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Visaranai
''Visaranai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran. It is based on the novel ''Lock Up'' by M. Chandrakumar. The film stars Dinesh, Anandhi, Samuthirakani, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Kishore, Pradheesh Raj, and Silambarasan Rathnasamy. The film deals with lives of two men before and after thrown into a kafkaesque scenario in which they get tortured for confession. The film premiered in the Orrizonti (Horizons) section of the 72nd Venice Film Festival, where it won the Amnesty International Italia Award. The film was released in India on 5 February 2016 and received highly positive reviews from both critics and audience alike. Many issues arose regarding the film in Tamil Nadu among the police force. At the 63rd National Film Awards, the film won three honours: Best Feature Film in Tamil, Best Supporting Actor for Samuthirakani and Best Editing for Kishore Te. It was selected as India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vetrimaaran
Vetrimaaran is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer, who works in the Tamil film industry. As of 2021, he has won five National Film Awards, eight Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, two Filmfare South Awards and the Amnesty International Italia Award from 72nd Venice Film Festival. Vetrimaaran made his directorial debut with the '' Polladhavan'' (2007). His second feature film ''Aadukalam'' (2011) won six National Film Awards. He produces films under his production company, Grass Root Film Company. His movie ''Visaranai'' (2016) was selected as India's official entry to the Academy Awards. His film '' Asuran'' (2019) received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Personal life Vetrimaaran was born in Cuddalore in 1975. His father Dr. V. Chitravel was a veterinary scientist and his mother Megala Chitravel is a noted novelist. He has an older sister. He later moved to Ranipet. He is married to Aarthi whom he met at Loyola College where he was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinesh Ravi
Dinesh Ravi, better known as Attakathi Dinesh, is an Indian actor who has acted in leading roles in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough playing the lead role in ''Attakathi'' (2012), portraying Dinakaran. Career Dinesh completed his high school at the Dhanalakshmi Higher Secondary School in Washermanpet, Washermenpet, Chennai. After finishing high school, he tried his luck in acting from 2010. He acted in the Vijay TV "Kadhalika Neramilai" serial after sakthi's death. After playing the son to actress Seetha in the Sun TV series Penn and minor roles in ''Aadukalam'' (2011) and ''Mouna Guru'' (2011), Dinesh made a breakthrough appearing in ''Attakathi'' (2012). The film performed well commercially and also won positive reviews, with a critic from Rediff.com noting "he's an actor of great promise". Similarly a critic from Sify.com noted Dinesh "diverts your attention from the film's little flaws and spellbinds you with an endearing act that is ''Attakathi''s biggest strength", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anandhi
Anandhi (born Rakshita; 10 December 1996) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. After her debut in the Telugu film ''Bus Stop'' (2012), she appeared in Vetrimaaran's Tamil production ''Poriyaalan'' and Prabhu Solomon's '' Kayal'' (2014). She won Special Prize for ''Kayal'' at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Early life Anandhi was born on 10 December 1996 in a Telugu family in Warangal, Telangana. Career Anandhi made her debut with Maruthi's coming-of-age film ''Bus Stop'' (2012). Critics responded positively. Her next film, ''Priyathama Neevachata Kushalama'', opened in March 2013 to negative reviews, though a critic claimed that "the saving grace for the film is performance of the lead pair - Varun Sandesh and Hasika", adding that Hasika "looks traditional and has put up a decent show as well." Anandhi was next seen in Vijay Maddala's next directorial venture ''Green Signal'', where she appeared alongside newcomer Revanth, thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wunderbar Films
Wunderbar Films is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Actor Dhanush and his wife Aishwarya on 20 May 2010. Based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it mainly produces and distributes Tamil films, and occasionally Malayalam and Hindi films. The headquarters of the company is located in Nungambakkam, Chennai. History Wunderbar Films was established by actor Dhanush and his wife Aishwarya on 20 May 2010. The studio was named "Wunderbar", which means "wonderful" in German, out of sentimental value. Earlier short films made by Dhanush, although not released to the public, had the banner "Wunderbar", which they picked up from the 2009 film ''Inglourious Basterds ''Inglourious Basterds'' is a 2009 war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger and Mélanie Laurent. The film tells an alter ...''. Wunderbar Film is located in Nungambaakam, Chennai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyca Productions
Lyca Productions is an Indian entertainment company, which was established by Subaskaran Allirajah in 2014. A subgroup of Lycamobile, the production studio has been involved in the production and distribution of Tamil films made in India. It has produced some of Tamil cinema's biggest budget films, such as '' 2.0'' (2018) and '' Ponniyin Selvan: I'' (2022). History ''Pirivom Santhippom'' (2008) was the first film produced by A. Subhaskaran under Gnanam films. Lyca Productions chose to collaborate with Ayngaran International to produce and signed on AR Murugadoss and Vijay to be a part of their debut project. A social drama tackling the issue of farmers committing suicide due to corporate encroachment, ''Kaththi'' was shot throughout early 2014 with Samantha and Neil Nitin Mukesh signed on for other pivotal rolesAsthe film announced its release plans, several pro-Tamil pressure groups demanded all references to Lyca Productions to be removed from the title and other publicity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuthirakani
Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2016 for ''Visaranai''. Early life Samuthirakani was born on 26 April 1973 in Seithur, Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu. He did his B.Sc. in Mathematics from the Rajapalayam Rajus College and he also earned a Bachelor of Law from Ambedkar Law College. However, he aimed to become an actor. He has said that people used to tell him that he did not have the physical appearanace or talent necessary to be an actor. Career In 1997, he joined as an assistant director under Sundar K. Vijayan. He was then noticed by K. Balachander and was recruited as assistant director for Balachander's 100th film ''Paarthale Paravasam''. He also assisted Balachander in the mega-serial '' Anni'' telecasted by Jaya TV. Samuth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
64th Filmfare Awards South
The 64th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema The Cinema of South India refers collectively to the six distinct film industries based in Southern region of India namely Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, Kannada, Konkani, and Malayalam. Although these industries developed independently for a long p ... in 2016 is an event that was held on 17 June 2017 at Novotel and HICC Complex in Hyderabad. The nominations for all the main awards were declared on 8 June 2017. List of winners and nominees Main awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. Kannada cinema Malayalam cinema Tamil cinema Telugu cinema Technical Awards Special awards References General * * Specific External links * * {{Filmfare Awards South, state=expanded Filmfare Awards South 2017 Indian film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
63rd National Film Awards
The 63rd National Film Awards was an award ceremony during which the Directorate of Film Festivals of India presented its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2015 in Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 28 March 2016 and the ceremony was held on 3 May 2016. Selection process The Directorate of Film Festivals invited nominations for the awards in January 2016. The acceptable last date for entries was until 13 January 2016. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2015, and 31 December 2015, were eligible for the film award categories. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2015, and 31 December 2015, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section. Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
72nd Venice International Film Festival
The 72nd annual Venice International Film Festival took place from 2 to 12 September 2015. Alfonso Cuarón served as the President of the Jury for the main competition. A restored version of Federico Fellini's film '' Amarcord'' was shown at the festival. The Venezuelan film '' From Afar'' by Lorenzo Vigas won the Golden Lion award. ''Everest'' was selected as the festival's opening night film, while Guan Hu's drama film '' Mr. Six'' served as the closing night film. Actress and director Elisa Sednaoui hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the festival. The festival poster featured Nastassja Kinski in front as reminiscent of Wim Wenders's ''Faraway, So Close!'', while in the background it featured the character of Antoine Doinel portrayed by Jean-Pierre Léaud from François Truffaut's 1959 drama film ''The 400 Blows'', which also appeared on the 71st Venice International Film Festival poster. The festival honoured Brian De Palma with ''Glory to the Filmmaker Award'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
72nd Venice Film Festival
The 72nd annual Venice International Film Festival took place from 2 to 12 September 2015. Alfonso Cuarón served as the President of the Jury for the main competition. A restored version of Federico Fellini's film '' Amarcord'' was shown at the festival. The Venezuelan film '' From Afar'' by Lorenzo Vigas won the Golden Lion award. ''Everest'' was selected as the festival's opening night film, while Guan Hu's drama film '' Mr. Six'' served as the closing night film. Actress and director Elisa Sednaoui hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the festival. The festival poster featured Nastassja Kinski in front as reminiscent of Wim Wenders's ''Faraway, So Close!'', while in the background it featured the character of Antoine Doinel portrayed by Jean-Pierre Léaud from François Truffaut's 1959 drama film ''The 400 Blows'', which also appeared on the 71st Venice International Film Festival poster. The festival honoured Brian De Palma with ''Glory to the Filmmaker Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishore Te
Kishore Te (24 March 1978 – 6 March 2015) was an Indian film editor who worked in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. For his work in ''Aadukalam'' (2011) and ''Visaranai'' (2015), he won the National Film Award for Best Editing. Career At age 21, Kishore joined film editors B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan as an assistant. He worked on more than 70 Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films as an assistant editor. His first independent film as an editor was the Tamil film ''Eeram'' (2009) produced by Shankar and directed by Arivazhagan. Death Kishore suddenly swooned while he was editing a Vetrimaaran Vetrimaaran is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer, who works in the Tamil film industry. As of 2021, he has won five National Film Awards, eight Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, two Filmfare South Awards and the Amnesty Inter ... film and upon being rushed to the hospital, he was diagnosed with a brain clot. Even though a surgery was performed, he never regained consciousn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil ( Kollywood) films. The award was introduced and first given at the 50th South Filmfare Awards in 2003, with Jayaram being the first recipient. Superlatives Multiple Nominations *9 nominations:Prakash raj Winners Nominations 2000s *2002 Jayaram - ''Panchathanthiram'' ** J. D. Chakravarthy - ''Kannathil Muthamittal'' ** Prakash Raj - ''Kannathil Muthamittal'' ** Prabhu - ''Charlie Chaplin'' ** Yugi Sethu - '' Ramana'' *2003 Suriya - ''Pithamagan'' ** Madhavan - '' Anbe Sivam'' ** Prakash Raj - '' Chokka Thangam'' *2004 R. Madhavan - ''Aayutha Ezhuthu'' ** Prabhu - '' Vasool Raja MBBS'' ** Prakash Raj - '' M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi'' ** Rajkiran - '' Kovil'' ** Siddharth - ''Aayutha Ezhuthu'' *2005 Rajkiran - ''Thavamai Thavamirundhu'' ** Arya - ''Ullam Ketkumae'' ** Napoleon - '' Ayya'' ** Prabhu - ''Chandramukhi'' ** Pasupathy - ''Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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