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E. Ramdoss
E. Ramdoss (died 23 January 2023) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who worked on Tamil films. Life and career Ramdoss was born in Villupuram to freedom fighter Ethirajalu Pillai and Poongavanam. As a youngster, he regularly watched films and during his time in college, he developed an interest in screenwriting. He later moved to Mylapore, Chennai in late 1979, attempting to make a career in the Tamil film industry where he became acquainted with then budding film maker Manobala, who was his neighbour. Ramdoss then worked with director P. S. Nivas on his first screenplay, and was given the writing credits for '' Enakkaga Kaathiru'' (1981) which starred Suman and Sumalatha. After working with Nivas, Ramdoss moved on to collaborate as an assistant director to Manivannan for six films, before moving on to work for producer Kovai Thambi for Motherland Pictures. The success of several of Thambi's films meant that he offered Ramdoss an opportunity to make his d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villupuram
Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a Municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district. Located south west of a Tiruvannamalai and north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major railway junction, and National Highway 45 passes through it. Agriculture is a main source of income. As Government of India 2011 census data indicated, Viluppuram had a population of 96,253. and the town's literacy rate has been recorded as 90.16% by Census 2011. In 1919, Vilppuram was officially constituted as a municipality, which today comprises 42 wards, making it the largest town and municipality in Viluppuram district. History In 1677, Shivaji took Gingee area with the assistance of Golkonda forces. Later in 18th century, both the English and French acquired settlements in South Arcot. During the Anglo-French rivalry, the entire district was turned into a war land. After some time, the entire area came under the control of East India Company. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravanan (1994 Film)
''Ravanan'' is a 1994 Tamil language drama film directed by E. Ramdoss. The film stars Mansoor Ali Khan and Ahana, with Manorama, R. Sundarrajan, Rajesh, Vadivukkarasi, Pandu, Thyagu and B. Ashokarajan playing supporting roles. The film, produced by J. A. Mohamed Ali, had musical score by A. K. Vasagan and was released on 14 January 1994. Plot Ravanan is a short-tempered farmer who he lives with his mother and his little sister. He is known for punishing the villagers, he even severely punished his own father one day, his father then felt resentful towards Ravanan since that day and decided to live alone. Meena, who comes from the city, is the daughter of a wealthy villager. Being an arrogant and spoiled girl, Meena often quarrels with Ravanan several times. The fight becomes worse when Meena stops Uma's timed wedding. The angry Ravanan kidnaps Meena and sequesters her in his farm. Ashokarajan, a wealthy landlord and an evil womanizer, enters in their conflict. What transpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikram Vedha
''Vikram Vedha'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Pushkar–Gayathri and produced by S. Sashikanth under his banner YNOT Studios. The film stars R. Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Srinath, Kathir and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar while Prem, Achyuth Kumar, Hareesh Peradi and Vivek Prasanna play supporting roles. Inspired by the Indian folktale ''Baital Pachisi'', the film tells the story of Vikram, a police inspector who sets out to track down and kill Vedha, a gangster. After Vedha voluntarily surrenders himself, he tells Vikram three stories which change his perceptions of good and evil. In January 2015, Sashikanth revealed that he would be producing a film directed by the husband and wife duo, Pushkar and Gayathri. Following a year of development on the script throughout 2015, Madhavan and Sethupathi were selected to play the lead roles in February 2016. Principal photography began in November of the same year and was comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharma Durai (2016 Film)
''Dharma Durai'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language slice-of-life drama film directed by Seenu Ramasamy. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi with Tamannaah, Aishwarya Rajesh, Srushti Dange, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Ganja Karuppu and Rajesh in supporting roles. Produced by R. K. Suresh and featuring music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the film began production in December 2015 and was released on 19 August 2016. Amongst other accolades, the film won a prize for Vairamuthu for Best Lyrics at the 64th National Film Awards. Plot Dharmadurai (Vijay Sethupathi) is the village drunkard. His antics are a constant source of embarrassment for his brothers and brother-in-law, who run a chit-fund business. The brothers lock him up partially dressed in an empty outhouse most of the time and thrash him whenever he tries to stand up to them. The only people who sympathise with Dharmadurai are his mother Pandiyamma (Raadhika) and his close friend Gopalaswamy ( Ganja Karuppu). One day, fed up of his antics, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visaranai
''Visaranai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran. It is based on the novel ''Lock Up'' by M. Chandrakumar. The film stars Dinesh, Anandhi, Samuthirakani, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Kishore, Pradheesh Raj, and Silambarasan Rathnasamy. The film deals with lives of two men before and after thrown into a kafkaesque scenario in which they get tortured for confession. The film premiered in the Orrizonti (Horizons) section of the 72nd Venice Film Festival, where it won the Amnesty International Italia Award. The film was released in India on 5 February 2016 and received highly positive reviews from both critics and audience alike. Many issues arose regarding the film in Tamil Nadu among the police force. At the 63rd National Film Awards, the film won three honours: Best Feature Film in Tamil, Best Supporting Actor for Samuthirakani and Best Editing for Kishore Te. It was selected as India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakki Sattai
Kakki may refer to * Kakki 1, a town and union council of Bannu District in Pakistan * Kakki 2, a town and union council of Bannu District in Pakistan *Kakki nau, a village in Jhang district, Pakistan *Kakki Reservoir Kakki Reservoir is a reservoir, located in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous coun ... in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India *'' Kakki Nakshatram'', a 2002 Indian Malayalam film {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuddham Sei
''Yuddham Sei'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Mysskin. It stars Cheran and debutant Dipa Shah alongside an ensemble cast including Y. G. Mahendra, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, Jayaprakash, and Selva in supporting roles. The film was released on 4 February 2011 and was remade in Kannada as ''Gharshane'' in 2014. Plot The film opens on a rainy night. A woman, while trying to hire an auto standing by the curb, notices an unconscious girl at the backseat. She calls the police upon realizing that something was wrong, but she is chased by a man sitting in the driver's seat. The scene then shifts to a New Year's celebration by the beach, where a cardboard box atop a parked car attracts the attention of revellers. The police are called. An identical box is also found in a park. Amputated male arms are found in the boxes, and the case is put onto Senior Inspector J. Krishnan, known as J.K. ( Cheran), of the CB-CID. He is a brooding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasool Raja MBBS
''Vasool Raja MBBS'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Saran. It is a Tamil remake of the 2003 Hindi film ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'', which is inspired by the 1998 American film ''Patch Adams''. The film stars Kamal Haasan in the title role, while Prabhu, Sneha, Prakash Raj, Nagesh, Rohini Hattangadi, Jayasurya, Malavika, Crazy Mohan, Lakshmi Bhaskaran and Karunas play supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Bharathwaj. The film released on 12 August 2004. Plot Rajaraman, nicknamed "Vasool Raja", is a local don in Chennai who makes a living by collecting money from people who refuse or dilly-dally in paying their debts to others (adithadi), with the help of his right-hand man Vatti. Given that his father Sriman Venkataraman had wished him to be a doctor, he creates the faux Venkataraman Charitable Hospital, and pretends to live in accordance with this wish whenever his father and mother Kasturi visit him in Chennai. One year later, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanda Naal Mudhal
''Kanda Naal Mudhal'' ( there) is a 2005 Indian Tamil language romantic comedy film written and directed by newcomer V. Priya, who had earlier assisted Mani Ratnam. Produced by Prakash Raj under the Duet Movies banner, the film stars Prasanna and Laila, with Karthik Kumar, Revathi, Lakshmi and Regina Cassandra in the supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film released on 18 November 2005 to positive reviews. It also marked the acting debut of Regina Cassandra and actress, Andrea Jeremiah made her first on-screen appearance in an uncredited song sequel role. Plot The movie begins with two kids who fight with each other in a marriage hall. They meet after two decades, now Krishna ( Prasanna) and Ramya ( Laila) during a college cultural meet and again lock horns with each other. Fate brings them together in Chennai after a few years, again fighting with each other. Meanwhile, a series of events forces Krishna's close friend Aravind (Karthi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangamam
''Sangamam'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language musical romance dance film co written and directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by V. Natarajan of Pyramid Films. The film stars Rahman and newcomer Vindhya with Manivannan, Vijayakumar, Radharavi, and Vadivelu playing other important roles. The film's music was composed by A. R. Rahman, while Saravanan handled the cinematography. The film was released in 1999 but despite the award-winning soundtracks and rave reviews, the film became a financial failure. First release Sun TV network Plot This film depicts the disputes between two forms of the dance styles and music, Classical Indian (in particular Carnatic music and Bharathanatyam danceform) against rural Tamil folk music and dance. The film depicts the misunderstanding and mutual ignorance of the two factions. The parallel plot in the movie is of the children and intended successors of the respective dance doyens falling in love with each other. Cast * Rahman as Selvam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makkal Aatchi
''Makkal Aatchi'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film written by E. Ramdoss, directed by R. K. Selvamani and produced by Thirupur A. Selvaraj under Aarthi International. The film stars Mammootty, Roja and Ranjitha, while Aishwarya, Anandaraj and Livingston play supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film revolves around Sethupathi, a common man who accidentally finds a stash of money which he then uses to become a politician. The film was a super hit at the box office even though it clashed with the Rajinikanth starrer '' Muthu'' and the Kamal Haasan starrer '' Kuruthipunal'' . The film was also a commercial success in Kerala. With consecutive box office successes, the film elevated Mammootty to the status of a ''Superstar'' among the Tamil audience. The film received positive reviews from critics particularly the film's dialogues by Liaquat Ali Khan, which won rave reviews from critics. BehindWoods.com listed ''Makkal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasthuri (actress)
Kasthuri Shankar is an Indian actress, model and television presenter who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films. She is playing the role of Tulasi in Intinti Gruhalakshmi. She had her schooling in Madras and started modelling while in high school. She won the Miss Madras title in 1992. Kasthuri debuted in the Tamil film '' Aatha Un Koyilile'' (1991). Personal life She married Ravikumar, a doctor in 2000. The couple have 2 children, a son and a daughter. Her daughter is a leukaemia survivor. Career After graduation from Ethiraj College for Women, Kasthuri won Miss Chennai in 1992. Being a state-level hockey champion and an RD cadet in air force wing is one of her many accomplishments from her youth. ‘Beauty with brains’. Not only was she a successful model, but also, she was a finalist in the BBC's Mastermind India 2000 quiz. Her acting career began in 1991 with the film, '' Aatha Un Koyilile'' (1991). From working on small budget Tamil films, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
