
Acting
Meena
Born — Died
1941-04-23 — 1997-09-17
Place of birth
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
60 titles
Meena aka Mary Joseph was an Indian actress in Malayalam movies. She had acted in about 600 films. Meena died on 17 September 1997 due to a massive heart attack.
Known for
8.0Sivasubrahmania, a 32-year-old unhappy bachelor, shifts to another city in order to escape from his religious father. Desperate for affection, he falls in love with a girl 14 years younger than him.
Kurukkante Kalyanam
1982
Annamma falls in love with a rich landlord and gives birth to George, but after he refuses to accept the child, she loses her sanity and abandons her son. George grows up, unaware of his parents.
Kochumon
1965
No synopsis available yet.
Balyakalasakhi
1967
No synopsis available yet.
Jeevikkan Anuvadikku
1967
No synopsis available yet.
Makane Ninakku Vendi
1971
A criminal plans his biggest heist and subsequent escape with his lover, a club dancer. However, things change when he stumbles upon a beautiful but ailing widow, while breaking into a house.
Puthiya Velicham
1979
Film credits
1990s · 11 titles
7.6Fate brings a young man from rural Kerala to be the protector of a young Lama in Nepal, who is being chased by a dangerous cult.
Yoddha
1992
7.6Midhunam movie is all about Sethumadhavan (Mohanlal) who has plans to start a biscuit factory near his house. But the bureaucracy and the corruption of the officials are the hurdles in front of him. Along with that he has to solve the problems in his family, which his brother (Innocent) and brother-in-law (Jagathy Sreekumar) creates. he marries his long-term fiancée Sulochana (Urvashi) who always cribs that he doesn't have love towards her, which he had shown before their marriage. How sethumadhavan succeeds in his life beating all the odds against him forms the rest of the story.
Midhunam
1993
NRA Hindu man falls in love with a Christian woman. He and his friend devises plans to introduce their romantic lives in front of parents while avoiding problems
Killikurushiyile Kudumba Mela
1997
7.1Unnikrishan wants to become a secret agent like his idol, Prem Nazir. His parents and his girlfriend support him but Unnikrishan still cannot find a job. He later gets selected as a trainee in a private detective agency called Secret Files. He is given the task of investigating a businessman's daughter's record. He faces two rivals, Premshankar who pretends to love Arundathi, and Oomen Koshy is a working as a gardener in her house. They are from the same detective agency investigating the same case. Things go wrong and the 3 decide to investigate the case as a group.
C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed
1994
Sindoora Rekha is a 1995 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sibi Malayil and produced by G. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Shobhana, Narendra Prasad and Ranjitha in lead roles. The film had musical score by Sharath.
Sindoora Rekha
1995
8.0Inspired by Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', the film follows Vishnu (Mammootty), a man who takes the law into his own hands by killing a criminal to protect his family. Haunted by guilt and pursued by a psychological investigator, he faces a moral struggle that leads to controversial consequences. The film is known for featuring an alternate ending inspired by 'The Last Temptation of Christ'."
Vishnu
1994
6.7Captain Vijay forms a bond with Kumaran, a severely injured man. However, when he dies, Vijay decides to investigate and ends up finding answers related to his life.
Pingami
1994
Seethamma, who is in love with Chengan, a simple-minded fisherman, refuses to marry him without the approval of the villagers. Saddened, he takes an extreme step. It is a sequel to Chemmeen (1965).
Thirakalkkappuram
1998
7.0Two sisters are affected by the evils of dowry. The eldest one with kids is left by her husband due to the dowry issue and the youngest one is harassed by her mother-in-law.
Sthreedhanam
1993
6.3Viswan, a smuggler, fakes his identity in front of Chandradas, a police commissioner. What happens when Chandradas finds out who Viswan really is?
Mahanagaram
1992
7.7A struggling husband falls prey to his wife's insatiable desire for luxury, leading them down a path of deception, debt, and betrayal.
Thalayana Manthram
1990
1980s · 36 titles
8.0Sivasubrahmania, a 32-year-old unhappy bachelor, shifts to another city in order to escape from his religious father. Desperate for affection, he falls in love with a girl 14 years younger than him.
Kurukkante Kalyanam
1982
8.0After losing their jobs, Dasan and Vijayan have no hope of finding work in Kerala. They plan to escape to Dubai, but end up in Chennai. Can they find luck there?
Nadodikkattu
1987
6.1Lekha is an aspiring actress who becomes successful and very popular. One day, she commits suicide! Why?
Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
1983
7.0Manasilloru Manimuthu is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by Sasikumar. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Urvashi and Sankaradi in lead roles.
Manasilloru Manimuthu
1986
8.0Ithikkara Pakki, a daily-wage labourer, fights against a wealthy landlord when he tries to trouble the villagers. Things get worse when he falls in love with the landlord's daughter.
Ithikkara Pakky
1980
8.0Appunni and Ammukutty are lovers from childhood. Ammukutty's father Ayyappan Nair arranges her marriage with a rich school teacher, Menon Mash. Ammukutty is happy to break her relationship with Appunni and get married to the rich Menon Mash.
Appunni
1984
10.0Dhruvasangamam is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar. The film stars Mohanlal, Manavalan Joseph, Shubha and Sukumaran in lead roles.
Dhruvasangamam
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Anthichuvappu
1984
8.3The film revolves around the life and revenge of a few villagers against each other.
Karimpin Poovinakkare
1985
7.0Vivek, a talented dancer and singer, meets Kavitha during one of his performances and takes a liking to her. She is the sister of Dr Rajagopal. When Vivek's sister marries a police inspector and Vivek comes to know that they are searching for a house for rent, he manages to get the house opposite Rajagopal's in order to meet Kavitha. After several meetings their love blossoms.
Thammil Thammil
1985
8.0Kunjattakilikal movie plots the love beyond the level of teacher-student and thats the best part of it. Vishwanatha Menon (M.G. Soman) who is the father of Balakrishnan (Mohanlal)and his elder brother Ramachandran. The elder one dies leaving behind 4 children of his, whom Balakrishnan take home. Then there is a good amount of humor with these children and their tricks on the tuition master(Alummooddan). Balakrishnan falls in love with the new tuition mistress Usha (Shobhana). But her greedy parents want to marry her very rich. Usha
Kunjattakilikal
1986
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Enikkum oru Divasam
1982
10.0Khadir Haji helps two lovers, Sarala and Antony, to unite. When Haji's daughter, Safia, faces a similar situation, he seeks the advice of Sarala and Antony. They help Safia to marry her lover.
Thirakil Alppam Samayam
1984
6.5A singer Pappan (Rahman) is killed in a bike accident, but Yamaraj the Lord of Death (Thilakan) realizes that Pappan has a few more days to live. Yamarajan allows Pappan to enter into bodies of other dead people including that of Inspector Devdas (Mohanlal) in a bid to tell his girlfriend Sarina (Lizy) that Pappan is dead, and to look forward to someone else in life.
Pappan Priyappetta Pappan
1986
7.3Murali returns to his home in Kerala after working in the Gulf for seven years. He decides to settle in his hometown, but things do not go as expected.
Varavelpu
1989
8.0Lathika is happily engaged to her cousin who works abroad. While she waits for him to come back, Lathika gets raped by her brother's friend. She becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son.
Ente Upasana
1984
Swanthamevide Bandhamevide is a 1984 Malayalam film directed by Sasikumar. The film stars Jose Prakash, Mohanlal, Lalu Alex and Menaka in lead roles.
Swanthamevide Bandhamevide
1984
6.9Inspired by 'The Count of Monte Cristo', Padayottam was the first Indian movie to be shot in 70mm format. Prince Udayan (Nazir) is the successor to the Kolathiri kingdom. He is betrayed by his cousin Devan (Madhu) which forces him to go into exile. Years later Udayan returns to Kolathiri to take his revenge.
Padayottam
1982
9.0Appu (Nedumudi) is struggling to make ends meet while doing odd jobs and trying to find a more stable job. In the meanwhile he meets Amminikutty (Madhavi) with whom he falls in love. He however lies to her and makes her believe that he has a well paying government job. In the meanwhile Amminikutty's cousin, Das (Mammotty) arrives in town to further complicate Appu's plans.
Oru Kadha Oru Nunakadha
1986
The story revolves around Vanitha who helps her friend suffering from a mental disability.
Vanitha Police
1984
6.6Prasad and Rajesh are brothers and police officers tasked to take down a smuggling ring. Taradas and his uncle Tarasankar outwit the efforts of the police. Things take a twist when Rajesh realizes that his wife Tulasi was the ex-girlfriend of Taradas.
Athirathram
1984
Adimakannu, a child slave, escapes from Ibrahim's prison and saves a devadasi from getting assaulted. However, when he goes home, he learns that his father has gone missing.
Mulamoottil Adima
1985
Sheela, policeman Krishnakumar's sister, falls for Babu and marries him. However, when she is gang-raped and killed on her honeymoon, Krishnakumar discovers startling details about the perpetrators.
Ivide Thudangunnu
1984
8.0Achuvettante Veedu (Malayalam : അച്ചുവേട്ടന്റെ വീട്) is a film released in Malayalam in 1987, directed by Balachandra Menon and starring Nedumudi Venu, Balachandra Menon and Rohini Hattangadi in the leading roles. The lyrics is by S. Ramesan Nair with music by Vidyadharan. The background score is done by Mohan Sithara.
Achuvettante Veedu
1987
10.0A Headmaster falls in love with a Music teacher whose husband was a political activist.
Marmaram
1982
8.0Kadamattathachan is a biopic of a priest named Kadamattath Kathanar, who believed to have magical powers. He was a priest and once sent to forest and learn magical tricks from a wild tribe and promise to stay with them.
Kadamattathachan
1984
When Baburaj, a police officer, gets injured in a deadly accident, a mysterious driver helps Sreedevi, Baburaj's wife, nurse him back to health.
Vazhiyorakazchakal
1987
Teenagers Kannan (Sangeeth) and Radhika (Sonia Nair) are cousins and childhood playmates. They meet again at their ancestral family house in the village during the holiday season. Kannan develops feelings for Radhika; but she is conflicted on how to act on the approaches by him.
Ennennum Kannettante
1986
9.0Usha, a classical dancer, gets molested by three young men on her way back home from a concert but Sreekumar saves her. Later, Sreekumar helps her in her career and gradually falls in love with her.
Ente Katha
1983
8.0Three brothers, who get separated at birth, face several trials and tribulations when they try to make an effort to reunite.
Kolilakkam
1981
Madhavan is unable to lead a happy life with Mini as he is haunted by the past memories of maltreatment at the hands of his mother.
Oru Nimisham Tharu
1984
The story of Sethu, his wife Nirmala and her sister Seetha (Poornima Jayaram). Adapted from the popular malaylam magazine 'Vanitha'.
Onnanu Nammal
1984
6.4Basheer (Jagathy) is rescued by a cargo ship while lost at sea. Basheer has had a partial memory loss and he struggles to find out what has happened to him. The captain of the ship (Lalu Alex) tries to get him back to land, but he runs into several legal troubles due to the lack of documents with Basheer to prove his identity. Bhaskara Pillai (Mamootty), a lawyer decides to help out Basheer seeing his plight. The plot thickens when there's an attempted murder on Basheer.
Adikkurippu
1989
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Kaantha Valayam
1980
Aattakalasam is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Joy Thomas. The film stars Prem Nazir, Mohanlal, Lakshmi and Sukumari in lead roles. The film had musical score by Raveendran.
Aattakalasham
1983
10.0The film talks about the dreams of people in an old age home and a care taker who happened to join them
Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam
1989
1970s · 9 titles
No synopsis available yet.
Makane Ninakku Vendi
1971
A criminal plans his biggest heist and subsequent escape with his lover, a club dancer. However, things change when he stumbles upon a beautiful but ailing widow, while breaking into a house.
Puthiya Velicham
1979
7.0Hello Darling is a 1975 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by R. S. Sreenivasan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Sudheer, Bahadoor, Adoor Bhasi and Sankaradi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan.
Hello Darling
1975
No synopsis available yet.
Minimol
1977
9.0The story takes place in a small village surrounded by hills and valleys. Young Pappu, a teenager, awaiting school results to go to college, has plenty of time on hand. His trouble is adolescence, but neither his mother nor his aunt can diagnose his affliction. Everything around him excites and stimulates his sexual curiosity. Twenty plus Rathi, the girl next door, has been chechi (elder sister) to him since he was a child. Unaware of the stirrings of his desire, she dismisses his first overtures to her as boyish pranks. But soon her feelings change. She is sympathetic to the boy's confusion and goes to the sarppakkavu (cobra-shrine) to keep a midnight date with Pappu. It storms and thunders while Pappu makes love to Rathi. Only then do the storms—the one tormenting him inside his mind and the other raging thunderously on the outside, subside. Aghast at what has happened,
Rathinirvedam
1978
6.5A rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
1979
7.0Three fishermen, Rana, Pappu and Konthi, face a dilemma due to their grown-up children. Wealthy Rana's son falls in love with Pappu's daughter, which leads to a rivalry between him and Konthi's son.
Cheenavala
1975
8.0Raju, a young man, falls in love with Elizabeth, a beautiful woman, from his college. Though the couple start a life together, the doctor reveals to Raju that Elizabeth may not live long enough.
Madanolsavam
1978
No synopsis available yet.
Pennpada
1975
1960s · 4 titles
Annamma falls in love with a rich landlord and gives birth to George, but after he refuses to accept the child, she loses her sanity and abandons her son. George grows up, unaware of his parents.
Kochumon
1965
No synopsis available yet.
Balyakalasakhi
1967
No synopsis available yet.
Jeevikkan Anuvadikku
1967
7.0The respectable college teacher Rajan (Nazir) marries Sindhu (Sheela), the orphaned inmate of a home for destitutes. The feudal conservative hypocrisies of the hero’s family are graphically criticised: Rajan’s cousin Chandran admits he once had sex with Sindhu, and Rajan’s snooty brother, the doctor Jayadev, fathered Sindhu’s daughter Bindu. Sindhu further confesses on her wedding night that she suffers from venereal disease.
Agniputhri
1967
