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Poochudava
''Poochudava'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Udayasankar and produced by K. Jayaraman. The film stars Abbas and Simran. Manivannan, Nagesh, Kalpana, Jai Ganesh, Chinni Jayanth, PC Ramakrishnan and Kavitha play supporting roles. The film was dubbed in Telugu as ''Pelli Kala Vachinde Bala''. Plot Abbas (as Kannan) play the role of a rebellious college student in this movie. While, Simran (as Nandhini) acts as his love lady. The first half of the movie is about how Abbas and Simran have their pet fights and then the second half of the movie is about how they both join hands together to fight against her parents' opposition. Cast * Abbas as Kannan *Simran as Nandhini *P. C. Ramakrishna as Nandhini's father * Kalpana as Arul * Kavitha *Manivannan *Nagesh *Chinni Jayanth *Jai Ganesh *Junior Balaiah *Madhan Bob *Halwa Vasu *Vaiyapuri *AR Murugadoss Production The film went through development hell and took a long time to complete. The original producers, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Director Udayasankar
Udayasankar is an Indian film director known for his works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with ''Pathavi Pramanam'' starring Vijayakanth and Vineetha. In 2000, he directed ''Kalisundam Raa'', which won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. Career Udayasankar made his directorial debut film was ''Poochudava'' starring Abbas and Simran. His next directorial was in Telugu titled ''Kalisundam Raa'' starring Venkatesh and Simran, the film was rated as the biggest hit in Telugu cinema in 70 years until the release of Narasimha Naidu in 2001. The lead pair and director again collaborated with ''Prematho Raa'' but failed to repeat the success of their previous venture. Udayasankar again returned to Tamil directing Vijayakanth for second time in ''Thavasi'', the film received mixed reviews and did well at box office. He directed '' Raraju'' with Tottempudi Gopichand and ''Baladur'' with Ravi Teja in Telugu both films failed at box office. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AR Murugadoss
Murugadoss Arunasalam (born 25 September 1974), commonly known as A. R. Murugadoss, is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He is best known for directing action films mainly on social issues. In addition, he has worked in Telugu films and Hindi films. Murugadoss won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for his 2014 Tamil action drama ''Kaththi''. Murugadoss' first break in the film industry was as an assistant director of ''Ratchagan'' (1997). He then worked with S. J. Surya for the film '' Kushi'' (2000) before directing his first film, the Ajith starrer ''Dheena'' (2001). His first Bollywood film was '' Ghajini'' (2008), a Hindi remake of his Tamil film of the same name. It became the first Bollywood film to gross over domestically. He would then go on to direct ''7am Arivu in 2011, which would become the first non-Rajini 100cr grosser in Tamil cinema. ''In 2012, he directed the action thriller ''Thuppakk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagesh
Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in a variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and antagonist. He has also acted in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. Nagesh's style of comedy was largely inspired by Hollywood actor Jerry Lewis. Similarities between Nagesh and Lewis earned Nagesh the sobriquet the "Jerry Lewis of India". He was also nicknamed as the King of Comedy due to his impeccable comedy timing and body language. He featured regularly in the film projects of M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan even at a time when there was a massive rift between the two leading actors in Tamil cinema at that time. He has a unique distinction of sharing screen space with lead actors belonging to three generations of Tamil fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirpi
Narayanan, known by his stage name Sirpy ( ta, சிற்பி; born 25 May 1962), is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil films apart from working in Telugu and Malayalam films. He has also sung a few of his own compositions. Career Sirpy debuted as a music composer in 1992 for the film Manobala's ''Shenbaga Thottam'' and has composed for over 50 commercial and critically acclaimed feature films. His son Nandhan Ram made his acting debut as lead actor with the film ''Palli Paruvathile'' (2017). Awards He has won the Best Music director award from the Government of Tamil Nadu for the year 2002 for the film ''Unnai Ninaithu'' and the Kalaimamani Award The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of ... in the year 1997. Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palani Bharathi
Palani Bharathi is an Indian writer and lyricist who works in Tamil cinema. Early life Palani Bharathi was born in Karaikudi to Sami Palaniappan, a poet, and Kamala. He has a brother and four sisters. Palaniappan was an assistant of orator/writer Kundrakudi Adigal and follower of poet Bharathidasan. When Palaniappan moved to Madras (now Chennai) with his family in search of work, he got a job in the government newspaper ''Tamil Arasu''. As a result, Bharathi studied and grew in Chennai. He initially studied at a municipal school, and later at Ganapathi Higher Secondary School till the twelfth grade. Aspiring to become a film editor, he tried joining the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, to no avail. Career Bharathi began his career by editing articles, mainly correcting factual errors, in publications including ''Neerottam'' and ''Porval''. He later got a job in the Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation, of checking and recording the account of volumes o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalpana (Malayalam Actress)
Kalpana Ranjani (5 October 1965 – 25 January 2016), better known mononymously as Kalpana, was an Indian actress who appeared in South Indian films, predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil. Kalpana has acted in over 300 films in various South Indian languages. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in '' Thanichalla Njan'' (2012) at the 60th National Film Awards. Kalpana started her career as a child artist in the late 1970s. Although she came into the industry with the intention of being a lead actress, she turned out to be popular among the audiences for her comic roles. Career Kalpana began her career as a child artist in the film ''Vidarunna Mottukal''. After making her debut as a mainstream actor in the 1980 film ''Pokkuveyil'', directed by G. Aravindan, she went on to star in several critically acclaimed films and her portrayals as a comedian were appreciated by critics. Her Tamil debut was through the 1985 released successful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavitha (actress)
Kavitha Dasaratharaj, known professionally as Kavitha, is an Indian actress and politician who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industries, she also acted in few Malayalam movies as well. She is well known for her supporting roles in Telugu-language movies like ''Aada Paandavulu'' (2013), ''Chethilo Cheyyesi'' (2010), ''Meenakshi'' (2005), and ''Yugalageetham'' (2010). She hails from Andhra Pradesh and her mother tongue is Telugu. Her husband and her son died due to COVID-19 in 2021. Film career Kavitha's family hails from Nidamarru village near Tadepalligudem city of West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh state. She entered film industry when she was 11 years old by making her debut in Tamil movie ''O Manju'' and Telugu movie ''Siri Siri Muvva'', both movies were released in 1976. She acted more than 350 movies in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages. Awards Filmography ''This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.'' Telugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbas (actor)
Abbas (born 21 May 1975 as Mirza Abbas Ali) is a former Indian actor and model from Kolkata, who has predominantly appeared in Tamil and Telugu films, and a few films in Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada. He made his debut with Kadhir's ''Kadhal Desam'' in 1996. Career Abbas grew up watching Hindi films. His maternal grandfather being an actor Farrukh Mirza acted in Neel Darpan (Bengali) and his paternal family being related to actor Feroz Khan. He partook in modelling assignments since his college days won "Face of 94" in Bangalore. Initially, after hearing that director Kadhir was looking for a new actor for his latest venture, Abbas had recommended his friends who knew Tamil to audition and took part in a speculative audition at the insistence of his friend. Kadhir was impressed with Abbas' performance and invited him to a screen test for ''Kadhal Desam'' (1996), before eventually signing him on to play a leading role. Unfamiliar with the Tamil language, Abbas memorised his lines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaiyapuri
Vaiyapuri (born 23 October 1968 as Ramakrishnan) is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil-language films. He rose to fame by appearing in supporting roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, often portraying supporting comedic characters. His first major role was in Balu Mahendra's ''Raman Abdullah'' (1997), while his roles in films including ''Thulladha Manamum Thullum'' (1999), ''Gemini'' (2002) and Mani Ratnam's '' Raavanan'' (2010) also garnered him acclaim. Career In December 1986, Vaiyapuri moved from his hometown of Theni to Chennai hoping to become an actor in the Tamil film industry. Unable to immediately get a chance in films because of his skinny physical stature, he worked as a bearer at a hotel on Mount Road. Vaiyapuri's first break came through television serials on Doordarshan, where he notably worked on an adaptation of Sujatha's '' Kolaiyuthir Kalam''. He started his film career appearing as an extra and then in minor roles in films, before making a breakthr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Films
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Febi Mani
Febi Mani (also credited as Febi Srikanth Deva) is an Indian playback singer who has worked in the Indian film industry. Febi worked extensively with A. R. Rahman during the late 1990s and early 2000s, while also regularly collaborating with Harris Jayaraj. Career Early in her career, Febi Mani collaborated frequently with A. R. Rahman, working on big budget projects including for "Kokku Saiva Kokku" from K. S. Ravikumar's '' Muthu'' (1995), "Love Theme" from Shankar's ''Jeans'' (1998) and "Dil Se Re" in Mani Ratnam's ''Dil Se'' (1998). The Hindustan Times called "Strawberry Kanne" from ''Minsara Kanavu'' (1997), sung by Kay Kay and Febi Mani, as "one of the most engaging tracks Rahman has ever composed" adding the musician employed "fabulous use of a motley assortment of instruments in the song that drove the story forward in the movie". Other notable early work by the singer included "Kanni Pengal" from the Ajith Kumar-starrer ''Kaadhal Mannan'' (1998), "Kikku Yerudhey" from ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hariharan (singer)
Hariharan (born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who predominantly sings in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10 regional languages including Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Sinhala and Bhojpuri. He is an established ghazal singer and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. In 2004, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India and is a two-time National Award winner. Hariharan, associating with Lesle Lewis, formed Colonial Cousins, a two-member band. They have cut many private music albums and also scored music for few feature films in Tamil and Hindi. On 9 October 2021 at 13:47, Hariharan and late Gulshan Kumar's Hanuman Chalisa recorded under the label of T-Series crossed the 2-billion views mark on YouTube, making it the first devotional song in the world to do so. Personal life and education Hariharan was born to classical musicians H A S Mani and Alamelu Mani. HAS Mani - h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
