Malappuram has 4 newly formed constituencies this time around. After the heavy defeat meted out to the UDF last time around, they will be looking to recapture some if not most of the seats here this time.   The candidates from Malappuram for the major fronts are:     Sl No Constitueny LDF UDF 1 Kondotty T C Noushad (CPM) K Mohammadunni Haji 2 Eranad Ashraf Ali Kaliyath (CPI) P K Basheer (IUML) 3 Nilambur M Thomas Mathew Aryadan Mohammad [...]

After 5 years it is that time again. This is expected to be one of the toughest elections in the history of Kerala. We at Malabarscoop is dedicating this fortnight to the elections on April 13th. Kozhikode with 13 Assembly seats is expected to throw up some close contests. Below we list the 13 constituencies of Kozhikode along with the candidates from the three major fronts. Sl No. Constituency BJP LDF UDF 1 Vadakara M P Rajan M K Premnath [...]

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the name close to the heart of millions of Indians around the globe turns 37 today. Birthday wishes to the legend from the  whole team of malabarscoop. Let age not stop the Champion from playing for many more years.

I came across this blog recently when trying to do some research on Pazhassi Raja. And so with the author’s permission here is some information about Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja Part 1 When the Pazhassi Raja finally decided to break with his English allies during the spring of 1797, it followed many years of conflict and encroachment into his and his family’s lands and entitlements by the East India Company. Before about 1680, the Kolattiri family had controlled an area [...]

The Malayalam film industry will pay a melodious homage to late lyricist Gireesh Puthencherry next Saturday in a star-studded show ‘Neelambari’ at Swapna Nagari Ground, in Kozhikode. Legendary singer K.J. Yesudas, M. Jayachandran, Chithra, M.G. Sreekumar, Srinivas, Manjari, Shwetha, Gayathri and others will sing some of the several hits penned by Gireesh, who died two months ago. Actors including Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Dileep, Sarath Kumar, Kavya Madhavan and Padmapriya, will also participate in this show. The show is directed [...]