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Poo Ramu
Poo Ramu (1962 – 27 June 2022) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil language films as a supporting actor. Career Ramu was a member of the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers’ Association, and from 1990 to 2005, Ramu was a part of the theatre group Chennai Kalai Kuzhu. Ramu began his acting career as a street theatre artiste, reprising a role as a theatre actor in the "Naatukoru Seithi Solla" song as a part of his film debut ''Anbe Sivam'' (2003). He garnered acclaim in the film industry for his role in the critically acclaimed 2008 film '' Poo'' by Sasi. He subsequently took on the name of the film as his stagename, and later went on to notably feature in ''Neerparavai'' (2012), ''Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018) and ''Nedunalvaadai'' (2019). Death Ramu died on 27 June 2022 aged 60. He had been admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai, after he a cardiac arrest during the previous week. Filmography *''Anbe Sivam'' (2003) *''Thavamai Thavamirundhu' ... [...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] |
Mersal (film)
''Mersal'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Atlee who co-wrote the film with V. Vijayendra Prasad and S. Ramana Girivasan. Produced by Thenandal Studio Limited in their 100th production, the film stars Vijay and S. J. Suryah while Sathyaraj, Vadivelu, Nithya Menen, Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Hareesh Peradi appear in pivotal supporting roles. The story revolves around two brothers; one is a magician avenging his parents's deaths and medical crimes, and the other, a reputed doctor who charges meagre amounts from his patients. The film's principal photography commenced on 1 February 2017, at Chennai and was completed that September, within 130 working days. Filming took place on Gdańsk, Poland and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The background score and soundtrack album were composed by A. R. Rahman, while the cinematography was done by G. K. Vishnu and edited by Ruben. ''Mersal'' was released worldwide on 18 October 2017, coinciding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Deaths
The following notable deaths occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. December 25 * Chalapathi Rao, 78, Indian actor and producer, heart attack. (death announced on this date) 24 *Vittorio Adorni, 85, Italian road racing cyclist. *Cotton Davidson, 91, American football player ( Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders). (death announced on this date) *Franco Frattini, 65, Italian politician and magistrate, twice minister of foreign affairs, twice of public administration, European commissioner for justice (2004–2008), cancer. *Madosini, 78, South African musician. *Barry Round, 72, Australian footballer (Sydney, Footscray, Williamstown), organ failure. *Royal Applause, 29, British Thoroughbred racehorse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idam Porul Yaeval
''Idam Porul Yaeval'' () is an unreleased Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Seenu Ramasamy and produced by N. Lingusamy. It features Vijay Sethupathi and Vishnu Vishal alongside Aishwarya Rajesh and Nandita Swetha in the lead cast. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the music for the film. As per latest reports, the film will soon have a theatrical release as the production house has sorted out all legal issues. Cast * Vijay Sethupathi as Paandi * Vishnu Vishal as Aasaithambi * Aishwarya Rajesh as Rithika * Nandita Swetha as Neetha * Vadivukkarasi * Bala Saravanan * Azhagam Perumal * Aruldoss * Ilavarasu * Theepetti Ganesan * Florent Pereira Production Following the audio release of ''Neerparavai'' (2012), Seenu Ramasamy announced that his next project would be titled ''Bangalore Thamizhan'' to be produced by Vasan Visual Ventures and revealed that Vimal had been signed to play a lead role in October 2012. In January 2013, Seenu Ramasamy revealed that Vijay Sethupa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam
''Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam'' (), officially titled in English as ''Like An Afternoon Dream'', is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-Tamil bilingual drama film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and written by S. Hareesh from a story by Pellissery. It was produced by Mammootty Kampany, with Amen Movie Monastery as co-producer. The film stars Mammootty Ramya Suvi, Ramya Pandian and Ashokan and threads on insomnia, spiritualism, and fantasy. ''Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam'' was released theatrically on 19 January 2023 and received critical acclaim. At the 53rd Kerala State Film Awards, it won two awards, including Best Film (Pellissery and George Sebastian) and Best Actor (Mammootty). Plot After visiting Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, a group of Malayali tourists are returning to Kerala. While the other tourists are sleeping, tour leader James stops the bus at a village. He then enters into a house and starts acting like a member of the family living in the house. He behaves like a Tamilian and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anbulla Ghilli
''Anbulla Ghilli'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language film produced by Sreenidhi Sagar & E Mala and the second film of Srinath Ramalingam. The film had its direct television premiere on Colors Tamil on February 6, 2022. Plot Ghilli, the dog, is an ardent fan of Thalapathy Vijay and the narrator. ''Anbulla Ghilli'' is a slice-of-life film with elements of romance and a message that is subtly put. Cast *Amigo (dog) as Ghilli ** Soori as Ghilli (voice) *Maithreya Rajasekar as Ramu * Dushara Vijayan as Anvitha *Mime Gopi as Sundaram *Chandini Tamilarasan as Bhargavi *VJ Ashiq Hussain *Nanjil Vijayan *Ilavarasu as Bhargavi's father *Mayilsamy *Poo Ramu *Indhumathi as Bhargavi's mother * Sriranjini *Baby Kirthika Production In April 2019, Srinath Ramalingam, who earlier directed ''Unakenna Venum Sollu'' announced he would be making a film with a dog in lead role. The film's title was revealed to be ''Anbulla Ghilli'' with Arrol Corelli and Balasubramaniam handling music and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky (2021 Film)
''Rocky'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil language action crime film written and directed by debutant Arun Matheswaran. Produced by RA Studios and distributed by Rowdy Pictures. the film stars Vasanth Ravi, Bharathiraja and Raveena Ravi in the lead roles, and the music is composed by Darbuka Siva. The film released on 23 December 2021, and received positive reviews from critics, where it ran for 50 days and became a commercial success at the box office. Plot Rocky is a hitman, who is released from prison where he learns that his sister Amutha has left the city and stays at his friend Mahalingam's house, where he enquires a gangster named Samy about Amutha, but to no avail. Mahalingam finds through Nadarajan that Amudha is in Sellur, which he informs to Rocky. Meanwhile, A flashback reveals that Rocky lived with his mother Malli and Amutha in Madras. He worked with a drug smuggler named Manimaran. Malli objected to Rocky's decision for working with Manimaran, as her husband (Rocky's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodiyil Oruvan
''Kodiyil Oruvan'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film directed by Ananda Krishnan and produced by Infiniti Film Ventures and Chendur Film International. It stars Vijay Antony and Aathmika. Vijay Antony also edited the film while the music is composed by Nivas K. Prasanna. The film was released on 17 September 2021. This film received mixed reviews upon its release, praising Vijay Antony's performance, the music and action sequences, but was criticized on the screenplay and predictable storyline. Cast * Vijay Anthony as Vijaya Raghavan * Aathmika as Vedhavathi * Ramachandra Raju as Pedha Perumal * Prabhakar as Conference Karna * Divya Prabha as Arulmozhi * Shankar Krishnamurthy * Poo Ram *Sachin Khedekar as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and President of Ruling party * Super Subburayan as Don Kumar, Ex Councillor Production The shooting was wrapped in February 2021. Soundtrack The soundtrack and score is composed by Nivas K. Prasanna. The soundtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnan (2021 Film)
''Karnan'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Mari Selvaraj, and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars Dhanush, Rajisha Vijayan (in her Tamil debut), Lal, Yogi Babu and Natarajan Subramaniam The film features music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by Theni Eswar, and editing done by Selva R. K. Loosely influenced from the 1995 Kodiyankulam caste violence, the film features the titular character Karnan, hailing from a conservative background, fighting for the rights of his people. After a brief-long pre-production work, the film was launched in January 2020, with the title ''Karnan'' was also announced. The film is mostly set in rural Thoothukudi district. Shooting of the film took place, following its launch, and was completed in December 2020; although production was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was theatrically released on 9 April 2021 to critical acclaim. It was also one of the highest grossing Tamil fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ka Pae Ranasingam
''Ka Pae Ranasingam'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language political drama film directed by P. Virumaandi in his directorial debut. The film stars Aishwarya Rajesh and Vijay Sethupathi. Based on a true story, the film follows Ariyanachi (Aishwarya Rajesh), a poor woman who strives to bring her deceased husband's body back to India from Dubai, battling the odds of political agenda, corruption and a treacherous bureaucracy that stand in her way. The film began production in June 2019, and completed in October 2019, being extensively shot across Ramanathapuram and few sequences in Hyderabad and Dubai. The film's music is composed by Ghibran and cinematography and editing were handled by N. K. Ekambaram and T. Sivanandeeshwaran. ''Ka Pae Ranasingam'' was scheduled to release in the newly launched OTT platform Zee Plex, bypassing a theatrical release due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released on 2 October 2020, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, and was dubbed and released in Malayal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soorarai Pottru
''Soorarai Pottru'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language drama film that was written and directed by Sudha Kongara, and produced by Suriya, Jyothika and Guneet Monga. Kongara and Shalini Usha Nair wrote the screenplay; Aalif Surti and Ganeshaa provided additional screenplay; and Vijay Kumar and P. Virumandi, wrote the dialogue. The film stars Suriya, Aparna Balamurali and Paresh Rawal; and Mohan Babu, Urvashi and Karunas appear in supporting roles. The film was inspired by events from the life of G. R. Gopinath, founder of Indian low-cost airline Simplifly Deccan, as described in his memoir ''Simply Fly: A Deccan Odyssey''. The project was announced in mid-2018 under the working title ''Suriya 38'' and the official title was announced in April 2019. Principal photography began the same month and ended that September, and filming took place in Madurai, Chennai, and Chandigarh. G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the film's music while Niketh Bommireddy was the cinematographer and Sath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
