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Thalai Nagaram
''Thalai Nagaram'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action crime film written and directed by Suraj and produced by V. Ravichandran. The film stars Sundar C and Jyothirmayi, while Vadivelu, Prakash Raj, Bose Venkat, Judo. K. K. Rathnam, and K. S. Ravikumar play supporting roles. This film was a low-budget production but enjoyed huge success. The soundtrack, composed by D. Imman, was a great hit, and the song "Yedho Ninaikiren" charted at the top position for a week. The film also has cinematography by K. S. Selvaraj and editing by Mu. Kasi Viswanath. The film, Naai Sekar Returns is a spin-off of Vadivelu's character in this film, which became a huge hit. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Abhimanyu'', directed by Priyadarshan and starring Mohanlal. The film tells the story of a man who sacrifices his life to kick out gangsters who ruin other's lives. Plot Subramaniam alias Right (Sundar C) is a rowdy in North Chennai. He runs a separate gang and also works as a sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suraj (director)
Suraj (born December 31, 1977) is an Indian film director who works primarily in Tamil films. He is best known for directing action and masala films. Career In 1996, Suraj began working as an assistant director to Sundar C. on his comedy films ''Ullathai Allitha'' and ''Mettukudi''. In 1997, he continued to assist Sundar C. on '' Arunachalam'' starring Rajinikanth and he was the co-director of the film ''Janakiraman''. Then, Suraj returned to assist Sundar C. in his films. In 2006, he made his directorial comeback through ''Thalai Nagaram'', starring his mentor Sundar C., Jyothirmayi and Vadivelu. The following year, Suraj made his third film ''Marudhamalai'', featured Arjun, Nila and again comedian Vadivelu. In 2009, he directed '' Padikathavan'' starring Dhanush, Tamannaah and due his busy schedule, Vadivelu has been replaced by comedian Vivek. The film was distributed by Sun Pictures. In 2011, he made '' Mappillai'', remake of the 1989 film '' Mappillai''. The film starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Chennai
North Chennai is a geographic term used to refer to the northern part of Chennai city. Though its definition has varied with time and context, it is generally accepted among historians that North Chennai is used for the part of Chennai city situated north of the Coovum River. Encompassing the Fort St George and Georgetown areas from which the city originated, North Chennai is generally considered an area of stagnant growth, but now it is developing that has already reached saturation as a real estate choice. The area is generally notorious for its thick population, narrow roads, poor infrastructure, and high incidence of crime. This characterization is, however, limited to older neighbourhoods close to the sea coast as new areas to the west, like Kilpauk, Anna Nagar, Avadi and Ambattur have good standards of living and acquired desirability as residential areas. Northwards of Georgetown, extends the Anglo-Indian settlement of Royapuram and the historical town of Thiruvottiyur b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maran (actor)
Maran also known as Ghilli Maran (4 June 1972 – 12 May 2021) was an Indian actor and singer who primarily featured as a comedian in films. Personal life He was born to Naagammal and Nagappan, in Naththam, Chengalpet district. He has 2 sisters and 4 brothers. He was married to Clara Manimaran and the couple have a daughter, Nivya Angel. Career He made his big-screen debut in the 2002 film ''Ezhumalai'', playing a minor role. He then played the role of a kabaddi player in Dharani's directorial ''Ghilli'' (2004) which became a box office success. He is known for playing the role of Vijay's friend in the sports drama film. Maran's performance as a henchman in ''Thalainagaram'' was also lauded by audience where he featured alongside veteran comedian Vadivelu. He was seen posthumously in film ''Sarpatta Parambarai'' and ''Anti Indian''. In addition, he had also performed gaana songs at concerts at his home town. Filmography *''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singamuthu
Singamuthu (born 8 December 1958) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films as a comedian. Career Singamuthu has primarily appeared in comedy roles in films as a supporting actor debuting in ''Neram Nalla Irukku'' (1987). He started developing his career in the acting sector by doing small comedy roles in cinemas. He often shared screen space with popular comedian Vadivelu, and the duo has given many hilarious comedy scenes to Tamil movies. Singamuthu's son, Vaasan Karthik, made his debut as an actor through ''Maa Madurai'' (2007), but failed to make a career in the film industry. Controversy In 2010, Vadivelu held a press conference, accusing Singamuthu for forgery and financial cheating. Vadivelu, who was previously friends with Singamuthu, purchased land from him, but later came to learn that the documents were void. This resulted in the former taking legal action on the latter. Later in May 2010, Singamuthu was arrested after assaulting Vadivelu's assistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellai Siva
Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirunelveli District. It is the sixth-largest municipal corporation in the state after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Salem. Tirunelveli is located southwest of the state capital Chennai, away from Thoothukudi, and from Kanyakumari. The downtown is located on the west bank of the Thamirabarani River; its twin Palayankottai, Palayamkottai is on the east bank. Palayamkottai is called the Oxford of South India as it is a hub of many schools and colleges. It boasts several important government offices. Tirunelveli is an ancient city, recorded to be more than two millennia old. It has been ruled at different times by the Early Pandyan Kingdom, Early Pandyas, the Chera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omakuchi Narasimhan
Narasimhan (c. 1936 - 12 March 2009), popularly known as Omakuchi, was an Indian stage and film actor. He acted in over 1,500 films in 14 Indian languages, predominantly in Tamil. Early life Born in Kumbakonam in 1936, Narasimhan made his debut in the 1949 movie "Avvaiyar." However, following his debut, Narasimhan did not act in any film until 1980 in order to concentrate on studies. Family He is married to Saraswathi, and they have 3 daughters named Vijayalakshmi, Nirmala and Sangeetha and a son named Omkareshwara. Career On completion of his graduation, Narasimhan worked for the Life Insurance Corporation of India Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is an Indian central public sector undertaking headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. The Life Insurance Corporation of ... (LIC) for some time before re-entering the Tamil movie industry with "Gauri Kalyanam." He got the suppor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayilsamy
Mayilsamy (born October 2, 1965) is an Indian actor and comedian who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on '' Asathapovathu Yaaru'' on Sun TV in Chennai. Career He is a popular and veteran television down the South Indian entertainment industry known for his impeccable comic timing and who is mostly seen playing strong supporting character roles in popular Tamil daily soaps and Tamil movies. Mayilsamy is also an acclaimed stage performer, stand in comedian, TV host and a theatre artiste, In short, he is a multifaceted and multitalented personality of the Tamil television industry. Mayilsamy was involved in various stage performances and in theatres from his early childhood days and performed and travelled across Tamil Nadu with a local famous comedy troupe. Mayilsamy has also had a series of standup comedy releases among which "Sirippoo Sirrippu" deserves a special mention. Mayilsamy made his debut on Tamil telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imman Annachi
Imman Annachi (born 13 may 1970) is an Indian actor, television presenter, politician and comedian who has appeared in character roles in various Tamil films. Career Imman Annachi made his debut hosting a show named ''Konjam Arattai Konjam Settai'' telecasted in ''Makkal TV''. Imman Annachi made his breakthrough in ''Solluganne Sollunga'' on Adithya TV before moving on to work on the children's TV show ''Kutty Chutties'' on Sun TV. He has done small roles in several films, some of which include ''Neerparavai'' (2012), '' Maryan'' (2013), ''Naiyaandi'' (2013), ''Goli Soda'' (2014), ''Madras'' (2014) and '' Kayal'' (2014). Some of his best-known works are ''Jilla'' (2014), ''Poojai'' (2014), ''Kakki Sattai'' (2015) and '' Puli'' (2015). He got popularity in 2021 as he participated in Bigg Boss(Tamil season 5) as an original contestant and was praised for his humour sense in that show. But he also received hatred for his male chauvinistic attitude towards all the woman in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besant Ravi
Besant Ravi (born R. Ravi Kumar; 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor and stunt choreographer. He has played antagonistic supporting roles in Tamil, Hindi and several other Indian language films. Early life Besant Ravi, who was born and brought up in Chennai, was a bike mechanic in his early stages of life, and all through his childhood days, he grew up watching film shootings near his house in Besant Nagar. He soon became familiar with the artists and technicians on the sets. Ravi is an expert in Mixed martial arts and boxing. He got his first break in cinema in the movie '' Lucky Man''. Career He got his first break in cinema in the movie '' Lucky Man'', in which he performed a solo stunt, then he got trained professionally for cinema by stunt master Pandiyan. He started his career as a fighter and later moved into acting in several action sequences. Later, he got many offers to enter into the acting arena and got busy with acting. Director S. Shankar's ''Mudhalvan'' was noted am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia (actress)
Sonia (born 26 August 1977) also known Sonia Bose is an Indian actress, who works in Tamil and Malayalam films and serials. She debuted, at the age of three, as a child artist in the Malayalam film ''Ival Oru Naadodi''. She continued to appear in many films as a child actor, credited as Baby Sonia. During her childhood she lent her voice for many child artists mainly for Baby Shalini. She got Kerala State Film Award for Best Child artist for the movie '' Nombarathi Poovu'' in 1987. She acts in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu movies as well. Her brother Tinku is an actor in Tamil movies. Personal life She hails from Tamil Nadu. She married Tamil actor Bose Venkat in 2003. The couple have a son, Tejasvin and a daughter, Bavatharani Awards * 1984 National Film Award for Best Child Artist - My Dear Kuttichathan * 1987 Kerala State Film Award for Best Female Child Artist - Nombarathi Poovu Filmography Malayalam * Nazeerinte Rosy * Zebra Varakal (2017) * Crayons (2016) as Soni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manobala
Manobala (born 8 December 1953) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and comedian who predominantly plays supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's reference became as assistant director with Bharathiraja for his 1979 film ''Puthiya Vaarpugal ''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written, produced and directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars K. Bhagyaraj and Rati Agnihotri, with G. Srinivasan, Goundamani, K. K. Soundar and Usharani in suppo ...''. Partial filmography Actor Films Serials Director Films Serials As producer As dubbing artist References External links * {{authority control Living people Tamil male actors Film directors from Tamil Nadu Tamil film directors Indian male film actors People from Coimbatore district Tamil comedians 1953 births Indian male comedians Male actors from Tamil Nadu 20th-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sashikumar Subramani
Sashikumar Subramony, better known as Sashi Kumar, is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil language films, stage and serials. He made a breakthrough as an actor with his performances in Mani Ratnam's ''Kannathil Muthamittal'' (2002) and Balu Mahendra's '' Thalaimuraigal'' (2013), playing the lead role in the later. '' Currently Creative Producer for PD Studios Kakkai Siraginiley '' Career Sashikumar was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu to a Keralan-born Tamil Iyer and a Nambudiri mother. He became interested in acting from a young age, first appearing as Joseph in a nativity play, and completed his studies at Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School before doing a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He then attempted to become an actor and sought opportunities by visiting directors' houses including Balu Mahendra's, where the director asked him to get out after a meeting lasting a few seconds. Unable to get acting role, he instead worked as an editor at JJ TV for a year, until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
