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Maanagaram
''Maanagaram'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language hyperlink action thriller film that was written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and produced by S. R. Prabhu. The film stars Sri, Sundeep Kishan, and Regina Cassandra, and its soundtrack was composed by Javed Riaz. Plot Sri, an engineering graduate from small-town Trichy, arrives in Chennai to interview for an IT job in Business Process Outsourcing. Sri passes his interview with HR officer Regina Cassandra and celebrates at a bar with his friends. Another man at the bar, Sundeep Kishan, has had an unrequited love for Regina since they were in college. In a flashback, goons threaten to throw acid in Regina's face if she falls in love with Sundeep. Enraged, Sundeep punched one of the goons. In the present, the goons recognize Sundeep in the bar and hire some gang members to beat him. However, the gang members mistake Sri for their target and beat him when he leaves the bar, knocking him unconscious and stealing his p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philomin Raj
Philomin Raj is a film editor who works in Tamil films. He is a frequent collaborator with Lokesh Kanagaraj. Career Philomin Raj worked as an editor for the third season of ''Naalaya Iyukunar''. He worked as an editor for Lokesh Kanagaraj's corporate advertisements and a television film before working on the film ''Maanagaram'' (2017). In a review of ''Maanagaram'' by ''The Hindu'', the reviewer wrote that "The editing looks crisp shifting to the various characters and episodes leaving you curious about the rest". Raj garnered acclaim for his work in ''Kaithi'' (2019). Personal life He married Dhivya Pradeepa in 2021. Filmography * '' Aviyal'' (2016; segment: ''Kalam'') * ''Maanagaram'' (2017) * '' Vella Raja'' (2018) (web series) * ''Mehandi Circus'' (2019) * ''Raatchasi'' (2019) * ''Kaithi'' (2019) * ''Master'' (2021) * ''Mandela'' (2021) * ''Jai Bhim'' (2021) * ''Taanakkaran'' (2022) * '' Vikram'' (2022) * ''Gulu Gulu'' (2022) * ''Witness In law, a witness is someo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri (actor)
Sri is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films. Career While pursuing a degree in Visual Communications at Alpha and Arts Science College, later at Loyola College, Sri appeared in his first acting role in the television serial ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' on STAR Vijay and tried to audition for the lead role in Balaji Sakthivel's ''Kalloori'' (2007), without success. Sri was subsequently cast in the director's next film, the drama thriller ''Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' (2012) featuring newcomers, and it went on to open to unanimously positive reviews. To prepare for the role, he went to roadside eateries in Ramapuram and familiarised himself in the lifestyle of settlers. It subsequently went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, as well as Best Film at both the Vijay Awards and the Filmfare Awards, while a reviewer from The Hindu praised Sri's performance, adding "he has large eyes that reveal the right amount of innocence." The success of the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Cassandra
Regina Cassandra (born 13 December 1990) is an Indian actress and Model who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film ''Kanda Naal Mudhal'' in 2005 and made her Telugu film debut with '' Siva Manasulo Sruthi'' (2012), for which she won the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu). She then made her Kannada debut with '' Suryakaanti'' (2010) and Hindi debut with ''Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga'' (2019). Cassandra played the lead in various successful films including '' Siva Manasulo Sruthi'', '' Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga'', ''Kotha Janta'', ''Power'', ''Rajathandhiram'', '' Subramanyam for Sale'', ''Awe'', '' Silukkuvarupatti Singam'', '' 7'' and '' Mughizh''. She received praises for her role in '' Jyo Achyutananda'' and ''Evaru''. Cassandra made her web debut with the 2022 series ''Rocket Boys'' portraying classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai. Early life Regina Cassandra was born on 13 December 1990 in Madras (now Chennai), Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundeep Kishan
Sundeep Kishan (born 7th May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who works in predominately in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Career Sandeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in present-day Chennai. He is the nephew to the cinematographers Chota K. Naidu and Shyam K. Naidu. He moved to Hyderabad in 2008 to pursue a career in films. Kishan began working as an assistant director to Gautham Vasudev Menon for a year, before starring in ''Sneha Geetham''. After working with him in ''Prasthanam'' (2010), director Deva Katta referred Kishan to his friends Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., which led to Kishan's casting in his first Hindi venture, ''Shor in the City''. He also did the Telugu movie ''DK Bose'' (2018), opposite Nisha Aggarwal. Kishan stated that he was very happy since his 2015 released film ''Tiger'' was appreciated by actors like Ravi Teja, Allu Arjun and R. Narayana Murthy. He has also acted in ''Venkatadri Express'' and '' Ra Ra... Krishnayya''. After ''Maanagaram'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munishkanth
Ramdoss, better known as Munishkanth, is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films. He had notable roles in films, including ''Mundasupatti'' (2014), ''Maanagaram'' (2017), ''Maragadha Naanayam'' (2017) and ''Raatchasan'' (2018). Career Ramdoss came to Chennai from Oddanchatram in 2002, hoping to get a breakthrough as an actor in films and worked for several years as a junior artiste. Unable to get an immediate breakthrough, he moved to Malaysia for two years to work as a goldsmith before returning to Chennai and often slept homeless at Vadapalani temple. He became involved in short films, often portraying characters in the ''Naalaya Iyakkunar'' show on Kalaignar TV, and featured in Ram's original award-winning short film titled ''Mundasupatti'' by dubbing for the character of the aspiring actor, Munishkanth, at the insistence of his friend Kaali Venkat. He continued on the fringe of the film industry, appearing in small roles in Mani Ratnam's '' Kadal'' (2013) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sha Ra
Sha Ra is an actor known for acting in ''Meesaya Murukku'' and ''Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu''. He is the co-founder of the YouTube channel ''Temple Monkeys'', a Tamil-language YouTube channel, along with Vijay Varadharaj. Career In 2012, Sha Ra and his mate started the YouTube channel the temple monkeys as a co-founder later they released a rap song known as Anbe En Pushpa same time the Sam Anderson's Yaarukku Yararo movie song went viral is called Raasathi later sha ra and Vijay Varadaraj try the kalaka povathu yaru in Vijay tv and they prepared concept as Ramu anney and somu anney but some reasons they don't accept the concept and they can't able to store the footage so finally they used the YouTube platform as like a harddisk now also the deleted tapes of temple monkeys are in YouTube and they decided to create an official YouTube channel is called temple monkey tv and sha ra got his first chance in Maanagaram before Meesaya Murukku later that same year and he got a sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Alexander
Arun Alexander (14 October 1973 – 28 December 2020) was an Indian actor and a dubbing artist for Tamil-language films. He was notably seen in ''Maanagaram'', ''Bigil'', ''Kolamavu Kokila'', ''Kaithi (2019 film), Kaithi'', ''Master (2021 film), Master'' and was seen next posthumously in ''Doctor (2021 film), Doctor'' in addition to voicing Optimus Prime and Baloo in the Tamil language, Tamil Dubbing (filmmaking), dubs of ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' and ''The Jungle Book (2016 film), The Jungle Book'' respectively. Death He died on 28 December 2020 due to a heart attack. The films ''Master'' and ''Doctor'' were dedicated in his honour. Filmography ;Actor *''Sawaari'' (2016) *''Maanagaram'' (2017) *''Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018) *''Kaithi (2019 film), Kaithi'' (2019) *''Bigil'' (2019) *''Jada (2019 film), Jada'' (2019) *''Topless'' (2020) (web series) *''Master (2021 film), Master'' (2021) *''Dikkiloona'' (2021) *''Doctor (2021 film), Doctor'' (2021) ;Dubbing artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charle
Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar (born 6 March 1960), professionally credited as Charle, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He has acted in more than 800 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. He was named after the English comedian Charlie Chaplin. Biography Charle completed his degree in chemistry from G. V. N. College in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. During his college days, he was known for histrionics and his uncanny ability to imitate Tamil actors like Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman and Nagesh. He is an avid entertainer, and a popular stage artist, while at this colcolharle started his career as a Staff Artist – Actor in Song & Drama Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and moved on to perform more than 1000 dramas in six years. He was named Charlie and got introduced in the film '' Poikkal Kudhirai'' in the year 1982 by the director K. Balachander. He proved to be a versatile actor in comedy as well as character roles in Tamil, Telugu and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivek Prasanna
Vivek Prasanna is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films, mostly in supporting roles. In 2017, he won the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film ''Meyaadha Maan''. Career Vivek Prasanna grew up from a small village Chinanoor (Veeranam) near Salem, India and now settled in Chennai. His brother Karthik Netha is working as a lyricist. After several appearances in short films and telefilms, he made his acting debut alongside Vijay Sethupathi in Arun Kumar's police drama ''Sethupathi'' (2016). A critic from Indiaglitz.com noted that Vivek Prasanna as "the main henchman fits the role to the T". In 2017, Vivek Prasanna made a breakthrough and appeared in supporting roles in a series of successful Tamil films. His role as the drug lord Ravi in ''Vikram Vedha'' and as a politician in '' Peechankai'', also won him acclaim. He then appeared as the second lead in the romantic comedy, ''Meyaadha Maan ''Meyaadha Maan'' () is a 2017 Indian Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Dheena
Sai Dheena is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films since 2004. He played the antagonist in '' Attu'' (2017), '' Thimiru Pudichavan'' (2018) and ''Vaandu'' (2019). Career Sai Dheena worked as a signboard artist, before moving on to a job in the railways, before moving on to appear as a henchman in films, followed by playing supporting roles. He made his debut in Kamal Haasan's ''Virumaandi'' (2004) as a jail warden, after being spotted by the actor where he went to work as an extra henchman in the film. He has since starred in films including Shankar's ''Enthiran'' (2010), Atlee's '' Theri'' (2016), and Vetrimaaran's ''Vada Chennai'' (2018). He portrayed the antagonist in '' Thimiru Pudichavan'' (2018). In a review of the film ''Sagaa'' (2019) by the ''New Indian Express'', the critic noted that he "plays the role with meticulous intensity". Personal life In 2017, Dheena received attention from the media for financially helping out actor Viruchagakanth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhusudhan Rao (actor)
Madhusudhan Rao (born 20 June 1950) is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He has appeared in films including ''Autonagar Surya'' (2014), ''Goli Soda'' (2014), ''Kathakali'' (2016), ''Kaashmora'' (2016), '' Adam Joan'' (2017), ''Kalakalappu 2'' (2018), ''Aranmanai 3'' (2021),'' Theerpugal Virkapadum'' (2021) and ''Taanakkaran'' (2022). Career Madhusudhan Rao made a breakthrough as an actor after appearing as the local rogue, Naidu in ''Goli Soda'' (2014). He has since appeared as the antagonist in films such as ''Vanmam'' (2014) and ''Massu Engira Masilamani'' (2015), as well as in character roles in '' Jeeva'' (2014) and '' Idhu Namma Aalu'' (2016). He later starred in Sundar C.’s ''Kalakalappu 2'' (2018) and ''Aranmanai 3'' (2021). In 2019, he had five releases in Kannada as '' Birbal Case 1: Finding Vajramuni'', ''Padde Huli'', ''Kempegowda 2'', ''Avane Srimannarayana ''Avane Srimannarayana'' (; ) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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