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Salim Ghouse
Salim Ahmad Ghouse (10 January 1952 – 28 April 2022) was an Indian film, television and theatre actor, theatre director, and martial artist. He has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English films. Early life Salim Ghouse was born in Chennai. He studied at the Christchurch School and the Presidency College in Chennai. He was also a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Career Salim Ghouse is known for his role in the TV series '' Subah'' and for playing Rama, Krishna and Tipu Sultan in Shyam Benegal's TV Series ''Bharat Ek Khoj''. He has also worked in TV serial ''Wagle Ki Duniya''. In 1989, he portrayed the villain in the Tamil film ''Vettri Vizhaa'', directed by Pratap Pothen as the rival to Kamal Haasan. He starred alongside Mohanlal in the classic Malayalam movie ''Thazhvaram'', directed by Bharathan. In 1993 he did a villain role in Mani Ratnam's film ''Thiruda Thiruda'', and also acted alongside Madhuri Dixit and Shahrukh Khan in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan (born Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery.Dalrymple, p. 243 He introduced a number of administrative innovations during his rule, including a new coinage system and calendar, and a new land revenue system, which initiated the growth of the Mysore silk industry. He expanded the iron-cased Mysorean rockets and commissioned the military manual ''Fathul Mujahidin''. He deployed the rockets against advances of British forces and their allies during the Anglo-Mysore Wars, including the Battle of Pollilur and Siege of Srirangapatna. Tipu Sultan and his father used their French-trained army in alliance with the French in their struggle with the British, and in Mysore's struggles with other surrounding powers: against the Marathas, Sira, and rulers of Malabar, Kodagu, Bednore, Carnatic, and Travancore. Tipu's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 80 films, and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. He has been awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, as well as the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Legion of Honour by the Government of France. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the world. Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with '' Deewana''. Early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films ''Baazigar'' (1993), ''Darr'' (1993), and ''Anjaam'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit Nene (née Dixit; born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. A leading actress of Indian cinema, she has appeared in over 70 films. Noted by critics for her beauty, dancing skills, and characters, Dixit was credited for singularly paralleling her male contemporaries and leading star vehicles in a male-dominated industry. She was among the country's highest-paid celebrities throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and has featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list since its inception in 2012. Her accolades include six Filmfare Awards from a record 17 nominations. In 2008, the Government of India awarded her with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country. Born and raised in Mumbai, Dixit made her acting debut in 1984 with a leading role in the drama ''Abodh''. After a few successive commercially failed films, she rose to prominence with the action drama ''Tezaab'' (1988), and established herself with starring ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiruda Thiruda
''Thiruda Thiruda'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language black comedy caper film directed by Mani Ratnam written along with Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Prashanth, Anand, Anu Aggarwal and Heera Rajagopal while S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Salim Ghouse play supporting roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman while the cinematography was handled by P. C. Sriram. In 1994, the film premièred at the Toronto International Film Festival. It also won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects. Plot Printed Indian currency from the Reserve Bank of India security press at Nasik with an estimated value of 1000 crores, is stolen from a train by T. T. Vikram, a gangster and drug dealer living in London. The container is shipped off by Vikram's henchman and is on the move. The access card of the container goes to the possession of pop star Chandralekha, an acquaintance of Vikram. CBI SP Lakshminarayanan is assigned to track down the stolen cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mani Ratnam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, six Filmfare Awards South, and numerous awards at various film festivals across the world. In 2002, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film. Despite being born into a film family, Mani Ratnam did not develop any interest in films when he was young. Upon completion of his post graduation in management, he started his career as a consultant. He entered the film industry through the 1983 Kannada film, ''Pallavi Anu Pallavi''. The failure of his subsequent films would mean that he was left with fewer offers. However, his fifth directorial outing, ''Mouna Ragam'' (1986), established him as a leading filmmaker in Tamil cinema. He was the director o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharathan
Bharathan (14 November 1946 – 30 July 1998) was an Indian film maker, artist, and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan and K. G. George, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. A train of directors, and screenwriters followed this school onto the 1990s including Sibi Malayil, Kamal, Lohithadas and Jayaraj. Early life He was born at Enkakkad near Wadakkancherry, in present-day Thrissur district of Kerala, India. Career Art direction After completing his diploma from the College of Fine Arts, Thrissur, Bharathan entered films as an art director through the Malayalam film '' Gandharavakshetram'' (1972), directed by A. Vincent, which also happened to be ons of the first films where actor Thilakan played a noticeable role. He was inspired by his uncle P. N. Menon, an established director. After working as an art director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thazhvaram
''Thazhvaram'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language western film, western thriller film directed by Bharathan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. It stars Mohanlal, Salim Ghouse, Sumalatha, Anju (actress), Anju and Sankaradi. It tells the story of Balan (Mohanlal), who's on the lookout for Raju (Salim Ghouse) for taking revenge for murdering his wife Raji (Anju). Bharathan also composed the only song featured in the film, the background score was provided by Johnson (composer), Johnson. Set in the backdrop of a remote village across a valley in Palakkad district, Palakkad, the film is made in the style of a Spaghetti Western film, and has achieved a cult film, cult status in Kerala since its release. it was both a critical and commercial success, with many critics praising Mohanlal’s performance. it is considered to be one of Mohanlal’s best performances in his career. Plot Balan is in search of Raju and the search takes him to a remote village in a valley. Balan reaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada-language films. Mohanlal has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in more than 400 films. Mohanlal's contributions to the Malayalam cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Indian film industry. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001, and Padma Bhushan in 2019, India's fourth and third highest civilian honours, for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2009, he became the first actor in India to be awarded the honorary rank of Lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army. Mohanlal made his acting debut at age 18 in the Malayalam film ''Thiranottam'' in 1978, but the film was delayed in its release for 25 years due to censorship iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali language, Bengali films. He has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Tamil film industry. He is also known for introducing many new technologies and cosmetics to the Indian film industry. He has won numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Awards. He was awarded the Kalaimamani, Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999), Padma Shri in 1990, the List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019), Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (''Chevalier'') in 2016. Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil language, Tamil-language film ''Kalathur Kannamma'', for which he won the Rashtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pratap Pothen
Pratap Pothen (13 August 1952 – 15 July 2022) was an Indian actor and filmmaker who acted in about 100 films and directed 12 films. He appeared in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu as well as Hindi films. He also worked as a scriptwriter and producer for films. Early life and career Pratap was born in Trivandrum, Kerala on 13 August 1952. His father Kolathinkal Pothan was a businessman who died when Pratap was 15 years old. Pratap had five siblings, including an elder brother, Hari Pothan, who also worked as a film producer. Pratap was educated at the Lawrence School, Lovedale in Ooty. Initially, he was interested in painting; however, once he joined college, he started acting in plays with the help of his friends, and gradually got more interested in acting than painting. After his graduation from the Madras Christian College, Pratap worked as a copywriter in an ad agency in Mumbai. Later he also worked at Sistas ad agency and Hindustan Thomson. Personal life Pratap married ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vettri Vizhaa
''Vetri Vizha'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prathap K. Pothen. It stars Kamal Haasan, Prabhu, pairing with Sasikala and Khushbu as lead heroine along with Amala in guest appearance. The film was a blockbuster and completed 175-day run at the box office. It is loosely based on the novel '' The Bourne Identity'' by Robert Ludlum. ''Vetri Vizha'' was released on 28 October 1989 during the Diwali holiday. Santhi Narayanasamy and T. Manohar produced ''Vetri Vizha'' under the production company Sivaji Productions. The story was written by K. Rajeshwar and Shanmugapriyan. Cinematography was handled by Ashok Kumar, the editing was by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan, and the art direction was by B. Salim. The first film in which Kamal Haasan and Prabhu co-starred. Filming took place primarily in Goa and Chennai. Plot A man (Kamal Haasan) is being chased by heavily armed men in a coastline. He takes out a couple of them with his superior skills, but is sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
