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Kalpana

Born October 13, 1965 · Chavara, Kollam, India

Died January 25, 2016 · aged 50

Kalpana Priyadarshini (13 October 1965 – 25 January 2016), known mononymously as Kalpana, was an Indian film actress best known for her work in South Indian films, primarily Malayalam and Tamil films. Kalpana has acted in over 300 films in various South Indian languages. Kalpana started off her career as a child artist in the late 1970s. Although she came into the industry with the intention of be…

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Bangalore Days

Bangalore Days · 2014

MovieDramaFamily

A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!

Oopiri

MovieDramaFamily

Impressed by his carefree attitude, quadriplegic multi-billionaire Vikram hires a convict out on parole as his caretaker. What follows is a string of life lessons they learn from each other.

Kerala Cafe

Kerala Cafe · 2009

Ten interconnected short stories unfolding around a roadside railway café in Kerala, where travelers from diverse backgrounds pass through, their lives briefly intersecting amid themes of migration, relationships and modern struggles.

Twenty 20

Twenty 20 · 2008

MovieActionRomance

Advocate Ramesh saves Devan from a murder case. Later, he realize Devan was the actual culprit. Ramesh tries for a payback, unaware of Devan's real intentions and the reason for the murder.

Anuragakottaram

Anuragakottaram · 1998

Anuragakottaram

MovieDramaComedy

Charles joins hands with Shobharaj to save his sister who is admitted to a hospital. Paulochan, a wealthy businessman, hires them to impress his daughter Anna who wants to become a nun.

Indian Rupee

Indian Rupee · 2011

Jayaprakash, a real estate agent aspiring for success in his field, experiences a paradigm shift in his outlook on life and work upon meeting Achutha Menon.

Souhrudam

Souhrudam · 1991

MovieComedyDrama

Sridevi and Shiny, two college friends, lead a peaceful married life. However, things take a turn when their husbands suspect them of infidelity.

Salt N' Pepper

Salt N' Pepper · 2011

MovieComedyRomance

Kalidasan, a foodie, receives a phone call not intended for him. He finds that the person at the other end, Maya, is also fond of food and cooking. Soon they develop feelings for each other.

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Bangalore Days

Bangalore Days · 2014

MovieDramaFamily

A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!

Vanaja

Oopiri

MovieDramaFamily

Impressed by his carefree attitude, quadriplegic multi-billionaire Vikram hires a convict out on parole as his caretaker. What follows is a string of life lessons they learn from each other.

Lakshmi

Kerala Cafe

Kerala Cafe · 2009

Ten interconnected short stories unfolding around a roadside railway café in Kerala, where travelers from diverse backgrounds pass through, their lives briefly intersecting amid themes of migration, relationships and modern struggles.

Manikandan's wife

Twenty 20

Twenty 20 · 2008

MovieActionRomance

Advocate Ramesh saves Devan from a murder case. Later, he realize Devan was the actual culprit. Ramesh tries for a payback, unaware of Devan's real intentions and the reason for the murder.

Para Mary

Anuragakottaram

Anuragakottaram · 1998

Anuragakottaram

MovieDramaComedy

Charles joins hands with Shobharaj to save his sister who is admitted to a hospital. Paulochan, a wealthy businessman, hires them to impress his daughter Anna who wants to become a nun.

Mother Superior Ancy

Indian Rupee

Indian Rupee · 2011

Jayaprakash, a real estate agent aspiring for success in his field, experiences a paradigm shift in his outlook on life and work upon meeting Achutha Menon.

Mary

Souhrudam

Souhrudam · 1991

MovieComedyDrama

Sridevi and Shiny, two college friends, lead a peaceful married life. However, things take a turn when their husbands suspect them of infidelity.

Annama

Salt N' Pepper

Salt N' Pepper · 2011

MovieComedyRomance

Kalidasan, a foodie, receives a phone call not intended for him. He finds that the person at the other end, Maya, is also fond of food and cooking. Soon they develop feelings for each other.

Mary.

Excuse Me Ethu Collegila?

Excuse Me Ethu Collegila? · 1996

Excuse Me Ethu Collegila?

Anathan and Appukuttan are two young friends who come to the city to chase their dreams. They go through a lot of difficulties and venture into the real estate field while also meeting a girl, both of which change their lives.

Sundari

Nirakazhcha

Nirakazhcha · 2010

Lorenzo, an Italian painter, decides to recreate the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma. When he moves to Kerala to achieve his goal, he falls in love with his model.

Aksharavalli

Gandharvam

Gandharvam · 1993

MovieRomanceComedy

A romantic film packed with fun and adventure Gandharavam tells the story of an auto mechanic who falls in love with the daughter of a crime mob family.

Kottarakara Komalam

Kontra

Pak Hamid always shares his daily activities with his son, Farhana, with Adlan, Pak Hamid's best friend. On Adlan's advice, Pak Hamid opened a social media account so that Farhana would also know about his father's activities. However, everything changes when Farhana stops updating his activities on social media. Worried about Farhana's safety, Pak Hamid planned a surprise, but Farhana felt uncomfortable with Pak Hamid's surprise.

ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi

ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi · 2013

ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi

The story revolves around two spoiled youngsters, Jones and his cousin Korah and the turn of events during their vacation.

Mariyamma

Pammal K. Sambandam

Pammal K. Sambandam · 2002

Pammal K. Sambandam

MovieComedyDrama

When Sambandham gets hurt, Dr Janaki performs a surgery in order to heal him. However, during the surgery, Janaki accidentally leaves her wrist watch in Sambandham's stomach.

Krithyam

Krithyam · 2005

MovieActionThriller

Trouble ensues when Sandra Punnoose, the daughter of a multi-millionaire, discovers that she only has six months to live and hires a professional assassin to end her life.

Victoria

Miss Lovely

Miss Lovely · 2014

MovieDramaCrime

A Hindi feature film set in the lower depths of Bombay's "C" grade film industry. Miss Lovely follows the devastating story of two brothers who produce sleazy horror films in the mid-1980s.

Girl in Pool

Vellinakshatram

Vellinakshatram · 2004

Vellinakshatram

MovieHorrorRomance

Vinod loves Aswathi, who belongs to a royal family with dark secrets. However, strange events occur after Aswathi mysteriously dies during childbirth and their daughter is believed to be possessed.

School Principal

Shankaranum Mohananum

Shankaranum Mohananum · 2011

Shankaranum Mohananum

MovieFantasyComedy

A photographer is haunted by the ghost of his dead brother who always craved love. Mohan is a photographer who has separated from his wife, an aspiring actress. His brother, Sankaran is married to a much younger Rajalakshmi, whom he deeply loves. Sankaran dies due to a snakebite, but returns as a ghost. He then begins haunting his own brother!

Janaki

Panchavadi Palam

Panchavadi Palam · 1984

Panchavadi Palam

MovieComedyDrama

A henpecked politician wants his name attached to a new bridge, even if that means destroying another, perfectly serviceable bridge.

Anarkali

Looty

A childless couple adopts a child, but the wife becomes convinced her husband sired the child with another woman. The son decides to seek out his birth mother to find out the truth.

Kadhal Kasakuthaiya

Kadhal Kasakuthaiya · 2017

Kadhal Kasakuthaiya

MovieComedyRomance

Diya, a twelfth standard school girl, due to peer pressure and her surroundings, is in quest of her love. She finds a twenty-five-year-old Arjun, who is a software engineer by profession, as her perfect match and tries to impress him. How Diya wins her love overcoming all the social stigma forms the main part of the story.

Charlie

Charlie · 2015

MovieDramaRomance

A young, nonconforming woman named Tessa gets entangled in a cat-and-mouse chase in the by-lanes of Kerala, hunting for a mysterious artist who previously lived in her apartment.

Queen Mary/Mariam

Three Men Army

Three Men Army · 1995

Three Roommates Madhukumar, Benny, Surendran have struggled dreams. Surendran has fantasised about being Movie Star like Rajnikanth, Madhukumar tried to become police officer and planned married his girlfriend Shubha who is the daughter of K. R. G. Menon and Benny Kurien who was a con artist who need to support his family

Indira Devi

Kaaki Sattai

Kaaki Sattai · 2015

MovieComedyAction

Mathimaran, a police constable, wants to do something worthy of his job and stumbles upon an organ trafficking ring run by Durai that is exploiting immigrant labourers. But, with Durai's connections inside the force and in politics going deep, can the cop succeed?

Meenakshi

Chinna Papa Periya Papa

Chinna Papa Periya Papa · 2000

Chinna Papa Periya Papa

SeriesComedyFamily

Wealthy Chennai woman flaunts riches, constantly vying with daughter-in-law in humorous pranks and misadventures, their relationship akin to Tom and Jerry's.

Chinna Papa (Ep. 52 — 106)