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Ramesh Selvan
Ramesh Selvan is an Indian film director, who has made Tamil films. Career Ramesh Selvan made his debut as a film maker with the action film ''Ulavuthurai'' (1998) starring Vijayakanth in lead role before making the revenge drama ''Jananam'' (2003) starring Arun Vijay. He then began directing a project titled ''Runway'' with Prashanth, but after a few schedules it had run into financial problems. Ramesh announced that he would be making a comeback in early 2010, revealing that he was working a project titled ''Kalavaram'' with Sathyaraj in the lead role. ''Kalavaram'' was revealed to be based on a true story, that of the biggest riot that has ever taken place in Tamil Nadu, with Sathyaraj playing a deputy police commissioner who heads an investigation commission. The release of the film was pushed back several times, leaving the project which began in 2010, in development hell. Plans to release the film in August 2013 were also unsuccessful due to a high number of other films s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulavuthurai
''Ulavuthurai'' is a 1998 Tamil-language action crime film directed by Ramesh Selvan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Meena and Sanghavi, with Radha Ravi, Janagaraj, Carlos, Jassi Singh, and Hemanth Ravan, among others, play supporting roles. The film, produced by Vijay Prabhakaran, had musical score by newcomer Shah and was released on 14 January 1998. The film was Vijayakanth's 125th film. Plot Several people die mysteriously in the sea, so the navy looks for its best officer Vasanth Periyasamy (Vijayakanth) to investigate the case. Vasanth Periyasamy changes his identity into Krishnamoorthy. He is now a car driver and lives in disguise for his family's sake. In the past, he was married to the illiterate Meena (Meena) and has a daughter named Priya (Baby Jennifer). One day, a terrorist (Hemanth Ravan) kidnapped Meena and threatened to kill her if Vasanth Periyasamy does not release his partners in jail. Meena was then killed in the rescue mission, and the terrorists were released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayakanth
Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016. Before entering politics Vijayakanth was a successful actor, producer and director. Vijayakanth is also the current DMDK chairman of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. He is the founder and president, general secretary of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) Political party and served as a Member of Legislative Assembly twice representing the constituency of Virudhachalam and Rishivandiyam respectively. Personal life Vijayakanth was born as Vijayaraj Alagarswami in Madurai on 25 August 1952. his parents are K. N. Alagarswami and Aandal Azhagarswami. He married Premalatha on 31 January 1990 and has two sons named Vijaya Prabhakaran and Shanmuga Pandian, an actor. Acting career Vijayakanth is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jananam
''Jananam'' () is a 2004 Tamil language action drama film directed by Ramesh Selvan. The film stars Arun Vijay and Priyanka Trivedi in lead roles, while Ashish Vidyarthi, Raghuvaran, Charle, Vadivelu and Nassar play supporting roles. The music was composed by Bharathwaj. The film was launched in 2002, but got delayed and was released in 2004. Plot Surya ( Arunkumar) is an angry young man who is a post-graduate student looking for a job. His girlfriend is Shruthi (Priyanka Trivedi). She always tries to control his rage as he fights against injustice in society. Once, Surya fights for a friend, Ganesh (Charle), who is a gold medalist but does not get a job as he is not able to get a loan from a bank because he does not have any collateral to pledge. Another gold medalist friend dies in an accident after running helter-skelter hunting for a job. All this changes Surya’s life, especially after he meets a well-known writer and intellectual Udaya Murthy (Raghuvaran), who urges him, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Vijay
Arun Vijay (born 19 November 1977), formerly known as Arun Kumar, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He also starred in a few films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Born as Arun Kumar and being the only son of veteran actor Vijayakumar, he debuted in Sundar C's ''Murai Mappillai'' (1995). He received early success in ''Thulli Thirintha Kaalam'' (1998) and ''Pandavar Bhoomi'' (2001). After a string of failures, he changed his name to Arun Vijay and achieved breakthrough success and recognition for playing lead roles in ''Malai Malai'' (2009), ''Maanja Velu'' (2010), ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' (2012), ''Kuttram 23'' (2017), ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' (2018), '' Thadam'' (2019), '' Mafia: Chapter 1'' (2020) and ''Yaanai'' (2022). He is noted for his villanous roles in ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015), '' Bruce Lee: The Fighter'' (2015) and '' Chakravyuha'' (2016). He is a recipient of many awards, including a Norway Tamil Film Festival Award, two Filmfare South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Sathyaraj
Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema, Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also include works in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. He started his career in antagonistic roles and later played lead roles. He met with success through lead performances in ''Vedham Pudhithu'' (1987), ''Nadigan'' (1990), ''Amaidhi Padai'' (1994), ''Periyar (2007 film), Periyar'' (2007) and ''Onbadhu Roobai Nottu'' (2007). He also received acclaim for supporting roles in ''Nanban (2012 film), Nanban'' (2012), Mirchi (film), ''Mirchi'' (2013), ''Raja Rani (2013 film), Raja Rani'' (2013), ''Baahubali: The Beginning, Baahubali'' (2015), ''Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, Baahubali 2'' (2017), ''Kanaa (film), Kanaa'' (2018), and Jersey (2019 film), ''Jersey'' (2019). He was also the director of the film ''Villadhi Villain'' (1995), starring himself in three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Development Hell
Development hell, development purgatory, and development limbo are media and software industry jargon for a project, concept, or idea that remains in development for an especially long time, often moving between different crews, scripts, game engines, or studios before it progresses to production, if it ever does. Projects in development hell generally have very ambitious goals, which may or may not be underestimated in the design phase, and are delayed in an attempt to meet those goals in a high degree. Production hell refers to when a film has entered production but remains in that state for a long time without progressing to post. The term can also apply generally to any project that has languished unexpectedly in its planning or construction phases, rather than being completed in a realistic amount of time, or otherwise having diverted from its original timely expected date of completion. Overview Film Film industry companies often buy the film rights to many popular nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalaivan
''Thalaivan'' is a 2014 Tamil film directed by Ramesh Selvan and produced by Chithirai Selvan. The film features Bas, the younger brother of politician T. T. V. Dhinakaran and Nikesha Patel in the lead roles, while the ensemble cast features Santhanam, Suman and Jayaprakash amongst others. The film was released on 18 April 2014. Cast *Bas as Bas *Nikesha Patel as Anusha *Santhanam as Kannan * Monica * Suman *Vincent Asokan *Jayaprakash *Subbaraju as ACP * Suresh Krishna *Suman Setty * Swaminathan as Professor *Manobala *Kovai Sarala *VTV Ganesh *Vasu Vikram * T. P. Gajendran * O. A. K. Sundar as Muthukumar * Aarthi as Anushka's friend *Muthukaalai *Ravi as Police officer *Abhishek *Kota Srinivasa Rao (cameo appearance) *Powerstar Srinivasan (cameo appearance) Production The film is the home production of the newcomer lead comedian, V. Bhaskaran alias Bas, brother to politician T. T. V. Dhinakaran and a nephew of VK Sasikala. The actor is in his 40s and had previously been t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalavaram
''Kalavaram'' ( en, Riot) is a 2014 Tamil film directed by Ramesh Selvan and produced by Ravichandran. The film features veteran actors Sathyaraj and Tanikella Bharani in the leading roles, while an ensemble cast of newcomers play other pivotal roles. The film, which had been in production since 2010, released on 14 January 2014. Cast * Sathyaraj as Vetriselvan * Tanikella Bharani as Adi Moolam * Raj Kapoor * Mayilsamy * Ajay Reddy * Yazar Arafath * Ragavender * Kutti Ajay * Lavanya * Harini * Inbanila * Riya * Sujibala * Gaana Bala in a special appearance Production Ramesh Selvan, director of the films ''Ulavuthurai'' (1998) and ''Jananam'' (2004), announced that he would be making a comeback in early 2010, revealing that he was working a project titled ''Kalavaram'' with Sathyaraj in the lead role. He noted that he had taken an extended break as his previous film, ''Runway'' with Prashanth, had run into financial problems. ''Kalavaram'' was revealed to be based on a true st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vajram (2015 Film)
''Vajram'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by Ramesh Selvan. The film revolves around the four boys who want to get revenge on a corrupt minister. It stars Kishore, Sree Raam, Pandi, and Kuttymani, in the lead roles, while Pavani Reddy, Jayaprakash, Thambi Ramaiah, and Mayilsamy play supporting roles. The music composed by F. S. Faizal with editing done by Marish and cinematography by A. R. Kumaresan. The film was released on 27 February 2015 with negative reviews. Plot The movie opens up intriguingly at a juvenile prison, where four teenage boys – Aravind ( Kishore), Madurai ( Sree Raam), Pandi ( Pandi), and Kuttymani (Kuttymani) – land up there on charges of raping their classmate. A brief gloomy segment reveals that they torture the inmates of juvenile homes undergo at the hands of the wardens. Meanwhile, we see a police officer (Pondy Ravi), who is the benami of a greedy minister named Selvanayagam (Jayaprakash), who has entrusted h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nungambakkam (film)
''Nungambakkam'' is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ramesh Selvan. Based on the Swathi murder case, the film stars Ajmal, Mano and Ayra. The film completed its shoot in 2017 but faced production and legal delays before releasing on 30 October 2020 through a digital platform. Synopsis The film's plot is based on the real-life incident of the Swathi murder case, which took place at the Nungambakkam railway station in Chennai during June 2016. Cast *Ajmal as Inspector Shankar *Praveenkumar Mano as Rajkumar *Ayra as Sumathi * A. Venkatesh as Advocate Durai * G. Gnanasambandam as a Lawyer *R. N. R. Manohar as Director General of Police *Rajkanth as Police inspector *Munnar Ramesh as Jailer Shanmuga Pandian *Ganesh as Commissioner of Police *S. V. Thangaraj as Sivakumar Production Director Ramesh Selvan and writer R. B. Ravi scripted the film ''Swathi Kolai Vazhaku'' on the Swathi murder case. Rookie actors Ayra and Mano from Koothu-P-Pattarai have were cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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