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Balasekaran
Balasekaran is an Indian film director and writer of Tamil and Telugu-language films. He is known for his work '' Love Today'', starring Vijay. He was once an assistant to K. Balachander. He also worked in Tamil serials as writer in ''Nandini'' and ''Lakshmi Stores''. Career After ''Love Today'', Balasekaran started work on a film titled ''Sollamalae'' for producer R. B. Choudary but later opted out. The producer released a film with the same name and a different script, later in 1998. Following the relative success of his ''Thulli Thirindha Kaalam'' (1997), Kavithalayaa signed him on for a further film titled ''Uyirezhuthu'', though the project eventually did not materialise. He subsequently began making ''Solli Vidu'' for Vivekananda Pictures in mid-1998, with newcomers Raghuram, the son of producer Thiruppur Mani, and Simran. Simran was later replaced by Jyothika, who herself was later replaced by Poonam. Supporting actors such as Raadhika, Raghuvaran and Prakash Raj we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyamaina Neeku
''Priyamaina Neeku'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Balasekaran. The film stars Tarun, Sivaji, Sneha (in her Telugu debut) and Preetha, while Ali, Venu Madhav and Tanikella Bharani played the other important supporting roles. The film and the soundtrack received positive reviews upon release, and was a box office success. On 24 January 2003, after the completion of reshooting few scenes, the film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Kadhal Sugamanathu'' (), with Pyramid Natarajan playing Tarun's father and Livingston playing the comedian role of Ali. The Tamil version was also successful. Plot Ganesh is a carefree college youth from Hyderabad (Tamil Version as Coimbatore), whose life revolves around friends and doing good deeds for them which upsets his father Raja Shekar. One day he fumbles upon a red diary in his father's auction shop. It is a diary left behind unknowingly by Sandhya. The entire first half is narrated thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Today (1997 Film)
''Love Today'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Balasekaran, who made his debut with the venture. This film stars Vijay, Suvalakshmi and Manthra while Raghuvaran, Karan and Sriman all play other supporting roles. The film received positive reviews from critics and was very successful at the box office. The film ran for over 175 days. It was remade in Telugu as '' Suswagatham'', in Kannada as ''Majnu'', and in Hindi as ''Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai''. Plot Ganesh is a college graduate who lives with his father Chandrasekhar, a doctor. Chandrasekhar is easygoing and pampers Ganesh with whatever he wants. Sandhya is the daughter of a very strict police inspector Vasudevan, who is always suspicious that she would have a love affair. Sandhya makes up her mind that she would never fall in love, and her ambition is to get a gold medal in her college degree. One day, Ganesh spots Sandhya and falls in love with her at first sight. Even though Sandhya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arya (2007 Film)
''Aarya'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Balasekaran and produced by Manoj Kumar and Vijay Anandan. The film stars R. Madhavan and Bhavana, while Prakash Raj and Vadivelu appear in supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by K. V. Guhan and editing by V. Jaisankar. The venture had a theatrical release across Tamil Nadu on 10 August 2007. Plot Deepika (Bhavana) is an arrogant, rich girl and the sister of local don Kasi ( Prakash Raj). She is a medical college student and dictates terms at the college. In the college, she is feared by students, professors, and even the college dean. Enters Aarya (R. Madhavan), a final-year student who comes to Chennai Medical College from Coimbatore. A soft-spoken Aarya runs into Deepika. They give each other the cold shoulder. In a fit of rage, Deepika kidnaps Aarya's sister, but Aarya faces her challenges daringly. However, she soon falls in love with him, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snehamante Idera
''Snehamante Idera'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language buddy comedy drama film produced by R.B. Chowdhary under the Super Good Films banner and directed by Balasekaran. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sumanth, Sudhakar, Bhumika Chawla and Prathyusha, with music composed by Shiva Shankar. It is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Friends''. The film was an average grosser at the box office. The film reuses comedy scenes from the Tamil version. It was dubbed into Hindi in 2007 as ''Naya Jigar''. Plot Aravind (Nagarjuna Akkineni), Chandru (Sumanth) and Kimoo (Sudhakar) have been best friends since childhood. They value friendship above everything else, including family. Chandru, an orphan, stays with Aravind and is regarded by Aravind's parents as a second son. Aravind's sister Amrita (Prathyusha) falls in love with Chandru. Chandru is hesitant as she is the sister of his best friend. Chandru seeks the help of Krishna Murthy to avoid Amrita. Some brushes with the law force Aravinda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thulli Thirindha Kaalam
''Thulli Thirintha Kaalam'' is a 1998 Tamil drama film directed by Balasekaran and produced by K. Balachander. The film stars Arun Vijay (known at the time as Arunkumar) and Khushbu, while Roshini, Raghuvaran, and Karan play supporting roles. The film, which had music composed by Jayanth, opened in March 1998 to positive reviews. Plot Four youths who are good for nothing veil away their time doing nothing. Their parents too are fed up with their irresponsible behavior. Kausalya comes to live in their neighborhood. Seeing their lifestyle and behavior, she decides to teach them a lesson. Cast Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Jayanth. *"Deewana" - Mano, Pop Shalini *"Mannil Enna" - Mano, Malgudi Subha *"Azhage" - K. S. Chithra *"Kowsalya" - Harini, Baby Deepika *"Tak Tak Tak" - P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha, Vijay *"Vaarthai Enna" - Mano Release The film opened to positive reviews with a critic from Indolink.com noting "this K. Balachandar production has nothing new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammayi Bagundi
''Ammayi Bagundi'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Balasekaran, starring Sivaji and Meera Jasmine (in her Telugu debut). The music is scored by Srilekha and it produced by Dega Deva Kumar Reddy. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Parthiban Kanavu'' (2003). This movie was dubbed into Malayalam as ''Manjupeyyum Munpe''. Plot Shiva is a marketing executive. Shiva's parents want him to get married but he does not believe in arranged marriage and waits for a girl he likes. One day, Shiva sees a girl and is immediately attracted to her. He follows her and finds her office location. Every day Shiva sees her while she is on the way to her office. Also, Shiva learns that her tastes and interests match his and starts to love her. Meanwhile, Shiva's parents decide to get him married to a well reputed contractor's daughter and force him to meet her. Shiva goes to meet the girl without any interest. But to his surprise, the girl, Sathya, is the one he admires. Shiva feels h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taarak
''Taarak'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Balasekaran and starring Taraka Ratna, Sharmili and Krishna. Cast * Nandamuri Taraka Ratna as Taraka "Taarak" Ram * Sharmili as Varsha *Krishna as Jagadish Prasad *Jaya Prakash Reddy as JP *Banerjee as College lecturer *Giri Babu *Tanikella Bharani *L. B. Sriram *Dharmavarapu Subramanyam *Sudhakar *Chitram Seenu *Ali *Srinivasa Reddy *Suman Setty * Kaushal *Murali Mohan (guest appearance) *Siva Krishna (guest appearance) *Seetu Singh (special song) Production Sharmili made her Telugu debut with this film. Soundtrack The music composed by Mani Sharma was well received. Release and reception The film was scheduled to release on 11 April 2003 but was preponed to 3 April 2003. Gudipoori Srihari of ''The Hindu'' opined that "The film has a vague story line and appears to have been influenced by a Hollywood movie. The characters are not well supported by dialogue. Tarak Ratna is a shade bette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oruvar Meethu Iruvar Sainthu
''Oruvar Meethu Iruvar Sainthu'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Balasekaran of '' Love Today'' (1997) fame. Laguparan and Swathy, who previously collaborated in ''Raattinam'' (2012), star in the lead along with Sanyathara. Cast * Laguparan as Ganesh * Swathy as Savita * Sanyathara as Kavita * K. Bhagyaraj * Visu as Judge * Raj Kapoor as Savita's guardian * Singampuli Release A critic from ''The New Indian Express'' stated that "What’s catchy about the film is its title, apt for the story. If only the script was better crafted". A critic from ''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and stated that "The movie is far from promising and every song, comedy track and fight just gives us briefs intervals to step out of the hall". A critic from ''Maalai Malar'' praised the unique storyline, songs, and cinematography. Critics from ''Dinakaran'' and ''Dinamalar ''Dinamalar'' is an Indian Tamil daily newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinayakudu (film)
''Vinayakudu'' is a 2008 Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sai Kiran Adivi. The film stars Krishnudu and Sonia of ''Happy Days'' fame in the lead roles and Poonam Kaur plays the role of Sonia's friend. The film released on 21 November 2008 to critical and commercial acclaim. The film is about a fat man falling in love with an arrogant woman. The film was partially re-shot in Tamil by Balasekaran as ''Vinayaka'' with extra scenes filmed with Santhanam. It spawned a sequel titled ''Village Lo Vinayakudu'' with Krishnudu. In 2020, Adivi expressed interest in remaking the film in Hindi. Plot Karthik ( Krishnudu), a soft, ever-happy kind of guy, comes to Hyderabad for a job interview at Hi-Rise, an ad agency. He gets selected, and in the office the next day, he sees Kalpana (Sonia) and likes her. He's generally not taken seriously by anyone because of his soft-spoken nature and his rotund personality, but he's the kind who doesn't take that seriously! Kalpana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavithalayaa
Kavithalayaa Productions is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai. It was founded by filmmaker K. Balachander in 1981. It has a library of 50+ films in three languages and 3500+ hours of television content. Kavithalayaa is currently releasing the olden serials in YouTube including Thuru Pidikkum Manasu History In 1981 Kavithalayaa Productions was founded by the legendary filmmaker Dadasaheb Phalke awardee K.Balachander. Having produced over 50+ films many of them being huge hits they also have provided with 3500+ hours of television content entertaining people to the most. Having successfully mastered the art of storytelling for the big and small screen over three decades, Kavithalayaa has entered the digital media. Keeping in mind the current trends in an endeavour to keep pace witnessed in entertainment consumption patterns, both globally and in India, they've released their maiden digital series Harmony with A. R. Rahman on Prime video India. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coimbatore
Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbatore is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai in terms of population and the 16th largest urban agglomeration in India as per the census 2011. It is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation and is the administrative capital of Coimbatore District. In 1981 Coimbatore formed as third municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Madurai. Podanur Junction is the oldest Railway station in Coimbatore City. The city is one of the largest exporters of Jewellery, Wet grinders, Poultry and Auto Components; the "Coimbatore Wet Grinder" and the "Kovai Cora Cotton" are recognised as Geographical Indications by the Government of India. Being a hub of textile industry in South India, the city is sometimes referred to as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Missing (living People)
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
