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Kadamban
''Kadamban'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by N. Ragavan. Arya and Catherine Tresa star. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by S. R. Sathish Kumar, editing by Deva, art directing by A. R. Mohan, and stunt choreography by Dhilip Subbarayan. The movie was dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Gajendrudu''."The Hindi rights of the film were purchased by RK Duggal Studios for a record price. The Hindi trailer was launched on 6 May 2017, and the Hindi dubbed version was released under the same title by RKD studios. It received mixed reviews, who appreciated performance of Arya, visuals, and music, but criticised for writing, and its similarities between previous Hollywood, and slow pace. Plot Kadamban is a native of an isolated tribe in the Kadamban Forest, Tamil Nadu. The area is known for its wildlife and an immense amount of limestone. This brings the attention of the Mahendran Brothers, who own a large cement fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja or Abdul Haliq (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Western music elements and often credited with having introduced hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry and started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu. Yuvan has won two Filmfare Awards South, five Mirchi Music Awards South, four Vijay Awards and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Within a span of 25 years, Yuvan has worked on over 100 films. Being the youngest son of composer Ilaiyaraaja, he began his musical career in 1996, at the age of 16, when he composed the film score for ''Aravindhan''. He got his breakthrough with the ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2001) soundtrack, and established himself as one of Tamil cinema's most sought-after composers by the mid-2000s. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil in 2004 for hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Show People
The Show People is an Indian film production company established by Indian actor Arya. The studio has primarily been involved in the production of Arya's Tamil language films, having worked on films including ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' (2010) and ''Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga'' (2015). Arya has also worked as a producer and distributor through the production studio August Cinema where he has worked with Prithviraj, Shaji Nadesan and Santosh Sivan on Malayalam language films. Career Arya set up the production studio, The Show People, in early 2009 and revealed his intentions of working on three films a year. The first production by the studio was ''Padithurai'' directed by Suresh Kannan, an erstwhile assistant director to Bala, who worked on the film through a new stagename of Suka. Based on the novel ''Ettu Thikkum Madhayaanai'' by Nanjil Nadan, the film began production with newcomer Abhishek and Ananya in the lead roles, though Chandini Tamilarasan subsequently l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Tresa
Catherine Tresa Alexander (born 10 September 1989) is an Indian actress and model. She has established her career predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her debut in 2010 in the Kannada film ''Shankar IPS''. Catherine has been nominated four times for the Filmfare Awards South. Early life She has acted in successful films such as '' Godfather'' (2012), '' Madras'' (2014), ''Sarrainodu'' (2016), ''Nene Raju Nene Mantri'' (2017), ''Kalakalappu 2'' (2018). Catherine Tresa was born to Malayali parents, Frank Mario Alexander and Tresa Alexander in Dubai. She was born as a Christian. She did her Class 12 in Dubai and moved to Bangalore for higher education. While studying, she learnt to play piano, and got trained in singing, dancing, ice skating and debating, stating that she believes that she is "good at anything I put my mind to". In Dubai, Catherine was an Emirates Environment volunteer. At the age of 14, Catherine did some amateur modelling for fashion design graduate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srimathumitha
Srimathumitha is an Indian playback and Carnatic singer who sings mainly in Tamil language, Tamil. She has also sung in Telugu, Hindi and Kannada songs. Some of her notable songs are "Azhage Azhage" from the movie Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, "Valayapatti Thavile" from the movie Azhagiya Tamil Magan, "Kanaa Kaanum Kalangal" from the movie 7G Rainbow Colony, and "Rathathin Rathame" from the movie Velayudham. She is one of the leading playback singers in today’s film music scenario. She has sung for leading music directors like Ilayaraja, Harris Jayaraj, Yuvan Shankar Raja, A. R. Rahman, Bharathwaj, Deva (composer), Deva, S. A. Rajkumar, and Bharani (music director), Bharani. She emerged as the "Best Voice of 2002" in the TV Reality Show Rajageetham conducted by RAJ TV. She is the first playback singer to win the Vikadan Awards started in 2004, which was juried by late Sujatha (writer), Sujatha. A. R. Rahman has featured her in 2 songs in the soundtrack of Oscar-winning movie ''Slumdog M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhuvanti Arun
Madhuvanthi Arun is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of actor Y. G. Mahendran. She is a choreographer, and at times a director of various theater productions. She is currently a State executive committee member of the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Personal life She was born to a Brahmin family. She is the daughter of popular actor and playwright Y. G. Mahendra and granddaughter of veteran playwright Y. G. Parthasarathy and educationist Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy. Filmmaker K. Balaji, actress Vyjayanthimala and Latha Rajinikanth are her relatives. In 2016, she made her debut in the Tamil film industry as an actress. She was married to V. Arunkumar, grandson of Gemini Ganesan and Savitri but now divorced. She is on the board of trustees of the Calibre Educational Foundation. In January 2009, she was one of fifteen women named “Women of the Year” in ''The Ritz Fashion Magazine''. Madhuvanthi took a loan of 1 crore Rs in 2016 to buy her house at Hinduja Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepraj Rana
Deepraj Rana (also Deepraz Rana or Deep Raj Rana) is an Indian and Nepali film and television actor. Early life He was born and brought up in Allahabad. Now he lives in Mumbai. He is married to TV actress Natasha Rana known for the role of Chhoti Maa in the television series Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai. Career He has been working for over two decades and his major roles include those in the serial ''Reporter A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...'' and in the film '' Mangal Pandey: The Rising''. Filmography Television Films References Hindustan TimesTimes of India External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
''Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan'' (), also known as ''AAA'', is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film, written and directed by Adhik Ravichandran and produced by S. Michael Rayappan. The film stars Silambarasan in a triple role, along with Shriya Saran and Tamannaah. This film marks Silambarasan's first triple-role film. Initially, the film was intended to be released as a two-part film, titled as ''AAA-1D''. The film has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with Krishnan Vasant and Ruben handling the cinematography and editing, respectively. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics with criticism for the screenplay, dialogues, humour, narration and the cameo's. Plot In Dubai, a cop named Ruby interrogates an old man in an attempt to capture the dreaded don Michael. The man narrates Michael's story. In 1992, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Madurai Michael is a notorious thug who works for a smuggler named Senthamarai and kills for money. He spends hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugabharathi
Yugabharathi is a Tamil poet and lyricist. His birth name was "Santhanam Desan" and he was known as "Santhanam" by his family and friends. During the early 1990s when he began writing poems for magazines he started using the pen name "Yugabharathi" in honour of the great Tamil poet Subramanya Bharathi, commonly known as Mahakavi Bharithiyar. Debuting in the film ''Aanandham'' with lyrics for the song "Pallankuzhiyin vattam parthaen", he has become a successful lyricist penning more than 1000 songs. Education Yugabharathi studied in Maxwell Matriculation Higher Secondary School (Thanjavur) and received his diploma in mechanical engineering at Government Polytechnic College (Aranthangi). Notable works Some of the more notable songs which Yugabharathi has written lyrics for are "Kadhal pisase" from '' Run'', "Manmada Rasa" from ''Thiruda Thirudi'', "sambo siva sambo" from ''Naadodigal'', "Kannamma" from '' Rekka'', and "Konja neram" from Chandramukhi, “Unna pola oruthana” fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadukalam Murugadoss
Aadukalam Murugadoss is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his breakthrough portraying Dhanush's friend in Vetrimaaran's critically acclaimed 2011 film. ''Aadukalam'', thus adding the name of the film as a prefix to create a stage name. Career The actor was first seen in ''Ghilli'' (2004) as a team member of Vijay's Kabaddi team, featuring in several background shots throughout the film. He was also seen as one of the guard in film ''Kanchivaram'' (2008). His breakthrough came in Vetrimaaran's ''Aadukalam'', where he portrayed Dhanush's loyal friend and the success of the venture saw the film's name being added as a prefix to his stage name. His role in ''Mounaguru'' as a mentally challenged person was also appreciated, with a critic from ''The Hindu'' noting he does a "wonderful cameo". He was then seen in pivotal characters as the lead actor's aide in the 2012 action films ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' and ''Mugamoodi''. In 2013, he appeared as Sasikuma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Subbarayan
Super Subbarayan (born as P. Subbarayan) is a stunt director and actor in the Indian cinema, mainly in Kollywood and Mollywood. He has been working in the industry since 1980. Stunt masters like Rocky Rajesh, Thalapathy Dinesh, Ponnambalam, Ram Laxman, Kundrathur Babu, Indian Baskar, Rajasekhar, Dhilip Subbarayan, Thavasiraj, and Dinesh Subbarayan have worked as fighters and assistants to him. His sons, Dhilip Subbarayan and Dinesh Subbarayan, are also leading stunt masters. He has won four Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator. Filmography * 1983 ''Manaivi Solle Manthiram'' * 1983 ''Seerum Singangal'' * 1984 ''Kuva Kuva Vaathugal'' * 1984 ''Nooravathu Naal'' * 1984 ''Maman Machan'' * 1984 ''Nandri'' * 1984 ''Vengaiyin Mainthan'' * 1984 ''Pudhiavan'' * 1984 ''Kuzhandhai Yesu'' * 1984 ''Raja Veettu Kannukkutty'' * 1984 '' Naalai Unathu Naal'' * 1984 ''Nirabarathi'' * 1984 ''January 1'' * 1984 ''Ingeyum Oru Gangai'' * 1984 ''Uravai Kaatha Kili'' * 1984 '' 24 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathriyan (2017 Film)
''Sathriyan'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by S. R. Prabhakaran and produced by Sathya Jyothi Films. The film was shot in Tiruchirappalli and features Vikram Prabhu and Manjima Mohan. Kavin, Aishwarya Dutta and Rio Raj play supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with cinematography by Sivakumar Vijayan and editing by M. Venkat. The film was released on 9 June 2017. Plot Niranjana (Manjima Mohan) is the daughter of the biggest rowdy in Tiruchirapalli, Samuthiram (Sharath Lohitashwa), who works for the minister (Poster Nandakumar) as his minion. The minister calls Samuthiram and tells him to come to one of his factories alone to deal with a personal matter. Samuthiram, upon arriving, becomes suspicious as no one is present and calls Ravi, his second-in-command, and asks for one of their boys to come check on him. Meanwhile, the minister's goon Shankar (Aruldoss) and his gang arrive and kill Samuthiram for meet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukesh Mohamed
Mukesh Mohamed (earlier called Mukesh) is an Indian playback singer who is known for his mass-style singing. As a versatile singer, he sings melody, folk and gana songs. He has sung more than 500 film songs in various Indian languages. He has also recorded a number of devotional albums. He has performed in numerous live concerts across the world, and has regular appearance in Ilaiyaraaja’s musical orchestras. Mukesh Mohamed has sung some very popular hit songs including “Vaa Saamy” in '' Annatthe''. Early life Mukesh Mohamed was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His parents are from Seythunganallur village, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. He was actively participating in singing competitions during his school days. His teacher had foreseen his future in music, and advised him to enter into film industry. Mukesh Mohamed was determined to make a career in film industry as it was his passion since his childhood. His father, N.P. Abdul Kadar, who was also a musician, trained Muke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |