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Thamarai
Thamarai (born 10 November 1975) is a noted Tamil poet and lyricist. She is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. She made her debut in the Tamil film industry through the 1998 film Iniyavale, which was directed by Seeman and music composed by Deva. Life and career Thamarai was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 10 November 1975. She graduated from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, in production engineering and worked for six years in Coimbatore. With her passion for poetry, she decided to move to Chennai, where she worked as a freelance journalist in an organization named Bhagya and wrote essays, stories and poems. Through her literary works, she became popular and got noticed. Director Seeman assigned her as lyricist for the song "Thendral Enthan" for his Tamil film Iniyavale. Subsequently, she wrote lyrics for films such as ''Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen'' ("Malligai Poove") and ''Thenali'' ("Injirango Injirango"). Her work together with music director Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaaranam Aayiram
''Vaaranam Aayiram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Venu Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The film stars Suriya in dual lead roles as father and son, with Sameera Reddy (in her Tamil debut), Simran and Divya Spandana in lead roles. The film features music composed by Harris Jayaraj, making ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' his final project with Menon before the formal break-up of their partnership, until they worked together again in ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015). Cinematography for the film has been handled by R. Rathnavelu and editing done by Anthony Gonsalvez. The film illustrates Surya, an Indian Army Major who learns about his father's death when he is on a rescue mission. He then starts reminiscing about the bond he shared with his father and the stories related to him. The storyline is inspired from Menon's life, when he heard the news about his father's death back in 2007, also serving as a tribute to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yennai Arindhaal
''Yennai Arindhaal'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, and produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Anushka Shetty and Arun Vijay and revolves around a former police officer who tries to protect a young woman from a vengeful criminal linked to his past. The film co-stars Anikha, Parvathy Nair, Vivek, Ashish Vidyarthi, Suman and Avinash. Menon decided to finalise the script in October 2013, with Sridhar Raghavan and Thiagarajan Kumararaja being the consultants. Principal photography of the film was launched on 9 April 2014, where its first schedule took place at Chennai on 11 April 2014, within 12 days. The second schedule of the film took place in May 2014, where the filming took place in Chennai, Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Sikkim, and a few parts in Malaysia. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, reuniting with Menon after ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008). Dan Macarthur handled t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thenali
''Thenali'' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language comedy film co-written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Jayaram, Devayani and Jyothika, with Delhi Ganesh, Charle, Ramesh Khanna and Madhan Bob in supporting roles. It revolves around the title character who follows his psychiatrist Kailash on vacation to cure his numerous phobias. When Thenali becomes closer to Kailash's family, Kailash becomes increasingly obsessed with getting rid of him. ''Thenali'', inspired by the 1991 American film ''What About Bob?'', is the first film produced by Ravikumar's company R. K. Celluloids, and the dialogues were written by Crazy Mohan. It was photographed by Priyan and edited by K. Thanikachalam, while the music was composed by A. R. Rahman. The film was shot predominantly in Ooty and Kodaikanal, while some song sequences were shot in New Zealand. The film was released on 26 October 2000 to positive reviews and became a silver jubilee hit. The film won three Tamil Nadu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, starring Silambarasan and Trisha. Jointly produced Elred Kumar, Jayaraman, VTV Ganesh and P. Madan under the banner Escape Artists Motion Pictures and RS Infotainment, the film was distributed by Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies. The story was simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Ye Maaya Chesave'', starring Naga Chaitanya and Samantha, however, with a different cast. Launched after a wave of publicity posters with no details about the cast and crew, ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' began its first schedule of filming in February 2009. Shooting continued through 2009, with the film garnering significant media interest, through schedules in Malta and the United States. Before release, it became the first Tamil project to have a music soundtrack premiere outside of India, with a successful launch at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iniyavale
''Iniyavale'' is a 1998 Tamil-language drama film directed by Seeman. The film stars Prabhu, Gautami, Suvalakshmi and Keerthi Reddy. The film, produced by M. Vedha, had musical score by Deva and was released on 15 May 1998 to mixed reviews. The film marks Thamarai debut in Tamil cinema. Plot Prabhakaran (Prabhu), a poet, lives with his mother and his father. Prabhakaran has two friends Raja (Raja) and Murugan (Vadivelu) who are like his own brothers. A classical dancer (Gautami) admires his poems. His ambition is passing the IAS exams and becoming a collector at all costs before the marriage. Prabhakaran's father ( T. S. B. K. Moulee) and Ramanathan (Raghuvaran), Meena's father, are close friends and they decide to get Prabhakaran and Meena (Suvalakshmi) married. Meena is a very sensitive girl. Prabhakaran cannot accept and tries to cancel the marriage whereas Meena falls in love with her future groom Prabhakaran. Prabhakaran refuses for the marriage as a consequence Meena c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachaikili Muthucharam
''Pachaikili Muthucharam'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. It is based on the 2005 British-American thriller film '' Derailed''. The film stars Sarathkumar and Jyothika, while Andrea Jeremiah and Milind Soman played important supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Harris Jayaraj. The soundtrack was released on 20 January 2007 to positive reviews. The film was released on 13 February 2007. The movie was dubbed in Telugu as ''Drohi''. It was remade in Sinhala language as ''Dakina Dakina Mal''. Plot Venkatesh, a medical representative, is happily married to Kalyani, and they both have a son named Nanda. They all have a perfect life. That is, until Nanda falls sick, and things between Venkat and Kalyani cool down a bit. Kalyani begins to spend more time with Nanda and starts to ignore Venkat involuntarily. Venkat, feeling a bit lonely and neglected, walks in and out of his monotonous life without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Jyothika, and Kamalinee Mukherjee in prominent roles, while Prakash Raj, Daniel Balaji, and Salim Baig played supporting roles. It revolves around a police officer who tries to track down two serial killers. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography being handled by Ravi Varman and editing done by Anthony. The film is also one of the first Indian films to be made using Super 35. ''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' was released on 25 August 2006 to positive reviews and became a blockbuster at the box office. Kamal Haasan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. Jyothika was nominated for the Best Actress category at the Filmfare Awards. Plot Rani, the daughter of former high rank Chennai police officer Superintendent Arokiya Raj IPS, tells her father over the phone that she will be back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
''Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Silambarasan and Manjima Mohan, while Baba Sehgal plays the role of a corrupt cop. The film revolves around a youngster who embarks on a road trip with his lady-love during which he meets with an accident which causes things to get out of control. Principal photography commenced in November 2013, however, in June 2014, filming schedules were postponed until Menon completed his other project ''Yennai Arindhaal (2015)'' with Ajith Kumar. Filming recommenced on 21 February 2015, majority of shooting was done in Chennai, India. The film features film score and soundtrack album composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Thamarai. It was simultaneously made in Telugu as ''Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo'' with Naga Chaitanya replacing Silambarasan and Manjima Mohan in the same role. This film's title is based on a song from ''Mannathi Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deva (composer)
Devanesan Chokkalingam, also known as Deva, is a south Indian film composer and singer who predominantly works in Tamil Cinema. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam films in a career spanning about 36 years. He has composed music for more than 400 films. Personal life Deva was born to M. C. Chokkalingam and M. C. Krishnaveni. Even in his childhood, Deva was attracted to the world of music. Teaming up with Chandra Bose, he staged many musical programmes. He started learning classical music under Dhanraj and has completed a course in Western music at Trinity College of Music in London. His son Srikanth Deva is also a music director, as are his brothers, who have formed the duo Sabesh–Murali. His nephew Jai is an actor. Career Before coming to cinema, Deva worked for some time in the television field. In those days, Deva's brothers were working in the musical troupes of Illayaraja and other music directors as instru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaakha Kaakha
''Kaakha Kaakha'' (), titled ''The Police'' in the UK, is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. It stars Suriya and Jyothika, with Jeevan playing the antagonist. The film featured music composed by Harris Jayaraj and cinematography by R. D. Rajasekhar. The film released on 1 August 2003 to highly positive reviews and was considered a comeback film for producer Kalaipuli S. Thanu. It became Suriya's first biggest blockbuster. Owing to its commercial success, the film has been remade in several languages. Plot Anbuselvan is an honest, daring IPS officer with the Chennai City Police as the ACP in the Crime Branch. As he has no family or relatives, he lives with no fear. Anbuselvan and his IPS friends Srikanth, Arul, and Ilamaran are recruited for part of a special unit of police officers who are battling organised crime in Chennai. Violent and laconic, Anbuselvan finds little patience for his personal life. The unit is r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Menon
Arjun Menon (born 19 December 1987) is an Indian playback singer and songwriter based in New York City and London. He has sung for music directors including A.R. Rahman, Harris Jayaraj and G.V Prakash. Arjun started his music career performing Carnatic music as a solo artist and subsequently performed several shows across the country collaborating with top musicians. He sang the re-recording song "Kulu Kulu Venpani Pola" for the movie ''Engeyum Kadhal'', which was composed and penned by Harris Jayaraj. His playblack debut and big break came with the song "Latcham Calorie" from the movie ''Yaan'' in 2014. Early life Arjun was born on 19 December 1987 into a family of music connoisseurs. His parents, Prem Menon and Usha, discovered his love for music at a young age and initiated his vocal training when he was four. He started learning Carnatic music under several gurus, including Ajay Namboodiri and Prof. Ramamoorthy Rao (a disciple of Bhimsen Joshi). He was also briefly under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nannbenda
''Nannbenda'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Jagadish and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin starring Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nayanthara and Santhanam (actor), Santhanam. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography by Balasubramaniem and editing by Vivek Harshan. The movie was released on 2 April 2015. Plot Sathya is an unemployed youth from Thanjavur who goes to Tiruchirappalli, Trichy every month to meet his old childhood friend Sivakozhundhu, who is a hotel manager, and spend his day with the latter's salary. One such time, he meets Ramya, a bank manager, and falls in love with her. He believes that if he sees a girl three times a day casually, she will be his lucky lady. Sathya meets Ramya twice and goes all over Trichy with Sivakozhundhu in search of her. He decides to stay there that night. Just before 12:00, he sees Ramya celebrating her birthday in the hostel opposite to Sivakozhundhu's room. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
