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Yuvan (actor)
Yuvan is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. The son of director Feroze Khan, he made a breakthrough appearing in M. Anbazhagan's '' Saattai'' (2012). Career The son of director Feroze Khan, Yuvan was keen to work in films and worked as an assistant director in his father's '' Thambi Arjuna'' (2010). He then made his debut as an actor with his father's ''Pasakara Nanbargal'', where he was credited as Ajmal Khan. The film had a low key release and received negative reviews from critics. Yuvan made a breakthrough as an actor by playing the lead role of a school student in '' Saattai'' (2012). The film opened to positive reviews, while a critic from The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ... noted "Yuvan could work harder on his expressions" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saattai
''Saattai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by M. Anbazhagan. The film features Samuthirakani and Thambi Ramaiah in pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by D. Imman. The shooting took place in NLC and Thiruvannamalai. The film is the first installment of the film series and was followed by a spin-off, '' Appa'' (2016), and a sequel ''Adutha Saattai'' (2019). The movie was officially remade in Kannada in 2020 as ''Drona''. Plot Dayalan ( Samuthirakani) is a newly appointed teacher of a government school in Vanthaarangudi village near Thiruvannamalai city. He is unhappy with the education system and is also worried about the pitiable condition of education of government schools. After joining the school, he tries to change the school's environment. This is not welcome by Singaperumal (Thambi Ramaiah), who is Assistant Head Master (AHM). Dayalan's decision for the change does not go well with the other teachers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala (director)
Balasubramanian known as Bala is an Tamil film director, screenwriter, and producer, working in Tamil cinema. Bala has been praised for "revolutionizing Tamil cinema" through his realistic, dark and disturbing depiction of the working class on celluloid screen. Shaji N. Karun, who headed the jury of the 56th National Film Awards, said, "Bala is unique in many ways. The way he changed Tamil cinema's character was commendable ... There were many who tried for a change. Among the new generation of filmmakers, Bala leads the pack in bringing a change in Tamil cinema's outlook and approach." Film career Bala was introduced by lyricist Arivumathi to director Balu Mahendra. Initially he was working as a production assistant in Balu Mahendra movie. Later Bala turned to work with him as assistant director in his movies. Bala made his directorial debut with '' Sethu'' in 1999, that gave a break to Vikram, the film's lead actor, who was also struggling in the Tamil film industry for almo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Indian Male Actors
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Male Actors In Tamil Cinema
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Living People
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Adutha Saattai
''Adutha Saattai'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film which is a sequel to ''Saattai'' (2012), written and directed by M. Anbazhagan. The film is the third installment in the ''Saattai'' franchise. It stars Samuthirakani and Thambi Ramaiah with Athulya Ravi, debutant Kaushik Sundaram, and Yuvan in supporting roles. D. Imman who previously composed music for the prequel is replaced by Justin Prabhakaran. Principal photography of the film began on 12 December 2018. ''Adutha Saattai'' is about the prevailing lapses in the Indian Education System. Considering the subject matter of the film, it was scheduled to be released in September 2019 worldwide later moved to November. Plot Dayalan (Samuthirakani) is employed as a Tamil lecturer in a private arts and science college who is well-respected and loved by all the students for his caring approach, friendly nature, and open-mindedness towards students' empowerment. However, most of Dayalan's colleagues hate hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilayattu Aarambam
''Vilayattu Aarambam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vijay R Anand and AR Suriyan and starring Yuvan and Shravya. The film is based on a true story regarding the collapse of a MLM company. Plot Yuvan is a youth who hangs out with his four friends: Shah Rukh Khan, a man living thirty years in the past; Vijay, a basketball player; Amitabh Rajkamal; and Anand, a moneylender. He falls in love with a girl named Anjana and has a grudge against her brother Arjun Prabhakar, a police officer. Arjun warns Yuvan not to fall in love with Anjana, but he does so anyway. As a mark of revenge, Arjun gets involved in a scam involving an MLM company and puts the blame on Yuvan. How Yuvan comes out of this problem and reunites with Anjana forms the rest of the story. Cast * Yuvan as Yuvan * Shravya as Anjana *Srinivasan as Shah Rukh Khan *Riyaz Khan as Arjun Prabhakar * Bhanu Chander as Emcee *Feroz Khan as Lawyer Production Yuvan was signed to pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayyanar Veethi
''Ayyanar Veethi'' () is a 2017 Tamil-language drama film directed by debutant Gipsy Rajkumar in his directorial debut. The film stars Yuvan, newcomer Sara Setty, and Sinju Mohan in the lead roles with Ponvannan and Bhagyaraj in pivotal roles. Cast * Yuvan as Senthil *Sara Setty as Ayyanar's daughter *Sinju Mohan as Sastry's daughter *Ponvannan as Ayyanar *Bhagyaraj as Subramania Sastry *Senthilvel *Singampuli *Meera Krishnan *Singamuthu * Muthukaalai * Nadodigal Raja * Kovai Senthil Production The film was announced to be a rural drama with Yuvan in the lead role and Ponvannan and Bhagyaraj in pivotal roles. Singer U. K. Murali makes his debut as a film composer with this film. Newcomer Sara Setty and Sinju Mohan, of ''Pulipaarvai'' fame, play the heroines, who are the daughters of the characters portrayed by Ponvannan and Bhagyraj, respectively. The film was shot in Rajapalayam. A twenty-seven foot tall statue of Ayyanar Ayyanar (IAST: Aiyaṉār, ta, ஐயன ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pragathi Guruprasad
Pragathi Guruprasad is a Singaporean-American playback singer who has worked in Tamil language films. Brought up in Fremont, California, she finished as a runner-up in the third season of the reality-based singing competition ''Airtel Super Singer Junior'' in 2012. Personal life Pragathi Guruprasad was born to Guruprasad and Kanaka on 14 September 1997 in Singapore, and she has an elder sister, Saiprithvi. In Singapore, her father taught Carnatic lessons, and since at the age of five, Pragathi had also begun training in carnatic music. Her family subsequently relocated to Fremont, California where she continued learning Carnatic and Hindustani music from both her father at first and then from a teacher, Sangeetha Swaminathan, a disciple of Sudha Raghunathan. Career In July 2014, she signed on to make her acting debut by portraying a supporting role in Bala's ''Tharai Thappattai'' (2016), but later opted out owing to her college commitments. In September 2016, Bala later a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jallikattu
(or ), also known as and , is a traditional event in which a bull (''Bos indicus''), such as the Pulikulam or Kangayam breeds, is released into a crowd of people, and multiple human participants attempt to grab the large hump on the bull's back with both arms and hang on to it while the bull attempts to escape. Participants hold the hump for as long as possible, attempting to bring the bull to a stop. In some cases, participants must ride long enough to remove flags on the bull's horns. is typically practised in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day, which occurs annually in January. As there were incidents of injury and death associated with the sport, both to the participants and to the animals forced into it, animal rights organizations have called for a ban on the sport, resulting in the court banning it several times over the past years. However, with protests from the people against the ban, a new ordinance was made in 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thambi Arjuna
''Thambi Arjuna'' () is a 2010 Tamil-language action film directed by Vijay R. Anand. The film stars Ramana, newcomer Feroz Khan and Ashima Bhalla, with Arun Pandian, Suman, newcomer Sharmila, Bala Singh and Rajendran playing supporting roles. The film, produced by G. M. Balaji and Manisha Khan, had musical score by Dhina and was released on 30 July 2010. It is dubbed into hindi as ''Bhai Arjuna''. Plot Arjuna, who studies aeronautical engineering in Australia, returns to Chennai after a two-year absence and reminisces about the events that had led him to leave the country. Arjuna and his elder brother Dharma were orphans who were brought up by the rowdy Mani. Dharma did not want his brother Arjuna to follow in his footsteps and made his brother study aeronautical engineering. Dharma then left Mani's gang and became a powerful don. Arjuna was in love with Radhika, the daughter of Police Commissioner Vedagiri. Radhika also fell in love with him, but when she learned of his br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilami
''Ilami'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil period drama film directed by J. Julian Prakash, based on the backdrop of Jallikattu. It features Yuvan and Anu Krishna in the lead roles, with Akhil and Ravi Mariya in supporting roles, and Kishore in a guest appearance. ''Ilami'' had a low profile theatrical release on 25 November 2016. Cast * Yuvan as Karuppu * Anu Krishna as Ilami * Akhil as Sadai Puli * Ravi Mariya as Verayyan * Kishore as a king (guest appearance) Production Julian Prakash revealed that he was inspired to make a film about vadam jallikattu as a result of his fascination with the sport, while growing up as a youngster in Madurai and called for more Tamil people to celebrate their culture. While rookie actors Yuvan and Akhil were cast in the film in the leading and lead negative roles, Anu Krishna, previously seen in ''Kaththi'' (2014), was signed on to portray the titular character. To resemble scenes from the year 1715, director Prakash and his team constructed a huge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
