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Bonda Mani
Bonda Mani is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He has worked in comedy and supporting roles in over 270 films. Career Bonda Mani has described that his stage name is derived from his diet of bondas, when he was a struggling actor, and the suffix of his mentor, Goundamani. His original name is Kedheeswaran and he originates from Sri Lanka. While working in Singapore during the 1980s, he became acquainted with director K. Bhagyaraj who visited the country for a show. He later reconnected with Bhagyaraj during a visit to Chennai and was cast in a supporting role in ''Pavunnu Pavunuthan'' (1991). Mani subsequently made a breakthrough after his performance in '' Thendral Varum Theru'' (1994) won positive reviews. He appeared with legendary Tamil actor Vadivelu in many of his comedy tracks. Along with commitments as an actor, Bonda Mani runs a stage drama troupe called "Sai Kalai Koodam" and organizes theatrical shows. Personal life In June 2016, Bonda Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murai Mappillai
''Murai Mappillai'' is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sundar C. The film stars newcomers Arun Vijay (known at the time as Arunkumar) and Kirthika, with Rajashree, Manivannan, K. Prabakaran, Goundamani and Senthil playing supporting roles. The film, produced by K. Prabhakaran, had musical score by Swararaj and was released on 15 December 1995. Plot Kai Ezhuthu Gounder (Manivannan) and Kai Naattu Gounder (K. Prabhakaran) are the village's bigwig and best friends. While their children Raja ( Arun Kumar) and Indhu (Kirthika) hate each other, they are classmates and quarrel continually. In contrast, their fathers want them to get married. Sorna ( Rajashree), a dancer, comes to their village to separate the two friends. Raja and Kirthika finally fall in love with each other. Sorna seduces the two friends and creates a conflict between them. In the past, Kai Ezhuthu Gounder and Kai Naattu Gounder attempted to rape Sorna's sister but before it happened, she chos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninaikkatha Naalillai
'' Ninaikkaadha Naalillai'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. L. Raja and produced by K. Rajan. The film stars R. Parthiban, Rahman, Devayani, and Kaveri. The film had musical score (soundtrack) by Deva. The movie was a flop at the box office. The film released on March 7. Plot Anbu (R. Parthiban) and Arun ( Rahman) are bosom buddies with Anbu being indebted to the wealthy Arun for various reasons. Anbu falls in love with Kavitha ( Devayani), whose close friend is Kausalya (Kaveri). Arun soon develops a soft corner for Kausalya, whom he had never seen. Her lofty thoughts expressed in her letters to Kavitha had attracted him to her. Kausalya reads his messages to her sent through Kavita's letters and finds herself reciprocating to Arun's feelings. Arun has a near fatal accident and expresses his last wish to see Kavita. Anbu goes to get her, only to find her killed at the hands of the jealous suitor (Prabhukanth). With no way out, Anbu persuades Kav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai (2000 Film)
''Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Nassar, Karan, Khushbu, Roja, Vadivelu, Vivek and Kovai Sarala (in her 100th Tamil film). The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 15 July 2000. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Jenu Goodu''. Plot Thangaraj is an innocent man from a middle-class family and his family consists of his wife Meenakshi, and daughter Padma. Boxer Krishnan, an irresponsible person with dreams of making big in politics is Thangaraj's younger brother and is married to Kanagavalli. Sivaraman is Thangaraj's youngest brother and is educated well and works in the same company where Thangaraj works which is owned by Valluvardasan. They all live in a single house as a joint family. Thangaraj and Meenakshi were responsible for bringing up Sivaraman and they consider him as their own son. The family's financial status improves as Sivaraman earns well. Valluvardasan is imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesam Pudhusu
''Nesam Pudhusu'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language drama film, written and directed by Karthikvel The film stars Ranjith, Priya Raman and Ajay Rathnam. Music for the film was composed by Bobby and the film opened to mixed reviews in October 1999. Cast * Ranjith as Ranjith * Priya Raman as Vasanthi * Senthil as Chithappu * Vadivelu as Velu * Sangili Murugan as Village President * Ajay Rathnam as Vasanthi's cousin * Sakthi Kumar as Suresh * Bayilvan Ranganathan as Major Mayandi * Kovai Sarala * Ganthimathi * Vaishali as Sumathi * Premi as Social worker * Kullamani * Idichapuli Selvaraj * Vellai Subbaiah as Iyer *Thideer Kannaiah * Mannangatti Subramaniam * K. K. Soundar * Bonda Mani * Kovai Senthil * Chelladurai Production The lead pair of the film, Ranjith and Priya Raman, fell in love and got married during the making of the film. Soundtrack The film's soundtrack was composed by Bobby. * "Meera Meera" - Hariharan * "Poonguyilu Saththamthan" — S. Janaki * "Kannora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suyamvaram
''Suyamvaram'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film starring an ensemble cast from actors in the Tamil film industry and shot by a large technical team from the industry. The film was planned by Giridharilal Nagpal who produced and wrote the film's story and brought together 14 major directors, 19 cinematographers and over thirty leading actors in the Tamil film industry. The film also holds the Guinness World Record for casting the most stars in a film and also for being the quickest ever feature-length film made, with filming being completed in 23 hours and 58 minutes. The film released on 16 July 1999, to positive reviews from critics, praising the intentions of the makers. Plot Kuselan ( Vijayakumar) and his wife Suseela (Manjula Vijayakumar) are the heads of a large family which consists of their three sons - Arunachalam (Sathyaraj), Aavudaiyappan (Prabhu) and Indiran ( Abbas) - and six daughters - Urvashi ( Rambha), Easwari (Roja), Uma ( Kasthuri), Aishwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponmaanai Thedi
''Ponmaanai Thedi'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil language comedy drama film directed by Paari. The film stars Saravanan and Suvarna Mathew, with Vinu Chakravarthy, R. Sundarrajan, Delhi Ganesh, Vadivelu, Vennira Aadai Moorthy and Sathyapriya playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Suba. Senthik Kumar, had musical score by Soundaryan and was released on 6 November 1998. Plot Sundaram (Saravanan) is a young wastrel while his father Ayyappan (Vinu Chakravarthy) is a rich house owner. Ayyappan can't bear Sundaram's laziness. One day, his cousin Priya (Suvarna Mathew) and her parents come from Mumbai to Sundaram's village. Priya is a well-educated and modern girl. Sundaram falls in love with her. Ayyappan decides to solemnise the marriage between Sundaram and Priya. In the meantime, Priya's parents arrange her marriage with another man. Ayyappan hides the truth to the naive Sundaram. At the wedding day, Sundaram manages to stop the wedding in time. In contrast, Priya slaps him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pongalo Pongal
''Pongalo Pongal'' is a 1997 Tamil-language comedy film directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Vignesh, Vadivelu, Charle, Chinni Jayanth, and Vivek. Sangita Madhavan Nair, Kovai Sarala, Indhu, and Latha play the female leads. Supporting roles are done by Malaysia Vasudevan, Thyagu, Rajesh, and Vennira Aadai Moorthy. The film had music by Deva, cinematography by G. Rajendran and editing by A. P. Manivannan. The film released on 9 May 1997 and became a commercial success at the box office. Plot Subramani, Vellaisamy, Arumugam, and Ponrasu are four friends from poor families; they are graduates but cannot find jobs. Their fathers feel that they are good-for-nothing and decide to corrupt the politician Anja Nenjam to find them a decent job. Anja Nenjam is linked to Pannaiyar, a ruthless landlord who exploited the villagers. Pannaiyar orders him to flee with their money, otherwise, nobody will respect him. Their friend Pazhanisamy, who is supposed to be a supervisor in the city, is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arunachalam (film)
''Arunachalam'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Sundar C. and written by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Rajinikanth, Soundarya and Rambha, with Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Visu in supporting roles. The soundtrack and background score for the film was composed by Deva, while U. K. Senthil Kumar handled the cinematography. The film is loosely based on the 1902 novel '' Brewster's Millions'' by George Barr McCutcheon. The film opened in April 1997 to highly positive reviews from film critics and went on to win three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including an award for Best Film. Plot A village head Arunachalam (Rajinikanth) who has two brothers Saravanan (Raja), Shakthi, (Shakthi Kumar) and a sister Arundhati (Anju Aravind) and a happy family. Ammayappa (Ravichandran) and K. R. Vatsala are his parents. Vedavalli (Soundarya) is the daughter of Aathikesavan (Jaishankar) and (Vennira Aadai Nirmala). Nirmala is Ammayappa's sister and they all come to Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharathi Kannamma
''Bharathi Kannama'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Cheran, starring R. Parthiban and Meena. The film marks Cheran's debut as a director and screenwriter. It was well-received upon its commercial release. Prabhu Solomon remade this film in Kannada as '' Usire'' (2001) with Ravichandran. Plot The protagonist is a landlord in Devar Palayam. In a community where wealthy landlords do not normally engage in unskilled labor, he does his own chores to make a social statement that all castes are equal. In a flashback; Bharathi (Parthiban) is a lower caste worker for a rich landlord, Vellaisamy Thevar ( Vijayakumar). He saves Vellaisamy's daughter Kanamma (Meena) at a local fair, and she falls in love with him. Bharathi's sister, Pechi (Indhu), accompanies him to the fair and wants some anklets that Bharati cannot afford. Kanamma waits until everyone leaves after dinner and then gives Pechi some anklets. This is seen by Bharati, who is actually in love with h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nattupura Nayagan
''Nattupura Nayagan'' () is a 1997 Tamil language drama film directed by Rama Narayanan. The film stars Selva, Swathi and newcomer Timea. The film had musical score by S. A. Rajkumar and was released on 4 July 1997. A. L. Alagappan co-produced the film. Plot Allimuthu is the lead performer of a Karakattam group based out of a village. Ranjani, who studied in London, returns to her village in India. She is a modern and arrogant girl, and the daughter of the rich landlord Pannaiyar. Despite having different upbringings and social status, Allimuthu and Ranjani both fall in love with each other. Allimuthu then gets an opportunity to perform in Delhi, there he meets a Britain girl named Timea who is fond of Tamil culture. Upon his return, Allimuthu is accompanied by Timea. Allimuthu spends a lot of time with Timea and he avoids Ranjani each time she wanted to talk to him. Ranjani was deeply struck by Allimuthu's behaviours, and one day, Ranjani forces him to talk to her. Allimuthu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selva (film)
''Selva'' is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by A. Venkatesh. The film stars Vijay, Swathi, Riva and Raghuvaran. The music is composed by Sirpy. The film was a successful venture, and Vijay performed a risky jump stunt in the film. Plot Selva lives in a colony. He is the son of lawyer Varatharajan but he lives separately. It turns out that he is the adopted son of Varatharajan. Meanwhile, a minister's daughter moves into the colony. She moves friendly with Selva. Swathi who is in love with Selva mistakes their friendship. Vartharajan works for a terrorist group who kidnaps the minister's daughter. Selva goes to the rescue of the girl. However, Selva kills his father because Varatharajan was going to kill Kamini. Finally they will come against out of the clutch of the terrorists. Cast Soundtrack All songs were written by Vaali and music was composed by Sirpy. Reception ''Ananda Vikatan ''Ananda Vikatan'' is a Tamil-language wee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
