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12-12-1950
''12-12-1950'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil language film written and directed by Selva, who starred as the lead role in the film. The movie is a tribute to the film actor Rajinikanth, and the title of the film corresponds to his birthday (December 12, 1950). The cast, apart from starring Selva, includes Ramesh Thilak, Adhavan, Ajai Prasad, Prashanth, Ashwini Chandrasekhar, Thambi Ramaiah, Yogi Babu, John Vijay, and M. S. Bhaskar. Selva has rechristened himself as Kabali Selva. The title teaser of the movie was released on 8 July 2017, and the film released on 8 December 2017. Plot The film narrates the life of five fans of Rajinikanth. Cast *Selva as Kabali Selva *Ramesh Thilak as Muthu * Adhavan as Ejamaan *Ajai Prasad as Billa *Prashanth Kirubakaran as Veera *Ashwini Chandrasekhar as Kumudhavalli, Selva's wife *Yogi Babu as Singam *Thambi Ramaiah as Vanangamudi * M. S. Bhaskar as Kumudhavalli's father *John Vijay as John Vijay *Elango Kumaravel as Jail Warden * Ponnambalam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perumaan
''Perumaan'' ( Shiva) is a 2012 Tamil-language thriller film starring newcomers Arjun Das and Shruti in the lead roles while the producer Sriram Vedam plays a negative role. Cast *Arjun Das as Shakti *Shruti as Shakti's girlfriend *Sriram Vedam as Gangster *Ashwin *Madan *Jai *Krishna Production The film began production as ''Perumaan The Rajnikanth''. Initially, Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannad ... approved the name of the film. However, the name was shortened to ''Perumaan'' upon release after Rajinikanth's spokesperson, V M Sudhakar, thought it was unacceptable for anybody to call him as higher than a deity. Soundtrack The songs were composed by Luiji and Vikram Sarathy R. *"Life Is Bimbilaaki Bilaapi" - Luiji, Rajesh Kanna *"Swapna Sundari" - V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Hoon Rajinikanth
''Main Hoon (Part-Time) Killer'' (), initially titled ''Main Hoon Rajinikanth'', is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language spoof film written and directed by Faisal Saif and produced by Mrs. Saroj under the banner of Varsha Production House. The film marks the Bollywood début of South Indian actor Adithya (actor), Adithya Menon. The film was initially to be released in 2014, but faced opposition and controversy when South Indian actor Rajinikanth approached the Madras High Court to stop the film's release based upon the use of his name in the film's title. ''Business of Cinema'' categorised the film as one of the Top 10 banned films of Bollywood along with movies such as Bandit Queen, Black Friday (2004 film), Black Friday, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love and Kissa Kursi Ka. After a lengthy court battle, filmmaker Saif finally changed the title due to the producer's pressure. It was released on 22 May 2015 across North India by Dimension Pictures. However, in South India it was not released to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selva (actor)
Selva is an Indian actor who has worked on Tamil-language films in leading and supporting roles. After appearing in several films as a lead actor in the 1990s, he made a comeback in two films directed by Mysskin in the 2010s. Family and early life Selva was born in Lakshmipuram, Theni district of Tamil Nadu in a Tamil family to D. C Varadharajan, a retired police officer and Andal. His brother Rajasekhar, is also an actor who has appeared in Telugu language films. Selva grew up in Annanagar and attended Madras Christian College in Chetput. Career In 1991, Selva made his acting debut in the village drama '' Aatha Un Koyilile'' co-starring with Kasthuri and directed by Kasthuri Raja. The film completed a 100-day run at the box-office. He then acted in R. Umashankar's ''Thambi Oorukku Pudhusa''. In 1992, he appeared in Manobala's ''Senbaga Thottam'' and in ''Kizhakku Veedhi''. In 1993, he appeared in the double hero subject ''Maamiyar Veedu'' starring Saravanan, in ''Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafi (actor)
Shafi is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Hindi cinema. An alumnus of National School of Drama, Shafi won Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu for his debut Telugu film, ''Khadgam'' directed by Krishna Vamsi in 2002. Shafi then played the lead role along with Nandita Das in the film '' Kamli'' directed by K. N. T. Sastry, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year. His other awards include ''Cine Goers Award for best supporting actor'' for the film '' Chatrapathi'' directed by S. S. Rajamouli, and Bharathamuni Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film ''Khaleja'' directed by Trivikram Srinivas. Filmography # ''Khadgam'' (2002) as Azhar # ''Run'' (2004) in a Guest appearance # ''Praanam'' (2003) as Uma's brother's nephew # '' Varsham'' (2004) as Kaasi # ''Danger'' (2005) as Gattayya's brother # ''Chhatrapati (2005) as Ashok / Akash # ''Maayajaalam'' (2006) as Chhatrapati # ''Nuvve'' (2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadhavan (artist)
Aadhavan Kesavamurthi (born 1 October 1980), know professionally as Aadhavan, is an Indian artist. As a mimicry artist, he is well known in comedy circuit for more than a decade. He has been working as RJ (Radio Jockey) and VJ (Video Jockey), in popular Radio and TV channels in Tamil Nadu for a long time. He has made contributions in number of television comedy shows including "Konjam Nadinga Boss", "Super Challenge", " Comedy Junction", "Savaale samaali", "Galatta rani", "Lollu pa", and "Maanga Idiots". Aadhavan has also acted in movies predominantly in Tamil, and often performs in live orchestras. Early life Aadhavan was born in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. He did his schooling in Thanjavur, Madurai, Udumalaipettai and Chennai as his father, S Kesavamurthi, who was working as an officer in a bank, was being posted in these places. In 2001, he completed his BE (Electrical and Electronics) in SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur. He was part of a cultural team duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thambi Ramaiah
Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked occasionally as a lyricist. He directed three films, ''Manu Needhi'' (2000), '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and '' Maniyaar Kudumbam'' (2018). Career Thambi Ramaiah was born in Rarapuram village in Pudukkottai, and initially entered the film industry hoping to become a screenwriter. His father was a poet and a fiction writer and his mother was a housewife, while Ramaiah was their eldest child. He earned pocket money during his school days by writing love letters for his classmates. He also had an interest in lyric writing, often writing lyrics for parody versions of popular songs, while becoming trained in various instruments including the harmonium and guitar. At the age of 20, he moved to Chennai and tried to make a breakthrough into the film industry, but was hindered by his lack of contacts and instead worked for a private company for nine years. He go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogi Babu
Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. A three time Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award winner, he performed in '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), ''Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018) and ''Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018). Early and personal life Babu's father was a havildar in the Indian Army, so Babu had to travel alongside a lot as a child, as a result of which he studied in Jammu in the early 1990s. Babu married Manju Bhargavi on 5 February 2020 in an intimate ceremony held at their ancestral temple in Tiruttani. Career Babu worked as an assistant director in the ''Lollu Sabha'', and helping write scenes for two years. He made his feature film debut in the Ameer-starring ''Yogi'' (2009) as an aspiring actor and subsequently adapted the name of the film as a prefix for his stage name. He appeared as a goon in ''Paiyaa''. He later appeared in an uncredited role as a pimp in Sundar C.'s ''Kalakalappu'' (2012). In 2013, he appeared in his first exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Vijay
John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who plays supporting roles in Tamil films. He has also worked in a few Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. Career John Vijay did his M.Sc. in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai. Vijay also works as the head programme director of Radio One FM. John is the chief of 'H2O', an advertising agency with its office at Nungambakkam. Pushkar and Gayatri, who were his juniors in the Visual Communications course in Loyola College, offered him a role in their directorial debut ''Oram Po''. His performance as "Sun of Gun" in the film was described by critics as "scene stealer, his antics bring the house down". He played a friend of Rajinikanth in ''Kabali ''Kabali'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars Rajinikanth in the titular role, with Radhika Apte, Sai Dhanshika, Winston Chao, Kishore, Dines ...'' (2016). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muthu (film)
''Muthu'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Rajinikanth, Meena and Sarath Babu; with Radha Ravi, Senthil, Vadivelu, Jayabharathi, Subhashri and Ponnambalam all acting in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Thenmavin Kombath'' (1994). The film revolves around a zamindar and his worker falling in love with the same woman who, unknown to the zamindar, loves the worker exclusively. After Rajinikanth narrated the outline of ''Thenmavin Kombath'', he told Ravikumar to develop the screenplay of the remake without watching the original film. Although largely written to suit the tastes of Tamil-speaking audiences, the remake retains the core premise of the original, while adding new plot details and characters. Ashok Rajan acted as the film's cinematographer. Principal photography began in June 1995 and took place in Mysore, Madras and Kerala. The film wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramesh Thilak
Ramesh Thilak is an Indian radio jockey and actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with Nalan Kumarasamy's ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013) portraying a kidnapper, before playing a similar role of a thief in Alphonse Putharen's bilingual film ''Neram''. Career Ramesh studied master's degree in mass communication at the University of Madras. He worked as a radio jockey with Suryan FM 93.5, and was credited by the radio station as "Thillu Mullu" Ramesh in a reference to his jovial attitude on air. He then simultaneously worked on his first acting assignment, featuring in the character of Azhagesan alias Al Gates in STAR Vijay's college drama serial, ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal''. Ramesh made his breakthrough in films with Nalan Kumarasamy's ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013) portraying a kidnapper, before playing a similar role of a thief in Alphonse Putharen's bilingual film ''Neram''. He then also featured in Balaji Mohan's bilingual film ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum''. He signed o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elango Kumaravel
Elango Kumaravel (born 27 August 1965) is an Indian theatre actor and writer. He is also a co-founder of the Chennai based theatre group "Magic Lantern". He is an alumnus of Pondicherry University's Sankaradas Swamigal School of Performing Arts and the Chennai-based theatre workshop ''koothuppattarai''. He has also worked as a casting assistant for the 2007 film ''Loins of Punjab Presents'' and wrote the script for the 2008 film ''Kattradhu Kalavu''. He was involved in the production of ''"Ey Aa O!"'' a musical fusion work of collaboration between Indian folk and classical musicians. Career When Kumaravel was staging Kalki's ''Ponniyin Selvan'', he was spotted by Nassar and approached to star in his film '' Maayan''. While Vishwanathan met Kumaravel on the sets of the play ''Minnal Ravi'' (Virtuous Burglar), he was introduced to Radha Mohan and starred in ''Azhagiya Theeye''. Kumaravel became a regular in Radha Mohan's films. He garnered acclaim for his role in ''Abhiyum Naanu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponnambalam (actor)
Ponnambalam (born 11 November 1963) is an Indian actor and stuntman who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. He is best known for playing antagonistic roles in Indian films during the 1990s, notably appearing in films such as ''Nattamai'' (1994), '' Muthu'' (1995) and ''Amarkalam'' (1999). Later in his career, Ponnambalam also appeared in a few leading roles, while also taking up the mantle of director and producer. Career Ponnambalam made his debut in cinema as a stuntman, and often appeared as an extra fighter in films, starring in minor roles in films including '' Apoorva Sagodharargal'' (1989) and ''Michael Madana Kama Rajan'' (1990). As a result of his proficiency as a stuntman, he later received the nickname "Spare Parts" Ponnambalam as no part of his body was ever injured or fractured. He made a breakthrough as an actor following the success of P. Vasu's ''Walter Vetrivel'' (1993), and subsequently starred in several prominent Tamil films in the 1990s in vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |