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Bala Singh
Bala Singh (7 May 195227 November 2019) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil language films. After making his debut in Nassar's '' Avatharam'' (1995), he appeared as the antagonist in over a hundred films. Early life and career Bala Singh was born in Kaliyakkavilai, near Marthandam in Kanyakumari District. Bala Singh initially began his career featuring in stage plays and trained with the National School of Drama, before being handed his first film role in Nassar's '' Avatharam'' (1995). He played the role of the chief antagonist, Baasi, an expelled troupe member and won critical acclaim for his performance in the film. He has since played supporting roles in films directed by Shankar, Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan, often playing the role of villain. In 2009, he played a lead role of a grandfather in ''Vannathupoochi'', in a film which explored the relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren. Death On 27 November 2019, he died at Chennai due to Cardiac arre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaliyakkavilai
Kaliakkavilai is a town panchayat in Kanyakumari district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, close to the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border. It lies on the Kochi-Thiruvananthapuram-Kanyakumari National highway 47. Demographics India census, Kaliakkavilai had a population of 13,307. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kaliakkavilai has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 74%. In Kaliakkavilai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. persons. References Cities and towns in Kanyakumari district {{Kanniyakumari-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhinamdhorum
''Dhinamdhorum'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Nagaraj. The film stars Murali and Suvalakshmi. The film, which has music by Oviyan, released in February 1998. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Manasichi Choodu''. Cast * Murali as Aadhi *Suvalakshmi as Booma *Manivannan as M.L.A Kesavamoorthy *Renuka as Chandra * Kitty as Aadhi's father *Malaysia Vasudevan as Booma's father *Vadivukkarasi as Aadhi's mother * Sathyapriya as Booma's mother *Deepa Venkat as Aadhi's sister *Nagaraj as Aadhi's friend *Bala Singh as Government officer *Mahanadi Shankar as Subbaiya *Halwa Vasu as Village man *Thalaivasal Vijay as Guest appearance Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Oviyan. *"Devadhai" - Mano, Chorus *"En Vanam Needhana" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shenoy Balesh *"Nenjathil" - P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram *"O Kannukkul" - Unnikrishnan, Swarnalatha *"Pattadhari" - Shiva, Febi Mani *"Pesathae" - Oviyan *"Pookkal Malaruthu" - Gopal Sharm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamarasu
''Kamarasu'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by P. C. Anbazhagan. It starred Murali, Laila, Vadivelu, Vennira Aadai Nirmala and Srividya. The film was produced by P.S.K. Karunakaran and distributed by R. B. Choudary in the banner of Super Good Films. The music composed by S. A. Rajkumar were a success, however the film was released to negative reviews. Plot Kamarasu ( Murali) hails from a village and is employed as a driver with an industrialist Latha (Srividya), who treats Kamarasu as her own son. Kamarasu is very affectionate towards his widowed mother (Vennira Aadai Nirmala) and takes care of her. Kamarasu falls in love with Vasanthi ( Laila), who also hails from his village. Kamarasu is kind towards everyone and earns the love of the villagers. Unfortunately, Kamarasu's mother passes away, which shatters Kamarasu. However, he comes back to normal with the help of Vasanthi's love and affection. A few days later, Vasanthi also passes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannathil Muthamittal
''Kannathil Muthamittal'' (also released internationally under the translated title ''A Peck on the Cheek'') is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language musical war film produced and directed by Mani Ratnam. It was based on a short story, "Amuthavum Avanum" by Sujatha. The film stars R. Madhavan, Simran and P. S. Keerthana with Nandita Das, J. D. Chakravarthy, Prakash Raj and Pasupathy portraying other pivotal characters. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, while Ravi K. Chandran handled the cinematography. Mani Ratnam presents the story of a child of Sri Lankan Tamil parentage adopted by Indian parents, whose desire is to meet her biological mother in the midst of the Sri Lankan Civil War. It was released on 14 February 2002. The film premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, It also received a strong reception when screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2003.The film received high critical acclaim upon release and went o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaya (film)
''Dhaya'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Senthil Kumar and produced by Prakash Raj. It stars Prakash Raj, Meena, Lakshmi and Raghuvaran. The National Film Award—Special Jury Award for Best Actor was awarded for Raj for this movie. The film released on 14 February 2002 and received positive reviews from critics and audience. Plot Dhaya (Prakash Raj) is a rowdy in Chennai with enough political clout to make the police look the other way when he indulges in his nefarious activities. Thulasi (Meena) moves into his neighbourhood, but all her attempts to reform him fail. Rudhraiya (Raghuvaran), an ex-army man who has a score to settle with Sharada Amma (Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...), hires Dhaya to discredit her. Shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maayan (film)
''Maayan'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Nassar. The film stars himself, Roja and Vindhya, while Thalaivasal Vijay, Ranjitha and Vadivelu among others form an ensemble cast. Music for the film was composed by Deva and the film opened to mixed reviews in September 2001. Cast * Nassar as Maayan * Roja as Azhagamma * Ranjitha as Gurumayi * Pasupathy as Dominic Raj * Vindhya * Revathi * Thalaivasal Vijay as Vengala Naidu * Vadivukkarasi * Vadivelu * Bala Singh * Thyagu * K. R. Vatsala * Mu Ramaswamy as Maayan's father * Elango Kumaravel Production Nassar had originally planned only to direct the film, but after his initial choices for the lead actor - Prashanth and Ajith Kumar - pulled out, he chose to also portray the lead role. As a result, the film's production was delayed by over a year from early 1999. Actress Ranjitha made a comeback to acting with ''Maayan'', after taking a three-year sabbatical post-marriage. The film also marked the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dheena
