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Kabilan (lyricist)
Kabilan (born 16 May 1977) is an Indian lyricist, poet and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Born in the Indian coastal city of Pondicherry, he started writing lyrics for films and television in the early 2000s and gradually moved to acting as well. He won the Vijay Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Aaathangara Orathil" from ''Yaan'' (2014). Filmography Lyrics Actor *''Dasavathaaram ''Dasavathaaram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Kamal Haasan, who also wrote the script, in ten distinct roles. Asin appears in two roles and Mallika Sherawat plays a subs ...'' (2008) – Assistant to Vincent Poovaragavan. Television * 2003 ''Sorgam'' * 2004 ''Kanavarukkaga'' * 2005 ''Nimmathi'' * 2006 ''Kasthuri'' * 2007 ''Akka Thangai'' * 2007 ''Manjal Magimai'' * 2009 ''Mahalakshmi'' References External links * Tamil film poets Indian lyricists Indian male poets Living people 21st-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pondicherry
Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by Bay of Bengal to the east and the state of Tamil Nadu, with which it shares most of its culture, heritage, and language. History Puducherry, formerly known as Pondicherry, gained its significance as “The French Riviera of the East” after the advent of the French colonialization in India. Puducherry is the Tamil interpretation of “new town” and mainly derived from “Poduke”, the name of the marketplace as the “Port town” for Roman trading in 1st century as mentioned in ‘The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea’. The settlement was once an abode of many learned scholars as evidently versed in the Vedas, hence also known as Vedapuri. The history of Puducherry can broadly be classified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album (2002 Film)
''Album'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan making his directorial debut, starring newcomer Rajesh and Shrutika. The story portrays the love and affection between two families. The film, produced by Kavithalayaa Productions, was Vasanthabalan's directorial debut and became an average success. It is however best known for featuring the popular chartbuster track "Chellame Chellam" from Karthik Raja's soundtrack to the film, which was award-winning playback singer Shreya Ghoshal's first song in Tamil language. The plot revolves around Jeeva and Viji's family who are neighbours to each other. Viji falls in love with Jeeva and they both start loving each other. How they over come their hurdles and unite forms the story. Cast Release The satellite rights of the film were sold to Jaya TV. Soundtrack The soundtrack, featuring seven tracks, was composed by Karthik Raja. The song "Chellame Chellam" became very popular and emerged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu
''Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu'' () is a 2003 Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Kanmani The film starred Mithun, Charmy, Nassar, and Pyramid Natarajan. The film was produced by J S Pankaj Mehta. Aha Ethanai Azhagu also has Nassar, Ranjitha, Fathima Babu, Pyramid Natarajan, Devan, Dhamu, Karunas and Pallavi in the cast. Kanmani directs the film, where popular Kannada actress Bhavana also plays an important role. A. Venkatesh is the cameraman and Vidyasagar is the music director. Actress Charmy Kaur's final film in Tamil cinema, until 12 years later she made her comeback in ''10 Endrathukulla'' (2015). Cast * Mithun as Chandru * Charmy as Divya * Bhavana as Sandhya * Nassar as Rajasekar * Pyramid Natarajan as Natarajan * Devan as Ashok * Ranjitha * Fathima Babu * Karunas as Shankar * Vaiyapuri * Dhamu * Pallavi * Madhan Bob * Pandu * M. S. Bhaskar * Crane Manohar * Abhinayashree Soundtrack Music was composed by Vidyasagar. He has introduced a Mumbai singer Sujatha B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whistle (2003 Film)
''Whistle'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language slasher film directed by J. D. & Jerry, which is a remake of the American slasher film ''Urban Legend'' (1998). The film stars debutant Vikramaditya, Gayathri Raguram, and Sherin alongside Vivek, Divyadarshini, Livingston, Bhanu Chander, Mayuri, and Vaishnavi, among others, in supporting roles. Although the film was an average grosser, its music, composed by D. Imman, became successful. Vivek's comedy track is based on Mel Gibson's act in ''What Women Want'' (2000). Plot SJ Arts and Science college student Swetha get murdered in her car on a highway. No one has heard from her since. She had a group of friends from her college. It consists of Jeeva, the college magazine editor, Anjali, Bharath, Vinod, the college prankster, Meera, a drug addict, and Anjali's roommate, Sharmi, operator at the college radio station and Maya, the RJ at the radio station. Jeeva and Anjali are lovers, whereas Maya has a crush on Jeeva. The college is fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice (2003 Film)
''Ice'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by R. Raghuraj. The film stars Ashok and Priyanka Trivedi, while Vivek and Mouli appeared in other pivotal role. The film produced by, had music scored by Devi Sri Prasad. This film is the Tamil remake of the 2002 Telugu film ''Kalusukovalani''. The film released in 2003 to below average collections and reviews. Cast *Ashok as Ashok *Priyanka Trivedi as Anjali *Haripriya as Madhavi *Vivek * Mouli as Vishwanathan * Devan *Anu Mohan *Madhan Bob *Manobala *Yuvarani * R. Sundarrajan *Anandaraj Production ''Ice'' is a remake of the director's 2002 Telugu film ''Kalusukovalani'' which featured Uday Kiran and Gajala. The film became the maiden production venture of Sherif Ahmed for his Joy Entertainment. Gayathri Raguram was first chosen to play the heroine, but was subsequently replaced by Priyanka Trivedi. Devi Sri Prasad's tunes from the original version were retained, while cranking the camera was Shri, who had appren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasuram (2003 Film)
''Parasuram'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Arjun. It stars himself, Abbas, Goundamani, Kiran Rathod, Gayathri Raguram, and Rahul Dev in lead roles. The music was composed by A. R. Rahman. Plot The case is entrusted to Assistant Police Commissioner Parasuram ( Arjun), a patriotic officer tough as a nail. His love is Anjali (Kiran Rathod), who has nothing much to do in the narrative. The bad guy is Akash (Rahul Dev), who sends misguided youths to Pakistan for training and brings them back to subvert our peaceful state. Akash's identity is a secret, while Shiva ( Abbas) pops in as Naghulan's (Shyam Ganesh) brother and gives a speech against terrorism. Meena (Gayathri Raguram) is a petty thief who has a soft corner on our macho officer. The rest of the story is all about how Parasuram nails the bad guys with excessive blood spewing. Cast * Arjun as ACP Parasuram IPS * Abbas as Shiva * Kiran Rathod as Anjali * Gayathri Raguram as Meena * Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parthiban Kanavu (2003 Film)
''Parthiban Kanavu'' ( ''Parthiban's Dream'') is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language magical realism romantic drama film written and directed by debutante Karu Pazhaniappan, an assistant to Parthiban. The film stars Srikanth and Sneha, where the latter plays a dual role. It had Manivannan and Vivek in supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Vidyasagar. The film released on 16 May 2003 and became a major success. This movie was remade in Telugu as ''Ammayi Bagundi''. Plot Parthiban is a marketing executive who loves spending time with his friends. Parthiban's parents want him to get married but he does not believe in arranged marriage and waits to see a girl as per his likes and dislikes. One day, Parthiban is attracted to a girl he sees. He follows her and finds her office location. Everyday Parthiban sees her while she is on the way to her office. Also, Parthiban gets to know that her taste and interests match with him and starts to love her. Meanwhile, Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anbe Anbe
''Anbe Anbe'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Mani Bharathi. The film stars Shaam and Sharmili, while an ensemble supporting cast includes Vivek, Yugendran, M. N. Nambiar, Manorama, and Santhoshi. The music was composed by Bharathwaj. The film released on 1 May 2003 and opened to mixed reviews from critics. The film's plot is loosely based on the Hindi film '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994). Plot An extended family that includes two grandparents named Mahendra Bhoopathy and Vishali, their two sons and one daughter, and four grandchildren (including Cheenu and Shiva), and others come together for Mahendra Bhoopathy's 80th birthday. Mahendra Bhoopathy's and Vishali's daughter comes to see them after a long time. Their granddaughter has the name as her grandmother: Vishali. Issues arise due to greed from the son-in-law, his brother, and Cheenu's birth mother (played by M. S. Bhaskar, Manivannan, and Nithya, respectively) to get more than th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arasu (2003 Film)
''Arasu'' ( ''Kingdom'') is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Suresh and produced by Babu Raaja. The film stars Sarathkumar, Simran, and Roja, while Sai Kumar, Vadivelu, Delhi Ganesh and Riyaz Khan play supporting roles. The score and soundtrack was composed by Mani Sharma. The film released on 14 April 2003 and was a commercial success. Plot The movie starts with Thirunavukkarasu(alias Arasu) murdering a person in Mumbai. Soon, the story shifts to Kumbakonam where Arasu is employed in a temple by Venu Shastri, and stays in Pichumani's house. Arasu's calm nature and responsible behaviour impresses everyone in the locality. Meera, Venu Shastri's daughter, falls in love with Arasu. One day, Arasu sees the news about the release of a criminal from jail and gets angered. He also kills the criminal with the help of a few men. The murder is witnessed by Meera and Venu Shastri. Everyone in Kumbakonam gets shocked upon knowing that Arasu is a murderer. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dum (2003 Tamil Film)
''Dum'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action-romantic comedy film directed by A. Venkatesh and written by Puri Jagannadh. The film stars Silambarasan and Rakshitha (in her Tamil debut) while Ashish Vidyarthi and S. S. Rajendran play pivotal roles. It is the Tamil remake of 2002 Kannada film '' Appu''. Plot Satya (Silambarasan) is the son of a police constable. He gets into fights and ends up in jail where his own father gets him out on bail. While he is returning home from a party drunk, a group of college students beat him up. That is when Suchitra (Rakshitha) comes and takes him to the hospital and gives blood. She is the daughter of a police commissioner. Later, Satya falls in love with Suchitra. That leads to several problems which are faced bravely by Satya in the later part of the film. Finally, all goes well, and Satya also receives the letter confirming his selection for IPS. Cast * Silambarasan as Sathya * Rakshitha as Suchitra * Ashish Vidyarthi as Thilak * S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavalakkodi (2003 Film)
''Pavalakodi'' is a 2003 Tamil language drama film directed by Ram - CP Saravanan. The film stars Vijayasarathy, Robert, Paval, Anumohan, Nirosha and Shaama. The film had musical score by Sirpy and was released on 20 March 2003. This movie didn't do well in the box office. The plot of the movie is copied from the 1998 English movie ''There's Something About Mary''. Cast *Vijayasarathy as Shiva *Paval as Paval *Robert as Robert *Anu Mohan as Mohan *Nirosha as Baby *Shaama as Shaamam * Chaams (uncredited) Soundtrack The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Sirpy Narayanan, known by his stage name Sirpy ( ta, சிற்பி; born 25 May 1962), is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil films apart from working in Telugu and Malayalam films. He has als .... References 2003 films 2000s Tamil-language films {{2000s-Tamil-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Student Number 1
''Student No.1'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language coming of age action film directed by Selva. The film starring Sibiraj in his debut and Sherin in lead role while also features Manivannan, Yugendran and Nassar among others. This movie is a remake of the 2001 Telugu film of the same name. ''Student Number 1'' was panned by critics and flopped at the box office. Cast Production Shooting was commenced at Chennai, for a fifteen-days schedule, after which the unit moved to Russia to shoot two songs. The rest of the songs were shot at locations in Andhra Pradesh. A set at a cost of about two lakhs was erected on the beach in Visakhapatnam and it took six days to picturise a song. Choreographing the dance steps was dance choreographer Tarunraj. Sibiraj said that first scene which was shot on him was "where I enter the college library, and find Sherin and her friends dancing to taped music. I stop the tape and advice the girls". Soundtrack The music was composed by Maragatha Mani a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
