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Ken Karunas
Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played lead roles in films including ''Dindigul Sarathy'' (2008) and ''Ambasamudram Ambani'' (2008). Apart from acting, Karunas has also been credited in films as a producer, music composer and a singer, while he continues to serve as the Vice-President of the Nadigar Sangam, after being elected in October 2015. Early life Karunas was born in Kuruvikkarambai, a village in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. He did his schooling at Palangudi Bharathi School and later studied at Nandanam Arts, Presidency College. Karunas began his career as pop singer and dancer, working extensively on Tamil folk music. He then gradually appeared in films as a comedian. Film career Karunas began work as a gaana singer aged 12, earning the moniker "Gaana" Karunas, and made his television debut through Yuhi Sethu's ''Naiyaand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuruvikkarambai
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Nandha
''Nandha'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Bala. The film stars Suriya in the lead role, while Rajkiran, Laila, Saravanan and Rajshree play other supporting roles. The film also marked the debut of comedian Karunas. The score was by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by R. Rathnavelu. ''Nandha'' is story about a young man from a borstal coming back to a society and his family he had left many years ago. It is about a battle of love and life, and how a misfit tries to fight to fit into the usual social circus, a fight to earn his mother's love, and a fight to live the second chance he has given himself. Plot The plot opens with a mother and her children arriving at Rameshwaram. The elder child, Nandha is sent to a rehabilitation center for murdering his father as a boy after witnessing his father's illicit affair with a prostitute and abuse towards Nandha's mother when she finds it. He returns home to his mother, who is deaf and mut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling (2015 Tamil Film)
''Darling'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film directed by Sam Anton and produced by Allu Aravind and K. E. Gnanavel Raja. The film features composer and acting debut G. V. Prakash Kumar, Nikki Galrani in her Tamil debut in the lead roles, with the former also composing the film's music. A remake of the 2013 Telugu film ''Prema Katha Chitram'', the film was released in theaters on 15 January 2015. It was a blockbuster at Box office. Plot Kathir, Nisha and Kumaran plan to commit suicide together because they feel like failures. However, they want to fulfill their last wishes before doing so. Nisha wants to steal a new car, and Kathir wants to slap the local MLA in his own house. After Nisha and Kathir fulfill their last wishes, the trio escapes from the police and flees to a nearby resort. There, they find Athisaya Raj, who also wishes to commit suicide, and he joins them as they travel to a farmhouse. Once they arrive, Kumaran and Nisha plan to postpone their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceylon (film)
''Ceylon'', titled ''Inam'' in Tamil, is a 2013 Indian war film written, directed, filmed and produced by Santosh Sivan. The story revolves around a group of teenagers in an orphanage set during the civil war in Sri Lanka. The film premiered at the 2013 Busan International Film Festival and had a theatrical release in India on 28 March 2014. Although it was positively reviewed by critics, the film was withdrawn by Linguswamy(who bought the distribution rights for the film) from theaters, after it was met with protests from various Tamil groups in Tamil Nadu. The film was a "U" censored, and had a Govt Tax free tag. Cast * S. Karan as Nandan * Sugandha Ram as Rajini * Saritha as Tsunami Akka * Karunas as Stanley * Shyam Sundar as Ravi * Janaki as Stella * Soumya Sadanand * Vikram Chakravarti * M. K. Vijayan * Malini Sathappan Production In 2009, it was first reported that Santhosh Sivan's next film would be "a hard-hitting political film scripted around the LTTE (Liberation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santosh Sivan
Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has to date completed 55 feature films and 50 documentaries. Career Santosh, a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers and the most awarded Director of Photography in India, graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and completed 45 feature films and 41 documentaries. As a director, Santosh won his first National Award in 1988 for the ''Story of Tiblu'' (1988). His film ''Halo'' was honoured at the 43rd National Film Awards as the Best Children's Film and Best Sound. Santosh became the first cinematographer in the Asia-Pacific region to join the American Society of Cinematographers membership. As a cinematographer, he has won five National Film Awards – including four for Best Feature Film Cinematography. As of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanga Meenkal
''Thanga Meenkal'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ram in his second directorial venture after ''Kattradhu Thamizh''. The story was written by Ram and his daughter Shri Sankara Gomathy Ram, with the former, besides, played the lead role as well alongside newcomers Sadhana and Shelly Kishore. The film is jointly produced by Gautham Vasudev Menon and J. Satish Kumar under the banners Photon Kathaas and JSK Film Corporation, respectively. It follows, Kalyani a poor man who is forced to live under the shade of his father, takes up a job beyond his reach to provide his daughter a good living. The film's cinematography was handled by Arbhindu Saaraa, and editing done by A. Sreekar Prasad. The film's score and soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.Ram is Gautham's new hero IndiaGlit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragalaipuram
''Ragalaipuram'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil language comedy drama film written and directed by Mano, which is a remake of the 1991 Malayalam film ''Aanaval Mothiram''. The film features Karunas, Angana Roy, and Sanjana Singh in the lead roles. The music was composed by Srikanth Deva. The film opened to mixed reviews upon release on 18 October 2013. Cast * Karunas as Velu * Angana Roy as Kalyani * Sanjana Singh as SI Shwetha * Bharath Reddy as SI Suresh * Manobala as Inspector * Uma as Velu's mother * M. S. Bhaskar as Vincent * Pawan as Burma Kumar * Vaiyapuri as Insurance Policy Agent * Delhi Ganesh as Constable Pandian * Kovai Sarala as Head Constable Ekavalli * Singampuli * O. A. K. Sundar as SI Veerapandi * Mayilsamy * Ken Karunas * Kottaikumar * Shakeela as Kuruvamma (Special Appearance) * Sridhar (Special Appearance - "Obamavum") Production The film was first reported in February 2012, with debutant Mano chosen to direct the remake of the 1991 Malayalam film ''Aanaval Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandhamama
''Chandhamama'' is a 2013 Tamil language film written and directed by R. Radhakrishnan. The film features Karunas, Shweta Prasad and Harish Kalyan in the lead roles. The film released on 1 March 2013 to negative reviews. Cast * Karunas as Santhanakrishnan (Chandamama) * Shweta Prasad as Mary * Harish Kalyan as Yuvan * Ilavarasu as Santhanakrishnan's father * Sujatha as Santhanakrishnan's mother * G. M. Kumar as J. Kanthan * Mohan Ram as Church Father * Madhan Bob * R. Sundarrajan * Rahasya * M. S. Bhaskar * Srikanth Deva as himself * Sridhar as himself ("Narayana") Soundtrack Music was composed by Srikanth Deva Srikanth Deva is an Indian music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie '' Doubles'' in 2000. He is the son of composer Deva, nephew of the famous music director duo Sabesh–Murali and the cousin of actor .... Release A reviewer noted "on the whole an ordinary effort, delivering nothing new or entertaining to the audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Pictures
Sun Pictures is an Indian film distribution and production studio based in Chennai, India. It is a unit of Sun TV Network a part of the Sun Group. Founded in 2000, it started producing the TV film ''Siragugal ''Siragugal'' () is an Indian Tamil-language drama film written by Raadhika, produced by Kalanithi Maran, and co-directed by Manobala and Raadhika. Set in London, the film stars Raadhika and Vikram, while Devan plays a supporting role. It was ...'' and later it started producing and distributing Tamil-language films. Filmography References External links * Film distributors of India Film production companies of India Film production companies based in Chennai Indian film studios Indian companies established in 2008 Sun Group 2000 establishments in Tamil Nadu {{film-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kattradhu Thamizh
''Kattradhu Thamizh'' (; previously titled is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film written and directed by Ram, who directs his debut film. Produced by Salmara Mohammad Sharief, it stars Jiiva, Anjali and Karunas. The film was released on 6 October 2007, to unanimous critical acclaim. The film is about an ordinary young Tamil-postgraduate, who becomes a tortured victim of Chennai city's gentrification, fueled by the booming IT industry, slowly losing his mental balance and becoming a psychopath. According to Ram, the movie explores what might become of a society, that undervalues the education and practice of arts and humanities. The film, though commercially not successful during its release, garnered a cult following later. Plot Prabhakar (Jiiva) is a Tamil teacher in a private school in west Mambalam area of Chennai, who leads a lonely life in a lodge. He is frustrated and even tries to commit suicide, in a system where knowing your mother tongue and te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pori (film)
''Pori'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Subramaniam Siva, who rendered his debut ''Thiruda Thirudi'', a 2004 runaway blockbuster. The film stars Jiiva and Pooja. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the title ''Naya Zalzala'' and released in 2011. The film met with negative reviews and turned out to be a box office bomb. Plot Hari (Jiiva) is an unemployed youth who runs a pavement book shop in Tripiclane area. His father (Nagesh), an upright retired schoolteacher, buys him a shop in a building with his PF money. He names it "Periyar Bookshop" and runs it with his friends (Karunas and Ganeshkar). Meanwhile, he constantly bumps into a TV reporter Pooja ( Pooja), and a love-hate relationship happens. One day, a Malaysian-based businessman named Mahadevan ( Seeman) comes and evicts Hari from the shop, claiming that it belongs to him. Hari now discovers that his father was cheated by a land mafia gang which specializes in forged documents and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polladhavan (2007 Film)
''Polladhavan'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Vetrimaran in his directorial debut. Starring Dhanush and Divya Spandana, the film revolves around a man whose life improves after buying a bike, and turns upside down after it is stolen. Three songs and the background score were composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, while Yogi B and Dhina composed each one song. Velraj was the director of cinematography, V. T. Vijayan edited the film and Rambo Rajkumar choreographed the stunts. The film was released on 8 November 2007. Receiving a tremendously positive response, it popularized the Bajaj Pulsar among the youth. The film was remade in a number of languages, owing to its success. Plot Prabhu Shankar is a happy-go-lucky middle-class man who spends time playing carrom in the streets with his friends Sathish and Kumar and others. He and his father keep falling into minor misunderstandings, and falls in love with a girl named Hema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |