese]]
* [[Bijukuttan]]
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Valamkadi Madhavan
* [[Shobha Mohan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1352712|Hailesa}}
* http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/5931/malayalam/hailessa/index.htm
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090211123253/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14853051&ctid=5&cid=2428 sify.com]
* http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/10782.html

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Pachuvum Kovalanum

2021-09-21T15:56:16Z

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| producer = Elvin John
| writer = Francis T Mavelikkara
| starring = [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] [[Suraj Venjaramood]] [[Meghna Raj]] [[Jyothirmayi]]
| music = Mohan Sithara
[[Rajeev Alunkal]](lyrics)
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'''''Pachuvum Kovalanum''''' is a 2011 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by Thaha, starring [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Suraj Venjaramood]], [[Meghna Raj]] and [[Jyothirmayi]] in the lead roles.

==Plot==

The film producer of a serial ([[Jagathi Sreekumar]]) is killed during its shooting. The director ([[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]) is accused of it as he is the producer's son-in-law.

==Cast==
* [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]-Pachu
* [[Suraj Venjaramood]]-Kovalan
* Nelson-Kuttappan
* [[Meghna Raj]]-Sukanya
* [[Jyothirmayi]]-Wife
* [[Jagathi Sreekumar]]-Producer
* [[Riyaz Khan]]-Police officer
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]]-Bhadranpillai
* [[Shivaji Guruvayoor]] -Production controller
* [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] -Chinna
*[[Narayanankutty]]
* [[Sona Nair]]-Anna
* [[Lakshmi Priya]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8901/malayalam/pachuvum-kovalanum/index.htm Nowrunning article]
* [https://archive.is/20130218002426/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/10333/pachuvum-kovalanum.html OneIndia article]
* [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/65395.html indiaglitz article]

{{Thaha}}

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V. J. James

2021-09-19T19:55:19Z

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'''V. J. James''' is an Indian writer who primarily writes in [[Malayalam]] language. His first book, ''Purapaadinte Pusthakam'', was published by [[DC Books]] as the winning work in the novel competition conducted as a part of its 25th anniversary celebration in 1999.

==Life==
V. J. James was born in [[Changanassery]], [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India. He attended St. Theresa's Higher Secondary School, [[Vazhappally]] and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, [[Champakulam]], before studying at [[St. Berchmans College]], Changanacherry. He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from [[Mar Athanasius College of Engineering]]. He currently works for [[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], as an engineer.<ref name="Malayalam author VJ James bag Muhammad Basheer Award 2018 for his novel Nireeshwaran (Atheist)">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theindian.news/vj-james-to-receive-muhammad-basheer-award-2018-for-his-novel-nireeshwaran-atheist-on-january-21-2019/ |title=Malayalam author VJ James bag Muhammad Basheer Award 2018 for his novel Nireeshwaran (Atheist) |last=Menon |first=Jayashankar |date=2019-01-13 |website=The Indian.News |language=en-US |access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[DC Books|DC Silver Jubilee]] Award
* Malayattoor Prize (1999),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dcbooks.com/v-j-james-bags-thoppil-ravi-award.html |title=V.J. James Bags Thoppil Ravi Award |website=Dcbooks.com |date= |accessdate=2016-08-01}}</ref>
* Rotary Literary Award for ''Purappadinte Pusthakam''<ref name="Rotary Literary Award for Purappadinte Pusthakam Archives">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theindian.news/tag/rotary-literary-award-for-purappadinte-pusthakam/ |title=Rotary Literary Award for Purappadinte Pusthakam Archives |last=Menon |first=Jayashankar |date=2019-01-18 |website=The Indian.News |language=en-US |access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
* Thoppil Ravi Award for ''Nireeshwaran''<ref name="Malayalam author VJ James bag Muhammad Basheer Award 2018 for his novel Nireeshwaran (Atheist)" />
* [[Kerala Bhasha Institute]] Basheer Award (2015) for ''Nireeshwaran''<ref name="Malayalam author VJ James bag Muhammad Basheer Award 2018 for his novel Nireeshwaran (Atheist)" />
*Kerala Sahitya academy (2017) for ''Nireeshwaran''
* [[List_of_Malayalam_literary_awards#Basheer_Award|Basheer Puraskaram]] (2018) for ''Nireeshwaran''<ref name="2018 award Goes to V J James for his novel Niriswaran">{{Cite web |url=http://www.basheersmarakatrust.com/ |title=2018 award Goes to V J James for his novel Niriswaran |date=2019-01-18 |website=www.basheersmarakatrust.com |access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
*Thikkurissi award (2018) for ''Anticlock''
*[[Vayalar Award]] (2019) for ''Nireeshwaran''<ref name="VJ James bags Vayalar Literary Award for his novel ‘Nireeshwaran’">{{Cite news |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/books-news/vj-james-bags-vayalar-literary-award-for-his-novel-nireeshwaran--1.4154101 |title=VJ James bags Vayalar Literary Award for his novel ‘Nireeshwaran’ |access-date=2019-09-28 |language=en}}</ref>

== Writing ==
V. J. James has said that he observes everyday life closely, as it "helps him to narrate common man's life with authenticity". His novels are known for explaining serious subjects in simple language.<ref>{{cite news|title=2016 ലെ ഞങ്ങളുടെ പുസ്തകങ്ങള്‍|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/specials/features/recap-2016/books-2016-1.1636915|accessdate=14 January 2017|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=7 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kpjayan.blogspot.ie/2013/04/v-j-james.html|title=BrainDrain: ചോരശാസ്ത്രം - V J James|publisher=kpjayan.blogspot.ie|accessdate=2016-08-01}}</ref>

==Published works==

=== Novels ===
* 1999 - ''Purappadinte Pusthakam'' (പുറപ്പാടിന്റെ പുസ്തകം)
* 2002 - ''Chorashasthram'' (ചോരശാസ്ത്രം)
* 2005 - ''Dathapaharam'' (ദത്താപഹാരം)
* 2006 - ''Leyka'' (ലെയ്ക)
* 2013 - ''Ottakkaalan Kakka'' (ഒറ്റക്കാലൻ കാക്ക)
* 2014 - ''Nireeshwaran'' (നിരീശ്വരൻ)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Nireeswaran-V-J-James-review-mnuopsupts |title=NIREESWARAN - V. J. JAMES Review, Summary, Story, Price, Online, Fiction, Nonfiction, Almost A Classic...yes, it is there!!! |website=MouthShut.com |date=2015-06-04 |accessdate=2016-08-01}}</ref>
* 2018 - ''Anticlock'' (ആന്റിക്ലോക്ക്)<ref name="പുസ്തകപ്രകാശനം - ആന്റിക്ലോക്ക്‌">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWCz5qHguxc |title=പുസ്തകപ്രകാശനം - ആന്റിക്ലോക്ക്‌ |last=DC Books |date=March 13, 2018 |website=YouTube |access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>

===Short story collections===
* ''Shavangalil Pathinaraman'' (ശവങ്ങളിൽ പതിനാറാമൻ)
* ''Bhoomiyilekkulla thurumbicha Vathayanangal'' (ഭൂമിയിലേക്കുള്ള തുരുമ്പിച്ച വാതായനങ്ങൾ)
* ''Vyakulamathavinte Kannadikkoodu'' (വ്യാകുലമാതാവിന്റെ കണ്ണാടിക്കൂട്)
* ''Pranayopanishath'' (പ്രണയോപനിഷത്ത്)
*''VJ James kathakal'' <ref name="കഥകളിലെ ജീവിതങ്ങൾ">{{Cite web |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/literature/book-review/2016/mar/21/185385 |title=കഥകളിലെ ജീവിതങ്ങൾ |date=2019-01-18 |website=Madhyamam |access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>

==Film adaptation==
[[Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol]] is a 2017 Malayalam family drama film directed by [[Jibu Jacob]], written by Sindhu Raj and produced by [[Sophia Paul]]. The film, starring [[Mohanlal]] and [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], is loosely based on the Malayalam [[short story]] ''Pranayopanishath'' (പ്രണയോപനിഷത്ത്) by V. J. James.<ref name="ഉലഹന്നാൻ നഷ്ടപ്രണയം തിരിച്ചുപിടിക്കുമ്പോൾ">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/mohanlal-new-movie-malayalam-news-1.1207017 |title=ഉലഹന്നാൻ നഷ്ടപ്രണയം തിരിച്ചുപിടിക്കുമ്പോൾ |date=2019-01-18 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en |access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH8iyPt9XQY |title=V J James - Malayalam Author VJ James Books Video |last=DC Books |date=June 3, 2015 |website=YouTube |access-date=2019-01-18}}

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Manushyanu Oru Aamukham

2021-09-19T19:54:43Z

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'''''Manushyanu Oru Aamukham''''' is a Malayalam [[debut novel]] by [[Subhash Chandran]].<ref>[http://www.dcbooks.com/6th-impression-of-khadikarangal-nilaykunna-samayam-released.html "ഘടികാരങ്ങള്‍ നിലയ്ക്കുന്ന സമയം"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413073258/http://www.dcbooks.com/6th-impression-of-khadikarangal-nilaykunna-samayam-released.html |date=13 April 2014 }}. [[DC Books]]. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.</ref> The novel is set in Thachanakkara, a fictitious village in central [[Kerala, India]], and has the central character named Jithendran. It was originally serialised in ''[[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu|Mathrubhumi Weekly]]'' in 2009 and was published as a book by [[DC Books]] in 2010. The novel won numerous awards including the [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Malayalam|Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award]] (2014),<ref>[http://www.madhyamam.com/en/node/30157 "Subhash Chandran bags Kendra Sahithya Academy award"]. ''[[Madhyamam]]''. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.</ref> [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel|Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] (2011),<ref>{{cite news |title=Sahitya Akademi awards announced |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/sahitya-akademi-awards-announced/article3715418.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | date=2 August 2012 |access-date=11 April 2014}}</ref> [[Odakkuzhal Award]] (2011), [[Federation of Kerala Associations in North America|FOKANA]] Award (2012), Bhasha Institute's Basheer Puraskaaram (2012), Kovilan Puraskaaram (2012) and [[Vayalar Award]] (2015).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/subhash-chandran-wins-vayalar-award/article7746894.ece|title=Subhash Chandran wins Vayalar Award|date=10 October 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=11 October 2015}}</ref>

The work was released in English translated by Dr Fathima E.V, Published by [[HarperCollins]] titled A Preface to Man<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://harpercollins.co.in/book/a-preface-to-man/|title=HarperCollinsPublishers India {{!}} A Preface to Man|website=harpercollins.co.in|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://onlinestore.dcbooks.com/books/manushyanu-oru-aamukham#; ''Manushyanu Oru Amukham''] at [[DC Books]] official website

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Aarachaar

2021-09-19T19:54:30Z

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'''''Aarachaar''''' ({{transl|ml|Ārāccāṟ}} {{lit|[[Executioner]]}}; {{trans|''Hangwoman: Everyone Loves a Good Hanging''}}) is a [[Malayalam]] novel written by [[K. R. Meera]].<ref>Meena T. Pillai (30 August 2013). [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/goddess-of-death/article5072735.ece "Goddess of Death"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 23 March 2014.</ref> Originally serialised in ''[[Madhyamam Weekly]]'' in continuous 53 volumes, the novel was published as a book by [[DC Books]] in 2012. It was translated by J. Devika into English under the title '''''Hangwoman: Everyone Loves a Good Hanging''''' ([[Hamish Hamilton]], 2014).

Set in [[Bengal]], it tells the story of a family of executioners with a long lineage, beginning in the fourth century BC. The protagonist of the novel, Chetna, is a strong and tenacious woman who struggles to inherit this profession.

According to noted literary critic [[M. Leelavathy]], ''Aarachaar'' is one of the best literary works produced in Malayalam and follows the legacy of [[O. V. Vijayan]]'s classic work ''[[Khasakkinte Itihasam]]''.<ref>[http://www.dcbooks.com/odakkuzhal-award-presented-to-k-r-meera.html "ആരാച്ചാര്‍ മലയാളത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും നല്ല നോവലുകളിലൊന്ന് : ഡോ. എം ലീലാവതി"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323151417/http://www.dcbooks.com/odakkuzhal-award-presented-to-k-r-meera.html |date=2014-03-23 }}. DC Books. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.</ref> The novel received the [[2013 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards|2013 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/pdf/Akademi%20Award%20-%202013_final.pdf |title=2013-ലെ കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡുകൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു |publisher=[[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] |date=December 2014 |access-date=28 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613132951/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/pdf/Akademi%20Award%20-%202013_final.pdf |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Sahitya-Akademi-award-for-Meeras-Aarachar/articleshow/45583043.cms|title=Sahitya Akademi award for Meera's 'Aarachar'|newspaper=The Times of India|date=20 December 2014|access-date=23 December 2014}}</ref> It was also awarded the [[Malayalam literary awards#Odakkuzhal Award|Odakkuzhal Award]] in 2013,<ref>[http://www.dcbooks.com/odakuzhal-award-to-k-r-meeeras-aarachar.html "കെ ആര്‍ മീരയുടെ ആരാച്ചാറിന് ഓടക്കുഴല്‍ പുരസ്‌കാരം"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114234501/http://www.dcbooks.com/odakuzhal-award-to-k-r-meeeras-aarachar.html |date=2014-01-14 }}. DC books. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.</ref> [[Vayalar Award]] in 2014,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/vayalar-award-for-kr-meera/article6493101.ece |title=Vayalar Award for Meera|date=12 October 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/k-r-meera-gets-vayalar-award-114101100489_1.html|title=K R Meera gets Vayalar award|date=11 October 2014|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=11 October 2014}}</ref> [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 2015,<ref>[http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/kr-meera-aarachaar-kendra-sahitya-akademi-award-malayalam.html "KR Meera wins Kendra Sahitya Akademi award"]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''[[Malayala Manorama]]''. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.</ref> and [[Muttathu Varkey Award]] in 2018. It was also shortlisted for the 2016 [[DSC Prize for South Asian Literature]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/meeras-hangwoman-in-dsc-prize-shortlist/article7926261.ece|title=Meera’s Hangwoman in DSC prize shortlist|date=28 November 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=5 December 2015}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The story is narrated from the perspective of Chetna Grddha Mullick, daughter of hangman Phanibhushan Grddha Mullick, whose family lives near Nimtala Ghat in [[Chitpur]], [[Kolkata]]. Chetna lives with her father, mother, brother (Ramu da), grandmother (Thakuma) father's brother (whom she calls Kaku) and his wife (Kakima). She is twenty two years old, and had been an intelligent student, scoring distinction in her plus two. However, due to financial constraints, she does not study further. Her mother and Kakima sell tea to make ends meet at home. They live in poverty since the number of executions have only been decreasing in the last few decades. Meanwhile, Phanibhushan remains in significant media scrutiny because of his job, but he is very particular about not having Chetna's photograph in the public eye. This is because of what happened to his son, Ramu da, Chetna's older brother. Phanibhushan had been the hangman at the execution of Amartya Ghosh, who had murdered a Kolkata industrialist Chandresen Ghosh and his three children. Amartya Ghosh's parents came to Phanibhushan, begging to somehow prevent their son's execution. However, Phani is adamant that he cannot let his judgment get in the way of his profession, and refuses to listen to them. Two days after Amartya's execution, his father follows Ramu da, Phani's son, back from college and hacks his limbs. This leaves Phani's only son disabled and depressed. Phani, therefore, is keen that his daughter Chetna get a government job after his retirement since he has no one else who can take care of the family once he is gone. Phani takes great pride in his profession and the lineage of his family, which has for a long time been in this profession.

In late May, the family awaits the result of the mercy petition for Jatindranath Banerjee's execution, so that they would know if Phanibhushan has to be the hangman for his execution or not. Sanjeev Kumar Mitra, a news reporter for CNC, covers the story about Jatindranath's execution. For this reason, he visits Phanibhushan. Chetna is attracted to him due to his charismatic appearance and charming speech. However, he verbally abuses her in private. Mitra helps Phanibhushan to try to convince government officials to give the job of the executioner to Chetna, thereby making her the first hangwoman in the country. Later, he asks Phanibhushan for her hand in marriage which he readily agrees because Mitra is an intelligent journalist whom Phani respects.

==References==
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*http://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/k-r-meera-bags-sahitya-academy-award-malayalam-news-1.741303

==External links==
* [http://onlinestore.dcbooks.com/books/aarachar ''Aarachaar''] at [[DC Books]] official website

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'''K. P. Ramanunni''' (Malayalam:കെ.പി.രാമനുണ്ണി) is a novelist and short-story writer from Kerala, India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olivepublications.com/books.html|title=HugeDomains.com - OlivePublications.com is for sale (Olive Publications)|website=www.olivepublications.com}}</ref> His first novel ''[[Sufi Paranja Katha]]'' (What the Sufi Said) won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1995 and the novel ''Daivathinte Pusthakam'' (God's Own Book) won the [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Malayalam|Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 2017. ''Jeevithathinte Pusthakam'' (Book of Life) won the 2011 [[Vayalar Award]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article2520983.ece|title=Vayalar award for K.P. Ramanunni |date=8 October 2011 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=12 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=10204035&tabId=1&programId=1080132912&channelId=-1073865030&BV_ID=@@@|title=manorama online-english|access-date=12 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403030848/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=10204035&tabId=1&programId=1080132912&channelId=-1073865030&BV_ID=@@@|archive-date=3 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Life==
K.P. Ramanunni was born in 1955 in Culcutta where his father, Sri. P. Damodaran Nair was an officer in the State Bank of India. After the untimely demise of his father when Ramanunni was just three and half years old, his mother Smt. Janaki D. Nair moved to Ponnani, their ancestral village in Malabar, Kerala. Wife – Raji, daughter- Sridevi Ramanunni. His school education was in AV High School, [[Ponnani]]. He graduated in English literature from [[Malabar Christian College]], [[Calicut]] and took his Masters Degree in English in Mysore University. He worked as assistant Manager in [[State Bank Of India|SBI]] and took voluntary retirement from his service to fully engage in literary works. After the long years in the bank Ramanunni had a one year tenure as the magazine editor of Madhyamam weekly. He served Thunchan Memorial Trust, Tirur as Administrator for 22 years. Presently he is the Adjunct Professor of Thunchat Ezhuchachan Malayalam University, Tirur. He lives at Poovattuparmbu, Calicut.

Ramanunni’s very first novel Sufi Paranja Katha won two prestigious awards for Malayalam Literature - The Kerala Sahitya Akademi award and the Edassery award. Sufi Paranja Katha has been translated to nine languages - English, French, Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Konkani and Bengali. The Hindi and Kannada versions were published by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. After reading the English version of the novel – What the Sufi Said, a French Philologist Mr. Luc Roger invited Ramanunni to Europe for the translation of the novel to French. In 2008 Edition Kailash, Paris has brought out the French version of ‘Sufi Paranja Katha’ as ‘Tharavad, ce que disait le Soufi’ and it was well accepted in the French speaking countries of the world.

His debut novel ''[[Sufi Paranja Katha]]'' (What the Sufi Said) was serialised in ''[[Kalakaumudi]]'' weekly with the accompaniment of illustrations by the acclaimed [[Artist Namboothiri]]. It was published as a book in 1990. Its story revolves around the love and marriage between Mamootty, a Muslim and Karthy, a Nair Hindu. Though converted to Islam, Karthy is unable to resist the primeval tug of her original religion. The novel speaks about religious feelings and relationships and the mystic reach of these aspects. Sufi Paranja Katha has been translated to nine languages - English, French, Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Konkani and Bengali. The Hindi and Kannada versions were published by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. After reading the English version of the novel – What the Sufi Said, a French Philologist Mr. Luc Roger invited Ramanunni to Europe for the translation of the novel to French. In 2008 Edition Kailash, Paris has brought out the French version of ‘Sufi Paranja Katha’ as ‘Tharavad, ce que disait le Soufi’ and it was well accepted in the French speaking countries of the world. [[Priyanandanan]] adapted the novel into a [[Sufi Paranja Katha (film)|film of the same name]] in 2010. K. P. Ramanunni himself wrote the dialogue and script of the film.

It took nearly four years for Ramanunni to produce his next novel, ''Charama Varshikam'' (Death Anniversary).Oxford University Press has brought out his second novel Charamavarshikam in English as Death Anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Death Anniversary|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33027140-death-anniversary|access-date=2020-09-27|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref> And five years more to write his next novel ''Jeevithathinte Pusthakam'' (Book of life). The theme of the novel is woven around the life of a bank officer in the grip of amnesia. It was urban hypocrisy and the rural benevolence that he tried to portray in it. Experiences from his own life had added colour to the story, he says.<ref>R. Ramabhadran Pillai (October 13, 2008). [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-master-storyteller/article1355917.ece "A master story-teller"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved August 14, 2015.</ref> Critics have hailed ''Jeevithathinte Pusthakam'' as a significant contribution to Malayalam literature.<ref>R. Madhavan Nair (February 27, 2007). [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-perception-of-life/article2271519.ece "A perception of life"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved August 14, 2015.</ref> ‘DaivathintePusthakam’ bagged the distinguished National literary award of India in 2017. (Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award.) The novel had also received Sadbhavana Award, Basheer Award Abudhabi Sakthi Award and Agar Ali Engineer National Award.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Admin|date=2020-01-18|title=K. P. Ramanunni wins the Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award|url=https://csss-isla.com/memorial-awards/k-p-ramanunni-wins-the-dr-asghar-ali-engineer-memorial-award/|access-date=2020-09-27|website=Centre for Study of Society and Secularism|language=en}}</ref>

Ramanunni’s short stories which appeared in various leading Malayalam journals have been published in fifteen collections. His very first short story Shavasamskaram won the Prize for the best Short story from Samastha Kerala SahityaParishad. Another Short Story Mukalakshanam was awarded the V.P. Sivakumar Smaraka Keli Award. The Shrot Story JatiChodikkuka won the Padmarajan Puraskaram and Katha award, New Delhi. The Short Story Manushyan Mrugam Eninganne was awarded Bahrain Keraleya Samajam Prize. His collection of short stories PurushaVilapam won AbudabiSakthi Award and the Short Story collection Jadhi Chodikukka won Kalakkad Award. His selected Short Story collection has bagged C.V. Sreeraman Award of 2009 & T.V. Kochubava Award of 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Renowned Malayali writer KP Ramanunni threatened by fundamentalists bags Akademi award|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/dec/22/renowned-malayali-writer-kp-ramanunni-threatened-by-fundamentalists-bags-akademi-award-1734334.html|access-date=2020-09-27|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

