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Sathyan (Tamil Actor)
Sathyan Sivakumar known mononymously as Sathyan, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is the only son of veteran producer Madhampatty Sivakumar. Making his debut as a junior artist in the movie '' Poovum Puyalum'' and as the lead in '' Ilaiyavan'', he has subsequently been appearing mainly in supporting and comedic roles in over sixty Tamil films. Early life Sathyan was born to film producer Mathampatti Sivakumar. Actor Sathyaraj is his uncle, while Sibiraj is his cousin. Sathyan studied at PSG College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore. After graduating with a BBM degree, he entered the film industry by playing the lead role in the Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ... musical '' Ilaiyavan'', which was produced by his father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathyaraj
Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), known professionally as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, film producer, film director and a media personality who appears predominantly in Tamil films. He also appears in works in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada. He has acted in more than 250 films. He is a recipient of three Filmfare Award South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. He started his career in antagonistic roles and later played lead roles. He met with success through lead performances in '' Vedham Pudhithu'' (1987), '' Nadigan'' (1990), (1994), '' Periyar'' (2007) and '' Onbadhu Roobai Nottu'' (2007). He also received acclaim for supporting roles in '' Nanban'' (2012), '' Raja Rani'' (2013), '' Baahubali'' (2015), '' Baahubali 2'' (2017) and '' Kanaa'' (2018). He was also the director of the film '' Villadhi Villain'' (1995), starring himself in three different roles. In 2011, he had a brief career as a television host for the game show ''Home Sweet Home'' on ST ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuppakki
''Thuppakki'' ( ) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. Produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu, the film stars Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal, with Sathyan, Vidyut Jammwal, Jayaram, Manobala and Zakir Hussain in supporting roles. It revolves around an intelligence officer in the Indian Army, who seeks to track down, destroy and deactivate a sleeper cell, after witnessing and barely escaping a bombing carried out by the cell. The project, which marked the beginning of a collaboration between Vijay and Murugadoss, was reported in July 2011, and the film's title was formally announced that December. Principal photography commenced in January 2012 and ended that October. Filming mostly took place in Mumbai, except for two song sequences which were filmed in Bangkok and Switzerland respectively. The film's soundtrack was composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography handled primarily by Santosh Sivan and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devathayai Kanden
''Devathaiyai Kanden'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Boopathy Pandian in his directorial debut. It stars Dhanush and Sridevi Vijaykumar, while Kunal and Karunas play supporting roles. The film shares its name with a song from another Dhanush film, '' Kaadhal Kondein'' (2003). ''Devathaiyai Kanden'' was released on 14 January 2005 and went on to become a commercial success. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Jaaji Mallige'' (2009). Plot Babu is a struggling tea vendor who makes a living out of selling milk tea, carrying the business on his bicycle. He falls in love with Uma, a rich college girl. Gradually, Uma also reciprocates Babu's feelings for his good nature, and things go smoothly for a while. Uma's parents find her a groom Bala, who is wealthy and who well-educated. Uma is in a dilemma on whom to choose as her life partner. She thinks of her future if she chooses the impoverished Babu, where she visualises herself givi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maha Nadigan
''Maha Nadigan'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language political satire film written and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram starring Sathyaraj, Manoj and P. Vasu. Plot Sathya (Sathyaraj), a sharp but cunning and opportunistic junior artiste manages to get a chance to act as a hero in a movie. His popularity increases, as he becomes a superstar. Arivanandham (Vasu), a corrupt politician and the leader of a major political party requests Sathya to contest in the assembly elections, to which Sathya accepts. Arivanandham makes Sathya the Chief Minister candidate. Arivanandham's party receives a brute majority due to Sathya's popularity and wins the assembly elections. Sathya becomes the CM. After becoming the CM, he jails all the ministers including Arivanandham. Sathya orders many raids into the houses of ministers and acts weird. The story then moves to a flashback. Muthu (Manoj), a diehard fan of Sathya loses his right hand, in a clash between two actors' fans. This leaves a huge imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manmadhan (film)
''Manmadhan'' (titled onscreen as ''Maanmathaun'') is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic psychological thriller film directed by A. J. Murugan in his debut. The film stars Silambarasan and Jyothika, with Goundamani, Sindhu Tolani, Atul Kulkarni and Santhanam playing supporting roles. It revolves around a serial killer who targets seemingly immoral women cheating in the name of love. ''Manmadhan'' opened theatrically on 12 November 2004, coinciding with Diwali. It was received favourably and had a blockbuster run at the box office for over 150 days at the time of its release. The film was remade in Kannada as '' Madana'' (2006). Plot Madhan Kumar is an auditor by profession, who lives in Chennai and also learns music part-time in a college. Mythili, a naive woman, also learns music from the same college. She gets scared upon seeing Madhan one day because she happens to witness a dream of her getting raped by him. Later on, she realises his kind nature and they both become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arul (film)
