Asthamanam
''Asthamanam'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Bandi Saroj Kumar and starring six newcomers. Cast The film features six newcomers (Rajesh, Rajesh Kanagasabai, Victoria, Vidya, Sharan, Raghu) who play friends, and Munnar Ramesh plays their guide. Production The film is based on a nightmare that the director had. This is Kumar's second film after ''Porkkalam'' (2010) and features no songs. Reception A critic from ''The Times of India'' wrote that "In his sophomore effort, Saroj displays the same visual bravado that characterized his debut film. In fact, characters are bludgeoned to death with an instrument that seems to have been borrowed from the props of his previous film". A critic from ''Behindwoods'' stated that "The performance of the all the artists are sub-par. The dialogues sound completely vague and the dialogue deliverance is another matter of annoyance altogether". On the contrary, a critic from ''The New Indian Express ''The New In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Siddharth Vipin
Siddharth Vipin is an Indian composer, who mainly produces film scores and soundtracks in the Tamil film industry. He recently married Shriya Mohandas who is an advocate. Early life Siddharth was born in Salem,Tamil Nadu. Finished his schooling in Muscat, Oman, he chose to attend Loyola College, Chennai for a B.Com degree and also is a professional Sound Engineer from SAE Institute. He lost his father, Vipin Chandra in 2005. He is the nephew of Radha Vinod Raju. Career He worked as a sound engineer for the Delhi-based rock band Euphoria and also worked on the sound effects for some Indian version of Hollywood films. He was selected to do the sound designing for Major Ravi's ''Mission 90 Days'' (2007) and also acted as the Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Siddharth Vipin then made his composing debut in Major Ravi's next Malayalam war film '' Kurukshetra'' (2008), gaining positive reviews for his work. Siddharth's debut in Tamil was ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' (2012 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Munnar Ramesh
Munnar Ramesh is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is known for his character and villain roles. He has acted in over 100 films. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Vetrimaaran. Career Ramesh worked in a travels company before venturing into cinema. He made his debut with Balu Mahendra's ''Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam'' (2005). His first break came with ''Pudhupettai'' (2006) where he played Dhanush's father. He garnered acclaim for the dialogue "Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru" (God is there, Kumar). His dialogue gained popularity and inspired a film of the same name. He played a pivotal role in '' 6'' (2013) as a driver who helps the main character find his son. He played a police officer in ''Vada Chennai'' (2018). He also worked as a dubbing artiste for Sayaji Shinde Sayaji Shinde (Marathi pronunciation: əjaːd͡ʒiː ʃin̪d̪eː born 13 January 1959) is an Indian actor who has acted in Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Gujara ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Porkkalam
''Porkkalam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film Directed, Saroj Kumar. Starring Kishore of '' Polladhavan'' and ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' fame, Tinnu Anand, who starred in Mani Ratnam's ''Nayakan'' and ''Bombay'', comedy actor Sathyan and Smitha, a newcomer from Karnataka, in lead roles and seven artists as Villains, the film has musical score by Rohit Kulkarni. The film was released on 14 January 2010. Cast * Kishore as Karnan * Tinnu Anand as Bhismaki * Sathyan as Sathya * Smitha as Sneha * Lal as Aslam Bhai * Sampath Raj as Dhronam Raju * Biju Menon as Inspector Rangasamy * Santhana Bharathi * Ponvannan as Pasupathy * Rajesh as Karnan's Father * Atheesh as Obulage * Srinivasan * Joe Anthony * Santhoshi as Karnan's mother Production The first schedule was shot in late 2008 in various places in Tamil Nadu including Dhanushkodi, Madurai, Tenkasi, Thiruchendur, Karaikudi and Rameswaram. Following this, the film's second schedule was shot from 13 October 2008 to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The New Indian Express
''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu. In 1991, following the death of owner Ramnath Goenka, his family split the group into two companies. Initially, the two groups shared the ''Indian Express'' title, as well as editorial and other resources. But on 13 August 1999, the northern editions, headquartered in Mumbai, retained the ''Indian Express'' moniker, while the southern editions became ''The New Indian Express''. Santwana Bhattacharya was appointed Editor-in-Chief on July 1st, 2022, replacing G.S. Vasu. History ''Indian Express'' was first published on September 5, 1932, in Madras (now Chennai) by an Ayurvedic doctor and Indian National Congress member P Varadarajulu Naidu, publishing from the same press where he ran the ''Tamil Nadu'' Tamil weekly. But soon, on accoun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |