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Rajendran
A. Rajendran,(born 1 June 1957) credited as Motta Rajendran or ''Naan Kadavul'' Rajendran, is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Tamil film '' Pithamagan'' and has worked as a stunt double for over 500 South Indian films since then. He played the role of a villain in ''Naan Kadavul'' (2009) and has continued to play villainous and later humorous supporting characters in a number of Tamil films. He is noted for his rough voice and alopecia universalis, which he claims was the result of coming into contact with industrial waste during a stunt sequence. Career Rajendran began his film career working as a stunt double in over hundreds of south Indian films mostly in Tamil films. He played a small but significant role in '' Pithamagan'' (2003) and made his full-fledged acting debut as a Villain in ''Naan Kadavul'' (2009). His performance as a cruel leader who tortures beggars earned critical acclaim with a critic noting th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivanuku Thannila Gandam
''Ivanuku Thannila Gandam'' ( He Has Bad Luck With Water / He Has Problems With Liquor) is a 2015 Indian Tamil language comedy film written and directed by S. N. Shaktevel in his debut and produced by V. Venkatraj. The film stars Deepak Dinkar and Neha Ratnakaran (making her debut), while Rajendran essays a supporting role. The film released on 13 March 2015. Plot Saravana Perumal (Deepak Dinkar) is a television anchor experiencing hard times in both his professional and personal life. He is being bested at his workplace by a colleague, harassed by a loan shark, and fears that his girlfriend Deepika ( Neha Ratnakaran) is having an affair. Saravanan goes to a party with his friends, where he becomes intoxicated. While drunk, he unknowingly tells hitman Mark ( Rajendran) of his troubles who takes pity on him and offers to kill his competitor at work, the loan shark, and Deepika. When he wakes the following morning, he finds that his colleague and the loan shark are dead, and a cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naan Kadavul
''Naan Kadavul'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action drama film co-written and directed by Bala. The film is based on the Tamil novel ''Yezhaam Ulagam'' by Jeyamohan, who also penned the dialogues for the film. The film stars Arya and Pooja. The film produced by K. S. Sreenivasan and jointly distributed by Vasan Visual Ventures and Pyramid Saimira, had background score and soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Arthur A. Wilson handled the cinematography while Suresh Urs looked after the editing. The film had been in making for over three years, finally released on 6 February 2009. Upon release the film received critical acclaim, winning two National Film Awards, including the Best Director Award for Bala, four Vijay Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. It was also shown at film festivals, such as the 2010 Fantastic Fest and the 2011 Beloit International Film Festival. Plot For astrological reasons, a father (Azhagan Thamizhmani) has to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirudan Police
''Thirudan Police'' (Thief and Police) is a 2014 Indian Tamil language action comedy film, directed by debutant Caarthick Raju. Produced by S. P. B. Charan in collaboration with J. Selvakumar of Kenanya films, the film has Dinesh and Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead and music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while Bala Saravanan, Nithin Sathya, John Vijay and Rajendran play supporting roles. According to the director, the film is about a son exacting revenge for his father's death. The film was launched in December 2013, and released on 14 November 2014. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Sapthagiri Express'' with Sapthagiri and in Kannada as ''Khiladi Police'' with Harish Raj. Cast * Dinesh as Vishwa * Aishwarya Rajesh as Poornima * Bala Saravanan as Vanagamudi * Nithin Sathya as Ekambaram's son * Rajendran as Manickam * John Vijay as Maravattai * Aadukalam Naren as Police Commissioner * Rajesh as Singaram * Renuka as Vishwa's mother * Uma as ACP's wife * Vazhakku En Muthuraman as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of South India
The Cinema of South India refers collectively to the six distinct film industries based in Southern region of India namely Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, Kannada, Konkani, and Malayalam. Although these industries developed independently for a long period of time, gross exchange of artists and technicians, as well as globalisation helped in shaping this unique identity. By 2010, South India became the home for 6320, or about 62% of the 10,167 movie theatres in India. For the financial year of 2013, the combined net box office revenue of Tamil and Telugu films stood at nearly 40% of the total net revenue of Indian films. In 2020, the combined market of the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries grossed revenue of Rs 1,040 crore, and surpassed that of Hindi film markets where box office collection stood at Rs 870 crore. In 2021, Telugu film industry emerged as the largest film industry of India in terms of box office revenue. History During the Madras Presidency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thambi Pondatti
''Thambi Pondatti'' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rahman, Sukanya, Nizhalgal Ravi and Ramya Krishnan. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 7 February 1992. Plot Somu ( Rahman) is an advertising photographer who exclusively works with female models. His family is a very modern family. His elder brother Balu ( Nizhalgal Ravi) falls in love with his friend Maala ( Ramya Krishnan), a modern woman, and he discloses it to Somu. They finally get married. Thereafter, the entire family searches for a bride for Somu. In turn, Somu gets married with Sumathi ( Sukanya), who is from a strict conservative family. Sumathi becomes a suspicious wife and she finds her husband's family's behaviours irritating. What transpires later forms the crux of the story. Cast * Rahman as Somu * Sukanya as Sumathi * Nizhalgal Ravi as Balu * Ramya Krishnan as Maala *Nagesh as Nivas *Rajesh as Chellappa *Vivek as Mani * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uthamaputhiran (2010 Film)
''Uthamaputhiran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic action comedy film directed by Mithran Jawahar. A remake of the 2008 Telugu film ''Ready'', it stars Dhanush and Genelia, reprising her role from the original version; the supporting cast includes Vivek, K. Bhagyaraj, Ashish Vidyarthi and Jaya Prakash Reddy (who was also part of the original film) among others with Shriya Saran in a cameo. The film received positive reviews from critics, ended up as a commercial success among 2010 Deepavali releases along with ''Mynaa''. The film was dubbed into Hindi as ''Rakhwala No. 1'' in 2012,. Plot Siva ( Dhanush) is a happy-go-lucky young boy in a large family. The head of this family are three brothers: Raghupathi (K. Bhagyaraj), Raghavan (Vijay Babu), and Rajaram (Vivekvasu Nagalla). One of the brothers is Siva's father. Siva studies from a hostel away from home. He is always helpful and always comes in when others need him. In one of his obliging acts, he helps his cousi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baana Kaathadi
''Baana Kaathadi'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Badri Venkatesh. The film stars newcomer Atharvaa, son of Tamil actor Murali, makes his debut in the film, and Samantha. Featuring music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Richard M. Nathan and editing by Suresh Urs, the film, which was launched in March 2009, released on 6 August 2010. It is the last movie of Murali, who made a special appearance in this movie, before his death in September 2010. The movie received critical acclaim and an above average success at the box office . The music of the film was a major hit . Plot One day, in his rush to grab hold of a falling kite, Ramesh (Atharvaa) bumps into Priya (Samantha), a fashion technology student. In the process, her pendrive falls into his pocket, without either of them realising. The pendrive consists of six months' worth of Priya's project work, and she needed to submit it. Asking the principal for an extension, Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Villain ...
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awardss for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The award was first given in 1997, with Prakash Raj being the first recipient. The list Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. See also * Tamil cinema * Cinema of India References {{Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandhakottai
''Kandhakottai'' is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. Sakthivel, starring Nakul and Poorna, whilst Sampath Raj and Santhanam play supporting roles. The music was composed by Dhina. The film released on 19 December 2009 to average reviews. Plot The film is about Siva, who hates love and those who are into such relationships, and even strives to separate couples. On the other hand, Pooja, a girl in Nagercoil, is the opposite of Siva, and takes risks to unite lovers. When Siva's sister Girija falls in love with Poorna's cousin, the two dissimilar characters meet. And when Siva sings ''Eppadi Ennul Kadhal Vandhadhu'', they fall in love. But a man in Nagercoil kills himself when Pooja reveals that she is in love with Siva. Now his father Annachi is infuriated with the girl and murders her relatives. So Siva battles the baddies and marries Pooja. Cast Songs Kandhakottai's soundtrack was composed by Dhina and features five songs. The soundtrack received mixed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalaimagan
''Thalaimagan'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action film starring Sarath Kumar, Nayanthara, Vadivelu and Vijayakumar. This film marked Sarath Kumar's directorial debut. It was the 100th film of Sarath Kumar. The film received mixed to negative criticism. Plot The story is set around the bulwark of honest and public good institution of everest. A journalistic anachronism at a time when media houses have become mouthpieces for corporate houses. It is helmed by the fearless Ayya ( Vijayakumar). It has among its ranks an intrepid scribe Dheeran (Sarath Kumar). He is no journeyman journalist. He is writer as well as a doer. When the power of the pen looks like slackening, he uses the hands that push the pen, so to say. And then there is harried colleague Erimalai (Vadivelu), who is often just a step away from trouble. Meghala (Nayanthara) is an enterprising intern who drives Dheeran to distraction. Dheeran runs into the evil axis of politico and police web as represented by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Jyothika, and Kamalinee Mukherjee in prominent roles, while Prakash Raj, Daniel Balaji, and Salim Baig played supporting roles. It revolves around a police officer who tries to track down two serial killers. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography being handled by Ravi Varman and editing done by Anthony. The film is also one of the first Indian films to be made using Super 35. ''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' was released on 25 August 2006 to positive reviews and became a blockbuster at the box office. Kamal Haasan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. Jyothika was nominated for the Best Actress category at the Filmfare Awards. Plot Rani, the daughter of former high rank Chennai police officer Superintendent Arokiya Raj IPS, tells her father over the phone that she will be back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thotti Jaya
''Thotti Jaya'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language gangster drama film written and directed by Durai and produced by Kalaipuli Dhanu. The film stars Silambarasan and Gopika, while Pradeep Rawat (in his Tamil debut) essays a supporting role. The soundtrack was composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography by R. D. Rajasekhar and Anthony. The film released on 9 September 2005 and received positive response from both audience and critics and was a success at the box office. Synopsis Jayachandran is an orphan working in a hotel as a helper. It is assumed he gets his title name "Thotti Jaya", as he is found in a garbage bin as an infant. One day he beats and fends off a man who gets into a squabble with the hotel owner. The following night, the hotel owner rewards him with cash and dreads him the next morning. He realizes people only respect the people they fear, so he walks out from the hotel and reaches Chennai. He is spotted by Seena Thana and is hired as a henchman. In an incide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
