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Dagaalty
''Dagaalty'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Vijay Anand. The film stars Santhanam, Rittika Sen and Yogi Babu. It marks Santhanam and Yogi Babu’s second collaboration, after they previously appeared in an episode Lollu Sabha. It revolves around a trickster who turns good, a girl sought by a Samrat and how other characters' plans for winning the prize money (for bringing the girl to Samrat) go away. The film was released on 31 January 2020. This film marks Rittika's acting debut in Tamil film industry. Plot Guru (Santhanam), a fraudster is assigned a task by Bhaiya (Radha Ravi) to find a person (Rittika Sen) and bring her to Mumbai. He goes to Thiruchendur in search of that girl and eventually finds her. What happens next forms the crux of the story. Cast * Santhanam as Guru * Rittika Sen as Malli * Radha Ravi as Bhaiya * Yogi Babu as Dheena * Tarun Arora as Vijay Samrat * Brahmanandam as China Madhan * Hemant Pandey as Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhanam (actor)
N. Santhanam is an Indian actor and producer who mainly works in Tamil cinema. Beginning his career as a comedian on television, he rose to fame through his performances in STAR Vijay's ''Lollu Sabha'' enacting the lead role in spoofs of Tamil films. He was subsequently given a chance by actor Silambarasan to feature in a supporting role in '' Manmadhan'' (2004) and then was signed on to appear in a host of films, notably winning good reviews for his work in ''Sachien'' (2005) and '' Polladhavan'' (2007). He appeared in a one-off leading role in Shankar's production ''Arai En 305-il Kadavul'' (2008) and became a staple feature as a comedian in successful Tamil films during the period, with his market popularity helping stuck films find distributors. Santhanam has also had embarked on collaborations with directors including gaining positive reviews for his work in M. Rajesh's comic trilogy of ''Siva Manasula Sakthi'' (2009), ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' (2010) and ''Oru Kal Oru Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arivu
Arivarasu Kalainesan, more commonly known as Arivu, is an Indian rapper, lyricist, and playback singer who works in Tamil language films. He is best known for the song "Vaathi Raid" from ''Master'' (2021) and for his single "Enjoy Enjaami". Early life Arivu was brought up in Arakkonam, a town 60 kilometres west of Chennai. He was exposed to many folk songs as he grew up in family without TV and radio, as his parents wanted him to concentrate on school. He started to write poems about caste and poverty in his high school days and became more politically conscious during his college. Career While pursuing his MBA in college, Arivu met Pa. Ranjith who signed him to be part of '' Kaala'' (2018). Arivu had later auditioned and landed a role in Ranjith's band The Casteless Collective. He has since made several independent songs in addition to composing songs for Tamil-language films. Arivu teamed with music producer OfRo to create the album '' Therukural'' (Voice of street), whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemant Pandey
Hemant Pandey is an India film, theatre and television actor, most known for his role as Pandeyji in TV series, ''Office Office'' (2000). Originally from Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, Hemant Pandey got his first break in Delhi by an NGO called Janmadhyam and Allaripu which is specially for women. Hemant has worked in all fields of acting in theatre, television shows and movies also. Career ;Film Career A few of his accomplishments are the movies ''Krrish'', ''Milenge Milenge'', etc. ;TV Career He got his first major role in 1996, with ''Taank Jhank''. He played one of the tenants alongside ''Dharmesh Vyas'' and ''Hemant Kevani'', who wants to be an IAS officer. After that he worked in ''Office Office'' (TV show) and ''Mrs. Malinee Iyer'' (TV show) with his best contributions. According to Hemant Pandey, he grew up watching comedies of the legendary Johny Walker and Johnny Lever, the comedians. He worked as a character named "Ghasita" on Imagine TV's ''Neer Bhare Tere Naina Dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhan Karky
Madhan Karky Vairamuthu is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, research associate, software engineer, and entrepreneur. A holder of a doctorate in computer science from the University of Queensland, Karky began his professional career as an assistant professor at the College of Engineering, Guindy, and soon after ventured into the Tamil film industry, working as a lyricist and dialogue writer. He resigned from his teaching profession in early 2013 and began working full-time in the film industry, while also launching the ''Karky Research Foundation (KaReFo)'', an educational research organization which primarily focuses on language computing and language literacy. He also founded the ''Mellinam Education'', which develops educational games and story books designed to propagate learning among children, and ''DooPaaDoo'', an online music platform which promotes independent music and serves a distributor for film soundtracks. Early life Karky is the eldest son of seven-times Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manobala
Manobala (born 8 December 1953) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and comedian who predominantly plays supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's reference became as assistant director with Bharathiraja for his 1979 film ''Puthiya Vaarpugal ''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written, produced and directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars K. Bhagyaraj and Rati Agnihotri, with G. Srinivasan, Goundamani, K. K. Soundar and Usharani in suppo ...''. Partial filmography Actor Films Serials Director Films Serials As producer As dubbing artist References External links * {{authority control Living people Tamil male actors Film directors from Tamil Nadu Tamil film directors Indian male film actors People from Coimbatore district Tamil comedians 1953 births Indian male comedians Male actors from Tamil Nadu 20th-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rekha (South Indian Actress)
Sumathi Josephine, better known by her stage name Rekha is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Malayalam films. She also starred in few Telugu and Kannada films.She was one of the contestant of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4. Career She was introduced to the Tamil cinema with the film, ''Kadalora Kavithaigal'' (1986) directed by Bharathiraja with Sathyaraj in the lead role. Her notable works include ''Punnagai Mannan'' (1986), ''Enga Ooru Pattukaran'' (1987), ''En Bommukutty Ammavukku'' (1988), '' Puriyaadha Pudhir'' (1990) and ''Gunaa'' (1991). In Malayalam, '' Ramji Rao Speaking'' (1989), ''Aey Auto'' (1990) and ''In Harihar Nagar'' (1990) were also successful. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for the film ''Dasharatham'' (1989). After few roles as a heroine, she started to act in character roles, such as sister in law and mother. In 2020, she is entering as a contestant in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 4''. Personal life Sumathi J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rittika Sen
Rittika Sen is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She was featured in the ''Calcutta Times'' list of ''Most Desirable Women 2015''. Career Rittika Sen kicked off the journey in the showbiz industry in 2012 with the movie '' 100% Love''. In the movie, she appeared as a child actress with Jeet and Koel Mallick. In the same year, Rittika appeared in the movie ''Challenge 2'' with Dev and Pooja Bose. She starred in the mainstream role in the movie '' Borbaad directed by Raj Chakraborty in 2014. In the same year, Rittika acted in the movie Masoom.'' Filmography All Films are in Bengali, the language is otherwise noted. Awards and Television *In 2016, she was awarded the Tele Cine Award for the Rising Star Cinema for the film “Arshinagar” *Bou Kotha Kao as Mili (later replaced by Darshana Banik Darshana Banik is an Indian model and actress. Banik works for the Bengali and Telugu film industry. She started her career as a model and brand ambassador for dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namo Narayana
Namo Narayana is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil films. He made a breakthrough as an actor with his performances in ''Naadodigal'' (2009) and ''Komban'' (2015). Career Narayana was a software engineer before he chose to star in a supporting role in Samuthirakani's ''Naadodigal'' (2009). He was close friend of Samuthirakani during bachelor days. Post-release, he became a close friend of the lead actor Sasikumar, and has often collaborated in their films, such as ''Easan'' (2010), ''Poraali'' (2011), ''Kutti Puli'' (2013) and ''Nimirndhu Nil'' (2014). In 2015, Narayana described his role in ''Komban'' as a breakthrough role in his career at the film's press meet. He played one of the lead roles in ''Appa'' (2016). He played the antagonist in '' Thondan'' (2017). Filmography *''Naadodigal'' (2009) *''Easan'' (2010) *''Mudhal Idam'' (2010) *''Poraali'' (2011) *'' Ishtam'' (2011) *''Thappana'' - Malayalam (2012) *'' Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga'' (2012) *''Kutti Puli'' (2013) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stunt Silva
Stunt Silva is an Indian stunt actor, action director and stunt co-ordinator who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi and Sinhala films. He made his debut with the 2005 Telugu film '' Chatrapathi'', directed by S. S. Rajamouli and has since also made appearances in films, portraying a supporting antagonist. Career After training as a nurse at Stanley Medical College, Silva began working as a male nurse at hospitals in his home town of Tuticorin before joining Vijaya Health Centre in Chennai in 1990. He also pursued work as a peon in offices and dabbled in a transport business to keep a float financially. In 2002, he met a dance choreographer from the film industry who advised him to sign up as a background dancer in films. He took up dance lessons at Paul Raj's school but was unable to gain access into the dancers' union and instead, as a means of making any sort of money, opted to apply for membership with the union for stuntmen. Silva then began wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhana Bharathi
Santhana Bharathi is an Indian film director and actor who has primarily worked in Tamil cinema. Career Santhana Bharathi originally wanted to be a director but didn't get the right opportunity, even after working for a well known director like C. V. Sridhar. At the time, he had been looking for offers with his friend P. Vasu. Finally, they got a movie called ''Panneer Pushpangal'' in the year 1981. It was a success. Santhana Bharathi, along with his friend Vasu started directing many other movies under the name “Bharathi Vasu”. Santhana Bharathi started directing films of his own, after doing five films together with his friend Vasu, who also went on to become a popular director on his own. Santhana Bharathi's films such as '' Guna'', '' Chinna Mapillai'', '' Mahanadhi'' gained high appreciation. He often hired his friends Kamal Haasan and Crazy Mohan in his works. He has directed several films such as '' Guna'' (1991) and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogi Babu
Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. A three time Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award winner, he performed in '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), ''Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018) and ''Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018). Early and personal life Babu's father was a havildar in the Indian Army, so Babu had to travel alongside a lot as a child, as a result of which he studied in Jammu in the early 1990s. Babu married Manju Bhargavi on 5 February 2020 in an intimate ceremony held at their ancestral temple in Tiruttani. Career Babu worked as an assistant director in the ''Lollu Sabha'', and helping write scenes for two years. He made his feature film debut in the Ameer-starring ''Yogi'' (2009) as an aspiring actor and subsequently adapted the name of the film as a prefix for his stage name. He appeared as a goon in ''Paiyaa''. He later appeared in an uncredited role as a pimp in Sundar C.'s ''Kalakalappu'' (2012). In 2013, he appeared in his first exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarun Arora
Tarun Arora is an Indian model, actor and producer who works in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil language films. Career Tarun Arora began modelling while studying hotel management in Bangalore. He won the Gladrags Manhunt in 1998. He was later seen in advertisement campaigns for brands like Raymond, Westside, Kwality Walls, McDowell's whiskey, and LG, and walked the runway for several designers. He also appeared in the music video, ''Dil Chori'', by Hans Raj Hans. Arora filmed his first Bollywood role in 1999, in '' Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi''. He had his first major role in the film, '' Hawas'' (2004). Over the next three years, he performed in several low-budget films like ''Sheen'' (2004), ''19 Revolutions'' (2004), ''Men Not Allowed'' (2006) and ''Ghuttan'' (2007). In 2007, he performed in the film, ''Jab We Met'', in which he played the role of Kareena Kapoor's lover, who rejects her and comes back, only to get rejected himself. The film was a major hit at the box office. In 2009, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
