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Ullam Ketkumae
''Ullam Ketkumae...'' () is a 2005 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed and co-written by Jeeva, with dialogues by Sujatha. The film stars Shaam, Arya, Laila, Asin and Pooja as five college students. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Harris Jayaraj, while Vairamuthu penned the lyrics for the songs. The film tells the reunion of five friends who were together at college and exploring their relationships during the years. The film released after several delays in 2005 and went on to win critical and commercial success. The film marked the first successful film for Jeeva and Shyam while Arya and Asin received several film offers after the release of the film. Plot The film is all about a group of five college friends — Shyam, Emaan, Pooja, Priya and Irene. The friends gather for Emaan's wedding, years after everyone has parted ways. The film starts with Pooja leaving the United States to go to Indian cricketer and her friend Emaan's wedding. Meanw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeva (director)
Jeeva (21 September 1963 – 26 June 2007) was an Indian filmmaker, cinematographer and film director in Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam-language cinema. He was an established cinematographer in the late 90s and early 2000s. Career Jeeva started his career assisting cinematographer P. C. Sreeram in the films such as ''Nayakan'', ''Agni Natchathiram'', ''Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film), Apoorva Sagodharargal'', ''Idhaya Thamarai'', ''Gopura Vasalile'' and ''Meera (1992 film), Meera''. He became an independent cinematographer in Priyadarshan's Malayalam film ''Abhimanyu (1991 film), Abhimanyu'' (1991) starring Mohanlal and went on to film over 20 films including his own directorials. He was director S. Shankar, Shankar's usual cinematographer in his early films such as ''Gentleman (1993 film), Gentleman'' (1993), ''Kadhalan'' (1994) and ''Indian (1996 film), Indian'' (1996). Jeeva's work in Shankar's ''Kadhalan'' fetched him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyramid Natarajan
Pyramid Natarajan is a former Indian actor and producer, who has appeared in character roles in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough as an actor playing a role in Mani Ratnam's ''Alaipayuthey'' (2000) portraying the role of Madhavan's father, before playing the antagonist in several films. Career Natarajan was born in a village called Valoothoor near, Papanasam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu and studied in Shaukathul Islam Balya Muslim Sangam Higher Elementary School in his boyhood and moved to Madras as a teenager, hoping to make a breakthrough into films. He was able to briefly join K. Balachandar's drama troupe, Ragini Recreations, and appear in productions before soon starting his own troupe and staging a play. Following a successful business proposal, Natarajan was able to take over as executive producer of Gemini Films and was able to learn the nuances of administration. Understanding Natarajan's potential, K. Balachandar proposed to form Kavithalayaa Productions as a joint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Jay
''Jay Jay'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Saran. The film stars R. Madhavan, Amogha and Pooja, while Kalabhavan Mani, Charle, Dhamu and Malavika Avinash also play key supporting roles. Produced by V. Ravichandran of Oscar Films, the film had music scored by Bharathwaj. The core plot of the movie is based on the 2001 movie '' Serendipity''. Plot Jagan (R. Madhavan) is a carefree youth who stays with his friends in a room. He plays violin well and seeks every opportunity to help others, at the same time benefitting himself. His father is an assistant of an unsuccessful politician (Delhi Ganesh) who works for two politician brothers. Their sister, Seema ( Pooja), has a crush on Jagan after he saves her from some goons. On the other hand, is Jamuna ( Amogha). Jamuna is a very beautiful young woman who is from Kolkata. Her father is very protective of her. Jagan spots her at a book store and falls for her instantly only to be beaten up by h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arinthum Ariyamalum
''Arinthum Ariyamalum'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by Vishnuvardhan. It stars Navdeep, Prakash Raj, and newcomers Arya and Sameksha, while Adithya, Sangili Murugan, Krishna, and Yog Japee play pivotal roles. The film's music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. '' "Punnagai Poo" '' Gheetha, a RJ at a Malaysian radio station THR Raaga, produced the film. The film was released theatrically on 20 May 2005. It completed a 175-day run at the box office. The film eventually went on to receive Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for Arya. In 2015, the film was released on Blu-ray in the UK. Plot Satya, an innocent Brahmin boy, comes from Nagercoil to Chennai, to join an engineering college. His problems begin, one by one, when he encounters his father, the dreaded don, Adhi Narayanan, and the latter's hot-blooded adopted son, Kutty. Satya's girlfriend, Sandhya, is accidentally wounded in a shootout between Adhi's gang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thota Tharani
Thota Tharani is an Indian film art director and production designer who has predominantly worked in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam cinema and Bollywood. As of 2013, he has won two National Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. His work consists of paintings, murals, paper collages, wooden montages, and installations and so on. Film career Thota Tharani has been involved in the art of set design since he was just twelve when he helped his father. His work in the films ''Nayakan'' and ''Indian'' earned him National Film Awards. His works include construction of a huge set replica of the Madurai Meenakshi Temple for the Telugu movie '' Arjun'', ''Dasavathaaram'', ''Kanthaswamy'' and ''Leader''. He has worked in more than 100 feature films as a production designer, including three foreign productions: '' Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes'' (French), ''Hanuman'' (French) and ''Branchie'' (Italian). In addition to being an art directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh (actor)
Rajesh is an Indian actor who has performed in Tamil and Malayalam films and serials. He has completed more than 47 years in films and appeared as lead roles and supporting roles in over 150 films. He has done roles ranging from a hero to character actor. Biography Rajesh was born in 1949 to Williams Nattar and lily Grace Mankondar at Mannargudi, Tiruvarur district, but his family hails from Anaikkadu, in Thanjavur district. He studied in Dindigul, Vadamadurai, Melanatham Aanaikadu and Chinnamanur Theni district. After finishing his PUC in Karaikudi Alagappa College, he joined Pachaiappas College, but unfortunately did not complete his college education. He worked as a teacher in St Paul's High School, Purasawalkam and later at Kellett Higher Secondary School, Triplicane from 1972 to 1979. In 1974, he got a chance to act in the film ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'', but he only did a small role in it. His first film as a hero was ''Kanni Paruvathile'' (1979), produced by Rajkann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka
''Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Sreenivasan. The film stars Kunchacko Boban and Samyuktha Varma. The story follows Jayakanthan (Kunchacko Boban), who comes from Kumbakonam, to his late father's village in Paruthippara, Kannur district, to claim his father's property. The film marks the acting debut of Asin, however this remained her first and only Malayalam film to date. The film released on 24 August 2001 coinciding with the festival of Onam. Plot The story is about Jayakanthan, who comes to claim his father Narendran's property in their native village. There he meets Vinodini, who is the panchayat president and a strict follower of the rules. Swathi is Jayakanthan's cousin and her father Balakrishnan Nambiar is worried that Jayakanthan, his nephew, has come to marry her and inherit their property. Bhargavan has usurped Narendran's land, but Jayakanthan is unaware of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961. History Pepsi was first invented in 1893 as "Brad's Drink" by Caleb Bradham, who sold the drink at his drugstore in New Bern, North Carolina. It was renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898, "Pepsi" because it was advertised to relieve dyspepsia (indigestion) and "Cola" referring to the cola flavor. Some have also suggested that "Pepsi" may have been a reference to the drink aiding digestion like the digestive enzyme pepsin, but pepsin itself was never used as an ingredient to Pepsi-Cola. The original recipe also included sugar and vanilla. Bradham sought to create a fountain drink that was appealing and would aid in digestion and boost energy. In 1903, Bradham moved the bottling of Pepsi from his drugstore to a rented warehouse. That year, Bradham sold 7,968 gallons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Star (film)
''5 Star'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil cinema, Tamil-language coming-of-age film directed by Susi Ganeshan and starring Prasanna (actor), Prasanna (in his acting debut), Kanika (actress), Kanika, Five Star Krishna, Krishna, Sandhya, Mangai, and Karthik. Plot The story focuses on five friends, Prabhu, Elango, Sundar, Indra and Priya at the Madras Institute of Technology, who want to remain friends throughout their lifespan and hope to join the same company after graduation. During a vacation Elango, goes home where he is forced to marry his old-fashioned cousin, Eshwari, by his tough disciplinarian father. Once back to college he hides the fact about his marriage to his friends but later the marriage becomes public when relatives of Eshwari come to visit Elango. While their dream to work together becomes true, Elango alone gets a transfer to Bombay. The friends fight but later reunite. Before Elango goes Bombay the friends force him to visit his wife and put him on a train. But Elango ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susi Ganeshan
Ganeshan Subbiah known as Susi Ganesan is an Indian film director, producer, scriptwriter and screenwriter. Early life Ganesan was born on (25 August 1969) Vannivelampatti, Madurai District in Tamil Nadu to Tamil parents Subbiah and Sittamma. He changed his screen name to Susi Ganesan, his first name being from the first two letters from his parents' first names. He attended Gandhi Nikethan higher secondary school in T. Kallupatti and also graduated from Madras Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in automobile engineering. During his college days, he was a journalist, writing many articles for the Tamil magazine ''Ananda Vikatan''. He was also chairman of ATHENAEUM, the student body of the Madras Institute of Technology, during 1991–92. After working as an assistant to director Mani Ratnam during the filming of ''Bombay'' (1995), ''Iruvar'' (1997) and '' Dil Se..'' (1998), Ganesan debuted as a director with the 2002 film ''Virumbugiren''. Career His first film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richa Pallod
Richa Pallod is an Indian model and actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films.besides Hindi, she has been featured in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam language films. After appearing as a child artiste in ''Lamhe'' (1991), she appeared in an award-winning role in '' Nuvve Kavali'' (2000), her first film in Telugu. Her most notable Hindi film include Yashraj Films' '' Neal 'N' Nikki'' (2005). Her roles in Tamil films ''Shahjahan'' (2001) and ''Unakkum Enakkum'' (2006) are noted whilst she has also featured in Kannada and Malayalam language films. Personal life She married Himanshu Bajaj, sometime around 2011 and their son was born around 2013. Career Richa Pallod made her entry into films with a minute role as a child artiste in the film ''Lamhe'' (1991) and '' Pardes'' (1997). She started modelling at the age of 16, has featured in over five hundred commercials and appeared in Falguni Pathak's music videos "Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi" and "Piya Se Mil Ke Aaye Nai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
