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Natpe Thunai
''Natpe Thunai'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports film directed by D. Parthiban Desingu in his directorial debut, while Sreekanth Vasrp and Devesh Jeyachandran have written the film's story, screenplay and dialogues. Produced by Sundar C. and Kushboo under the banner Avni Movies, the film stars Adhi, Harish Uthaman, newcomer Anagha and Karu Pazhaniappan alongside actors Sha Ra, Pandiarajan and Kausalya. It is based on the sport of hockey. In 2021, it was remade in Telugu as A1 Express. This is the second film of Adhi as a lead male actor, after ''Meesaya Murukku'' (2017). Apart from acting he also scored the music, while Aravinnd Singh and Fenny Oliver handled the cinematography and editing respectively. The film released on 4 April 2019, to mixed reviews but became a box office success. Plot Prabhakaran is a happy-go-lucky youngster in Pondicherry whose only ambition is to move to France. He goes to Karaikal for this purpose, but there, he ends up falling in lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundar C
Vinayagar Sundar Vel (born 21 January 1966), known professionally as Sundar C., is an Indian film director, actor and producer. He has directed over 34 films in Tamil and acted in 17 movies as the protagonist. His notable films include ''Ullathai Allitha'' (1996), '' Arunachalam'' (1997), ''Unnai Thedi'' (1999), ''Anbe Sivam'' (2003), ''Winner'' (2003), '' Giri'' (2004), ''Kalakalappu'' (2012), ''Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru'' (2013), ''Aranmanai'' (2014), ''Aambala'' (2015) and ''Kalakalappu 2'' (2018). Sundar C is one of the few directors who directed Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan (in '' Arunachalam'' (1997) and ''Anbe Sivam'' (2003), respectively. He took a short break from direction, after his initial launch as an actor in 2006, with the film ''Thalai Nagaram'', which became a commercial success. He returned to direction with his trade mark comedy roller coaster in the movie ''Kalakalappu'' in 2012 and it went on to become a success. His successful career as a director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Express
''A1 Express'' is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language sports drama film directed by Dennis Jeevan Kanukolanu. It stars Sundeep Kishan and Lavanya Tripathi while Murali Sharma and Rao Ramesh appear in supporting roles. A remake of the Tamil film ''Natpe Thunai'' (2019), the story of the film deals with the issues of corruption and nepotism in sports. The film was released on 5 March 2021. Plot Sundeep (Sanju) Naidu is a happy-go-lucky youngster in Yanam whose only ambition is to move to France. He goes to Yanam for this purpose, but there, he ends up falling in love with Lavanya Rao, a hockey player. Lavanya learns hockey through her hockey coach, Murali, a kindhearted retired military man who is the coach of the Indian local hockey team. A corporate is after the ground where the Murali's players practice, and they are aided by the Sports minister Rao Ramesh. Later by filing a RTI about the company, Murali discovers the corporation's plan to build a factory in the ground which pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavanya Tripathi
Lavanya Tripathi (born 15 December 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu films along with Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Hindi television show ''Pyaar Ka Bandhan'' (2009) and made her film debut with ''Andala Rakshasi'' (2012), for which she won CineMAA Awards Best Female Debut. Tripathi started her career as a model and won Femina Miss Uttarakhand in 2006. Post her film debut, she had initial success with ''Doosukeltha'' (2013) and ''Bramman'' (2014). Tripathi received praises for portraying a dance teacher in ''Bhale Bhale Magadivoy'' (2015) and a lonely wife in ''Soggade Chinni Nayana'' (2016). For the former, she won Zee Apsara Rising Star of the Year Award and for the latter she received Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination. Her other notable films include ''Srirastu Subhamastu'' (2016), ''Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi'' (2017), ''Arjun Suravaram'' (2019) and ''A1 Express'' (2021). She is a recipient of several awards along with tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundeep Kishan
Sundeep Kishan (born 7th May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who works in predominately in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Career Sandeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in present-day Chennai. He is the nephew to the cinematographers Chota K. Naidu and Shyam K. Naidu. He moved to Hyderabad in 2008 to pursue a career in films. Kishan began working as an assistant director to Gautham Vasudev Menon for a year, before starring in ''Sneha Geetham''. After working with him in ''Prasthanam'' (2010), director Deva Katta referred Kishan to his friends Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., which led to Kishan's casting in his first Hindi venture, ''Shor in the City''. He also did the Telugu movie ''DK Bose'' (2018), opposite Nisha Aggarwal. Kishan stated that he was very happy since his 2015 released film ''Tiger'' was appreciated by actors like Ravi Teja, Allu Arjun and R. Narayana Murthy. He has also acted in ''Venkatadri Express'' and '' Ra Ra... Krishnayya''. After ''Maanagaram'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun TV (India)
SUN TV is an Indian Tamil-language General entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. It was launched on 14 April 1993. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai-based media conglomerate Sun Group's Sun TV Network. It was founded and is owned by Kalanithi Maran. It was started airing on open network (Antenna) on 14 July 2002 at the time of ''Majunu" Tamil movie premiering. Then it was removed from this open network on 2005. It was also removed from free on 9 November 2007. Sun TV launched its HD version on 11 December 2011. Since its inception, the channel consistently remains the top rated Tamil channel and one of the top rated Indian television channel. History Sun TV is the flagship channel of Sun TV Network which started on the Tamil New Year, 14 April 1993. It started off with a four and a half hour programming per day on a time sharing agreement with ATN. However, in January 1997 it became 24 hours programming channel. Sun TV was listed on the Bombay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chutti Aravind
Aravind Parameswaran popularly known by his stage name, Chutti Aravind is an Indian actor, mimicry artist and comedian who is currently working in the Tamil film industry, he debuted in the Tamil film ''Chennai Kadhal'' in 2006. In 2022, he participated in the popular cooking show '' Cooku with Comali (season 3)'' as a contestant in Star Vijay. Career Aravind made his acting debut with ''Chennai Kadhal'' (2006) directed by Vikraman. After a brief sabbatical, he made his comeback in the 2013 film ''Oruvar Meethu Iruvar Sainthu'' playing a supporting role in the film. He was later seen in films such as ''Jannal Oram'' (2013), ''Vaigai Express'' (2017), ''Natpe Thunai'' (2019) and ''Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja'' (2019). Aravind also participated in television shows such as ''Kalakka Povathu Yaaru Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language reality Stand-up comedy television show, that airs on Star Vijay and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. Over eighteen years, Kala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pondy Ravi
Pondy Ravi is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil-language films. He has acted in over sixty films. Career Pondy Ravi worked as an assistant cameraman for ''Minsara Kanavu'' (1997). He has acted as a police officer in several films including ''Alaipayuthey'' (2000), ''Minnale'' (2001) and ''Kaakha Kaakha'' (2003). He went to an audition for Ang Lee's ''Life of Pi'' (2013). In the film, he plays a silent police officer who regulates traffic. Ravi portrayed a corrupt police officer in '' Vajram'' (2015) who acts on behalf of a minister for the sake of money. He also portrayed a lead role in a film called ''Saamida'' (2008) under the name Sembi; the film had a low-key release. Outside acting, Ravi manages a video lab and is a liaison for films shot in Pondicherry. Personal life His father is a theatre artiste in Neyveli Neyveli is a industrial town in the Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located inland from the Bay of Bengal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay Ghosh
Ajay Ghosh is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil-language films in negative roles. He is known for his roles in ''Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015) and ''Visaranai'' (2016), '' Mookuthi Amman'' (2020) and '' Pushpa: The Rise'' (2021). Career Ajay Ghosh started his acting career in DD Telugu and found his way up to feature films before getting his breakthrough with Vetrimaaran's ''Visaranai'' (2016). In the film, he plays a strict police inspector from Guntur. In a review of the film by ''The Times of India'', the reviewer wrote that he "plays the ruthless inspector with glee". Ghosh went on to play negative characters in several films including ''Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015), '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' (2017) and ''Mei'' (2019). In a review of the film by the ''New Indian Express'', the reviewer stated that " Ajay Ghosh hams it up as his ( Kishore's) subordinate". Filmography *''Films are listed in order of languages in which he acted the most to least number' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elango Kumaravel
Elango Kumaravel (born 27 August 1965) is an Indian theatre actor and writer. He is also a co-founder of the Chennai based theatre group "Magic Lantern". He is an alumnus of Pondicherry University's Sankaradas Swamigal School of Performing Arts and the Chennai-based theatre workshop ''koothuppattarai''. He has also worked as a casting assistant for the 2007 film ''Loins of Punjab Presents'' and wrote the script for the 2008 film ''Kattradhu Kalavu''. He was involved in the production of ''"Ey Aa O!"'' a musical fusion work of collaboration between Indian folk and classical musicians. Career When Kumaravel was staging Kalki's ''Ponniyin Selvan'', he was spotted by Nassar and approached to star in his film '' Maayan''. While Vishwanathan met Kumaravel on the sets of the play ''Minnal Ravi'' (Virtuous Burglar), he was introduced to Radha Mohan and starred in ''Azhagiya Theeye''. Kumaravel became a regular in Radha Mohan's films. He garnered acclaim for his role in ''Abhiyum Naanu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashwin Jerome
Ashwin Jerome is an up-and-coming actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is known for playing the lead role in ''Yaanum Theeyavan'' (2017). Career Ashwin was a professional dancer and he used to run a dance school before studying engineering and working in an information technology company for sometime. He had also completed a master's degree in business administration and worked in a resort in Singapore. His interest in cinema led him to join the theater group Koothu-P-Pattarai. He made his acting debut in ''Yaanum Theeyavan'' (2017), which starred Varsha Bollamma and Raju Sundaram. In a review of the film, a critic from the ''Deccan Chronicle'' noted that "Debutant Ashwin Jerome has the right looks of a hero and he is good at action sequences as well". He played the second lead in the thriller ''Pancharaaksharam'', but the film ended up releasing after ''Natpe Thunai'' (2019). He was approached for the role by Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi and the film producers Khushbu and Sund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the 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 newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right To Information Act, 2005
The Right to Information (RTI) is an act of the Parliament of India which sets out the rules and procedures regarding citizens' right to information. It replaced the former Freedom of Information Act, 2002. Under the provisions of RTI Act, any citizen of India may request information from a "public authority" (a body of Government or "instrumentality of State") which is required to reply expeditiously or within thirty days. In case of matter involving a petitioner's life and liberty, the information has to be provided within 48 hours. The Act also requires every public authority to computerize their records for wide dissemination and to proactively publish certain categories of information so that the citizens need minimum recourse to request for information formally. The RTI Bill was passed by Parliament of India on 15 June 2005 and came into force with effect from 12 October 2005. Every day on an average, over 4800 RTI applications are filed. In the first ten years of the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
