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Arrambam
''Arrambam'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. Produced by A. Raghuram and co-written by Subha, the film stars Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayanthara, Taapsee and Rana Daggubati (in a cameo), with Mahesh Manjrekar, Aadukalam Naren, Kishore, Atul Kulkarni, Akshara Gowda and Murali Sharma in supporting roles. While the score and soundtrack of the film were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the cinematography was handled by Om Prakash and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad. Following a six-month long pre-production and the official announcement of the project in May 2012, filming commenced in June 2012 and continued for the next 15 months. Majority of the filming happened in Mumbai. Other locations included Chennai, Bangalore, Dubai, Hyderabad, Mahabaleshwar, Jaisalmer, Leh and Ladakh. The film was not titled until it entered post-production and was mostly referred to as ''Thala 53'' or ''Valai'', a supposed working title. The film was released o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrambam (soundtrack)
''Arrambam'' is the soundtrack album, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, to the 2013 film Arrambam, of the same name, directed by Vishnuvardhan (director), Vishnuvardhan starring Ajith Kumar, Arya (actor), Arya, Nayantara and Taapsee Pannu. The album consists of six tracks. Pa. Vijay penned all lyrics for the songs. It was released on 19 September 2013. The album opened at number one on iTunes Store, iTunes India within a few minutes after its release at midnight, which, according to Sify, "no Tamil album has done before". Production Yuvan Shankar Raja was signed on to compose the film's soundtrack and score, becoming his sixth project starring Ajith Kumar. In November 2012, Yuvan Shankar Raja composed a new song for the film. On 23 April 2013 the composer tweeted that he had completed three songs, and that one of which was a "mass intro song" rendered by Shankar Mahadevan. Vijay Yesudas stated that he had sung a "celebration song" in the film. In August 2013 it was reported that Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar Subramaniam (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. To date, he has starred in over 63 films, and won four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. In addition to his acting career, Ajith is also an occasional racing driver and participated in the MRF Racing series (2010) and having competed in circuits around India in places such as Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. He is one among very few Indians to race in the international arena and in Formula championships. Based on the annual earnings of Indian celebrities, he was included in the '' Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list three times. Ajith began his career with a small role in the 1990 Tamil romantic drama '' En Veedu En Kanavar''. After his success in '' Rajavin Parvaiyile'', his first major breakthrough was '' Aasai'' (1995), Ajith established himself as a romantic hero with '' Kadhal Kottai'' (1996), '' K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnuvardhan (director)
Vishnuvardhan (born 6 December 1976) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in Tamil films. A long-time associate of Santosh Sivan, he made his directorial debut in 2003 with '' Kurumbu'', which did not fare well at the box office. However, his subsequent films, '' Arinthum Ariyamalum'' (2005), '' Pattiyal'' (2006), '' Billa'' (2007), '' Panjaa'' (2011) with Pawan kalyan as main lead and '' Arrambam'' (2013) went on to become highly successful ventures, turning him into a household name in Tamil Nadu. He made his debut in Hindi cinema with '' Shershaah'' (2021), produced by Karan Johar, under Dharma Productions, for which he received positive reviews and even won filmfare award for best director. Early life Vishnuvardhan was born and raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His father is Pattiyal K Shekar, an actor and producer, who worked in Tamil films. He has a younger brother Krishna Kulasekaran who is an actor in the Tamil film industry. Vishnuvardhan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arya (actor)
Jamshad Cethirakath (born 11 December 1980), known by his stage name Arya, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema and a few Malayalam and Telugu language, Telugu films. Arya has won two Filmfare Awards South and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. He was included on the 2015 edition of the ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100, a list based on the top earning Indian celebrities. Arya made his breakthrough portraying rogue characters in Vishnuvardhan (director), Vishnuvardhan's ''Arinthum Ariyamalum'' (2005) and ''Pattiyal'' (2006). He later won critical acclaim for playing an Aghori in Bala (director), Bala's ''Naan Kadavul'' (2009). He gained further commercial success with the release of the period drama ''Madrasapattinam'' (2010), the comedy film ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' (2010), family action film ''Vettai'' (2012) and Atlee Kumar, Atlee's family film ''Raja Rani (2013 film), Raja Rani'' (2013). In 2013, he appeared in three more Tamil films: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Manjrekar
Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [məɦeːʃ maːɲd͡zɾekəɾ]; born 16 August 1958) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi language, Marathi and Telugu language, Telugu films. He is credited with directing the critically acclaimed films ''Vaastav: The Reality'' (1999), ''Astitva'' (2000) and ''Viruddh, Viruddh... Family Comes First'' (2005). He has won a National Film Awards, National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi for Astitva and two Star Screen Awards. He is also the host of the reality show, ''Bigg Boss Marathi'' since 2018. Early life Mahesh Manjrekar was born on 16 August 1958 in Bombay, Bombay State, Bombay state. Personal life Manjrekar was married to Deepa Mehta, a costume designer, with whom he has two children - Satya and Ashwami.; they were later divorced. Later, he married Medha Manjrekar. They have a daughter, Saiee Manjrekar, who is an act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rana Daggubati
Ramanaidu Daggubati, (; born 14 December 1984) known professionally as Rana Daggubati, is an Indian actor, film producer, and entrepreneur who primarily works in Telugu cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil and Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, National Film Award, two Nandi Awards, Nandi Award, six SIIMA Awards and three Filmfare Awards South. He made his acting debut with ''Leader (2010 film), Leader'' (2010), for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South, Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He later starred in the Hindi film ''Dum Maaro Dum (film), Dum Maaro Dum'' (2011), alongside Bipasha Basu, where he received positive reviews for his performance and won the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut. In 2012, Rana gained prominence by starring in the hit Telugu film ''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum''. In 2015, he played a notable supporting role in the successful H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taapsee Pannu
Tapasee Pannu (born 1 August 1987), professionally known as Taapsee Pannu, is an Indian actress who works in Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. Pannu is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare OTT Awards, Filmfare OTT Award. After a brief modelling career, Pannu made her acting debut with the 2010 Telugu film ''Jhummandi Naadam'' and went on to act in the 2011 Tamil film ''Aadukalam''. She made her Hindi film debut with David Dhawan's comedy ''Chashme Baddoor (2013 film), Chashme Baddoor'' (2013). After playing the leading lady in several Telugu and Tamil films, Pannu managed to get recognition for her performances in the Hindi spy thriller ''Baby (2015 Hindi film), Baby'' (2015) and the courtroom drama ''Pink (2016 film), Pink'' (2016), both of which were critical and commercial successes. Pannu gained prominence in Hindi cinema with the war drama ''The Ghazi Attack'' (2017), the social drama ''Mulk (film), Mulk'' (2018), the romantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979), is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Western culture#Music, Western music elements and often credited with having introduced Hip hop music, hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry and started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu which included mixed Electronic dance music, EDM and jazz. He is frequently referred to as the "BGM King" of Tamil film music. Yuvan has won two Filmfare Awards South, five Mirchi Music Awards South, three Vijay Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director, Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Within a span of 25 years, Yuvan has worked on over 190 films. Being the youngest son of composer Ilaiyaraaja, he began his musical career in 1996, at the age of 16, when he composed the film score for ''Aravindhan''. He got his breakthrough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshara Gowda
Akshara Gowda Bikki (born Harini Gowda) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada & Telugu language, Telugu films. Personal life In April 2011, Akshara Gowda was linked to Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh. However, Gowda immediately denied it and said it was mere media imagination. In a 2017 interview, Gowda spoke about her personal experience of overcoming depression. Career Akshara made her debut in the Tamil film ''Uyarthiru 420'' (2011). She played a role in the Hindi film ''Chitkabrey - The Shades of Grey'' the same year. She also made a special appearance in the Tamil film in ''Thuppakki'' (2012) directed by AR Murugadoss and starring Vijay (actor), Vijay. She made her Bollywood debut in Priyadarshan's ''Rangrezz'' in 2013. Gowda appeared in Ajith Kumar, Ajith-Vishnuvardhan (director), Vishnuvardhan's Tamil film ''Arrambam'' (2013). She became popular by appearing in "Stylish Thamizhachi" song from the same film, which eventually became ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadukalam Naren
Aadukalam Naren (born Narayanan) is an Indian actor who has appears in Tamil and Telugu films, mainly playing supporting and antagonistic roles. He made his debut with the 1997 film '' Raman Abdullah'' but got noticed for his role in the 2011 film '' Aadukalam'' and has since added the film's title as a prefix to his stage name. Career Naren appeared in Balu Mahendra's television series ''Kathai Neram''. He played around 15 small roles before getting noticed for his role in '' Aadukalam'' (2011). He has frequently collaborated with the film's lead actor Dhanush in the latter's later films such as '' Naiyaandi'' (2013), '' Asuran'' (2019), '' Maaran'' (2022), and '' Vaathi'' (2023). Naren has played supporting roles in several films, including '' Mugamoodi'' (2012), '' Arrambam'' (2013), '' Thirudan Police'' (2014), '' Enakkul Oruvan'' (2015), and '' Bairavaa'' (2017). He has played negative roles in '' Megha'' (2014) and '' Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam'' (2023). He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murali Sharma
Murali Sharma (born 9 August 1972) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu language, Telugu and Hindi films. Sharma has starred in over 130 feature films including Telugu language, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil language, Tamil, Marathi language, Marathi, Kannada and Malayalam cinema. Sharma gained wide recognition in television with Doordarshan's ''Paltan'' in which he plays the lead role of Col. ''R.S. Sajwan''. Sharma has appeared in various soap operas such as ''Guns and Roses'', ''Siddanth'', ''Laagi Tujhse Lagan'', ''Mahayagya'', ''Viraasat'', ''Zindhagi Teri Meri Kahani'', ''Rishtey'', ''Humne lee hain shapath'', and ''Rangeela Ratan Sisodia''. Early and personal life Murali Sharma was born on 9 August 1972 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and was brought up in Mumbai. His father, Vrijbhushan Sharma is Marathi people, Marathi, while his mother Padma is Telugu people, Telugu and comes from Guntur. Sharma calls himself a "''Mumbaikar, Bombaywala''". He completed his bachelor's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subha (writers)
Subha is the name used by the writing partnership of D. Suresh and A. N. Balakrishnan, who write stories, detective novels and screenplays in Tamil. Work The duo began co-authoring stories when they were in college together, and have been publishing their work since 1979. They have published more than 450 short novels and more than 400 short stories. Most of their detective novels feature the characters Narendran and Vaijayanthi of Eagle Eye Detective Agency, and their coworker John Sundar. Other characters created by Subha are Selva and Murugesan, who also feature in their detective stories, and John Sembaruthi, who is a character in some of Subha's novels set in the army. They wrote film reviews for the magazine ''Kalki'' under the pseudonym "Jayamanmadhan". They have also written screenplays and dialogues for Tamil films and television serials. The movies '' Kana Kandaen'' and '' Ayan'' were based on their published novels and were scripted by Subha together with director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
