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Ishari K. Ganesh
Dr. Ishari K Ganesh (pronounced as Ai-sari) is the founder, chairman and Chancellor of Vels University in Chennai, India. He founded the Vael's Educational Trust in 1992 in the memory of his late father Isari Velan, a former Member of Legislative Assembly in the state government of M. G. Ramachandran. He was the president of the Pachaiyappa's Trust board (2011-2014). He was the secretary of the consortium of colleges affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University(2007-2009). Ganesh is also the founder and chairman of Vels Film International, which produces films in Tamil cinema. Ganesh has acted in 5 movies from (1992-2018) in supporting role and did a role in S. Shankar’s '' 2.0'' (2018). Filmography ;Actor *''Uthama Purushan'' (1989) *''Vaaku Moolam'' (1991) *'' Dharma Seelan'' (1993) *'' Doubles'' (2000) *'' Aval Paavam'' (2000) *'' Ninaikkaadha Naalillai'' (2001) *''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2002) *''One Two Three'' (2002) - Bilingual film (Tamil/ Kannada) ... [...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] |
Dharma Seelan
''Dharma Seelan'' is a 1993 Tamil language film directed by Cheyyar Ravi. The film stars Prabhu in dual roles as father and son and Khushbu whilst Napoleon, Geetha and Salim Ghouse play supporting roles. The film was released on 16 July 1993. Plot Thamizh Selvan, an orphan who works in a hospital, tries to discover the truth of his parentage. Though the head of his orphanage claims that a recently deceased nun was his mother, others deny it. So Thamizh teams up with a reporter Durga, he meets at the nun's wake, and the two work to unearth the facts. Cast *Prabhu as SP Dharma Seelan (Father) and Thamizh Selvan (Son) *Khushbu as Durga *Napoleon as Vaappa * Geetha as Parvathi *Salim Ghouse as Pradeep Chakravarthi * Manorama as Mother Mary *Goundamani Subramaniyan Karuppaiya (born 25 May 1939), known by his stage name Goundamani, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his comic duo partnership in Tamil films with fellow actor Senthil. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sometimes (film)
''Sometimes'' ( ta, link=yes, Sila Samayangalil, italic=yes) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film, written and directed by Priyadarshan. Produced by Isari Ganesh, Prabhu Deva and A. L. Vijay, the film features Prakash Raj, Sriya Reddy and Ashok Selvan. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the cinematographer was Sameer Thahir. The film was released on 1 May 2018 on Netflix. It was among the top ten shortlisted films for the 74th Golden Globe Awards, but was not nominated. Plot The story follows seven strangers who are waiting for their HIV test results in a private clinic. Thrown together by circumstance, most are initially reluctant to reveal anything about themselves, eventually swapping stories of the life circumstances that have led to their suspecting that they have HIV. Krishnamurthy, an elderly married man, had sex with a prostitute while on a work trip to Kolkata a few years earlier and learned that the colleague who encouraged him to do s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogan (film)
''Bogan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Lakshman and produced by Prabhu Deva (Prabhu Deva Studios) and Ganesh. The film stars Arvind Swamy and Jayam Ravi in titular roles, with Hansika Motwani, Akshara Gowda, Nassar, Ponvannan and Naren in supporting roles. The film story is about the body swapping of a honest police officer, Vikram (Jayam Ravi) and a thief with astral projection power, Aditya (Aravind Swami). Featuring music composed by D. Imman, the film began production during March 2016 and released on 2 February 2017 and received positive reviews and become a commercial success. Plot Vikram (Jayam Ravi) is an honest cop who serves as the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Chennai. He has a team of police officers, namely, Sathya ( Varun), Akshara ( Akshara Gowda), and Prasad (Nagendra Prasad). He lives with his parents, elder sister (Sindhu Shyam), and brother-in-law (Prakash Rajan). His family sets up an arranged ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devi (2016 Film)
''Devi'' is a 2016 Indian comedy horror film co-written and directed by Vijay. It features Tamannaah in the titular role with Prabhu Deva and Sonu Sood in the lead roles Whilst RJ Balaji, Saptagiri, Rajiv Thakur and Murali Sharma in supporting roles. In addition to Tamil, the film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi titled ''Abhinetri'' () and ''Tutak Tutak Tutiya'', respectively. All three versions were released worldwide on 7 October 2016. Plot Krishna (Prabhu Deva) is a happy-go-lucky Tamilian ( Teluguite in Telugu version) who works in Mumbai. He is originally from Coimbatore (Rajahmundry in Telugu version). He spends his time searching for his dream girl. He wants his life partner to be educated and have supermodel looks. He does not want a country girl for a wife. His grandmother is on her deathbed, and his father (Joy Mathew) wants him to get married. His father, with the aid of his grandmother, chooses a girl from their village. He tries many times t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmi (2018 Film)
''Lakshmi'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language musical dance film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. The film stars Ditya Bhande as the titular character along with Prabhu Deva and Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead roles alongside a supporting cast including Salman Yusuff Khan and Karunakaran. Produced by Prateek Chakravorty, Shruti Nallappa and R. Ravindran under the banner of Pramod Films and Trident Arts, the film features music composed by Sam C. S. and cinematography by Nirav Shah. The film released on 24 August 2018 on the eve of Varalakshmi Vratam and based on the theme of goddess Lakshmi. Plot Ten-year-old Lakshmi lives and breathes "dance" and dreams of winning the "Pride of Life India Jr." title in the national level dance competition. However, her single mother Nandini detests music and dance. Soon, Lakshmi forms an unlikely bond with the people in a cafe near her school. Though Lakshmi approaches it for the music played in the store, she soon becomes a regular visitor. V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engeyum Kadhal
''Engeyum Kadhal'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romance comedy film written and directed by Prabhu Deva that stars Jayam Ravi and Hansika Motwani. Featuring music by Harris Jayaraj, it was produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram and released on 6 May 2011 to mixed reviews but became a box office hit. The story revolves around an Indian girl living in France who falls in love with an Indian boy visiting from India. Plot The film is set in France and Italy. Kamal, a young billionaire, doesn't believe in love. He works hard for 11 months and takes a month's break from all the work related commitments. Celloist Kayalvizhi (Kayal for short or Lolita for Kamal) believes in true love and is highly fascinated with Indian culture. Then she sees Kamal one day and it is love at first sight for her, but before she can follow him he gets into his car and goes away. Her father Rajasekhar runs a small detective agency in France and Kayal often reads her father's case files for interesting storie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native speakers, and was additionally a second or third language for around 13 million non-native speakers in Karnataka. Kannada was the court language of some of the most powerful dynasties of south and central India, namely the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadava Dynasty or Seunas, Western Ganga dynasty, Wodeyars of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara empire. The official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka, it also has scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton Unive ... [...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] |
123 (film)
''123'' is a 2002 Indian trilingual romantic comedy film directed by K. Subash. It was made in two languages (Tamil and Kannada) simultaneously and was partially reshot in Telugu. The film stars real-life brothers Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram, and Nagendra Prasad alongside Jyothika as the main female lead, while Deva composed the film's music. Based on the Marathi play ''All The Best'', ''123'' released in June 2002 mixed to positive reviews. Plot Tirupathi, Pazhani and Chidambaram are physically impaired friends – Thirupathi is blind, Pazhani is deaf, and Chidambaram is mute. None of them has a family, and they begin to live under the same roof. Narmada enters their lives, and all three fall in love with her. The story follows their attempts to win her hand. Cast Production In December 2001, the three sons of prominent dance choreographer Mugur Sundar were reported to be coming together to star in the Tamil film, and while Prabhu Deva was an established actor and Raju Sunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thulluvadho Ilamai
''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language teen drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, but Kasthuri Raja is credited for business reasons and the film marks the acting debut of Dhanush, who plays the lead role. The film also features other newcomers Abhinay, Sherin, Ramesh, Shilpa and Gangeshwari in major roles, and features prominent film personalities Vijayakumar, Ramesh Khanna, and Pyramid Natarajan playing supporting roles. The film depicts the story of six high-school classmates, three boys and three girls, coming from different strata of society, who have each their own problems in their respective families and escape from their homes, deciding to live together on their own with the help of an older friend of theirs. While the soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, Viji Manuel composed the film score. The film was released on 10 May 2002. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Juniors'' (2003) with Sherin reprising her role. Plot Mahes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
