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Arun Kumar (actor)
Arun Vijay (born 19 November 1977), formerly known as Arun Kumar, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He also starred in a few films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Born as Arun Kumar and being the only son of veteran actor Vijayakumar, he debuted in Sundar C's '' Murai Mappillai'' (1995). He received early success in ''Thulli Thirintha Kaalam'' (1998) and ''Pandavar Bhoomi'' (2001). After a string of failures, he changed his name to Arun Vijay and achieved breakthrough success and recognition for playing lead roles in ''Malai Malai'' (2009), ''Maanja Velu'' (2010), ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' (2012), ''Kuttram 23'' (2017), ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' (2018), '' Thadam'' (2019), '' Mafia: Chapter 1'' (2020) and ''Yaanai'' (2022). He is noted for his villanous roles in ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015), '' Bruce Lee: The Fighter'' (2015) and '' Chakravyuha'' (2016). He is a recipient of many awards, including a Norway Tamil Film Festival Award, two Filmfare South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the List of urban areas by population, 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandavar Bhoomi
''Paandavar Bhoomi'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language family drama film, written and directed by Cheran. The film has Arun Vijay (credited as Arun Kumar) Shamitha and Rajkiran playing the lead roles. While Vinu Chakravarthy and Mukesh Tiwari played the antagonists, Chandrasekhar, Ranjith, Manorama and Charle played supporting roles. The film released on 21 September 2001. It met with critical acclaim and went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil for Cheran. Plot Dhanasekar returns to his native village along with his family after twelve years of city life. All the villagers feel happy over welcoming him back to the village. Dhanasekar decides to build a new bungalow adjacent to his ancestral home in the village and plans to live there. He approaches Tamizharasan aka Tamizh, an architect to design his new home. Tamizh's father is also an architect who is famous for traditional architectural designs. Dhanasekar and his family temporarily stay in his ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing four languages, namely, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. They were introduced in 1954, around the films released in 1952-53 and Filmfare Awards initially recognizing the Hindi film industry. In 1964 awards were extended in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi, around the films released in 1963. The inclusion of the Malayalam cinema in the awards came in 1967 while Kannada cinema was recognized in 1970. Each industry is given its own set of creative awards in annual ceremonies that have predominantly been held in Hyderabad and Chennai. Before 1976, the Awards ceremony was held in Mumbai along with Hindi awards. From 1976, Southern region film awards were separated from Hindi and moved to Chennai. Kamal Haasan and Uday Kiran hold the rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards is the annual film festival conducted in Oslo to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Tamil film industry. NTFF was arranged for the first time in 2010 by VN Music Dreams. NTFF is a celebration of global 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' .... Film awards Best Film The Best Film has been awarded since 2010. The Most Popular Film The Most Popular Film was first awarded in 2010, before being re-launched in 2013. The Most Appreciated Film The Most Appreciated Film was first awarded in 2010, before being re-launched in 2013. Midnight Sun Award The Midnight Sun Award has been awarded since 2010. Best Social Awareness Award The Best Social Awareness Award has been awarded si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakravyuha (2016 Film)
''Chakravyuha'' () is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language vigilante action film written and directed by M. Saravanan and produced by N. K. Lohith under the Sunshine Creations banner. An adaptation of Saravanan's own Tamil-language film ''Ivan Veramathiri'', the film stars Puneeth Rajkumar, Rachita Ram, and Arun Vijay, while Abhimanyu Singh, Sadhu Kokila, Bhavya, and Rangayana Raghu play supporting roles. S. Thaman composed the film's score and soundtrack. The film was dubbed in Hindi with the same name by ''Shree International'' and is dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Civil Engineer''. The key sequences of the film (not found in the Tamil version) went on to be re-used in the Odia remake version '' Abhaya'' (2017). Plot Sadashivayya, who was a former gangster and present Karnataka State Law minister asks for an illegal quota in student admissions in Government Law College, but the principal refuses. In order to remove the principal, he instigates violence in the law college cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighter
''The Fighter'' is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and starring Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his older half-brother Dicky Eklund (Bale). Adams plays Micky's girlfriend Charlene Fleming, and Leo portrays Micky and Dicky's mother, Alice Eklund-Ward. The film was inspired by the 1995 documentary that features the Eklund-Ward family, titled '' High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell''. The film was released in select North American theaters on December 17, 2010, and in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2011. ''The Fighter'' grossed $129 million worldwide and received largely positive reviews, with critics praising the performances of Wahlberg, Adams, Bale, and Leo, with many comments about the former's weight, accent, and mannerisms. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yennai Arindhaal
''Yennai Arindhaal'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, and produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Anushka Shetty and Arun Vijay and revolves around a former police officer who tries to protect a young woman from a vengeful criminal linked to his past. The film co-stars Anikha, Parvathy Nair, Vivek, Ashish Vidyarthi, Suman and Avinash. Menon decided to finalise the script in October 2013, with Sridhar Raghavan and Thiagarajan Kumararaja being the consultants. Principal photography of the film was launched on 9 April 2014, where its first schedule took place at Chennai on 11 April 2014, within 12 days. The second schedule of the film took place in May 2014, where the filming took place in Chennai, Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Sikkim, and a few parts in Malaysia. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, reuniting with Menon after ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008). Dan Macarthur handled t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaanai
''Yaanai'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Hari and produced by Vedikkaranpatti S. Sakthivel, under the banner of Drumsticks Productions. The film stars Arun Vijay and Priya Bhavani Shankar while Ramachandra Raju, Samuthirakani, Rajesh, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Aishwarya, Ammu Abhirami, Yogi Babu and Pugazh appear in other prominent roles. The film's music and score is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with cinematography handled by Gopinath and editing done by Anthony. This is the second collaboration of Arun Vijay and Priya Bhavani Shankar after '' Mafia: Chapter 1'' and Vijay's first collaboration with Hari. It was shot extensively across Tamil Nadu including Ramanathapuram, Rameshwaram, Thoothukudi, Palani and the final schedule was wrapped up in Karaikudi. ''Yaanai'' was released in theatres on 1 July 2022, The film was initially scheduled to be released in theaters on 6 May 2022, and got postponed to 17 June 2022, but got postpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapter 1
Chapter One refers to a first chapter in a book. Chapter One or Chapter 1 or Chapter I may also refer to: Albums * ''Chapter One'' (Collage album) (1994) * ''Chapter One'' (Ella Henderson album) (2014) * ''Chapter One'' (John Sykes album) (1998) * ''Chapter One'' (Viking Skull album) (2003) * ''Chapter 1'' (EP), by Kane Brown (2016) *''Chapter 1'', by Mae Muller (2019) *'' Chapter One: Blue'', a 2017 EP by Bea Miller *'' Chapter One: Latin America'', a 1973 album by Gato Barbieri *'' Chapter One: Greatest Hits'' (2002), by Jay Z * ''Greatest Hits – Chapter One'' (Kelly Clarkson album) (2012) * ''The Hits – Chapter One'' (Backstreet Boys album) (2001) * ''The Hits Chapter 1'' (Sammy Kershaw album) (1995) *''Soul Assassins, Chapter 1'' (1997), by Soul Assassins *''Chapter One'' (2007), by the Olympic Symphonium Television * "Chapter 1" (''American Horror Story'') * "Chapter 1" (''House of Cards'') * " Chapter 1: The Mandalorian", an episode of the first season of ''The Mandalor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thadam
''Thadam'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni. Produced by Inder Kumar, the film stars Arun Vijay in a double role along with Vidya Pradeep , Tanya Hope, and Smruthi Venkat . The music was composed by Arun Raj, with cinematography by Gopinath and editing by N. B. Srikanth. It marks the Tamil debut of Tanya and the film debut of Smruthi. In the film, police officers try to solve a murder case involving lookalike suspects arrested on the basis of a pictorial evidence. ''Thadam'' was released theatrically on 1 March 2019, opening to critical acclaim with praise for Arun Vijay's performance and the writing. It was commercially successful, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of the year in Tamil Nadu. The film has been remade in Telugu as ''Red'' with Ram Pothineni in the lead role. A Hindi-language remake Gumraah starring Aditya Roy Kapur & Mrunal Thakur is also in works. Plot Ezhil, is a civil engineer from IIT M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, co-written with Siva Ananth. Produced by Mani Ratnam under the banner Madras Talkies, along with Lyca Productions, the film features an ensemble cast including Arvind Swami, Jyothika, Arun Vijay, Silambarasan,Vijay Sethupathi, Thiagarajan, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Aishwarya Rajesh, Dayana Erappa, and Mansoor Ali Khan. ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' tells the story of three brothers who engage in a power struggle for control over their deceased father's criminal empire. The project was kick-started with A. R. Rahman and Santhosh Sivan as the music composer and the cinematographer, respectively. The team spent nearly six months for choosing the cast and crew, respectively, with subsequent changes. Principal photography of the film commenced in February 2018 and filming continuously took place on Chennai, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Serbia until that June. The soundtrack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuttram 23
''Kuttram 23'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Arivazhagan. Themed on medical crimes, the film stars Arun Vijay and Mahima Nambiar, with Vamsi Krishna, Aravind Akash, Amit Bhargav, Abhinaya, and Thambi Ramaiah, amongst others, in supporting roles. Produced by Inder Kumar along with Arun Vijay, the soundtrack album and background score for the film is composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar. The film was released worldwide on 3 March 2017 and was a super hit at the box office. Plot Jessica arrives at the St. Thomas Church in Villivakkam, outskirts of Chennai where she confess her sins to a priest. The priest is murdered, but Jessica is abducted. In Chennai, ACP Vetrimaaran IPS is celebrating his elder brother Aravind and sister-in-law Abhinaya's wedding anniversary. Everyone in the family is happy except for Vetri's mother, who berates Abhinaya for not bearing her a grandchild despite many years of marriage life. However, after un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
