Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Mukesh (actor).

Mukesh (actor)

<s>Mukesh (actor) Mukesh Madhavan (born 5 March 1957), known mononymously as Mukesh, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and politician who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil-language films. In a film career spanning four decades, he has acted in over 260 Malayalam films. His 1996 film "Kaanaakkinaavu" premiered at the IFFI and won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. He co-produced "Kadha Parayumbol" (2007)"," which won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value. He also produced the 2012 film "Thattathin Marayathu," which is considered one of the defining films of the Malayalam New Wave. He made his onscreen debut in the 1982 film "Balloon" in a minor role"." He continued to do minor roles and rose to secondary lead roles in the following years. He rose to stardom after playing the lead in the comedy thriller film "Ramji Rao Speaking" (1989). By the early-1990s, he established himself as a bankable

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leading actor after starring in several successful comedy films in the early 1990's directed by Siddique-Lal. He continued to appear in successful comedy films throughout the 1990's, establishing himself as one of the major stars of the Malayalam film industry. Towards the 2000's he switched back to supporting roles. He was the chairman of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy. Mukesh is the current MLA representing the Kollam constituency of Kerala state.</s><s>Early and personal life. Mukesh was born to actors O. Madhavan and Vijayakumari, in Kollam, Kerala, India on 5 March 1957. He has two sisters, Sandhya Rajendran and Jayasree. Sandhya and her husband, E.A. Rajendran are also actors (stage and film). He attended Infant Jesus School, Tangasseri and pursued a bachelor's degree in science (B.Sc.) from Sree Narayana College in Kollam. He holds a second bachelor's degree in law (LLB) from Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. He was active in stage dramas before he entered the film industry. He married South Indian film actress Saritha in 1988, and

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they have two sons. After a lengthy separation, they divorced in 2011. Their elder son Shravan made his acting debut in the 2018 film "Kalyanam." Mukesh married dance scholar Methil Devika on 24 October 2013. The couple filed for divorce in 2021. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kollam constituency in the election of 2016.</s><s>Acting career.</s><s>Acting career.:1982–1989. Mukesh made his acting debut in 1982 with the film "Balloon". Later, that same year he landed his first leading role with the drama film "Ithu Njangalude Katha," a remake of the Tamil-language film "Palaivana Solai." The film was an average grosser, with the film's songs becoming chartbusters. In the mid-80's, he appeared in several comedy films directed by Priyadarshan, usually in supporting roles. His first film as solo hero came in 1985 with "Mutharamkunnu P.O." Despite being an average grosser at the box office, the film has over the years attained a cult status. His first major commercial hit came with the 1985 film "Boeing Boeing," directed by Priy

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adarshan. He appeared in a supporting role in the film to Mohanlal. This was his first collaboration with Mohanlal. They would go on to star in several films in the late 1980's, usually starring Mohanlal in the lead role. Examples include "Ninnishtam Ennishtam" (1986)", Adiverukal" (1986), "Hello My Dear Wrong Number" (1986) and "Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu" (1986). He also appeared in supporting roles to Mammootty in the late-80's with successful films like "Thaniyavarthanam" (1987), "1921" (1988) and "Sangham" (1988). In 1988, he appeared as Chacko in the cult investigative thriller "Oru CBI Diary Kurippu." The character of Chacko has over the years attained a cult status. He reprised his role as Chacko in the CBI series sequels in 1989, 2004, 2005 and 2022. Then, in 1989, he starred in "Ramji Rao Speaking," a blockbuster that ran for 200 days in theatres and went on to become the second highest grossing film of the

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year. The film gave Mukesh his major break. "Ramji Rao Speaking" is considered by audiences and critics to be one of the best comedy films made in Malayalam cinema. The film still has a huge cult following. The film has been subject to many memes, with Mukesh's dialogue in the film "Kambilipothappu" becoming a catchphrase. He also starred alongside Mohanlal in "Vandanam" (1989), which is considered a cult classic in Malayalam cinema.</s><s>Acting career.:1990–1999. In the beginning of the 1990, he made an extended guest role in Priyadarshan's "Akkare Akkare Akkare," which was the sequal to "Patanapravesham" (1989). After the success of "Ramji Rao Speaking," he was offered many leading roles. The film "Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum" was then released, which was a commercial success. Following the success of "Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum" he again collaborated with Siddique-Lal for "In Harihar Nagar," which is considered to be one of the defining films of

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the Malayalam golden age of comedy. The film was a box office success, running for 100 days in theatres. The film established Mukesh as a bankable lead actor in the industry. The film has over the years accumulated a cult following and huge fan base, with many scenes from the film being used in memes and online trolls today. Following the success of "In Harihar Nagar", a series of unrelated low budget comedy films featuring the principal cast of the film were produced. These films usually starred Mukesh, Jagadeesh or Siddique in the lead roles. In 1990 he also formed a successful onscreen pairing with another rising star, Jayaram with successful films like "Thoovalsparsham", "Marupuram" and "Malayogom." He also starred as solo hero in commercially successful films like "Gajakesariyogam, Ottayal Pattalam" and "Champion Thomas" in the same year. His role as a serial womanizer in "Kouthugal Vaartakal" boosted his popularity as a lead actor. He also made his Tamil debut that same year in "Manaivi Oru Manickam." He then, in 1991 starred in the classic comedy film, "

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Godfather" directed by Siddique-Lal, another blockbuster, the film ran for 417 days at Sreekumar Theatre in Trivandrum. "Godfather" became the longest running film in Malayalam film industry. The film established him as one of the major stars of the Malayalam film industry. He then teamed up with director P. G. Vishwambaran, who had earlier directed him in "Ithu Njangalude Katha" (1982), in several successful films like "Innathe Programme" and "Irrikku M. D. Akathundu. "He then starred in the 1991 cult slapstick comedy film "Mookilla Rajyathu," in which he played the role of a mental patient who escaped from a mental asylum. The film is widely regarded as a classic in Malayalam cinema. He starred in the critically acclaimed "Kakkathollayiram" in which he played the role of the brother to mentally ill woman. He also worked with Shaji Kailas in "Souhrudam" (1991), in which he starred alongside Urvashi, Sai Kumar and Parvathy. However, "Souhrudam" was a box

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-office bomb. The next year, he starred alongside Jayaram in Kamal's "Aayushkalam" (1992), a super hit at the box office. This was the first in a set of successful collabs with director Kamal. They then teamed up for the romantic comedy "Ennodishtam Koodamo," another super hit. He then starred in "Makkal Maahathmiam," which was written by Siddique-Lal. He then played the role of a petty thief in "Manyanmar." This was his first onscreen pairing with Sreenivasan. The following year, he starred in the Balachandra Menon directorial "Ammayane Sathyam." The film was also a box office success, running for 100 days in theatres. The next year, he starred in "Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji," another box office success. It ran for 125 days in theatres and was one of the highest grossers of the year. By the mid-1990's Mukesh got stuck in an image trap, usually of a young man behaving, or thought to be behaving fraudulently under pressure, such as a bribe taking policeman, a thief on the

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run, or someone lying to impress his parents, or to get a job. The mid-1990's also signaled the end of the golden age of comedy. In 1995, most of his films were failures at the box office, sparring a few such as "Sipayi Lahala" and "Mannar Mathai Speaking" (the sequel to "Ramji Rao Speaking"). The consecutive failures of his films forced him move on to supporting roles. He appeared in a supporting role to Mammootty in the 1996 comedy-drama film "Hitler", directed by Siddique of the Siddique-Lal duo. "Hitler" became the highest-grossing Malayalam film at the time, and completed a 300-day theatrical run. It became the most viewed film in the history of Mollywood. He then starred in Sibi Malayil's 1996 film "Kanakkinavu," which was screened at the Indian Panorama section of the IFFI and won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. The film was also commercially successful. The next year, all of his films except for "Kalyana Kacheri," bombed at the box office. The following year, he starred

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in "Mattupetti Machan," which was one of the highest grossers of the year and ran for 100 days in theatres. It was remade in Tamil as "Banda Paramasivam", in Hindi as "Housefull 2". He then made a cameo appearance as himself in the highly successful "Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam." 1999 was a successful year for Mukesh as he starred in two super-hits namely, "Friends," which was the highest grosser of the year (He starred alongside Jayaram for the first time in 7 years and Sreenivasan) and alongside Divya Unni in the Vinayan directorial "Aakasha Ganga," which was the fourth highest grossing film of the year.</s><s>Acting career.:Later career. In the 2000s and 2010s, he struggled to escape an image trap. Regardless, he came back with interesting supporting roles in "Udayananu Tharam", "Goal", "Vinodayathra", "Boyy Friennd", "Kaiyoppu", "Naalu Pennungal" and "Katha Parayumbol". He has been a part of many of Mohan

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lal's comedies, most of them directed by Priyadarshan. He also ventured into production with Sreenivasan, their first movie, "Katha Parayumbol", featured a cameo by Mammootty. Mukesh was the host of a Malayalam version of "Deal or No Deal", which was aired on Surya TV. In 2007, Mukesh authored a book based on experiences while he was a student at college, and tales from his life as a movie actor. titled "Mukesh Kathakal – Jeevithathiley Nerum Narmavum". It proved very successful. He is now acting in Badai bungalow, a comedy and celebrity talk show hosted by Ramesh Pisharody, launched on Asianet from 2013.</s><s>Awards. - 2007 : Asianet Film Award for Best Film (Producer) – "Kadha Parayumbol" - 2007 : Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam (Producer) – "Kadha Parayumbol" - 2007 : Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value-"Kadha Parayumbol" - 2011 : ISC Award - 2013 :

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Kerala Film Critics Association Awards - Second Best Actor -, "Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil" - 2016 : Asianet Special Awards - Multifaceted personality of the year</s><s>Filmography.</s><s>Filmography.:As producer. - "Katha Parayumbol" (2007) - "Thattathin Marayathu" (2012)</s><s>Television career.</s><s>Television career.:Radio anchor. - " Laksham Laksham Pinnale (2013) (Reality show-Super 94.7 fm)</s><s>Television career.:Theater performance. - Mukesh started Kalidasa Visual Magic for play productions. His first play "Chayamukhi" was in 2008 with Mohanlal and was written and directed by Prasanth Narayanan. He also appeared with his sister, Sandhya Rajendan and his wife Methil in the 2015 adaptation of "Naaga", directed by Suveeran.</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Samir Kochhar.

Samir Kochhar

<s>Samir Kochhar Samir Kochhar (born 23 May 1980) is an Indian actor and television presenter known for being the host of the pre-match Indian Premier League show, "Extraaa Innings T20". He currently stars in Netflix India's Sacred Games.</s><s>Career. Kochhar started his career with Doordarshan's AIDS awareness cum travel show "Haath Se Haath Mila" which he anchored with Sugandha Garg. He made his Bollywood film debut in 2003 with Sumeer Sabharwal's bilingual film "Valentine Days". Kochhar made his television debut with "Dangerous", a talk show on sex, which was broadcast on Zoom. He appeared as Rajat Kapur in the soap opera "Bade Acche Lagte Hain". In 2005, he appeared in Mohit Suri's "Zeher" (2005) and followed it with the thriller "Jannat" (2008), where he played a police inspector. Kochhar was part of "Island City" directed by Ruchika Oberoi, that received rave reviews at the Venice International Film Festival as well as the JIO MAMI Film Festival 2015 in Mumbai. He will also be seen in "Mango Dreams",

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a feature film set in India, directed by American director John Unchurch. Kochhar is also part of the CCL (Celebrity Cricket League) team Mumbai Heroes. Kochhar had two commercial releases in 2016 - Sajid Nadiadwala's "Housefull 3" with Akshay Kumar & Mango Dreams and "Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna" with Karanvir Bohra directed by Lalit Mohan which is set to release in 2018</s><s>Personal life. Kochhar married his longtime girlfriend Radhika on 9 January 2010. In April 2015, they became parents to a baby boy whom they named Kabir and a baby girl named Sara in October 2017.</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Maya Yoshida.

Maya Yoshida

<s>Maya Yoshida</s><s>Club career.</s><s>Club career.:Nagoya Grampus. Born in Nagasaki, Japan, Yoshida began playing football at Nanling FC in his second year at elementary school. His older brother, Honami, played an important role in starting his football career when he searched on the internet for Nagoya Grampus's U-15 team and this led Yoshida to join the U-15 side. Once Yoshida has joined, Yoshida relocated to Nagoya to be close at Nagoya Grampus and attended Toyota High School. After spending five years at Nagoya Grampus Youth Academy, he was promoted to the first team in the 2007 season, having signed his first professional contract. Yoshida joined the club's first team training soon after and started out in a defensive midfielder when playing for Grampus's youth team, but was converted to a centre back. After spending months on the substitute bench, Yoshida finally made his debut for the club, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 2–1 loss against Oita Trinita on 3 May 2007. Since then, he became a first team regular for the side, playing in the centre–back position. It wasn't until on

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5 November 2007 when Yoshida scored his first Nagoya Grampus goal, in a 3–1 win against Thespa Kusatsu in the fourth round of the Emperor's Cup. At the end of the 2007 season, he went on to make twenty–four appearances and scoring once in all competitions. In the 2008 season, Yoshida began to feature in the starting line-up for most of the league matches with his Serbian teammate Miloš Bajalica. He started the season well when he helped the side go on an unbeaten with seven matches in all competitions. Yoshida continued to feature in the first team until he was called up to the Japan U23 squad in July. After Japan U23's elimination in the Summer Olympics, it wasn't until on 23 August 2008 when Yoshida returned to the starting line-up against Kashima Antlers and scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 win. Following this, he lost his first team place and was placed on the substitute bench for the next five matches, leading his playing time to be reduced. Yoshida's second goal then came on 2 November 2008 against FC Gifu in the fourth round of the Emperor's Cup and helped them win 1–0. By mid–October

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, he regained his first team place for the remaining matches of the season and helped the side finish third place in the league. For his performance, Yoshida was award Rookie of the Year at the 14th Aichi Toyota "Grand Pass Rankle Award". At the end of the 2008 season, he went on to make twenty–nine appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. At the start of the 2009 season, Yoshida switched number shirt to four. He scored Nagoya Grampus's historical first goal in the AFC Champions League in the game against Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i on 10 March 2009. Yoshida continued to regain his first team place for the side, playing in the centre–back position. A month later on 26 April 2009, he scored his second goal of the season, in a 2–1 win against Yokohama F. Marinos. However, Yoshida suffered a calf injury that saw him sidelined for two weeks. Yoshida made his first team return on 18 July 2009 and started the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against Kyoto Sanga. He scored his third goal of the season, in a 2–1 win against FC Tokyo eleven days later on 29 July 2009, but the club was eliminated in the J

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.League Cup following a 6–3 on aggregate. Yoshida later added two more goals throughout September, scoring against Kashiwa Reysol and Kawasaki Frontale. Since returning to the first team, Yoshida regained his first team place for the remaining matches of the season. He later added two more goals throughout October. Yoshida scored his eighth goal of the season, in a 3–1 win against Júbilo Iwata in the fourth round of the Emperor's Cup. He later helped the club to reach the Emperor's Cup final after beating Shimizu S-Pulse 5–4 on penalty shoot–out following a 1–1 draw throughout 120 minutes. However, he started in the Emperor's Cup Final against Gamba Osaka, as Nagoya Grampus lost 4–1 in what turned out to be his last appearance for the club. At the end of the 2009 season, Yoshida went on to make forty–eight appearances and scoring eight times in all competitions.</s><s>Club career.:VVV-Venlo. In December 2009, it was announced that Yoshida had transferred to Dutch club VVV-Venlo, signing a three–year contract. He had desired to play for a club in Europe since he was young

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. Keisuke Honda, who was his teammate at Nagoya Grampus, introduced his agent, Tetsuro Kiyooka to support his future vision. Indeed, Yoshida followed the footsteps of Keisuke Honda who also played for VVV-Venlo before he joined them. However, Yoshida's start to VVV-Venlo career suffered a setback when he fractured his foot and left him sidelined for the rest of the 2009–10 season. At the start of the 2010–11 season, Yoshida continued to recover from his fractured foot. It wasn't until on 30 October 2010 when he made his VVV-Venlo debut, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute, and set up the club's third goal of the game, in a 5–3 loss against FC Groningen. Since making his debut, Yoshida quickly became a first team regular for the side. After spending January with Japan in the Asian Cup and winning the tournament, he made his first team return, starting the whole game, in a 3–0 win against NAC Breda on 5 February 2011. Yoshida later regained his first team place for the remaining matches of the season, as VVV-Venlo qualified for the

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relegation play–offs. He started all the four matches in the relegation play–offs and helped the club retain their Eredivisie league status. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Yoshida went on to make twenty–four appearances in all competitions. At the start of the 2011–12 season, Yoshida continued to retain his first team place for the side, playing in the centre–back position. He scored a bicycle kick goal for VVV-Venlo off a corner kick on 11 September 2011 against PSV Eindhoven, as the match ended in a 3–3 draw. This goal was awarded as "Goal of the Season 2011–2012" of the Eredivisie. The Yoshida scored his second goal of the season, in a 4–1 win against RKC Waalwijk on 22 October 2011. It wasn't until on 18 February 2012 when he scored his third goal of the season, in a 4–1 win against De Graafschap. Yoshida's fourth goal of the season came on 3 March 2012, in a 2–1 win against NAC Breda. He scored his fifth goal of the season against Roda JC, but was sent off in the 73rd

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minute for an unprofessional foul, in a 3–1 loss. After serving a two match suspension, Yoshida returned to the starting line-up, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 loss against PSV Eindhoven on 31 March 2012. He later started all the four matches in the relegation play–offs and helped the club retain their Eredivisie league status once again. Yoshida's experience in the relegation play–offs led him to write a blog about the subject. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Yoshida went on to make thirty–seven appearances and scoring five times in all competitions as a central defender. In the 2012–13 season, Yoshida made two appearances for the side, including one against ADO Den Haag on 25 August 2012, in which he set up the club's first goal of the game, as they lost 4–2 in what turned out to be his last appearance for VVV-Venlo.</s><s>Club career.:Southampton. On 30 August 2012, Yoshida agreed to join newly–promoted Premier League side Southampton on a three-year contract for a fee thought to be in the region of £3 million and was joined by his teammate, Tadanari

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Lee. Upon joining the club, he told the "Southern Daily Echo" that the move to England would help him grow as a player. Yoshida made his debut for the Saints on 15 September 2012, against Arsenal in a 6–1 defeat, coming on as a 28th-minute substitute for Jos Hooiveld. He then made his home debut a week later on 22 September 2012 in a 4–1 win over Aston Villa, playing the whole 90 minutes. Since joining the club, Yoshida quickly became a first team regular, playing in the centre–back position and forming a partnership with José Fonte. During a 1–1 draw against Swansea City on 10 November 2012, Yoshida made a poor control to the ball that led to Nathan Dyer scoring an equaliser. Despite, he continued to retain his first team place against Queens Park Rangers and helped them win 3–1 on 15 November 2012. Along the way, he was rotated to playing in the left–back and right–back positions. Since making his debut for Southampton, Yoshida started in every match for the side and helped improve the results on both the club and the player, himself. Having started the 2012–13 season at the bottom of the table, results have improved and he helped the

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side avoid relegation by finishing fourteenth place. In his first season at Southampton, he went on to make thirty–four appearances in all competitions. However at the start of the 2013–14 season, Yoshida's first team opportunities became limited under the management of Mauricio Pochettino and he found himself on the substitute bench. Despite this, he made his first appearance of the season, in a 5–1 win against Barnsley on 27 August 2013. Yoshida then scored his first goal for Southampton in a 2–1 defeat to Sunderland in the League Cup on 6 November 2013. A month later on 4 December 2013, he made his first Premier League appearance, starting the whole game, in a 3–2 loss against Aston Villa. At the start of January, Yoshida had a first team run in following an injury to Dejan Lovren, starting the next six matches and improved with the results. He scored his first Premier League goal in a 3–1 defeat at West Ham United on 22 February 2014 after a Steven Davis free kick. But following Lovern's return, he was once again behind the pecking order in the centre–back competitions, as well as, his own injury concerns. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Yoshida

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went on to make fourteen appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. At the start of the 2014–15 season, Yoshida regained his first team place, playing in the centre–back position, following Lovern's departure. However, during a 1–0 win against Swansea City on 20 September 2014, he suffered ankle injury that saw him substituted in the second half, resulting in him sidelined for four weeks. Although Yoshida returned from injury, he was placed on the substitute bench until on 30 November 2014 against Manchester City, coming on as a second–half substitute, in a 3–0 loss. His next goal came on 20 December 2014, in a 3–0 victory over Everton, with Steven Davis again providing the assist. Two weeks later on 8 January 2015, Southampton announced that Yoshida and the club had agreed terms to an extension of his contract until 2018. After spending January with Japan's campaign at the AFC Asian Cup, he returned to the starting line-up and played the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Swansea City on 1 February 2015. In a follow–up match against Queens Park Rangers, Yoshida played an important role in the game when he set up the only goal of the game, in a 1–0 win. Towards

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the end of the season, he found himself in and out of the starting line-up in the first team and demoted on the substitute bench. Despite this, Yoshida helped the club finish seventh place in the league, resulting in their qualifying for the UEFA Europa League next season. At the end of the 2014–15 season, he went on to make twenty–three appearances and scoring once in all competitions. At the start of the 2015–16 season, Yoshida started the season well when he helped a clean sheet in both legs by beating Vitesse 5–0 on aggregate in the third round of the UEFA Europa League. However, Yoshida was unable to help Southampton reach the Group Stage of the tournament after losing 2–1 on aggregate against Midtjylland. Despite this, Yoshida helped the club keep three consecutive clean sheets between 23 August 2015 and 23 September 2015. Having started playing in the centre–back position, he played in the right–back position, due to increase competitions among the centre–backs. During a match against Manchester United on 21 September 2015, Yoshida was at fault when his back pass backfired, allowing Anthony Martial to score, as Southampton lost 3–2. Following this, Yoshida mostly appeared for the side from

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the substitute bench, due to strong competitions in the defence. On 28 October 2015, he scored his first goal of the 2015–16 season with a 20-yard strike against Aston Villa in the League Cup. Yoshida's second goal of the season came on 6 February 2016 in a 1–0 victory at St. Mary's over West Ham United. The club later finished sixth place in the league, resulting their qualification of the UEFA Europa League once again next season. At the end of the 2015–16 season, he went on to make twenty–seven appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. At the start of the 2016–17 season, Yoshida started the match against Watford in the opening game of the season, resulting a 1–1 draw. However, he became a backup in the club's centre–back position behind Virgil van Dijk and Fonte. Despite this, national newspaper Daily Mirror mentioned Yoshida in their article of Premier League pace-setters. It wasn't until on 6 November 2016 when he made his return to the starting line-up against Hull City and won a penalty, leading Charlie Austin to successfully convert, leading Southampton losing 2–1. Amid to the league, Yoshida started all six matches in the UEFA Europa League

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. He helped the side keep two clean sheets in the first two matches. After a famous 2–1 win against Inter Milan on 3 November 2016, their forms declined and were eliminated from the tournament. It wasn't until on 7 January 2017 when Yoshida scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–2 draw against Norwich City in the third round of the EFL Cup. Following the match, he dedicated his goal to his newly born baby daughter. Yoshida captained the side for the first time in his Southampton's career, beating Norwich City 1–0 in the third round of the FA Cup replay. Despite indifferent form on the part of both Yoshida and Southampton as a whole, Southampton became the first team in history to reach the final without conceding a single goal after beating Liverpool 2–0 on aggregate in the EFL semi–finals. Yoshida previously helped Southampton keep three clean sheets in a built up to the EFL Cup semi–finals. However, he started in the final, as Southampton lost 3–2 to Manchester United on 26 February 2017. Following Fonte's departure from the club, Yoshida regained his first team place for the rest of the season. It wasn't until on 5 April 2017 when he scored his second goal of

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the season, in a 3–1 win against Crystal Palace. After the match, Manager Claude Puel praised Yoshida's performance, saying he was "fantastic" and mentioned that he could be "a captain" for Southampton. In a follow–up, Yoshida captained the side once again, in a 1–0 win against West Bromwich Albion. He then made his 100th appearance for Southampton and Premier League overall, becoming the first Japanese player to reach the milestone, in a 0–0 draw against Hull City on 29 April 2017. At the end of the 2016–17 season, which saw the club finish in seventh place, Yoshida went on to make thirty–seven appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. In the 2017–18 season, Yoshida appeared in the first three league matches of the season, including winning a penalty and it was successfully converted by Austin, in a 3–2 win against West Ham United on 19 August 2017. It was announced on 24 August 2017 that Yoshida signed a further extension of his contract with Southampton until 2020. He continued to remain in competitions among the centre–backs, which saw him placed on the substitute bench. It wasn't until on 30 September 2017 when Yoshida scored his first goal of

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the season, scoring from a volley in the 75th minute in a 2–1 loss against Stoke City. By the end of 2017, he captained six out of the eight matches for the side. Yoshida also scored his second goal of the season, in a 4–1 loss against Leicester City on 13 December 2017. However, Yoshida suffered a hamstring injury that kept him out for two weeks. It wasn't until on 27 January 2018 when he made return from injury, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute, in a 1–0 win against Watford. Yoshida's return was short–lived when he suffered a knee injury that kept him out for two months. It wasn't until on 8 April 2018 when Yoshida returned to the starting line-up and played for 72 minutes before being substituted, in a 3–2 loss against Arsenal. Throughout the 2017–18 season, the club have found themselves in a relegation zone, putting their Premier League status under threat. However, in the penultimate match of the season, a 1–1 draw with Everton on 5 May 2018, he was sent–off for a second bookable offence, so was suspended for the visit to Swansea City from which Southampton needed a win to survive at their hosts'

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expense. The match was won by Southampton, so Swansea City were relegated. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Yoshida went on to make twenty–eight appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Yoshida was linked a move away from Southampton, with Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal interested. But the transfer speculation came to an end after Yoshida announced his intention to stay at the club. At the start of the season, he found his first team opportunities limited under the management of Mark Hughes. It wasn't until on 27 August 2018 when Yoshida made his first appearance of the season, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion in the second round of the EFL Cup. He soon had a first team run, starting a lot of matches by the end of 2018. Following his international commitment with Japan at the AFC Asian Cup came to an end, it wasn't until on 27 February 2019 when Yoshida returned to the starting line-up and helped the side keep a clean sheet, in a 2–0 win against Fulham. Since returning to the first team, he regained his place for the rest of the season and helped Southampton avoid relegation once again. Despite being

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sidelined with an illness that eventually saw him out for the rest of the 2018–19 season, Yoshida went on to make twenty appearances in all competitions. In the 2019–20 season, Yoshida made his first appearance of the season, starting the whole game, in a 2–1 loss against Liverpool on 17 August 2019. He soon had a first team run ins for the next two months. Following a 9–0 loss to Leicester City in October, Yoshida was dropped to the bench and only played two further times for the team.</s><s>Club career.:Sampdoria. On 31 January 2020, Yoshida joined Serie A side Sampdoria on loan until the end of the season. Local newspaper the Southern Daily Echo described Yoshida's departure as the "end of an era". Having appeared on the substitute bench for two matches, Yoshida made his Sampdoria debut against Hellas Verona on 8 March 2020 and played the whole game, as the club won 2–1. Following his debut for Sampdoria, he quickly became a fan favourite among the club's supporters. However, this turns out to be his only appearance for Sampdoria, as the season was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He remained an integral

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part of the club once the season resumed behind closed doors. In a match against Udinese on 12 July 2020, Yoshida set up a goal for Manolo Gabbiadini to help Sampdoria secure a 3–1 win. By the end of the 2019–20 season, Yoshida made fourteen appearances in all competitions. After two months of negotiations over a permanent move, Yoshida returned to Sampdoria, signing a one–year contract with the club and took a pay cut upon doing so. His first game after signing for Sampdoria on a permanent basis came in the opening game of the season against Juventus, coming on as a second half substititute, in a 3–0 loss. Since joining the club, he found himself facing competitions in the centre–back positions with Omar Colley and Lorenzo Tonelli. Despite this, Yoshida continued to remain in the starting line–up, forming a centre–back partnership with either Colley or Tonelli. Halfway through the 2020–21 season, Yoshida played in the right–back position three times between 23 December 2020 and 6 January 2021, due to the absent of Bartosz Bereszyński. Following the return of Bereszyński, he returned to

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playing in the centre–back position for the rest of the 2020–21 season. On 19 January 2021, Yoshida signed a two–year contract with the club, keeping him until 2022. He scored his first goal for the "Blucerchiati" on 24 January 2021 against Parma. Despite suffering setbacks on two occasions throughout the 2020–21 season, Yoshida made thirty–four appearances and scoring once in all competitions.</s><s>Club career.:Schalke 04. On 5 July 2022, he was unveiled as a new Schalke 04 player, signing a one-year contract extending until 30 June, with a renewal option in his contract.</s><s>International career.</s><s>International career.:Youth career. Yoshida earned a call-up for Japan's U-23 team in April 2008 for the first time following good performance at Nagoya Grampus. A month later on 22 May 2008, he made his Japan U23 debut in the Toulon Tournament and started the whole game, in a 2–1 win against France. Yoshida went on to make two appearances in the tournament, as Japan U-23 finished fourth place after reaching the semi–finals. It was announced on 14 July 2008 that Yoshida was called up to

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the Japan U-23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing. After appearing twice as an unused substitute, he made his debut in the tournament, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Netherlands on 13 August 2008 and the side was eliminated from the tournament. Four years later, Yoshida was called up to the Japan U-23 team for the second time ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Ahead of the tournament, he was named as captain by Manager Takashi Sekizuka. Yoshida's first match as captain came on 26 July 2012 against Spain and helped the side keep a clean sheet, in a 1–0 win. In the next two matches, he helped the side keep two more clean sheets against Morocco U23 and Honduras U23 with a win and draw respectively, resulting in Japan U23 qualifying for the knockout stage. Yoshida scored his first goal of the tournament, scoring a header from Hiroshi Kiyotake's free kick, in a 3–0 against Egypt U23 in the quarter–finals. However, he continued to lead Japan U23 finished fourth place in the Olympics after losing to Mexico U23 and South Korea U23. After the match, Yoshida said: "I can appreciate that the team whose

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initial expectation was not so high has advanced to the top four for the first time in 44 years. I do not think why I could not go on it or got a medal The Olympics are a gathering of young athletes called the U-23, and it is important that as many athletes go into the national team as A and stand on the World Cup stage." In June 2021, Yoshida was named in the squad for his third Olympic tournament, this time on home soil, as one of three available over-age players. It was also announced that he would be the captain for the tournament. Prior to the start of the Olympics, Yoshida was featured in three out of the four friendly matches for the Samurai Blue. During which, he said about the Olympics event without spectators, saying: "I'm sorry for the non-audience. A lot of customers came to see us today, and the supporters' cheers helped us during the last 5 minutes and 10 minutes. It's a difficult situation. Now it's a difficult situation no matter which one you comment on." Yoshida soon clarified his statement, saying it was his "personal idea". He helped Japan win all three matches in the group stage to advance to the knockout stage. In the quarter–final against New Zealand

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, Yoshida captained the whole game throughout 120 minutes with a goalless result and successfully converted the winning kick in the penalty shootout, as the Samurai Blue won 4–2 to reach the semi–finals. However, Japan lost the next two matches in the semi–finals and bronze medal match against Spain and Mexico respectively. Despite failing to win a medal as he hoped for, Yoshida reflected about being captain for Japan in the Olympics, saying: "I had a lot of fun. I thought I could give everyone something, but young players could absorb a lot of things. I think I was able to grow as a player. Let's be proud and go home. I want to be proud and go home. This is not the end. Still, my soccer life will continue."</s><s>International career.:Senior career. In December 2009, Yoshida was called up to the senior national team for the first time. He made his full international debut for Japan on 6 January 2010 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen. Yoshida later reflected on his debut, saying: "Of course Yemen war of 2010 (3-2) because it was all the way to the target, I was happy." After fracturing his fingers, Yoshida stated that he was determined

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to recovery from his injury and hope to get called up for the 2010 World Cup squad. However, Yoshida did not make the cut. In December 2010, Yoshida was called up for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. Under the management of Alberto Zaccheroni, it's emerged that Yoshida is expecting to start in the centre–back position ahead of the tournament. He scored his first Japan goal, in a 1–1 draw against Jordan on 9 January 2011. Yoshida started two more matches in the group-stage, as Japan progressed through the knockout stage. However, Yoshida was sent–off for a second bookable offence, in a 3–2 win against Qatar in the quarter–finals of the AFC Asian Cup. After serving a one match suspension, Yoshida returned to the starting line-ups in the AFC Asian Cup Final against Australia and played 120 minutes, as they beat the Socceroos 1–0 to win the AFC Asian Cup, thanks to Tadanari Lee. Between 7 June 2011 and 2 September 2011, Yoshida kept three consecutive three cleans; including once against North Korea, which he scored the only goal of the game. Yoshida kept an additional three more clean sheets between 7 October 2011 and 11 November 2011. Following the Olympics

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, Yoshida continued to help Japan by keeping three consecutive clean sheets between 6 September 2012 and 12 October 2012 against UAE, Iraq and France. He later helped Japan qualify for the World Cup after drawing 1–1 against Australia on 4 June 2013. Two days later, Yoshida was called up to the Samurai Blue for the 2013 Confederations Cup squad. He was featured three times in the tournament, as Japan loss all three matches and was eliminated in the Group Stage. In May 2014, Yoshida was named in Japan's preliminary squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In the end, he made it to the final cut for the 23-man squad. Yoshida started all three matches despite facing competitions from the centre–back and subsequently, Japan was eliminated from the tournament in the group stage, without winning any matches. Despite this, he kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against Greece on 20 June 2014. Later in 2014, Yoshida scored his first Japan's goal in three years, as they beat Honduras 6–0 on 14 November 2014. In December 2014, Yoshida was selected as a member of the Japanese team for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia. He played Japan's opener match against debutant Palestine and scored the final goal in a 4

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–0 win. Yoshida helped Japan keep two more clean sheets to advance through to the quarter–finals. However, he conceded a goal from Ali Mabkhout before Japan equalised and the match was played throughout 120 minutes; ultimately, they were eliminated after losing in penalty–shootout. After the match, Yoshida acknowledged his fault for conceding a goal from the opposition team. Throughout Japan's matches in the World Cup Qualifying Round, Yoshida then scored again in a 3–0 win against Cambodia on 3 September 2015. He later helped Japan keep two more clean sheets against Afghanistan and Syria. Yoshida kept four more clean sheets in the World Cup Qualifying Round between 12 November 2015 and 29 March 2016. During the run, he scored two goals against Singapore and Afghanistan. Three months later on 3 June 2016, Yoshida scored a brace, scoring in the fourth and five goal, in a 7–2 win against Bulgaria. The following March, he captained Japan for the first time in his career and helped the Samurai Blue beat United Arabs Emirates 2–0. After the match, Yoshida said: "I have played several times in my team, but it is a big thing to be the captain of the national team. I felt it." In

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a follow–up match against Thailand, he scored again, in a 4–0 win. Three months later, on 31 August 2017, Yoshida started the whole match against Australia and helped Japan qualify for the World Cup after beating the Socceroos 2–0. On 31 May 2018, Yoshida was selected in the 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. It was expected once again that Yoshida will be starting in the centre–back position ahead of the tournament. He played every single minute in all the group stage matches against Colombia, Senegal and Poland. His side were knocked out of the tournament after losing 3–2 to Belgium in the round of 16 match. His performance in the World Cup earned praises from the British media, such as, The Guardian and BBC Sport. In December 2018, Yoshida was one of 23 Japanese players selected for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Ahead of the tournament, he was given the captaincy once again. Yoshida started the tournament as captain well when he helped Japan win 3–2 against Turkmenistan. In a follow–up match against Oman, Yoshida led the side to keep a clean sheet, in a 1–0 win to advance to the knockout stage. He later helped Japan keep three clean

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sheets that led the Samurai Blue reaching the final for the first time since 2011. In the AFC Asian Cup final against Qatar, Yoshida started and captained the side, as they lost 3–1, finishing as runner–up in the process. During the match, he was penalised for handball, leading Qatar to successfully convert the penalty to give the opposition team a 3–1 lead. After the match, Yoshida said: "I felt that the team had a good performance in the (semi-final) match against Iran, and they felt that they were going to be able to go this way and be able to go this way. I couldn't control, and I didn't win. I feel unhappy." However, Yoshida's call-up to the tournament caused squad selection problems for new Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl during his absence. In response, he acknowledged the risk he took by playing for Japan in the Asian Cup. Following the conclusion of the AFC Asian Cup, Yoshida didn't receive an international call–up until August. He was also given the captaincy. Yoshida captained the remaining matches of 2019 with clean sheets. During this run, he scored his first international goal of the year, in a 6–0

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win against Mongolia on 10 October 2019. On 14 November 2019, Yoshida also played his 100th match for Japan against Kyrgyzstan. Almost a year later, in October 2020, he was called up to the Samurai Blue squad. He started four matches as captain by the end of the year and helped Japan keep three consecutive clean sheets before losing to Mexico on 17 November 2020. At the beginning of 2021, Yoshida continued to retain his captaincy and helped the Samurai Blue kept another three consecutive clean sheets against South Korea, Mongolia and Myanmar.</s><s>Personal life. Yoshida has two brothers: Mirei and Honami He later credited his older brother, Honami, for playing an important role in his football career. Before he was born, his name "Maya" was originally planned for a girl when his mother was pregnant. But the name was kept even if it was a boy who was born. Yoshida revealed on his blog on 26 September 2012 that he was married. Four years later, Yoshida revealed he was a first time father when his wife gave birth to a baby daughter. During his time at Southampton, Yoshida resided in Winchester. After spending seven years at Southampton, Yoshida revealed in an interview with SunSport that he's a permanent

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resident in the United Kingdom and feels 25 per cent English. His family runs a boarding house in Nagasaki for children who cannot go to high school. Growing up, Yoshida revealed he's a fan of Dragon Ball Z and had an entire collection until his Dad gave it to charity. Yoshida reflected on this, saying it helped him to think generously and give back to society. In November 2007, Yoshida signed for an agency with Tetsuro Kiyooka, a FIFA Players' Agent (Sports agent), in hopes of moving to Europe. It worked when he joined VVV-Venlo, three years later after signing for Tetsuro Kiyooka. Since moving to Europe, Yoshida created his personal blog, where he reflected about his experience living and playing in a different continent. On every anniversary of the Atomic bombings, Yoshida, who is from Nagasaki, spoke out about the thoughts of the event. In May 2018, Yoshida published his first book titled "Unbeatable Mind". In addition to speaking Japanese, Yoshida is fluent in English since he first studied the language in middle school. Yoshida also studied Italian and Spanish. By August 2020, Yoshida began to speak Italian fluently. On 9 August 2013, it was

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announced that Yoshida would be on the front cover of the Japanese Edition of FIFA 14. During his Japan's career, Yoshida said he considered Atsuto Uchida as fellow competitor, yet his best friend, and is also friends with Eiji Kawashima. Yoshida has an uncle, Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi, who is a former professional baseball player. He is also a part-owner of Soccer Samurai. In August 2019, Yoshida revealed that he was pledging one percent of his salary to a pledge-based charitable movement, named Saints Foundation. Two months later, Yoshida was named ambassador for the Saints' Foundation along with teammate James Ward-Prowse. In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Yoshida posted a message on his social media account, urging people to stay at home. While the season was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Yoshida said he exercised daily for three months in order to maintain his fitness. In May 2020, Yoshida used his own money to buy 10,000 masks from Japan and deliver them to hospitals in Genoa.</s><s>Career statistics.</s><s>Career statistics.:Club.</s><s>Career statistics.:International.</s><s>Honours. Southampton -

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EFL Cup runner-up: 2016–17 Japan - AFC Asian Cup: 2011; runner-up: 2019 Individual - AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019 - IFFHS AFC Man Team of the Year: 2020 - IFFHS AFC Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020</s><s>See also. - List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Gopi Sundar.

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<s>Gopi Sundar Gopi Sundar C. S. (born 30 May 1977) is an Indian music director, programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works prominently in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil film industries. He started his career composing music for television commercials, has nearly 5,000 jingles to his credit. As a keyboard programmer, he has collaborated with many music directors including the composer duo Vishal–Shekhar. He has won several accolades for his soundtrack albums and film scores, including a National Film Award, a Kerala State Film Award, and two Filmfare Awards South. Sundar started his own recording label, Gopi Sundar Music Company in 2014 with an idea to promote aspiring musicians and to make low-budget productions possible. In 2016, he formed a live performance music band called "Band Big G" in Dubai. In 2017, his work in the film "Pulimurugan" was included in the contender list for the 90th Academy Awards nominations for Best Original Song and Best Original Score categories, but none were nominated.</s><s>Early life. Born to Suresh Babu and Livi, Sundar spent a large part of his childhood in Kochi.

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His early interest in music started from working in his father's recording studio business and listening to the radio with his mother. During school days, Sundar was keener on playing the tabla and keyboard than studies. Eventually, when he got dropped out of school after failing his SSLC exams, his parents were supportive enough to let him pursue his dreams. Keen to make a career in music, he left for Chennai, where he took up classes at the Government Music College, but discontinued the course, feeling disillusioned.</s><s>Career.</s><s>Career.:Early years. His father, Suresh, helped him get into the Malayalam composer Ouseppachan's music troupe. Ouseppachan, a longtime friend of Sundar's father, took him as an assistant and became a mentor to the youngster. While on the team, Sundar worked his way up, playing tabla and keyboard, and began getting noticed for his composing skills as well. In an association that spanned more than a decade, Sundar assisted him with several works. In the years that he spent in Chennai, he struggled to find a foothold in the music industry. His first exposure to professional music came in the form of composing jingles for TV

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commercials. In those difficult days, his uncle Devan, an actor-politician in Malayalam films, helped him get a roof over his head. Sridhar Kariat, son of the legendary Malayalam filmmaker Ramu Kariat, showed him the ropes of how to stand out in the fast lane of advertising. In the world of the catchy jingle music of advertising, it took him seven years to create a niche for himself. His ever-growing repertoire consists of almost 5,000 jingles, a number of them advertising the work of filmmaker and feature film cinematographer Rajiv Menon. He has also done keyboard programming for the Bollywood music director duo Vishal–Shekhar, including for popular songs like "Ek Main Aur Ek Tu Hai" ("Bluffmaster!"), "Aankhon mein teri" ("Om Shanti Om"), and music for "Taxi No. 9211".</s><s>Career.:2005–2012. Sundar got his first break as a film score composer with "Notebook", after the director Rosshan Andrews happened to notice his programming for the film "Udayananu Tharam". The eventual success of the film catapulted him into the mainstream, with Sibi

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Malayil offering him the first contract for soundtrack composition for the Malayalam film "Flash", starring Mohanlal. The turning point in his career was the film "Big B", which was the debut feature of not only the director Amal Neerad but also a host of technicians including Sameer Thahir, Vivek Harshan, and Unni R. Although the film, which starred Mammooty, opened to mixed reviews, it was lauded for its technical finesse and for providing a film experience that was altogether new to the Malayalam cinema. Sundar's background score, which blended aptly with the tone of the film, escalating his popularity amongst the Malayali film audiences. "Big B" marked the beginning of Sundar's long-term association with Amal Neerad. In 2008, Sundar made his Tamil film industry debut by composing the background score for the film "Poi Solla Porom". He then went on to compose songs for a number of films and the film "Sagar Alias Jackie Reloaded" (2009), which starred Mohanlal, had him compose both the soundtrack and the film score. Despite the film being panned by critics and audiences alike, the songs were an instant hit

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. The first major award came his way for the film "Anwar" in 2010, for which he received the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director. Casanovva (2012), a Malayalam romantic-thriller film, saw him reunite with Rosshan Andrrews. He shared music credits with Alphons Joseph and Gowri Lakshmi for the soundtrack. Although the audio rights were acquired by Satyam Audios at a record price of ₹12 million (US$190,000), the film had a disappointing run at the box office. His next major work that year was for Anwar Rasheed's film "Ustad Hotel". The film won wide critical acclaim and was a commercial success. The film's five-song soundtrack went on to become one of his most popular soundtrack albums and received rave reviews from critics, audiences, and his contemporaries alike. "Appangalembadum", a quirky reworking of a popular but traditional Mappilappattu song crooned by Anna Katharina Valayil, was an instant hit following its radio release and eventually became one of the biggest hits of the year. It got him the year's Filmfare Award, Asianet Film Awards, SIIMA,

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and Kochi Times Awards for Best Music Direction, and a Pearl Award for Best Background Score. Music director Bijibal, picked the film score of "Ustad Hotel" as his favourite when asked to pick "the best contemporary background score of his choice".</s><s>Career.:2013–2015. In 2013, he sang a melody called "Titli", tuned by Vishal–Shekhar along with Chinmayi and Srimathumitha, for the Bollywood film "Chennai Express". The Rohit Shetty film, which also starred Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, turned out to be one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. Sundar's subsequent films found commercial success, including the Dulquer Salmaan vehicle, "Left Right Left", "5 Sundarikal", "Vishuddhan", and "Salalah Mobiles". With "Salalah Mobiles", he made his acting debut, with a cameo appearance as a qawwali singer in the song "Rasoolallah". His fame increased with the release of his 2014 film titled "1983", a coming-of-age sports drama film which marked the debut of screenwriter-director Abrid

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Shine. The film, a tribute to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, was the first successful film of 2014. The soundtrack of the film was also a success, and the track "Olanjali Kuruvi", sung by P.Jayachandran and Vani Jayaram, was a "chartbuster". "For maintaining the tempo of the film with an in-sync background score", Sundar received the National Film Award for Best Background Score from the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Amongst a string of films he tuned, the classical fusion single "Sadaa Paalaya" sung by Sithara for the film "Mr.Fraud", aced the charts. He also made a cameo appearance in the film, alongside Mohanlal. The film "How Old are You?", which marked the comeback of Malayalam film actress Manju Warrier after a 14-year sabbatical, was his next major project. The film went on to become a success, and the soundtrack was equally appreciated by the audience. "Vijanathayil", a lilting melody from the film sung by Shreya Ghoshal, was a huge hit

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that won her the Best Female Playback Singer Award at the 62nd Annual Filmfare Awards. "Bangalore Days", a romantic comedy drama film directed by Anjali Menon, featuring an ensemble cast of the top Malayalam actors, was his next release. The five-song soundtrack was a success and has turned out to contain his most-liked tracks. He received a Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, an Asianet Film Award for Best Music Director, and a Vanitha Film Award for Best Music Director for the film. Also, the single "Ethu Kari Raavilum" from the film earned Haricharan a Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer. In September, Sundar did his first live concert at Swapnanagari, Kozhikode. The musical event, organised by the Film Employees Federation of Kerala, the Music Directors Union, and the D Cutz Film Company, was the first of a series of concerts that saw eight composers coming together for the first time to raise funds for the Cochin Haneefa Foundation, which helps struggling film artists. The concert series, titled "Jamgraab", was made up of the first letters of the names of the eight music directors involved: J

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assie Gift, Alphons Joseph, Mejo Joseph, Gopi Sundar, Rahul Raj, Anil Johnson, Afzal Yusuf, and Bijibal. Following a tremendous response from the music fans, they held a second gig in February 2015 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, which was to be followed by a world tour across the cities in US, UK and Australia in coming years. Sundar forayed into Telugu film industry with the film "Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju", which fetched him many fans in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. He further expanded his reach with his second Telugu film, "Bale Bale Magadivoy", which was a success at the box office; the soundtrack amassed equally good reviews. Deepu Joseph of "The Times of India" gave the soundtrack album 3.5 out of 5 stars and called it an album that "has something in it for everyone and it sure to be a hit". The success earned him a nomination for the Best Music Director Telugu award at the 2016 SIIMA Awards. "Ennu Ninte Moideen", where he collaborated with M. Jayachandran and Ramesh Narayan in music direction, was his next. He

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did the background score and composed the song "Mukkathe Penne", a poignant melody that served as a paean to the timeless love of Moideen and Kanchanamala, portrayed in the film by actors Prithviraj Sukumaran and Parvathy, respectively. The lyrics to the minute song were penned by Mohammed Maqbool Mansoor, one of Sundar's main backing vocalists. The song was written and composed in less than five minutes, and they sang it themselves. The song captured the imagination of listeners as only a few songs in Malayalam ever had. The film was a success at the box office and was equally appreciated by the critics for adapting a real-life story "without compromising on the aesthetics of the medium". For "creating a haunting melodic composition", his collaborator, M. Jayachandran, received a National Film Award for Best Music Direction. His compositions for the film "Charlie" also went on to become a hit, and the single "Chundari Penne", crooned by Dulquar Salmaan, received wide recognition. He won two Best Music Director Awards for the film: one North American Film Award and one IIFA Award.</s><s>Career.:2016–present

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. In 2016, Sundar composed the film score and seven-song soundtrack of the Telugu film "Oopiri", which was simultaneously released in Tamil as "Thozha". The film, which featured Nagarjuna was a commercial success, grossing over ₹1 billion (US$14.5 million) worldwide. "The Times of India" gave "Oopiri"s soundtrack four stars, calling it a "winner on all counts and Gopi Sundar is increasingly becoming a force to be reckon with in Tollywood". Sundar composed the soundtrack and film score for the film "Pulimurugan", which is currently the highest-grossing film in the Malayalam film industry. "The Times of India" critic Sanjith Surendran praised Sundar's "rousing theme music that made the 161-minute runtime a breeze". The two songs ("Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe" and "Maanathe Maarikurumbe") and the film score of "Pulimurugan" were selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to contend in the 90th Academy Awards nominations for the Best Original Song and Best Original Score categories. Including "

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Pulimurugan", a total of 70 original songs and 141 original scores were selected in that year. He won a Best Music Director award for the film from the Asiavision Awards, while K.S Chitra won the Best Female Singer Award for the song "Kaadaniyum Kalchilambe", along with a South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Playback Singer Female. Vani Jairam won the Best Female Singer award for the song "Manathe Marikurumbe" from the same film. Sundar composed the background score for the Tamil musical comedy horror film "Devi", which was simultaneously shot and released in Telugu and Hindi as "Abhinetri" and "Tutak Tutak Tutiya", respectively. For "Premam", the Telugu remake of the Malayalam film of the same name he collaborated with Rajesh Murugesan, the music director of the original Malayalam film. The film received positive reviews upon release in Telangana. Behindwoods lauded the soundtrack album for "staying true to the original, yet exploring better nuances of music". Sundar composed the only two songs for the Mammootty vehicle "The Great Father" (2017). "Comrade in America

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", a Malayalam romantic comedy film, saw him reunite with his long-time collaborator, Amal Neerad. The three-song soundtrack, of which two songs were sung by the actor Dulquar Salmaan, was released under Sundar's own record label, Gopi Sundar Music Company. The single "Adiga Adiga" from the Telugu film "Ninnu Kori", which was released in July was a hit. Having finished working on "Role Models", "Tiyaan", "Chunkzz", and "Udaharanam Sujatha", which garnered good response, his upcoming projects include "Kammara Sambhavam" and "Kayamkulam Kochunni". He won his first Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music in 2017 for the film "Take Off", and his song "Vaanamakalunnuvo" from the film "Vimaanam" got Sithara her second Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer. His songs from the movie "Geetha Govindam" also received praise. His latest music work is present in the upcoming film "Amala" directed by Nishad Ebrahim and Mascot Productions.</s><s>Frequent

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collaborators. Sundar has been the most frequent collaborator for films directed by Rosshan Andrrews. He has also frequently associated with Amal Neerad, Arun Kumar Aravind, Vysakh, along with screenwriter duo Bobby–Sanjay and Murali Gopy. Most of the lyrics for the songs composed by him are penned by Rafeeq Ahamed. However, he has also collaborated extensively with lyricists Santhosh Varma and B.K Harinarayanan.</s><s>Other ventures.</s><s>Other ventures.:Music band. Gopi Sundar launched "Band Big G", his own music band, in 2016 in front of a capacity crowd at Al Nasr Leisureland, Dubai. The band is a live performance music band with a revolving quota of vocalists and instrumentalists, with Sundar as the only permanent member. The types of songs are decided depending on the audience and the event. The first gig consisted of an ensemble of Malayalam singers Afsal, Sithara, Najim Arshad, Haricharan, Divya S. Menon, Ramsi, Kavya Ajit, and Sruthi Lakshmi{phanivardhan}.They played a fusion compilation of Sundar

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's own compositions along with old Malayalam classics.</s><s>Other ventures.:Recording studio. Sunsa Digital Workstation is Sundar's music recording studio. It is a state of the art studio primarily located in Chennai, which is used by Sundar for recording his compositions. Sundar opened his second studio in Kochi. The recording studio was featured in Discovery Channel's TV Show "India My Way]" in 2017. As a part of the all-India tour for their programme, the hosts – model-turned-actor Paloma Monappa and Meeraj – visited the place while the song recording for the film "Comrade in America" was in progress. The show also features Amal Neerad, Dulquer Salmaan, and Sundar himself giving insights into the new wave of Malayalam cinema.</s><s>Other ventures.:Music label. Gopi Sundar launched his own record label, Gopi Sundar Music Company, in 2014. The label aims to support aspiring filmmakers and promising low-budget films by producing the music while retaining the copyrights of the work. It also looks to provide creative and talented artists a platform for independent music creation and licensing. The soundtrack album for the Malayalam film "Last Supper"

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was the first to be released under the aegis of the label, followed by several films, with "Comrade in America" being the latest.</s><s>Personal life. Gopi Sundar married Priya and the couple have two children: Madhav and Yadhav. Priya and Sundar got separated and their divorce case is still in court. Sundar entered in a live-in relationship with singer Abhaya Hiranmayi, and in July 2018, he revealed that they had been together for 9 years. On 26 May 2022, he announced through social media that he is in a relationship with singer Amrutha Suresh and shared a picture of them together as well on his instagram account.</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Vance Joy.

Vance Joy

<s>Vance Joy James Gabriel Keogh (born 1 December 1987), known professionally as Vance Joy, is an Australian singer songwriter and former Australian rules footballer. He is best known for his 2012 song "Riptide". Joy signed a five-album deal with Atlantic Records in 2013. He released his debut EP "God Loves You When You're Dancing" in March 2013. His song "Riptide" was voted number 1 on the 2013 Triple J Hottest 100. Joy released his debut studio album "Dream Your Life Away" on 5 September 2014 in Australia and on 9 September 2014 elsewhere. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, he won Best Male Artist. His second studio album, "Nation of Two", was released in 2018, and his third studio album, "In Our Own Sweet Time", was released in June 2022.</s><s>Early life and education. James Gabriel Keogh was born on 1 December 1987. He attended St. Patricks Primary School, Murrumbeena, in Melbourne. He was school captain at and graduated from St Kevin's College, Toorak, in 2005, and later graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws.</s><s>Football. Prior to his music career, Joy was a

Vance Joy

promising Australian rules football player. In 2008 and 2009, he played for the Coburg Football Club, then called the Coburg Tigers, as key defender in the Victorian Football League (VFL), winning best first year player award in 2008. Joy explains his choice for a music career over a football one by saying that he "[...] wasn't ever really in the mix (for the AFL)", being "good enough to go from local footy to the VFL. Out of three seasons, I had a handful of games. You always think you can do better, but I think I reached my potential as a football player." In another interview, he stated "for a period of time I was super focused on footy, I played a step below professional level. I had opportunities to play for a couple of teams but my heart wasn't completely in it. I guess I was just doing something in the meantime before writing my first songs."</s><s>Music career.</s><s>Music career.:2013: "God Loves You When You're Dancing". On 21 January 2013, Joy released his debut single "From Afar". On 22 March 2013, he released his debut EP "God Loves You When You're Dancing". The single "Riptide" became a success on

Vance Joy

Australian commercial radio, peaking at number 6 on the ARIA Singles Chart and being certified Nine times platinum by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). The song featured in a GoPro TV advertising campaign in the USA. "Riptide" was a worldwide commercial success, helping to launch Joy's career, and became the longest-charting song in ARIA Charts' history. The song is also certified 5× platinum in the United States. "Riptide" was inspired by a motel Joy visited as a kid. "As a child, I used to go on family holidays down the coast of Australia", Joy told the Brand Alley blog. "While we were there, we would stay at this motel called Riptide. So that's where that part of the idea came from." In an interview with "Soundcheck" in January 2014, Joy discussed his upcoming studio album. saying "I think there’s always a bit of variety with my songwriting, so probably the EP is a good reflection of what the rest of the album will be like. It’s all different songs, I guess, but all tied together in a way." Joy said in an interview with Triple J about his stage name, "I was going through a

Vance Joy

Peter Carey phase and reading a lot of his books. There's a book called "Bliss". The main character's name is Harry Joy and his grandfather is Vance Joy. He's the storyteller and a crazy old man. Plus, I thought it was a cool name."</s><s>Music career.:2014–2016: "Dream Your Life Away". On 15 July 2014, Joy announced the title of his debut album, "Dream Your Life Away", which was released on 5 September 2014 in Australia, 9 September 2014 in the United States, and 15 September 2014 worldwide. In July 2014, he released "Mess Is Mine" as the third overall single from the album, with the song peaking at number 37 in Australia. He gave his first live concert with songs on the album in September 2014, in Melbourne. On 7 September 2014, Joy released "First Time" as the fourth single from the album in the United Kingdom. "Georgia" was released as a single in February 2015. Speaking to "Rolling Stone", Joy revealed that he began writing "Georgia" in 2006, then sat on it until he figured out the words and melody. A deluxe edition was released on 4 September 2015, which consisted of two new tracks and five live songs. "Fire

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and the Flood" and "Straight into Your Arms" were also released as singles, with "Fire and the Flood" later being certified platinum by ARIA. He promoted his album on the Dream Your Life Away Tour, which began on 17 October 2013 in Dallas, Texas. Joy was announced as the support act for Taylor Swift's 1989 World Tour on 3 November 2014. Joy appeared on all the tour dates in North America, the United Kingdom and Australia. Swift performed a rendition of "Riptide" on 9 October 2014 for the BBC's 'Live Lounge' segment. In November 2015, he was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on the American television network NBC's "Today", where he performed his hit single "Riptide". On 13 May 2015, he performed "Riptide" in a duet featuring Quentin Alexander live to a standing ovation at the Dolby Theatre during the season 14 finale of "American Idol". On 16 June 2015, Joy released "Great Summer", a single from the soundtrack for "Paper Towns". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 he won the Best Male Artist category for "Dream Your Life Away", with six further nominations.ARIA Music Awards for Vance Joy: - Search Results '

Vance Joy

Vance Joy': - 2013 winners and nominees: - 2014 winners and nominees: - 2015 winners:</s><s>Music career.:2017–2020: "Nation of Two" and "Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre". In 2017, Joy released two singles from his forthcoming second studio album: "Lay It All on Me" in July, which was nominated for Song of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, and "Like Gold" in November, which peaked at number 14 on the Australian charts. The song was certified Gold by ARIA in 2019. He released "We're Going Home" on 12 January 2018, which was written while Joy was opening for the 1989 World Tour in 2015. "Saturday Sun" was released on 1 February 2018 as the fourth single, which he stated was inspired by the beaches along the Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles. The last single before the album's release, "Call If You Need Me", was released on 11 February 2018, and appeared on the "Billboard" Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. Joy released his second studio album "Nation of Two" on 23 February 2018. The album debuted at number 1 in Australia, was certified gold and won Best Adult Contemporary Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2018. He

Vance Joy

released an upbeat, remastered version of "I'm With You" as a single from the album on 21 September 2018, which was certified platinum by the ARIA. In November 2018, Joy released a live album titled "Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre", a live concert album of the Nation of Two World Tour, recorded at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. Joy was the opening act for P!nk on her Beautiful Trauma World Tour in 2019.</s><s>Music career.:2021–present: "In Our Own Sweet Time". On 29 January 2021, Vance released the single "You", a collaboration with Benny Blanco and Marshmello. On 20 May 2021, Joy released the single "Missing Piece". The song was featured on the episode of "Grey's Anatomy" airing that night. The song reached platinum status in Australia and won the ARIA Award for Best Video at the 2021 ARIA Music Awards. On 7 April 2022, Vance announced his third studio album, "In Our Own Sweet Time", which was released on 10 June 2022.</s><s>Discography. - "Dream Your Life Away" (2014) - "Nation of Two" (2018) - "In Our Own Sweet Time" (2022)</s><s>

Vance Joy

Tours. Headlining - Riptide Tour (2013) - Dream Your Life Away Tour (2014–2015) - The Fire and the Flood Tour (2016) - Lay It On Me Tour (2017) - Nation of Two World Tour (2018) - Long Way Home Tour (2022) - In Our Own Sweet Time Tour (2023) Promotional concerts - God Loves You When You're Dancing Tour (2013) - We're Going Home Tour (2018) Opening act - The 1989 World Tour (2015) - Beautiful Trauma World Tour (2019)</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Pallavi Joshi.

Pallavi Joshi

<s>Pallavi Joshi Pallavi Joshi (born 4 April 1969) is an Indian actress, writer, and film producer who works primarily in Hindi films and television. In a career spanning across films and television, Joshi is the recipient of such accolades as two National Film Awards, and a nomination for the Filmfare Awards. Born in Mumbai to Marathi parents who were stage actors, Joshi made her acting debut at age four with a minor role in the Hindi film "Naag Mere Sathi" (1973). Following numerous film appearances as a child artist, Joshi garnered recognition and acclaim when she ventured into the Parallel cinema movement, with roles in critically acclaimed films like; "Bhujangayyana Dashavathara" (1988), "Rihaee" (1988), "Rukmavati Ki Haveli" (1991), and "Woh Chokri" (1992), for which she won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film). Joshi also appeared in several commercial films, including "Insaaf Ki Awaaz" (1986), "Andha Yudh" (1987), "Mujrim" (1989), "Saudagar" (1991), "P

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anaah" (1992). For the first of these, she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Joshi's career further expanded with her venture into television, garnering praise and popular acclaim for such revered Doordarshan shows as; "Talaash" (1992), "Aarohan" (1996-1997), "Alpviram" (1998), "Justujoo" (2002-2004). In recent years, Joshi has mainly collaborated with her husband, director Vivek Agnihotri, most notably for the films; "The Tashkent Files" (2019), and ‘The Kashmir Files" (2022), both of which she co-produced and for the former won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.</s><s>Career.</s><s>Career.:Films, critical acclaim and accolades. Joshi started performing on stage at an early age. She acted in films like "Badla" and "Aadmi Sadak Ka" as a child artist. She played a blind child who reforms a notorious gangster in "Dada" (1979). In the 1980s and early 1990s she acted in art films like "Rukmavati Ki Haveli

Pallavi Joshi

", "Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda", "Trishagni" (1988), "Vanchit", "Bhujangayyana Dashavathara" (1991) and "Rihaee". She also played supporting character roles as a sister or the heroine's friend in commercial big budget films including "Saudagar", "Panaah", "Tehelka" and "Mujrim". She was nominated for 'Best Supporting Actress' at the Filmfare Awards for her role as a disabled girl in "Andha Yudh" (1988). She had won a Special Jury Award at the 41st National Film Awards for "Woh Chokri" (1992). She also appeared as Kasturba Gandhi in Shyam Benegal's "The Making of the Mahatma", (1995). She acted with Madhavan in a thriller titled "Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum", which was stopped abruptly. Joshi has also worked in regional films, She has played the central character ‘Shantha’ in the critically acclaimed Malayalam movie "Ilayum Mullum" (1994), directed by K. P. Sasi and a pivotal role in the Kannada

Pallavi Joshi

film "Bhujangayyana Dashavathara" (1991) enacted and directed by Lokesh. She has also played a lead role in "Rita", a Marathi film directed by Renuka Shahane. She is also the recipient of the Excellence In Cinema Award at the 7th Global Film Festival, Noida. She has won a Best Supporting Actress at the 67th National Film Awards for her performance in "The Tashkent Files" (2019). In 2022, she appeared in Vivek Agnihotri directorial "The Kashmir Files" in which she played the character of Professor Radhika Menon. Joshi was nominated as a member of Film and Television Institute of India society, but she refused to take up the position in view of the students' protest against appointment of actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan as the chief of the institute's governing council.</s><s>Career.:Television, hosting and other work. Joshi's most significant hosting stint was co-anchor for popular music show "Zee Antakshari" for 5 years. Joshi also hosted a televised singing reality show "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Marathi L'il Champs" on Zee Marathi.

Pallavi Joshi

She also acted in some episodes of "Rishtey", aired on Zee TV during 1999 and 2001. Her TV appearances include "Mr. Yogi", "Bharat Ek Khoj", "Justujoo", "Alpviram", "Mriganayani", "Talash" and "Imtihaan" and her most famous Doordarshan serial has been "Aarohan", a youth serial based on the navy. "Justujoo" was a weekly serial on Zee TV in 2002, which also starred Harsh Chhaya and Arpita Pandey. Joshi is also a producer of Marathi serials and has produced serials including "Asambhav" and "Anubandh" on Zee Marathi.</s><s>Personal life. Joshi was born on 4 April 1969. She married Indian film maker Vivek Agnihotri in 1997 and has two children. She is the sister of child actor Master Alankar (Joshi).</s><s>Filmography. - 1973 Naag Mere Sathi - 1976 Badla (Marathi) - 1976 Khamma Mara Veera (Gujarati) - 1976 Rakshabandhan - 1977 "Aadmi Sadak Ka"

Pallavi Joshi

as Pinki (Child Artists) - 1977 "Daku Aur Mahatma" - 1977 "Dream Girl" as Pallavi (Child artist) - 1977 Ankh Ka Tara - 1977 Chor Ki Dadhi Main Tinka - 1977 Dost Asaava Tar Asa (Marathi) - 1977 Maa Dikri (Gujarati) - 1978 Chhota Baap - 1978 Madi Na Jaaya (Gujarati) - 1979 "Dada" as Munni (Child Artiste) - 1979 Parakh - 1980 Allakh Na Otle (Gujarati) - 1980 Mohabbat - 1981 "Khoon Ki Takkar" (Child Artiste) - 1984 "Hum Bachhey Hindustan Ke" (Child artist) - 1985 "Susman" as Chinna - 1985 Dikri Chhali sasariye (Gujarati) - 1985 Vanchit - 1986 "Amrit" as Sunita Saxena / Srivastav - 1986 "Insaaf Ki Awaaz" - 1987 "Andha Yudh" as Saroj - 1987 "Theertham" as Sreedevi - 1988 "Agent 777" - 1988 "Subah Hone Tak" - 1988 "

Pallavi Joshi

Andha Yudh" - 1988 "Rihaee" (Special appearance) - 1988 "Trishagni" as Iti - 1989 "Guru Dakshina" - 1989 "Daata" as Shanti - 1989 "Mr. Yogi" as Bride - 1989 "Mujrim" as Sunanda Bose - 1990 "Vanchit" - 1990 "Kroadh" as Salma A. Khan - 1991 "Mrignayanee" (TV series) - 1991 "Bhujangayyana Dashavathara" (Kannada) - 1991 "Jhoothi Shaan" as Kaveri - 1991 "Rukmavati Ki Haveli" - 1991 "Saudagar" as Amla - 1992 "Mangni" - 1992 "Priya" - 1992 "Panaah" as Mamta - 1992 "Tahalka" as Julie - 1992 "Talaash" - 1993 "Jeevan Mrityu" Title of Zee Horror Show - 1993 "Meri Pyari Nimmo" - 1993 "Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda" as Lily - 1994 "Ilayum Mullum" as Santha (Malayalam) -

Pallavi Joshi

1994 "Insaniyat" as Munni - 1994 "Woh Chokri" (TV movie) as Afsara / Dulari / Tunni - 1995 "Imtihaan" - 1996 "Aarohan (The Ascent)" (TV series) - 1996 "The Making of the Mahatma" as Kasturba Gandhi - 1996 "Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum" (TV series) - 1998 "Alpviram" as Amrita - 1999 "Chocolate" (TV Movie) - 2002 "Justujoo" (TV series) - 2004 "Kkehna Hai Kuch Mujhko" (TV series) - 2009 "Rita" as Rita - 2013 "Prem Mhanje Prem Mhanje Prem Asta" - 2015-16 "Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai" (TV series) as Devika Gaikwad "Aai", Kalyani and Ketaki's mother - 2016 "Buddha in a Traffic Jam" as Sheetal Batki - 2017 "Peshwa Bajirao" as Tarabai - 2018 "Grahan" as Rama / Vasudha (Marathi) - 2019

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"The Tashkent Files" as Aiysha Ali Shah - 2022 "The Kashmir Files" as Professor Radhika Menon</s>