Ramanunni has participated in many National and International Literary Seminars.<ref>{{Cite web|title=K. P. Ramanunni - Speaker in Kerala literature Festival KLF –2020{{!}} Keralaliteraturefestival.com|url=http://keralaliteraturefestival.com/speakers_more.aspx?id=MTc2OQ==|access-date=2020-09-27|website=keralaliteraturefestival.com}}</ref> As a senior fiction writer in Malayalam he has represented the language in the international Katha Seminar in New Delhi. He has visited America three times on invitation from Federation of Kerala Associations in North America. He has also visited England, Europe, U.A.E, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Bangkok, Iraq, Jordhan, Egypt and Singapore on invitation from different Malayalee organizations. K.P. Ramanunni was the member of writers’ delegation sent to China by Kendra Sahitya Akademi in 2007. K.P. Ramanunni was the Malayalam advisory board member of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. He was also the member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi and curriculum committee. Now he is the governing body member of Malayalam Mission.

Ramanunni is an activist working in the field of communal harmony and Mother tongue movement in Kerala. He led so many campaigns against the communal division of the society. He has addressed the communal problems from the standpoint of a real believer. His initiative in this field has been duly acknowledged throughout India.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rajeev|first=Lekshmy|date=2010-02-25|title=Voice for religious unity|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/arts/Voice-for-religious-unity/article16816909.ece|access-date=2020-09-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Works==

===Novels===
*''[[Sufi Paranja Katha]]'' (What the Sufi Said)
*''Charama Varshikam'' (Death Anniversary)
*''Jeevithathinte Pusthakam'' (Book Of Life)
*''Daivathinte Pusthakam'' (God's Own Book)

===Short story collections===
*''Vidhathavinte Chiri''
*''Vendapettavante Kurish''
*''Purusha Vilapam''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indulekha.com/choice/2007/05/k-p-ramanunni.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028171354/http://indulekha.com/choice/2007/05/k-p-ramanunni.html |archive-date=28 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*''Jathi Chodikkuka''
*''Selected Short Stories of K.P. Ramanunni''
*''achyuthammama''
*''Entrance Ezhuthunnakutty (Balasahityam)''
*''Priyappetta Kathakal''
*''Fokso''
*''Grama Kathakal''
*''Prakasamparathunna Aankutti''
*''Aval Mozhiyukayanu''
*''Tanthappratheyyam''
*''Pranayaparvam''
*''Kurks''

===Collection of Essays===
1. Kriminal Kuttamakunna Rathi
2. Shirshasanam
3. Anubhavam, Orma, Yathra
4. Jeevitham Oru Arthikarante Kayyil
5. Oruviswasiyude Mathethara Chinthakal
6. Manas Malayalam

===Screenplay===
*''[[Sufi Paranja Katha (film)|Sufi Paranja Katha]]''

==Awards==
K. P. Ramanunni has won several awards and recognitions for his contributions towards Malayalam literature:

* [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Kendra Sahitya Academy Award]] (2017 for ''Daivathinte Pusthakam'')<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2017/12/21/01-cpy-ramanunni-award.html|title=കെ.പി. രാമനുണ്ണിക്ക് കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്കാരം|newspaper=Malayala Manorama}}</ref>
* [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel]] (1995 for ''Sufi Paranja Katha'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ml_aw3.htm|title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards|publisher=[[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]]|access-date=12 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045103/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ml_aw3.htm|archive-date=24 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Vayalar Award]] (2011 for ''Jeevithathinte Pusthakam'')<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article2520983.ece|title=Vayalar award for K.P. Ramanunni|date=8 October 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[Edasseri Award]] (1989 for ''Sufi Paranja Katha'')
* [[Padmarajan Award]] (1999 for ''Jaathi Chodikkuka''),* [[Vayalar Award]] (2011 for ''Jeevithathinte Pusthakam''),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/errorpage/|title=Page not found News|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103165110/http://www.thehindu.com/errorpage/|archive-date=3 January 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* V.P. Sivakumar Smaraka Keli Award
* Bharathiya bhasa parishad National Award<ref>{{Cite web|last=Admin|date=2020-01-18|title=K. P. Ramanunni wins the Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award|url=https://csss-isla.com/memorial-awards/k-p-ramanunni-wins-the-dr-asghar-ali-engineer-memorial-award/|access-date=2020-09-27|website=Centre for Study of Society and Secularism|language=en}}</ref>
* Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>{{Cite web|last=Admin|date=2020-01-18|title=K. P. Ramanunni wins the Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award|url=https://csss-isla.com/memorial-awards/k-p-ramanunni-wins-the-dr-asghar-ali-engineer-memorial-award/|access-date=2020-09-27|website=Centre for Study of Society and Secularism|language=en}}</ref>
* Malayatoor Award <ref>{{Cite web|last=Admin|date=2020-01-18|title=K. P. Ramanunni wins the Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award|url=https://csss-isla.com/memorial-awards/k-p-ramanunni-wins-the-dr-asghar-ali-engineer-memorial-award/|access-date=2020-09-27|website=Centre for Study of Society and Secularism|language=en}}</ref>
* Basheer Award
* Katha Award
* Abudhabi Shakti Award
* Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Award
* A. P. Kalakkadu Award.
* C. V. Sreeraman Award
* T.V. Kochubava Award<ref>{{Cite web|last=Admin|date=2020-01-18|title=K. P. Ramanunni wins the Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award|url=https://csss-isla.com/memorial-awards/k-p-ramanunni-wins-the-dr-asghar-ali-engineer-memorial-award/|access-date=2020-09-27|website=Centre for Study of Society and Secularism|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070301162602/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/16/stories/2007021600820300.htm A Perception of Life]

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K. Surendran

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'''K. Surendran''' (22 February 1921 – 9 August 1997) was an Indian novelist who wrote in [[Malayalam]]. He won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1963 for the novel ''Maya'' and the [[Vayalar Award]] in 1994 for the novel ''Guru''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Literary Awards - Government of Kerala, India|url=https://kerala.gov.in/literacy-awards|access-date=2020-08-10|website=kerala.gov.in}}</ref>

==Biography==
Surendran was born on 22 February 1921 in [[Ochira]] in [[Kollam]] district of [[Kerala]] state. He served in the Department of [[Indian Postal Service|Post & Telegraph]]; and in 1965 he resigned his job to become a full-time writer. He authored many books in Malayalam, including ten novels, four plays, and several miscellaneous books. He won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] Award in 1963 for the novel ''Maya'' and the Vayalar Award in 1994 for the novel ''Guru''. In 1997 he was conferred with the Sahitya Academy Fellowship. Surendran died on 9 August 1997.<ref>''Akhilavijnanakosam''; [[D. C. Books]]; Kottayam</ref><ref>Sahithyakara Directory; Kerala Sahithya Academy, Thrissur</ref>

==Selected works==

;Novels

[[File:KS-2.jpg|thumb|K. Surendran hands over the fellowship certificate awarded by Kerala Sahitya Akademi to [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]]]
*[[Maya (K. Surendran novel)|''Maya'']]
*''Thalam''
*''Jwala''
*''Kattukurangu''
*''Shakthi''
*''Bhikshamdehi''
*''Maranam Durbalam''
*''Kshanaprabhachanchalam''
*''Aruna''
*''Seetayanam''
*''Pataka''
*''Guru''

;Plays

*''Bali''
*''Arakkillam''
*''Palunku pathram''
*''Anaswaramanushyan''

;Others

*''Manushyavastha''
*''NovelSwaroopam''
*''Surendrante Prabandhangal''
*''Kumaran Asan''
*''Tolstoyiyude Kadha''
*''Dostoyevskyiyude Kadha''
*''Kalayum Samanyajanangalum''
*''Jeevitavum Njanum''

==References==
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[[Category:1921 births]]
[[Category:1997 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Kollam district]]
[[Category:Novelists from Kerala]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language writers]]
[[Category:Malayalam novelists]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]]
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[[Category:Indian male novelists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]

N. Krishna Pillai

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{{short description|Indian dramatist and historian}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|9|22}}
| birth_place = [[Varkala]], [[Thiruvananthapuram district]], Kerala, India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|7|10|1916|9|22}}
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| occupation = Playwright, critic, historian
| spouse = Saraswathi Kunjamma
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| relatives = {{ubl|Kakkattu Matom Kesavan (father)|Parvathy Amma (mother)}}
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| awards = {{ubl|1958 [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama]]|1972 [[Odakkuzhal Award]]|1973 [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi|Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]]|1979 [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship]]|1987 [[Sahitya Akademi Award]]|1987 [[Vayalar Award]]|1987 C. V. Sahitya Puraskar|Father Abraham Vadakkel Award}}
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'''N. Krishna Pillai''' (22 September 1916 – 10 July 1988) was an Indian [[dramatist]], [[literary critic]], translator and historian of [[Malayalam language]]. Known for his realism and dramatic portrayal of psycho-social tensions, Pillai's plays earned him the moniker, ''[[Kerala]] [[Henrik Ibsen|Ibsen]]''. He was a recipient of the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]], [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama]], [[Odakkuzhal Award]], [[Vayalar Award]] and [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi|Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]], besides other honours. The [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] inducted him as a [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship|distinguished fellow]] in 1979.

== Biography ==
N. Krishna Pillai was born on September 22, 1916 at Muthana, a small village in [[Chirayinkeezhu taluk]], [[Thiruvananthapuram district]] of the south Indian state of [[Kerala]] to Kakkattu Matom Kesavar Kesavan and Chekalavilakkathuveettil Parvathy Amma.<ref name="Prof.N.Krishnapillai Biography">{{Cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/nkrishnapillaifoundation/nkrishnapillai |title=Prof.N.Krishnapillai Biography |website=N. Krishna Pillai Foundation |access-date=2014-08-18}}</ref> After schooling at the local schools in [[Sivagiri, Kerala|Sivagiri]] and [[Attingal]], he studies at Maharaja's College, Thiruvananthapuram, now known as [[University College Thiruvananthapuram]] from where he graduated with [[Honours degree|honours]] in Malayalam in 1938 and started his career as a teacher of Malayalam at Sivagiri Malayalam School.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/NKrishnaPillai/Html/NKPillaigraphy.htm |title=Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |date=2019-04-14 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref> He quit the job in 1940 to pursue research at the [[University of Kerala]] and in 1943, he joined [[The Madurai Diraviyam Thayumanavar Hindu College]] as a lecturer but when he received a posting as a lecturer at the University College, the next year, he returned to Thiruvananthapuram to take up the post. Later, he worked in a number of other institutions such as [[Government Brennen College, Thalassery]] as a professor, Inermediate College, Thiruvananthapuram as the principal, and as the professor of Malayalam at the University College.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" />

