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Karthik Sivakumar
Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977), better known by his stage name Karthi, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has won three Filmfare Awards South, an Edison Award, a SIIMA Award and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. The younger brother of actor Suriya and the youngest son of actor Sivakumar, Karthi initially joined Mani Ratnam as an assistant director. He was offered acting roles and made his acting debut in ''Paruthiveeran'' in 2007, which garnered critical acclaim and several accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. His next project was that of the lead role in '' Aayirathil Oruvan'' (2010), an action-adventure film directed by Selvaraghavan. He achieved consecutive commercial successes with his subsequent releases – ''Paiyaa'' (2010), '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' (2010) and ''Siruthai'' (2011). After appearing in a series of box office flops, he starred in successful films such as ''Madras'' (2014), '' Thozha'' (2016), ''Theeran Adhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Actor – Tamil
The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil film lead actors. The Filmfare Awards South Awards were extended to "Best Actor" in 1972. Film world, p 43 The year indicates the year of release of the film. Superlatives *Kamal Haasan with ten wins, has most number of awards than any other actor. Vikram has five wins, followed by Karthik and Dhanush with four wins. Four actors have won the award thrice in chronological order they are Sivaji Ganesan, Sarath Kumar Ajith Kumar and Suriya. Actors Sivakumar and Vijay Sethupathi has two wins each. * Vikram, Dhanush, Karthi, Suriya and R. Madhavan are the five actors to win both Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor and Vikram is the first actor to win this honour. *Sathyaraj, Suriya and R. Madhavan have won both Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tamil. *Kamal Hassan was the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viruman
masala film written and directed by M. Muthaiah. Produced by Suriya under 2D Entertainment, the film stars Karthi and debutante Aditi Shankar. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the music with cinematography by Selvakumar S. K. It was released theatrically on 12 August 2022 and emerged as a commercial success at the box office. Plot Muniyandi is a narcissistic man who cares about his reputation and money, and who would go to any extent to get what he wants. His sister and Balu are in love with each other, which Muniyandi disapproves. Muniyandi's sister poisons herself and tells him that she will get married if he takes her to the hospital, but Muniyandi leaves her to die and also treats his wife Muthulakshmi poorly. Muthulakshmi finds out that her husband is having a affair, and Muniyandi tells her to put up with it. Because of the way Muniyandi treats her and her family, Muthulakshmi burns herself to death, which her young son Viruman witnesses. Enraged, Viruman chases his fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thambi (2019 Film)
''Thambi'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Jeethu Joseph. Co-written by Rensil D'Silva, Sameer Arora, Jeethu Joseph and K. Manikandan, it was jointly produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Parallel Mind Productions. Starring Karthi, Jyothika and Sathyaraj, the film follows a young man who is believed to be a local politician's long-lost son but has his identity questioned by the politician's daughter. The film also stars Nikhila Vimal, Anson Paul, Bala, Sowcar Janaki, and Seetha in other important roles. The music for the film was composed by Govind Vasantha. ''Thambi'' was released on 20 December 2019, receiving praise for the performances, action sequences and writing. Upon release it received positive responses, and the film became a commercial success at Box office. Plot A fight erupts between teenagers Saravanan and Manimaran, where Saravanan is hit on the head by Manimaran and faints. Manimaran is forced to escape, leaving the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaithi (2019 Film)
''Kaithi'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ... written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. It is produced by S. R. Prakashbabu and S. R. Prabhu under Dream Warrior Pictures and co-produced by Tiruppur Vivek under Vivekananda Pictures. It stars Karthi in the lead role, along with Narain (actor), Narain, Arjun Das, Harish Uthaman, George Maryan and Dheena (actor), Dheena in pivotal roles. In the film, a recently released prisoner races against time to drive poisoned cops to a hospital in exchange for meeting his daughter, while evading criminals chasing him. Lokesh initially worked on two scripts after the success of ''Maanagaram'' (2017), which he had scrapped working on it, due to the issues regarding the extens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadaikutty Singam
''Kadaikutty Singam'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Pandiraj and produced by Suriya on his studio 2D Entertainment. The film features an ensemble cast of Karthi, Sayyeshaa, Sathyaraj, Soori, Viji Chandrasekhar, Bhanupriya, Deepa Shankar, Priya Bhavani Shankar and Arthana Binu. The film's music was composed by D. Imman and the cinematographer was by Velraj. The film was released on 13 July 2018 to mixed reviews. Plot Perunazhi Gunasingam (Karthi) is a modern-day rich farmer who lives happily with his family and father Perunazhi Ranasingam (Sathyaraj). 30 years ago, Ranasingam always wanted a son but kept getting daughters. After four daughters with his first wife Vanavan Madevi (Viji Chandrasekhar), Ranasingam sought after a new bride, to beget a son. Afraid of losing her status to a stranger, Vanavan arranged a marriage between Ranasingam and her younger sister, Panchavan Madhevi (Bhanupriya). Five months after Panchavan bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru
''Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru'' () or simply ''Theeran'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by H. Vinoth and produced by S. R. Prakashbabu and S. R. Prabhu under the banner Dream Warrior Pictures. Based on the incidents from the Operation Bawaria case, it depicts the nefarious activity of dacoits and its eventual containment with the Tamil Nadu Police squad headlined by DGP S. R. Jangid. The film stars Karthi, in the titular character Theeran, modelled on Jangid, alongside Rakul Preet Singh and Abhimanyu Singh, who plays the main antagonist. Vinoth had planned for the script based on the incident even before his debut film ''Sathuranga Vettai'' (2014), but he later worked on the project in late-2014. To research further, he had met many police officers who handled the similar cases. Following an official announcement in December 2016, principal photography commenced in January 2017 and ended that July. Filming took place in many real location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oopiri
''Oopiri'' () is a 2016 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Vamshi Paidipally, and produced by PVP Cinema. The film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Karthi and Tamannaah while Prakash Raj, Vivek, Ali Basha, Jayasudha, Kalpana, Tanikella Bharani and Manobala play supporting roles. Karthi debuts in Telugu cinema through this film. The film focuses on the lives of Vikramaditya, a quadriplegic billionaire, and Seenu, his ex-convict caretaker. Their realisation of the primacy of life and relationships over money and disability forms the major part of its story. A remake of Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano French film ''The Intouchables'' (2011), the film was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil with the latter titled as ''Thozha'' (). The remake rights for ''The Intouchables'' were earlier acquired by Karan Johar and Guneet Monga in May 2014, who authorised PVP Cinema to produce the adaptation of this film in regional languages, postponing their previous plans; thus making ''Oopiri' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras (film)
''Madras'' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith. The film stars Karthi, Catherine Tresa, marking the debut in Tamil cinema and Kalaiyarasan while Charles Vinoth, Riythvika, V. I. S. Jayapalan, Poster Nandakumar, and Mime Gopi play supporting roles. Set in the backdrop of North Madras, the storyline revolves around Kaali (Karthi) and his friend Anbu (Kalaiyarasan), a political aspirant, who get embroiled in a brutal political rivalry, between two factions of a political party, after laying claim to a wall. ''Madras'' is the second directorial venture of Ranjith after ''Attakathi''. Before the film's announcement, Karthi and Ranjith decided to collaborate for a different project in December 2012, which failed to materialise. Later Ranjith announced this project in July 2013. Principal photography commenced on 11 October 2013 at Vyasarpadi in Chennai. Most of the film's shooting was done in localities in and around the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rediff
Rediff.com (stylized as ''rediff.com'') is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal. It was founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City. , it had more than 300 employees. It is one of the earliest web portals and email providers in India. When its founder Ajit Balakrishnan launched Rediff on the NeT, the internet was barely five months old in the country, and had a total of about 18,000 users. History The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996. Early products included the email service Rediffmail and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals. In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 for filing a materially false prospectus in relation to an IPO of its American depositary shares. The case was resolved by settlement in 2009. In April 2001, Rediff.com acquired the ''India Abroad ''India Abroad'' is a weekly new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siruthai
''Siruthai'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Siva. It is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film ''Vikramarkudu'', directed by S. S. Rajamouli. It stars Karthi playing dual roles, alongside Tamannaah and comedian Santhanam. The film was produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja and features music by Vidyasagar. The story revolves around "Rocket" Raja, a petty thief who comes across a little girl says that he's her father. When he learns the truth about his lookalike Rathnavel Pandian, who's an honest cop, he decides to turn a new leaf and help get rid of a crime gang. It was released during Pongal on 14 January 2011. Generally the film got positive responses, the film was a success at the box office grossing over 120 crore. Plot Rocket Raja is a pickpocket in Chennai who steals anything he comes across with his partner Kaatu Poochi. He enjoys his life to its fullest and goes to rob in a marriage function. There he meets Swetha and gets sexually aroused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naan Mahaan Alla (2010 Film)
''Naan Mahaan Alla'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Suseenthiran. It stars Karthi, Kajal Aggarwal, Jayaprakash and Soori. Featuring music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by R. Madhi, the film was produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja and distributed by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies. Set in Chennai, the film follows Jeeva, an unemployed and carefree young man whose father becomes the target of a gang of young criminals after witnessing a kidnapping. The film, not related to the 1984 film of the same name and based on a real-life incident, released on 20 August 2011 to positive reviews, with critics praising the performances, action sequences and realistic tone. The acclaimed climax fight sequence would later go on to become the benchmark for the makers of Karthi's 2019 action film ''Kaithi''. Plot Jeeva is a Chennai-based youngster who hails from a middle-class family. His father, Pragasam, is a call taxi dri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
