ಮಲಯಾಳಿ ಕವಿ ಅಕ್ಕಿಥಮ್ಗೆ ಜ್ಞಾನಪೀಠ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯ ಗರಿಮೆ

ಮಲಯಾಳಿ ಕವಿ ಅಕ್ಕಿಥಮ್ಗೆ ಜ್ಞಾನಪೀಠ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯ ಗರಿಮೆ

ನವದೆಹಲಿ: ಮಲಯಾಳದ ಖ್ಯಾತ ಕವಿ ಅಕ್ಕಿಥಮ್ ಅವರು ಪ್ರಸಕ್ತ ವರ್ಷದ ಜ್ಞಾನಪೀಠ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗೆ ಭಾಜನರಾದರು.

 2019 ನವೆಂಬರ್ 29ರ  ಶುಕ್ರ ವಾರ ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಘೋಷಣೆ ಹೊರಡಿಸಿದ ಜ್ಞಾನಪೀಠ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಸಮಿತಿ, “೫೫ನೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಪೀಠ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗೆ ಮಲಯಾಳದ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಕವಿ ಅಕ್ಕಿಥಮ್ ಅಚ್ಯುತನ್ ನಂಬೂದಿರಿ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಯಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ’ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿತು.  ಕೇವಲ ಕವಿತೆಗಳು ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲದೇ ನಾಟಕ, ಸ್ಮರಣ ಗ್ರಂಥಗಳು, ವಿಮರ್ಶಾ ಪ್ರಬಂಧಗಳು, ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ, ಸಣ್ಣಕಥೆಗಳು, ಭಾಷಾಂತರ ಕೃತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಕೂಡ ಇವರು ರಚಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

೧೯೨೬ರಲ್ಲಿ ಜನಿಸಿದ ಅಕ್ಕಿಥಮ್ ಅವರು ಈವರೆಗೆ ೫೫ ಕೃತಿಗಳನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಿದ್ದು, ಈ ಪೈಕಿ ೪೫ ಕವನ ಸಂಕಲನಗಳಾಗಿವೆ. ಖಂಡ ಕಾವ್ಯಗಳು, ಕಥಾ ಕಾವ್ಯಗಳು, ಚರಿತ ಕಾವ್ಯಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಕವನಗಳು ಇವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರಿವೆ. ಪದ್ಮಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತರಾಗಿರುವ ಅವರು, ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ (೧೯೭೩), ಕೇರಳ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ(೧೯೭೨ ಮತ್ತು ೧೯೮೮), ಮಾತೃಭೂಮಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ, ವಯಲಾರ್ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ, ಕಬೀರ್ ಸಮ್ಮಾನ್ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಅನೇಕ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಸಂಬಂಧಿ ಗೌರವಗಳಿಗೂ ಪಾತ್ರ ರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇವರ ಕೃತಿಗಳು ಭಾರತದ ಇತರೆ ಭಾಷೆಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ವಿದೇಶಿ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಿಗೂ ತರ್ಜುಮೆಗೊಂಡಿವೆ.

ಜ್ಞಾನಪೀಠ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತೆ, ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗಾರ್ತಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾ ರೇ ನೇತೃತ್ವದ ತೀರ್ಪುಗಾರರ ಸಮಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಧವ್ ಕೌಶಿಕ್, ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮ ಬಿಳಿಮಲೆ, ಮಧುಸೂದನ್ ಆನಂದ್, ಶಮೀಮ್ ಹನಫಿ, ಹರೀಶ್ ತ್ರಿವೇದಿ, ಸುರಂಜನ್ ದಾಸ್ ಮತ್ತಿತರರು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.

Sridevi died of accidental drowning

Sridevi died of accidental drowning

Dubai:  Bollywood actress Sridevi died of accidental drowning in her hotel bath tub, the Dubai government said on Monday, 26^th February 2018.

The Dubai police, it said on its official Twitter handle, has transferred the case to the "Dubai Public Prosecution" which will carry out regular legal procedures followed in such cases.

"Following the completion of post mortem analysis, Dubai police headquarters today stated that the death of the Indian actress Sridevi occurred due to drowning in her hotel apartment's bath tub following loss of consciousness," the Dubai government's media office said on Twitter.

The 54-year-old actor, known as Indian film industry's first woman superstar, died in a Dubai hotel room on Saturday,  24^th February 2018 late night.

The Dubai-based Gulf News said in a report that the actor was under the influence of alcohol. She fell into the bathtub and drowned, it added.

It also attached a copy of the UAE government's forensic report on its Twitter handle. The report, citing accidental drowning as the cause of death, has a stamp of the "Ministry of Health UAE" and the director of preventive medicine, Dubai, Dr Sami Wadie.

The report mentions the actor's full name, "Sreedevi Boney Kapoor Ayyappan", her passport number, date of the incident and cause of death.

"The investigation is still going on to determine the circumstances surrounding the accident as the forensic report only says that she drowned, Gulf News quoted an official as saying.

Her body has been sent for embalming, the newspaper said.

Sridevi's sudden death has stunned her family, friends and fans. She had stayed back in Dubai after a family wedding.

SC stays criminal proceedings against Priya Prakash Varrier

SC stays criminal proceedings against Priya Prakash Varrier

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, 21st February 2018, stayed all criminal proceedings, past and future, against Malayalam actor Priya Prakash Varrier.

Ms. Varrier’s celluloid wink during a promotional song in the yet-to-be-released film Oru Adaar Love catapulted her to fame but also spelt trouble for her.

A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra ordered that no State across the country shall, in the future, entertain any criminal action or complaints against Ms. Varrier, the film’s director and producer in connection with the promotional song.

“We are inclined to direct that any criminal action against the petitioners in the respondent States (Telangana and Maharashtra) or in any State solely on the basis of the promotional video of the song shall remain stayed... No criminal action either by FIR or private complaint on the basis of her participation as an actress in the song shall be entertained,” the Supreme Court ordered.

Advocate Haris Beeran pointed out that multiple criminal proceedings were initiated in non-Malayalam speaking States. “There is not a single complaint filed in Kerala,” Mr. Beeran submitted.

In her petition, Ms. Varrier argued that the cases were filed on the basis of a misunderstanding that the popular Muslim folk song in Kerala offended religious sentiments.

She said the translations of the Malayalam song, which went viral online, have distorted the meaning of the song’s lyrics. The lyrics were first written in 1978 and is cherished by the Muslim community in Kerala. The film had only used the same lyrics.

“The song ‘Manikya Malaraya Poovi’ is a Mappila Song, or a traditional Muslim song from the Malabar region of Kerala, which praises the love between the Prophet Mohamed and his first wife Khadeeja. It is a part of the Muslim tradition in Kerala and does not offend any religious sentiment of any community or person,” the petition said.

Ms. Varrier borrowed a line from the order of the Supreme Court favouring the release of the movie Padmaavat to press her case for creative freedom. “When creativity dies, values of civilization corrode,” the actor quoted a past Supreme Court order of a Bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.

In a joint petition filed in the apex court with the film’s director, Ms. Varrier said the criminal proceedings instituted across several States shackled her fundamental rights to free speech and profession guaranteed under the Constitution.

“The registration of the criminal complaints and the registration of FIR by the States is nothing but a means to an end to stifle creativity,” Ms. Varrier, represented by Pallavi Pratap, argued.

Malayalam playback singer Radhika Thilak passes away

Malayalam playback singer 

Radhika Thilak passes away

        

Kochi, (Kerala): Renowned Malayalam playback singer Radhika Thilak passed away at a private hospital here today, 20^th September 2015, her family sources said. She was 45.

Thilak was diagnosed with cancer one-and-a half years back and had since been under medication. She is survived by husband Suresh Krishna and a daughter.

A popular face on Doordarshan, Thilak had sung in around 70 Malayalam films including, 'Guru', 'Ottayal Pattalam' and 'Deepasthambham Mahashcharyam'. She was also known for her stage programmes.

Thilak was taken to hospital from her Panampally Nagar residence this evening with fever. She lost her battle against cancer at 8.15 PM, hospital sources said.

Malayalam Actor Mala Aravindan is no more

Malayalam Actor Mala Aravindan is no more

Thrissur (Kerala):  Malayalam film industry's popular comedian Mala Aravindan, who has acted in close to 400 films in the last 37 years, died on Tuesday , January 28th 2015 morning, his family said. He was 76.
Malayalam film industry's popular comedian Mala Aravindan, who has acted in close to 400 films in the last 37 years, died Tuesday morning, his family said. He was 76.

He suffered a cardiac arrest Jan 19 and was hospitalised. He breathed his last at a private hospital in Coimbatore.

A noted theatre personality, Aravindan acted in his first film in 1968. Since then he has been an integral part of the film industry in the state, working in popular films such as "Meesha Madhavan", "Tharavu", "Patalam", and "Thadavara".

Aravindan worked with three generations of Malayalam actors, from Prem Nazir, Jayan, Soman, Mammootty, Mohanlal to Dileep and now the younger actors.

He was the president of the AMMA, the association of Malayalam film artistes.

Chalakudy Lok Sabha member Innocent said he first met the talented Aravindan when he was part of a drama troupe in his home town.

"I met him while I was staying in Chennai, trying my luck in films. At that time, he already was an actor. Years passed and we maintained very good relations. I feel his talent was not fully utilised," said Innocent.

Mala is a small, sleepy town near Thrissur. It was the assembly constituency of four time former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran.

Brief about Mala Aravindan:

Mala Aravindan (1941–28 January 2015) was an Indian theatre and film actor. He was best known for his work as a comedian and character artist in Malayalam films.

He was born at Vadavucode, Ernakulam district of Kerala state as the eldest son of Thanattu Ayyappan, an Excise department employee and Ponnamma, a school music teacher. Soudamini, Ramanathan and Prakashan are his siblings.[3] His father died when he was studying at seventh class.[4] Later when his mother got transferred, his family relocated to Mala and he started using the place name as a prefix to his name.

Aravindan started his career as a Tabla artist. He joined stage plays and started playing Tabla as a background artist. Later, he moved into acting and started acting in professional stage plays of Kottayam National Theaters, Nadakashala, Suryasoma Theatres etc. He has won Kerala State Nataka Academy's Best Actor award for his role in Sooryasoma's play Nidhi.

Aravindan started his film career with the movie Ente Kunju, but the film got never released. His second movie was Thalirukal in 1967 in which he acted as a mental patient among many. His first full fledged role was in the 1968 movie Sindhooram, directed by Balakrishnan. Since then he has acted in over 400 films and established his own style which became his trademark. During the initial stages of his career, the Mala-Pappu-Jagathy trio was a guaranteed crowd-puller among Malayalam film audiences.His last film was Lal Bahadur Shastri released in 2014.

Malayalam Actor N. L. Balakrishnan Dead

Malayalam Actor N. L. Balakrishnan Dead 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Malayalam film actor and still-photographer N L Balakrishnan (Narayanan Lakshmi Balakrishnan) died at the Medical College Hospital at Thiruvanantapuram late night of Thursday, 25th Decemebre 2014, his family said on Friday, 26th December 2014.

The 72-year-old actor was suffering from prolonged illness for some time.

A diploma-holder in painting, Balakrishnan entered the tinsel world as a still photographer and later turned to acting.

He was associated with over 170 films as still photographer and appeared in major and minor roles in around 180 movies. His performances in movies like Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thadikal, Pattanapravesham and Joker won him appreciation.

Balakrishnan's close association with eminent filmmakers like G Aravindan, John Abraham, Bharathan and Padmarajan helped him in becoming a frequent presence in parallel cinema of the 1970s and 80s.
N. L. Balakrishnan hailed from Powdikonam near Chempazhanthy in Thiruvananthapuram. He obtained a diploma in painting from College of Fine Arts Trivandrum and got training in photography from various studios in Trivandrum such as Metro Studio, Sivan Studio and Rupalekha Studio. K. Neelakanta Pillai of Rupalekha Studio introduced Balakrishnan to film producer Sobhana Parameswaran Nair who made him work as a still photographer in the super hit film Kallichellamma (1967).

Balakrishnan is best known for his work in the films of master director G. Aravindan. He worked with Aravindan in 11 films including Kanchana Sita, Pokkuveyil, Chidambaram and Vasthuhara. Balakrishnan worked with Adoor Gopalakrishnan in five films: Prathisandhi (documentary film conceived for UNICEF), Swayamvaram, Kodiyettam, Mukhamukham and Elippathayam.

 He was also part of numerous other parallel films of the 1970s and 1980s. He worked with other directors including John Abraham, K. P. Kumaran, Lenin Rajendran, P. Padmarajan, Bharathan and K. G. George as well as with commercial movie-makers such as Sathyan Anthikad. With Padmarajan, Balakrishnan associated in eight films including Peruvazhiyambalam, Oridathoru Phayalvaan, Novemberinte Nashtam, Innale and Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal. Bhadran's Spadikam (1995) was the last film he worked as a still photographer.

The actor is survived by his wife Nalini.