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Mayakkam Enna
''Mayakkam Enna'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by Gemini Film Circuit in association with Aum Productions Selvaraghavan its own banner. It stars his brother Dhanush, along with newcomer Richa Gangopadhyay, and features music scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar while the cinematography was handled by Ramji. The film revolves around an aspiring photographer and the problems he faces, causing him to fall into psychological distress. How he manages to achieve his goals from thereafter forms the rest of the story. The film was produced and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit, it was released on 25 November 2011 to critical acclaim but became an average hit at the box office. Plot Karthik Swaminathan, an introvert, referred to as 'Genius' by his friends, is a freelance photographer who aspires to become a wildlife photographer like Madhesh Krishnasamy. His friends Sunder Ramesh, Shankar, Padmini, and Vindh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selvaraghavan
Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who has directed and acted predominantly Tamil cinema, Tamil films. His directorial debut had with ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2002) but his father is credited for business reasons, which stars his brother Dhanush, Dhanush K. Raja, Selvaraghavan went on to make a series of romantic drama films with ''Kadhal Kondein'' (2003) (also starring Dhanush) and ''7G Rainbow Colony'' (2004) before also venturing into coming-of-age films ''Pudhupettai'' (2006) and ''Mayakkam Enna'' (2011), both starring Dhanush. He has also ventured into making science fiction and fantasy films, such as depicting a fantasy Chola kingdom in ''Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film), Aayirathil Oruvan'' (2010) and a Parallel universe (fiction), parallel universe in ''Irandam Ulagam'' (2013). He has been critically acclaimed for his directorial skills. He made his film acting debut in the hit film ''Beast (2022 Indian film), Beast''. Early life Selvaraghav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hub Kochi and south of the major port city and a commercial hub, Mangalore. During the period of British colonial rule in India, when Kannur was a part of the Malabar District (Madras Presidency), the city was known as Cannanore. Kannur is the sixth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala. As of 2011 census, Kannur Municipal Corporation, the local body which administers mainland area of city, had a population of 232,486. Kannur was the headquarters of Kolathunadu, one of the four most important dynasties on the Malabar Coast, along with the Zamorin of Calicut, Kingdom of Cochin and Kingdom of Quilon. The Arakkal kingdom had right over the city of Kannur and Laccadive Islands in the late medieval period. Kannur municipality was formed on 1 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saindhavi
Saindhavi is a Carnatic music vocalist and an Indian film playback singer. She has been performing from the age of 12. Personal life Saindhavi married her schoolmate, composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, on 27 June 2013 in Chennai, India. They were in relationship for 12 years before their wedding. The couple have a daughter. Discography Some of Saindhavi's Tamil film songs are listed here. In Telugu, she sang "Maamidi komma ki" in Sekhar Kammula's film ''Avakai Biryani'', "Yedho" in ''Sasirekha Parinayam'', "Premadesam Yuvarani" in Shakti (along with Hemachandra), Sutiga Choodaku in ''Ishq'', a Telugu movie. In Kannada, she sang "Mussanje rangalli" and "Beladingalante minu minuguta" in the movie ''Psycho'', which became a super-hit. She has sung title songs for the TV series ''Idhu oru kaadhal kadhai'', ''Edhir neechal'', ''Chellamay Chellam'' and ''Magalir Mattum''. She is also one of the lead vocalists in the popular series of albums ''Sacred Chants'' by Kosmic Music. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer (born 3 January 1981) is an Indian playback singer. Born Mumbai, Iyer is fluent in Malayalam,Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Marathi. Naresh Iyer has rendered 2000 film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. His rendition of "Roobaroo" from the movie ''Rang De Basanti'' composed by A. R. Rahman topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006 and won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He won the Filmfare award in the R.D. Burman Musical Talent category. Early life Naresh Iyer was born to Shankar Iyer and Radha on 3 January 1981 and brought up in Matunga, Mumbai. He has a younger sister named Nisha Iyer, who is an upcoming self-taught Professional Artist. He attended SIES College of Commerce and Economics where he received his Degree in Commerce. After graduation he intended to become a Chartered Accountant and was practicing CA and side by side was learning Carnatic music and Hindustani classical music too. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Mirchi
