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Vallinam
''Vallinam'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language sports film written and directed by Arivazhagan and produced by Aascar Ravichandran. The film stars Nakul and newcomer Mrudhula Basker. It was released on 28 February 2014. Plot The film starts with Krishna (Nakul) and Shiva (Krishna). They are childhood friends studying in the same college and prominent basketball players preparing for a national-level basketball tournament. Following the events of the college, Shiva dies due to heart attack because he was hit by a basketball shot by Krishna. This makes Krishna end his college career. He then joins a new college where a basketball game is teased by a cricket team there. The story lines up when Krishna takes on basketball again and wins the national-level tournament. Cast * Nakul as Krishna * Mrudhula Basker as Meera * Atul Kulkarni as Coach * Siddharth Jonnalagadda as Vamsi * Anaswara Kumar as Anu * Amzath Khan as Guna * Jagan as Jagan * Jayaprakash as Krishnamurthy * Sant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arivazhagan Venkatachalam
Arivazhagan Venkatachalam is an Indian film director in Tamil cinema known for his 2009 thriller film ''Eeram''. Career Venkatachalam is a gold medalist from the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute. He went on to assist the Indian director S. Shankar, Shankar. In 2009, he debuted his first directorial venture with Eeram, produced by his own mentor's production house S Pictures. The film with an unusual theme and plot went on to become a huge hit. Arivazhagan's second film is Vallinam produced by Aascar film V.Ravichandran. The film was a very bold attempt and went to huge hit once again in box office. Kuttram 23 was his latest release which has become a blockbuster hit in Tamil industry. Filmography References External links * Film directors from Tamil Nadu Tamil film directors Living people M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni 21st-century Indian film directors People from Salem district Tamil screenwriters Screenwrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakul (actor)
Nakkhul Jaidev is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. He debuted as one of the lead actors in the 2003 film ''Boys (2003 film), Boys'' directed by S. Shankar. He sang his first song in the soundtrack album for ''Anniyan'' (2005). Career 2003–2009: Beginning Nakul was just 19 years old when he was chosen for the part of Juju in Shankar's coming-of-age film ''Boys (2003 film), Boys'' (2003). His family had initially sent some pictures of his elder brother Mayur to Shankar's office, but after seeing Nakkhul in one of the pictures, Shankar approached him to portray a leading role alongside an ensemble cast of newcomers. The film opened in August 2003 to mixed reviews but the high-profile nature of the technical team ensured that the film was publicized and took a good opening at the box office. He then subsequently did a Telugu language film titled ''Keelu Gurram'', in which he played a supporting role, which didn’t do well at the box office. He strug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amzath Khan
Amzath Khan is an Indian actor, who is known and famous for acting in ''Maya'' (2015) and ''Kaithi'' (2019). Career Seeking a career in media, Amzath pursued an MBA in film marketing and finance and briefly worked at Sony Pictures and then as the marketing head at an FM station - Radio One. He joined the theatre company, Stray Factory, hoping to get a breakthrough in films and worked on the film ''Pugaippadam'' (2010), which had a low-key release. He subsequently continued acting in short films made for the reality show, Naalaiya Iyakkunar. After a spell away from films, he successfully auditioned for the role of basketball player Guna in Arivazhagan Venkatachalam's sports drama, ''Vallinam'' (2015). The film won positive reviews from critics and performed averagely at the box office, though Amzath's performance was well-received, prompting further film offers. He starred in the horror film ''Rum Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaswara Kumar
Anaswara Kumar is an Indian actress, who works in the Tamil film industry. She started her career with Arivazhaghan's sports thriller '' Vallinam'' (2014), though the romantic comedy '' Ego'' (2013) released first. She made her breakthrough portraying Mohini in the black comedy film ''Yaamirukka Bayamey'', which became a commercial success. Early life Anaswara was born to Malayali parents in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She did her schooling from Jawahar Vidyalaya and at A. V. Meiyappan Matriculation Higher Secondary School. She then went on to graduate in Corporate Economics from Women's Christian College, Chennai. Career Anaswara started her career in a supporting role for Arivazhaghan's sports thriller '' Vallinam'' (2014). She was selected from forty girls in an audition, which she had attended after being spotted at a Chennai Super Kings fans video shoot. Her first leading role came through the romantic comedy '' Ego'' (2013) featuring newcomers. The film went on to become an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrudhula Basker
Mrudhula Basker, also known as Naveena, is an Indian actress. She is best known for her role in the 2014 film ''Vallinam'', directed by Arivazhagan Venkatachalam, and ''Ice Cream 2'', directed by Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi, Kannada language films, and television.** * .... She also performed in the Tamil movies ''Marumunai'' and ''Thilagar''. She debuted in the Kannada film industry with the film '' Bablusha'', directed by Venkat Bhardwaj. Bhaskar is also the founder and artistic director of the Nrithyamoksh School of Dance where she trains people in the field Bharathanatyam. Filmography *''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.'' References External links * Actresses from Bangalore Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian film actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Kulasekaran
