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Arjunan Kadhali
''Arjunan Kadhali'' () is an unreleased Tamil language film directed by Parthy Baskar, nephew of composer Ilayaraja who earlier directed ''Bambara Kannaley''. It stars Jai in the lead role with Poorna playing the lead female role. The film began production in 2008 and became delayed after the original producers Ayngaran International suffered financial problems. Cast * Jai as Arjun * Poorna * Suzane George * Thambi Ramiah * Kalaiyarasan as Ravi Production The film's launch was held in front of the Tiruparankunram Sri Subramaniaswamy temple near Madurai on 25 September 2008 with scenes for a song, "Kan Thiranthan Kandhan", also being shot near the temple. When Srikanth Deva was composing songs on the beaches of Pondicherry he was mobbed by fans and police came to his rescue. In March 2009, the lead actor Jai ran into trouble for making controversial comments about the potential box office fare of his future films. The actor, who was filming for ''Vaamanan'', ''Aval Peyar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai (actor)
Jai Sampath is an Indian actor and musician working in Tamil films. The nephew of noted composer Deva & the cousin of Srikanth Deva, Jai had made his acting debut in a supporting role in '' Bagavathi'' (2002). In 2007, he successfully auditioned for a leading role in Venkat Prabhu's sports film ''Chennai 600028''. His movie '' Subramaniapuram'' (2008) was also a big success, and Jai was praised for his performance. Jai subsequently garnered more praise for diverse roles, including a villager on holiday in ''Goa'' (2010), a timid factory worker in ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' (2011) and a customer care executive in the romantic drama '' Raja Rani'' (2013), which became his biggest commercial successful film. He made his debut as a singer in the film '' Jarugandi'' (2018). Personal life Born into a family of musicians, Jai has stated that music was close to his heart and that it influenced him in his "growing years", particularly crediting his uncle, the composer Deva. He completed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adhe Neram Adhe Idam
''Adhe Neram Adhe Idam'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by M. Prabhu and produced by Rama Krishnan. The film stars Jai and Vijayalakshmi, while Rahul Madhav, Nizhalgal Ravi, and Lollu Sabha Jeeva play supporting roles. The music was composed by Premji Amaren with editing by G. B. Venkatesh and cinematography by Sri Pawan Sekhar. The film released on 6 November 2009. Plot Karthik ( Jai) falls in love with Janani (Vijayalakshmi). Although she is reluctant at first, she later accepts his love. After Janani's approval, Karthik goes to Australia as per his father states in order to finish his education. In the time that he had gone, Janani's parents arranged another groom for her, Siva (Rahul Madhav). Janani thought that Siva was more richer and handsome and would live a better life with him; therefore, she agrees to marry him. However, fate plays with them again. When Karthik is coming back from Australia, he meets a man. He chats with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinmayi
Chinmayi Sripaada is an Indian playback singer, working mainly for the South Indian film industry. She is also a voice actor, television presenter, radio jockey, and an entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company ''Blue Elephant'', a Skincare company importing K-beauty to India - ''Isle Of Skin'', and a medi-spa ''Deep Skin Dialogues'' in Chennai and Hyderabad. She is often credited as Chinmayee and Indai Haza. She rose to fame for her critically acclaimed song "''Oru Deivam Thantha Poovae''" from the National Award winning movie ''Kannathil Muthamittal''. Early life and background Chinmayi received the CCRT Scholarship for Young Talent for Carnatic Music from the Government of India at the age of 10. She won the gold medal from All India Radio for Ghazals in 2000 and the Silver for Hindustani Classical Music in 2002. She learned German as a language in the Max Mueller Bhavan in Chennai and completed certification courses from NIIT and SSI in we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash (born 21 February 1976) is an Indian Playback singer and also a Music Composer from Karnataka. He has given his voice for predominantly Kannada and Telugu language films. In addition, he has also sung in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi. He is one of the judges for the Kannada reality show ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'' on Zee Kannada. He has also performed shows with Zakir Hussain. Prakash won the Karnataka Government's 'Best Playback Singer' award for the year 2016 for the song "Nammooralli Chaligaladalli" from the film ''Beautiful Manasugalu''. He is also one of four artists credited for the song " Jai Ho", which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Specifically, he sang the portion with the words "Jai Ho" that takes an extended high pitch at numerous junctures of the song. The song also won a Grammy Award in the category "Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media." He has also won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senthildass Velayutham
Senthildass Velayutham (earlier called Senthildass), an Indian playback singer, predominantly works in Tamil film industry. He has also been singing playback in Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi movies. In the beginning, Senthildass used to record his own songs and published them on social media. Senthildass has performed more than 5000 live concerts in India and abroad. He was one of the key persons in the protest against the use of agriculture lands for hydrocarbon extraction project in the delta region of Tamil Nadu. Early life Senthildass Velayutham was born in Neduvasal village in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. He was a self-taught musician during his school days in Neduvasal village. While studying in college in Pudukkottai, he used to sing in light music band. He later moved to Chennai for searching job, and got a chance to sing in light music orchestra. During the musical program, the other musicians encouraged him to learn music properly for a better performance. He then joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaali (poet)
Tiruchirapalli Srinivasan Rangarajan, professionally credited by his pseudonym Vaali (born 29 October 1931 – 18 July 2013) was an Indian poet who is the highest songs wrote lyricist in cinema and whose works were in Tamil, had a five-decade long association with the Tamil film industry, wrote over 15,000 songs. He acted in a number of films, including '' Sathya'', ''Hey Ram'', '' Paarthale Paravasam'' and '' Poikkal Kudhirai''. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2007. Biography Vaali was born in a Iyengar brahmin family as T. S. Rangarajan on 29 October 1931 to Srinivasan Iyengar and Ponnammal Iyengar. His native place is Thirupparaithurai, Tiruchirappalli district. Growing up, he studied at Higher Secondary School for Boys, Srirangam, Srirangam till he finished his SSLC. He went to Madras in the 1950 seeking an opportunity in Tamil film industry. In the 1960s and 1970s, he received patronage from actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukesh Mohamed
Mukesh Mohamed (earlier called Mukesh) is an Indian playback singer who is known for his mass-style singing. As a versatile singer, he sings melody, folk and gana songs. He has sung more than 500 film songs in various Indian languages. He has also recorded a number of devotional albums. He has performed in numerous live concerts across the world, and has regular appearance in Ilaiyaraaja’s musical orchestras. Mukesh Mohamed has sung some very popular hit songs including “Vaa Saamy” in '' Annatthe''. Early life Mukesh Mohamed was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His parents are from Seythunganallur village, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. He was actively participating in singing competitions during his school days. His teacher had foreseen his future in music, and advised him to enter into film industry. Mukesh Mohamed was determined to make a career in film industry as it was his passion since his childhood. His father, N.P. Abdul Kadar, who was also a musician, trained Muke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabilan (lyricist)
Kabilan (born 16 May 1977) is an Indian lyricist, poet and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Born in the Indian coastal city of Pondicherry, he started writing lyrics for films and television in the early 2000s and gradually moved to acting as well. He won the Vijay Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Aaathangara Orathil" from ''Yaan'' (2014). Filmography Lyrics Actor *''Dasavathaaram ''Dasavathaaram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Kamal Haasan, who also wrote the script, in ten distinct roles. Asin appears in two roles and Mallika Sherawat plays a subs ...'' (2008) – Assistant to Vincent Poovaragavan. Television * 2003 ''Sorgam'' * 2004 ''Kanavarukkaga'' * 2005 ''Nimmathi'' * 2006 ''Kasthuri'' * 2007 ''Akka Thangai'' * 2007 ''Manjal Magimai'' * 2009 ''Mahalakshmi'' References External links * Tamil film poets Indian lyricists Indian male poets Living people 21st-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyadarshini (singer)
Priyadarshini Ram, also known as Priyadharshi Ram or monomymously as Priyadarshini, is a Singaporean-Indian playback singer who has performed in more than 110 movies in the Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi cinema industries. She began her career as a playback singer by performing a duet song with Hariharan for the Tamil film ''Kadhal Dot Com'', released in 2004. She later sung a duet with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam in the Kannada movie ''Rocky''. She has worked with music directors such as Bharathwaj, D. Imman, Hamsalekha, Mano Murthy, Gurukiran Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is an Indian music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie '' A'', directed and acted by Upendra. His music for his next movie '' Upendra'' fu ..., R. P. Patnaik, Rajesh Ramnath, K. Kalyan, and S. A. Rajkumar, and has also recorded jingles and albums. She has a PhD in film music from the University of Mysore. Playback songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was prevalent before streaming platforms came to dominate the TV and movie distribution markets. Because inferior sequels or prequels of larger-budget films may be released direct-to-video, review references to direct-to-video releases are often pejorative. Direct-to-video release has also become profitable for independent filmmakers and smaller companies. Some direct-to-video genre films (with a high-profile star) can generate well in excess of $50 million revenue worldwide. Reasons for releasing direct to video A production studio may decide not to generally release a TV show or film for several possible reasons: a low budget, a lack of support from a TV network, negative reviews, its controversial nature, that it may appeal to a small ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheran (director)
Cheran (born 12 December 1970) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and lyricist known for his works in Tamil cinema. He is a four time National Film Award winner for ''Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000), ''Autograph'' (2004) and ''Thavamai Thavamirundhu'' (2005). He has also won five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and six South Filmfare Awards. Cheran initially made breakthrough as a director by making village-based drama films focusing on human relationships, and achieved critical acclaim for his work in ''Bharathi Kannamma'' (1997) and ''Porkkaalam'' (1997). He later moved on to work on themes exploring how globalisation affects the Indian middle class, and told the story of scam job offers in ''Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000) and village-to-city emigration in ''Pandavar Bhoomi'' (2001). His most renowned film till date, ''Autograph'' (2004), is a semi-autobiographical tale of a man at four stage of his life. He later also experienced success with the family drama film ''Thavamai Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soundarya Rajinikanth
Soundarya Rajinikanth (born Shaku Bai Rao Gaikwad; 20 September 1984) is an Indian graphic designer, film producer and director who primarily works in the Tamil film industry. She is the founder and owner of Ocher Picture Productions. Soundarya began her career in films as a graphic designer. For those starring her father Rajinikanth, she designed the title sequences. She became a film producer with ''Goa'' (2010). She made her debut as a director with the film '' Kochadaiyaan'' (2014). Career Soundarya Rajinikanth, born as Shaku Bai Rao Gaikwad did her childhood education in the Ashram Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Velachery, Chennai. In 2007, Ocher Studios signed an agreement with Warner Bros Entertainment to partner up in producing and distributing Tamil films. Her directorial debut was supposed to be ''Sultan: The Warrior'', a 3D animated film featuring her father Rajinikanth. Despite heavy pre-production promotion, including a teaser of the film and an intera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
