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Thirumathi Selvam
''Thirumathi Selvam'' (Mrs. Selvam) is a 2007 Tamil television soap opera directed by S. Kumaran and produced by Radhika Srinivasan & B. Srinivasan for Vikatan Televistas. It Stars Sanjeev and Abitha in the lead roles with Rindhya, Gautami and Vadivukkarasi played supporting roles. It premiered on 5 November 2007 and initially aired weekday afternoons on Sun TV, before being moved to prime time on 17 November 2008. The serial ended on 22 March 2013 with 1360 episodes. Thirumathi Selvam is currently re-airing on Kalaignar TV at 09:00PM from 29 March 2021 onwards. The story revolved around the lead character Selvam and showed how his good qualities, hard work, and love for his wife Archana, and care for his best friend Nandhini, and how that made him reach great heights. Then, it showed how money, fame, and power led to his downfall. The serial was remade in Hindi as Pavitra Rishta under Balaji Telefilms and it was aired on Zee TV. Plot The story is about Selvam who is a mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Venkat
Sanjeev (born 28 September 1975) is an Indian film and television actor. He is most known for his role as Selvam in the Tamil drama serial on Sun TV titled ''Thirumathi Selvam'' (2007-2013) in which he starred opposite Abitha. The serial telecasted for almost 6 years with Sanjeev gaining huge recognition and appreciation. He has acted in many other serials, notably ''Metti Oli, Anandham, Annamalai, Aval,'' ''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' and ''Kanman''i; he has played the role of both protagonist and antagonists spanning a career for over 17 years. Personal life Sanjeev is a close friend of Tamil actor Vijay. Both of them studied visual communications at Loyola College. He is the nephew of late actress Manjula Vijayakumar. Sanjeev married leading television actress Preethi Srinivasan in 2009. His only sister Sindhu has done few films as a heroine and later acted in many successful serials like ''Metti Oli'', '' Penn'', ''Anandham'' and so on. His sister Sindhu died in 2005 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Kudumbam Best Actress Award
Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal for Best Actress is an award given as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal for TV serials to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first awarded in 2010 under the title Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal for Best Actress. Serial actress Abitha is so far the first winner to have won an award in this category 2 times, for her role Archana in Thirumathi Selvam. List of winners 2010 2012 2014 2018 2019 2022 See also * Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal * Vijay Television Awards The Vijay Television Awards are an awards ceremony held to honour the cast and crew of Tamil soap operas and other shows which air on Vijay TV. This is the second time in the Tamil television industry where awards are given for performances i ... References External links Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017220003/http://www.sunnetwork.in/sunkudumbam/index.html , date=17 Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Kudumbam Best Actor Award
Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal for Best Actor is an award given as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal for TV serials, to recognize a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first awarded in 2010 under the title Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal for Best Actor. An award called Best Lead Male was also awarded occasionally in 2014. Sanjeev Venkat is the only winner to have won an award in this category twice, one for Thirumathi Selvam in 2010 and for Kanmani in 2020. List of winners 2010 2012 2014 See also * Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal * Sun Kudumbam Awards 2010 * Vijay Television Awards The Vijay Television Awards are an awards ceremony held to honour the cast and crew of Tamil soap operas and other shows which air on Vijay TV. This is the second time in the Tamil television industry where awards are given for performances i ... References {{reflist External links Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinakaran
Dinakaran is a Tamil daily newspaper distributed in Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by K. P. Kandasamy in 1977 and is currently owned by media conglomerate Sun Group's- Sun Network.''Dinakaran'' is the second largest circulated Tamil daily in India after ''Dina Thanthi''. It is printed in 12 cities across India. Dinakaran was founded in 1977 by K. P. Kandasamy after he split from ''Dina Thanthi'' owned by his father-in-law S. P. Adithanar during the split of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. In 2005, the newspaper was acquired from K. P. K. Kumaran by Kalanithi Maran's Sun Group. ''Dinakaran'' is published from 12 cities in India namely Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Nagercoil, Puducherry, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli and Vellore Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Kudumbam Awards 2010
The Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal 2010 ( ta, சன் குடும்பம் விருதுகள் 2010) were given for 22 categories, of which there were 8 main awards, 8 performance awards and 6 technical awards. The nominations and victories were based on votes via text messaging. The award ceremony was hosted by actress Kasthuri and Rishi. Special guests who attended the function include Sneha, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Ramesh Khanna, Lawrence Raghavendra, Solomon Pappaiah, Sathyan, Arun Vijay, Manobala and Kaveri Maran, wife of Kalanidhi Maran. The ceremony was held at the Nandambakkam Trade Centre on 11 April 2010 and was televised in India by Sun TV on 2 May 2010. Thirumathi Selvam won 10 awards including Best Serial and Best Director for Kumaran. Other winners were '' Arasi'' and '' Kolangal'' with five awards, ''Thangam'' with three awards, and ''Sivasakthi'' and ''Metti Oli'' with one. Nominees and winners Main awards Winners are listed first and highli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Kudumbam Awards
The Sun Kudumbam Awards is an awards ceremony held to honour the cast and crew of the television serials which air on Sun TV, presented by Sun Network. This is the first time in the Tamil Television industry where awards are given for performances in Television serials. The first awards ceremony happened in 2010 and it is a biennial award ceremony. Nominations The top four performances in all serials, including the serials that have ended the past year, in different categories are chosen by jurors. During February and March, the nominees are interviewed on Sun TV and viewers are asked to cast their votes by text messaging their favourite actor in each category. The actor receiving the highest votes are proclaimed winner of the award in that category. Technical awards are given to backstage technicians, such as screenwriters and directors, by Sun Network and are not chosen by viewers. Awards General awards * Best Overall Performance Award * Special Jury Award * Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganesh Babu
E. V. Ganesh Babu is an Indian film director, writer and actor who works in Tamil-language films. He made his acting debut with '' Bharathi'' (2000) and played Vijay's friend in four films including ''Sivakasi'' (2005). He worked as an assistant director for '' Thenpandi Singam'' (2016) before making his debut as a director with ''Yamuna'' (2013). He directed and starred in a film titled ''Kattil'' opposite Srushti Dange, which was screened in 2021 at a Innovative International Film Festival. In 2022, he adapted the script of ''Kattil'' into a book. Career He acted as a character artiste more than 40 feature films and some of the films are “ Bharathi , Autograph, Mozhi, Sivakasi, and Anantha Purathu Veedu. Also acted in many serials like kuzha deviam in sun tv. He got experienced in many fields like Poem, Literature, Stage Drama, Journalism, Television. He was awarded an honorable doctorate. “KIDAI” novel written by the famous writer KI. Rajanarayanan was filmed, was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya (actress)
Karpagavalli better known by her stage name Priya is an Indian actress who worked on South Indian movies. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam films. She now works in Tamil television serials in antagonist roles. Background Priya hails from Teynampet, Tamil Nadu. She was noted for her performance in the Malayalam film '' Ninnishtam Ennishtam'' in 1986. She is married to David, a cinematographer of Malayalam movies. The couple have a son, Prince and a daughter, Aishwarya. Partial filmography Malayalam * Saahasam (1981) * Priyasakhi Radha (1982) * Enganeyundashane (1984) as Dancer * Boeing Boeing(1985) as Dancer * Adiverukal (1986) as Selvi * Prathyekam Sradhikkuka (1986) as Sophia * Snehamulla Simham (1986) as Lathika * Ninnishtam Ennishtam (1986) as Shalini * Padayani (1986) as Rajini * Pappan Priyappetta Pappan (1986) as Dancer * Shobaraj (1986) as Julie * Gandhinagar Second Street (1986) * Geetham (1986) as Lekha * Sukh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soori (actor)
Ramalakshmanan Muthuchamy, professionally known as Soori, is an Indian actor and comedian who predominantly appears in Tamil film industry. Career Soori moved from Madurai to Chennai in 1996 with the intention of becoming an actor in the Tamil film industry. After failing to get any roles, he took up work in the city as a cleaner to fund his acting ambitions. He made occasional uncredited roles in films portraying a junior artiste who would appear in comedy scenes, appearing in films such as ''Winner'' (2003). The actor appeared in ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). Soori got this suffix to his name because of the 'parotta competition' scene in which he stuns the hotelier by eating 50 parottas and getting ready to eat the same number once again. He has appeared in ''Sundarapandian'' (2012), ''Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam'' (2013), ''Pandiya Naadu'' (2013) and ''Jilla'' (2014). He acted in ''Rajini Murugan'' (2016) '' Idhu Namma Aalu'' (2016), ''Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peeli Sivam
P.L. Sivanappan known by his stage name credited as Peeli Sivam (5 July 1938 – 25 September 2017) was an Indian actor who featured around 400 Tamil-language films and plays from 1958–2017. He has featured in several films such as ''Muhammad bin Tughluq'' (1971) ''Malligai Poo'' (1973), ''Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam'' (1980), '' Poi Saatchi'' (1982),''Mundhanai Mudichu'' (1983), ''Imaigal'' (1983), ''Azhagan'' (1991), ''Ejamaan'' (1993), '' Vetri Vinayagar'' (1996) and many more. He has also acted in television shows. In 1995, he was conferred the Kalaimamani award from the state of Tamil Nadu for his contributions in the field of drama. Early life Born in a small hamlet, Pudupeerkadavu, near Bannari - Erode District, Tamil Nadu, Sivanappan had a passion for acting in his childhood days which later grew to the extent when he was brought to the limelight of stage plays by none other than Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.Ramachandran to pursue his career in stage plays and later on carried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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