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Avvai Shanmughi
''Avvai Shanmugi'' is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and co-written by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Meena, with Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Heera, Manivannan, Nassar, Delhi Ganesh and Ann in supporting roles. Loosely based on the American film '' Mrs Doubtfire'' (1993), it revolves around a divorcé who disguises as a nanny to be close to his daughter, whose custody is only with his ex-wife. ''Avvai Shanmughi'' was released on 10 November 1996 and became a box office success, winning two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Best Make-up Artist (K. M. Sarathkumar) and Best Child Artist (Ann). A year later, the film was remade in Hindi as ''Chachi 420'', with Haasan directing and reprising his role. Plot Janaki, a married woman who lives separated from her husband Pandian, applies for divorce. She offers various reasons for wanting a divorce. She has married Pandian against the wishes of her rich father Vishwanathan Iyer. But she is ...
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Crazy Mohan
Mohan Rangachari (16 October 1952 – 10 June 2019) known professionally as Crazy Mohan, was an Indian actor, comedian, screenwriter and playwright. An engineer by profession, Mohan started writing plays and established his own drama troupe called "Crazy Creations" in 1979. In addition to dramas and tele-serials, Mohan worked as a dialogue writer on a number of comedy films. Mohan had written over 30 plays, worked on over 40 films, having cameo roles in each film, and written 100 short stories. The Tamil Nadu state government in the year 2004, awarded him the Kalaimamani title for excellence in the field of arts and literature. Career Mohan was a student at the College of Engineering, Guindy, where he graduated as a mechanical engineer in 1973. His guide was his classmate S. Ravi, who was the President of Tamil Mandram. Before becoming a full-time writer, Mohan was working at Sundaram - Clayton Limited. At the College of Engineering, Guindy, in February 1972, he first wrote '' ...
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Tamil Muslim
Tamil Muslims are Tamils who practise Islam. The community is 5.7 million in India, primarily in the state of Tamil Nadu where 70% of the Muslim community identified themselves as Tamils. The Tamil-speaking Muslims are descendants of marriages between early West Asian Muslims and Tamil women as well as local converts. The community is matrilineal, matriarchal and matrilocal. There is a substantial diaspora, particularly in Southeast Asia, which has seen their presence as early as the 13th century. In the late 20th century, the diaspora expanded to Western Europe, Persian Gulf and North America. A separate Tamil-speaking Muslim population also exists in Sri Lanka known as the Sri Lankan Moors, who do not identify as Tamils but are a mixture of Arab, Persian, South Indian and Malay ancestries of which the Dravidian element is predominant because of centuries of heavy Indian injection. Historically, both these Tamil speaking communities in India and Sri Lanka were known as the ...
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Tootsie
''Tootsie'' is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman. Its supporting cast includes Pollack, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, George Gaynes, Geena Davis (in her debut) and Doris Belack. The film tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult drives him to adopt a new identity as a woman to land a job. The film was adapted by Larry Gelbart, Barry Levinson (uncredited), Elaine May (uncredited) and Murray Schisgal from a story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. ''Tootsie'' was a major critical and financial success, the second most profitable film of 1982, and was nominated for ten Academy Awards including Best Picture. Lange was the only winner, for Best Supporting Actress. In 1998, the Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the United States National ...
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Kramer Vs
Kramer is a Dutch and Low German word for a small merchant, hawker, or retailer and is a common occupational surname. The word may refer to: People * Kramer (surname) * Kramer (musician), a musician and record producer * Cosmo Kramer, a fictional character from the American sitcom ''Seinfeld'', usually referred to as just "Kramer" Places * Kramer, California, U.S. * Kramer, Indiana, U.S. * Kramer, North Dakota, U.S. * Kramer (Ochsenhausen), a district of the city Ochsenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Kramerspitz, a mountain in Bavaria, Germany Companies * Kramer Company, a German manufacturer of compact construction machines * Kramer of New York (1943–1980), a jewelry company based in New York City * Kramer Electronics, Ltd., an international electronics company * Kramer Guitars, an American guitar company Other uses * 5715 Kramer, an asteroid * Kramer graph, a two-stroke engine port area graph * ''Kramer vs. Kramer'', a 1979 American film, Academy Award winner fo ...
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Jijo Punnoose
Jijo Punnoose is an Indian film director, producer and actor from Kerala. He is best known for directing the two landmark films in Malayalam cinema'' Padayottam'' (1982) and ''My Dear Kuttichathan'' (1984). He is the eldest son of producer Navodaya Appachan. Jijo directed ''Padayottam'' was the first indigenously shot 70mm film in India, and ''My Dear Kuttichathan'' is the first 3D film in India. Career '' Padayottam'' was a wide canvas film produced by Navodaya Appachan. The story was inspired from the novel ''The Count of Monte Cristo''. It was the first indigenously shot 70mm film in India. In 1984, he directed ''My Dear Kuttichathan'', India's first 3D film 3D films are motion pictures made to give an illusion of three-dimensional solidity, usually with the help of special glasses worn by viewers. They have existed in some form since 1915, but had been largely relegated to a niche in the motion pict .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:P ...
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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 ...
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Kovai Senthil
Kumarasamy, known by his stage name, Kovai Senthil, was a Tamil film character artist who appeared in Tamil films starting with Bhagyaraj's ''Oru Kai Osai''. He appeared in over 400 Tamil films. Career During his career, Kovai Senthil made several collaborations with Bhagyaraj including '' Aararo Aariraro'' and ''Avasara Police 100''. He has starred in several notable films including '' Idhu Namma Aalu'', ''Padayappa'', ''Avvai Shanmugi'' and ''Goa''. Selected filmography ''This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.'' *''Oru Kai Osai'' (1980) *''Mouna Geethangal'' (1981) *'' Idhu Namma Aalu'' (1988) *''En Rathathin Rathame'' (1989) *'' Aararo Aariraro'' (1989) *''Palaivana Paravaigal'' (1990) *''Avasara Police 100'' (1990) *''Thalattu Ketkuthamma'' (1991) *''Chinna Pasanga Naanga'' (1992) as Vellaisamy *'' Rajakumaran'' (1994) *''En Rajangam'' (1994) *''En Aasai Machan'' (1994) *''Mettupatti Mirasu'' (1994) *''Sathyavan'' (1994) *''Nattamai'' (1994) *''Vaa Maga ...
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Peter Hein
Peter Hein ( vi, Peter Hiền) is an Indian action choreographer and stunt coordinator who works in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam language films. He is best known for his action sequences in the films such as ''Anniyan'' (2005), ''Athadu'' (2005), '' Chatrapathi'' (2005), ''Sivaji'' (2007), '' Ghajini'' (2008), ''Magadheera'' (2009), ''Enthiran'' (2010), ''Ranna'' (2015), ''7aum Arivu'' (2011), ''Baahubali'' (2015), ''Pulimurugan'' (2016) ''Odiyan'' (2018), ''Madhura Raja'' (2019) and ''Jack & Daniel'' (2019). Stunt masters such as Ram Laxman, Anal Arasu, Silva, Dhilip Subbarayan, Anbariv, Hari Dinesh and Pradeep Dinesh have worked as fighters and assistants to him. He was nominated for the Taurus World Stunt Award against Hollywood choreographers. He received a Filmfare Award for Best Action for his work in ''Ghajini''. He was the first recipient of the National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreographer for his work in ''Pulimurugan''. Early life and career He w ...
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Kanal Kannan
Kanal Kannan (born as V. Kannan) is an Indian actor, action choreographer and screenwriter who works in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. He has worked with actors Mammootty, Prithviraj , Unni Mukundan Unnikrishnan Mukundan (born 22 September 1987), commonly known as Unni Mukundan, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Telugu and Tamil films. Unni Mukundan made his acting debut with the Ta ...,Ajith Kumar, Vijay (actor), Vijay, Arjun Sarja and R. Sarath Kumar in many films. Stunt coordinators including Stun Siva, Peter Hein, Anal Arasu, K. Ganesh Kumar, Stunt Silva, Silva, Rajasekhar, Hari Dinesh, T. Ramesh and Thunder Jeeva have worked as fighters and assistants to him. Personal life Kannan has filed a case against his wife on April 2012 in a city family court to bring his wife Hemavathi who was living in separation from him due to some differences, back to his family. Filmography * 1991 ''Cheran Pan ...
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Ramesh Aravind
Ramesh Aravind is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada films and television. In a career of over 34 years, Aravind has been appeared in over 140 films including several Tamil and Telugu-language films. He has earned and been nominated for numerous awards during his career, including winning two Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Karnataka State Awards for Best Actor and Best Story for his script in ''Hoomale'', as well as Udaya TV and Suvarna TV Awards. He is the host of '' Weekend with Ramesh','' which has had four successful seasons on Zee Kannada and also hosted Season 3 of ''Kannadada Kotiyadipathi'', the Kannada version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire''. He was appointed by BBMP as the Awareness Ambassador for COVID-19. His movies - Anuraga Sangama, Karpoorada Gombe, Namoora Mandara Hoove, Amrutavarshini, America America, Ulta Palta, O Mallige, Mungarina Minchu, Tutta Mutta successfully completed a ...
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Raghuram
Raghuram (1 May 1949 – 30 November 2013) was an Indian dance choreographer, who choreographed more than a thousand songs in Indian films across various languages. He was born into a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family and is the grandson of actor Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam. Career Raghuram began learning Kathakali, aged five from prominent dance expert Guru Gopinath, and then in 1956, he switched to learning Bharata Natyam under danseuse K. J. Sarasa. He learnt dance along with J Jayalalithaa, with the pair both having their arangetram (debut) in 1960. He debut in movies as a child actor in a movie Padikkadha Medhai (1960). It was during a duet performance with Jayalalithaa that Raghuram was asked to assist dance director A. K. Chopra for an M. G. Ramachandran movie. He then started out on his own in 1974 and went on to choreograph Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi movies. He debuted choreographer in the Telugu film ''Kanne Vayasu''. He has worked on several films with Kamal Haasan, e ...
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Kavithalayaa Krishnan
T. Krishnan, popularly known as Kavithalayaa Krishnan, is an Indian actor known for playing supporting roles in Tamil film and television. He is a regular artist in many K. Balachander's films and television serials produced by Kavithalayaa Productions and ''Kavithalayaa'' got along as his name. Career Kavithalayaa Krishnan has acted in over 120 films, 60 television serials and made over 2500 stage appearances. He was awarded Kalaimamani (2005) by Government of Tamil Nadu. He started acting in stage plays along with Crazy Mohan who was his classmate when he did his engineering at College of Engineering, Guindy. He made his film debut in '' Poikkal Kudhirai'' (1983), a remake of Crazy Mohan's play ''Marriage made in Saloon'' directed by K. Balachander. Partial filmography * '' Poikkal Kudhirai'' (1983) * '' Sindhu Bhairavi'' (1985) * ''Manathil Uruthi Vendum'' (1987) * ''Dharmathin Thalaivan'' (1988) * ''Sathyaa'' (1988) * '' Apoorva Sagodharargal'' (1989) * ''Indrudu Chandrudu ...
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