
Mahanati(2018)
Mahanati depicts the life and career of one of Telugu cinema's greatest and most iconic starlets, the first Indian female super star, Savitri.


Celluloid chronicles the life of J. C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema, whose passion drives him to create Vigathakumaran, the region’s first film. Facing social prejudice, financial ruin, and personal loss, Daniel’s struggle for artistic recognition becomes a moving tribute to the birth of cinema in Kerala.

Prithviraj Sukumaran
J C Daniel / Harris Daniel

Mamta Mohandas
Janet

Chandini Geetha
Rosie

Sreenivasan
Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan

T G Ravi
Sundararaj (Elder)

Thalaivasal Vijay
Mudaliar

Sreejith Ravi
Sundararaj (Young)

Nedumudi Venu
Subramaniam

Siddique
Ramakrishna Iyer
Shruti Dilip
Lana
Celluloid is a drama, history film released in 2013 exploring themes of movie business, biography, director, silent film, father of malayalam cinema, jc daniel. Directed by Kamal, it stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Mamta Mohandas, Chandini Geetha. Celluloid chronicles the life of J. C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema, whose passion drives him to create Vigathakumaran, the region’s first film. Facing social prejudice, financial ruin, and personal loss, Daniel’s struggle for artistic recognition becomes a moving tribute to the birth of cinema in Kerala.
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