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Lokesh Cinematic Universe
Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) is an Indian shared universe of action thriller films created by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The first feature of the universe ''Kaithi'' was released in 2019 and the second installment ''Vikram'' was released on 3 June 2022. It is the third highest grossing Tamil film franchise. Development Lokesh Kanagaraj has stated that he wanted to do a shared universe of films since finishing his first feature film, ''Maanagaram''. He explored has stated that these kind of films have longevity. During the production of ''Kaithi'', he the idea and experimented with it, by having many open-ended plotlines in ''Kaithi'', which he then incorporated in '' Vikram'', by working together with Dream Warrior Pictures and Raaj Kamal Films International, as they own the properties. He established a shared universe and has announced that more projects will be releasing in the future, that will be set in it. Though the name "Lokesh Cinematic Universe" was coined by fans, he ...
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Lokesh Kanagaraj
Lokesh Kanagaraj (born 14 March 1986) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Tamil films. He started his careers with a short film in the 2016 anthology ''Aviyal (2016 film), Aviyal.'' He later directed his first feature film ''Maanagaram'' (2017). He created the Lokesh Cinematic Universe franchise with his films Kaithi (2019 film), ''Kaithi'' (2019) and Vikram (2022 film), ''Vikram'' (2022). His upcoming film, Leo (2023 Indian Film), ''Leo'', is also intended to be a part of the universe. Leo marked the second collaboration between Vijay (actor), Vijay and Lokesh after Master (2021 film), ''Master'' (2021). Early life Lokesh Kanagaraj was born in Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India. In PSG College of Arts and Science, he majored in Fashion Technology before pursuing an MBA. He did his schooling in Palanayiammal Matric Hr. Sec. School Kalliyapuram, Pollachi. He is an ex-bank employee. He pursued his passion towards film making by participat ...
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Arjun Das
Arjun Das is an Indian actor who works in Tamil films. Best known for his role as ''Anbu'' in the film ''Kaithi'' (2019), he has garnered major attention for his bass-baritone voice. Arjun made his acting debut in the suspense thriller ''Perumaan'' (2012). Following a few other movies and short films, he appeared in Lokesh Kanagaraj's ''Kaithi'', portraying the film's antagonist, a cocaine addict gang leader and then collaborated with Lokesh again for the film ''Master'' portraying Das, the film's secondary antagonist. Early life The actor has stated in interviews that he quit a well-paying job as a banker in Dubai, before moving to Chennai for opportunities in cinema. Arjun remembers being overweight. He lost around , which was when he decided to enter the Tamil cinema industry. Career In 2012, he debuted in the independent film ''Perumaan''. Regarding his role in the film, The ''Times of India'' stated that "Arjun makes a confident debut". After shooting for the Netfl ...
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Vigilantes
Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority. A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who practices or partakes in vigilantism, or undertakes public safety and retributive justice without commission. Definition According to political scientist Regina Bateson, vigilantism is "the extralegal prevention, investigation, or punishment of offenses." The definition has three components: # Extralegal: Vigilantism is done outside of the law (not necessarily in violation of the law) # Prevention, investigation, or punishment: Vigilantism requires specific actions, not just attitudes or beliefs # Offense: Vigilantism is a response to a perceived crime or violation of an authoritative norm Other scholars have defined "collective vigilantism" as "group violence to punish perceived offenses to a community." History Vigilantism and the vi ...
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Black Ops
A black operation or black op is a covert or clandestine operation by a government agency, a military unit or a paramilitary organization; it can include activities by private companies or groups. Key features of a black operation are that it is secret and it is not attributable to the organization carrying it out. A single such activity may be called a black bag operation; that term is primarily used for covert or clandestine surreptitious entries into structures to obtain information for human intelligence operations. Such operations are known to have been carried out by the FBI, CIA, KGB, Mossad, MI6, MI5, ASIS, COMANF, DGSE, AISE, CNI, MSS, R&AW, DGFI, SVR, FSB and the intelligence services of other nations. The main difference between a black operation and one that is merely secret is that a black operation involves a significant degree of deception, to conceal who is behind it or to make it appear that some other entity is responsible (e.g. false flag operations). ...
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Vikram (1986 Tamil Film)
''Vikram'' is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Rajasekhar and stars Kamal Haasan, Sathyaraj, Amjad Khan, Lissy, Dimple Kapadia, Charuhasan and Janagaraj. This is the first Indian film to use computer for recording the songs and was adapted from a novel of same name written by Sujatha. This was Malayalam film actress, Lissy's Tamil film debut who was initially credited as Preethi as well as Hindi film actress, Dimple Kapadia's Tamil film debut. Although the film opened to mixed reviews, it performed very well at the box office and turned out to be a commercially successful venture for Raaj Kamal Films International, crossing 100 days in theatres. A sequel with the same name was released on 3 June 2022, carrying forward the story with Haasan reprising his role of Agent Vikram. Plot On 15 March, Ashraf Hussain, Francis Adaikalaraj, RD Bohra are convicted and sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment for their involvement in various anti-national act ...
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Spiritual Successor
A spiritual successor (sometimes called a spiritual sequel) is a product or fictional work that is similar to, or directly inspired by, another previous work, but (unlike a traditional prequel or sequel) does not explicitly continue the product line or media franchise of its predecessor, and is thus only a successor "in spirit". Spiritual successors often have similar themes and styles to their source material, but are generally a distinct intellectual property. In fiction, the term generally refers to a work by a creator that shares similarities to one of their earlier works, but is set in a different continuity, and features distinct characters and settings. Such works may arise when licensing issues prevent a creator from releasing a direct sequel using the same copyrighted characters and names as the original. The term is also used more broadly to describe a pastiche work that intentionally evokes similarities to pay homage to other influential works, but is also distinct enou ...
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Suriya
Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter and a philanthropist. He primarily works in Tamil cinema where he is one of the highest paid actors. He received numerous awards including two National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two SIIMA awards and five Vijay Awards. Based on the earnings of Indian celebrities, Suriya has been included in the '' Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list six times. After making his debut in ''Nerukku Ner'' (1997) at the age of 22, Suriya landed his breakthrough role in ''Nandha'' (2001) and then had his first major commercial success with the thriller ''Kaakha Kaakha'' (2003). Following award-winning performances of a conman in '' Pithamagan'' (2003) and a hunchback in ''Perazhagan'' (2004), he played a man suffering from anterograde amnesia in the 2005 blockbuster '' Ghajini''. He rose to stardom with dual roles of a father and s ...
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Chemban Vinod Jose
Chemban Vinod Jose is an Indian actor, film producer, and screenwriter, who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He is a physiotherapist by profession.
Mathrubhumi Show Guru Video he is a established successful by appearing in more than 50 films, mostly in comedic roles. His best known for his performances include but not limited to '''' (2013), '''' (2014), ''

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Kalidas Jayaram
Kalidas Jayaram (born 16 December 1993) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. The son of film actors Jayaram and Parvathy Jayaram, Parvathy, Kalidas made his debut in the Malayalam film ''Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal'' (2000) at the age of seven. Later, he starred in ''Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum'' (2003), which won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. In 2016, he made his debut in Tamil cinema with ''Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum'' (2016) and returned to Malayalam with ''Poomaram'' (2018), written, co-produced and directed by Abrid Shine. Early life Kalidas was born the eldest of two children, to actors Jayaram and Parvathy Jayaram, Parvathy in Perumbavoor, Kerala, India. He has a younger sister Malavika Jayaram. He had his primary education until tenth grade at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai and his plus-two at Choice School, Cochin, Kerala. He received his Bachelor's degree, bachelor's degree ...
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Fahadh Faasil
Fahadh Fazil (8 August 1982) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and has appeared in few Tamil and Telugu films. He has acted in more than 50 films and has received several awards, including a National Film Award, four Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South. Fahadh is the son of filmmaker Fazil. Fahadh began his film career at the age of 19 by starring in the leading role in his father Fazil's 2002 romantic film '' Kaiyethum Doorath'', which was a critical and commercial failure. After a gap of 7 years, Fahadh made his comeback with the anthology film '' Kerala Cafe'' (2009), in the short film ''Mrityunjayam''. He attained public attention for his role as Arjun in the thriller film '' Chaappa Kurishu'' (2011). Fahadh won his first Kerala State Film Award, the Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in ''Chaappa Kurishu'' along with his performance in '' Akam''. He achieved critical acclaim and recognition ...
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Vijay Sethupathi
Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi (born 16 January 1978), known professionally as Vijay Sethupathi, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil films. He is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award. Following a stint as an NRI accountant in Dubai, Sethupathi started his film career working as a background actor and playing minor supporting roles for few years before playing his first lead role in Seenu Ramasamy's ''Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'' (2010). In 2012, he rose to massive popularity with critical and commercial successes in ''Pizza'', ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' and ''Sundarapandian''. Sethupathi has established himself as an actor with his notable work in Tamil films like ''Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'' (2013), ''Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'' (2014), ''Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum'' (2016), ''Iraivi'' (2016), ''Vikram Vedha'' (2017), '' 96'' (2018), ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' (2018), '' Petta'' (2019), ''Super Deluxe'' (2019 ...
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Inspector
Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it. Australia In Australian police forces, the rank of inspector is generally the next senior rank from senior sergeant and is less senior than a superintendent (in the cases of the Queensland Police and Western Australia Police) in the other Australian police forces. Members holding the rank usually wear an epaulette featuring three silver pips, the same rank badge as a captain in the army. In addition to the general rank of inspector, some police forces use other ranks such as detective inspector and district inspector. Austria In Austria a similar scheme was used as in Germany. At some point the police inspector was completely removed from the list of service ranks. The current police service has an inspectors service track with ''Inspektor'' being the entry level – it is followed by ''Revierinspektor'' (precinct ...
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