R. Raghuraj
R. Raghuraj is an Indian film director who has worked on Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. After beginning his career in Tamil films, Raghuraj has experienced more success in Telugu and Kannada films. Career After beginning his career as a photo journalist, Raghuraj apprenticed as an editor with B. Lenin, before receiving an opportunity from producer K. T. Kunjumon to direct his first feature film, '' Sakthi'' (1997). The film, featuring Vineeth and Yuvarani in the lead roles, received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. Raghuraj then took a sabbatical before re-emerging with the Telugu film, ''Kalusukovalani'' (2002), which became a box office success. This prompted Raghuraj to remake the film as ''Ice'' (2003) in Tamil, with newcomer Ashok and Priyanka Trivedi in the lead roles. Comparatively, the Tamil version did not perform as well and critics noted that the film "makes viewers feel restless". In 2004, Raghuraj briefly worked on a project title ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indian People
Indians or Indian people are the Indian nationality law, citizens and nationals of India. In 2022, the population of India stood at over 1.4 billion people, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous country, containing 17.7 percent of the global population. In addition to the Indian population, the Non-resident Indian and Overseas Citizen of India, Indian overseas diaspora also boasts large numbers, particularly in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and the Western world. While the demonym "Indian" applies to people originating from the present-day Republic of India, it was also formerly used as the identifying term for people originating from Pakistan and Bangladesh during British Raj, British colonial era until 1947. Particularly in North America, the terms "Asian Indian" and "East Indian" are sometimes used to differentiate Indians from the indigenous peoples of the Americas; although the Native American name controversy, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malavika (actress)
Shweta Konnur Menon (born 19 July 1979), known by her stage name Malavika, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films and a few Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. Personal life Malavika's birth name is Shweta Konnur. She was born to Aishwarya and Brigadier Jayvibhav Konnur in Bengaluru. Malavika married Sumesh in March 2007. The couple have a son, born in 2008. Career Malavika shot to fame at the age of 19, with her debut in the 1999 Tamil movie ''Unnai Thedi'' with Ajith Kumar directed by Sundar C. The film went on to become a major blockbuster. She again was cast alongside Ajith in the film '' Anandha Poongatre''. She showed her acting skills in the film ''Rojavanam'', which established her as an actress and left her with three hits from three films. However, her fame was short lived as the film ''Pooparika Varugirom'' flopped, although the cast included Sivaji Ganesan. From 2000 to 2003 all her film failed at the box office except ''Vetri Kodi Kat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tamil Film Directors
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Living People
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Sidila Mari (2013 Film)
''Sidila Mari'' (Kannada: ಸಿಡಿಲ ಮರಿ) is a 1971 Indian Kannada film, directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Udaykumar, K. S. Ashwath, Dinesh and Dwarakish in lead roles. The film had musical score by S. Rajeshwara Rao. Cast *Udaykumar *K. S. Ashwath * Dinesh *Dwarakish *Rajanand *Nagesh *Maccheri *B. Raghavendra Rao *H.R. Shastry *Shyam *Aras *Premier Srinivas *Baby Balaraju * Jayanthi *Sadhana *Surekha *Vijayalalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in '' Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saaks ... References External links * 1971 films 1970s Kannada-language films 1970s Indian films Films directed by B. S. Ranga {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Appavi
''Appavi'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil language film written and directed by R. Raghuraj and produced by V. L. Dhandapani. The film stars includes debutant Gautham and Suhani Kalita in the lead roles, while K. Bhagyaraj, Soori, Sriranjini, Mahadevan, and Manobala play supporting roles. The music was composed by Joshua Sridhar with cinematography by E. Krishnasamy and editing by V. T. Vijayan. The film released on 1 April 2011 after much delay. Plot Bharathi (Gautham) is a refined college goer and a gem among his peers, while secretly, he is a daring vigilante who executes corrupt politicians, bureaucrats, terrorists, and anyone who harms the general public. Bharathi marks his crimes by recording his victim's confessions of wrongdoings in their mobile phones and circulating these as MMSs before executing them. A wannabe MLA with hidden wealth, a corrupt minister, and a terrorist are executed on camera, and their videos are circulated among the general public. The police are baf ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rama Rama Raghurama
''Rama Rama Raghurama'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada language film directed by Raghuraj and starring Rangayana Raghu. The music of the film was composed by V. Harikrishna. Plot Raghurama, an honest police constable fails to fulfill his professional and personal responsibilities. Hence, he undertakes series of attempts to end his life on duty. Cast * Rangayana Raghu as Raghurama * Lakshmi Sharma * Sadhu Kokila as Raghurama's brother-in-law * Doddanna * Shobharaj * Dr. Nagesh Kaveti * ''Friends'' Haridas G. * Bullet Prakash * Achyuth Kumar * Srinivas Gowda * Siddesh * Sundar Raj * Loknath * Arun Sagar * Mico Nagaraj * M. N. Suresh * Mallesh Mysore * NGEF Ramamurthy * Sangeetha * Anil Kumar * Raghava Uday * Sanchari Vijay Reception Critical response A critic from ''The Times of India'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Lakshmi Sharma impresses you with the small role she plays as a lover. Doddanna, Sundararaj and Loknath give you a good dose ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Namaste Madam
''Namaste Madam'' () is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by R. Raghuraj and produced by Ravi Garani. The film features Srinagar Kitty, Ragini Dwivedi and Nikesha Patel in the lead roles. Actress Nikita Thukral made a cameo appearance. The film is a remake of Telugu film ''Missamma'' (2003) directed by G. Neelakanta Reddy and starring Sivaji, Laya and Bhoomika Chawla. The film opened as a Diwali festival release on 23 October 2014. Plot Nanda is a married man who tries to impress Radhika, the MD of their company, to get a promotion. However, he realises that his job is not as easy as it looks because Radhika plans to marry him. Cast * Srinagar Kitty as Nanda Gopala * Ragini Dwivedi as Radhika * Nikesha Patel as Rukmini * Sadhu Kokila * Nikita Thukral in guest appearance * Seetha * Bank Janardhan * Shanoor Sana * Mahesh Gandhi * Sathyajith * Sangamesh * Shankar Rao * Srinath Vasishta * Malathesh * Nagaraj Murthy * Layendra Production The female lead r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Boss (2011 Film)
''Boss'' is an 2011 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by R. Raghuraj, who has turned to direction from photo-journalism. Darshan and Navya Nair are the lead pair of the film. V. Harikrishna has composed the music for the film. This film also features popular Tamil actor Prabhu playing the role of a CBI officer. Plot Ram and Raj are twin brothers, who are complete opposite of each other. Ram is a money-minded and cowardly millionaire while Raj is an intelligent, brave and selfless young man. Though Raj worships his brother, Ram considers the former as an outcast and uses him only when required. Meanwhile, Raj meets Rani, who falls in love with him. One day, Raj is falsely accused of murdering Sub-Inspector Mallayya, whom he had earlier thrashed and is jailed where he is planned to be murdered by a gangster. However, Raj manages to escape to meet his brother and prove his innocence only to find that the latter has been murdered in his farmhouse. After secretly crematin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laila Mehdin
Laila (born 24 October 1980) is an Indian actress. She has acted predominantly in Tamil films, as well as few Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi language films. Career She made her debut in the Telugu film ''Egire Paavurama'' (1996), directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Laila began to receive offers from prominent directors to feature in Tamil films and turned down films such as ''Dharma Chakkaram'' and ''Kadhal Palli'' by K. S. Ravikumar and Pavithran respectively. She subsequently signed on to appear in the lead role in ''VIP'' after Pooja Kumar had walked out of the project. However, Laila was left unimpressed when the producer asked her to consider changing her stage name to Pooja, as the invitations for the film had already been printed, and furthermore, she revealed that she was unaware of Rambha also being a heroine in the film. Laila subsequently dropped out of the project, wanting to make her Tamil debut in a film where she played the sole heroine. Laila then worked ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sakthi (1997 Film)
''Sakthi'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language drama film directed by R. Raghuraj, making his directorial debut. The film stars Vineeth and Yuvarani, with Nizhalgal Ravi, Vadivelu, Manorama (Tamil actress), Manorama, Sivakumar, Viji, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Raadhika and Vittal Rao playing supporting roles. The film, produced by K. T. Kunjumon, had musical score and soundtrack by popular advertising film composer R. Anandh, who had then debuted in cinema with the high budget Mohanlal-starrer ''Nirnayam (1995 film), Nirnayam''. and was released on 10 January 1997. The film bombed at the box-office. Plot In the past, the young Seethalakshmi became pregnant but she didn't reveal the father's identity. To punish her, the village chief Periya Ayya ordered her to live alone in a small hut and after the childbirth, he took her newborn son. Whereas, Dharmaraj and Varalakshmi got married. Periya Ayya then sent the baby to another village. Years later, Sakthi returns to his v ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prashanth
Prashanth Thiagarajan (born 6 April 1973), known professionally as Prashanth, is an Indian actor and businessman, known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in few Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. At the peak of his career in the late 1990s, Prashanth was one of the popular actors in South India. He has won a Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu. The son of actor-director Thiagarajan, Prashanth began his career at 17 by appearing in ''Vaigasi Poranthachu'' (1990) and went on to feature in other films including Balu Mahendra's ''Vanna Vanna Pookkal'' (1992), R. K. Selvamani's ''Chembaruthi'' (1992), K. Rushendra Reddy's ''Tholi Muddhu'' (1993), and Mani Ratnam's action-comedy ''Thiruda Thiruda'' (1993). Prashanth rose to stardom with Shankar's romantic comedy ''Jeans'' (1998) in which he played a dual role alongside Aishwarya Rai. The success of this film saw him garner opportunities to work in bigger film projec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |