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Arvind Venugopal
Arvind Venugopal (born 28 September 1991) is an Indian playback singer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He started his singing career in the year 2011 with the song "Chirakingu Vanamingu" from the film '' The Train'' composed by popular singer/composer Srinivas. He has since sung in various Malayalam films including Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla, Angels , Sunday Holiday, Luca ,Hridayam and others. He has worked with many critically acclaimed films, including Koode as an assistant director to acclaimed director Anjali Menon. Personal life Arvind Venugopal was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He is the son of famous Malayalam singer, G. Venugopal and Reshmi Venugopal. Popular singers Sujatha and Shweta Mohan are his aunt and cousin respectively. Education Arvind is an alumnus of St. Thomas Central School (Trivandrum). He did his Bachelors at Madras Christian College (Chennai) & went on to pursue a Masters degree at Christ University (Bangalore) & New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras Christian College
Madras Christian College (MCC) is a liberal arts and sciences college in Chennai, India. Founded in 1837, MCC is one of Asia's oldest extant colleges. The college is affiliated to the University of Madras but functions as an autonomous institution from its main campus in Tambaram, Chennai. It was established originally as a school for boys in the place where Anderson Church is located. From its origins as a missionary endeavor of the Church of Scotland, MCC's alumni and professors include several civil servants, administrators, educators, business people and political leaders, around the world. MCC is the fourth best college in India in the field of sciences according to the India Today 2021 best colleges in India rankings. History Beginnings MCC has its roots in a small school for boys established in 1835 when two chaplains of the Church of Scotland in Madras, Rev. George James Laurie and Rev. Matthew Bowie founded the St. Andrew's School on Randalls Road in Egmore, Madras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyagaraja
Thyagaraja (Telugu: త్యాగరాజ) (4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Thyāgayya and in full as Kakarla Thyagabrahmam, was a composer and vocalist of Carnatic music, a form of Indian classical music. Tyagaraja and his contemporaries, Shyama Shastri and Muthuswami Dikshitar, are regarded as the Trinity of Carnatic music. Thyagaraja composed thousands of devotional compositions, most in Telugu and in praise of Lord Rama, many of which remain popular today, the most popular being "Nagumomu". Of special mention are five of his compositions called the ''Pancharatna Kritis'' ( "five gems"), which are often sung in programs in his honour, and ''Utsava Sampradaya Krithis'' ( Festive ritual compositions), which are often sung to accompany temple rituals. Tyagaraja lived through the reigns of four kings of the Maratha dynasty — Tulaja II (1763–1787), Amarasimha (1787–1798), Serfoji II (1798–1832) and Sivaji II (1832–1855), although he served none of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunjeldho
''Kunjeldho'' is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Mathukkutty.The movie is produced by Suvin K Varkey and Prasobh Krishna for their studio Little Big Films. Asif Ali plays the leading role in this film. The film was scheduled to be released on 27 August 2021 during the occasion of Onam, but was postponed due to closure of theatres in Kerala. Synopsis Kunjeldho is a love story between college students, filled with the usual campus fun, fights and a farewell function which brings a twist in the life of Kunjeldho and his girlfriend Niveditha. Kunjeldho is struck at first sight by Niveditha, as they start their lives as college students. She quickly loses her heart to him as well, and at a college function, the couple consummate their love. The couple have to leave home and after struggling to find a home and survive, they are taken in by a kind professor. Will the couple finally win the support of their family forms the rest of the sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native speakers, and was additionally a second or third language for around 13 million non-native speakers in Karnataka. Kannada was the court language of some of the most powerful dynasties of south and central India, namely the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadava Dynasty or Seunas, Western Ganga dynasty, Wodeyars of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara empire. The official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka, it also has scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malayali expatriates there. There are significant population in each cities in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune etc. The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kappa TV
Kappa TV is a Malayalam music channel from the Mathrubhumi group, the publisher of the widely circulated Mathrubhumi daily. The channel was named after Tapioca, a type of starch extracted from the root of Cassava plant, which is called "kappa" in Malayalam language. The channel focus on youth oriented programs and with a great emphasis on music. Music Mojo which features bands from Kerala and other southern Indian states is a popular program in Kappa TV.Menon, A. (2016, July 18). The music catalyst. The Hindu. Retrieved July 23, 2016, from http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-music-catalyst/article8863301.ece The studios are located in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi. This channel is not available on Sun direct Main programs * ''Music Mojo'' * ''Madras Takies'' * ''Merry Go Round'' * ''Buzz 25'' * ''Bindazz Bollywood'' * ''The Happiness Project'' * ''Open Road'' * ''Love Bytes ''Love Bytes'' is an Australian anthology series which premiered on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsoon Raaga
''Monsoon Raaga'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by S Ravindranath. it is a remake of the Telugu film, ''C/o Kancharapalem'' (2018), featuring Dhanajaya and Rachita Ram. The music is composed by J. Anoop Seelin. The film is produced by A R Vikhyath through Vikhyath Chitra Productions. It received positive reviews Cast * Dhanajaya as Katte, who works at a wine store *Rachita Ram as Asma Begum, a sex worker *Yasha Shivakumar as Raga Sudha, a Brahmin girl *Achyuth Kumar as Raju, a bachelor who later marries Hasini * Suhasini Maniratnam as Hasini, a widow and has a 20-year-old daughter *Nihal as Sundara *Sinchana Koteshwar as Suchitra *Nitesh Nittur as Gopinath Release The film was released on 16 September 2022. The digital streaming rights were acquired by ZEE5 and was premiered on 9 December 2022. Reception Sharadhaa of ''The New Indian Express'' gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and wrote that "Monsoon Raaga is a slow-moving film that does create some co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aparna Balamurali
Aparna Balamurali (born 11 September 1995) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam films along with a few Tamil films. She is known for her roles in ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' (2016), ''Sunday Holiday'' (2017) and ''Soorarai Pottru'' (2020). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress. Personal life Aparna was born in Thrissur, Kerala, India to KP Balamurali, a music director and Shobha Balamurali . She completed her schooling at Devamatha CMI Public School. Career Aparna made her acting debut in the Malayalam film ''Yathra Thudarunnu'' (2013) along with Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, directed by Jayan Sivapuram. In 2015, her movie ''Oru Second Class Yathra'' was released. She rose to fame with her film named, ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' in 2016. She also starred in comedy '' Oru Muthassi Gada'' (2016). She made her Tamil debut in ''8 Thottakkal'' (2017). She played in ''Sunday Holiday'' (2017) and ''Thrissivaperoor Kliptham'' (2017). In bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Life Partner
''My Life Partner'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by M. B. Padmakumar. It stars Sudev Nair, Ameer Niyas and Anusree Nair in the lead roles and features Sukanya, Geetha Vijayan and Valsala Menon in supporting roles. The film was produced by Rejimon for Kirthana Movies. The story deals with the deep and intricate emotional relationship between two men, Kiran ( Sudev Nair) and Richard (Ameer Niyas). It deals with this subject matter by shedding light on mental attachment, rather than the sexual relationship. The film won the 2014 Kerala State Film Awards for Second best film and Best actor for Sudev Nair. Synopsis The film starts with a flashback in which Richard and Pavithra are getting married in a church. It is revealed that Pavithra was an orphan living in an orphanage associated with the Roman Catholic Church. In the present, Richard is seeing Dr. Leela Iyyer for marital problems. He tells Dr.Iyyer that he cannot properly have a physica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharanya Srinivas
Sharanya Srinivas (born 3 January 1991) is an Indian vocalist who has notably worked in Tamil films as a playback singer. She is the daughter of prominent singer Srinivas. Career She then went on to complete her secondary education and chose to make a career in music, expressing interest in becoming a vocalist. Sharanya also subsequently underwent a music production course under Henry Kuruvila after doing the same in another course at A. R. Rahmans KM Music Conservatory. She received positive reviews for her song alongside K. J. Yesudas, with a reviewer from ''The Hindu'' noting she had a "sweet voice". Her first song in Tamil as an adult was from Phani Kalyan's album '' Konjam Koffee Konjam Kaadhal'' (2012), performing song titled "Adi Thaahira" alongside Sathya Prakash. She then performed in the Tamil version of ''Raanjhanaa'' for A. R. Rahman again, singing two Carnatic songs, "Kalaarasiga" and "Kanaave Kanaave", describing the first song as "close to her heart". Sharanya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a private for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, television and theater producer. It was originally located at the Tribeca Film Center. In 1994, NYFA moved to 100 East 17th Street, the former Tammany Hall building in the Union Square. After 23 years of occupancy, the academy relocated from Tammany Hall to 17 Battery Place. As of 2012, the school has 400+ employees and over 5,000 students per year (many of them from outside the United States). NYFA offers master, bachelor, and associate degrees, as well as one- and two-year conservatory programs, short-term workshops, and youth programs and summer camps. Academics In 2007 NYFA partnered with NBC News to start a program in broadcast journalism. In 2010 the contract between NYFA and NBC expired, but the broadcast journalism programs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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