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Pistah (song)
''Neram'' () is a 2013 Indian black comedy thriller film written, directed, and edited by Alphonse Puthren in his directorial debut. Simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil languages, the film is an extended version of the short film of the same name, which he directed in 2009. It stars Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim and Bobby Simha in both versions. Supporting roles were played by Manoj K. Jayan, Shammi Thilakan, Lalu Alex, and Willson Joseph in Malayalam, while Nassar, Thambi Ramiah, John Vijay and Shabareesh Varma portrayed the characters in Tamil. The whole film is set within one day in Chennai. Shooting for the film commenced on mid-2012, were completed in March 2013. The music was scored by debutant Rajesh Murugesan, while cinematography was handled by Anend C. Chendran. The Tamil version, that was shot simultaneously had Nazriya in its Kollywood debut. The Malayalam version was released on 10 May 2013, while the Tamil version was released a week later, on 17 May 2013. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse Puthren
Alphonse Puthren is an Indian film director, producer, actor, editor, writer, and ad film maker. He works mainly in the Malayalam Cinema. He made his directional debut with the critically acclaimed Malayalam - Tamil bilingual suspense-thriller ''Neram'' (2013). His second film was the sensational blockbuster coming-of-age romantic film ''Premam'' (2015). After 7 years, he came back with his new film titled ''Gold'' starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Nayanthara in the lead roles. Early and personal life Alphonse Puthren was born in Aluva, Kerala, to Daisy Chacko and Puthren Paul. He attended schools including Mount Tabor School Kalamassery, St. Aloysius High School Paravur and higher secondary from Amrita Vidyalayam. He did his Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) from MES College Marampally, Aluva and later moved on to Chennai, earning a diploma in film making from S. A. E. College, Chennai. Alphonse is married to Aleena Mary Anthony since 26 August 2015. She is the daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willson Joseph
Wilson Joseph (born 22 November 1984), professionally credited as Siju Wilson, is an Indian actor and producer, who works in Malayalam films. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film for his debut production '' Vasanthi'' (2019). Career He completed BSc Nursing. Siju attained recognition through his role as Roy Issac (Royichan) in the show ''Just fun Chumma'' telecast on Amrita TV. Later, he appeared in films, of which notable of them are ''Neram'' (2013), ''Premam'' (2015), '' Happy Wedding'' (2016), ''Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan'' (2016), ''Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'' (2017), and ''Aadhi'' (2018). Wilson produced and acted the film '' Vasanthi'', that won the 2019 Kerala State Film Award for Best Film. Personal life Siju Wilson tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Sruthi on 28 May 2017 at Kochi. Filmography *''All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted''. Television Short films Awards *2019: Kerala State Film Award for Best Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kismath (2018 Film)
''Kismath'' () is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language black comedy film directed by actor Vijay Raghavendra in his first directorial project. Apart from direction, Vijay has acted and co-produced along with his wife Spandana under their home banner Spandana Srushti. The rest of the cast includes Sangeetha Bhat, Naveen Krishna, Nanda Gopal, Dileep Raj among others. Actor Saikumar makes a guest appearance. The film is a remake of Alphonse Putharen's Malayalam-Tamil bilingual film ''Neram'' (2013). The film which began production in 2015 was finally released across Karnataka on 23 November 2018 and received mixed reviews from critics. Plot Vijay is a engineering graduate, who works in a company and is relationship with Anu, but the company gets blacklisted and Vijay loses his job. His life is a little complicated as he borrowed a loan from a ruthless loan agent named ''Baddi'' Bhadra and is not able to repay the amount, due to low income. Anu's father Narayana Gowda denies her mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhushan Pradhan
Bhushan Pradhan (born 25 November 1986) is an Indian film, web series and theatre actor in Marathi. He has starred in movies like '' Aamhi Doghi'', '' Coffee Ani Barach Kahi'', ''Satarangi Re'', ''Miss Match'', '' Timepass'', ''Timepass 2'' and more. Bhushan received accolades for his role of Damodar Hari Chapekar in ZEE5 Originals web series ''Gondya Aala Re''. In 2018, he was appreciated for his role as Raam in Pratima Joshi's directorial debut '' Aamhi Doghi'' and also for his role as Leartes in Chandrakant Kulkarni directed William Shakespeare play ''Hamlet''. Bhushan has an affinity for portraying historical figures on-screen. Bhushan’s portrayal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the series ''Jay Bhavani Jay Shivaji'' received a lot of love from the audience. His movies ''Lagnakallol'' directed by Mohammad Burmawala and ''Anya'' directed by Simmy Joseph are scheduled to release soon. Media image He was ranked twenty-fourth in ''The Times of India ''The Times of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Bara Vait
''Time Bara Vait'' (Marathi: ''टाईम बरा वाईट'') is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Rahul Bhatankar under VRG Motion Pictures banner starring Bhushan Pradhan, Satish Rajwade, Nidhi Oza, Vishwajeet Pradhan. The movie released on 19 June 2015. The film is a remake of Malayalam-Tamil Bilingual film Neram directed by Alphonse Putharen, starring Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim and Bobby Simha. Plot The story revolves around the life of Rahul (Bhushan Pradhan), a computer engineer who lost his job. As he is jobless, he is also turned down by his girlfriend - Priya's father, who he was about to marry. At the same time he is hounded by a loan shark- Bhai Raja (Satish Rajwade) from whom he borrowed money for his sister's marriage. At the present day he has a deadline to return money to the loan shark till 5 pm. His day turns upside down when he is robbed of money he got from his best friend to repay Bhai Raja. Meanwhile, Priya decides to run away from her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundeep Kishan
Sundeep Kishan (born 7th May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who works in predominately in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Career Sandeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in present-day Chennai. He is the nephew to the cinematographers Chota K. Naidu and Shyam K. Naidu. He moved to Hyderabad in 2008 to pursue a career in films. Kishan began working as an assistant director to Gautham Vasudev Menon for a year, before starring in ''Sneha Geetham''. After working with him in ''Prasthanam'' (2010), director Deva Katta referred Kishan to his friends Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., which led to Kishan's casting in his first Hindi venture, ''Shor in the City''. He also did the Telugu movie ''DK Bose'' (2018), opposite Nisha Aggarwal. Kishan stated that he was very happy since his 2015 released film ''Tiger'' was appreciated by actors like Ravi Teja, Allu Arjun and R. Narayana Murthy. He has also acted in ''Venkatadri Express'' and '' Ra Ra... Krishnayya''. After ''Maanagaram'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run (2016 Film)
''Run'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language black comedy thriller film directed by Anil Kanneganti and produced by Ajay Sunkara, Kishore Garikipati, and Sudhakar Cherukuri. It is the remake of Malayalam and Tamil bilingual ''Neram''. The film features Sundeep Kishan and Anisha Ambrose in the lead roles, while Bobby Simha reprises his role as Vatti Raja from the bilingual film. The film was released worldwide on 23 March 2016 to positive critical acclaim. Plot Sanju is a computer engineering graduate but lost his job. His life is a little complicated now because he has taken a loan from a predatory moneylender named Vatti Raja and is not able to repay the amount because he has no income. Amu's father Srinivas denies her marriage with Sanju as he is jobless. Amu decides to elope with Sanju, and his friend Mani gives him the money for paying off his debt to Raja. On their way, Amu's chain is snatched, and Sanju's money is stolen. Raja calls Sanju and asks him to settle the money withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaleej Times
''Khaleej Times'' is a daily English language newspaper published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Launched on 16 April 1978, ''Khaleej Times'' is the UAE's longest-running English daily newspaper. History and profile A partnership between the UAE government, the Galadari Brothers and the Dawn Media Group in Pakistan began publishing the daily on 16 April 1978, making it the first English daily in the UAE. The founding team consisted of Mahmoud Haroon, Muzammil Ahmed, M.J. Zahedi, Malcolm Payne (the first editor-in-chief) and Iqbal Noorie (in charge of circulation). They were soon joined by Patrick Heyland who was in charge of advertising and promotion. The editorial staff of the paper includes multiple nationalities, mostly from the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka), but also Emiratis, Arabs from the wider region (notably Egyptians, Syrians and Jordanians), Lebanese, Mexicans, British, Americans and Filipinos. The broadsheet comprises the general n ... [...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] |
Kollywood
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood'' - a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, ''Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, ''Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H M Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture ''Alam Ara''. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established in Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films from India established a global presence through distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabareesh Varma
Shabareesh Varma is an Indian lyricist, singer and actor working in Malayalam and Tamil films. Shabareesh made his debut in the Alphonse Putharen's acclaimed 2013 film ''Neram'' where he rose to fame with his lyrics for the song ''Pistah'' in ''Neram'', which was also used as the promo song for the 2016 Indian Premier League. Early life Shabareesh Varma was born to P.K Nandan Varma and Sulekha Varma in North Paravur, Ernakulam. He studied in SAE Institute, Chennai and graduated in Audio Engineering and Music Production. After completing the graduation course From MES College Marampally, Aluva, he worked in the films ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, Ye Maaya Chesave, Nadunisi Naaygal, Pizza , Soodhu Kavvum, Pizza II: Villa,'' and '' Jigarthanda''. He started his acting stint with a short film "Cling-Cling" followed by "Neram (short film)" in which he was the protagonist pitched up against Vijay Sethupathi (as Vatti Raja). Film career His first film was the Tamil version of ''Ner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
