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Diwakar
Dhivagaran Santhosh (also known as ''Diwakar'') is an Indian playback singer and live performer. He is best known for winning season 4 of ''Airtel Super Singer'', a Tamil language musical reality TV show which was telecast from December 2012 to February 2014 on Vijay TV. Career Television works Diwakar participated in various reality TV musical competitions telecast on various Tamil language TV channels, including Zee Tamil's '' Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 Challenge'', Jaya TV's ''Hariyudan Naan'', and season 2 of Sun TV's ''Sangeetha Mahayuddham''. In 2012, Diwakar was crowned runner up in Raj TV's ''Voice of Tamil Nadu''. On 1 February 2014, he was crowned the winner of season 4 of the ''Airtel Super Singer'' music competition telecast on Vijay TV, having received the greatest number of viewer votes. During the show's grand finale, Diwakar's performance of the song "Neeye Unakku Endrum" from the film '' Bale Pandiya'' prompted a standing ovation from the audience and a kiss on his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airtel Super Singer
Super Singer is an 2006 Indian Tamil-language reality television singing competition, that is sponsored by Asian Paints for the nine Season. The show is televised in India on Vijay TV, and worldwide through partner broadcasting networks. The show, together with its spin-off editions such as Super Singer Junior, are part of Vijay TV's Super Singer TV series. The program, which debuted on 28 April 2006, seeks to discover the best playback recording voice and singing talent in Tamil Nadu through a series of statewide auditions. Selected contestants are required to participate in several competition rounds, often based on a theme for a given week, and aim to be selected to perform in the show's grand finale each season. Winners and finalists of the competition have been offered chances to sing a song in upcoming Tamil movies, and other prizes such as sums of money, gold, and real estate property. Super Singer Season is currently telecasting on Vijay television for their nine seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadacurry
''Vadacurry'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film written and directed by debutant Saravana Rajan. The film stars Jai and Swathi Reddy and was produced by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Meeka Entertainment. The film has cinematography by Venkatesh and the technical crew includes editing by Praveen K. L. and N. B. Srikanth and art direction by Ramalingam, while the costumes were being designed by Anusha Dayanidhi. The film started filming on 19 August 2013, and was released on 19 June 2014. Plot Sathish ( Jai), is a newly appointed medical representative who is basically a family man living with his brother (Aruldoss), an auto rickshaw driver. Sathish is always embarrassed about his mobile phone, and much to his delight, he picks up a phone which is left carelessly by its owner at a tea shop. The mobile phone gets him into trouble, and his carefree life with his girlfriend Naveena (Swathi Reddy) turns upside-down. Cast * Jai as Sathish * Swathi Reddy as Naveena * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zee Tamil Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 Challenge
''Zee Tamil's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 Challenge'' was a reality-based Indian singing competition that aired on Tamil language TV channel Zee Tamil. It was designed to be a talent hunt in Tamil Nadu. The top 15 contestants would have an opportunity to perform with celebrity singers during the main stage of the competition. The show was sponsored by Clinic Plus. Prem Menon, Zee Tamil TV's business head, confirmed that more than 10,000 aspirants auditioned for the competition throughout Tamil Nadu from which 15 contestants were selected for the competition, before the competition was filtered down to 4 finalists. Top 15 contestant performances and the finals were judged by music director M. S. Viswanathan, veteran playback singers Vani Jairam and Nithyasree Mahadevan, and composer Sharreth. The four finalists of the competition were Anand, Bhargavi, Deepak, and Gopalakrishnan. Contestant Anand was crowned the winner of the competition, with contestant Gopalakrishnan being crowned ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panjumittai
''Panjumittai'' () is a 2018 Tamil language fantasy comedy film written and directed by debutant S. P. Mohan (also known as Sengoda mohan) and produced by Ramesh KV, S. Ganesh and Vinodh Kumar. The film has Ma Ka Pa Anand and Nikhila Vimal in the lead roles, while Sendrayan, Pandiarajan, Pandu and Vidyullekha Raman play supporting roles. D. Imman composed the music for the film, which was based on the short film ''Kalaru''. Plot Appu, a married man, begins to suspect his close friend Kuppu having an affair with his wife Ranji, as he finds both of them sharing similar interests. Cast * Ma Ka Pa Anand as Appu * Nikhila Vimal as Ranji *Sendrayan as Kuppu *Pandiarajan as Psychiatrist * Pandu *Vidyullekha Raman *Bharathimani *Thavasi as Ranji's father Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman. Release and reception ''Panjumittai'' was released on 1 June 2018. ''The Times of India'' rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars. ''The Indian Express ''The Indian Exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paayum Puli (2015 Film)
''Paayum Puli'' () is a 2015 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Suseenthiran starring Vishal and Kajal Aggarwal, with Soori and Samuthirakani in supporting roles. The film was produced by Vendhar Movies and distributed by Escape Artists Motion Pictures. Music for the film was composed by D. Imman. The cinematography was handled by Velraj and the editing done by Anthony. Principal photography commenced on 4 March 2015 and lasted for four months. ''Paayum Puli'' was shot predominantly in and around Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu in 75 working days. The film was released on 4 September 2015 worldwide in its Tamil version as ''Paayum Puli'' and in its Telugu version as ''Jayasurya''. Plot In Madurai, a gang kidnaps top businessmen in the city and demands a sum of for their release or the victims will be killed. The dead bodies are placed beneath a bridge. Bhavani and Lal are the main culprits behind the kidnaps. SI Albert cracks the case and encounter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purampokku
''Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film co-produced, written and directed by S. P. Jananathan, which stars Arya, Shaam, Vijay Sethupathi, and Karthika. Also produced by UTV Motion Pictures, the film features cinematography by N. K. Ekambaram and a score by Srikanth Deva, while the soundtrack was composed by newcomer Varshan. The film, which was earlier titled ''Purampokku'', a term used for a piece of land that is common to all, revolves around the relevance of capital punishment in a democratic and free society. The film released on 15 May 2015 to mixed reviews. It also marked Karthika's last official acting performance, as she'd cited of not enjoying acting much and a bright chance to mark her future endeavours. Plot The film begins with a narration on how India has been turned into a landfill site for domestic and foreign countries, with the countries dumping even ammunition waste on Indian soil. In Delhi, Balusamy aka Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangeetha Mahayuddham
Sangeetha Mahayuddham, also known as Amul Sangeetha Mahayuddham, is a 2010-2012 Indian reality TV singing competition in the Tamil language that was broadcast on Sun TV. The show features 6 Indian playback singers who lead their teams of contestants to compete against each other team with a view of winning the Sangeeta Mahayuddham Champion Trophy. Season 1 The debut season of the show premiered on 19 June 2010, and was hosted by playback singer Chinmayi. The show was telecast on weekend nights. Teams (season 1) Thanjai Thalapathigal The " Thanjai Thalapathigal" team consisted of: # Madhu Balakrishnan (playback singer team captain) # Suchithra # Kaviya, was 11 years old at the time of the show. # Bharath Tirichy Thimingalangal The " Tirichy Thimingalangal" team consisted of: # Srilekha Parthasarathy (playback singer team captain) # Saisharan, a finalist of Vijay TV's debut season of '' Airtel Super Singer Junior, and title winner of Airtel super singer senior.'' # Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pugazh
''Pugazh'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Manimaran and co-produced by Varun Manian. The film stars Jai (actor), Jai and Surbhi, while Karunas, RJ Balaji, G. Marimuthu, and Piraisoodan play supporting roles. Vivek-Mervin composed the film's music. The film was released on 18 March 2016 and received mixed reviews from critics. Cast * Jai (actor), Jai as Pugazhendhi (a) Pugazh * Surbhi as Bhuvana * Karunas as Pugazh's brother * RJ Balaji as Balaji * G. Marimuthu as Dass * Piraisoodan as Selvanayagam * Vikram as Venkat * Supergood Subramani as Venkat's father * Kannan as Bhuvana's brother * Vijayamuthu as Muthu * Kamal Hassan * Ravisankar * Valliappan * Rajani * Velraj in a cameo appearance * AC Gaayathri in a cameo appearance Production The film was first reported in November 2013, when it was revealed that Manimaran had cast Jai (actor), Jai and Priya Anand to star in his second directorial venture. Anirudh Rav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash (born 21 February 1976) is an Indian Playback singer and also a Music Composer from Karnataka. He has given his voice for predominantly Kannada and Telugu language films. In addition, he has also sung in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi. He is one of the judges for the Kannada reality show ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'' on Zee Kannada. He has also performed shows with Zakir Hussain. Prakash won the Karnataka Government's 'Best Playback Singer' award for the year 2016 for the song "Nammooralli Chaligaladalli" from the film ''Beautiful Manasugalu''. He is also one of four artists credited for the song " Jai Ho", which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Specifically, he sang the portion with the words "Jai Ho" that takes an extended high pitch at numerous junctures of the song. The song also won a Grammy Award in the category "Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media." He has also won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bale Pandiya (1962 Film)
''Bale Pandiya'' () is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language comedy film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, M. R. Radha and Devika, with K. Balaji, Vasanthi and Sandhya in supporting roles. It revolves around the title character having to evade a lookalike wanting to kill him for insurance money. The story of ''Bale Pandiya'' was written by Maa. Raa. and Joshi, while the screenplay was written by Dada Mirasi. Cinematography was handled by V. Ramamoorthy, and the editing by R. Devarajan. The music was scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film features Ganesan in three distinct roles, and Radha in two. Production began in early May 1962, ended in the middle of the month, and the film was released on the 26th of the same month. Plot Pandiya, a young man, decides to commit suicide, as he has been driven out of his house by his sister-in-law. Kabali, the head of a robber gang, saves him and brings him to his house. Kabali and his accomplice Marud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajeesh
Ajesh is an Indian music composer & singer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He works primarily for the Tamil film industry. Early life Ajesh was born and brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His mother found music in him at a very young age and helped him take up Carnatic music vocal lessons. He went on to explore other forms of music later. He did his schooling in Sri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School and then graduated from Loyola College, Chennai. Career Ajesh started singing concerts and TV shows at the age of 5 and was very focused on pursuing music throughout. His first appearance on television was on Sun TV's Sapthaswarangal hosted by A.V.Ramanan in 1994. Since the age of 12 he was part of kids chorus for various composers such as Ilaiyaraaja, A.R.Rahman and Vidyasagar. When he was 19, he was crowned the winner of the popular reality based singing competition '' Airtel Super Singer,'' chosen by the public through voting and also by composer Yuvan Shankar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adra Machan Visilu
''Adra Machan Visilu'' ( ta, அட்ரா மச்சான் விசிலு; English: ''Dude, blow the whistle'') is a 2016 Indian Tamil comedy film directed by Thiraivannan, starring Shiva, Srinivasan and Naina Sarwar in the lead roles. The music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan. Cast * Shiva as Simmakkal Shekar * Naina Sarwar as Devi * Srinivasan as Power Star (Muniyandi) * Arun Balaji as Goripalayam Rahmath * Sentrayan * Singamuthu * Mansoor Ali Khan * Raj Kapoor * K. Selva Bharathy * T. P. Gajendran * K. P. Jagan * Velmurugan * Jangiri Madhumitha * Ambani Shankar Production The project was first reported in the media during June 2015, with reports stating that Powerstar Srinivasan would feature in a film titled ''Naanum Herodhaan'' which would tell the story of an actor forced to repay his fans for their losses during the film distribution process. The concept was considered to be a satire on the issue faced by Rajinikanth following the failure of ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |