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Miruthan
''Miruthan'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action horror film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan, starring Jayam Ravi, Lakshmi Menon and Anikha Surendran. D. Imman composed the music, while Venkatesh S. handled the cinematography. Shot in Ooty and Coimbatore within 54 days, the film derives its title from a hybrid of two words, ''Mirugam'' meaning animal and ''Manithan'' meaning man. The film depicts a zombie apocalypse in the state of Tamil Nadu that starts after a poisonous liquid spills from a container outside a chemical laboratory in Ooty. Karthik is a traffic police officer who learns of the outbreak when his sister goes missing, and he finds himself attacked by some zombies. He teams up with some doctors to escape from Ooty to Coimbatore and find a cure for the outbreak, while zombies keep spreading from city to city. Prior to its release, the film faced issues when the Central Board of Film Certification granted it an A (adults only) rating. The makers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti Soundar Rajan
Shakti Soundar Rajan is an Indian film director who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Career Rajan worked as an assistant director to Venkat Prabhu. His debut movie was ''Naanayam,'' released in 2010. In 2014, he directed ''Naaigal Jaakirathai'', which received stellar reviews from both the critics and the audience. After this movie, Shakti achieved a certain stance in the industry. Following a zombie film in ''Miruthan'' (2016), and a space film in ''Tik Tik Tik (2018 film), Tik Tik Tik'' (2018), Shakti Soundar Rajan returned with one of the country's first live-action animated films, ''Teddy (film), Teddy'' (2021). Filmmaking style Rajan has a reputation for introducing different concepts to Tamil cinema relative to Cinema of the United States, Hollywood films. His second film, Naaigal Jaakirathai, was the first Tamil film to feature a dog as the main protagonist. His third film, Miruthan, was the first Indian film in Tamil language to feature zombies. Rajan's latest ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayam Ravi
Mohan Ravi (born 10 September 1980), better known by his stage name Jayam Ravi, is an Indian actor who works in the Tamil film industry. He has won a Filmfare Award and three SIIMA Awards. The son of veteran film editor A. Mohan, Ravi made his debut as a Child artist in the Telugu film '' Bava Bavamaridi'' (1993), produced by his father. The success of a later film '' Jayam'' prompted the title to become a prefix to his stage name, and he continued to collaborate with his brother for other films including '' M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi'' (2004), ''Unakkum Enakkum'' (2006), ''Santhosh Subramaniam'' (2008) and ''Thani Oruvan'' (2015). Early life and family Jayam Ravi was born as Mohan Ravi in Tirumangalam, Madurai. His father is the veteran film editor A. Mohan, a Tamil Rowther. his elder brother Mohan Raja is a film director, with most of his films featuring Ravi in the lead role, while his sister Roja is a dentist. Ravi grew up in both Chennai and Hyderabad. He completed his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmi Menon (actress)
Lakshmi Menon (born 19 May 1996) is an Indian actress, who mainly appears in Tamil films. After making her acting debut in a supporting role in the Malayalam film ''Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya'' (2011), she played the female lead in her debut Tamil film '' Kumki'' in 2012. ''Sundarapandian'', as well as her next three Tamil releases, were commercial successes and she was labelled as "the fastest rising star in Tamil cinema" by Sify. She is a winner of Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South in 2013. She has also received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her roles in ''Sundarapandian'' and '' Kumki''. Early life Lakshmi Menon was born to Malayali parents Ramakrishnan, a Dubai based artist, and Usha Menon, a dance teacher from Kochi. Career In 2011, Malayalam director Vinayan, who saw her during Bharatanatyam telecast, cast her in his film ''Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya''. She was in her eight grade when she acted in the film. Soon after, she played the lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sriman (actor)
Kumaravatha Srinivasa Reddy (born 14 February 1972), better known professionally as Seeman, is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Tamil films, and also some Telugu films. He is primarily known for his prominent character roles in '' Sethu'' (1999), '' Friends'' (2001) '' Panchathanthiram'' (2002), '' Aayutha Ezhuthu'' (2004), ''Pokkiri'' (2007), ''Aegan'' (2008), '' Muni 2: Kanchana'' (2011) and '' Kanchana 2'' (2015). He is the son of noted producer Prakash Reddy. Early life Sriman was born as Kumaravatha Srinivasa Reddy on 14 February 1972. His father Karri Prakash reddy is a popular dancer. He also was an assistant dance director, production Executive in his Brothers company. Later he started his production company, in which he produced 24 Telugu and Kannada films. His mother Jaya Lakshmi is a house wife. He has two siblings, a brother Prabhakaran and a sister Surekha. His uncle K. S. Reddy was the first popular solo Dancer in film industry, popular dance director, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anikha
Anikha Surendran, also known as Baby Anikha, is an Indian actress known for her work in the Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil film industries. She acted in ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' (2010), ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015) and ''Viswasam'' (2019). She has received awards for acting. Personal life Anikha was born in Manjeri, Kerala. Career Anikha's debut as a child artist was in the film ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' in 2010. Subsequently, she has appeared in Tamil films like ''Yennai Arindhaal'', ''Viswasam,'' and the web series ''Queen''. In her first film ''Chotta Mumbai ''Chotta Mumbai'' is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Anwar Rasheed, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and co-produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars Mohanlal in the lead role with Siddique, Jagathy Sreekuma ...'' (2007), she had an uncredited role which appears just for some seconds in climax. Filmography Films Short films Web series Music videos Awards References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaali Venkat
Kaali Venkat (born 5 May 1984) is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil language films. Personal life Venkat hails from Kudaiyadevanpatti a village near Kovilpatti. Venkat used to act in dramas during his school days. With an ambition to act in films he moved from his village to Chennai in 1997 to enter the Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. In Chennai, he was doing jobs like selling groceries in order to survive until he met director Vijay Prabakaran. Prabakaran, who Venkat considers his guru, coached and taught him "everything I know about cinema today". Venkat got married on 30 October 2017 in Chennai. Career The first film Venkat acted was also by Vijay Prabhakaran, ''Thasaiyinai Thee Sudinum''. The film failed to release but Venkat decided to keep his character name in it, Kaali, as his stage name, screen name after everybody on the set was calling him by that name. He then acted in various short films made for the Kalaignar TV show ''Naalaya Iyakkunar'' and won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anikha Surendran
Anikha Surendran, also known as Baby Anikha, is an Indian actress known for her work in the Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil film industries. She acted in ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' (2010), ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015) and ''Viswasam'' (2019). She has received awards for acting. Personal life Anikha was born in Manjeri, Kerala. Career Anikha's debut as a child artist was in the film ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' in 2010. Subsequently, she has appeared in Tamil films like ''Yennai Arindhaal'', ''Viswasam ''Viswasam'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Siva. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara, Jagapathi Babu. Produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, the film was officially announced on 20 November 2017 an ...,'' and the web series ''Queen''. In her first film '' Chotta Mumbai'' (2007), she had an uncredited role which appears just for some seconds in climax. Filmography Films Short films Web series Music videos Awards References ... [...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] |
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (), or BiFan, is an international film festival held annually in July in Bucheon, South Korea. Prior to 2015, it was known as the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival or PiFan. Inaugurated in 1997, the festival focuses on South Korean and international horror, thriller, mystery and fantasy films, with particular attention to Asian cinema from East Asia and Southeast Asia. The 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 July 2021, it featured 257 films from 47 countries. The film festival due to the impact of the COVID-19 is held in a 'hybrid' format (online and offline) at 5 different locations including Oul Madang and CGV Picnic. As per quarantine guidelines for COVID-19 pandemic containment, online screening of 154 films (61 feature films, 93 short films), which is about 60 % of the entire film festival are open on WAAVE over-the-top (OTT) service. Program The festival's programming consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayngaran International
Ayngaran International is a film distribution and production company, based in the United Kingdom. Historically, Tamil films from India have been distributed to overseas theaters and for home media consumption by Ayngaran. The chairman of the company is Mr.Karunamoorthy who is based out of London and he is one of the pioneers in this field who took Tamil cinema to the worldwide audience. It also operates a chain of retail video stores located in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Malaysia, and Singapore. As of 2008, the company debuted as an independent film studio, opening offices in India. Its first production was ''Karuppu Roja'' (1996). History Film production Ayngaran International made its first foray into film production with the 1996 horror film ''Karuppu Roja'', directed by Aabavanan, but the venture's failure prompted them to prioritise European distribution ventures. In 2006, Ayngaran International entered into a joint venture with Eros International and announce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coimbatore
Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbatore is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai in terms of population and the 16th largest urban agglomeration in India as per the census 2011. It is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation and is the administrative capital of Coimbatore District. In 1981 Coimbatore formed as third municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Madurai. Podanur Junction is the oldest Railway station in Coimbatore City. The city is one of the largest exporters of Jewellery, Wet grinders, Poultry and Auto Components; the "Coimbatore Wet Grinder" and the "Kovai Cora Cotton" are recognised as Geographical Indications by the Government of India. Being a hub of textile industry in South India, the city is sometimes referred to as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
