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Dhool
''Dhool'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram, Jyothika and Reema Sen. Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, Telangana Shakuntala, and Pasupathy, among others, play important roles. Produced by A. M. Rathnam at a cost of 7 crore, the film had music composed by Vidyasagar and released on 10 January 2003. It received positive reviews and was a commercial blockbuster at the box office. ''Dhool'' was remade in Telugu as ''Veede'' (2003), with Ravi Teja in the lead role and directed by Ravi Raja Pinnisetty. The Sinhala remake of the film was titled ''Ranja'' (2014) and starred Ranjan Ramanayake. Plot Arumugam lives in a village and is a kindhearted man. There is a chemical factory in the village which releases toxic wastes into the river, and the villagers decide to give a petition to Minister Kaalaipandi requesting him to close the factory. Arumugam and his childhood rival Eswari, along with her grandmother Mundakanni, leave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikram (actor)
Kennedy John Victor (born 17 April 1966), better known by his stage name Vikram, is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and has also acted in Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. He is among the most decorated actors in Tamil cinema, with awards including seven Filmfare Awards South, a National Film Award and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Amongst his other honours include the Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2004 and an honorary doctorate by the Popular University of Milan in May 2011. Vikram is the first actor from India, to receive the Doctorate in the history of the European Universities, in acting. Based on the earnings of Indian celebrities, Vikram was included in the '' Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list for 2016 and 2018. Vikram debuted with '' En Kadhal Kanmani'' (1990) followed by several language films. He found his major breakthrough playing a rogue-turned-lover in Bala's tragedy film '' Sethu'' (1999) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paravai Muniyamma
Paravai Muniyamma (25 June 1937 – 29 March 2020) was an Indian folk singer and actress. She got the adjective Paravai as she was born in a village called Paravai in Madurai. She featured in many Tamil films mostly in supporting roles and also worked as a playback singer. Muniyamma also had her own cooking show on Kalaignar TV. She was introduced by music director Vidyasagar in the Tamil film industry. Career Muniyamma pursued her career as a singer by performing at cultural temple functions and also performed around 2,000 stage performances of folk songs in her 60s, which also include shows in London, Singapore and Malaysia on behalf of the Lakshman Sruthi. In an interview with ''The Hindu'' in 2004, she once pointed out the fact that her overseas international folk related programmes stand testimony to the fact that human race has a passion towards folk art and culture. She was approached by several musical directors during her peak, notably by A. R. Rahman to croon a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharani (director)
Dharani (born V. C. Ramani) is an Indian former film director, who primarily directed Tamil and Telugu action films. He is best known for directing super hit Tamil action films ''Dhill'', ''Dhool'' and ''Ghilli''. Career He first directed the film '' Ethirum Pudhirum'', loosely based on forest brigand Veerappan and his younger brother's death, starring Mammootty. Political controversies ensured its delayed release in 1999. It received critical acclaim and was awarded second place in the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film. The film's producer T. Ajay kumar made Dharani the director of his next production, starring Vikram, ''Dhill''. The film was a box-office success and his next film ''Dhool'', produced by A. M. Rathnam in 2003, again with Vikram along with Jyothika and Reemma Sen, was a box office success. He worked with A. M. Rathnam again for the film ''Ghilli'' starring Vijay and Trisha, that was a blockbuster movie and a comeback movie in Vijay's career. It was foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyothika
Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress, model and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil films.Jo Jo Jyothika ... – Jyothika – Suriya – Tamil Movie News Behindwoods.com (18 October 2012). Retrieved 12 December 2012. She has also acted in some , , and |
Pasupathy
Pasupathy (born 5 September 1967) is an Indian actor. He appeared in critically acclaimed roles in many noted films in Tamil cinema, playing supporting, antagonistic, comedic as well as protagonistic roles. His performance in '' E'' (2006) earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also won an ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in ''Kuselan'' (2008). He has also appeared in Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada films. Early life Pasupathy Masilamani was born in 1967 at Vannandurai, a northern neighbourhood Chennai, India. In 1984, he joined the Chennai-based theatre group "Koothu-P-Pattarai" where he was there till 1997. He studied and grew up there till he started to act in films. He became friends with actor Nassar who was in the film institute and later joined the Koothu-P-Pattarai. Career When he was working in ''Marudhanayagam'', Nassar asked him whether he was interested in films. Pasupathy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telangana Shakuntala
Telangana Shakuntala (27 March 1951 – 14 June 2014) was an Indian actress who worked in the Telugu cinema. She was known chiefly for playing comedy and villainous characters in Tollywood. Her performances in movies like ''Osey Ramulamma'', ''Nuvvu Nenu'', ''Lakshmi'', ''Okkadu'' and ''Veede'' were well received. She also acted on television and in Tamil-language films, where she is known for her role as ''Sornakka'' in ''Dhool''. She was well known for her ability to speak in the Telangana and Rayalaseema dialects of the Telugu language and thus majority of her roles in Telugu cinema exhibited this. Early life She was born in a Maharastrian family in Maharashtra, India. Her father was an Army Officer and her mother a housewife. She has four sisters. Career She made her stage début in a play at Ravindra Bharathi. She did many plays after that. She started her film career by playing a character role in 1979 Telugu film Maa Bhoomi directed by Goutam Ghose. Personal life S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhill
''Dhill'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram and Laila, while Ashish Vidyarthi, Nassar and Vivek play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Vidyasagar, while S. Gopinath handled the camera work. The film was released on 20 July 2001, and achieved critical and commercial success at the box office. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Sreeram'' (2002), Hindi as '' Dum'' (2003), Kannada as '' Sye'' (2005), Bengali Kolkata as ''Shatrur Makabila'' (2001) and in Bengali Bangladesh as ''Arman'' (2002). Dhill was the first film to credit Vikram with the title ''Chiyaan''. Plot Dhill is the story about Kanagavel ( Vikram), whose only dream is to become a police officer. He succeeds in passing the exams and wins a girlfriend named Asha ( Laila). One night after having dinner at a restaurant near the beach, Kanagavel goes to pay the bill, leaving Asha behind. At that moment a corrupt police officer named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharathan (director)
Bharathan is an Indian filmmaker and writer who works in Tamil films. He has directed with actor Vijay twice in his career. Career He initially began his career as a dialogue writer to film director Dharani and penned dialogues for the Vikram-starrer ''Dhill'' (2001), ''Dhool'' (2003) and Vijay-starrer ''Ghilli'' (2004), as well as for Madhesh's ''Madhurey'' (2004). Since then, he has intermittently been credited as a dialogue writer, most notably working on Ajith Kumar's '' Veeram'' (2014) which was directed by Siva. Bharathan made his directorial debut with the thriller film ''Azhagiya Tamil Magan'' (2007) starring Vijay and Shriya Saran in the lead roles and Had a renowned technical crew, including music composed by A. R. Rahman. His second film, the thriller '' Athithi'' (2014) featuring Nandha and Nikesh Ram, opened to mixed reviews . He later worked with Vijay again in ''Bairavaa ''Bairavaa'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action masala film written and directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veede
''Veede'' ( ''Him'') is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. This film stars Ravi Teja, Arti Agarwal, Reema Sen, and Sayaji Shinde. The film is a remake of Tamil movie ''Dhool'' (2003). Sayaji Shinde, Reema Sen, Manoj K. Jayan, and Pasupathy reprise their roles from the original while Telangana Shakuntala plays a different role in the film. Plot Yedukondalu (Ravi Teja) is an uneducated, head strong youth in Bobbarlanka village. He and his village heads decide to close down the nearby factory by appealing to politicians as its letting out a lot of pollutants into the river which is the main source of food, water and livelihood for them. He and another girl Mangatayaru (Aarti Agarwal) are sent to Hyderabad to appeal to MLA of their constituency - Byragi Naidu (Sayaji Shinde). They stay at a friend's place, ( Ali's house) and try to get their work done by the minister. In the process many hurdles come across them. Yedukondalu roughs up a few of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranja
''Ranja'' ( si, රන්ජා) is a 2014 Sri Lankan Sinhala action thriller film directed by Sudesh Wasantha Peiris and produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. It was distributed as the sequel of Ranjan Ramanayake's film '' One Shot One'' in 2005. It stars Ranjan Ramanayake, Tennyson Cooray, and Himali Siriwardena in lead roles along with Roger Seneviratne, Srimal Wedisinghe and Rex Kodippili. It is the 1207th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The movie is a remake of 2003 Tamil movie ''Dhool''. Plot Ranja (Ranjan Ramanayake) along with Vihangi (Himali Siriwardena) and her mother (Nilmini Kottegoda) come to the Colombo city to meet the minister (Srimal Wedisinghe) they've elected to the parliament to hand over a petition about a factory in their village which poisons village river. All three of them stay at Ranja's childhood friend Jonny's ( Tennison Cooray) house at Colombo. Meanwhile, a local goon named Swarna (Piumi Boteju) and her brother Kalu Vijay (Wasanth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde (Marathi pronunciation: əjaːd͡ʒiː ʃin̪d̪eː born 13 January 1959) is an Indian actor who has acted in Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Bhojpuri films and several Marathi Plays. Sayaji started his acting career in 1978 in Marathi one-act plays. His performance in a 1987 Marathi play titled '' Zulva'' was very well received, and since then he started gaining popularity among the circle of stalwarts. Later, he moved on to Marathi cinema and then started acting in other languages. He also appeared recently in Bacha Mat Bolna Yt Channel Background Born in a farmer's family in a small village named Sakharwadi in Satara District in Maharashtra, Sayaji completed his bachelor's degree in arts in Marathi language, and started his career in 1978 while studying in college as a night watchman for Maharashtra Government's Irrigation Department for a meager pay of Rs. 165 per month. During his service as a watchman, he developed an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reema Sen
Reema Sen (born 29 October 1981) is an Indian actress and model who primarily appeared in Bengali theatre films, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. Early life and education Sen was born in Kolkata on 29 October 1981. She completed high school from St. Thomas Girls School in Kidderpore, Kolkata, after which her family moved to Mumbai. Personal life Reema Sen married businessman Shiv Karan Singh in 2012. She gave birth to their son, Rudraveer, on 22 February 2013. Career Film and modelling career In Mumbai, she began her modelling career, appearing in a number of advertising campaigns. She then moved to films and made her acting debut with Telugu film ''Chitram'', in which she acted opposite Uday Kiran, whom she later paired with in ''Manasantha Nuvve''. She also appeared in the Tamil film ''Minnale'' alongside Madhavan, which was very successful. Her first Hindi film ''Hum Ho Gaye Aapke'' flopped, and she decided to continue working in Tamil cinema. Her appearance in the Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