''Dheena'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by then-debutante A. R. Murugadoss, starring Ajith Kumar, Suresh Gopi, in his Tamil debut, and Laila. The music and background score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by K. Aravind. It was released on 14 January 2001. The film was remade in Bengali as ''Deva'' (2002) and in Kannada as ''Dhumm'' (2002). The movie received positive reviews and became a commercial success at the box office. Plot The film starts with the police arresting Aadhikesavan's men as suspects for burning Minister Malarvannan's liquor shop. Aadhi sends Dheenadhayalan aka Dheena, his adopted brother, to attack the false witnesses in this case and bail them out. This leads to further conflicts between Adhi, Dheena and Malarvannan and Dheena ends up chopping off Malarvannan's hand. Meanwhile, Dheena falls in love with a girl named Chitra. After a little bit of pursuing and getting to know one another, they fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nila Kaalam
''Nila Kaalam'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language television film directed by Gandhi Krishna. The film stars Roja and several child artists. The film was also released at film festivals and child artiste Master Udayaraj went on to win National Film Award for Best Child Artist. The film is based on Sujatha's novel ''Andru Un Arukil''. Plot The protagonists are three children — Nilaa (Baby Ranjini Pradeep), Amirdhalingam "Amar" (Master Dinesh) and Balasubramaniam "Pulli" (Master Udayaraj). The two boys work in a garage for the owner (Bala Singh) which is next to Nilaa's house. Nilaa, daughter of a popular actress, Veni (Roja), who is estranged from her husband, has all the material comforts but yearns for company. Nilaa watches her mother shoot for a film with actor Ashok (Prabhu Deva). Soon, she strikes a friendship with the boys. The children `plan' a picnic and Nilaa provides the car, food and the works. Their excitement knows no bounds. But that day proves to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharathi (2000 Film)
''Bharathi'' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language biographical film based on the life of Subramania Bharati starring Sayaji Shinde, Devayani and Nizhalgal Ravi. The film was directed by Gnana Rajasekaran and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for the year 2000. Plot It is a biographical film based on the life of Tamil poet Subramania Bharati. Cast * Sayaji Shinde as Subramania Bharathi ** Pushpaak Ramesh as Childhood Subramania Bharathi * Devayani as Chellamal * Ramesh Kumar as Subramania Bharathi's friend * Nizhalgal Ravi as S. P. Y. Surendranath Arya * T. P. Gajendran as Kuvalai * Srikanth * Junior Balaiah * Delhi Kumar * Bala Singh * Ganesh Babu as Bharathi's son-in-law Production Gnana Rajasekaran had initially wanted to cast Kamal Haasan in the lead role, but the film's budget did not allow it. So he chose Marathi actor Sayaji Shinde Sayaji Shinde (Marathi pronunciation: əjaːd͡ʒiː ʃin̪d̪eː born 13 January 1959) is an Indian acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudhandhiram
''Sudhandhiram'' () is a 2000 Tamil-language crime action film directed by Raj Kapoor and produced by K. R. Gangadharan. The film stars Arjun and Rambha while Raghuvaran, Raadhika and Sharat Saxena play supporting roles. It is a remake of the Hindi film ''Ghulam'' (1998) which itself is based on the 1954 American film ''On the Waterfront''. Plot Vishwa is a ''goonda'' and an aspiring boxing champion. He does the typical ''goonda'' jobs (like scaring a batsman of the local cricket club to make sure he becomes out) for Sopraj, the local ''dada''. He is usually bailed out by a lawyer Padmini, who believes that there is still good in him and he just needs to be given another chance. Sopraj is aiming to build a colony in the area after vacating the people already living there. Vishwa's brother Raghu, is an accountant on Sopraj's payroll. Love blossoms between Vishwa and Divya, the girlfriend of the head of a local gang. When a social worker Vikram intrudes in the affairs of Sopr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandhitha Velai
''Sandhitha Velai'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ravichandran, his second film after '' Kannedhirey Thondrinal'' (1998). The film stars Karthik in two roles. Roja and Kausalya play the female leads, while Vijayakumar, Sujatha, Moulee, Chinni Jayanth, Vivek, Manivannan, and Nassar play supporting roles alongside an ensemble cast. The film was released on 14 April 2000 during Tamil New Year. It received mixed reviews. The Telugu film '' Gentleman'' (2016) starring Nani was loosely inspired by this film. Plot Aadalarasu is an unemployed youth looking for a job. He is constantly mocked for this by his father, Gurumoorthy, while his mother supports him. While in Madras for a job interview, he stays with his father's friend Sivaraman. Aadalarasu has run-ins with Sivaraman's daughter Thilaka and she develops a dislike for him. However, she bows to her father's wishes and weds Aadalarasu. Just when she starts liking him, he has to travel again for an inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaama
''Kaama'' () is a 1999 Indian drama film co-written and directed by Ashok Kumar. Simultaneously made in three languages, the film stars newcomers Vishal, Sunila and Urvashi, while Deepti Bhatnagar, Asha Mehra and Alphonsa make guest appearances. The film was titled as ''Kaama'' in Tamil, ''Kama'' in Telugu and ''Kaama Tantra'' (, see also tantra) in Hindi. The music for the film was composed by Adithyan and the film opened across India in September 1999. Cast *Vishal *Sunila *Urvashi *Deepti Bhatnagar *Asha Mehra * Alphonsa *Satya Prakash *Bala Singh as Venkatagiri *Suriyan as Panneerselvam *Parivallal as Devaraj *Kaushal as Navananda Swamy *S. V. Ramadoss as a judge * K. R. Vatsala as a rich lady *Idichapuli Selvaraj as a constable Production After making films with sexual content including '' Kamagni'' (1987) and ''Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil'' (1989), Ashok Kumar chose to make a further film on the same theme as he felt that one "cannot sell the film unless it has got some sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |