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Sarfira
''Sarfira'' () is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Sudha Kongara and produced by 2D Entertainment, Abundantia Entertainment and Cape Of Good Films starring Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Radhika Madan. It is a remake of Kongara's own Tamil film ''Soorarai Pottru'' (2020), which itself was an adaptation of G. R. Gopinath's memoir ''Simply Fly: A Deccan Odyssey''. The film follows a man who sets out to make affordable airlines for low income people, which several enemies try to impede. The remake was officially announced in July 2021 as ''Project 1'', marking the maiden venture of 2D Entertainment in Hindi, and the official title was announced in February 2024. Principal photography commenced in April 2022. The film has music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. It marks Akshay Kumar's 150th film in a leading role. ''Sarfira'' was released in theatres worldwide on 12 July 2024. It received mixed reviews from critics who praised Kumar's p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Hari Om Bhatia (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia; 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as "Khiladi Kumar", through his career spanning over 30 years, Kumar has appeared in Akshay Kumar filmography, over 150 films and has won List of awards and nominations received by Akshay Kumar, several awards, including two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, from the Government of India in 2009. Kumar is one of the most prolific actors in Indian cinema. ''Forbes'' included Kumar in their lists of both highest-paid celebrities and highest-paid actors in the world from 2015 to 2020. Between 2019 and 2020, he was the only Indian on both lists. Kumar began his career in 1991 with ''Saugandh (1991 film), Saugandh'' and had his first commercial success a year later with the action thriller ''Khiladi (1992 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soorarai Pottru
''Soorarai Pottru'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Sudha Kongara, who wrote the screenplay with Shalini Usha Nair. The film, co-produced by Suriya and Jyothika of 2D Entertainment and Guneet Monga of Sikhya Entertainment, stars Suriya, Aparna Balamurali and Paresh Rawal, while Mohan Babu, Urvashi (actress), Urvashi and Karunas appear in supporting roles. The film was inspired by events from the life of G. R. Gopinath, founder of Indian low-cost airline Simplifly Deccan, as described in his memoir ''Simply Fly: A Deccan Odyssey''. The project was announced in mid-2018 under the working title ''Suriya 38'', and the official title was announced in April 2019. Principal photography began the same month and ended that September, and filming took place in Madurai, Chennai, and Raigarh. G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the film's music, while Niketh Bommireddy was the cinematographer and Sathish Suriya edited the film. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudha Kongara
Sudha Kongara Prasad, known professionally as Sudha Kongara, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil. She made her directorial debut with the Tamil film ''Drohi (2010 film), ''Drohi''''. In 2016, she directed the bilingual ( in Hindi) for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil. She subsequently directed the film's Telugu remake, ''Guru (2017 film), Guru'' (2017). In her career, working over 3 languages, she has won two National Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and two SIIMA Awards. In 2020, she scripted, and directed ''Soorarai Pottru''. It was featured in the Panorama Section of the Shanghai International Film Festival. At the 68th National Film Awards, it won five awards including National Film Award for Best Feature Film, Best Feature Film, and National Film Award for Best Screenplay, Best Screenplay for Sudha Kongara. Early life Sudha Kongara was born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishnakumar Balasubramanian
Krishnakumar Balasubramanian is an Indian actor and art director who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Career Film Krishnakumar made his debut playing the lead role in the film '' Kadhalagi'' (2010). He made his Tamil film comeback in 2020, where he acted in the Amazon Prime anthology film '' Putham Pudhu Kaalai''. Later that year, he played a pivotal role in ''Soorarai Pottru'' as a friend of actor Suriya's character. In 2022, he played a supporting role in '' Maaran'' as Dhanush's character's friend. In 2024, he gained further recognition and critical acclaim after portraying Lord Krishna in Nag Ashwin's dystopian science fiction film Kalki 2898 AD. Theater Krishnakumar is the artistic director of The Little Theatre Group. He has scripted and directed many stage plays, namely the Christmas pantomimes ''Alice in iLand'' (2011) and ''The Free Musketeers'' (2012); and the musicals ''Atita'' (2010) and ''Gapsaa - Fully Loaded'' (2012) for the Little Festival, an internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Charanjeett
Anil Charanjeett, also known as Anil Mange, is an Indian film actor who has worked in Bollywood films like '' PK'', '' Singh Is Bling'', '' Raees'' and '' Hasee Toh Phasee''. He gave a special appearance in the song "Main Badhiya Tu Bhi Badhiya" from the movie ''Sanju''. Background Anil charanjeett comes from Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh. After graduating in commerce, he joined Whistling Woods International Institute in Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 .... Mange's father was a businessman who wanted him to join the family business, but he chose to go into acting instead. Filmography References External links * * * 1983 births Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema {{India-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakash Belawadi
Prakash Belawadi is an Indian actor, director and screenwriter, who works predominately in English, Kannada and Hindi theatre, films and television. He is also a theatre teacher, activist and a journalist. He hails from Bengaluru. He has participated in many seminars, conferences and festivals in India and abroad. He is a motivational speaker at events and TEDx conferences. He is also a mentor with the founding team of BISFF ( Bengaluru International Short Film Festival) since 2010. Belawadi prefers stage acting to film acting. Early life Belawadi was born into a family of theatre artists in Bangaluru, in the erstwhile Mysuru State (now Karnataka). His father, Belawadi Nanjundaiah Narayan (1929–2003) popularly known as Makeup Nani, was a personality in Kannada theatre, who also appeared in films, and worked as a make-up artist. His mother, Bhargavi Narayan, was a renowned film and theatre artiste. His siblings Sujata, Sudha and Pradeep, and nieces and nephews are also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iravati Harshe Mayadev
Iravati Harshe Mayadev is an Indian actress and dubbing artist. She has worked in many television serials and is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. Filmography Television Dubbing * French version of ''Dil To Pagal Hai'', voice of Madhuri Dixit * Hindi version of ''Golden Compass'', voice of Nicole Kidman Awards * Critics Award Best Actress - Filmfare Awards Marathi 2017 for the film '' Kaasav'' * Won Best Actress for '' Kaasav'' in Zee Chitra Gaurav Awards 2017 * Nominated for Best Actress Filmfare Awards Marathi for '' Astu'' * Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for ''Ankahee'' at 1st Indian Telly Awards * Won Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress is an award, begun in 1962, presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards of India to an actor for best performance in a Marathi cinema. The awardees are decided by a jury constituted ... for film kaasav. References External links * Indicine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radhika Madan
Radhika Madan (born 1 May 1995) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television. Madan is a recipient of a Screen Awards, Screen Award and a Filmfare OTT Awards, Filmfare OTT Award, and was featured by ''Forbes, Forbes India'' in their Forbes 30 Under 30, 30 Under 30 list of 2024. After graduating from Jesus and Mary College, she began her acting career with her breakthrough role in the television soap opera ''Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi'' (2014–2016). Madan made her film debut with Vishal Bhardwaj's drama ''Pataakha'' (2018), winning the Screen Award for Best Female Debut. She then featured in ''Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota'' (2018), ''Angrezi Medium'' (2020), and ''Shiddat'' (2021). She won a Filmfare OTT Awards, Filmfare OTT Award for the anthology film ''Ray (TV series), Ray'' (2021) and has since received praise for starring in the crime drama series ''Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo'' (2023). Early life Radhika Madan was born on 1 May 1995 in Delhi. Madan completed her school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has Paresh Rawal filmography, appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various List of awards and nominations received by Paresh Rawal, accolades. In 1994, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in the films ''Woh Chokri'' and ''Sir (1993 film), Sir''. For the latter, he received his first Filmfare Award for Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role, Best Performance in a Negative Role. This was followed by Ketan Mehta's ''Sardar (1993 film), Sardar'', which saw him playing the lead role of freedom fighter Vallabhbhai Patel, a role that got him national and international acclaim. He was honoured with Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2014. His other notable works in Hindi cinema are ''Arjun (1985 film), Arjun'' (1985), ''Naam (1986 film), Naam'' (1986), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niketh Bommireddy
Niketh Bommireddy, better known as Niketh Bommi, is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films. Career During the COVID-19 lockdown, Niketh shot a mini video titled ''Solace'' using his RED Epic Dragon Camera, which he affectionately named "Rohini". In 2024, Niketh was brought on board to work as the cinematographer for the film, ''Dragon'', produced by AGS Entertainment. Personal life On August 20, 2022, Niketh married his long-time girlfriend, Mercy John, in Chennai. Mercy John is a dubbing artist and actress. Filmography As cinematographer Awards * ''Soorarai Pottru -'' Best Cinematographer Tamil, South Indian International Movie Awards. * ''Soorarai Pottru -'' Best Cinematographer, Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathish Suriya
Sathish Suriya is an Indian film editor, who has worked on Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada language films. Career Sathish Suriya began his career as an editor with Indian television channel Apt TV, before choosing to join the post-production team of Mani Ratnam's production house, Madras Talkies. During his ten-year stint with the production studio, Sathish apprenticed under Sreekar Prasad and worked on productions including ''Five Star'' (2002), ''Aaytha Ezhuthu, Yuva'' (2004), ''Guru'' (2007) and '' Raavanan'' (2010). Sathish made his debut as the main editor through Priya's ''Kannamoochi Yenada'' (2009) and moved on to work on films including ''Naan'' (2012) and ''Oru Oorla Rendu Raja'' (2014). In 2016, he worked on his most high-profile project till date, when he served as the main editor in Sudha Kongara Prasad's bilingual films, ''Irudhi Suttru'' and ''Saala Khadoos'' (2016) featuring Madhavan. Despite being a bilingual shot simultaneously, Sathish worked on different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2D Entertainment
2D Entertainment is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Suriya. Other key people involved are Rajsekar Pandian, Suriya wife Jyothika and Suriya brother Karthi. The company was named by the starting letter of Suriya children Diya and Dev. The company was established in 2013. Filmography Films produced Films distributed * '' Singam 2'' (2013) * '' Kadugu'' (2017) * ''Sillu Karupatti'' (2019) * '' Gargi'' (2022) Film soundtracks produced * '' Kadugu'' (2017) * '' Magalir Mattum'' (2017) Awards ;64th National Film Awards * Best Cinematography at 64th National Film Awards for DOP Tirru for '' 24'' (2016) * Best Production Design at 64th National Film Awards for Subrata Chakraborthy, Shreyas Khedekar, Amit Ray for ''24'' (2016) ; 10th South Indian International Movie Awards * Best Film-Tamil for ''Soorarai Pottru'' (2020) ;68th National Film Awards * Best Actor - Suriya for ''Soorarai Pottru'' * Best Actress - Aparna Balamurali for ''Soorara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
