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Sengathu
''Sengathu'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Indhu Nathan. The film stars newcomer Amaran and Payal, with Ilavarasu, Kovai Desingu, Kuyili, Srinivasa Gurukkal, Lalitha Mani and Master Ashwin playing supporting roles. The film, produced by S. A. Jalavudhin, had musical score by Arafin Yusuf and was released in 2006. The film got a subsidy from the Government of Tamil Nadu for making a quality budget Tamil film and for releasing it under a Tamil title. Plot Mukhil (Amaran), an army officer, returns to his village for his holidays. Upon his return, he meets the bubbly girl Indhu (Payal) who seems to be mentally ill. Mukhil lives with his widow mother Chellamma (Kuyili) and his immature uncle Yedhukku (Ilavarasu). One day, Mukhil saves Indhu who was sexually harassed by some rowdies and he beats them up. Mukhil starts having suspicions about the way Indhu was behaving, so one day, he forcibly kisses her on the mouth to see her reaction. Indhu scolds hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilavarasu
Ilavarasu is an Indian cinematographer and actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known as an actor, after he debuted and appeared in pivotal roles in Bharathiraja's and Cheran's films. He starred in over 160 Tamil films, mostly in supporting and comedian roles. Career According to T. Saravanan of ''The Hindu'', Ilavarasu's debut film was to have been the unproduced Tamil film ''Top Tucker'', and instead became ''Oru Kaidhiyin Diary'' (1984). However, Malathi Rangarajan of the same paper says he first appeared in a minuscule role in Bharathiraja's 1987 film ''Vedham Pudhithu ''Vedham Pudhithu'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Bharathiraja. It is based on the play ''Saadhigal Illaiyadi Papa'' written by K. Kannan, who after this film came to be known as ''Vedham Pudhithu'' Ka ...' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuyili (actress)
Kuyili (born 14 June 1961) is an Indian actress and dancer who appeared in South Indian films. She also acted in some TV serials. She is famous for the song "Nila Athu Vaanathu Mela" in Kamal Haasan's ''Nayakan'' (1987), in which she performed an item number In Indian cinema, an item number or item song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films (Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, and ..., balancing on a moving boat. The difficult act was applauded by critics. Filmography Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuyili Place of birth missing (living people) Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses Living people Actresses in Kannada cinema Indian television actresses 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses 1961 births Actresses in Tamil television Actresses in Telug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citizen Mani
Citizen Mani is an Indian comedian who works in Tamil-language films. He has acted in 200 films and television serials. He directed and acted in a film, ''Perunali'', in 2019. Career Mani left his village for Chennai to pursue a career in acting. He played a role as a tea master in ''Citizen'' (2001). After garnering acclaim for his portrayal as a tea master, Mani added the moniker 'Citizen' to his stage name. ''Citizen'' enabled him to get comedic roles in several films including ''Anniyan'' (2005) and ''Aaru'' (2005). He made his directorial debut with ''Perunali'' (2019). Filmography *'' Mahanadhi'' (1994) *''Citizen'' (2001) *'' 12B'' (2001) * ''Thavasi'' (2001) *'' Devan'' (2002) *'' Shree'' (2002) *''Bagavathi'' (2002) *'' Bheeshmar'' (2003) *'' Ji'' (2005) *''Anniyan'' (2005) *''Daas'' (2005) *''Aaru'' (2005) *'' Kurukshetram'' (2006) *'' Sengathu'' (2006) *''Maranthen Meimaranthen'' (2006) *''Thaamirabharani'' (2007) *''Muni'' (2007) *'' Thunichal'' (2010) *''Vallak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it as "the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roshini (singer)
Roshini is an Indian playback singer who originally hails from Tamil Nadu. She has sung songs in Tamil and Telugu languages. She contested in the seventh season of Tamil reality show Super Singer in Vijay TV. Guinness Record Roshini along with her sister Anita (aka Singer Shalini JKA) performed the feat of 'singing non-stop for 37 hours', which fetched them a place in the Guinness Book of World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world .... Songs References External linksHindu.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Directorial Debut Films
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2000s Tamil-language Films
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2006 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Legendary film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' described 2006 as "an outstanding year for British cinema". He went on to emphasize, "Six of our well-established directors have made highly individual films of real distinction: Michael Winterbottom's ''A Cock and Bull Story'', Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', Christopher Nolan's ''The Prestige'', Stephen Frears's ''The Queen'', Paul Greengrass's '' United 93'' and Nicholas Hytner's ''The History Boys''. Two young directors made confident debuts, both offering a jaundiced view of contemporary Britain: Andrea Arnold's Red Road and Paul Andrew Williams's London to Brighton. In addition the gifted Mexican Alfonso Cuaron came here to make the dystopian thriller '' Children of Men''." He also stated, "In the (Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harish Raghavendra
Harish Raghavendra (born 7 December 1976) is an Indian Tamil vocalist and actor from Chennai, India. He is the son of photographer P.V Raghavendran. Harish is best known for his songs like ''Hey Azhagiya Theeyee'' from Minnale, ''Nirpadhuve Nadapadhuve'' from Bharathi, ''Devathayai Kanden'' from Kadhal Kondein, ''Sakkarai Nilave'' from Youth, ''Melliname Melliname'' from Shahjahan and ''Anbe Enn Anbe'' from Dhaam Dhoom. He has also acted in a few Tamil movies. He debuted as an actor in ''Vikadan'' directed by Arun Pandiyan in which he played the lead role. He also played a brother-role for Ajith Kumar in ''Thirupathi'', which was written and directed by Perarasu. Career Harish officially made his debut into the music industry as a singer at the age of 18. His first song was a Telugu song for the movie ''Panjaram'' and he subsequently sung 'Vaa Saghi' for the movie ''Arasiyal''. He was in his final year of college at the time. After that, he was not really active in the mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Yesudas
Vijay Yesudas (born 23 March 1979) is an Indian playback singer and actor. He has sung over 1000 film songs. Vijay works predominantly in the South Indian film industry, mostly in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi. He is the son of acclaimed singer K. J. Yesudas. Vijay made his debut as a singer with the 2000 Malayalam film ''Millennium Stars'', which had music composed by Vidyasagar. Vijay Yesudas won three Kerala State Film Awards for Best Singer for the songs "Kolakkuzhal Vili Ketto" in '' Nivedyam'' (2007), "Akaleyo Nee" in '' Grandmaster'' and "Mazhakondu Mathram" in ''Spirit'' (2012), and "Poomuthole" in ''Joseph'' (2018). He has also won five Filmfare Awards for Best Singer and four SIIMA Awards for Best Male Playback Singer. He made a foray into acting by playing the villain role in the Tamil film '' Maari'' (2015) and the lead role in the Tamil film ''Padaiveeran'' (2018). Early life Vijay Yesudas was born to singer K. J. Yesudas and Prabha. He is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saindhavi
Saindhavi is a Carnatic music vocalist and an Indian film playback singer. She has been performing from the age of 12. Personal life Saindhavi married her schoolmate, composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, on 27 June 2013 in Chennai, India. They were in relationship for 12 years before their wedding. The couple have a daughter. Discography Some of Saindhavi's Tamil film songs are listed here. In Telugu, she sang "Maamidi komma ki" in Sekhar Kammula's film ''Avakai Biryani'', "Yedho" in ''Sasirekha Parinayam'', "Premadesam Yuvarani" in Shakti (along with Hemachandra), Sutiga Choodaku in ''Ishq'', a Telugu movie. In Kannada, she sang "Mussanje rangalli" and "Beladingalante minu minuguta" in the movie ''Psycho'', which became a super-hit. She has sung title songs for the TV series ''Idhu oru kaadhal kadhai'', ''Edhir neechal'', ''Chellamay Chellam'' and ''Magalir Mattum''. She is also one of the lead vocalists in the popular series of albums ''Sacred Chants'' by Kosmic Music. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theni Kunjarammal
Theni Kunjarammal (died 18 April 2008) was an Indian actress and playback singer who has worked in the Tamil film industry. As a playback singer, she has worked extensively with A. R. Rahman during the late 1990s and early 2000s for folk songs, while also regularly collaborating with Harris Jayaraj. Career As an actress, Kunjarammal is best known for her roles as an old woman in a rural village, and made a breakthrough with her performance in ''Karuththamma'' (1994) as a woman who feeds insecticide to baby girls. She later reprised the role in Vivek's comedy track in ''Kadhal Sadugudu'' (2003). Theni Kunjarammal has also worked a singer in films and has regularly collaborated with A. R. Rahman on folk songs. The duo first worked together on "Pettai Rap" from '' Kaadhalan'' (1994), and have since continued to work on albums including '' Muthu'' (1995), ''Taj Mahal'' (1999) and ''Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'' (2006). She has also worked for other composers including Ilaiyaraaja in ''Viru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
