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G. Gnanasambandam
Dr G Gnanasambandam (''Gurunathan Gnanasambandham''; born 19 October 1955) also known as G Gnanasambandam, is an Indian professor, Tamil scholar, orator and an actor who appears in Tamil films. He frequently chairs Tamil debate shows (Pattimandrams). Dr G Gnanasambandam is originally from Sholavandan of Madurai district. He was a Professor of Tamil-language at Thiagarajar College, Madurai. He is known for his association with actor Kamal Haasan. Filmography Films Television List of books * Vaanga Sirikkalam * Paraparappu – Siripu * Pesum Kalai * Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil * Indraya Sinthanai * Valviyal Nagaichuvai * Kalloori Athisayangal * Ilakkiya Saaral * Santhithathum Sinthithathum * Medai Payanangal * Jeykapovathu Neethan * Sirithukondae Jeypom * Kelvi Pathil * Kadal Thaviya Kadhanayagan * Gala Gala Kadaisi pakkam Awards Tamil Nadu State Government Awards 2014 – Mahakavi Bharathiar Award [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sholavandan
Chozhavandan is a panchayat town in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the left bank of the Vaigai River, sixteen miles north west of Madurai. It is one of 12 "town- panchayats" of Madurai district. Etymology The town has been variously referred to as "Sholavandan", "Solaikuruchi" and "Senagapuri". During the Sangam period, the town belonged to Pandya Kingdom. There is a popular local myth, that a war between Chola and the Pandya kingdoms, resulted in the name. The invading Chola king, apparently got a sense of reverence and awe, seeing the intensive agriculture and scenic beauty of the village, irrigated by the Vaigai river; which reminded him of the Cauvery Delta region. He abandoned the war. The town was then named as Cholanuvandan holan+Uvandan Uvandan means getting awed, in Tamil. Legend has it that the invading king found the village and its flourishing agriculture cultivation, even more agriculturally prosperous then the historicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathil Mel Poonai
''Mathil Mel Poonai'' () is a 2013 Tamil language thriller film written and directed by Barani Jayapal. Vijay Vasanth and Vibha Natarajan play the lead roles in the film. The villains in the film are Karthik, Prabha, Ramesh. Thambi Ramayya and Meera Krishna share screen space also playing the key roles in the movie. The lyrics for ''Mathil Mel Punai'' have been penned by Yugabharathi and Thamarai. The Ganesh Raghavendra musical, LK Vijay cinematography and Praveen-Srikanth editorial is to hit the international screens on 8 March. The film is based on the 2008 British film ''Eden Lake''. The film was panned by critics and became a box office bomb. Cast * Vijay Vasanth as Karthik * Vibha Natarajan as Divya * Karthik as Johnny * Thambi Ramaiah * G. Gnanasambandam as Divya's father * Prabha * Ramesh * Neelima Rani * Meera Krishnan * Kamalakkannan * Sairam Ramachandran Production The director is Bharani, who was an assistant of director Selvaraghavan. The film songs received worse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadaisi Bench Karthi
''Kadaisi Bench Karthi'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Ravi Bhargavan. The film features Bharath, Ruhani Sharma and Angana Roy. The venture began production in July 2016 and had a theatrical release on 27 October 2017. Plot Karthi ( Bharath) has a bad notion about women after being duped by one them. Nithya (Ruhani Sharma) who develops a liking for Karthi proposes him and he agrees on one condition which leads to their breakup. The condition and the reasons behind it forms the rest of the story. Cast * Bharath as Karthi * Ruhani Sharma as Nithya * Angana Roy as Divya * Ravi Mariya as "Love" Guru * G. Gnanasambandam as Nithya's father * Kasi Viswanath as Karthi's father * Surekha Vani as Karthi's mother * Shana * Gayathri * Shravani * Vinoth Kumar as Karthi's Friend Production Director Ravi Bhargavan decided to collaborate with actor Bharath for a film in July 2016, with the film being launched later that month. Punjabi model, Ruha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thondan (2017 Film)
''Thondan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language vigilante drama film written and directed by Samuthirakani. The film stars Samuthirakani himself, with Vikranth, Sunaina, Arthana Binu, Gouri Nair, and Namo Narayana amongst others in pivotal roles. The music is composed by Justin Prabhakaran with editing by A. L. Ramesh. The venture began production in December 2016 and had a theatrical release on 26 May 2017. Plot Narayanan (Namo Narayana) is the son of Central Minister Pandiyanar ( G. Gnanasambandam). Narayanan uses his father's name to make money by corruption, much to the latter's dismay. One day, some goons try to kill a man in daylight, as instructed by Narayanan. The man is lying in a pool of blood, and a local person witnesses this and informs this to the ambulance. The ambulance driver is Maha Vishnu (Samuthirakani), a kindhearted man who has never let anyone whom he has taken in his ambulance die. Vishnu admits the man in the hospital, and he is saved. Narayanan is ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanavu Variyam
''Kanavu Variyam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Arun Chidambaram and produced by DCKAP cinemas. The film stars Chidambaram in the lead role alongside Jiya Shankar and revolves around power cuts and electricity deficit in the villages of Tamil Nadu, India. Featuring a predominantly new cast and crew, the film was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures as their first South Indian film. Prior to its theatrical release, the film was screened at several international film festivals and received a number of awards and recognition. Among its titles, ''Kanavu Variyam'' won the Platinum Remi for Best Independent Theatrical Feature Film (Drama) and the same was awarded at the 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival. The film also won the Special Jury Award at National Science Film Festival and Competition in India. ''Kanavu Variyam'' was released across India on 24 February 2017. Plot Ezhil (Arun Chidambaram) is a brilliant school student. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parandhu Sella Vaa
''Parandhu Sella Vaa'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil language romantic comedy film directed by Dhanapal Padmanaban. The film stars Luthfudeen, Aishwarya Rajesh and Narelle Kheng in the leading roles. Featuring music composed by Joshua Sridhar, the film began production during January 2016. Cast *Luthfudeen as Sampath *Aishwarya Rajesh as Madhavi *Narelle Kheng as Min Yuan / Lily Chan *Karunakaran as Arun *RJ Balaji as Markandeyan (Mark) *Sathish as Mani *Joe Malloori as Douglas * G. Gnanasambandam as Sampath's father * Ponnambalam as Ponnambalam *T. M. Karthik as Vivek *Manobala *Suganya Raja as Vidhya *Anandhi as Radha * Udaya Soundari as Sanghavi *Sujatha Sivakumar as Sampath's mother Production In December 2015, Dhanapal Padamanaban revealed that he would be making a romantic comedy film set in Singapore featuring Luthfudeen Baasha, who was earlier seen in ''Saivam'' (2014), in the lead role for the first time. Aishwarya Rajesh and Salony Luthra were selected to play the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thodari
''Thodari'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action-romance film co produced, written and directed by Prabhu Solomon. It stars Dhanush and Keerthy Suresh, with D. Imman composing the film's music. Set on an express train, ''Thodari'' follows a pantry worker who tries to save the passengers and his girlfriend from hijackers and a politician's bodyguard amid a runaway train incident. ''Thodari'' was released theatrically on 22 September 2016. It was later dubbed into Hindi as ''Express Khiladi'' in 2018. Plot In New Delhi Railway Station, Poochiyappan is a railway catering company server who is on duty on the New Delhi-Chennai Express. He is working with his team member and best friend Vairam under his supervisor Chandrakanth. During the journey, he meets Saroja and falls in love with her at first sight. She is the make-up artist of the actress Srisha, and she wants to become a successful singer. Poochi tells Vairam about Saroja, who promises to help him woo her. Poochi devises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marudhu
''Marudhu'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by M. Muthaiah. It features Vishal in the lead role. Production began in November 2015. It was released worldwide on 20 May 2016 with mixed reviews but ended up as a profitable venture at the box office. Plot Maruthu is a laborer from Rajapalayam who does not tolerate injustice, and leads a happy life with his grandmother Appathaa, and his close friend Kokkarako. One day, Maruthu encounters Bhagyalakshmi "Bhagyam", a bold young woman, at a temple, but their first meeting goes badly due to a misunderstanding, and he ends up at a police station. With Appathaa's help, Maruthu soon manages to win Bhagyam's heart. One day, Maruthu sees some goons chasing Bhagyam and her father near the market where he is working. Maruthu beats up the goons and then learns from Bhagyam's father why the goons are after them. Bhagyam was the daughter of Mariyamma, a brave woman who stood up to the atrocities committed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajini Murugan
''Rajinimurugan'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Ponram, and produced by director N. Lingusamy and N. Subash Chandra Bose under the banner Thirrupathi Brothers. This is the second directorial venture of Ponram, after '' Varuthapadaatha Valibar Sangam'' (2013). It stars Sivakarthikeyan in dual roles for the first time in his career; as the title character, a jobless youth who decides to sell his grandfather's property to become rich; and a cameo appearance as Bosepandi from the previous film. Keerthy Suresh and Soori portray the lead roles, while Rajkiran, Samuthirakani and Achyuth Kumar play supporting roles.Ramchander (19 March 2014)Sivakarthikeyan's Next Film – 'Rajini Murugan' ''Oneindia Entertainment''. Retrieved 21 August 2014. The film features soundtrack composed by D. Imman, with all lyrics were written by Yugabharathi. The cinematography was handled by Balasubramaniem, and edited by Vivek Harshan. Filming took place extensiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasanga 2
''Pasanga 2 : Haiku'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language children's film written, co produced and directed by Pandiraj. A thematic sequel to ''Pasanga'' (2009), the film focuses on the issue of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) amongst children and is set in the city, unlike ''Pasanga''. The film, starring debutante child actors Nishesh and Vaishnavi in lead alongside Ramdoss, Vidya Pradeep, Karthik Kumar and Bindu Madhavi. This film is produced by Suriya, who also appears in an extended cameo role along with Amala Paul. The film was the last film of year 2015 and was declared as a "year end blockbuster". The film will mark Pandiraj's last of the ''trilogy for children'', following ''Pasanga'' and ''Marina''. Plot Kavin (Nishesh) and Naina (Vaishnavi) are two children who get pushed out of school because of their hyperactive activities. Their parents are not able to bear the attitude of their children and transfer them through many schools. Accidentally, they end up wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uthama Villain
''Uttama Villain'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Ramesh Aravind and written by Kamal Haasan. The film was presented by N. Lingusamy in association with Kamal Haasan and produced by S. Chandrahasan for Raaj Kamal Films International and N. Subash Chandrabose for Thirupathi Brothers Film Media. It features an ensemble cast that includes Kamal Hassan, K. Viswanath, K. Balachander, Jayaram, Andrea Jeremiah, Pooja Kumar, Nassar, Parvathy Thiruvothu and Urvashi in prominent roles. This is the posthumous film of actor and director, K. Balachander following his death in December 2014. It follows Superstar Manoranjan (Kamal Haasan), who is affected by brain tumour, learns that he has only a short time to live and approaches his mentor, director Margadarisi (K. Balachander) to direct his next project — a folklore-ish comedy about a man who keeps cheating death and his role in saving a kingdom. Meanwhile, he has to sort out his personal life, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komban
''Komban'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by M. Muthaiah and produced by Studio Green. The film stars Karthi and Lakshmi Menon, while Rajkiran, Super Subbarayan, Thambi Ramaiah, Karunas, and Kovai Sarala play supporting roles. G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the film's music. The film released on 2 April 2015 to positive reviews. Plot Kombiah Pandian aka Komban is a good-hearted but short-tempered man living in a village with his mother Kottaiamma in Ramanathapuram. Komban cannot tolerate injustice in any form and repels against it immediately without fearing about its after effects. He falls in love with Pazhani, the only daughter of Muthiah. Kottaiamma approaches Muthiah with a wedding proposal between their children. Muthiah agrees for the wedding seeing Komban's kind heart. However, he has a fear that Komban's short temper would make him land in problems. Komban and Pazhani then get married. Gundan Ramasamy is a corrupt politician who goes to any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
