Vichu Vishwanath
Vichu Vishwanath is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films and serials. He has worked in comedy and supporting roles, often associating with director Sundar C. Career Vichu Vishwanath was born in Coimbatore, India and attended RK Sreerangammal Kalvi Nilayam Higher Secondary School in the city. Vichu is married to Hemalatha, and has a daughter, Kokila. He made his acting debut in the film, ''Sandhana Kaatru'' (1990) and portrayed a villainous character alongside Sarathkumar and Vijay Krishnaraj. During the making of the film, he became acquainted with Sundar C, who was an assistant director in the film. He then made his first collaboration with director Sundar C in ''Murai Maman'' (1996), while also beginning an association with actress Raadhika and her production studio. In 2017, he moved on to work on Sundar C's television studio, ''Nandini''. Notable filmography ;Films * ''Sandhana Kaatru'' (1990) * ''Thai Maaman'' (1994) * ''Mettupatti Mirasu'' (1994 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Coimbatore
Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbatore is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai in terms of population and the 16th largest urban agglomeration in India as per the census 2011. It is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation and is the administrative capital of Coimbatore District. In 1981 Coimbatore formed as third municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Madurai. Podanur Junction is the oldest Railway station in Coimbatore City. The city is one of the largest exporters of Jewellery, Wet grinders, Poultry and Auto Components; the "Coimbatore Wet Grinder" and the "Kovai Cora Cotton" are recognised as Geographical Indications by the Government of India. Being a hub of textile industry in South India, the city is sometimes referred to as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arunachalam (film)
''Arunachalam'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Sundar C. and written by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Rajinikanth, Soundarya and Rambha, with Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Visu in supporting roles. The soundtrack and background score for the film was composed by Deva, while U. K. Senthil Kumar handled the cinematography. The film is loosely based on the 1902 novel '' Brewster's Millions'' by George Barr McCutcheon. The film opened in April 1997 to highly positive reviews from film critics and went on to win three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including an award for Best Film. Plot A village head Arunachalam (Rajinikanth) who has two brothers Saravanan (Raja), Shakthi, (Shakthi Kumar) and a sister Arundhati (Anju Aravind) and a happy family. Ammayappa (Ravichandran) and K. R. Vatsala are his parents. Vedavalli (Soundarya) is the daughter of Aathikesavan (Jaishankar) and (Vennira Aadai Nirmala). Nirmala is Ammayappa's sister and they all come to Am ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aayudham Seivom
''Aayudham Seivom'' is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Udhayan and produced by Pyramid Saimira. The film stars Sundar C and Anjali, while Vivek, Manivannan, Napoleon, and Vijayakumar play supporting roles. The music was composed by Srikanth Deva with cinematography by K. S. Selvaraj and editing by. Mu. Kasi Vishwanathan. The film released on 27 June 2008. Veteran actor Vijayan was supposed to play in this movie, but died. Plot Saidai Sathya (Sundar C) is a mechanic who has little respect for the law. He parks his car in the middle of the road and creates trouble for other vehicles. A traffic policeman named Kandasamy ( Vivek) ignores that violation because he is a close friend of Sathya. A social activist and lawyer, Udhayamoorthy ( Vijayakumar), drags both of them to court for obstructing traffic and causing a nuisance. The court finds them guilty, but instead of sentencing them, the court sends them to the Madurai Gandhi Museum for hel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sandai
''Sandai'' () is a 2008 Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Sakthi Chidambaram. The film stars Sundar C, Nadhiya, Namitha and Ramya Raj, while Vivek, Lalu Alex, and Mithun Tejasvi, among others, play supporting roles. The music was composed by Dhina with cinematography done by K. S. Selva Raj and editing by G. Sasikumar. The film was released on 21 March 2008. Cast Production It was announced in 2007 that Sundar C. will team up with Sakthi Chidambaram for an action comedy film. During the launch, the film was initially titled as ''Porukki'', however as the title was said to be derogatory, the titles like ''Adhirudhula'' and ''Mahamagam'' were considered before the team preferred to name the film as ''Sandai''. Soundtrack Music is composed by Dhina Dhina (also credited as Dheena) ( ta, தினா; born on 15 January 1966) is an Indian film and television series composer from Tamil Nadu, India. Biography and career Dhina first worked as an assistant mu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Veerappu
''Veerappu'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Badri in his directorial debut. It is a remake of the 1995 Malayalam film '' Spadikam'' by Bhadran. It also draws some of the plot from the Malayalam film '' Narasimham (film)''. The film stars Sundar C in his second film as lead role, along with Gopika, Prakash Raj, Vivek, and Santhanam. The music was composed by D. Imman, while editing was done by Mu. Kasi Vishwanathan. The film was an average success at the box office. Plot Veerappu is all about the relationship between a strict father Vedhukannu (Prakash Raj) and his rogue son Pulippandi (Sundar C. Vinayagar Sundar Vel (born 21 January 1966), known professionally as Sundar C., is an Indian film director, actor and producer. He has directed over 34 films in Tamil and acted in 17 movies as the protagonist. His notable films include ''Ull ...) who wants his son to become a brilliant mathematician. Cast Soundtrack The soundtrack was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thalainagaram
''Thalai Nagaram'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action crime film written and directed by Suraj and produced by V. Ravichandran. The film stars Sundar C and Jyothirmayi, while Vadivelu, Prakash Raj, Bose Venkat, Judo. K. K. Rathnam, and K. S. Ravikumar play supporting roles. This film was a low-budget production but enjoyed huge success. The soundtrack, composed by D. Imman, was a great hit, and the song "Yedho Ninaikiren" charted at the top position for a week. The film also has cinematography by K. S. Selvaraj and editing by Mu. Kasi Viswanath. The film, Naai Sekar Returns is a spin-off of Vadivelu's character in this film, which became a huge hit. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Abhimanyu'', directed by Priyadarshan and starring Mohanlal. The film tells the story of a man who sacrifices his life to kick out gangsters who ruin other's lives. Plot Subramaniam alias Right (Sundar C) is a rowdy in North Chennai. He runs a separate gang and also works as a sid ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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London (2005 Indian Film)
''London'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film written by Badri and directed by Sundar C. It is a remake of the 2001 Malayalam film ''Kakkakuyil''. The film stars Prashanth and Pandiarajan, while Vadivelu, Ankitha, Mumtaj, Vijaykumar and Srividya play supporting roles. Vidyasagar composed the film's music. This was the last awaited Tamil film to date of late actress Srividya, just a year before her untimely demise. The film was released on 11 March 2005 and became a commercial hit. Plot Shiva Raman, an easy-going young man from Chennai, comes to London ( UK) in search of a job, but loses all of his certificates. He finds Kathiravan wandering in London aimlessly without a job. Now, they both need job and money. Kathir persuades Shiva to join a bank robbery planned by Bhaskharan. His stammering brother Natrajan and Aishwarya, who is Bhaskaran's lover, are in on the job. Aishwarya informs the police about the robbery and tells that the entire plan was hatched by B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Winner (2003 Film)
''Winner'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Sundar C. The film stars Prashanth and Kiran Rathod, while Vadivelu, Vijayakumar, M. N. Nambiar and Riyaz Khan played other important supporting roles. The film, which has music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and camera work handled by Prasad Murella, released on 27 September 2003 and became a commercial hit. This film is best known for Vadivelu's comedy. Plot Sakthi is studying Engineering in a college in Chennai, and he gets into quarrels every other day. Not able to withstand the threats from hooligans, his billionaire parents-mother and father pack him up to his mother's village in Pollachi where his maternal grandfather Velayutham and grandmother Sivagami are from. Though the grandparents are rich and respected farmers cultivating paddy, Sakthi has not met them due to a small dispute between his dad and grandfather. In that village, an innocent third cousin of Shakthi, Kaipulla, lives with ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anbe Sivam
''Anbe Sivam'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Sundar C. and produced by K. Muralitharan, V. Swaminathan and G. Venugopal under the banner of Lakshmi Movie Makers. The film was written by Kamal Haasan, and Madhan provided the dialogues. ''Anbe Sivam'' stars Haasan, Madhavan and Kiran Rathod, with Nassar, Santhana Bharathi, Seema and Uma Riyaz Khan playing supporting characters. The film tells the story of Nallasivam and Anbarasu, two men of contrasting personalities who undertake an unexpected journey from Bhubaneswar to Chennai. Produced on a budget of 120 million, ''Anbe Sivam'' takes on themes such as communism, atheism, and altruism and depicts Haasan's humanist views. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. Arthur A. Wilson served as the cinematographer and M. Prabhaharan served as the art director. The film was released on 15 January 2003 to positive reviews from critics but underperformed at the box office. Despite its initial ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Game (2002 Film)
''Game'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by John Amritraj. The film stars Karthik and Vinod Kumar. The film, produced by Srimasani Amman Pictures, had a musical scores by S. P. Venkatesh and was released after several delays on 4 November 2002 to negative reviews. Cast * Karthik as Raja * Vinod Kumar as Joseph IPS *Manoj K. Jayan as Lenin *Radha as Jaya * Urvashi as Janaki * Rajashree as Malar *John Amritraj as GK *R. Sundarrajan *Major Sundarrajan as S. Ramakrishnan I.P.S *Pandu * Vichu Vishwanath * Kazan Khan * Vijay Krishnaraj as Muthu Krishnan *Rani * Divya Dutta *Manikraj * Kullamani *Vincent Roy * Thideer Kannaiah * Mahanadi Shankar *Manager Cheema Production John Amritraj had originally planned the film with Karthik in the late 1990s as ''Koottali'' which also had Divya Dutta in the cast, though delays meant that the film's budget and cast were subsequently affected. For the film, Karthik participated in a song sequence shot with 100 car ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
''Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sundar C., starring Karthik and Rambha with Goundamani, Vivek, Vinu Chakravarthy, Anju among others in supporting roles. The film, scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and filmed by U. K. Senthil Kumar, was released on 24 September 1999. It was a blockbuster hit on release. It was Karthik's last film release before the new 2000s millennium. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Maa Pelliki Randi'' (2001). The film also saw Karthik and Rambha sharing the screen together for the second time after '' Ullathai Allitha'' (1996). Plot Sakthivel is the only son of a rich landlord in a village. He roams around with his uncle Kundalagesi without taking any responsibilities, which irritates his father. One day, Sakthi meets Indhu in his village, and it is love at first sight for him. He meets her on a few more instances and proposes his love. Though reluctant at first, Indhu falls for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suyamvaram
''Suyamvaram'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film starring an ensemble cast from actors in the Tamil film industry and shot by a large technical team from the industry. The film was planned by Giridharilal Nagpal who produced and wrote the film's story and brought together 14 major directors, 19 cinematographers and over thirty leading actors in the Tamil film industry. The film also holds the Guinness World Record for casting the most stars in a film and also for being the quickest ever feature-length film made, with filming being completed in 23 hours and 58 minutes. The film released on 16 July 1999, to positive reviews from critics, praising the intentions of the makers. Plot Kuselan ( Vijayakumar) and his wife Suseela (Manjula Vijayakumar) are the heads of a large family which consists of their three sons - Arunachalam (Sathyaraj), Aavudaiyappan (Prabhu) and Indiran ( Abbas) - and six daughters - Urvashi ( Rambha), Easwari (Roja), Uma ( Kasthuri), Aishwa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |