Kani Kusruti
Kani Kusruti is an Indian actress and model. She first gained recognition in 2009 with the film Kerala Cafe, where her performance was critically acclaimed. Kani was born in Trivandrum, Kerala to social activist and rationalist parents Jayasree AK and Maitreya Maitreyan. Her parents had dropped their last names to erase the social hierarchy marker that comes with last names in India. At 15, she invented her last name "Kusruti" (meaning "mischievous" in Malayalam) to fill in a requirement in her class 10th exam application. She grew up in Thiruvanthapuram, where she got introduced to the Abhinaya Theatre Research Centre, "a common platform for theatre practitioners". She later moved to Thrissur, where she enrolled in the theatre arts program at the Thrissur Drama School, between 2005 and 2007. She completed her theatre education at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, where she studied physical theatre for two years
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At a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayan foothills, 18 year old Mira first discovers desire and romance. However, her curious, rebellious, coming-of-age is disrupted by her young mother, who never got to come of age herself.
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- Jul 29, 2022
- Malayalam
On the day he agreed to appear in court to sign a mutual divorce, Siddharthan, who is also a lawyer, cheated on his wife Lakshmi and went on an inland drive. He urges Lakshmi over the phone to postpone the divorce, citing their daughter Tara's future, but the attempt fails. On the way back, he met Sathi and her dumb daughter who was leaving home due to marital problems. That meeting changes his outlook on life.
- Nov 05, 2021
- Hindi
A billionaire learns there is something money can't buy, a lower-caste couple attempts to build a new life, and a corrupt city cop finds himself far outside of the law in Nair's slyly biting triptych on class in contemporary India.
- Mar 31, 2011
- Hindi
Kelu is a warrior in 16th century Kerala whose father was killed by Vasco da Gama and his troops. Kelu vows to avenge his father's death with the assistance of Vavvali and Ayesha, a warrior princess.