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John Mahendran
John Mahendran is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil and Telugu and language films. John is the son of noted Tamil film maker Mahendran. Career John Mahendran directed two low-key Telugu films: ''Preminchedi Endukamma'' and '' Neetho''. He remade ''Neetho'' in Tamil as ''Sachein'' (2005) with Vijay, Genelia D'Souza and Bipasha Basu in the lead roles. John later worked on the independent Tamil film ''Aanivaer'' (2006), which told the story of a doctor caught up in the Sri Lankan civil war. The film won positive reviews and had a limited release across regions with Tamil diaspora. In the early 2010s, John has worked on the script of '' Settai'' (2013) by helping director Kannan re-work the script of Hindi film '' Delhi Belly'' and on writing dialogues for ''Ambikapathy'', the dubbed Tamil version of '' Raanjhanaa'' (2013) starring Dhanush and Sonam kapoor Directed by Anand.L.Rai . Subsequently, he worked as a writer on film including '' Kaashmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahendran (filmmaker)
J. Alexander (25 July 1939 – 2 April 2019), known professionally as Mahendran, was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in the Tamil film industry. Mahendran is regarded as one of the greatest film makers of Tamil cinema and has influenced several filmmakers of the generations that followed. Mahendran entered the film industry as a screenwriter, writing scripts for nearly 26 films. He made an immediate impact with his first directional venture ''Mullum Malarum'' (1978). Mahendran's next film ''Uthiripookkal'', based on a short story written by Pudumaipithan, firmly established him as an important filmmaker in Tamil cinema. His ''Nenjathai Killathe'' won three National Film Awards including the award for the best regional film. He has also acted in films during the latter part of his film career, including ''Kamaraj'' (2004), '' Theri'' (2016), '' Nimir'' (2018) and '' Petta'' (2019). Biography Mahendran was born on 25 July 1939 to Joseph Chell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta Siva Ketta Siva
''Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva'' () is 2017 Indian Tamil-language action masala film written & directed by Sai Ramani, starring Raghava Lawrence and Nikki Galrani in the leading roles while Sathyaraj and Ashutosh Rana play supporting roles. The film is a remake of the 2015 Telugu film ''Pataas''. The music was composed by Amresh Ganesh with editing done by Praveen K. L. and cinematography by Sarvesh Murari. The film began production in November 2015 and was released on 9 March 2017 to highly negative reviews and it got utter flop in box office. Actor Raghava Lawrence was widely criticized by audiences for the 'Makkal Super Star ' title card Plot ACP Shivakumar IPS is a corrupt police officer who gets himself transferred to Chennai and misuses his power to gain money in unorthodox methods. During this process, he encourages an MP named GK, who has become a headache to Kirubakaran, the Police Commissioner of Chennai. Shiva happens to be Kiruba's son, who is angry on the latter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Screenwriters
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Tamil Film Directors
Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, natively spoken by the Tamils * Tamil script, primarily used to write the Tamil language **Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode * Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech See also * Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood, the word being a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. * Tamil cuisine * Tamil culture, is considered to be one of the world's oldest civilizations. * Tamil diaspora * Tamil Eelam, a proposed independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka * Tamil Nadu, one of the 28 states of India * Tamil nationalism * ''Tamil News'', a daily Tamil-language television news program in Tamil Nadu * Tamilakam, the geographical region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people, covered today's Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Film Directors
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Vikrant Rona
''Vikrant Rona'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari, produced by Jack Manjunath and co-produced by Alankar Pandian. It stars Sudeepa in the title role with Nirup Bhandari, Neetha Ashok, and Jacqueline Fernandez. The story revolves around Inspector Vikrant Rona, who arrives at a remote village in the middle of a tropical rainforest where he starts witnessing a series of unexplainable events which are attributed to the supernatural. ''Vikrant Rona'' was released theatrically in 3D on 28 July 2022, and digitally in ZEE5 on 2 September 2022. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics but received positive response from audience and thus became the third highest-grossing Kannada film at the time of its release. Plot Film opens with some children reading story books. One of them goes on to read a story about a Brahmarakshas in a village called Kamarottu, who was known to kidnap and kill children, fearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visithiran
''Visithiran'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language police procedural film directed by M. Padmakumar starring R. K. Suresh and Poorna. It is a remake of the director's own Malayalam film ''Joseph'' (2018). The film was scheduled to release on 20 May 2022 but ended up releasing earlier on 6 May. Cast *R. K. Suresh as Maayan * Poorna as Stella *Madhu Shalini as Meenakshi * Bagavathi Perumal as Peter *Ilavarasu *George Maryan *Anil Murali as Police officer *G. Marimuthu * Ravi Venkatraman *Pondy Ravi as Police officer *Sudha Chandran as Advocate Srinithi *Sangeetha V as Doctor *Ganeshkar as Driver Production Director Bala decided to produce the remake of Malayalam film ''Joseph'' under his banner with actor R. K. Suresh reprising the role of Joju George. John Mahendran was signed to write the dialogues for the original script of Shahi Kabir. Suresh increased his weight by 22 kilos and later had to shed weight for his young appearance, moreover, Suresh had to give three differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabadadaari
''Kabadadaari'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Pradeep Krishnamoorthy and produced by G. Dhananjayan. A remake of the 2019 Kannada film '' Kavaludaari'', the film stars Sibi Sathyaraj along with Nandita Swetha, Nassar, Jayaprakash, Suman Ranganathan, and Pradeep Krishnamoorthy in supporting roles. The music and background score for the film is composed by Simon K. King, with cinematography handled by Rasamathi and editing done by Praveen K. L. It was simultaneously made in Telugu as '' Kapatadhaari'' with Sumanth in the lead role. The film released on 28 January 2021. Plot Before the movie starts, there are graphics showing a car holding dead bodies. The bodies are buried, and the car is burnt. The driver is shown holding a pot full of jewels The story revolves around Shakti (Sibi Sathyaraj), a sincere traffic cop, whose real interest lies in handling crime-related cases. One day, he accidentally comes across the skeletal rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashmora
''Kaashmora'' ( Deadly spirit) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language horror masala film written and directed by Gokul. It features Karthi in dual roles for the second time after ''Siruthai'' as the protagonist and antagonist respectively alongside Nayanthara, and Sri Divya. The film features soundtrack composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by Om Prakash and edited by V. J. Sabu Joseph. Kaashmora was released worldwide on 28 October 2016, coinciding with the Diwali festival. Plot Kaashmora and his family are con artists who cheat people in the name of black magic and dark spirits. One day, a PhD research student named Yamini joins Kaashmora, only to gather evidence and expose him to the public. Kaashmora's fame brings him to a superstitious and fraudulent minister. Kaashmora earns the minister's trust. When the income tax department raids the minister's house, the minister asks his henchmen to transfer all of the illegal money to Kaashmora's house. Seeing this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva
''Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva'' () is 2017 Indian Tamil-language action masala film written & directed by Sai Ramani, starring Raghava Lawrence and Nikki Galrani in the leading roles while Sathyaraj and Ashutosh Rana play supporting roles. The film is a remake of the 2015 Telugu film ''Pataas''. The music was composed by Amresh Ganesh with editing done by Praveen K. L. and cinematography by Sarvesh Murari. The film began production in November 2015 and was released on 9 March 2017 to highly negative reviews and it got utter flop in box office. Actor Raghava Lawrence was widely criticized by audiences for the 'Makkal Super Star ' title card Plot ACP Shivakumar IPS is a corrupt police officer who gets himself transferred to Chennai and misuses his power to gain money in unorthodox methods. During this process, he encourages an MP named GK, who has become a headache to Kirubakaran, the Police Commissioner of Chennai. Shiva happens to be Kiruba's son, who is angry on the latter as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dookudu
''Dookudu'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and written by Vaitla, Kona Venkat, and Gopimohan. It is produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta, and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainment. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Samantha, Prakash Raj, and Sonu Sood alongside Brahmanandam who played a supporting role. S. Thaman composed the music and M. R. Varma edited the film, while K. V. Guhan handled the cinematography after Prasad Murella left the project in mid-way. The film revolves around Ajay Kumar (Babu), a police officer and son of ex-MLA Shankar Narayana (Raj), who awakes from coma, but his health remains perilous. To aid his recovery, Kumar masquerades as a Member of the Legislative Assembly fulfilling his father's ambition for him, while also hunting his father's foes. The film began production on 28 June 2010 at Hyderabad. Shooting began on 22 October 2010 in Turkey and lasted till mid-September 2011. The film was predo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |