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Taanakkaran
''Taanakkaran'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language period drama film written and directed by Tamizh in his directorial debut and produced by Potential Studios. The film stars Vikram Prabhu in the lead role with Anjali Nair, Madhusudhan Rao, Lal, Livingston, and M. S. Bhaskar in supporting roles. The film is based on real life incidents from 1997 related to police training. The film released directly on Disney+ Hotstar on 8 April 2022. The film received positive reviews from both critics and audiences. Plot The plot is set in 1999. Arivu is a young cop who just got selected in the Tamil Nadu Police and is sent to the PRS (Police Recruit School) for training. He is joined by a few of his friends and soon befriends other trainees. A few among them are older policemen, who cleared their interviews in 1982, but due to political reasons, could not get placed till date. Most of the trainers see them as unfit old men and mock them. However, Arivu motivates them. The PRS is run by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhusudhan Rao (actor)
Madhusudhan Rao (born 20 June 1950) is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He has appeared in films including ''Autonagar Surya'' (2014), ''Goli Soda'' (2014), ''Kathakali'' (2016), ''Kaashmora'' (2016), '' Adam Joan'' (2017), ''Kalakalappu 2'' (2018), ''Aranmanai 3'' (2021),'' Theerpugal Virkapadum'' (2021) and ''Taanakkaran'' (2022). Career Madhusudhan Rao made a breakthrough as an actor after appearing as the local rogue, Naidu in ''Goli Soda'' (2014). He has since appeared as the antagonist in films such as ''Vanmam'' (2014) and ''Massu Engira Masilamani'' (2015), as well as in character roles in '' Jeeva'' (2014) and '' Idhu Namma Aalu'' (2016). He later starred in Sundar C.’s ''Kalakalappu 2'' (2018) and ''Aranmanai 3'' (2021). In 2019, he had five releases in Kannada as '' Birbal Case 1: Finding Vajramuni'', ''Padde Huli'', ''Kempegowda 2'', ''Avane Srimannarayana ''Avane Srimannarayana'' (; ) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lal (actor)
M. P. Michael (born 2 December 1958), better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, producer and distributor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also appeared in Tamil films and in a few Telugu films. Lal has won several awards, including a National Film Award – Special Mention for acting (2012), two Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor (2008, 2013), and a Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam (2008). He is the owner of Lal Media Arts, a post-production studio. Early life Lal was born as Michael to the late M. A. Paul and the late Philomina, as their eldest son. He received his schooling at St. Augustine's High School, Ernakulam. His brother Alex Paul is a music composer in the Malayalam film industry and his son Jean is a movie director in the same industry. Career He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, along with his childhood friend Siddique, who would later team up as Siddique-Lal to make man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjali Nair (actress, Born 1995)
Anjali Nair is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films. After making her debut in the Tamil film ''Nedunalvaadai'' (2019), she has been seen in films including ''Taanakkaran'' (2022) and ''Yenni Thuniga'' (2022). Career Anjali Nair made her acting debut in ''Nedunalvaadai'' (2019), and won positive acclaim for her portrayal of a village-based character, with a reviewer from ''The Hindu'' calling her performance a "revelation". In addition, a reviewer from ''The New Indian Express'' noted that "debutant Anjali Nair holds this film together", while ''Times of India'' wrote the film is "supported by decent acting by Anjali". In 2022, Anjali appeared in three Tamil films - the police drama ''Taanakkaran'', the thriller ''Yenni Thuniga ''Yenni Thuniga'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by S.K.Vettri Selvan and Produced by Suresh Subramanian. The film was under Production House Rain Of Arrows Entertainment. The film was distribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lingesh
Lingesh, also credited as Lijeesh is an Indian actor who has worked in the Tamil film industry. Career Lingesh was born on December 26 in Thiruporur, Tamil Nadu. He did his schooling at Thiruporur Govt Higher Secondary School, before joining Loyola College for his undergraduate degree and went on to do a postgraduate course at the Madras Christian College. With a strong desire to build a career in the visual medium, he joined as an assistant director to director Kavitha Barathy, notably working on the television series ''Salanam'' in 2003. During the mid-2000s, Lingesh anchored shows on the Sun Network, Zee Tamil, and Vendhar TV, while working as an RJ in Suryan FM, while attempting to break into acting. He also worked as an event host, notably compering promotional events of films such as '' Padikkadavan'' (2008) and ''Kanthaswamy'' (2009).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itq9Tcf-6HU Lingesh was first selected to play the lead role in Balaji Sakthivel's coming-of-age drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikram Prabhu
Vikram Prabhu is an Indian actor working in Tamil language films who made his debut in Prabhu Solomon's '' Kumki'' (2012). He also played the protagonist in ''Ivan Veramathiri'' (2013) and ''Vellaikaara Durai'' (2014). He is the son of actor Prabhu and grandson of the veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan. Career 2012-2015: Early Career and Recognition Vikram signed on for a venture under the direction Prabhu Solomon's to be produced by N. Linguswamy. Titled '' Kumki'', the film was based on elephants and the director thus sent Vikram to an elephant training camp in Ottapalam in Kerala to get himself accustomed to the animals. The film released in December 2012 to critical acclaim and commercial success, emerging as one of the biggest hits of the year. A critic stated that Prabhu excels in the "intensely emotional scenes in the climax", while that "he is also at ease portraying angst, gratitude and rage". Furthermore, the critic wrote that "his physique is a major plus", giving the ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bose Venkat
