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Dhina
Dhina (also credited as Dheena) ( ta, தினா; born on 15 January 1966) is an Indian film and television series composer from Tamil Nadu, India. Biography and career Dhina first worked as an assistant musician under popular composer G. K. Venkatesh, later being engaged by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja as a music conductor. He later became a music director for several Tele serials scoring for the title tracks. Some of his popular title scores for the serials include '' Chitthi'', ''Annamalai'', ''Ninaivugal'', ''Payanam'', ''Nambikkai'', ''Chellamay'', '' Metti Oli'' among others. It was the Raadhika produced hugely popular teleseries '' Chitthi'' that gave Dhina a very big break. Dhina's first big break in Tamil cinema came through a comedy film ''Middle Class Madhavan'' released in 2001. Since then, he has scored music for various films in various languages including Telugu and Kannada films. Dhina is debuting in the upcoming film ''Soozhnilai'' as an actor. Political career On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirupaachi
''Thirupaachi'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Perarasu. The film stars Vijay, Trisha and Mallika, with Livingston, Pasupathy, Benjamin, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Vaiyapuri and Manoj K. Jayan in other roles. Chaya Singh made a guest appearance in a song. The film featured score composed by Dhina, and a soundtrack jointly composed by Dhina, Devi Sri Prasad, and Mani Sharma. The story is about the upright lifestyle of Sivagiri and the affectionate bond with his sister. ''Thirupaachi'' was released on 14 January 2005. The film ran for 250 days in theatres and declared success at the box office. It was remade in 2006 in two languages: in Kannada as ''Thangigagi'' and in Telugu as ''Annavaram'' - both of which were released within a span of two months. Plot Sivagiri is a bladesmith in a remote village near Thirupaachi. He has a lovable sister named Karpagam. He runs into some hilarious incidents while searching locally for a groom for his sister. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayudham (2005 Film)
''Aayudham'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by M. A. Murugesh. It stars Prashanth and Sneha, while Vadivelu, Subbaraju, Rajesh, and Janagaraj play supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Dhina, the film released on 14 January 2005 to mixed reviews from film critics and became an average success. Plot Siva is admitted to a medical college in Chennai. His police constable father, gets a transfer to Chennai, as well, so that he can keep an eye on his son. Siva soon develops a liking towards Mahalakshmi, his collegemate. However, Naga, Maha's servant-maid's son and the dreaded don of Chennai city, is obsessed with making Maha his own. It is now upto Siva to rescue Maha and her family from Naga's clutches. Cast * Prashanth as Siva * Sneha as Mahalakshmi * Vadivelu as Thangapandi * Subbaraju as Naga * Rajesh as Siva's father * Janagaraj as Naga's uncle * Mansoor Ali Khan as Minister Andiappan * Manobala as College Professor * Santhana Bharathi * Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pori (film)
''Pori'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Subramaniam Siva, who rendered his debut ''Thiruda Thirudi'', a 2004 runaway blockbuster. The film stars Jiiva and Pooja. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the title ''Naya Zalzala'' and released in 2011. The film met with negative reviews and turned out to be a box office bomb. Plot Hari (Jiiva) is an unemployed youth who runs a pavement book shop in Tripiclane area. His father (Nagesh), an upright retired schoolteacher, buys him a shop in a building with his PF money. He names it "Periyar Bookshop" and runs it with his friends (Karunas and Ganeshkar). Meanwhile, he constantly bumps into a TV reporter Pooja ( Pooja), and a love-hate relationship happens. One day, a Malaysian-based businessman named Mahadevan ( Seeman) comes and evicts Hari from the shop, claiming that it belongs to him. Hari now discovers that his father was cheated by a land mafia gang which specializes in forged documents and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anbe Un Vasam
''Anbe Un Vasam'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by R. Balu. The film stars newcomer Ashwin, Rathi Arumugam and newcomer Yogan, with Karunas, Raghuvaran, Meera Krishnan, Pallavi, Vinu Chakravarthy, Pandu, Madhan Bob, and Manobala, among others, playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Azhagan Thamizhmani, had musical score by Dhina and was released on 5 December 2003. Plot Ashwin (Ashwin), who is from Ooty, moves to Chennai to join college in the final year. After a not-so-pleasant initial meeting, Ashwin slowly falls in love with his college mate Bharathi (Rathi Arumugam). She later understands his true love and reciprocates. After completing their studies, they meet in a temple. Ashwin fears that they might get separated and asks Bharathi to marry him right away at the registrar office, but Bharathi, who is a practical girl, has other plans. She wants Ashwin to find a job, and then she would marry him with the consent of her family. Ashw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokki (film)
''Kokki'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Prabhu Solomon and produced by Sethu and Dheeraj Kher. The film stars Karan, Pooja Gandhi, and Kota Srinivasa Rao. The music was composed by Dhina with editing by Suresh Urs and cinematography by M. Jeevan. The film released on 12 May 2006 and had a successful run at the box office. Plot Kokkisaamy (Karan) is a rugged but kindhearted orphan who works as a barber at his guardian's saloon in Chennai. He got released from prison a month before after completing his seven-year punishment, when he kills a man who tries to harass a girl. When Kokki is all set to go Malaysia for his job, he is sent to Uppiliappan's (Kota Srinivasa Rao) house in order to give him a haircut. That day, Uppili wakes up at Kokki's face accidentally instead of his favorite god. As a coincidence that day brings more fortune to Uppili's life, his astrologer thinks that it is the power of waking up at Kokki's face. The next day, Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Class Madhavan
''Middle Class Madhavan'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by T. P. Gajendran. The film stars Prabhu and Abhirami, while Vadivelu, Vivek, Manivannan and others in supporting roles. The film explores the travails of newlyweds who are forced to live in a joint family. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Mee Intikoste Yem Istaru Ma Intikoste Yem Testaru''. The music was composed by Dhina, and the film released on 18 May 2001. Plot The story is set in the middle-class home of Madhavan (Prabhu), a budding lawyer who works for Visu. His retired and irresponsible father (Delhi Ganesh) is more interested in playing cards than looking for grooms for his two unmarried daughters. Circumstances force Madhavan to marry Abhirami ( Abhirami), even before his sisters are wed, a situation quite unthinkable in middle-class homes and the couple unable to have their first night and desperate for it. Meanwhile, Madhavan's sisters find their match in an auto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kicha Vayasu 16
''Kicha Vayasu 16'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil language film directed by A. N. Rajagopal starring Simran and Manikandan, with Jai Akash and Sujibala in supporting roles. The film centers around the antics of the eponymous character, Kicha, with other teenagers in the city of Nagercoil. The music was composed by Dhina. The film released on 25 March 2005. Plot Krishnamoorthy (Jai Akash), known as Kicha in his youth, is the District Collector who returns to his childhood city of Nagercoil to demolish an old school, which he recognises as his former school. His reminiscences of his school days in Nagercoil form the main theme of the film. The film then transitions to when Kicha (Manikandan) is a 16-year-old boy. After Nirmala (Simran), a teacher whom Kicha has a crush on, becomes the headmistress of their school, Kicha, who often teases people around him, becomes very well-behaved towards Nirmala. Because of this, he often garners her support. However, Kicha, being his usual self, beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donga Dongadi
''Donga Dongadi'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Subramaniam Siva, produced by NV Prasad and Sanam Naga Ashok Kumar under Sri Saideva Productions banner and starring Manoj Manchu and Sadaf while Sunil, Manikka Vinayagam, and Rajiv Kanakala play supporting roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by Dhina, and cinematography was handled by Ajay Vincent. The dialogues of the movie were written by popular writer Chintapalli Ramana. This film marks the debut of Manoj Manchu as a leading actor. The movie is the Telugu remake of 2003 Tamil movie ''Thiruda Thirudi'' starring Dhanush and Chaya Singh directed by Subramaniam Siva. ''Donga Dongadi'' was released on 6 August 2004.It was considered as a "Semi hit" by box office India Plot Vasu (Manoj Manchu) is a strong-willed, reckless guy. He spends most of his time hanging out with his friends. He loves his father (Manikka Vinayagam) and brother (Rajiv Kanakala) very dearly. His brother is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maranthen Meimaranthen
''Maranthen Meimaranthen'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Gowri Manohar. The film stars Yohaa and Poornitha, with R. Sundarrajan, Crane Manohar, Muthukaalai, Tharika, Akilan, Lochan, Rajesh and Marina playing supporting roles. The film, produced by S. Sundaravalli, had musical score by Dhina and was released on 13 October 2006. Plot The film begins with the young man Yohaa (Yohaa) arriving in Chennai and he starts working as a delivery boy at a gas agency. He lives at the house of his employer ( R. Sundarrajan). Yohaa's only aim in life is to join the army. With a problem erupting between Yohaa and his employer's family, Yohaa fearing of the police, escapes from there in his employer's car. After driving for approximately 300 kilometres, Yohaa finds his employer's daughter Renuka (Poornitha) in the back seat of the car who was sleeping all along. Renuka first gets angry and scolds Yohaa for kidnapping her. Yohaa tells her that he didn't do it on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nee Venunda Chellam
''Nee Venunda Chellam'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action romance film, written and directed by L. Venkatesan, starring Ramesh, Gajala and Namitha in lead roles, with Thilakan, Vivek and Vincent Asokan playing supporting roles. The music is composed by Dhina and was a success. The film was a below average from film critics and audience. Plot The movie begins with Kannan falling in love with Geetha, a girl living in his neighborhood. Her father Viswanathan, a government employee, learns of Kannan's crushes on his daughter and plays all tricks and prevents Kannan from reaching out to his daughter. Anjali also resides in the same locality. Ashok, a dreaded gangster and Anjali's uncle, makes plans to marry her. He ends up bashing all those who try to propose Anjali. The turn of events results in Anjali mistaking Kannan of loving her. This results in Ashokan's men go behind Kannan's trail. Meanwhile, Kannan manages to meet Geetha and opens his heart. Learning of this, Anjal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annai (2000 Film)
''Annai'' is a 2000 Tamil language drama film directed by Manobala. The film stars Bhanupriya, Nassar and Baby Sadhika while Ramesh Khanna, Manobala, and Mayilswamy among others form an ensemble cast. Music for the film was composed by Dhina and the film opened to mixed reviews in February 2000. Plot A wealthy widow named Kanagamahalakshmi (Bhanupriya), who loses her husband (Nassar) and unborn child in a car crash, opts to look after an orphan child for a period of one month every year. Her decision operates smoothly for a few years. However, when the child, Anjali (Baby Sadhika), returns to the house for a third year, problems begin to arise. She expresses her distaste at the various deficiencies of Kanagamahalakshmi's household, including her foster parent itself. How Anjali makes the members in the house behave properly forms the rest of the story. Cast * Bhanupriya as Kanagamahalakshmi * Nassar as Kanagamahalakshmi's husband * Baby Sadhika as Anjali * Manobala as Moses * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iyer IPS
''Iyer IPS'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action film written, produced and directed by P. Harirajan. It stars Sathyaraj in a dual role as police officer and a gangster, along with Megha and Sanghavi. The music was composed by Dhina. The film was released on 21 January 2005 to average reviews. Plot Iyer, is a Deputy Commissioner of Police who is an encounter specialist. He comes across a Muslim woman named Nasreen, whose father is killed by gangsters. Out of pity, he marries her much against his parents' opposition. While delivering a baby, Sanghavi dies. Meanwhile, Jenniffer, a scribe, learns of a fake encounter organized by Iyer to bump off a known rowdy. She follows him from then, blackmailing him, but Iyer, who thinks that evil forces do not deserve a chance in the court, does not change his style of operations. Elsewhere, a gangster named Venkatachalapathy, who is imprisoned after being apprehended by Iyer, vows to kill him. Now aware that his son kills people in the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |