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Aadai
''Aadai'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by Rathna Kumar, and produced by V Studios. Pradeep Kumar composed the film's soundtrack alongside the Oorka band, who made their debut with this film. Amala Paul stars in the lead role. Released on 19 July 2019, the film received farely positive reviews from audience and critics but had an average run at the box office. Plot Kamini is an anchorwoman who is extremely spontaneous, courageous, and has a strong sense of feminism. She is shown to have no understanding of the dynamics between ideology and freedom. She was raised by her mother after her father's death when she was young. Due to her mother's conservative values, Kamini and her mother are often at odds regarding her attitude. She works with her friend Jennifer and a few others as a team at the #tag channel. For the past three years, they have been known for doing serious pranks on unsuspecting people, such as murder attempts and medical em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathna Kumar
Rathna Kumar is an Indian film director and writer. He is known for directing ''Meyaadha Maan'' (2017). Career Kumar began his career with the low-budget film ''Madhu'', which was included in an anthology film called ''Bench Talkies''. He later turned the short film into a feature film titled ''Meyaadha Maan'' (2017). The film turned out to be a success and an important film in Vaibhav Reddy, Vaibhav's career because the film was not a multistarrer and several of Vaibhav's successful films had only been multistarrers. He went on to direct ''Aadai'' (2019), starring Amala Paul. The film released to mixed reviews, but highlighted an important aspect of society. Kumar was signed as a co-writer to Lokesh Kanagaraj's ''Master (2021 film), Master''. Regarding his decision of becoming a writer from a director, Kumar told ''The Times of India'' that Kanagaraj is his friend. Kumar started working with Lokesh again as a co-writer for Vijay's 67th film titled tentatively as ''Leo (2023 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pradeep Kumar (musician)
Pradeep Rangaswamy Kumar (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian playback singer and music director who has worked in Tamil language films. After beginning his career as a Carnatic musician, in the 2010s, he has regularly collaborated with composers Santhosh Narayanan and Sean Roldan. Career Born to a police inspector father and a music teacher mother, Pradeep Kumar grew up in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. His mother, Lalitha Vijayakumar, taught Carnatic music through private lessons and at a government school in the area, meaning that Pradeep Kumar was constantly exposed to Carnatic music as a youngster and often joined his mother in singing at home. He later was introduced as a playback singer in Tamil cinema through the film ''Attakathi'' by Santhosh Narayanan He later began studying music under J. Venkataraman from the Aalathur School of music, who became his first guru. Outside music, Pradeep Kumar studied science, wrote the engineering entrance examination and joined an engineeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amala Paul
Amala Paul (born 26 October 1991) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Telugu cinema, Telugu films. She made her acting debut by appearing in a supporting role in the Malayalam-language film ''Neelathamara (2009 film), Neelathamara'', and she later became noted for playing the title role in ''Mynaa''. Career 2009–2010: Early career After finishing studies, Lal Jose offered her a supporting role in his film, ''Neelathamara (2009 film), Neelathamara'' (2009). Despite emerging a success, the film failed to attract any further offers, as she had anticipated. She pursued roles in Tamil films and went on to sign for the low-budget comedy film ''Vikadakavi'', which was delayed and ultimately became her sixth release, while also signing on to play the lead role in another small budget film ''Veerasekaran'' (2010). The film, which became her maiden Tamil release, was panned by critics and went completely unnoticed, while Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramya Subramanian
Ramya Subramanian, also known as VJ Ramya, is an Indian actress and television host, who has worked in the Tamil film industry. Career Ramya participated in the Miss Chennai competition in 2004. She subsequently went on to host television shows, including '' Kalakkapovadhu Yaaru?'', ''Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhudeva?'', ''Namma Veetu Kalyanam'' and ''Kedi Boys Killadi Girls'' on Star Vijay. She revealed post-marriage, that she would cut down on television commitments and become more choosy with her work. In 2007, Ramya made her acting debut with an uncredited role in '' Mozhi''. In 2015, she appeared as Dulquer Salmaan's friend, Ananya, in Mani Ratnam's ''O Kadhal Kanmani''. In the same year, she became an RJ at 92.7 Big FM. She was on the covers of WE Magazine's fitness special issue for the month of August 2019. Personal life Ramya was born in Thanjavur. She completed her schooling in Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan till 10th and continued her 11th and 12th in Adarsh Vidya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivek Prasanna
Vivek Prasanna is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films, mostly in supporting roles. In 2017, he won the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film ''Meyaadha Maan''. Career Vivek Prasanna grew up from a small village Chinanoor (Veeranam) near Salem, India and now settled in Chennai. His brother Karthik Netha is working as a lyricist. After several appearances in short films and telefilms, he made his acting debut alongside Vijay Sethupathi in Arun Kumar's police drama ''Sethupathi'' (2016). A critic from Indiaglitz.com noted that Vivek Prasanna as "the main henchman fits the role to the T". In 2017, Vivek Prasanna made a breakthrough and appeared in supporting roles in a series of successful Tamil films. His role as the drug lord Ravi in ''Vikram Vedha'' and as a politician in '' Peechankai'', also won him acclaim. He then appeared as the second lead in the romantic comedy, ''Meyaadha Maan ''Meyaadha Maan'' () is a 2017 Indian Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citizen Mani
Citizen Mani is an Indian comedian who works in Tamil-language films. He has acted in 200 films and television serials. He directed and acted in a film, ''Perunali'', in 2019. Career Mani left his village for Chennai to pursue a career in acting. He played a role as a tea master in ''Citizen'' (2001). After garnering acclaim for his portrayal as a tea master, Mani added the moniker 'Citizen' to his stage name. ''Citizen'' enabled him to get comedic roles in several films including ''Anniyan'' (2005) and ''Aaru'' (2005). He made his directorial debut with ''Perunali'' (2019). Filmography *'' Mahanadhi'' (1994) *''Citizen'' (2001) *'' 12B'' (2001) * ''Thavasi'' (2001) *'' Devan'' (2002) *'' Shree'' (2002) *''Bagavathi'' (2002) *'' Bheeshmar'' (2003) *'' Ji'' (2005) *''Anniyan'' (2005) *''Daas'' (2005) *''Aaru'' (2005) *'' Kurukshetram'' (2006) *'' Sengathu'' (2006) *''Maranthen Meimaranthen'' (2006) *''Thaamirabharani'' (2007) *''Muni'' (2007) *'' Thunichal'' (2010) *''Vallak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archana Chandhoke
Archana Chandhoke or more simply known as Archana, is an Indian television presenter, actress and radio jockey who has primarily worked in Tamil film and television industry. Career Television In September 1999, Archana started her career as a newsreader in Jaya TV's English News while studying in college. She later moved on to Sun TV, where she hosted the shows ''Comedy Time'' and ''Ilamai Pudhumai''. In May 2007, she left Sun TV to prioritize family commitments. After a break of one year, she joined Star Vijay in 2008 and hosted ''Namma Veetu Kalyanam'' till 2014. In September 2015, Zee Tamil approached her to do the show ''Athirshta Lakshmi''. The following year, she appeared as a judge of the comedy show '' Junior Super Star'' along with K. Bhagyaraj and Khushbu. In 2020, Archana entered ''Bigg Boss'' as a wildcard contestant. She received criticism from audiences for her behavior on the show. Following her stint on the show, she rejoined Star Vijay and is hosting various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sriranjini (Tamil Actress)
Sriranjini is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil language films. She has done mostly supporting roles in various Tamil films. Her notable works include ''Alaipayuthey'' (2000), ''Anniyan'' (2005) and '' Mozhi'' (2007). Career Sriranjini began her career in acting playing a role in the television series '' Kasalavu Nesam'' directed by K. Balachander, but made the switch to films after being offered a role in Mani Ratnam's ''Alaipayuthey'' (2000) as Madhavan's sister-in-law. Her next role which won acclaim was her depiction of an Iyengar wife in Shankar's ''Anniyan ''Anniyan'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language psychological action thriller film written and directed by S. Shankar and produced by V. Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The plot centres on a disillusioned everyman whose frustration at what he see ...'' (2005). As of September 2013, Sriranjini has appeared in over 54 films. Filmography Television References External links * Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Films
2019 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2019, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "It's the year of apocalyptic cinema of the highest order, the year in which three of our best filmmakers have responded with vast ambition, invention, and inspiration to the crises at hand, including the threats to American democracy, the catastrophic menaces arising from global warming, the corrosive cruelty of ethnic hatreds and nationalist prejudices, and the poisonous overconcentration of money and power. At the same time, it's a year of inside-movies practicalities, of special attention to the business at hand, because of the structural threats to the movie business from new and powerful players. The major crisis specific to cinema outleaps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010s Tamil-language Films
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Services Examination (India)
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a national competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to higher Civil Services of India, Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, and Indian Police Service. In simple terms it is referred as UPSC examination, and is conducted in three phases: a preliminary examination consisting of two objective-type papers (General Studies Paper I and General Studies Paper II also popularly known as Civil Service Aptitude Test or CSAT), and a main examination consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay) type, in which two papers are qualifying and only marks of seven are counted followed by a personality test (interview). A successful candidate sits for 32 hours of examination during the complete process spanning around one year. Process The Civil Services Examination is based on the British era Imperial Civil Service test ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
