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Villu may refer to: * Villu (given name), an Estonian masculine given name * ''Villu'' (film), a 2009 Indian Tamil film starring Vijay * ''Hari Villu'', a 2003 Indian Telugu film * Onavillu, a simple, short bow-shaped musical instrument * Villu Paatu (or 'Bow Song'), an ancient form of musical story-telling art of South Kerala and Tamil Nadu * Viluppuram Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district. Located south west of a Tiruvannamalai and north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major and largest railway ...
(also spelled Villupuram), a district and town in Tamil Nadu, India {{Disambiguation ...
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Villu (given Name)
Villu is an Estonian masculine given name, a version of William William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle .... People named Villu include: * Villu Jürjo (born 1950), Lutheran cleric and politician * Villu Kangur (born 1957), poet, translator, actor and screenwriter * Villu Kõve (born 1971), judge, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Estonia * Villu Müüripeal (1937–2005), agronomist and politician * Villu Reiljan (born 1953), politician * Villu Tamme (born 1963), punk musician ( J.M.K.E.) * Villu Toots (1916–1993), calligrapher, book designer, educator, palaeographer and author * Villu Veski (born 1962), saxophonist and music teacher {{DEFAULTSORT:Villu Estonian masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Villu (film)
''Villu'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Ayngaran International. The film stars Vijay in the main dual lead role as father and son alongside Nayanthara, Ranjitha, Prakash Raj, Vadivelu, Manoj K. Jayan, Devaraj, Anandaraj, and Sriman. Mumaith Khan, Zabyn Khan, and Khushbu appear as item numbers. It is a remake of the 1998 Hindi film ''Soldier''. The film follows Pugazh, an undercover police officer, who avenges the death of his father who was an honest army officer falsely accused and killed by corrupt army officers. The film was officially announced in December 2007 under the initial title ''Pugazh'', which was later changed to ''Singam'', which was later changed to ''Vill'' after Deva received a copyright notice from Hari, which was soon after changed and finalised to be ''Villu'' after a negotiation with S. J. Suryah. Principal photography commenced in June 2008. It was sporadically in several legs, with film ...
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Hari Villu
''Harivillu'' (English title: Rainbow) is a 2003 Telugu drama film written and directed by B. Narsing Rao. The film is produced by D. Rama Naidu of Suresh Productions. This 2003 film is based on the story of a child suffering from cancer and his desires of love and friendship. The film was premiered International Critics' Week-Spotlight on India section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Ravi Babu (Master Subhakar) is son of a rich businessman (Bhanu Chander). He is a brilliant student, good painter and talented musician. He is known to be suffering from cancer and knows that death would embrace him any day. His parents caring and sympathetic for him. Ravi needs love, and the way the parents are providing it is not satisfactory enough to him. A few words of his parents and the lady psychiatrist make him get some solace. But the parents are still unable to find the way to pacify their restlessness son. Gowri(Baby Nitya) enters their house as child servant. Ravi makes good fr ...
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Onavillu
An onavillu is a simple, short, bow-shaped musical instrument. Its name may come from ''Onam'', a festival in Kerala where the instrument is used in dances, and ''villu'', which means 'bow' in Malayalam (and several other South Indian languages). Although still regularly used in rural art forms, use of the onavillu is on the decline. ''Onavillu'' also refers to flat, tapered wooden artifacts decorated with tassels and used in ceremonies of devotion to Lord Vishnu. Instrument The onavillu that accompanies the Kummattikali and other folk dances is a Keralite string instrument made from the pith of the palmyra stem, or from bamboo, shaped as a bow. Bamboo slivers are used for bowstrings. The bow strings sound when struck with a thin stick, the size of a pencil. The sound can be varied through finger pressure on the string. Ceremonial bow The ceremonial onavillu, which is not a musical instrument, is made from a flat piece of wood 1/2 inch thick, tapering on both sides. Size ...
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Villu Paatu
''Villu Paatu'' (English: Bow Song, Tamil: வில்லுப்பாட்டு), also known as Villadichampaatu, is an ancient form of musical story-telling method performed in Southern India, where narration is interspersed with music, an art of southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, as well as North-East Sri Lanka. This art form is popular among Nadar and Ezhava castes of erstwhile Travancore kingdom. Simple tunes and verses make the story easy to follow. The ''villu'' (bow), the age-old weapon of warriors - paradoxically lends itself to be used as a primary musical instrument (a musical bow) for the ''Villu Paatu'' artists. Overview In Tamil villages, performers narrate stories ranging from mythological to social. The main storyteller narrates the story striking the bow. The bow rests on a mud pot kept facing downwards. A co-performer beats the pot while singing. There is usually another co-singer who acts as active listener to the narration, uttering appropriate o ...
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