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Ye Maaya Chesave
''Ye Maaya Chesave'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha in her debut as lead. It was produced by Manjula Ghattamaneni under the banner Indira Productions with soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman. The film featured cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa, editing by Anthony Gonsalves, and dialogue by Umarji Anuradha. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' starring Simbu and Trisha. The film received positive reviews from critics and was successful at the box office. It was remade in Hindi as '' Ekk Deewana Tha''. The film is considered as one of the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by ''Film Companion''. Plot Karthik (Naga Chaitanya) is a mechanical engineering graduate who dreams of becoming a filmmaker. His family rents the ground floor of a two-story house in Alappuzha, owned by a conservative Syrian Catholic family who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu cinema, Telugu, Hindi cinema, Hindi and Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films that were mostly either Multiple-language version, simultaneously shot with or remakes of his own Tamil films. He also has acted in some Malayalam and Telugu films. He has won two National Film Awards, three Nandi Awards and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Many of his films have been both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, most notably his romantic films ''Minnale'' (2001), ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008), ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' (2010), his cop action thrillers ''Kaakha Kaakha'' (2003), ''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' (2006), ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015) and his gangster drama ''Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu'' (2022). His 2008 Tamil film, ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' won the National Film Awards, National Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ekk Deewana Tha
''Ekk Deewana Tha'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, featuring Prateik Babbar, Amy Jackson (her Hindi debut), and Manu Rishi in lead roles. The film is a remake of Menon's own 2010 bilingual film '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' (Tamil) / '' Ye Maaya Chesave'' ( Telugu). It features reused soundtrack and film score composed by A. R. Rahman, while the cinematography and editing were handled by M. S. Prabhu and Anthony Gonsalves, respectively. While in production, the film was titled ''Prem Katha'' but was renamed as ''Ekk Deewana Tha'' as the director wanted an abstract title for the film, similar to the original. The film, produced by Fox Star Studios, Photon Kathaas and RS Infotainment, was released on 16 February 2012 in two different versions with a number of endings to suit the taste of regional viewers. The film opened to mixed reviews and had a lukewarm reception at the box office. Plot Sachin Kulkar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and territories of India, state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the List of most populous cities in India, sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after City of London Corporation, London. Historically, the region was part of the Chola dynasty, Chola, Pandya dynasty, Pandya, Pallava dynasty, Pallava and Vijayanagara Empire, Vijayanagara kingdoms during various eras. The coastal land which then contained th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pradeep Kottayam
Pradeep K. R. (1961 – 17 February 2022), professionally credited as Pradeep Kottayam, was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Malayalam films and some Tamil films. He is best known for his comedic roles. His role in the 2010 Tamil film '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' gave him a breakthrough after a dialogue received public attention. Career Pradeep Kottayam started his acting career in 2001 with the film '' Ee Naadu Innale Vare'', directed by I. V. Sasi. In his early stages of his career, he worked as a junior artist, appearing in mainly non speaking roles and uncredited roles. He has appeared in many movies including '' Rajamanikyam'' and '' 2 Harihar Nagar'' as a bystander in crowd scenes or a non-speaking role. He got a breakthrough in Gautham Vasudev Menon's hit film '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'', he had the role of the uncle of heroine Trisha, which was well noticed. His dialogue in the movie "karimeen undu...fish undu...mutton undu..." () became famous in the indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Subbalakshmi
Subbalakshmi (21 April 1936 – 30 November 2023) was an Indian Carnatic musician, composer, and actress who worked in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi cinema. She was noted for her performance in '' Kalyanaraman'' (2002), ''Pandippada'' (2005), and ''Nandanam'' (2002). Life and career Subbalakshmi was married to Kalyanakrishnan. The couple had two daughters and one son, including actress Thara Kalyan. Before entering film, Subbalakshmi was a musician and dance instructor at Jawahar Balabhavan and worked at All India Radio beginning in 1951. She is noted for being the first female composer of All India Radio from south India. She performed many concerts, was also a dubbing artist, and acted in some telefilms and albums. Subbalakshmi died on 30 November 2023, at the age of 87 due to age related ailments. Partial filmography As actress ; Malayalam films *'' Aarohanam'' (1980) (Malayalam) Debut *''Nandanam'' (2002) as Veshamani Ammal as Lead *'' Kalyanaraman'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sapan Saran
Sapan Saran is a poet, writer, and an actor based in Mumbai. She is the founding member of the theatre company, "Tamaasha", which aims to explore new theatre ideas in alternative spaces. Career Her association with theatre began with a collaboration with dancer Astad Deboo. She has written the plays, ''Club Desire'' and ''Classics Redux'', which have been directed by veteran theatre director Sunil Shanbag, with whom she also co-directed the play, ''Marriage-ology''. Her first play- ''Club Desire'', a Theatre Arpana and National Centre for the Performing Arts (India) production, was selected for National School of Drama's International Theatre Festival, Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2015. "The Churchgate Couple", a short 10-minute piece from ''Marriage-ology'', written by her, garnered appreciation by critics and audiences alike. She performs plays regularly, and has modelled in several advertisements and acted in films. Her poems have been published in several magazines, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Puri Jagannadh
Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kalyan, Renu Desai and Ameesha Patel. In 2006, he directed the Telugu film ''Pokiri'', premiered at the 7th IIFA Film Festival held in Dubai. The film was later re-made into several Indian languages, and brought Puri widespread Indian recognition. He made his Hindi film debut in 2004, with the film '' Shart: The Challenge''. In 2011, he directed the Hindi film '' Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap'' starring Amitabh Bachchan, which was archived in the Oscar library. He also produces films under his co-owned production companies, Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies, Vaishno Academy and Puri Connects in partnership with actress Charmme Kaur. He owns a music company called Puri Sangeet. The box office hits that he directed, in addition to ''Badri'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lakshmi Ramakrishnan
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan is an Indian actress and director. She made her debut in the Malayalam film '' Chakkara Muthu'' (2006), and has since appeared primarily in supporting roles in Tamil films. Personal life Lakshmy was born and raised in a Tamil Brahmin family in Palakkad, Kerala. She got engaged at the age of 16 and got married when she was 18 years old. Career Ramakrishnan ran an event management business in Muscat Muscat (, ) is the capital and most populous city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the population of the Muscat Governorate in 2022 was 1.72 million. ..., Oman from 1992 to 2001, before returning to India and acting and directing films. Director A. K. Lohithadas offered her a supporting role in his next film. Karu Pazhaniappan's ''Pirivom Santhippom'' (2008) in which she played the character of Sneha's mother was her first Tamil film, following which she played su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Devan (actor)
Devan Sreenivasan (born 8 January 1952) is an Indian film and television actor and politician. He is known for his character roles, mostly as villain, in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and a few Kannada and Hindi films. He has starred in over 380 films. He began his film career as a producer with '' Vellam'' (1985). Before its release, he turned into an actor. He made his breakthrough in the 1987 film ''New Delhi''. He played lead roles in films like '' Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam'' (1987), ''Oozham'' (1988), ''Simon Peter Ninakku Vendi'' (1988) and ''Aranyakam'' (1988). In his later career, he mostly played prominent supporting roles, mostly as villain. His well-known such films include '' Vietnam Colony'' (1992), '' Ekalavyan'' (1993), '' Honest Raj'' (1994), '' Baashha'' (1995) and '' Indraprasdham'' (1996). Devan founded the political party Kerala People's Party in 2004. He relaunched the party as Nava Kerala People's Party in 2020, which was merged with the Bharatiya Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krishnudu
Krishna, more commonly known as Krishnudu, is an actor in the Telugu film industry.Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (2011)A comic caper", ''The Hindu'', 2 July 2011, Retrieved 2011-07-12 He has mostly done supporting roles until ''Vinayakudu (film), Vinayakudu'', where he played the lead role. He is currently affiliated with YSRCP party. Early life Krishnudu was born as Alluri Krishnam Raju in a Kshatriya Raju Zamindari family and brought up in Razole, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is known for his comedy roles. His great grandfather was Alluri Varha Venkata Suryanarayana Raju, Zamindar of Chinchinada. In 1970's, as a result of the Land Ceiling act introduced by the then-Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, Krishnudu family lost 4,500 acres of land, which was the largest amount of land in Andhra Pradesh. Filmography Films TV series * ''Yuva'' (Star Maa) * ''Gangato Ram Babu'' (Zee Telugu) References External links * {{authority control Living people Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chinmayi Sripada
Chinmayi Sripada (born 10 September 1984), known mononymously as Chinmayi, is an Indian singer and voice actress. Chinmayi Sripada is one of the most popular and acclaimed playback singers in South India, noted for her wide vocal range and versatility. She predominantly works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. She rose to fame for her critically acclaimed song "Oru Deivam Thantha Poovae" from '' Kannathil Muthamittal'' (2002), directed by Mani Ratnam and composed by A. R. Rahman. She debuted as a voice actress in '' Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'' (2006) rendering her voice for Bhumika Chawla, after being referred by one of A. R. Rahman's sound engineers. She debuted as a composer with a short lullaby titled ''Laali'', which she also sang and released as part of Instagram's ''#1MinMusic''. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company ''Blue Elephant'', a skincare company importing K-beauty to India - ''Skinroute'' formerly ''Isle Of Skin'', and a med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
