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Ambani Shankar
Ambani Shankar is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He has appeared in films including '' Ji'' (2005) and ''Ambasamudram Ambani'' (2010), and garnered his stage name from the latter film. Career Shankar grew up in Tirumangalam, Madurai and was inspired by the success of actor Vadivelu, which prompted him to move to Chennai to pursue acting in 2004. Unable to get a breakthrough in films, he began working as a clerk at K. Bhagyaraj's office and was first spotted by N. Linguswamy to feature as a road-side cycle mechanic in '' Ji'' (2005). He continued to feature in small comedic roles in films including '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and ''Kuselan'' (2008). Shankar made a breakthrough with his performance in ''Ambasamudram Ambani'' (2010), portraying a negative role alongside Karunas Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirumangalam, Madurai
Tirumangalam is a town and municipality in the Madurai District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu also called as 'Thoongaa Nagarathin Thunai Nagaram' (Sub District of Madurai).. As per archaeologist and historian Kudavayil Balasubramanian, the ancient name of Tirumangalam was 'Rajarajan Tirumangalam'. Geography The latitude and longitude of this town is 9°91’ N and 77°98’E respectively and the mean sea level (MSL) is 164.150m. The town is situated on the banks of river Gundar, a distributary of river Vaigai. The average maximum and minimum temperatures are of 39 °C and 27 °C. The town gets major rainfall during the south west monsoon period. The average annual rainfall being received in the town is 40.95 cm. Demographics According to 2011 census, Thirumangalam had a population of 51,194 with a sex-ratio of 1,013 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 4,952 were under the age of six, constituting 2,551 males and ... [...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] |
Pakka (film)
''Pakka'' () is a 2018 Tamil language romantic comedy film directed by debutant S. S. Surya. Produced by Benn Consortium Studios (P) Ltd, starring Vikram Prabhu in dual role alongside Nikki Galrani and Bindu Madhavi. Production for the film began in February 2017. The movie was released on April 27, 2018. It received mixed reviews from both critics and audience and was considered as a "Disaster" at the box office. Plot Nadhiya (Bindhu Madhavi) who is trying to commit suicide on a railway track, but our hero Dhoni Kumar ( Vikram Prabhu) comes to her rescue. Nadhiya mistakes Kumar for Pandi (also Vikram Prabhu) a toy-seller from the village. In a flashback it is revealed that Nadhiya, the village chief's daughter, had fallen for Pandi seeing his inherent goodness but due to parental opposition, the lovers get separated. Nadhiya runs away from her house in search of Pandi and meets up with Dhoni Kumar, who is a spitting image of Pandi. Dhoni Kumar is a carefree guy who is a cra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulaebaghavali
''Gulaebaghavali'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language heist action comedy film written and directed by Kalyaan and produced by KJR Studios. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Hansika Motwani, with Revathi, Ramdoss, Anandaraj, and Yogi Babu in supporting roles. Featuring music by Vivek–Mervin and cinematography by R. S. Anandakumar, the film was released on 12 January 2018. Plot The story opens in the British India reign, where a British gentleman and his porter are trying to catch a ferry. On the way, however, one of the suitcases being carried by the porter falls and opens, revealing many diamonds. The porter steals some of the diamonds and sends the gentleman on his way. He hides these diamonds in a trunk, which he buries near a temple in the Gulaebaghavali village. The story then shifts to 2018, where Maasha (Revathi) fools Mayilvaganam ( Sathyan), thinking that her son is dead. Then, she steals his car. Meanwhile, Badri (Prabhu Deva) and his boss Nambi ( Mansoor Ali Khan) p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arasakulam
''Arasakulam'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action masala film directed by Kumaramaran and starring Rathan Mouli and Nayana Nair. Cast *Rathan Mouli as Muthupandi * Nayana Nair *Rajasimhan * Rajashree *Balamurugan *Ambani Shankar Ambani Shankar is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He has appeared in films including '' Ji'' (2005) and ''Ambasamudram Ambani'' (2010), and garnered his stage name from the latter film. Career Shankar grew up in Tirumangalam, ... Production The film is based on a true story about a royal family. The film marks the Tamil debut of Malayalam actress Naina Nair and was shot in Kodaikanal, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi, and Tirunelveli. The film is about friendships between people of southern Tamil Nadu. The director, Kumaramaran, stayed at Theni for two years to observe the people and families there as source material for the script. The audio release function took place in January of 2017. Release A critic from ''Maalai Malar'' g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanavu Variyam
''Kanavu Variyam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Arun Chidambaram and produced by DCKAP cinemas. The film stars Chidambaram in the lead role alongside Jiya Shankar and revolves around power cuts and electricity deficit in the villages of Tamil Nadu, India. Featuring a predominantly new cast and crew, the film was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures as their first South Indian film. Prior to its theatrical release, the film was screened at several international film festivals and received a number of awards and recognition. Among its titles, ''Kanavu Variyam'' won the Platinum Remi for Best Independent Theatrical Feature Film (Drama) and the same was awarded at the 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival. The film also won the Special Jury Award at National Science Film Festival and Competition in India. ''Kanavu Variyam'' was released across India on 24 February 2017. Plot Ezhil (Arun Chidambaram) is a brilliant school student. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattathaari
''Pattathari'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by A.R. Sankara Pandi. Plot The story focuses on the friendship between five people who do not care about taking responsibilities on their shoulders even after graduation and how their life changes forms the rest of the story. Cast * Abi Saravanan as Siva * Adhiti Menon as Ilakiya * Mahanadi Shankar * Athira Santhosh * Ambani Shankar Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by S. S. Kumaran. *"Single Sim" - Vaikom Vijayalakshmi Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (born 7 October 1981) is an Indian playback singer from Kerala, India. She is an expert in a rare musical instrument called Gayatriveena. She won special jury mention for her much appreciated work in the 2013 film '' Cellul ... *"Kannodu" - Chinmayi *"Pattathari" - Naresh Iyer *"Bencha Thodachavan" - Prasanna Release ''The Times of India'' gave the film one-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "Save for Adhiti, who is expressi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adra Machan Visilu
''Adra Machan Visilu'' ( ta, அட்ரா மச்சான் விசிலு; English: ''Dude, blow the whistle'') is a 2016 Indian Tamil comedy film directed by Thiraivannan, starring Shiva, Srinivasan and Naina Sarwar in the lead roles. The music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan. Cast * Shiva as Simmakkal Shekar * Naina Sarwar as Devi * Srinivasan as Power Star (Muniyandi) * Arun Balaji as Goripalayam Rahmath * Sentrayan * Singamuthu * Mansoor Ali Khan * Raj Kapoor * K. Selva Bharathy * T. P. Gajendran * K. P. Jagan * Velmurugan * Jangiri Madhumitha * Ambani Shankar Production The project was first reported in the media during June 2015, with reports stating that Powerstar Srinivasan would feature in a film titled ''Naanum Herodhaan'' which would tell the story of an actor forced to repay his fans for their losses during the film distribution process. The concept was considered to be a satire on the issue faced by Rajinikanth following the failure of ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
144 (film)
''144'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language heist comedy film directed by G. Manikandan and produced by C. V. Kumar, starring Shiva, Ashok Selvan, Oviya and Shruthi Ramakrishnan. The film's plot is partially inspired by the novel ''Vasanthakaala Kutrangal'' written by Sujatha. Cast *Shiva as Thesi *Ashok Selvan as Madhaan *Oviya as Kalyani * Shruthi Ramakrishnan as Divya *Ramdoss as Ravi Varman * Madhusudhan Rao as Rayappan, Divya's father *Sujatha Sivakumar as Meenakshi Rayappan, Divya's mother * Udayabhanu Maheshwaran as 'Feelings' Ravi *"Hello" Kandasaamy as Tube, Thesi's father *Ambani Shankar * Karunakaran as Intro Narrator *S. J. Surya as Narrator Production The film was launched by producer C. V. Kumar with new director Manikandan, and it began shooting in February 2015, with a principal cast of Shiva, Ashok Selvan, Oviya and Sruthi Ramakrishnan. The team shot scenes in Madurai, with Ashok Selvan portraying an illegal car racer. After a single long filming schedule, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalai Vendhan
''Kalai Vendhan'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by R. K. Parasuram. The film stars Ajay and Sanam Shetty in the lead roles. It was released on 7 August 2015. Plot Kalai (Ajay) becomes a teacher of the martial art form, vovinam, under training of his guru (Thalaivasal Vijay) at a martial arts school. Malar (Sanam Shetty) visits the school to meet her friend, and became acquainted with Kalai. Over time, the pair fall in love. Malar's mother is against her daughter's choice of boyfriend. It is later revealed that Malar has been kidnapped, which Kalai sets out to resolve. Cast * Ajay as Kalai * Sanam Shetty as Malar * Kalabhavan Mani as Panneerselvam * Manobala * T. P. Gajendran * Anu Mohan * Thalaivasal Vijay * Nalini * Yuvarani * Aarthi * Manju * S. Kamalakannan * Sampath Ram * Dhandapani * Kadhal Sukumar * Nellai Siva * Ambani Shankar Production The core theme of the film was based on the Vietnamese martial art called Vovinam. Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattathu Yaanai
''Pattathu Yaanai'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Boopathy Pandian and produced by Michael Rayappan. The film stars Vishal and Aishwarya Arjun with Santhanam playing a supporting role. Music was composed by S. Thaman, and the film released on 26 July 2013. The film opened to average reviews. Plot The story opens in Karaikudi, where Gouravam (Santhanam) is a well-known traditional cook making a living undertaking orders for marriage functions. He is forced into taking an order for a local goon's wedding and is not happy about it. Saravanan (Vishal) and his four friends, who come to work for him as junior cooks, offer to help him but land him in even greater trouble and they are forced to flee from Karaikudi. The story shifts to Trichy, where Saravanan and his friends have grand plans of opening a restaurant with the help of Gouravam and his money. Here, just like in Malaikottai, it is love at first sight for Saravanan when he se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam
''Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rasu Madhuravan. The film stars Shabarish and Sunaina. Cast * Shabarish as Pandi * Sunaina as Valarmathi * Soori (actor), Soori as Soori * Thambi Ramaiah as Food stall Owner * Singampuli as Pandi's brother and micset company's shareholder * Karunas as Amarkalam, Pandi's Rival * Vatsan Chakravarthy as Siluva * Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director), Raj Kapoor as Pandi's father * K. Selva Bharathy * Vaiyapuri as Neighbour * King Kong (actor), King Kong as Amarkalam's assistant * Ambani Shankar as shop owner * Veerasamar as henchman * Prabu as Paraman * Devaraj * Pandian * Nagendran * Madurai Market Muthu * Pasumpon Suresh * Periyasamy as Childhood Pandi *Bava Lakshmanan as Loan giver *Appu as Amarkalam Assistant's Brother Production The film was originally titled ''Mike Set Pandi'', but later retitled ''Pandi Oli Perukki Nilayam''. Shabarish, son of popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
