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M. Jeevan
M. Jeevan is an Indian director, cinematographer and still photographer, who has worked in the Tamil cinema, Tamil, and Telugu film industries. Career Jeevan began his career as a still photographer and worked on big-budget films including Mani Ratnam's ''Bombay (film), Bombay'' (1994) and ''Iruvar'' (1997), S. Shankar, Shankar's ''Jeans (film), Jeans'' (1998) and Rajiv Menon's ''Kandukondain Kandukondain'' (2000). He also recruited his brother M. Sukumar, Sukumar to work on his assignments. He subsequently continued working as a photographer in films including ''Minnale'' (2001), ''Samurai (2002 film), Samurai'' (2002) and ''King (2002 film), King'' (2002) and struck up a good relationship with the director Prabhu Solomon. While launching ''Kokki (film), Kokki'' (2006), the director Prabhu Solomon had asked Sukumar to make his first foray into cinematography but his reluctance meant that Jeevan, was handed the opportunity. Towards the end of the shoot, Jeevan became busy with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore and the 44th most populated city in India. Located on the banks of River Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and has a documented history of more than 2500 years. It is often referred to as "Thoonga Nagaram", meaning "the city that never sleeps". Madurai is closely associated with the Tamil language. The third Tamil Sangam, a major congregation of Tamil scholars said to have been held in the city. The recorded history of the city goes back to the 3rd century BCE, being mentioned by Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the Maurya empire, and Kautilya, a minister of the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Signs of human settlements and Roman trade links dating back to 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalakudi
Chalakudy is a municipal town situated on the banks of Chalakudy River in Thrissur district of the Kerala state in India. It is the headquarters of Chalakudy taluk. It is the base camp for travellers to Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal Falls. Chalakudy lies on National Highway 544 and located about 47 km (23 mi) north of the city of Kochi, and 30 km (19 mi) south of Thrissur. Etymology History says during the second Chera dynasty, people outside kerala visited Chalakudy to learn vedas and Kalaripayattu from Chukkikulam ''Shala.'' These people lived in the banks of Chalakudy River and this accommodation is called ''Kudi.'' The combination of these two words ''Shalakudi'' is later modified into Chalakudy. Administration Chalakudy Municipality came into existence in the year 1970. The municipality covering an area of 25.23 km2 is divided into 36 electoral wards. Chalakudy is a Grade-II municipality. Chalakudy is an assembly constituency & Lok Sabha cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janda Pai Kapiraju
''Janda Pai Kapiraju'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film. Janda Pai Kapiraju was written and directed by Samuthirakani, and features Nani and Amala Paul in lead roles. The film's soundtrack and score were composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. A second version was concurrently made in the Tamil language, titled ''Nimirndhu Nil,'' with Jayam Ravi in the main role. While the Tamil version with Jayam Ravi released in 2014, the Telugu version was released on March 21, 2015. Nani played a double role for the first time in his career. Despite already having a Tamil version, the Telugu version was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Velan Ettuthikkum'' in 2018. Plot Aravind Shivashankar ( Nani) is a 26-year-old youth who was brought up in an ashram run by Harish Chandra (Nassar). His upbringing gives him strong moral values, but when he leaves his home, his beliefs are challenged by the corrupt social system. Unsettled by this, Aravind decides to fight immoralit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saattai
''Saattai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by M. Anbazhagan. The film features Samuthirakani and Thambi Ramaiah in pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by D. Imman. The shooting took place in NLC and Thiruvannamalai. The film is the first installment of the film series and was followed by a spin-off, '' Appa'' (2016), and a sequel ''Adutha Saattai'' (2019). The movie was officially remade in Kannada in 2020 as ''Drona''. Plot Dayalan ( Samuthirakani) is a newly appointed teacher of a government school in Vanthaarangudi village near Thiruvannamalai city. He is unhappy with the education system and is also worried about the pitiable condition of education of government schools. After joining the school, he tries to change the school's environment. This is not welcome by Singaperumal (Thambi Ramaiah), who is Assistant Head Master (AHM). Dayalan's decision for the change does not go well with the other teachers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenjirukkum Varai (2006 Film)
''Nenjirukkum Varai'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Narain and newcomer Deepa, while Mahadevan, Thalaivasal Vijay, Kalairani, Nassar, and Livingston play supporting roles. The music was composed by Srikanth Deva with cinematography by M. Jeevan and editing by J. N. Harsha. The film was released on 15 December 2006 and was a commercial success. Plot Ganesh is a slum boy who drives an auto to support his family. Bhuvana is the neglected daughter of a rich man and is in search of true love. Bhuvana is drawn to Ganesh's honesty and good heart. She confesses her love to Ganesh, but he turns her away, saying that a rich girl like her would never be able to live a life of poverty with him. Bhuvana tells Ganesh that she will show him that she can do it and comes to his house with just the clothes on herself. As Bhuvana and Ganesh share a happy love and understanding, life is all roses until a storm disrupts their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoothukudi (film)
''Thoothukudi'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language gangster film set in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu directed by Sanjay Ram. The film starred Harikumar, a prominent dance choreographer in Tamil films, in the lead role alongside Karthika and Rahman. Cast * Harikumar as Mahadevan * Karthika as Mallika * Rahman as Lingam *Navin Balaji as Esaki *Swetha as Esaki's wife Production The film marked the acting debut of dance choreographer Harikumar and actress Karthika in leading roles. Karthika was cast in the film after the makers had spotted her in a commercial. The relative success of the film prompted Karthika to be labelled as 'Thootukudi' Karthika or 'Karuvappaiya' Karthika by the media. Harikumar and Karthika worked together again in '' Madurai Sambavam'' (2009). Music Pravin Mani composed the songs and scored the background music. The song "Karuvappaiya" from the song garnered popularity prior to release, with actress Karthika's display in the song noted. Following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karka Kasadara
''Karka Kasadara'' is 2005 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by R. V. Udayakumar. The film stars Vikranth and Lakshmi Rai in their debuts, along with Diya and Vadivelu in lead roles. The music was composed by Prayog with cinematography by M. Jeevan and editing by D. S. R. Subash. The film was released on 6 May 2005. This movie is popular for Vadivelu's comedy. Plot The film begins with Rahul (Vikranth) coming from the US to India to see his grandparents for the first time. He helps a girl (Diya) who was going to commit suicide due to her upcoming marriage. He also performs comedy with Ondippuli (Vadivelu) and falls in love with Anjali (Lakshmi Rai). Cast *Vikranth as Rahul *Lakshmi Rai as Anjali *Diya as Paaru *Vadivelu as Ondippuli *Robo Shankar as Henchman *Madhan Bob as Settu * Manorama *Charuhasan S. Charuhasan (born 5 January 1931) is an Indian actor, director and retired lawyer who has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosakutty
''Mosakutty'' () is a 2014 Tamil-language drama film directed by M. Jeevan and produced by John Max under the banner of Shalom Studios. It features actors Veera and Mahima Nambiar in the lead roles. The film is set in Madurai and Kerala. The film marks the acting debut of doctor Veera. Plot Mosakki works as a henchman for Virumandi. He gets in trouble when he falls in love with Virumandi's daughter. Cast * Veera as Mosakutty Bala (Mosakki) * Mahima Nambiar as Kayalvizhi * Joe Malloori as Virumandi * Sendrayan as Sendru, Mosakutty's friend * Pasupathy * M. S. Bhaskar as Malayali * Meenal * Jangiri Madhumitha * Scissor Manohar * Ananth *KS Thangasamy as a police officer * Yaar Kannan Music The soundtrack of the film has been given by Ramesh Vinayakam, while lyrics have been penned by M. Jeevan. The album, featuring 5 songs, was launched on 25 July 2014 at Sathyam Cinemas with the principal cast and crew and celebrities including directors Bharathiraja and Prabhu Solomon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amara (film)
''Amara'' () is a 2014 Tamil language film written, filmed and directed by M. Jeevan. The film was produced by S.A. Jalavudhin who had previously produced '' Sengathu'' (2006). Starring Amaran, Sruthi Ramakrishnan and Ashish Vidyarthi, the film released on 28 February 2014. Cast * Amaran as Amara * Sruthi Ramakrishnan as Thenmozhi * Ashish Vidyarthi as Sethupathi * Sampath Raj as Sakthivel * Ganja Karuppu as Adaikkalam * Livingston as Sebastian * Vaiyapuri * Mahanadi Shankar * Gowthami Vembunathan * Tharika in a special appearance Soundtrack The soundtrack is composed by D. Imman. Critical reception The Times of India gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Director Jeevan has tried hard to come up with a story that hasn't been told on screen before...Unfortunately for him, his twists aren't backed enough by logical sequences, thereby making the film and its story totally unconvincing" and further stated, "''Amara''...comes across as a tiresome affair". The New I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oviya
Helen Nelson, (born 29 April 1991) better known professionally by her stage name Oviya, is an Indian model and actress who works in the Tamil and Malayalam films. She made her breakthrough as an actress in Sarkunam's rural romantic comedy ''Kalavani'' (2010), before appearing in other films including Pandiraj's ''Marina'' (2012), ''Moodar Koodam'' (2013) and ''Madha Yaanai Koottam'' (2013). Oviya has also enjoyed box office success through her roles in Sundar C's ''Kalakalappu'' (2012) and the horror comedy ''Yaamirukka Bayamey'' (2014). In 2017, Oviya appeared on the reality series ''Bigg Boss Tamil''. Early life Oviya was born as Helen Nelson in a Syrian Christian family in Thrissur, Kerala. Oviya studied at Vimala College, Thrissur. Career Debut in Malayalam cinema (2007–2009) Oviya began her career as an actress by portraying supporting roles in Malayalam films, notably working in ''Kangaroo'' (2007) and ''Puthiya Mukham'' (2009) starring Prithviraj and as one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnabagangal
''Gnabagangal'' () is a 2009 Tamil-language drama film directed by M. Jeevan. It stars lyricist Pa. Vijay (in his acting debut) and Sridevika. This is a remake of the Hindi film ''Raincoat'' (2004), with only difference in the purpose of protagonist's visit to his ex-love. Cast *Pa. Vijay as Kadhiravan aka Meerapriyan *Sridevika as Meera *Nizhalgal Ravi *Thennavan *Bava Lakshmanan *Thalapathy Dinesh *Silandhi Chandru Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by debutant James Vick. *"Gnabagam Illayo" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam *"Azhage" - Krish *"Ammannu Solrathu" - Krish *"Ennadi" - Tippu, Anuradha Sriram *"Kadalil" - Karthik, Suchithra *"Unnal Mudiyum" - Tippu Critical reception ''Sify'' wrote "The story is as old as the hills, and it is hard to believe that it is based on a real life experience of Vijay's friend during his struggling dates. There is no logic and reason in Vijay's story, as it is screeching, sentimental, soap style, over the top melodrama suited more for the Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam-language films, he is the recipient of several accolades, including five National Film Awards, eight Nandi Awards, eight Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards South, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and three Vijay Awards. Apart from his mother tongue Kannada, Raj's fluency in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, English, and Marathi has placed him among the most sought after actors in Indian cinema. After working in stage shows and television in Kannada for a few years, Raj ventured into films. He made his debut in Tamil cinema through ''Duet'' (1994), by K. Balachander, and has since been a commercially successful film star in Tamil. In remembrance, he named his production company Duet Movies. A polyglot, he played a variety of roles, most notably as the antagonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
