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George C. Williams (cinematographer)
George C. Williams is an Indian cinematographer, who works in the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industry. Career As a youngster, George C. Williams revealed he had a passion for keeping track of lighting, camera angles and framing in Tamil films, often observing the work of P. C. Sreeram, Santhosh Sivan and Jeeva during his school days. He subsequently pursued a degree in Visual Communication from Madras Christian College, learning more about the art of cinematography. In college, he got to know Atlee Kumar, whom he then worked with in his films Raja Rani and Theri. George gained entry into films through a family friend, the choreographer Kalyan, who introduced him to cinematographer Nirav Shah to join as an assistant. He subsequently first helped out as a second unit cameraman in ''Billa'' (2007) and then in ''Sarvam'' (2009). He subsequently also worked with Arjun Jena for the Telugu film ''Ala Modalaindi'' (2011), revealing his early stint helped him get used to the te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvvh
''Yuvvh'' (2012) is a Malayalam music album released in 2012 by Sony Music. Tracks The music was composed by Saachin and Sreejith, for the lyrics penned by Naveen Marar. "Nenjodu Cherthu" sung by Aalap Raju was an instant hit on YouTube.Produced by Chelorys media, the song Nenjodu Cherthu from Yuvvh got more than 200,000 hits within 4 days of release by Sony Music. Music videos The video directed by Alphonse Putharen featured Nivin Pauly and Nazriya Nazim Nazriya Nazim (born 20 December 1994) is an Indian actress, producer and former television presenter who works predominantly in Malayalam films in addition to Tamil films. She has won One Filmfare Award South, one Kerala State Film Awards, a .... References External links * Sony Music and ‘Yuvvh’ storm the music scene in Kerala! Malayalam music albums Hip hop albums by Indian artists 2012 albums World music albums by Indian artists {{2010s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghani (2022 Film)
''Ghani'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language sports drama film written and directed by S.S Rajamouli and produced by Renaissance Pictures and Allu Bobby Company. The film stars Varun Tej as the title character alongside Saiee Manjrekar, Jagapathi Babu, Upendra, Suniel Shetty, Sukhjeevan Singh Dhillon, Naveen Chandra . The film was scheduled to release on 25 February 2022 theatrically but postponed further. The film was released on 8 April 2022, and received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. Following the film's release, Tej acknowledged and apologised, accepting the film's failure at the box office through a note on social media. Cast * Varun Tej as Ghani ** Ronit Kamra as young Ghani * Saiee Manjrekar as Maya * Jagapathi Babu as Eswarnath * Upendra as Vikramaditya, Ghani's father * Suniel Shetty as Vijender Sinha * Naveen Chandra as Aadi * Nadhiya as Madhuri, Ghani's mother * Naresh as Ghani’s college coach * Tanikella Bharani as Maya’s father * Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZEE5
ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Android, iOS, Smart TVs, among other devices. ZEE5 claimed 56 million monthly active users in December 2019. History Ozee was an Indian digital online platform that was launched in February 2016 by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. As of 14 February 2018, the service has been integrated into ZEE5. It aired shows from all of the Zee channel bouquets such as Zee TV, & TV, Zee Café. It aired Zindagi shows exclusively since Zindagi went Ozee-exclusive. The platform was ad-supported and also free of cost no matter what device used. It was shutdown due to ZEE5. ZEE5 integration ZEE5 has subsumed Zee's existing video streaming platforms: Ozee (advertising-based) and DittoTV (subscription-based), comes with 1 lakh (1 hundred thousand) hours of conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fingertip (web Series)
''Fingertip'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language streaming television series, starring Akshara Haasan, Ashwin Kakumanu, Sunaina, and Gayathrie. ''Fingertip'' was directed by Srinivasan Shivakar and premiered on ZEE5 on 21 August 2019. Overview Cast * Akshara Haasan as Priya * Ashwin Kakumanu as Sanjay * Sunaina as Rekha * Shivaji Dev as Vijay * Gayathrie as Sandhya * Madhusudhan Rao as Krishnamoorthy *Sanjana Sarathy as Vidhya * Jeeva Ravi as Ramalingam, Sanjay's assistant * Uma Padmanabhan as Priya's mother * Siddhartha Shankar as Varun * Rohith Muralidharan as Raghavan Season 1 Episodes Season 2 Fingertip (Season 2) is an original Tamil-Language television series directed by Srinivasan Shivakar starring Prasanna, Aparana Balamurali, Regina Cassandra, Vinoth Kishan Vinoth Kishan is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. He made his debut as a child artiste in Bala's ''Nandha'' (2001), before playing villain in '' Naan M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero (2019 Tamil Film)
''Hero'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by P. S. Mithran, who co-wrote the film with Pon Parthiban, Savari Muthu and Antony Bhagyaraj. The film was produced by Kotapadi J. Rajesh under his production house KJR Studios. It stars Sivakarthikeyan, Arjun Sarja, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Ivana and Abhay Deol in prominent roles. This film marks the Tamil film debuts of Kalyani Priyadarshan and Abhay Deol. The music for the film is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with cinematography done by George C. Williams, and editing done by Ruben. The film was wide released on 20 December 2019. Prior to its release, filmmaker Bosco Prabhu accused Mithran for plagiarizing his story. In April 2020, the Madras High Court issued an interim order banning the film from television and streaming platforms, due to which it was taken down from Amazon Prime Video. The ban was lifted in May 2020 once the issue was resolved. The film received mixed reviews with praise for the cast perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irumbu Thirai (2018 Film)
''Irumbu Thirai'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action techno-thriller film directed by debutant P. S. Mithran. The film stars Vishal, Arjun, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, with Yuvan Shankar Raja composing the soundtrack. The film was produced by Vishal Film Factory, and the venture began production in October 2016. The narrative centers around an army officer, who starts hunting down a gang of hackers after they steal money from his bank account. The film released worldwide on 11 May 2018 and received positive reviews from critics and audience praising the cast performances, writing, direction, action sequences and technical aspects. The film successfully completed 100-days at the box office and became the seventh-highest grossing Tamil film of 2018. Plot Indian Army Major Kathiravan is working on anger management issues under chief psychiatrist Rathi Devi aka Rathi in order to return to his job. Soon they both fall in love where she counsels him to leave for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toli Prema (2018 Film)
''Tholi Prema'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Venky Atluri in his directorial debut. Produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad's Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra, the film stars Varun Tej and Raashi Khanna. The music is composed by S. Thaman while cinematography and editing are done by George C. Williams and Naveen Nooli respectively. Principal photography of the film took place in London and Hyderabad. Released on 10 February 2018, the film grossed over at the box office, and was a commercially successful. It was remade in Bengali language as ''Fidaa'' (2018). Plot Aadi is searching frantically for a missing girl in London. Dejected, Adi sits by the River Thames and starts talking about how he is successful at work but his love life is a complete failure. A few years back, Adi plots a revenge prank on his college professor for the 2 years of miserable college life despite being the top student. He escapes after a successful prank and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakhavu (2017 Film)
''Sakhavu'' (English: ''Comrade'') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language political drama film written and directed by Sidhartha Siva. It stars Nivin Pauly in dual roles, as a cunning student political leader (Krishnakumar) and a senior social activist and comrade (Sakhavu Krishnan) who fights for his left-wing ideals. Aishwarya Rajesh plays the heroine. The film was released on 14 April 2017 during Vishu holiday to positive reviews. Plot Krishnakumar aka Kichu is a ruthless youth wing's leader at a district level of his political party. He plans to get into a better position at his SFK party by destroying the political career of other competitors in his party. He arranges people to beat up his competitor, even though he is Kichu's close friend. He gets a call from Kuriachan who is a leader of his political party. He tells Kichu to go to hospital and donate blood for a comrade as Kichu has the rare blood group O Negative. Kichu was forced to go to hospital but he tells his friend M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
''Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Vignesh Shivan, produced by actor Dhanush under his banner Wunderbar Films, and distributed by Lyca Productions. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara, with Parthiepan, Raadhika Sarathkumar, RJ Balaji, and Anandaraj in supporting roles. The soundtrack album and background score was composed by Anirudh Ravichander. The cinematography was handled by George C. Williams, and editing was done by A. Sreekar Prasad. The film follows Pondy Paandi (Vijay Sethupathi), the son of a police inspector, who becomes involved in illegal activities. He falls in love with Kadhambari (Nayanthara), a deaf woman on a quest to get revenge against ruthless gangster Killivalavan (Parthiban). Vignesh Shivan announced the project in April 2013, with composer Anirudh being initially cast as the protagonist. However, Anirudh opted out of the project and Gautham Karthik and Lavanya Tripath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, India. The nickname ''Tollywood'' is a portmanteau of the words Telugu and Hollywood. By 2021, it has emerged as the largest film industry in India in terms of box-office. Since 1909, filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in producing short films and travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work. In 1921, he produced the silent film, '' Bhishma Pratigna'', generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film, and hence, regarded as the ''Father of Telugu cinema''. In 1933, '' Sati Savitri'' directed by Chittajallu Pullayya received an honorary diploma at the 2nd Venice. Known for its big-ticket, and popular film genre catering to wider audience, works such as ''Pathala Bhairavi'' (1951) (only South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Cinema
Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam'' won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute. Rajiv Anchal's ''Guru'' (1997), Salim Ahamed's ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (2011) and Lijo Jose Pellissery's ''Jallikkattu'' (2019) were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. Other films which achieved global acclaim include ''Chemmeen'' (1965), which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival, and a gold medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography.. ''The Hindu''. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2011. '' Swaham'' (1994) won the ''Bronze Rosa Camuna'' at the Bergamo Film Meeting in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
