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Nayaki
''Nayaki'' / ''Nayagi'' () is a 2016 Telugu-Tamil bilingual comedy horror film, directed by Goverdhan Reddy. The film stars Trisha in the lead role, with Ganesh Venkatraman, Satyam Rajesh and Sushma Raj in supporting roles. The film is produced by Giridhar Mamidipally, who was the former manager of Trisha under Giridhar Production House, and has cinematography by Jagadeesh. Both versions of the film opened to negative reviews and became commercial failure at box office. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the same name for television release on Zee Cinema on 16 April 2018. Plot ''Nayaki'' is about the soul of a woman named Gayathri. Since the 1980s this soul has been killing people in a village. Entry into this village has been restricted by the Government of India since people keep on going missing when touring the village. Why Gayathri has been haunting this village for the last 35 years forms the rest of the plot. The film starts with Gayathri wondering to becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giridhar Production House
''Nayaki'' / ''Nayagi'' () is a 2016 Telugu-Tamil bilingual comedy horror film, directed by Goverdhan Reddy. The film stars Trisha in the lead role, with Ganesh Venkatraman, Satyam Rajesh and Sushma Raj in supporting roles. The film is produced by Giridhar Mamidipally, who was the former manager of Trisha under Giridhar Production House, and has cinematography by Jagadeesh. Both versions of the film opened to negative reviews and became commercial failure at box office. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the same name for television release on Zee Cinema on 16 April 2018. Plot ''Nayaki'' is about the soul of a woman named Gayathri. Since the 1980s this soul has been killing people in a village. Entry into this village has been restricted by the Government of India since people keep on going missing when touring the village. Why Gayathri has been haunting this village for the last 35 years forms the rest of the plot. The film starts with Gayathri wondering to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goverdhan Reddy
Goverdhan Reddy aka Govi is an Indian film director who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He is known for his work from the films ''Love You Bangaram'' and bilingual Telugu Tamil film ''Nayaki''. Early life Director Govi aka Goverdhan Reddy before coming into film industry completed his education in the field of law (LLB). He enrolled as advocate and later on due to his movie interest he went on to direct a short film called ''Drishti'' in 2004. He choose the theme of urban based domestic workers abuse and interviewed about 500 of them it was inaugurated by late Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and screened at Ravindrabharathi in Hyderabad. Later National Domestic Workers Movement(NDWM) screened it at a gathering of 3000 domestic workers, who instantly connected with the theme. ''Drishti'' went on to become critically acclaimed movie. National Domestic Workers Movement(NDWM) later on bought the rights for the movie from him. Later on Director Govi did few more short films based on social i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganesh Venkatraman
Ganesh Venkatraman is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. He had acted in Radha Mohan's ''Abhiyum Naanum'' (2008), before working in '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' (2009) and ''Kandahar'' (2010). Career Ganesh began his acting career by appearing in television serials including ''Antariksh'' and Mayavi, which was first 3D serial in Tamil television. He made his film début with ''The Angrez'' (2006), an experimental crossover film shot in Hyderabadi Urdu but could not garner any further film offers immediately. Subsequently, he made his début in Tamil cinema with Radha Mohan's family drama, ''Abhiyum Naanum'' (2008). Ganesh successfully auditioned for the role in Mumbai, by turning up dressed as the Sikh character in the film, prompting the makers to believe that he actually was a Punjabi. Portraying as Trisha's Punjabi fiancé, his role received critical acclaim and the film performed well at the box office. After working with Prakash Raj in his second fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyam Rajesh
Rajesh Babu, better known as Satyam Rajesh, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He has worked in more than 350 films. Rajesh got the moniker Satyam following his appearance in the 2003 Satyam (2003 film), film of the same name. Early life Rajesh was born in Visakhapatnam as Rajesh Babu. His father is a retired telecom employee and his mother is a homemaker. He studied MBA and worked in Mahindra Group, Mahindra. He got transferred to Hyderabad as a part of his job, which is when he sought opportunities for acting in Telugu films. Filmography * ''Sarkaru Vaari Paata'' Television * 3 Roses (web series), ''3 Roses'' (2021) on Aha (streaming service), Aha * Maa uri polimera (web series), ''Maa uri polimera'' (2021) on hotstar (streaming service), hotstar References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajesh, Satyam Telugu comedians Telugu male actors Place of birth missing (living people) Living people 1979 births Male actors from A ... [...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, ''Raavanan'' won critical and commercial acclaim up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovai Sarala
Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' Poovellam Un Vasam'' (2001) and ''Uliyin Osai'' (2008). She has also won the two Nandi Awards for Best Female Comedian and the Vijay Award for Best Comedian for her performance in '' Kanchana'' (2011). She is now part of Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam Party. Early and present life Kovai Sarala was born in a Malayali family in Thrissur, Tamil Nadu (then in Kerala State). She had developed interest in acting, after watching MGR's films. She completed her studies and entered the film industry with the support of her sister and father. She got her first film offer when she was in the 9th standard and acted with Vijayakumar and K. R. Vijaya in the film ''Velli Ratham''. She was in Class 10, when she played a 32-year-old pregnant woman M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poonam Kaur
Poonam Kaur is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films. She is also a politician, based out of Telangana and a member of the Congress Party. Career Born and raised in Hyderabad, India, Poonam Kaur did her schooling in Hyderabad Public School, before doing fashion designing at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Delhi. In 2006, after her studies, she signed up for a film to be directed by Teja, which didn't take off for unknown reason. However, she took an offer for another Teja film, ''Oka Vichitram''. Even before the release of that film, Kaur was pursuing a lead role in another Telugu film, '' Mayajalam'', which released first. Subsequently, she appeared in several Telugu films as ''Nikki And Neeraj'', enacting the title role of Nikki, and in ''Souryam'', alongside Gopichand and Anushka Shetty. For her performance in the latter, Kaur received a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress Award for 2008. She made he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendrayan
Senrayan is an Indian actor who has predominantly worked in Tamil language films. After making his acting debut in Vetrimaaran's '' Polladhavan'' (2007), he appeared in other small roles before winning acclaim for his portrayal of a petty criminal in ''Moodar Koodam'' (2013). He has since appeared in antagonistic and comedic roles in films, including ''Puthiya Niyamam'' (2016) and ''Metro'' (2016). Career Senrayan made his acting debut in Vetrimaaran's '' Polladhavan'' (2007), and later also played a small role in the director's ''Aadukalam'' (2011) with both of the films starring Dhanush. He made a breakthrough with his performance in ''Moodar Koodam'' (2013) portraying a young criminal. The success of the film prompted him to play several similar antagonistic roles in films including ''Puthiya Niyamam'' (2016) and ''Metro'' (2016). In 2015, he played the lead role in the small budget film, ''Vishayam Veliye Theriya Koodadhu'', which went unnoticed at the box office. In 2018, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sushma Raj
Sushma Raj is an Indian actress who has worked in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries. Career Sushma Raj is settled in Bangalore and pursued a degree in fashion designing, before becoming an actress. Sushma made her acting debut with the Kannada romantic film, ''Madarangi'' (2013), in which she won positive reviews for her portrayal of her character. The film had a low-key release but became a sleeper hit at the box office and fetched further offers for the actress. Her breakthrough role was in the Telugu romantic thriller film, '' Maaya'' (2014) by G. Neelakanta Reddy, for which she auditioned and participated on workshops for, before beginning shoot. A critic noted Sushma "pulls off her role rather comfortably and manages to show the variations in her character without strain" and that "she is sincere and plays her part naturally". She was subsequently seen in ''Joru'' opposite Sundeep Kishan, though the film fared poorly at the box office. Sushma next appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Thenandal Films
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 horror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayaprakash
V. Jayaprakash is an Indian actor and producer who works in Tamil and Telugu-language films. He ventured into film business in the early 2000s as a producer, making several films under his banner GJ Cinema and later turned actor, with Cheran's 2007 film, '' Mayakannadi''. Subsequently, performing a variety of supporting roles, he found more success as a character actor, with his most notable performances in ''Pasanga'' (2009), ''Naadodigal'' (2009), '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' (2010), ''Yuddham Sei'' (2011), ''Mankatha'' (2011), ''Moodar Koodam'' (2013) and ''Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'' (2014). Career Jayaprakash hails from Sirkazhi, Tamil Nadu, India. Before entering the film industry, he had worked in various fields such as dairy farming, petrol business, transport and billiards parlour. He started acting at age of 45. His first film was '' Mayakannadi'' in 2007, following which he received more acting assignments. His role as the village school teacher, Chokkalingam, in Company Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manobala
Manobala (born 8 December 1953) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and comedian who predominantly plays supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's reference became as assistant director with Bharathiraja for his 1979 film ''Puthiya Vaarpugal ''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written, produced and directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars K. Bhagyaraj and Rati Agnihotri, with G. Srinivasan, Goundamani, K. K. Soundar and Usharani in suppo ...''. Partial filmography Actor Films Serials Director Films Serials As producer As dubbing artist References External links * {{authority control Living people Tamil male actors Film directors from Tamil Nadu Tamil film directors Indian male film actors People from Coimbatore district Tamil comedians 1953 births Indian male comedians Male actors from Tamil Nadu 20th-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |