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Abhirami Venkatachalam
Abhirami Venkatachalam () (9 March 1991) is an Indian actress who works prominently in Tamil film industry. She appeared in the first season of the spin-off version of ''Bigg Boss Tamil'' called '' Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1)'' and emerged as the 5th runner up. Acting career Abhirami Iyer started her career as a model and won the Miss Tamil Nadu title. In 2016, she starred in the web series ''Ctrl Alt Delete''. The following year, she hosted the reality show '' Star Wars'' on Sun TV. Abhirami made her acting debut in Anand Shankar's ''NOTA'' (2018), portraying the love interest of the characters portrayed by senior actors Nassar and Sathyaraj. She then appeared '' Kalavu'' and portrayed one of the leads in the film. That same year, she participated in the third season of the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil. After auditioning for several films including ''Kaatru Veliyidai'' and ''Vikram Vedha'', she landed a role in ''Nerkonda Paarvai'' (2019). In a review of the film by ''The We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Cinema
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood'' - a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, ''Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, ''Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H M Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture ''Alam Ara''. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established in Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films from India established a global presence through distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language (of India) by the Government of India. Telugu is also a linguistic minority in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by members of the Telugu diaspora spread across countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand in the Anglosphere; Myanmar, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius; and the Arabian Gulf count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addham
''Addham'' is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language anthology streaming television-series directed by Barath Neelakantan, Sarjun KM, and Siva Ananth. The series comprises three episodes and features a cast and crew that were based in Chennai. Segments *''Crossroads'' by Barath Neelakantan *''The Road That Never Ends'' by Sarjun KM *''The Unwhisperable Secret'' by Siva Ananth Cast Release ''The Hindu'' wrote that "The ideas explored in Addham are universal, beyond region and language barriers. It’s not a perfect, bravura series but definitely worth delving into". ''The New Indian Express ''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naid ...'' gave the series a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "But, overall, Addham falls short of capitalising on interesting p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iru Dhuruvam (web Series)
''Iru Dhuruvam'' () is an Indian Tamil-language crime thriller streaming television series produced as an Original for SonyLIV, written and directed by debutant M Kumaran. Produced by Sameer Nair and Pramod Cheruvalath under the banner Applause Entertainment and A Sign Of Life Productions, the series stars Nandha Durairaj in the lead role along with Abdool, Sebastin Antony and Abhirami Venkatachalam. The series marked the first Tamil Original streaming series produced for SonyLIV and the first season released on 29 September 2019 with nine episodes. On 24 February 2023 a second season consisting 10 episodes was released. Season 2. Cast * Nandha Durairaj as Viktor Selladurai * Abdool as Kishore * Sebastin Antony as Gunasekaran * Abhirami Venkatachalam as Geetha * Jeeva Ravi as Rangaraj Tripathi * P. Aneesha as Gayathri * Ajit Koshy as Manova Devanesan * Balaji as Prabhakaran * Nandhini Madhesh as Keerthana * Karthik Nagarajan as Tech guy Reception The series opened to extreme po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it as "the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nambi Effect
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZEE5
ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Android, iOS, Smart TVs, among other devices. ZEE5 claimed 56 million monthly active users in December 2019. History Ozee was an Indian digital online platform that was launched in February 2016 by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. As of 14 February 2018, the service has been integrated into ZEE5. It aired shows from all of the Zee channel bouquets such as Zee TV, & TV, Zee Café. It aired Zindagi shows exclusively since Zindagi went Ozee-exclusive. The platform was ad-supported and also free of cost no matter what device used. It was shutdown due to ZEE5. ZEE5 integration ZEE5 has subsumed Zee's existing video streaming platforms: Ozee (advertising-based) and DittoTV (subscription-based), comes with 1 lakh (1 hundred thousand) hours of conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aari Arjuna
Aari Arujunan, known by the mononym Aari, is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his lead debut in ''Rettaisuzhi'' (2010) produced by director Shankar, before having a breakthrough performance as Murugan in ''Nedunchaalai'' (2014) and starring in the supernatural thriller ''Maya''. In 2021, he emerged as the title winner of the Tamil reality television show '' Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4''. Career Aari, before entering films, had background in theatre featuring in productions by Magic Lantern, Theatre Nisha and Inland Theatres. He appeared in a minor role in ''Alaiyadikkuthu'' (2005) and was later cast in the role of Muthu in ''Aadum Koothu'' (2006). Aari made his lead debut in ''Rettaisuzhi'', produced by director Shankar. He appeared as Murthy, an army man, returning to his village. In October 2011 it was announced that Aari would feature in ''Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey'' and would star alongside winner of Miss South India 2010, Shubha Phutela. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhruva Natchathiram
''Dhruva Natchathiram'' () is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language spy thriller film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, which stars Vikram. The film features music composed by Harris Jayaraj, whereas cinematography handled by Manoj Paramahamsa, Jomon T. John, Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran and editing done by Praveen Antony. The film was initially announced with Suriya and Deepika Padukone in 2013, but months after the announcement, Menon shelved the project citing creative differences with the actor. He later hinted a chance of possible revival during mid-2015, and met several actors to cast, before finalising Vikram in the lead role. The film which began production in 2016, was shot in seven countries, and has been languishing in production hell since then owing to Menon's financial constraints. Premise John, a New York-based undercover operative and his team, are entrusted with a secret mission to bring back their team leader, who has been missing mysteriously. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandha (actor)
Nandaa Dorairaj is an Indian actor, producer who primarily works in Tamil films. He made his debut in ''Mounam Pesiyadhe'' (2002) and later appeared in other films such as ''Eeram'' (2009). Early life Nandaa Dorairaj was born as Govind Durairaj in Coimbatore to Durairaj and Rani. He has a younger brother Karthik and is the grandson of former Union minister M. Kannappan. Personal life Nandaa married Vidyaroopa in the Tirumala Temple on 17 July 2013 at Codissia E Hall, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore. Career He was spotted by producer S. Thanu during his family function. In 1998, he joined the Film Institute in Chennai and obtained a diploma in acting after a one-year course. He first signed up to star in a project titled ''Enna Solla Pogirai'' opposite Gayathri Raguram, but the film was later stalled. He made his debut in 2002 with the movie ''Mounam Pesiyadhe'' along with Suriya and Trisha Krishnan by film director Ameer. Director Ameer was looking for a cheerful and well built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Week
''The Week'' is a weekly news magazine with editions in the United Kingdom and United States. The British publication was founded in 1995 and the American edition in 2001. An Australian edition was published from 2008 to 2012. A children's edition, ''The Week Junior'', has been published in the UK since 2015, and the US since 2020. History ''The Week'' was founded in the United Kingdom by Jolyon Connell (formerly of the ''Sunday Telegraph'') in 1995. In April 2001, the magazine began publishing an American edition; and an Australian edition followed in October 2008. Dennis Publishing, founded by Felix Dennis, publishes the UK edition and, until 2012, published the Australian edition. The Week Publications publishes the U.S. edition. In the year 2021, ''The Week'' celebrated its 20 year anniversary of its first publication in the United States. Since November 2015 ''The Week'' has published a children's edition, ''The Week Junior'', a current affairs magazine aimed at 8 to 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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