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Loosu Ponnu
The loosu ponnu () is a stock character predominantly in Tamil cinema and frequently in Telugu cinema, a girl who is portrayed as attractive but naïve and unintelligent. It is regarded as the equivalent of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl and dumb blonde stereotypes in the United States. The loosu ponnu trope became increasingly popular in 1990s Tamil cinema when the masculinity of the hero became severely overblown. It has since received criticism for being misogynistic and regressive. History and terminology According to critic Baradwaj Rangan, the loosu ponnu trope emerged in an era where Tamil filmmakers began casting North Indian women, who did not know Tamil, in leading roles; due to their lip syncing not being perfect (their lines would be dubbed over by others), wild gesticulation and their emotional reactions seeming unusual, "all of this ended up making them look like mad people". Characteristics Loosu ponnus are typically depicted as being bubbly, naïve, childish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stock Character
A stock character, also known as a character archetype, is a fictional character in a work of art such as a novel, play, or a film whom audiences recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition. There is a wide range of stock characters, covering men and women of various ages, social classes and demeanors. They are archetypal characters distinguished by their simplification and flatness. As a result, they tend to be easy targets for parody and to be criticized as clichés. The presence of a particular array of stock characters is a key component of many genres, and they often help to identify a genre or subgenre. For example, a story with a knight-errant and a witch is probably a fairy tale or fantasy. There are several purposes to using stock characters. Stock characters are a time- and effort-saving shortcut for story creators, as authors can populate their tale with existing well-known character types. Another benefit is that stock characters help to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandakozhi
''Sandakozhi'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by N. Linguswamy and produced by Vikram Krishna under the banner of G K Film Corporation, which stars Vishal, Meera Jasmine, Rajkiran, and Lal in lead roles, whilst Raja, Suman Setty, and Ganja Karuppu as supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film released on 16 December 2005 to rave reviews and has become one of the huge hits in 2005, running for more than 200 days in theatres. It was declared a blockbuster at the box office and cult film for action film genre. The Telugu dubbed version titled ''Pandem Kodi'' was released on 19 May 2006 and was commercially successful. The film was remade in Kannada as '' Vayuputra''. It was also remade in Odia as '' Ganja Ladhei''. A sequel titled ''Sandakozhi 2'' was released in 2018. Plot Balu is an engineering student, who visits his classmate and friend Karthik's home in Chidambaram after the final exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maan Karate
''Maan Karate'' () is a 2014 Tamil-language sports comedy film written and directed by Krish Thirukumaran. The film was written and co-produced by AR Murugadoss and produced by P. Madhan under banner of Escape Artists Motion Pictures. It stars Sivakarthikeyan, Hansika Motwani, and Vamsi Krishna, with Sayaji Shinde, Sathish, Shaji Chen, Preethi Shankar, Ashwathy Ravikumar, Rajesh Gopalan, and Vinu Karthik in supporting roles. The soundtrack and background score composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by M. Sukumar, editing by Sreekar Prasad, production designed by A. R. Mohan and stunt choreographed by Dhilip Subbarayan. The movie was released on 4 April 2014. Plot Five IT employees - Santhosh aka "Sandy", Joe, Gokul, Vaishnavi and Nikita - meet a siddhar who has the power to grant wishes to those who request them, during a weekend trip to the Chandragiri forest. Sandy, who is skeptical about the siddhar's powers, asks him for a copy of the '' Daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansika Motwani
Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. Hansika began her career as a child actor in Hindi films, and later went on to appear in lead roles in Telugu films, including '' Desamuduru'' (2007), '' Kantri'' (2008) and '' Maska'' (2009). She started her career in Tamil cinema with '' Mappillai'' (2011) and then appeared in several commercially successful Tamil films such as '' Engeyum Kadhal'' (2011), ''Velayudham'' (2011), '' Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'' (2012), '' Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru'' (2013), '' Singam II'' (2013) and '' Aranmanai'' (2014). She has also acted in the Malayalam film '' Villain'' (2017). Early life Hansika Motwani was born to a Sindhi family in Bombay, Maharashtra (present-day Mumbai). Her father, Pradeep Motwani is a businessman and her mother, Mona Motwani is a dermatologist. She attended the Podar International School and the International Curriculum School, Santacruz, both in Mumbai. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Rani (2013 Film)
''Raja Rani'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romance comedy drama film directed by Atlee in his directorial debut. Produced by AR Murugadoss, the film stars Arya, Jai, Nayanthara and Nazriya Nazim, while Sathyaraj, Santhanam, Sathyan appear in supporting roles. The core plot of the movie was heavily inspired by the 1986 Tamil film '' Mouna Ragam'' and the 2007 Kannada film '' Milana''. The film released on 27 September 2013, and received positive reviews upon release. It was remade in Bengali as ''Shudhu Tomari Jonyo'' in 2015 and was remade in Odia as ''Tu Je Sei'' in 2016. Plot The movie begins with the marriage of John and Regina at a church. The marriage is an arranged one, to which both have consented reluctantly to make their parents happy. After the marriage, they live together as strangers in their apartment, where the neighbours are upset with John who comes home drunk every night, which he does deliberately to annoy Regina. Eventually, Regina applies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazriya Nazim
Nazriya Nazim (born 20 December 1994) is an Indian actress, producer and former television presenter who works predominantly in Malayalam films in addition to Tamil films. She has won One Filmfare Award South, one Kerala State Film Awards, and One Tamil Nadu State Film Award respectively. She started her career as an anchor on Malayalam television channel Asianet before pursuing a career as an actress. She made her debut as a child artist with '' Palunku'' (2006) and then as a lead actress in the 2013 Malayalam film '' Maad Dad''. She has gone on to star in successful films such as '' Neram'' (2013), '' Raja Rani'' (2013), '' Ohm Shanthi Oshaana'' (2014), and '' Bangalore Days'' (2014). Following her marriage to actor Fahadh Faasil, she took a break from acting. She made a comeback in 2018 with Anjali Menon's movie '' Koode''. Early life and background Nazriya was born to Nazimuddeen and Begum Beena. She has a brother, Naveen Nazim. Her family lived in Al Ain, UAE, befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All In All Azhagu Raja
''All in All Azhagu Raja'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh. Karthi in dual lead roles with, Kajal Aggarwal and Santhanam in the supporting roles. It marks the second collaboration between Karthi and Kajal Aggarwal after, 2010 film, '' Naan Mahaan Alla''. The film was released on 2 November 2013 Coinciding with Diwali festival to a negative reception from critics. Plot Azhagu Raja, is the only son of the Muthukrishnan family. He owns an unpopular cable channel called "Triple A" in Tenkasi. The cable company has only two employees, Raja and Kalyanam. Nothing they do improves the company's fortunes. By chance, Raja meets Chitra Devi Priya when she is singing at a wedding. Her unusual voice irritates him, and they argue. However, Priya eventually agrees that she cannot sing well. Priya says she fails at everything she tries, even suicide. As their friendship blossoms, Raja tells his father Muthukrishnan, about Priya which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal (born 19 June 1985) is an Indian actress and model who mainly appears in Telugu and Tamil language films, in addition to a few Hindi films. Aggarwal has worked in more than 50 films and also received two South Indian International Movie Awards. Aggarwal made her acting debut with the 2004 Hindi film '' Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...'' and had her first Telugu film release in 2007, '' Lakshmi Kalyanam''. In the same year, she starred in the box office hit '' Chandamama'', which earned her recognition. The 2009 Telugu fantasy action film ''Magadheera'' marked a turning point in her career, earning her critical acclaim. It ranks among the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time and fetched her Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies including South Filmfare Awards. She subsequently starred in Telugu films such as '' Darling'' (2010), '' Brindavanam'' (2010), '' Mr. Perfect'' (2011), '' Businessman'' (2012), '' Naayak'' (2013), '' Baadshah'' (2013), '' Govin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrambam
''Arrambam'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. Produced by A. Raghuram and co-written by Subha, the film stars Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayanthara and Taapsee Pannu, with Kishore, Rana Daggubati, Akshara Gowda in supporting roles. While the score and soundtrack of the film were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the cinematography was handled by Om Prakash and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad. Following a six-month long pre-production and the official announcement of the project in May 2012, filming commenced in June 2012 and continued for the next 15 months. Majority of the filming happened in Mumbai. Other locations included Chennai, Bangalore, Dubai, Hyderabad, Mahabaleshwar, Jaisalmer, Leh and Ladakh. The film was not titled until it entered post-production and was mostly referred to as ''Thala 53'' or ''Valai'', a supposed working title. The film was released on 31 October 2013. Plot Ashok Kumar "A.K" fixes bombs in three places ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taapsee Pannu
Taapsee Pannu (born 1 August 1987) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards. After a brief modelling career, Pannu ventured into acting with the Telugu film '' Jhummandi Naadam'' (2010) and then entered Tamil cinema with the critically and commercially acclaimed '' Aadukalam'' (2011). She subsequently appeared in notable Tamil and Telugu films like '' Mr. Perfect'' (2011), '' Sahasam'' (2013), '' Arrambam'' (2013), '' Kanchana 2'' (2015), '' Ghazi'' (2017), and '' Game Over'' (2019). In Hindi films she often works in Women centric films, in which she play lead female character. She debuted in Hindi films in 2013 with the a comedy film called '' Chashme Baddoor''. She later worked in Hindi films such as ''Baby'' (2015), ''Pink'' (2016), ''Naam Shabana'' (2017), ''The Ghazi Attack'' (2017), ''Judwaa 2'' (2017), '' Mulk'' (2018), '' Manmarziyaan'' (2018), '' Badla'' (2019), ''Mission Mangal'' (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santosh Subramaniam
''Santosh Subramaniam'' (spelt ''Santhosh Subramaniyam'' onscreen) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Mohan Raja and produced by Kalpathi S. Agoram. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Genelia while Prakash Raj, Geetha and Sayaji Shinde play supporting roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film, '' Bommarillu'' (2006). Genelia, Raj, and Satya Krishnan reprise their roles in the film, which revolves around a father and son relationship; the father dotes on his son, who resents the same. The son's choices and his ambitions to achieve something in life are subdued by his father. The film entered production in July 2007 and in addition to being shot in India, was also shot at the South Island of New Zealand. The film's soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, who retained most of the tunes he composed for ''Bommarillu''. ''Santosh Subramaniam'' was released on 11 April 2008 during the Tamil New Year festival. The film was positively received and com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genelia D'Souza
Genelia Deshmukh (née D'Souza; born 5 August 1987) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with the box–office hit ''Tujhe Meri Kasam'' in 2003. She was recognized for her role in ''Boys'' the same year. D'Souza received her first Filmfare Award in 2006 for her performance in the Telugu romantic comedy film '' Bommarillu'', which earned her critical acclaim. In 2008, she gave critically acclaimed performances in ''Santosh Subramaniam'', a Tamil remake of ''Bommarillu'', and the Hindi film ''Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na''. In addition to mainstream acting, D'Souza has hosted the television show ''Big Switch.'' Her notable films include ''Satyam (2003 film), Satyam'' (2003)'', Sye (2004 film), Sye'' (2004), ''Happy (2006 film), Happy'' (2006)'','' ''Dhee'' (2007)'','' ''Ready (2008 film), Ready'' (2008), ''Kath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
