Actress Muktha -Rinku Tomy Engagement Photos | Betrothal pictures

Actress Muktha Elsa George (Bhanu)is now engaged to Rinku Tomy, the younger brother of popular singer Rimy Tomy. The engagement of Muktha with Rinku was held on August 23, 2015 at Ste Martin Church in Cochin, Ernakaulam, Kerala. The betrothal ceremony was attended by her close friends relatives . Actor Suresh Gopi was also present during the engagement function.  

Actress Muktha  and Rinku Tomy following their engagement ceremony

The wedding of actress Mutha  and Rinku Tomy  will be held on 30 August 2015 in Edappally St George church in Kochi Kerala.

Actress Muktha anounced her marriage with Rinku Tomy , Rimy Tomy's brother: Read their love story here

Actress Muktha -Rinku Tomy Marriage on 30 August and wedding reception photos 
Vinodadarshan wish the couple a happy wedding and blessed married life

 Actress Muktha -Rinky Tomy Engagement Photos | betrothal pictures are given below.

Actress Muktha & Rinku Tomy during their marriage betrothal ceremony

Actress Muktha & Rinku Tomy with family members during the engagement function

Actress Muktha & Rinku Tomy with Rinku Tomy's mother Rani

Actress Muktha & Rinku Tomy with Rinku Tomy's sister Rimy Tomy and husband Royce

Actress Muktha & Rinku Tomy with Rinku Tomy's sister Rinu Tomy and husband 

Actress Muktha with Actor Suresh Gopi and fiancee Rinku Tomy

Actress Muktha & Rinku Tomy with Muktha's mother and sister & family

Actress Muktha's wedding photos, marriage photos will be updated following her marriage on 30 August 2015

Director Alphonse Putharen married Aleena Mary Antony

Director Alphonse Putharen married Aleena Mary Antony on 22 August 2015 at 11:00 am at St.Dominic Church Aluva, Ernakulam. The wedding reception was held at Green Park Auditorium. The marriage was attended by his family, friends and many celebrities from the movie world, including his movie stars Nazriya Nazim, Sail Pallavi etc.

Alphonse Putharen married Aleena Mary Antony

Aleena Mary Antony is the daughter of producer Alwin Antony . Alwin Antony has a production banner Ananya films and has produced Ohm Shanthi Oshaana(2014), Daddy Cool(2009), July 4(2007),"Three Men Army (1995)and the upcoming movie Amar Akbar Antony. It is reported that thee marriage of Alphonse and Aleena is a love cum arranged marriage. Alphonse met Aleena at Stella Mary's College at Chennai and fell in love.

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Alphonse Putharen and  Aleena Mary Antony during their wedding ceremony

Alphonse  Putheran debuted as a malayalam movie director through bilingual movie Neram (2013) starring Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim and Bobby Sinha in the lead roles. His second venture Premanm (2015) also became a super hit movie and is considered among the highest grossing Malayalam films.

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Alphonse Putharen married Aleena following marriage ceremony

Alphonse Putheran with Aleena

Alphonse Putheran got engaged to Aleena Mary Antony on Monday, the 17th of August, 2015 at Little Flower Church in Kochi.The grand marriage betrothal function was attended by most of the malayalam actors including superstar Mohanlal and Mammootty.

Alphonse Putharen and  Aleena Mary Antony during their engagement function

The wedding video and photos were covered by chitrassaala and wevophotography. The wedding and engagement teasers from them were also super hit on youtube.

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Winners of Manappuram Miss Asia 2015 | Kanika Kapur won the title

Kanika Kapur wins the title of Miss Asia 2015. Jeyla Quliyeva of Azerbaijan is the first runner up and Alfe Marie Nathanile of Philippines is the second runner up of the Miss Asia Pageant 2015.

The grand finale of Manappuram Miss Asia 2015 was held on 18 August 2015 at Le Meridien Hotel in Kochi, Kerala. 13 contestants from India, China, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Srilanka, Tibet, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan, competed for the beauty title. The Miss Asia 2015  is conducted by Pegasus and Manappuram.The grooming sessions of the contest were done at Beaumonde The Fern Hotel in Kochi.

The anchor of the Miss Asia 2015 were Renjini Haridas

The judging panel included Actress Ambika and Ms. Sumudhu Prasadini, Miss Srilanka World, Ms. Natasha Suri Indian Supermodel, Ms. Larysa Sergiienko International Model, Mr. Sohan Roy Director

Kanika Kapur is also the winner of Miss Queen of India 2015, Femina Style Diva North 2014 and Miss Mood Indigo 2013. Kanika Kapur (20 years) is a student of Journalism and mass communication. She also acted in  a Telugu Movie Tippu

Manappuram Miss Asia 2015 : Kanika Kapur

Winners of Miss Asia 2015

Kanika Kapur of India –  Winner
Jeyla Quliyeva of Azerbaijan – First runner up
Alfe Marie Nathanile of Philippines – Second runner up

 Kanika Kapur -Miss Asia 2015, Jeyla Quliyeva -the first runner up and Alfe Marie Nathanile -the second runner up of the Miss Asia  2015.

 Subtitle Winners of Miss Asia 2015
Miss Viewer’s Choice – Tenzin Yangzom (Tibet)
Miss Beautiful Face – Gulshat Baltayeva (Turkmenistan)
Miss Beautiful Eyes – Prisca Nirmalee Rathnasingham (Srilanka)
Miss Talent – Grishma Basnet (Nepal)
Miss Congeniality – Parmida Baniardalan ( UAE)
Miss Personality – Yang Xinyue Wantong (China)
Miss Cat Walk – Ais Latsch ( Malaysia)
Best National Costume – Ais Latsch (Malaysia)
Miss Photogenic – Mina Jay ( Iran)
Miss Beautiful Hair – Parmida Baniardalan (UAE)
Miss Beautiful Smile – Kanika Kapur (India)
Miss Beautiful Skin – Malika Karimova (Uzbekistan)
Miss Perfect Ten 10 – Deki Wangmo (Bhutan )

Contestants of  Miss Asia  2015

image credit: miss asia 2015 &Renjini Haridas

Prizes received by the winners
First Prize Winner - Rs. 5,00,000 + Gold plated crown from Parakkat Jewels.
First runner up -Rs. 2,00,000 from Manappuram Group
Second runner up - Rs. 1,00,000 from Manappuram Group.
The winner will also get a chance to become the Ambassador for representing International Fashion Fest. Tag: Photos of Miss Asia 2015

Winners of 63rd Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2015 (Kerala Vallamkali)

The 63rd Nehru Trophy boat race 2015(Vallamkali) was conducted on Saturday, 8 August 2015 (8-8-2015) at Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha.  Jawahar Thayankari of  Kumarakom Vembanad Boat Club helmed by Jameskutty Jacob are the winners of Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2015. Mahadevikkattil boat came in second place, Sree Ganesh finished third, followed by St Pius 10th

Nehru Trophy is the most prestigious snake boat race competition in Kerala. Snake boats are called as Chundan Vallam in Kerala. The Nehru Trophy boat race marks the launching of Onam festivities in Kerala.

The first Nehru Trophy Boat Race was held in 1952 to honour then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. In that boat race Nadubhagam Chundan stood first. Panditji was so fascinated and thrilled by the boat race. After returning to Delhi in December 1952, Nehru donated a Silver Trophy, which is a replica of a snake boat placed on a wooden abacus.The trophy bears the following inscription above his signature "To the winners of the boat race which is a unique feature of community life in Travancore Cochin. ". This trophy later came to be known as Nehru Trophy, and in fond memory of great Panditji, the people of Alappuzha, Venice of East,in Kerala celebrate the Nehru Trophy Boat Race every year.
In 2014,  Kainakary United Boat Club's Champakkulam Chundan won the 62nd Nehru Trophy Boat Race. In its history of boat race spanning from 1952 to 2015,  Karichal Chundan stand first with the highest number of victories (13 times), followed by Champakulam (10 times.

Jawahar Thayankari debuted in 1977 and won their first victory in the same year. They also won it 1978,1985 and 2010. They came second in the Nehru trophy boat race in 2013.

In addition to snake boat race, there are various categories for Nehru trophy boat race including Churulan Vallam, Iruttukuthy Vallam, Odi Vallam, Veppu Vallam (Vaipu Vallam), Vadakkanody Vallam , Kochu Vallam etc .

Jawahar Thayamkary is the winner of 63rd Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2015

63rd Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2015

Winners of 63rd Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2015| Nehru Trophy Vallamkali Results

Details of the winners of Nehru Trophy boat race including name of the Snake boat (chundan Vallam) club, captain,  and time taken are given below

1. Winner – Jawahar Thayamkari (boat) of Kumarakam Vembanattu Boat Club ( 4 minute 36.02 Sec, with Jameskutty Jacob as the Captain)
2. Second Prize  – Mahadevikadkattil Thekkethil (boat) of  Mahadevikadkadu Boat club (4 minute 45.88 Sec) with Brijesh Surendran as the Caption
3. Third Prize  – Sri Ganeshan(boat) of  Avalookkunnu Town Boat Club lead by K Anandakrishnan (Captain) (4 minute 51.97 Sec)
4. Fourth Prize  – St Pius tenth (boat)of St Pius 10th Boat Club lead by Primal Thomas (Captain) (4 minute 57.18 Sec)

Jawahar Thayamkari team -Winners of 63rd Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2015

Losers Final winner- Chambakulam
Second Losers Final Winner – Illikalam
Third Losers Final Winner – Nadubagam

Contestants of Nehru Trophy Boat race 2015

Aanariputhenchundan Nattakom Boat Club, St Pius Tenth Mankombu Pius Tenth Boat Club, Payippadan Thiruvarpu Boat Club, St George Edathua Village Boat club, Devas Thandonithuruth Kochi Town Boat Club, Mahadevan Veeyapuram Boat Club, Mahadevikad Kattil Thekkethu Mahadevikad Boat Club, Vellamkulangara Kallada Town Boat Club, Sree Ganesan Town Boat Club, Alappuzha, Karichal Kumarakom Village Boat Club, Karuvatta Puthen Kuttamangalam St Joseph Boat Club, Jawahar Thayankeri Kumarakom Vembanad Boat Club, Chambakulam UBC Kaianakari, Illikalam Kumarakom Town Boat Club, Nadubhagom Puthen Punnamada Boat Club, Punnamada,Cheruthana Kavalam Panchayat Boat Club

Aswathy Sreekanth-Anchor of Comedy Super Nite on Flowers TV

Aswathy (Aswathy Sreekanth) is the anchor of comedy super nite show on flowers TV. She was also part of star singer on Asianet. Aswathy is married to Sreekanth and settled in Dubai and blessed with a daughter. Aswathy worked earlier as an RJ in Radiome. She is doing a wonderful job complementing Suraj Venjaramoodu the main host of comedy program on flowers tv- comedy super nite.

Suresh Menon and Suraj Venjaramoodu leading the comedy show -Comedy Super Nite . Participation of celebrities. Celebrity performance - comedy, dance, Fun games, songs, etc. Comedy artists and celebrity interactions with audience as part of the show.

Aswathy -Anchor of Comedy Super Nite on Flowers TV.

Ashwathy is malayalam anchor comedy super nite photos gallery is given here.Aswathy anchor, biography family details , photos are given here. Photos of anchor aswathy

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Raree Rareeram Raro Season 2 on Asianet Plus to Start on 15 August 2015

Asianet Plus channel is all set to launch the season 2 of their mother and kids show Raree Rareeram Raro. The show is for mothers of Babies/Kids in the age group of 3 months to 3 years.  Official inauguration of the show was done by actress Kaviyoor Ponnamma along with Singer Venugopal, judges of Raree Rareeram Raro and other dignitaries.

Earlier this year, Asianet has invited entries to participate in Raree Rareeram Raro show The audition details of Raree Rareeram Raro 2 were earlier posted here.

Now it is the time to watch the show on Asianet Plus. The first episode of the show will be launched on 15 August 2015, Saturday  at 800 PM on Asianet Plus . Actress Swasika Vijay  is shown as the anchor in the promos of the show. The show will be aired on every Saturday and Sundary at 8:00 PM. The season 2 will showcase 30 kids and their mothers.

Raree Rareeram Raro 2 to begin on 15 August 2015

Details on Season 1 of Raree Rareeram Rara: winners, Judges, Anchor

The grand finale of Raree Rareeram Raro was held on December 7, 2014 and the the winners of Raree Rareeram Raro were announced. The perfect mother and kid award were won by Rohini and Rohan Dev.  The season 1 of the Raree Rareeram Raro show was launched on 19 July 2014 with Actress Varada as the host. Actress Praveena, Dr.Nitha and Dr Elsi Umman were the judges of the show. 

Asianet HD and Mazhavil Manorama HD - high definition Malayalam Channels launched

Malayalam Channels Asianet and Mazhavil Manorama launched new full HD channels.

Asianet lauched the first  Malayalam High definition  (HD) TV channel on 13th August 2015 at 6:00 PM. They offer high definition visual quality and Dolby 5.1 sound quality to enhance the viewing experience of their audiences. This full HD channel is now available with Tata Sky and will soon become available at other cable and DTH Service providers

Mazhavil Manorama launched their high definition channel on 14 August 2015. This channel launched on 31 October 2011 was already telecasting programs shot in HD cameras. They became very popular and reached top 2 position in BARC ratings in shorter time span.

In general, HD channels telecast the same programs of the main SD channels, but in high definition. Soon other malayalam channels like Surya will launch HD channels.

Asianet and Mazhavil Manorama launched their HD channels

How to watch high definition (HD) Malayalam Channels.

The first and most important requirement to watch HD channel is a television set that supports this format. Most of current LED TV has with feature. It is not available for viewers with normal CRT sets.  You also need set top box (STB) that supports HD reception, which is connected to TV though HDMI cable. Once it is ready, by clicking menu on remote you will be able to see Malayalam channels in both SD and HD format. Click HD channel to enjoy new visual and audio experience.

Actress Muktha to marry Rinku Tomy on 30 August 2015

Actress Muktha Elsa George (Bhanu)is going to marry Rinku Tomy. Rinku Tomy is the younger brother of singer Rimy Tomy. The engagement of Muktha with Rinku will be on August 23, 2015 and the marriage will be held on 30 August 2015 in Edappally St George church in Kochi Kerala.

The marriage news of Muktha came as a surprise. It is reported that Muktha, Rinku and their families were known to each other for a long time. This eventually resulted in this love cum arranged marriage. The marriage will be held with the blessings of both the families. The wedding ceremony will be a simple one.

Update :  Actress Muktha -Rinku Tomy Engagement on 23 August 2015: Betrothal pictures
Actress Muktha -Rinku Tomy Marriage on 30 August and wedding reception photos 

 Muktha is feeling blessed and conveyed her marriage news on August 11, 2015 as

Hi my fb friends THS MONTH 30TH MY WEDDING Need ur prayers and Blessings.... My fiance name Rinku tomy......smile emoticon Elavarum njangalku vendi prarthikuka...

Actress Muktha and Rinku Tomy marriage News

Actress Muktha to marry Rinku Tomy on 30 August 2015.

Rinku is the son of late Tomy Joseph and Rani from Paala in Kottayam district. He is the younger brother of popular singer and anchor Rimi Tomy. Rinku is currently running an event management company(DNR events) in Kochi

Muktha is the younger daughter of George and Sally. Her sister Doshy George is married and settled. Mutha began her acting career in a very young age with Lal Jose movie Achanurangatha Veedu. Following which she has acted many Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam Movies. She has also become a household name among Tamil audience though her films Thaamirabharani, Azhagar Malai, Sattapadi Kutram etc. Her recent movies are  Tamil movies -Vaaimai, Sagunthalavin Kadhalan, Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga, Paambhu Sattai and Malayalam film Sukhamayirikkatte. In addition to this she has also established herself as a dancer and runs a beauty parlour in Kochi. She plans to continue her business endeavors and acting career after marriage.

We wish the couple happy wedding and blessed married life.

Tags: Tamil actress Bhanu marriage photos, Muktha wedding ceremony, Muktha engagement stills.

Actress Muktha-Rinku Tomy Engagement ceremony photos

Actress Asin to marry Rahul Sharma on 23 Janurary 2016

Actresss Asin is all set marry Rahul Sharma. Rahul Sharma (36 years) is the co-founder of Micromax, India's biggest mobile company and is one of the youngest & successful entrepreneurs in India. Asin Thottumkal (29 years) is one of the most successful actress in South and Bollywood movie industry. Asin's new Hindi movie  All is well  is all set to release soon.

Marriage date of Asin and Rahul Sharama :January 23, 2016

Actress Asin is going to marry Rahul Sharama

It is reported that both Asin and Rahul were dating for the last few years. She met Rahul though his Khiladi  786 co-actor  Akshay Kumar. Akshay and his wife Twinkle were the first brand ambassadors of Micromax and  happens to be one of Rahul Sharma’s best friends. Even though people around her were aware of their relationship, the actress has been tight lipped for few years.

In a recent interview Asin confirmed the marriage news and said,

“I am currently wrapping up all my professional commitments so that I can give more time to my personal life. I had anyways stopped signing new projects two years back itself.”

Asin and Rahul (credit : Vanitha)

Even though marriage was decided earlier,  Asin was waiting to complete all of her movie assignments. She stopped signing for new films for the last two years and is likely to quit the movie field to fully concentrate on her family life.

Asin's father Joseph Thottunkal said to the news channel that marriage of Asin with Rahul Sharama will be held on January 23, 2015.

Actress Asin is from Cochin in Kerala. Her father Joseph Thottumkal managed several businesses. Her mother Seline Thottumkal was a doctor.She debuted in a Malayalam film Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, at the age of 15. It was followed by M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi (Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi ) in both Tamil and Teligu languages. The film which provided the breakthrough for Asin was Ghajini with actor Surya. This movie was remade into Hindi movie with same name with Amir Khan in the lead role. Following its success she acted in many Hindi movie. So far, she has acted in  25 movies, most of them were box office hits making her one of the most successful actress in India. Her last movie All is well  with Abhishek Bachan is going to be released soon.

Who is Rahul Sharama?
Asin's fiancee Rahul Sharma co-founded Micromax in 2000, and also founded the ‘Yu’ brand in India known for its Xiaomi-like online model. At present, the company is operated from its headquarters in Gurgaon, Haryana and  Rahul Sharma currently serves as the CEO of Micromax Informatics. He was also among the only four Indians in Fortune Magazine’s Global Power List of 2014- Fortune’s ’40 under 40’ list of 2014. Rahul Sharma was awarded the prestigious ‘GQ Man of the Year (Excellence in Business)’ in 2013.

Billionaire Rahul Sharma originally had middle class back ground. His parents were teachers and retired as school principals. He has two elder sisters, both are married and settled. Sharma holds a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nagpur and a Bachelor in Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He stays with his parents in a farm house near Haryana.

Actress Asin and Rahul Sharma Love Story revealed

The marriage of Asin with Rahul Sharma came as a surprise to everyone.In an interview given to a top news paper she opened up for the first time on her relationship. Asin says 'Rahul and I have been together for almost four years. I will get married by the end of the year'.

On a question on how she met Rahul, she said that her story is eerily similar to the story of my film Ghajini. 'Rahul and I first met at the private airport of Mumbai as I was going to another country for work with Akshay Kumar for the promotions of Housefull 2. He was very simple and down-to-earth and that quality stuck with me.' It was his co-star Akshay kumar who was instrumental in paving a way to both of them. He introduced her to Rahul and told her that 'I think you two will be good for each other'. Asin thought is as a joke as 'Akshay is family for us and somehow, has a good sense of people so he sensed that similarity between Rahul and me'.

Asin is quoted as saying that 'after our first meeting and having spoken over phone a few times Rahul came and met my parents and expressed his intention to them'. Asin found that extremely gentlemanly and with her parents permission they started to get to know each other'.

She is now very much in love and is impressed with Rahul. She is praising him throughout the interview as 'he is very selfless and outstandingly secure and I feel that's pure love, the rest is selfishness. He has no 'I' in him, it's all about 'You' with him. Throughout the relationship, his sole concern is my happiness.'He has clarity of thought, vision and an opinion. His decisions are thought of but he arrives at them quickly. Also, he is very family oriented with strong roots'.

On a question on whether she will continue acting post marriage she said 'I have been working from the age of 14 and as of now, I am not taking up anything and will definitely take a break from films'

Asin-Rahul love story revealed : Read Full Interview

Tags: Actress Asin marriage photos, engagement stills, wedding images.

Kerala State Film Awards 2015 Winners list| Ottal- Best Film; Sanalkumar Sasidharan-Best Director

Winners of Kerala State Film Awards 2015 are given below. Kerala State Film Awards for the films released in 2014 was announced on Monday 10 August 2015. The  awards were selected based on a list of 70 Malayalam films selected by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Minister Thriruvanjoor Radhakrishnan announced the winners in the press meet, which was held in Trivandrum.

Jayaraj's Ottal won the best film Award. Best actor award was shared by Nivin Pauly and Sudev Nair. Nazriya Nazim received best actress award for her performance in Om Shanti Osana and Bangalore Days.

Kerala State Film Awards: 2015 -Ottal Best Film and Om Shanti Osana (with Nivin Pauly and Nazriya Nazim)-popular film

John Paul was the chairman of 10-member jury including directors Bhadran Mattel, Madhupal and Balukiriyath, sound recordist Renjith, cameraman Sunny Joseph, carnatic voclaist Omanakutty and producer M. Hamsa. The jury for writings on cinema was chaired by Satheesh Babu Payyannur. Raja Narayanan and A Padmanabhan were the other members of the panel.

Winners of Kerala State Film Awards 2015 : Complete list

Best Film: Jayaraj's Ottal
Best Director: Sanalkumar Sasidharan for Oraalppokkam
Best Screenplay (Original): Anjali Menon for Bangalore Days
Best Screenplay (Adaptation): Ranjith for Njan
Best Story: Sidhartha Siva for Ain
Best Cinematography: Amal Neerad for Iyobinte Pusthakam
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value: Om Shanti Oshana directed by Jude Anthany Joseph
Best Children's Film: Ankuram directed by T. Deepesh


Best Actress: Nazriya Nazim for Bangalore Days and Om Shanti Oshana
Best Actor: Nivin Pauly for 1983 and Bangalore Days and Sudev Nair for My Life Partner
Second Best Actor: Anoop Menon for 1983 and Vikramadithyan
Second Best Actress: Sethu Lakshmi for How Old Are You
Second Best Actress: Sethulakshmi for How Old Are You
Best Child Actor: Adwaith for Ankuram
Best Child Actress: Anna Fathima for Randupenkuttikal


Best Music Director: Ramesh Narayanan for White Boys (Song: Aadityakiranangal..)
Best Background Music: Bijibal (various films)
Best Singer (Male): Yesudas (Song: Aadityakiranangal.. Film: White Boys)
Best Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal (Song: Vijanathayil Film: How Old Are You)
Best Lyricist: O.S. Unnikrishnan for La Sa Gu (Song: Ithrapakalinodu...)


Best Debut Director: Abrid Shine
Second Best Film: My Life Partner directed by Padmakumar

Sudev Nair (best Actor Award winner) in Life partner movie(second best movie)

Best Editor: Lijo Paul for Om Shanti Oshana
Best Art Director: Indulal Kaveedu for Njan Ninnodukoodeyundu
Best Live Sound: Sandeep Kurissery, Jijimon Joesph for Oralpokkam
Best Sound Mixing: Harikumar (various films)
Best Sound Design: Thapasnayak for Iyobinte Pusthakam

Best Make-up Artist: Manoj Angamali for Iyobinte Pusthakam
Best Costume Designer: Sameera Saneesh (various films)

Best Dubbing Artist (Male): Harishanth for White Boys
Best Dubbing Artist (Female): Vimmi Mariyam George for Munnariyippu

Special awards
Special Jury Award: Pratap Pothen for Once upon a Time There was a Kallan

Special Jury Mention: M.G. Swarasagar (Singer, Manalchitrangal), Dr George Mathew (Producer, Apothecary), AUPS Chembrassery (Producer, La Sa Gu), Yakzan Gary Pereira, Neha S. Nair (Music Direction, Iyobinte Pusthakam) and Indrans (Actor, Apothecary)

Pookkalam Selfie Contest on Flowers TV : Details

Pookkalam Selfie Contest on Flowers TV is here. As Onam 2015 approaches, the new channel Flowers TV is ready to celebrate their 'first Onam' since its launch in early 2015. They have already announced payasam mela, a cooking completion. Now, it is time to add more colors in the form of Pookkalam (floral carpet). The new contest is very unique on malyalaam television as it is a selfie contest. The details of the competition are given below.

Pookkalam Selfi Contest on Flowers TV

How to participate in Pookkalam selfie contest:

Take a selfie with a 'Pookalam' (flower carpet) in the background with family or friends .
Then,  the selfie should be send to flowers TV via Facebook message /Comment on (https://www.facebook.com/flowersonair)
Entries will be uploaded on the official Facebook page of Flowers on 25 August for voting.
The winners will be decided by the maximum number of LIKES . The winners of selfie contest will receive exciting prizes.
Send in your selfie as Facebook comments/Message to
https://www.facebook.com/flowersonair


Address :

selfiecontest@flowerstv.in
Or to
https://www.facebook.com/flowersonair
Last date : 25 August 2015

Kalyana Sougandhikam Serial Cast and Crew | Actors and actresses of Asianet Serial

Kalyana Sougandhikam Serial Cast and Crew, Actors and Actresses details, photos are provided here. Kalyana Sougandhikam is a new serial launched on Malayalam Channel Asianet on 3rd August 2015 This family drama is aired every Monday to Friday at 6:30-7:00 PM only on Asianet.  Kalyana Sougandhikam Serial is produced under the banner of Bhoomichithra and directed by  Dr S. Janardhanan. He is the director of malayalam movies Mahasamudram and Sahasram and many TV serials. Padasaram was his previous serial telecasted on Asianet.

Story of Kalyana Sougandikam Serial : Kalyana Sougandikam serials tells the story of two close friends, Sreebala and Arya and their families. Ajayan and Murali are their brothers. To add more depth in their friendship, their Parents Devan and Thambi decide for a mutual marriage.  They decide the wedding between Sreebala and Ajayan and that between Arya and Murali. Uthara is the younger daughter of Devan and younger sister of Sreebala. Sreebala is a chronic epilepsy patient. This fact was unknown to Thambi's family. Due to this on marriage day, disaster came in the form of fits to Sreebala, making Thambi's son didn't marry her. So Sreebala's father Devan force her to marry Mohanan the son of a maid. All these resulted in lot of problems . Because of these events Sreebala's and Arya's friendship takes a different turn .

The role of heroine Sreebala is portrayed by actress and model Nithu Thomas. She is also acting currently in Kairali Tv Serial Manasa Maina.

Cast and  Crew of Kalyana Sougandikam Serial on Asianet

Direction : Dr. S Janardhanan
Production Banner: Bhoomichithra
Script and Dialogues  : Jayapal Ananthan
Camera : ALex U Thomas
Editing  : M.R Harimukham
Art Direction  : Shilin Vellanadu
Make Up  :  Murukan Kundara
Costumes  : Gopan Parashala

Music & Mix : Prabhath Harippadu

Assistant Director  : Jijin Raj
Associate Director: Surendran Kalikkoottam
Production Executive : Nagaraj Valiyasala
Production Controller : Saji Peringamala
Studio   : Sixth Sense

Starring : Mahesh,Nithu Thomas, update soon

Actor/ Actress : Characters
Nithu Thomas as Sreebala
Arun Mohan - as Mohanan
Kiran Iyer -as Murali
Mahesh Nair-as Devan
Mridula Vijay  -as Arya
Nisha Sarang -as mother of Arya
Sanjeev M Pillai -as Ajayan
Divya Prabha -as Uthara
Snehalatha as Vimala
Uma Nair

Kalyana Sougandhikam Serial 

Actresses of Kalyana Sougandhikam serial

Arun Mohan as Mohanan in Kalyana sougandikam serial

Arya , the character in Kalyanasougandikam serial

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Ugram Ujjwalam Season 2 on Mazhavil Manorama- Inviting Entries For Audition

Mazhavil Manorama channel has announced the Season 2 of talent show Ugram Ujjwalam. The season 2 is announced after the very successful Season 1 of  Ugram Ujjwalam.   Those who are interested to participate in Ugram Ujjwalam 2 should send applications with detailed biodata to the producer of Ugram Ujjwalam. The details of registration are provided below.

 The grand finale of Ugram Ujwalam was on May 10, 2015(10/5/2015). The Karatte Family -Manoj Mahadevan & Bindu Manoj- were the winners of Ugram Ujjwalam Winners of Ugram Ujwalam Season 1 Grand Finale

Ugram Ujwalam 2 on Mazhavil Manorama

How to register for Ugram Ujwalam Season 2-A talent show on Mazhavil Manorama

Interested participant (Male/ Female) can send your detailed Bio Data with details on your unique talent. To participate send the  details to

The Producer
Ugram Ujjwalam
Aroor P.O
Alappuzha
688534
Email : ugram2015@gmail.com
Phone : +91 98950 41259

Kalyana Sougandhikam -New Malayalam Serial coming soon on Asianet

Kalyana Sougandhikam Serial On Asianet | Kalyana Sowgandhikam serial cast and crew| Kalyana Sougandhikam Serial Actress Details are added here.

Kalyana Sougandhikam is a new malayalam TV serial coming soon on popular malayalam channel Asianet. The promos of the new tele series  is out. More details on telecast time , cast and crew are not out.  Kalyana Sougandhikam tells a story based on friendship and family.

Asianet is currently show daily soap operas  Kailasanathan, 4 the people,  Parasparam, Chandanamazha, Sthreedhanam and Akkamma Stalinum&  Pathros Gandiyum. A new serial  Pranayam was launched on 6th July, 2015. This love story is the remake of Ye Hai Mohabbatein

Kalyana Sougandhikam -New malayalam serial on Asianet

Kalyana Sougandhikam Serial on Asianet

Kalyana Sougandhikam Serial cast &Crew : Details

According to BARC ratings Asianet channel is now enjoying number one position among malayalam channels. The top rated programs are the malayalam serials on Asianet including Parasparam, Chandanamazha, Karutha Muthu and Sthreedhanam.  Sthreedhanam is the longest running on asianet that  has completed nearly 900 episodes. It is not clear which serial will end. Stay tuned for more updates.

Actresses of Kalyana Sougandhikam serial

How to watch Kalyana Sougandhikam Serial on Asianet online ?
The short episodes and promos of this show will be available online from Asianet TV's official youtube channel following the telecast of the show on Asianet.

The full episodes of Show will be available online next day on  hotstar.com/asianet

Kitchen Magic Season 4 on Kairali TV from 20 July 2015

The season 4 of the Malayalam Cookery Competition Show, Kitchen Magic is going to be launched on 20 July 2015  on Kairali TV. The show will be telecasted every Monday to Thursday at 7.00 PM.

Kitchen magic is a pioneering malayalam cookery reality show on Kairali TV is  hosted celebrity chef , Lekshmi Nair.  Lekshmi Nair is the host of Magiv Oven, Flavors of India and previous three seasons of Kitchen Magic on Kairali TV

The culinary skills of the 15 final contestants  of Kitchen Magic Season 4 will be judges by an expert team including Lekshmi Nair and actor Michael Saju, Chef Holliday Inn.

The inauguration of Fourth season of Kitchen magic on Wednesday 24 June 2015 was  a colorful function attended by celebrities. Actor Mammootty officially inaugurated the fourth season of Kairali TV's cooking reality show 'Kitchen Magic'. He also tasted the recipes prepared by the contestants during the event. John Brittas, Maniyan Pillai Raju and singer Venugopal were also present during the function. Deepa anchored the inauguration function of Kitchen Magic 4.

Kitchen Magic Season 4 on Kairali TV  by Lekshmi Nair

The Dr Avaneesh was the winner of season 1 of Kitchen Magic.  The second season of the kitchen Magic was for TV artists,  named as celebrity Kitchen Magic and the winners were Actresses Nisha Sarang and Anila Sreekumar.  Resmi Menon from Mumbai was  the the title winner of Kitchen Magic Season 3 on Kairali TV. Who will be the winner of Kitchen Magic Season 4.

Chandanamazha Actress Shilpa Found Dead

Shilpa, Malayalam TV and film actress was found dead in Karamana River on 18 July 2015. Her body was recovered from Maruthoorkadavu spot in Karamana river in Thiruvananthapuram. The reason behind the unnatural death is not yet known- Is it an accident, suicide or murder?. The investigation to unravel the mystery of the death of  Shilpa is in progress.

Parents and relatives have filed a police complaint claiming that she was murdered. Shilpa and her friends  left home from Kattakada around 1230 PM along with a girl to attend a function in Balaramapuram and never come back.  Her father tried to contact her around 3.30 pm, but in vain , so she contacted her friend , she informed him that she left earlier. Shilpa's body was found in the river aroung 10 pm on that day. The parents suspect something mysterious had occured during the function at Balaramapuram. Police investigation is in progress.
Actress Shilpa Biography

Actress Shilpa

Shipa (19 years) from Vellanad, Thiruvananthapuram is the daughter of Shaji and Suma.  Shilpa was a plus two student at Sasthamangalam RKD Memorial Higher Secondary School. She was residing near Nemam in a rented house with her parents.

Even though Shilpa is known through Sathosh Pandits movies Jithu Bhai Enna Chocolate Bhai, Kalidasan Kavitha Ezhuthukayanu.etc.,  she has acted in many movies,TV serials and appeared in advertisements. She had appeared in serials such as Chandanamazha, Pranayam, Soubhagyavathi and upcoming serial Meghasandesham.  Shilpa has also acted in three Tamil films.  Her latest Tamil movie Chiraku is under production. She was also part of Balachandra Menon's new movie Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum. Apart from the acting career, Shilpa was a lead singer in a music troupe and used to work as a compere at functions.

She is familiar to malayalam TV audience through Chandana Mazha. Shilpa played the role of Ranjitha, the girl the character Abhishek was supposed to marry before marrying Varsha.

Actress Shilpa in chandanamazha

Last year actor Sharath Kumar, who acted in Chandanamazha died following an accident.  Sharath Kumar essayed the character Adarsh -Anjali's lover & Seethal's brother in the same serial.

Actress Swasika Vijay -Malayalam Serial and Film Actress| Biography

Swasika Vijay (born as Pooja) is an Indian Actress mostly working in Malayalam and Tamil Television Serials and Movies. She is also a trainer dancer, model and TV anchor.  She was among the top ten participants in Surya TV reality show Vivel Big Break launched on 20 August 2010 to find a talented actress with a permanent judging panel with reputed Film maker Lal Jose.

Career

Swasika Vijay as Malayalam,  Tamil  and Telugu Film Actress

Swasika made her debut as film actress in Tamil though Vaigai (2009) directed by  S. R. Sundarapandi.  Vaigai was a love story and Swasika played the role of heroine Uma, a village girl. Following which she acted in Goripalayam, Maithanam, Saattai, Kandadhum Kaanadhadum, Sokkali, Panduvam, Appuchi Gramam, Ranam,  Prabha etc

Actress Swasika Vijay

Swasika made her entry into Telugu movies through Etu Chusina Nuvve (2012).  This movie directed by Gopesh Vibhu tells a love story with Swasika as Renu, the heroine and actor Sai Krishna as hero Hari.

Swasika played the role of heroine and supporting actress in Malayalam Movies.  She acted Kaatu Paranja Katha (2012), Cinema Company, Ayalum Njanum Thamml, Banking Hours 10 to 4, Prabhuvinte Makkal, Orissa, Parayan Baaki Vechathu, On The Way and Mizhiyoram, At Once, Point Blank etc. She became part of Lal Jose's hit movie Ayalum Njanum Thammil through her success in Big break reality show on Surya TV. However, most of her movies were not commercial success. So she decided to try her luck on Television as Actress.

Swasika Vijay as Malayalam TV Serial Actress | Dathuputhri Serial Actress

She made her debut into malayalam television through Mazhavil Manorama TV Serial Dathuputhri. The show is directed by famous television Director A.M. Nazeer. Dathuputhri tells the story of a village girl Kanmani, her life and people around her. The role is a challenging one as Swasika had to portray double roles in this serial as innocent village girl Kanmani and modern girl Meenu.  Through this tele drama talented Swasika won the heart of malayali audience and also received best new face awards  at Dridhya TV Awards 2015 for her performance in Dathuputhri.

