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Kadal (2013 Film)
Kadal (; ) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film stars debutantes Gautham Karthik, and Thulasi Nair, with Arjun Sarja, Aravind Swamy and Lakshmi Manchu in supporting roles. The music was composed by A. R. Rahman. The film revolves around life of Christian fishermen who instill the fact that how faith can sometimes lead to the triumph of humanity. The film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Kadali''. The film was released worldwide on 1 February 2013 to generally positive reviews, in both the versions. Coincidentally, the leading pair of this movie had their parents- the hero's father Karthik & heroine's mother Radha as established actors, by appearing together in their debut film Alaigal Oivathillai (1981). Plot Bergmans ( Arjun), a brilliant but unruly student, is thrown out of his seminary for committing the sin of the flesh after being caught red-handed by fellow student Sam Fernando (Arvind Swamy). Blaming th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mani Ratnam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, six Filmfare Awards South, and numerous awards at various film festivals across the world. In 2002, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film. Despite being born into a film family, Mani Ratnam did not develop any interest in films when he was young. Upon completion of his post graduation in management, he started his career as a consultant. He entered the film industry through the 1983 Kannada film, ''Pallavi Anu Pallavi''. The failure of his subsequent films would mean that he was left with fewer offers. However, his fifth directorial outing, ''Mouna Ragam'' (1986), established him as a leading filmmaker in Tamil cinema. He was the director o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthik (actor)
Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman (born 13 September 1960), better known by his stage name Karthik, is an Indian actor, playback singer and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. In the 1980s and 90s, Karthik was one of the biggest stars in the industry. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the Tamil film ''Alaigal Oivathillai'' (1981) and became a lead actor in Tamil films by his own. He has also appeared in some Telugu films where he is credited as Murali. Karthik is popularly known as ''Navarasa Nayagan'' (multi-talented actor) for his "ability to emote all forms of actions and emotions". He has acted in more than 125 films. He has been the recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and the Nandi Award. He won four Filmfare Awards South. Early life and background Karthik was born as Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman on 13 September 1960 in Chennai to veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He has two sons, Gautham and Ghayn, from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raavan (2010 Hindi Film)
''Raavan'' is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language epic action-adventure film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, who also co-produced the film. It stars Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Vikram, while Govinda, Nikhil Dwivedi, Ravi Kishan and Priyamani feature in key supporting roles. It marks the Hindi film debuts of Vikram and Priyamani. The film follows the crux of the epic ''Ramayana'', but with a modernized plot which reveals the perspective of Ravana. ''Raavan'' was announced in February 2008, whilst Abhishek and Aishwarya's collaboration in the second time after ''Guru'' (2007), creating more anticipation. Shooting began soon after, and took place in various locations with a record number of extras in areas including Chalakudy, Kerala and Ooty, Tamil Nadu amongst other regions throughout India. The film's music was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics written by Gulzar, the cinematography was handled by V. Manikandan and Santhosh Sivan, and editing is done by A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eka Lakhani
Eka Lakhani (born 1987) is an Indian fashion costume designer, who has worked in the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu film industries. After beginning her career as an intern on the sets of '' Raavan'' (2010), she has become director Mani Ratnam's costume designer for his films since 2013. She has also worked in projects by directors Rajkumar Hirani, Karan Johar and Gautham Menon. Career Lakhani studied fashion design at SNDT Women's University, Mumbai for three years, and then spent a year at Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City. During the period, she assisted designers during New York Fashion Week. Once she returned to India, she worked as an intern with Sabyasachi Mukherjee during the making of Mani Ratnam's bilingual '' Raavan'' (2010) aged 23. The film's cinematographer Santosh Sivan subsequently hired her to be the principal costume designer for his Malayalam period drama, ''Urumi'' (2011), set in 15th century Kerala. For the film, she had to dress actors including Vidy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saran Shakthi
Saran Shakthi (born 5 May 1997) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil films. He made his film debut as a child artist in '' Kadal'' (2013). Saran was a contestant in the television reality show '' Survivor Tamil 1'' and was announced as the runner-up of the season. Career Saran first appeared in K. Balachander's serial ''Amudha Oru Aacharyakuri'' aired on Kalaignar TV (2012–2013). His film debut as a child artist is in the movie '' Kadal'' (2013) directed by Mani Ratnam. He also played child artist in various other films such as ''Jilla'' (2014)'', Rummy'' (2014)'','' ''Sigaram Thodu'' (2014), and ''Vai Raja Vai'' (2015). Saran gained recognition and breakthrough for his role as Kanna in ''Vada Chennai'' (2018). He starred in his first lead role in ''Sagaa'' (2019), which opened to mixed reviews. Starred alongside Nayanthara in ''Netrikann'' (2021) a crime thriller. He played a negative role in ''Etharkkum Thunindhavan'' (2022), and an impactful role in '' K.G.F: Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senthi Kumari
Senthi Kumari is an Indian actress known for her role in the film ''Pasanga'' and the third season of Saravanan Meenatchi and Vanathai Pola as Chellathayi. She played the mother of one of Nayanthara's characters in ''Airaa ''Airaa'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language horror film written and directed by KM Sarjun. The film stars Nayanthara and Kalaiyarasan. The film is produced by Kotapadi J Rajesh under the production banner KJR Studios. The film was initially ...'' (2019). She acted in more than 200 films in small roles and some films in important supporting roles . Filmography Television References External links * Living people Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Tamil television Actresses from Madurai 1979 births {{screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramdoss
Ramdoss, better known as Munishkanth, is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films. He had notable roles in films, including ''Mundasupatti'' (2014), ''Maanagaram'' (2017), ''Maragadha Naanayam'' (2017) and ''Raatchasan'' (2018). Career Ramdoss came to Chennai from Oddanchatram in 2002, hoping to get a breakthrough as an actor in films and worked for several years as a junior artiste. Unable to get an immediate breakthrough, he moved to Malaysia for two years to work as a goldsmith before returning to Chennai and often slept homeless at Vadapalani temple. He became involved in short films, often portraying characters in the ''Naalaya Iyakkunar'' show on Kalaignar TV, and featured in Ram's original award-winning short film titled ''Mundasupatti'' by dubbing for the character of the aspiring actor, Munishkanth, at the insistence of his friend Kaali Venkat. He continued on the fringe of the film industry, appearing in small roles in Mani Ratnam's '' Kadal'' (2013) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Somasundaram
Guru Somasundaram is an Indian actor who is Mainly working in Tamil and Malayalam movies. He made his debut in ''Aaranya Kaandam'' (2011) winning critical acclaim for his role, before also appearing in the Tamil action film ''Pandiya Naadu'' (2013), '' Jigarthanda'' (2014) and '' Joker'' (2016). He rose to fame for playing the role of Shibu, a super villain in the 2021 Netflix Malayalam film, ''Minnal Murali''. Early life Guru Somasundaram was born on 3 September 1975. He has joined in the prominent Tamil theatre group in Koothu-P-Pattarai, where he enacted plays from 2002 till 2011. In 2003, director Thiagarajan Kumararaja met him, while he was playing the role of chandrahari in Koothupattarai's play, Thiagarajan has offered him an opportunity to the feature in the future film. Career In 2008, the director called up Somasundaram and offered him a role in his neo-noir film ''Aaranya Kaandam'', for the character of the drunkard Kaalaiyan. Accepting the offer, Somasunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinodhini Vaidyanathan
Vinodhini Vaidyanathan is an Indian actress and writer who has mainly worked in Tamil cinema and theatre. She made her debut in A. R. Murugadoss's ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' portraying Ananya's sister. She is best known for her performances in OK Kanmani (2015), ''Appa'' (2016), '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), Ratsasan (2018), Comali (2019), '' Game Over'' (2019), '' Ponmagal Vandhal'' (2020) and ''Soorarai Pottru'' (2020). Career Vinodhini made her first film appearance in Priyadarshan's ''Kanchivaram'' (2009), after being selected by the director to be a part of the film after he watched her during a performance with the Tamil theatre troupe, Koothu-P-Pattarai. The film won critical acclaim and recognition at the National Film Awards. In early 2010, director Saravanan had watched Vinodhini's solo performance titled ''Saami Aattam'', in which Vinodhini played multiple characters in a 45-minute monologue, and was impressed enough to cast her in his first Tamil film, ''Engeyum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalairani
Kalairani Indian actress who has worked in many Tamil films and as a performer with the Koothu-P-Pattarai theatre group. Filmography Serials * ''Panchavan Kaadu'' (2014) (Tamil) * ''Unarchigal'' (2014) (Tamil) * ''Nandini Nandini is a female given name. It is derived from the Sanskrit verbal root ''nand'', which means "to rejoice, delight". Literally, ''nandinī'' means a woman who brings joy. The name also specifically refers to a daughter, as a daughter brings ...'' (2018) (Tamil) References External links * {{authority control Indian film actresses Tamil actresses Indian Tamil people Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners Actresses in Telugu cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses 1963 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Thulasi Nair (actress)
Thulasi Nair is a former Indian actress who has appeared in two Tamil language films. She made her debut in Mani Ratnam's 2013 drama film '' Kadal''. Career At age 14, Thulasi Nair was first considered for a role in director Mani Ratnam's '' Kadal'' after being recommended by actress Suhasini to audition for the lead role in November 2011. She was initially rejected with the director noting she was "too young for the role", before the team chose to sign her following Samantha's exit from the project. She would feature alongside fellow debutant Gautham Karthik in the leading roles, coincidentally 32 years after her mother and Gautham's father had also debuted together in Bharathiraja's '' Alaigal Oivathillai'' (1981). Nair lost twelve kilograms for the film and she went through a series of pre-production workshops conducted by actress Kalairani before the first schedule. Portraying the role of Beatrice, a young nurse with a child like personality, Nair worked alongside an ense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
