
Acting
Jaganathan
Born 1938-01-01 · Changanassery, Kerala, India
Jaganathan was an active member of the Kerala theatre scene, where he played several notable characters and also directed a few plays. He was brought in to the film industry by noted director Aravindan in his work Oridathu (1986). He has since acted in close to a 100 movies and was also active in the Malayalam TV industry.
Acting credits
Appu works as an assistant in a theatre troupe. However, due to some unexpected turn of events, the theatre director makes him his lead actor, which changes his life for the better.
Pooram
1989
7.0Appu is a 1990 Malayalam film directed by Dennis Joseph. The film stars Mohanlal, Sunitha, K R Vijaya and Murali in lead roles.
Appu
1990
9.0Swathi Thirunal takes over the throne of Travancore from his aunt Gowri Parvati Bayi at the age of sixteen. He goes on to becomes the legendary composer of Carnatic and Hindustani music.
Swathi Thirunal
1987
7.4Velayudham and his cousin Valli are in love since their childhood. Her father Shankarankutty hates Velayudham and looks for a groom for his daughter. One day, Velayudham and Valli try to elope but Shankarankutty finally capture them. Vexed by this misadventure, Velayudham leaves his village to Palani in order to find a job with the help of his friend Kunju Khader (Charle). Kunju Khader turns out to be a pickpocket.
Mazhavilkavadi
1989
6.5Four small time thieves make a living by doing minor robberies and con acts. One of their robberies goes awry when they are caught by the owner of the house. He inspires them to use their talents for the greater good.
Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum
1990
8.0An evil landlord sleeps with the brides of the village on the day of their marriage. When a couple tries to protest his sinful act, he decides to take revenge on them.
Puravrutham
1988
7.1Saleena is happily married to Mathew , a wealthy estate owner. Inexplicably she commits suicide much to the shock of Mathew. He firmly believes that there existed no reason for her to do the act and asks his journalist friend Balu to investigate why. Balu, who was also close to Saleena, tries to piece together clue from her past to figure out the answer.
Utharam
1989
Ramaswamy (Jayaram) and Veni (Parvathy) are very close brahmin siblings who lost their parents in their childhood. They live under the protection of Devan (Nedumudi Venu) in a tourist town near Trivandrum. They have an extensive friends circle which includes the feisty Fifi (Urvashi), her brother Tito (Ashokan), Suku (Jagathy) and Sajan (Sreenath). Veni and Tito fall in love much to the displeasure of Ramaswamy because of their religious differences.
Swagatham
1989
Aaghosham is a 1998 Indian Malayalam film directed by T. S. Saji and starring Madhu and Manoj K. Jayan in the lead roles.
Aaghosham
1998
NRAravindan is shot at by the police for murdering Madhavan, a landlord. Ironically, he is supposed to be treated by Madhavan's daughter, Dr Savithri, who feels compassionate towards Aravindan.
Dhinarathrangal
1988
6.7Madhava Menon, a corrupt politician, destroys the family of Johnson as he was in love with his daughter. With the help of a mimicry artist, Johnson takes revenge on Madhava Menon.
Chanakyan
1989
9.0Outspoken Achutha Kurup is the oldest patriarch of the Mankoyikkal family, but who is now persona non grata within his extended family, as each family tries to get rid of him as he takes turns visiting them. His eldest nephew, Prabhakaran, seeing his state, writes a fake letter to each family, including his own, claiming that Kurup owned a big plot of land worth lakhs. After this news, all of Kurup's family starts tripping over each other to care for him.
Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman
1995
NRSankara Narayanan always hears incessant voices in his head and he gets admitted in a mental asylum. A doctor tries to reunite him with his family by curing his mental illness.
Patham Nilayile Theevandi
2009
8.0In a time of rapid social and economic changes, a group of villagers resort to a revolution against the systematic exploitation meted out by moneylenders and politicians.
Aayirappara
1993
6.8Rajiv, a chronic bachelor and a business tycoon, decides to have a child. Annie, who has financial needs, agrees to help him and give birth to Rajiv's child through artificial insemination.
Dasharatham
1989
5.1Sundaresan, a grocery store owner, marries an educated girl who gets a good job in another city soon after the wedding. Though he follows her to the new city, he plots so that she resigns.
Pattanathil Sundaran
2003
7.5Shambu is a renowned sculptor who lives with the memories of his deceased wife, Uma. However, his life takes a turn when he meets a woman who falls in love with him.
Rajashilpi
1992
Punarjani movie is about a 11-year-old child Appu (Pranav Mohanlal) who has a feeling that his mother gives more love and attention to his younger brother (Unni). Though Appu argues with his mom to give his younger brother the same workload as he does, he is the one who goes to the temple early morning to sing the Sopanam after which he provides milk to a tea shop and then goes to school.His only friend is the Swamiji who sits next to the temple and tells him the stories of the famous
Punarjani
2002
10.0Philip (Mammootty) is the owner of a financing company. Raju (Rahman), Philip's younger brother is a drug addict and is put under rehab. Convinced that he's out of his habit Philip sends him off to Madras to pursue his studies. However on a subsequent visit to the city Philip realises that Raju has gone back to his old habits. Amidst this Raju steals some money and gets away in Philip's car which meets with an accident killing him. Years later Philip gets married to Cicily (Sobhana) and one day mysteriously Raju comes back to their house alive.
Charithram
1989
7.1Neelakanthan squanders away the inheritance left by his father. However, his life turns upside down when his mother reveals a terrible secret on her deathbed that changes the course of his life.
Devasuram
1993
A wealthy family torn into two by differences hires Jayadevan, a talented performer, for a cultural event. However, under the guise of his performance, he starts investigating his father's murder.
Utsavamelam
1992
9.0Vindhyan (Jagadish) an unemployed countryside man, is in love with his childhood friend and cousin Neelima (Mahima) who is now in the US. His uncle and Neelima's father, Rajappan Nair (Rajan P Dev) who is a wealthy businessman promises Vindhyan that he will get both of them married. However Neelima is in love with Shivapal (Saikumar) whom she meets in the US. On her return, an astrologer (Narendra Prasad) predicts that her first husband will get killed a few days into their marriage. Neelima decides to marry Vindhyan so that he will end up dead as her first husband. With the help of Shivapal and her mother Padmavathi (Ponnamma Babu), Neelima tries many tricks to get Vindhyan killed.
Videsi Nair Swadesi Nair
2002
NRThe four chapters of the film tell stories, which are independent of each other. The only connection between them is the recurring theme of crime. With the flow of the movie, there is an increase in the complexity of the crimes.
A Climate for Crime
2008
6.0Sridevi and Shiny, two college friends, lead a peaceful married life. However, things take a turn when their husbands suspect them of infidelity.
Souhrudam
1991