Kochi: The first global mega digital event ‘Marakillorikalum’ presented by Madhyam.com to discover the irreplaceable characters in the history of Malayalam cinema, which is about to turn a century, concluded with excitement in Kochi. In the event held at Kalur IMA Hall in front of the proud directors of Malayalam cinema, the event started with the announcement of 10 characters who are always in the minds of Malayalam.
The 10 immortal characters who got the most votes were born in the digital voting battle that Malayali and Malayalam cinema has never seen before. Lakhs of audience participated in the poll irrespective of age. Directors CB Malail, Siddique, Jio Baby, Tarun Murthy, Siddharth Bharathan, dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi, Vijay Shankar Lohitadas, son of director Lohitadas, and Ananthapadmanabhan, son of director Padmarajan participated as chief guests. The chief guests were felicitated in the function.
60 characters who got more votes from more than 500 characters were selected in the first phase. The list was narrowed down to 25 in the next step. The final was a fiery battle. In the end, the 10 characters who got the most votes were selected. The audience responded enthusiastically when the characters were announced. ‘Forget Never’ proved that the characters who made us laugh and cry and who gave us a new feeling in our hearts are so deep in the minds of every Malayali.
The main sponsors of the program are Maiji BDM Marshall, Abhilash Media Manager of Willy White Toothpaste, Dr. St. Paul’s Ayurveda Chief Consultant. Ph. Gifts were given to Ashwati. Madhyam Resident Editor M.K.M. Jaffer, Country Head Events Muhsin Ali, PR Manager K.T. Shaukathali, Marketing Manager Digital C.M. Nishad and sub-editor Mohammad Shebin participated. Raj Kalesh and Mathukutty were the presenters.
Those ten immortal characters.
1 Amaram – Achutty – Mammootty – 1991
2 Sethumadhavan- Kiryatham- Mohanlal -1989
3 Ganga – Manichitrathar – Sobhana – 1993
4 Balan Mash – Taniyavarthanam – Mammootty – 1987
5 Still – Kilukum – Jagathy – 1991
6 Satyanathan – Sadayam – Mohanlal – 1992
7 Thambi-Munnampakkam- Thilakan
8 Prasad – Thondimuthalum Driksakshi – Fahadfasil – 2017
9 Bhanumati – Kanmadam- Manju Warrier -1998
10 Kuttanthampuran-Sargam – Manojke Jayan – 1992