Vadivudaiyan
V. C. Vadivudaiyan is an Indian people, Indian film director and screenwriter. He has worked on Tamil language, Tamil films. Career In 2000, Vadivudaiyan planned to make ''Puththan,'' starring Arun Vijay, Arunkumar and Divya Unni. The film was shelved before production ended. Vadivudaiyan eventually made his directorial debut with the film ''Saamida'' (2008), after working as an assistant to director Shaji Kailas. The film was entirely shot at Kasi. It had a mediocre box office run and critical reception. His next venture was drama film ''Thambi Vettothi Sundaram'' (2011) starring Karan (actor), Karan and Anjali (actress born 1986), Anjali. During the making of the film, local people protested against the use of the title and attacked the director on set. The film received mixed reviews with a critic at Behindwoods.com noting the film "could have been much better, only if it had been packaged a bit more cleverly". In 2012, Vadivudaiyan opened production studio Singam Cinema a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thambi Vettothi Sundaram
''Thambi Vettothi Sundaram'' is a 2011 Tamil docudrama crime film written and directed by Vadivudaiyan, V. C. Vadivudaiyan screenplay by V. C. Vadivudayan It stars Karan (actor), Karan and Anjali (film actress), Anjali. The film received mixed reviews and became an average grosser. It was later dubbed into Hindi as ''The Acid of Life''. Plot Thambi Vettothi Sundaram is set in Kaliyakkavilai, a town set on the state border. This place has a unique distinction: almost everyone here is educated, and quite peculiarly, almost every second person is involved in some kind of illegal business, ranging from smuggling to the brewing of illegal liquor and other such activities. This place is certainly an antithesis for all those who believe that education is the one solution to all social evils. Here, people seem to be corrupt in spite of education. Sundaram (Karan (actor), Karan) is one from the town, well-educated, but not yet initiated into any subversive acts. He has no idea to d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saamida
''Saamida'' is a 2008 Tamil film directed by V. C. Vadivudaiyan and starring Pondy Ravi, Dhanushya. The film is scored by Indhrajith and was released on 6 December 2008. Plot The film begins with a girl from Ramanathapuram who has been sold into prostitution. The unnamed girl is suffering from hunger and finds it difficult to make ends meet. A former regular client becomes her husband - a man who was shaped by awful experiences into a feared gang leader. The terrible things that the girl witnesses at the hands of her husband drives her to become a female gang leader, with the help of a loyal orphan. Everyone was afraid when they went to see Kasi. They were involved in illegal alcohol, drugs and killing any enemies who are against them by Saami. In the meantime, Saami fell in love with the heroine Pelo and began doing illegal things without her lover. When she discovers this, she tried to change his mind. Cast *Pondy Ravi as Saami (credited as Sembi) *Dhanushya *Amsadevi as M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sowkarpettai
''Sowkarpettai'' is a 2016 Tamil Comedy horror film directed by Vadivudaiyan starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai with music composed by John Peter. The film was released only in Chennai on 4 March 2016. Plot When a couple is murdered by a cruel businessman, their ghosts begin to haunt the killers for revenge. Cast * Srikanth as Shakthi and Vetri (Dual Role) * Raai Laxmi as Maya * Suman as Gothra Singh * Saravanan as Senior * Powerstar Srinivasan as Junior * Singampuli as Puli * Ganja Karuppu as Saami * Manobala as Mani * Thalaivasal Vijay as Paramasivam (Vetri and Shakthi's father) * Rekha as Parvathi (Vetri and Shakthi's mother) * Vadivukkarasi as Demonness * Meenakshi as Sanya * Aarthi * T. P. Gajendran * Subbaraj * Vengal Rao * Madhan G * Hresh * Lingesh * Rahul * Priyanka Production The film was first reported in March 2015, when Vadivudaiyaan announced that he would make a film starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai, set in the backdrop of Sowcarpet. The film began production ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pottu (film)
''Pottu'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film written and directed by Vadivudaiyan. The film stars Bharath, Namitha, Srushti Dange and Ineya. With music composed by Amresh Ganesh, the film is produced by John Max for Shalom Studios. ''Pottu'' is a movie, following along the lines of this producer-director combo's earlier movie '' Sowkarpettai'' (2016). The film was launched in January 2016 and released on 8 March 2019. It is dubbed in Telugu and released on 8 March 2019 as ''Bottu'' and in Hindi as ''Bindi''. Hindi dubbed version rights is owned by Dimension Pictures. The film opened to negative reviews. Synopsis The film revolves around two MBBS students, Arjun ( Bharath) and Nithya (Srushti Dange). Arjun secures the first rank fraudulently, but Nithya, despite being a brilliant student, ends up holding the second rank. Both students join the same college, Arjun didn't write anything in paper and by the intension of changing paper of the college he went to co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indian People
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21st-century Indian Film Directors
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Living People
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The Times Of India
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Namitha
Namitha Vankawala is an Indian actress, model and politician who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu cinema along with a few films in Kannada and Malayalam. She serves as a state executive member of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tamil Nadu. Career 2001−2008 Starting her career as a beauty pageant contestant, Namitha was crowned Miss Surat during the year of 1998 at the age of 17. She went on to participate in the 2001 Miss India pageant and ended up as the third runner-up, while Celina Jaitley was crowned Miss India. The publicity she garnered during the competition prompted her to move to Mumbai and subsequently she did a number of TV commercials such as Himani cream and hand soap, Arun Ice Creams, Manikchand Gutka, and Nile Herbal Shampoo early in her career. Unable to make a breakthrough into the Hindi film industry, she enrolled in an English Literature course and then considered returning to Surat but chose to later accept an invitation to audition for a Telugu fil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Iniya
Shruti Sawant better known by her stage name Ineya, is an Indian actress and model from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She won the Best Actress Award for her role in the Tamil film ''Vaagai Sooda Vaa'' (2011) at TN state awards. Early life Ineya, whose real name is Shruti Sawant was born to Salahuddin. S and Savithri at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She has an elder sister, Swathi, who is also a Malayalam television actress and a younger brother, Sravan. Ineya had her primary education at Thiruvananthapuram from Amritha Vidyalaya, Fort Girls Mission High School and Manakkad Karthika Thirunnal High School. She did her B.B.A course by correspondence. Career Ineya acted in several Malayalam television series, short films and telefilms as a child artist. While studying in class four, she acted in the telefilm ''Koottilekku'', which was followed by appearances in tele-serials ''Orma'' and ''Sree Guruvayoorappan'' by Vayalar Madhav ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |