Cairo Festivals award to Adoor

November 13th, 2009 more images more imagesNEW DELHI - Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor and noted Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan have been conferred with the lifetime achievement award at the ongoing 33rd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) 2009. The two were honoured at the fest Wednesday evening.

November 11th, 2009 more images more imagesNEW DELHI - Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan will be honoured at the ongoing 33rd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) 2009. The duo will be honoured along with model-turned-actor Arfie Lamba, among the stars of the multiple Oscar-award winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire" at the fest that commenced Tuesday, according to the official website of the film festival.

October 27th, 2009 ADOOR - Rajiv Kumar's displeasure over the absence of Association of Malayalam Movie Artiste (AMMA) members at the funeral of his mother, actress Adoor Bhavani, has sparked a row in the film industry. Adoor Bhavani died Sunday.

October 25th, 2009 ADOOR - Malayalam actress Adoor Bhavani, known for her performance in National Award winning film "Chemmeen", died Sunday afternoon. She was 85. She died at her home here in Pathanamthitta district and her only son Rajiv was at her side when she breathed her last.

October 22nd, 2009 Recently, Girish Kasaravalli won the South Asian Cinema Foundation’s Excellence in Cinema Crystal Globe Award for his movie, Gulabi Talkies. The Indian High Commissioner in London presented the award to him.

October 20th, 2009 BANGALORE - Kannada filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli, who was honoured with the South Asian Cinema Foundation's Excellence in Cinema Crystal Globe Award 2009, says receiving the prestigious award has been the most precious moment in his life. Speaking to IANS from New Delhi where he has gone to receive the National Award for his film "Gulabi Talkies", Kasaravalli said that a retrospective of his best films were organised in Britain.

September 16th, 2009 Raman, Dr. Biju’s movie has been chosen for the Cairo film festival. Starring Anoop Chandran and Avanthika Agarkar, the film has been included in the ‘festival of festivals’ section.

September 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Priyadarshan, currently shooting in Karaikudi, cannot believe his Tamil film "Kanchivaram" has won the National Award for Best Film. This isnt just my first National Award, its my first award ever!" he exclaims.

September 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Director Priyadarshan's off-beat Tamil film "Kanjeevaram" has won the best feature film award at the 55th National Film Awards 2007, while southern actor Prakash Raj has been adjudged best actor for his performance in the same film, it was announced here Monday. Renowned Malayalam film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan is best director for "Naalu Pennungal" while Kannada actress Uma Shri is best actress for "Gulabi Talkies".

September 7th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Ace Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan got his fifth National Award for best direction for "Nallu Pennungal", making him the only second person to win the prestigious award five or more times. The 55th edition of the awards were announced in New Delhi Monday.

July 30th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Award winning Malayalam director Adoor Gopalakrishnan refuses to accept that he only makes art films. "I'm in the middle of a mainstream movie so it is wrong to say that I only make art films.

July 1st, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala film industry has lots more to cheer about - it is set to get a film institute, a film park and an archives centre, state Culture Minister M.A. Baby announced in the assembly Wednesday.

June 8th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Malayalam actress Priyanka, who won the state film award for the best actress for director T.V. Chandran's "Vilaapangalkappuram", says she is not interested in exposing on screen.

June 5th, 2009 THIUVANANTHAPURAM - Two days after acclaimed director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's "Oru Pennun Randu Annum" swept the state film awards, veteran Malayalam filmmaker T.V. Chandran Friday said that the awards were given to a "TV serial and not a movie".

June 3rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Internationally acclaimed Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan's "Oru Pennun Randu Annum" swept the State Film Awards winning five main awards. He says it will lure the people to theatres to see his movie.