N. Krishna Pillai was married to Azhakattu Saraswathy Kunjamma, the marriage taking place in 1943,<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" /> and the couple had four daughters, Sahiti, Kala, Madhuri and Nandini, and a son, Hari. Pillai died on July 10, 1988, at [[Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology]], at the age of 71.<ref name="Prof.N.Krishnapillai Biography" />

==Legacy==
[[File:NKP-2.jpg|thumb|left|Prof. N. Krishna Pillai receiving the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship]]]]
{{quotebox|align = right|width=22em|''The founder of modern Malayalam drama — none other than N. Krishna Pillai can be referred so. He was a genius who made Malayalam drama what it is today,'' said [[C. Radhakrishnan]] on N. Krishna Pillai<ref name="‘N. Krishna Pillai brought theatre closer to society’" />}}
Krishna Pillai's oeuvre consists of 14 plays of which three were written for radio, 13 one-act plays, 7 books of children's literature, literary criticisms, historical essays and research papers.<ref name="N. Krishna Pillai - profile">{{Cite web |url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=1075&at=2 |title=N. Krishna Pillai - profile |website=sangeetnatak.gov.in |access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref> He was credited with introducing social issues into Malayalam theatre at a time when mythological operas were the standard practice.<ref name="‘N. Krishna Pillai brought theatre closer to society’">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/n-krishna-pillai-brought-theatre-closer-to-society/article8526317.ece |title=‘N. Krishna Pillai brought theatre closer to society’ |author=Staff Reporter |date=2016-04-27 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref>

Pillai brought a new outlook to the Malayalam drama, by omitting the farcical humour and concentrating on detailed studies of the character and the society, portrayed in drama, which earned him the moniker, ''[[Kerala]] [[Henrik Ibsen|Ibsen]]''.<ref name="Tributes to ‘Kerala Ibsen’">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/tributes-to-kerala-ibsen/article8518504.ece |title=Tributes to ‘Kerala Ibsen’ |author=Staff Reporter |date=2016-04-25 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-04-15}}</ref> ''Bhagna-Bhavanam'' (Broken Home) published in 1942, ''Kanyaka'' (Spinster) (1944), ''Balabalam'' (Might against might) (1946), ''Anuranjanam'' (Compromise) (1954), ''Mutakkumutal'' (Investment) (1960) and ''Kutathile Vilakku'' (Lamp inside the pot) published in 1972 are some of his notable works.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" /> He also published 11 essay compilations, two books of memoirs and interviews and 9 books of children's literature.<ref name="List of works">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/NKrishnaPillai/Html/NKrishnaPillaibooks.htm |title=List of works |date=2019-04-15 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-04-15}}</ref> His book, ''Pratipathram Bhashanabhedham'', is a detailed study of the novels of [[C. V. Raman Pillai]] and the book has won a number of awards.<ref name="George1992">{{cite book|author=K. M. George|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTXougCB-NMC&pg=PA374|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-7201-783-5|pages=374–}}</ref>

== Awards and honours ==
When [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] introduced an [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama|annual award for drama]] in 1958, Krishna Pillai received the inaugural award, for the work, ''Azhimukhathekku''.<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/Play.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama |date=2019-04-14 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516212809/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/Play.htm |archive-date=16 May 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His essay compilation, ''Theranjedutha Prabhandangal'' was selected for the [[Odakkuzhal Award]] in 1972<ref name="Winners of Odakkuzhal Award">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/odakkuzhal-award/576 |title=Winners of Odakkuzhal Award |date=2019-04-14 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref> and he received the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi|Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] in 1973.<ref name="Drama, Awards, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/drama-a-ksna/465 |title=Drama, Awards, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi |date=2019-04-14 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref> [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] inducted him as a [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship|distinguished fellow]] in 1979<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/Fellows/Html/HonoraryList.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship |date=2019-04-14 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331092627/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/Fellows/Html/HonoraryList.htm |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and he received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1987;<ref name="KENDRA SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARDS (MALAYALAM)">{{Cite web |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/awards.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524212356/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/awards.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-05-24 |title=KENDRA SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARDS (MALAYALAM) |date=2007-05-24 |access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref> he also received the [[Vayalar Award]]<ref name="Winners of Vayalar Award">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/vayalar-award/575 |title=Winners of Vayalar Award |date=2019-04-14 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref> and C. V. Sahitya Puraskar, in 1987.<ref name="George1992" /> He was also a recipient of the Father Abraham Vadakkel Award.<ref name="Prof.N.Krishnapillai Biography" />

