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Maya (2015 Tamil Film)
''Maya'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-langauge neo-noir horror film written and directed by Ashwin Saravanan. It was produced by Potential Studios, which features Nayanthara along with Aari Arujunan in the lead roles. Lakshmi Priya and Amzath Khan were in supporting roles. This was Nayanthara's 50th film, and is regarded as one of the best horror films of Tamil cinema. It was one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2015. A dubbed Telugu version, ''Mayuri'', was also released. The film was remade in Kannada as '' Aake'' by K. M. Chaitanya, starring Chiranjeevi Sarja. Plot Vasanth (Aari Arujunan) is an artist who is working on a story about 'Mayavanam', a haunted forest. On his friend's birthday, he tells a story involving 'Maya', a malevolent spirit. He tells him about how one experiences chills and witnesses a spirit descending on them when one says "Maya! Your daughter is not with me!" three times. To mock Vasanth, the friend says the same three times, and a similar figure enters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashwin Saravanan
Ashwin Saravanan is an Indian film director, who has directed predominately Tamil language films. Directorial debut from ''Maya (2015 Tamil film), Maya'' and film making style is neo-noir horror film. Second film was Game Over (2019 film), Game over and it is a psychological thriller film. Third movie is connect (2022 film), Connect and it is a supernatural horror movie. Career Ashwin Saravanan began writing short stories during his years in college and eventually made some short films. Inspired by the success of young filmmakers in the early 2010s such as Karthik Subbaraj, Balaji Mohan and Nalan Kumarasamy, Ashwin chose to quit his job in the software industry to work as a film director. His first film, the horror drama ''Maya (2015 Tamil film), Maya'' (2015) featured Nayanthara in the lead role, and the film won positive reviews from critics. A critic from ''The Times of India'' gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote: "''Maya'' is wholly original and cerebral as well. Even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uday Mahesh
Udhayabhanu Maheswaran (born February 21 st 1970) is an Indian actor and director. He directed two Tamil Tamil films: ''Naalai'' (2006) and '' Chakkara Viyugam'' (2008). As an actor, he is best known for his portrayal of Vishwanathan in the STAR Vijay television series ''Office''. His recent portrayal of the character, Chellam Sir in ''The Family Man'' series is currently trending all over social media. Career Udhayabhanu made his directorial debut with ''Naalai'' starring Richard Rishi and Madhumitha, film introduced cinematographer Natarajan Subramaniam as an actor. The film, a gangster subject was released in 2006 to mixed reviews and became average grosser. He again directed Natraj in '' Chakkara Viyugam'', a crime thriller which was completely shot around Kolkata. The film was briefly delayed due to Natrajan's cameraman assignments and also crew complained the behaviour of film's actress Daisy Bopanna. The film was released in 2008 to mixed reviews. As an actor, he played a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakthisree Gopalan
Shakthisree Gopalan (born 9 October 1988) is an Indian vocalist, songwriter and performer, famous for her collaborations with the top south-Indian music composers like A.R. Rahman. Aside from the film music, she is a regular in the independent music scene, performing with various bands over the years dabbling in Pop, R'n'B, trip-hop and jazz. She has also been performing and releasing music independently in multiple languages. She is an architect by profession, graduating from School of Architecture and Planning. Early life Shakthisree Gopalan was born and brought up in Kochi, Kerala. She did her schooling in Rajagiri Public School, Kalamassery. She moved to Chennai after her school and pursued her degree in architecture at the Anna University's School of Architecture and Planning. She was trained in Carnatic music for 13 years. During her 11th standard, SS Music conducted Voice Hunt 1. Since she was under 18, it ended with the auditions. Eventually in 2008, she won the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shweta Mohan
Shweta Mohan (born 19 November 1985) is an Indian playback singer. She has received four Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer, one Kerala State Film Award and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She has recorded more than 700 songs and albums in all the four south Indian languages namely Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, she has also recorded songs for Hindi films and has established herself as a leading playback singer of South Indian cinema. Personal life Shweta Mohan was born on 19 November 1985 to a Malayali family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is the daughter of Krishna Mohan and playback singer Sujatha Mohan. She completed her schooling at Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai and graduated from Stella Maris College, Chennai.A timeless melody She is married t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinmayi
Chinmayi Sripaada is an Indian playback singer, working mainly for the South Indian film industry. She is also a voice actor, television presenter, radio jockey, and an entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company ''Blue Elephant'', a Skincare company importing K-beauty to India - ''Isle Of Skin'', and a medi-spa ''Deep Skin Dialogues'' in Chennai and Hyderabad. She is often credited as Chinmayee and Indai Haza. She rose to fame for her critically acclaimed song "''Oru Deivam Thantha Poovae''" from the National Award winning movie ''Kannathil Muthamittal''. Early life and background Chinmayi received the CCRT Scholarship for Young Talent for Carnatic Music from the Government of India at the age of 10. She won the gold medal from All India Radio for Ghazals in 2000 and the Silver for Hindustani Classical Music in 2002. She learned German as a language in the Max Mueller Bhavan in Chennai and completed certification courses from NIIT and SSI in we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooriya Nagaram
''Sooriya Nagaram'' (Tamil:சூரிய நகரம்; English: ''Sun City'') is a 2012 Indian Tamil film written and directed by M. Sellamuthu and produced by X. B. Rajan. The film stars Rahul Ravindran, Meera Nandan, R. V. Udayakumar, and Ganja Karuppu. This was the debut movie of music director Ron Ethan Yohann (credited as Fen Viallee). The film was released on 30 March 2012; however, it received negative reviews upon release and did not fare well both critically and commercially. Plot A caste-obsessed society causes the death of a young women and her lover at the hands of her own brother. Cast *Rahul Ravindran as Vetrivel *Meera Nandan as Thamizhselvi * R. V. Udayakumar as Kathirvel *Udhay as young Senthil *Vivek Rajgopal as adult Senthil *Ganja Karuppu * Soori as Mechanic *Manobala *Anjathe Sridhar as Maari *S. N. Lakshmi *Kovai Guna Production For the film, the team had erected a set resembling that of a mechanic garage near Madurai. The first shot was shot here a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it as "the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Soundtrack
A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronised recorded sound. In movie industry terminology usage, a sound track is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. Initially, the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track (''dialogue track'', ''sound effects track'', and '' music track''), and these are mixed together to make what is called the ''composite track,'' which is heard in the film. A ''dubbing track'' is often later created when films are dubbed into another language. This is also known as an M&E (music and effects) track. M&E tracks contain all sound elements minus dialogue, which is then supplied by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language—one of the longest surviving Classical languages of India, classical languages in the world—is widely spoken in the state and serves as its official language. The state lies in the southernmost part of the Indian peninsula, and is bordered by the Indian union territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, as well as an international maritime border with Sri Lanka. It is bounded by the Western Ghats in the west, the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait to the south-eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nedunchaalai
''Nedunchalai'' ( Highway) is a 2014 Tamil language thriller film written and directed by N. Krishna and produced by Aaju, C. Soundarajan and Dheeraj Kher. This film features Aari Arujunan and Sshivada in the lead roles, with Thambi Ramiah and Prashant Narayanan in another pivotal roles. The film released on 28 March 2014. Plot Set in 1988, the plot revolves around a dacoit, known as ''Tarpaulin Murugan'' who falls in love with a motel owner. Cast * Aari Arujunan as 'Tarpai' Murugan * Sshivada as Manga * Prashant Narayanan as Masanamuthu * Thambi Ramiah as Master * Salim Kumar as Maattu Sekhar * Ashvin Raja as Soozhi * Kishore DS as Young 'Tarpai' Murugan * Kishore Kumar as Settu * Ken Karunas as Hotel Assistant * Thavasi as Murugan's Foster father (Chiyaan) * Kannan Ponnaiya (Executive Producer) Production The film was announced in February 2012 with director N. Krishna, of ''Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'' (2006) fame, choosing to move on to his next venture instead of waiting for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reshmi Menon
Reshmi Menon is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films. Career In 2008, Menon was pursuing Visual Communication at Women's Christian College, Chennai, a course she enrolled in because she "loved the media". She accompanied her friend to the auditions for the Prakash Raj production, ''Inidhu Inidhu'' (2010), and was offered the lead role. She shot for the film while still studying, and had to skip classes at WCC to work in the film. Reshmi was one of several newcomers to make their acting debuts in ''Inidhu Inidhu''. A remake of the Telugu film ''Happy Days'', it had her reprising the role originally played by Tamannaah. Critics were divided on her performance. While ''The Hindu'' felt that she was a "cute find", Sify's critic said that she "sticks out like a sore thumb". Sekhar Kammula, the director of the original film, stated that he forgot Tamannaah and could only see Reshmi, when he saw the remake. Reshmi then acted in the independent film ''Om Obama'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
