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A. Venkatesh (cinematographer)
A. Venkatesh (birth name Venkatesh Anguraj) is an Indian film cinematographer, known for his works in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He is known for his frequent collaborations with filmmakers like Saran, A. Venkatesh, Suraj, Rishab Shetty, and Santhosh Ananddram. Career Venkatesh graduated from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). He started his career by assisting cinematographer R. Raghunatha Reddy, in ''Duet'', who was then a regular for K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un .... Filmography References External source * Tamil film cinematographers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Kannada film cinematographers Telugu film cinematographers {{India-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light crews working on such projects and would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, lenses, filters, etc. The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography. The cinematographer is a subordinate of the director, tasked with capturing a scene in accordance with director’s vision. Relations between the cinematographer and director vary. In some instances, the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence, while in others, the director allows little to none, even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection. Such a level of involvement is less common when the director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu
''Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu'' () is a 2003 Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Kanmani The film starred Mithun, Charmy, Nassar, and Pyramid Natarajan. The film was produced by J S Pankaj Mehta. Aha Ethanai Azhagu also has Nassar, Ranjitha, Fathima Babu, Pyramid Natarajan, Devan, Dhamu, Karunas and Pallavi in the cast. Kanmani directs the film, where popular Kannada actress Bhavana also plays an important role. A. Venkatesh is the cameraman and Vidyasagar is the music director. Actress Charmy Kaur's final film in Tamil cinema, until 12 years later she made her comeback in ''10 Endrathukulla'' (2015). Cast * Mithun as Chandru * Charmy as Divya * Bhavana as Sandhya * Nassar as Rajasekar * Pyramid Natarajan as Natarajan * Devan as Ashok * Ranjitha * Fathima Babu * Karunas as Shankar * Vaiyapuri * Dhamu * Pallavi * Madhan Bob * Pandu * M. S. Bhaskar * Crane Manohar * Abhinayashree Soundtrack Music was composed by Vidyasagar. He has introduced a Mumbai singer Sujatha B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malai Malai
''Malai Malai'' is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by A. Venkatesh. The film stars Arun Vijay, Vedhika, Prabhu, Prakash Raj and Kasthuri in lead roles. while, Santhanam, Ganja Karuppu, Vijayakumar and S. N. Lakshmi play supporting roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with editing by V. T. Vijayan. The film released on 31 July 2009 and turned out to be a surprise hit at the box office. This film ran for 100 days in theaters. Synopsis Palanivel and Vetrivel are inseparable brothers who eke out a living as a farmer and minivan driver respectively in a village on the foothills of Palani temple. When Vetri falls in love with a city-based RJ Anjali, who is on a visit to Palani, he finds Lakshmi to romance his brother. Meanwhile, Vetri goes to Chennai in search of a job and his ladylove. He gets a job as a driver in a courier company, where Vimala Hassan, a fanboy of Kamal Haasan, is an employee and becomes Vetri's friend. Now enters Essaki, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padikkadavan (2009 Film)
''Padikkadavan'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Suraj. It stars Dhanush, Tamannaah, Vivek, Atul Kulkarni, Suman, Sayaji Shinde, and Pratap Pothan amongst a huge supporting cast in small pivotal and cameo roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by A. Venkatesh and editing by Manoj. The film released on 14 January 2009 during Pongal and received a huge positive response. The film was successful grossing 15 crore in Tamil Nadu and established Dhanush as one of top 5 saleable heroes of Tamil cinema after then. Filming began in March 2008 and was released in Pongal 2009. Plot Radhakrishnan a.k.a. Rocky (Dhanush) is a 24 years old 10th grade dropout youth, who is looked down upon by his father Ramakrishnan (Pratap Pothan) because of his sharp contrast to the rest of the family, who are well-qualified in education. Rocky spends most of his time in a mechanic shop with his friends. Rocky's friends advise him to love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arasangam
''Arasangam'' ( en, Government) is a 2008 Indian Tamil language crime thriller film directed by R. Madhesh. The film stars Vijayakanth in the lead role, making this his 150th film, along with Navaneet Kaur, Sheryl Pinto, Rahul Dev, Biju Menon, Sriman, and Riyaz Khan. Produced by L. K. Sudhish the film had soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva and distributed by Pyramid Saimira. Shot in India and Canada, the film released on 9 April 2008 with positive reviews from critics and become a Super Hit. Plot Economically and strategically important CEOs, Scientists, etc. are assassinated all over India. Since many of such murders take place in Chennai, the Home Minister of Tamil Nadu pressurizes the DGP to speed up the investigation. ATS Officer Manoj is invited to Chennai from Mumbai to help the Tamil Nadu Police Department. He mysteriously disappears during the flight. The Police Department concludes there is a link between the assassinations and the disappearance of Manoj and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machakaaran
''Machakaaran'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil romantic action film written and directed by Tamilvannan of '' Kalvanin Kadhali'' fame. The film stars Jeevan and Kamna Jethmalani in lead roles. The film score and soundtrack were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film was released on 8 November 2007 during Diwali and released to negative reviews. However, the film was dubbed into Telugu later and released as ''Dheera'' in 2009. Plot Vicky ( Jeevan) is the eldest son of a railway officer. He is a perpetual loser in whatever he does and is looked down by his other family members. One day, he meets Shivani (Kamna Jethmalani), the daughter of a rich textile tycoon, who has brought all the luck to her father Rajangam (G. M. Kumar). Soon, the "unlucky" Vicky is drawn towards the "lucky" Shivani, and they fall madly in love. Due to circumstances, they are forced to elope, with Shivani’s cop brother in hot pursuit. The lovers decide to go to Rajangam’s village in Theni, where he is consider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vattaram
''Vattaram'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action gangster film written, produced, and directed by Saran. The film stars Arya, Napoleon, and Kirat Bhattal. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharathwaj. The film released on 21 October 2006. This film declared an average grosser at the box office. The film was dubbed in Hindi as ''Are You Ready To Fight''. Plot Burma (Arya) is the son of Gurupadam's (Napoleon) chauffeur ( Nassar). Gurupadam, a rich businessman and arms dealer is Burma’s role model, and his dream is to be like him. Soon, his father is framed by Ayravadham (Dhandapani), Gurupadam's right-hand man, and unable to bear the humiliation, he commits suicide. Burma grows up in the mean streets to be a gun dealer and waits for an opportunity to enter Gurupadam’s house and take revenge. Soon, he wins over Gurupadam and his daughter Sangeetha (Kirat Bhattal). But Ayra and Veeravel ( Ramji), Gurupadom’s elder son, are tooth and nail opposed to him and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Something
Something Something may refer to: * ''Unakkum Enakkum'', a 2006 Tamil-language film formerly known as ''Something Something... Unakkum Enakkum'' * ''Something Something'' (2012 film), an Odia-language film * ''Something Something'' (2013 film), a Telugu-dubbed version of Tamil-language film ''Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru ''Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film co-produced and directed by Sundar C. and produced by Khushbu. The film stars Siddharth, Hansika Motwani, and Santhanam. The film was partially reshot ...'' * ''Something Something'' (album), a 2006 album by Mika Singh {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parijatham (2006 Film)
''Parijatham'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Bhagyaraj. The film stars Prithviraj and Saranya Bhagyaraj. It was released to positive reviews. Plot Santhosh and Seetha have a son named Surendhar. Sumathi lived in a palatial house and enjoyed a luxurious life in her childhood. However, her father loses his textile business and sinks into poverty. Seetha moves to the house opposite Sumathi's house. Her husband and son are still back in their city, waiting to finish training. Sumathi approaches her to work as a maid. Seetha becomes impressed at first sight by Sumathi's wise and sensible character and takes her as her maid. After a few days, Seetha learns that the house she has moved into was initially owned by Sumathi's family. She gets influenced by Sumathi's modesty, kindness, and good nature. Sumathi also had the habit of writing novels, one of which she shared with Seetha. Seetha imagined her son and Sumathi as the characters in the story (the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idhaya Thirudan
''Idhaya Thirudan'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Saran. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Kamna Jethmalani, while Prakash Raj, Vani Viswanath, Santhanam, Kalpana, and Nassar play supporting roles. It was Jayam Ravi’s fifth film but was labelled his worst of the five. The soundtrack was composed by Bharathwaj. It was released on 10 February 2006. It was Kamna Jethmalani's debut movie in Tamil film industry. Plot Deepika (Kamna Jethmalani) cannot bear with the control that her mother Sudha Rani (Vani Viswanath) imposes on her life. In order to make her mother angry, she uploads explicit pictures of herself and emails them to a fictitious name, "T. Mahesh". However, there seems to exist a T. Mahesh (Jayam Ravi), who is a catering student. The more Deepika and Mahesh run into each other, and he starts following her wherever she goes. Mayilravanan ( Prakash Raj) is a policeman who wants to marry Deepika. In hopes of creating a dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aai (film)
''Aai'' ( en, Hey/Yaai) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action masala film written and directed by A. Venkatesh. The film stars Sarath Kumar in the main lead role, with Namitha as his love interest. While Vadivelu, Kalabhavan Mani, Ashish Vidyarthi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, and Vincent Asokan plays supporting roles. The film released on 17 December 2004 and became a hit. Plot Sakthivel alias Velu is a tubelight seller who is living happily with his sister Lakshmi and friend Pazhani in Palani. He stays away from all wanted troubles and arguments and is forced to resort to fighting to defend his sister from the local rowdy Raghavan. A flashback follows, where it is revealed that Velu is a military officer and Lakshmi is actually the sister of his best friend, Police Officer Mani of Chennai, who wants her to become a collector. Velu and Mani both clean up the society by punishing corrupt police officers. One day, Mani notices a wine shop opposite to the school where his wife Kanmani t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attahasam
''Attahasam'' () () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action masala film written and directed by Saran featuring Ajith Kumar in dual lead roles. Pooja, Sujatha, Karunas and Ramesh Khanna play pivotal roles in the film, while the score and soundtrack are composed by Bharathwaj. The film released on 12 November 2004. Plot The movie begins with Jeeva, a driving instructor, leading a happy life with his mother. He also fell in love with Swapna after several mishaps. Sujatha hides the truth from Jeeva that his father, was murdered by a dada named Manthiram. The mother, much against the boy’s wish, packs off Jeeva's twin brother, Guru with a family who offer to adopt him, who had been witness to the murderer from a close quarter, to a distant town. He escapes from the family and goes to Thoothukudi and grows to become a gangster there. When Jeeva visits Thoothukudi, he comes across his elder brother, Guru a.k.a. Thala. Seizing the opportunity, the elder brother kidnaps the younge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
