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M. Prabhaharan
M. Prabhaharan is an Indian Film Art Director, Production Designer and Director who completed his degree course in Fine Arts at Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai. He had a brief stint as an illustrator in Special Effects Venky's office in 1990 and then worked as an assistant Art Director under the noted Art Director, Mr. Ashok Kumar in Tamil and Telugu film industry for a few years. He got a big break in 1995 when he was offered to do art direction for R. Parthiepan's movie '' Pulla Kuttikaran'', for which he received the award for Best Art Direction from Tamil Nadu Govt. He did art direction for many Tamil movies, to name a few, ''Ullathai Allitha'', ''Thulladha Manamum Thullum'', ''Thirupaachi'', ''Anbe Sivam'', ''Virumaandi'', ''Dasavathaaram'', ''Majaa'', ''Vishwa Thulasi'', '' Tenaliraman'' and ''Bairavaa'.'' He is currently working on Swayambhu, an Indian Telugu-language epic action drama film. Awards * 1995 - Tamil Nadu Govt. State Award for Pullakuttikaran * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bairavaa
''Bairavaa'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action masala film written and directed by Bharathan, and produced by B. Venkatarama Reddy. The film stars Vijay as the titular debt collector who takes on a criminal masquerading as an education philanthropist. The film co-stars Keerthy Suresh, Jagapathi Babu, Daniel Balaji, Sathish, Thambi Ramaiah, Mime Gopi, Sija Rose, Harish Uthaman, and Aparna Vinod. The music is composed by Santhosh Narayanan, the editing is by Praveen K. L., production design by M. Prabhaharan and the cinematography is handled by M. Sukumar. After entering production in early 2016, the film progressed under the tentative title of ''Vijay 60'', before being named as ''Bairavaa'' during September 2016. The film had a worldwide release on 12 January 2017. The film received mixed reviews with praise for Vijay's performance, action sequences, dialogues, soundtrack and score. The film completed a 50-day theatrical run and performed well financially. Plot Bairavaa i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maayi
''Maayi'' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama-film starring Sarath Kumar and Meena, wherein Vadivelu's comedy performance was critically acclaimed. The film was a super hit at box office. This film later remade into Telugu as ''Simharasi'' with Rajasekhar and Sakshi Sivanand in the year 2001 and in Kannada as ''Narasimha'' with Ravichandran in 2012. The movie song 'Megham Udaithu' was shot in Mysore Lalitha Mahal. Plot Maayi (Sarathkumar) is a well-respected, do-gooder in a village. He considers women in the village as his sisters and even helps financially to conduct their weddings. He is a man who is ready to kill his father Irulandi ( Vijayakumar) when he learns that he had a second wife. But the father opts to kill himself rather than face his son and so, Maayi brings his half-sister Lakshmi (Suvalakshmi) to live with him. A local MLA (Rajan. P. Dev) comes to Maayi to get his support during the upcoming election, but he refuses and the MLA loses the election. But his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennin Manathai Thottu
''Pennin Manathai Thottu'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Ezhil. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Jaya Seal, with Sarathkumar in a guest appearance. Produced by Kaja Mydeen, the film was released on 7 July 2000 to positive reviews and became a commercial success. Plot Sunil is one of the leading heart surgeons in India. He lives with Ganpat, who is also a doctor and is loved by everyone in the family. Sunitha arrives with a kid who has a heart problem to the hospital. But she is shocked seeing Sunil there and lashes out when she learns he is the doctor who is about to treat the kid. The movie goes for a flashback. Sunil's brother Balaram is a thug but does not want his brother to follow his footsteps, therefore sends him away to study. Sunitha and Sunil are classmates in a medical college and they both fall in love. Sunil expresses his wish of marrying Sunitha to Bala, for which he accepts. Meanwhile, Sunitha goes back to her villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhota Chetan
''My Dear Kuttichathan'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy film directed by Jijo Punnoose and produced by his father Navodaya Appachan under Navodaya Studio. It was the first Indian film to be filmed in 3D format. With screenplay by Raghunath Paleri, the story revolves around a mystical indigenous Genie called " Kuttichathan" who is under the spell of an evil sorcerer, however it gets released by three children and then befriends them. The film's soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while cinematography and editing was done by Ashok Kumar and T. R. Shekhar, respectively. It was the debut of actors Jagadish and Zainuddin. The film was well received and grossed over 2.5 crore from the box office. Originally filmed in Malayalam, a re-edited version was re-released in 1997, which makes it the first DTS movie in Malayalam. It was dubbed in Hindi as ''Chhota Chetan'' in 1997, which was also a box office success grossing 1.30 crore. Scenes with Urmila Matondkar were l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninaithen Vandhai
''Ninaithen Vandhai'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by K. Selva Bharathy and produced by Allu Aravind. The film stars Vijay, Rambha and Devayani, with Charle, Ranjith, Senthil, and Vinu Chakravarthy in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1996 Telugu film ''Pelli Sandadi''. The music was composed by Deva. It released on 10 April 1998 to positive reviews and became a commercial success. Plot Gokula Krishnan is a music loving man who begins the film with a dream where he sees his dream girl. The only trademark he remembers from it is a mole which is situated next to her navel (bellybutton). He then becomes determined in looking for his "dream girl" with the help of his uncle and brothers-in-law. On the other hand, his father arranges his marriage to a village girl named Savithri, which Gokul (often referred to as "Mapillai") objects to, but Savithri loves him. Gokul later sees his dream girl, Swapna, at a wedding where he spots the mole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhoopathi (1997 Film)
''Bhoopathi'' is a 1997 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Priya Raman, Kanaka and Thilakan in the lead roles. The film has musical score by S. P. Venkatesh. Plot A revenge story of a harijan, Chindan (Don Bawa) who has internalized racist trauma of his childhood begotten from brahmin chieftains of the land, especially towards Mahendra Varma. Cast *Suresh Gopi as Hariprasad a.k.a. Soorya *Priya Raman as Julie Williams * Kanaka as Lakshmi Hariprasad *Thilakan as Chindan a.k.a. Bawa *Narendra Prasad as Mahendra Varma * Devan as Lawrence a.k.a. Krishna Varma *Rajan P. Dev as Williams *N. F. Varghese as Moosa * Murali as Ravi Varma * Sai Kumar as Sasi Varma *Mohan Raj as Khader *Bheeman Raghu as Anthony *Hemanth Ravan *K. P. A. C. Azeez as Surendran, Jail Suprintendent *Sukumari as Maggie *Shammi Thilakan as Younger Chindan *Sona Nair as Meera *Valsala Menon Valsala Menon (born 1945) is an Indian actress who works in Malayala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panchalankurichi (film)
''Panchalankurichi'' is a 1996 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Seeman starring Prabhu, Madhubala, Chandrasekar, Prasanna, Thulukanam, Vadivelu, Vijayakumar, Ilavarasi, Maheswari. Plot Kitaan(Prabhu), as a young child, migrates to paanchalankurichi with his mother (Ilavarasi). When they try to cross a river his mother sacrifices herself to let him live. When he is distraught at the sight of his mother dying, Maayandi Thevar (Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)), the local chieftain, arrives and takes pity on Kitaan and takes him under his wing and raises him like a son. Kitaan grows up in Paanchalankurichi as a brave young man who is so noble in his acts that the local parents send their unmarried girls to the fairs of other villages with Kitaan as their guardian angel. Kitaan also has a brotherly relationship with Maayandi Thevar's daughter Chinnaatha (Maheswari). At a fair when a few local hooligans, brothers of Kaarisaamy (Mahanadi Shankar) misbehave with girls from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Awards
The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has been given annually since 2006, with the latest—the 10th edition—of the award-giving ceremony having been held in May 2018. The awards are decided by a jury, consisting of noted film-makers, critics and technicians, while winners in a separate category named "Favourite awards" are chosen by public voting. The awards have been sponsored by Reliance Mobile, Univercell and Close Up. After the last ceremony was the 10th Vijay Awards in 2018, the Vijay Awards were cancelled due to past controversies and waning public interest. History The first edition of the awards was held to select the most popular artists, however not for any particular work or year. In the first year of the awards, viewers were asked to choose their all time favourite film and artists in nine categories - Favourite Hero, Heroine, Film, Director, Music Director, Playback Singer Male/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikatan Awards
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards is an annual awards ceremony for people in the Tamil film industry. It is presented by the Tamil language weekly magazine ''ananda vikatan''. The awards were introduced in the year 2008, honouring the films that were released in 2007. The ceremony's main broadcaster is Sun TV. Main awards Best film Best director Best actor Best actress Best supporting actor Best supporting actress Best screenplay Best dialogue Best comedian – male Best comedian – female Best cinematographer Best editor Best art direction Best music director Best playback singer – male Best playback singer – female Best lyricist Best costume designer Best makeup artist Best choreographer Best stunt director Best production Awards introduced in subsequent ceremonies Best debut director Best debut actor Best debut actress Best story Best child artist Best villain – male Best Villain – female Best animation and visu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poovellam Un Vasam
''Poovellam Un Vaasam'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Ezhil and produced by V. Ravichandran. It stars Ajith Kumar and Jyothika as childhood friends, alongside an ensemble supporting cast of Nagesh, Sivakumar, Sayaji Shinde, Vivek, Yugendran, and Kovai Sarala. The film was released on 17 August 2001. It received positive reviews and became a commercial success. Plot Two families stay in identical bungalows, adjacent to each other, tracing their friendship to over 40 years. Their respective progenies Chinna and Chella are childhood friends, their easy camaraderie and strong bonding carried over to their adult years. The two of them study in the same college, same class, zoom together on the motorbike, their togetherness at home and college, as accepted a fact as it was in films like ''Piriyadha Varam Vendum'' (2001). Somewhere along the way, the duo falls in love, throwing some soft glances at each other when the other is not looking. Thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundara Purushan (1996 Film)
''Sundara Purushan'' () is a 1996 Tamil-language film starring Livingston and Rambha in lead role and directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy. Sundara Purushan dealt with the serious issue of unwilling marriages but with a comical undertone from start to finish. Livingston also wrote the story and the screenplay for the movie. The movie was remade in Kannada as ''Chanappa Channegowda'' starring BC Patil, in Telugu as '' Andala Ramudu'' in 2006 starring Sunil & Aarti Agarwal and in Odia in 2012 as ''Something Something''. Plot Ganesan (Livingston) has tremendous love for his maternal cousin Valli ( Rambha) right from his childhood, and desires to marry her. Things go wrong for him when his mother dies when he is 8 years old; his father, who is the richest landlord in their village, marries another woman which he dislikes and runs away from home after months of torture from his dad and step-mom. He returns home (to his grandmother) after 17 years for his father's death. He even a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |