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Ravi Krishna (actor, Born 1983)
Ravi Krishna is an Indian actor who works in the Tamil and Telugu films. Son of producer A. M. Rathnam, he made his acting debut in Selvaraghavan's critically acclaimed ''7G Rainbow Colony''. He has won Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for his performance in that movie. Early life After his schooling, Ravi Krishna went to London where he pursued a BA degree in Multimedia. He completed his diploma in Interactive communication at Pentamedia, while also concentrating on his career in multimedia with non-linear film editing at Sam Media. He disclosed that he never intended to become an actor, but was "roped in" when he visited India for Easter. Career Ravi Krishna's debut film ''7G Rainbow Colony'', directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by his father, fetched him the South Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, amongst other minor awards. Before starting to shoot for the film, he took a one-month training in acting at the Film Institute in King's College London. Follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and List of newspapers by circulation, largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a newspaper of record. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. In a 2021 surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's College London
King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV and the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London. It is one of the Third-oldest university in England debate, oldest university-level institutions in England. In the late 20th century, King's grew through a series of mergers, including with Queen Elizabeth College and Chelsea College of Science and Technology (1985), the Institute of Psychiatry (1997), the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals and the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery (in 1998). King's operates across five main campuses: the historic Strand Campus in central London, three other Thames-side campuses (Guy's, St Thomas' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7G Rainbow Colony 2
''7G Rainbow Colony 2'' is an upcoming Indian bilingual romantic drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan. It is produced by A. M. Rathnam under Sri Surya Movies. The film was shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu; the latter titled as ''7G Brindavan Colony 2''. A sequel to ''7G Rainbow Colony'' (2004), the film stars Ravi Krishna, Suman Setty and Sudha reprising their roles, with Anaswara Rajan as the new female lead and Jayaram in the supporting role. The sequel was officially announced in January 2025, although the principal photography commenced in August 2023. The film has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by Ramji. Plot Nearly 10 years post the tragic death of Anitha, Kathir's ailing mother makes desperate attempts to get him settled after sensing his attraction to the daughter of Flat No.7G's Newest Tenant. Cast * Ravi Krishna as Kadhir (Tamil) / Ravi (Telugu) * Anaswara Rajan * Jayaram * Suman Setty as Lakshmi Narayanan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo-noir
Neo-noir is a film genre that adapts the visual style and themes of 1940s and 1950s American film noir for contemporary audiences, often with more graphic depictions of violence and sexuality. During the late 1970s and the early 1980s, the term "neo-noir" surged in popularity, fueled by movies such as Sydney Pollack's '' Absence of Malice'', Brian De Palma's '' Blow Out'', and Martin Scorsese's '' After Hours''. The French term ''film noir'' translates literally to English as "black film", indicating sinister stories often presented in a shadowy cinematographic style. Neo-noir has a similar style but with updated themes, content, style, and visual elements. Definition The neologism neo-noir, using the Greek prefix for the word ''new'', is defined by Mark Conard as "any film coming after the classic noir period that contains noir themes and noir sensibility". Another definition describes it as later noir that often synthesizes diverse genres while foregrounding the scaffolding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaranya Kaandam
''Aaranya Kaandam'' (; English title: ''Anima and Persona'') is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language gangster film written and directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja in his directorial debut. It is supposedly the first neo-noir film in Tamil cinema. The plot takes place in a day in the lives of the six protagonists, played by Jackie Shroff, Ravi Krishna, Sampath Raj and debutants Yasmin Ponnappa, Guru Somasundaram and Master Vasanth. Produced by S. P. B. Charan's Capital Film Works, the musical score of the film was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by P. S. Vinod and editing handled by the duo Praveen K. L.-N. B. Srikanth. The film was launched on 18 December 2008, with its principal photography being completed by late 2009, which was followed by a lengthy post-production phase. It ran into difficulties as the regional censor board in Chennai raised objection against the film, giving it an adult rating besides demanding 52 cuts. After screening and becoming approved by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamyam
''Gamyam'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language road film written and directed by Krish in his directorial debut. The film stars Allari Naresh, Sharwanand, and Kamalinee Mukherjee. Loosely inspired by ''The Motorcycle Diaries'' (2004), the plot follows the quest of Abhiram (Sharwanand), a rich and arrogant man to seek his love, Janaki (Mukherjee). He is joined by Gaali Seenu (Naresh), a road-side thief in a journey that ultimately results in his self-discovery. The film received widespread critical acclaim and was a commercial success. It won four Nandi Awards, including Best Feature Film and Best Director, and four Filmfare Awards South, including Best Film and Best Director. In 2009, it was remade in Tamil as ''Kadhalna Summa Illai'' (), with Ravi Krishna replacing Naresh, in Kannada as ''Savaari'' (2009), and in Bengali as ''Dui Prithibi'' (2010). Plot Janaki is an orphan who crosses many hardships in her life. She manages to finish her MBBS degree and become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninna Nedu Repu
''Netru Indru Naalai '' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language film produced by Nukarapu Surya Prakasa Rao and directed by Lakshmikant Chenna. The film stars Ravi Krishna and Rekha Vedavyas (credited as Akshara). The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as ''Ninna Nedu Repu''. The music was composed by Anil, and the film released on 9 October 2008. Plot A dejected youth Vetri / Vijay decides to end his life on a railway track. On the tracks, he sees the dead body of a youth called Kishore and takes away his mobile phone. The call he attends over the phone brings him fortune. He gets richer, and money starts coming to him from all quarters. Fate takes a different turn. A baddie in the city, Moddu Poorana, calls up and threatens Vetri / Vijay. On other hand, a new girl named Swapna, who knew Kishore but never met him, also enters Vetri / Vijay's life. How Vetri / Vijay manages to put together the pieces of his new life and escape from the deadly goons forms rest of the story. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Office Bomb
A box-office bomb is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the combined production budget, marketing, and distribution costs exceed the revenue after release has technically "bombed", the term is more frequently used for major studio releases that were highly anticipated, extensively marketed, and expensive to produce, but nevertheless failed commercially. Originally, a "bomb" had the opposite meaning, referring instead to a successful film that "exploded" at the box office. The term continued to be used this way in the United Kingdom into the 1970s. Causes Negative word of mouth With the advent of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in the 2000s, word of mouth regarding new films is easily spread and has had a marked effect on box office performance. A film's ability or failure to attract positive or negative commentary can strongly impact its performance at the box office, espe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmanandam Drama Company
''Brahmanandam Drama Company'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language comedy film starring Sivaji, Ravi Krishna, Brahmanandam and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film is directed by E. Srikanth Nahatha and produced by Palli Kesava Rao and K. Kishore Reddy. It is a remake of Hindi film ''Bhagam Bhag'', which itself adapts subplots of the 1995 Malayalam film ''Mannar Mathai Speaking'' (a loose adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film ''Vertigo'')''.'' The film was a box office failure. Plot Anandam runs a drama company. Vasu, Srinu, Soni are the heroes and heroine of the drama company. The company gets a chance to perform in Bangkok and the heroine gives them a hand. Anandam announces that whoever gets the heroine will become the hero in the company. From there on the film takes several twists as the duo are in pursuit of a heroine and strange circumstances follows. Cast Soundtrack Music by Sai Karthik. The audio was launched on 21 February 2008 in Prasad Labs, Hyderabad. See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kedi (2006 Film)
''Kedi'' ( ) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic crime thriller film written and directed by Jyothi Krishna. It stars Ravi Krishna, Tamannaah Bhatia and Ileana D'Cruz. The film marks the Tamil debut of Bhatia and D'Cruz, where the former plays a character with negative shades and the latter plays the love interest of Ravi Krishna. Atul Kulkarni, Suman Setty, Ramesh Khanna and M. S. Bhaskar play supporting roles. The film was released on 24 September 2006. Plot Raghu is a happy-go-lucky young man who is not serious about studies or life. He has a great time in college playing pranks with fellow students. His father dotes on him and so do his close friends. A new girl Priyanka joins his class, and she is the sister of Pughazhenthy, a powerful gangster-turned-minister. Priyanka lives a privileged life, and the college gets a facelift as her classroom is fitted with an AC, and the canteen gets a hip look. Priyanka even manages to change the principal using her brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponniyin Selvan (2005 Film)
''Ponniyin Selvan'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Radha Mohan. Produced by A. M. Rathnam, it stars his son Ravi Krishna, along with Gopika and Revathi, while Vidyasagar had composed the music for the film. The film is unrelated to the same-titled novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy. It was released in Telugu as ''Muddula Koduku'' and additionally featured Uttej and Venu Madhav replacing the Tamil actors Elango Kumaravel and Mayilsamy, respectively. Plot Venu is a middle-class young man who lives in a middle-class area. His life revolves around his mother, sister, neighbor and friends. He has an inferiority complex because of the scar on his face. One fateful day, Venu decides to have plastic surgery to remove the scar. In order to raise money for his operation, he takes up part-time jobs. He becomes harsh and cold and starts to behave strangely with his family and friends. This new Venu shocks everyone around him. The rest of the story is ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