Bose Venkat is an Indian actor, director and dubbing artist who appears in Tamil films and television serials. Personal life Venkat is married to actress Sonia in 2003. The couple have a son Tejaswin and a daughter Bavadarani Career Venkat came to Chennai at the age of 17, hoping to become an actor in films. After facing an unsuccessful start to his career, he worked briefly as an auto rickshaw driver while attending auditions. He subsequently got selected for a role in the serial ''Metti Oli''. Recognising his work in the serial, director Bharathiraja offered him a role in '' Eera Nilam'' (2003). He was also part of the 2005 Tamil film, '' Kannamma''under the direction of S. S. Baba Vikram. He has also acted in a few Malayalam movies alongside Mammootty and Dileep. He says his best experience was acting with Superstar Rajinikanth in the Tamil action-thriller film, ''Sivaji'' under the direction of S. Shankar in 2007. Although he played a negative role alongside Suman, his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Navageethan
Pavel Navageethan (born 17 January 1984) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works in Tamil cinema. Acting career Pavel Navageethan's dream was to be a director, so he wrote scripts for films, but was unable to get producers. He then moved to acting debuting under his friend, Pa. Ranjith's '' Madras'', where he played a henchman named Viji. His role in the film earned him the name ''Madras'' Viji. Pavel Navageethan later played roles in several other films (including '' Kuttram Kadithal'', '' Magalir Mattum'', ''Vada Chennai ''Vada Chennai'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action crime drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran in his fourth film as a director. It is the first instalment in a planned trilogy. Produced by A. Subaskaran's Lyca Production ...'', and '' Peranbu'') before turning director. He made his directorial debut with a mystery thriller '' V1'', after the editor was able to get a producer for the film. Filmography *''All films are in Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitish Veera
Nitish Veera (1975/6 – 17 May 2021) was an Indian actor who worked in Tamil-language films. Career Veera portrayed small roles in several of them including ''Pudhupettai'' (2006) and ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). He contacted Pa. Ranjith who gave him the role of Kathiravan, Rajinikanth and Eashwari Rao's son in '' Kaala'' (2018). He shot for the film for 40 days. Veera went on to portray an important role in '' Asuran'' (2019). In the film, he played a character that lived in the 1960s. He was signed to play a pivotal role in '' Laabam''. The post production of his upcoming film BELL is in progress and in slated for late 2021 to early 2022 release. He recently completed dubbing for his part in the film. Death He died from COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghibran
Ghibran (often credited as M. Ghibran) is an Indian composer. He has composed music for Indian films, advertising films and television commercial jingles in different languages. Early life Ghibran was born and raised in Coimbatore. When he was in the tenth grade, his family relocated to Chennai after his father suffered a severe loss in business. He had to discontinue studies and do several jobs to support his family. Ghibran said that he had developed an interest in music after he had seen Yanni perform on TV, when he was about eight or ten. He had enrolled into a music college, but had to drop out and instead attended keyboard classes and learnt keyboard part-time from Paul Augustine. He completed RSA Grade 8 in both piano and music theory through Trinity College London, and obtained a degree in classical composition and film scoring under Australian Composer Lindsay Vickery at the LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. He received an offer to compose music for animation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philomin Raj
Philomin Raj is a film editor who works in Tamil films. He is a frequent collaborator with Lokesh Kanagaraj. Career Philomin Raj worked as an editor for the third season of ''Naalaya Iyukunar''. He worked as an editor for Lokesh Kanagaraj's corporate advertisements and a television film before working on the film ''Maanagaram'' (2017). In a review of ''Maanagaram'' by ''The Hindu'', the reviewer wrote that "The editing looks crisp shifting to the various characters and episodes leaving you curious about the rest". Raj garnered acclaim for his work in ''Kaithi'' (2019). Personal life He married Dhivya Pradeepa in 2021. Filmography * '' Aviyal'' (2016; segment: ''Kalam'') * ''Maanagaram'' (2017) * '' Vella Raja'' (2018) (web series) * ''Mehandi Circus'' (2019) * ''Raatchasi'' (2019) * ''Kaithi'' (2019) * ''Master'' (2021) * ''Mandela'' (2021) * ''Jai Bhim'' (2021) * ''Taanakkaran'' (2022) * '' Vikram'' (2022) * ''Gulu Gulu'' (2022) * ''Witness In law, a witness is someo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circle Officer
A Circle Officer (CO) or Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) is a police officer of the rank of deputy superintendent of police (DSP) or assistant commissioner of police (ACP) heading an independent police sub-division in the various states of India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... In some states the officer of the same rank is designated simply as Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) or in metropolitan cities is designated as Assistant commissioner of police (ACP). Recruitment Recruitment to this rank is made either directly or by promotion. The State Public Service Commissions conduct the State Civil Services Examination periodically to recruit police officers directly to this rank. Another manner of recruitment is by recruiting the officers who have r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sify
Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway) is an Indian information and communications technology company providing end-to-end ICT solutions including telecom services, data center services, cloud & managed services, transformation integration services and application integration services. Sify Technologies Limited played an important role during the early spread of Internet and e-commerce in India. It has been listed on NASDAQ as SIFY since October, 1999. Merill Lynch was the underwriter for Sify's IPO on the NASDAQ. Sify was founded and led to IPO by R. Ramaraj. History In November 1999, Sify paid crore for a 24.5% stake in IndiaWorld Communications. It acquired the remaining shares for crore on 30 June 2000. In 2000, Sify sponsored the India Olympics team. In March 2002, Sify made an agreement with Makemytrip to run Sify's travel portal. In January 2002, Sify announced prizes for most emails sent under a 6-week contest called "Sify Greenmail", promoting emails ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
