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Balaji Tharaneetharan
Balaji Tharaneetharan is a Tamil film director and he made directorial debut with 2012 comedy film ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' that released on 30 November 2012 to highly positive reviews from critics. Career Balaji Tharaneetharan made his directorial debut with the cult comedy film, ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' (2012) featuring Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role. The film was said to be based on a real-life incident that happened in the life of cinematographer C. Prem Kumar and described as a humorous tale about a young man who forgets a few days of his life even as he is about to get married. Prem Kumar lost his memory, when he was working as an assistant cameraman in the film ''Vaaranam Aayiram''; two days before his marriage he went to play cricket with three friends and while attempting a catch, he fell, losing his memory temporarily. Balaji Tharaneetharan, who was present with him, began writing a script based on the incident, besides directing it as well. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian People
Indians or Indian people are the Indian nationality law, citizens and nationals of India. In 2022, the population of India stood at over 1.4 billion people, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous country, containing 17.7 percent of the global population. In addition to the Indian population, the Non-resident Indian and Overseas Citizen of India, Indian overseas diaspora also boasts large numbers, particularly in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and the Western world. While the demonym "Indian" applies to people originating from the present-day Republic of India, it was also formerly used as the identifying term for people originating from Pakistan and Bangladesh during British Raj, British colonial era until 1947. Particularly in North America, the terms "Asian Indian" and "East Indian" are sometimes used to differentiate Indians from the indigenous peoples of the Americas; although the Native American name controversy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayaram
Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam,Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasional playback singer. Jayaram has acted in more than 200 films and has received several awards, including the Padma Shri, two Kerala State Film Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and four Filmfare Awards South. Jayaram started as a mimicry artist at the Kalabhavan institute during the 1980s. He made his acting debut in a leading role in Padmarajan's 1988 film ''Aparan''. He established himself as a successful leading actor in 1990s by starring in family dramas and comedies—such as, but not limited to ''Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal'' (1989), ''Shubhayathra'' (1990), ''Sandhesam'' (1991), '' Georgootty C/O Georgootty'' (1991), ''Malootty'' (1992), ''Ayalathe Adheham'' (1992), ''Meleparambil Aanveedu'' (1993), '' CID Unnikrishnan B ... [...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] |
Indian Film Directors
India has many regional film centres, such as Bollywood (Hindi) in Mumbai, Telugu cinema (Tollywood) in Hyderabad, Marathi cinema in Pune, Tamil cinema in Chennai, Malayalam cinema in Kochi, Kannada cinema in Bangalore, Odia Cinema in Bhubaneswar, Assamese cinema in Guwahati, Punjabi cinema in Mohali and Bengali cinema in Kolkata . Most Indian film directors are known for their work with one regional industry, while many others are active directors of films from multiple industries. Directors of parallel or independent cinema Parallel Cinema is otherwise known as "Art films" cinema, and is known for its serious and realistic films with real-life situations. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Indian government financed a number of such films, on Indian themes. Many of the directors were graduates of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Ritwik Ghatak was a professor at the institute and a well-known director in his own right. The best-known Indian "neo-realist" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Indian Film Directors
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tughlaq Durbar
''Tughlaq Durbar'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language political satire film written and directed by Delhi Prasad Deenadayalan, on his directional debut, with screenplay and dialogues written by Balaji Tharaneetharan. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi, Raashii Khanna, R. Parthiban, Manjima Mohan, Karunakaran, Bagavathi Perumal and Rajkumar. The music of the film is composed by Govind Vasantha, with Manoj Paramahamsa and Mahendiran Jayaraju handling the cinematography and R. Govindaraj edited the film. The film had a direct-to-television premiere on Sun TV during Ganesh Chaturthi (10 September 2021) and released on Netflix, the following day to mixed reviews. Plot In 1986, Rayappan, a Tamil Nadu MLA of the ruling party, is delivering a speech at J.K. Nagar, an impoverished suburb in Chennai, where one of the attendants, a pregnant woman, goes into labour. As a publicity stunt for creating sympathy, Rayappan orders his men to help the woman by lending their dhotis. The woman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zee5
ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Android, iOS, Smart TVs, among other devices. ZEE5 claimed 56 million monthly active users in December 2019. History Ozee was an Indian digital online platform that was launched in February 2016 by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. As of 14 February 2018, the service has been integrated into ZEE5. It aired shows from all of the Zee channel bouquets such as Zee TV, & TV, Zee Café. It aired Zindagi shows exclusively since Zindagi went Ozee-exclusive. The platform was ad-supported and also free of cost no matter what device used. It was shutdown due to ZEE5. ZEE5 integration ZEE5 has subsumed Zee's existing video streaming platforms: Ozee (advertising-based) and DittoTV (subscription-based), comes with 1 lakh (1 hundred thousand) hours of conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Pakka Kathai
''Oru Pakka Kathai'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil language romantic comedy film written and directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan. It stars Kalidas Jayaram and Megha Akash. The movie is produced by K.S. Sreenivasan under the banner of Vasan's Visual Ventures. It released on ZEE5 on December 25, 2020. Plot Meera and Saravanan appear as lovers who decide to marry after graduation. Both had their parents' blessings. In their conservative society, intimacy begins before marriage. Then Meera gets pregnant. This causes panic among the couple and their respective family members. Doctors diagnosed her condition as parthenogenesis. In layman's terms, she became pregnant without intercourse as a virgin. Meera’s story goes viral on social media. She becomes the talk of the town. Despite the unwanted attention, Saravanan manages to convince his parents and marries Meera. Cast * Kalidas Jayaram as Saravanan * Megha Akash as Meera * P. V. Chandramouli as Meera's Father *Jeeva Ravi as Saravan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seethakaathi (film)
''Seethakaathi'' is a 2018 Tamil-language magic realism comedy film written and directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan, starring Vijay Sethupathi in his 25th lead role in a film. The film began production in April 2017. Upon release the film received very positive reviews from critics but they criticised the lengthy runtime of the film. Plot Ayya Aadhimoolam is a veteran theater actor who refuses to act in films because he only wants to act in front of a live audience. In recent years, due to films and various other means, Ayya's plays attract a meager audience which bothers him. During an act of Sujatha's Oonjal, Ayya dies. After his death, Ayya's assistant Parasuraman and his troupe decide to stage plays frequently. During the rehearsals of Panjali Sabadham, Parasuraman observes that two actors perform significantly better than usual. During the play, he observes that Saravanan, a budding actor performing beyond expectations and also bowing to the audience even when the curtains are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SIIMA Awards
South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreciate film makers from across the South Indian film industries: Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Kannada cinema, and Malayalam cinema, and provide a platform to promote South Indian films in international markets. History The ceremony was instituted in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri, the founder of Celebrity Cricket League. Adusumilli Brinda Prasad is the chairperson of SIIMA. The Awards are presented in separate parts on two different days. On the first day the most promising upcoming South Indian film artistes are honoured at the Generation Next Awards, while the second day is reserved for the main SIIMA Awards. The Award nominees are selected by a jury of senior artistes and professionals and voted for by public polling. The first SIIMA cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Award For Best Story, Screenplay Writer
The Vijay for Best Story, Screenplay Writer is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The list Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. Nominations *2007 Viji - '' Mozhi'' **Ameer Sultan - ''Paruthiveeran'' **Madhavan and Seeman - ''Evano Oruvan'' **Ram - ''Katrathu Tamil'' **Venkat Prabhu - ''Chennai 600028'' *2008 Kamal Haasan - ''Dasavathaaram'' **Gautham Vasudev Menon - ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' **Mysskin - '' Anjathey'' ** Sasikumar - '' Subramaniapuram'' *2009 Arivazhagan Venkatachalam - ''Eeram'' ** Jayamohan and Bala - ''Naan Kadavul'' ** Pandiraj - ''Pasanga'' ** Samudrakani - ''Naadodigal'' **Vikram Kumar - '' Yaavarum Nalam'' *2010 Prabhu Solomon - ''Mynaa'' **Gautham Vasudev Menon - ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' ** Sargunam - ''Kalavani'' **Suseenthiran and Bhaskar Sakthi - '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' **Vasanthabalan and Jayamohan - '' Angadi Theru'' * 2011 Thiagarajan Kumararaja - ''Aaran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards is the annual film festival conducted in Oslo to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Tamil film industry. NTFF was arranged for the first time in 2010 by VN Music Dreams. NTFF is a celebration of global Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood' .... Film awards Best Film The Best Film has been awarded since 2010. The Most Popular Film The Most Popular Film was first awarded in 2010, before being re-launched in 2013. The Most Appreciated Film The Most Appreciated Film was first awarded in 2010, before being re-launched in 2013. Midnight Sun Award The Midnight Sun Award has been awarded since 2010. Best Social Awareness Award The Best Social Awareness Award has been awarded si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
