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Lavanya (actress)
Lavanya (born December 1, 1979) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials. Lavanya rose to fame portraying supporting roles in Tamil films during the 1990s, before moving on to work in television in the 2000s. Career Lavanya studied at M. A. Krishnaswamy Higher Secondary School in Chennai and then Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Hosur, Tamil Nadu before embarking on a career in films. Early notable roles she appeared in includes her character in K. S. Ravikumar's ''Padayappa'' (1999), where she played the wife of Nassar's character, ''Jodi'' (1999), '' Sethu'' (1999), ''Sangamam'' (1999) and ''Thenali'' (2000), where she portrayed an interviewer. She also did some roles as the lead actress, notably in the Malayalam film, ''Aram Indriyam'' (2001). She subsequently went on to appear in over one hundred films, mainly in supporting roles. She has been as a supporting actress in '' Naan Than Bala'' (2014), a tale of Dharma's triumph over evi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padayappa
''Padayappa'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya with Abbas, Lakshmi, Radha Ravi and Nassar playing supporting roles. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman. The plot revolves around the titular character, Aarupadayappan, and his family being targeted in a generations-long revenge by his cousin Neelambari, a vamp who was left humiliated after Padayappa rejected her love proposal and instead fell in love with her timid, good-natured house maid Vasundhara. Principal photography for the film began in October 1998. ''Padayappa'' was released on 10 April 1999 on the eve of Tamil New Year's Day. This was the first Tamil film to be released worldwide with 210 prints and 700,000 audio cassettes. It became Tamil cinema's highest-grossing film at that point. Ramya Krishnan's performance was praised, winning her a Filmfare Award under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamarasu
''Kamarasu'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by P. C. Anbazhagan. It starred Murali, Laila, Vadivelu, Vennira Aadai Nirmala and Srividya. The film was produced by P.S.K. Karunakaran and distributed by R. B. Choudary in the banner of Super Good Films. The music composed by S. A. Rajkumar were a success, however the film was released to negative reviews. Plot Kamarasu ( Murali) hails from a village and is employed as a driver with an industrialist Latha (Srividya), who treats Kamarasu as her own son. Kamarasu is very affectionate towards his widowed mother (Vennira Aadai Nirmala) and takes care of her. Kamarasu falls in love with Vasanthi ( Laila), who also hails from his village. Kamarasu is kind towards everyone and earns the love of the villagers. Unfortunately, Kamarasu's mother passes away, which shatters Kamarasu. However, he comes back to normal with the help of Vasanthi's love and affection. A few days later, Vasanthi also passes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anbe Un Vasam
''Anbe Un Vasam'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by R. Balu. The film stars newcomer Ashwin, Rathi Arumugam and newcomer Yogan, with Karunas, Raghuvaran, Meera Krishnan, Pallavi, Vinu Chakravarthy, Pandu, Madhan Bob, and Manobala, among others, playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Azhagan Thamizhmani, had musical score by Dhina and was released on 5 December 2003. Plot Ashwin (Ashwin), who is from Ooty, moves to Chennai to join college in the final year. After a not-so-pleasant initial meeting, Ashwin slowly falls in love with his college mate Bharathi (Rathi Arumugam). She later understands his true love and reciprocates. After completing their studies, they meet in a temple. Ashwin fears that they might get separated and asks Bharathi to marry him right away at the registrar office, but Bharathi, who is a practical girl, has other plans. She wants Ashwin to find a job, and then she would marry him with the consent of her family. Ashw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirumalai
''Thirumalai'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Ramana. The film stars Vijay and Jyothika, with Manoj K. Jayan, Avinash (in his Tamil debut), Vivek, Raghuvaran, Kausalya and Karunas in supporting roles. Produced by Kavithalayaa Productions banner, Thirumalai shows Vijay playing a bike mechanic of the Pudupet area in Chennai. This film was a turning point in Vijay's career as he transitioned himself into a leading action hero from a romantic hero in his acting career. Filming began in May 2002 and was planned for a 2002 Christmas release, along with the Suriya starrer, ''Mounam Pesiyadhe'' but the delays in replacement of heroine and villain made it release only during October 2003, on the occasion of Diwali but was declared as a blockbuster at the box office, despite its delays. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Gowri'' with Sumanth and Charmme Kaur in 2004. It was also remade in Bengali Bangladesh in 2007 as ''Kotha Dao Sathi Hobe'' starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjaneya (film)
''Anjaneya'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by N. Maharajan, featuring Ajith Kumar, Meera Jasmine in lead roles, alongside an ensemble cast. The film, produced by S. S. Chakravarthy, had its score and soundtrack composed by Mani Sharma. The film opened on 24 October 2003 alongside Vijay's ''Thirumalai'' and the film gained high negative reviews with critics. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the same name in 2012. Plot ACP Paramaguru is an efficient police officer who fights with the scum of the society. He later masquerades as a thief to infiltrate into the underworld. The bad guys are surprised to find that Paramguru is the ACP and is out to get them, so they all gang up against him. In this process, a thrilling encounter takes place between the good and the evil. Paramaguru is helped in his fight against injustice by Divya, who falls in love with him. Cast Production The leading female role was eventually handed to Meera Jasmine even though R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alai (film)
''Alai'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Vikram Kumar. The film stars Silambarasan and Trisha, while Raghuvaran, Saranya, and Vivek played supporting roles. The score and soundtrack were composed by Vidyasagar and the film was released on 12 September 2003. Plot Aathi and Meera are college students who first meet in a bar and fight for a silly reason. Then Aathi with his friends go to his friend's village and there he sees Meera who is also there with her friends. There some goons on a festival show light on Meera who is wearing a sari. Then Aathi comes and beats the goons. Then Aathi and Meera discover that their best friends love each other and they help them to elope and do them a registered marriage. Then Aathi and Meera return to their houses where they realize they love each other. And much to their surprise their houses are beside each other. Then Aathi tries to tell Meera about his love but she doesn't care. And it is shown that Meera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indru Mudhal
''Indru Mudhal'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by M. A. Murugesh. The film stars Mithun, Daisy Bopanna and Nanditha, while Nagesh and K. S. Ravikumar also appear in supporting roles. The film was released on 1 May 2003. Cast Production The film marked the directorial debut of M. A. Murugesh, who had previously worked as an apprentice under director K. S. Ravikumar. The shoot of the film was held at locations including the VGP Golden Beach resort in Chennai, as well as Kodaikanal and Gujarat, where they shot scenes depicting the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. Further scenes were shot depicting a cycle race featuring 200 young people, while the climax was filmed on a large ship, the N. N. Cauveri. Soundtrack The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay Pa. Vijay is an Indian actor, poet, writer, director, producer and film lyricist for Tamil cinema. He won the National Film Award for Best Lyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aethirree
''Aethirree'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film starred Madhavan, Sadha, Vivek, Kanika, Rahman and Delhi Ganesh in pivotal roles, and had a musical score composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. It was released on 23 April 2004 to mixed reviews from critics. In 2007, the film went on to be remade in Telugu as State Rowdy starring Sivaji, Mallika Kapoor and Madhu Shalini. Plot Subramani aka Mani (Madhavan) lives with his older sister and brother-in-law ( R. Sundarrajan), who adopted him after his biological parents died. They are caring and loving to him, while having a daughter, who is like a sister to Mani. Mani's brother-in-law wants to get their daughter married to Mani. But Mani learns that she is in love with another guy, who is jobless like him and cancels the wedding plans paving way for his cousin's wedding with her lover. This angers Mani's brother-in-law and he forces him out of his home. Natarajan Iyer (Delhi Ganesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military (film)
''Military'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Suraj, who had earlier directed ''Kunguma Pottu Gounder'' (2001). The film stars Sathyaraj and Rambha. The film, produced by " Metti Oli" S. Siddiq, had musical score by Deva and was released on 28 February 2003. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Hitler'' (1996) starring Mammootty and Shobhana. Plot Madhavan, locally known as Military, is a protective brother of five younger sisters: Ammu, Seetha, Nandhini, Kamali and Archana. Their father remarried after his first wife's death, because of that his children does not speak to him. With his second wife, he has two daughters. Ammu, the eldest of Madhavan's sisters, was raped by her widower professor. Madhavan asked Ammu to marry the professor, who was quite old. The other sisters did not know about the matter. Seetha elopes with her cousin Balasubramaniam and they later come to stay in their neighbourhood. Madhavan's enemies try to kill his brother-in-law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villain (2002 Film)
''Villain'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language heist action film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a dual role alongside Meena and Kiran Rathod. Vidyasagar composed the score and soundtrack for the film. It was remade in Telugu as the same name in 2003. The film released on 4 November 2002. It received positive reviews and became a huge commercial success. Plot Shiva and Vishnu are identical twins. Shiva, the elder one, is a bus conductor, while Vishnu, the younger one, has a mild intellectual disability. During their childhood, Shiva overhears his parents' plot to send Vishnu to an unknown orphanage and to hide this information from him. To save his brother Vishnu, Shiva runs away to another city with him and strives hard to look after him. A 'dada' Sundaramoorthy, who runs a beggar trade, beats Vishnu brutally, and Vishnu becomes disabled for life. Shiva leaves Vishnu in a home run by a social worker Lalitha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samasthanam
''Samasthanam'' ( Throne) is a 2002 Tamil-language drama film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars R. Sarathkumar in dual role, Suresh Gopi, Devayani, and Abhirami. The film, produced by M. Kajamydeen and K. Ayishawas, had musical score by Deva and was released on 27 September 2002. Plot Thiru and Surya are inseparable friends. They are so close to each other that Thiru selects a bride for Surya and vice versa. Their friendship is carried over from their grandfathers and fathers, who were thick friends. Thiru brings up Surya's daughter because he has no children. Shankara wants to separate them and does all he could to. Surya's sister becomes pregnant due to a love affair with Shankara's brother. On the eve of her wedding, Divya, Thiru's wife, helps her run away with the guy she loves. This breaks the friendship between the two as Surya's mother poisons his ears against Thiru. As expected, Shankara is behind this because he wants to avenge the death of his father Easwaram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arputham
''Arputham'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Arputhan. The film stars Raghava Lawrence, Kunal and Anu Prabhakar. ''Arputham'' merges two of the most enduring concepts in Tamil cinema—the love triangle and the rags-to-riches story. The film was remade in Bengali as '' Sajani'' (2004). Plot Ashok is a good for nothing youth spending most of his time with his friends. Despite coming from a middle-class family, Ashok neither has an urge to earn money nor improve the standards of his life. One day, Ashok meets Priya and falls for her impressed by her beauty and character. Ashok proposes Priya and threatens that he would commit suicide if she does not accept his love. Priya, although not interested in Ashok, convinces him saying that he should first achieve something in life and then propose her. This marks a change in Ashok's life. After many attempts, he finally decides to start a mobile fast food restaurant which becomes a good success. Ashok deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
