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Thunichal
''Thunichal'' ( ta, துணிச்சல்) ( en, Bravado) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Majith who earlier directed Vijay starrer ''Thamizhan''. Starring Arun Vijay and newcomer Shiva Manjal, the film was released on 1 January 2010, after many delays. Cast *Arun Vijay as Shiva *Ramana as Vinod *Shiva Manjal as Sakthi *Swathika *Vaiyapuri *Gangai Amaren *Singamuthu *Halwa Vasu *Citizen Mani Production The shooting for ''Thunichal'' began shooting in September 2007 and was completed by the end of the year, except for the dubbing portions. Subsequently, the film was postponed indefinitely due to unknown reasons, and remained unreleased. The actors and director involved moved on to participate with other projects. However, after the success of lead actor, Arun Vijay's ''Malai Malai'', the producers decided to use his new-found publicity to launch their own film. Arun Vijay, worried that the move could hamper his new-found image at the box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majith
Abdul Majith is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil films. He made his debut with the 2002 social drama film, ''Thamizhan'' starring Vijay and Priyanka Chopra. He has since worked on lower budget ventures. Career In 2001, producer G. Venkateswaran signed on Thirupathisamy to direct Vijay in an action film titled ''Velan''. The film, a remake of the director's Telugu film '' Azad'', saw Priyanka Chopra, winner of the beauty pageant Miss World 2000, being brought in by Venkateswaren to make her debut and play the lead female role. However, before production began, Thirupathisamy died in an accident and Venkateswaren duly decided to give debutant Majith a chance to direct a film with the same cast. A social drama, campaigning for the widespread knowledge of legal rights, the film created anticipation prior to release. The film opened to mixed reviews from film critics on 14 April 2002 and Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu praised the film adding that " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malai Malai
''Malai Malai'' is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by A. Venkatesh. The film stars Arun Vijay, Vedhika, Prabhu, Prakash Raj and Kasthuri in lead roles. while, Santhanam, Ganja Karuppu, Vijayakumar and S. N. Lakshmi play supporting roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with editing by V. T. Vijayan. The film released on 31 July 2009 and turned out to be a surprise hit at the box office. This film ran for 100 days in theaters. Synopsis Palanivel and Vetrivel are inseparable brothers who eke out a living as a farmer and minivan driver respectively in a village on the foothills of Palani temple. When Vetri falls in love with a city-based RJ Anjali, who is on a visit to Palani, he finds Lakshmi to romance his brother. Meanwhile, Vetri goes to Chennai in search of a job and his ladylove. He gets a job as a driver in a courier company, where Vimala Hassan, a fanboy of Kamal Haasan, is an employee and becomes Vetri's friend. Now enters Essaki, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Vijay
Arun Vijay (born 19 November 1977), formerly known as Arun Kumar, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He also starred in a few films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Born as Arun Kumar and being the only son of veteran actor Vijayakumar, he debuted in Sundar C's ''Murai Mappillai'' (1995). He received early success in ''Thulli Thirintha Kaalam'' (1998) and ''Pandavar Bhoomi'' (2001). After a string of failures, he changed his name to Arun Vijay and achieved breakthrough success and recognition for playing lead roles in ''Malai Malai'' (2009), ''Maanja Velu'' (2010), ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' (2012), ''Kuttram 23'' (2017), ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' (2018), '' Thadam'' (2019), '' Mafia: Chapter 1'' (2020) and ''Yaanai'' (2022). He is noted for his villanous roles in ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015), '' Bruce Lee: The Fighter'' (2015) and '' Chakravyuha'' (2016). He is a recipient of many awards, including a Norway Tamil Film Festival Award, two Filmfare South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramana (actor)
Ramana is an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films in leading and supporting roles. He is the son of Tamil actor Vijay Babu who is known for the role of Rajinikanth's younger brother in '' Padikkadavan''. He is the wicket keeper for the team Chennai Rhinos in Celebrity Cricket League. He is credited as Srinath in Telugu films. Career Ramana was initially meant to make his acting debut through the film ''Kurunji'' by debutant Pari, which he shot for alongside actress Uma. However, the film eventually did not complete production. Ramana made his debut in the films with the Tamil film ''Style'' released in the year 2002; though he is active in the industry since 1999. Ramana’s first Telugu film was ''Utsaham'' released in the year 2003. Followed by the romantic comedy film '' Fools'' directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. Later, he collaborates in the movies '' Sankharavam'' with Anant Nag and Sarath Babu followed by ''Puttintiki Ra Chelli'' (2004) sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 7 November 1975), better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu, is an Indian filmmaker, actor and playback singer in Tamil films. After completing his education, he began pursuing an acting career, with his first three ventures featuring him in a starring role, failing to release, following which he began appearing in character roles. He entered the spotlight for the first time when he turned director with the summer hit ''Chennai 600028'' (2007).Malini MannatI was mixing money with friendship: Venkat Prabhu interview chennaionline.com. 6 June 2007 He achieved further commercial successes with his subsequent directorials '' Saroja'' (2008), ''Goa'' (2010), ''Mankatha'' (2011), ''Biriyani'' (2013), ''Masss'' (2015) and ''Maanaadu'' (2021). His father Gangai Amaren is a film director and music director . Early life and career Following his return to India, Prabhu began singing for demos by his cousins, Yuvan Shankar Raja and Karthik Raja, and st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citizen Mani
Citizen Mani is an Indian comedian who works in Tamil-language films. He has acted in 200 films and television serials. He directed and acted in a film, ''Perunali'', in 2019. Career Mani left his village for Chennai to pursue a career in acting. He played a role as a tea master in ''Citizen'' (2001). After garnering acclaim for his portrayal as a tea master, Mani added the moniker 'Citizen' to his stage name. ''Citizen'' enabled him to get comedic roles in several films including ''Anniyan'' (2005) and ''Aaru'' (2005). He made his directorial debut with ''Perunali'' (2019). Filmography *'' Mahanadhi'' (1994) *''Citizen'' (2001) *'' 12B'' (2001) * ''Thavasi'' (2001) *'' Devan'' (2002) *'' Shree'' (2002) *''Bagavathi'' (2002) *'' Bheeshmar'' (2003) *'' Ji'' (2005) *''Anniyan'' (2005) *''Daas'' (2005) *''Aaru'' (2005) *'' Kurukshetram'' (2006) *'' Sengathu'' (2006) *''Maranthen Meimaranthen'' (2006) *''Thaamirabharani'' (2007) *''Muni'' (2007) *'' Thunichal'' (2010) *''Vallak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karunas
Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played lead roles in films including '' Dindigul Sarathy'' (2008) and ''Ambasamudram Ambani'' (2008). Apart from acting, Karunas has also been credited in films as a producer, music composer and a singer, while he continues to serve as the Vice-President of the Nadigar Sangam, after being elected in October 2015. Early life Karunas was born in Kuruvikkarambai, a village in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. He did his schooling at Palangudi Bharathi School and later studied at Nandanam Arts, Presidency College. Karunas began his career as pop singer and dancer, working extensively on Tamil folk music. He then gradually appeared in films as a comedian. Film career Karunas began work as a gaana singer aged 12, earning the moniker "Gaana" Karunas, and made his television debut through Yuhi Sethu's ''Naiyaan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premji Amaran
Prem Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 26 February 1979), better known as Premgi, is an Indian playback singer, composer, songwriter, actor and comedian. The son of composer and director Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema and is known for his comical performances in his elder brother Venkat Prabhu's films. His stage name, Premgi, is actually a spelling error, as it is meant to be "Prem G.", (the G referring to his father's name). He is also best known for his catchphrases ''Enna Koduma Sir Idhu ?'' (What atrocity is this, sir ?) and ''Evvalavo pannitom, itha panna mattoma'' (We've done so much, won't we do this also ?), the former being a modified version of a famous dialogue used by Prabhu in '' Chandramukhi'' (2005). Career In 1997, Premgi planned to enter the film industry as a director with a project titled ''Wanted'' starring Venkat Prabhu and S. P. B. Charan. The film, which had Yuvan Shankar Raja as music composer and Gangai Amaren and S. P. Balasubrah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaiyapuri
Vaiyapuri (born 23 October 1968 as Ramakrishnan) is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil-language films. He rose to fame by appearing in supporting roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, often portraying supporting comedic characters. His first major role was in Balu Mahendra's ''Raman Abdullah'' (1997), while his roles in films including ''Thulladha Manamum Thullum'' (1999), ''Gemini'' (2002) and Mani Ratnam's '' Raavanan'' (2010) also garnered him acclaim. Career In December 1986, Vaiyapuri moved from his hometown of Theni to Chennai hoping to become an actor in the Tamil film industry. Unable to immediately get a chance in films because of his skinny physical stature, he worked as a bearer at a hotel on Mount Road. Vaiyapuri's first break came through television serials on Doordarshan, where he notably worked on an adaptation of Sujatha's '' Kolaiyuthir Kalam''. He started his film career appearing as an extra and then in minor roles in films, before making a breakthr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinmayi
Chinmayi Sripaada is an Indian playback singer, working mainly for the South Indian film industry. She is also a voice actor, television presenter, radio jockey, and an entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company ''Blue Elephant'', a Skincare company importing K-beauty to India - ''Isle Of Skin'', and a medi-spa ''Deep Skin Dialogues'' in Chennai and Hyderabad. She is often credited as Chinmayee and Indai Haza. She rose to fame for her critically acclaimed song "''Oru Deivam Thantha Poovae''" from the National Award winning movie ''Kannathil Muthamittal''. Early life and background Chinmayi received the CCRT Scholarship for Young Talent for Carnatic Music from the Government of India at the age of 10. She won the gold medal from All India Radio for Ghazals in 2000 and the Silver for Hindustani Classical Music in 2002. She learned German as a language in the Max Mueller Bhavan in Chennai and completed certification courses from NIIT and SSI in we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Films
In the year 2010, there was a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking after the success of ''Avatar'' in the format, with releases such as '' Alice in Wonderland'', '' Clash of the Titans'', '' Jackass 3D'', all animated films, with numerous other titles being released in 3D formats. 20th Century Fox celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2010. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2010, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said: "At times it feels as if we’re living in something of a cinematic golden age, but one that’s altogether different from earlier halcyon days. Where some celebrate the former genius of the system to explain an earlier day’s proliferation of fine movies, now the system is something of a blunderer that often flings itself into follies or even crushes inspiration under its weight, but sometimes gets carried away, for reasons good or bad, and hands surprising control of vast resources over to ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthik (singer)
Karthik (born 7 November 1980) is an Indian playback singer and composer. Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been working as a playback singer. He has sung more than 8000 songs in 15 Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Odia, Bengali, Marathi and Hindi. Early and personal life Karthikeyan hails from Tiruvarur district. He is a trained Carnatic music vocalist. He was part of a college band and regularly participated in IIT Madras Fest ''Saarang''. An ardent fan of A. R. Rahman, Karthik's dream was to meet Rahman and sing for him. Playback singer Srinivas, who collaborated often with Rahman was Karthik's close friend's cousin. Srinivas encouraged Karthik to look at singing as a career, which prompted Karthik to resume his singing lessons. One year later, Srinivas recommended Karthik's name to Rahman, who needed fresh voices for backing vocalists for a song from '' Pukar''. Karthik eventually got the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
