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Pragathi Guruprasad
Pragathi Guruprasad is a Singaporean-American playback singer who has worked in Tamil language films. Brought up in Fremont, California, she finished as a runner-up in the third season of the reality-based singing competition ''Airtel Super Singer Junior'' in 2012. Personal life Pragathi Guruprasad was born to Guruprasad and Kanaka on 14 September 1997 in Singapore, and she has an elder sister, Saiprithvi. In Singapore, her father taught Carnatic lessons, and since at the age of five, Pragathi had also begun training in carnatic music. Her family subsequently relocated to Fremont, California where she continued learning Carnatic and Hindustani music from both her father at first and then from a teacher, Sangeetha Swaminathan, a disciple of Sudha Raghunathan. Career In July 2014, she signed on to make her acting debut by portraying a supporting role in Bala's ''Tharai Thappattai'' (2016), but later opted out owing to her college commitments. In September 2016, Bala later a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradesi (2013 Film)
''Paradesi'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language period drama film written and directed by Bala starring Atharvaa, Vedhika and Sai Dhanshika. The film's music was scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film was based on novel ''Eriyum Panikadu'', Tamil translation of the 1969 English novel ''Red Tea'' by Paul Harris Daniel and inspired from real life incidents that took place before independence in the 1930s. It was released on 15 March 2013. The dubbed version of Telugu was released with the same name. The film opened to highly positive reviews with critics mainly praising the performances of the cast and the direction of Bala. The movie was an average grosser at the box office Plot Raasa (Atharvaa) is a carefree young man living in a rural village in the Madras Presidency during the early days of the British Raj. Orphaned at a young age, he is brought up by his grandmother. Angamma (Vedhika), a local girl, falls for him and takes pleasure in bullying him. When she finally confess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanne Kalaimaane
''Kanne Kalaimaane'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Seenu Ramasamy. The film stars Udhayanidhi Stalin and Tamannaah. The film is produced by Udhayanidhi under his Red Giant Movies. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, and the film released on 22 February 2019. Plot Kamalakannan, an agriculture graduate doing organic farming, meets with the newly-appointed bank manager Bharathi regarding unpaid bank loans. She later learns about his aide to the poor village people by obtaining loans for them and comes to appreciate him. The romance opens to a wedding after a meeting between both families. Kannan's father Ramasamy and grandmother Appatha are skeptic about Bharathi as an educated and well-employed woman's integration to their simple rural family. Ramasamy arranges for the couple to live in a separate house to avoid problems between Appatha and Bharathi, as she does not approve that Bharathi continues her work after marriage. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nivas K
Nivas may refer to: Given name: *Deepak Nivas Hudda (born 1994), Indian professional Kabaddi player, captain of India national kabaddi team *Lakshmi Nivas Mittal (born 1950), Indian steel magnate based in the United Kingdom * Nivas K. Prasanna, Indian music director and singer who works in Tamil film industry Surname: *Eeshwar Nivas, Indian film director, known for his works in Bollywood and Tollywood *P. S. Nivas, Indian cinematographer, film director and producer in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi cinema See also *Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore, college in Bangalore, India, situated in the heart of Koramangala * Hypolimnas nivas or Hypolimnas anomala, the Malayan eggfly or crow eggfly *Lakshmi Nivas Palace, a palace and heritage hotel in Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan *Raj Nivas, Puducherry (Raj Nivas, Pondicherry), official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry *Anievas *Navas (other) *Navis *Navàs *Neves (other) *Nevis *Nevus *Niev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titanic Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum
''Titanic Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum'' is an upcoming Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Janakiraman and produced by C. V. Kumar of Thirukumaran Entertainment. The film stars Kalaiyarasan, Anandhi, Ragav Vijay and Ashna Zaveri, with a supporting cast including Kaali Venkat, Gayathrie and Jangiri Madhumitha. The film features music composed by Nivas K. Prasanna with cinematography by Ballu and editing done by Radhakrishnan Dhanapal. The film is scheduled to release on 6 May 2022. Cast * Kalaiyarasan * Anandhi * Ragav Vijay * Ashna Zaveri * Gayathrie * Kaali Venkat * Jangiri Madhumitha * Chetan * Devadarshini * Varma Ramaswamy * Divakar * Arjunan Production In September 2016, producer C. V. Kumar of Thirukumaran Entertainment announced a new project directed by newcomer Janakiraman, who assisted Sudha Kongara during the production of ''Irudhi Suttru''. Janakiraman stated that the film would be on the "romance of three couples, each one coming f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratsasan
''Ratsasan'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language slasher psychological thriller directed by Ram Kumar. The film stars Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, and Saravanan while Kaali Venkat, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, and Ramdoss play supporting roles. The film features music and background score composed by Ghibran, cinematography by P. V. Shankar and editing by San Lokesh. The film tells the story of an aspiring film director who becomes a police officer after his father's death and tries to track down a serial killer. Production began in November 2016, with principal photography starting in June 2017. The film released on 5 October 2018, to generally positive critical reviews and grossed 50 crore worldwide. It was remade in Telugu as '' Rakshasudu'' (2019) and in Hindi as ''Cuttputlli'' (2022). Plot In the opening scene, two elderly men discover a dead corpse of Samyuktha, a 15-year old school student, who was brutally murdered. Arun Kumar is an aspiring filmmaker who wants to make a movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghibran
Ghibran (often credited as M. Ghibran) is an Indian composer. He has composed music for Indian films, advertising films and television commercial jingles in different languages. Early life Ghibran was born and raised in Coimbatore. When he was in the tenth grade, his family relocated to Chennai after his father suffered a severe loss in business. He had to discontinue studies and do several jobs to support his family. Ghibran said that he had developed an interest in music after he had seen Yanni perform on TV, when he was about eight or ten. He had enrolled into a music college, but had to drop out and instead attended keyboard classes and learnt keyboard part-time from Paul Augustine. He completed RSA Grade 8 in both piano and music theory through Trinity College London, and obtained a degree in classical composition and film scoring under Australian Composer Lindsay Vickery at the LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. He received an offer to compose music for animation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theeran Adhigaram Ondru
''Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru'' () or simply ''Theeran'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by H. Vinoth and produced by S. R. Prakashbabu and S. R. Prabhu under the banner Dream Warrior Pictures. Based on the incidents from the Operation Bawaria case, it depicts the nefarious activity of dacoits and its eventual containment with the Tamil Nadu Police squad headlined by DGP S. R. Jangid. The film stars Karthi, in the titular character Theeran, modelled on Jangid, alongside Rakul Preet Singh and Abhimanyu Singh, who plays the main antagonist. Vinoth had planned for the script based on the incident even before his debut film ''Sathuranga Vettai'' (2014), but he later worked on the project in late-2014. To research further, he had met many police officers who handled the similar cases. Following an official announcement in December 2016, principal photography commenced in January 2017 and ended that July. Filming took place in many real location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Zechariah
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found some curre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rum (film)
''Rum'' ( en, Verdict) is a 2017 Indian Tamil language horror comedy thriller film written and directed by Sai Bharath. Featuring Hrishikesh, Vivek, Narain, Sanchita Shetty and Miya in the lead roles, the film's score and soundtrack is composed by Anirudh Ravichander. The film began production during early 2016 and was released on 17 February 2017. Plot Film starts with Shiva and his gang visits a bungalow. They experience spooky incidents in the haunted bungalow. Cast * Hrishikesh as Shiva * Vivek as Raj * Narain as Inspector Praveen Thomas * Sanchita Shetty as Riya * Miya as Thulasi * Amzath Khan as Suresh (Nepali) * Arjun Chidambaram as Kural * Andreanne Nouyrigat as a Russian lady * Venkat Subha Production The film began pre-production works during October 2015, with composer Anirudh Ravichander revealing that he would work on a film titled ''Rum'' directed by Sai Bharath and starring his cousin, Hrishikesh, in the lead role. The project was announced to be funded b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhosh Narayanan
Santhosh Narayanan is an Indian composer and musician in the Tamil film industry. Early life Santhosh Narayanan was born in Tiruchirappalli, India. He is the younger of two children. He was educated at RSK Higher Secondary School, Tiruchirappalli. Santhosh Narayanan completed his B.E., Computer Science & Engineering at J. J. College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruchirapalli. After completing his education, he worked as a recording engineer, arranger and programmer, before beginning to produce independent music and compose for films. He composed the music including two original songs for the Telugu short film ''Advaitham'', He was also part of the contemporary folk music band "La Pongal" in which he performed in a few live shows in 2009. Through Mani, Santhosh also got to work on a couple of Rahman soundtracks starting with ''Guru''. Career 2012–2013: Debut success He made his debut as an independent music director in the 2012 Tamil film ''Attakathi'' directed by Pa. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum
''Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Nalan Kumarasamy in his second feature film after ''Soodhu Kavvum''. Produced by C. V. Kumar under his Thirukumaran Entertainment banner, with K. E. Gnanavel Raja also co-producing the film under Studio Green, it stars Vijay Sethupathi and Madonna Sebastian, the latter in her Tamil film debut. It is an official remake of the 2010 Korean film ''My Dear Desperado''. The film focuses about a rowdy and an IT professional whom share a special bond when they live as neighbours. Nalan Kumarasamy initially developed the script as a dark comedy; however as several other films were being released in the same genre, he rewrote the entire script from scratch which spent him two years. The principal shooting of the film began in April 2015 and ended that July, with film being set mostly in Chennai. The film's soundtrack and background score is composed by Santhosh Narayanan, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
