Canvas is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Shaji-Rajasekharan starring Kalabhavan Mani, Kannan and Altara.
Synopsis
Manaf Hussain Kalabhavan Mani is a painter cum dramatist. Ramu (Kannan) is his assistant. Madhuri (Vidya) is a Bollywood star who has found inspiration in their play and has agreed to be a part of it. The story that Manaf decides to adapt for the stage is that of Yayathi's, the celebrated king of the Lunar dynasty who falls in love with both Devayani and Sharmishta. The movie talks about the relevance of the story and how it could serve as a metaphor for the modern times.
Char Sau Bees means 420 in Hindi which refers to a person who is up to some fraudulent activity. This movie is the story of three such people played by Govindan Kutty and the newcomers Rahul Menon and Anu Anandhan. Dhanya Mary Varghese plays the female lead. Director Major Ravi appears in a cameo role in this film.
GenresDrame ActeursKalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Premkumar, Kottayam Nazeer, Baiju, Salim Kumar Note47% The hero (Kalabhavan Mani) is a zoo-keeper. A bear from the zoo accidentally escapes out of the zoo, for which the hero is held responsible. He would lose his job if the bear is not to be found, and the losing of his job would lessen the prospect of his getting married with the girl he loves. The movie is about how Kalabhavan Mani dresses up as a bear to be able to secure his job and marry his girlfriend.
GenresComédie, Aventure ActeursKalabhavan Mani, Cochin Haneefa, Harisree Ashok, Salim Kumar, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nadirshah Note41% Bamboo Boys movie tells the story of four tribals (Kalabhavan Mani, Harishree Ashokan, Cochin Haneefa and Salim Kumar) from the jungle who come to town in search of a doctor to cure their headman’s wife and to win the hands of Kuduki, the headman's daughter. Being in town for the first time, everything seems new and strange for them.
GenresDrame, Comédie ActeursJayasurya, Kalabhavan Mani, Innocent, Roma Asrani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nilambur Ayisha Note35% Pavithran (Jayasurya) is a story writer for the stage plays of Jayabharathy Theaters. Pavithran is also known as 'Shakespeare' because he of his writing abilities. Kottayam Gopalan (Kalabhavan Mani), who runs Jayabharathy Theaters, likes him because all his scripts are super hit and always earn him awards.
GenresComédie ActeursCochin Haneefa, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kalabhavan Mani, Shruti, Harisree Ashok, Indrans Note46% Cochin Hanifa plays the title role of CI Mahadevan, who goes to a village where a bomb blast in a school bus has created terror in the hearts of the villagers. He is being assisted by a bunch of policemen working in the local police station. These policemen are more concerned about their personal matters than the problems faced by the public. How Mahadevan unravels the mystery behind the blast with the help of these policemen is the crux of the story.
, 2h19 GenresDrame, Comédie, Comédie romantique ActeursJayaram, Mukesh, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Salim Kumar, Kottayam Nazeer Note33% Parthasarathy (Jayaram, popularly called Parthan, lives in Krishnapuram village. Parthan is constantly clashing with his uncle Falgunan Thampy (Jagathy Sreekumar), who is the Panchayath President. Falgunan is least bothered about the welfare of the people; rather, he is more keen in grabbing the assets of the village temple, which has been locked for many years by the court over a dispute of ownership. Falgunan, also the secretary of temple's ruling committee, believes that the temple belongs to his family, while Parthan and his friends like Sulaiman (Kottayam Nazeer) and Poonkodi (Sona) argue that the temple belongs to the village.