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Mazhai
''Mazhai'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by Rajkumar in his debut. It is a remake of the 2004 Telugu film '' Varsham'', and stars Ravi Mohan (credited as Jayam Ravi) and Shriya Saran, while Vadivelu, Kalabhavan Mani and Rahul Dev play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad with cinematography by Rajesh Yadav and editing by Anthony. The film was released on 30 September 2005. Plot Arjun (Ravi Mohan), an unemployed youngster and Deva (Rahul Dev), a powerful don, both fall in love with Sailaja (Shriya Saran), a middle-class beauty, at the same time on a rainy day at a railway station. Arjun keeps bumping into Sailaja coincidentally every time it rains. This makes them both feel that it is the rain that keeps bringing them together, and they start to fall in love. Deva takes the backdoor route to get Sailaja, with the help of her good-for-nothing father, Sundaramoorthy (Kalabhavan Mani). After learning of Arjun's and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPB Charan
Sripathi Panditharadhyula Charan, credited as S. P. Charan, is an Indian playback singer and actor works predominantly works in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema. He is the son of the singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. He first worked as a playback singer in Tamil and Telugu. He made his acting debut in ''Maha Edabidangi'' (1999) and is best known for his performance in the '' Saroja'' (2008). He has established the film production company Capital Film Works, and produced ''Chennai 600028'' (2007), ''Aaranya Kaandam'' (2012) and others. Early life Charan was born to the singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and his wife Savitri in a Telugu family. He was raised in Chennai, India. He studied at Asan Memorial School, Chennai, where actor Ajith Kumar also studied and was a school friend. He received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Pace University in New York, United States in 1994 and completed a two-year course in film and television. Career Charan began working as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Yadav (cinematographer)
Rajesh Yadav is an Indian cinematographer who works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi film industry. Career Rajesh initially wanted to join SSI at Guindy for photography but since he could not get admission there he instead joined acting course at Taramani institute in spite of joining acting course he went only at cinematography department. He won Special Jury Award for Best cinematography ('' Pokkisham'') in 7th Chennai International Film Festival. Regarding his work in '' Pudhumugangal Thevai'' (2012), a critic wrote that "Rajesh Yadav is a revelation. Considering this is his debut as an actor, he has given an impressive performance. His cinematography, along with Saravanan, shines." Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yadav, Rajesh Living people Tamil cinematographers Kannada film cinematographers Malayalam film cinematographers Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu 1969 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh (Tamil Actor)
Rajesh (20 December 1949 – 29 May 2025) was an Indian actor who performed in predominately Tamil films and serials. He completed more than 50 years in films and appeared as lead roles and supporting roles in over 150 films. Biography Rajesh was born on 20 December 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'' in a small role. His first film as a hero was '' Kanni Paruvathile'' (1979), produced by Rajkannu. Rajesh acted in '' Achamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudha (Telugu Actress)
Sudha (born Hema Sudha) is an Indian actress who predominantly played character roles in Telugu films. Born and brought up in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, she has acted in more than 500 Telugu films. Filmography Telugu * '' Gang Leader'' (1991) * '' Rowdy Alludu'' (1991) * '' Talli Tandrulu'' (1991) * '' President Gari Pellam'' (1992) * '' Major Chandrakanth'' (1993) * '' Aame'' (1994) * ''Criminal'' (1994) * '' Hello Brother'' (1994) * '' Bangaru Kutumbam'' (1994) * '' Pokiri Raja'' (1995) * '' Gharana Bullodu'' (1995) * ''Ammaleni Puttillu'' (1995) * '' Ghatotkachudu'' (1995) * ''Taj Mahal'' (1995) * '' Sankalpam'' (1995) * ''Criminal'' (1995) * ''Telugu Veera Levara'' (1995) as Ramaraju's sister-in-law * '' Ramudochadu'' (1996) * ''Pellala Rajyam'' (1996) * ''Puttinti Gowravam'' (1996) * '' Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi'' (1996) * '' Subhakankshalu'' (1997) * '' Preminchukundam Raa'' (1997) * '' Pelli Peetalu'' (1998) * '' Suryudu'' (1998) * '' Srimathi Vellostha'' (1998) * '' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charle
Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar (born 6 March 1960), professionally credited as Charle, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He has acted in more than 800 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. He was named after the English comedian Charlie Chaplin. Biography Charle completed his degree in chemistry from G. V. N. College in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. During his college days, he was known for histrionics and his uncanny ability to imitate Tamil actors like Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman and Nagesh. He is an entertainer, and a stage artist, and started his career as a Staff Artist – Actor in Song & Drama Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and moved on to perform more than 1000 dramas in six years. He was named Charle and got introduced in the film '' Poikkal Kudhirai'' in the year 1982 by the director K. Balachander. He proved to be an actor in comedy as well as character roles in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films; he dubbed his own voice for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devi Sri Prasad
Gandham Sriprasad (2 August 1979), known as Devi Sri Prasad or more commonly by his initials DSP, is an Indian music composer, singer, and lyricist primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema, along with Tamil cinema. He has received numerous accolades, including a National Film Award, a Nandi Award, ten Filmfare Awards, seven SIIMA Awards, and five CineMAA Awards. Over his 25-year career, Devi Sri Prasad has worked on more than 100 films. He began his music career in 1997 by contributing to the studio album ''Dance Party''. Prasad made his debut as a film composer at the age of 19 with the 1999 Telugu film ''Devi''. His breakthrough in Telugu cinema came with the soundtrack of '' Anandam'' in 2001. Early and personal life Devi Sri Prasad was born in Vedurupaka in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu family. His father, G. Satyamurthy, was a screenwriter in Telugu cinema, who has penned popular films like '' Devatha'', '' Khaidi No. 786'', and '' Pedar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran Bhatnagar ( born 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil and Hindi films. Although Saran aspired to become a dancer, she became an actress and made her film debut with the Telugu film ''Ishtam (2001 Telugu film), Ishtam'' (2001). She had her first commercial success with Santosham (2002 film), ''Santosham'' (2002). Saran subsequently appeared in several successful Telugu films such as ''Nenunnanu'' (2004) and ''Chatrapathi (2005 film), Chatrapathi'' (2005), alongside Hindi and Tamil films. After marking her Hindi debut with ''Tujhe Meri Kasam'' (2003), she gained critical acclaim for her role in ''Awarapan'' (2007). Saran marked her Tamil debut with ''Enakku 20 Unakku 18'' (2003) and starred in ''Sivaji (film), Sivaji'' (2007), the highest-grossing Tamil film at that time. In 2008, Saran played the lead role in her first English film, ''The Other End of the Line''. Her following projects included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Mohan
Ravi Mohan (born 10 September 1980), better known by his former stage name Jayam Ravi, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of veteran film editor A. Mohan, Ravi made his lead acting debut in '' Jayam'' (2003), the success of which prompted the title to become a prefix to his stage name until 2025. He has won one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and one Filmfare Award South and three SIIMA Awards respectively. The success of ''Jayam'' made Ravi continue to collaborate with his brother for other films including '' M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi'' (2004), '' Unakkum Enakkum'' (2006), '' Santhosh Subramaniam'' (2008) and '' Thani Oruvan'' (2015). Early life and family Ravi Mohan was born as M. Ravi in Tirumangalam, Madurai. His father is Editor Mohan, a Tamil, while his mother is a Telugu from Hyderabad. His elder brother, Mohan Raja, is a film director, with most of his films featuring Ravi in the lead role, while his sister, Roja, is a dentist. Ravi grew up in both C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahanadi Shankar
Mahanadi Shankar is an Indian actor and stuntman who has appeared in Tamil language films and television serials, playing mostly supporting and negative roles. He has starred in films such as '' Mahanadhi'' (1994), '' Baashha'' (1995), '' Ratchagan'' (1997), '' Amarkalam'' (1999), and '' Dheena'' (2001). The success of the former film meant that he used the title as a prefix to his stage name. Career Shankar was introduced to the film industry initially as a stuntman and action choreographer in 1986. He focused on fight sequences in film portions while working as a stuntman from 1986 to 1993. He worked as an assistant to established stunt masters, including FEFSI Vijayan, Vikram Dharma, and Raju Sundaram during this time. Shankar received the opportunity to act in the film '' Mahanadhi'' (1994) through his stunt master guru Vikram Dharma, who pushed Shankar to the core. It was Vikram Dharma who convinced Shankar to gain weight in order to make a noteworthy appearance in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 7 November 1975), better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu, is an Indian film director, actor and playback singer in Tamil cinema. In addition, he also worked in Telugu cinema, Telugu Cinema. After completing his education, he began pursuing an acting career, with his first three ventures featuring him in a starring role, failing to release, following which he began appearing in character roles. He entered the spotlight for the first time when he turned director with the summer hit ''Chennai 600028'' (2007).Malini MannatI was mixing money with friendship: Venkat Prabhu interview chennaionline.com. 6 June 2007 He achieved further commercial successes with his subsequent directorials ''Saroja (2008 film), Saroja'' (2008), ''Goa (2010 film), Goa'' (2010), ''Mankatha'' (2011), ''Biriyani (film), Biriyani'' (2013), ''Masss'' (2015), and ''Maanaadu'' (2021). His father Gangai Amaren is a film director and music director. Early life and career 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhan Bob
S. Krishnamoorthy (born 19 October 1953) professionally known as Madhan Bob, is an Indian actor and comedian, appearing in many Tamil films in supporting roles. Madhan Bob is known for his amusing facial expressions, laughter and protruding eyeballs, which he took inspiration from Kaka Radhakrishnan. He appeared in the popular Sun TV comedy show '' Asatha Povathu Yaaru?'' as one of the judges. Partial filmography Tamil films Other language films ;Malayalam films # '' Bhramaram'' (2009) # ''Celluloid'' (2013) ;Hindi film # ''Chachi 420 ''Chachi 420'' () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language comedy film, co-written, produced and directed by Kamal Haasan. The film is an official remake of the 1996 Tamil film '' Avvai Shanmughi''., which itself was an adaptation of 1993 film '' Mrs. Dou ...'' (1997) ;Telugu film # '' Bangaram'' (2006) References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Bob, Madhan 1950 births Indian male comedians Indian male film actors Living people Tam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatsala Rajagopal
Vatsala Rajagopal (born December 25, 1933) is a former Indian actress. She started her acting career as a stage artist in 1979 and has acted in 450 plays in 25 years. She has acted in many Tamil television serials from the days when they were produced in 1990s. She has also acted in Tamil films including ''Roja'', '' Sathi Leelavathi'', ''Rhythm'' and '' Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga''. Filmography Serials References Tamil television actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Living people Tamil theatre Indian film actresses 1933 births Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian television actresses 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses {{India-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
