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Malaysian Kalai Ulagam Awards
''Malaysia Kalai Ulagam Award'' or acronym known as ''MUK Award'' is the Malaysian online award ceremony to pay tribute and award the key industry player within Malaysian Indian Malaysian Indians or Indian Malaysians are Malaysian citizens of Indian or South Asian ancestry. Today, they form the third-largest group in Malaysia after the Malays and the Chinese. Most are descendants of those who migrated from India durin ... community who have been working hard to keep the local entertainment industry of Malaysia alive. This award were presented by online entertainment show, Malaysia Kalai Ulagam. The 2016 awards were held on 25 February. Categories Winners 2015:1st MKU Awards * Most Popular Artiste: Denes Kumar * Lifetime Achievement Award: K. S. Maniam Movie category * Best Movie: Vennira Iravuggal * Best Actor: Aghonthiran ( Kaithiyin Agarathi) * Best Actress: Sangeeta Krishnasamy ( Vennira Iravuggal) * Best Male Supporting Actor: Thangamani (Vetti Pasanga) * Best Female ...
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Malaysian Indian
Malaysian Indians or Indian Malaysians are Malaysian citizens of Indian or South Asian ancestry. Today, they form the third-largest group in Malaysia after the Malays and the Chinese. Most are descendants of those who migrated from India during the British Malaya era from the early 19th to mid-20th centuries. The majority of Malaysian Indians are ethnic Tamils; smaller groups include the Malayalees, Telugus, Sikhs and others. Malaysian Indians form the fifth largest community of Overseas Indians in the world. Within Malaysia, they represent the third-largest group (constituting 6.8% of the Malaysian population), after the ethnic Malay and Chinese. They are usually simply referred to as "Indian" in Malaysia, ''Orang India'' in Malay, "''Yin du ren''" in Chinese. Malaysia's Indian population is notable for its class stratification, with a significant elite as well as a large low income groups within its fold. Malaysian Indians make up a disproportionately large percentage of pr ...
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Malaysian Tamil Cinema
The making of local Tamil-language films its motherland of Tamil Nadu is actively growing in Malaysia. With the Tamil diaspora worldwide, there are many enthusiastic filmmakers who want to make their mark. Malaysia's first Tamil film is known to be ''Ratha Paei'', starring Kalaikkumar Chinnasamy, Susheela Devi, Sivaji Raja, M. Baharudeen, Mukesh, Vijaya Gowri and Malaysia Vasudevan. It was shot in Golden Studio, Chennai and directed by Mooban. Music and background score of the film was composed by G. K. Venkatesh. Shooting of the film began in 1968 and it was released on 14 January 1969. Centered in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru, the industry remained relatively small with fewer films produced. The industry is growing and faces strong competition from Tamil films from Kollywood. Highest-grossing movies List of Tamil films from Malaysia by year Below is a list of Tamil language films produced in Malaysia. The total grosses of the films are in Ringgit Malaysia, and the s ...
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Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime Malaysia–Thailand border, border with Thailand and Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia, and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital, the country's largest city, and the seat of the Parliament of Malaysia, legislative branch of the Government of Malaysia, federal government. The nearby Planned community#Planned capitals, planned capital of Putrajaya is the administrative capital, which represents the seat of both the Government of Malaysia#Executive, executive branch (the Cabine ...
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YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ...
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Vennira Iravuggal
''Vennira Iravuggal'' () is a 2014 Malaysian Tamil romantic comedy film written, directed and produced by R.Perakas. Starring Vikadakavi Magen in the lead role with Sangeeta Krishnasamy. The film revolves around a journey of love which begins in Malaysia, continues to Singapore and finally ends in Myanmar with one objective, one mission and vision. The film were released on 6 March 2014 at Malaysia, Singapore and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ... with critical acclaimed by critics. The film was a box office success. The film was later screened in Chennai in 2019. Plot Vennira Iravuggal (duration: 100 minutes), is a story about a rich, seemingly irresponsible senior student, Ramesh at a university (shot on the campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia in Pen ...
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Sangeeta Krishnasamy
Sangeeta Krishnasamy is a Malaysian actress and model. She did a small role in Kollywood movie after making an appearance in Venkat Prabhu's hit Goa and as the female lead in ''ZHA'' among famous South Indian film actors. In 2015 she was the female lead for two hit Malaysian Tamil movies ''Vetti Pasanga'' & ''Vennira Iravugal''. Vennira Iravugal became an acclaimed Malaysian Tamil movie after it was screened in several film festivals around Europe and won a special jury award at the ''Norway Tamil Film Festival'' in 2014, subsequently taking home all 5 awards in all categories at the Malaysian Kalai Ulagam Awards in 2015. She is amongst the top actresses in the Malaysian Film Industry. She won awards at the Malaysian Kalai Ulagam Award 2015 for Best Actress in Movie and Telemovie category.http://www.dailyseni.com.my/v3/a-conversation-with-malaysian-actress-sangeeta-krishnasamy/ ''The FFM 29'' Best Film, ''Adiwiraku'' earned her the Best Actress of 2017 award, and marked her fi ...
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Maindhan (2014 Film)
''Maindhan'' () is a 2014 Tamil-language Malaysian action comedy film directed by C. Kumaresan, who also enacted the lead role. The film also stars Shaila, Gheetha, Rabbit Mac, Hanuman and THR Uthaya. Malaysia rapper Darkey made a special appearance. The film had a limited release on 9 August 2014 in Malaysia, Singapore, and Tamil Nadu. It gained acclaim from critics and also emerged as the highest grossing locally produced Tamil film of all time before getting beaten by '' Vedigundu Pasangge'' in 2018. Plot After failing in his love life, Dev finds company in alcohol. In his state, he often sees an old man who gives him hints on how his day is going to turn out. One day, he accidentally bumps into a young boy from a shelter home. He realises there is an uncanny similarity between the boy and his ex-girlfriend, so he decides to get to know the boy further only to uncover something Dev didn't wish he knew in the first place. Cast * C. Kumaresan as Dev * Shaila Nair as Shalini ( ...
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Perakas Rajaram
Perakas Rajaram (also known as R. Perakas) is a Malaysian film director, producer, writer and actor. He is well known for directing highly acclaimed Malaysia Tamil film '' Vennira Iravuggal''. He also played a minor role in ''Jagat''. Filmography As Director : Movie Television As Actor : * 2015 - Jagat Award * Malaysian Kalai Ulagam Awards for Best Director. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajaram, Perakas Living people Malaysian film directors Malaysian people of Indian descent Malaysian people of Tamil descent 1980 births ...
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Dhilip Varman
S. Dhilip Varman is a Malaysian singer, lyricist and composer. Background Born and brought up from the state of Penang, many compare the texture and melody of his vocal range with that of Indian playback singers. Dhilip is an ardent fan of renowned musical composers Ilayaraja and A.R. Rahman, started his musical journey as a stage singer, performing at small shows. His productions have since appeared in local films 24 November, Kanngal and Ivanthan Hero. He even collected the Best Male Vocalist at last year’s MIMI (Malaysian Indian Music Industry) Awards. Dhilip produced his first local album, Kanavellam, which featured songs composed and arranged by him. Former Malaysian Works Minister Samy Vellu also contributed a poem that was used as a lyrics for the song, Kanavugal Varum (Dreams Will Come). In the year 2000, Dhilip started his musical journey as a stage singer, performing in shows and concerts initially. His talent did not go unnoticed and in 2002 he got an opportunity t ...
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Tamil Cinema
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood'' - a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, ''Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, ''Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H M Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture ''Alam Ara''. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established in Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films from India established a global presence through distri ...
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Tamil Diaspora In Malaysia
Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, natively spoken by the Tamils * Tamil script, primarily used to write the Tamil language **Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode * Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech See also * Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood, the word being a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. * Tamil cuisine * Tamil culture, is considered to be one of the world's oldest civilizations. * Tamil diaspora * Tamil Eelam, a proposed independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka * Tamil Nadu, one of the 28 states of India * Tamil nationalism * ''Tamil News'', a daily Tamil-language television news program in Tamil Nadu * Tamilakam, the geographical region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people, covered today's Tam ...
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