Sollamale
''Sollamale'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Sasi, who made his directorial debut with the film. The film stars Livingston and Kausalya while Karan, Vivek, Anand, and Prakash Raj play supporting roles. The film opened in July 1998 to positive reviews and became a box office success. It was later remade Telugu as '' Seenu'' (1999) and in Hindi as '' Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai'' (2002). It was also dubbed into Hindi as ''Dil Faink''. Plot Nataraj is an honest, not-too-good-looking, village artist who comes to the city to find a job. He ends up being a banner artist. Shweta is a US citizen who loves India and its culture and stays with her relatives to learn Bharatnatyam. She is a soft-natured, loving girl who loves to help people in distress but cannot stand it if anyone lies or cheats. Initially when these two meet, she mistakes Nataraj to be a mute and pities him. Shweta's occasional friendlier association with Nataraj, in the means of helpi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai
''Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai'' (English: ''Love Is Crazy'') is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Kirti Kumar, starring Govinda and Rani Mukerji. The film served as a remake of the Tamil film ''Sollamale'' (1998). Synopsis Sunder comes from his village to the big city. He is naive, easily influenced, and illiterate. His attempts to influence girls are mocked, and he is ignored and made fun of by his roommates. One day, he befriends an NRI, Payal Khurana, who thinks he is disabled and dumb. She feels sorry for him and decides to assist him get his voice back. She takes him to Dr. S. Puri, who is unable to find a solution. Sunder is thrilled at the attention he is getting from Payal, and decides to continue to pull wool over her eyes, for he knows that she does not love him, she only feels sorry for his handicap, and will soon be returning overseas. Little does he know that Payal is beginning to fall in love with him, and arranging for him to meet her aun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raju Sundaram
Basuva Raju Sundaram is an Indian dance choreographer, actor and director, who works primarily in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. He appeared as an actor in films such as but not limited to: ''Jeans'' (1998), '' 123'' (2002), ''I Love You Da'' (2002) and ''Quick Gun Murugun'' (2009); and directed one film, ''Aegan'' (2008). He is the son of dancer Mugur Sundar, and the elder brother of choreographers Prabhu Deva and Nagendra Prasad. Choreographers and artists L. L. Cool Jayanth, Ashok Raja, Dinesh, Sridhar, Shobi Paulraj, Baba Bhaskar, Kalyan, Johny, Noble Paul, Prem Rakshith, Jani, Lalitha Shobi, Sathish Krishnan, Viji Sathish, Poppy, Japan Kumar, Sindhuja, Nanditha Jennifer, Raja, Shanthi Arvind, Anusha Swamy and Boopathy had worked as dancers and assistants to him. He won the National Film Award for Best Choreography for his work in the song "Pranamam Pranamam" song from the film ''Janatha Garage'' (2016) and "Everest Anchuna" song from the film ''Maharshi'' (2019). Care ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Super Good Films
Super Good Films, also credited as Mega Super Good Films in Telugu cinema, is an Indian film production and distribution company in Tamil cinema. It was established in the 1980s by R. B. Choudary. History R. B. Choudary hails from a Rajasthani family. He was into steel, exports and jewels business before entering film production. He started his career as a producer with Malayalam film industry first and produced a few films under "Super" banner. In 1989, he entered Tamil film industry and produced films on 'Super' banner in partnership with R. Mohan, who manufactured "Good Knight" mosquito mats. When they decided to part ways, Choudary borrowed good from 'Good Knight' and modified it as 'Super Good' films. Super Good Films was created by R. B. Choudary in the late 1980s and the producer continued to manage the film's activities for twenty years. Several successful directors in the Tamil film industry were given their first film by the studio, including K. S. Ravikumar ('' Pu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kausalya (actress)
Nandini (born Kavitha; 30 December 1979), commonly known as Kausalya, is an Indian actress and model, who has starred mainly in South Indian cinema. She is known as Nandini in Malayalam film Industry. After starting her career as a lead heroine, she has since gone on to portray supporting roles. Career Nandini was pursuing a modelling career, before she debuted in the 1996 Malayalam film ''April 19'' by Balachandra Menon. The following year, she appeared in her first Tamil film ''Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga'' (1997) with Murali and went on to star in several successful films in Tamil like ''Nerukku Ner'' (1997), ''Priyamudan'' (1998), ''Sollamale'' (1998), ''Pooveli'' (1998), ''Vaanathaippola'' (2000) and '' Kutty'' (2001). She went on to appear in many Malayalam films including '' Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu'' (1998), '' Karumadikkuttan'' (2001), '' Sundara Purushan'' (2001), '' Shivam'' (2002), ''Udayam'' (2004), '' Vajram'' (2004), ''Maanikyan'' (2004) and '' Sooryan'' (2007). ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Seenu (1999 Film)
''Seenu'' is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film produced by R. B. Choudary under the Super Good Films banner, directed by Sasi. It stars Venkatesh and Twinkle Khanna, and has music composed by Mani Sharma, the highlight of the film. The film is a remake of a 1998 Tamil movie ''Sollamale''. The film was successful at box office. It was later remade in Hindi as ''Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai''. The performance of Venkatesh was acclaimed and made a mark on his future films. This was the first and only Telugu film of erstwhile actress, Twinkle Khanna. The film has been described has having a cult following in Andhra Pradesh. Plot Seenu is an honest, not-too-good-looking, village artist who comes to the city to find a job. He ends up being a banner artist. Shwetha is a U.S. citizen, who loves India and its culture and stays with her relatives to learn about Bharatanatyam. She is a soft-natured, loving girl who loves to help people in distress, but cannot stand it if anyone li ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Music Director ...
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil ( Tamil Movie Industry) feature films. Both Ilaiyaraaja and A. R. Rahman have won this award for a maximum of 6 times. 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 {{TamilNaduStateAwardForBestMusicDirector 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]   |
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Kanal Kannan
Kanal Kannan (born as V. Kannan) is an Indian actor, action choreographer and screenwriter who works in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. He has worked with actors Mammootty, Prithviraj , Unni Mukundan Unnikrishnan Mukundan (born 22 September 1987), commonly known as Unni Mukundan, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Telugu and Tamil films. Unni Mukundan made his acting debut with the Ta ...,Ajith Kumar, Vijay (actor), Vijay, Arjun Sarja and R. Sarath Kumar in many films. Stunt coordinators including Stun Siva, Peter Hein, Anal Arasu, K. Ganesh Kumar, Stunt Silva, Silva, Rajasekhar, Hari Dinesh, T. Ramesh and Thunder Jeeva have worked as fighters and assistants to him. Personal life Kannan has filed a case against his wife on April 2012 in a city family court to bring his wife Hemavathi who was living in separation from him due to some differences, back to his family. Filmography * 1991 ''Cheran Pan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alphonsa (actress)
Alphonsa is an Indian actress known for her works in South Indian films, predominantly in item numbers, supporting and cameo roles. Career Alphonsa played a supporting role in K. S. Ravikumar's '' Panchathanthiram'' (2002), appearing alongside Kamal Haasan in a few scenes like, before appearing in ''Kadhal Sadugudu'' (2003), opposite Vikram, where her work was described as "lewd". Personal life Alphonsa was born in Tamil Nadu. Her younger brother is choreographer Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ..., who has also worked in films as an actor. Alphonsa married Nazeer, her co-star in ''Parvu Mazhai'', in 2001, against the wishes of her family. Alphonsa had lived with an upcoming actor, Vinod, in a live-in relationship for two years, before he committed suici ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kalyan (choreographer)
Kalyan is an Indian choreographer who has primarily worked on Tamil and Telugu language films as well as Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films.. After beginning his career as a dancer and actor, he has gone on to choreograph songs in over two hundred films as a popular choreographer. He has also been a Judge in the popular reality TV dance shows Jodi Number One and Kings of Dance for Vijay TV. Career Kalyan began his career in the film industry as a dancer working with his great aunt, Puliyur Saroja. He made his debut as a dancer in the film ''Per Sollum Pillai'' (1987) and then worked as an assistant choreographer with her in many popular Tamil films of the 1980s. He also became an actor and portrayed a negative role in the college drama film, ''Kalloori Vaasal'' (1996) featuring Ajith Kumar, Prashanth and Pooja Bhatt. He then played an antagonist against actor Vijay in S. A. Chandrasekhar's '' Maanbumigu Maanavan'' (1996), before moving on to work primarily as a choreographer. Sin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Crane Manohar
Crane Manohar (born 4 October 1965) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films, mostly in comedy roles. He appeared in many Vadivelu and Vivek comedy tracks. Career Manohar initially worked as a crane technician for films and when he started acting he kept the name 'Crane' Manohar. He started his career by acting in several K. S. Ravikumar films before playing supporting comedic roles in many films, often with Vadivelu. He garnered praise from critics for his roles in films including ''Kannukku Kannaga'' (2000) and ''Thenali'' (2000). Crane had roles in ''Udhaya'' (2004), '' Veeranna'' (2005), ''Satham Podathey'' (2007), '' Padikkadavan'' (2009), ''Velayudham'' (2011), ''Neram'' (2013), '' Bramman'' (2014), ''Katham Katham'' (2015) and ''Kamara Kattu'' (2015). He debuted as a character artiste in ''Irandu Manam Vendum'' (2016). He is also acted in sequel movies like ''Ko 2'' (2016), '' Singam 3'' (2017), '' Saamy 2'' (2018), ''Charlie Chaplin 2 ''Charlie Chaplin 2'' is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mohan Ram
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 a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |