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K. S. Adhiyaman
K. S. Adhiyaman is an Indian film director and producer, who has directed Hindi and Tamil films. Career Adhiyaman apprenticed under director K. Vijayan for eight films in the late 1980s, before deciding to become a film maker. After beginning his directorial career with a relatively unnoticed film in ''Thoorathu Sondham'' (1992), Adhiyaman wrote the dialogues for Suresh Menon's well received films ''Pudhiya Mugam'' (1993) and ''Paasamalargal'' (1994) and subsequently bagged the opportunity to make another film. '' Thotta Chinungi'', a relationship drama featuring an ensemble cast of Raghuvaran, Karthik, Revathi, Devayani, Rohini and Nagendra Prasad, won critical acclaim and performed well at the box office. He then featured as an actor in ''Thalaimurai'' (1998) directed by Saravana Pandian and won acclaim for his performance, while making another family drama titled '' Swarnamukhi'' which had Parthiban and Prakash Raj in leading roles. Adhiyaman then chose to direct his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramakudi
Paramakudi, also Paramagudi, is the largest town in the district of Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu, with a population of over 95,579 (2011 census). It has been the taluk headquarters since 1918, i.e. from the date of formation of Ramanathapuram District. Paramakudi consists of two separate settlements, Paramakudi and Emaneswaran from the first half of this century. These settlements were classified as separate towns in the census records from 1901 to 1961 and then merged together to form the present municipal town in 1964. The area of the town is 13.45 km2. The strength of the council is 36. The river Vaigai flows through Paramakudi on its way to the Bay of Bengal. History Paramakudi area was ruled by the Pandyan dynasty and later by Sethupathi of Ramanathapuram. According to the ancient epic ''Ramayana'', Lord Rama started his battle against Ravana at Sethu Canal, 45 minutes away. In the late 12th and early 13th century, this province was ruled by Hazrat Sulthan Syed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahrukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 80 films, and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. He has been awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, as well as the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Legion of Honour by the Government of France. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the world. Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with '' Deewana''. Early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films ''Baazigar'' (1993), ''Darr'' (1993), and ''Anjaam'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divya Spandana
Divya Spandana (born 29 November 1982), better known by her screen name Ramya, is an Indian actress and politician. She served as the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka. She primarily works in Kannada, alongside Tamil language films. Ramya is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South, an Udaya Award, and a Karnataka State Film Award. Ramya made her acting debut in the 2003 Kannada-language film ''Abhi''. Although she has sporadically worked in Tamil and Telugu films her work in Kannada film industry garnered her greater attention. She won the Udaya Award and Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the ''Amrithadhare'' (2005) and ''Tananam Tananam'' (2006) respectively. Her performance as the eponymous heroine in the 2011 romantic drama ''Sanju Weds Geetha'' garnered her further critical success and a Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress. Ramya has also starred in the 2011 blockbuster fantasy film ''Katari Veera Surasundarangi'' and other commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandhya (actress)
Revathy (born 27 September 1988), known by her stage name Kadhal Sandhya, is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Early life She was born in . Her father Ajith is an employee of IOB and her mother Maya which is known as beautician. She has an elder brother, Rahul. She attended Vidyodaya Girls Higher Secondary School, Chennai until completing Class 9. Career Sandhya was studying when she starred in the Tamil love story ''Kaadhal''. The role was offered to many known actresses, including Ileana D'Cruz and then Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, but the latter's father was reluctant to let her become an actress at the time. The team then picked Saranya was in Class IX, when cinematographer Vijay Milton referred her on to Balaji Sakthivel. She was initially considered to play the heroine in the film, but finally the role was later handed to Sandhya, after the director felt Saranya looked too young. After the success of the film ''Kaadhal'',in 2004, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaam
Syria (Hieroglyphic Luwian: 𔒂𔒠 ''Sura/i''; gr, Συρία) or Sham ( ar, ٱلشَّام, ash-Shām) is the name of a historical region located east of the Mediterranean Sea in Western Asia, broadly synonymous with the Levant. Other synonyms are Greater Syria or Syria-Palestine. The region boundaries have changed throughout history. In modern times, the term "Syria" alone is used to refer to the Syria, Arab Republic of Syria. The term is originally derived from Assyria, an ancient civilization centered in northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. During the Hellenistic period, the term Syria was applied to the entire Levant as Coele-Syria. Under Ancient Rome, Roman rule, the term was used to refer to the Roman Syria, province of Syria, later divided into Phoenice (Roman province), Syria Phoenicia and Coele-Syria, Coele Syria, and to the province of Syria Palaestina. Under the Byzantines, the provinces of Syria Prima and Syria Secunda emerged out of Coele Syria. After t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoondil
''Thoondil'' () is a 2008 Tamil language romantic drama film written and directed by K. S. Adhiyaman. The film stars Shaam, Sandhya, and Divya Spandana, while Vivek and Revathi play supporting roles. The music was composed by Abhishek Ray with editing done by V. M. Udhayashankar and cinematography by T. Kaviyarasu. The film released on 22 February 2008 and was opened to poor reviews. Plot The film tries to work on the old saying "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned". Divya (Divya Spandana) is an upcoming model in London who meets Sriram (Shaam), an IT guy, and falls in love. They sleep together, but Sriram leaves her when Divya's boss tells him to stay out of her life if he wants to see her make it big. Divya feels betrayed when she finds out but does not know that her boss is the reason behind the split. Divya does achieve her dream and becomes a top model but is on a revenge romp to wreak havoc in Sriram's happily married life to Anjali ( Sandhya). Anjali is a cheerful gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parvin Dabbas
Parvin Dabas (born 12 July 1974) is an Indian actor, director and model, who works predominantly in Hindi and English language films. Early life Parvin Dabas was born on 12 July 1974. His family is from Kanjhawala, Outer Delhi. He studied in Modern School Vasant Vihar, New Delhi and then in Hans Raj College, Delhi University. Career Dabas made his film debut in the 1999 film '' Dillagi'' and played a key role in the Malayalam film ''Ayyappantamma Neyyappam Chuttu'' along with ''Antara Mali'' the following year. His first major movie as actor was ''Monsoon Wedding'' directed by Mira Nair and he has since appeared in over 10 Bollywood films. He did a film named Tumse Milkar with Reshmi Ghosh He later starred in films such as '' The Hero: Love Story of a Spy'', ''Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara'' and ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'' for which he won acclaim. In 2005 he gave a guest appearance(as Sudhanshu) in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai TV serial aired on STAR One in one episode directed by Deven Bhojan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia (born 27 August 1980) is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Hindi, and some Punjabi, Telugu and Malayalam films. She has won the Femina Miss India 2002 pageant and was among the top 10 finalists in Miss Universe in the same year. She has also been one of the leaders of MTV Roadies since Season 14. Early life Dhupia was born in (present-day Kochi), India to a Punjabi Sikh family. Her father, Commander Pradip Singh Dhupia, served in the Indian Navy and mother, Manpinder, (Babli Dhupia) is a homemaker. She went to Naval Public School, Cochin then transferred to Navy Children School, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. She graduated from Jesus and Mary College in New Delhi, affiliated to the University of Delhi, with honours in History. Career Dhupia made her acting debut in a play in New Delhi called ''Graffiti''. Thereafter she appeared in a music video for Indipop band Euphoria and modeled for advertisement campaigns. She then appeared in the TV seria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadha
Sadaf Mohammed Sayed, also known by her stage name Sadha, is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. She was introduced to the Telugu film industry by the director Teja along with Nithiin in the film '' Jayam'' (2002), for which she was awarded Best Actress – Telugu. Career After making her debut in '' Jayam'' (2002), Sadha appeared in the Tamil film ''Anniyan'' (2005), opposite Vikram directed by S. Shankar. Since then, she has appeared in a number of films across various film industries of India, in different languages including ''Monalisa'' (2004) in Kannada and '' Click'' (2010) in Hindi. In 2014, Sadha joined as a judge for the ninth season of ''Jodi No 1'' on Vijay TV. In 2016, Sadha starred as judge in '' Dhee Juniors 1 & 2'', a dance-based show produced by Mallemala Entertainments in Telugu. she is a judge on ''Dhee Jodi'' with Sekhar Master, with each season running over a period of one year. It is a weekly show that is broadcast o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyasakhi
''Priyasakhi'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman and produced by P. L. Thenappan. The film stars Madhavan and Sadha, while Aishwarya, Ramesh Khanna, Manobala and Kovai Sarala feature in supporting roles. The film is a contemporary Indian take on life and pregnancy topics, and was a remake of the delayed Hindi film ''Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar''. Production began in December 2004 and the film was released in 14 April 2005. Plot Sandhana Krishnan, also known as Sakhi, is an automobile company employee who lives in a joint family. He comes across a model named Priya and becomes attracted to her. Sakhi uses Priya's friend to gain her attention. He later comes across her diary and uses it to make Priya fall for him by posing as her ideal guy. Sakhi tricks Priya and his family tells them lies about how Priya is the ideal bride and fits well into their family and they get married. Unlike Sakhi's conservative family, Priya's wealthy family is 'cosm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar
''Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar'' () is a Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman best known for directing ''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' (2002). Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty star in the lead roles as husband and wife. Reema Lagoo, Mohnish Behl and Shakti Kapoor also star. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Priyasakhi'' with Madhavan and Sadha. The delay of the film meant that ''Priyasakhi'' ended up releasing first. Shooting took place in London, United Kingdom and in India. The film was earlier titled ''Dil Chura Ke Chal Diye''. The film is produced by Bubby Kent who previously produced the Salman Khan starrers '' Kurbaan'' (1991), ''Chandra Mukhi'' (1993) and ''Jaanam Samjha Karo'' (1999). The film released in 2006 after being delayed in production for several years. Synopsis Ayaan lives a very wealthy lifestyle with his married brother, Karan and his wife, Anju; a younger sister, Yamini, and brother, Rahul; his mom, and grandma. He runs a garage. One day he mee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty Kundra (born Ashwini Shetty; Née Shetty; 8 June 1975) is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi-language films. Shetty made her screen debut in the thriller ''Baazigar'' (1993) which garnered her nominations for two Filmfare Awards, after which she played a dual role in the action comedy ''Main Khiladi Tu Anari'' (1994). Shetty's career saw a resurgence as a lead actress by the turn of the millennium with the romantic drama ''Dhadkan'' (2000), marking a turning point in her career. This was followed by roles in ''Indian'' (2001) and '' Rishtey'' (2002), which earned her praise and another Filmfare nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. Shetty received critical acclaim for playing a career woman suffering from AIDS in the social drama '' Phir Milenge'' (2004), which garnered a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She subsequently appeared in successful films such as the action thriller ''Dus'' (2005), the ensemble drama '' Life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
