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Nedunchaalai
''Nedunchalai'' ( Highway) is a 2014 Tamil language thriller film written and directed by N. Krishna and produced by Aaju, C. Soundarajan and Dheeraj Kher. This film features Aari Arujunan and Sshivada in the lead roles, with Thambi Ramiah and Prashant Narayanan in another pivotal roles. The film released on 28 March 2014. Plot Set in 1988, the plot revolves around a dacoit, known as ''Tarpaulin Murugan'' who falls in love with a motel owner. Cast * Aari Arujunan as 'Tarpai' Murugan * Sshivada as Manga * Prashant Narayanan as Masanamuthu * Thambi Ramiah as Master * Salim Kumar as Maattu Sekhar * Ashvin Raja as Soozhi * Kishore DS as Young 'Tarpai' Murugan * Kishore Kumar as Settu * Ken Karunas as Hotel Assistant * Thavasi as Murugan's Foster father (Chiyaan) * Kannan Ponnaiya (Executive Producer) Production The film was announced in February 2012 with director N. Krishna, of ''Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'' (2006) fame, choosing to move on to his next venture instead of waiting for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aari Arujunan
Aari Arujunan, known by the mononym Aari, is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his lead debut in '' Rettaisuzhi'' (2010) produced by director Shankar, before having a breakthrough performance as Murugan in '' Nedunchaalai'' (2014) and starring in the supernatural thriller ''Maya''. In 2021, he emerged as the title winner of the Tamil reality television show '' Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4''. Career Aari, before entering films, had background in theatre featuring in productions by Magic Lantern, Theatre Nisha and Inland Theatres. He appeared in a minor role in ''Alaiyadikkuthu'' (2005) and was later cast in the role of Muthu in '' Aadum Koothu'' (2006). Aari made his lead debut in '' Rettaisuzhi'', produced by director Shankar. He appeared as Murthy, an army man, returning to his village. In October 2011 it was announced that Aari would feature in ''Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey'' and would star alongside winner of Miss South India 2010, Shubha Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sshivada
K. V. Srilekha Nair (born 23 April 1986), better known by her stage name Sshivada is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. Personal life Sshivada was born as K. V. Srilekha Nair to Vijayarajan and Kumari, a Malayali family, in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, where she studied till Grade 5. After grade 5, her family moved to Angamaly and there she was educated at Viswajyothi CMI Public School, Angamaly. She is a Computer Science engineering graduate from Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering Technology. She is married to her longtime boyfriend Murali Krishnan and has a daughter named Arundhathi. Career Sshivada started her acting career through a small role in 2009 Malayalam anthology film '' Kerala Cafe''. But she didn't get enough recognition. Later when working as a VJ in television, she was spotted by Malayalam director Fazil, who cast her as the female lead in his 2011 film ''Living Together''. Then she auditioned for the Tamil film ''Nedunchaalai''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthik Netha
Karthik Netha is an Indian poet, lyricist, best known for his Tamil language film songs. He has worked in popular movies like 96, Thirumanam Enum Nikkah, Nedunchaalai, Dear Comrade, Monster. Biography Karthik Netha grew up in a small village Chinanoor (veeranam) near Salem, India and is now settled in 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 th .... He has a brother Vivek Prasanna who is working as an supporting actor. He began his career as a songwriter and worked under Na. Muthukumar for a few years as an assistant. Filmography Lyricist Awards and nominations *2019 - Filmfare Awards South - Best Lyricist (Tamil) - Won *2021 - SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist- Tamil - nom for "Andhi Malai" from Monster *2022 - SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist - Tamil. (Netrik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 4th South Indian International Movie Awards was held in Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai on 6th and 7 August 2015. SIIMA 2015 recognized the best films and performances from the past year, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. Honorary awards SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award * Bharathiraja * KPAC Lalitha Special appreciation * Dhanush – Pride of South Indian cinema Main awards List of Nominations & Award Winners Film Acting Critics awards Debut awards Music Choreography Generation Next Awards * Stylish Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema (male) – Allu Arjun * Stylish Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema (female) – Amy Jackson * Most Romantic Star of South Indian Cinema – Bharath Srinivasan * Most Popular Actress Middle East – Asin Thottumkal * Most Streamed Song Award : **Tamil – Anirudh Ravichander – ''Selfie Pulla'' – **Telugu – S. Thaman – ''Aagadu'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Veramathiri
''Ivan Veramathiri'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by M. Saravanan. The film has been presented by director N. Linguswamy and produced by his brother N. Subash Chandrabose under Thirupathi Brothers, in association with Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Vikram Prabhu, Surbhi, Ganesh Venkatraman, Vamsi Krishna and Hariraj. The background score and soundtrack were composed by C. Sathya. The film was released on 13 December 2013 to positive reviews. The director adapted the core storyline of this movie in Kannada as ''Chakravyuha'' starring Puneeth Rajkumar and the Kannada version was remade in Odia in 2017 as '' Abhaya'' starring Anubhav Mohanty. Plot Tamil Nadu State Law minister Sadasivam asks for his illegal "minister's allocation quota" in student admissions in Chennai Government Law College, but the new principal refuses to yield, as the students in the quota are unfit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhushree
Madhushree (born Sujata Bhattacharya, 2 November 1969) is an Indian playback singer who sings in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined family, having previously been trained in classical and western styles music. Her father wanted her to be a classical singer, she joined the Rabindra Bharati University and completed her master's degree, but her desire was always to be a playback singer. Early life Madhushree was born as Sujata Bhattacharya in a Bengali family in Kolkata to Amarendranath and Parbati Bhattacharya, who were her initial teachers. She was taught classical music by Sangeetacharya Pt. Amiya Ranjan Bandyopadhyay, a noted exponent of the Bishnupur Gharana and excelled in Thumri and Khayal. Later she started working for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, through which she was deputed to teach classical music in Suriname. Career Madhushree came to Mumbai t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yazin Nizar
Yazin Nizar, also credited as Yasin, is an Indian playback singersinging predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi -language films, with over 600 film songs with several multi lingual chart busters. Yazin has rendered film songs composed by AR Rahman, Ilaiyaraaja, Amit Trivedi, Vidyasagar, Devi Sri Prasad, M. M. Keeravani,Tanishq baghchi, Mani Sharma, G. V. Prakash Kumar,D Immaan , Yuvan Shankar Raja, Ghibran, Ouseppachan, Rahul Raj, Vijay Antony, M. Jayachandran, Sharreth, Bijibal, and Gopi Sundar. He has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and won multiple Mirchi Music Awards,Raga pratibha award, Swaralaya-Kairali yesudas award(Gandharva sangeetam) and multiple Filmfare nominations over the years and is the voice in some of the major hits in biggest indian movies releases like RRR(naattukootthu , Dosti) and bali bali Babubali and also the voice of popular indie sound tracks like neeye, neeve and neene, yaathi yaathi and bin tere. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishore DS
Kishore Shanthi Dhinakaran is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made a breakthrough appearing as a child actor, winning a National Film Award for his performance in Pandiraj's ''Pasanga'' (2009). He has since appeared in the leading and supporting roles in films, and won acclaim for his portrayal in ''Goli Soda'' (2014). Career Kishore made a breakthrough appearing as a child actor, winning the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his performance in Pandiraj's ''Pasanga'' (2009). In 2017, he played the lead in ''Uruthikol''. In 2019, he starred in ''House Owner''. Filmography References {{Authority control Living people Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Chennai Indian male child actors Indian male film actors 1994 births Best Child Artist National Film Award winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashvin Raja
Ashvin Raja is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He is the son of film producer Late V. Swaminathan of Lakshmi Movie Makers. Personal life Ashvin Raja is the son of producer Swaminathan, who owns the production house, Lakshmi Movie Makers. He had also done cameos in some of the movies produced by him. V. Swaminathan died on 10 August 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19. He had been undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Chennai after testing positive for Coronavirus. He became the first person from Tamil film industry to have died of COVID-19. Ashwin, married his girlfriend Vidyashree on 24 June 2020. She is a practising doctor. Career Ashvin made his film debut portraying the student Paalpandi in M. Rajesh, Rajesh's comedy film ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' (2010). His performance in Prabhu Solomon's ''Kumki (film), Kumki'' (2012) as an elephant herder alongside Vikram Prabhu and Thambi Ramaiah was also well received by film critics, and had all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim Kumar
Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Malayalam cinema. In his later career, Salim Kumar also found success in playing character roles and won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 2010 for his role in ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (which also won the year's Kerala State Film Award). His directorial film '' Karutha Joothan'' won the 2017 Kerala State Film Award for Best Story. He has also won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for ''Achanurangatha Veedu'' (2005) and a Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor (2013). Early life Salim Kumar was born on 10 October 1969 in North Paravur, as the youngest son of Gangadharan and Kausalya. He once told an interviewer that his father was an atheist and a follower of the veteran social reformer Sahodaran Ayyappan, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prashant Narayanan
Prashant Narayanan is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like ''Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II'', '' Shadows of Time'', ''Bombil and Beatrice'', ''Via Darjeeling'' and ''Murder 2''. He also worked in the telefilm ''Ek Tamanna''. His break came in the Bhatt banner film ''Murder 2''. He has acted in many Hindi films along with a few Malayalam films. He was last seen in the Netflix Mai. Early and personal life Born in Kerala, Narayanan grew up in Delhi. He was the state badminton champion and studied at the Kirori Mal College of Delhi University. There, he joined a theater group called ''Act 1'', which included actors like Ashish Vidyarthi, Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao and Girish Mishra. Career In 1991, Narayanan moved to Mumbai with plans to start an ad agency. He started as assistant art director for films like Govind Nihalani's ''Rukmavati Ki Haveli'', Subhash Ghai's '' Saudagar'' and Shyam Benegal's '' Sardari Begum''. He also worked as a costume director for the TV ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thambi Ramiah
Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked occasionally as a lyricist. He directed three films, '' Manu Needhi'' (2000), '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and '' Maniyaar Kudumbam'' (2018). Career Thambi Ramaiah was born in Rarapuram village in Pudukkottai, and initially entered the film industry hoping to become a screenwriter. His father was a poet and a fiction writer and his mother was a housewife, while Ramaiah was their eldest child. He earned pocket money during his school days by writing love letters for his classmates. He also had an interest in lyric writing, often writing lyrics for parody versions of popular songs, while becoming trained in various instruments including the harmonium and guitar. At the age of 20, he moved to Chennai and tried to make a breakthrough into the film industry, but was hindered by his lack of contacts and instead worked for a private company for nine years. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |