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Aandavan Kattalai (2016 Film)
''Aandavan Kattalai'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language satirical film co-written and directed by M. Manikandan. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Ritika Singh, with Pooja Devariya, Nassar and Yogi Babu amongst others in supporting roles. Produced by G. N. Anbu Chezhiyan and featuring music by K, the film began production in March 2016 and was released on 23 September 2016. Narrating the story of how two men from interior Tamil Nadu struggle to acquire travel documents to fly to London, ''Aandavan Kattalai'' opened to widespread critical acclaim and became a huge commercial success. The film has been remade in Telugu as '' London Babulu'' (2017). It was dubbed in Hindi as ''Pappu Passport'' by Goldmines Telefilms on 10 February 2020. In 2022, Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara announced the Gujarati remake titled ''Shubh Yatra'' starring Malhar Thakar and Monal Gajjar under their production house ''Rowdy Pictures''. Plot Faced with several debts, a village accountant Gandhi Aru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anucharan Murugaiyan
Anucharan Murugaiyan is an Indian director, writer and editor who works in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut in Australia with the short film Infinity (2011) released in Australia and got his breakthrough in feature films with Kirumi, which has critically acclaimed and featured in 19th Annual Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. Early life He did his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Coimbatore Institute of Technology . He is a design engineer by profession and has done a job at TCS Kolkata for about 18 months. Then he travelled to Australia to pursue his master's degree in Animation Technology at Sydney. He joined Animation mentor course in Sydney the masters in the field of animation where he learned from renowned including people from Pixar and ILM. Film career Anucharan, a director of several short films, 20 music videos and 10 television shows in Australia. He has reached to the semi – finals with his short film "Infinity" at the Trop Fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore and the 44th most populated city in India. Located on the banks of River Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and has a documented history of more than 2500 years. It is often referred to as "Thoonga Nagaram", meaning "the city that never sleeps". Madurai is closely associated with the Tamil language. The third Tamil Sangam, a major congregation of Tamil scholars said to have been held in the city. The recorded history of the city goes back to the 3rd century BCE, being mentioned by Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the Maurya empire, and Kautilya, a minister of the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Signs of human settlements and Roman trade links dating back to 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuttrame Thandanai
''Kuttrame Thandanai'' () is a 2016 Tamil language neo noir psychological thriller film cinematographed and directed by M. Manikandan and produced by S. Harihara Naganathan, S. Muthu, S. Kaleeswaran under Don Production, co produced with Tribal Art Productions. This film starring Vidharth, Pooja Devariya and Aishwarya Rajesh in the leading roles. Supporting role played by Rahman, Nassar, Guru Somasundaram, G. Marimuthu and Yogi Babu Played guest appearances. This film is written by M. Manikandan and Anand Annamalai, music score by Ilaiyaraaja (without songs), edited by Anucharan (Kirumi fame director and editor), production designed by Balasubramanian and Vijay Aadhinathan. The film is based on the novel "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The film follows the story of a man with tunnel vision, who is slowly going blind and cannot afford the surgery to fix his eyes. When he witnesses a young woman's murder, the suspects offer him large sums of money to remain q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaaka Muttai
''Kaaka Muttai'' (released internationally as ''The Crow's Egg'') is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written, directed and filmed by M. Manikandan, in his directorial debut. Jointly produced by Dhanush's Wunderbar Films, Vetrimaaran's Grass Root Film Company and distributed by Fox Star Studios, it stars newcomers Vignesh and Ramesh, alongside Aishwarya Rajesh, Ramesh Thilak, Yogi Babu in supporting roles and Silambarasan in a cameo appearance. The film's storyline revolves around two slum children of Chennai, whose desire is to taste a pizza. Vetrimaaran approached Manikandan in a film festival, after he saw one of his short films being screened. When asked by Vetrimaaran to develop a script, Manikandan wrote a storyline based on slum children and also inspired incidents from his life. Then the team cast real children living in the slum, in order to have a realistic approach. Following an official announcement in mid-January 2013, the film began production in tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namo Narayanan
Namo Narayana is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil films. He made a breakthrough as an actor with his performances in ''Naadodigal'' (2009) and ''Komban'' (2015). Career Narayana was a software engineer before he chose to star in a supporting role in Samuthirakani's ''Naadodigal'' (2009). He was close friend of Samuthirakani during bachelor days. Post-release, he became a close friend of the lead actor Sasikumar, and has often collaborated in their films, such as ''Easan'' (2010), ''Poraali'' (2011), ''Kutti Puli'' (2013) and ''Nimirndhu Nil'' (2014). In 2015, Narayana described his role in ''Komban'' as a breakthrough role in his career at the film's press meet. He played one of the lead roles in ''Appa'' (2016). He played the antagonist in '' Thondan'' (2017). Filmography *''Naadodigal'' (2009) *''Easan'' (2010) *''Mudhal Idam'' (2010) *''Poraali'' (2011) *'' Ishtam'' (2011) *''Thappana'' - Malayalam (2012) *''Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga'' (2012) *''Kutti Puli'' (2013) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheenu Mohan
Cheenu Mohan (17 May 1956 – 27 December 2018) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil language films. He acted in films including ''Thalapathi'' (1991) and ''Iraivi'' (2016). Career Mohan began his career as a stage actor in the late 1970s, portrayed as a lead role in plays written by Crazy Mohan. His character name of 'Cheenu' in Crazy Mohan plays, became an identification mark of him since then. After portraying a small role in ''Varusham Padhinaaru'' (1989), Mani Ratnam's '' Anjali'' (1990) and ''Thalapathi'' (1991). His involvement in theatre and his reluctance to move into television roles, meant that roles in the film industry had evaded him. He made a comeback by portraying a supporting role in Karthik Subbaraj's multi-starrer ''Iraivi'' (2016). Featuring as the antiques dealer John, who tries to hold together a breaking family, Cheenu Mohan received critical acclaim for his work in the film. A critic called his performance "fantastic in the melodramatic scenes". App ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hareesh Peradi
Hareesh Peradi is an Indian actor who predominantly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. Career He is also a well-known theatre artist in Kerala, having made a mark in stage and also in TV and cinema. Even though he has acted in 36 films so far, it was Malayalam film, ''Left Right Left'' (2013), that gave him a break. In the film, he played the lead role, that of a politician with shades of grey. ''Vikram Vedha'' (2017) gave him his big break in Tamil cinema. He was seen in the Tamil Movie, 'Sulthan', directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan and co-starring Karthi, Rashmika Mandanna, Yogi Babu, Lal, Ponnambalam. He was praised for the portrayal of Mangattachan in the movie Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea released in 2021. Sajin Srijith of ''The New Indian Express'' wrote that, "Hareesh Peradi, the veteran character artiste proves once again that he can completely disappear into a role, be it negative or positive." Mammotty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramesh Thilak
Ramesh Thilak is an Indian radio jockey and actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with Nalan Kumarasamy's ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013) portraying a kidnapper, before playing a similar role of a thief in Alphonse Putharen's bilingual film ''Neram''. Career Ramesh studied master's degree in mass communication at the University of Madras. He worked as a radio jockey with Suryan FM 93.5, and was credited by the radio station as "Thillu Mullu" Ramesh in a reference to his jovial attitude on air. He then simultaneously worked on his first acting assignment, featuring in the character of Azhagesan alias Al Gates in STAR Vijay's college drama serial, ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal''. Ramesh made his breakthrough in films with Nalan Kumarasamy's ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013) portraying a kidnapper, before playing a similar role of a thief in Alphonse Putharen's bilingual film ''Neram''. He then also featured in Balaji Mohan's bilingual film ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum''. He signed o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinodhini Vaidyanathan
Vinodhini Vaidyanathan is an Indian actress and writer who has mainly worked in Tamil cinema and theatre. She made her debut in A. R. Murugadoss's ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' portraying Ananya's sister. She is best known for her performances in OK Kanmani (2015), ''Appa'' (2016), '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), Ratsasan (2018), Comali (2019), '' Game Over'' (2019), '' Ponmagal Vandhal'' (2020) and ''Soorarai Pottru'' (2020). Career Vinodhini made her first film appearance in Priyadarshan's ''Kanchivaram'' (2009), after being selected by the director to be a part of the film after he watched her during a performance with the Tamil theatre troupe, Koothu-P-Pattarai. The film won critical acclaim and recognition at the National Film Awards. In early 2010, director Saravanan had watched Vinodhini's solo performance titled ''Saami Aattam'', in which Vinodhini played multiple characters in a 45-minute monologue, and was impressed enough to cast her in his first Tamil film, ''Engeyum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Maryan
George Maryan (born 23 March 1963) is an Indian actor and comedian, who has appeared in Tamil cinema. He started his career in theatre, before working in Tamil cinema and has often collaborated with film-makers A. L. Vijay, Sundar C and Priyadarshan. Career George Maryan began his career as an actor in theatre during 1989 and continued to perform in plays until 2002. Thereafter, he moved on to work in Tamil cinema, often portraying supporting and comedy roles. George made a breakthrough as an actor in Tamil films after being cast as a bumbling police officer in Priyadarshan's ''Kanchivaram'' (2008), where he was selected by the casting director A. L. Vijay, who was impressed by George's work in theatre. Vijay then cast George in his own venture ''Poi Solla Porom'' (2008), before giving him progressively larger roles in ''Madrasapattinam'' (2010) as an English teacher and in ''Deiva Thirumagal'' (2011) as an intellectually disabled person. His role as a house servant in A. L. V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singampuli
Singampuli is an Indian actor and director. After making ''Red'' (2002) and ''Maayavi'' (2005), he has made a career appearing in supporting roles in films. Career Singampuli was born and brought up in Theni, Periyakulam and after studying engineering in Bangalore, he arrived in Chennai looking for a career in films. During his stint as an assistant director with Sundar C, Singampuli suggested the original plot point of ''Unnaithedi'' to the director and Sundar wrote the script of the film within a week, before discussing the line with actor Ajith Kumar. Ajith was initially unimpressed but agreed to do the romantic story anyway, mentioning that if the film became a success he would feature in a future film to be directed by Singampuli. Subsequently, he agreed terms to work in the 2002 action film ''Red'', a story telling the tale of a Madurai-based revolutionary. The film opened to mixed reviews upon release and eventually the film had an average run at the box office but went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stray Factory
Stray Factory is an Indian Independent entertainment company founded on July 17, 2010 by Mathivanan Rajendran as a performing arts company before diversifying into online media in 2014 and independent film in 2017. Upcoming films include '' Nirvana Inn'' (2019) & ''Nasir'' (2020). Overview 2010–2014: Theatre and early years After a few scripted plays, the company made a departure from traditional scripted work to devised theatre. The first of which was seen in their 2011 production of ''Great Indian Blogologues'' which took blogs from the public and adapted them to stage. Stray Factory's biggest achievements have been in the short format, particularly at International Short and Sweet festivals, notable plays include ''My Name is Cine-Ma''''Carpouram'', ''Typist with Destiny,'' ''Lost Audition'', ''Chairpersons'' & '' Maya from Madurai''. The group has performed at ''Short and Sweet'' Festivals in Sydney, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Los angeles and at other International festiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
