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Shutter (Thai Film)
''Shutter'' ( Thai: ชัตเตอร์ กดติดวิญญาณ ''Chattoe: Kot Tit Winyan'', "Shutter: Press to Capture Ghosts") is a 2004 Thai supernatural horror film by Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom; starring Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee, and Achita Sikamana. It focuses on mysterious images seen in developed pictures. The film was a huge box office success, making it one of the best known horror films from Thailand and recognized worldwide. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Photo'', in Tamil as '' Sivi'', in English under the same name and in Hindi as '' Click''. Plot After a friends' party, Jane (Natthaweeranuch Thongmee) and her photographer boyfriend Tun ( Ananda Everingham) get into a car accident, with Jane accidentally running over a woman. Tun prohibits her from getting out of the car; they drive away, leaving the girl on the road. Tun begins to discover mysterious white shadows and faces in his photographs. Jane thinks th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banjong Pisanthanakun
Bangjong Pisanthanakun ( th, บรรจง ปิสัญธนะกูล) is a Thai filmmaker and screenwriter. He saw early success with his first two films, ''Shutter (2004 film), Shutter'' (2004) and ''Alone (2007 film), Alone'' (2007), both horror films that he co-directed and co-wrote with Parkpoom Wongpoom. He also directed the 2013 comedy horror romance film ''Pee Mak'', which became Thailand's highest-grossing film of all time, and the 2021 horror film The Medium (2021 film), ''The Medium'', which was a commercial and critical success in South Korea. In addition to horror films, Bangjong directed the romance films ''Hello Stranger (film), Hello Stranger'' (2010) and ''One Day (2016 film), One Day'' (2016). Education and early career Bangjong Pisanthankun graduated in 1999 from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, where he majored in film. He directed a short film, ''Plae Kao'', which was a finalist for best picture and best screenplay in the Click Radio comedy short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachael Taylor
Rachael May Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress and model. Her first lead role was in the Australian series ''headLand'' (2005–2006). She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in films including ''Man-Thing'' (2005), '' See No Evil'' (2006), ''Transformers'' (2007), ''Bottle Shock'' (2008), ''Cedar Boys'' (2009), '' Splinterheads'' (2009), '' Shutter'' (2008), '' Red Dog'' (2011), ''The Darkest Hour'' (2011) and ''Any Questions for Ben?'' (2012). She has also starred as Dr. Lucy Fields on ''Grey's Anatomy'', as one of the Angels on the short-lived reboot ''Charlie's Angels'' (both 2011), as the main character on the ABC show ''666 Park Avenue'' (2012–2013), and in the NBC action/thriller series ''Crisis'' (2014). She starred in the Netflix exclusive Marvel Cinematic Universe streaming superhero television shows ''Jessica Jones'' (2015–2019), ''Luke Cage'' (2016), and '' The Defenders'' (2017) as Trish Walker. Early life Taylor was born in La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayashree Rao
Jayashree is an Indian name. People with the name include: * M. Jayashree, Indian actress *B. Jayashree, Indian actress, director and singer *Jayashree (actress), Indian actress *Jayashree Banerjee Jayashree Banerjee (born 2 July 1938) is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party from Madhya Pradesh, and a former member of parliament. She contested Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha election in 1972 as a member of Jana Sangh from Jabalpur Cantonment se ... (born 1938), a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party of India * Jayashree Patanekar, Hindustani classical vocalist * Jayashree Ramadas, Indian scientist See also * Jayashri {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjali (actress)
Anjali (born 16 June 1986) is an Indian actress and model who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. Following a stint in modelling, she was cast in starring roles in two Telugu productions; her debut film was the Telugu thriller film ''Photo'' (2006), before bagging a role and gaining attention in the film ''Kattradhu Thamizh'' (2007) with Jiiva. In 2010 and 2011, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, for her performances in ''Angaadi Theru'' and ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' respectively and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for ''Angadi Theru'', subsequently becoming recognised as one of the "finest young actors" in Tamil cinema, and noted for mostly playing "performance-oriented roles"''.'' In 2013, she returned to Telugu cinema and appeared in a string of successful films like ''Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'', ''Balupu'', '' Masala'', '' Geethanjali'' and ''Dictator.'' She also received two Nandi Awards for Best Actress for her performances in the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas Talpade (born 27 January 1976) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who appears in Hindi and Marathi films. He has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films. He is better known for his role as Shah Rukh Khan's friend Pappu Master in ''Om Shanti Om'' (2007), the grand reincarnation melodrama of Farah Khan. He appeared in the comedies ''Golmaal Returns'' (2008), ''Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008), ''Golmaal 3'' (2010), ''Housefull 2'' (2012) and ''Golmaal Again'' (2017). Talpade dubbed for Allu Arjun in the Hindi version of '' Pushpa: The Rise''. Early life Shreyas Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 27 January 1976. His father is the brother of actresses Meena T. and Jayshree T. (full name "Jayshri Talpade"). Shreyas attended Shree Ram Welfare Society’s High School in Andheri West followed by Mithibai College in Vile Parle. He is married to Deepti Talpade, a psychiatrist. Career Talpade began his acting career appearing in Marathi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Jackson
Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor. He is known for his starring role as Charlie Conway in '' Mighty Ducks'', as Pacey Witter in The WB teen drama series ''Dawson's Creek'' (1998–2003), Peter Bishop in the Fox science fiction series ''Fringe'' (2008–2013), Cole Lockhart in the Showtime drama series '' The Affair'' (2014–2018), Mickey Joseph in the drama miniseries ''When They See Us'' (2019), Bill Richardson in the drama miniseries '' Little Fires Everywhere'' (2020), and Dr. Christopher Duntsch in '' Dr. Death'' (2021). Jackson's best known films include ''The Mighty Ducks'' film series (1992–1996), ''Cruel Intentions'' (1999), '' The Skulls'' (2000), and '' Shutter'' (2008). For his performance in the Canadian independent film ''One Week'' (2008), Jackson won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. Early life Jackson was born on June 11 1978 in Vancouver to parents John and Fiona. His mother is a castin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogi Srinivasan
Yogi is a Tamil film actor. He is the grandson of Tamil film actor Thengai Srinivasan. Career Yogi made his acting debut in the romantic film ''Azhagiya Asura'' opposite then newcomer Regina Cassandra. He got the offer through singer Krish and met the director. His acting was well received with one critic noting that "The confidence with which the debutant essays his role, the ease with which he emotes and expresses the character's various moods, Yogi's work is more like that of a seasoned veteran" and another critic opined that "He has come up trumps playing the lead role. The ease with which he emotes and his dedication to excel on screen promises a bright future for the youth". His next film was the horror film '' Sivi'' (2007), which was a remake of the Thai film '' Shutter'' (2004). The film released to positive reviews. One critic wrote that "Yogi has performed his role convincingly". He then starred in ''Sivi 2 ''Sivi 2'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language horror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandu (actor)
Nandu is an Indian actor who works in predominantly Telugu-language films. He debuted with ''Photo'' (2006) and is known for his role in '' 100% Love'' (2011). Career Nandu made his lead debut with the thriller film ''Photo'' (2006) starring Muktha and Anjali under the stage name of Anand. After playing a negative role in Sukumar's '' 100% Love'', he went on to play the lead roles in several films notably including Ram Gopal Varma's '' 365 Days'' (2015) with Anaika Soti Anaika Soti is an Indian actress and model. She appears mostly in Tamil language, Tamil films and in a few Telugu language, Telugu and Bollywood, Hindi films. Career Director Ram Gopal Varma met her on an elevator and found her to be attractiv .... That same year, he played the lead role in ''Best Actors''. Regarding his performance, a critic from ''The Times of India'' wrote that "Nandu delivered a decent performance, aptly displaying emotions. His performance has a comfort level that makes his acting se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi Cinema
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Cinema and other smaller film industries. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364 have been from Hindi. , Hindi cinema represented 43 percent of Indian net box-office revenue; Tamil and Telugu cinema represented 36 percent, and the remaining regional cinema constituted 21 percent. Hindi cinema has overtaken the U.S. film industry to become the largest centre for film production in the world. In 2001 ticket sales, Indian cinema (including Hindi films) reportedly sold an estimated 3.6 billion tickets worldwide, compared to Hollywood's 2.6 billion tickets sold. Earlier Hindi film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Cinema
The cinema of the United States, consisting mainly of major film studios (also known as Hollywood) along with some independent film, has had a large effect on the global film industry since the early 20th century. The dominant style of American cinema is classical Hollywood cinema, which developed from 1913 to 1969 and is still typical of most films made there to this day. While Frenchmen Auguste and Louis Lumière are generally credited with the birth of modern cinema, American cinema soon came to be a dominant force in the emerging industry. , it produced the third-largest number of films of any national cinema, after India and China, with more than 600 English-language films released on average every year. While the national cinemas of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand also produce films in the same language, they are not part of the Hollywood system. That said, Hollywood has also been considered a transnational cinema, and has produced multiple lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Cinema
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood'' - a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, ''Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, ''Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H M Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture ''Alam Ara''. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established in Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films from India established a global presence through distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
