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Babu Sivan
B. Babusivan (4 November 1964 - 16 September 2020) was an Indian film director and screenwriter of Tamil films. He initially began his career as an assistant director to film director Dharani. In 2009, Babusivan became independent director in '' Vettaikaaran'' starring Vijay, Anushka Shetty and Srihari . After a long interval in 2019, B. Babusivan made his re-entry in Tamil serials Tamil television drama or Tamil serials are a genre of Tamil-language television produced in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore. All major TV networks in India produce a variety of drama series including family, comedy, romance, history s ... taking over Rasaathi, a Sun TV serial. Babusivan died on September 16, 2020. Filmography Films Serials References 1964 births 2020 deaths Film directors from Chennai Tamil film directors Tamil screenwriters 21st-century Indian film directors Screenwriters from Chennai {{India-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuruvi
''Kuruvi'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language superhero comedy film written and directed by Dharani. Produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, the film stars Vijay in the titular role with Trisha and Suman in other prominent roles. Vivek, Ashish Vidyarthi, Manivannan and Malavika played supporting roles in the movie. The film was released on 3 May 2008, and was an above average at the domestic box office. It also marked Nivetha Thomas's Tamil debut as a child artist. The story revolves around an Indian car racer who thinks that his missing father is dead, so he attempts to retrieve money owed to his father by a Malaysian crime boss. The film has collected $1,018,120 or 8 crore and successful at the overseas box office. It was one of the highest grossing Tamil films of 2008 in United Kingdom alone, collecting £263,919 or 3 crore. In 2021, The film was re-released in Kerala state. A few scenes were adopted from the Telugu movie Chathrapathi (2005). Plot Vetrivel alias Velu is a ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Screenwriters
Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, natively spoken by the Tamils * Tamil script, primarily used to write the Tamil language **Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode * Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech See also * Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood, the word being a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. * Tamil cuisine * Tamil culture, is considered to be one of the world's oldest civilizations. * Tamil diaspora * Tamil Eelam, a proposed independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka * Tamil Nadu, one of the 28 states of India * Tamil nationalism * ''Tamil News'', a daily Tamil-language television news program in Tamil Nadu * Tamilakam, the geographical region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people, covered today's Tam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Film Directors
Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, natively spoken by the Tamils * Tamil script, primarily used to write the Tamil language **Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode * Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech See also * Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood, the word being a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. * Tamil cuisine * Tamil culture, is considered to be one of the world's oldest civilizations. * Tamil diaspora * Tamil Eelam, a proposed independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka * Tamil Nadu, one of the 28 states of India * Tamil nationalism * ''Tamil News'', a daily Tamil-language television news program in Tamil Nadu * Tamilakam, the geographical region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people, covered today's Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Directors From Chennai
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Deaths
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1964 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – ''Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Kapoor (Tamil Film Director)
Raj Kapoor (born 15 August 1958) is an Indian film director and actor, who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He introduced cinematic techniques in his Tamil serial ''Nandini'' causing a huge hype in south Indian film industry. He has also appeared as a supporting actor in Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. Career Raj Kapoor started his cinema career as an assistant director to Film director C. V. Sridhar one of the legends of golden period of Tamil cinema. Later became an independent film director for ''Thalattu Ketkuthamma'' (1991). He is known for films like Prabhu-Khushbu’s ''Uthama Raasa'' (1993) and Ajith-Simran’s ''Aval Varuvala'' (1998). He went on to direct other films like Ajith-Meena's ''Anantha Poongatre'' (1999), Arjun's ''Sudhandhiram'' (2000) and ''Vambu Sandai'' (2008). After making his debut as an actor in ''Thalaimurai'' (1998), Raj Kapoor announced his intentions of continuing to act in films ahead of prioritizing directorial work. During t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devayani (actress)
Devayani (born 22 June 1974) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu-language films. She started her career with Malayalam and Bengali films She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in the films '' Surya Vamsam'' (1997) and '' Bharathi'' (2000) and a Special Award for ''Kadhal Kottai'' (1996). She was a part of several successful films, including ''Ninaithen Vandhai'' (1998), ''Nee Varuvai Ena'' (1999), ''Thenali'' (2000), ''Friends'' (2001), ''Aanandham'' (2001) and '' Azhagi'' (2002) as well as in the Sun TV's huge successful serial '' Kolangal''. Personal life Devayani was born on 22 June 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Konkani father from Mangalore,Karnataka and a Malayali mother from Kerala. She has two younger brothers Nakkhul and Mayur. The former is working as an actor and singer in the Tamil film industry, while the latter would also make his acting debut in an upcoming film. She dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vichithra
Vichithra is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films. She has also appeared in a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. Career Her breakthrough came in the form of a glamorous role in Selva's ''Thalaivasal'' (1992), where she played a character known as 'Madippu' Hamsa. She has appeared in supporting roles, notably in ''Rasigan'' (1994), '' Muthu'' (1995) and ''Suyamvaram'' (1999). She briefly forayed into a career in television, playing a leading role in the drama ''Maami Chinna Maami''. She has settled in Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ... after marriage and has retired from films. Personal life She is the daughter of actor Williams and Mary Vasantha, and has two sisters and a brother. Her father was murdered during a robbery inci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baladitya (actor)
Baladitya is an Indian actor, lyricist, dialogue writer, dubbing artist, and TV host who works in Telugu cinema and television. He started out as a child artiste (as Master Aditya) and is known for his roles in '' Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam'' (1991) and '' Little Soldiers'' (1996). He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards. Early life Baladitya was born in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh to Y. S. Shankar and Kalyani. Career He made his debut as a child actor in Rajendra Prasad's Telugu comedy film '' Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam''. He acted in forty films as a child actor (in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam) and ten films as a leading actor (in Telugu). He made his debut in a lead role in the movie '' Chantigadu'' (2003) directed by B. A. Jaya. He got three Nandi Awards, two as a child actor for ''Anna'' and '' Little Soldiers'' and one as an anchor for the kids' quiz show ''Champion''. He played the male lead role in ''1940 Lo Oka Gramam''. Baladitya hosted a quiz show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bairavaa
''Bairavaa'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action masala film written and directed by Bharathan, and produced by B. Venkatarama Reddy. The film stars Vijay as the titular debt collector who takes on a criminal masquerading as an education philanthropist. The film co-stars Keerthy Suresh, Jagapathi Babu, Daniel Balaji, Sathish, Thambi Ramaiah, Mime Gopi, Sija Rose, Harish Uthaman, and Aparna Vinod. The music is composed by Santhosh Narayanan, the editing is by Praveen K. L., production design by M. Prabhaharan and the cinematography is handled by M. Sukumar. After entering production in early 2016, the film progressed under the tentative title of ''Vijay 60'', before being named as ''Bairavaa'' during September 2016. The film had a worldwide release on 12 January 2017. The film received mixed reviews with praise for Vijay's performance, action sequences, dialogues, soundtrack and score. The film completed a 50-day theatrical run and performed well financially. Plot Bairavaa i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
