Sukran
''Sukran'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written, produced and directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Vijay in an extended cameo as the title character with Ravi Krishna and Anita Hassanandani. The music was composed by debutant Vijay Antony with the score composed by Pravin Mani. The film released on 18 February 2005. Plot Ravi Shankar and Sandhya, who are students of a college in Dindigul, are in love, but Sandhya faces a problem at home as her uncle is attracted to her. One day, he peeps into her bathroom while she bathes, and she complains about it to her malevolent stepmother, but she forgives and encourages him and tells her that they will one day marry. Sandhya also encourages Ravi, telling him that they will marry. When Sandhya's stepmother discovers their affair, she pokes her nose in their wheel. Ravi's father, who is very caring and loving, sends them to Chennai. After they reach Chennai, he checks in on them, and in the middle of th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ravi Krishna
Ravi Krishna is a former Indian actor who worked in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. Son of producer A. M. Rathnam, he made his acting debut in Selvaraghavan's critically acclaimed ''7G Rainbow Colony''. He has won Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for his performance in that movie. Early life After his schooling, Ravi Krishna went to London where he pursued a BA degree in Multimedia. He completed his diploma in Interactive communication at Pentamedia, while also concentrating on his career in multimedia with non-linear film editing at Sam Media. He disclosed that he never intended to become an actor, but was "roped in" when he visited India for Easter. Career Ravi Krishna's debut film ''7G Rainbow Colony'', directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by his father fetched him the South Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut of that year, amongst other minor awards. Before starting to shoot for the film, he took a one-month training in acting at the Film Institute in Ki ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vijay Antony
Vijay Antony (born 24 July 1975) is an Indian music composer, playback singer, actor, film editor, lyricist, audio engineer, and filmmaker working predominantly in Tamil cinema. He made his debut as music composer in 2005. He is the first Indian Music Director to win the 2009 Cannes Golden Lion for the song ''Naaka Mukka'' advertising film in the Best Music category. The song propelled his fame and was played at the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He made his debut film ''Naan'' in 2012. He is best known for his roles in action thriller films such as ''Salim'' (2014) and ''Pichaikkaran'' (2016). Early life Vijay Antony was born in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. His father died when he was seven years old and his sister was four. Career Vijay Antony made his acting debut in the lead role in the crime thriller ''Naan''. The film's standalone sequel titled ''Salim'', an action thriller, was his next venture as an actor and music director. Both the films were sleeper hits. In 2015, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Soundararajan (cinematographer)
Soundar Rajan is an Indian cinematographer who has worked in the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industries. Early life Soundar Rajan was born in Uthiramerur, Tamil Nadu to Saranathan and Chandra. His childhood days were spent in Kancheepuram. He graduated with Bachelor's degree in Visual Communications from Loyola College. Career Soundar Rajan completed a degree in Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai before approaching P. C. Sreeram for work experience. Sreeram recommended him to K. V. Anand, who accepted him as an assistant, and they subsequently worked on films including ''Nerukku Ner'' (1997), ''Mudhalvan'' (1999) and ''Josh'' (2000), before continuing as an apprentice till ''Khakee'' (2004). Soundar Rajan made his debut as a lead cinematographer with ''Sukran'' (2005), before going on to work on ''Kana Kandaen'' (2005), directed by his mentor K. V. Anand. He was also given an opportunity by director Shankar to shoot Chimbu Deven's ''Arai En 305-il Kadavul ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ranjith (singer)
Ranjith K. Govind (born 21 February 1977), also known as K.G. Ranjith, is an Indian playback singer, working in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries and has sung more than 2500 songs. Early life Ranjith was born in Chennai, India into a Malayali family, hailing from Kalluvazhi, Kerala. He grew up listening to various kinds of music. He used to stay in a locality where there were many Keralites, and had a chance to participate in the local programs there. Later, a family friend suggested that he be trained in classical music. He learned Hindustani music and Carnatic music. He was trained by Vidwan Cuddalore Subramanian, K. S. Kanakasingam, Trichur P. Ramankutty and P. S. Narayana Swamy. He became popular when he won the Sun TV Saptha Swarangal singing contest in 2001. He is married to a trained Bharata Naatiyam dancer, Reshmi Menon. He has a daughter and a son. Career Mani Sharma introduced Ranjith as a playback singer, calling him to sing the song "Adugu Adu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dishyum
''Dishyum'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action-romance film directed by Sasi. Cinematography by Santonio Terzio. The film stars Jiiva, Sandhya, Guinness Pakru, Nassar, and Malavika Avinash. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Vijay Antony of Sukran fame. The film was released on 2 February 2006, receiving positive reviews from critics. Plot Bhaskar, a stuntman, is smitten with Cinthya, a college student. However, his heart is broken when he learns that she doesn't love him back, but he still to tries persuade her. Cast Production The producers of the film had initially signed Pooja to play the lead role in January 2004, before Sandhya replaced her. Before Jiiva was brought onboard, the film was shot for eleven/twelve days with actor Ashok. Vijay Sethupathi played a police officer in the initial version, which was later scrapped. Jiiva, who had previously trained in Kung fu for three years, underwent gymnastics training for his role as a stuntman. He perfor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santhana Bharathi
Santhana Bharathi is an Indian film director and actor who has primarily worked in Tamil cinema. Career Santhana Bharathi originally wanted to be a director but didn't get the right opportunity, even after working for a well known director like C. V. Sridhar. At the time, he had been looking for offers with his friend P. Vasu. Finally, they got a movie called ''Panneer Pushpangal'' in the year 1981. It was a success. Santhana Bharathi, along with his friend Vasu started directing many other movies under the name “Bharathi Vasu”. Santhana Bharathi started directing films of his own, after doing five films together with his friend Vasu, who also went on to become a popular director on his own. Santhana Bharathi's films such as '' Guna'', '' Chinna Mapillai'', '' Mahanadhi'' gained high appreciation. He often hired his friends Kamal Haasan and Crazy Mohan in his works. He has directed several films such as '' Guna'' (1991) and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sriman (actor)
Kumaravatha Srinivasa Reddy (born 14 February 1972), better known professionally as Seeman, is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Tamil films, and also some Telugu films. He is primarily known for his prominent character roles in '' Sethu'' (1999), '' Friends'' (2001) '' Panchathanthiram'' (2002), '' Aayutha Ezhuthu'' (2004), ''Pokkiri'' (2007), ''Aegan'' (2008), '' Muni 2: Kanchana'' (2011) and '' Kanchana 2'' (2015). He is the son of noted producer Prakash Reddy. Early life Sriman was born as Kumaravatha Srinivasa Reddy on 14 February 1972. His father Karri Prakash reddy is a popular dancer. He also was an assistant dance director, production Executive in his Brothers company. Later he started his production company, in which he produced 24 Telugu and Kannada films. His mother Jaya Lakshmi is a house wife. He has two siblings, a brother Prabhakaran and a sister Surekha. His uncle K. S. Reddy was the first popular solo Dancer in film industry, popular dance director, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Seetha (actress)
Seetha is an Indian actress and producer known for her works predominantly in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu cinema films. She began her acting career in 1985 and was one of the mainstream heroines from 1985. She made a comeback to film industry with the 2002 film '' Maaran''. Personal life Seetha married actor Parthiban in 1990. The couple divorced in 2001. She married TV actor Sateesh in 2010. The couple got divorced in 2016. Film career Seetha is a film and TV actress and producer. She started acting from 1985 and continued up to 1991. She took a break from acting for sometime and started acting again from 2002. She entered the film industry with the Tamil film ''Aan Paavam ''Aan Paavam'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Pandiarajan. It was his second directorial venture and first as actor. The film also stars Pandiyan, Revathi and Seetha. The film was released on 7 December 1985. It ...'' in 1985. She acted mainly in Telugu and Tamil films an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nalini (actress)
Nalini (born 28 August 1964) is an Indian actress known for her works in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films and worked in television. Personal life Nalini was born 28 August 1964 as second among eight children to Moorthi and Prema at Tamil Nadu. Her father was a choreographer in Tamil movies and her mother was a professional dancer. She has 7 siblings, one sister and six brothers. She studied at TN government school until grade seven; she could not continue her studies as she became busy with movies. Nalini married actor Ramarajan Ramarajan (born 18 October, 1960) is an Indian actor, writer, director and politician who specialised in acting and directing films on village-based subjects. He is also known as ''Makkal Nayagan'' in Tamil cinema. Career Ramarajan started his ... in 1987. The couple have twins; Aruna and Arun, born in 1988. However, they divorced, citing differences in 2000. Her daughter Aruna married Ramesh Subramanian on 6 May 2013. Filmography Tami ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rambha (actress)
Rambha (born Vijayalakshmi; 5 June 1976) is an Indian actress. In a career spanning of almost two decades, Rambha had appeared in more than 100 films across eight regional languages, predominantly in Telugu and Tamil, in addition to Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi along with few Bengali, Bhojpuri and English films. She was one of the prominent actresses in India in the 90s and 2000s. Early life and background Rambha was born as Vijayalakshmi in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on 5 June 1976 into a Telugu family.References for the subject's ethnicity: She did her schooling at Atkinsons Senior Secondary School, Vijayawada. While she was studying in her seventh standard, she acted as ''Ammavaru'' (Mother Goddess) for her school's Annual Day competition. The event had been attended by director Hariharan who stayed in contact and later introduced her as the female lead in Malayalam film, '' Sargam''. Her first on-screen name was Amrutha, which she later changed as Rambha after the characte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ragasya
Ragasiya is an Indian actress, runway model, and theater artist. Career She started her career as an assistant choreographer to Pony Verma, Longie Fernandes, Raju Khan and later she started doing theaters with Gary Richardson for Mad Horses. She started her modelling career by doing catalogue shoot for "roopam" owned by Viren Shah, walked on ramp for Nisha Jhampwal, Umer Zafer. Saran who also rechristened her as Ragasiya. After that she did many promotional item numbers mostly in Tamil films. She has also played supporting roles in films like ''Indira Vizha'' and ''Velmurugan Borewells ''Velmurugan Borewells'' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Gopi M P and starring Mahesh, Ganja Karuppu, Aarushi and Ragasya. Cast * Mahesh as Ramesh *Ganja Karuppu *Aarushi *Ragasya as Dhanam *IT Arasan *Thee ...''.'. Filmography ;Actress ;Dancer References External links * {{authority control Living people Indian film actresses Actresses f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mahanadi Shankar
Mahanadi Shankar is an Indian stage, film and television actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films and serials as supporting actor and negative roles. He has appeared in films including ''Mahanadi'' (1994), ''Baashha'' (1995), ''Ratchagan'' (1997), ''Amarkalam'' (1999) and ''Dheena'' (2001). The success of the former film, meant that he used the title as a prefix to his stagename. Career After making his debut as an actor in ''Mahanadi'' (1994), Shankar has worked in several Tamil films in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s as a supporting actor, often as an antagonist or a comedy villain. In the movie Dheena, he used to Call Ajith Kumar As "Thala". Henceforth Ajith Kumar is called as "Thala" by his fans. Filmography *''Amma Vanthachu'' (1992) *''Mahanadi'' (1994) *''Namma Annachi'' (1994) *''Vanaja Girija'' (1994) *''Aasai'' (1995) *''Baashha'' (1995) *'' En Pondatti Nallava'' (1995) *''Ragasiya Police'' (1995) *''Indian'' (1996) *''Panchalankurichi'' (1996) *'' Senathipathi' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |