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Addham
''Addham'' is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language anthology streaming television-series directed by Barath Neelakantan, Sarjun KM, and Siva Ananth. The series comprises three episodes and features a cast and crew that were based in Chennai. Segments *''Crossroads'' by Barath Neelakantan *''The Road That Never Ends'' by Sarjun KM *''The Unwhisperable Secret'' by Siva Ananth Cast Release ''The Hindu'' wrote that "The ideas explored in Addham are universal, beyond region and language barriers. It’s not a perfect, bravura series but definitely worth delving into". ''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 Naid ...'' gave the series a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "But, overall, Addham falls short of capitalising on interesting p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarjun KM
Sarjun KM is an Indian film director and writer who works in the Tamil cinema industry. He began his career, by directing short films like Smiley, Thuyil, and a few others. He gained popularity after the release of his short film Lakshmi released on 1 November 2017. The short film Lakshmi gained popularity for its bold storyline and received international acclaim. He made his directorial feature film debut with Echcharikkai – Idhu Manidhargal Nadamaadum Idam (2018). The film was released on 24 August 2018. Sarjun's another short film Maa got released on 25 January 2018. Career 2011-2016 Kadal Sarjun worked as an associate director with Mani_Ratnam in the movie kadal Kadal_(2013_film). Kaththi Sarjun worked as an associate director with AR_Murugadoss as associate director in the movie Kaththi in the year 2014. O Kadhal Kanmani Sarjun continued to work with Mani_Ratnam as associate director in the movie O_Kadhal_Kanmani in the post production. 2017-2019 Lakshmi Sarjun's ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Chidambaram
Arjun Chidambaram is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his debut as an actor in ''Moone Moonu Varthai'' (2015). He made a breakthrough appearing in ''Nerkonda Paarvai'' (2019). He has since appeared in leading and supporting roles in films. Career Arjun is a theatre artist who acts in plays. Arjun himself wrote plays such as First Day, First Show. Arjun worked with the Evam and Stray Factory. He got the opportunity as the protagonist of S. P. B. Charan's production, ''Moone Moonu Varthai''. In 2017, he signed onto ''Rum'' where he played a deaf and mute hacker. Arjun got his break through role as Adhik in H. Vinoth's ''Nerkonda Paarvai'' alongside Ajith Kumar. He played the antagonist of the film who attempts to abuse a woman and takes revenge once she refused. Arjun took the role as it will set an example of how men should not be and the film opens up discussion about sexual violence and consent. Arjun has been officially cast in Mani Ratnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishore (actor, Born 1974)
Kishore Kumar G (born 14 August 1974), known mononymously as Kishore, is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He gained popularity for portraying the character of Veerappan in the Kannada film Attahasa in 2013. Recently, he got pan India recognition for his performance in The Family Man (Indian TV series) and Kantara (film). Early life and education Kishore was born on 14 August 1974 in Channapatna, a town in the southern part of India's Karnataka State. His father was a professor and mother, a homemaker. Kishore completed a major part of his schooling in Kunigal, Karnataka, and college education in National College, Bangalore. This was where he started off with theatre doing plays in Kannada such as ''Teregalu'' and ''Samrata Ashoka''. He then did his master's degree in Kannada literature from Bangalore University. He took up teaching in a college in Bangalore where he worked for two years and then as an assistant to fashion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aha (streaming Service)
aha is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service which offers Telugu and Tamil-language content. It is owned by Arha Media & Broadcasting Private Limited, a joint venture by Geetha Arts and My Home Group. The service was soft launched on 25 January 2020 and launched officially on 25 March 2020, coinciding with Telugu New Year (Ugadi). History Allu Aravind revealed that he was enamoured with the digital environment and developed a habit of binge-watching. Soon he came up with the idea of starting a streaming platform for hosting solely Telugu content. He then discussed the idea with his family, who encouraged him and which led to talks with Rameswar Rao Jupally, who joined as a partner in the venture. Ajit Thakur heads the platform. Market and expansion After opting for a soft launch on 8 February 2020 an event named ''aha Preview'' was conducted where all the film makers who worked on ''aha Originals'' attended and presented their w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siva Ananth
Siva Ananth is an Indian film producer, writer, lyricist, director and actor who has regularly collaborated with film maker Mani Ratnam. He made his directorial debut with ''Chukkallo Chandrudu'' (2006), and has also served in other professions in the film industry. Career Siva was born in Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu and did his schooling at O.V.C School (till SSLC), Manamadurai and Ramakrishna Mission (higher secondary), Salem, then enrolling for Industrial Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) in Pilani in 1991 and graduating by 1995. He pursued MS in Mass Communications with an ancillary in Film Theory at the University of Florida, US and graduated in 1997 after producing a thesis describing a comparative study of production technique in Hollywood and Indian Cinema. During his time at BITS, he took up script-writing and revealed his fascination with director Mani Ratnam's work in ''Roja'' had sparked an initial interest. After submitting his thesis, he co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasanna (actor)
Prasanna Venkatesan, often credited mononymously as Prasanna, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in the Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry and alongside appeared in a few Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. He made his first success in ''Five Star (film), Five Star'' in 2002, which was produced by Mani Ratnam. Some of his other notable films are ''Kannum Kannum'', ''Cheena Thaana 001'', '' Kanda Naal Mudhal'', ''Naanga Romba Busy'' and ''Naanayam''. Apart from lead roles, he has also played villain roles. His film ''Achchamundu! Achchamundu!'', in which he starred alongside Sneha (actress), Sneha and American actor John Shea, was screened at many International Film Festival, International film festivals, such as Shanghai International Film Festival, Shanghai and Cairo International Film Festival. Early life and background Prasanna was born in Tiruchirappalli. His father was an employee in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, BHEL and his mother is a ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar (born 5 March 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to Kannada and Malayalam films. She made her debut with the Tamil film ''Podaa Podi'' (2012). Early life and family Varalaxmi was born to actor Sarathkumar and Chaya on 5 March 1985. Her stepmother is actress Raadhika. Varalaxmi did her schooling at St. Michael's Academy, Chennai. She is a graduate in Microbiology from Hindustan Arts and Science college, Chennai with a Masters in Business Management from the University of Edinburgh. She honed her acting skills at Anupam Kher’s Acting School in Mumbai, before becoming a professional actress. Career Varalaxmi auditioned for Shankar's ''Boys'' (2003) and was selected to play the lead role, before her father requested her to turn down the opportunity. Likewise, she also missed out on opportunities to act in Balaji Sakthivel's ''Kaadhal'' (2004) and Venkat Prabhu's '' Saroja'' (2008). Varalaxmi signed on to star i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhirami Venkatachalam
Abhirami Venkatachalam () (9 March 1991) is an Indian actress who works prominently in Tamil film industry. She appeared in the first season of the spin-off version of ''Bigg Boss Tamil'' called '' Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1)'' and emerged as the 5th runner up. Acting career Abhirami Iyer started her career as a model and won the Miss Tamil Nadu title. In 2016, she starred in the web series ''Ctrl Alt Delete''. The following year, she hosted the reality show '' Star Wars'' on Sun TV. Abhirami made her acting debut in Anand Shankar's ''NOTA'' (2018), portraying the love interest of the characters portrayed by senior actors Nassar and Sathyaraj. She then appeared '' Kalavu'' and portrayed one of the leads in the film. That same year, she participated in the third season of the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil. After auditioning for several films including ''Kaatru Veliyidai'' and ''Vikram Vedha'', she landed a role in ''Nerkonda Paarvai'' (2019). In a review of the film by ''The We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayaprakash
V. Jayaprakash is an Indian actor and producer who works in Tamil and Telugu-language films. He ventured into film business in the early 2000s as a producer, making several films under his banner GJ Cinema and later turned actor, with Cheran's 2007 film, '' Mayakannadi''. Subsequently, performing a variety of supporting roles, he found more success as a character actor, with his most notable performances in ''Pasanga'' (2009), ''Naadodigal'' (2009), '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' (2010), ''Yuddham Sei'' (2011), ''Mankatha'' (2011), ''Moodar Koodam'' (2013) and ''Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'' (2014). Career Jayaprakash hails from Sirkazhi, Tamil Nadu, India. Before entering the film industry, he had worked in various fields such as dairy farming, petrol business, transport and billiards parlour. He started acting at age of 45. His first film was '' Mayakannadi'' in 2007, following which he received more acting assignments. His role as the village school teacher, Chokkalingam, in Company Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini (actress)
Rohini Molleti, known professionally as Rohini, is an Indian actress, screenwriter, and lyricist. She has mainly acted in Malayalam,Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil films along with few Kannada films. Having started her acting career at five, she has about 130 south Indian films to her credit. She received National Award of Special Mention and Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Special Jury Award, Nandi Special Jury Award for Best Performance in 1995 for the film ''Stri''. Early life A native of Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh, Rohini spent all her childhood in Chennai. Her father Appa Rao Naidu was a panchyat officer and mother Radha was a housewife. Her father always wanted to become an actor, though he couldn't be an actor he encouraged his daughter to become an actress and he fulfilled his ambition through his daughter. Her mother died when she was five years old and father remarried later. Personal life She was married to actor Raghuvaran in 1996. The couple have a son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Express
''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' weekly as well as '' Dinamani'' and ''Kannada Prabha'' newspapers. The ''Cinema Express'' brand is now used for the film industry coverage of ''The New Indian Express'' regardless of language. ''Cinema Express'' also honoured artistic excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry through the Cinema Express Awards. The published version was discontinued in February 2016, in favour of an online magazine. History ''Cinema Express'' came out with their first issue on 10 January 1980 and had the last on 16 February 2016. The magazine was priced at Rs.15 when publication ceased. Afterwards, The New Indian Express Group used the name ''Cinema Express'' for the online magazine that publishes information related to cinema.https://www.facebook.com/pg/XpressCine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
