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Roja Kootam
''Roja Kootam'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Sasi. The film stars Srikanth and Bhumika in lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharathwaj. This was Srikanth's debut movie and catapulted him into stardom. The film was dubbed in Telugu as ''Roja Poolu''. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Manasina Maathu'' with Ajay Rao and Aindrita Ray in 2011. Plot Ilango and Sriram are best friends. Ilango is his parents' only son, who aren't interested in anything but his academics. However Ilango is not interested in academics and wants to set up business. He falls in love with Manohari, who also eventually happens to reside opposite their house, with her loudmouthed sub-inspector mother. With the responsibilities of a brother to get his sisters married, Sriram leaves for Libya on a job received through Ilango's parents. Before he leaves, he tells Ilango that Mano and himself are in love, and asks Ilango to look after his lover until he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasi (director)
Sasidharan known as Sasi is an Indian Film Director, Screenwriter, working primarily in Tamil Cinema based in Chennai. He made his directorial debut with ''Sollamale'' in 1998, followed by a series of successful romantic films like ''Roja Kootam'' (2002), ''Dishyum'' (2006), '' Poo'' (2008). His first action film was '' Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu'' (2013), followed by ''Pichaikkaran'' (2016), ''Sivappu Manjal Pachai'' (2019) Career He made his directorial debut with ''Sollamale'' in 1998 and the Telugu movie '' Seenu'' (1999). It was followed with a series of successful romance films ''Roja Kootam'' (2002) and ''Dishyum'' (2006). In January 2007, he decided to make '' Poo'' (2008), after being inspired by the romantic short story of Veyilodu Poi written by Thamizh Selvan, noting that the effect that the story had on him was "Mind-blowing" and decided that he had "to take the story to everyone". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai Akash
Jai Akash, also known as Akash, is an Indian actor, who acted as hero in Telugu and Tamil films. He has acted in a Kannada film as hero too. He is the hero of the Telugu blockbuster movie Anandam ''Anandam'' (2001). Career Jai Sathish, a Tamilian of Sri Lankan origin settled in London, sent his modelling photographs to the "Star Search" service run by Suhasini's entertainment portal website TamilTalkies.com during the late 1990s. K. Balachander, when casting a new actor to portray the second hero role in ''Rojavanam'' (1999), used the "Star Search" platform and selected him to be in the film under the stage name of Akash. Akash began his career with his first film in Telugu, ''Anandam'', directed by Sreenu Vaitla and produced by Ramoji Rao. Anandam was a Silver Jubilee film and Akash won many awards for his excellent natural acting. He was the overnight super star and many top producers and directors were in queue to sign him. But, Akash acted in new directors films and struggl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Manali is a town, near Kullu town in Kullu district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated in the northern end of the Kullu Valley, formed by the Beas River. The town is located in the Kullu district, approximately north of the state capital of Shimla and northeast of the national capital of New Delhi. With a population of 8,096 people recorded in the 2011 Indian census Manali is the beginning of an ancient trade route through Lahaul (H.P) and Ladakh, over the Karakoram Pass and onto Yarkand and Hotan in the Tarim Basin of China. Manali is a popular tourist destination in India and serves as the gateway to the Lahaul and Spiti district as well as the city of Leh in Ladakh.''Paper also Presented at the International Seminar on Disasters, Environment and Development, 9–12 December 1994, New Delhi, India'' –by History Manali is named after the Sanātanī lawgiver Manu (see Manusmriti). The name ''Manali'' is regarded as the derivative of ''Manu-Alaya'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampi
Hampi or Hampe, also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Hampi (town), Hampi town, Vijayanagara district, east-central Karnataka, India. Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century. It was a fortified city. Chronicles left by Persian and European travellers, particularly the Portuguese, say that Hampi was a prosperous, wealthy and grand city near the Tungabhadra River, with numerous temples, farms and trading markets. By 1500 CE, Hampi-Vijayanagara was the world's second-largest medieval-era city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at that time, attracting traders from Persia and Portugal. The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim sultanates; its capital was conquered, pillaged and destroyed by sultanate armies in 1565, after which Hampi remained in ruins. Located in Karnataka near the modern-era city of Hosapete, Hampi's ruins are spread over and it has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikmagalur
Chikmagalur, known officially as Chikkamagaluru, is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Mullayanagiri peak of the Western Ghats, the city attracts tourists from around the state for its pleasant and favourable hill station climate, tropical rainforest and coffee estates. Demographics As of 2011 Indian Census, Chikmagalur city had a total population of 118,401, of which 58,702 were males and 59,699 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 11,633. The total number of literates in Chikmagalur was 96,359, which constituted 81.4% of the population with male literacy of 83.7% and female literacy of 79.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Chikmagalur was 90.3%, of which male literacy rate was 93.1% and female literacy rate was 87.5%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 16,423 and 1,734 respectively. Chikmagalur had 28545 households in 2011. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shobi Paulraj
Shobi Paulraj is an Indian choreographer in the Kollywood and Tollywood industry. Founder of IBO Dance Studio, he has also choreographed in Bollywood movie, Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty, starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha'' Filmography Choreographer * 2004 ''Arul'' * 2005 ''Thirupaachi'' * 2005 ''Sachein'' * 2005 ''Aaru'' * 2005 ''Sivakasi'' * 2006 ''Aathi'' * 2007 ''Azhagiya Tamil Magan'' * 2008 ''Sakkarakatti'' * 2008 ''Kuruvi'' * 2009 ''TN 07 AL 4777'' * 2009 '' Vettaikaaran'' * 2009 '' Aadhavan'' * 2010 ''Singam'' * 2011 ''Mankatha'' * 2011 ''7aum Arivu'' * 2011 ''Velayudham'' * 2012 ''Nanban'' * 2012 ''Thuppakki'' * 2013 ''Pandiya Naadu'' * 2013 ''Arrambam'' * 2014 '' Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty'' * 2014 ''Kaththi'' * 2014 ''Lingaa'' * 2014 '' Jeeva'' * 2015 '' I'' * 2015 '' Paayum Puli'' * 2015 ''Massu Engira Masilamani'' * 2015 ''Uttama Villain'' * 2015 ''Vedalam'' * 2016 ''Iru Mugan'' * 2016 '' Theri'' * 2017 ''Spyder'' * 2017 '' Si3'' * 2017 ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarun (Telugu Actor)
Tarun Kumar (born 8 January 1980) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in few Tamil and Malayalam films. He has received three state Nandi Awards and the National Film Award for his works. He received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 1991, for his work in Mani Ratnam's '' Anjali'', which was India's official entry to the Oscars for that year. Tarun won critical acclaim with the Malayalam children's film, '' Abhayam'' (1991), which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for that year, and Tarun won the Best Child artist Award at the ''Furoshiki Film Festival in Japan''. As a child artist, Tarun starred in super hits such as ''Manasu Mamatha'' (1990), '' Surya IPS'' (1991), ''Aditya 369'' (1991), ''Teja'' (1992), ''My Dear Muthachan'' (1992), and '' Johny'' (1993). Early life Tarun is the son of Roja Ramani and Odia Director Sushant Chakrapani. He started his career as a child actor with ''Manasu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aascar Ravichandran
Viswanathan Ravichandran is an Indian film producer and distributor in Chennai, India. He is the founder and owner of the production and distribution company, Aascar Films Pvt. Ltd, previously known as Oscar Films. Ravichandran started his venture in 1998 with the co-production of ''Kadhalukku Mariyadhai''. He went on to produce many large-scale Tamil language films and distribute a number of English films across South India. Early life He was born in Vellore and completed his graduation from Voorhees College, Vellore. His brothers own smaller production companies, Celebrity Pictures and Viswas Pictures. He started distributing films since he was 16 years old as he was the son of a leading distributor in Vellore. Career Prior to making his name as a film producer, Ravichandran had been a leading film distributor in Tamil cinema since the late 1970s and gained attention through the distribution of Jackie Chan films across Tamil Nadu. Ravichandran made his debut as a produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Raman
Mohan Raman, also known as Mohan V. Ram (born 3 April 1956), is an Indian actor and writer. In 2017 and 2019, he was a Jury member for the National Film Award for Best Writing on Cinema. Raman is a film historian and writes for ''The Hindu''. He has also worked on Hindi-language films including ''Sabse Bada Khiladi'' (1995) and ''Chennai Express'' (2013). Partial filmography Tamil films Hindi films Telugu films Dubbing artist *Raghuvir Yadav (''Uyire'') *Girish Karnad ('' Amirtham'') * Tanikella Bharani (''Dhoni'', '' Vaikuntapuram'') * Suresh Krishnamoorthi (''Pulan Visaranai 2 ''Pulan Visaranai 2'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by R. K. Selvamani and produced by Ibrahim Rowther. It stars Prashanth, Karthika in lead roles with R. K. and Pyramid Natarajan playing pivotal roles. The film, which ...'') Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raman, Mohan Living people Tamil male television actors Tamil male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampath Ram
Sampath Ram is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil-language films. He is known for his villainous roles. Career Ram started his acting career with the television series '' Ethanai Manithargal'' that aired on Doordarshan as a thug. He made his film debut with ''Mudhalvan'' (1999), where he played a sub-inspector of police. The film, however, failed to provide the actor a major break. Ram survived a head injury while shooting for ''Dheena'' (2001). After ''Dheena'', he starred in several films as a thug. About twenty years later, Ram landed in a meaty role in '' Thimiru Pudichavan'' (2018). Post ''Thimiru Pudichavan'', he garnered acclaim for his performance as an aghori in ''Kanchana 3''. Ram signed ''Thatrom Thookrom ''Thatrom Thookrom'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Arul S. The film stars Teejay Arunasalam, Cheenu Mohan and Kaali Venkat while Sampath Ram portrays a negative role. Balamurali Balu composed musi ...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanthi Williams
Shanthi Williams is an Indian film and television actress who has played supporting roles in various Tamil and Malayalam movies and serials. Career Williams came into the industry as a child artist at the age of 12. Williams started her acting in 1970 with the film, ''Vietnam Veedu''. She started doing television serials from 1999, playing second lead and supporting roles. She is best known for her role as the traditional mother in the serial Metti Oli. She was awarded the Best Actress in a negative role by director K. Balachander for her performance in Thendral where she played Tamizharasu's mother. She has acted in many Tamil and Malayalam films as well as serials. Personal life Shanthi Williams was born at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu to Malayali parents. She married a Malayali cameraman J. Williams in 1979. They have 4 children. Filmography Tamil * Madhana Maaligai (1976) *Uyarndhavargal (1977) *General Chakravarthi (1978) - * Manthoppu Kiliye (1979) - Lakshmi * Panam Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
