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Thirupaachi
''Thirupaachi'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Perarasu (in his directorial debut) and produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films. The film stars Vijay, alongside Trisha, Mallika, J. Livingston, Pasupathy, Benjamin, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Vaiyapuri and Manoj K. Jayan. The music was composed by Dhina, who jointly composed one song each with Devi Sri Prasad and Mani Sharma. The cinematography and editing were handled by S. Saravanan and V. Jaishankar. ''Thirupaachi'' was released on 14 January 2005, and was one of the most successful Tamil films of the year. It was remade in Kannada as '' Thangigagi'' and in Telugu as '' Annavaram''. Plot Sivagiri alias Giri, a bladesmith in a remote village near Thirupaachi, has a lovable sister Karpagam and runs into hilarious incidents while searching for a groom for his sister. When a city guy proposes to Karpagam, Giri accepts their relationship. Giri accompanies the newlyweds to Chennai. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perarasu
Perarasu (born 8 January 1967) is an Indian film director who works primarily in Tamil cinema and is best known for masala films with Vijay and Bharath. Perarasu has also been credited as an actor, music director, singer and lyricist in some of his ventures. Personal life Perarasu, was born on 8 January 1967 in Natarasankottai in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. Perarasu married Shanthi at Nattarasankottai on June 11, 2000 and a girl child Viruthika was born to them in July 2001. When Shanthi conceived a second time, she was given abortion pills and fell ill, where she was sent by Perarasu to her parents. A panchayat was summoned and they started living together. However, Perarasu insisted Shanthi in moving to Nattarasankottai. During this time, Perarasu received an explicit divorce decree without Shanthi's knowledge. Shanthi took steps to have the decree rescinded and moved the JM court to Bhavani, who asked Perarasu to pay child support. Though Perarasu had filed a petiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin (actor)
Benjamin is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil language films in supporting roles. Career Benjamin made his acting debut through Cheran's ''Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000), where he played the foul-mouthed brother of Vadivelu's character. Benjamin had a career breakthrough with Cheran's ''Autograph'' (2004) where he played the childhood friend of the lead character who assists him in his search for his former lovers. The success of the film led to his first lead comedy role in ''Thirupaachi'' (2005), as the friend of Vijay's character. In 2020, Benjamin suffered a heart attack and made a public appeal for financial donations from his film industry colleagues. Partial filmography ;Films ;Television *'' Marmadesam - Vidathu Karuppu'' *''Ramany vs Ramany ''Ramany vs Ramany'' (also spelled as ''Ramani vs Ramani'') is a Tamil-language sitcom directed by Naga and produced by K. Balachander under the banner of Min Bimbangal. It is recognized as the first ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasupathy
Pasupathy (born 18 May 1969) is an Indian actor. He appeared in critically acclaimed roles in many noted films in Tamil cinema, playing supporting, antagonistic, comedic as well as protagonistic roles. He has won a Tamil Nadu State Film Award and Two Filmfare Awards South. His performance in '' E'' (2006) earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain. He also won an ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in '' Kuselan'' (2008). He has also appeared in Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada films. Early life Pasupathy Masilamani was born on 18 May 1969 at Vannandurai, a northern neighbourhood Chennai, India in a Kallar family. In 1984, he joined the Chennai-based theatre group " Koothu-P-Pattarai" where he was there till 1997. He studied and grew up there till he started to act in films. He became friends with actor Nassar who was in the film institute and later joined the Koothu-P-Pattarai. Thirumangalakottai in Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trisha (actress)
Trisha Krishnan (born 4 May 1983) is an Indian actress known for her work primarily in Tamil and Telugu cinema. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she has sustained a successful career as a leading actress for over two decades in Tamil cinema. Trisha gained prominence after winning the 1999 Miss Chennai pageant, which marked her entry into cinema. Often referred to as the "Queen of South India", she has received numerous accolades, including five Filmfare Awards South, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award and a Nandi Award. After debuting with a minor supporting role in the Tamil romantic drama '' Jodi'' (1999), Trisha had her first lead role in the film ''Mounam Pesiyadhe'' (2002). She rose to fame starring in commercially and critically successful films ''Saamy'' (2003), ''Ghilli'' (2004), ''Aaru'' (2005), and '' Unakkum Enakkum'' (2006) in Tamil cinema, and '' Varsham'' (2004), '' Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005), '' Athadu'' (2005), '' Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay (actor)
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, Vijay has acted in Vijay filmography, 68 films and is one of the most commercially successful actors in Tamil cinema with multiple films amongst the List of highest-grossing Tamil films, highest-grossing Tamil films of all time and is amongst the highest paid actors in India. He has List of awards and nominations received by Vijay, won several awards as an actor. Referred to as "Thalapathy" (), Vijay has a significant fan following. Born in Madras to director S. A. Chandrasekhar, Vijay made his debut as a child actor in the Tamil language, Tamil film ''Vetri (film), Vetri'' (1984). After a few roles as a child actor in his father’s films, he played his first lead role in the film ''Naalaiya Theerpu'' (1992) at the age of 18. Vijay continued doing lead roles for the next few years with notable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thangigagi
''Thangigagi'' () is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by P. N. Satya and produced by Anitha Kashyap. The main cast includes Darshan, Poonam Bajwa and Shwetha Chengappa, besides Avinash and Rangayana Raghu in other pivotal roles. The film is a remake of the 2005 Tamil film ''Thirupaachi''. The film mainly displays the brother — sister sentiments with action backdrop. Released on 20 October 2006, it was panned by critics as a poor remake and eventually failed at the box office. This movie was dubbed in Hindi As ''Vajra - The Bull''. Plot Veerabhadra is a blacksmith lives in a remote village. He has a sister named Gowri. He seeks a groom for his sister. Veerabhadra confides to his friend Baswa that he wants to his sister to be in a good city after her marriage. Veerabhadra nods his acceptance when a city guy proposes to Gowri. He accompanies the newlyweds to Bangalore and finds a girl named Priya welcoming them, and they both fall in love despite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annavaram (film)
''Annavaram'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao and stars Pawan Kalyan, Asin and Sandhya in the lead roles. Mega Super Good Films produced the film. The film is a remake of Tamil film ''Thirupaachi'' (2005). The film released on 29 December 2006. It was a moderate success at the box-office. It also marked Asin's last Telugu film, to date. Plot Annavaram is a blacksmith living in a remote village, where he has a beloved sister named Varam. As he seeks a groom for Varam, he encounters numerous humorous incidents. Annavaram confides in his friend Narasimha that he wishes for his sister to live in a good city after her marriage. When a city suitor proposes to Varam, Annavaram agrees to the match and accompanies the newlyweds to Hyderabad. There, he falls in love with Aishwarya after a series of mishaps. During his time in Hyderabad, Annavaram saves a court witness from Tappas Balu, a notorious don who controls central Hyderaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trisha Krishnan
Trisha Krishnan (born 4 May 1983) is an Indian actress known for her work primarily in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu cinema. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she has sustained a successful career as a leading actress for over two decades in Tamil cinema. Trisha gained prominence after winning the 1999 Miss Chennai pageant, which marked her entry into cinema. Often referred to as the "Queen of South India", she has received numerous List of awards and nominations received by Trisha Krishnan, accolades, including five Filmfare Awards South, a Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Tamil Nadu State Film Award and a Nandi Awards, Nandi Award. After debuting with a minor supporting role in the Tamil romantic drama ''Jodi (1999 film), Jodi'' (1999), Trisha had her first lead role in the film ''Mounam Pesiyadhe'' (2002). She rose to fame starring in commercially and critically successful films ''Saamy'' (2003), ''Ghilli'' (2004), ''Aaru (film), Aaru'' (2005), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Good Films
Super Good Films, also credited as Mega Super Good Films in Telugu cinema and Hindi cinema. is an Indian film production and distribution company in Tamil cinema. It was established in the 1980s by R. B. Choudary. History R. B. Choudary hails from a Rajasthani family. He was into steel, exports and jewels business before entering film production. He started his career as a producer with Malayalam film industry first and produced a few films under "Super" banner. In 1989, he entered Tamil film industry and produced films on 'Super' banner in partnership with R. Mohan, who manufactured "Good Knight" mosquito mats. When they decided to part ways, Choudary borrowed good from 'Good Knight' and modified it as 'Super Good' films. Super Good Films was created by R. B. Choudary in the late 1980s and the producer continued to manage the film's activities for twenty years. Several successful directors in the Tamil film industry were given their first film by the studio, including K. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mani Sharma
Yanamandra Venkata Subrahmanyam (Telugu: యనమండ్ర వెంకట సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం; born 11 July 1964), professionally known as Mani Sharma, is an Indian composer and music producer known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema, along with contributions to Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films. Early life Mani Sharma was born as Yanamandra Venkata Subrahmanyam on 11 July 1964 in Madras, where he was also raised. His family has ancestral roots in the West Godavari and Machilipatnam regions. His father was a violinist who played with composer Saluri Rajeswara Rao. Mani Sharma discontinued his studies after the 12th standard. Career Mani Sharma began his career as a programmer under Satyam and Saluri Rajeswara Rao, later working with composers like Ramesh Naidu and M. M. Keeravani. Director Ram Gopal Varma entrusted him with composing the background score for '' Raathri'' and '' Antham'' (both 1992), along with a song for ''Antham''. Sharma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hindi cinema, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada and Malayalam Cinema, Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), MLA from Vijayawada East (Assembly constituency), Vijayawada East in Andhra Pradesh, India from 1999 to 2004. He made his debut with the Telugu film ''Pranam Khareedu'' in 1978. He starred in over 750 feature films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards in various categories of villain, character actor, and supporting actor. In 2012, he has garnered the 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards, SIIMA Award for his work in ''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum''. In 2015, he received India's fourth highest Indian honours system, civilian honour Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. He received wide critical acclaim for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaiyapuri
Vaiyapuri (born 23 October 1968 as Ramakrishnan) is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil-language films. He rose to fame by appearing in supporting roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, often portraying supporting comedic characters. His first major role was in Balu Mahendra's '' Raman Abdullah'' (1997), while his roles in films including '' Thullatha Manamum Thullum'' (1999), '' Gemini'' (2002) and Mani Ratnam's '' Raavanan'' (2010) also garnered him acclaim. Career In December 1986, Vaiyapuri moved from his hometown of Theni to Chennai hoping to become an actor in the Tamil film industry. Unable to immediately get a chance in films because of his skinny physical stature, he worked as a bearer at a hotel on Mount Road. Vaiyapuri's first break came through television serials on Doordarshan, where he notably worked on an adaptation of Sujatha's '' Kolaiyuthir Kalam''. He started his film career appearing as an extra and then in minor roles in films, before making a br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
