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Pizza (2012 Film)
''Pizza'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language supernatural mystery thriller film written and directed by debutant Karthik Subbaraj. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi in lead role with Remya Nambeesan, Aadukalam Naren, Jayakumar, Pooja Ramachandran and Bobby Simha play supporting roles. It is the first installment in the ''Pizza'' film series. The story is about a pizza delivery boy Michael (Sethupathi) who lands in a mysterious predicament and how it causes a dramatic change in his life. The film, produced by C. V. Kumar under Thirukumaran Entertainment, was released by Sangam Cinemas. Featuring music composed by Santhosh Narayanan and cinematography by Gopi Amarnath, it was the first Tamil film to feature 7.1 surround sound. ''Pizza'' released on 19 October 2012 to highly positive reviews for its storyline, screenplay, performances, background score, direction and plot twist. It become a major critical and commercial success grossing crores. ''Pizza'' was later remade into Kannada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthik Subbaraj
Karthik Subbaraj is an Indian film director, writer and producer working mainly in Tamil cinema. Life and career Karthik did his schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Madurai after which he went on to study Mechatronics at Thiagarajar College of Engineering. During his college days he performed stage shows and skits. His father, Gajaraj, is an actor who has acted in many supporting roles in films like ''Mundasupatti'' and ''Kabali''. He made the short film "Kaatchipizhai" in Madurai, which was selected for ''Nalaya Iyakunar''. Karthik had intended to direct '' Jigarthanda'' first but could not fund the project. He then came up with the story for the low-budget ''Pizza'' which introduced the 7.1 sound system. The film was a commercial success, remade in Hindi, Bengali and Kannada. This allowed him the opportunity to make ''Jigarthanda'', which received positive reviews and earned actor Bobby Simha a national award. Subbaraj was praised by industry sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pizza (2014 Film)
''Pizza'' is an Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Akshay Akkineni. The film stars Akshay Oberoi, Parvathy Omanakuttan and Dipannita Sharma in the lead roles, while Arunoday Singh, Rajesh Sharma, Omkar Das Manikpuri and Sonali Sachdev play supporting roles. The film is a remake of 2012 Tamil film, ''Pizza'', directed by Karthik Subbaraj and was released on 18 July 2014. The film was declared to be a "Super Hit" at the box office. Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Bejoy Nambiar, the film is the last production from UTV Spotboy. Plot Kunal Malkholkar is a pizza delivery boy who lives with his wife Nikita. She is an aspiring novelist and is researching for writing a horror story, whereas Kunal does not believe in supernatural powers, and is sceptical of anything supernatural. Nikki, keeps telling him that he would soon realize the presence of supernatural beings. At first, Kunal is confused and scared, and his fears are confirmed when he learns that his boss, i.e., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arunraja Kamaraj
Arunraja Kamaraj is a singer, lyricist, actor, director in Tamil-language films. He is known for his works as lyricist in films such as '' Jigarthanda'', '' Theri'', ''Pencil'' and ''Kabali''. He also debuted as an actor in '' Raja Rani'' and appeared as Neruppu Kumar in the film ''Maan Karate''. He has written and sung the song "Ding Dong" for the movie '' Jigarthanda'', which was critically acclaimed. He has also written and sung the song "Neruppu Da" in Rajinikanth's film ''Kabali''. His other notable works includes movies such as ''Demonte Colony'' and ''Trisha Illana Nayanthara''. Early life Kamaraj was born in Parali near Kulithalai town in Tamil Nadu. Studied schoolings at Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Kulithalai and higher secondary schoolings at Bishop Heber Higher Secondary School, Trichy. He graduated from J. J. College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli. One of his college mates was actor Sivakarthikeyan. He is an excellent cricketer, during h ... [...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] |
Soodhu Kavvum
''Soodhu Kavvum'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy crime film written and directed by Nalan Kumarasamy. It features Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Ashok Selvan, Ramesh Thilak, Karunakaran and Sanchita Shetty in the lead roles. The film was released on 1 May 2013. The main concept is about how silly talk has engulfed people's day-to-day life and modern society. ''Soodhu Kavvum'' received positive reviews from critics and became a big blockbuster. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Gaddam Gang'' and into an Urdu language Pakistani movie titled as ''Chupan Chupai''. Plot Friends Kesavan, Sekar, and Pagalavan meet Das, a middle-age man who does low-profile kidnappings for a living with his imaginary girlfriend Shalu. Since they are broke, the trio decides to become his assistants. Das follows five rules of kidnapping (which he spells and writes as "kednaping"), the first of which is to avoid kidnapping people from political backgrounds. One day, the Das gang kidn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attakathi
''Attakathi'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith, a former assistant of Venkat Prabhu. Produced by C. V. Kumar, it stars Dinesh, Nandita Swetha and Aishwarya Rajesh. The film garnered attention after being praised and promoted by several acclaimed directors. ''Attakathi'' fetched positive reviews and emerged successful at the box office. Plot Dinakaran referred as Atta among his friends is a regular semi-urban teenager growing up in a small village in the outskirts of Chennai. He did well in his school exams, but failed his English paper. Rather than studying for the second attempt, he wastes time looking for a girlfriend since he has made a pact with his best friends; to fall in love and get married. Dinakaran first falls for a girl he meets at the bus stop named Poornima. She appears to like him too as she smiles at him and accepts his gifts. But when he goes after her, she suddenly refers to him as 'elder brother' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Think Music India
Think Music is an Indian music label headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that specialises in South Indian film soundtracks. Overview Think Music India was started in 2007 and sold its first 46 titles including ''Vel'' (2007) and ''Paiyaa'' (2010) to Sony Music in 2010. The publisher Believe Digital acquired Think Music in November 2021. Filmography Tamil *''Lesa Lesa'' (2003) *'' Edhiri'' (2004) *''Enthiran'' (2010) *''180'' (2011) *''Cuckoo'' (2014) *''Indru Netru Naalai'' (2015) *''Papanasam'' (2015) *''36 Vayadhinile'' (2015) *''Valiyavan'' (2015) *''144'' (2015) *''Server Sundaram'' (2016) *'' Tharai Thapattai'' (2016) *''Aranmanai 2'' (2016) *''Kabali'' (2016) *'' Theri'' (2016) *''Vikram Vedha'' (2017) *''Meesaya Murukku'' (2017) *'' Chennai 2 Singapore'' (2017) *'' 96'' (2018) *''Imaikka Nodigal'' (2018) *''60 Vayadu Maaniram'' (2018) *''Seemaraja'' (2018) *''Natpe Thunai'' (2019) *''Mr. Local'' (2019) *''Maara'' (2021) *'' Karnan'' (2021) *'' Sivakumarin Sabadham'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Soundtrack
A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronised recorded sound. In movie industry terminology usage, a sound track is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. Initially, the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track (''dialogue track'', ''sound effects track'', and '' music track''), and these are mixed together to make what is called the ''composite track,'' which is heard in the film. A ''dubbing track'' is often later created when films are dubbed into another language. This is also known as an M&E (music and effects) track. M&E tracks contain all sound elements minus dialogue, which is then supplied by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavin (actor)
Kavin Raj is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films and television serials. He is best known for essaying the lead role in the popular ''Saravanan Meenatchi'' serial. He then went on to star in the movie ''Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma'' as Shiva. In 2019, Kavin became a household name after his popular stint on ''Bigg Boss (Season 3)'' as a contestant Career While completing his education at Loyola College, Kavin attended auditions with Star Vijay. His first appearance in television serials was through the college version of ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'', where he appeared as a student. He continued working on Star Vijay, appearing in supporting roles in the serials '' Thayumanavan'' and in the 1st season of ''Saravanan Meenatchi''. In the second season of ''Saravanan Meenatchi'', Kavin was initially given an antagonist role but, during the course of the show, his character of Vettaiyan went through a character arc and became the main lead. He won positive critical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalan Kumarasamy
Nalan Kumarasamy is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a short filmmaker and won the title of the first season of ''Naalaya Iyakunar''. He made his feature film debut with Tamil film, ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013). Early life Nalan Kumarasamy did his schooling in Campion High School (Tiruchirappalli), B. E (Mechanical Engineering) in Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering(SVCE), Chennai and M.Tech. in Sastra University, Thanjavur. During his college days he was active in cultural events and participated in IIT Sarang. Career Nalan Kumarasamy was into event management and real estate when he heard about ''Naalaya Iyakunar''. There were just ten days to the deadline. So he turned it meta and made a short called ''Oru Padam Edukkanum'' about a filmmaker with a deadline. He went on to make seven more short films. ''Nenjukku Neethi'', his entry for the final round, made him first prize winner of season 1. In 2013, he made his debut as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veera Santhanam
Veera Santhanam was an Indian painter, activist, and actor. Career He graduated from Kumbakonam Arts College and his paintings are inspired by murals and everyday life in Chennai. As an activist, he supported Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism during the civil war in the country. He also acted in several films including the Tamil film ''Kaththi'' (2014). He played the lead role in ''Gnanaserukku'' (2020) won several international awards in world film festival, directed by the independent filmmaker Dharani Rajendran. He won Best Actor award at Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela. Notable artworks *Mullivaikal Muttram The Mullivaikkal Memorial or Mullivaikkal Muttram is a memorial dedicated to the Mullivaikkal massacre, the killings of Tamil people, Tamil civilians during the final phase of the war between Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and Sri Lank ... Filmography *''All films are in Tamil.'' Death He died on 13 July 2017 at age 71. He died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karunakaran (actor)
Karunakaran (born 28 January 1981) is an Indian actor who mainly appears in character or comedian roles in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough in the film ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013). He also appeared in supporting roles in ''Yaamirukka Bayamey'' (2014), '' Jigarthanda'' (2014) and ''Indru Netru Naalai'' (2015). Career Karunakaran's father is a former RAW agent and he grew up in New Delhi, before moving to Trichy with his parents, where he met short film maker and friend Nalan Kumarasamy. He completed his secondary schooling at St. John's Vestry Anglo Indian Hr. Sec. School, Trichy. It is during his school days, where he met his longtime friend Srikanth Ravikumar, who is one of the biggest entrepreneur who has settled in Malaysia. He initially made a career as chemical engineer, graduating from SASTRA University, and then as an IT professional at Accenture, before Nalan approached him to feature in a short film he was making for the reality television show, ''Naalaya Iyakkunar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |