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Thodakkam
''Thodakkam'' ( ''Beginning'') is a 2008 Indian Tamil language thriller film starring Raghu Vannan and Monica directed by Muthukumar. Prior to release the film was known as ''Arambam''. The film opened to poor reviews, and went unnoticed at box-office. Plot Vanchinathan (Raguvannan), Gayathri (Monica), Chindo (Abinay), Habeeb (Rishi) and Nancy (Meha Nair) have studied together from childhood. Now graduates, they plan to find opportunities abroad to earn money. The day arrives but their plans are thwarted as they find themselves in the thick of a conspiracy. Cast * Raghu Vannan as Vanchinathan * Monica as Gayathri *Abhinay as Chindo *Rishi as Habeeb *Meha Nair as Nancy *Raghuvaran * Subair Mohamed Rikas Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Jerome Pushparaj. *"Yaar Yaaro" — Gautham, Maya *"Adamin Apple" — Ranjani-Gayatri, Sathyan *"Phone Pottu" — Gana Bala *"Ethuthan Mudiyathu" — Raghuvaran *"Vaa Nanba" — Vijay Yesudas Vijay Yesudas (born 23 March 1979) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran Velayutham (11 December 1958 – 19 March 2008) was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in films made in South India. He has acted in more than 200 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. According to the ''Hindustan Times'', "The actor had carved a niche for himself with his special style and voice modulation." He played the protagonist of a Tamil soap opera, ''Oru Manidhanin Kadhai'', about a well-to-do man who becomes an alcoholic. He received critical acclaim for his role as Father Alphonso in the Malayalam movie '' Daivathinte Vikruthikal'', directed by Lenin Rajendran and based on M. Mukundan's novel of the same name. Raghuvaran's six-song music album, composed and sung by him, were officially released by actor Rajinikanth and the album was received by actress Rohini and Raghuvaran's son Rishi Varan. Personal life He was born as the eldest among four children in 1958 at Kollengode in Palakkad district in Kerala. He was the grandson of Mr. N. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi (Tamil Actor)
Rishi is an Indian film, theatre and television actor. He is known for his work on Sun TV's ''Deala No Deala'', the Tamil-language version of ''Deal or No Deal'' and ''Kaiyil Oru Kodi'', the Tamil version of '' Million Dollar Money Drop''. Rishi has appeared in supporting roles in Tamil films most notably '' Anandha Thandavam'' and '' Payanam''. He has stayed away from the limelight since 2017. Television Rishi appeared in a few fiction and non-fiction shows on STAR Vijay before appearing on Sun TV with Endemol's ''Dealaa No Dealaa (Tamil version of Deal or No Deal)''. This was a runaway success with Rishi's anchoring style making him a household name among the Tamil people all over the world, with a special fan following in Malaysia and Canada. In 2012, Endemol South and Sun TV made ''Kaiyil Oru Kodi, Are you ready? (Tamil version of Million Dollar Money Drop)'' with Rishi as the anchor. It was one of the most successful shows of the year. In 2009-10 Rishi played the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghu Vannan
Raghu Manivannan is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. The son of actor Manivannan, he has appeared in films including '' Maaran'' (2002) and ''Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA'' (2013). Career Raghu Manivannan made his debut with the Sathyaraj-starrer '' Maaran'' (2002), with a critic from The Hindu stating "as the studious first year medical college student suits the character so well, that you forget that the lad is just acting out a role". He subsequently failed to get bigger film offers and worked on a couple of low-budget ventures and shelved films including ''Kadhal Valarthen'', where he worked with Manoj Bharathiraja and Kunal. In 2013, Raghu Manivannan played a leading role alongside Sathyaraj in his father's 50th directorial venture, ''Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA''. He had also signed up to act in his father's next project ''Thalattu Machi Thalattu'', but the film was cancelled after Manivannan died in June 2013. In February 2015, Raghu Manivannan announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica (actress)
Monica (born Rekha Maruthiraj) is a former Indian actress, who starred predominantly in Tamil language films. A child actor in the early 1990s, she mostly appeared in supporting roles, before taking lead roles from the late 2000s on. She is probably best known for performances in the films '' Azhagi'', ''Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi'' and ''Silandhi''. In 2012, she changed her name to Parvana for Malayalam films. In 2014, she converted to Islam, changing her name to M. G. Rahima, and announced that she had quit acting. Personal life On 30 May 2014, Monica embraced islam with her new name M. G. Raheema where M is Maruthi Raj (father) and G is Gracy (mother). Monika's father is Hindu and mother is a Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι .... Rahima married Malik, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meghna Nair
Meghna Nair is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Malayalam films. Career Aged 18, Meghaa Nair first began shooting for ''Thangam'' (2008), portraying the role of the lead actress paired opposite Sathyaraj. She portrayed Sathyaraj's wife in the film, and wore make-up to present her beyond her real age. She subsequently featured in films including '' Pasupathi c/o Rasakkapalayam'' (2007) in Vivek's comedy track and ''Poova Thalaiya'' (2011) as a prostitute, before landing a role in Siva's '' Siruthai'' (2011) as a police officer. Siva had chosen her after being impressed with some promotional stills from her film ''Nellai Sandhippu'' (2012), and Megha's height was also a factor in convincing the director to cast her in the film. Featuring alongside Karthi and Tamannaah, ''Siruthai'' remains Megha's highest profile work to date. The actress changed her stage name from Megha Nair to Meghna Nair in June 2011, hoping to garner further film offers. Several of her films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramesh Khanna
Ramesh Khanna (also spelt as Ramesh Kanna) is an Indian actor and film director who has worked in Tamil cinema. He has acted in a number of supporting and comedian roles. Early life Khanna was born on 12 June 1954 in Chennai and third child to the family. He acted in R. S. Manohar's drama troupe from the age of 5 as child artist of more than 1000 dramas up to his age of 10 and was appreciated by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India at that time. Cinema career He became assistant to directors Karaikudi Narayanan, Pandiarajan (''Aan Paavam''), ''Kodi Ramakrishna'', Vikraman (''Poove Unakkaga'', '' Suryavamsam'', ''Unnai Ninaithu'' and ''Priyamana Thozhi'') and K.S.Ravikumar. Ravikumar was meant to remake the Telugu film ''Maavichiguru'' (1996) starring Jagapati Babu and Aamani into Tamil for Sridevi Movie Makers, but his busy schedule meant that he recommended Ramesh Khanna to the producers. The remake was initially titled as ''Maa Vilakku'' and was supposed to star Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhinay
Abhinay is an Indian actor who has appeared in Malayalam and Tamil language films. He made his debut in the 2002 film, ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' directed by Kasthuri Raja. He also appeared in advertisement of Oreo Biscuits, Crownply. Career Abhinay made his acting debut alongside Dhanush and Sherin in Kasthuri Raja's coming-of-age film ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2002). The film's success prompted Abhinay to continue to appear in lead roles, and notably featured in ''Jjunction'' (2002), '' Singara Chennai'' (2004) and ''Pon Megalai'' (2005) as the protagonist. In the late 2000s, he moved on to play supporting roles and notably featured in films including ''Solla Solla Inikkum'' (2009) and '' Palaivana Solai'' (2009) in pivotal characters. He has since also worked in films as a dubbing artiste, providing the voice of Vidyut Jamwal in ''Thuppakki'' (2012) and '' Anjaan'' (2014). Filmography Films Dubbing artist *Vidyut Jammwal (''Thuppakki'', '' Anjaan'') *Milind Soman (''Paiya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Yesudas
Vijay Yesudas (born 23 March 1979) is an Indian playback singer and actor. He has sung over 1000 film songs. Vijay works predominantly in the South Indian film industry, mostly in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi. He is the son of acclaimed singer K. J. Yesudas. Vijay made his debut as a singer with the 2000 Malayalam film ''Millennium Stars'', which had music composed by Vidyasagar. Vijay Yesudas won three Kerala State Film Awards for Best Singer for the songs "Kolakkuzhal Vili Ketto" in '' Nivedyam'' (2007), "Akaleyo Nee" in '' Grandmaster'' and "Mazhakondu Mathram" in ''Spirit'' (2012), and "Poomuthole" in ''Joseph'' (2018). He has also won five Filmfare Awards for Best Singer and four SIIMA Awards for Best Male Playback Singer. He made a foray into acting by playing the villain role in the Tamil film '' Maari'' (2015) and the lead role in the Tamil film ''Padaiveeran'' (2018). Early life Vijay Yesudas was born to singer K. J. Yesudas and Prabha. He is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it as "the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subair Mohamed Rikas
Subair (25 May 1962 – 18 August 2010) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema industry. He was part of Malayalam films for nearly two decades and acted in around 200 films. Personal life Subair was born in the village of Chokli, Thalasserry in Kannur District, Kerala, India as the son of Sulaiman and Aysha. He died on 18 August 2010 due to a cardiac arrest. He has two son's Aman Subair and Ameya Subair Career Subair started his career in movies as a film producer at the age of 28. He produced a movie together with four of his friends, but unfortunately the movie was never released. His first movie as an actor was ''Bharatham'' in 1991 followed by the 1992 movie '' Manthrikacheppu''. His break came through the character ''Kadayadi Thambi'' in ''Lelam'' (1997). ''The Tiger'', ''Bharathchandran I.P.S.'' and ''Pathaka'' are his notable works. He has also acted in a mega tele-serial named ''Vamsham'' telecasted in DD Malayalam channel in 1994. Selected filmography Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Action Drama Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. ''The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to ''The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's ''WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of ''Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting ''The Incredible Hulk''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
