Maya Films releases "Uppava", biopic on PK Ahammed, Chairman of Peekay Group
Calicut: Maya Films on Tuesday released a biopic on PK Ahammed, Chairman of the Peekay Group at a high-profile ceremony that was held in Calicut. Several prominent personalities from Kerala attended the ceremony.
The biopic is named “Uppava” meaning ‘father’ due to Ahammed’s widespread popularity in the Malabar business circles where he is fondly known as “Uppava”.
Maya Films stated that it was a proud moment for the production company to have been chosen to produce the biopic.
“Commissioned by the children of PK Ahammed, this biopic was produced as a token of gratitude to the enduring lessons of life and values ingrained in them by their parents.” Maya Films said in a statement.
Born on 12th June 1943, PK Ahammed has built an incredible legacy in business and philanthropy. He is the Chairman of Peekay Group, the leading business house of North Kerala. Peekay Group was established by his father late Haji P.K. Moidu, a legend in his own time for his uncommon vision of a trading house in 1942.
Following his father’s demise in 1971 P.K. Ahammed assumed as head of the group. With him, at the helm, the group grew by leaps and bounds and diversified its activities covering steel, flour mills, plantation, construction, real estate, education, health care, etc. The group plays a vital role in the industrial development of Kerala.
In the nearly 40-minute video, Faizal Kottikollon, his second son says, “There are only two things in his life, family, and business. I think more than the family the business came first and then family. You know, he was married to his business”
His eldest son K.E. Moidu said, “After eighth, till 12th we are supposed to be spending most of our time in the godowns of our shop and only after we complete our 12th we have been given a tripod wooden stool at the last end of the shop to start the other training. So these four years we have been made to move around with the people from top to bottom to connect with the people.”
His third son KE Shanavaz said, “If you have the trust in people, people will work for you. They will be committed. They'll be sincere. That is a fundamental thing that I've learned from him.”
His daughter Fathima Ali has also expressed how he motivates people and how he has inspired her throughout life.
“He will somehow get things done irrespective of the situation,” Fathima said.
The Peekay Group and the family have also been involved in philanthropy. Under the CSR initiatives of the KEF Group, the Nadakkavu government girls' school in Kozhikode got an overhaul with the latest educational equipment and technology.
The biopic is narrated by popular actor Prithviraj Sukumaran and directed by Akshay Pradeep Menon.
Here's the link to biopic:
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Israel launches first airstrike on Lebanon since ceasefire, accusing Hezbollah of breaching truce
Beirut, Nov 28: The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold.
There was no immediate word on casualties from Israel's aerial attack, which came hours after the Israeli military said it fired on people trying to return to certain areas in southern Lebanon. Israel said they were violating the ceasefire agreement, without providing details. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said two people were wounded.
The back-to-back incidents stirred unease about the agreement, brokered by the United States and France, which includes an initial two-month ceasefire in which Hezbollah members are to withdraw north of the Litani River and Israeli forces are to return to their side of the border. The buffer zone would be patrolled by Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers.
On Thursday, the second day of a ceasefire after more than a year of bloody conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon's state news agency reported that Israeli fire targeted civilians in Markaba, close to the border, without providing further details. Israel said it fired artillery in three other locations near the border. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
An Associated Press reporter in northern Israel near the border heard Israeli drones buzzing overhead and the sound of artillery strikes from the Lebanese side.
The Israeli military said in a statement that “several suspects were identified arriving with vehicles to a number of areas in southern Lebanon, breaching the conditions of the ceasefire.” It said troops “opened fire toward them” and would “actively enforce violations of the ceasefire agreement.”
Israeli officials have said forces will be withdrawn gradually as it ensures that the agreement is being enforced. Israel has warned people not to return to areas where troops are deployed, and says it reserves the right to strike Hezbollah if it violates the terms of the truce.
A Lebanese military official said Lebanese troops would gradually deploy in the south as Israeli troops withdraw. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media.
The ceasefire agreement announced late Tuesday ended 14 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that began a day after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack out of Gaza, when the Lebanese Hezbollah group began firing rockets, drones and missiles in solidarity.
Israel retaliated with airstrikes, and the conflict steadily intensified for nearly a year before boiling over into all-out war in mid-September. The war in Gaza is still raging with no end in sight.
More than 3,760 people were killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon during the conflict, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health officials. The fighting killed more than 70 people in Israel — over half of them civilians — as well as dozens of Israeli soldiers fighting in southern Lebanon.
Some 1.2 million people were displaced in Lebanon, and thousands began streaming back to their homes on Wednesday despite warnings from the Lebanese military and the Israeli army to stay out of certain areas. Some 50,000 people were displaced on the Israeli side, but few have returned and the communities near the northern border are still largely deserted.
In Menara, an Israeli community on the border with views into Lebanon, around three quarters of homes are damaged, some with collapsed roofs and burnt-out interiors. A few residents could be seen gathering their belongings on Thursday before leaving again.