''Arul'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Hari. It stars Vikram and Jyothika, with Pasupathy, Kollam Thulasi and Vadivelu in supporting roles. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Priyan and V. T. Vijayan respectively. ''Arul'' was released on 1 May 2004 and became an above average success at the box office. Plot Arul Kumaran, a factory worker separated from his family of goldsmiths in Coimbatore, gets into a verbal fight with the corrupt MLA Gajapathy, which results in Arul killing Gajapathy. Arul surrenders to the cops, but is later released from prison. Sethupathy, Gajapathy's brother and a political kingmaker, wants to exact revenge on Arul for Gajapathy's death. A cat and mouse game ensues in which Arul takes responsibility for cleaning anti-social elements and also becomes the kingmaker of Coimbatore. Cast Production After the success of ''Saamy'', director Hari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai (2004 Tamil Film)
''Jai'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. Narayan films. The film stars Prashanth and Anshu, while the former's father Thiagarajan, along with Rajkiran, Bhanupriya, and Rajan P. Dev play supporting roles. A remake of the 2002 Telugu film '' Aadi,'' it was produced by Thiagarajan and has music composed by Mani Sharma. ''Jai'' was released on 14 January 2004 and underperformed at the box office. Plot Nallamuthu meets Veerapandi, his wife, and eight-year-old son Jai returning from the USA after a long gap. Veerapandi's late father was a well-known factionist in that area and owned of land. While leaving for USA, Veerapandi gave the responsibility of managing this land to Vajravelu. Now back in India, Veerapandi realises that Vajravelu has been misusing his power. He wants to donate all his land to the 2000 families staying in that village. When Vajravelu learns of this impending charity, he attacks Veerapandi, killing him and his wife. Nallamuthu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovil (film)
''Kovil'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Hari and produced by A. M. Rathnam. It stars Silambarasan and Sonia Agarwal while Vadivelu, Rajkiran, Charle and Nassar play supporting roles. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, with editing done by V. T. Vijayan and cinematography by Priyan. The film was released on 10 January 2004 and became a box office hit. Plot Puliyankulam and Veppankulam are nearby villages with an enmity that has lasted for a number of generations. Periyasamy is a Hindu from Puliyankulam and is widely respected by the villagers. Michael Soosai is a devout Protestant from Veppankulam and does not trust other religions. Sakthivel is Periyasamy's son, who studies in a college in Nagercoil. Angel is Michael's daughter, who also attends the same college. Sakthivel and Angel meet in college and fall in love. Angel is afraid that her father will never allow her to marry a Hindu, especially from the rival village. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys (2003 Film)
''Boys'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age musical film directed by S. Shankar. It stars newcomers Siddharth (actor), Siddharth, Bharath (actor), Bharath, Manikandan, S. Thaman, Nakkhul and Genelia D'Souza, Genelia, in her Tamil debut.The score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman. The story revolves around six youngsters, who experience the downfalls of adolescent life. The film was released on 29 August 2003. Although initially controversial for its bold scenes, the film became a huge cult classic and is widely considered one of the best coming-of-age Indian movies ever. The film depicts the fashion, music and lifestyle widespread among the youth in the early 2000s. Plot Five college friends – Munna, Babu Kalyanam "Bob Gally", Juju, Krishna, and Kumar – are young adults who engage in reckless behavior – smoking, drinking, flirting with girls, etc. – much to their parents' chagrin. Amidst their lifestyle, the bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutham
''Mutham'' ( Kiss) is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language slasher film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Arun Vijay (known at the time as Arunkumar), Sathyan, Nagendra Prasad, Ajayan, Charulatha, Nanditha Jennifer and Anjali. The film, produced by M. Arul Moorthy, was released on 6 December 2002. Plot Joseph ( Ajayan) and Sudha (Anjali) get married against their parents' wishes and they elope with their friends' help. Sudha's father (Vincent Roy), a politician, wants to kill Sudha and her friends. They arrive at a beach resort where they meet an old man (Thalaivasal Vijay) who warns them about the dangers at the resort. He tells them that the place is haunted and murders can take place. The friends arrange for the couple's honeymoon, ignoring his pleadings to vacate the place. However, in the forest, all the friends get murdered one by one. It turns out that the old man was the one who committed these killings as he explains his flashback of his granddaughter getting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanna Unnai Thedukiren
''Kanna Unnai Thedukiren'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film, written and directed by Jeeva Selvaraj. The film stars Sathyan, Suvalakshmi and Anju Aravind with music by Ilaiyaraaja. The film opened to mixed reviews in August 2001, after several delays. It is a remake of the 1996 Malayalam film '' Ee Puzhayum Kadannu''. The film's title is based on a song from '' Unakkaagave Vaazhgiren'' (1986). Cast * Sathyan as Prakash * Suvalakshmi as Anjali * Anju Aravind * Ranjith * Ponvannan * Vivek * S. N. Lakshmi * Mahendran Production The film began production in August 1999 and was revealed to be a remake of the 1996 Malayalam film, '' Ee Puzhayum Kadannu''. The film was briefly retitled as ''Kannan Varum Neram'' before the makers reverted to the original title. Soundtrack The film's soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaadhale Nimmadhi
''Kaadhale Nimmadhi'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Indhran. The film stars Murali (Tamil actor), Murali, Suriya (actor), Suriya, Jividha Sharma, Jeevitha Sharma (credited as Kavitha) and Sangeetha Krish, Sangeetha (credited as Rasika). Radhika Sarathkumar, Radhika, Manivannan and Nassar (actor), Nassar also play significant roles in the film, while Deva (composer), Deva composed the soundtrack. The film was released on 14 January 1998. Plot Kavitha, who is part of a large family, is to be married to Chandramohan, a lawyer. Once as Kavita is playing with a little girl, Chandru is seen capturing photos of statues. Kavitha's brother (Nassar (actor), Nassar), who wrongly assumes both of them to be in love with each other, starts hitting Chandru. The whole family suspects Kavitha of falling in love and refuses to believe her explanation. When Kavitha disappears from home, her family assumes Chandru abducted her and gets him arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
