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Aathi
''Aathi'' () or known as ''Aadhi'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film, directed by Ramana and produced by S. A. Chandrasekhar. Starring Vijay in the lead role, it is a remake of the 2005 Telugu film ''Athanokkade''. The film released on 15 January 2006. It received to mixed reviews, and performed below average. Plot The film starts by with Anjali sitting on a bench in Rameswaram feeding a white pigeon by a calm ocean. A retired police officer Shankar comes and sits on the bench by her side, and they exchange pleasantries. Suddenly, she whips out a knife and kills him with the help of her paternal uncle Ramachandran, while saying that she has been waiting for this moment for many years. She then comes back to Chennai with Ramachandran to attend college. After that, the scene shifts to Aathi, who lives in New Delhi with his foster family consisting of his parents Mani and Lakshmi, who are both loving to him, and his sister. He takes up a course in a college i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramana (director)
Ramana is an Indian film director, who has directed Tamil films. After making his debut in 2003 with the successful ''Thirumalai'', he has gone on to make other ventures including ''Sullan'' and ''Aathi''. Career Ramana penned a series of film scripts featuring serious off-beat stories and approached producers with little luck, hoping to land an offer. He spent several years narrating the script of a proposed film titled ''Karkaalam'' to actors and then finally agreed terms with Prakash Raj to play the lead role during 1996, but no financiers eventually backed the project. After failing to establish himself as a director who could be funded to make films with serious themes, he felt that he should make a series of commercially viable films in the masala genre before diversifying into serious subjects. Ramana's first release was ''Thirumalai'' (2003), an action-masala venture featuring Vijay, which took a large opening at the box office and performed well commercially. He brie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Kumar (Telugu Actor)
Pudipeddi Sai Kumar (born 27 July 1960) is an Indian actor, dubbing artist and television presenter who works predominantly in Telugu, Kannada, in addition to a few Tamil films. He has received three state Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards and two SIMA Awards for his work in Telugu and Kannada. His performance in ''Prasthanam'' (2010) featured in the list of the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by ''Film Companion.'' Early and personal life Sai Kumar was born to P. J. Sarma and Krishna Jyothi, as one of five children. Sarma moved from Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh to Chennai and established himself as an actor and dubbing artist while Jyothi, hails from Bagepalli, Karnataka and has acted in several Kannada films. Kumar's brothers P. Ravi Shankar and Ayyappa Sharma are also actors. They have two sisters. Kumar has a master's degree in Arts from Presidency College, Chennai and completed M.Phil. at Madras Christian College, where he also taught briefly. Sai Kumar' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoba Chandrasekhar
Shoba Chandrasekhar (born 24 August 1948) is an Indian playback singer, director, writer and film producer. She is the mother of actor Vijay. Personal life She married S. A. Chandrasekhar, who is an Indian film director, producer and writer. Her son Vijay is an actor in Tamil cinema and her daughter Vidhya died at the age of two. Sangeeta Sornalingam is her daughter-in-law. Her siblings are Sunder, Surendar and Sheela. Her mother is Mrs. Lalitha. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devan (actor)
Devan Sreenivasan (born January 8, 1952), is an Indian film and television actor, producer, and politician from Kerala. He is known for his character roles in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu language films. After many second hero and supporting actor roles, he made his breakthrough in the 1987 film ''New Delhi''. He later advanced to a lead actor with films like ''Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam'' (1987), ''Oozham'' (1988), ''Simon Peter Ninakku Vendi'' (1988) and ''Aranyakam'' (1988). His well-known movies such as ''Vietnam Colony'' (1992), ''Ekalavyan'' (1993), ''Honest Raj'' (1994), ''Baashha'' (1995) and '' Indraprasdham'' (1996). He is also known as 'Devji'. Early life Devan was born on 5 May 1952 in Thrissur, India. His father, Sreenivasan, was a public prosecutor and his mother, Lalitha, was a doctor. He has three siblings, Shobha, Sheela and Sureshbabu. His family has a Kalaripayattu lineage. Malayalam filmmaker Ramu Kariat was his uncle. Devan completed his schooling a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhana Bharathi
Santhana Bharathi is an Indian film director and actor who has primarily worked in Tamil cinema. Career Santhana Bharathi originally wanted to be a director but didn't get the right opportunity, even after working for a well known director like C. V. Sridhar. At the time, he had been looking for offers with his friend P. Vasu. Finally, they got a movie called ''Panneer Pushpangal'' in the year 1981. It was a success. Santhana Bharathi, along with his friend Vasu started directing many other movies under the name “Bharathi Vasu”. Santhana Bharathi started directing films of his own, after doing five films together with his friend Vasu, who also went on to become a popular director on his own. Santhana Bharathi's films such as '' Guna'', '' Chinna Mapillai'', '' Mahanadhi'' gained high appreciation. He often hired his friends Kamal Haasan and Crazy Mohan in his works. He has directed several films such as '' Guna'' (1991) and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate Raja
Karate Raja is an Indian actor who has worked in predominantly Tamil-language films. He made his breakthrough as an actor by playing a supporting role in Kamal Haasan's ''Virumaandi'' (2004), before garnering acclaim for playing the lead role of Veerappan in the serial ''Sandhan Kaadu'' on Makkal TV. Career Natarajan made his breakthrough as an actor with his role in Kamal Haasan's ''Virumaandi'' (2004). He was given the name Karate Raja by Haasan. He subsequently appeared in two more popular Tamil films that year, ''Ghilli'' (2004) and ''Vasool Raja MBBS'' (2004). Raja later appeared in films including Prabhu Deva's ''Pokkiri'' (2007) and the horror comedy, ''Ambuli'' (2012). He played a notable role in ''Varnam'' (2011). He played Kishore's brother in ''Thiruvambadi Thamban'' (2012). He played the lead role of K. Chandrashekar Rao in the Telugu-language film ''Udyama Simham'' (2019). On television, Karate Raja notably portrayed the lead role of Veerappan in the serial ''San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malavika Avinash
Malavika Avinash (born 28 January 1976) is an Indian spokesperson, actress, television personality and politician who is the current State spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party of Karnataka. She is known for her work in Kannada and Tamil films. She hosted ''Baduku Jataka Bandi'', a television show that aired on Zee Kannada. She is a part of the ensemble cast in the highest grossing Kannada movie - '' K.G.F: Chapter 2''. Early life Malavika was born on 28 January 1976, in a Tamil family to N. Ganesan. Her father was a banker and writer, and her mother, Savithri, a vocalist and dancer. She was initiated into classical arts under the tutelage of Padmashree Leela Samson in Bharatanatyam and Pandit Partho Das on the sitar. G. V. Iyer spotted her at a dance performance as Krishna and cast her as Krishna in his ''Krishnavataar''. She then played a lead role as a princess in Prema Karanth's Panorama children's film ''Nakkala Rajakumari''. She completed her Bachelor of Law a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seetha (actress)
Seetha is an Indian actress and producer known for her works predominantly in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu cinema films. She began her acting career in 1985 and was one of the mainstream heroines from 1985. She made a comeback to film industry with the 2002 film '' Maaran''. Personal life Seetha married actor Parthiban in 1990. The couple divorced in 2001. She married TV actor Sateesh in 2010. The couple got divorced in 2016. Film career Seetha is a film and TV actress and producer. She started acting from 1985 and continued up to 1991. She took a break from acting for sometime and started acting again from 2002. She entered the film industry with the Tamil film ''Aan Paavam ''Aan Paavam'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Pandiarajan. It was his second directorial venture and first as actor. The film also stars Pandiyan, Revathi and Seetha. The film was released on 7 December 1985. It ...'' in 1985. She acted mainly in Telugu and Tamil films an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adithya (actor)
Adithya Menon (born 6 April 1974) is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. Early life Adithya Menon was born in Mumbai into a Malayali family hailing from Palghat in Kerala. His family emigrated to Dubai, UAE and he spent his childhood in Dubai till the age of 18. He finished his schooling from the Our Own English High School Dubai and then migrated back to India. He earned his bachelor's degree in engineering from the M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology in Bangalore. While in college, he auditioned for a slot at being a radio host with Radio Midday. That was his first stint in the media. Soon he started hosting live events like fashion shows and product launches. He worked as a compere and event manager for a few years after getting out of college. During this period he got into amateur theatre in Bangalore and acted in a few plays before being spotted by an actor Prakash Belawadi to star in a Kannada television serial he was to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subbaraju
Penmetsa Subbaraju is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema,as well as Tamil cinema.Subbaraju has played a variety of roles, from negative to supporting characters. His most notable works include '' Amma Nanna O' Tamil Ammayi'', ''Arya,'' ''Pokiri, Leader, Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap, Businessman, Mirchi, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, Temper, Duvvada Jagannadham, Geetha Govindam, and Majili''. Subbaraju is immensely popular in Japan for his role as Kumara Varma in the 2017 epic action film, '' Baahubali: The Conclusion''. Early life Subbaraju was born in Bhimavaram, to Penmatsa Ramakrishnam Raju and Vijayalakshmi. Subbaraju did his education in D. N. R. College, Bhimavaram. He did his bachelor's degree in Mathematics before doing a computer course and joining Dell Computers, Hyderabad. Career Subbaraju's introduction to the cinema world was an accident. Director Krishna Vamsi's personal assistant asked Subbaraju to fix a computer issue for Krishna Vamsi's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhamu
Dhamu is a retired Indian actor and comedian who mainly acts in Tamil films. He is known for his role as Otteri Nari in ''Ghilli'' (2004). He was a part of Gaana Galata Group, a popular touring and acting comedy troupe. Since then, he has appeared in several films. He has quit mainstream acting and has opened an agency to represent comedy shows known as 'Tamarai Bharani Comedy Agency'. He once hosted a program "Kalakkal Comedy" on Sun TV. He worked as assistant to the former Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam for seven years. He was also a children's education advocate. Filmography ;actor ;dubbing artist * Vagai Chandrasekhar - ''Rasamagan'' References External links Review of ''Alli Arjuna'' in which he appeared Dhamuon IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
