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Birthday:
04-08-1914
Deathday:
02-21-2011 (96 years)
Birthplace:
Aranmula, Pathanamthitta, Travancore
Biography
Aranmula Ponnamma was a National Award winning Malayalam film actress known for her roles as mother of the protagonist in numerous films. She was widely described as a mother figure in Malayalam cinema.
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Rowdy Ramu
Act like Lakshmykuttyamma
event 1978
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Ramu, a farmer, fights against an evil landlord when he uses illegal ways to make money. He faces many challenges when the landlord tries to plot against him.
Thara
Act like Kamalamma
event 1970
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Vasanthi's parents get her engaged to a police officer, Gopi. However, her life takes a turn when Gopi leaves her after making her pregnant.
Gaurisankaram
event 2003
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, childhood sweethearts Gauri and Sankaran get separated. However, their bond withstands the test of time and reunites them years later.
Kumara Sambhavam
event 1969
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Kumara Sambhavam is based on the epic poem of the poet Kalidasa of the same name.
Viruthan Shanku
Act like Kunjulakhsmi
event 1968
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When Vikraman returns home after completing his studies, he finds out that his brother has illegally acquired all the property leaving his widowed sister in poverty and decides to set things right.
Kodiyettam
event 1978 star_border 6.8
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Sankarankutty, a village simpleton, lives a carefree life, indulges in childish pursuits, lives off the money given to him by his sister (working elsewhere as a servant), and eats quite voraciously. Then one day he gets married, but the wife is frustrated by his aimless lifestyle & irresponsible attitude (even after she gets pregnant). So she goes back to her parents. Meanwhile, his sister who is now living with her lover, can no longer provide for him, and a kind widow who used to care for him passes away. He has nowhere & nobody to fall back on, and from this point on, as he starts a job as assistant to a lorry driver, he starts looking at life in a whole new way and begins to mature as well.
Archana Teacher
event 1981
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An over-qualified Archana decides to become a village school teacher while escaping her past. After meeting Sukumaran she decides to marry him but faces certain issues after marriage.
Janathipathyam
Act like Thirumulpadu's Mother
event 1997 star_border 4
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Janathipathyam movie is all about the communist party wins the assembly election but their proposed chief minister candidate loses the election. The party chief Bhattathirippadu suggests the name of R D Nayanar (Suresh Gopi) for the top post in Kerala. Nayanar, who was the former asst city police commissioner of Trivandrum has his own reasons to come back to the city. He has to take the revenge.
Adwaytham
event 1991 star_border 7
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Advaitham is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi Menon and Srividhya in lead roles.
Vishnulokam
event 1991 star_border 6.3
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Vishnu is part of a local circus group. On one of their tours, Vishnu meets a girl and his life changes forever.
Pathamudayam
Act like B. G. Menon's Sister
event 1985 star_border 7
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B. G. Menon recruits Vikrman, a criminal and the lookalike of Jayamohan, an honest cop who was killed by Lion C. Menon's men, to nab him.
Azhiyatha Bandhangal
Act like Meenakshi
event 1985
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Azhiyatha Bandhangal is a 1985 Malayalam film directed by Sasikumar. The film stars Mohanlal, Shobhana, Srividhya and Prathapa Chandran in lead roles.
Kodungallooramma
Act like Kavunthi
event 1968
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Kodungallooramma is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It was based on the Tamil poem Chilappathikaram by Ilango Adigal and also tells the story of Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, where the leading deity is also considered as Kannaki, the heroine of Chilappathikaram. The film had musical score by K. Raghavan.
Ponnapuram Kotta
event 1974 star_border 8
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Ponnapuram Kotta is a 1973 Malayalam language film starring Prem Nazir, K. P. Ummer, Vijayasree and Vijayanirmala in the lead roles.
Rappadikalude Gatha
event 1978
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Rappadikalude Gatha is woven around Gatha, a young girl who finds happiness in drugs and music. She marries a doctor of humble indisposition. Their marriage runs into difficulty but, after several traumatic experiences, the couple are reconciled. The film is a sharp indictment of society, its awry priorities, on the frustrations of the youth, their disappointments, and how youngsters get hooked to drugs.
Man of the Story
Act like Muthassi
event 1995 star_border 6.3
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This intimately-constructed drama traces the consequences of the tumultuous political and social changes that swept through India in the years since pre-Independence 1937.
Njan Kodiswaran
Act like Muthassi
event 1994 star_border 6
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Gopinathan (Jagadish) works as a textile shop salesman who struggles to make ends meet. Returning from work one day, he accidentally comes in possession of a suitcase from a criminal being chased by the police. The suitcase contains gold and Gopi thinks that it will end his troubles; however things are not easy as it seems.
Sree Guruvayoorappan
event 1972
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Sree Guruvayoorappan is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by P Subramaniam . The film stars Sharada, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair and Jose Prakash in lead roles. The film had musical score by V Dakshinamoorthy.
Indriyam
Act like Muthassi
event 2000 star_border 5.5
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A group of students camping in a forest accidentally set free a spirit who is seething with revenge to kill her murderer. When the spirit begins to kill the students one by one, they call a sorcerer.
Ponkathir
Act like Madhu’s mother
event 1953
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A rich industrialist, Prabhu runs a factory along with his son Ravi. However, Vikraman, Prabhu's crooked nephew tries to manipulate Prabhu's wealth and defames his family.
Kandam Becha Kottu
Act like Amina
event 1961
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The film focused mainly on the evil of dowry system which was rampant in the Muslim community of Kerala
Bhakta Kuchela
Act like Yashoda
event 1961
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The film told, apart from the main story of the friendship between Krishna and Kuchela, a few sequences from the Bhagavatha
Sasidharan
Act like Kalyaniyamma
event 1950
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Sashidharan, the graduate son of the landlord Panikker falls in love with Vilasini, the daughter of a poor widow Kalyani Amma . A crooked local newspaper editor and the lecherous city wastrel Rajasekharan form a tricky plot turning Panikker against his sons wish to marry Vilasini.
Chechi
Act like Kanakam
event 1950
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Radhika is a popular stage actress. The society is suspicious of her morality and rumours are spread about her personal life.
Hotel High Range
Act like Ramesh's mother
event 1968
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Hotel High Range is a 1968 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Sharada, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Kallayam Krishnadas and Aranmula Ponnamma in lead roles.
Thirayum Theeravum
Act like Muthassi
event 1980
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The movie is , directed by K. G. Rajasekharan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Aranmula Ponnamma and Jayaprabha in lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan.
Umminithanka
event 1961
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Umminithanka is a 1961 Indian Malayalam film, directed by G Viswanath and produced by PK Sathyapal. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy
Muthalali
Act like Saraswathi Amma
event 1965
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Venu is the owner of a glass factory and he goes to the USA for higher studies. But when he comes back he gets to know that the manager has been cheating the company and he makes up his mind to sort out everything.
Sagaram Sakshi
event 1994 star_border 8.5
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Sagaram Sakshi is a 1994 Malayalam film directed by Sibi Malayil. It starred Mammootty in the lead role and Sukanya, Thilakan in other supporting roles.A. K. Lohithadas carried the screenplay for this movie .
Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam
Act like Saraswathi Amma
event 1989
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The film talks about the dreams of people in an old age home and a care taker who happened to join them
Ee Nadu
Act like Parvathiamma
event 1982
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Spurious liquor supplied by governmental arrack outlets kills several poor people in Kerala. People hit the streets to demand justice. They want the culprits to be brought to book.
Sayoojyam
Act like Saraswathy
event 1979
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Sayoojyam is a 1979 Indian Malayalam film, directed by G. Premkumar and produced by Sukuprasad. The film stars Jayabharathi, M. G. Soman, Jayan and Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. J. Joy.
Satyavan Savithri
event 1977
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Savithri, whose devotion to her husband was compared to that of Draupadi from the Mahabharata, is determined to bring her husband Satyavan from the dead.
Vazhvey Maayam
event 1982 star_border 7.5
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Raja and Devi fall in love with each other and get engaged. However, when Raja learns that he is suffering from cancer, he hides it from Devi and calls off the engagement.
Engirundho Vandhaal
event 1970
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At the request of a wealthy man, a courtesan agrees to help heal his mentally disturbed son by pretending to be his wife. Her efforts only earn her abuse and wrath at the hands of most family members.
Agniputhri
Act like Saraswathi
event 1967
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The 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.
Lottery Ticket
Act like Malathi's mother
event 1970
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Lottery Menon (Bhasi) sells a lottery ticket to a local photographer Venugopal (Nazir). When his number wins the first prize, the ticket mysteriously disappears. There are many suspects while Menon and Venugopal hatches a plan to find the culprit.
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