Krishna Kulasekaran (born 14 February 1978) credited as Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil cinema. He is the younger brother of Tamil film director Vishnuvardhan. Early life Krishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar (Pattiyal Sekar) and his brother is noted film director, Vishnuvardhan. He went to St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai, studied at Loyola College and graduated with an MBA in finance in the United States. He worked for a year and a half in the IT industry and started his own business that was doing well. He has also undergone training in Jazz and worked as a dancer/choreographer before he left for US. Career As an actor, he first faced the camera for Mani Ratnam's '' Anjali'' and later appeared in ''Iruvar'' and Santosh Sivan's '' The Terrorist''. He was also chosen to play the younger version of Rajinikanth's character in ''Thalapathi'', but the character was later scrapped because it affected the film's length. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddu Jonnalagadda
Siddharth "Siddhu" Jonnalagadda is an Indian actor, screenwriter, playback singer and editor who works in Telugu cinema. He debuted in a lead role with the film '' Life Before Wedding'' (2011). Jonnalagadda went onto to co-write and star in films such as ''Guntur Talkies'' (2016), ''Krishna and His Leela'' (2020), ''Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma'' (2020) and ''DJ Tillu'' (2022). Early life Siddhu Jonnalagadda was born and brought up in Hyderabad. He pursued MBA before venturing into a career in films. Career Jonnalagadda made his lead debut with Praveen Sattaru's '' LBW: Life Before Wedding'' and then in between he did a Tamil film ''Vallinam'' (2014), and ''Ice Cream 2'' (2014) before playing the lead role in Sattaru's ''Guntur Talkies'' (2016). Siddu plays the lead role in ''Krishna and His Leela'', a romantic drama film starring Shraddha Srinath, Shalini Vadnikatti and Seerat Kapoor. In a review of the film by ''The Times of India'', the reviewer wrote that "Siddhu is an abso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RJ Balaji
Balaji Patturaj (born 20 June 1985), popularly known as RJ Balaji, is an Indian actor, radio jockey, television presenter, comedian and film director in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is best known as the host of the 92.7 Big FM shows ''The Night Show with RJ Balaji'', ''Take it Easy'' and it's now defunct segment ''Cross Talk'', where he made prank calls to unsuspecting victims. Although mainly a radio jockey, Balaji is also active in other fields; he is known for his association with the television shows ''Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Dheva'' and ''Why This Kolaveri'', and for his performance in the films ''Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru'' (2013), ''Vadacurry'' (2014) ''Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'' (2015), ''Pugazh'' (2016) and '' LKG'' (2019) (as an actor), '' Mookuthi Amman'' (2020) and ''Veetla Vishesham'' (2022) (as an actor and a co-director). He has also been a presenter at many inter-school cultural events in Chennai, a cricket commentator, and has contributed to many social causes, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadhi (actor)
Aadhi Pinisetty is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. He is the recipient of a Nandi Awards, Nandi Award and a SIIMA Award, in addition to two nominations for Filmfare Awards South. Born to film director Ravi Raja Pinisetty, he debuted in 2006 with the Telugu film ''Oka V Chitram.'' His first prominent role was in the Tamil film ''Eeram'' (2009), produced by director S. Shankar. Early life Aadhi Pinisetty was born into a Telugu language, Telugu-speaking family. His father, Ravi Raja Pinisetty has directed over 50 films. He grew up in Chennai and was schooled at Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai, Don Bosco. Career Pinisetty made his debut in 2006 with the Teja (director), Teja-directed ''Oka V Chitram''. He later appeared in the Tamil film ''Mirugam'' (2007). In 2009, he starred in the supernatural thriller ''Eeram''. In 2010, he had two releases, ''Ayyanar (film), Ayyanar'' and ''Aadu Puli'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampath Ram
Sampath Ram is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil-language films. He is known for his villainous roles. Career Ram started his acting career with the television series '' Ethanai Manithargal'' that aired on Doordarshan as a thug. He made his film debut with ''Mudhalvan'' (1999), where he played a sub-inspector of police. The film, however, failed to provide the actor a major break. Ram survived a head injury while shooting for ''Dheena'' (2001). After ''Dheena'', he starred in several films as a thug. About twenty years later, Ram landed in a meaty role in '' Thimiru Pudichavan'' (2018). Post ''Thimiru Pudichavan'', he garnered acclaim for his performance as an aghori in ''Kanchana 3''. Ram signed ''Thatrom Thookrom ''Thatrom Thookrom'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Arul S. The film stars Teejay Arunasalam, Cheenu Mohan and Kaali Venkat while Sampath Ram portrays a negative role. Balamurali Balu composed musi ...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viveka (lyricist)
Viveka is an Indian lyricist working on Tamil language films. His debut movie was ''Nee Varuvai Ena Nee or NEE may refer to: Names * Née (lit. "born"), a woman's family name at birth before the adoption of another surname usually after marriage **The male equivalent "né" is used to indicate what a man was originally known as before the adopt ...''. Viveka has worked on over 2000+ songs. He has got many awards for his songs which have been listened all over the world. Filmography As a song lyricist Television * 2010 ''Kodi Mullai'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:Viveka Tamil film poets Indian lyricists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Race Gurram (soundtrack)
''Race Gurram'' is the feature film soundtrack of the 2014 family drama film of the same name starring Allu Arjun, Shaam, Shruti Haasan and Saloni Aswani. Directed by Surender Reddy, the film's music and background score was composed by S. Thaman marking his first collaboration with Allu Arjun and second collaboration with Surender Reddy. The official soundtrack album consists of 6 songs composed by S. Thaman and Chandrabose, Rehaman, Viswa and Varikuppala Yadagiri Goud penning the lyrics. Being recorded in 2013, the soundtrack album was released in a simple and formal promotional event on 16 March 2014 at Park Hyatt hotel in Hyderabad on Lahari Music label. The audio received predominant positive response from all corners and many celebrities praised Thaman for his work. The soundtrack also debuted as one among the top ten albums in iTunes along with ''Maan Karate'' and ''Kochadaiiyaan''. Within days of release, the Album topped the iTunes and all the lists in FM stations. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |