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Calls (film)
''Calls'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by J. Sabarish. The film stars V. J. Chitra, Vinodhini, Devadarshini and R. Sundarrajan. The film also marks the posthumous release of Chitra who also made her first and only film appearance. The film is loosely inspired by ''Aruvi''. The film had its theatrical release on 26 February 2021 and opened to negative reviews from critics. Plot Nandhini takes a job at a call centre due to her family situation. Her manager challenges her with renewing the subscriptions of at least 20 customers in a day or she will be fired. Cast * V. J. Chitra as Nandhini * Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Shailaja Deputy Director * Devadarshini as Sangeetha * R. Sundarrajan as Security Alagar * Sriranjani as Bhagya Lakshmi , Nandhini's Mother * Delhi Ganesh as Karunakaran * Nizhalgal Ravi as Nandhini's Manager * Jeeva Ravi as Govindhan, Nandhini's Father * Supergood Subramani as Azhagesan Production In Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinodhini
Vinodhini is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and Tamil serials. Beginning her acting career as a child artist, she went on to play lead and supporting roles before acting in television series as well. She was credited as Shwetha in Kannada films. Career Vinodhini began her acting career as a child artist, appearing in films including ''Manal Kayiru'', '' Puthiya Sagaptham'' and ''Mannukkul Vairam'', before going on to enact lead roles in Tamil films. In 1992, she was directed by Balu Mahendra in ''Vanna Vanna Pookkal''. Although the film was critically as well as commercially successful—it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil and completed a 100-days run in theatres—it failed to propel Vinodhini's career. That year, she debuted in Malayalam cinema with ''Soorya Manasam'' and the Kannada film industry with ''Chaitrada Premanjali'', where she took on the stage name Shwetha. Both films were successes. After appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principal Photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actors, director, cinematographer or sound engineer and their respective assistants ( assistant director, camera assistant, boom operator), the unit production manager plays a decisive role in principal photography. They are responsible for the daily implementation of the shoot, managing the daily call sheet, the location barriers, transportation, and catering. In addition, there are numerous roles that serve the organization and the orderly sequence of the production, such as grips or gaffers. Other roles are related with the preparation of a daily production report, which shows the progress of the production compared to the schedule and contains further reports. This includes the storyboard with instructions for the copier and the editing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Crime Thriller Films
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandian Stores
''Pandian Stores'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil language television series airing on Star Vijay. The show stars with an ensemble cast includes Sujitha, Stalin, V J Chitra, Kumaran Thangarajan, Hema Rajkumar, Venkat Renganathan, Saravana Vickram and VJ Deepika Lakshmanapandian with Sheela in the prominent roles. After VJ Chitra's demise on Dec.2020, her "Mullai" role was replaced by Kaavya and followed by Lavanyaa. Also, VJ Deepika's "Aishu" role was initially played by Vaishali and currently replaced by Sai Gaayatri. Plot Pandian's four sons (Sathyamoorthy, Jeevanandham, Kathiravan and Jayakannan) runs Pandian Stores, a famous grocery store in their town Kundrakudi. Sathyamoorthy, the eldest son of the Pandiyan family, struggles to take care of his three kid brothers Jeeva, Kathir, and Kannan. He also lives with his widowed and Paralyzed mother Lakshmi. As Sathyamoorthy was engaged to his uncle Murugan's elder daughter Malli, who is not interested in marrying him as he is poor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Vijay
Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay changed hands several times before being partly acquired by the Star India in 2001. The channel telecasts Tamil language programmes such as serials, reality shows and Tamil films. History The channel was first launched by N. P. V. Ramasamy Udayar on 24 November 1994, as Golden Eagle Communication (GEC). United Breweries Group acquired the channel in 1995 and renamed it as Vijay TV. The UTV Software Communications, UTV Group bought the controlling interest from United Breweries Group in 1999 for million. In 2001, Star India took over the channel and rebranded it as ''Star Vijay.'' Star acquired 51 percent stake in Vijay TV with UTV holding the remaining 49 percent. In 2004, UTV Software Communications offloaded its entire 44 percent stake in Vij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthana Binu
Arthana Binu (born 22 February 1995) is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu film industries. Coming from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, she made her debut in the 2016 Telugu film ''Seethamma Andalu Ramayya Sitralu''. She is known for films such as ''Mudhugauv'' (2016), '' Thondan'' (2017), ''Semma'' (2018) and ''Kadaikutty Singam'' (2018). She is the daughter of actor Vijayakumar, who was active since the early 1990s. Early life Arthana completed her schooling at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Trivandrum. She started anchoring in TV Channels in Malayalam at her 11th grade of schooling. After completing her school life, she joined Bachelor of Journalism, Mass Communication and Video Production at Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram. Even before she graduated, Arthana began her career as a model. Her profile increased by anchoring ''Smart Show'', an entertainment and popular game show organized by Sreekandan Nair and broadcast by Flowers TV. She also did the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahima Nambiar
Mahima Nambiar is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Malayalam films. Early life and career Nambiar hails from Kasaragod, Kerala. In 2014, she was pursuing a BA in English Literature privately. She is a trained classical dancer and a singer. At age 15, she made her acting debut in the Malayalam film ''Kaaryasthan'', playing Dileep's sister, with Mahima calling it a "blink and miss role". She was working as an advertisement model, when director Samy tried to cast her for ''Sindhu Samaveli'' (2010) but she had to decline the offer for personal reasons. The production team later recommended her for ''Saattai'' (2012), which marked her Tamil film debut. She was in class 12 when she acted in the film, in which she played the lead role of Arivazhagi, a village school girl. After ''Saattai'', she took a year's sabbatical to complete her school, and returned to acting with roles in four Tamil films. Her next release was ''Ennamo Nadakkudhu'' (2014) in which she appeared as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigg Boss (Tamil TV Series)
''Bigg Boss'' also known as ''BB'' is an Indian Tamil-language version of the reality TV program ''Bigg Boss''. The program follows the '' Big Brother'' format developed by Endemol in the Netherlands. Over five years, Bigg Boss has rolled out six seasons and Kamal Hassan has continued as a host for six seasons and broadcast by Star Vijay and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. The first season was premiered on 25 June 2017. The 6th Season will featured general public along with celebrities as a housemates and was launched on 9th October 2022. Overview ''Bigg Boss Tamil'' is a reality show based on the original Dutch ''Big Brother'' format developed by John de Mol Jr. Unlike original Big Brother, Bigg Boss Tamil features celebrity and commoner contestants. The contestants (known as "housemates") live in a house that is isolated from the world. Following anonymous internal voting by the housemates and external voting by television audiences, one housemate is "evicted" (removed) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigg Boss (Tamil Season 2)
''Bigg Boss 2'' was the second season of the reality television series, ''Bigg Boss'', and was hosted by Kamal Haasan. The season had 17 housemates (including wildcard entries), and was filmed with 60 cameras. It ran for 15 weeks (from 17 June to 30 September 2018), and aired on Star Vijay weekdays from 9–10:30 am and 9–11:00 pm on weekends. Hotstar provided content not aired on television and provided ''Fun Unlimited'', a parallel weekly programme. Hosted by Rio Raj, it humorously described events in the house. The first season's lavish house set, on the outskirts of Chennai at EVP Film City in Chembarambakkam, was renovated just before the start of this season. The renovated house included a "jail room" to increase the severity of punishment for contestant mistakes. The winner of ''Bigg Boss Tamil 2'' was Riythvika, who won a trophy and a cash prize of 50 lakhs (5 million). Aishwarya Dutta was the runner-up, and the other finalists were Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan and Janani I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riythvika
Riythvika Panneerselvam also well known as Riythvika, is an Indian actress who appears in supporting roles in Tamil films. In 2018, she won the Tamil reality television show, '' Bigg Boss Tamil season 2'', and became the first and only woman to date to win ''Bigg Boss Tamil''. In all South Indian languages, she is the second one to win the title, to date as a woman. In 2014, she won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil for her outstanding performance in the 2014 film '' Madras'' and was nominated for SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress. Career 2013–2014: Early life and career beginnings Riythvika studied at Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College For Women (SIET) in Teynampet, Chennai. She has stated that she had always dreamt of acting in films and that she used to act out scenes and reel out dialogues from films as a child. While studying at SIET, she acted in a number of short films and sent her ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
