Govindankutty

MALAPPURAM: Veteran CPI leader and former MLA Koladi Govindankutty died at his Ponnani residence on Wednesday, party sources said.

Anchor-turned-actor Govindankutty is turning villain with his next film, Pranayakalam

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The first half treats the audience with nature's bounty

In Kochi, north police have registered one more case against actor and television anchor Govindankutty after a woman filed a complaint that she was sexually abused by the actor by giving false promise of marriage earlier. North police had registered a similar case against the actor based on the complaint of another woman but he had received anticipatory bail in the case. North police said that they have registered a case on Wednesday based on the fresh complaint. The complainant has alleged that she was sexually abused by the accused on multiple occasions in the past two years. Police said that the complaints are similar in both cases and that the complainants have alleged that the actor sexually abused them on the promise of marriage. "More details can be known only after a thorough probe," said an officer.

The two will team up for a song in Aadhi Balakrishnan's Pranayakatha

After years of delay, the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd's (Hudco) water supply extension project to west Kochi is nearing completion.

Signalling the Maoists’ shift of emphasis from central India to south India, the latest edition of People’s March, the unofficial mouthpiece of CPI (Maoist), says that red rebels have opened a new war front in Kerala.

Historians are at work to restore the grandeur of Bidar's heritage homes, many of which are more than 400 years old. But it's not easy to recreate history when past and present cohabit to the extent they do in Bidar

Wadakkanchery judicial first class magistrate Sreedevi on Wednesday rejected the bail applications of Nehru Group of Institutions chairman Krishnadas, Ottapalam Nehru Academy of Law public relations officer Valsalakumar and physical education teacher Govindankutty in the Shaheer Shoukath Ali assault case.

Upcoming flick depicts the celebration of friendship

Students of the Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre, Pampady, called off their agitation after the college management agreed to their demands raised after the January 6 unnatural death of a student, Jishnu Pranoy.

Forest department officials have arrested two people on charges of electrocuting a wild boar for consuming its meat at Vattulli near Chelakkara in the district. The arrested are Kurien (77), son of Pothanal Veettil Ouseph, and Suvedan (58), son of Thottathil Veettil Govindankutty Ezhuthachan. Officials had also seized 25 kg of meat from them. The incident had occurred on Tuesday last.

P Krishnadas, chairman and managing trustee of Nehru College of Educational and Charitable Trust, on charges of assaulting a student of the Nehru Law Academy, Ottappalam.

Despite the many memorable fictional characters he created, MT might well be remembered more for his cinema than prose

MT Vasudevan Nair, a revered Malayalam writer, is remembered for his portrayal of Kerala's fading feudal system and the complex inner lives of his characters. His works often overlooked larger socio-political themes, focusing instead on provincial narratives. Nair's significant contributions to cinema are also highlighted.

Siddique, who co-directed In Harihar Nagar with Lal, tells us how the casting was done for the film, which has a massive following even 30 years later

The heritage structures in Pune will henceforth be conserved in a more professional manner as the civic body and Unesco-led Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

The Kerala high court said on Tuesday that the arrest of Nehru Group chairman P Krishnadas when he surrendered before police for questioning by adding non-bailable offences could not be justified. The court has posted his bail application for further hearing on Wednesday .

Neeraj is playing the lead for the first time

`Thiruvathira Muthashi' is all set to debut on chenda on Tuesday, performing Chembada melam, at the age of 80. Malathy G Menon, a familiar face in the cultural scene of Kochi for more than 30 years, took to chenda at the age of 79 after trying her hand on instruments like edakka and keyboard

Veteran actor Siddique celebrated four decades in cinema on the sets of his upcoming film 'Aaram'. Having starred in hundreds of films across multiple languages, Siddique's career spans diverse roles, from heroes to villains. He believes opportunities shape actors, emphasizing natural dialogue delivery over perfect memorization. His journey continues with 'Aaram', directed by Rajeesh Parameswaran.

After his directorial debut, 'Shutter', Joy Mathew was to start work on his next film centred on the life of naxalites.