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Piraisoodan
Piraisoodan (6 February 1956 – 8 October 2021) was a Tamil poet and lyricist. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist for his songs in movies like ''Thayagam'', '' En Rasavin Manasile'' and ''Neeyum Naanum'' in 1996, 1991 and 2010 respectively. He wrote ‘Jagam Pughazum’, a Carnatic song that sums up the life of Thyagaraja. He was conferred the title "Kavi Nyaani" by the late music director M.S.Viswanathan. He is notable for his eloquent literary speeches and for his ability to complete a song in few minutes. In a television reality program called "Vanampadi" he explained the meaning and intricate nuances of various Tamil film songs that won him accolades and place him as the best analyser and critic for Tamil film songs. He was conferred a Doctorate in literature by the University Of Jerusalem. Personal life Piraisoodan was born and brought up in Nannilam, a small panchayat town in Tiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu. Originally named Chandrasekhar, he t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodaikanal (film)
''Kodaikanal'' is a 2008 Tamil language thriller film directed by T. K. Bose. The film stars newcomers Ashwanth Thilak, Poorna and Sekar, with Kandeepan, Vadivukkarasi, Senthil, Scissor Manohar, Alex, Bayilvan Ranganathan and Vijay Krishnaraj playing supporting roles. The film, produced by R. Swarnalakshmi, had musical score by Deva and was released on 14 November 2008. Plot Surya (Ashwanth Thilak) and Nandha (Sekar) are orphans and petty thieves who steal for a living in Chennai. When they enter a moneylender’s house to rob, they find the safe completely empty and the moneylender dead. For the crime they haven’t committed, they are held as culprits and cops are there chasing them. The two friends, behind the wheel of a stolen car, head to Kodaikanal, a delightful hill station and a perfect place to hide from the police. In the meantime, the film actress Brinda ( Poorna) is attempted to be kidnapped by her film financier (C. M. Bala) but she manages to escape. Her greedy m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Lyricist ...
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The list Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. See also * Tamil cinema * Cinema of India References {{Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thayagam
''Thayagam'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil language action film directed by A. R. Ramesh. The film stars Vijayakanth, Arun Pandian and Napoleon. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 15 January 1996. Vijayakanth won Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for this film. Plot Three death row prisoners escape from the jail and hijack a plane where Abdul Salim (Laxmi Rattan), a scientist, owns a miracle drug. The pilot (Napoleon), instead of listening to the hijackers' instruction, manages to land in the Kashmir mountain. There, Snobir ( Mansoor Ali Khan), a sadistic terrorist leader threatens the passengers for recovering the drugs. The pilot and the national boxing champion Pailwan (Arun Pandian) plan to save the passengers and try to escape but they are caught during the plan taken as prisoners. Both attack and kill many terrorists; everyone escapes with them everything goes smoothly until an ambush occurs on a bridge so the brave Pailwan sacrifices himself to sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Rasavin Manasile
''En Rasavin Manasile'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Kasthuri Raja in his directorial debut. The film stars Rajkiran and Meena. The film, produced by Rajkiran, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 13 April 1991. The film had a silver jubilee run and gave a break to Rajkiran and Meena. Vadivelu made his official acting debut with this film. The film was later remade in Telugu as ''Moratodu Naa Mogudu'' (1992) with Meena reprising her role, and in Sinhala as ''Ayadimi Sama'' (1999). Plot Mayandi was a brave and strong man who was respected by the villagers. He was in love with his cousin Solaiyamma and wanted to marry her, but they had nothing in common. The soft-spoken Solaiyamma was afraid of him. In the meantime, Murugesan, a city youngster, fell in love with Solaiyamma's younger sister Kasthuri. Later, Mayandi and Solaiyamma had an arranged marriage, but Solaiyamma was still afraid of him after the marriage. One night, May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirai
''Sirai'' (; also spelt ''Chirai'') is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by R. C. Sakthi. The film stars Lakshmi and Rajesh, with Pandiyan, Ilavarasi, Prasanna, S. S. Chandran, V. Gopalakrishnan and Isari Velan in supporting roles. It follows a Brahmin woman who, after being raped by an alcoholic man, is disowned by her husband. After being encouraged by a police constable, she moves in with the rapist and develops an attachment for him. ''Sirai'' is based on Anuradha Ramanan's 1980 short story of the same name. The film was produced by Mohan of Anandhi Films, photographed by the duo Vishwam–Nataraj, and edited by G. Radhakrishnan. It shot on actual locales, with minimal use of sets, although shooting also took place at Vauhini Studios. ''Sirai'' was released on 22 November 1984. Despite receiving criticism from Brahmin organisations who demanded it be banned, the film received critical acclaim, particularly for Lakshmi's performance, and became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Murai Sollividu
''Oru Murai Sollividu'' () is a 2004 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by A. Jawahar. The film stars Rohit and Janapriya in lead roles with Yugendran and Radha Ravi in pivotal supporting roles. The film marks the film debut of Rohit and the Tamil film debut of Janapriya. This is Jawahar's second film after '' Maaran'' (2002). Plot Venkat (Rohit) is a college student and the son of a retired military official (Radha Ravi). He is in love with Dr. Priya ( Janapriya). Priya tells him about her dark past and how her former lover fell off a balcony. Vankat's father arranges Venkat's marriage with another woman (Sushmita). Dr. Sundar is also in love with Priya, but it is a one-sided love. Cast *Rohit as Venkat * Janapriya as Priya *Yugendran as Sundar *Radha Ravi as Venkat's father * Sushmitha *Vadivelu as Harichandran * S. S. Chandran *Gandhimathi *Singamuthu *Murthy Production Rohit, son of S. S. Chandran, made his film debut with this film. He had initially intended to ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girivalam
''Girivalam'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed by Shivraj. The film stars Shaam, Richard and Roshini. it is a remake of 2002 Hindi film ''Humraaz''. Plot Arjun heads a dance troupe and Priya, one of the dancers in the troupe is in love with him. Their aim is to be the permanent fixture at the hotel of Giriprasad, a millionaire. They lose the competition but still see their dream realised when the lead dancer in the winning troupe dies in an accident. Soon, Giriprasad falls for Priya and his sincerity makes her reciprocate his feelings. It turns out that Arjun was trying to get Priya to marry Giriprasad to get the latter's money. However, later, Swetha, another dancer from Arjun's troupe, learns of Arjun's actions. She blackmails Karan to give her money or else she will tell Giriprasad and the police about the death of the lead dancer from the winning troupe. It is revealed that Arjun actually killed the lead dancer of the winning troupe on purpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manikanda
''Manikanda'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Selva. Arjun plays a dual role, that of father and son. The film, which began production in 2002, went through more production, and was finally released in 2007, was promoted as Jyothika's "last release". It is a remake of the 2000 Telugu movie ''Jayam Manadera''. ''Manikanda'' was opened to negative reviews. Plot Raja lives in Mumbai with his father. Mahalakshmi goes to Bombay to get the blessings of a godwoman but since she is unable to meet Mataji immediately, she is forced to stay in Mumbai for ten days and rents a guestroom among the many run by Raja. Love blossoms between Raja and Maha and when she returns to her village Maniyoor, he follows a few days later on her invitation. After he lands there, he discovers his own link to the village. Cast * Arjun as Manikandan/Raja (dual role) *Jyothika as Mahalakshmi (Maha) *Uma as Lakshmi Manikandan *Vadivelu as Madhayaanai *Ashish Vidyarthi as Balasingam *Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adavadi
''Adavadi'' is a 2007 Tamil language psychological thriller film directed by V. S. Bharath Hanna. The film stars Sathyaraj and Radha alongside an ensemble cast including Y. Gee. Mahendra, Sathyapriya, K. R. Vatsala, Vaiyapuri, Suja Varunee, Ganja Karuppu, and Malaysia Vasudevan. The film, produced by G. Saravana and R. Sekar, had musical score by Deva and was released on 30 March 2007. The film is a remake of the 1998 Kannada film '' A''. Plot Bharath (Sathyaraj) is a perfectionist film director. Being a short-tempered person, he deals with people with arrogance and disrespectfulness. Chandini (Radha), a debut-making actress, falls in love with Bharath. When Chandini openly declares her love for Bharath in front of everyone, he gets angry and slaps her. Since that, Chandini gets away from him and latches on to a financier. Bharath cannot forget her and takes to drinking. What transpires later forms the crux of the story. Cast *Sathyaraj as Bharath *Radha as Chandini * Y. Gee. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheena Thaana 001
''Cheena Thaana 001'' is a 2007 Tamil-language action comedy film starring Prasanna and Sheela. It's a remake of the 2003 Malayalam film, '' C.I.D. Moosa''. Plot Tamizharasu ( Prasanna) wants to become a cop, but the arrogant police officers Inspector Parameshwaran (Manivannan) and AC Gowrishankar (Riyaz Khan) ensure that he does not succeed. Meanwhile, he discovers a plot to assassinate the Governor (Visu) by the terrorist Gulshan Baba (Kazan Khan), and he complains it to Gowrishankar, but discovers that he is also a member of the plot. So he forms a detective agency and starts cracking the plot, and how he succeeds in it with the help of his father (Delhi Ganesh), his father's Friend (Ilavarasu) and, of course, with his friend Cheenichamy (Vadivelu), who is also a thief, forms the rest of the story. Cast * Prasanna as Tamizharasu * Sheela as Priya * Vadivelu as Seenichamy * Manivannan as Inspector Parameshwaran * Delhi Ganesh as Head Constable Ezhumalai Tamizharasu's father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piragu
''Piragu'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by N. Jeeva. The film stars Hamsavardhan, Keerthi Chawla and Sunitha Varma, with Vadivelu, Dhandapani, Malaysia Vasudevan, Sabitha Anand, Emey, and Karate Raja playing supporting roles. The film, produced by R. Saravana and S. K. Chandhrasekar, had musical score by Srikanth Deva, cinematography by A. Kasi Vishwa, and editing by A. P. Manivannan. The film released on 21 September 2007. Plot Sathya (Hamsavardhan) is a drama director in his village who lives with his father Ramaiah (Malaysia Vasudevan), a respected Koothu artist, and his mother (Sabitha Anand). The village belle Thulasi (Keerthi Chawla), Sathya's relative, is in love with him since her childhood. Sathya comes to Chennai with hopes of becoming a cinema director one day. In Chennai, he lost his luggage and contact addresses. He is now is left penniless and has nowhere to go. Sofia ( Sunitha Varma), a small mechanic shop owner, gives him food to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Rama Rajyam
''Sri Rama Rajyam'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by Bapu who co-wrote the film with Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, and produced by Yalamanchali Saibabu. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayanthara, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Srikanth, and its music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was Bapu's final directorial venture. Based on the epic Ramayana, it depicts Rama's rule of Ayodhya after he returns home from Lanka, his separation from Sita and her reclusive life in the forest as she raises their children Lava and Kusa. Sri Rama Rajyam is a reboot of the 1963 blockbuster film ''Lava Kusa''. Upon its release, ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' received positive reviews and became a commercial success. Sri Rama Rajyam garnered seven State Nandi Awards, including the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film; three Filmfare Awards South, and one SIIMA Award. The film was featured at the 42nd International Film Festival of India on 28 November 2011. The film was simu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |