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Praveen K. L.
Kuchipudi Latha Praveen (born 1987 or 1988)Vaibhav Shastry"Would love to work with Anurag Kashyap: Praveen K L" ''Times of India, March 11, 2012. is an Indian film editor, who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and English films. He is a recipient of one National Film Award, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award among others. He has edited over 100 films across different languages so far. His next film is Jason Sanjay's directorial debut. Life and career Praveen's father and two uncles were editors in Telugu films. He worked for them during the summer as a teenager, manually splicing film, and later worked for his father.Sinndhuja Ramprasad"The Editor's Cut: KL Praveen Interview" ''Silverscreen India'', August 19, 2014. At 17, he started working for ETV Network, where he edited the Telugu News and soap operas such as ''Anveshitha''. He taught himself to edit using computer software, and then worked under Balu Mahendra on his television series ''Kadhai Neram''. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Editor
Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film stock, film which increasingly involves the use Digital cinema, of digital technology. When putting together some sort of video composition, typically, one would need a collection of shots and footages that vary from one another. The act of adjusting the shots someone has already taken, and turning them into something new is known as film editing. The film editor works with raw footage, selecting Shot (filmmaking), shots and combining them into Sequence (filmmaking), sequences which create a finished Film, motion picture. Film editing is described as an art or skill, the only art that is unique to cinema, separating filmmaking from other art forms that preceded it, although there are close parallels to the editing process in other art forms such as poetry and novel writing. Film editing is an extremely important ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanthaswamy
''Kanthaswamy'' is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed and written by Susi Ganesan. The film stars Vikram as the titular character, with Prabhu, Shriya Saran, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Tiwari, Krishna and Vadivelu appearing in supporting roles. The film was mostly dubbed in Telugu as ''Mallanna'' with Vadivelu's scenes partially reshot with Brahmanandam. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was released on 21 August 2009 and received positive reviews and became a success at the box office. It was remade in Bangladesh as '' Most Welcome'', starring Ananta Jalil and Barsha. Plot Kanthaswamy is an officer in the CBI Economic offences Wing, who along with his friends grants the wishes of the needy (whom they write letters in Lord Muruga temple) by disguising as an anthropomorphic rooster behavioured vigilante. During a CBI raid, Kanthaswamy discovers a stash of black money owned by Pallur Paramajothi P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thadaiyara Thaakka
''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni. The film stars Arun Vijay and Mamta Mohandas, with Rakul Preet Singh, Maha Gandhi and Vamsi Krishna in supporting roles. The title is derived from the devotional song Kanda Shasti Kavasam. ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' was released theatrically on 1 June 2012, and received positive critical reviews but underperformed at the box office, which Magizh attributed to the low-key promotions and publicity. The film slowly gained praise from viewers after the end of its theatrical run. During an interview for ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015), Arun Vijay would go on to call it as the best film in his career to that point. Plot Selva is a self-built man who owns a small travel agency in Chennai, and works hard to achieve something in life. He is all set to marry his lover Priya. The city is under the grip of dreaded loan shark brothers Maha and Kumar who would go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalakalappu
''Kalakalappu'' () () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sundar C and produced by his wife Khushbu. The film stars Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya and Santhanam, with music composed by Vijay Ebenezer. It revolves around a restaurant proprietor seeking to save his restaurant from being closed. The film was originally titled ''Masala Cafe'', but was later renamed. It was released on 11 May 2012 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Jump Jilani''. In 2018, the film had a spiritual successor ''Kalakalappu 2''. The film is loosely based on the 2009 German film '' Soul Kitchen''. Plot Seenu runs the Kumbakonam-based Masala Café, inherited from his forefathers. Masala Café was a famous food outlet a few decades back, but has lost its prominence, and now Seenu finds it difficult to manage the struggling enterprise. The café's chef and his granddaughter Maya stay with Seenu. Madhavi, the new health inspector, decides to permanent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Show
''Second Show'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Srinath Rajendran and written by Vini Vishwa Lal. The film, set in the backdrop of criminal gangs of varied varieties in Kerala, tells the story of Harilal alias Lalu who rises from an illicit sand miner to a smuggling baron in a short time. It stars Dulquer Salmaan, Sunny Wayne and Gauthami Nair with a supporting cast such as Rohini, Baburaj and Sudesh Berry. The film marks the acting debuts of Dulquer Salmaan, son of Malayalam actor Mammootty, Sunny Wayne and Gauthami Nair. Plot The film proceeds as the flashback of an ex-convict Harilal narrated to a man he meets at a bus stop on a rainy night. It is revealed that Harilal (whose nickname is Lalu) is a poor young man who works for the local sand mafia as a driver. He is friends with Kurudi, whose real name is Nelson Mandela PP. One day while at work, Kurudi draws Lalu to a fight leaving the sand smugglers without a driver that ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazhugu (2012 Film)
''Kazhugu'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film written and directed by newcomer Sathyasiva, starring Krishna and Bindu Madhavi. The film, produced by Krishna's father K. K. Sekhar along with K. S. Madhubala, features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The story revolves around four persons, referred to as "Kazhugu", who recover the bodies of suicide victims who jump off a cliff. The film, based on real-life incidents, has been shot in real locations, including Kodaikanal, Theni, and Munnar. It had been in making since late 2010 and eventually released on 16 March 2012, to mixed reviews and became a sleeper hit. Plot Sera (Krishna) is a man who earns his living by retrieving dead bodies from Kodaikanal's Green Valley View suicide point. Nandu (Karunas), Shanmugam (Thambi Ramaiah), and a mute friend are part of Sera's crew. Sera meets Kavitha (Bindu Madhavi) when he and his crew retrieve her sister's body from a gully after her sister had committed suicid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aravaan
''Aravaan'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil language epic historical film directed by Vasanthabalan, based on S. Venkatesan's novel ''Kaaval Kottam''. It stars Aadhi, Dhansika, Archana Kavi and Pasupathy. Kabir Bedi has a prominent role and Bharath is also featured in a cameo role. The film marks noted playback singer Karthik's debut as a music director. ''Aravaan'' was released on 2 March 2012. Plot The film is set in the 18th century and is about a group of people who steal from the wealthy to provide food and shelter for their tribe. Komboodhi (Pasupathy) is the leader of the gang and always succeeds and keeps his villagers meagerly fed. One day, the general of their small kingdom visits Komboodhi's village and threatens to kill them all as one of them had single-handedly stolen the Queen's diamond necklace. Komboodhi refuses this as they rob only as a gang and makes a wager with the general. If the general gives their village the thief, the villagers would work for the palace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mankatha
''Mankatha'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies. The film stars an ensemble cast of Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja,Trisha Krishnan, Lakshmi Rai, Anjali, Andrea Jeremiah, Ashwin Kakumanu, Vaibhav Reddy, Premji Amaren, Mahat Raghavendra, Jayaprakash, Aravind Akash and Subbu Panchu. It is the fiftieth film of Ajith as a lead actor and the third and penultimate film of the production studio. The film follows Vinayak, a corrupt ACP in Mumbai, who joins a gang of four who plans on a heist of cricket betting money. The film was officially announced in August 2010 under the initial official title ''Mangaatha'', however, it underwent a change to ''Mankatha'' due to numerology reasons. Principal photography commenced in October 2010. It was shot for the most part in Chennai, the Dharavi slum in Mumbai and Bangkok and wrapped by June 2011. Following speculations regarding the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanimozhi (film)
''Kanimozhi'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil language romantic musical film directed and written by Sripathi Rangasamy and jointly produced by T. Siva and Sona Heiden. It stars Jai, Shazahn Padamsee, and Vijay Vasanth in the lead roles. The film features music composed by Satish Chakravarthy, cinematography by Chidamparam and editing done by duo Praveen K. L. and N. B. Srikanth. ''Kanimozhi'' was launched in March 2010 and shot in 46 days, being completed in August 2010. The film was delayed by three months and released on 26 November 2010. It received mixed reviews from critics and became a failure at the box office. Plot The film is based on the philosophy that dreams will be fulfilled, presenting Rajesh ( Jai) as having a habit of writing his daily life in a diary, while interpreting negative incidents in his life into happy incidents. He comes across a pretty girl named Anu (Shazahn Padamsee), who he is intimidated by and cannot build up the courage to tell her his feelings. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagaram Marupakkam
''Nagaram Marupakkam'' () also known simply as ''Nagaram'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Sundar C, who plays the lead role and also co-wrote and co-produced the film. Co-produced by his wife Khushbu, the film also stars Anuya Bhagvath and Vadivelu in pivotal roles and features music by Thaman. Sundar's first directorial after four years, ''Nagaram'' released on 19 November 2010, it is based on the 1993 American film ''Carlito's Way''. The film is very well known for comedy sequences and portrayal of the comic character "Style Pandi" by Vadivelu. Plot Selvam (Sundar C), a criminal, decides to turn a new life after coming out of jail. He lands a job in Hyderabad and falls in love with a dancer named Bharathi (Anuya Bhagvath). Eventually, his past catches up to him. How he gets out of the predicament forms the story. Cast Soundtrack Music is composed by S. Thaman and Released on Think Music India Think Music is an Indian music label hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaadhal Solla Vandhen
''Kaadhal Solla Vandhen'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Boopathy Pandian, which stars Balaji Balakrishnan of ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' fame and Meghana Raj in lead and Arya in a guest role. The film, previously titled as ''Naanum En Sandhyavum'' and ''Naan Avalai Sandhitha Pozhudhu'', is produced by S3 Films and features music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja. It released on 13 August 2010. Plot In Trichy, 'Nanu' Prabhu, a carefree teenager, joins college and falls deeply in love with his senior Sandhya at first sight. Undeterred by their age difference, Prabhu pursues Sandhya with unwavering determination, aided by his best friend Petha Perumal, a glutton. Sandhya views Prabhu as just a friend, but as they commute to college together, their friendship blossoms. However, complications arise when Aravind, one of Sandhya's batchmates and a one-sided lover, disapproves of Sandhya's association with Prabhu. Under the guise of assisting Aravin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
