Onam release movies for 2009 in Kerala

Onam 2009 comes with no new release movies of super stars Mammootty, Mohan Lal, Suresh Gopi and Dileep. This is because Noaymbu period falls in the Onam season. Most of the super star movie releases are postponed. Malayalees celebrates Onam 2009 with family entertainers.

Onam movies in theatres in Kerala for 2009
Kana Kanmani

Kana Kanmani is the major onam release movie for 2009. Akku Akbar and K Gireesh Kumar teams up again with Jayaram after the success of Veruthe Oru Bharya. Padmapriya is the heroine of Jayaram in this film. This is a family entertainer. Biju Menon, Nedumudi Venu, Suraj Venjarammoodu, Vijaya Raghavan, T.P Madhavan, Sukumari, and Baby Nivedita are also a part of this movie.

Screenplay: K Gireesh Kumar
Camera: Vipn Mohan
Lyrics: Vayalar Saraschandra Varma
Music: Syam Dharman

Oru Black and White Kudumbam

Kalabhavan Mani acts as the father of Jayasurya in this movie. This is the debut movie of director Shyju Anthikkad. Oru Black and White kudumbam is produced by M Mani on behalf of Sunitha Productions. Cast – Jagathy, Lalu Alex, Suraj Venjarammoodu, Anoop Chandran, Biju Kuttan, Kochu Preman, Bhama, Vinaya Prasad, Ponnamma Babu and Manka Mahesh.

Screen play: Pardeep Kavunthara
Camera: Jibu Jacob
Lyrics: Vayalar Saraschandra Varma
Music: Alex Paul

Sudharil Sudhan

Sudharil Sudhan is the debut movie of director Jayaraj Vijayan. Kalabhavan Mani, Mukesh and Indrans are in main roles in this movie. Laksmi Sarma is the heroine.

Cast: Mukesh, Lakshmi Sarma, Indrans, Kala Bhavan Mani, Sudheesh, Innocent, Jagathy Sree Kumar, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Manasi and others. Master Ganapathy, Master Kannan, Baby Drishya & others.
Director: Jayaraj Vijay
Music: Jaison J. Nair
Producer: Joy Jacob
Banner: Lasegsa Media

Decent parties

Jagadish acts as Sudheendran and Meera vasudev acts as Sreeja in Decent Parties directed by Abraham Lincoln.

Cast – Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Salim Kumar, Biju Kuttan, Sai Kumar, Vijaya Raghavan.

Screen Play: Kaloor Dennis
Lyrics: Vayalar Sraschandra Varma
Music: Johnson
Camera: Prathapan

Famous Keralites on Twitter

Twitter has become one of the most popular micro blogging and social networking sites. Twitter is ranked as one of the 50 most popular websites worldwide by Alexa’s web traffic. Due to its popularity and its wide acceptance among youth, lots of celebrities started using Twitter. Shashi Tharoor is one of the most active twitter celebrity.

Kerala celebrities on Twitter

Indian celebrities on Twitter

Onam Special Movies in Malayalam channels

All major Malayalam channels are celebrating Onam with lots of super hit movies this year. There are lots of new and super hit movies to celebrate Onam 2009.

  Asianet Onam Special Movies 2009

  • Ali Bhai
  • Arabi Kadha
  • Changathippoocha
  • Goal
  • Innathe Chintha Vishayam
  • Kadha Parayumbol
  • Kakki
  • Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri
  • Palunku
  • Positive
  • Romeo
  • Veruthe Oru Bharya

Surya TV Onam Special Movies 2009

  • Madambi
  • Maya Bazar
  • Kurukshethra
  • SMS
  • Nammal Thammil

Amrita TV Onam Special Movies 2009

  • Mozhi
  • Malabar Wedding
  • Sound of boot
  • Parunthu
  • Bharya Swantham Suhruthu
  • Hello
  • Sulthan
  • Inspector Garud

Kairali TV Onam special Movies 2009

  • Mission 90 days
  • Rathri Mazha
  • Ore Kadal
  • Chanthu Pottu

Infosys campus in Trivandrum to be opened soon

Infosys plans to open its campus near Technopark in Trivandrum soon. It is on a 50 acre plot adjacent to Technopark. The campus has IT Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status. The SEZ would have two separate buildings, one is almost ready and work on the other is progressing. Both the buildings have capacity to seat 1,500 professionals. Innovative architecture of the new Infosys campus in Technopark is attractive. The first building is almost ready leaving some final touches to common amenities and a food court.

Currently Infosys has a development centre in Technopark Phase I campus employing 1,500 professionals. Infosys preferred to inaugurate both the buildings together in late 2009 or early 2010, however Kerala state Government wants the IT major to open the first building at the earliest. Construction was started in the new Infosys campus in 2007.

Google Doodle Competition for Indian School Students

Google announces Doodle 4 Google competition for Indian school students. Doodle is the Google logo designs on the Google home page celebrating important events and people. The theme for the Doodle competition is My India. Indian school students from class 1 to class 10th can participate in this competition. The winning Doodle will be displayed on Google home page on 14th November 2009. Winner will get a cool laptop and the winners  school will be awarded a technology grant of Rs. 1,00,000.

The competition is open to all students attending a school in India between classes 1 and 10. Doodles will be judged in the following three brackets:

  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd standards
  • 4th, 5th, and 6th standards
  • 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th standards

600 semi finalists will be chosen from all over India and from these 45 finalists will be chosen by the judging panel (15 each from each group). These 45 doodles will be made available to the Indian public who can vote for the doodles they like best in each age bracket from October 21, 2009. After the public online vote across the three age brackets, the final winner will be decided by Google’s original doodler, Dennis Hwang. The final winner will be announced at an awards ceremony attended by the finalists and members of Google’s judging panel.

Important Dates

Doodle Submission Deadline -30th September 2009
Finalists Announced – 21st October 2009
Online Public Vote – 21st October 2009 – 31st October 2009

Interested students can register at the Google web site and can send their entries to Google’s Bangalore address:

Doodle 4 Google,
Google India Pvt. Ltd.
No. 3, RMZ Infinity – Tower E
Old Madras Road
4th and 5th Floors
Bangalore, 560 016
India