''N. Krishna Pillai Foundation'', an eponymous organization, organized a three-day arts festival in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in memory of Krishna Pillai in 2018 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of ''Kanyaka'' one of Pillai's works.<ref name="Arts festival in memory of N Krishna Pillai - Times of India">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/arts-festival-in-memory-of-n-krishna-pillai/articleshow/65760583.cms |title=Arts festival in memory of N Krishna Pillai - Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref> ''N. Krishna Pillai Memorial Cultural Center'', an institution in Pillai's honour, is situated at [[Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram]], and houses a 250-seat mini theatre and N. Krishna Pillai Memorial library, a research centre with over 8000 titles.<ref name="Professor N. Krishna Pillai Memorial Cultural Centre, Thiruvananthapuram">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/krishnapillai-memorial-cultural-centre/525 |title=Professor N. Krishna Pillai Memorial Cultural Centre, Thiruvananthapuram |date=2019-04-14 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref> The Foundation also organizes an annual theatre festival in his honour.<ref name="Drama fest to remember N Krishna Pillai">{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article488669.ece |title=Drama fest to remember N Krishna Pillai |date=20 September 2010 |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2014-08-18}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
=== Plays ===
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* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=210333&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Randu Krithikal |last=Krishna Pillai. N |publisher=Kamalalaya |location=Kamalalaya}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=305695&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=N.Krishnapillayute naatakangangal |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |publisher=National Book Stall |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=305065&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Aaru Prahasanangal |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |publisher=D. C. Books |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=305038&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Oru Swapnanatakam or etra dukhamayam lokam |last=Strindberg |first=August |date=1980 |publisher=National Book Stall |location=Kottayam |translator-last=Krishna Pillai |translator-first=N.}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=304831&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=N.Krishnapillayute Lakhu Naatakangangal |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=1990 |publisher=D. C. Books |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=304830&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Maruppacha |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=1972 |publisher=Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=304829&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Bhagnabhavanam |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=1942 |publisher=Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=304828&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Balabalam |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=1945 |publisher=Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=304827&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Anuranjanam |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=1950 |publisher=Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=304826&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Azhimukhathekku |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=1956 |publisher=Nandanam |location=Trivendrum}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=304825&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Mutakkumuthal |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=1953 |publisher=Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=43337&query_desc=au%253A%2522Krishna%2520Pillai%252C%2520N%253B%2520Author%2522 |title=N Krishna Pillayude naatakangal sampoornam |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N; Author |date=2008 |isbn=9788126421046 |location=Kottayam, D C Books}}
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=== Essays ===
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* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=98515&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Kairaliyude katha |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=2010 |publisher=D C Books |isbn=9788126405091 |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=327172&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Kalidasan mutal O. N. V. vare |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=1992 |publisher=D. C. Books |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=327050&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Prathipaathram bhashanabhedam |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=1994 |publisher=D. C. Books |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=326464&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Akapporul thedi |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=1990 |publisher=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |location=Trichur}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=241433&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Thiranjedutha prabhandhangal |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=1983 |publisher=Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangam |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=27515&query_desc=au%253A%2522Krishna%2520Pillai%252C%2520N%253B%2520Author%2522 |title=Adiverukal |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N; Author |date=1991}}
* {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=27514&query_desc=au%253A%2522Krishna%2520Pillai%252C%2520N%253B%2520Author%2522 |title=Akapporul thedi |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N; Author |date=1990}}
* {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=27371&query_desc=au%253A%2522Krishna%2520Pillai%252C%2520N%253B%2520Author%2522 |title=Anubhavangal abhimathangal |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N; Author |date=1998}}
* {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=27516&query_desc=au%253A%2522Krishna%2520Pillai%252C%2520N%253B%2520Author%2522 |title=Niroopanarangam |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N; Author |date=1989}}
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=== Translations ===
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* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=325315&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Kalangam |last=Émile Zola |date=1980 |publisher=M. S. B. Depot |location=Quilon |translator-last=N. Krishna Pillai}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=306366&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Irulum velichavum |last=Hugo |first=Victor |date=1994 |publisher=State Institute of Children's Literature |location=Trivendrum |translator-last=N. Krishna Pillai}}
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=== Memoirs ===
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=305501&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520N.%2520Krishna%2520Pillai |title=Priyasmaranakal |last=Krishna Pillai |first=N. |date=1989 |publisher=D.C.Books |location=Kottayam}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book|author=K. M. George|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTXougCB-NMC&pg=PA374|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-7201-783-5|pages=374–}}
* {{cite book|author=M K K Nayar|title=Story of an Era Told Without Ill-will|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EvGvDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA163|date=24 February 2014|publisher=DC Books|isbn=978-93-81699-33-1|pages=163–}}

== External links ==
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/NKrishnaPillai/Html/NKrishnaPillai.htm |title=Portrait commissioned by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi |date=2019-04-14 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-04-14}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/NKrishnaPillai/Html/NKrishnapillaipage.htm |title=Handwriting |date=2019-04-14 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-04-14}}

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Avakasikal

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'''''Avakasikal''''' (''The Inheritors'') is a [[Malayalam|Malayalam-language]] novel by [[M. K. Menon|Vilasini]] (M. K. Menon) published in 1980. It runs into 3958 pages, in four volumes, and is the second longest novel written in any Indian language after [[Jeymohan]]'s [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[epic fantasy|epic]] [[Venmurasu]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=[[Limca Book of Records]]|page=62|year=2006|publisher=Bisleri Beverages Limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Indian Publisher and Bookseller|volume=30|page=129|year=1980}}</ref>

==Background==
''Avakasikal'' is Vilasini's fifth novel and was in the making for about 10 years. It was published by [[Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society]], world's first writers' co-operative,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXPc4KogBtQ&list=UUzq10XrEF3aA3JZlf_Eg2OQ "Evolution of Malayalam Language"]</ref> in 1980 and was soon taken up by critics and readers as an exceptional work of art. It was soon named one of the finest works in Malayalam literature and is now considered as Vilasini's [[Masterpiece|magnum opus]]. It won numerous awards including [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] and [[Vayalar Award]]. After remaining out-of-print for many years, [[Calicut]]-based Poorna Publications published the book in 2012.

==Plot summary==
Set in [[Malaysia]], the novel deals with Velunni Kurup, a septuagenarian self-made millionaire and a host to his greedy relatives who try to defraud him of his wealth. Krishnanunni, a leading lawyer and a close friend of Velunni Kurup is the protagonist of the novel. The novel depicts the minds of about ten persons belonging to four generations with great insight.

==Awards==
* 1981: [[Sahitya Akademi Award]]
* 1981: [[Malayalam literary awards#Odakkuzhal Award|Odakkuzhal Award]]
* 1983: [[Vayalar Award]]

==References==
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[[Category:1980 novels]]
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[[Category:Novels set in Malaysia]]
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[[Category:1980 Indian novels]]