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Mahanadigan
''Maha Nadigan'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language political satire film written and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram starring Sathyaraj, Manoj and P. Vasu. Plot Sathya (Sathyaraj), a junior artiste manages to get an chance to act as a hero in a movie. His popularity increases, as he becomes a superstar. Arivanandham (Vasu), a corrupt politician and the leader of a major political party requests Sathya to contest in the assembly elections, to which Sathya accepts. Arivanandham makes Sathya the Chief Minister candidate. Arivanandham's party receives a brute majority due to Sathya's popularity and wins the assembly elections. Sathya becomes the CM. After becoming the CM, he jails all the ministers including Arivanandham. Sathya orders many raids into the houses of ministers and acts weird. The story then moves to a flashback. Muthu (Manoj), an diehard fan of Sathya loses his right hand, in a clash between two actors' fans. This leaves a huge impact on Sathya, who learns from thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallika (actress)
Reeja Johnson, better known by her stage name Mallika, is an Indian actress, who has mainly appeared in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Career After debuting in the Malayalam film ''Nizhalkuthu'' (2002), she played a significant role in Cheran (director), Cheran's ''Autograph (2004 film), Autograph'', following which she played supporting roles in several Tamil films. She later went on to play in a tele-serial called ''Anjali''. She won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil), Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Autograph''. In 2012, she won a National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film), Special Mention from the Jury at the 59th National Film Awards for her performance in the film, ''Byari (film), Byari'', the first ever feature film made in Beary language. Personal life Mallika is born to Johnson and Reetha at Thrissur, Kerala. Awards * 2004 : Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil), Filmfare A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakthi Chidambaram
Sakthi N Chidambaram (born Dinakar), is an Indian film director, who directs Tamil films. Career His real name is C. Dhinakaran. He first wrote the dialogues for the films ''Kottai Vaasal'' (1992), ''Veettai Paaru Naattai Paaru'' (1994), ''Uzhiyan'' (1994) and ''Pathavi Pramanam'' (1994). Chidambaram made his directorial debut in 1997 with '' Samrat'', starring Ramki, a remake of Hindi film ''Baazigar''. In 1998, he directed the film '' Vettu Onnu Thundu Rendu'', starring Mansoor Ali Khan in the lead role. Both films were failures. After a gap, he changed his name and directed ''Ennamma Kannu'' (2000) with Sathyaraj. The film received mixed reviews and did well. The success of the film prompted director and actor to reunite to make ''Mr. Narathar'' with Abbas, Mumtaj and Divyaa Unni also joining the cast. Despite nearly completing shoot, the project was shelved and remains unreleased. His next directorial project, ''Charlie Chaplin'' (2002), was a hit, and its success led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anu Mohan (Tamil Actor)
Anu Mohan (born as David Stanley, on 3 December 1957) is an Indian actor and director who has worked in Tamil language films. Beginning his career as a director, Anu Mohan has gone on to play secondary comedy roles in films, notably portraying a character in ''Padayappa'' (1999). Career Anu Mohan completed his mechanical engineering and started his career in the late 1980s, making two feature films '' Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai'' (1987) and ''Ninaivu Chinnam'' (1989). He appeared in acting roles in the 1990s and notably portrayed a comedy role in K. S. Ravikumar's ''Padayappa'' (1999), which garnered him further offers during the period. In the 2000s, he appeared in primarily low budget films portraying a comedian. He was recalled by K. S. Ravikumar to feature in ''Lingaa'' (2014). In 2014, his son, Arun Mohan, made his directorial debut with the thriller film ''Sarabham ''Sarabham'' ( ''Lion Bird'') is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language neo noir mystery film directed by Arun Mohan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Political Satire Films
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2004 Films
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. ''Shrek 2'' was the year's top-grossing film, and '' Million Dollar Baby'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Evaluation of the year Renowned American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy described 2004 as "a banner year for actors, particularly men." He went on to emphasize, "I can't think of another year in which there were so many good performances, in every genre. It was a year in which we saw the entire spectrum of demographics displayed on the big screen, from vet actors such as Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, to seniors such as Pacino, De Niro, and Hoffman, to newcomers such as Topher Grace. As always, though, the center of the male acting pyramid is occupied by actors in their forties and fifties, such as Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Kevin Kline, Don Cheadle, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harini (singer)
Harini (born 30 April 1979) is an Indian film playback singer and classical singer who sings in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films, working with many leading film composers. She is married to another playback singer, Tippu. Harini learnt Carnatic music from Gowri and Radha Viswanathan from the age of four. In her later years, she learned from Sudha Raghunathan and currently from Suguna Purushotthaman. She used to participate in school competitions and in one such competition which she won, A. R. Rahman who distributed the prizes invited the winners to his studio to record their voices. Subsequently, she was called by Suhasini Maniratnam to sing "Nila Kaigirathu" for her first film '' Indira''. Her first song, "Nila Kaigirathu", was recorded at the age of 15. Since then, she has received offers from various music directors across South India. Within a career spanning a decade, she sang over 3500 film songs and several album songs, most of them in Tamil. Discography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Karunas
