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Media Dreams
Media Dreams was an Indian film production and distribution company formed in 1997. It produced several Tamil language films in the early 2000s, and was later acquired by Pentamedia Graphics. History Media Dreams was set up in 1997 as an Indian entertainment business unit catering to the television, theatre and the internet. It was acquired by Pentamedia Graphics in December 2000. The group's key partners included prominent writer Sujatha as its managing director. The studio's first feature film '' Bharathi'', a biopic of poet Subramania Bharati, opened to critical and commercial acclaim, prompting the producers to take on several more projects in the early 2000s. Other notable films that the group made during the period included Cheran's family drama ''Pandavar Bhoomi'' (2001), Singeetam Srinivasa Rao's multilingual fantasy film ''Little John'' (2001) and Moulee's comedy drama ''Pammal K. Sambandam'' (2002) starring Kamal Haasan. The group also subsequently moved onto dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typically ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pammal K
Pammal is a suburban neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 22 kilometers from Chennai Central Railway Station. It is located next to Pallavaram on the western side. It lies on the western side of the Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road) and close to Chennai International Airport. It is 7 kilometers away from Tambaram. The neighborhood is served by Pallavaram Railway Station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Pammal falls under Chengalpattu District. Pallavaram–Thuraipakkam 200-feet Radial Road connects Pammal with Thuraipakkam and other areas in OMR (Rajiv Gandhi Salai) and ECR (East Coast Road). The service road along the Chennai Bypass Flyover in Pammal connects many areas with Pammal. The Chennai Outer Ring Road is 5 km from Pammal. Tambaram Railway Station Terminal is 7 kilometers and is a halt for express trains and 12 km from Poonamallee. Leather and tannery factories are present in and around Pammal, which are labour-intens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udayaraj
Udhaya deep is an Indian actor who is famous for his stint as a child actor. He is known for his role in ''Nila Kaalam'' (2001). Career After acting in several films as a child actor, Udayaraj rose to fame for his role as Pulli in the television film ''Nila Kaalam'' (2001). His role was appreciated by critics with one critic from ''The Hindu'' noting that "Udayaraj as Pulli hogs the limelight" and how "He has absolutely no inhibition and is a natural". He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role in the film. Udayaraj also starred in ''Thiruda Thirudi'' (2003) and is seen ripping a poster in a comedic sequence featuring Karunas. Udayaraj played one of Vijay's friends in ''Thirumalai'' (2003). In 2010, he made his adult acting debut with ''Baana Kaathadi'' portraying one of Atharvaa's friends. After the film, he went to work on STAR Vijay's ''Kalakka Povathu Yaaru'' as an assistant director. He played one of the leads in the low-budget ''Vandha Mala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhi Krishna
Gandhi Krishna is an Indian film director who has worked on Tamil films. After beginning his career as an assistant to Shankar, he has made commercially and critically successful films. Career After apprenticing under Shankar in ''Indian'' (1996), Gandhi Krishna approached writer Sujatha to allow him to adapt his novel ''Pirivom Sandhipom'' into a screenplay. Sujatha refused the offer citing that film makers had often misinterpreted his novels' characters, so the plan was consequently dropped.http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/23pic1-gandhi-krishna-on-ananda-thandavam.htm Gandhi Krishna then began work on his first venture, a social drama film titled ''Engineer'' in late 1997. Touted as a big-budget project, the film starred Arvind Swamy and Madhuri Dixit and was based on a story regarding the building of a dam project in South India. The film ran into financial trouble after eighty percent of the film's shoot had been completed and has since remained unreleased. In 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nila Kaalam
''Nila Kaalam'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language television film directed by Gandhi Krishna. The film stars Roja and several child artists. The film was also released at film festivals and child artiste Master Udayaraj went on to win National Film Award for Best Child Artist. The film is based on Sujatha's novel ''Andru Un Arukil''. Plot The protagonists are three children — Nilaa (Baby Ranjini Pradeep), Amirdhalingam "Amar" (Master Dinesh) and Balasubramaniam "Pulli" (Master Udayaraj). The two boys work in a garage for the owner (Bala Singh) which is next to Nilaa's house. Nilaa, daughter of a popular actress, Veni (Roja), who is estranged from her husband, has all the material comforts but yearns for company. Nilaa watches her mother shoot for a film with actor Ashok (Prabhu Deva). Soon, she strikes a friendship with the boys. The children `plan' a picnic and Nilaa provides the car, food and the works. Their excitement knows no bounds. But that day proves to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhalgal Ravi
Ravichandran Samanna (born 16 April 1956), known professionally as Nizhalgal Ravi, is an Indian film, television and voice actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has performed in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films and television series. He started his career in 1980 with the film ''Nizhalgal''. He has acted in 550 films. He is best known for his dubbing work for Amitabh Bachchan in Tamil. Career Nizhalgal Ravi started his career under the team of veteran director Bharathiraja in the Tamil film ''Nizhalgal'' (1980), which fetched him his sobriquet Nizhalgal. He has played many impressive roles in blockbuster movies like ''Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi'' (1987), ''Nayakan'' (1987), ''Vedham Pudhithu'' (1987), etc. His versatility has won him praises from all over the industry and from people. He has acted in over 20 movies in Malayalam in the 80s before moving into mainstream Tamil movies. He paired with several leading actress Raadhika, Radha, Gautami, Khushbu, Ramya Krishnan, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devayani (actress)
Devayani (born 22 June 1974) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu-language films. She started her career with Malayalam and Bengali films She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in the films '' Surya Vamsam'' (1997) and '' Bharathi'' (2000) and a Special Award for ''Kadhal Kottai'' (1996). She was a part of several successful films, including ''Ninaithen Vandhai'' (1998), ''Nee Varuvai Ena'' (1999), ''Thenali'' (2000), ''Friends'' (2001), ''Aanandham'' (2001) and '' Azhagi'' (2002) as well as in the Sun TV's huge successful serial '' Kolangal''. Personal life Devayani was born on 22 June 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Konkani father from Mangalore,Karnataka and a Malayali mother from Kerala. She has two younger brothers Nakkhul and Mayur. The former is working as an actor and singer in the Tamil film industry, while the latter would also make his acting debut in an upcoming film. She dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde (Marathi pronunciation: əjaːd͡ʒiː ʃin̪d̪eː born 13 January 1959) is an Indian actor who has acted in Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Bhojpuri films and several Marathi Plays. Sayaji started his acting career in 1978 in Marathi one-act plays. His performance in a 1987 Marathi play titled '' Zulva'' was very well received, and since then he started gaining popularity among the circle of stalwarts. Later, he moved on to Marathi cinema and then started acting in other languages. He also appeared recently in Bacha Mat Bolna Yt Channel Background Born in a farmer's family in a small village named Sakharwadi in Satara District in Maharashtra, Sayaji completed his bachelor's degree in arts in Marathi language, and started his career in 1978 while studying in college as a night watchman for Maharashtra Government's Irrigation Department for a meager pay of Rs. 165 per month. During his service as a watchman, he developed an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnana Rajasekaran
Gnana Rajasekaran (born 23 January 1953) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, playwright and Retired Indian Administrative Service, IAS Officer. His directional debut was ''Mogamul'' (1994) won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director. His other works include ''Bharathi (2000 film), Bharathi'' (2000), ''Periyar (2007 film), Periyar'' (2007) and Ramanujan (film), ''Ramanujan'' (2014). As of 2014, Rajasekaran has won three National Film Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. His films have been screened at international film festivals including the International Film Festival of India. Early life Gnana Rajasekaran was born in Pallikonda, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India, to Gnanaprakasam and Sharadambal, both teachers. He graduated with a BSc in Physics from Sacred Heart College, Tiruppatur; he gained a master's degree in physics from the Presidency College, Chennai. After he graduated, he worked as a technical officer with the Intelligence Bureau in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whistle (2003 Film)
''Whistle'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language slasher film directed by J. D. & Jerry, which is a remake of the American slasher film ''Urban Legend'' (1998). The film stars debutant Vikramaditya, Gayathri Raguram, and Sherin alongside Vivek, Divyadarshini, Livingston, Bhanu Chander, Mayuri, and Vaishnavi, among others, in supporting roles. Although the film was an average grosser, its music, composed by D. Imman, became successful. Vivek's comedy track is based on Mel Gibson's act in ''What Women Want'' (2000). Plot SJ Arts and Science college student Swetha get murdered in her car on a highway. No one has heard from her since. She had a group of friends from her college. It consists of Jeeva, the college magazine editor, Anjali, Bharath, Vinod, the college prankster, Meera, a drug addict, and Anjali's roommate, Sharmi, operator at the college radio station and Maya, the RJ at the radio station. Jeeva and Anjali are lovers, whereas Maya has a crush on Jeeva. The college is fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundara Ramaswamy
Sundara Ramaswamy (30 May 1931 – 15 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, poet, translator and literary critic, widely considered to be a pre-eminent figure in post-Independence Tamil literature. Born in 1931 in Thazhuviya Mahadevan Kovil, a village in Nagercoil, then part of the princely state of Travancore, he grew up in Kottayam and, later, central Travancore until the age of eight, when his family moved to Nagercoil. He continued his schooling there, but was generally considered to be a poor student. His notable works include "'' Oru Puliyamarathin Kathai", "J.J. Sila Kuripugal"'' and "''Kuzhanthaigal", Pengal, Aangal.'' A key figure in Tamil modern literature, the translations of his novels and short stories have brought him international acclaim. Sundara Ramaswamy has been praised for his versatility, his skillful negotiation of various literary forms: poetry, short fiction and the novel. Ramaswamy began his literary career translating Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai's Mala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preity Zinta
Preity G Zinta (pronounced ; born 31 January 1975) is an Indian actress and entrepreneur primarily known for her work in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. After graduating with degrees in English literature, English honours and criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in ''Dil Se..'' in 1998, followed by a role in ''Soldier (1998 Indian film), Soldier'' in the same year. These performances earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, and she was later recognised for her role as a teenage single mother in ''Kya Kehna'' (2000). She subsequently established a career as a leading actress of Hindi cinema with a variety of character types. Her roles, often deemed culturally defiant, along with her unconventional screen persona have been credited with contributing to a change in the concept of Indian film heroines, and won her List of awards and nominations received by Preity Zinta, several accolades. Following critically appreciated roles in ''Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
