Kallappadam
''Kallappadam'' () is a 2015 Tamil language, Tamil-language independent film, independent thriller film written and directed by J. Vadivel for first time producer Dr. Anand Ponniraivan under his production company Iraivan Films. The lead roles were portrayed by the film's director Vadivel, its cinematographer Sriirama Santhosh, editor Gaugin and its music director K (Indian composer), K, who play fictionalized versions of themselves.And Malayalam actor Jishnu Raghavan Made his Tamil Debut by this flim. ''Kallappadam'' is a story about how first-timers try to make a film, based on the native folk art Koothu. The film was released on 20 March 2015. Production Director by J. Vadivel is a former associate of director Mysskin and has previously worked on ''Nandalala'', ''Yuddham Sei'', and ''Mugamoodi''. Cinematographer S. Sriirama Santosh, was a former assistant to cinematographer P. C. Sreeram. Music was composed by K (Indian composer), Krishna Kumar and edited for the film by Ga ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli
Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli is a National award winning Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Malayalam films. A post graduate in human resource management from Madras School of Social Work, she joined the English theatre company Evam as a full-time employee, before venturing into the Tamil film industry. She is also a former National Level cricket player, and national Ultimate Frisbee champion.She has won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum Early life Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli was born into Tamil family. After completing her master's in social work, specialising in human resources, from the Madras School of Social Work, she worked for a corporate company as an HR professional. As she wanted to pursue "something more creative", she started to work with the theatre group Evam, on their managerial side. Although she never got to act in their plays because of a tight work schedule, she called i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mysskin
Shanmugha Raja, known professionally as Mysskin, is an Tamil film director, screenwriter, actor, singer, and producer. He made his directorial debut in 2006 with ''Chithiram Pesuthadi''. His subsequent films ''Anjathe'' (2008), ''Nandalala'' (2010) and ''Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum'' (2013) and Pisaasu (2014) received critical acclaim. He made his acting debut with ''Nandalala'' (2010), where he portrayed a mentally disabled man. Career He chose Mysskin as his assumed name, inspired by Prince Myshkin, the protagonist in Dostoevsky's novel ''The Idiot''. His schooling was in Tamil and he is an avid book reader He was working in a book store when director Kathir first asked him to join him. He was with him for nearly 8 months but did not work in any movie. It was under director Vincent Selva that he did his first movie ''Youth'', followed by ''Jithan'', again under Vincent Selva. Mysskin made his directorial debut with the low – budget film '' Chithiram Pesudhadi'' which went on t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anand Aravindakshan
Anand Aravindakshan (born 1989) is an Indian playback singer, and the 2016 title winner of Airtel Super Singer Season 5, a television-based reality singing competition in Tamil televised on Vijay TV. Early life Anand did his school education from Chennai, and while in high school at Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School in Chennai, Anand started representing his school at cultural events and competition. After his graduation in commerce at Vivekananda College in Chennai, Anand completed a course in sound engineering from Soundtech Media School of Sound Engineering and Recording in Chennai and his MBA from Symbiosis College in the same city. Reality show experience During this period Anand also took part in about four reality shows, where he won two shows and was announced first runner-up in the other two. He was the first runner up in the 2007 edition of Gandharva Sangeetham, a reality music show telecast by Kairali channel and in the 2008 edition of Athiradi Singer, a realit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kirumi
''Kirumi'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written, directed and edited by Anucharan in his debut feature. The film co-written by M. Manikandan and produced by JPR Films, stars Kathir and Reshmi Menon. The film, featuring music composed by K and cinematography by Arul Vincent, released on 24 September 2015. Plot Kathir is a selfish youth in search of a job. Despite being married and having a child, he is waiting for a job offer that he feels meets his standards. Meanwhile, his wife Anitha is the breadwinner of the family. Prabhakar, a friendly neighbour who acts as his father figure, gets him a job as an informant with the less than honest local police inspector. Kathir uses this opportunity to take revenge against the violent bar owner who humiliated him in front of his friends, despite Prabhakar's advice. With his tip-off, the police raids the bar and arrests the owner for running an illegal gambling den as a side business. One night, Prabhakar is murdered by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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49-O (film)
''49-O'' is a 2015 Tamil political satire film directed by debutante P. Arokiyadoss, who previously worked as an assistant to Gautham Vasudev Menon. It stars legendary actor Goundamani in the lead role, while actors Thirumurugan, Guru Somasundaram, and Balasingh, among others, play supporting roles. Production began in December 2013. The film released on 17 September 2015 on Vinayagar Chaturthi along with ''Maya'' and ''Trisha Illana Nayanthara'' and received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Synopsis The story portrays how politicians grab agricultural lands to real estate land mafia. It also explains the importance of a special voting option of NOTA. Cast *Goundamani as Sowri * Thirumurugan as Karikalan *Guru Somasundaram as Broker Arumugam *Balasingh as Dheenadhyalan *Rajendran as Advertisement Director * V. I. S. Jayapalan as MLA Boominathan *Chaams as Chaams * Ritusen as Ritusen *Delna Davis *Munnar Ramesh Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by K with the lyr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chef Damodharan
Damodharan K., professionally known as Chef Damu, is an Indian celebrity chef. He has hosted numerous cooking shows and reality cooking competitions on various Tamil language television channels, most notably a s a judge on ''Cooku with Comali'' on Star Vijay. In 2010, he received a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by a single individual. He also became the first Indian chef to receive Ph.D in Hotel Management and Catering Technology, which was awarded by the University of Madras in 2004. Furthermore, he has made a few appearances in Tamil films. Career In December 2010, Damodharan cooked 617 dishes consisting of 190 kilograms of food in a day. He began cooking at 8 o'clock in the morning on 21 December and cooked for a period of 24 hours, 30 minutes, and 12 seconds. Damodharan was also a judge at ''The Hindus ''Our State Our Taste'' competition for 15 cities in Tamil Nadu. Onscreen appearances Films *''Kallappadam'' (2015) *''Ulkuthu'' (2017) *''Oru ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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K (Indian Composer)
Krishna Kumar, better known by his stage name K, is an Indian music composer. Background K did his schooling at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai, where he took lessons in playing the keyboard. He quickly progressed and finished Grade 8 certificate exams in music with the Trinity College of Music, London. K graduated in Genetic Engineering (BTech) from SRM University, Chennai. His musical talent found an outlet when he joined his first rock band aged 12, and then played with a successful funk/rock and roll band ‘''Panatella''’ for several years after that. He moved to creating jingles for advertisements and corporate films, singing several songs for the same. Music career In the year 2010, K was brought on board for director Mysskin's film ''Yuddham Sei''. The film's sound track was a hit. He then composed for Mysskin's ''Mugamoodi'' starring Jiiva. His next big career break came when famed cinematographer Rajeev Ravi roped him for his directorial venture in Malayalam, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Singampuli
Singampuli is an Indian actor and director. After making ''Red'' (2002) and ''Maayavi'' (2005), he has made a career appearing in supporting roles in films. Career Singampuli was born and brought up in Theni, Periyakulam and after studying engineering in Bangalore, he arrived in Chennai looking for a career in films. During his stint as an assistant director with Sundar C, Singampuli suggested the original plot point of ''Unnaithedi'' to the director and Sundar wrote the script of the film within a week, before discussing the line with actor Ajith Kumar. Ajith was initially unimpressed but agreed to do the romantic story anyway, mentioning that if the film became a success he would feature in a future film to be directed by Singampuli. Subsequently, he agreed terms to work in the 2002 action film ''Red'', a story telling the tale of a Madurai-based revolutionary. The film opened to mixed reviews upon release and eventually the film had an average run at the box office but went ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Senthil
Senthil (born 23 March 1951) is an Indian comedy actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is famous for his comedian roles along with fellow actor Goundamani. The pair dominated the Tamil industry as comedians in the 1980s and 90s.Goundamani presides Senthil's son marriage! Personal life Senthil was born on 23 March 1951 in a small village called Ilanjambore near Mudukulathur in Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu. He married Kalaiselvi on 14 May 1984. He has two sons, Dr Manikanda Prabhu and Hemachandra Prabhu. His two grand daughters were born in 2008 and 2014.Career As actor He ran away from his village at the age of 13 due to his father's scoldings. He first worked in an oil mart, then in a p ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aadukalam Naren
Narayanan (better known as Aadukalam Naren) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and few Telugu films, mainly in supporting roles. He made his début in 1997 film ''Raman Abdullah'' but he got noticed for his role in the 2011 film, ''Aadukalam'' directed by Vetrimaaran. He earlier appeared in Balu Mahendra Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran (19 May 1939 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a Sri Lankan-born Indian cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. Widely regarded as ...'s television series ''Kathai Neram''. Partial filmography Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Naren Indian male film actors Tamil male actors Living people 21st-century Indian male actors 1970 births Male actors in Tamil cinema Tamil male television actors Television personalities from Tamil Nadu Male actors from Chennai 21st-century Tamil male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hindustan Times
''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media, an entity controlled by the KK Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia. It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, founder-father of the Akali movement and the Shiromani Akali Dal, in Delhi and played integral roles in the Indian independence movement as a nationalist daily. ''Hindustan Times'' is one of the largest newspapers in India by circulation. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 993,645 copies as of November 2017. The Indian Readership Survey 2014 revealed that ''HT'' is the second-most widely read English newspaper in India after ''The Times of India''. It is popular in North India, with simultaneous editions from New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi and Chandigarh. The print location of Nagpur was discontinued from September 1997, and that of Jaipur from June 2006. ''HT'' launched a youth daily ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |