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Thennavan (actor)
Thennavan is an Indian actor who has appeared in supporting roles. After making his debut in Bharathiraja's ''En Uyir Thozhan'' (1990), the actor was recognised for his work in ''Gemini'' (2002) ''Virumaandi'' (2004) and ''Jay Jay'' (2003). Career After graduating from Sarvajana High School, Coimbatore in 1984, Thennavan moved to Chennai to pursue a career in films. Thennavan made his acting debut in Bharathiraja's 1990 film ''En Uyir Thozhan'', portraying a secondary lead role. He won critical acclaim for his performance as Kai in Saran's ''Gemini'' (2002), and has since been credited in films as Kai Thennavan. Playing a sidekick to Vikram's titular character, The Hindu gave him a positive review writing "he does a convincing job" and "his penetrating stare takes care of the expressions." The success of the film, saw Kamal Haasan pick him to play a role in ''Virumaandi'', for which he also received positive reviews. Thennavan then played the lead role in an experimental film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coimbatore
Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbatore is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai in terms of population and the 16th largest urban agglomeration in India as per the census 2011. It is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation and is the administrative capital of Coimbatore District. In 1981 Coimbatore formed as third municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Madurai. Podanur Junction is the oldest Railway station in Coimbatore City. The city is one of the largest exporters of Jewellery, Wet grinders, Poultry and Auto Components; the "Coimbatore Wet Grinder" and the "Kovai Cora Cotton" are recognised as Geographical Indications by the Government of India. Being a hub of textile industry in South India, the city is sometimes referred to as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalatpadai
''Kalatpadai'' () is a 2003 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by J. Ramesh, making his directorial debut. The film stars newcomer Jai and Vidhya Venkatesh, with Radha Ravi, J. Livingston, Thalaivasal Vijay, Nithin Sathya, Rajsekhar, Jyothi, Thennavan and Kuyili playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Chozha Ponnurangam, had musical score by Bharathwaj and was released on 15 January 2003. Plot Ram (Jai) is a carefree and jobless young man who mostly hangs out with his seven friends. They spent much of their time smoking cigarettes and teasing everybody, with not much thought about their future. One day, Ram meets his best friend Sridhar ( Arun) in his house and encounters his soft-spoken sister Priya (Vidhya Venkatesh). Thereafter, Ram comes across Priya on multiple occasions, they eventually fall in love with each other and ends up dating. Thus, he distances himself from his friends' outings. He even reveals his love to three of his friends. When Sridhar and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnabagangal
''Gnabagangal'' () is a 2009 Tamil-language drama film directed by M. Jeevan. It stars lyricist Pa. Vijay (in his acting debut) and Sridevika. This is a remake of the Hindi film ''Raincoat'' (2004), with only difference in the purpose of protagonist's visit to his ex-love. Cast *Pa. Vijay as Kadhiravan aka Meerapriyan *Sridevika as Meera *Nizhalgal Ravi *Thennavan *Bava Lakshmanan *Thalapathy Dinesh *Silandhi Chandru Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by debutant James Vick. *"Gnabagam Illayo" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam *"Azhage" - Krish *"Ammannu Solrathu" - Krish *"Ennadi" - Tippu, Anuradha Sriram *"Kadalil" - Karthik, Suchithra *"Unnal Mudiyum" - Tippu Critical reception ''Sify'' wrote "The story is as old as the hills, and it is hard to believe that it is based on a real life experience of Vijay's friend during his struggling dates. There is no logic and reason in Vijay's story, as it is screeching, sentimental, soap style, over the top melodrama suited more for the Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaigai (film)
''Vaigai'' is a 2009 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by L.R. Sundarapandi. The film stars Bala Joseph and Vishaka, with Sai Kumar, Thalaivasal Vijay, Ganja Karuppu, Thennavan, Shyam Ganesh, Singamuthu, Appukutty, and Ambani Shankar playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Sabesh–Murali, cinematography by V. Lakshmipathi, and editing by K. M. K. Palanivel. The film released on 10 July 2009. Plot In a remote village near Madurai, the happy-go-lucky man Arivu (Bala Joseph) and the village belle Uma ( Vishaka) fall in love with each other. Arivu is the son of the village bigwig Mandakalai ( Sai Kumar), while Uma is the daughter of the postman Manikkam (Thalaivasal Vijay). When Mandakalai knew about his son's love affair, he sends his cousin Duraisingam (Thennavan) and his henchmen to kill Uma, but Arivu saves her. The lovers consume poison and go separated, getting into different trains moving at opposite directions. Arivu is then admitted to the hospit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathi Kappal
''Kathi Kappal'' () is a 2008 Tamil language thriller film written and directed by Dinesh Selvaraj. The film stars Anoop Kumar, Meera Vasudevan and Poornitha, with Chandrabose, Thalaivasal Vijay, Prem, Thennavan, Jayaprakasam, Sakthivel and Vinoth Kumar playing supporting roles. The film, produced by V. Bhakta, had musical score by Sree Sai and was released on 25 July 2008. Plot Set in 1988, the notorious forest brigand Veeraiyyan abducted a former minister and held him captive in the forest of Kodaikanal. To release him, Veeraiyyan demanded a ransom of 3 crores. Police Commissioner Chandrabose ( Chandrabose) and his squad - Thennavan (Thennavan), Jayaprakash (Jayaprakasam), Sakthivel (Sakthivel), and Vinoth Kumar (Vinoth Kumar) - killed Veeraiyyan, but they could not save the minister, and in the process, the respected doctor Pari Vallal ( Prem) was shot dead. Pari Vallal worked in a remote village to exercise his profession. He met the orphan Sara (Meera Vasudevan), who grew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manikanda
''Manikanda'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Selva. Arjun plays a dual role, that of father and son. The film, which began production in 2002, went through more production, and was finally released in 2007, was promoted as Jyothika's "last release". It is a remake of the 2000 Telugu movie ''Jayam Manadera''. ''Manikanda'' was opened to negative reviews. Plot Raja lives in Mumbai with his father. Mahalakshmi goes to Bombay to get the blessings of a godwoman but since she is unable to meet Mataji immediately, she is forced to stay in Mumbai for ten days and rents a guestroom among the many run by Raja. Love blossoms between Raja and Maha and when she returns to her village Maniyoor, he follows a few days later on her invitation. After he lands there, he discovers his own link to the village. Cast * Arjun as Manikandan/Raja (dual role) *Jyothika as Mahalakshmi (Maha) *Uma as Lakshmi Manikandan *Vadivelu as Madhayaanai *Ashish Vidyarthi as Balasingam *Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koodal Nagar
''Koodal Nagar'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by first-timer Seenu Ramasamy. The film stars Bharath in dual lead roles with Sandhya and Bhavana The film opened in 5 April 2007 to negative reviews and was declared as below average at the box office. Plot The story is set in a suburb of Madurai. Suryan and Chandran (both played by Bharath) are twins. Suryan, the elder of the two, is a soft-spoken guy who works at a local lending library and falls in love with Manimekalai(Bhavana), the daughter of Namasivayam ( Mahadevan), the local politician-don and MLA. Chandran, the younger one, works as a mortuary assistant in the local government hospital, and he is one among Namasivayam's bad guys who are in charge of his election campaign. Chandran is romantically linked to a local girl named Tamizhselvi ( Sandhya). Namasivayam learns of his daughter's love affair with Suryan and orders to some killers to kill Suryan. However, they accidentally attack Chandran, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammuvagiya Naan
''Ammuvagiya Naan'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Padmamagan starring R. Parthiepan and Bharathi. The music was compose by Sabesh–Murali. The film released in September 2007 and became a hit. Plot The film revolves around Ammu ( Bharathi), an orphan brought up in a prostitute's house. Brought up in such atmosphere, she develops a fascination for the world's oldest profession. She comes across a writer Gowrishankar (R. Parthiepan), who comes to her place to pen a novel on the life of a commercial sex worker. Her childlike innocence wins over Gowrishankar's heart. He decides to marry her. Gowrishankar's love and care brings a change in Ammu. She understands the value of family and the bond of togetherness. Gowrishankar completes his novel ''Ammuvagya Naan'' and hopes for a national award for it. Fate pays a cruel act in the form of a president of a literary association ( Mahadevan). He bargains for a night with Ammu to ensure the national award for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aacharya (2006 Film)
''Aacharya'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language gangster drama film written and directed by Ravi, an erstwhile assistant of director Bala. The film stars Vignesh and newcomer Divya, with Nassar, Charan Raj, Vadivukkarasi, Ganja Karuppu, Thennavan, Devan and C. Ezhumalai playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Srikanth Deva and was released on 23 June 2006. Plot Yadhunandhan is born in a very poor Brahmin family. He lived in an Agraharam in Mannargudi, and he had to go on a daily alms round to collect food. His father left the family at an early age, and his mother died shortly after; a kind-hearted muslim man took the young Yadhunandhan with him and became his adoptive father. Many years later, the pious Yadhunandhan comes to the city Madurai with his degrees in hand to look for a job. One night, the thief Kokki steals Yadhunandhan's bag, and the police arrest the innocent Yadhunandhan for no particular reason. The police inspector Sivanandi has sympathy for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pudhupettai
''Pudhupettai'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by Selvaraghavan. The film stars the director's brother Dhanush in the lead role, while Sonia Agarwal and Sneha (actress), Sneha play supporting roles. Plot The story is narrated by the main character, "Kokki" Kumar, in a jail cell. Kumar is a secondary school student who lives in the slums of Pudhupettai, in Chennai. After coming home from a film, he sees his mother's dead body. She was killed by his father, following an argument. After overhearing a conversation between his father and his friend that they plan on killing him too, as he was a witness, Kumar flees from home. Homeless and with no food, he resorts to begging. He is arrested, under false charges, while he watches the police arrest criminals on the street. After being released on bail, he befriends Mani and the others, all of whom work for a thug named Anbu. Anbu works for the opposition party's leader Thamizhse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandakozhi
''Sandakozhi'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action film written and directed by N. Linguswamy and produced by Vikram Krishna under the banner of G K Film Corporation, which stars Vishal (actor), Vishal, Meera Jasmine, Rajkiran, and Lal (actor), Lal in lead roles, whilst Raja, Suman Setty, and Ganja Karuppu as supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film released on 16 December 2005 to rave reviews and has become one of the huge hits in 2005, running for more than 200 days in theatres. It was declared a blockbuster at the box office and cult film for action film genre. The Telugu language, Telugu dubbed version titled ''Pandem Kodi'' was released on 19 May 2006 and was commercially successful. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Vayuputra''. It was also remade in Odia as ''Siddhanta Mahapatra, Ganja Ladhei''. A sequel titled ''Sandakozhi 2'' was released in 2018. Plot Balu is an engineering student, who visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7G Rainbow Colony
''7G Rainbow Colony'' is a 2004 Indian romantic drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan. The film is shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled ''7G Brindavan Colony.'' It stars debutant Ravi Krishna and Sonia Agarwal. The music is scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja while Arvind Krishna performed the cinematography. The film deals with unrequited love of a boy towards a girl. Released on 15 October 2004, the film received critical acclaim and was commercially successful. Ravi Krishna received the Filmfare Best Male Debut (South) for his performance, whilst Yuvan Shankar Raja was awarded the Filmfare Best Music Director Award for his highly praised musical score. Plot The movie begins with Kadhir heading to work. He appears distracted throughout the day and even instructs his assistant to postpone an important meeting with a big client. He then waits for someone at Marina Beach in Chennai (Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad in the Telugu version) with a bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
