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Chandhamama
''Chandhamama'' is a 2013 Tamil language film written and directed by R. Radhakrishnan. The film features Karunas, Shweta Prasad and Harish Kalyan in the lead roles. The film released on 1 March 2013 to negative reviews. Cast * Karunas as Santhanakrishnan (Chandamama) * Shweta Prasad as Mary * Harish Kalyan as Yuvan * Ilavarasu as Santhanakrishnan's father * Sujatha as Santhanakrishnan's mother * G. M. Kumar as J. Kanthan * Mohan Ram as Church Father * Madhan Bob * R. Sundarrajan * Rahasya * M. S. Bhaskar * Srikanth Deva as himself * Sridhar as himself ("Narayana") Soundtrack Music was composed by Srikanth Deva Srikanth Deva is an Indian music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie '' Doubles'' in 2000. He is the son of composer Deva, nephew of the famous music director duo Sabesh–Murali and the cousin of actor .... Release A reviewer noted "on the whole an ordinary effort, delivering nothing new or entertaining to the audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karunas
Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played lead roles in films including '' Dindigul Sarathy'' (2008) and ''Ambasamudram Ambani'' (2008). Apart from acting, Karunas has also been credited in films as a producer, music composer and a singer, while he continues to serve as the Vice-President of the Nadigar Sangam, after being elected in October 2015. Early life Karunas was born in Kuruvikkarambai, a village in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. He did his schooling at Palangudi Bharathi School and later studied at Nandanam Arts, Presidency College. Karunas began his career as pop singer and dancer, working extensively on Tamil folk music. He then gradually appeared in films as a comedian. Film career Karunas began work as a gaana singer aged 12, earning the moniker "Gaana" Karunas, and made his television debut through Yuhi Sethu's ''Naiyaan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sridhar (choreographer)
Sridhar is an Indian choreographer who has worked in across India's several regional film industries. He has also appeared as an actor, making his debut with '' Poi'' (2006) and by making cameo appearances in songs he has choreographed. Career Sridhar made his full acting debut in K. Balachander's '' Poi'' (2006), appearing in a supporting role. He worked as the choreographer for the "Naaka Mukka" song in ''Kadhalil Vizhunthen'' (2008), and was given the responsibility of ensuring the hit song translated well on-screen. Behindwoods.com consequently noted Sridhar "gave it some rocking steps and he more than delivered", listing it as a "signature dance step". Sridhar won further critical acclaim for his work as a choreographer in Prabhu Deva's ''Engeyum Kadhal'' (2011), where he collaborated with his mentor for four songs. He also choreographed and appeared in the title song of television series ''Nadhaswaram The Nagaswaram (nādḥasvaram) is a double reed wind instrument ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harish Kalyan
Harish Kalyan (born 29 June 1990) is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films and also appeared in a few Telugu language films. He made his acting debut in ''Sindhu Samaveli'' (2010) opposite debutante Amala Paul, before being noticed for his performances in ''Poriyaalan'' (2014), ''Vil Ambu'' (2016) and ''Pyaar Prema Kaadhal'' (2018). Film career Career beginnings (2010–2017) Harish Kalyan made his debut in Samy's controversial ''Sindhu Samaveli'' (2010), portraying the role of Anbu, whose wife has an illicit relationship with her father-in-law. Upon release, the film met with contrasting reviews, whilst some critics refused to give the film a rating, declaring their disgust at the film's plot. Critics described his next role in the Thaman-musical ''Aridhu Aridhu'' (2010) as "okay", but the film also failed to take a strong opening at the box office. Harish then went on to work in S. A. Chandrasekhar's ''Sattapadi Kutram'' (2011), which feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srikanth Deva
Srikanth Deva is an Indian music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie '' Doubles'' in 2000. He is the son of composer Deva, nephew of the famous music director duo Sabesh–Murali and the cousin of actor Jai. Personal life Srikanth married Febi Mani on 21 February 2005 at Chennai. Their first daughter Varanya, was born in 2007. Discography Released projects Upcoming projects Singer *"Mummy Chellama" (''Jore'') * "Aasaiyilla" ('' Kathavarayan'') * "Azhagazhaghai" (''Madhikettan Saalai'') * "Coimbatore Coimbatore" (''Githan'') * "Kadhal Kirukka" (''Kadhal Kirukkan'') * "Kaalaiyum Neeye", "Nyokka Makka" (''Madurai Veeran'') * "Love in minor" ('' Nepali'') * "Machaan" (''Machaan'') * "Mayile Mayile" (''Aalwar'') * "Miya Miya" ('' Aai'') * "Naan Tholaithuvitten" (''Ivanum Panakkaran'') * "Pachaikili", "Pottuthakku" (''Kuthu'') * "Sudamani" (''Ragalaipuram'') * "Topclass" (''Puli Vesham ''Puli Vesham'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anandakuttan
Anandakuttan (1954 – 2016) was an Indian cinematographer who worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He worked on over 150 films including ''His Highness Abdullah'', ''Bharatham'', ''Kamaladalam'', ''Sadayam'', ''Chronic Bachelor'', ''Akashadoothu'', ''Harikrishnans'', ''Punjabi House'' and ''Aniyathipraavu''. He died in 2016, at the age of 61. Biography In 1954, Anandakuttan was born in vazhappilly, a small town near Changanassery, in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala, to a school teacher couple, Ramakrishnan Nair and Karthyayani Amma, as their only son among three children. He attended NSS School, Changanassery then moved to Chennai where he studied cinematography to join Ramachandra Babu, K. Ramachandra Babu as his assistant. His debut as an independent cinematographer was in 1977, with the movie, ''Manassoru Mayil'', directed by P. Chandrakumar, which started a career which covered over 150 movies, some of which were commercially and criticall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilavarasu
Ilavarasu is an Indian cinematographer and actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known as an actor, after he debuted and appeared in pivotal roles in Bharathiraja's and Cheran's films. He starred in over 160 Tamil films, mostly in supporting and comedian roles. Career According to T. Saravanan of ''The Hindu'', Ilavarasu's debut film was to have been the unproduced Tamil film ''Top Tucker'', and instead became ''Oru Kaidhiyin Diary'' (1984). However, Malathi Rangarajan of the same paper says he first appeared in a minuscule role in Bharathiraja's 1987 film ''Vedham Pudhithu ''Vedham Pudhithu'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Bharathiraja. It is based on the play ''Saadhigal Illaiyadi Papa'' written by K. Kannan, who after this film came to be known as ''Vedham Pudhithu'' Ka ...' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shweta Prasad
Shweta Basu Prasad is an Indian actress. She has acted predominantly in Hindi films and television. She won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her role in ''Makdee''. Personal life Shweta Basu Prasad was born in Jamshedpur, in Bihar (Now in Jharkhand) and later migrated to Mumbai with her family when she was still a child. Shweta studied commerce in the R. N. Podar High School, Santacruz, Mumbai and completed her graduation in mass media and journalism. She wrote columns for ''The Indian Express''. She added her mother's maiden name Basu to her Stage name, screen name, and she married filmmaker Rohit Mittal on 13 December 2018. She announced their separation on Instagram on 10 December 2019. Career Shweta began her career at a very tender age. She started in television but soon moved to Bollywood. Her film debut in 2002 was with a double role in ''Makdee'' for which she got the National Award for Best Child Actress. After her success on the silver screen, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhan Bob
S. Krishnamoorthy (born 19 October 1953) professionally known as Madhan Bob, is an Indian actor and comedian, appearing in many Tamil films in supporting roles. Madhan Babu is known for his amusing facial expressions, laughter and protruding eyeballs. He appeared in the popular Sun TV comedy show '' Asatha Povathu Yaaru?'' as one of the judges. Madhan Bob ventured into the film industry by donning the role of a musician. Partial filmography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bob, Madhan Tamil male actors Living people Tamil comedians Indian male comedians Indian male film actors Television personalities from Tamil Nadu 1950 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he first worked as a translator, while also being a published poet. He entered the Tamil film industry in the year 1980, with the film ''Nizhalgal'', an Ilaiyaraaja musical, directed by Bharathiraja. During the course of his 40-year film career, he has written over 7,500 songs and poems which have won him seven National Awards, the most for any Indian lyricist. He has also been honored with a Padma Shri, a Padma Bhushan and a Sahitya Akademi Award, for his abundant literary output. Early life Vairamuthu was born on July 13, 1953, to Ramasamy and his wife Angammal, who were agriculturalists based in the village of Mettoor, in the district of Theni, Tamil Nadu. In 1957, his family was forced to move to Vadugapatti, another village in the Theni di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srimathumitha
Srimathumitha is an Indian playback and Carnatic singer who sings mainly in Tamil language, Tamil. She has also sung in Telugu, Hindi and Kannada songs. Some of her notable songs are "Azhage Azhage" from the movie Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, "Valayapatti Thavile" from the movie Azhagiya Tamil Magan, "Kanaa Kaanum Kalangal" from the movie 7G Rainbow Colony, and "Rathathin Rathame" from the movie Velayudham. She is one of the leading playback singers in today’s film music scenario. She has sung for leading music directors like Ilayaraja, Harris Jayaraj, Yuvan Shankar Raja, A. R. Rahman, Bharathwaj, Deva (composer), Deva, S. A. Rajkumar, and Bharani (music director), Bharani. She emerged as the "Best Voice of 2002" in the TV Reality Show Rajageetham conducted by RAJ TV. She is the first playback singer to win the Vikadan Awards started in 2004, which was juried by late Sujatha (writer), Sujatha. A. R. Rahman has featured her in 2 songs in the soundtrack of Oscar-winning movie ''Slumdog M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalap Raju
Aalaap Raju (born 6 June 1979) is a playback singer and a bass player from Chennai, India. His rendition of Enamo Aedho from the movie '' Ko'' composed by Harris Jayaraj topped the music charts for several months in 2011 and won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – 2011. He has sung for music directors like Harris Jayaraj, Thaman, G.V Prakash, Deepak Dev, D.Imman, Sreekanth Deva and many more. His other noticeable songs include Vaaya moodi summa iru da from Mugamoodi, Engeyum Kadhal from Engeyum Kadhal, Endhan Kann Munnae from Nanban, Kadhal Oru Butterfly and Akila Akila from Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, Anjana Anjana from Vandhan Vendran, Kuthu Kuthu from Ayyanar, Nenjodu Cherthu from Yuvvh, Theeyae Theeyae from Maattrraan, Jal Jal Osai from Manam Kothi Paravai, and Maya Bazaar from Ennai Arindhaal. He is also a well-known Bass Player, have collaborated for all top composers in Kollywood, Mollywood and all the way to Bollywood. His noticeable Bollywood collabora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suraj Jagan
Suraj Jagan (born 11 May 1967) is an Indian playback singer. He is noted for the song ''Give Me Some Sunshine'' from the award-winning movie 3 Idiots. The song received the "Best Emerging Male Performer" award in the Max Stardust Award. Jagan's singing career began in 1990, and has included both solo work and as front man for the rock band Dream Out Loud. He has also worked in advertising jingle campaigns, Bollywood playback singing, acting in theatre productions and an acting role in the Bollywood film ''Rock On!!'' & "Hunterrr". Television and film work Suraj Jagan began his career working in ad jingles, including the jingle ''You and I in this beautiful world'' for the award-winning " Hutch TVC" ad, before making his Bollywood debut with the song ''Hum Naujawan Hai'' from the movie ''Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi'' in 1997. The song was given to him by fellow rock vocalist Vishal Dadlani, who was one of the music directors of the film. From 2007 onwards his Bollywood playback son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |