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His 19th death anniversary today. Sankaradi has always been a minefield of talent -- who could flex acting muscles with literally anyone on screen and win. Here are three things you may didn't know about him.
(From an earlier talk by John Paul. Safari TV). 1+
(From an earlier talk by John Paul. Safari TV). 1+
1. He was an engineering college drop-out. He had to flee from Baroda where he was studying when he somehow got listed as a suspect in a bomb blast case. He landed up in Bombay and started as a small time journalist. 2+
2. He was a bachelor for most part of life. Upon insistence by family, he had a formal 'pennukaanal' in Cochin (near Vyttila) once. He was 50 then and the bride to be, 40. Somehow it didn't work out and life went on. Later, after 10 more years, when he wished to get married.. 3+
Over the past 4 months, we’ve conducted Mastermind Kerala 1.0 over Zoom.
One of the topics chosen in the final heat of the event was this: Movie Theatres in Kerala.
Here’s a thread on interesting info I found while setting these questions.
#Malayalamcinema #Malayalamfilms
One of the topics chosen in the final heat of the event was this: Movie Theatres in Kerala.
Here’s a thread on interesting info I found while setting these questions.
#Malayalamcinema #Malayalamfilms
1. The first permanent movie theatre in #Kerala was set up in #Thrissur by Kattookkaran Varunny Joseph (as Jos Bioscope Projections), following his bioscope shows at #ThrissurPooram. It exists today as Jos Theatre in the heart of the city in the Round.
2. One of the projectors used by Joseph was exhibited for a long time at #Sapna in Thrissur, a theatre founded by his family. It was finally handed over to the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy in 2020. Sapna, incidentally, took life as Rama Varma theatre in the 1930s.
