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Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam
''Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rasu Madhuravan. The film stars Shabarish and Sunaina. Cast * Shabarish as Pandi * Sunaina as Valarmathi * Soori (actor), Soori as Soori * Thambi Ramaiah as Food stall Owner * Singampuli as Pandi's brother and micset company's shareholder * Karunas as Amarkalam, Pandi's Rival * Vatsan Chakravarthy as Siluva * Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director), Raj Kapoor as Pandi's father * K. Selva Bharathy * Vaiyapuri as Neighbour * King Kong (actor), King Kong as Amarkalam's assistant * Ambani Shankar as shop owner * Veerasamar as henchman * Prabu as Paraman * Devaraj * Pandian * Nagendran * Madurai Market Muthu * Pasumpon Suresh * Periyasamy as Childhood Pandi *Bava Lakshmanan as Loan giver *Appu as Amarkalam Assistant's Brother Production The film was originally titled ''Mike Set Pandi'', but later retitled ''Pandi Oli Perukki Nilayam''. Shabarish, son of popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasu Madhuravan
Rasu Madhuravan (1969 – 9 July 2013) was a Tamil film director known for family dramas. He began his career as an assistant director to Manivannan, and made his directorial debut with ''Poomagal Oorvalam''. He died on 9 July 2013 from throat cancer. Early life and career Madhuravan was born as Karuppiah in a village called Mettupatti near Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu. He attended Usilampatti Government School. While studying agriculture in college, he left studies, citing lack of interest, and went to Chennai in 1987. Madhuravan joined as an assistant director with Manivannan and started his debut ''Manamagal Thevai'' with Jayaram and Devayani, but the film was dropped after recording songs. He was supposed to direct Ajith in a project called ''Namma Veettu Kalyanam'', but that too was dropped. R. B. Choudary gave Madhuravan a chance to direct ''Poomagal Oorvalam''. The film, starring Prashanth and Rambha, released in 1999 to average reviews, with a critic noting to "wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Kong (actor)
Shankar Ezhumalai, popularly credited by his monicker King Kong is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil language films in supporting roles. A clip from the film '' Adhisaya Piravi'' (1990), which features King Kong dancing, has become a viral internet video titled Little Superstar. Career King Kong has appeared in Tamil films, primarily portraying comedy supporting roles. He has also appeared in television serials and given stage performances as a dancer. A clip from the film '' Adhisaya Piravi'' (1990), featuring King Kong dancing in front of Rajinikanth, became a popular internet viral video in the late 2000s. The clip, dubbed "Little Superstar", features the actor breakdancing to MC Miker G & DJ Sven's "Holiday Rap". The video has been featured on YouTube, in Tom Anderson's bulletins on Myspace, on the E! TV show The Soup, the MSNBC shows Countdown with Keith Olbermann and Tucker Carlson, G4TV's Attack of the Show! and elsewhere, as well as having been p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010s Tamil-language Films
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannadasan
Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Frequently called ''Kaviarasu'', With over 5000 lyrics, 6000 poems and 232 books, Kannadasan is widely known by the sobriquet Kaviarasu (King of poets) and he is also considered to be the greatest modern Tamil poet after Subramania Bharati. including novels, epic poetry, epics, plays, essays, his most popular being the 10-part religious book on Hinduism, ''Arthamulla Indhu Matham'' (''Meaningful Hindu Religion''). He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel ''Cheraman Kathali'' in the year 1980 and was the first to receive the National Film Award for Best Lyrics, given in 1969 for the film ''Kuzhanthaikkaga''. Personal life Kannadasan was born to Sathappan Chettiar and Visalakshi Aachi in a Nagarathar, Nattukottai Nagarathar family in Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harish Raghavendra
Harish Raghavendra (born 7 December 1976) is an Indian Tamil vocalist and actor from Chennai, India. He is the son of photographer P.V Raghavendran. Harish is best known for his songs like ''Hey Azhagiya Theeyee'' from Minnale, ''Nirpadhuve Nadapadhuve'' from Bharathi, ''Devathayai Kanden'' from Kadhal Kondein, ''Sakkarai Nilave'' from Youth, ''Melliname Melliname'' from Shahjahan and ''Anbe Enn Anbe'' from Dhaam Dhoom. He has also acted in a few Tamil movies. He debuted as an actor in ''Vikadan'' directed by Arun Pandiyan in which he played the lead role. He also played a brother-role for Ajith Kumar in ''Thirupathi'', which was written and directed by Perarasu. Career Harish officially made his debut into the music industry as a singer at the age of 18. His first song was a Telugu song for the movie ''Panjaram'' and he subsequently sung 'Vaa Saghi' for the movie ''Arasiyal''. He was in his final year of college at the time. After that, he was not really active in the mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukesh Mohamed
Mukesh Mohamed (earlier called Mukesh) is an Indian playback singer who is known for his mass-style singing. As a versatile singer, he sings melody, folk and gana songs. He has sung more than 500 film songs in various Indian languages. He has also recorded a number of devotional albums. He has performed in numerous live concerts across the world, and has regular appearance in Ilaiyaraaja’s musical orchestras. Mukesh Mohamed has sung some very popular hit songs including “Vaa Saamy” in '' Annatthe''. Early life Mukesh Mohamed was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His parents are from Seythunganallur village, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. He was actively participating in singing competitions during his school days. His teacher had foreseen his future in music, and advised him to enter into film industry. Mukesh Mohamed was determined to make a career in film industry as it was his passion since his childhood. His father, N.P. Abdul Kadar, who was also a musician, trained Muke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muthukku Muthaaga
''Muthukku Muthaaga'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil family drama film written, produced, and directed by Rasu Madhuravan. It stars Vikranth, Natraj, Harish, Oviya, Monica, Prakash, Veerasamar, Ilavarasu, and Saranya Ponvannan. The film is a very sad story revolving around the relationship between parents and their children. The music was composed by Kavi Periyathambi, while cinematography was done by U. K. Senthil Kumar. The film released on 18 March 2011 and met with positive response from the audience and become a commercial success in B&C centres. Plot The film revolves around an old couple: Thavasi ( Ilavarasu) and Pechi (Saranya Ponvannan). They have five sons: Bose (Vikranth), Raman (Natraj), Selvam ( Arish), Lakshmanan (Prakash), and Pandi (Veerasamar). Thavasi and Pechi strive hard with their meager earnings to bring up their sons so that most of their needs are met. Bose falls in love with Annamayil ( Monica), a nurse. Without knowing this, Thavasi and Pechi arrange Bose's w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veerasamar
Veerasamar is an Indian art director and actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. Veerasamar started his career as assistant to art director Sabu Cyril and made his breakthrough as an actor with a leading role in ''Veerasekaran'' (2010) and has often appeared in films in both lead and comedy roles. Career Veerasamar began his career as an art director by apprenticing art director Sabu Cyril in director S. Shankar ''Boys'' (2003), before moving on to work in highly successful films including ''Kaadhal'' (2004), ''Veyil'' (2006) and '' Poo'' (2008). Veerasamar made his acting debut through ''Veerasekaran'' (2010), which had a low profile release. The film later garnered attention for being the first film of actress Amala Paul, who became popular after her performance in Prabhu Solomon's ''Mynaa'' (2010). However, he has reminded us of his art directorial skills through a couple of songs. Two other films K. T. Kunjumon's ''Kadhalukku Maranamillai'' and Samy's ''Sarithi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambani Shankar
Ambani Shankar is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He has appeared in films including '' Ji'' (2005) and ''Ambasamudram Ambani'' (2010), and garnered his stage name from the latter film. Career Shankar grew up in Tirumangalam, Madurai and was inspired by the success of actor Vadivelu, which prompted him to move to Chennai to pursue acting in 2004. Unable to get a breakthrough in films, he began working as a clerk at K. Bhagyaraj's office and was first spotted by N. Linguswamy to feature as a road-side cycle mechanic in '' Ji'' (2005). He continued to feature in small comedic roles in films including '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and ''Kuselan'' (2008). Shankar made a breakthrough with his performance in ''Ambasamudram Ambani'' (2010), portraying a negative role alongside Karunas Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaiyapuri
Vaiyapuri (born 23 October 1968 as Ramakrishnan) is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil-language films. He rose to fame by appearing in supporting roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, often portraying supporting comedic characters. His first major role was in Balu Mahendra's ''Raman Abdullah'' (1997), while his roles in films including ''Thulladha Manamum Thullum'' (1999), ''Gemini'' (2002) and Mani Ratnam's '' Raavanan'' (2010) also garnered him acclaim. Career In December 1986, Vaiyapuri moved from his hometown of Theni to Chennai hoping to become an actor in the Tamil film industry. Unable to immediately get a chance in films because of his skinny physical stature, he worked as a bearer at a hotel on Mount Road. Vaiyapuri's first break came through television serials on Doordarshan, where he notably worked on an adaptation of Sujatha's '' Kolaiyuthir Kalam''. He started his film career appearing as an extra and then in minor roles in films, before making a breakthr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunaina
Sunaina is an Indian actress and model. She predominantly works in Tamil movies as well as few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her film debut with Telugu film ''Kumar Vs Kumari'' (2005) and her Tamil debut ''Kadhalil Vizhunthen'' (2008). Career Sunainaa's start to fame was by starring with Nakul in ''Kadhalil Vizhunthen'' (2008) which was her first Tamil début. Prior to that, she shot for a short scene in ''Sivaji'' (2007), which did not make the final cut. She later starred in ''Maasilamani'' (2009), Vamsam (2010) in which she appeared as a beautiful village girl and did very well, and continued with a performance oriented films where she secured her first Filmfare nomination for ''Neerparavai'' (2012),in which she played Esther. Her performance was critically praised and she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. After that she appeared in films like ''Samar'' (2013), ''Vanmam'' (2014) and also gave a guest appearance opposite to Vija ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
