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The Show People
The Show People is an Indian film production company established by Indian actor Arya. The studio has primarily been involved in the production of Arya's Tamil language films, having worked on films including ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' (2010) and ''Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga'' (2015). Arya has also worked as a producer and distributor through the production studio August Cinema where he has worked with Prithviraj, Shaji Nadesan and Santosh Sivan on Malayalam language films. Career Arya set up the production studio, The Show People, in early 2009 and revealed his intentions of working on three films a year. The first production by the studio was ''Padithurai'' directed by Suresh Kannan, an erstwhile assistant director to Bala, who worked on the film through a new stagename of Suka. Based on the novel ''Ettu Thikkum Madhayaanai'' by Nanjil Nadan, the film began production with newcomer Abhishek and Ananya in the lead roles, though Chandini Tamilarasan subsequently l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arya (actor)
Jamshad Cethirakath (born 11 December 1980), known by his stage name Arya, is an Indian actor and producer who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema. Arya has won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and received two nominations each for Filmfare Awards and Vijay Awards. He was included on the 2015 edition of the '' Forbes India'' Celebrity 100, a list based on the top earning Indian celebrities. He made his breakthrough portraying rogue characters in Vishnuvardhan's ''Arinthum Ariyamalum'' (2005) and ''Pattiyal'' (2006). He later won critical acclaim for playing an Aghori in Bala's ''Naan Kadavul'' (2009). Arya gained further commercial success with the release of the period drama ''Madrasapattinam'' (2010), the comedy film ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' (2010), family action film ''Vettai'' (2012) and Atlee's family film '' Raja Rani'' (2013). In 2013, he appeared in three more Tamil films: R. Kannan's comedy film '' Settai'', Vishnuvardhan's action thriller '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathya (Tamil Actor)
Shahir Cethirakath, better known as Sathya, is an Indian actor, who has worked in Tamil language films. The brother of actor Arya, he first began filming for ''Kadhal 2 Kalyanam'' in 2008, though the film remains unreleased. After debuting in ''Puthagam'' (2013), he made a breakthrough in Jeeva Shankar's romantic drama film ''Amara Kaaviyam'' (2014). Career Both Arya and Sathya went through many scripts before selecting the script of ''Kadhal 2 Kalyanam'' for the latter to make his acting début, in which Sathya would be playing the role of a radio jockey. Sathya, after being assigned for the role, had visited Bollywood actor Anupam Kher's acting school in Mumbai to "hone his acting skills", before starting to shoot, besides sitting with and observing professional radio jockeys at a radio station. The film, co-starring Divya Spandana began production in October 2008, but has languished in production hell, prompting ''Puthagam'' to become his first release. The film, directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (2022 Film)
''Captain'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan and Arya produced the film through his studio ''The Show People'', associating with Think Studios and SNS Movie Production LLP. The film stars Arya, Aishwarya Lekshmi and Simran Rishi Bagga. The film's music is composed by D. Imman, with cinematography handled by S. Yuva and editing done by Pradeep E. Ragav. It is inspired by John McTiernan's film ''Predator''. The film was scheduled to be released in theatres on 8 September 2022. The film received mixed reviews from critics and audience with praise for Arya's performance, soundtrack, background score, cinematography, concept and some casting, but criticism for its story, screenplay, VFX and direction. Plot Vetriselvan, an Indian Army Captain is an orphan who is raised in the army school. His only family is his teammates which comprises Karuna, Sheikh, Rekha and Karthi Devan. The team is famous for its unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadamban
''Kadamban'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by N. Ragavan. Arya and Catherine Tresa star. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by S. R. Sathish Kumar, editing by Deva, art directing by A. R. Mohan, and stunt choreography by Dhilip Subbarayan. The movie was dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Gajendrudu''."The Hindi rights of the film were purchased by RK Duggal Studios for a record price. The Hindi trailer was launched on 6 May 2017, and the Hindi dubbed version was released under the same title by RKD studios. It received mixed reviews, who appreciated performance of Arya, visuals, and music, but criticised for writing, and its similarities between previous Hollywood, and slow pace. Plot Kadamban is a native of an isolated tribe in the Kadamban Forest, Tamil Nadu. The area is known for its wildlife and an immense amount of limestone. This brings the attention of the Mahendran Brothers, who own a large cement fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeva (2014 Film)
''Jeeva'' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language sports film written and directed by Suseenthiran, who also produces the film along with cinematographer R. Madhi and art director Rajeevan under the banner of Vennila Kabadi Team. The film stars Vishnu and Sri Divya, while Lakshman Narayan plays a supporting role. Its music was composed by D. Imman, cinematography was handled by R. Madhi and editing was by Anthony L. Ruben, while dialogue was written by Santhosh. The film opened to positive reviews from critics on 27 September 2014 and become a moderately successful venture at the box office. Plot This film is about a young aspiring cricketer Jeeva, who dreams of playing for the India national cricket team one day. The films begins with Jeeva, sitting in a park bench and starts to narrate his life story. He is a lower middle-class boy, who from the very young age is interested in cricket. He sees Sachin Tendulkar as his idol. Though his father initially does not support him, he later star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at one of the wickets with the bat and then running between the wickets, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this (by preventing the ball from leaving the field, and getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they are "out"). Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side either catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground, or hitting a wicket with the ball before a batter can cross the crease in front of the wicket. When ten batters have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suseenthiran
Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). Career Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Palani, Dindigul, was always "crazy about films" like his father and his uncle, who had made a film years ago, that never got released. Though his family did not want him to become a director and "waste" his life on films, he was sure that he would be a filmmaker one day. To achieve his dream, he came to Chennai, when he was 18 years old and needed 12 years to make his first film. Suseenthiran had worked as assistant director to prominent filmmakers as S. D. Sabha and Ezhil, before turning an independent director. His maiden venture, titled ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'', was released in 2009, receiving rave accolades. According to Susindran, the film is based on real life incidents as his father was a kabadi player and Susindran got to know about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ooty
Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and south of Mysore and is the headquarters of the Nilgiris district. It is a popular hill station located in the Nilgiri Hills. It is popularly called the Queen of Hill Stations. It was the summer capital of the Madras Presidency. Originally occupied by the Toda people, the area came under the rule of the East India Company at the end of the 18th century. The economy is based on tourism and agriculture, along with the manufacture of medicines and photographic film. The town is connected by the Nilgiri Ghat Roads, Nilgiri ghat roads and Nilgiri Mountain Railway. Its natural environment attracts tourists and it is a popular summer destination. In 2011, the town had a population of 88,430. Ootacamund was rated the best hill station in means of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape Artists Motion Pictures
Escape Artists Motion Pictures is an Indian film production studio established by producers Madan and James. Formed in 2010, it has since gone on to produce several Tamil language films. They have also acted as distributors for several Tamil films since 2010. Career Escape Artists Motion Pictures was first announced in an article by the The Economic Times, Economic Times in 2009, and it was announced that the studio would collaborate with to be the producers of Gautham Vasudev Menon's ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' alongside VTV Ganesh and RS Infotainment's Elred Kumar and R. Jayaraman. The romantic coming-of-age story featured Silambarasan and Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles, while A. R. Rahman composed the film's score and soundtrack. Upon release, it achieved positive reviews, with several critics giving "modern classic" status, whilst also becoming a commercially successful venture. Filmography Producer Distributor References {{Reflist External links Officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miya (actress)
Gimi George, better known by her stage name Miya George, or more commonly Miya, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Malayalam films, along with a few Tamil films. She started her career as an actress by playing supporting roles in television shows. She made her film debut by playing short roles in films such as ''Oru Small Family'' (2010), '' Doctor Love'' (2011) and ''Ee Adutha Kaalathu'' (2012). She was selected the Kerala Miss Fitness in 2012 and played her first lead role the same year in the Malayalam film ''Chettayees''. Early life and education Miya was born in Dombivli, Mumbai as a daughter to George Joseph & Mini George,In A Syro Malabar Catholic family where her father worked as an engineer. Later, at the age of four, she moved to Pala in Kottayam. She did her schooling from Sacred Heart Girls High School, Bharananganam and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Bharananganam. She completed B.A. degree from Alphonsa College, Palai and her Masters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeva Shankar
Jeeva Shankar is a cinematographer turned writer, director active in Tamil films. His prominent films include Naan (2012 film), Naan and Amara Kaaviyam. In 2013, he started an ''untitled project'' for Escape Artist Motion Pictures. Jeeva Shankar's next project is Yeman. Career He started his career as an assistant cinematographer to Jeeva (director), Jeeva. His debut film ''Naan'' was initially launched in 2008, with Siddharth Venugopal portraying the lead role with Rukmini Vijayakumar playing the lead female role, however due to the failure of his previous film ''Ananda Thandavam (film), Ananda Thandavam'', the producer Oscar Ravichandran called off the project. The film restarted with Vijay Antony's intervention in December 2010 who also took the lead role from Siddharth Venugopal. The film received positive reviews from critics and did well at box-office. Following the critical and commercial success of his previous project ''Naan'', director Jeeva Shankar wrote a new script ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amara Kaaviyam
''Amara Kaaviyam'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Jeeva Shankar and produced by Arya. The film stars Arya's younger brother Sathya and Miya. The movie features a successful soundtrack composed by Ghibran. It opened to mixed reviews in September 2014. The film was remade in Bengali in 2020 as '' Love Story''. Plot The movie begins with Jeeva being taken to court, where he recalls his past. In 1989, at the beginning of his 12th standard, his friend Balaji falls in love with their classmate Karthika. Jeeva talks to Karthika but learns that she is actually in love with him. The next day, he accepts her love. Jeeva's father died when he was young, and his mother married again. Once when Jeeva and Karthika are out, they are caught by police, and both their families are informed. Later, when Jeeva goes to apologize to Karthika's parents, he is hit by her father. Meanwhile, Karthika's father applies for a transfer. Jeeva and Karthik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
