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Appukutty
Sivabalan, better known as Appukutty, is an Indian actor and comedian, who mainly appears in Tamil films. He became recognized following his performance in ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu''. His role as Azhagarsami in ''Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai'' was praised by film critics and fetched him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Career Sivabalan hails from a village Nathan Kinaru in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. He moved to Chennai in 1994, initially in search of a job for survival only. He was working as a cleaner in hotels, when he was spotted by film personalities and received acting offers from them. He then began acting in small character roles. In an interview in 2011, he stated that he always wanted to be a comedian and that he had appeared in several minor roles for over 17 years, before gaining recognition in Suseenthiran's ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu''. Suseenthiran went on to cast him in the lead role in his comedy drama film ''Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai'' (2011). For his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannaru
''Mannaru'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Jai Shankar and starring Appukutty and Swathi. Plot Cast Reception A critic from ''The Times of India'' gave the film 2/5 and criticised the subplot and numerous flashbacks. A critic from ''News18'' wrote that "The highlight is Jai Shankar's sincere attempt to stay away from the clich's. The film begins on a sweet note and proceeds the same way all through". A critic from ''Sify'' wrote that "Once again Appukutty goes through the village simpleton act which he does with consummate ease, in a film which has no story or script". A critic from ''Maalai Malar'' praised the film, but called the concept old. A critic from ''Dinamalar ''Dinamalar'' is an Indian Tamil daily newspaper. It was founded in 1951 by T. V. Ramasubba Iyer. ''Dinamalar'' has an average circulation of 942,812 (ABC Jan-June 2016) History Dinamalar was founded by T. V. Ramasubbaiyer on 6 September 195 ...'' called the film aver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu
''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film written and directed by newcomer Susindran, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal, Kishore, and Saranya Mohan along with numerous other newcomers. The music was composed by V. Selvaganesh with cinematography by Laxman Kumar and editing by Kasi Viswanathan. The film released on 29 January 2009. The movie was later remade in Telugu as '' Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu'' in the year 2010 with Nani and Saranya Mohan in the lead and also in Hindi as ''Badlapur Boys'' in the year 2014 with Nishan and Saranya Mohan in the lead. A spiritual successor, ''Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2'', was released in 2019. Plot The story unfolds in a remote village near Palani called Kanakkanpatti with a poor goat herd Marimuthu (Vishnu Vishal) as its protagonist who lost education as his father died when he was 13. He also plays kabbadi very well. Marimuthu, along with his childhood friends Ayyappan (Hari Vairavan), Sekar (Nitish Veera), M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai
''Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai'' () is a 2011 Tamil-language mystery comedy drama film directed by Suseenthiran, based on the short story of the same name penned by writer Bhaskar Sakthi. The film stars Appukutty and Saranya Mohan in lead and features music by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was initially reported to be jointly produced by Gautham Vasudev Menon's Photon Kathaas and Escape Artists Motion Pictures. but was then produced by the latter only, while Cloud Nine Movies would distribute film. The film released on 12 May 2011 to critical acclaim but commercially did average collections. The film was screened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, becoming the second Tamil film to be screened there after ''Kannathil Muthamittal'' (2002). In 2012, the film was honored with two National Film Awards for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Supporting Actor for Appukutty. Plot The story is set in a village called Mallayapuram near Theni. The villagers belie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundarapandian
''Sundarapandian'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by debutant S. R. Prabhakaran. Sasikumar played the title character, besides producing the film, while Vijay Sethupathi, Lakshmi Menon, Soori, Appukutty, Inigo Prabhakaran, and Soundararaja appeared in supporting roles. Music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan, while cinematography was handled by Premkumar. The film released on 14 September 2012 to overall positive reviews. Following its commercial success, the film was remade in Telugu as ''Speedunnodu'' and in Kannada as ''Raja Huli''. Plot Sundarapandian is the only son of Raghupathi, a rich landlord and the village head. He lives in Kandamanoor, near Theni. Murugesan and Arivazhagan are Sundarapandian's close friends from the same town. Arivu had failed his board exams twice and is now in his final year of college, while Sundarapandian completed college two years ago and is now living freely. Arivu falls in love with Archana, who lives in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nee Naan Nila
''Nee Naan Nila'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil language romantic fantasy film directed by M. P. S. Sivakumar. The film stars newcomers London Ravi, R. V. Bharathan and Meghna, with Manivannan, Karunas, Achamillai Gopi, Sangeetha Balan, Manobala, Appukutty, Balu Anand, and Vennira Aadai Moorthy playing supporting roles. The film, produced by R. Viswanathan, had musical score by Dhina and was released on 25 May 2007. Plot Raja (London Ravi) and Vinoth (R. V. Bharathan) hate each other after they got into a fight during a cricket match. They are now college students studying in the same class. Vinoth is a person with a rough personality but is also a talented drawer, whereas Raja is a soft and simple person. They both fall under the spell of their classmate Nila (Meghna) and befriend her. Raja changes his clothing habits and his character and even stops playing cricket for her. During a college trip to Kodaikanal, Raja takes care of the sick Nila and spends much time with her. One day, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghilli
''Ghilli'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic action masala film directed by Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam. It is a remake of the Telugu-language film ''Okkadu'' (2003). The film stars Vijay, Trisha and Prakash Raj with Ashish Vidyarthi, Dhamu, Mayilsamy and Janaki Sabesh playing supporting roles. The soundtrack album and score were composed by Vidyasagar. Cinematography was handled by Gopinath and editing was done by V. T. Vijayan and B. Lenin. Dialogues for the film were written by Bharathan. The film was released on 17 April 2004 to generally positive reviews and became a commercial success. The film ran for more than 200 days at the box office, breaking the box office records of the 1999 film ''Padayappa'' in the process. It emerged as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2004 and became the first Tamil film to gross 50 crore. ''Ghilli'' is considered to be one of the best films in Vijay's career. Plot Velu is a state-level Kabaddi player living in Chen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaigai (film)
''Vaigai'' is a 2009 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by L.R. Sundarapandi. The film stars Bala Joseph and Vishaka, with Sai Kumar, Thalaivasal Vijay, Ganja Karuppu, Thennavan, Shyam Ganesh, Singamuthu, Appukutty, and Ambani Shankar playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Sabesh–Murali, cinematography by V. Lakshmipathi, and editing by K. M. K. Palanivel. The film released on 10 July 2009. Plot In a remote village near Madurai, the happy-go-lucky man Arivu (Bala Joseph) and the village belle Uma ( Vishaka) fall in love with each other. Arivu is the son of the village bigwig Mandakalai ( Sai Kumar), while Uma is the daughter of the postman Manikkam (Thalaivasal Vijay). When Mandakalai knew about his son's love affair, he sends his cousin Duraisingam (Thennavan) and his henchmen to kill Uma, but Arivu saves her. The lovers consume poison and go separated, getting into different trains moving at opposite directions. Arivu is then admitted to the hospit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veeram (2014 Film)
''Veeram'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Siva and produced by Vijaya Productions. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Tamannaah, with a supporting cast including Vidharth, Bala, Santhanam, Nassar, Pradeep Rawat and Atul Kulkarni. Pre-production works had been ongoing since December 2011, with shooting starting in April 2013. The film was released on 10 January 2014. The film received positive reviews from critics and became successful at box-office. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Katamarayudu'' (2017), and in Kannada as '' Odeya''. Plot Vinayagam is a brave man living in the village of Oddaanchatram, who lives with his four brothers Murughan, Shanmugham, Kumaaran and Shenthil. They are often caught in fights. Advocate Bail Perumaal bails them out whenever legal issues arise because of their brawls. Vinayagam hates the idea of marriage as he feels that his wife might create disharmony among brothers. Though the four younger brothers pretend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azhagiya Tamil Magan
''Azhagiya Tamil Magan'' ( Adorable Tamil son) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language psychological action thriller film written and directed by Bharathan, written by S. K. Jeeva and produced by Swargachitra Appachan. The film stars actor Vijay in a dual role for the first time in his career as an MBA student and a money-minded, womanizing look-alike while Shriya Saran, Namitha, and N. Santhanam play in supporting roles. With cinematography by K. Balasubramaniam and editing by Anthony, the film's score and the soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman. The film revolves around an excelling athlete who has the ability to predict future events. With his unique ability, he identifies several tragic future events, including the attempted murder of his lover by a look-alike. The film was released on the 8th of November 2007 and distributed worldwide by Pyramid Saimira, it became a above average success domestically. The film entered the Top ten Asian film Box office charts in Malaysia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velvi (film)
''Velvi'' is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written, produced and directed by Jeans. The film stars newcomers Vishwa and Hasini, with Madhan, Rajpal, Sakthi, Kadhal Sukumar, Agilan, Pandu, R. Sekhar and Sundari playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by J. K. Selva and was released on 10 October 2008. Plot The film begins with the murder of the rowdy Arumugam and the drug addict Mohan in a similar way. Inspector Rubesh (Agilan) finds that the two victims have met a woman just before their death and they were both law college students. Rubesh then interviews a college professor and he told him about an incident that happened a few months ago. Chandru fell in love at first sight with Thulasi. The engineering student Chandru skipped his classes to meet Thulasi in her law college and posed as an apprentice lawyer, they eventually fell in love with each other. Meanwhile, Pulipandi, Arumugam and Mohan formed a small gang: they eve teased the college girls, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kullanari Koottam
''Kullanari Koottam'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sribalaji and produced by V. Ashish Jain. It stars Vishnu Vishal and Remya Nambeesan in the lead roles, while the crew of ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' reunited for this film, with V. Selvaganesh composing the film's score and J. Laxman and Kasi Viswanathan handling cinematography and editing, respectively. The film was released on 25 March 2011 to mixed to positive reviews and become a decent hit at the box-office. Plot Vetrivel Shanmugasundaram (Vishnu Vishal), an MBA graduate who does not find a job, lives with his family in the temple city of Madurai. One day, his father gives him Rs. 1500 to e-recharge his mobile phone. However, under confusion, he says the number to the recharge girl fast, and she recharges to another number which belongs to Priya (Remya Nambeesan). After some time, Vetri realizes and asks Priya to return the money. While they meet, they fall in love and decide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raman Thediya Seethai (2008 Film)
''Raman Thediya Seethai'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. P. Jagan. The film features an ensemble cast including Cheran, Pasupathy, Nithin Sathya, Vimala Raman, Remya Nambeeshan, Gajala, Navya Nair, and Karthika. The music was composed by Vidyasagar with cinematography by Rajesh Yadav and editing by Kola Bhaskar. The film released on 19 September 2008 to positive response and turned out as a success. In 2012, the film was remade in Kannada as ''Gowri Puthra'' with Akshay. Plot The movie starts with Venugopal meeting Ranjitha, whose parents want them to get married. During their conversation, Venu informs Ranjitha that he stammers if he gets stressed and is also undergoing treatment for psychological problems while he was at school. Ranjitha gets scared hearing this and turns down the proposal. Venu is a kindhearted person who manages his own wedding card business. He remains clear that the girl that he marries should know about his pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |