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Jeeva (director)
Jeeva (21 September 1963 – 26 June 2007) was an Indian filmmaker, cinematographer and film director in Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam-language cinema. He was an established cinematographer in the late 90s and early 2000s. Career Jeeva started his career assisting cinematographer P. C. Sreeram in the films such as ''Nayakan'', ''Agni Natchathiram'', ''Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film), Apoorva Sagodharargal'', ''Idhaya Thamarai'', ''Gopura Vasalile'' and ''Meera (1992 film), Meera''. He became an independent cinematographer in Priyadarshan's Malayalam film ''Abhimanyu (1991 film), Abhimanyu'' (1991) starring Mohanlal and went on to film over 20 films including his own directorials. He was director S. Shankar, Shankar's usual cinematographer in his early films such as ''Gentleman (1993 film), Gentleman'' (1993), ''Kadhalan'' (1994) and ''Indian (1996 film), Indian'' (1996). Jeeva's work in Shankar's ''Kadhalan'' fetched him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiruthuraipoondi
Thiruthuraipoondi is a municipality in Tiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thiruthuraipoondi is an agricultural town located south of Thiruvarur district. Tirutturaipundi is a taluk in Tanjore District (Madras Presidency), after independence, it was a part of Thanjavur district till 1991. It subsequently became a part of the newly formed Tiruvarur district on January 1, 1997. The Mulli river passes through the town. It is and includes more than 25 villages. Most of the people work in agriculture. Thiruthuraipoondi is south of Chennai, south of Nagapattinam and east of Thanjavur. As of 2011, the town had a population of 24,404. History The town was ruled by various dynasties including the Early Cholas, Kalabhras, Pallavas, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas; and later by Pandyas, Vijayanagara Empire, Delhi Sultanate, Thanjavur Nayaks, Thanjavur Marathas and the British Empire. Geography Thiruthuraipoondi or Thiruthuraipundi ( TTP) is an agricultural town loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run (2004 Film)
''Run'' is a 2004 Indian Hindi language action film. It stars Abhishek Bachchan and Bhumika Chawla. It is directed by Jeeva and was a remake of a 2002 Tamil film of the same name, starring Madhavan and Meera Jasmine. The film was produced by Boney Kapoor and Sridevi. The film received mixed reviews and was a failure at the box office. The director of the film worked as the cinematographer for the original. Plot Siddharth alias "Sidhu" (Abhishek Bachchan) comes to New Delhi for his further studies and stays with his sister Esha (Ayesha Jhulka) from Allahabad. His spoiled friend Ganesh (Vijay Raaz) trails behind him and arrives later. Sidhu, through perceived destiny and chance, bumps into Janhvi (Bhumika Chawla). Sidhu falls in love with Janhvi, who belongs to a conservative Haryanvi family. Janhvi's elder brother, Ganpat (Mahesh Manjrekar), is a head of the family who is very protective of his family, mainly his sister, after the loss of their parents. Initially, Janhvi brus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Cinematographer
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The list See also * Tamil cinema * Cinema of India References {{Tamil Nadu State Film Award Best Cinematography Actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ... Awards for best cinematography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentleman (1993 Film)
''Gentleman'' is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language heist action film co-written and directed by S. Shankar in his directorial debut, and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The film stars Arjun, Madhubala and Subhashri, with M. N. Nambiar, Manorama, Goundamani, Senthil, Charan Raj, Vineeth, and Rajan P. Dev in supporting roles. It revolves around a respected Madras-based businessman who moonlights as a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor for their education. ''Gentleman'' was released on 30 July 1993, and distributed by Kunjumon himself as distributors were reluctant. Despite this, the film became a box office success, running for over 175 days in theatres besides winning three South Filmfare Awards (including Best Film – Tamil and Best Director – Tamil), four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards (including Best Actor and Best Director) and five Cinema Express Awards. The film was remade in Hindi as '' The Gentleman'' (1994). Plot In Ooty, Krishnamoorthy "K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada-language films. Mohanlal has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in more than 400 films. Mohanlal's contributions to the Malayalam cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Indian film industry. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001, and Padma Bhushan in 2019, India's fourth and third highest civilian honours, for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2009, he became the first actor in India to be awarded the honorary rank of Lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army. Mohanlal made his acting debut at age 18 in the Malayalam film ''Thiranottam'' in 1978, but the film was delayed in its release for 25 years due to censorship iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhimanyu (1991 Film)
''Abhimanyu'' is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film directed by Priyadarshan and written by T. Damodaran. It stars Mohanlal, Geetha, and Shankar. The plot revolves around the Bombay (now Mumbai) underworld and the transformation of an innocent guy into a crime boss in the city. The tagline of the movie is ''Crime Never Pays''. The Fim Got A Certificate from Censorboard.The film was a commercial success at the box office. The film is noted for its screenplay, direction and background score. Mohanlal won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor. Its Tamil dubbed version ''Arasan'' was also a box office success. The movie was later dubbed and released in Hindi as ''Satyaghath - Crime Never Pays''. It was remade in Tamil as ''Thalai Nagaram'' (2006), Telugu as '' Nagaram''(2008) and in Kannada as ''Devru'' (2009). Art direction was by Thotta Tharani. Plot Harikrishnan is an immigrant in Mumbai, who, like many thousands of immigrants, is struggling to make ends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hindi alone, the highest number of films done by any Hindi film director after David Dhawan. He was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his early Malayalam films. Priyadarshan has also directed many advertisement films. Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Towards 2000s, he moved to Bollywood (Hindi-language cinema) and remained active throughout the decade. In 2013, he announced that ''Rangrezz'' would be his last Hindi film for a while and shifted focus to Malayalam cinema. His most notable films include ''Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu'', ''Thalavattam'', ''Vellanakalude Nadu'', ''Chith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rediff
Rediff.com (stylized as ''rediff.com'') is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal. It was founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City. , it had more than 300 employees. It is one of the earliest web portals and email providers in India. When its founder Ajit Balakrishnan launched Rediff on the NeT, the internet was barely five months old in the country, and had a total of about 18,000 users. History The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996. Early products included the email service Rediffmail and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals. In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 for filing a materially false prospectus in relation to an IPO of its American depositary shares. The case was resolved by settlement in 2009. In April 2001, Rediff.com acquired the ''India Abroad ''India Abroad'' is a weekly new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meera (1992 Film)
''Meera'' is a 1992 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film directed by P. C. Sreeram in his directorial debut and written by M. R. Bharathi. The film stars Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran, Aishwarya as the title character along Vikram (actor), Vikram , while Tarun (Telugu actor), Tarun, Poornam Viswanathan, Gandhimathi, Janagaraj, and Chinni Jayanth play supporting roles. Nassar (actor), Nassar and R. Sarathkumar, Sarathkumar make friendly appearances, and the latter has a cameo appearance. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja with cinematography by P. C. Sreeram and editing by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan. The film released on 18 December 1992. Plot Meera is in college and pregnant nearing labour. Here, she tells her story of how she got to this point in a flashback. A young man named Jeeva falls in love with her. She despises him and eventually gets him kicked out of college. After a fight with Jeeva near her house, Meera goes out for a walk and sees a woman getting killed by a pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopura Vasalile
''Gopura Vasalile'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film directed by Priyadarshan, starring Karthik and Bhanupriya. It relies on various subplots from the Malayalam film ''Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran'' (1990) and the Hindi film '' Chashme Buddoor'' (1981). The film was released on 22 March 1991. Plot Cast * Karthik as Manohar * Bhanupriya as Kalyani * Suchitra as Kasthuri * Nassar as Manohar's friend * Janagaraj as Pethaperumal * Charle as Manohar's friend * Junior Balaiah as Manohar's friend * V. K. Ramasamy as Kalyani's father * Nagesh * Sukumari as Manohar's mother * Poornam Viswanathan * Mohanlal as the accordionist in the song "Keladi En" (Cameo appearance) Production Malayalam director Priyadarshan was to have made his Tamil debut with the film ''Chinnamanikkuyile'', which never saw a theatrical release. As a result, ''Gopura Vasalile'' became his Tamil debut. It is also the first appearance of Malayalam actor Mohanlal in a Tamil film. Soundtrack The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idhaya Thamarai
''Idhaya Thamarai'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by K. Rajeshwar, starring Karthik and Revathi. The film, produced by M. Veda had musical score by Shankar–Ganesh and was released on 14 January 1990. Plot Vijay is an impulsive angry youth who falls in love with Manju. After an incident, he is arrested and a few years later, he meets Manju who is now married. She is married to her company owner Ranjith in order to be saved from Vijay's enemies. Cast * Karthik as Vijay *Revathi as Manju *Nizhalgal Ravi as Ranjith *Janagaraj as Absent-minded man *Chinni Jayanth as Vijay's Friend *Charle as A Drunken *Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Mandra Moorthy Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. Reception P. S. S. of ''Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
