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N. Santhanam
N. Santhanam is an Indian actor and producer who mainly works in Tamil cinema. Beginning his career as a comedian on television, he rose to fame through his performances in STAR Vijay's ''Lollu Sabha'' enacting the lead role in spoofs of Tamil films. He was subsequently given a chance by actor Silambarasan to feature in a supporting role in ''Manmadhan'' (2004) and then was signed on to appear in a host of films, notably winning good reviews for his work in ''Sachien'' (2005) and '' Polladhavan'' (2007). He appeared in a one-off leading role in Shankar's production ''Arai En 305-il Kadavul'' (2008) and became a staple feature as a comedian in successful Tamil films during the period, with his market popularity helping stuck films find distributors. Santhanam has also had embarked on collaborations with directors including gaining positive reviews for his work in M. Rajesh's comic trilogy of ''Siva Manasula Sakthi'' (2009), ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' (2010) and ''Oru Kal Oru Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaimamani
The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Tamil Nadu, to recognise artists in the state for their achievements. The Tamil Nadu government has appointed dancer Chitra Visweswaran as the secretary of Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram. Film music director Deva is its chairman. Awardees by year 1958 :Film Personalities: Padmini 1962 :Film Personalities: Sivaji Ganesan 1968 :Film Personalities: K. A. Thangavelu :Music: Sangeetha Kalanidhi Late K.S.Narayanaswamy (Vainika) 1969 :Film Personalities: Sowcar Janaki 1970 Music: M. S. Viswanathan (Composer) 1971 :Music: Madras A. Kannan, classical music (mridangam) 1972 :Film Personalities: J. Jayalalithaa :Music: P. K Subbaiyar 1977 :Film Personalities: Srividya 1979 :Film Personalities: Vyjayanthimala :Music:Manna Dey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya
''Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya'' () also known as KLTA, is an Indian 2013 Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by KS Manikandan. It stars Santhanam, Srinivasan, newcomer Sethu and Vishakha Singh. The film marked Santhanam's venture into film production with his ''Handmade Films''. The film was co-produced by Rama Narayanan while S. Thaman scored the film soundtrack. The plot revolves around three friends who fall for the same girl, who has just moved into their neighbourhood. The movie released on 13 January 2013 to positive reviews and became a blockbuster and pongal winner of 2013 at the box office. The movie is based on '' Indru Poi Naalai Vaa'' by K. Bhagyaraj. Plot Shiva, Kaalkattu Kaliyaperumal (KK), and Power Kumar (Power) are three friends with no occupation other than getting drunk and chasing girls. A girl named Sowmiya moves in with her family to the house opposite Shiva. The three friends fall for the girl's beauty and make a gentlemen's agreement to let ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arya (actor)
Jamshad Cethirakath (born 11 December 1980), known by his stage name Arya, is an Indian actor and producer who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema. Arya has won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and received two nominations each for Filmfare Awards and Vijay Awards. He was included on the 2015 edition of the '' Forbes India'' Celebrity 100, a list based on the top earning Indian celebrities. He made his breakthrough portraying rogue characters in Vishnuvardhan's ''Arinthum Ariyamalum'' (2005) and ''Pattiyal'' (2006). He later won critical acclaim for playing an Aghori in Bala's ''Naan Kadavul'' (2009). Arya gained further commercial success with the release of the period drama '' Madrasapattinam'' (2010), the comedy film ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' (2010), family action film ''Vettai'' (2012) and Atlee's family film '' Raja Rani'' (2013). In 2013, he appeared in three more Tamil films: R. Kannan's comedy film '' Settai'', Vishnuvardhan's action thriller '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Settai (2013 Film)
''Settai'' ( en, Mischief, italic=yes) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film directed by R. Kannan. A remake of the 2011 Bollywood English-language film, '' Delhi Belly'', it stars Arya, Hansika Motwani, Anjali, Santhanam and Premji. The film, which began filming in Chennai on 7 May 2012, released for April 2013. The audio was launched on 30 January. The film released on 5 April 2013. Plot Journalist Jayaganthan aka J.K. Boss ( Arya), photographer Nagaraj ( Santhanam) and Cheenu ( Premji) are roommates leading an unkempt and debt-ridden life in a shoddy apartment in Mumbai. J.K.'s ditsy fiancée, Madhumita ( Hansika), is an air hostess who agrees to deliver a package for Richard (Ashwin Mushran) to Guna ( Nassar), without realizing its contents or that Guna is a gangster. Madhumita asks J.K. to deliver the package. J.K., in turn, asks Nagaraj to do so. But Nagaraj is unable to do so as he is experiencing diarrhea after eating ''Ileana Chicken'' from a roadsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Star Srinivasan
Srinivasan (popularly known as Powerstar and sometimes simply Power) is an Indian actor, doctor, politician and comedian, producer, singer, business man who has worked in the Tamil film industry. Beginning his career as a medical practitioner, he moved into finance before embarking on making films starring himself. He then appeared in N. Santhanam's ''Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya'' (2013) which gave him a breakthrough in receiving further offers for comedic roles. Career Srinivasan completed his degree at Madurai Kamaraj University and then acquired a qualification as an acupressure practitioner from a university in China through a distance education programme, before commencing practise soon after. His passion for the film industry brought him to Chennai, where he set up a finance firm, Baba Trading Company, in Anna Nagar and advertised through brokers that he would help businessmen acquire huge bank loans. Srinivasan soon went on to direct and star in a film titled '' Lathika' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinayakudu (film)
''Vinayakudu'' is a 2008 Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sai Kiran Adivi. The film stars Krishnudu and Sonia of ''Happy Days'' fame in the lead roles and Poonam Kaur plays the role of Sonia's friend. The film released on 21 November 2008 to critical and commercial acclaim. The film is about a fat man falling in love with an arrogant woman. The film was partially re-shot in Tamil by Balasekaran as ''Vinayaka'' with extra scenes filmed with Santhanam. It spawned a sequel titled ''Village Lo Vinayakudu'' with Krishnudu. In 2020, Adivi expressed interest in remaking the film in Hindi. Plot Karthik (Krishnudu), a soft, ever-happy kind of guy, comes to Hyderabad for a job interview at Hi-Rise, an ad agency. He gets selected, and in the office the next day, he sees Kalpana (Sonia) and likes her. He's generally not taken seriously by anyone because of his soft-spoken nature and his rotund personality, but he's the kind who doesn't take that seriously! Kalpana t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naan Ee
''Eega'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The film was produced by Sai Korrapati Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram with an estimated budget of 30–40 crore ( US$6–7 million). It was simultaneously filmed in Tamil language with the title ''Naan Ee'' (). The film stars Sudeepa, Nani, and Samantha. M. M. Keeravani composed the songs and the background score while K. K. Senthil Kumar was the director of photography. Janardhana Maharshi and Crazy Mohan wrote the dialogue for the Telugu and Tamil versions, respectively. The film's narrative is in the form of a bedtime story told by a father to his daughter. Its protagonist Nani, who is in love with his neighbour Bindu, is murdered by a wealthy industrialist named Sudeep, who is attracted to Bindu and considers Nani a rival. Nani reincarnates as a housefly and tries to avenge his death and protect Bindu from an obsessive Sudeep. The idea for the film originated in the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Kiran Adivi
Sai Kiran Adivi is an Indian Telugu film director & writer. Career Sai Kiran first worked as an assistant director to Sekhar Kammula. He made his debut as a director with '' Vinayakudu'' (2008), starring Krishnudu in the lead role. His next film was '' Village Lo Vinayakudu'', the sequel to ''Vinayakudu''. In 2015, Sai Kiran Adivi directed a romantic entertainer, ''Kerintha'', which was produced by Dil Raju. His latest movie, ''Operation Gold Fish ''Operation Gold Fish'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Sai Kiran Adivi and produced by Vinayakudu Talkies, U&I Entertainments. The story is inspired by true events of mass exodus of Kashmiri Pand ...'', released in October 2019. He is the cousin of actor Adivi Sesh Filmography References External links Sai Kiran Adivi blog on Vinayakudu - Idlebrain.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Adivi, Sai Kiran Telugu film directors Living people 1976 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S S Rajamouli
Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli ( ; born 10 October 1973) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is the highest paid director in India, and is known for his action, fantasy, and epic genre films. Three of his films, '' Baahubali: The Beginning'' (2015), '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' (2017), and ''RRR'' (2022) are among the top five highest grossing-films in India to date. All three films were also the most expensive Indian films ever made at the time of their release. He is a recipient of various national and international honors including one New York Film Critics Circle award, two Saturn Awards, three National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, and five Nandi Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, for his contributions to the field of Art. Rajamouli has directed twelve feature films so far, and all of them were successful at the box office. ''Baahubali 2'' is currently the highest g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadhal Pisase
''Kadhal Pisase'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action film released in 2012. The film is directed and produced by newcomer Aravind, who also plays the lead role, alongside Mithuna. This film is named after a song from ''Run Run(s) or RUN may refer to: Places * Run (island), one of the Banda Islands in Indonesia * Run (stream), a stream in the Dutch province of North Brabant People * Run (rapper), Joseph Simmons, now known as "Reverend Run", from the hip-hop group ...''. Cast Soundtrack All songs were composed by Brunthan. Reception The ''Times of India'' gave this film a 1 out of 5 stars. The reviewer wrote that "Director Aravind (who also plays the lead) is said to have learnt acting from the Toronto Film Institute. From what unfolds on screen, we are forced to think that he needs to repeat his courses there". References External links * Indian action films Films set in Mumbai Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police Films about drugs F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leelai
''Leelai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Andrew Louis and produced by Ramesh Babu. It stars débutantes Shiv Panditt and Manasi Parekh in lead roles along with Santhanam and Suhasini Raju in pivotal roles. The music was composed by Satish Chakravarthy with editing by Saravanan and cinematography by Velraj. The film, which began in May 2008, opened after production delays on 27 April 2012 to positive reviews. Plot The movie begins with a trio of friends in college - Malar (Manasi Parekh), Mona (Maya), and Gayathri (Vibha Natarajan). Mona falls in love with Karthik (Shiv Panditt), despite the advice of Malar who suspects Karthik to be a complete flirt. One day, while on a date, Mona mentions Malar's views about Karthik to him, and this gets Karthik to start disliking Malar for interfering in his love life. When Karthik calls Mona, Malar accidentally picks up the call, and they get into an argument with Karthik venting out his anger towards her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivek (actor)
Vivekanandan (19 November 1961 – 17 April 2021), known professionally as Vivek,Vivek, Tamil film actor dies in Chennai hospital Times of India, 17 April 2021. was an Indian actor, comedian, television personality, playback singer and social activist who worked in the Tamil film industry. Introduced in films by director [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
