Monthly Archives: December 2017

Half a century in cinema

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Veteran actor KPAC Lalitha at a press meet in Kochi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

‘Lalitham 50’ mega show at Palakkad on December 27

Abhirami Associates and Charitable Trust, Ekta Pravasi and Panthera Leo will together organise a mega show, Lalitham 50, in honour of actor KPAC Lalitha’s 50 years in Malayalam cinema. The show, to be directed by director Padmakumar, will be held at the Victoria College ground in Palakkad on December 27

They would also construct homes for 10 homeless widows in connection with the occasion, the organisers told the media here on Tuesday.

Lalitha, who is chairperson of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, said it surprised her that some people from Palakkad wanted to celebrate her achievements in film. “It shows their generosity and it couldn’t have come at a better time,” she said.

Born on March 10, 1947 at Aranmula, Lalitha started her career as a theatre actor with the legendary KPAC group before becoming an integral part of Malayalam cinema, art house and commercial.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Kochi / by Special Correspondent / Kochi – November 29th, 2017

Prizes given for Water Metro designs

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Sweet success: KMRL Managing Director A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish presenting prizes to the winners of the design competition for the Kochi Water Metro terminals at Fort Kochi and Vyttila .

City firm, team from Chalakudy win honours

The prizes for the architectural design competition conducted by Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) for the proposed ferry terminals of the Kochi Water Metro Project at Fort Kochi and Vyttila were presented by KMRL Managing Director Mohammed Hanish.

The design by Studio Homosapiens, an architectural firm from Panampilly Nagar in the city comprising V. Vinaya Das (team leader), T.S. Dhanesh V.S., Roopa Mathew, and Abhilash, was awarded the first prize for the design for Fort Kochi while Rajiv Babu and Ameena Hamza from Chalakudy received the prize for the best design for the Vyttila terminal. Dayal Paul Sebastien, Kakkanad, and Ajay Sethi of PSP Design, Chennai, got the second prizes for Fort Kochi and Vyttila terminals respectively.

The first prize winners received a prize money of ₹50,000 each whereas the runners-up got ₹25,000 each.

All shortlisted designs got consolation prizes of ₹5,000 each.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Kochi / by Special Correspondent / Kochi – November 30th, 2017