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S. A. Chandrasekhar
S. A Chandrasekar (born 2 July 1945) is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter, and actor who primarily works within Kollywood. He made his directorial debut with ''Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai'' (1978), He got his breakthrough with '' Sattam Oru Iruttarai'' (1981). He has directed over 70 movies in all south Indian languages, and is known for directing films focusing on social issues. Personal life Chandrasekhar was born in Thangachimadam, Tamil Nadu into a Catholic Christian family. His son is Vijay, who is one of the leading actors in Tamil cinema. Chandrasekhar also had a daughter named Vidya, who died at the age of two. His brother-in-law, S. N. Surendar is a playback singer and voice artist. His nephew Vikranth is also an actor. Film career Chandrasekar has directed over 70 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Directors S. Shankar, Senthilnathan, C. Ranganathan, Pavithran, Majith, K. R. Jaya, M. Rajesh, Ponram, T. Shivraj & Vicky had w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanithan
''Kanithan'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by T. N. Santhosh and produced by S. Thanu. The film stars Atharvaa and Catherine Tresa. Sivamani (percussionist), Sivamani composed the film's music. Having begun production in 2013, the film was released in February 2016. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Athiratha'' (2017) and in Telugu as ''Arjun Suravaram'' (2019). It received mixed reviews from critics but was a ''Hit'' at box office. Plot Gowtham Ramalingam is an intelligent TV journalism, journalist who works in a small channel. For generations, his family has had close links with the media. His father, Ramalingam, is a news presenter in Doordarshan. His grandfather was a newsreader in All India Radio. Despite being an academically brilliant engineering graduate, Gowtham prefers working as a TV journalist and yearns to join the BBC. One day, while reporting for his channel, he stumbles across Anu and falls for her. Anu turns out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and List of newspapers by circulation, largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a newspaper of record. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. In a 2021 surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vetri (film)
''Vetri'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language action crime film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, starring Vijayakanth in the main lead role. The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. S. A. Chandrasekhar's son, Vijay, also plays a cameo role as a child artist, making it his first ever on-screen performance. The film was a remake of the director's own 1983 Kannada film ''Geluvu Nannade'' which he also later remade in Telugu as '' Devanthakudu'' (1984). The film was released on 17 February 1984. Plot A young student, Vijay, loves challenges and bets, and uses any means to win them. He makes a bet with his friend, Arun a fellow prankster, and cruelly in order to win the challenge, captures a girl named Shanti inside a guest house for three days. For this prank, Arun is expelled from college by Professor Ramanajam. In a subsequent scene, a young woman called Lalitha goes to the teacher's house and gets raped by him, then commits suicide in despair. Appusami, Lalitha's brother, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saatchi (film)
''Saatchi'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by P. S. V. Hariharan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Viji and M. N. Nambiar. It is a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film ''Raktham''. The film was released on 16 September 1983. Plot After a policeman marries the woman of his dreams, he is tasked with catching a dangerous criminal who poses a threat to society Cast Production Chandrasekhar initially planned to remake his Kannada film ''Geluvu Nannade'' as ''Vetri Namadhe'' with Vijayakanth and Mohan in lead roles; however the project was shelved after Mohan left the film hence Chandrasekhar started another project which eventually became ''Saatchi''. The lead role was offered to Prabhu, and later Karthik, both of whom declined; Vijayakanth was ultimately cast. The film was launched on 9 May 1983 at AVM Studios. Filming took place in Salem. Soundtrack The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. Critical recept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palletoori Monagadu
''Palletoori Monagadu'' is a 1983 Telugu-language film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by Midde Rama Rao. The film stars Chiranjeevi and Radhika Sarathkumar and was a remake of director's own Tamil film '' Nenjile Thunivirunthal''. The film had musical score by K. Chakravarthy. It was a commercial success. Plot Cast * Chiranjeevi as Raja/Rajanna * Radhika Sarathkumar as Rani/Dr. Santhi * Maruthirao Gollapudi * Rajesh as Ravi * Poornima * R. Narayana Murthy * Suthi Veerabhadra Rao * Suthi Velu Production * Chiranjeevi was paid 1.25 lakh Rupees remuneration for the movie. Soundtrack *"Paluke Bangarama" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela *"Akkum Bakkum" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela *"Jadaloni Banthi Puvvu" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela *"Evvaroi Peddhollu" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam *"Gundegadhi Khaali" – S. P. Sailaja, N. Raja Box office * The movie was commercially successful and ran for 100 days in Venkateswara Theater in Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyaya Ellide
''Nyaya Ellide'' () is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. A remake of his own Tamil movie ''Sattam Oru Iruttarai'', the film stars Shankar Nag, Aarathi, Dwarakish, and Sangeetha. It was produced by Dwarakish and Prabhakara Reddy under the banner of DR Films. According to ''The Hindu'' it was one of the 1980s films with revolutionary songs. Plot Inspector Durga lives with her widowed mother and little brother Vijay, who fights for justice whenever he comes across any injustice in society and gets caught by the police. Vijay is frequently at loggerheads with Durga due to his aggressive behaviour. Vijay's only mission in life is to kill three men: George, Javed and Jagannath. Vijay's father Gopal Rao happened to witness a murder committed by the trio. Despite being arrested and imprisoned, the trio managed to come out of prison and kill Gopal Rao and his family except Vijay, Durga and their mother. When Vijay and Durga approached the police t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chattaniki Kallu Levu
''Chattaniki Kallu Levu'' () is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language vigilante action film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Madhavi, Lakshmi, Hema Sundar and Kannada Prabhakar in important roles. It is a remake of Chandrasekhar's 1981 Tamil film '' Sattam Oru Iruttarai''. The film was released on 30 October 1981 and became a commercial success. Plot Siblings Vijay ( Chiranjeevi) and Durga (Lakshmi) are in pursuit of their sister's and father's murderers. Their father and sister were killed by three men, John ( Hema Sundar), Javed ( Kannada Prabhakar) and Janardan (Ceylon Manohar Ceylon Manohar () ( – 22 January 2018), popular name of A. E. Manoharan (Anthony Pillai Emmanuel Manoharan) also known as Surangani Manohar (), was a pop singer and actor. He has played roles in Tamil films and other Sri Lankan Tamil works. ...). Durga, now a police officer, wants the murderers to be punished legally. But, Vijay thinks that law and its loopholes can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponram
Ponraman Perumal, known professionally as Ponram is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He directed the film '' Thirutham'' in 2007 and ''Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam'' in 2013. Later on he had directed '' Seema Raja'' in 2018. Career He directed Sivakarthikeyan in the comedy film ''Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam''. In a review of the film, a critic stated that the film is a "jolly good fun ride". The film was a commercial success. Ponram went on to work with Sivakarthikeyan in '' Rajinimurugan'' (2016) and '' Seemaraja'' (2018). ''Rajinimurugan'' and ''Seemaraja'' received mixed reviews upon release although the former ended up as a commercial success. Ponram also directed ''Town Bus'', starring Gautham Karthik Gautham Ram Karthik (born 12 September 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil language, Tamil-language films. He made his acting debut in Mani Ratnam's ''Kadal (2013 film), Kadal'' (2013). He is a recipient of one Filmfare Award South, a T ..., for the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majith
Abdul Majith (commonly known as Majith) is an Indian film director, producer screenwriter who has worked on Tamil films. He made his directorial debut with the 2002 social drama film, ''Thamizhan'' starring Vijay and Priyanka Chopra. He has since worked on lower budget ventures. Career In 1996, he worked as the story writer for ''Selva''. In 2001, producer G. Venkateswaran signed on Thirupathisamy to direct Vijay in an action film titled ''Velan''. The film, a remake of the director's Telugu film '' Azad'', saw Priyanka Chopra, winner of the beauty pageant Miss World 2000, being brought in by Venkateswaren to make her debut and play the lead female role. However, before production began, Thirupathisamy died in an accident and Venkateswaren duly decided to give debutant Majith a chance to direct a film with the same cast. A social drama, campaigning for the widespread knowledge of legal rights, the film created anticipation prior to release. The film opened to mixed reviews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavithran (Tamil Film Director)
Pavithran is an Indian film director, who has made many hit Tamil films. He was active primarily in the 1990s collaborating in ventures which often included Sarathkumar in pivotal roles. He was awarded the Tamil Nadu state Kalaimamani award for his works in the film industry. He is known to have made his assistants huge stars in the film Industry. His assistant film directors include S. Shankar, A. Venkatesh (director), A. Venkatesh, Balaji Sakthivel, Vincent Selva, Saravana Subbiah and many more. He has also introduced stars like Prabhu Deva, Devayani. During the 1990s his movies with newcomers like Sarathkumar, Ajith Kumar, and Vijay (actor), Vijay, who later became established actors in the industry. He also introduced comedians like Soori (actor), Soori and Vimal (actor), Vimal in his movie ''Mattuthavani''. Career Pavithran a student of Pachaiyappa's college began his career with K. T. Kunjumon's production venture ''Vasanthakala Paravai'' (1991), before going on to make a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senthilnathan
Senthilnathan Jambulingam is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and television actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and serials, based in Chennai. He is best known for his action-masala films. As of 2013, he has directed more than twenty five films. Personal life He is the son of director Jambulingam who directed M. G. Ramachandran starrer ''Nam Naadu (1969 film), Nam Naadu''. Senthilnathan cast his son, Vinod, in the lead role of ''Unnai Naan'' (2004). Film career Initially, he worked as an assistant to director M. Bhaskar in Soolam (1980) and ''Pakkathu Veetu Roja'' (1982). He then worked as an assistant director under ''S. A. Chandrasekhar'' for 7 years from ''Sattam Oru Iruttarai'' until ''Needhikku Thandanai'' (1987). At that time, he befriended with actor Vijayakanth who promised him to act in his films in the future. When producers proposed him to direct a film, he met Vijayakanth but the actor was in a busy schedule. Waiting for his availability, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi Language
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of the Government of India, alongside English, and is the ''lingua franca'' of North India. Hindi is considered a Sanskritised register of Hindustani. Hindustani itself developed from Old Hindi and was spoken in Delhi and neighbouring areas. It incorporated a significant number of Persian loanwords. Hindi is an official language in twelve states (Bihar, Gujarat , Mizoram , Maharashtra , Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), and six union territories (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu , Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir) and an additional official language in the state of West Bengal. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
