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List Of Tamil Films Of 2017
This is a list of Tamil language films produced in the Tamil cinema in India that were released in 2017. Box office collection Post-GST launch on 1 July 2017, Gross jumped to 137.44 per cent of Nett for all films. State Legislature passed the ''Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Entertainment Tax Act'' to repeal the Act of 1939. According to Ormax Media industry report, the Tamil film segment registered domestic nett box office receipts of ₹1,191 crore. The highest-grossing Tamil films released in 2017, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows. 2017 films January–March April–June July–September October–December Awards References {{, date=May 2019 Tamil 2017 Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ... 2010s Tamil-language fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Cinema
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood'' - a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, ''Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, ''Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H M Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture ''Alam Ara''. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established in Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films from India established a global presence through distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindustan Times
''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media, an entity controlled by the KK Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia. It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, founder-father of the Akali movement and the Shiromani Akali Dal, in Delhi and played integral roles in the Indian independence movement as a nationalist daily. ''Hindustan Times'' is one of the largest newspapers in India by circulation. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 993,645 copies as of November 2017. The Indian Readership Survey 2014 revealed that ''HT'' is the second-most widely read English newspaper in India after ''The Times of India''. It is popular in North India, with simultaneous editions from New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi and Chandigarh. The print location of Nagpur was discontinued from September 1997, and that of Jaipur from June 2006. ''HT'' launched a youth daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parvatii Nair
Parvati Nair (born 5 December 1992) is an Indian model and actress who works in the South Indian film industry. Born into a Malayali family in Abu Dhabi, she trained as a software professional from Manipal Institute of Technology. She started modelling at the age of 15 . Nair made her acting debut with the Malayalam film '' Poppins'' as a lead in the of the 5 segments directed by V. K. Prakash during her Christmas vacations in December 2012 , before appearing in a number of critically acclaimed films across all four South Indian film industries, including '' Story Kathe'' (2014 ) and ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015). Her performance as a young journalist in ''Story Kathe'' won her the Best Kannada Debut Actress Award at the South Indian International Movie Awards, while the role of a vengeful wife in ''Yennai Arindhaal'' won her praise from critics and received a Filmfare nomination. In 2015, she starred in the critical and commercial success '' Vascodigama'', portraying an Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanthanu Bhagyaraj
Shanthanu Bhagyaraj (born 24 August 1986) is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil language films. The son of actors K. Bhagyaraj and Poornima Bhagyaraj, Shanthanu appeared as a child artist in his father's '' Vettiya Madichu Kattu'' (1998), before making his debut as a lead actor in the romantic comedy ''Sakkarakatti'' (2008).He also has a YouTube channel with his wife calleWith Love Shanthnu Kiki Career 1998-2008 Shanthanu made his acting debut as a child artist in his father Bhagyaraj's film '' Vettiya Madichu Kattu'' (1998), and then worked as assistant director to his father in his sister, Saranya Bhagyaraj's debut project '' Parijatham'' (2006). Shanthanu appeared in his first lead role in the college-based romantic comedy ''Sakkarakatti'' (2008), appearing alongside actresses Ishita Sharma and Vedhika. His performance received mixed reviews with Behindwoods.com stating: "Shanthanu has to play a thinly sketched hero, but he puts energy and charm into eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga
''Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film produced, written and directed by R. Parthiban, which stars himself alongside Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Parvathy Nair. Featuring music composed by Sathya and cinematography by Arjun Jena, the film was released on 14 January 2017. Cast *Parthiban as Rangarajan *Shanthanu Bhagyaraj as Kevin *Parvathy Nair as Mohini *Thambi Ramaiah *Singampuli *Simran in a guest appearance *Ineya in a cameo appearance Production In May 2013, Parthiban was working on a film script titled ''Wi-Fi Alla Wife'' in Malayalam but the film failed to progress after he could not find an apt actress for the lead role. Parthiepan later launched the film in Tamil titled ''Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga'' in July 2016 and began shooting for the film immediately alongside Thambi Ramaiah. He stated that the film would be produced through crowd funding, while the title was finalised after consulting an auto driver for his advice. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Balaji
T. C. Balaji, better known by his stage name Daniel Balaji, is an Indian actor and writer, who predominantly appears in Tamil and Malayalam films. Early life and career Balaji studied a film direction course in Taramani film institute, Chennai. His uncle is Kannada film director Siddalingaiah, the father of Tamil actor Murali. His nephew is Atharvaa, who made his acting debut in ''Baana Kaathadi''. Balaji began his film career as a unit production manager on the sets of Kamal Haasan's unreleased ''Marudhanayagam''. Balaji's first role was in the television serial '' Chithi'', where he played a character named Daniel. After the success of the show, in his second serial ''Alaigal'', director Sunder K. Vijayan, named him as Daniel Balaji thinking that he portrayed his own character in Chithi. His first film in Tamil was ''April Maadhathil'', followed by a role in ''Kaadhal Kondein''. His first major role was in ''Kaakha Kaakha'' as a police officer alongside Suriya, who play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagapati Babu
Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. In a career spanning 33 years, Babu has appeared in 170 feature films, and has received four Filmfare Awards and seven state Nandi Awards. He has worked with noted directors like Kodi Ramakrishna, S. V. Krishna Reddy, Ram Gopal Varma, Krishna Vamsi, E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Gunasekhar, Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, A. M. Rathnam, K. Raghavendra Rao, Radha Mohan, Mohan Raja, J. D. Chakravarthy, Boyapati Srinu, and Sukumar. Early life Jagapathi Babu was born on 12 February 1962 in Machilipatnam to veteran producer-director V. B. Rajendra Prasad. He was brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu before making a mark in Telugu cinema. He married Lakshmi and has two daughters. Career 1989–2013: Lead roles Babu made his debut in Telugu with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathish
Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil film industry. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian for his performance in ''Kaththi'' (2014), ''Thangamagan'' (2015) and ''Remo'' (2016) and Edison Award for Best Appearance for the film ''Tamizh Padam 2'' (2018). Personal life Born in a middle-class brahmin family, Sathish barely attended school and worked part-time jobs alongside his studies to support his family. Interested in cinema, he joined Crazy Mohan's Troupe in 2001, at the age of 14 and performed for nearly 8 years as part of the troupe. Crazy Mohan saw potential in Sathish and took him as one of his own, educated him and supported him financially and helped him land small roles in '' Jerry'' and other small roles until 2009. He received many awards for his dramas in Crazy Mohan from Kamal Haasan and other celebrities. Sath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keerthy Suresh
Keerthy Suresh (born 17 October 1992) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to a few Malayalam films. She was recognised as Forbes 30 under 30 in 2021.She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for portraying actress Savitri in the Telugu film ''Mahanati'' (2018). She has also received three SIIMA Awards, one Filmfare Award South, and two Zee Cine Awards Telugu among others for her performance in various films. Keerthy is the daughter of film producer G. Suresh Kumar and actress Menaka G. Suresh. She began her career as a child actress in the early 2000s and returned to films after studying fashion design. She had her first lead role in the 2013 Malayalam film ''Geethaanjali''. She went on to star in successful films such as ''Ring Master'' (2014), ''Idhu Enna Maayam'' (2015), ''Nenu Sailaja''(2016), ''Rajinimurugan'' (2016), ''Remo'' (2016), ''Bairavaa'' (2017), ''Nenu Local'' (2017), ''Thaanaa Serndha Koottam'' (2018), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay (actor)
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), known as Vijay, is an Indian actor, dancer and singer who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He is among the highest paid actors in India. He has played the lead in Vijay filmography, 66 films and the International Business Times framed him as a "consistent performer". Referred to by the fans and media as "Thalapathy", he has a significant fan following internationally. He has List of awards and nominations received by Vijay, won several awards, including the List of awards and nominations received by Vijay#Honours, International Achievement Recognition Award and the South Indian International Movie Awards, South Indian International Movie Award. Early life and family Vijay was born in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. His father S. A. Chandrasekhar is a film director and his mother Shoba Chandrasekhar is a playback singer and carnatic vocalist. His father is of Christian descent and his mother is Hindu. Vijay was Baptism, bap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharathan (Tamil Director)
Bharathan is an Indian filmmaker and writer who works in Tamil films. He has directed with actor Vijay twice in his career. Career He initially began his career as a dialogue writer to film director Dharani and penned dialogues for the Vikram-starrer ''Dhill'' (2001), ''Dhool'' (2003) and Vijay-starrer ''Ghilli'' (2004), as well as for Madhesh's ''Madhurey'' (2004). Since then, he has intermittently been credited as a dialogue writer, most notably working on Ajith Kumar's '' Veeram'' (2014) which was directed by Siva. Bharathan made his directorial debut with the thriller film ''Azhagiya Tamil Magan'' (2007) starring Vijay and Shriya Saran in the lead roles and Had a renowned technical crew, including music composed by A. R. Rahman. His second film, the thriller '' Athithi'' (2014) featuring Nandha and Nikesh Ram, opened to mixed reviews . He later worked with Vijay again in ''Bairavaa ''Bairavaa'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action masala film written and directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganja Karuppu
Ganja Karuppu is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Bala's '' Pithamagan'' (2003), Ganja Karuppu experienced success in the late 2000s with his roles in '' Raam'' (2005), ''Sivakasi'' (2005), ''Paruthiveeran'' (2007), ''Subramaniyapuram'' (2008) and ''Naadodigal'' (2009). Career Karuppu was introduced as an actor by director Bala in '' Pithamagan'' (2003) as a person who works in the ganja plantations. As a result of the role, he was thereafter credited in films as Ganja Karuppu. In the 2000s, he subsequently was regularly cast in rural films by directors, working on notable films including Ameer's '' Raam'' (2005) and ''Paruthiveeran'' (2007), Sasikumar's '' Subramaniapuram'' (2008), Samuthirakani's ''Naadodigal'' (2009) and Sargunam's ''Kalavani'' (2010). During the period, he was also cast in the second lead role in Chimbudevan's ''Arai En 305-il Kadavul'' (2008) alongside Santhanam, produced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
