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Andhaghaaram
''Andhaghaaram'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language supernatural horror thriller film written and directed by V. Vignarajan, in his directional debut. It is produced by Priya Atlee under A for Apple Productions, alongside Sudhan Sundaram and Jayaram under their banner Passion Studios and K. Poornachandra's O2 Pictures. The film stars Arjun Das, Vinoth Kishan, and Kumar Natarajan in lead roles along with Pooja Ramachandran and Misha Ghoshal. The film was released on Netflix on 24 November 2020. Plot The movie follows three men in Chennai, who are seemingly unconnected to each other and the sinister happenings in their lives. The first man is Dr. Indran, one of the country's most renowned clinical psychiatrists. He is almost fatally shot by one of his violent patients. He survives, but his entire family is massacred, and he loses both his voice and professional license. After his operation, Indran opts for a new approach to his practice even though he is still being reviewed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Das
Arjun Das is an Indian actor who works in Tamil films. Best known for his role as ''Anbu'' in the film ''Kaithi'' (2019), he has garnered major attention for his bass-baritone voice. Arjun made his acting debut in the suspense thriller ''Perumaan'' (2012). Following a few other movies and short films, he appeared in Lokesh Kanagaraj's ''Kaithi'', portraying the film's antagonist, a cocaine addict gang leader and then collaborated with Lokesh again for the film ''Master'' portraying Das, the film's secondary antagonist. Early life The actor has stated in interviews that he quit a well-paying job as a banker in Dubai, before moving to Chennai for opportunities in cinema. Arjun remembers being overweight. He lost around , which was when he decided to enter the Tamil cinema industry. Career In 2012, he debuted in the independent film ''Perumaan''. Regarding his role in the film, The ''Times of India'' stated that "Arjun makes a confident debut". After shooting for the Netfl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinoth Kishan
Vinoth Kishan is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. He made his debut as a child artiste in Bala's ''Nandha'' (2001), before playing villain in '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' and '' Vidiyum Munn''. Career Vinoth Kishan made his debut as a child artiste in Bala's ''Nandha'' (2001) portraying the younger version of Suriya's character before appearing in similar roles in ''Samasthanam'' (2002) and then '' Sena'' (2003). He also played a supporting role in A. L. Vijay's '' Kireedam'' (2007), portraying the younger brother of Ajith Kumar. Kishan made a breakthrough portraying a villainous role in Suseenthiran Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut '' Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). Career Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Pal ...'s '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' (2010), where he played a ruthless college student who turns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaithi (2019 Film)
''Kaithi'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ... written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. It is produced by S. R. Prakashbabu and S. R. Prabhu under Dream Warrior Pictures and co-produced by Tiruppur Vivek under Vivekananda Pictures. It stars Karthi in the lead role, along with Narain (actor), Narain, Arjun Das, Harish Uthaman, George Maryan and Dheena (actor), Dheena in pivotal roles. In the film, a recently released prisoner races against time to drive poisoned cops to a hospital in exchange for meeting his daughter, while evading criminals chasing him. Lokesh initially worked on two scripts after the success of ''Maanagaram'' (2017), which he had scrapped working on it, due to the issues regarding the extens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pooja Ramachandran
Pooja Ramachandran is an Indian actress, VJ and model. After her studies, she participated in beauty pageants, winning the 'Miss Coimbatore 2004' title and was the runner up for Miss Kerala 2005. She then went on to become a VJ at SS Music before venturing into acting. She entered as a wild card contestant in the Telugu reality TV show '' Bigg Boss Telugu 2''. Early life Pooja Ramachandran is the daughter of an army officer. She studied visual communication at the CSI Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore. Career Pooja first featured in an advertisement when she was eight. Before the Miss Coimbatore title she had already done some assignments in Coimbatore and Bangalore. Pooja had also played a cameo in the Jayaram-Soundarya starrer ''Yathrakarude Sradhakku''. In February 2006, Pooja became a VJ at SS Music after she, along with Anuj Gurwara, Purnima Maudgil and Gibran, were selected as the winners out of 3000 contestants in SS Music's pan-India tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlee (director)
Arun Kumar (born 21 September 1986), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Atlee, is a film director, screenwriter and producer best known for his work in Indian films. He initially worked as an assistant director under S. Shankar in the films ''Enthiran'' (2010) and ''Nanban (2012 film), Nanban'' (2012). He made his directorial debut with the film ''Raja Rani (2013 film), Raja Rani'' starring ''Nayanthara , Nazriya Nazim, Nazriya, Arya (actor), Arya and Jai,'' produced by Fox Star Studios, for which he was awarded Best Debut Director by Vijay Awards, Vijay Award and Tamil Nadu State award for best dialogue writer. Following the success of his debut film, he went on to direct his next film ''Theri (film), Theri (2016)'' starring actor Vijay (actor), Vijay as the lead. He directed his films ''Mersal (film), Mersal'' (2017) and ''Bigil (film), Bigil'' (2019), also featuring actor Vijay. Atlee's upcoming film is ''Jawan (film), Jawan'' (2023) starring Shah Rukh Khan. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathyaraj Natarajan
Sathyaraj Natarajan is an Indian film editor, who has worked on Tamil language films. He was an assistant to Praveen K. L., and has often collaborated in ventures involving director Sai Gokul and won critical acclaimed films for ''Vidiyum Munn'' (2013) and ''Kalyana Samayal Saadham'' (2013). Career Natarajan worked as an assistant to Praveen K. L. in the production of ''Aaranya Kaandam'' (2011), and edited the unreleased horror film ''Shivani'' directed by Sai Gokul. He worked simultaneously on two projects, ''Vidiyum Munn'' (2013), a thriller, and ''Kalyana Samayal Saadham'' (2013), a romantic comedy; Behindwoods.com presented him the Best Editor Award. He continued his collaboration with Sai Gokul in ''Vaaliba Raja'' (2016) and the Anirudh musical ''Rum'' (2017). He worked on Thiagarajan Kumararaja's project, ''Super Deluxe'' (2019) starring Vijay Sethupathi and Samantha. He is the editor for ''Andhaghaaram'', written and directed by V Vignarajan. Filmography * ''Vidiyum Mu ... [...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] |
Jeeva Ravi
Jeeva Ravi is an Indian actor, casting director and television actor who has worked in Tamil-language films and television. He made a breakthrough as an actor with his performances in '' 3'' (2012) and '' Jeeva'' (2014), with the latter film being a prefix for his stage name. Career Ravi is the grandson of film producer G. M. Velumani, who made films in the 1950s and 1960s. Ravi began his career as a casting director, before acting in serials in STAR Vijay and Sun TV. He gradually moved on to feature in films and got his first major breakthrough by portraying Shruti Haasan's father in Aishwarya Dhanush's drama film, '' 3'' (2012). He subsequently appeared in more prominent roles in his following ventures, before gaining critical acclaim for his portrayal of a cricket coach in Suseenthiran's '' Jeeva'' (2014). The success of the film meant that he adapted 'Jeeva' as a prefix to his name and continued to play pivotal roles as a collector in AR Murugadoss's ''Kaththi'' (2014) and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaazhl
''Vaazhl'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Arun Prabu Purushothaman and produced by Sivakarthikeyan under his banner Sivakarthikeyan Productions. The film features a predominantly new cast and crew, which includes Pradeep Anthony, TJ Bhanu, Diva Dhawan, Aahrav and SN Bhatt in prominent roles. The film's music is composed by Pradeep Kumar, with cinematography handled by Shelly Calist and editing done by Raymond Derrick Crasta. The project was originally produced by R. D. Raja of 24AM Studios and subsequently launched in May 2018. But Arun Prabhu went on a recce for location scouting, which delayed the principal photography process. Further Raja stepped out of producing the venture citing financial constraints, and the rights for the film production were acquired by Sivakarthikeyan in June 2019. Filming began in mid-January 2019 and completed within that July, within a duration of 75 days. The film was shot across 100 unexplored locations across India and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misha Ghoshal
Meesha Ghoshal is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films. After making her debut in the Tamil film ''Pokkisham'' (2009), she has appeared in ventures including A. R. Murugadoss's ''7aum Arivu'' and Atlee's '' Raja Rani''. Career Meesha Ghoshal began her acting career, with performances in theatre, She acted in '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' (2010) as a friend to Kajal Aggarwal before being signed up to play a supporting role in the bilingual ''180'' (2011) and then in A. R. Murugadoss's ''7aum Arivu'' (2011), where she played a scientist alongside Suriya and Shruti Haasan. She was next seen in supporting roles in Myshkin's ''Mugamoodi'' and then '' Ishtam''. She has also appeared in '' Raja Rani'' as Madhu, a friend of Nayantara's character and in ''Vanakkam Chennai ''Vanakkam Chennai'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi. Produced by her husband Udhayanidhi Stalin under the banner Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baradwaj Rangan
Baradwaj Rangan is an Indian film critic, writer, and formerly the deputy editor of ''The Hindu''. He later became a senior editor of Film Companion. Rangan won the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 2006. Before joining ''The Hindu'', Rangan wrote for ''The New Indian Express''. He has also authored two books, worked as a screenwriter, and is a teacher at the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. Career Baradwaj Rangan had no formal training in filmmaking or cinema writing. He is a chemical engineering graduate from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. According to him, it was a time when "parents considered only medicine or engineering" to be "serious professions", that he did not have interest but continued with it anyway. Rangan claims that he was fascinated with writing and liked reading critical analyses on world cinema, especially those by American critics. He was selected for a workshop by the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firstpost
''Firstpost'' is an Indian online news and media website. The site is a part of the Network 18 media conglomerate owned by Reliance Industries, which also runs CNN-News18 and CNBC-TV18. The ''Network 18'' group was originally owned by Raghav Bahl. In January 2012, the group received an investment from Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries through a rights issue of up to 2,700 crore A crore (; abbreviated cr) denotes ten million (10,000,000 or 107 in scientific notation) and is equal to 100 lakh in the Indian numbering system. It is written as 1,00,00,000 with the local 2,2,3 style of digit group separators (one lakh is e .... History In May 2013, the news group was merged with the Indian edition of '' Forbes India'' whose four top editorial heads including editor in chief Indrajit Gupta were dismissed. The event led to a media furor. Thereafter on 31 May 2013, ''Firstpost'' took over a satirical website Fakingnews.com for an undisclosed amount. As of April 2020, Jaid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