Actress Swasika as Kanmani in Dathuputhri Serial

Swasika Vijay as Television anchor and model
Swasika has appeared in television advertisements and also worked as television host.  She hosted a show on Jeevan TV in 2014.  She is the anchor of Asainet show Raree Rareeram Raro Season 2.  Recently she appeared in the 115th  episode of Onnum Onnum Moonu talk show on Mazhavil Manorama hosted by Rimi Tomy
 
Personal Life
Swasika (born as Pooja) is the daughter of K.S Vijayakumar, who is an accountant working in Gulf and Girija. Swasika hails from Perumbavoor in Ernakulam District, Kerala. She has an younger brother Akash, a higher secondary school student.  Swasika had completed her schooling from Muvattupuzha Nrimal Higher Secondary School. Swasika is trained in classical dance forms even from a young age and has won Kalathilakam title in 2006. She also runs a dance school Navarasa School of Classical Dance. Swasika has completed her BA in Bharathanatyam from Kalady Shankaracharya college. In an interview given to a malayalam magazine, she mentioned her mother as her pillar of strength. She is very passionate about dancing and acting. She is hoping that her acting career in TV will bring more opportunities in movies as well.

Awards 

Best New Face - Swasika (Serial : Dathuputhri) at Genesis Drishya Tv Awards organised by malayalam televison viewers association and Genesis group

Mylanchi Little Champions launching on 17 July 2015 on Asianet Middle East

Mylanchi little Champions telecast details are provided below.  Mylanchi season 5 named as Mylanchi little champions will be launched on Asianet Middle East  on 17 July 2015. Mylanchi Little Champions is the  the new season of mappilappattu reality show on Malayalam Channel Asianet.  The new season is restricted for applicants with age between 12 and 16 years.

Mylanchi Little Champions Telecast Details :  The first episode of  Mylanchi Little Champions will be telecasted on 17 July 2015. The show will be aired every Friday to Saturday on Asianet Middle East. The same episodes will be telecasted on Asinet Plus on  Saturday and Sunday at 9:00  followed by re-telecast by Asianet on Saturdays& Sundays at 11:00 PM

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Mylanchi Little Champions on Asianet Middle East - Friday -Saturday at 8:00 PM
Mylanchi Little Champions on Asianet Plus - Saturday-Sunday  at 9:00 AM
Mylanchi Little Champions on Asianet - Saturday-Sunday  at 11:00 PM

Mylanchi Little Champions on Asianet Channels

Winners of Mylanchi  on Asianet -Mappilappattu Reality show-Previous seasons
Hamda Noushad -winner of Mylanchi Season 3
Keerthana  -winner of Mylanchi Season 3
Navas -winner of Mylanchi Season 2
Asif Kappad -winner of season 1

Who will be the winner of Season 5 Mylanchi Little Champions. Watch the show till end on Asianet.

Aakruti -Actress Lena's sliming centre

Actress Lena is going to start a slimming centre in Kozhikode followed by one in Thrissure. This is joint venture of Lena with her friends Louisa and Vrinda.

The centre aims to reduce body weight without avoiding favourite foods. The centre will be launched at Chevayoor in Calicut, by the first week of August.

'Aakruti' provides techniques and special treatments to weight issues at a low cost. She aims to provide awareness on staying fit and beautiful. With this centre Lena is planning to share her health and fitness secrets

'Aakruti-Slim is beautiful'

Actress Lena's Aakruti

Now a days active actresses are trying their luck in entrepreneurship. Recently Kavya Madhavan launched a online clothing store Laksyah.com. Other actress having boutique are Poornima Indrajith  (Pranaah)and Urmila Unni. Mukta is into beauty paralour businesses in Kochi.

Lena is also a busy actress with many movies in her kitty.Kanyaka Talkies is just released. Ennu Ninte Moideen is another one everyone is eagerly waiting for.She is also acting in a hindi film Airlift with Akshaykumar


She is all set to start a slimming centre aimed at making women beautiful.Lena's aim is to help those women who are eager to reduce weight and become beautiful.

'Aakruti is a slimming and Physiotherapy centre which has set its mark in bringing out revolutionary changes in obesity and lifestyle management in Kerala.  At Aakruti you unwind, lie down, relax and see you calories melting away. Long Description Here at Aakruti we not only concentrate on weight loss management but also modifies you lifestyle, so even after completion'

Aakruti is a slimming clinic Details
 Location :Chevayur, Calicut
Products Basic program (A1) Advanced program (A2) Ultra slim program (A3) Intense QT (A4) Spot Reduction (A5) Face Lift (A6) Bust lift (A7)
Phone Calicut : 0495 6060602, Thrissur : 0487 6060609,  Contact phone number:9497160602
Mobile : 9544157555 Email enquiry@myaakruti.com
Website http://www.myaakruti.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myaakruti

Chief Physiotherapists: Dr.Louisa princy David (PT) MPT, MIAP Dr. Lijesh John (PT) HCPC, UK

'Aakruti' will be inaugurated by Asif Ali on September 9, 2015 at Chevayur, Calicut at 9:30 a.m.