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Kaali Venkat
Kaali Venkat (born 5 May 1984) is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil language films. Personal life Venkat hails from Kudaiyadevanpatti a village near Kovilpatti. Venkat used to act in dramas during his school days. With an ambition to act in films he moved from his village to Chennai in 1997 to enter the Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. In Chennai, he was doing jobs like selling groceries in order to survive until he met director Vijay Prabakaran. Prabakaran, who Venkat considers his guru, coached and taught him "everything I know about cinema today". Venkat got married on 30 October 2017 in Chennai. Career The first film Venkat acted was also by Vijay Prabhakaran, ''Thasaiyinai Thee Sudinum''. The film failed to release but Venkat decided to keep his character name in it, Kaali, as his stage name, screen name after everybody on the set was calling him by that name. He then acted in various short films made for the Kalaignar TV show ''Naalaya Iyakkunar'' and won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovilpatti
Kovilpatti is an Industrial City and Special Grade Municipality in Thoothukudi District in the Indian States of India, state of Tamil Nadu. History The town already existed before 1876. Kovilpatti was a water stop for steam engines after the introduction of the Southern Railways, and the establishment of textile mills like Loyal Textiles (1891) and Lakshmi Mills Ltd (1926) fueled the economic growth of the town. The Government Revenue divisional offices were sited there in 1911. The town was constituted as a Municipal Town in 1964 composed of Kovilpatti Village and Illuppaiyurani village. Geography The town is spread around an area of and had a population of 95,097 in 2011 with the urban agglomeration having a population of around 3,00,000. Kovilpatti is located at . It has an average elevation of 106 metres (347 feet). Located 100 km south of Madurai, 55 km north of Tirunelveli and 60 km north-west of Thoothukudi, Tuticorin, Kovilpatti is situate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irudhi Suttru
''Irudhi Suttru'' () is a 2016 Indian sports drama film written and directed by Sudha Kongara. Filmed simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi, with the latter being titled as ''Saala Khadoos'' (), the film stars R. Madhavan as boxing coach who is ignored by the boxing association, tries to accomplish his dream by training an amateur boxer, Madhi, played by Ritika Singh in her acting debut. Both the Tamil and Hindi versions are produced by S. Sashikanth for YNOT Studios and UTV Motion Pictures, while C. V. Kumar's Thirukumaran Entertainment and Dream Factory distributed the Tamil version and the Hindi version was jointly distributed by Madhavan himself under the Tricolour Films banner along with Rajkumar Hirani Films. Kongara wrote the script for the film in early 2011, and approached Madhavan for the leading role, for whom the film marks his comeback to Tamil cinema after four years. The pre-production works of the film began during 2013, and was officially announced by Sashikanth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala Nattilam Pengaludane
''Kerala Nattilam Pengaludane'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by S. S. Kumaran and produced by his wife Anusha Devi. The film stars debutantes Abi Saravanan, Gayathri, Deekshitha, and Abhirami. The music was composed by the director himself, and the film released on 21 March 2014. Plot Thamizh Mani ( Gnanasambandam) wants his son, Unnikrishnan (Abi Saravanan) to marry a girl from Kerala as he believes that they are beautiful. Thamizh Mani was unable to marry the girl of his dreams who was from Kerala and acts as if he is a Malayali by celebrating Onam. His dream is for Unnikrishnan to marry a Malayali, and as a result, he sends him to Kerala. Cast * Abi as Unnikrishnan * Gayathri as Nisha, a Muslim girl * Deekshitha as Meenkodi * Abhirami as Manju * Gnanasambandam as Thamizh Mani * Renuka as Unnikrishnan's mother * Kaali Venkat as Kesavan * Abid as Ameen * Kalyanamalai Mohan in a guest appearance Production Abi Saravanan met the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
''Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by debutant S. U. Arun Kumar, based on his own eponymous short-film. Arun Kumar was a contestant in ''Naalaya Iyakunar'' . It features Vijay Sethupathi, Jayaprakash, and Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead roles, with Thulasi, Bala Saravanan, Neelima Rani, and Mahadevan in supporting roles. Sneha and Attakathi Dinesh appear in brief guest roles. Music for the film was composed by debutant Justin Prabhakaran and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad while the cinematography is by Gokul Binoy. The film revolves around an old man and his love for his vintage car Premier Padmini. The film began production in January 2013 and released on 7 February 2014 to critical acclaim and positive reviews. Plot The movie begins with a young man buying a new car, he says that his inspiration is from a Pannaiyar (landlord) in his village and his love for a vintage Fiat Premier Padmini car. Pannaiyar and his wife Chel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vizha
''Vizha'' () is a 2013 Tamil film directed by Barathi Balakumaran. It stars Mahendran and Malavika Menon. The film, based on the award-winning short film ''Uthiri'', portrays the love story of Sundaram (Mahendran), who plays the thappu instrument at death functions, and Rakkamma (Malavika), an oppari singer. Extensively shot in Madurai and several scenes were shots on Ayyanputhur (A small village near Ordnance Estate, Trichy), Tiruchirappalli district, it has music composed by James Vasanthan, while U. K. Senthilkumar worked as the cinematographer and Praveen K. L.-N. B. Srikanth edited the film. ''Vizha'' was produced by Rama Narayanan and Sunir Kheterpal for Sri Thenandal Films, Azure Entertainment and JV Media Dreams. It released on 27 December 2013. Cast * Mahendran as Sundaram * Malavika Menon as Rakkamma * Yugendran as Manimaaran * Kalloori Vinoth as Pusa * Kaali Venkat as Paandi * Dhandapani * Kollangudi Karuppayi * Theni Murugan * Pillaiyarpati Jayalakshmi * Smile Selva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madha Yaanai Koottam
''Madha Yaanai Koottam'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil language thriller drama film written and directed by Vikram Sugumaran, a former assistant of Balu Mahendra and dialogue writer of ''Aadukalam''. It was dubbed into Hindi as ''Ravanpur''. The film is produced by G. V. Prakash Kumar stars, newcomer Kathir, along with Oviya. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by N. R. Raghunanthan. The film was a sleeper hit at the box office. Plot The film revolves around the family of Jayakkodi Thevar (Muruganji), who has two wives. Jayakkodi is a respected landowner whose family has helped develop the village for generations. However, his first wife Sevanamma (Viji Chandrasekhar) and her elder brother Veera Thevar (Vela Ramamoorthy) control the local gangs and are feared by the villagers. Despite being 25 years older and already having four sons, Veera married Sevanamma's daughter and has a son of age 12 with her. Jayakkodi prefers to live with his second wife and her chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity, sometimes transferred to the Church for reuse as a monastery. Then they gradually re-evolved through the Middle Ages into elegant upper-class country homes. In modern parlance, "villa" can refer to various types and sizes of residences, ranging from the suburban semi-detached double villa to residences in the wildland–urban interface. Roman Roman villas included: * the ''villa urbana'', a country seat that could easily be reached from Rome or another city for a night or two * the ''villa rustica'', the farm-house estate that was permanently occupied by the servants who had charge generally of the estate, which would centre on the villa itself, perhaps only seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mounaguru
''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 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabash Sariyana Potti
''Sabash Sariyana Potti'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by television actor Venu Arvind which marked his directorial debut. The film stars Jayaram and Sriram Karthik. The film has a musical score by S. Thaman. The film received negative reviews. The name of the film is based on a dialogue from the song "Kannum Kannum Kalanthu". The film was partially re-shot in Malayalam and released as ''Kochi to Kodambakkam'' in 2012. Cast *Jayaram as JR *Sriram Karthik as Guru * Sriranjini *Pragathi *Delhi Ganesh *Mayilsamy *Vaiyapuri *Venu Arvind as John *Deepa Narendra *Jairam *Anjana Thambiratti *Valentine *Kaali Venkat *Fathima Babu as "Sabash Sariyana Potti" judge *Mohan Raman as "Sabash Sariyana Potti" judge Soundtrack The music was composed by S. Thaman Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Thaman (born 16 November 1983), known professionally as Thaman S, earlier as S S Thaman, is an Indian music composer, professional drummer, and playback singer who predominantly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellu (2010 Film)
''Nellu'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil language drama film written and directed by M. Shiva Shankar. It stars Sathya and debutante Bhagyanjali in the lead roles, while Senthil Rajan has handled the camera and S. S. Kumaran has composed the music. The film is based on the Kilvenmani massacre incident that happened in 1968. Plot This film also speaks about the caste differences between the landlords and the farmers. Cast * Sathya as Kathir * Karthik Jai as the tea stall owner * Anjali Aneesh Upasana ( Bhagyanjali) * Varsha * OAK Sundar as a village landlord * Kaali Venkat as Kaalimuthu * Vasu Vikram * Ranjan * Singamuthu as an astrologer * Bonda Mani * Crane Manohar Soundtrack The music of the film is composed by S. S. Kumaran. Lyrics are penned by Thamarai and Na. Muthukumar Nagarajan Muthukumar (12 July 1975 – 14 August 2016) was a Tamil poet, lyricist, and author. Best known for his Tamil language film songs, he received the most Filmfare Awards for Best Lyricist in Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agam Puram
''Agam Puram'' ( ''Two-sided'') is a 2010 Indian Tamil language action film written and directed by Thirumalai. The long-delayed film started production in early 2008 and film features Shaam and Meenakshi in the lead roles with Raja and Anandaraj. It released on 10 December 2010. Plot Thiru (Shaam) who was raised by Martin Fernandes (Raja) grows up to be his foster father's right hand. Soon, the aging Fernandez passes away, leaving his assets to Thiru who then takes up the reins of the former's drug business. But his strict working style irks his partners who turn against him. Gradually, he realizes the consequences of his illegal business on his family and friends. How he handles his dilemma forms the crux of the story. Cast Production ''Agam Puram'' began production at the end of January 2008 with Keerath playing the female lead opposite Shaam with M. Gopalakrishnan financing the film. Meenakshi was later cast as the lead actress and worked on this film after ''Karupp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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