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Don (2022 Film)
''Don'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Cibi Chakaravarthi, in his directorial debut. Produced by Lyca Productions and Sivakarthikeyan Productions, it stars Sivakarthikeyan, S. J. Suryah, Samuthirakani, Priyanka Arul Mohan and Soori. The film revolves around a reluctant engineering student repeatedly clashing with his college's discipline mentor, while still trying to discover his passion in life and prove his eligibility to his father. The film was officially announced in 2021 with production taking place between February–December 2021. It was shot extensively across Tamil Nadu including Coimbatore, Chennai, Pollachi and Udumalaipettai, while a song was filmed in Agra. The film features music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with cinematography and editing by K. M. Bhaskaran and Nagooran respectively. ''Don'' theatrically released on 13 May 2022 and received positive reviews from critics and audiences praising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allirajah Subaskaran
Subaskaran Allirajah (born 2 March 1972) is a British-Sri Lankan Tamil entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Lycamobile, a telecommunications company. He is also a producer of Tamil films through his entertainment subsidiary Lyca Productions, based in Chennai, India, and began with its first film ''Kaththi'' (2014). It produced the science fiction thriller '' 2.0'' (2018), which is India's most expensive film and the 5th most expensive non-English-language film at the time of its release. He now produces '' Ponniyin Selvan: I'' which is the second most expensive Indian film after his another film 2.0 itself. In September 2021, he was announced as the new owner of the Jaffna Kings for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.Lyca Kovai Kings is a cricket team representing Coimbatore city of Tamil Nadu in the tournament of Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). The team is owned by Lyca Productions. Awards In October 2011 Lycatel was ranked 36th out of 250 leading mid-market priva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollachi
Pollachi is a town and a taluk headquarters in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu state, India. Located about to the south of Coimbatore, it is the second largest town in the district after Coimbatore. Pollachi is a popular Marketplace for jaggery, vegetables and cattle. As of 2011, the town had a population of 90,180. History Pollachi was known as ''Pozhil Vaitchi'' in Tamil which means "gifted with beauty" and later became ''Pollachi''. It was also known as Mudi Konda Chola Nallur during the period of the Cholas. In 2019, the town became notable for the 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case involving the rape and extortion of numerous women by a gang. Geography Pollachi is located at . It has an average elevation of . Aliyar river passes about away from the town and the town receives rainfall from Southwest monsoon due to the presence of Palghat gap. Demographics According to the 2011 census, Pollachi had a population of 90,180 with a sex-ratio of 1,012 females for every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radha Ravi
Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi (born 29 July 1952) is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Raadhika. He is a former chief member of the Tamil Nadu Film Artistes' Association. He is known for his roles as antagonists in Tamil films and a he acted in the serial '' Chellamae''. He is also known for his controversial criticism of other film personalities. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Saidapet in 2001 as a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He is one of the current state executive member of Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party. Career Radha Ravi was born on 29 July 1952 to the well-known actor M. R. Radha and Dhanalakshmiammal. He has one brother, M. R. R. Vasu, and three sisters, Rashya, Rani and Rathikala. Having started his career as a theatre artiste, he still associates himself with plays. He i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News18
Network18 Media & Investments Limited, (formerly SGA Finance and Management Service and Network18 Fincap Limited) commonly referred to as the Network18 Group and sometimes as the Network18–Eenadu Group, is an Indian media conglomerate owned by the energy giant Reliance Industries, headed by billionaire Mukesh Ambani. Rahul Joshi is the managing director, chief executive officer and group editor-in-chief of Network18, and Adil Zainulbhai is the chairman of its board of directors. Network18 is the holding company of TV18 Broadcast, Web18 Software Services, Network18 Publishing and Capital18. Through its subsidiaries and franchise licensing agreements, the group owns and operates the news broadcasting networks of News18, and CNBC channels in India, the magazines of '' Forbes India'' and ''Overdrive'', the websites of ''Firstpost'' and '' Moneycontrol,'' and owns various other assets and investments. The broadcasting subsidiary TV18 is the controlling partner in two mass media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raju Jeyamohan
Raju Jeyamohan (born 2 July 1991) is an Indian actor, television host and model in the Indian film industry, who has worked predominantly in Tamil television shows and films. Raju made his debut in the movie Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma in the year 2019. He has also acted in various serials including Kana Kaanum Kalangal, 'Kalloori Salai', 'Aandaal Azhagar', and 'Saravanan Meenatchi' on Vijay Television. In 2022, he emerged as the title winner of the Tamil reality television show ''Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)''. Personal life Raju was born in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. He did his B.Sc. in Visual Communication from PSG College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore. He married his long-time girlfriend Tarika in October 2020. Before making his appearance on television, he has done many modeling covers and photo shoots. Career Jeyamohan started his career by first appearing in the second season of the Coming of age television drama ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' in 2012 playing one of the lead role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala Saravanan
Bala Saravanan (born 2 November 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil language films. Career Bala made his debut as an actor in Vijay TV's school drama serial "''Kallikattu Pallikoodam"'' and came to notice in the Vijay TV college drama series ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kalloriyin Kadhai''. He then went on to appear in comedy roles in films. His first film was ''Ego'' and he achieved notice playing the character of Pappu in the film ''Kuttipuli''. He received praise for his comic performances in ''Thirudan Police'' and '' Darling''. Critics stated that he was "a scream" and "keeps you in splits" in ''Thirudan Police''. Filmography Films ; Television * ''Kalli Kaatu Pallikoodam'' * ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kalloriyin Kadhai'' Web series * ''Vilangu ''Vilangu'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film produced, written and directed by P. Jayadevi. The film stars Jaishankar in the lead role. It was released on 27 February 1987. Plot DIG Jayaraman s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivaangi Krishnakumar
Sivaangi Krishnakumar (born 25 May 2000), also known as Sivaangi, is an Indian actress, playback singer and television personality. In 2019, she participated in the singing competition ''Super Singer 7,'' which was aired on Star Vijay and, in 2020, she appeared in the comedy-cooking show, ''Cooku With Comali,'' which gained her popularity. She is the daughter of Kalaimamani winners. K Krishnakumar and Binni Krishnakumar. She has acted in films such as '' Don'' (2022), ''Naai Sekar Returns'' (2022) and '' Kasethan Kadavulada''. She made her debut as a singer in the Tamil film ''Pasanga'' in 2009 with the song "Anbaale Azhagaagum".. She is well known for singing songs such as ''Anbaale'' (2009), ''Talku Lessu Worku Moreu'' (2021), ''Machi'' (2021),, ''Uruttu'' (2021), ''Nee En Usuru Pulla'' (2021), ''Sathiyama Sollurandi'' (2021), ''Bomma Bomma'' (2021), ''Neethanada'' (2022) and ''Rekkalu thodigi'' (2022). She is currently singing 2 songs which are set to release in second half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaali Venkat
Kaali Venkat (born 5 May 1984) is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil language films. Personal life Venkat hails from Kudaiyadevanpatti a village near Kovilpatti. Venkat used to act in dramas during his school days. With an ambition to act in films he moved from his village to Chennai in 1997 to enter the Tamil film industry. In Chennai, he was doing jobs like selling groceries in order to survive until he met director Vijay Prabakaran. Prabakaran, who Venkat considers his guru, coached and taught him "everything I know about cinema today". Venkat got married on 30 October 2017 in Chennai. Career The first film Venkat acted was also by Vijay Prabhakaran, ''Thasaiyinai Thee Sudinum''. The film failed to release but Venkat decided to keep his character name in it, Kaali, as his screen name after everybody on the set was calling him by that name. He then acted in various short films made for the Kalaignar TV show ''Naalaya Iyakkunar'' and won the Best Actor in a Series A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munishkanth
Ramdoss, better known as Munishkanth, is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films. He had notable roles in films, including '' Mundasupatti'' (2014), '' Maanagaram'' (2017), ''Maragadha Naanayam'' (2017) and ''Raatchasan'' (2018). Career Ramdoss came to Chennai from Oddanchatram in 2002, hoping to get a breakthrough as an actor in films and worked for several years as a junior artiste. Unable to get an immediate breakthrough, he moved to Malaysia for two years to work as a goldsmith before returning to Chennai and often slept homeless at Vadapalani temple. He became involved in short films, often portraying characters in the ''Naalaya Iyakkunar'' show on Kalaignar TV, and featured in Ram's original award-winning short film titled ''Mundasupatti'' by dubbing for the character of the aspiring actor, Munishkanth, at the insistence of his friend Kaali Venkat. He continued on the fringe of the film industry, appearing in small roles in Mani Ratnam's '' Kadal'' (2013) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singampuli
Singampuli is an Indian actor and director. After making '' Red'' (2002) and '' Maayavi'' (2005), he has made a career appearing in supporting roles in films. Career Singampuli was born and brought up in Theni, Periyakulam and after studying engineering in Bangalore, he arrived in Chennai looking for a career in films. During his stint as an assistant director with Sundar C, Singampuli suggested the original plot point of ''Unnaithedi'' to the director and Sundar wrote the script of the film within a week, before discussing the line with actor Ajith Kumar. Ajith was initially unimpressed but agreed to do the romantic story anyway, mentioning that if the film became a success he would feature in a future film to be directed by Singampuli. Subsequently, he agreed terms to work in the 2002 action film '' Red'', a story telling the tale of a Madurai-based revolutionary. The film opened to mixed reviews upon release and eventually the film had an average run at the box office but we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Crore Club
100 Crore Club is an unofficial designation by the Indian film trade and the media, related to Indian-language films that have net (1billion Indian rupees) or more in India after deducting the entertainment tax. By 2012, the () box office target had become "a new benchmark for a film to be declared a hit", and those affiliated with the 100 Crore Club were considered part of the "elite strata" within the Indian film community. It was succeeded by the 1000 Crore Club in 2017. Actors Salman Khan (15) and Akshay Kumar (15) are currently the highest holders. Overview The first Indian film to cross worldwide was the 1982 Bollywood film ''Disco Dancer'', directed by Babbar Subhash, written by Rahi Masoom Raza, and starring Mithun Chakraborty, with over 90 crore grossed at the Soviet box office. The first Indian film to gross over 100 crore domestically in India was the Salman Khan - Madhuri Dixit starrer '' Hum Aapke Hain Kaun'' (1994), which was also the first to reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal (; ) is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan () to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centrepiece of a complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall. Construction of the mausoleum was essentially completed in 1643, but work continued on other phases of the project for another 10 years. The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653 at a cost estimated at the time to be around ₹32 million, which in 2020 would be approximately 70 billion (about US $1 billion). The construction project employed some 20,000 artisans under the guidance of a board of architects led by the court architect to the emperor, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
