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The etymology of chakara relates to Malayalam words "Chaavu" and "Kara" meaning die on the shore, symbolising the huge stock of fish that piles up on the coast during these rare events. Chakara typically occurs during the southwest monsoon season when upwelling—caused by wind-driven movements of the ocean—brings nutrient-rich water from the ...
Arunima Krishnan of Manorama News gave the film a positive review. [1] Similar to Manorama News, Pushpa M of Mathrubhumi also gave it a positive review. [2] Nelki Naresh Kumar of Hindustan Times Telugu found the flashback of the film to be routine and considered the film as a simple revenge drama.
On 16 August 2018, severe floods affected the south Indian state Kerala, due to unusually heavy rainfall during the monsoon season. [1] [2] [3] It was the worst flood in Kerala in nearly a century. [4]
Valiya Chirakula Pakshikal (English: Birds with Large Wings) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam drama film written and directed by Dr. Biju and produced by Dr. A.K. Pillai. It is based on an incident in a small village in Kasaragod in the state of Kerala where thousands of people were infected with fatal diseases due to the effects of endosulfan, a pesticide used to protect cashewnut trees.
In a 7th-century poem written by the Tamil poet Sambandar the people of Kerala are referred to as malaiyāḷar (mountain people). [29] The word Malayalam is also said to originate from the words mala, meaning 'mountain', and alam, meaning 'region' or '-ship' (as in "township"); Malayalam thus translates directly as 'the mountain region'.
Aadujeevitham (English: Goat Days [4] or The Goat Life) is a 2008 Malayalam-language novel by Indian author Benyamin. It is about an abused Malayali migrant worker employed in Saudi Arabia as a goatherd against his will. [5] [6] The novel is based on real-life events and was a best seller in Kerala. [7]
The last Tamil-Brahmi script (dated to c. 2nd century AD, probably reading "a-ma-na", meaning "a Jaina" in Malayalam) was found on a pot-rim at Pattanam. If the rendering and the meaning is not mistaken, it establishes that Jainism was prevalent on the Malabar Coast at least from the 2nd century. This is the first time that excavators have ...
Thanmathra (English: Molecule) is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Blessy and starring Mohanlal, Meera Vasudevan and Arjun Lal.Based on Padmarajan's short story "Orma", [1] it portrays the effects of Alzheimer's disease on the life of Ramesan Nair (Mohanlal) and his family. [2]