Naanga
''Naanga'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil language film directed by Selva, featuring an ensemble cast of newcomers in the lead roles. The film, notably Selva's 25th directorial, revolves around a group of alumni from the 1985 batch of a Tiruchi College, who meet again in 2011. It was released on 9 March 2012. Plot Five college friends reunite after many years to help Devi, one of their friends who has woken up from a coma, get back with her lover, Babu. Cast * Nivas as Mani * Vinod as Daya * Sanjay Krishna as Chandran * Uday as Babu * Muneesh as Baasha * Shakir * Varun * Virumandi * Ashwin Raja * Vishnupriya as Devi * Shivani Bhai * Vaidehi * Arasi * Kasthuri * Raj Kapoor * K. S. G. Venkatesh * Lizzie Antony as Reporter *Chelladurai *Scissor Manohar *Raviraj Production For the lead roles in the film, Selva had cast children of noted film personalities; Sanjay Krishna, son of actor-director Santhana Bharathi, Nivas, actor Adithan's son, Muneesh, who was Telugu music composer Vasu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shivani Bhai
Shivani Bhai is an Indian actress, model, and host who has appeared in Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil language films Career Shivani made her debut in Malayalam with Mammooty as his sister in '' Annan Thampi''. She acted as heroine in her third Malayalam movie, ''Rahasya Police'', with Jayaram in 2009. Her second movie was ''Bullet'' with Suresh Gopi. Her movie as heroine was ''Naanga''. Her folk song is "Adiye pottapulla" in ''Naanga ''Naanga'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil language film directed by Selva, featuring an ensemble cast of newcomers in the lead roles. The film, notably Selva's 25th directorial, revolves around a group of alumni from the 1985 batch of a Tiruchi Colleg ...''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhai, Shivani Living people 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram Female models from Thiruvananthapuram Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian film actresses Indian television act ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vivek Rajgopal
Vivek Rajgopal is an Indian actor who works predominately in Tamil-language films. Personal life Vivek Rajgopal's mother tongue is Malayalam, but he settled in Tamil Nadu. Career Vivek Rajgopal had an interest for acting and subsequently joined Koothu-P-Pattarai and trained under Guru Somasundaram. After playing supporting roles in ''Naanga'' and ''Mathapoo'', he debuted in the lead role in ''Oru Modhal Oru Kadhal'' (2014) before getting his breakthrough with '' Echcharikkai'' (2018). He received the role after Ashok Selvan, who was supposed to do the role recommended Vivek's name. He was chosen to play a role in the web series ''Queen Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...'' after the makers liked his performance in ''Echcharikkai''. Filmography *''All films ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Selva (director)
Selva ( fl. 1990s) is an Indian director active in Tamil film. He often specializes in film remakes and directed a series of hits the 1990s. His first film ''Thalaivasal'' launched the career of many. His noted film are ''Amaravathi'', ''Karnaa'', ''Pooveli'', ''James Pandu'', ''Unnaruge Naan Irundhal'', ''Student Number 1'' and '' Naan Avanillai''. He introduced Ajith Kumar through his second film ''Amaravathi''. Early life Selva was graduated from Pachaiyappa's College. Selva first joined as an assistant director in an advertising firm which was involved in making ad film, documentary and short films. Career He worked in his first television serial titled ''Thyagam''. At that time, he directed a documentary film on the Tamil poet Subramanya Bharathi which was screened in Delhi Doordarshan. This innovative concept was appreciated by everyone and the documentary served as an entry ticket for his next project wherein he was asked to direct eminent writer Akilan’s award winning ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vishnupriya (actress)
Vishnupriya Ramchandran Pillai (born 22 February 1987 in Bahrain), known mononymously and better as Vishnupriya, is an Indian actress, dancer and model. She started off her career participating in the dance reality show Vodafone Thakadimi which was aired on Asianet. She made her acting debut in 2007 with ''Speed Track'', playing a supporting character. Later, she played the lead character in '' Keralotsavam 2009'' and got noticed for her character in '' Penpattanam'' (2010). Since then, she has played supporting roles in various films. She made her Tamil cinema debut in ''Naanga ''Naanga'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil language film directed by Selva, featuring an ensemble cast of newcomers in the lead roles. The film, notably Selva's 25th directorial, revolves around a group of alumni from the 1985 batch of a Tiruchi Colleg ...'' (2011). She had performed for AMMA show in 2013. She has also participated in a reality show ''Star Challenge'' on Flowers TV. In 2019, she starred ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kasthuri (actress)
Kasthuri Shankar is an Indian actress, model and television presenter who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films. She is playing the role of Tulasi in Intinti Gruhalakshmi. She had her schooling in Madras and started modelling while in high school. She won the Miss Madras title in 1992. Kasthuri debuted in the Tamil film ''Aatha Un Koyilile'' (1991). Personal life She married Ravikumar, a doctor in 2000. The couple have 2 children, a son and a daughter. Her daughter is a leukaemia survivor. Career After graduation from Ethiraj College for Women, Kasthuri won Miss Chennai in 1992. Being a state-level hockey champion and an RD cadet in air force wing is one of her many accomplishments from her youth. ‘Beauty with brains’. Not only was she a successful model, but also, she was a finalist in the BBC's Mastermind India 2000 quiz. Her acting career began in 1991 with the film, ''Aatha Un Koyilile'' (1991). From working on small budget Tamil film ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raj Kapoor (Tamil Film Director)
Raj Kapoor (born 15 August 1958) is an Indian film director and actor, who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He introduced cinematic techniques in his Tamil serial '' Nandini'' causing a huge hype in south Indian film industry. He has also appeared as a supporting actor in Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. Career Raj Kapoor started his cinema career as an assistant director to Film director C. V. Sridhar one of the legends of golden period of Tamil cinema. Later became an independent film director for '' Thalattu Ketkuthamma'' (1991). He is known for films like Prabhu- Khushbu’s '' Uthama Raasa'' (1993) and Ajith- Simran’s '' Aval Varuvala'' (1998). He went on to direct other films like Ajith- Meena's '' Anantha Poongatre'' (1999), Arjun's '' Sudhandhiram'' (2000) and '' Vambu Sandai'' (2008). After making his debut as an actor in '' Thalaimurai'' (1998), Raj Kapoor announced his intentions of continuing to act in films ahead of prioritizing directorial wo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lizzie Antony
Lizzie Antony is an Indian actress working in the Tamil film industry, mostly as a supporting actress. She is best known for her roles in Thanga Meenkal (2013) and Taramani (2017). Apart from films, Antony has performed in advertisements, short films and web series. Career '' Thanga Meenkal'', directed by acclaimed film maker Ram, helped her to get noticed as her character Stella miss, an English teacher in a private school, who is a stickler for discipline was appreciated by the critics as well as the audience. Antony is a post graduate of commerce from Madras University and a trained classical dancer. Her natural performance in the sleeper hit ''Taramani'' was widely appreciated and later she played the pair of Mammootty in the commercial and critically successful film '' Peranbu'' and her mother act in '' Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum'', has made her a recognizable actress of Tamil films. She played Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in the OTT O ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chelladurai
Chelladurai (1941 - 7 February 2015) was an Indian comedian who worked in Tamil-language films. He acted in over 350 films. Career Chelladurai made his film debut with '' Thooral Ninnu Pochchu'' (1982). He is known for his comic sequences with actor Vadivelu. He became famous for his role in '' Shree'' (2002) as the owner of a wine shop named Prabha. In the scene, Marimuthu (Vadivelu) calls the owner and asks when the shop will open. The owner tells him that the store closed. Vadivelu drinks alcohol and repeatedly disturbs the shop owner during the night. Death Chelladurai was admitted to Keezhpakkam Government Hospital in Chennai due to kidney issues on 8 February after having problems for several months. He died on 7 February 2015 due to high blood pressure. Filmography ; Films *'' Thooral Ninnu Pochchu'' (1982) *'' Chinna Pasanga Naanga'' (1992) *'' Amma Vanthachu'' (1992) *''Onna Irukka Kathukanum'' (1992) *''Rajakumaran'' (1994) *''Thozhar Pandian'' (1994) *'' S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Haricharan
Haricharan Seshadri, known mononymously as Haricharan (born 20 March 1987), is an Indian Carnatic vocalist, playback singer, and musician who predominantly works in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu music and cinema. He sung 2000 songs in films, albums etc. He recorded his first Tamil film song for the film '' Kaadhal'', in Joshua Sridhar's music when he was 17, and went on to record three songs in his debut movie. His song "Unakkena Iruppen" was nominated for the National Film Awards in 2005 which became widely popular. However he became popular only after his rendition to the song, " Thuli Thuli", composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the movie '' Paiyaa'' (2010). Background Haricharan comes from Tamil music family from Chennai, India . His grandfather P. S. Ganapathy was an organiser of mic-less Carnatic concerts in the 60s under the name "Aalapanaa", and his grandmother Smt. Alamelu Ganapathy is a national awardee in Mathematics, and has been in academia for more than 35 yea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2012 Films
2012 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2012, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Most notably, the two oldest surviving American film studios, Universal and Paramount both celebrated their centennial anniversaries, marking the first time that two major film studios celebrate 100 years, and the Dolby Atmos sound format was launched for the premiere of ''Brave''. The ''James Bond'' film series celebrated its 50th anniversary and released its 23rd film, '' Skyfall''. Six box-office blockbusters from previous years ('' Beauty and the Beast'', ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'', '' Titanic'', ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', ''Finding Nemo'', and ''Monsters, Inc.'') were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Also, the year marked the debut for high frame rate technology. The first film using 48 F.P.S., a higher frame rate than the film industry ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. His ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian "newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspap ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |