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Vijayalakshmi (Kannada Actress)
Vijayalakshmi is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Kannada and Tamil films. In 1997, she won Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Kannada for her performance in her debut Kannada film ''Nagamandala'' as Rani. Birth Vijayalakshmi was born in Chennai and did her studies in Bengaluru, Karnataka. She has a sister named Usha. Career Vijayalakshmi acted in nearly 40 films in her career. She has acted in nearly 25 Kannada films. During her stint as an actress, she was recognized for her beauty and performance. She debuted in director T. S. Nagabharana's film ''Nagamandala'', based on a folk tale, opposite Prakash Raj. She acted in the Tamil films ''Friends'' along with Vijay and Suriya. She returned to the Tamil film industry again with the comedy film ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'', which became one of 2010's biggest successes. In Telugu, she was recognized in the film ''Hanuman Junction''. She has also acted in one Malayalam film with Mohanlal 'Devadoothan ''Devadoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost 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 sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the 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 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeman (politician)
Senthamizhan Seeman (born 8 November 1966) is an Indian politician, filmmaker and the chief-coordinator of the political party Naam Tamilar Katchi in Tamil Nadu. He is an advocate of the creation of vote bank for Tamils. Seeman began his career as a filmmaker in the mid-1990s, working on films such as ''Panchalankurichi'' (1996) and ''Veeranadai'' (2000). The failure of his early films made it difficult for him to attract offers as a director and several of his proposed projects were stalled in the late 1990s. He later made a comeback through the successful vigilante film '' Thambi'' (2006), though the commercial failure of his next film, prompted Seeman to prioritise commitments as a supporting actor in the late 2000s. In the early 2010s, Seeman started a Tamil nationalist political party, and has since often been in the news for his controversial statements on Indian social issues. Early life Seeman was born in Aranaiyur, Tamil Nadu to Senthamizhan, member of Congress and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military (2003 Film)
''Military'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Suraj, who had earlier directed ''Kunguma Pottu Gounder'' (2001). The film stars Sathyaraj and Rambha. The film, produced by " Metti Oli" S. Siddiq, had musical score by Deva and was released on 28 February 2003. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Hitler'' (1996) starring Mammootty and Shobhana. Plot Madhavan, locally known as Military, is a protective brother of five younger sisters: Ammu, Seetha, Nandhini, Kamali and Archana. Their father remarried after his first wife's death, because of that his children does not speak to him. With his second wife, he has two daughters. Ammu, the eldest of Madhavan's sisters, was raped by her widower professor. Madhavan asked Ammu to marry the professor, who was quite old. The other sisters did not know about the matter. Seetha elopes with her cousin Balasubramaniam and they later come to stay in their neighbourhood. Madhavan's enemies try to kill his brother-in-law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramachandra (film)
''Ramachandra'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Raj Kapoor, starring Sathyaraj and Vijayalakshmi. The film, produced by Singanamala Ramesh, had musical score by Deva and was released on 15 January 2003 to mixed reviews. It is a remake of the 1995 Telugu film ''Khaidi Inspector'' starring Suman. Plot Ramachandran ( Sathyaraj) is a police inspector who is sentenced to the death penalty. His teammates release him in secret and Ramachandran begins by killing the criminals one by one. Cast * Sathyaraj as Inspector Ramachandran *Pandiarajan as Thirunavukkarasu * Vijayalakshmi as Divya, Ramachandran's wife * Ashish Vidyarthi as "Sodukku" Chockalingam * Srikanth as Chief Minister *Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Chockalingam's assistant *Chandrasekhar as Sivarama Gandhi *Delhi Ganesh as Ramachandran's father * Livingston as Jeevarathnam / Sathyamoorthy *Raj Kapoor as Naagaa *Sriman as Suresh Kumar * Ponnambalam as Kabaali, Chockalingam's henchman * Pandu as Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language (of India) by the Government of India. Telugu is also a linguistic minority in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by members of the Telugu diaspora spread across countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand in the Anglosphere; Myanmar, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius; and the Arabian Gulf count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanuman Junction (film)
''Hanuman Junction'' is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by M. Raja. It stars Arjun, Jagapathi Babu, Venu Thottempudi, Laya, Sneha and Vijayalakshmi with music composed by Suresh Peters. It is produced by M. V. Lakshmi under the M. L. Movie Arts banner of Editor Mohan. The film, notably Raja's directorial debut, is a remake of the 2000 Malayalam film ''Thenkasipattanam'', directed by Rafi Mecartin. Released on 21 December 2001, the film was a successful venture. Plot The film begins with Krishna and Dasu the besties and the notorious goons of the Hanuman Junction who holds KD & Co company. They always have enmity with a vicious opponent Devudayya. Meenakshi daughter of Devudayya loves Krishna from childhood but he does not reciprocate it because he knows that Dasu won’t accept it. Meanwhile, Sathru a young guy appointed as manager in KD & Co is regularly struck by them because of his stupidity. Later, it is revealed that Dasu has a sister Devi an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalakalappu (2001 Film)
''Kalakalappu'' is a 2001 Tamil language drama film directed by Vishwa and produced by A. L. Azhagappan. The film featured Napoleon in the lead role, with Udhaya, Jaya Seal and Vijayalakshmi in supporting roles. The film had a musical score by Deva and was released on 27 July 2001. Plot Kuzhandhaivel @ Velu is a rich landlord in Courtallam leading a happy life with his wife Thilaka and daughter Pooja. Thilaka is none other than Velu’s niece. Velu's widowed elder sister (who is also Thilaka's mother) and Thilaka's younger sister Divya also live with them. Divya falls in love with her classmate Karna who is a rich man based out of Chennai. To win Velu's heart, Karna comes to Courtallam and works as a servant in Velu's home. Divya informs the truth about Karna and her love to Thilaka for which she agrees. But she hides this to Velu and waits for the right moment to disclose the truth. One day, during heavy rain, Thilaka accidentally steps over a wire and passes away due to ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surya Vamsha
''Suryavamsha'' is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by S. Narayan and written by Vikraman. The film stars Vishnuvardhan (actor), Vishnuvardhan in dual role along with Isha Koppikar and Lakshmi (actress), Lakshmi. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by V. Manohar. The movie completed silver jubilee run and collected 15 crore at the box-office. The movie is a remake of 1997 Tamil movie ''Suryavamsam (1997 film), Suryavamsam''. Plot The story is set in the backdrop of rural India. Satyamurthy is the head of the "Suryavamsha" kinfolk, an aristocratic family in the village of Pandavapura where he is also the distinguished Sarpanch of the local Gram panchayat. Satyamurthy has three sons and a strained relationship with the youngest one, Kanakamurthy, (Vishnuvardhan, in a dual role) since he is illiterate. However, Kanakamurthy has intense respect for his father. One day, Padma, whose brother is engaged to Kanakamurthy's sister, visits the house. She notic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habba
''Habba'' () is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by D. Rajendra Babu. The film has an ensemble cast including Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Devaraj, Jayapradha, Urvashi, Shashikumar, Ramkumar, Vijayalakshmi, Kasthuri and Charulatha. The movie was produced by Bharathi Devi for Chinni Chitra productions. The movie became a blockbuster and ran for more than 25 weeks. The film was remade in Telugu in 2002 as ''Chandravamsam'' starring Krishna. The movie was loosely based on the Pandavas's exile episode in the Virata Parva of ''Mahabharata''. Cast Awards ; Karnataka State Film Awards 1999-00 * Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay - D. Rajendra Babu Soundtrack The music of the film was composed and lyrics were written by Hamsalekha. Popular playback singer Nanditha made her entry into film songs with this soundtrack. The song "Habba Habba" is a slightly modified version of the song "Yele Hombisile" which Hamsalekha had composed for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swasthik
''Swasthik'' is a 1998 Indian Kannada language thriller film directed by Upendra, starring Raghavendra Rajkumar, Vijayalakshmi and Srinath. At the 1998-99 Karnataka State Film Awards, the film won two awards; Best Art Direction (M. Ismail) and Best Sound Recording (S. Mahendran). It was reported that the core storyline and plot twists of ''Vishwaroopam'' is thematically similar to this movie. It was also reported that the climax of the movie ''Run Anthony'' vaguely reminds of ''Swasthik''. The film has over the years attained a cult status. Plot The movie starts in Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, with a woman photographer who is running away from a terror attack. She is able to get to an Indian Army camp and shows the army men the photos of one of the men leading the attack. The scene then shifts to Bangalore, where the militant arrives dressed in Hindu clothes and meets his Muslim parents. He is then attacked by them and is taken away to a hospital to treat his injuries, whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi House
''Punjabi House'' is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Rafi Mecartin. It stars Dileep and Harisree Ashokan as comedy duo Unni and Ramanan with Mohini, Jomol, Lal, Cochin Haneefa, Thilakan, Janardhanan and N. F. Varghese in pivotal roles. The music was composed by Suresh Peters and S. P. Venkatesh, the former composing the songs, making his debut as a film composer and the latter composing the score. The film was released as an Onam release on 4 September 1998. The film was a blockbuster at release even though it clashed with Mammootty-Mohanlal starrer Harikrishnans. Many dialogues from the film turned into popular catchphrases. The character ''Ramanan'' played by Harishree Ashokan is considered one of the best comedy characters in Malayalam movies and has a cult status. The movie is considered one of the best slapstick comedy film in Malayalam cinema and it established Dileep as a leading star and catapulted him into stardom. The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poonthottam
''Poonthottam'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Kalanjiyam. The film stars Murali and Devayani, while Raghuvaran, Manivannan and Vijayalakshmi play other supporting roles. The film, which has music by Ilaiyaraaja, released in July 1998. Cast * Murali as Moorthy * Devayani as Sundari *Raghuvaran as Panneerselvam "Panneer" *Manivannan as Mani *Vadivelu as Auto driver * M. N. Nambiar as Sundari's grandfather * Manorama as Sundari's grandmother * Vijayalakshmi as Sumathi *Thalaivasal Vijay *Venniradai Moorthy *Vijay Adhiraj as Suresh * Santhana Bharathi as Suresh's father *Vichithra as Guest appearance * Crane Manohar as Guest appearance * Nassar as Guest appearance *Ambika as Guest appearance *Vadivukkarasi as Guest appearance Soundtrack Production Director Kalanjiyam chose to re-collaborate with Murali and Devayani, who he had worked with in his first film ''Poomani Poomani (born 1947) is an Indian writer and novelist. He won the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
