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Meenal
Meenal is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Tamil films. She has appeared in Cheran's ''Thavamai Thavamirundhu'', Vetrimaran's '' Aadukalam'', Thangar Bachan's ''Ammavin Kaipesi'' and Bharathiraja's ''Annakodi ''Annakodi'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language film directed and written by Bharathiraja. It stars Lakshman Narayan, Karthika Nair and Manoj Bharathiraja. The film has music by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film was earlier titled ''Annakodiyum Kodive ...''. She also acted as a female lead in a film called Veeran Maaran and co-starring by Rithik. Filmography References External links * Living people Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses from Madurai 1985 births {{India-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aduthathu
''Aduthathu'' ( Next) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Thakkali Srinivasan. The film stars Nassar, Sriman, Vaiyapuri, Ilavarasu, Aarthi and Meenal. The movie is based on Agatha Christie's mystery novel ''And Then There Were None''. There was a controversy that the 2015 Kannada movie ''Aatagara'' is the remake of the film. At this point of time, the team of Aatagara arranged a special screening of the movie for Thakkali Srinivasan in Bangalore. Srinivasan clarified that it is not a remake of his film. He also praised Aatagara of being an extremely well made film. He also revealed that he had made a serial inspired from Agatha Christe's novel ''And Then There Were None'' in 1995. Later he made the film ''Aduthathu'' inspired by the same. For both these, Kannan Parameshwaran worked on the story. Kannan also wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay for ''Aatagara'' inspired by the same novel. Srinivasan had said that anything similar was to the novel a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thavamai Thavamirundhu
''Thavamai Thavamirundhu'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Cheran. The film stars Rajkiran, himself and Padmapriya with Saranya, Senthil Kumar, and Meenal portraying supporting roles. The music was composed by the duo Sabesh–Murali with cinematography by M. S. Prabhu and editing by B. Lenin. The film released on 2 December 2005. The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare. At 275 minutes, it is the second longest Indian film by runtime. Plot The movie begins with Muthaiah being admitted into the hospital due to a serious head injury. The incident that led to the injury is kept in suspense for the audience. The story is narrated by Muthaiah's second son Ramalingam, when he comes to visit his father in the hospital. Overcome by emotions, he recollects, along his trip, bits and pieces of memories from his younger days with his father. The first part of the story is about how Muthaiah, a father in a lower-middl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Sakhiye
''En Sakhiye'' is a 2000 Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed by the duo Ravi-Raja. The film stars newcomers Devaraj, Divya and Prabhu Sekhar, with K. Rajan, Meenal and Shanmugasundaram playing supporting roles. The film, produced by K. Bhaskar Raj, had musical score by Pradeep Ravi and was released on 1 December 2000 to negative reviews. Plot Sakhi (Divya), a gold medallist at her college, is an orphan and she completed her college degree thanks to the scholarship programme. After the graduation ceremony, she breaks down in tears as she has no one to turn to and nowhere to go. Her friend Rama (Meenal) then accommodates her at her home. Later, Sakhi finds a job in a company. The company manager Shanmugam (Shanmugasundaram) warns her about the managing director Raja (Prabhu Sekhar) who spends his days drinking and hanging around with his friends at the beach. Sharma (K. Rajan), the company owner and father of Raja, is busy working overseas and hates his son's behaviou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annakodi
''Annakodi'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language film directed and written by Bharathiraja. It stars Lakshman Narayan, Karthika Nair and Manoj Bharathiraja. The film has music by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film was earlier titled ''Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum''. Cast * Lakshman Narayan as Kodiveeran * Karthika Nair as Annakodi * Manoj Bharathiraja as Sadayan * Manoj Kumar as Sanguni (Sadayan's father) * Meenal as Narthanga * Renuka * Rama Prabha * Subiksha Production In August 2011, Bharathiraja revealed that the film would be titled ''Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum'' and would have a village centric theme similar to films such as ''Paruthiveeran'' and ''Subramaniyapuram''. Parthiepan was signed on to play the title dual roles of father and son and subsequently completed a photo shoot for the film. Priyamani, Parvathi Menon of '' Poo'' fame and Meenal were initially announced to play heroines, although the first two were later replaced in the film. Karthika Nair was then signed on to play t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepavali (2007 Film)
''Deepavali'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action romance film written and directed by Ezhil and produced by Thirupathi Brothers. Starring Jayam Ravi and Bhavana in lead and Raghuvaran, Lal, and Vijayakumar in supporting roles. The shooting of the film finished in December 2006, with shooting locations were canned in India and in Oman, for the picturization of a song. The film released worldwide on 9 February 2007 to positive reviews. It has also been remade into Oriya in 2010 as ''Dil Tate Deichi'' and in Bengali in 2013 as '' Deewana''. Plot Billu is the son of Mudaliar. Mudaliar is much loved and respected by the people of his locality, and Billu is almost like a foster son to every person in the locality. Billu takes an instant liking for Susi the moment he sets his eyes on her at the railway station. Susi, who has arrived from Bangalore to Chennai, is all set to stay at Settu's place. Settu, who has worked for Susi's father Chidambaram, a dreaded thug, earlier, has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sillunu Oru Kaadhal
''Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by N. Krishna from a story by A. C. Durai. It stars Suriya (actor), Suriya, Jyothika and Bhumika Chawla, Bhumika, while Shriya Sharma, Sukanya (actress), Sukanya, Vadivelu and Santhanam (actor), Santhanam play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by the Indian poet Vaali (poet), Vaali; cinematography for the film was handled by R. D. Rajasekhar and editing was handled by Anthony (film editor), Anthony. The film was released on 8 September 2006, three days before the wedding of Suriya and Jyothika. Bhumika Chawla made her comeback in Tamil cinema after 5 years in this movie. The film was first titled as ''Jillunu Oru Kadhal'', and it is then changed to ''Sillunu Oru Kadhal to have a'' pure-Tamil name. This movie is considered to be a best example of arranged marriage ending in unconditional love (love after marriage). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayiram Vilakku
''Aayiram Vilakku'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by S. P. Hosimin, in his second venture, starring Sathyaraj and Shanthnoo, whilst Sana Khan, Kamal Kamaraju, Ganja Karuppu, and Suman play pivotal roles. The film, produced by HMI Pictures and scored by Srikanth Deva, was released on 23 September 2011. The movie received mixed reviews. Plot The film opens when a child named Tarun starts asking his father Gopal to tell him an interesting story. The father starts saying the story of Lingam, his former adopted father. Lingam is the don of Madurai, and the people get scared when his name is heard. The police commissioner orders that if Lingam takes part in any of the crimes, then he will be killed. Thus, Lingam takes a decision to build a mill in Aayiram Vilakku Nagar. Gopal is a man who works in a rice mill. Megha and Gopal love each other and constantly romance. The people in Aayiram Vilakku Nagar accept the deal and move from that place exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velayudham
''Velayudham'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language superhero film written and directed by Mohan Raja. It stars Vijay in titular role with Genelia in the lead, while Hansika, Santhanam, Saranya Mohan, Soori, Abhimanyu Singh, and Vineet Kumar in other prominent roles. The music was composed by Vijay Antony and cinematography by Priyan. The film revolves around a villager who arrives in the city to collect money and is persuaded by a journalist to take on the disguise of ''Velayudham'', a superhero, to eradicate the evils in the society, such as corruption and terrorism. Its story was adapted from the 2000 Telugu film '' Azad''. ''Velayudham'' was released on 26 October 2011, and became commercially successful. The film collected 60 crore. Plot A young journalist named Bharathi, along with two of her friends, investigates a series of terrorist attacks which have taken place in Chennai and also illegal activities like human trafficking. When they are caught video-recording illicit a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magane En Marumagane
''Magane En Marumagane'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by T. P. Gajendran. The film stars Vivek, Mithun, and Yamini Sharma, while Thenmozhi, Nassar, Saranya, Livingston, and Thambi Ramaiah play supporting roles. The music was composed by Dhina with cinematography by Raja Rajan and editing by Ganesh. The film was launched on 14 July 2008 and released on 21 May 2010. Plot The "Jameendar" of a village on the foothills of Palani temple is living happily with his wife. The couple is liberal and spends all their money on the villagers. Enter Singapetti Singaram, a con, and his grandmother. Singaram cons the Jameendar and marries his daughter Ponnarasi, whose brother Raghu, an IT professional and city slicker, is fiercely opposed to it. Singaram wastes his money in gambling and is defeated by his enemy. His enemy is killed, and Singaram is framed up in a murder case which he did not commit. He is then forced to leave the village. He comes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Yaar?
''Anthony Yaar?'' () (spelt ''Anthoni – Yaar?'' onscreen) is a 2009 Tamil language film directed by C. T. Pandi. The film stars Shaam and Mallika Kapoor, while Lal, Vivek, and Rajesh play supporting roles. The music was composed by Dhina, and the film released on 31 July 2009. Plot Anthony (Shaam) is an orphan who grows up in a church situated in a coastal village near Tuticorin. The local priest (Rajesh) is his benefactor. Anthony is loving and caring towards the local fishermen and their families who are being exploited by the rowdy Michael. Cast *Shaam as Anthony *Mallika Kapoor as Manju *Lal as Michael *Vivek as Kingfisher *Rajesh as a priest *Pragathi as Manju's sister-in-law *Prem Sankar as Manju's brother *Meenal as Kingfisher's love interest *Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Kumar * Cell Murugan * Premshankar * Naanjil Richard * Arulmani Production During the development stages of the film, when the cast was being decided, Shaam went to visit actor Vadivelu to enq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viyabari
''Viyabari'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language science fiction comedy film directed and produced by Sakthi Chidambaram. The film stars S. J. Suryah in a dual role as a businessman and his clone. It also stars Tamannaah, Prakash Raj, Namitha, Malavika, Vadivelu, Santhanam, Seetha, and Nassar. The musical score was composed by Deva. Cinematography was by M. V. Panneerselvam. The editor was S. Suraj Kavee. The film was released on 11 July 2007. It opened to moderate reviews, and average at the box office. It is loosely based on 1996 American science fiction comedy film ''Multiplicity,'' starring Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell. Synopsis Suryaprakash (S. J. Suryah) is a businessman who wants to become richer than Bill Gates. In the process, he lose his family and social life. He tells scientist Stephen Raj (Nassar) to clone him so that he can keep concentrating on his business affairs whilst the clone replaces him at home. Savithri (Tamannaah), a college girl doing a research ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallikoodam (film)
''Pallikoodam'' ( en, School, italic=yes) is a 2007 Indian Tamil language feature film directed and cinematographed by Thangar Bachchan. Sneha, Narain, Sriya Reddy, Seeman and the director himself form the cast. Sneha plays a teacher named Kokila, Narain plays Vetrivel, a collector, Sriya Reddy plays a nurse and Seeman plays Muthu. The film deals with four different periods – 1978, 1983, 1991 and 2004. Plot The movie revolves around an ailing school in a village in Cuddalore district where the land owner wants to demolish the school while the old students prevent the school from getting shut. Kokila (Sneha) works in the school where she had also studied. The school was constructed by Kokila's grandfather years ago and dispute arises between her family members, where her uncle wanted to demolish the school and sell the land as the school is in a very bad state. The school teachers come up with a plan of organising an alumni get together, so that the school can be saved. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |