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Irudhi Pakkam
''Irudhi Pakkam'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by Mano Ve Kannathasan and produced by Insomniacs Dream Creations LLP. The film stars Amrutha Srinivasan, Rajesh Balachandiran, Shree Raj and Vignesh Shanmugam in lead roles. The film's music is composed by M. S. Jones Rupert, whilst cinematography is performed by Praveen Balu and edited by Ram Pandian. Cast *Amrutha Srinivasan as Iyal *Rajesh Balachandiran as Kumar *Vignesh Shanmugam as Prasanth *Shree Raj as Mithun *Girija Hari as Jennifer *Pasupathi Raj as Ramaswami *Kishore Rajkumar as Sundaresan *Swayam Siddha Production The film marked the directorial debut of Mano Ve Kannathasan, an engineer-turned-filmmaker. Amrutha Srinivasan was selected after the filmmaker had seen her work on earlier web series projects such as ''Livin'' (2017) and ''Kallachirippu'' (2018). Mano felt that as she was also a theatre artiste, she would be comfortable to shoot in the style of guerrilla filmmaking. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrutha Srinivasan
Amrutha Srinivasan is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil-language films. She is known for her role in the web series ''Kallachirippu''. Career Amrutha Srinivasan made her lead film debut in ''Aviyal'' playing the only female protagonist in the film. In 2017, she made her Telugu debut with '' Mental Madhilo'' in which she portrayed one of the lead actresses before playing one of the leads in the web series '' Livin'''. She later starred in the lead role in the Tamil web series ''Kallachirippu'', for which she garnered acclaim. Regarding her role in the web series, ''India Today'' stated that "For once, the heroine isn't a self-sacrificing fantasy. She puts herself and her life first and thinks and behaves like an actual woman." She starred in '' Dev'' (2019) as Karthi's friend. Personal life Amrutha Srinivasan married Karthik Kumar Karthik Kumar (born 21 November 1977) is an Indian stand-up comedian and actor in the Tamil film and television industries. Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it as "the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller Film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. Tension is created by delaying what the audience sees as inevitable, and is built through situations that are menacing or where escape seems impossible. The cover-up of important information from the viewer, and fight and chase scenes are common methods. Life is typically threatened in a thriller film, such as when the protagonist does not realize that they are entering a dangerous situation. Thriller films' characters conflict with each other or with an outside force, which can sometimes be abstract. The protagonist is usually set against a problem, such as an escape, a mission, or a mystery. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identifies thriller films as one of eleven super-genres in his screenwriters' taxonomy, claiming that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kallachirippu
''Kallachirippu'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil language thriller web television series. It has a non-linear narrative structure provided and is hosted by Zee5, a video on demand platform. The web series was directed by Rohit Nandakumar and produced by popular film director Karthik Subbaraj under his own production company Stone Bench Productions. This was Karthik Subbaraj's first web series as a producer and it was the first web series for Stone Bench Productions company. The web series was released on the streaming platform Zee5 on 23 July 2018 and eventually ended up on 30 July 2018 with only 8 episodes. It starred Amrutha Srinivasan in the female lead role while Vikas, Vignesh Shanmugam, Rajalakshmi, Uma, Maheshwaran and Nandakumar played pivotal roles. This web series is also the second web series to be launched by Zee5 network after ''America Mappillai''. The web series received positive reviews from critics and audience for portrayal of women in more prominent identical roles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai 2 Singapore
''Chennai 2 Singapore'' is a 2017 Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Abbas Akbar, featuring Gokul Anand, Anju Kurian, and Rajesh Balachandiran in the lead roles. The film was jointly produced by Comicbook and the Media Development Authority Singapore (now known as IMDA), Ghibran, Vrobal and MM2 Entertainment Pte Ltd and co-produced by Shabir. Chennai2Singapore is the first collaboration between the Indian Tamil and Singaporean film industries. Plot The film starts with two men expressing their gratitude in a cemetery about a person who changed their life. The film then moves to a flashback. The film is about a struggling Indian filmmaker, Harish (Gokul Anand), who makes his way to Singapore to look for investors to finance his dream movie. However, a series of misfortunes foils his plans, and he also ends up losing his passport. At a loss, Harish meets Vaanambadi (Rajesh Balachandran), an eccentric Singaporean cameraman. With Vaanambaadi's advice and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Colony
''Cuban Colony'' is an Indian Malayalam language action comedy film written and directed by Manoj Varghese Parecattil, with Able Benny, Jino John, SreeRaj Vikram, Sreekanth Dasan, Gokul GK and Aiswarya Unni in lead roles under the banner of HalyAnnGroup. The film is predominantly set in Angamaly. Cast * Jino John as Charli * Sreekanth Dasan as Sambu * Able Benny as Martin chako * Aristo Suresh as Aristo * Sreeraj vikram as Bibi * Gk Gokul As Messi * Manoj Varghese Parecattil As Anil * Kripesh Kannan as Jango * Aiswarya Unni as Anu Varghese * Anagha as Mariya Music The film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ... is composed, arranged by Aloshya Kavumpurathu and lyrics written by Hari Narayanan and Manoj Varghese Parecattil. Release ''Cuban Colony'' was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poriyaalan
''Poriyaalan'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language thriller drama film directed by Thanukumar, written by Manimaran and produced by Vetrimaaran. The film features Harish Kalyan and Rakshita in the leading roles. Velraj is the cinematographer for the venture, while newcomer M. S. Jones Rupert composed the music. The film released on 5 September and had a moderate run. Cast * Harish Kalyan as Saravanan * Rakshita (Anandhi) as Vijaya Shanthi * Achyuth Kumar as Sundar * Mohan Raman as Shastri * Ajay Raj as Prabhu * Aadukalam Naren as Construction company boss * Delhi Ganesh as College principal * Udhayabhanu Maheswaran as Saravanan's father * Madhan Bob as Civil engineering professor * Crane Manohar as Fraud * Ajay Rathnam as Banker * Mayilsamy as Uncle * Fahad Nasar * Bava Lakshmanan as Land seller * Munnar Ramesh as Ramesh * Ravi Venkataraman as Rajendran * Boys Rajan as Shanti's father * Velraj as Velraj (Cameo appearance) * Gaana Bala in a cameo appearance Soundtrack * "Yedhed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinamalar
''Dinamalar'' is an Indian Tamil daily newspaper. It was founded in 1951 by T. V. Ramasubba Iyer. ''Dinamalar'' has an average circulation of 942,812 (ABC Jan-June 2016) History Dinamalar was founded by T. V. Ramasubbaiyer on 6 September 1951 at Thiruvananthapuram. The operations were moved to Tirunelveli in 1957. Circulation The newspaper is printed in 10 cities in Tamil Nadu namely Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Pondicherry, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore and Bangalore. As of 2016, the newspaper has a circulation of 942,812. Content The investigative journal Cobrapost released an undercover investigation and video which exposed the executives of Dinamalar speaking of promoting Hindutva and promoting the agenda of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2018. Cobrapost reported that the Director Lakshmipathy Adimoolam was devoted to the ideology of the RSS. In the operation, Adimoolam went on to say that hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maalai Malar
''Maalai Malar'' is a daily evening Tamil newspaper. It is owned by Daily Thanti group. It was founded by S. P. Adithanar in 1977 at Coimbatore. Maalai Malar has twelve editions published from Chennai, Vellore, Dindigul, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Pudhucheri, Salem and Tiruchirappalli. * Dina Thanthi * Thanthi TV * Hello FM * DT Next ''DT Next'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by Daily Thanthi Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was launched on 1 November 2015 in Chennai, with Ninan Thariyan as CEO. On 30 June 2021, Thariyan resigned, and the ...(Chennai Based English Daily Newspaper) References External links Malai Malar website Companies based in Chennai Mass media in Chennai Tamil-language newspapers published in India Evening newspapers published in India Newspapers published in Chennai Newspapers published in Coimbatore Mass media in Coimbatore Mass media in Madurai Newspapers pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s Tamil-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Films
2021 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, film festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2021, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "From an artistic perspective, 2021 has been an excellent cinematic vintage, yet the bounty is shadowed by an air of doom. The reopening of theatres has brought many great movies—some of which were postponed from last year—to the big screen, but fewer people to see them. The biggest successes, as usual, have been superhero and franchise films. ''The French Dispatch'' has done respectably in wide release, and ''Licorice Pizza'' is doing superbly on four screens in New York and Los Angeles, but few, if any, of the year’s best films are likely to reach high on the box-office charts. The shift toward streaming was already under way when the pandemic struck, and as the trend has accelerated it’s had a parad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