Radio Mirchi (also known as 98.3 Mirchi) is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India. It is owned by the ENIL, EntertainmentNetwork India Ltd (ENIL), which is one of the subsidiaries of The Times Group. ''Mirchi'' is Hindi for red chillis. The tagline of Radio Mirchi is "Mirchi Sunnewaale Always Khush!" ("Mirchi Listeners are Always Happy!"). It is the first privately owned radio station in India. Radio Mirchi maintains weekly music charts (or record charts) for India. The most followed charts are Mirchi Top 20 (Bollywood Songs, now celebrities select their favourites) and Indie Pop 10 (Independent Music). Both of these charts are a ranking of recorded music according to popularity. These charts are published on a weekly basis in the Indian English-language daily newspaper, The Times of India, and on Radio Mirchi's official website. Mirchi has its stations in India and also in GCC countries: United Arab Emirates, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain. As per the latest IR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 Film)
''Aayirathil Oruvan'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film written and directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by R. Ravindran. The film stars Karthi, Reemma Sen and Andrea Jeremiah with Parthiban playing a pivotal role. It revolves around three characters, Muthu (Karthi), Lavanya (Andrea Jeremiah) and Anitha (Reemma Sen) who embark on an adventure to search for a missing archaeologist. It is inspired loosely by the historical decline of the Tamil Chola dynasty and the rise of the Tamil Pandya dynasty. The film's principal photography commenced in July 2007, and continued till 2008; shooting of the film took place in various locations with 2,000 extras in areas including Chalakudy, Kerala and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, and also filmed in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. The title ''Aayirathil Oruvan'' is taken from the 1965 film of the same name. The cinematography was handled by Ramji and editing work is done by Kola Bhaskar. The film's background score and sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal
''Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed by Elred Kumar starring Atharvaa and Amala Paul, while Jayaprakash, Anupama Kumar, Santhanam, Yashika and Nassar played supporting roles. The music was scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film opened to mixed reviews, but had a successful 100-day run. The film was later also screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in a non-award ceremony, winning acclaim. Plot The film opens with Ram (Atharvaa) fronting a car driven by two guys apparently drunk and rich and with their girl friend(s). He tries to kill them and eventually they escape in the car opening the title. Then it turns to be that Ram enjoys a successful career in information technology. He is hit on by Radhi ( Yashika) as office romance. He turns down her interest and reveals he is in love with a girl who resides in Bangalore and he is going to visit her. Ram drives to Bangalore and meets Charu (Amala Paul) in her apartment. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deiva Thirumagal
''Deiva Thirumagal'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language melodrama film written and directed by A. L. Vijay and produced by M. Chinthamani and Ronnie Screwvala that features Vikram in the lead role as a mentally disabled adult with the maturity of a five-year-old boy who has an intellectual disability and a mental disorder while Sara Arjun, Anushka Shetty, Amala Paul, Nassar, Santhanam, and Sachin Khedekar playing pivotal roles. The film comprises director Vijay's regular technical crew with G. V. Prakash Kumar as music composer, Nirav Shah as cinematographer and Anthony as editor. Audiography was done by M. R. Rajakrishnan. The film released on 15 July 2011. The film was later released in Japan as ''Kamisama ga Kureta Musume''. The film is a remake of the 2001 American film ''I Am Sam'' starring Sean Penn as a father with a developmental disability and Dakota Fanning as daughter. Plot Krishna is an intellectually disabled man and has the mental ability of a five-year-old. ... [...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] |
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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishwaroopam
''Vishwaroopam'' (titled ''Vishwaroop'' in Hindi; ) is a 2013 Indian action spy film directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, who also enacts the lead role, and is written by Kamal Hassan, Chakri Toleti and Atul Tiwari. The film has Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. In the film, Nirupama, an ambitious woman studying in the US, marries a classical dancer, Viswanathan. On being suspicious of his behaviour, she hires a detective, who reveals his true identity and past. Filmed simultaneously in both Tamil and Hindi, the film features a soundtrack composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, with the Tamil lyrics written by Vairamuthu and Haasan himself, while Javed Akhtar translated them for the Hindi version. Development of the project began after the release of Haasan's ''Manmadan Ambu'' (2010) when several of the crew were brought in from the United States to lend their technical expertise. The direction was taken over by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
