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Arrambam
''Arrambam'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. Produced by A. Raghuram and co-written by Subha, the film stars Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayanthara and Taapsee Pannu, with Kishore, Rana Daggubati, Akshara Gowda in supporting roles. While the score and soundtrack of the film were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the cinematography was handled by Om Prakash and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad. Following a six-month long pre-production and the official announcement of the project in May 2012, filming commenced in June 2012 and continued for the next 15 months. Majority of the filming happened in Mumbai. Other locations included Chennai, Bangalore, Dubai, Hyderabad, Mahabaleshwar, Jaisalmer, Leh and Ladakh. The film was not titled until it entered post-production and was mostly referred to as ''Thala 53'' or ''Valai'', a supposed working title. The film was released on 31 October 2013. Plot Ashok Kumar "A.K" fixes bombs in three places an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrambam (soundtrack)
''Arrambam'' is the soundtrack album, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, to the 2013 film of the same name, directed by Vishnuvardhan starring Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayantara and Taapsee Pannu. The album consists of six tracks. Pa. Vijay penned all lyrics for the songs. It was released on 19 September 2013. The album opened at number one on iTunes India within a few minutes after its release at midnight, which, according to Sify, "no Tamil album has done before". Production Yuvan Shankar Raja was signed on to compose the film's soundtrack and score, becoming his sixth project starring Ajith Kumar. In November 2012, Yuvan Shankar Raja composed a new song for the film. On 23 April 2013 the composer tweeted that he had completed three songs, and that one of which was a "mass intro song" rendered by Shankar Mahadevan. Vijay Yesudas stated that he had sung a "celebration song" in the film. In August 2013 it was reported that Vairamuthu's younger son Kabilan Vairamuthu was enlisted to pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil films. To date, he has starred in over 60 films. His awards include four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. In addition to his acting, Ajith is also a sports car racer and participated in the MRF Racing series (2010). He began his career with a small role in the 1990 Tamil film '' En Veedu En Kanavar''. He established himself as a romantic hero with ''Kadhal Kottai'' (1996), ''Aval Varuvala'' (1998) and ''Kaadhal Mannan'' (1998), and established himself as an action hero starting with the film ''Amarkalam'' (1999). Ajith's dual portrayal of twin brothers—where one is deaf-mute—in S. J. Suryah's '' Vaali'' (1999) won him his first Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor. He earned critical acclaim for his dual role performance in the vigilante film '' Citizen'' (2001). In 2006, he starred in ''Varalaru'', in which he play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taapsee Pannu
Taapsee Pannu (born 1 August 1987) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards. After a brief modelling career, Pannu ventured into acting with the Telugu film ''Jhummandi Naadam'' (2010) and then entered Tamil cinema with the critically and commercially acclaimed ''Aadukalam'' (2011). She subsequently appeared in notable Tamil and Telugu films like '' Mr. Perfect'' (2011), '' Sahasam'' (2013), '' Arrambam'' (2013), ''Kanchana 2'' (2015), '' Ghazi'' (2017), and '' Game Over'' (2019). In Hindi films she often works in Women centric films, in which she play lead female character. She debuted in Hindi films in 2013 with the a comedy film called '' Chashme Baddoor''. She later worked in Hindi films such as ''Baby'' (2015), ''Pink'' (2016), ''Naam Shabana'' (2017), ''The Ghazi Attack'' (2017), ''Judwaa 2'' (2017), '' Mulk'' (2018), ''Manmarziyaan'' (2018), '' Badla'' (2019), ''Mission Mangal'' (2019), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnuvardhan (director)
Vishnuvardhan is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in the Tamil cinema. A one-time associate of Santosh Sivan, he made his directorial debut in 2003 with ''Kurumbu'', which did not fare well at the box office. However, his subsequent films, ''Arinthum Ariyamalum'' (2005), ''Pattiyal'' (2006), ''Billa'' (2007), ''Panjaa'' (2011) with Pawan kalyan as main lead and '' Arrambam'' (2013) went on to become highly successful ventures, turning him into a household name in Tamil Nadu. He made his hindi film directorial debut with '' Shershaah'' (2021), for which he received positive reviews. Early life Vishnuvardhan was born and raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His father is Kulasekaran, a businessman, who later became a producer of Tamil films. He has a younger brother Krishna Kulasekaran who is an actor in the Tamil film industry. Vishnuvardhan went to St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai and studied visual communication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshara Gowda
Akshara Gowda (born Harini Gowda in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Personal life In April 2011, Akshara Gowda was linked to Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh. However, Gowda immediately denied it and said it was mere media imagination. In a 2017 interview, Gowda spoke about her personal experience of overcoming depression. Career Akshara made her debut in the Tamil film ''Uyarthiru 420'' (2011) She played a role in the festival Hindi film ''Chitkabrey - The Shades of Grey'' the same year. She also made a special appearance in the Tamil film with Vijay in ''Thuppakki'' (2012) directed by AR Murugadoss. She made her Bollywood debut in Priyadarshan's ''Rangrezz'' in 2013. Gowda appeared in Ajith- Vishnuvardhan's Tamil film ''Arrambam'' (2013). She became popular by appearing in "Stylish Thamizhachi" song from the same film ''Arrambam'' which eventually became instant hit. She is also featured in films like ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arya (actor)
Jamshad Cethirakath (born 11 December 1980), known by his stage name Arya, is an Indian actor and producer who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema. Arya has won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and received two nominations each for Filmfare Awards and Vijay Awards. He was included on the 2015 edition of the '' Forbes India'' Celebrity 100, a list based on the top earning Indian celebrities. He made his breakthrough portraying rogue characters in Vishnuvardhan's ''Arinthum Ariyamalum'' (2005) and ''Pattiyal'' (2006). He later won critical acclaim for playing an Aghori in Bala's ''Naan Kadavul'' (2009). Arya gained further commercial success with the release of the period drama ''Madrasapattinam'' (2010), the comedy film ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' (2010), family action film ''Vettai'' (2012) and Atlee's family film '' Raja Rani'' (2013). In 2013, he appeared in three more Tamil films: R. Kannan's comedy film '' Settai'', Vishnuvardhan's action thriller '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rana Daggubati
Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (; born 14 December 1984) is an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Telugu language films, in addition to Hindi and Tamil languages. Rana is described as one of the few actors in India who were able to achieve pan-Indian appeal, having taken up a variety of roles, from leading roles to supporting characters, in different languages. He made his acting debut with the Telugu film ''Leader'', for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He later starred in the Hindi film '' Dum Maaro Dum'' (2011), alongside Bipasha Basu, where he received positive reviews for his performance and won Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut. In 2012, Rana gained prominence by starring in hit Telugu film ''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum''. In 2015, he played a notable supporting role in the successful Hindi film ''Baby'' (2015). He later starred as Bhallaladeva, the main antagonist in Telugu–Tamil bilingual film '' Baahubali: The Beginning ... [...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] |
Nayanthara
Diana Mariam Kurian, known professionally as Nayanthara, is an Indian actress and film producer who is known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She was in the ''Forbes India'' "Celebrity 100" 2018 list, with her total annual earning credited at 15.17 crore. Nayanthara starred in more than 75 films spanning two decades. She made her acting debut in the 2003 Malayalam film ''Manassinakkare''. She made her debut in Tamil cinema with '' Ayya'' (2005) and Telugu with ''Lakshmi'' (2006). She also made her Kannada film debut through the film '' Super'' (2010). Her portrayal of Goddess Sita in ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' (2011) earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress and the Nandi Award for Best Actress. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for her performance in '' Raja Rani'' (2013), Vallavan ''Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'' (2015) and ''Aramm'' (2017). She was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress in ''Puthiya Niyamam'' (2016). Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja or Abdul Haliq (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Western music elements and often credited with having introduced hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry and started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu. Yuvan has won two Filmfare Awards South, five Mirchi Music Awards South, four Vijay Awards and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Within a span of 25 years, Yuvan has worked on over 100 films. Being the youngest son of composer Ilaiyaraaja, he began his musical career in 1996, at the age of 16, when he composed the film score for ''Aravindhan''. He got his breakthrough with the ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2001) soundtrack, and established himself as one of Tamil cinema's most sought-after composers by the mid-2000s. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil in 2004 for hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Om Prakash (cinematographer)
Om Prakash is an Indian cinematographer, primarily working in Tamil cinema, though he has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films. He has been doing the role of Director of Photography (DOP) with many years of experience in feature Films, corporate films, documentaries, music videos and over 500 advertising films. In a career spanning over fifteen years, his work has been hugely influential in the Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu film industries. The technical brilliance that Om Prakash showcased in ''Kalavani'', ''Naanayam'', ''Anegan'', '' Maari'', and ''Neethaane En Ponvasantham ''Neethaane En Ponvasantham'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co written, co produced and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, starring Jiiva and Samantha. This film is a shot simultaneously in Telugu, Yeto Vellipoyindhi ...'' proved the tremendous talent that he possesses and helped establish himself as a promising cinematographer in the Indian film industry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subha (writers)
Subha ( ta, சுபா) is the name used by the writing partnership of D. Suresh and A.N. Balakrishnan, who write stories, detective novels and screenplays in Tamil. Work The duo began co-authoring stories when they were in college together, and have been publishing their work since 1979. They have published more than 450 short novels and more than 400 short stories. Most of their detective novels feature the characters Narendran and Vaijayanthi of Eagle Eye Detective Agency, and their coworker John Sundar. Other characters created by Subha are Selva and Murugesan, who also feature in their detective stories, and John Sembaruthi, who is a character in some of Subha's novels set in the army. They have also written screenplays and dialogues for Tamil films and television serials. The movies ''Kana Kandaen'' and '' Ayan'' were based on their published novels and were scripted by Subha together with director K. V. Anand. They co-authored the script for '' Ko'', a political thrill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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