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Maanada Mayilada
''Maanada Mayilada'' is an Indian dance competition show airing from 2007 till 2015 on Kalaignar TV. The show was conceived, produced and directed by noted choreographer Kala Master. She is also one of the judges and the only constant judge throughout the show. Other judges have been Brinda, Khushbu, Rambha, Namitha, Simran (actress), Simran, Mumtaj, Sudha Chandran , Meena (actress), Meena. Prashanth and Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979), Srikanth. Sanjeev Venkat, Sanjeev and Kiki Vijay have been the hosts for all seasons. The choreographers for this dance show include Prem Master, Anthony Master, Rajesh Master, RameklkMaster, Chandru Master, Raghu Master, Sandy (Indian choreographer), Sandy, Mani Master, Tamil Master, Bala Master, Nantha. ''Maanada Mayilada'' has alternative choreographers and sometimes the choreographers help each other during the seasons. Series overview Season 1 The judges were originally Kala Master, Brindha Master, and Simran (actress), Simran. Simr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Competition
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idols (franchise), Idols'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathish Krishnan
Sathish Krishnan is an Indian actor, dancer and choreographer, who has worked in Tamil films. Career After winning the first season of the reality dance show, Maanada Mayilada, Sathish was first seen portraying Vinay Rai's friend in Jeeva's ''Unnale Unnale'' (2007). Sathish played a small role in ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008) as Suriya's school friend. He also acted in Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada, a film by Gautham Vasudev Menon Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu cinema, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Hindi films th ..., as Silambarasan's friend. He was the choreographer for all the songs in Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnan, Sathish Living people 21st-century Indian male actors Indian film choreographers Indian male film actors Tamil male act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silambarasan
Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar, nicknamed as Simbu or his initials S. T. R., is an Indian actor, filmmaker and musician in Tamil cinema. He began his acting career by playing roles as a child artist in films directed by his father T. Rajendar, before his first lead role in ''Kadhal Azhivathillai'' (2002), under his father's direction and produced by his mother Usha. Early and personal life Silambarasan was born on 3 February 1984 in Thogarapalli, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, as the eldest child of T. Rajendar and Usha Rajendar. He has a younger brother Kuralarasan, and sister Ilakiya. From early age, he has been a devout Hindu and an ardent follower of Lord Shiva. Silambarasan was educated at Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai. He then studied at the Loyola College, Chennai. Silambarasan starred in many of his father's films as a child until 2002, when he acted in his father's ''Kadhal Azhivathillai'', his first main role as a hero. Film career 1995– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sripriya
Sripriya is an Indian actress, film director and politician from Tamil Nadu. She has acted in over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages. She has also directed films in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages, including the 2014 film ''Drushyam''. She is a Core Committee Member of Makkal Needhi Maiam, a political party founded by Kamal Haasan. Career Acting She first faced the camera for ''Murugan Kaattiya Vazhi'', directed by P. Madhavan in 1974. Following that, she acted with Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Sivaji Ganesan, and Jaishankar among others. Sripriya had a string of successful movies in the late 70s and early 80s. She played the lead character in C Rudraiya's 1977 film Aval Appadithan and her portrayal of Manju in the film won her a Tamil Nadu State Award that year. Her other hits include ''Aattukara Alamelu'', ''Billa'' and ''Annai Oru Alayam''. She was awarded the Kalaimamani award in the early 1980s. She was in the jury of the National Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devayani
Devayani ( sa, देवयानी, translit=Devayānī) is a character in Hindu literature. She is described to be the daughter of Shukra, the acharya (preceptor) of the asuras, and his wife Jayanti, the daughter of Indra. She marries King Yayati, and gives birth to two sons — Yadu and Turvasu. Legend Infatuation with Kacha Kacha is described to be the handsome son of Brihaspati. He is sent by the devas to Shukra's ashrama (spiritual hermitage) to learn about the ''Mṛtasañjīvanī vidyā'' mantra, the knowledge that allows one to restore life after death. Shukra accepts him as his student, and the latter accepts the task of offering him a thousand years of service. Devayani is infatuated by the youth, and the two become an inseparable couple. The asuras, however, are suspicious of Kacha's intentions, guessing correctly that he wished to know the secret of the life-restoring mantra. They murder him on two different occasions: They kill him when he is deep w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghuram
Raghuram (1 May 1949 – 30 November 2013) was an Indian dance choreographer, who choreographed more than a thousand songs in Indian films across various languages. He was born into a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family and is the grandson of actor Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam. Career Raghuram began learning Kathakali, aged five from prominent dance expert Guru Gopinath, and then in 1956, he switched to learning Bharata Natyam under danseuse K. J. Sarasa. He learnt dance along with J Jayalalithaa, with the pair both having their arangetram (debut) in 1960. He debut in movies as a child actor in a movie Padikkadha Medhai (1960). It was during a duet performance with Jayalalithaa that Raghuram was asked to assist dance director A. K. Chopra for an M. G. Ramachandran movie. He then started out on his own in 1974 and went on to choreograph Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi movies. He debuted choreographer in the Telugu film ''Kanne Vayasu''. He has worked on several films with Kamal Haasan, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran Bhatnagar (; born 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi-language films. Although Saran aspired to become a well-known dancer, she became an actress with her film debut in 2001 with the Telugu film '' Ishtam'', and had her first commercial success with ''Nuvve Nuvve'' (2002). Saran subsequently appeared in several more Telugu films alongside Hindi and Tamil films. In 2007, she starred in ''Sivaji'', the highest-grossing Tamil film at that time. She also gained critical acclaim for her role in the Hindi film ''Awarapan'' (2007). In 2008, Saran played the lead role in her first English film, the American–Indian co-production ''The Other End of the Line''. Her following projects included popular films such as ''Kanthaswamy'' (2009) in Tamil and '' Pokkiri Raja'' (2010) in Malayalam—roles that established her as one of the leading actresses in the South Indian film industries . In 2012, Saran starred in Deepa Meh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay (actor)
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), known as Vijay, is an Indian actor, dancer and singer who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He is among the highest paid actors in India. He has played the lead in Vijay filmography, 66 films and the International Business Times framed him as a "consistent performer". Referred to by the fans and media as "Thalapathy", he has a significant fan following internationally. He has List of awards and nominations received by Vijay, won several awards, including the List of awards and nominations received by Vijay#Honours, International Achievement Recognition Award and the South Indian International Movie Awards, South Indian International Movie Award. Early life and family Vijay was born in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. His father S. A. Chandrasekhar is a film director and his mother Shoba Chandrasekhar is a playback singer and carnatic vocalist. His father is of Christian descent and his mother is Hindu. Vijay was Baptism, bap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyanka
''Priyanka'' is a popular female given name in Hindu and Buddhist cultures. It is a name derived from the Sanskrit word 'Priyankera' or 'Priyankara', meaning someone or something that is amiable, lovable, or makes you happy and the one who has lovely eyes (priya ank). In its adverb form it can also mean endearing behavior, for example an act of showing kindness or happiness or excitement; or kind agree-ability. The Sanskrit word Priyankara is also used to describe the white variety of the ' Kantakari' flower (Sweta kantakari). Some of the earliest mentions of the Kantakari flower can be found in the ancient Hindu Ayurveda text from the mid-second millennium BCE. People *Priyanka (drag queen), winner of ''Canada's Drag Race'' *Priyanka Arul Mohan (born 1994), Indian actress *Priyanka Bassi, Indian television actress * *Priyanka Chaturvedi (born 1979), Spokesperson of All India Congress Committee *Priyanka Chhabra (born 1994), Indian actress and model *Priyanka Chopra (born 1982), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surya(actor)
Surya (; sa, सूर्य, ) is the sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a means to realise Brahman. Other names of Surya in ancient Indian literature include Aditya, Arka, Bhanu, Savitr, Pushan, Ravi, Martanda, Mitra, Bhaskara, Prabhakara, Kathiravan, and Vivasvan. The iconography of Surya is often depicted riding a chariot harnessed by horses, often seven in number which represent the seven colours of visible light, and the seven days of the week. During the medieval period, Surya was worshipped in tandem with Brahma during the day, Shiva at noon, and Vishnu in the evening. In some ancient texts and art, Surya is presented syncretically with Indra, Ganesha, and others. Surya as a deity is also found in the arts and literature of Buddhism and Jainism. In the Mahabharata and Ramayana, Surya is represented as the sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aishwarya Rajesh
Aishwarya Rajesh (born 10 January 1990) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Tamil films, alongside Telugu and Malayalam films. She is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards, one Filmfare Award South and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Aishwarya started her career as television presenter in a comedy show called '' Asatha Povathu Yaaru?'' on Sun TV. After winning the reality show ''Maanada Mayilada,'' she was cast in the film ''Avargalum Ivargalum'' (2011) and came into prominence after starring in ''Attakathi'' (2012) portraying the role of Amudha. She has received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for the 2014 film ''Kaaka Muttai'' at Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. She acted in her two career breakthrough roles as ''Padma'' in Vetrimaran's ''Vada Chennai'' (2018) co-starring with Dhanush and as ''Kousalya Murugesan'', a female cricketer in her solo film '' Kanaa'' (2018). Her first Malayalam film was ''Jomonte Suvisheshangal'' (2017) opposite Dulquer Salmaan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lokesh Baskaran
Lokesh (; 19 May 1947 – 14 October 2004) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada plays and films. His wife Girija Lokesh is an actress and film director. His father was Subbaiah Naidu, who is credited to be first hero of Kannada silent movies. Lokesh made his film debut in the 1958 film '' Bhakta Prahlada''. He had thrice won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor during his career, for ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' (1974), for ''Parasangada Gendethimma'' (1978) and for ''Banker Margayya'' (1984). Filmography * '' Manini'' (1979) * ''Bhaktha Siriyala'' (1980) * ''Haddina Kannu'' (1980) * ''Hunnimeya Rathriyalli'' (1980) * ''Ellindalo Bandavaru'' (1980) * ''Jari Bidda Jana'' (1980) * ''Pattanakke Banda Pathniyaru'' (1980) * ''Nari Swargakke Dari'' (1981) * ''Sangeetha'' (1981) * ''Yava Hoovu Yara Mudigo'' (1981) * ''Avali Javali'' (1981) * ''Bhoomige Banda Bhagavantha'' (1981) * ''Yedeyuru Siddalingeshwara'' (1981) * ''Rudri'' (1982) * ''Archana'' (1982) * ''Adrusht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
