Kundakka Mandakka
''Kundakka Mandakka'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Ashokan and produced by SG Films. The film stars Parthiban, Vadivelu, Raai Laxmi, and Mallika. The music was composed by Bharathwaj, while editing was done by Suresh Urs. The film released on 14 October 2005. Plot The movie is about Ilangovan, aka Ilango (Parthiban), a middle-class youth who dreams to get his sister Kavitha (Mallika) married to a millionaire. He is very keen on becoming rich and falls in love with Roopa (Lakshmi Rai), daughter of a rich industrialist. Now and then, Ilango comes across Chellappa (Vadivelu), a petty thief, and takes him for a fun ride. A sequence of events makes Ilango realize that money is not everything in life. He, with Chellappa's help, finally works to get his sister married to the boy that she loves. Cast * Parthiban as Ilangovan aka Ilango * Vadivelu as Chellappa * Raai Laxmi as Roopa * Mallika as Kavitha * Kalairani as Ilango's mother * Amruth Kalam as Nandhu * M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Parthiban
R. Parthiban (born 14 October 1958) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has directed 15 films, produced 13 films and acted in more than 70 films. He started his career as assistant director for K. Bhagyaraj in 1984 and the duo worked in over 20 films from 1984 to 1991. Parthiban is known for having directed critically acclaimed films such as ''Pudhiya Paadhai'' (1989) and '' Housefull'' (1999) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. He also won National Film Award – Special Jury Award in ''Otha Seruppu Size 7'' (2019). His performances as actor are in successful films such as ''Bharathi Kannamma'' (1997), ''Nee Varuvai Ena'' (1999), ''Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000), '' Azhagi'' (2002), '' Aayirathil Oruvan'' (2010), '' Melvilasom'' (2011), ''Otha Seruppu Size 7'' (2019) and ''Iravin Nizhal'' (2022). On 25 December 2018, he was appointed as the new Vice President of the Tamil Film Producers Council replacing Gautham Vasudev M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thyagu (actor)
Thyagu (born 5 February 1958) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Tamil films. He is the grandson of violinist Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai. Career Beginning as a protagonist, Thyagu played roles in ''Oru Thalai Ragam'' and '' Palaivana Solai'', before playing antagonistic roles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the 2000s, he often formed an association with Vadivelu and would appear in a few scenes in films he had signed for, occasionally portraying comedy roles. His recent work includes roles in ''Kuselan ''Kuselan'' is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language dramedy film directed by P. Vasu. An official remake of the Malayalam film ''Kadha Parayumbol'' (2007), it was produced by Pushpa Kandaswamy, Aswani Dutt and G. P. Vijayakumar in two languages. ''Kusel ...'' as well as a politician in the '' Singam'' series. In 2011, Thyagu quit the DMK political party, whom he had been associated with for twenty-eight years. Soon after his split, he lamented the leader Karunan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suchitra (singer)
Suchitra Ramadurai, known by the mononym Suchitra, is an Indian radio jockey, popular playback singer, songwriter, composer, voice artist, dubbing artist and film actress. She has sung in multiple languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu. Early life Suchitra was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, as the daughter of Ramadurai and Padmaja. She has a sister named, Sunitha. Suchitra is a BSc graduate from Mar Ivanios College (Trivandrum). Later on she moved to Coimbatore for her MBA from PSG Institute of Management. She was part of a music band at PSG. Career Suchitra joined Sify for a year, after graduating. She responded to an ad for the post of an RJ in Radio Mirchi. She became known as Rj Suchi, with her popular morning show ''Hello Chennai''. Her distinct and bold voice made her very popular with the younger crowd. She still does a radio show called ''Flight983'' on Radio Mirchi, on Sunday evenings (7–9 pm). The show deals with interesting international ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pop Shalini
Shalini Singh, popularly called as Pop Shalini, is a singer from Tamil Nadu, India. Born in 1984, she is a singer, performer, blogger, and also a writer. She released an album 'Shalini' when she was only 13. She has sung over 5000 songs in various Indian languages for Indian films and albums. She has sung for the likes of A.R.Rahman, Harris Jayaraj, Illayaraja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Vidhyasagar and many others. She is also the CEO of Tinsel Rangi Productions. She is married to Balaji and has a son Aadithya. She lives in Chennai. Her husband works as General Manager for a Sweden Based Company. Early life Born in Tamil Nadu, she was the only child of her parents, and that’s why she received a lot of affection, and all the attention was focused on her. She studied at Holy Angels Covent School and did music classes called Alpha to Omega. She started her career at the age of 3 years. She also performed for Doordarshan when she was in the first standard at Holy Angels Convent S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Srinivas (singer)
Srinivasan Doraiswamy, known by his stage name Srinivas, is an Indian playback singer who has sung over 2000 songs in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. He has also worked independently as a music composer, working on films and private albums. Early life Singer Srinivas was born On 7 November in Ambasamudram in Tamil Nadu. He was born to Duraiswamy Iyengar and Lakshmi. He learnt Carnatic music from his aunt Padma Narayanan. The great Carnatic stalwarts of the 60s influenced his early days. After which Hindi film music chiefly that of Kishore Kumar & R.D.Burman deeply influenced him in his childhood days.(Later on it was the ghazals of Mehdi Hassan which redefined his singing) He completed his BTech in Dyestuffs And Intermediate Technology from University Department of Chemical Technology of University of Bombay; during which he represented his university in youth festivals. After pursuing his career as a chemical engineer and a marketing professional for ten years, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Janani Bharadwaj
Janani Bharadwaj is an Indian playback singer. She has sung hit songs in languages including Tamil and Telugu. She is the daughter of the famous Indian music director, Bharadwaj. She is famous for her hit songs ''Athiri Pathiri'' ( Ayya), ''Indha Nimidam'' (Pallikoodam), ''Tottadaing'' (Aasal), among others. Biography Though Janani was born in Bangalore, she grew up and pursued her Computer Engineering college degree in Chennai. She is married to Kartik, a Software Engineer & they presently reside abroad. Her father, music director Bharadwaj is her Music Guru. Career Janani debuted as a professional playback singer during her 10th Standard (Xth Grade), with the song ''Athiri Pathiri'', from the film Ayya. This was touted to be a solo introductory song of actress Nayantara in this film, and went on to become a huge hit. This was followed by her second song ''Kangalinal'', in the Madhavan starrer Priyasakhi, which she sang alongside Harish Raghavendra. She went on to sing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Snehan
Snehan (born Sivaselvam) is a Tamil poet, politician, lyricist, and actor who has worked in the Tamil film industry. In the year 2018 he entered politics with Makkal Needhi Maiam and contested in the Lok Sabha election. In 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, he contested on behalf of Makkal Needhi Maiam as a candidate for Virugambakkam Constituency. Born as the eighth son in a farmer family with 6 elder brothers and 1 elder sister, Snehan, a qualified Intermediate teacher, started to write songs in the year 2000. After serving as an assistant to poet Vairamuthu, he began working as a lyricist in the film ''Putham Pudhiya Poove'' and has written lyrics for more than 2500 songs and has worked in more than 750 films. Snekan has since also appeared in films as an actor and made his acting debut with ''Yogi'' (2009). Early life Sivaselvam was born in a small village in the Thanjavur district, the youngest of 8 sons into an agricultural family. He later changed his name t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tippu (singer)
Ekambaresh Lakshmi Narayanan, better known by his stage name Tippu (born 1 November 1978) is an Indian playback singer who has performed over 4000 songs in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu languages. Biography Tippu has sung over 4000 songs in various languages such as Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. He has sung many hit songs in his career. He has lent his voice for the films starring South Indian super stars like Dr. Vishnuvardhan and Rajinikanth. He has sung for many stars in South India, but it is his combination with Kannada super star Puneeth Rajkumar that has struck a chord with the audience. This combination has given many hit songs to the industry. The songs 'Shiva antha hoguthidde' from ''Jackie'', 'Yaavanig gothu' from ''Paramaathma'', 'Hey hey Paaru' from ''Raaj'', 'Hejjegondu hejje' from ''Prithvi'', and 'Ley Ley' from ''Raam'' have all been major hits. His combination with the music director V. Harikrishna is very popular. They have delivered hit songs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ulla Kadathal
''Ulla Kadathal'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Pugazhendhi Thangaraj. The film stars Vignesh, Yugendran and Kutty Radhika, with Pandu, Suja Varunee, Priyadarshini and Malaysia Vasudevan playing supporting roles. The film, produced by S. Ganesan, had musical score by Bharadwaj and was released on 18 February 2005. Plot Ramya (Kutty Radhika) and her best friend Samyuktha (Suja Varunee) are students in visual communication. Ramya is a soft-spoken woman while Samyuktha is an outspoken and carefree woman. Ramya falls in love with Robert (Yugendran), a freelance photographer who comes to her college for a teaching stint. They begin to meet each other and they fall in love with each other. One day, Robert reveals that he grew up in an orphanage and he is willing to marry her. Ramya's brother Sakthi ( Vignesh) is overprotective and a stubborn person, Sakthi wants her to marry the man he has chosen: a USA-based groom. Ramya tries to convince her parent ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andha Naal Nyabagam
''Andha Naal Nyabagam'' () is a 2005 Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Mani Bharathi, who earlier directed ''Anbe Anbe'' (2003). The film stars Ramana, Sridevika, Tejashree, and Vadivelu. Cast *Ramana as Gurumoorthy *Sridevika *Tejashree as Ritha *Vadivelu *Indu * Ramji * Y. G. Mahendran *Thalaivasal Vijay Production The film which was based on real events was earlier titled as Flashback but was later changed to Andha Naal Nyabagum in line with the 'unwritten rule' of keeping Tamil titles for films. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj Bharadwaj ( hi, भारद्वाज) is a surname mostly used by Brahmins. Notable people with the surname include: *Abhay Bharadwaj (1954–2020), Indian advocate turned politician *Anasuya Bharadwaj (born 1982), Indian television presenter a .... Critical reception A critic noted that "Manibharathi crafts the screenplay in an interesting way. Most of the movie is a flashback and the scenes that launch th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Film Soundtrack
A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronised recorded sound. In movie industry terminology usage, a sound track is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. Initially, the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track (''dialogue track'', ''sound effects track'', and '' music track''), and these are mixed together to make what is called the ''composite track,'' which is heard in the film. A ''dubbing track'' is often later created when films are dubbed into another language. This is also known as an M&E (music and effects) track. M&E tracks contain all sound elements minus dialogue, which is then supplied by the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |