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Vijay Sethupathi
Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi Kalimuthu (born 16 January 1978) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil films. He has also worked in Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language and done over 50 Films in his career. He is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards South and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards , Following a stint as an NRI accountant in Dubai, Sethupathi started his film career working as a background actor and initially played minor supporting roles before his first lead role in '' Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'' (2010). In 2012, he rose to fame with '' Sundarapandian'', ''Pizza'' and ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom''. Sethupathi established himself as a successful actor with the films, such as ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013), '' Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'' (2013), ''Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'' (2014), ''Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum'' (2016), ''Iraivi'' (2016), '' Vikram Vedha'' (2017), '' '96'' (2018), '' Chekk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajapalayam
Rajapalayam () is a City in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the largest municipality in the Virudhunagar district. Rajapalayam is located in the Madurai to Quilon National Highway at a distance of 562 km south to the state capital Chennai. Economy is based on textile manufacture: the town has several mills for spinning and weaving cotton, as well as a large cotton market. The town is also famed for Rajapalayam mango and the Rajapalayam breed of dogs. Climate The climate of the region is of the semi-arid tropical monsoon type. The average temperature range is 20 °C to 37 °C. Demographics According to the 2011 census, Rajapalayam had a population of 130,442 with 1,014 females for every 1,000 males, far above the national average of 929. A total of 11,604 individuals (5,927 males and 5,677 females) were under the age of six. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 13.51% and 0.09% of the population respectively. The average literacy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundarapandian
''Sundarapandian'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by debutant S. R. Prabhakaran. Sasikumar played the title character, besides producing the film, while Vijay Sethupathi, Lakshmi Menon, Soori, Appukutty, Inigo Prabhakaran, and Soundararaja appeared in supporting roles. Music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan, while cinematography was handled by Premkumar. The film released on 14 September 2012 to overall positive reviews. Following its commercial success, the film was remade in Telugu as ''Speedunnodu'' and in Kannada as ''Raja Huli''. Plot Sundarapandian is the only son of Raghupathi, a rich landlord and the village head. He lives in Kandamanoor, near Theni. Murugesan and Arivazhagan are Sundarapandian's close friends from the same town. Arivu had failed his board exams twice and is now in his final year of college, while Sundarapandian completed college two years ago and is now living freely. Arivu falls in love with Archana, who lives in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikram (2022 Film)
''Vikram'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, who co-wrote the script with Rathna Kumar and produced by Kamal Haasan who also stars in the titular role as agent Vikram, who leads a black-ops squad that aims to bring down a drug syndicate led by Sandhanam (Vijay Sethupathi). The film also stars Fahadh Faasil, Kalidas Jayaram, Narain and Chemban Vinod Jose, while Suriya appears in a cameo role. A spiritual successor of the identically-named 1986 Tamil film, it is the second installment in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe following ''Kaithi'' (2019). Kanagaraj was signed by Haasan's Raaj Kamal Films International for a proposed script in late 2019, planned for Rajinikanth in the lead role that was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic. He then announced another project during September 2020, featured Haasan in the lead role as well as the producer, whose title ''Vikram'' was announced in November, and the film went on an extensive pre-pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master (2021 Film)
''Master'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action film written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. Produced by Xavier Britto, under his maiden production house XB Film Creators, the film stars Vijay (actor), Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi with Malavika Mohanan, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Andrea Jeremiah, Arjun Das and Gouri G. Kishan play other supporting roles. The film revolves around an alcoholic professor, J. D. (Vijay), who takes a three-month teaching job in a juvenile home and clashes with a ruthless gangster named Bhavani (Vijay Sethupathi), who uses the children as the scapegoat for his criminal activities. Lokesh Kanagaraj narrated the script to Vijay in May 2019, and after his acceptance, the film was launched under in August 2019. Kanagaraj wrote the script, screenplay and dialogues with Rathna Kumar and Pon Parthiban being credited as the co-writer. The principal photography commenced in October 2019 and ended in February 2020; the entire film was shot across Del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petta (film)
''Petta'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj. The film was produced by Kalanithi Maran under the banner Sun Pictures. The film stars Rajinikanth alongside an ensemble cast featuring Simran, M. Sasikumar, Trisha, Bobby Simha, Megha Akash, Malavika Mohanan, Mahendran, Guru Somasundaram, Sananth, Vijay Sethupathi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in supporting roles. The music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander with editing done by Vivek Harshan and cinematography by Tirru. In the film Kaali, a hostel warden crosses paths with a group of criminals where things takes an interesting turn. The film was released on 10 January 2019. The film received positive reviews from critics, who appreciated the cast performances (particularly Rajnikanth, Vijay Sethupathi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui), cinematography, soundtrack & musical score and direction, but criticized the film's length. Plot Kaali is a mysterious and deceivingly elderly man, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, co-written with Siva Ananth. Produced by Mani Ratnam under the banner Madras Talkies, along with Lyca Productions, the film features an ensemble cast including Arvind Swami, Jyothika, Arun Vijay, Silambarasan,Vijay Sethupathi, Thiagarajan, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Aishwarya Rajesh, Dayana Erappa, and Mansoor Ali Khan. ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' tells the story of three brothers who engage in a power struggle for control over their deceased father's criminal empire. The project was kick-started with A. R. Rahman and Santhosh Sivan as the music composer and the cinematographer, respectively. The team spent nearly six months for choosing the cast and crew, respectively, with subsequent changes. Principal photography of the film commenced in February 2018 and filming continuously took place on Chennai, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Serbia until that June. The soundtrack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
'96 (film)
''96'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by C. Premkumar. Produced by S. Nanthagopal of Madras Enterprises, the film was distributed by Lalit Kumar under his banner Seven Screen Studio. Starring Trisha Krishnan and Vijay Sethupathi in lead roles, the film has Bagavathi Perumal, Devadarshini, Aadukalam Murugadoss and Shyam Prasad appear in supporting roles. The film revolves around the reunion of former students from the batch of 1996, twenty-two years after their graduation. The reunion also serves as an opportunity for two former lovers, Ram and Jaanu, to resolve issues surrounding their breakup. Prem Kumar wrote the script during December 2015, at the period of Chennai floods and had completed the entire script within 20 days, which revolved around his life on high school reunion. After the official announcement, the principal photography of the film was commenced on 12 June 2017 at Kumbakonam, and was shot across various locations i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikram Vedha
''Vikram Vedha'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Pushkar–Gayathri and produced by S. Sashikanth under his banner YNOT Studios. The film stars R. Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Srinath, Kathir and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar while Prem, Achyuth Kumar, Hareesh Peradi and Vivek Prasanna play supporting roles. Inspired by the Indian folktale ''Baital Pachisi'', the film tells the story of Vikram, a police inspector who sets out to track down and kill Vedha, a gangster. After Vedha voluntarily surrenders himself, he tells Vikram three stories which change his perceptions of good and evil. In January 2015, Sashikanth revealed that he would be producing a film directed by the husband and wife duo, Pushkar and Gayathri. Following a year of development on the script throughout 2015, Madhavan and Sethupathi were selected to play the lead roles in February 2016. Principal photography began in November of the same year and was comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraivi
''Iraivi'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by C. V. Kumar, K. E. Gnanavel Raja and Abinesh Elangovan under their banners Thirukumaran Entertainment, Studio Green and Abi & Abi Pictures, respectively. The film features an ensemble cast with S. J. Surya, Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Anjali, and Pooja Devariya playing leading roles. The plot revolves around three financially struggling men try to overcome their problems, by getting involved in criminal activities though not realising the impact their efforts are having on the women in their lives. Karthik Subbaraj drafted the script during the production works of ''Jigarthanda'' in September 2013 and took more than a year for its completion. The film was formally announced in September 2014, with principal shooting of the film began in May 2015 and filming completed that September. The film is based on a real life incident from a Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum
''Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Nalan Kumarasamy in his second feature film after ''Soodhu Kavvum''. Produced by C. V. Kumar under his Thirukumaran Entertainment banner, with K. E. Gnanavel Raja also co-producing the film under Studio Green, it stars Vijay Sethupathi and Madonna Sebastian, the latter in her Tamil film debut. It is an official remake of the 2010 Korean film ''My Dear Desperado''. The film focuses about a rowdy and an IT professional whom share a special bond when they live as neighbours. Nalan Kumarasamy initially developed the script as a dark comedy; however as several other films were being released in the same genre, he rewrote the entire script from scratch which spent him two years. The principal shooting of the film began in April 2015 and ended that July, with film being set mostly in Chennai. The film's soundtrack and background score is composed by Santhosh Narayanan, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
''Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by debutant S. U. Arun Kumar, based on his own eponymous short-film. Arun Kumar was a contestant in ''Naalaya Iyakunar'' . It features Vijay Sethupathi, Jayaprakash, and Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead roles, with Thulasi, Bala Saravanan, Neelima Rani, and Mahadevan in supporting roles. Sneha and Attakathi Dinesh appear in brief guest roles. Music for the film was composed by debutant Justin Prabhakaran and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad while the cinematography is by Gokul Binoy. The film revolves around an old man and his love for his vintage car Premier Padmini. The film began production in January 2013 and released on 7 February 2014 to critical acclaim and positive reviews. Plot The movie begins with a young man buying a new car, he says that his inspiration is from a Pannaiyar (landlord) in his village and his love for a vintage Fiat Premier Padmini car. Pannaiyar and his wife Chel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara
''Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'' (), also referred to as ''Idhaaba'' or more commonly as ''Balakumara'', is a 2013 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy film, written and directed by Gokul (director), Gokul. Produced by Leo Visions, the film stars Vijay Sethupathi, Ashwin Kakumanu, Ashwin, Swati Reddy, Swati, Nandita Swetha, Nandita, and Pasupathy. The film upon release received highly positive reviews from critics. The film got remade into Kannada language as ''Jackson (2015 film), Jackson'' starring Duniya Vijay in the lead. The title of the film was inspired by a line in ''Thanga Padhumai''. The film released on 2 October 2013. Plot Kumaravel (Vijay Sethupathi) is a typical lower middle class youth who mainly lives in TASMAC bars. His friends and neighbors have nicknamed him Sumaar Moonji Kumar (average-looking Kumar) alias SMK, and he is stalking Kumudha (Nandita Swetha, Nandita), the girl staying opposite to his flat. It is a one-way love. Kumudha's father (P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
