Varun (actor)
Varun is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films. He is the grandson of Isari Velan. He was introduced in Anthony's ''Oru Naal Iravil'' (2015), and has since regularly collaborated in ventures involving A. L. Vijay and Prabhu Deva. Career Varun first appeared as an actor by playing the lead role in Sriman's production venture ''Parimala Thiraiarangam'' in 2011, under the stage name of Vikaash. Featuring in an ensemble cast including Kishore, Vivek and Sanusha, as well as Arya in a guest appearance, the film ran into production troubles and did not have a theatrical release. Varun subsequently moved on to apprentice as an assistant director under the supervision of A. L. Vijay and worked on the production of ''Thalaivaa'' (2013). Vijay requested Varun to consider working as an actor again in his next venture as a producer, with the pair then choosing to collaborate in the thriller film ''Oru Naal Iravil'' (2015) directed by film editor Anthony. Varun put on to play the c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Tamil Nadu, the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and territories of India, Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the List of most populous cities in India, sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the List of urban areas by population, 36th-largest urban area in the world by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arvind Swamy
Arvind Swamy (born 18 June 1970) is an Indian actor, model, entrepreneur and television presenter known for his work in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films. He was introduced as an actor by Mani Ratnam with the blockbuster film ''Thalapathi'' (1991) and subsequently starred in successful films such as ''Roja'' (1992), ''Bombay'' (1995), ''Minsara Kanavu'' (1997), ''Thani Oruvan'' (2015), and ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' (2018). He made his debut as a director in the Netflix anthology series ''Navarasa'' (2021) in which his segment named '' Project Agni (Adbhutha – Wonder)''. Swamy also starred in other regional film industries, including Telugu and Malayalam films where he has done films such as ''Mounam'' (1995), ''Daddy'' (1992) and ''Devaraagam'' (1996). He has also appeared in Bollywood, making his appearance in ''Saat Rang Ke Sapne'' (1998). He briefly worked as a television presenter as the host of the third season of '' Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Seeru
''Seeru'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Rathina Shiva. The film stars Jiiva, Riya Suman, Gayathri Krishnaa and Navdeep in the lead roles, with Varun and Sathish in supportive roles. D. Imman composes music for the film and the film is bankrolled by Ishari K. Ganesh under his production studio Vels Film International. Principal photography commenced on 4 December 2018. The film was released on 7 February 2020 and opened to positive reviews. Plot The film starts off with two girls driving on the road when they are stopped by two policemen, who proceed to attempt to rape them. One of the girls sends a voice message in a WhatsApp group telling their situation. Manimaran (Jiiva) hears the message and rescues them. He is from a neighbouring place called Mayavaram where he runs a local TV channel called Kokkarako TV. This is opposed by the MLA (R. N. R. Manohar), who keeps getting outsmarted by Maran. Exasperated, he pays a local goon named ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Comali
''Comali'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film produced by Ishari K. Ganesh and written and directed by Pradeep Ranganathan in his directorial debut. The film stars Jayam Ravi, Kajal Aggarwal, Yogi Babu, Samyuktha Hegde and K. S. Ravikumar. The film marks the first collaboration between Ravi and Aggarwal, and the second collaboration between Ravi and Hiphop Tamizha, after the 2015 film ''Thani Oruvan''. In the film, a coma patient who has missed 16 years of his life, struggles to adapt to the new improved world. The film was released on 15 August 2019 coinciding with Indian Independence Day and opened to mostly positive reviews from critics, and became commercially successful by grossing 50 crore at the box office. Plot The year is 2000. Ravi is a school student whose father brought him up with many morals, like treating everyone fairly. He loves his classmate Nikitha and tried proposing her but at that precise moment, a goon Dharmaraj takes Nikitha as a h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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LKG (film)
''LKG'' (an initialism for ''Lalgudi Karuppiah Gandhi'') is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language political satire film produced by Ishari K. Ganesh and directed by K. R. Prabhu in his directorial debut. The film stars RJ Balaji and Priya Anand while Nanjil Sampath, J. K. Rithesh, Ramkumar Ganesan and Mayilsamy play supporting roles. Leon James scored music for the film, while Vidhu Ayyanna and Anthony handled the cinematography and editing, respectively. The film released on 22 February 2019 to unanimously positive reviews and performed well in the box office. Plot The film begins with newly elected Lalgudi Karupaiah Gandhi (LKG) swearing in as Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu, where he is shot in the chest by a sniper. The story moves back to six months ago where LKG is a mere councillor from Lalgudi ward in Trichy rural and belongs to the ruling party. LKG aspires to quickly achieve big in politics, unlike his father Azhagu Meiyappan, who neither achieved fame as a politician ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Salony Luthra
Salony Luthra is an Indian actress who works in English, Tamil and Telugu-language films. Career Salony Luthra worked as a theater artiste in Mumbai and Pondicherry. She made her lead film debut with the Tamil-language film ''Sarabham'' (2014) starring Naveen Chandra. She landed the role after being selected from a hundred applicants. In the film, she played dual roles as a normal woman and a drug addict. To prepare for the film, she learnt the Tamil language. For the negative character, she watched Hollywood films and hung out with people who smoked. She is also a theatre artiste and has starred in several productions including the Hindi-language adaptation of the novel ''Blackbird'' by David Harrower. She was signed to play a role in '' Parandhu Sella Vaa'' and shot for the film in Singapore. However, she left citing differences with the director. She has also featured in several short films including ''Oliyum Oliyum'' as a blind street vendor and ''Kajal'' as a working woman ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vedhika
Vedhika Kumar is an Indian actress and model who has established a career in the Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She started her acting career with the Tamil film ''Madrasi''. She made her breakthrough portraying ''Angamma'' in Bala's period film '' Paradesi'' (2013), winning critical acclaim and awards for her portrayal. A year later she starred in '' Kaaviya Thalaivan'' (2014). In 2016, her Kannada film ''Shivalinga'' went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters in Kannada industry. In 2019, she appeared in the Tamil film ''Kanchana 3'' which became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of the year. She made her Bollywood debut in 2019, with the film '' The Body''. Early life Vedhika was brought up in Mumbai but their family hails from the border areas of Maharashtra–Karnataka states. Her mother tongue is Kannada. Career Early in her career, she was involved in modelling assignments and did a notable advert for biscuits alongside prominent actor Suriya ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Samyuktha Hegde
Samyuktha Hegde is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada and Tamil films. She made her film debut with the Kannada film '' Kirik Party'' opposite Rakshit Shetty, directed by Rishab Shetty. She played the role named Arya, for which she won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada. She made her debut in Tamil language through Comali opposite Jayam Ravi and Kajal Agarwal. She also participated in reality shows MTV Roadies, ''Bigg Boss Kannada'' (2017) and ''MTV Splitsvilla'', where she ended up as the first runner up (2018). Early and personal life Samyuktha was born in Bangalore to a Christian mother and a Hindu Brahmin father. Her native village is Kelaginamane, a place in the Uttara Kannada district. She did her schooling from St. Paul's English School. She discontinued her degree course in BA psychology and journalism in Jain University, Bangalore to continue pursuing dancing and acting. Career In 2016, Hegde was cast as a parallel female le ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Puppy (2019 Film)
''Puppy'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Nattu Dev (credited as Morattu Single) in his directorial debut. The film starring Varun in his debut as a lead actor, Samyuktha Hegde and Yogi Babu is produced by Ishari K. Ganesh under his production banner Vels Film International. The music for the film is composed by Dharan Kumar. The film had its theatrical release on 11 October 2019 and opened to negative reviews. Plot Final year college student Prabhu has a strong urge to lose his virginity. His senior guides him. Prabhu falls in love with his classmate Ramya. His sexual curiosity lands him in trouble when he and Ramya have pre-marital sex. He gets biggest shock of his life when he learns that Ramya shows positive signs of pregnancy. His pet dog puppy is severely ill, which worries both Prabhu and Ramya. How will he fix the things forms crux of the story. Cast * Varun as Prabhu * Samyuktha Hegde as Ramya * Yogi Babu as Senior * R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sayyeshaa
Sayyeshaa Saigal (born 12 August 1997), known mononymously as Sayyeshaa, is an Indian actress and dancer who primarily appears in Tamil-language films. After working in a Telugu film ''Akhil'' (2015), she made her Hindi debut in Ajay Devgn's ''Shivaay'' (2016), and her Tamil debut in the film ''Vanamagan'' (2017). She made her Kannada debut in the film ''Yuvarathnaa'' (2021). Early life Sayyeshaa is the daughter of actors Sumeet Saigal and Shaheen Banu. She is the grandniece of actors Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar. Personal life On 10 March 2019, she married Arya (her co-star in the films ''Ghajinikanth'', ''Kaappaan'' and ''Teddy''), according to Muslim traditions in Hyderabad. Their daughter Ariana was born on 23 July 2021. Career Sayyeshaa made her debut in the cinema industry with the Telugu film ''Akhil'' (2015). She made her Bollywood debut opposite Ajay Devgn in his second directorial film ''Shivaay''. Her movie ''Vanamagan'' hit the theatres in June 2017, marking h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vanamagan
''Vanamagan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Sayyeshaa, with Prakash Raj, Thambi Ramaiah, and Varun in supporting roles. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj. with cinematography by Tirru and editing by Anthony. The venture began production in September 2016, and the film was released on 23 June 2017. Plot Kavya's parents died in an accident in her childhood. They leave her their industry on her name (Kavya Industries), which is run by her father's friend Rajasekhar (who is very much interested in her wealth). One day at work, Rajasekhar asks Kavya to sign an asset. He learns that Kavya and her friends planned to spend their New Year in Bora Bora, but they could not do so because their passports were on hold. Rajasekhar suggests that Kavya and her friends go to the Andaman islands. While Kavya and her friends are in Andaman, they behave too notorious. While escaping from the p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vikram Prabhu
Vikram Prabhu is an Indian actor working in Tamil language films who made his debut in Prabhu Solomon's '' Kumki'' (2012). He also played the protagonist in ''Ivan Veramathiri'' (2013) and ''Vellaikaara Durai'' (2014). He is the son of actor Prabhu and grandson of the veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan. Career 2012-2015: Early Career and Recognition Vikram signed on for a venture under the direction Prabhu Solomon's to be produced by N. Linguswamy. Titled '' Kumki'', the film was based on elephants and the director thus sent Vikram to an elephant training camp in Ottapalam in Kerala to get himself accustomed to the animals. The film released in December 2012 to critical acclaim and commercial success, emerging as one of the biggest hits of the year. A critic stated that Prabhu excels in the "intensely emotional scenes in the climax", while that "he is also at ease portraying angst, gratitude and rage". Furthermore, the critic wrote that "his physique is a major plus", giving the ve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |