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Partner (2023 Film)
''Partner'' is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language science-fiction crime comedy film written and directed by Manoj Damodharan in his directorial debut. The film stars Aadhi Pinisetty, Hansika Motwani and Yogi Babu with Pallak Lalwani, Pandiarajan, Robo Shankar, John Vijay, Ravi Mariya, Tiger Thangadurai, Munishkanth, Rajendran, Myna Nandhini and Lollu Sabha Manohar in supporting roles. Cast Production Production on the film began in March 2019, with the project marking the debut of director Manoj Damodaran, who had previously apprenticed under A. Sarkunam. Reported as a comedy with a science-fiction fantasy element, Aadhi was signed on to play the lead role, with Hansika Motwani in a role that would not represent the "typical Tamil cinema heroine". Pallak Lalwani and Yogi Babu joined the team in further roles, with the makers hoping to complete and release the film within a period of six months. The COVID-19 pandemic subsequently delayed the completion and release of the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadhi Pinisetty
Aadhi Pinisetty is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. He is the recipient of a Nandi Awards, Nandi Award and a SIIMA Award, in addition to two nominations for Filmfare Awards South. Born to film director Ravi Raja Pinisetty, he debuted in 2006 with the Telugu film ''Oka V Chitram.'' His first prominent role was in the Tamil film ''Eeram'' (2009), produced by director S. Shankar. Early life Aadhi Pinisetty was born into a Telugu language, Telugu-speaking family. His father, Ravi Raja Pinisetty has directed over 50 films. He grew up in Chennai and was schooled at Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai, Don Bosco. Career Pinisetty made his debut in 2006 with the Teja (director), Teja-directed ''Oka V Chitram''. He later appeared in the Tamil film ''Mirugam'' (2007). In 2009, he starred in the supernatural thriller ''Eeram''. In 2010, he had two releases, ''Ayyanar (film), Ayyanar'' and ''Aadu Puli'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahanadi Shankar
Mahanadi Shankar is an Indian stage, film and television actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films and serials as supporting actor and negative roles. He has appeared in films including ''Mahanadi'' (1994), ''Baashha'' (1995), ''Ratchagan'' (1997), ''Amarkalam'' (1999) and ''Dheena'' (2001). The success of the former film, meant that he used the title as a prefix to his stagename. Career After making his debut as an actor in ''Mahanadi'' (1994), Shankar has worked in several Tamil films in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s as a supporting actor, often as an antagonist or a comedy villain. In the movie Dheena, he used to Call Ajith Kumar As "Thala". Henceforth Ajith Kumar is called as "Thala" by his fans. Filmography *''Amma Vanthachu'' (1992) *''Mahanadi'' (1994) *''Namma Annachi'' (1994) *''Vanaja Girija'' (1994) *''Aasai'' (1995) *''Baashha'' (1995) *'' En Pondatti Nallava'' (1995) *''Ragasiya Police'' (1995) *''Indian'' (1996) *''Panchalankurichi'' (1996) *'' Senathipathi' ... [...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] |
Cinema Express
''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' weekly as well as '' Dinamani'' and ''Kannada Prabha'' newspapers. The ''Cinema Express'' brand is now used for the film industry coverage of ''The New Indian Express'' regardless of language. ''Cinema Express'' also honoured artistic excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry through the Cinema Express Awards. The published version was discontinued in February 2016, in favour of an online magazine. History ''Cinema Express'' came out with their first issue on 10 January 1980 and had the last on 16 February 2016. The magazine was priced at Rs.15 when publication ceased. Afterwards, The New Indian Express Group used the name ''Cinema Express'' for the online magazine that publishes information related to cinema.https://www.facebook.com/pg/XpressCine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Roldan
Raghavendra Raja Rao, known by his stage name Sean Roldan is an Indian musician who has worked on Carnatic music, independent music, and film scores for the Tamil film industry. He rose to fame after gaining critical acclaim for his work in Balaji Mohan's Tamil-Malayalam bilingual ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' / ''Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram'' (2014). Early life Roldan was born as Raghavendra Raja Rao to the renowned mridangam player Srimushnam V. Raja Rao and Padma, the daughter of novelist Sandilyan. He is married to Lalitha Sudha, a playback singer who works in the Indian film industry, primarily for films composed by him. He was drawn into film music by A.R. Rahman's debut album Roja. Career Rao began a career in music composing and working on Carnatic tracks before venturing into independent Tamil music with his band Sean Roldan & Friends. Roldan was recommended by film producer C. V. Kumar to Varun Manian, the producer of the bilingual film ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' / '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shweta Mohan
Shweta Mohan (born 19 November 1985) is an Indian playback singer. She has received four Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer, one Kerala State Film Award and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She has recorded more than 700 songs and albums in all the four south Indian languages namely Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, she has also recorded songs for Hindi films and has established herself as a leading playback singer of South Indian cinema. Personal life Shweta Mohan was born on 19 November 1985 to a Malayali family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is the daughter of Krishna Mohan and playback singer Sujatha Mohan. She completed her schooling at Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai and graduated from Stella Maris College, Chennai.A timeless melody She is married t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neeti Mohan
Neeti Mohan (born 18 November 1979) is an Indian singer. She sings mainly in Hindi and few Tamil films, but has also done songs in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, and English. Born in Delhi, she was one of the winners of the Channel V's reality show ''Popstars'', subsequently being chosen for Aasma, with other winners of the show. She rose to prominence after recording "Ishq Wala Love" from ''Student of the Year'' (2012), ultimately winning the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent and was nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer for "Jiya Re" from ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' (2012). Her rendition of six jazz tracks in the soundtrack album of Amit Trivedi's '' Bombay Velvet'' (2015) received positive response from the music critics. The following year, she received her second Filmfare nomination with the song "Sau Aasmaan" from ''Baar Baar Dekho'' (2016). In that year, Mohan appeared as a coach in the 1st season of ''The Voice India Kids'' and the second seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabilan (lyricist)
Kabilan (born 16 May 1977) is an Indian lyricist, poet and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Born in the Indian coastal city of Pondicherry, he started writing lyrics for films and television in the early 2000s and gradually moved to acting as well. He won the Vijay Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Aaathangara Orathil" from ''Yaan'' (2014). Filmography Lyrics Actor *''Dasavathaaram ''Dasavathaaram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Kamal Haasan, who also wrote the script, in ten distinct roles. Asin appears in two roles and Mallika Sherawat plays a subs ...'' (2008) – Assistant to Vincent Poovaragavan. Television * 2003 ''Sorgam'' * 2004 ''Kanavarukkaga'' * 2005 ''Nimmathi'' * 2006 ''Kasthuri'' * 2007 ''Akka Thangai'' * 2007 ''Manjal Magimai'' * 2009 ''Mahalakshmi'' References External links * Tamil film poets Indian lyricists Indian male poets Living people 21st-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamba Bakya
Bhakkiyaraj (31 October 1980 – 2 September 2022), popularly known by his stage name, Bamba Bakya, was an Indian Tamil playback singer and musician. He predominantly worked alongside music composer A. R. Rahman on numerous collaborations in films. He received the name Bamba Bakya after A. R. Rahman asked him to sing songs for him just like popular South African musician Bamba. It later went onto become a stage name as well as an identity of him. He was well known for his unique baritone. A. R. Rahman included him in the 2010 film ''Raavanan'', during which he sang in the song "Kedakkari" (at the time he was credited as Bhakyaraj). Career Bakya made his debut as a playback singer in S. Shankar's directorial '' 2.0'' and sang his first single titled "Pullinangal" which became an instant hit and became a chartbuster. Prior to his entry into film industry, he mostly sang devotional songs. Prior to his untimely demise, he also rendered his voice for Mani Ratnam's historical drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deva (composer)
Devanesan Chokkalingam, also known as Deva, is a south Indian film composer and singer who predominantly works in Tamil Cinema. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam films in a career spanning about 36 years. He has composed music for more than 400 films. Personal life Deva was born to M. C. Chokkalingam and M. C. Krishnaveni. Even in his childhood, Deva was attracted to the world of music. Teaming up with Chandra Bose, he staged many musical programmes. He started learning classical music under Dhanraj and has completed a course in Western music at Trinity College of Music in London. His son Srikanth Deva is also a music director, as are his brothers, who have formed the duo Sabesh–Murali. His nephew Jai is an actor. Career Before coming to cinema, Deva worked for some time in the television field. In those days, Deva's brothers were working in the musical troupes of Illayaraja and other music directors as instru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaana (music Streaming Service)
Gaana is India's largest commercial music streaming service with over 200 million monthly users. It was launched in April 2010 by Times Internet and provides both Indian and international music content. The entire Indian music catalog is available to users worldwide. Gaana features music from 21 Indian languages including the major languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Urdu, Odia, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Maithili, Malayalam and other Indian regional languages. Gaana allows users to make their playlists public so that they can be seen by other users. They can view and favorite playlists. Its mobile app was launched to support almost all popular operating systems like Android, iOS and Windows. Gaana is priced at per month (within India) or $3.99 per month (outside India). Gaana becomes a subscription-only service after failing to secure fresh funds or find a buyer. And it does not provide customers with free streaming fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
