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Meesaya Murukku
''Meesaya Murukku'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi in his directorial debut and stars as the lead along with newcomer Aathmika as the female lead, while Vivek, RJ Vigneshkanth and Vijayalakshmi play supporting roles. The film, a partly fictionalised biopic of Adhi's early life, was released on 21 July 2017 to mostly positive reviews. and became a super-hit at the box office, grossing ₹15 crores worldwide, which is substantially high considering the fact that the film featured 17 debutant actors. It was later remade in Kannada in 2019 as ''Padde Huli.'' Plot Coimbatore-based Aadhi and Jeeva have been close friends since childhood. Aadhi's father, Professor Ramachandran is very supportive of his interest in music and extra-curriculars. Aadhi joins electrical engineering after school and falls in love with his college mate, Nila who was his childhood friend. Nila is from an affluent family, and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiphop Tamizha
Hiphop Tamizha () is an Indian musical duo based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The duo consists of Adhithya "Adhi" Venkatapathy and R. Jeeva. Their commercial break-through came with the song "Club le Mabbu le" in 2011. In 2012, Hiphop Tamizha released their debut album '' Hip Hop Tamizhan'', which is India's first Tamil hip hop album. It was a major success with both the general public and critics. While the duo were originally independent musicians, since 2013 they have contributed primarily to composing for films. Personal lives Adhithya "Adhi" Ramachandran Venkatapathy was born on 20 February 1990, and R. Jeeva was born 29 June 1991. Adhi's father works at Bharathiar University while his mother comes from an agricultural background. Adhi's first exposure to rap came when his neighbour showed him Michael Jackson's " Jam". His interest in hip hop music started developing in the tenth grade. He uploaded rap songs to the internet and got positive responses from people expressing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Ka Pa Anand
Ma Ka Pa Anand is an Indian actor and television presenter who has been working with Star Vijay. He has hosted '' Super Singer, Athu Ithu Ethu'', ''Kings of Dance'', ''KPY Champions'', '' Mrs. Chinnathirai'', ''The Wall'', ''Cinema Kaaram Coffee'' and ''Start Music''. Anand previously worked for six years with Radio Mirchi in Dubai. He started his acting career with the film '' Vanavarayan Vallavarayan'' in 2014. Television * '' Adhu Idhu Edhu'' * '' Cinema Kaaram Coffee (Star Vijay)'' * '' Super Singer Junior''(season 3-present) * ''Super Singer (Tamil reality show)''(2011-present) * '' Super Singer T20'' * '' Kings of Dance (season 2)'' * '' Mrs. Chinnathirai'' * ''Mr and Mrs Chinnathirai (1-4)'' *''The Wall (Tamil game show)'' * '' Murattu Singles'' *'' Ramar veedu'' * '' Start Music Season 3'' *'' Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)'' as Guest and to Support Priyanka Deshpande *'' Sound party 2.0'' *'' Anda Ka Kasam'' (2022) *''Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya Oo Solriya Oo Oohm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jallikattu
(or ), also known as and , is a traditional event in which a bull (''Bos indicus''), such as the Pulikulam or Kangayam breeds, is released into a crowd of people, and multiple human participants attempt to grab the large hump on the bull's back with both arms and hang on to it while the bull attempts to escape. Participants hold the hump for as long as possible, attempting to bring the bull to a stop. In some cases, participants must ride long enough to remove flags on the bull's horns. is typically practised in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day, which occurs annually in January. As there were incidents of injury and death associated with the sport, both to the participants and to the animals forced into it, animal rights organizations have called for a ban on the sport, resulting in the court banning it several times over the past years. However, with protests from the people against the ban, a new ordinance was made in 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitch (filmmaking)
In filmmaking, a pitch is a concise verbal (and sometimes visual) presentation of an idea for a film or TV series generally made by a screenwriter or film director to a film producer or studio executive in the hope of attracting development finance to pay for the writing of a screenplay. The expression is borrowed from " sales pitch". A pitch is used throughout different stages of production, such as casting and distribution, as well as to urge film producers to further fund a project.Steiff, p. 58 Filmmakers who devise a pitch tend to manufacture a production package, which is handed out to each potential investor during the pitch. The package contains the basic information for the filmmaker's project, such as a plot synopsis and budgeting values. Sometimes, filmmakers will produce an independent pitch trailer as a part of the package to help potential financiers better visualize the project and the filmmaker's vision. Though pitches are usually made on the basis of a full sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green-light
To green-light is to give permission to proceed with a project. The term is a reference to the green traffic signal, indicating "go ahead". Film industry In the context of the film and television industries, to green-light something is to formally approve its production finance and to commit to this financing, thereby allowing the project to proceed from the development phase to pre-production and principal photography. The power to green-light a project is generally reserved to those in a project or financial management role within an organization. The process of taking a project from pitch to green light formed the basis of a successful reality TV show titled '' Project Greenlight''. At the Big Five major film studio Major film studios are production and distribution companies that release a substantial number of films annually and consistently command a significant share of box office revenue in a given market. In the American and international markets, th ...s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thenandal Studio Limited
Thenandal Studios Limited (TSL), formerly known as Sri Thenandal Films and Sri Thenandal Pictures, is an Indian film production and distribution studio in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded by director Rama Narayanan. History Rama Narayanan set up Sri Thenandal Films in 1976 in Chennai, and the studio has gone on to distribute over 750 films across India. Sri Thenandal Films is one of the few producers in Tamil cinema to survive beyond 100 productions along with AVM, Modern Theatres, Gemini Studios, etc. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Sri Thenandal Films produced and distributed a series of devotional films directed by Rama Narayanan. The quick spate of releases titled after goddesses such as '' Palayathu Amman'' (2000), ''Nageswari'' (2001), ''Kottai Mariamman'' (2001) and ''Annai Kaligambal'' (2003), saw the studio garner an image of focussing solely on Hindu devotional subjects. In the 2010s, Murali Ramaswamy made a decision to actively purchase and distribute horro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teaser Campaign
A teaser (or more specifically teaser trailer) is a mini- trailer and a form of teaser campaign advertising that focuses on film and television programming. It is a videography pre-release move or television show advertisement. Short in length, teaser trailers contain little material from the advertised content to be released. Frequently, they contain hinted, cryptic, curiosity-inducing messages. Methods of this nature are designed to pique audience interest and anticipation, as well as increase the hype of the advertised content before release of its trailer. The length of a teaser trailer is usually only around 20–30 seconds. It is generally created during the shooting of the film or program and released before the completion of shooting. For films A teaser trailer is a short video segment related to an upcoming film, television program, video game, or similar, that is usually released long in advance of the product, so as to "tease" the audience; an early example of the teas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spec Script
A spec script, also known as a speculative screenplay, is a non-commissioned and unsolicited screenplay. It is usually written by a screenwriter who hopes to have the script optioned and eventually purchased by a producer, production company, or studio. Spec scripts which have gone on to win Academy Awards include '' Thelma & Louise'' (sold by Callie Khouri to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for US$500,000 in 1990), '' Good Will Hunting'' (sold by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to Miramax for US$675,000 in 1994) and '' American Beauty'' (sold by Alan Ball to DreamWorks Pictures for US$250,000 in 1998), which all won Best Original Screenplay. A spec script reads differently from a shooting script or a production script in that there is more focus on the story itself while focus on camera movements and other directing aspects should be rarely, if ever, used. Camera directions and technical directions are often added in the later drafts. The sole purpose of a spec script, also known as the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aambala
''Aambala'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Sundar C. Produced by Vishal, it features him in the leading role alongside an ensemble cast including Hansika Motwani, Prabhu, Vaibhav, Santhanam, Sathish, Ramya Krishnan, Kiran Rathod, Aishwarya, Maadhavi Latha, Madhuurima, and Pradeep Rawat. The music was composed by Hiphop Tamizha. The film released on 14 January 2015 on the occasion of Pongal with mixed reviews and ended up as a decent hit clashing towards with I and Darling. Plot Saravanan ( Vishal) lives in Ooty, and runs a business of gathering people for politicians and events. One day, he meets Maya ( Hansika Motwani), and falls for her. However, "RDX" Rajasekhar (Santhanam) also falls in love with her. Saravanan convinces Rajasekhar to not fall for Maya by saying she's too high class. Rajasekhar is a police inspector. Due to several mishaps caused, he is fired and starts working as a hotel doorman. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishal (actor)
Vishal Krishna Reddy (born 29 August 1977), also known as Vishal, is an Indian actor and film producer from Tamil cinema. The younger son of film producer G. K. Reddy, Vishal studied Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai. Best known for his roles in action films, he produces films under his production company, Vishal Film Factory. Vishal made an entrance into the film industry as an assistant director for Arjun. He then became an actor and played his first lead role in the romantic thriller ''Chellamae'' (2004), before acting in the action films ''Sandakozhi'', ''Thimiru'', ''Thaamirabharani'' and ''Malaikottai''. Vishal chose to create his own production studio and has since produced and worked on ''Pandiya Naadu'' (2013), '' Naan Sigappu Manithan'' (2014) and ''Poojai'' (2014). Vishal was elected as the General Secretary of the Nadigar Sangam in October 2015 after initiating a movement against the previous committee. He was expelled from Tamil Film Producers' Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashwanth Thilak
Ashwanth Thilak is an Indian television actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films and television serials. Career The son of dance choreographer Seenu, Ashwanth Thilak studies for a career in hotel management before entering the film industry. Ashwanth Thilak began his career as an actor by appearing in T. K. Bose's romantic drama ''Kodaikanal'' (2008) alongside Poorna. The film had a low key opening at the box office and won Thilak mixed reviews about his performance. While a critic from KollywoodToday.com wrote he gives a "matured performance" and that "he emotes straight from his shoulders with no flaw", while a reviewer from ThaIndia.com stated Thilak "worsens the proceedings with a listless performance". Thilak then worked on Mani Ratnam's epic adventure film '' Raavanan'', portraying Velan, the fiancé of the character portrayed by Priyamani. Featuring in an ensemble cast with Vikram, Prithviraj and Aishwarya Rai Aishwarya Rai Bachchan ( Rai; born 1 November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sha Ra
Sha Ra is an actor known for acting in '' Meesaya Murukku'' and ''Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu''. He is the co-founder of the YouTube channel ''Temple Monkeys'', a Tamil-language YouTube channel, along with Vijay Varadharaj. Career In 2012, Sha Ra and his mate started the YouTube channel the temple monkeys as a co-founder later they released a rap song known as Anbe En Pushpa same time the Sam Anderson's Yaarukku Yararo movie song went viral is called Raasathi later sha ra and Vijay Varadaraj try the kalaka povathu yaru in Vijay tv and they prepared concept as Ramu anney and somu anney but some reasons they don't accept the concept and they can't able to store the footage so finally they used the YouTube platform as like a harddisk now also the deleted tapes of temple monkeys are in YouTube and they decided to create an official YouTube channel is called temple monkey tv and sha ra got his first chance in Maanagaram before Meesaya Murukku later that same year and he got a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
