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John Vijay
John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who plays supporting roles in Tamil films. He has also worked in a few Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. Career John Vijay did his M.Sc. in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai. Vijay also works as the head programme director of Radio One FM. John is the chief of 'H2O', an advertising agency with its office at Nungambakkam. Pushkar and Gayatri, who were his juniors in the Visual Communications course in Loyola College, offered him a role in their directorial debut ''Oram Po''. His performance as "Sun of Gun" in the film was described by critics as "scene stealer, his antics bring the house down". He played a friend of Rajinikanth in ''Kabali ''Kabali'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars Rajinikanth in the titular role, with Radhika Apte, Sai Dhanshika, Winston Chao, Kishore, Dines ...'' (2016). ...
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Tuticorin
Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin) is a port city, a municipal corporation and an industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city lies in the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal. Thoothukudi is the capital and headquarters of Thoothukudi district. It is located about southwest of Chennai, northeast of Thiruvananthapuram and southeast of Bangalore. According to Confederation of Indian Industry, Thoothukudi has the second highest Human Development Index in Tamil Nadu next to Chennai. Thoothukudi City serves as the headquarters of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited. Major educational establishments in the city include Government Thoothukudi Medical College, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Maritime Academy, V.O. Chidambaram College, Kamaraj College, Anna University (Thoothukudi Campus) and Government Polytechnic College. V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust is one of the fastest growing Major Ports in India. Thoothukudi is an "Emergi ...
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Poi Solla Porom
''Poi Solla Porom'' () is a 2008 Tamil comedy film directed by A. L. Vijay. It is a remake of the Hindi film ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'' and stars Karthik Kumar, debutante Piaa Bajpai, and Nedumudi Venu, alongside an ensemble supporting cast including Omar Lateef, Justina, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, Cochin Haneefa, Nassar, Bosskey, John Vijay, and Moulee. The music was composed by M. G. Sreekumar with editing done by Anthony and cinematography by Aravind Krishna. The film released on 12 September 2008. The story is loosely based on real-life famous landgrabber and land shark E.V.PerumalSamy Reddy of EVP Film city based out of chennai who is famous for forging documents to take possession of others land. Plot K. R. Sathyanathan (Nedumudi Venu) is a typical middle-class man who has just retired. He wants to buy a plot of land in the city and move in with his wife Saradha (Lakshmi Ramakrishnan) and children: Uppilinathan alias Uppili (Karthik Kumar), Vishwanathan alias Vicha (Omar Lateef), and ...
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David (2013 Hindi Film)
''David'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language crime film directed by Bejoy Nambiar, starring Vikram (actor), Vikram, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Vinay Virmani in the title role, alongside Tabu (actress), Tabu, Monica Dogra, Lara Dutta and Isha Sharvani. The film was partially reshot in Tamil language, Tamil under the same title with Jiiva replacing Virmani. The plot revolves around the lives of three different men named David, who are about to take a step which is going to change their lives forever. Both the Hindi and Tamil versions were released on 1 February 2013. Plot ''The London segment featuring Neil Nitin Mukesh was only present in the Hindi version.'' The story revolves around the lives of three Davids in three different parts of the world in three different eras. London, 1975: 30-year-old David (Neil Nitin Mukesh) works for Iqbal Ghani, a dreaded Mafia don who controls London's Muslim community through his illegal activities. David is Ghani's protege who is poised to take ov ...
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Samar (2013 Film)
''Samar'' ()is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Thiru. It stars Vishal, Trisha and Sunaina, with Manoj Bajpayee and J. D. Chakravarthy appearing in supporting roles. Richard M. Nathan handled the cinematography, while the film's soundtrack and score were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and Dharan Kumar, respectively. Later on, it was dubbed in Hindi as ''Gabbar Sher'' in 2016. The story revolves around a trekking guide, who is forced to leave for Bangkok under strange circumstances and witnesses a series of puzzling incidents there. After several delays finally the film was released on 13 January 2013. Plot The film opens with Sakthi, son of a forest ranger, beating up a gang that illegally cuts precious trees to earn money. Sakthi is a jungle trekker who spends his time bringing groups of tourists on trips into the jungle. Almost immediately, the story changes track and introduces Sakthi’s girlfriend, Rupa. The lovers soon part wa ...
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Etho Seithai Ennai
''Etho Seithai Ennai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by debutante J.Elvin Bosser, starring Shakthi, Liyasree and Anand in lead and Anand Babu, Ilavarasu, John Vijay and Srinath in supporting roles. It released on 17 August 2012 and received negative reviews. The film became a disaster. Plot Arjun (Shakthi) falls in love with his classmate Shalini (Liyasree), who hails from a rich family. Shalini has a special bonding with her uncle Nambi (Anand), a local don/businessman. Shalini prefers to marry someone whom her uncle chooses and maintains distance with Arjun. However, beyond a point, Shalini falls for Arjun, impressed by his true love. Nambi spots Shalini and Arjun together and gets furious, but Shalini convinces Nambi and he accepts their love. Suddenly, Arjun goes missing, and it is revealed that Arjun is kidnapped by Veeru (Anand Babu), who happens to be Nambi's business rival as a means of revenging Nambi. Veeru contacts Nambi an ...
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Kalakalappu
''Kalakalappu'' () () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Sundar C. and produced by his wife Khushbu. It stars Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya and Santhanam, with music composed by Vijay Ebenezer. It was originally titled ''Masala Cafe'', but was later renamed to ''Kalakalappu''. The film released on 11 May 2012 to mixed to positive reviews, and became a commercial success. The film is 25th directorial venture for Sundar C. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Jump Jilani'' starring Allari Naresh. In 2018, the film later went into the spiritual successor ''Kalakalappu 2''. The movie is loosely based on the 2009 German Comedy film '' Soul Kitchen''. Plot Seenu runs the Kumbakonam-based Masala Café, inherited from his forefathers. Masala Café was a famous food outlet a few decades back, but has lost its prominence later, and now Seenu finds it difficult to manage. The café's chef and his granddaughter Maya stay with Seenu. Madhavi, the new health ins ...
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Mouna Guru
''Mouna Guru'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Santha Kumar and produced by M. K. Thamizharasu. The film stars Arulnidhi and Ineya, while John Vijay, Madhusudhan Rao, Uma Riyaz Khan, Krishnamoorthy, and Balakrishnan play supporting roles. ''Mouna Guru'' illustrates a misunderstood college youth who becomes unwittingly involved in a crime plot that spirals his life out of order. The film's soundtrack has been composed by S. Thaman. It was released on 16 December 2011 and received highly positive reviews, subsequently becoming a sleeper hit. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Guru'', in Telugu as '' Shankara'' and in Hindi as '' Akira''. Plot Karunakaran finds it difficult to adjust with the society that he lives. As a result, he is unable to control his anger and ends up with trouble due to his unpredictable behavior, which becomes a constant worry for his mother and brother. A series of incidents force him to leave Madurai and end up in Ch ...
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Vanthaan Vendraan
''Vanthaan Vendraan'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by R. Kannan that stars Jiiva, Nandha and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles. Principal photography began on 27 August 2010, and the film released on 16 September 2011 to mixed reviews. Plot The film opens to a school in a village where a boy recites a national anthem before all the staff and students of the school. Another boy is seen running to school as he is late. His teacher punishes him while comparing him to the boy who recited earlier, who is revealed to be his younger half-brother. An enmity grows in the older brother as he is always compared to his younger brother. The younger brother burns the photo of the older brother's father as he was the reason for his defeat in the school's kabbadi match. In retaliation, the older brother throws the younger brother into a well. Watching him get drowned in the well, the older brother runs away from the village. The film then opens to Mu ...
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Aanmai Thavarael
''Aanmai Thavarael'' (''Missing Masculinity'') is a 2011 Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Kuzhanthai Velappan. The film, featuring newcomers Dhruva and Shruti alongside Sampath Raj and Panchu Subbu in primary roles, deals with human trafficking. It was released on 3 June 2011. Cast * Dhruva as Vettri * Shruti as Yamuna * Sampath Raj as Charles Antony * Panchu Subbu as Mr. A * John Vijay as 'Andhra' Prasad * Annie Gill as Kerala girl * Tharun Kshatriya as Pavan * Lakshmi Ramakrishnan as Mary * Deepika Kamaiah * Chitra Lakshmanan as Vetri's boss * Lollu Sabha Jeeva as Vetri's friend * Crane Manohar as Cab Driver * Swaminathan as Swaminathan * Manobala * Uma Padmanabhan Uma Padmanabhan (born 27 September 1965 ) is an Indian film and television actress. Career Uma Padmanabhan had her early education in Chennai and graduated in commerce from SIET, Nandanam. When SUN TV was founded in 1993, she applied for the ... * Dharan as a pimp * Nandh ...
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Ko (film)
''Ko'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language political action thriller film directed by K. V. Anand, and written by Anand and the duo Suresh and Balakrishnan. The film stars Jiiva, Ajmal, Karthika (in her major Tamil debut), and Piaa Bajpai in lead roles, while Prakash Raj and Kota Srinivasa Rao appear in supporting roles. The film follows Ashwin (Jiiva), a photojournalist working for ''Dina Anjal'' who covers the Tamil Nadu State Election. The core plot of the movie was reported to be based on the 2009 movie '' State of Play''. The film features music composed by Harris Jayaraj, with cinematography handled by Richard M. Nathan and editing done by Anthony. The film was released on 22 April 2011 to mostly positive reviews,Ko Release Postponed – Ko – Kv An ...
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Va (film)
''Va'' ( ta, வ; Tamil numeral for 1/4; working title: ''Va Quarter Cutting'') is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film written and directed by Pushkar-Gayathri. It stars Shiva, SPB Charan and Lekha Washington , with Kalyan, John Vijay and Abhinayashree playing supporting roles. The film's story takes place in one night, in which a man, with the help of his would-be brother-in-law, hunts for a last liquor before leaving to Saudi Arabia. The movie was a box office Sleeper hit made within a shoestring budget of 2 crore. The film, produced by Sashikanth Sivaji's YNOT Studios and distributed by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies, features film score composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and cinematography by Nirav Shah. The shooting of the film commenced in early 2010 and was held at various locations in Chennai. Plot Sunderrajan aka Sura (Shiva) comes to Chennai from Coimbatore on his way to Saudi Arabia. He is received by Marthandam ( S. P. B. Charan), a veterinary ...
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Thillalangadi
''Thillalangadi'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by M. Raja. A remake of the 2009 Telugu film ''Kick'', it stars Raja's brother Jayam Ravi along with Tamannaah, and Shaam, who reprises his role from ''Kick'', and a supporting cast including Prabhu, Suhasini Maniratnam, Vadivelu, Santhanam, and Sanchita Shetty. The film features a soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, whilst S. Thaman's original score has been reused. The film, produced by Raja's father Editor Mohan and to be distributed by Sun Pictures, released on 23 July 2010. ''Thillalangadi'' depicts the story of Krishna (Jayam Ravi), a brilliant student who has excelled in all aspects of life but loves to have an adventure in his life and would do anything just to experience this kick (addiction). Plot Krishna is a happy-go-lucky youth who excels in every field but always does strange and dangerous things to obtain a certain "kick" – a thrill or excitement that he craves. One suc ...
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