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Varnam (2011 Film)
''Varnam'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Raju, starring Giridharan, Aathish, Monica, Sampath Raj, Aswatha and Vijay Sethupathi, Muthukumar and Karate Raja. Raju., who produced the Malayalam film ''Anandabhadram'', turns director with this film. Cast * Giridharan as Mani * Aathish as Anwara (Velu) * Monica as Kavitha * Aswatha as Thangam * Sampath Raj as Durai * Vijay Sethupathi as Nanda * Muthukumar as Rathnam * Karate Raja as Muniyandi Festivals ''Varnam'' has been the official selection in the following film festivals: * Montreal World Film Festival in 2011 * London Asian Film Festival 2011 * Chennai International Film Festival 2011 * Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2012 * New York Indian Film Festival 2012 * Roxbury Film Festival The Roxbury International Film Festival (RoxFilm; formerly known as “Dudley Film Festival”) is the largest film festival in New England that celebrates people of color. RoxFilm was founded in 1998 and holds both a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santosh Sivan
Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has to date completed 55 feature films and 50 documentaries. Career Santosh, a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers and the most awarded Director of Photography in India, graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and completed 45 feature films and 41 documentaries. As a director, Santosh won his first National Award in 1988 for the ''Story of Tiblu'' (1988). His film ''Halo'' was honoured at the 43rd National Film Awards as the Best Children's Film and Best Sound. Santosh became the first cinematographer in the Asia-Pacific region to join the American Society of Cinematographers membership. As a cinematographer, he has won five National Film Awards – including four for Best Feature Film Cinematography. As of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica (actress)
Monica (born Rekha Maruthiraj) is a former Indian actress, who starred predominantly in Tamil language films. A child actor in the early 1990s, she mostly appeared in supporting roles, before taking lead roles from the late 2000s on. She is probably best known for performances in the films '' Azhagi'', ''Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi'' and ''Silandhi''. In 2012, she changed her name to Parvana for Malayalam films. In 2014, she converted to Islam, changing her name to M. G. Rahima, and announced that she had quit acting. Personal life On 30 May 2014, Monica embraced islam with her new name M. G. Raheema where M is Maruthi Raj (father) and G is Gracy (mother). Monika's father is Hindu and mother is a Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι .... Rahima married Malik, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampath Raj
Sampath Raj (born 25 December 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films, in addition to Kannada and Malayalam films. He is best known for appearing in each film of director Venkat Prabhu's trilogy, consisting of ''Chennai 600028'', ''Saroja (2008 film), Saroja'' and ''Goa (2010 film), Goa''. He has also acted in supporting roles in various other films. He is mostly known in negative roles. He has played a brief role as Ekambram in ''Malgudi Days (TV series), Malgudi Days'' for the episode "Neighbors Help", which was directed by Kavitha Lankesh. After a sabbatical, he returned to Kannada cinema with the film ''Shourya (2010 film), Shourya'' (2010). Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raj, Sampath Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Kannada cinema Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema 1968 births Place of birth missing (living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Sethupathi
Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi (born 16 January 1978), known professionally as Vijay Sethupathi, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil films. He is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award. Following a stint as an NRI accountant in Dubai, Sethupathi started his film career working as a background actor and playing minor supporting roles for few years before playing his first lead role in Seenu Ramasamy's ''Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'' (2010). In 2012, he rose to massive popularity with critical and commercial successes in ''Pizza'', ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' and ''Sundarapandian''. Sethupathi has established himself as an actor with his notable work in Tamil films like ''Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'' (2013), ''Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'' (2014), ''Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum'' (2016), ''Iraivi'' (2016), ''Vikram Vedha'' (2017), '' 96'' (2018), ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' (2018), '' Petta'' (2019), ''Super Deluxe'' (2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate Raja
Karate Raja is an Indian actor who has worked in predominantly Tamil-language films. He made his breakthrough as an actor by playing a supporting role in Kamal Haasan's ''Virumaandi'' (2004), before garnering acclaim for playing the lead role of Veerappan in the serial ''Sandhan Kaadu'' on Makkal TV. Career Natarajan made his breakthrough as an actor with his role in Kamal Haasan's ''Virumaandi'' (2004). He was given the name Karate Raja by Haasan. He subsequently appeared in two more popular Tamil films that year, ''Ghilli'' (2004) and ''Vasool Raja MBBS'' (2004). Raja later appeared in films including Prabhu Deva's ''Pokkiri'' (2007) and the horror comedy, ''Ambuli'' (2012). He played a notable role in ''Varnam'' (2011). He played Kishore's brother in ''Thiruvambadi Thamban'' (2012). He played the lead role of K. Chandrashekar Rao in the Telugu-language film ''Udyama Simham'' (2019). On television, Karate Raja notably portrayed the lead role of Veerappan in the serial ''San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Thomas Kottukapally
Isaac Thomas Kottukapally (1948/9 – 18 February 2021) was an Indian film score composer, music director and script writer working mainly in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. He scored music for several English documentaries and commercials. Isaac debuted as a composer into the film industry with the National award winning Kannada film ''Thaayi Saheba'' (1997) directed by Girish Kasaravalli. For his background score in the film ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (2010), Isaac won the Best Music Director award at the 58th National Film Awards. Besides this, he won the Kerala State Film Awards five times for his score in various Malayalam films. Early life Isaac was the son of former Member of Parliament George Thomas Kottukapally and was a member of the Kottukapally family of Pala, Kerala. His childhood activities were predominantly into arts and music. He did his schooling at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School. At home in Pala, he was exposed to an extensive collection of music and lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anandabhadram
''Anandabhadram'' (Anand's Bhadra) is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language dark fantasy horror film based on the novel of the same name by Sunil Parameshwaran. The film was the debut Malayalam film venture of director Santosh Sivan and actress Riya Sen. The story concerns ghosts, spirits, and black magic. The film stars Prithviraj, Kavya Madhavan, Manoj K Jayan, Kalabhavan Mani and Biju Menon. The film was inspired by the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, Theyyam, and Kathakali dance movements, and Kalaripayattu martial art forms. It rode on a renewed interest in both Ravi Varma and Kalaripayattu in and outside of India. Anandabhadram was released on November 4 coinciding with Diwali. The film won five awards in the 2005 Kerala State Film Awards and two in the 2005 Asianet Film Awards. It also was a commercial success. During production, Santosh replaced Sabu Cyril with Sunil Babu as the art director, M. G. Radhakrishnan replaced Vidyasagar as the music director, Gireesh Puthenchery r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto International Film Festival is North America's only accredited non-competitive festival). The public festival, which was founded in 1977 as a replacement for the defunct Montreal International Film Festival (1960–68), is held annually in late August in the city of Montreal in Quebec. Unlike the Toronto International Film Festival, which has a greater focus on Canadian and other North American films, the Montreal World Film Festival has a larger diversity of films from all over the world. The festival was cancelled in 2019. In 2022, former festival president Serge Losique announced plans to revive the festival as the Global Montreal Film Festival, with a 2022 edition featuring free screenings of a selection of films that had previously screene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai International Film Festival
The Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) is a festival organised in the city of Chennai, India, by a film society, the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF), with the support of The Government of Tamil Nadu, the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce and the Film Federation of India.Official website at From the official website, the festival aims at: providing a common platform for the film fraternity to show its expression through films; understanding other cultures and project the excellence of this art form; contribute to the understanding and appreciation of film cultures of the different nations in the context of the social and cultural ethos; and promote friendship and co-operation among peoples of the world. The festival has been organised since 2002. It showcases international as well as Indian feature films. The Indian language films are divided into the Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards is the annual film festival conducted in Oslo to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Tamil film industry. NTFF was arranged for the first time in 2010 by VN Music Dreams. NTFF is a celebration of global Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood' .... Film awards Best Film The Best Film has been awarded since 2010. The Most Popular Film The Most Popular Film was first awarded in 2010, before being re-launched in 2013. The Most Appreciated Film The Most Appreciated Film was first awarded in 2010, before being re-launched in 2013. Midnight Sun Award The Midnight Sun Award has been awarded since 2010. Best Social Awareness Award The Best Social Awareness Award has been awarded si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Indian Film Festival
The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in New York City, and screens films relating to India, the Indian Diaspora, and the work of Indian filmmakers. The festival began in November 2001 and was founded by Aroon Shivdasani and the Indo-American Arts Council. About 40 films are screened, including features films, shorts, documentaries, and animated films. History The festival began in November 2001 as the Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (IAAC). It was founded in response to the attacks of September 11, as a way to educate the community on Indian culture. The first festival took place at the Imagin Asian Theatre. Subsequent festivals have been hosted by Tribeca Cinemas, The Walter Read Theater at The Lincoln Center, Asia Society, Aicon Gallery, Cantor Film Center at New York University, and SVA Theaters. The opening night ceremony of the 2011 festival took place at the Paris Theater. In 2007, the festival partnered wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
