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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Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales from FY19-20 to FY23-24: Govt
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.
Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.
He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.
In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.
According to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.
The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.
In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.
