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Udanpaal
''Udanpaal'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Karthik Seenivasan and starring Linga, Gayathrie and Vivek Prasanna in the lead roles. It was released on 30 December 2022 in Aha Tamil. Cast Production The ensemble cast shot the entire film in one schedule in the same location. In early December 2022, the makers of the film announced that they had decided to skip its theatrical release and release it on the aha Tamil platform. Reception The film was released on 30 December 2022 on the aha Tamil platform, with reviews from critics being released during the week prior to release. A reviewer from ''Times of India'' wrote "it's not often you get to watch a quirky, innovative family drama - and, especially when the film manages to double as a dark comedy, you can't help but buy it". The critic added that "''Udanpaal'', directed by debutant Karthik Sreenivasan, is a product of effective writing that tells you how to engage the audience with a small numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linga (actor)
Linga is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. After making his film debut in the Tamil film ''Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkirathu'' (2015), he has been in films including ''Sindhubaadh'' (2019), ''Parole'' (2022) and recently Udanpaal (2022). Career Linga's first major role came in Arun Kumar's ''Sethupathi'' (2016), where he portrayed a police officer supporting Vijay Sethupathi's character in his investigation. Linga portrayed the main antagonist in Arun Kumar's ''Sindhubaadh'' (2019), appearing as Bangkok-based gangster in the human trafficking business. The film opened to mixed reviews, with a critic from ''FirstPost'' noting that his character was "underwritten". Linga portrayed a pivotal role in '' Penguin'' (2020), appearing as the lead actress Keerthy Suresh's husband. In 2022, Linga played a lead role, alongside R. S. Karthik, in Dwarakh Raja's crime thriller ''Parole''. He also featured in the lead role in ''Udanpaal'', headlining an ensemble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abarnathi
Abarnathi is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films. She made her debut with '' Thaen'' (2021) and get well known of her characters in ''Jail'' (2021) and ''Irugapatru'' (2023). Abharnathi was one of the contestants of reality television show ''Enga Veetu Mapillai'' (2018) before entering the film industry. Early life Abarnathi was born in Kumbakonam but raised in Chennai. As a college student she studied fashion design. Career Abarnathi made her debut in television as a reality television contestant with ''Enga Veetu Mapillai'' (2018), starring Arya. During her stint on the show, she garnered attention for her attitude and the way she addressed Arya. Despite not making it to the finals of the show, she eventually received offers to work as an actress. In mid-2018, Abarnathi signed on to work as the female lead of Vasanthabalan's ''Jail'' (2021) opposite G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film, based on rowdyism in North Chennai, had a delayed release three years later. Her p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivek Prasanna
Vivek Prasanna is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films, mostly in supporting roles. In 2017, he won the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film ''Meyaadha Maan''. Career Vivek Prasanna grew up from a small village Chinanoor (Veeranam) near Salem, India and now settled in Chennai. His brother Karthik Netha is working as a lyricist. After several appearances in short films and telefilms, he made his acting debut alongside Vijay Sethupathi in Arun Kumar's police drama ''Sethupathi'' (2016). A critic from Indiaglitz.com noted that Vivek Prasanna as "the main henchman fits the role to the T". In 2017, Vivek Prasanna made a breakthrough and appeared in supporting roles in a series of successful Tamil films. His role as the drug lord Ravi in ''Vikram Vedha'' and as a politician in '' Peechankai'', also won him acclaim. He then appeared as the second lead in the romantic comedy, ''Meyaadha Maan ''Meyaadha Maan'' () is a 2017 Indian Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dheena (actor)
Dheena is an Indian actor, comedian and screenwriter who works prominently in Tamil films. He is known for playing one of the lead roles in the films ''Thumbaa'' (2019), ''Kaithi'' (2019) and ''Master'' (2021) and as a contestant in the television show ''Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?''. Career Dheena was a contestant in the show ''Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?'' on Vijay TV. He made his film debut in Dhanush's ''Pa Paandi'' essaying the role of Dhanush's friend. In 2019, he made his debut as a lead actor in ''Thumbaa''. In a ''Times of India'' review of the film, the reviewer stated that he made "an assured comic performance". In 2019, he played a comedic role in ''Kaithi''. Regarding his role, Janani K of ''India Today'' stated that "Dheena’s role brings in a much-needed lightness to the film". He was last seen in the film ''Master''. His next film as a lead actor will be the film ''Ajith From Aruppukottai''. The film is a remake of ''Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan ''Kattappanayile Rit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayathrie
Gayathrie Shankar (born 2 May 1993) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Malayalam films. Her Tamil film debut was in 2012 with ''18 Vayasu'', and is best known for her role in ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' (2012). She had her Malayalam film debut with ''Nna Thaan Case Kodu'' (2022). Early life Gayathrie was born and brought up in Bangalore. Career The actress's first release was the psychological thriller ''18 Vayasu'', but was recognized for her work in ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' alongside Vijay Sethupathi. In 2013 she starred in two films, '' Ponmaalai Pozhudhu'' and '' Mathapoo''. She was next seen in ''Rummy'', a 1980s college love story, opposite Inigo Prabhakaran. The multi-starrer '' Ula'', was renamed ''Chithiram Pesuthuadi 2'' and saw a release in 2019. The movie is directed by Rajan Madhav of Muran fame, also starred Radhika Apte, Priya Banerjee, Vidharth and Dwayne Bravo. ''Puriyatha Puthir'' directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi co-starring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aha (streaming Service)
aha is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service which offers Telugu and Tamil-language content. It is owned by Arha Media & Broadcasting Private Limited, a joint venture by Geetha Arts and My Home Group. The service was soft launched on 25 January 2020 and launched officially on 25 March 2020, coinciding with Telugu New Year (Ugadi). History Allu Aravind revealed that he was enamoured with the digital environment and developed a habit of binge-watching. Soon he came up with the idea of starting a streaming platform for hosting solely Telugu content. He then discussed the idea with his family, who encouraged him and which led to talks with Rameswar Rao Jupally, who joined as a partner in the venture. Ajit Thakur heads the platform. Market and expansion After opting for a soft launch on 8 February 2020 an event named ''aha Preview'' was conducted where all the film makers who worked on ''aha Originals'' attended and presented their w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...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] |
Charle
Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar (born 6 March 1960), professionally credited as Charle, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He has acted in more than 800 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. He was named after the English comedian Charlie Chaplin. Biography Charle completed his degree in chemistry from G. V. N. College in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. During his college days, he was known for histrionics and his uncanny ability to imitate Tamil actors like Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman and Nagesh. He is an avid entertainer, and a popular stage artist, while at this colcolharle started his career as a Staff Artist – Actor in Song & Drama Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and moved on to perform more than 1000 dramas in six years. He was named Charlie and got introduced in the film '' Poikkal Kudhirai'' in the year 1982 by the director K. Balachander. He proved to be a versatile actor in comedy as well as character roles in Tamil, Telugu and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayilsamy
Mayilsamy (born October 2, 1965) is an Indian actor and comedian who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on '' Asathapovathu Yaaru'' on Sun TV in Chennai. Career He is a popular and veteran television down the South Indian entertainment industry known for his impeccable comic timing and who is mostly seen playing strong supporting character roles in popular Tamil daily soaps and Tamil movies. Mayilsamy is also an acclaimed stage performer, stand in comedian, TV host and a theatre artiste, In short, he is a multifaceted and multitalented personality of the Tamil television industry. Mayilsamy was involved in various stage performances and in theatres from his early childhood days and performed and travelled across Tamil Nadu with a local famous comedy troupe. Mayilsamy has also had a series of standup comedy releases among which "Sirippoo Sirrippu" deserves a special mention. Mayilsamy made his debut on Tamil telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Express
''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' weekly as well as '' Dinamani'' and ''Kannada Prabha'' newspapers. The ''Cinema Express'' brand is now used for the film industry coverage of ''The New Indian Express'' regardless of language. ''Cinema Express'' also honoured artistic excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry through the Cinema Express Awards. The published version was discontinued in February 2016, in favour of an online magazine. History ''Cinema Express'' came out with their first issue on 10 January 1980 and had the last on 16 February 2016. The magazine was priced at Rs.15 when publication ceased. Afterwards, The New Indian Express Group used the name ''Cinema Express'' for the online magazine that publishes information related to cinema.https://www.facebook.com/pg/XpressCine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian "newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
