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Yaanai
''Yaanai'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Hari and produced by Vedikkaranpatti S. Sakthivel, under the banner of Drumsticks Productions. The film stars Arun Vijay and Priya Bhavani Shankar while Ramachandra Raju, Samuthirakani, Rajesh, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Aishwarya, Ammu Abhirami, Yogi Babu and Pugazh appear in other prominent roles. The film's music and score is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with cinematography handled by Gopinath and editing done by Anthony. This is the second collaboration of Arun Vijay and Priya Bhavani Shankar after '' Mafia: Chapter 1'' and Vijay's first collaboration with Hari. It was shot extensively across Tamil Nadu including Ramanathapuram, Rameshwaram, Thoothukudi, Palani and the final schedule was wrapped up in Karaikudi. ''Yaanai'' was released in theatres on 1 July 2022, The film was initially scheduled to be released in theaters on 6 May 2022, and got postponed to 17 June 2022, but got postpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogi Babu
Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. A three time Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award winner, he performed in '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), ''Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018) and ''Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018). Early and personal life Babu's father was a havildar in the Indian Army, so Babu had to travel alongside a lot as a child, as a result of which he studied in Jammu in the early 1990s. Babu married Manju Bhargavi on 5 February 2020 in an intimate ceremony held at their ancestral temple in Tiruttani. Career Babu worked as an assistant director in the ''Lollu Sabha'', and helping write scenes for two years. He made his feature film debut in the Ameer-starring ''Yogi'' (2009) as an aspiring actor and subsequently adapted the name of the film as a prefix for his stage name. He appeared as a goon in ''Paiyaa''. He later appeared in an uncredited role as a pimp in Sundar C.'s ''Kalakalappu'' (2012). In 2013, he appeared in his first exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Bhavani Shankar
Sathyapriya Bhavani Shankar (born 31 December 1989) known by her stage name Priya Bhavani, is an Indian actress and television presenter who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu launguage films.She made her acting debut with commercially successful Tamil film ''Meyaadha Maan'' (2017). She has appeared in successful films such as ''Meyaadha Maan'' (2017), ''Kadaikutty Singam'' (2018), '' Mafia: Chapter 1'' (2020), ''Yaanai'' (2022) and ''Thiruchitrambalam'' (2022). Early life Priya Bhavani Shankar was born to Bhavani Shankar and Thangam Bhavani Shankar and she has an elder brother. She did her Schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai. She studied engineering in a college. After entering the media industry she earned her Master of Business Administration. Career Her first recognition was as a television news presenter at the Tamil news channel Puthiya Thalaimurai. She also worked as a serial actress in Star Vijay Television's ''Kalyanam Mudha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Vijay
Arun Vijay (born 19 November 1977), formerly known as Arun Kumar, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He also starred in a few films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Born as Arun Kumar and being the only son of veteran actor Vijayakumar, he debuted in Sundar C's ''Murai Mappillai'' (1995). He received early success in ''Thulli Thirintha Kaalam'' (1998) and ''Pandavar Bhoomi'' (2001). After a string of failures, he changed his name to Arun Vijay and achieved breakthrough success and recognition for playing lead roles in ''Malai Malai'' (2009), ''Maanja Velu'' (2010), ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' (2012), ''Kuttram 23'' (2017), ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' (2018), '' Thadam'' (2019), '' Mafia: Chapter 1'' (2020) and ''Yaanai'' (2022). He is noted for his villanous roles in ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015), '' Bruce Lee: The Fighter'' (2015) and '' Chakravyuha'' (2016). He is a recipient of many awards, including a Norway Tamil Film Festival Award, two Filmfare South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari (director)
Hari Gopalakrishnan is an Indian film director best known for his action film, action and masala film, masala films in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with ''Thamizh'' (2002). He later directed films such as ''Saamy'' (2003), ''Kovil (film), Kovil'' (2004), ''Ayya (2005 Tamil film), Ayya'' (2005), ''Thaamirabharani'' (2007), ''Vel (film), Vel'' (2007) and the ''Singam (film series), Singam film series'' (2010-2017). He mostly directed Coimbatore, Dindigul District, Dindigul, Tenkasi district, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi-Tirunelveli district based movies. Early life Hari was born in the Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Gopalakrishnan, runs a grocery store. Later, his family moved to Chennai, where Hari graduated with a degree in Commerce. Career Hari first joined as an assistant, gaining experience by working with various directors; Senthilnathan, Jeevabalan, Ameerjan, K. Natraj in '' Valli (film), Valli'', Alex Pandian, Nassar (actor), Nassar in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramachandra Raju
Ramachandra Raju, better known as Garuda Ram, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Kannada and Tamil films. He rose to fame for his role as the antagonist Garuda in the '' K.G.F film series A film series or movie series (also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series. This article explains what film series are ...''. Career Prior to acting, Raju worked as Yash's bodyguard. Raju made his film debut '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' (2018). He played the antagonist in the film and garnered acclaim for his portrayal of Garuda. His role in the film enabled him to get offers in several other Tamil and Kannada-language films. Raju played the villain in '' Sulthan'' directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan. He will feature in ''Jana Gana Mana'' directed by I. Ahmed. He will feature in Yaanai and Ulaganayagan 233. Filmography Awards and nominations References E ... [...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] |
Bose Venkat
Bose Venkat is an Indian actor, director and dubbing artist who appears in Tamil films and television serials. Personal life Venkat is married to actress Sonia in 2003. The couple have a son Tejaswin and a daughter Bavadarani Career Venkat came to Chennai at the age of 17, hoping to become an actor in films. After facing an unsuccessful start to his career, he worked briefly as an auto rickshaw driver while attending auditions. He subsequently got selected for a role in the serial ''Metti Oli''. Recognising his work in the serial, director Bharathiraja offered him a role in '' Eera Nilam'' (2003). He was also part of the 2005 Tamil film, '' Kannamma''under the direction of S. S. Baba Vikram. He has also acted in a few Malayalam movies alongside Mammootty and Dileep. He says his best experience was acting with Superstar Rajinikanth in the Tamil action-thriller film, ''Sivaji'' under the direction of S. Shankar in 2007. Although he played a negative role alongside Suman, his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pugazh (actor)
Pugazhendhi, commonly known as Pugazh, is an Indian actor and comedian. He rose to fame after appearing on Star Vijay's ''Cooku with Comali''. Personal life Pugazh was born on 14 November 1990 in Cuddalore. He was educated at St. Joseph's High School and Sri Padaleswarar Secondary School in Thirupapuliyur. Pugazh married Benzi Riya in 2022. Career Pugazh grew to prominence after competing in ''Cooku with Comali''. He is known for his mimicry and humour. Udhaya Raj of ''Baana Kaathadi'' fame helped Pugazh audition for ''Kalakka Povathu Yaaru'', but was not cast. Undeterred, he worked as a computer serviceman at Vijay TV and later starred in ''Sirippu Da'' alongside Dheena. Following his later selection and success in ''Kalakka Povathu Yaaru'', he was given the opportunity to participate in ''Cooku with Comali''. He garnered success on the show resulting in several offers to act in Tamil films. He debuted in ''Sixer'' and has since starred in more movies like ''Cocktail'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Venkat
Sanjeev (born 28 September 1975) is an Indian film and television actor. He is most known for his role as Selvam in the Tamil drama serial on Sun TV titled ''Thirumathi Selvam'' (2007-2013) in which he starred opposite Abitha. The serial telecasted for almost 6 years with Sanjeev gaining huge recognition and appreciation. He has acted in many other serials, notably ''Metti Oli, Anandham, Annamalai, Aval,'' ''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' and ''Kanman''i; he has played the role of both protagonist and antagonists spanning a career for over 17 years. Personal life Sanjeev is a close friend of Tamil actor Vijay. Both of them studied visual communications at Loyola College. He is the nephew of late actress Manjula Vijayakumar. Sanjeev married leading television actress Preethi Srinivasan in 2009. His only sister Sindhu has done few films as a heroine and later acted in many successful serials like ''Metti Oli'', '' Penn'', ''Anandham'' and so on. His sister Sindhu died in 2005 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammu Abhirami
Abhirami Sundar better known by her stage name Ammu Abhirami is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with 2017 Tamil film ''Bairavaa'', alongside Vijay. She is known for playing pivotal roles in ''Ratsasan'' (2018), '' Thambi'' (2019) and '' Asuran'' (2019). Career Abhirami's first releases were Bairavaa (2017), ''En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom'' (2017) and ''Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru'' (2017), where she portrayed supporting roles. She then portrayed a schoolgirl who faces trouble in Ratsasan. She Prefixed Her Character Name "Ammu" from the Movie Ratsasan to Her Birth Name after Receiving Positive Response from the Audience. Later She reprised the same role in the film's Telugu remake, '' Rakshasudu'' (2019), featuring alongside Bellamkonda Sreenivas and Anupama Parameswaran. Ammu Abhirami appeared in ''Thuppakki Munai'' (2018), playing an innocent school girl who gets murdered. In 2019, she appeared in Vetrimaaran's drama '' Asuran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony (film Editor)
Llewellyn Anthony Gonsalvez (born 11 September 1973) is an Indian film editor from Tamil Nadu. He was introduced to cinema through film director Gautham Vasudev Menon by the film ''Kaakha Kaakha''. He continued this collaboration with Gautham by ''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'', ''Pachaikili Muthucharam'', ''Vaaranam Aayiram'', ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'', ''Neethaane En Ponvasantham'', ''Yennai Arindhaal'' and ''Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada''. Following the success of these films, director Shankar has collaborated with him through ''Enthiran''. He has worked in over two-hundred Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. He is the editor for India's most expensive feature film '' 2.0''. Career Anthony studied a degree in literature at Madras Christian College, Tambaram, but found himself unsure of a career path once he has finished his education. Following suggestions from his friends, he began learning about animation at Prasad Studio and subsequently also enrolled to learn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh (actor)
Rajesh is an Indian actor who has performed in Tamil and Malayalam films and serials. He has completed more than 47 years in films and appeared as lead roles and supporting roles in over 150 films. He has done roles ranging from a hero to character actor. Biography Rajesh was born in 1949 to Williams Nattar and lily Grace Mankondar at Mannargudi, Tiruvarur district, but his family hails from Anaikkadu, in Thanjavur district. He studied in Dindigul, Vadamadurai, Melanatham Aanaikadu and Chinnamanur Theni district. After finishing his PUC in Karaikudi Alagappa College, he joined Pachaiappas College, but unfortunately did not complete his college education. He worked as a teacher in St Paul's High School, Purasawalkam and later at Kellett Higher Secondary School, Triplicane from 1972 to 1979. In 1974, he got a chance to act in the film ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'', but he only did a small role in it. His first film as a hero was ''Kanni Paruvathile'' (1979), produced by Rajkann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
