Darien Angadi

Darien Robert Kabir Angadi (19 March 1949 - 5 December 1981) was an English actor.

Biography

Darien was the son of painter and novelist Patricia Angadi (née Patricia Clare Fell-Clarke), (who introduced George Harrison of the Beatles to Ravi Shankar) and Ayana Angadi, an impecunious Indian writer, intellectual and Trotskyist. Darien was born in Stoke Newington, and attended The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School where he was a prolific performer in school plays. In 1965 whilst at the school, he was a member of the school team for BBC Television's Television Top of the Form. He achieved some fame as a boy treble, recording Benjamin Britten's Noye's Fludde with the Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, and songs by Schubert and Schumann. He sang with the Finchley Children's Music Group and then the London Boy Singers. After his voice broke he turned to acting, achieving success on the stage and in television drama productions, including I, Claudius and Blake's 7. From 1968 until 1971 he was a Choral Scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge. He married Irene Lenihan in 1977.

Angadi

Angadi is a village in Ranni Taluk, Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala, India.

Demographics

At the 2001 census, Angadi had a population of 15,873, with 7,696 males and 8,177 females.

References

Angadi (film)

Angadi is a 1980 Malayalam film starring Jayan, Seema and Sukumaran in main roles. Directed by I. V. Sasi, its screenplay was handled by T. Damodaran. The film was well received by the audience.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shyam and lyrics was written by Bichu Thirumala.

Review

Angadi, a record-breaker in box-office receipts, also proved as the greatest accomplishment for the film's director, I.V. Sasi. The film also reached its peak with the male lead Jayan's superb acting. He was able to win the heart of cine-goers's with his very catchy monologue, "We are not Beggars".

The songs from the film also made it big for their melodious renditions. With the music composed by Shayam, the film's duet, "Kannum Kannum Thammil Thammil" sung by K. J. Yesudas and S. Janaki and "Paavada Venam" sung by K. J Yesudas were instant hits. The lyrics by Bichu Thirumala was also very memorable.