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7th Vijay Awards
The 7th Vijay Awards ceremony honoring the best of the Tamil film industry in 2012 was held on 11 May 2013 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. It was hosted by Gopinath and R. Madhavan. Jury The jury members were directors Vetrimaran, Venkat Prabhu and Cheran, comedian Yugi Sethu Yugi Sethu is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, entrepreneur, television presenter, academician, critic and art historian who has worked in the Tamil film industry. An extremely versatile personality, he has been conferred doctorate (PhD) in ..., and cinematographer R. Rathnavelu. Award winners and nominees Source: Favorite Awards Multiple nominations The following eighteen films received four nominations or more: The following thirteen films received multiple awards: References External links * * {{IMDb event, 0002360, Vijay Awards Vijay Awards 2013 Indian film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheran (director)
Cheran (born 12 December 1970) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and lyricist known for his works in Tamil cinema. He is a four time National Film Award winner for ''Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000), ''Autograph'' (2004) and ''Thavamai Thavamirundhu'' (2005). He has also won five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and six South Filmfare Awards. Cheran initially made breakthrough as a director by making village-based drama films focusing on human relationships, and achieved critical acclaim for his work in ''Bharathi Kannamma'' (1997) and ''Porkkaalam'' (1997). He later moved on to work on themes exploring how globalisation affects the Indian middle class, and told the story of scam job offers in ''Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000) and village-to-city emigration in ''Pandavar Bhoomi'' (2001). His most renowned film till date, ''Autograph'' (2004), is a semi-autobiographical tale of a man at four stage of his life. He later also experienced success with the family drama film ''Thavamai Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Award For Best Actor
The Vijay Award for Best Actor is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil (Kollywood) films. It was given from the second ceremony onwards. Dhanush and Vikram are the most award winners with 2 awards each. Winners and nominees *2007:Sathyaraj - ''Onbadhu Roobai Nottu'' **Dhanush - '' Polladhavan'' **Jiiva - ''Katrathu Tamil'' ** Vijay - ''Pokkiri'' **Sathyaraj - ''Periyar'' *2008: Suriya - ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' **Dhanush - ''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' **Jayam Ravi - ''Santosh Subramaniam'' **Kamal Haasan - ''Dasavathaaram'' *2009: Prakash Raj - ''Kanchivaram'' **Arya - ''Naan Kadavul'' **Jayam Ravi - ''Peranmai'' **Kamal Haasan - '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' ** Vijay - '' Villu'' *2010: Vikram - '' Raavanan'' **Arya - ''Madrasapattinam'' **Karthi - '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' **Silambarasan - ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' **Suriya - '' Raththa Sarithiram'' *2011: Vikram - ''Deiva Thirumagal'' ** Vijay - ''Velayudham'' **Jiiva - '' Ko'' **Suriya - ''7aum Arivu'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naan Ee
''Eega'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The film was produced by Sai Korrapati Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram with an estimated budget of 30–40 crore (US$6–7 million). It was simultaneously filmed in Tamil language with the title ''Naan Ee'' (). The film stars Sudeepa, Nani, and Samantha. M. M. Keeravani composed the songs and the background score while K. K. Senthil Kumar was the director of photography. Janardhana Maharshi and Crazy Mohan wrote the dialogue for the Telugu and Tamil versions, respectively. The film's narrative is in the form of a bedtime story told by a father to his daughter. Its protagonist Nani, who is in love with his neighbour Bindu, is murdered by a wealthy industrialist named Sudeep, who is attracted to Bindu and considers Nani a rival. Nani reincarnates as a housefly and tries to avenge his death and protect Bindu from an obsessive Sudeep. The idea for the film originated in the mid-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumki (film)
''Kumki'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language musical adventure romantic drama film written and directed by Prabhu Solomon. It was presented by N. Lingusamy and produced by N. Subash Chandra Bose, under the banner Thirrupathi Brothers, and distributed by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under the banner Studio Green. It features Vikram Prabhu, making his acting debut, while Lakshmi Menon, Thambi Ramaiah and Ashvin Raja appear in other prominent roles. The story revolves around a mahout and his trained Kumki elephant, who is used to guide other wild animals to minimize the destruction of properties and fields of nearby villages. Filming took place in various places of Karnataka and Kerala. The film's music is composed by D. Imman, in which his soundtrack was commended by the audience and critics. The cinematography was handled by M. Sukumar and editing was handled by L. V. K. Dass. ''Kumki'' was released on 14 December 2012. The film opened to positive reviews from critics, praising the per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabhu Solomon
Prabhu Solomon (born 7 May 1969) is an Indian film director who has primarily worked on Tamil films. After making his debut in 1999, he had a middling career before rising to prominence with the success of the romantic tragedy film ''Mynaa'' (2010). Career Early career: 1991-2009 Solomon hails from Neyveli, Tamil Nadu and was a regular at the town's only cinema hall, which fostered his passion for films. He attended St. Paul's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, after which he completed a master's degree in English literature, before relocating to Chennai. His career in the film industry started in 1991 and for three years, he looked for opportunities to become in involved in ongoing film projects. He first worked as a stunt double for Sarathkumar in ''Namma Annachi'' (1994), where he also met director Sundar C, who was working as the associate director of the film. He consequently joined Sundar's film ''Murai Maman'' (1995) as an assistant director, before subsequently wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thadaiyara Thaakka
''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni, starring Arun Vijay, Mamta Mohandas and Rakul Preet Singh. The title is derived from a devotional song titled ''Kanda Shasti Kavasam''. The film follows a taxi driver who is suspected of attacking a don and goes on the run as the don's brother and the gang start chasing after him. Director Magizh Thirumeni conceived of the film when he was bedridden with viral fever and took 7 years to develop the story and characters. He initially discussed the title with the director Gautham Vasudev Menon while working with him as an assistant on ''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'', but it eventually stayed with him. Once the story was completed, he wanted an actor apt for this kind of action film; a protagonist with the boy next door looks and demeanor. Arun Vijay was chosen for the role after being introduced to Thirumeni by a mutual friend. Similarly, he narrated the script to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magizh Thirumeni
Magizh Thirumeni is an Indian film director who has worked Tamil language films. After working as an assistant to directors, Selvaraghavan and Gautham Vasudev Menon, he directed five films, including the action thrillers ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' (2012), ''Meaghamann'' (2014), '' Thadam'' (2019), and '' Kalaga Thalaivan'' (2022). Career Early career As a teenager, Magizh Thirumeni was an avid reader of Tamil and Russian literature, and often wrote poetry and short stories revealing he found the experience "fulfilling". He thus moved on to attempting novels and writing scripts, before being smitten by film-making. In the early 2000s, hoping to make a breakthrough in the film industry as a director, Magizh often visited the offices of directors, including P. Vasu and T. Rajender, hoping to join their teams. Director Kasthuri Raja signed on Magizh to work on his son Selvaraghavan's first film, but delays meant he first worked as an assistant director in the team of their coming-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuppakki
''Thuppakki'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. Produced by Kalaippuli S. Thanu under his studio V Creations, and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit, the film stars Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal, with Sathyan, Vidyut Jammwal, Jayaram, Manobala and Zakir Hussain in supporting roles. It revolves around an intelligence officer in the Indian Army on a mission to track down, destroy and deactivate a sleeper cell, after witnessing and barely escaping a bomb blast executed by the cell. The project, which marked the beginning of a collaboration between Vijay and Murugadoss, was reported in July 2011, and the film's title was formally announced on the same year in December. Principal photography of the film commenced in January 2012 and ended in October 2012. Filming mostly took place in Mumbai, except for two song sequences which were taken in Bangkok and Switzerland respectively. The film's music was composed by Harris Jaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AR Murugadoss
Murugadoss Arunasalam (born 25 September 1974), commonly known as A. R. Murugadoss, is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He is best known for directing action films mainly on social issues. In addition, he has worked in Telugu films and Hindi films. Murugadoss won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for his 2014 Tamil action drama ''Kaththi''. Murugadoss' first break in the film industry was as an assistant director of ''Ratchagan'' (1997). He then worked with S. J. Surya for the film '' Kushi'' (2000) before directing his first film, the Ajith starrer ''Dheena'' (2001). His first Bollywood film was '' Ghajini'' (2008), a Hindi remake of his Tamil film of the same name. It became the first Bollywood film to gross over domestically. He would then go on to direct ''7am Arivu in 2011, which would become the first non-Rajini 100cr grosser in Tamil cinema. ''In 2012, he directed the action thriller ''Thuppakk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaji Sakthivel
Balaji Sakthivel is an Indian director of Tamil films. He is best known for directing the 2004 film, ''Kaadhal''. Career Balaji Sakthivel began as an assistant director to S. Shankar. In 2002, he directed his first film, ''Samurai (2002 film), Samurai'' for Vikram (actor), Vikram. After a two-year break, he released ''Kaadhal'' under the S Pictures banner, the production house of S. Shankar, Shankar. His ''Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Filmography References External links Tamil film directors Tamil-language film directors Tamil screenwriters Living people 1964 births 21st-century Indian film directors People from Dindigul district Film directors from Tamil Nadu Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu {{India-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vazhakku Enn 18/9
''Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Balaji Sakthivel, starring newcomers Sri, Urmila Mahanta, Mithun Murali and Manisha Yadav. Pre-production of the film began in 2008, with the filming commencing in 2010 only, following several delays. Cinematography was handled by Vijay Milton, while guitarist R. Prasanna had scored the music. The film released on 4 May 2012 to high critical acclaim. Its dubbed Telugu version ''Premalo Padithe'' was released on the same day in Andhra Pradesh. The film has received numerous awards and nominations and has spawned several remakes in other Indian languages: '' Black Butterfly'' in Malayalam, '' Case No. 18/9'' in Kannada and ''Chirodini Tumi Je Amar 2'' in Bengali. It was also among the films shortlisted by the FFI to become India's submission for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2012. Plot The story is narrated through flashbacks. Velu (Sri), a teenager, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
