Manikanda Rajan

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Basheerinte Premalekhanam (2017)

When a black and white TV is sent from Dubai to a family in a remote village in Calicut, it becomes the darling of its residents. While the idiot box keeps the people busy, a love story sprouts between two young hearts of the suburb.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aneesh Anwar
CAST:  Madhu  •  Sheela  •  Sana Althaf  •  Farhaan Faasil

When a black and white TV is sent from Dubai to a family in a remote village in Calicut, it becomes the darling of its residents. While the idiot box keeps the people busy, a love story sprouts between two young hearts of the suburb.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aneesh Anwar
CAST:  Madhu  •  Sheela  •  Sana Althaf  •  Farhaan Faasil

Kammatipaadam (2016)

Krishnan, who has been living away from his family and friends in Mumbai, gets a call from his friend Ganga in Kerala, out of the blue. He senses danger, and leaves for Kammattipadam, where both of them grew up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajeev Ravi
CAST:  Dulquer Salmaan  •  Vinayakan  •  Manikanda Rajan  •  Vinay Forrt

Krishnan, who has been living away from his family and friends in Mumbai, gets a call from his friend Ganga in Kerala, out of the blue. He senses danger, and leaves for Kammattipadam, where both of them grew up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajeev Ravi
CAST:  Dulquer Salmaan  •  Vinayakan  •  Manikanda Rajan  •  Vinay Forrt

Carbon (2018)

Siby is unmindful of his duties towards his family, but is in the pursuit of making some easy money via various fraudulent means. To escape one of the troubles he courted, he goes on an assignment to an old palace in a forest-ridden Cheenkannippara, which has a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Venu
CAST:  Fahadh Faasil  •  Mamta Mohandas  •  Soubin Shahir  •  Chethan Jayalal

Siby is unmindful of his duties towards his family, but is in the pursuit of making some easy money via various fraudulent means. To escape one of the troubles he courted, he goes on an assignment to an old palace in a forest-ridden Cheenkannippara, which has a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Venu
CAST:  Fahadh Faasil  •  Mamta Mohandas  •  Soubin Shahir  •  Chethan Jayalal

Eeda (2018)

Two young adults with families on opposite ends of the political spectrum fall in love in a Kerala city torn by violence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  B. Ajithkumar
CAST:  Shane Nigam  •  Nimisha Sajayan  •  Surabhi Lakshmi  •  Alencier Ley Lopez

Two young adults with families on opposite ends of the political spectrum fall in love in a Kerala city torn by violence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  B. Ajithkumar
CAST:  Shane Nigam  •  Nimisha Sajayan  •  Surabhi Lakshmi  •  Alencier Ley Lopez

Chippy (2017)

Chippy is all about a bunch of school going kids from Thalassery, a coastal area in Kerala, who want to make a short film revolving around their distasteful experiences in life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pradeep Chokli
CAST:  Srindaa  •  Manikanda Rajan  •  Surabhi Lakshmi  •  Innocent

Chippy is all about a bunch of school going kids from Thalassery, a coastal area in Kerala, who want to make a short film revolving around their distasteful experiences in life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pradeep Chokli
CAST:  Srindaa  •  Manikanda Rajan  •  Surabhi Lakshmi  •  Innocent

Varnyathil Aashanka (2017)

A group of four men plan a jewellery heist during a hartal day in Thrissur. After a drunk man unwittingly joins the group, commotion and hilarity ensues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Siddharth Bharathan
CAST:  Suraj Venjaramoodu  •  Kunchacko Boban  •  Chemban Vinod Jose  •  Manikanda Rajan

A group of four men plan a jewellery heist during a hartal day in Thrissur. After a drunk man unwittingly joins the group, commotion and hilarity ensues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Siddharth Bharathan
CAST:  Suraj Venjaramoodu  •  Kunchacko Boban  •  Chemban Vinod Jose  •  Manikanda Rajan

Alamara (2017)

Arun finally finds love in Swati after a long luckless search. They get married and soon their parents and their massive egos start interfering with their life. The problems worsen when a huge cupboard arrives as a gift from Swati's parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Midhun Manuel Thomas
CAST:  Sunny Wayne  •  Aditi Ravi  •  Renji Panicker  •  Aju Varghese

Arun finally finds love in Swati after a long luckless search. They get married and soon their parents and their massive egos start interfering with their life. The problems worsen when a huge cupboard arrives as a gift from Swati's parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Midhun Manuel Thomas
CAST:  Sunny Wayne  •  Aditi Ravi  •  Renji Panicker  •  Aju Varghese

Ayal Jeevichirippundu (2017)

John Mathew (Vijay Babu) is a booker prize winning novelist who is on vacation in Goa. Struggling with figuring out a theme for his next book; he meets a fisherman Murukan (Manikandan) who hails from Kerala. The two bond well and join together in their journey.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vyasan K.P.
CAST:  Namrata Gaikwad  •  Vijay Babu  •  Manikanda Rajan  •  Sudheer Karamana

John Mathew (Vijay Babu) is a booker prize winning novelist who is on vacation in Goa. Struggling with figuring out a theme for his next book; he meets a fisherman Murukan (Manikandan) who hails from Kerala. The two bond well and join together in their journey.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vyasan K.P.
CAST:  Namrata Gaikwad  •  Vijay Babu  •  Manikanda Rajan  •  Sudheer Karamana

Ezra (2017)

An urban couple Ranjan Mathew and Priya have just moved to Kochi when powers of the supernatural start to take over their lives. How they tide over the forces forms the story.​  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay K
CAST:  Prithviraj Sukumaran  •  Priya Anand  •  Sujith Sankar  •  Tovino Thomas

An urban couple Ranjan Mathew and Priya have just moved to Kochi when powers of the supernatural start to take over their lives. How they tide over the forces forms the story.​  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay K
CAST:  Prithviraj Sukumaran  •  Priya Anand  •  Sujith Sankar  •  Tovino Thomas

Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri (2018)

Kuttan PIllai has decided to spend his Sivarathri (night of the Lord Shiva) with some good time with his family, only to be hampered by the news that some guests will be arriving that day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Markose
CAST:  Suraj Venjaramoodu  •  Asha Sreekanth  •  Mithun Ramesh  •  Srindaa

Kuttan PIllai has decided to spend his Sivarathri (night of the Lord Shiva) with some good time with his family, only to be hampered by the news that some guests will be arriving that day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Markose
CAST:  Suraj Venjaramoodu  •  Asha Sreekanth  •  Mithun Ramesh  •  Srindaa

Kayamkulam Kochunni (2018)

The life of Kayamkulam Kochunni, a famed highwayman who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor during the British Raj in the early 19th century Central Travancore.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rosshan Andrrews
CAST:  Nivin Pauly  •  Priya Anand  •  Sunny Wayne  •  Babu Antony

The life of Kayamkulam Kochunni, a famed highwayman who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor during the British Raj in the early 19th century Central Travancore.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rosshan Andrrews
CAST:  Nivin Pauly  •  Priya Anand  •  Sunny Wayne  •  Babu Antony

Mamangam (2019)

Based on the medieval fair called Mamankam, which was celebrated every 12 years between 800 AD and 1755 AD, the story of the film is supposedly about a brave warrior of Malabar and his loyal soldiers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Padmakumar M
CAST:  Mammootty  •  Prachi Tehlan  •  Meghanathan  •  Unni Mukundan

Based on the medieval fair called Mamankam, which was celebrated every 12 years between 800 AD and 1755 AD, the story of the film is supposedly about a brave warrior of Malabar and his loyal soldiers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Padmakumar M
CAST:  Mammootty  •  Prachi Tehlan  •  Meghanathan  •  Unni Mukundan

Petta (2019)

A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realise that it is they who should fear him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karthik Subbaraj
CAST:  Rajinikanth  •  Vijay Sethupathi  •  Nawazuddin Siddiqui  •  Bobby Simha

A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realise that it is they who should fear him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karthik Subbaraj
CAST:  Rajinikanth  •  Vijay Sethupathi  •  Nawazuddin Siddiqui  •  Bobby Simha

Ottam (2019)

Set in Trivandrum, the story of Ottam unfolds in a day, and progresses through the lives of two youngsters - Abhi and Vinay. What does destiny have in store for these young men?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zam
CAST:  Nandu Anand  •  Renu Soundar  •  Roshan Ullas  •  Manikanda Rajan

Set in Trivandrum, the story of Ottam unfolds in a day, and progresses through the lives of two youngsters - Abhi and Vinay. What does destiny have in store for these young men?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zam
CAST:  Nandu Anand  •  Renu Soundar  •  Roshan Ullas  •  Manikanda Rajan

The Great Man (2022)

A humble auto driver is forced to go on the run, leaving his wife and two kids behind, after being cheated by a fraudster. Will he be able to save his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seenu Ramasamy
CAST:  Vijay Sethupathi  •  Gayathrie Shankar  •  KPAC Lalitha  •  Guru Somasundaram

A humble auto driver is forced to go on the run, leaving his wife and two kids behind, after being cheated by a fraudster. Will he be able to save his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seenu Ramasamy
CAST:  Vijay Sethupathi  •  Gayathrie Shankar  •  KPAC Lalitha  •  Guru Somasundaram

Thuramukham (2023)

The Harbour shows how two brothers end up on opposing sides of this system. One becomes the leader of an employer’s gang of thugs, while the other becomes an activist. All the while, the women in their family go hungry and the community is ravaged by violence and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajeev Ravi
CAST:  Nivin Pauly  •  Nimisha Sajayan  •  Indrajith Sukumaran  •  Arjun Ashokan

The Harbour shows how two brothers end up on opposing sides of this system. One becomes the leader of an employer’s gang of thugs, while the other becomes an activist. All the while, the women in their family go hungry and the community is ravaged by violence and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajeev Ravi
CAST:  Nivin Pauly  •  Nimisha Sajayan  •  Indrajith Sukumaran  •  Arjun Ashokan

Kuruthi (2021)

Kuruthi is about how enduring human relations that transcends boundaries struggle to survive trials of hatred and prejudice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manu Warrier
CAST:  Prithviraj Sukumaran  •  Roshan Mathew  •  Murali Gopy  •  Shine Tom Chacko

Kuruthi is about how enduring human relations that transcends boundaries struggle to survive trials of hatred and prejudice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manu Warrier
CAST:  Prithviraj Sukumaran  •  Roshan Mathew  •  Murali Gopy  •  Shine Tom Chacko

Pathonpatham Noottandu (2022)

Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker, a 19th century fiery social reformer and his unswerving fight against the dominant caste oppressions by the upper classes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vinayan
CAST:  Siju Wilson  •  Chemban Vinod Jose  •  Deepti Sati  •  Baiju Johnson

Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker, a 19th century fiery social reformer and his unswerving fight against the dominant caste oppressions by the upper classes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vinayan
CAST:  Siju Wilson  •  Chemban Vinod Jose  •  Deepti Sati  •  Baiju Johnson

Eesho (2022)

While working the night at an ATM, a security guard, who is the prime witness in the case against a powerful industrialist, happens across a mysterious man named Eesho. They engage in a conversation and the guard pours his heart out to the stranger before realising ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadirshah
CAST:  Jayasurya  •  Namitha Pramod  •  Jaffer Idukki  •  Johny Antony

While working the night at an ATM, a security guard, who is the prime witness in the case against a powerful industrialist, happens across a mysterious man named Eesho. They engage in a conversation and the guard pours his heart out to the stranger before realising ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadirshah
CAST:  Jayasurya  •  Namitha Pramod  •  Jaffer Idukki  •  Johny Antony

Solomante Theneechakal (2022)

The friendship of two young women police constables, Suja and Glyna is put to test when Suja`s lover Sharath gets involved in a crime. Will their friendship stand the test of time when this murder mystery is unveiled?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lal Jose
CAST:  Joju George  •  Vincy Aloshious  •  Addis Antony Akkara  •  Shambu Menon

The friendship of two young women police constables, Suja and Glyna is put to test when Suja`s lover Sharath gets involved in a crime. Will their friendship stand the test of time when this murder mystery is unveiled?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lal Jose
CAST:  Joju George  •  Vincy Aloshious  •  Addis Antony Akkara  •  Shambu Menon
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