Grace Karunas is an Indian playback singer, actress who has worked in the Indian film industry. The wife of actor Karunas, Grace has often sung in films featuring her husband. Career Grace began singing at the age of five with the CSI Church, Poonamallee. She continued singing with her church and at college and caught the interest of actor Karunas during an intercollegiate competition, which the actor had come to judge. Karunas subsequently asked Grace to perform songs in his independent albums, and the pair later got married. Her first film song was "Cheena Thaana Doi" in the Kamal Haasan-starrer ''Vasool Raja MBBS'' (2004), and she received the opportunity after Karunas had recommended her to the film's director Saran and music composer Bharathwaj. The success of the song made her popular and she soon worked on other songs including "Velaku Onnu Thiriya Paakudhu" from ''Devathaiyai Kanden'' (2004), "Alappuzha Ammani Allo" from ''Karka Kasadara'' (2005), "Freeya Vidu Maamu" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malathy Lakshman
Malathy (or Malathi) Lakshman (born 27 August 1973) is a female Indian Telugu/Tamil language playback singer. She is known for singing the song "Aa Ante Amalapuram" from ''Arya Aryan or Arya (, Indo-Iranian *''arya'') is a term originally used as an ethnocultural self-designation by Indo-Iranians in ancient times, in contrast to the nearby outsiders known as 'non-Aryan' (*''an-arya''). In Ancient India, the term ' ...''. Notable filmography References 1973 births Living people Women musicians from Tamil Nadu Indian women playback singers 21st-century Indian singers Singers from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian women singers {{India-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devan Ekambaram
Devan Ekambaram (born 25 December 1975) is an Indian American film playback singer, actor and composer. He began his career as a playback singer in Tamil films and later branched out to many other south Indian languages as well like Telugu, Kannada and has sung for over 500 films. Education Devan pursued his higher school studies at the Freehold Township High School, New Jersey. He enrolled and dropped out of Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in his second year. Playback singing career Devan began his singing career in the year 1999, when he received an unexpected call from Academy Award winning composer A. R. Rahman's assistants for a voice audition. He then, went on to record his maiden song "O Maria" for the film ''Kadhalar Dhinam'' along with Yugendran. The song proved to be a hit among all sections and thereafter he received several offers from many other Southern music directors. Devan's second huge hit came in his short piece me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piraisoodan
Piraisoodan (6 February 1956 – 8 October 2021) was a Tamil poet and lyricist. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist for his songs in movies like ''Thayagam'', '' En Rasavin Manasile'' and ''Neeyum Naanum'' in 1996, 1991 and 2010 respectively. He wrote ‘Jagam Pughazum’, a Carnatic song that sums up the life of Thyagaraja. He was conferred the title "Kavi Nyaani" by the late music director M.S.Viswanathan. He is notable for his eloquent literary speeches and for his ability to complete a song in few minutes. In a television reality program called "Vanampadi" he explained the meaning and intricate nuances of various Tamil film songs that won him accolades and place him as the best analyser and critic for Tamil film songs. He was conferred a Doctorate in literature by the University Of Jerusalem. Personal life Piraisoodan was born and brought up in Nannilam, a small panchayat town in Tiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu. Originally named Chandrasekhar, he t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Englishkaran
''Englishkaran'' () is a 2005 Tamil-language comedy film. It stars Sathyaraj and Namitha, while Vadivelu, Madhumitha Siva Balaji, and Santhanam play supporting roles. "Englishkaran" with the tagline "Tamizh Vazhga" is a film from the hit combo from Sathyaraj and Shakthi Chidambaram whose earlier ventures "Ennamma Kannu" and "Maha Nadigan" were hits. Englishkaran also has humour, glamour, many puns and is based on a strong theme paced with whimsy humour. The film opened to positive reviews. Plot The film starts with Thamizharasan (Sathyaraj), a reformist who enters a village with the intention to unite a couple and help a young girl named Sandhya (Madhumitha), who aspires to be a singer. Bala (Siva Balaji) is in love with Sandhya. Thamizharasan faces the anger of Sandhya's father (Dhandapani), a strong believer of older ideologies. Sandhya hates Thamizharasan, and the reason for that is told in a flashback, which starts with Thamizharasan's wife Maheswari (Namitha) aspiring to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gajendra (2004 Film)
''Gajendra'' is a 2004 Tamil language action film directed by Suresh Krishna. The film stars Vijayakanth, Flora and Laya. The film, produced by V. A. Durai, had musical score by Deva and was released on 17 September 2004 to negative reviews. The film is remake of Telugu blockbuster film '' Simhadri'' and was later dubbed into Hindi as ''Return of Khuda Gawah'' in 2010. Plot An orphan and good hearted lad Gajendra (Vijayakanth) is 'adopted' and grows up under Azhagarsamy (Sarath Babu) family care in Chennai. The Bond they share is like father and son. Kasturi (Flora Saini) is Azhagarsamy's granddaughter, and she likes Gajendra a lot. Once a week, Gajendra meets a mentally challenged girl Indu ( Laya). He Entertains her provides money for her caretakers. When Azhagarsamy and his wife ( Lavanya) discover Kasturi wants to marry Gajendra, Azhagarsamy decides to get them married. He makes a formal announcement to officially adopt Gajendra. At this time, it is revealed that Gajendra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |