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Singam
''Singam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Hari. Produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja's Studio Green and Reliance BIG Entertainment, ans distributed by Sun Pictures, it is the first installment in the ''Singam'' film series. The film stars Suriya in the main lead role, alongside Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj and Vivek. ''Singam'' was released on 28 May 2010 and became the third highest-grossing Tamil film at the time, only behind '' Sivaji: The Boss'' and ''Dasavathaaram''. It was remade in Kannada as ''Kempe Gowda'', in Hindi as '' Singham'', in Bengali as ''Shotru'', and in Punjabi as '' Singham''. It was followed by the sequels titled '' Singam II'' and '' Si3''. Plot Sub-Inspector Duraisingam "Singam", an honest police officer, lives in Nallur, a small village in Thoothukudi district in southern Tamil Nadu, and is assisted by his bumbling colleague ''Yettu'' Erimalai. Singam belongs to Nallur with his father Soundarapandi, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singam II
''Singam II'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Hari. Produced by Prince Pictures, and distributed by 2D Entertainment, it is a sequel to ''Singam'' (2010) and the second installment in the ''Singam'' film series. The film stars Suriya in the main lead role, alongside Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani, Danny Sapani, Mukesh Rishi, Rahman, Santhanam and Vivek. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, while cinematography and editing were handled by Priyan and V. T. Vijayan. ''Singam II'' was released on 5 July 2013 and became a commercial success at the box office. A sequel titled '' Si3'' was released on 9 February 2017. Plot Eight months after killing the extortionist Mayil Vaaganam, former police officer Durai Singam goes on an undercover mission working as an NCC master in a Thoothukudi school and studies the illegal activities happening in the city. The only people who know about the operation are the Chief Minister Kumarav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singam 3
''Si3'' (short for ''Singam 3'', ) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Hari. Produced by Studio Green and Aadnah Arts, and distributed by Pen Studios, it is a sequel to ''Singam II'' (2013) and the third instalment in the ''Singam'' film series. The film stars Suriya reprising his role as S. Duraisingam, alongside Anushka Shetty, Shruti Haasan, Thakur Anoop Singh, Robo Shankar, Soori, Krish, Radhika Sarathkumar, Sarath Babu and Vijayakumar. In the film, deputy commissioner in Visakhapatnam battles against a criminal operation dealing in deadly toxic waste. The film was officially announced in October 2014 under the initial official title ''S3'', the short-term for ''Singam 3;'' however, it was later changed to ''Si3'' to exploit the Tamil Nadu Government's rule of entertainment tax exemption for films titled in Tamil. Principal photography commenced in January 2016. It was shot for the most part in Visakhapatnam. Devi Sri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singam (film Series)
''Singam'' () is an Indian Tamil-language action film series centered around the titular character Duraisingam, a short-tempered honest cop with an aim to eliminate corruption from the society. The film series began in 2010 with the release of ''Singam'', directed by Hari and starring Suriya as the titular character. The film received positive reviews and grossed ₹90–100 crore worldwide. The first film also spawned two direct sequels titled ''Singam II'' (2013) and ''Si3'' (2017). Overview ''Singam'' ''Singam,'' the first installment of the series, tells about SI Duraisingam, a tempered-but-honest police officer, who tries his best to eliminate a powerful don named Mayil Vaaganam. The film was released on 28 May 2010 (worldwide) and received positive reviews from critics. It earned ₹90-100 crore worldwide against a budget of ₹15 crore, thus becoming the 5th highest grossing film in 2010. ''Singam 2'' ''Singam 2,'' the second installment of this series, continues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suriya (actor)
Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known professionally as Suriya, is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. One of the highest-paid Tamil actors, Suriya is considered as one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. Suriya has received numerous List of awards and nominations received by Suriya, accolades including two National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. He has featured six times in ''Forbes India'' Forbes Celebrity 100, Celebrity 100 list. After making his debut in ''Nerukku Ner'' (1997) at the age of 22, Suriya landed his breakthrough role in ''Nandhaa'' (2001) and then had his first major commercial success with the thriller ''Kaakha Kaakha'' (2003). Following award-winning performances of a conman in ''Pithamagan'' (2003) and a hunchback in ''Perazhagan'' (2004), he played a man suffering from anterograde amnesia in the 2005 blockbuster ''Ghajini (2005 film), Ghajini''. He ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suriya
Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known professionally as Suriya, is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Tamil films. One of the highest-paid Tamil actors, Suriya is considered as one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. Suriya has received numerous accolades including two National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. He has featured six times in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list. After making his debut in '' Nerukku Ner'' (1997) at the age of 22, Suriya landed his breakthrough role in '' Nandhaa'' (2001) and then had his first major commercial success with the thriller '' Kaakha Kaakha'' (2003). Following award-winning performances of a conman in '' Pithamagan'' (2003) and a hunchback in '' Perazhagan'' (2004), he played a man suffering from anterograde amnesia in the 2005 blockbuster '' Ghajini''. He rose to stardom with dual roles of a father and son in Gautham Vasudev Menon's semi-autobiographical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari (director)
Harikrishnan is an Indian film director and screenwriter best known for his action film, action and masala film, masala films in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with ''Thamizh'' (2002). He later directed films such as ''Saamy'' (2003), ''Kovil (film), Kovil'' (2004), ''Ayya (2005 Tamil film), Ayya'' (2005), ''Thaamirabharani'' (2007), ''Vel (film), Vel'' (2007) and the ''Singam (film series), Singam film series'' (2010-2017). He mostly directed Coimbatore, Dindigul District, Dindigul, Tenkasi district, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi-Tirunelveli district based movies. Early life Hari was born on 26 December 1973 in the Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Gopalakrishnan, runs a grocery store. Later, his family moved to Chennai, where Hari graduated with a degree in Commerce. Career Hari first joined as an assistant, gaining experience by working with various directors; Senthilnathan, Jeevabalan, Ameerjan, K. Natraj in '' Valli (film), Valli'', Alex Pandian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anushka Shetty
Sweety Shetty (born 7 November 1981), known by her stage name Anushka Shetty, is an Indian actress known for her works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards, two SIIMA Awards and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Having appeared over 50 films in a variety of roles, she is one of the highest-paid South Indian actresses. She was honoured with Kalaimamani in 2010 by the Government of Tamil Nadu. She made her acting debut with the 2005 Telugu film ''Super'', which garnered her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress – Telugu nomination. The following year, she starred in S. S. Rajamouli's blockbuster hit '' Vikramarkudu''. Her further releases '' Lakshyam'' (2007), '' Souryam'' (2008), and '' Chintakayala Ravi'' (2008) were also box office successes. In 2009, Shetty played dual roles in the Telugu dark fantasy film '' Arundhati'', which led her to her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu, and Nandi Award. The ... [...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] |
Studio Green
Studio Green is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai. The company was founded in 2006 by K. E. Gnanavel Raja, relative of actor Sivakumar and many of their films feature his sons Suriya and Karthi. They have produced several Tamil films and also distributed films across India. History The company first produced and distributed the film '' Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'' starring Suriya, in 2006. Next they distributed '' Paruthiveeran'', introducing Karthik Sivakumar, younger brother of Suriya. It ran for more than a year in screens in Tamil Nadu. Following this success, '' Singam'' was produced. The Hari directed action film, starring Suriya, also went on to become highly successful at the box office, emerging as one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of that year. Their following production was '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' starring Karthi and Kajal Agarwal which also became a commercial success. Their next production was '' Siruthai'' starring Karthi and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singham (2011 Film)
''Singham'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as the first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A remake of the 2010 Tamil film '' of the same title'' by Hari, the film stars Ajay Devgn in the lead role as a police officer named Bajirao Singham alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj, who reprises his role from the original film. ''Singham'' marked Devgn's return to the action genre after several years. It was theatrically released in India on 22 July 2011 with general positive reviews from the critics towards praise for action-emotional drama, dialogues and homage to 70s masala films. It opened with strong box office response; the film earned 876 million in India on the first day and a worldwide total of against a budget, becoming a box-office blockbuster. ''Singham'' gained a cult film status over the years, particularly for D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kempe Gowda (film)
''Kempe Gowda'' is a 2011 Kannada-language action film directed by Sudeepa, with dialogues by Anil Kumar, and produced by Shankar Gowda under Shankar Productions. The film stars Sudeepa and Ragini Dwivedi, alongside P. Ravi Shankar, Girish Karnad, Sharan, Mohan Juneja, Orata Prashanth, Karthik Jayaram and Jai Jagadish. It is the remake of the Tamil film ''Singam''. The music was composed by Arjun Janya, while cinematography and editing were handled by S. Krishna and N. M. Vishwa respectively. ''Kempegowda'' was released on 10 March 2011 and became one of the highest-grossing Kannada films of 2011. A namesake sequel titled ''Kempegowda 2'' was released in 2019, but it became a box office bomb. Plot Kempegowda, an honest SI, lives in Rona, Gadag district, and is assisted by his bumbling colleague Pashupati. His family business is provision stores and Kempegowda wants to join it, but he joined the police force due to his father's wishes. Kempegowda resolves most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyan
Priyan (1964 – 9 November 2017) was an Indian cinematographer who has worked on Tamil language films. Beginning his career as an assistant to Balu Mahendra, Priyan began his career as an independent technician in the 1990s before establishing himself as a leading cinematographer in the Tamil film industry in the 2000s. He is notable in his work with Director Hari. He died due to heart attack in his home. Career Priyan was born and raised in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. While he was doing an industrial course in polytechnics, Priyan spent his time with his uncle Ganesan during a summer vacation in Chennai. Having noticed his interest in cinema, his uncle introduced him to his friend K. Balaji, an actor-producer in the Tamil film industry. Priyan subsequently started working in K. Balaji's camera unit and worked for the production house, Sujatha International, for five years as an assistant cinematographer. Through his work, he was introduced to cinematographer-director Balu M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
