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Florent Pereira
Florent C. Pereira (1952 – 14 September 2020) was an Indian journalist and actor who appeared in Tamil language films as a supporting actor. Career Pereira completed a post-graduate degree in English literature from Annamalai University in 1976, before moving on to work in management roles in television channels including Vijay TV and Win TV in the 1990s and 2000s. Alongside his work as an actor, Pereira served as the General Manager of Kalaignar TV, a Tamil satellite TV channel based in Chennai, India. In 2011, he was awarded a lifetime achievements award from Lions Clubs International for his services to television. He debuted as an actor with ''Pudhiya Geethai'' (2003) in a minor role. He made a breakthrough as an actor in the mid 2014, winning acclaim for his portrayal of a zamindar and the heroine's father in Prabhu Solomon's romantic drama '' Kayal'' (2014). Pereira was cast in a role after being spotted by Solomon during the finals of Kalaignar TV's reality show ''Naala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam (formerly spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum) or Kudanthai is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the States of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located from Thanjavur and from Chennai and is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district. It is the second largest city in the district after Thanjavur. The city is bounded by two rivers, the Kaveri River to the north and Arasalar River to the south. Kumbakonam is known as a "Temple town" due to the prevalence of a number of Hindu temple, temples here and is noted for its Mahamaham festival, which happens once in 12 years, attracting people from all over the country. Kumbakonam dates back to the Sangam period and was ruled by the Early Cholas, Pallavas, Mutharaiyar dynasty, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Pandyas, the Vijayanagara Empire, Madurai Nayaks, Thanjavur Nayaks and the Thanjavur Marathas. It rose to be a prominent town between the seventh and ninth centuries AD, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Manthiri
''Raja Manthiri'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Usha Krishnan and produced by V.Mathiyalagan and P. G. Muthiah Productions. The film stars Kalaiyarasan, Kaali Venkat, Shaalin Zoya and Vaishali. Featuring music composed by Justin Prabhakaran, the film was released on 24 June 2016. Cast *Kalaiyarasan as Karthik *Kaali Venkat as Suriya *Shaalin Zoya as Subha *Vaishali Radhakrishan as Maha *Bala Saravanan as Satish *Naadodigal Gopal as Sivakumar. Karthik and Suriya's father *Florent Pereira as Subha's father *Saravana Sakthi as Chithappu *Meenakshi as Karthi and Surya's mother *S. R. Pandiyan as Muneesh, Subha's brother *Gajaraj as Maha's father and drunk astrologer *Supergood Subramani as the alliance broker *Rindhu Ravi *Anandhi *Gunalan Production Usha Krishnan, an assistant of Suseenthiran, worked on the film's script in 2013 and selected Kalaiyarasan to play a leading role before he had signed on to star in his breakthrough role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennedy Club
''Kennedy Club'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil language sports film written and directed by Suseenthiran. The film was produced by D. N. Thaisaravanan under the banner of Nallusamy Pictures. Sasikumar, Bharathiraja and Meenakshi Govindarajan plays the lead roles. The cinematography and editing was handled by R. B. Gurudev and Antony, respectively. D. Imman composed music for the film. The film was theatrically released on 22 August 2019. Plot Savarimuthu (Bharathiraja) is an ex-army man but he spends most of his life earnings to train the underprivileged yet skilled women kabaddi players in the village. Muruganandham (M. Sasikumar) is a former student of Savarimuthu, and he is now working in Railways through the sports quota. When Savarimuthu suffers from a sudden heart attack, Muruganandham is immediately called to lead the team. Cast * Sasikumar as Muruganadham * Bharathiraja as Savarimuthu *Meenakshi Govindarajan as Meenkashi * Soori as Subramani * Murali Sharma as Mukesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sei (film)
''Sei'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Raj Babu. The film stars Nakkhul and Aanchal Munjal, while Nassar, Prakash Raj and Nithin Prasanna play supporting roles. ''Sei'' was released on 23 November 2018 and received negative reviews, although the music composition was praised. The movie was a flop at the box-office. It was dubbed into Hindi as "Shravan the Real Hero". The film was loosely inspired from Malayalam film ''Saradhi''. Plot A fire starts at a recently renovated mental asylum, which was inaugurated by Health Minister Rajarathinam (Thalaivasal Vijay) to improve mental healthcare, burning 38 patients to their deaths. The investigations of a crime reporter named Deepak (Askar Ali) reveal that the fire was started by an organ trafficking mafia to cover up the fact that they had harvested the organs of the mentally handicapped patients, and he relays this information to Rajarathinam and his assistant Janaki (Anjali Rao). However, Raja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genius (2018 Tamil Film)
''Genius'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Suseenthiran and produced by the actor Roshan who also stars. It features newcomers. It has cinematography by R. B. Gurudev and music by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The movie examines the after effects that arise from the unwanted academic pressure that parents put on their children. Plot ''Genius'' is the story of how the childhood pressures on overachieving in studies impact a person's life, rendering him socially awkward and stressed. The movie explores the brain freeze of an IT employee named Dhinesh (Roshan) and gives us a glimpse into his childhood and teenage life and explores what led to the current breakdown. Dhinesh's school life is shown to be a normal one, spending happy times at his grandparents' place in a beautiful village; until his potential as a genius is highlighted by the school principal at the school's annual day. From there, Dhinesh's father Ramamoorthy (Aadukalam Naren) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagesh Thiraiyarangam
''Nagesh Thiraiyarangam'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language horror film produced by Rajendra M. Rajan and Punitha Rajan for Transindia Media & Entertainment Private Limited and directed by Mohamad Issack. The film stars Aari Arujunan, Ashna Zaveri and Masoom Shankar, while Latha, Sithara, Kaali Venkat, Abhilash, and Athulya Ravi play important roles. The film was released across Tamil Nadu on 16 February 2018. Plot Nagesh alias Naga is an honest yet unsuccessful real estate broker who lives with his mother, younger brother, and sister, Lakshmi, who is deaf and mute. Naga meets a girl named Himaja, and they fall in love. Things go fine for Naga and his family until there comes a situation where he has to sell his ancestral property - a dilapidated movie theater - to conduct Lakshmi's wedding. Naga and his friend Kaala travel to another town to sell the theater. Due to a small accommodation problem, they end up spending the night at the theater itself. Over the next few days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodiveeran
''Kodiveeran'' ( Flag Warrior) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by M. Muthaiah. Sasikumar and Mahima Nambiar are playing as the lead pair in this movie alongside Vidharth, Pasupathy, Shamna Kasim, Sanusha, and Bala Saravanan in supporting roles. This is Sasikumar and Muthaiah's second collaboration after ''Kutti Puli''. ''Kodiveeran'' is produced by Sasikumar's Company Productions. The music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan, cinematography by S. R. Kathir, and editing by Venkat Raajen. The film released on 7 December 2017. Plot Kodiveeran ( M. Sasikumar), is a hindu priest who protects his sister from bad guys. In his village in the Dindigul district, corruption and injustice often happens mostly by Adhigaaram, a factory owner, whose men chase and kill anyone who protests against Adhigaaram. Kodiveeran knows of Adhigaaram's tricks and always beats up his goons if they cause any trouble to the village. In the present day, Villangam Vel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2
''Velaiilla Pattadhari 2'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Soundarya Rajnikanth. It is a sequel to the 2014 film ''Velaiilla Pattadhari'' and has Dhanush, Amala Paul, Vivek, Hrishikesh, Saranya Ponvannan, and Samuthirakani reprising their roles, while Kajol plays an antagonistic role, marking her return to Tamil cinema after 20 years, with her last film being ''Minsara Kanavu'' (1997). This film was primarily shot in Tamil, and it was partially reshot in Telugu, under the title of ''VIP 2'', in which certain scenes of Dhanush were additionally filmed. Dhanush, besides acting, also co-produced with N. Ramasamy, and wrote the story and dialogues for the film. Its music was composed by Sean Roldan. ''VIP 2'' was released worldwide on 11 August 2017 to mixed reviews. Plot Two years later, Raghuvaran wins the Civil Engineer of the Year 2016 Award and is an executive member of his company now, along with a parking spot. His wife Dr. Shalini become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taramani (film)
''Taramani'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Ram. He co-produced the film with J. Satish Kumar under his production company Catamaran Productions. The film stars Andrea Jeremiah, Vasanth Ravi and Adrian Knight Jesly, with Anjali appearing in a cameo. The venture began production in August 2013 and was released after several delays on 11 August 2017. The film was received with positive reviews and it was a sleeper hit in the box office. ''Eyes Wide Shut'', "Y Tu Mama Tambien" and ''Knife in the Water'' were the Inspiration of this film . For his performance as a lead actor in this debut film, Vasanth Ravi received ''The Best Debut Actor'' at the 10th Vijay Awards and in the Jio 65th South Filmfare Awards in 2018. Plot Althea Johnson is a young, Anglo Indian single mother working for the corporate sector in Chennai. One rainy evening, she takes shelter under an abandoned bus stop alongside a rugged young man, Prabhunath. Although they appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam
''Podhuvaga Em Manasu Thangam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Thalapathy Prabhu, starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Nivetha Pethuraj, with Parthiepan and Soori in supporting roles. The film began production during September 2016 and was released on 11 August 2017 with mixed reviews. Plot Two villages in the suburbs of Dharmapuri share the same God as their "Kula Dheivam", and the idol is to be shared between them during festivals. Oothukattaan is a rich big shot in his village. He has a grudge against the other village as he was insulted by them a long time ago by not letting his daughter complete her ear piercing and is shooed off in the middle of the function and leaving his daughter's ears unpierced. Since then, he promised himself to destroy the village and bring idol to his village forever. In order to destroy the neighboring village, he plans to evacuate the entire village population, so he uses his power and wealth to stop governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenjil Thunivirundhal
''Nenjil Thunivirundhal'' () is a 2017 Indian action drama film written and directed by Suseenthiran. It is shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled ''C/O Surya''. The film stars Sundeep Kishan, Mehreen Pirzada, Vikranth, and Shathiga with Soori, Satya , and Harish Uthaman also in pivotal roles. Featuring music composed by D. Imman, the venture began production in December 2016 and was released on 10 November 2017. The film is dubbed into Hindi as ''C/o Surya'' in 2018. Plot Kumar (Sundeep Kishan) (Surya in Telugu version) is a somewhat timid young man who, after losing his father to a negligent operation, takes care of his mother ( Thulasi) and medical student sister Anuradha (Shathiga) by running a catering outfit. His best friend is Mahesh (Vikranth) who likes talking with his fists and the comedy duo ( Soori) and (Appukutty) (in Telugu played by Satya). Mahesh and Anu are secretly in love, and they hide it from Kumar / Surya as it would spoil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathriyan (2017 Film)
''Sathriyan'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by S. R. Prabhakaran and produced by Sathya Jyothi Films. The film was shot in Tiruchirappalli and features Vikram Prabhu and Manjima Mohan. Kavin, Aishwarya Dutta and Rio Raj play supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with cinematography by Sivakumar Vijayan and editing by M. Venkat. The film was released on 9 June 2017. Plot Niranjana (Manjima Mohan) is the daughter of the biggest rowdy in Tiruchirapalli, Samuthiram (Sharath Lohitashwa), who works for the minister (Poster Nandakumar) as his minion. The minister calls Samuthiram and tells him to come to one of his factories alone to deal with a personal matter. Samuthiram, upon arriving, becomes suspicious as no one is present and calls Ravi, his second-in-command, and asks for one of their boys to come check on him. Meanwhile, the minister's goon Shankar (Aruldoss) and his gang arrive and kill Samuthiram for meet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
