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Billa II
''Billa II'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to '' Billa'' and the film was set at the ending of late 1990's. The story focuses on how David Billa, an ordinary man from the coastal regions of Sri Lanka, becomes a dreaded underworld don. The film stars Ajith Kumar reprising the role of the titular character, leading an ensemble cast including Vidyut Jammwal, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Yog Japee, Rohit Khurana, Manoj K. Jayan, Sudhanshu Pandey, Dinesh Lamba, Krishna Kumar, Sricharan, Janaki Sabesh, Madhusudhan Rao and Rahman. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while R. D. Rajasekhar handled the cinematography and Suresh Urs worked as the editor. The film, produced by Wide Angle Creations in association with the Hinduja Group company IN Entertainment, was officially announced in November 2010, with Vishnuvardhan as the director. Due to schedule clashes, Vishnuva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakri Toleti
Chakri Toleti is an Indian American business executive who is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of care.ai, a health technology company. Before this, Toleti was the Founder and President of HealthGrid, an enterprise patient engagement platform designed to connect patients and providers via their smart devices. In 2018, HealthGrid was acquired by Allscripts to integrate HealthGrid’s functionality into their FollowMyHealth platform. Prior to HealthGrid, Toleti co-founded Galvanon, a company that first introduced patient self-service kiosk registration to automate patient check-in and intake processes NCR acquired Galvanon in 2005. Toleti was also an active screenwriter, director, actor, and visual effects coordinator known for his works in Tamil cinema, and Hindi cinema. Toleti made his directorial debut with the bilingual films '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' (2009) and ''Eeenadu'' (2009) a remake of Neeraj Pandey's Hindi film, ''A Wednesday'' (2008). In 2012, he direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s
File:1990s decade montage.png, From top left, clockwise: The Hubble Space Telescope orbits the Earth after it was launched in 1990; American General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-16s and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, F-15s fly over burning oil fields in Operation Desert Storm, also known as the 1991 Gulf War; the signing of the Oslo Accords on 13 September 1993; the World Wide Web gains a public face at the start of the decade and gains massive popularity worldwide; Boris Yeltsin greets crowds after the failed August Coup, which leads to the dissolution of the Soviet Union on 26 December 1991; Dolly (sheep), Dolly the sheep is the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell; the Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, funeral procession of Diana, Princess of Wales, who Death of Diana, Princess of Wales, died in 1997 in a car crash in Paris, and was mourned by millions; hundreds of thousands of Tutsi people are killed in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. This would become a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahman (actor)
Rashin Rahman (born 23 May 1967) is an Indian actor. He has worked in around 200 films, primarily in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil, Hindi and Telugu cinema, and has won several awards. In Tamil and Telugu cinema, he is also known by the screen names Raghuman and Raghu. He made his acting debut in ''Koodevide'' (1983), for which he won his first Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor, becoming the youngest recipient of the award at the age of 16. He was a popular teen idol in Malayalam cinema during the 1980s, which heightened his stardom in Malayalam film industry. He eventually shifted to playing lead roles in Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu films during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He did make a comeback in Malayalam films since 2004 and has been acting in leading and supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films after the 2000s. Film career Malayalam films In 1983, Rahman was attending his high school in Ooty, he was spotted by noted Malayalam director Pad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhusudhan Rao (actor)
Madhusudhan Rao (born 20 June 1950) is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He has appeared in films including '' Autonagar Surya'' (2014), '' Goli Soda'' (2014), '' Kathakali'' (2016), ''Kaashmora'' (2016), ''Adam Joan'' (2017), '' Kalakalappu 2'' (2018), '' Aranmanai 3'' (2021),'' Theerpugal Virkapadum'' (2021) and '' Taanakkaran'' (2022). Career Madhusudhan Rao made a breakthrough as an actor after appearing as the local rogue, Naidu in '' Goli Soda'' (2014). He has since appeared as the antagonist in films such as ''Vanmam'' (2014) and '' Massu Engira Masilamani'' (2015), as well as in character roles in '' Jeeva'' (2014) and '' Idhu Namma Aalu'' (2016). He later starred in Sundar C.’s '' Kalakalappu 2'' (2018) and '' Aranmanai 3'' (2021). In 2019, he had five releases in Kannada as '' Birbal Case 1: Finding Vajramuni'', ''Padde Huli'', ''Kempegowda 2'', ''Avane Srimannarayana'' and '' Odeya''. Filmography ;Television *'' Chak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janaki Sabesh
Janaki Sabesh is an Indian media professional, actor, model, storyteller, author of children's book, theatre and voiceover artist. Throughout her film career, she has played the "screen mother" to several leading actors, appearing predominantly in Tamil and Telugu movies. Early life Janaki was born in Bangalore. She did her initial schooling in Carmel School, Kolkata and then from DTEA Senior Secondary School, New Delhi. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi and a master's degree in mass communication from Jamia Millia, Delhi. Career In 1991, Janaki Sabesh assisted Simi Garewal with her documentary on Rajiv Gandhi called ''India's Rajiv''. She made her professional acting debut in the movie '' Minsara Kanavu'' starring Kajol and Arvind Swamy, in which she played a nun. She later went on to act in Shankar's magnum opus '' Jeans'', where she played Aishwarya Rai's mother. Since then, she has acted in over 25 movies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sricharan
SriCharan Rangarajan (born 24 April 1981) is an Indian actor and a qualified lawyer based in Chennai, India. Career Having debuted in the 2008 Tamil film '' Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai'', SriCharan went on to make his break with Radha Mohan's 2010 film '' Payanam'' or ''Gaganam ''Payanam'' () is a 2011 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Radha Mohan. It is simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled ''Gaganam'' (). The plot of the film is based on a flight hijacking incident ...'' where he acted in a double role. He then portrayed a supporting role in the Siddarth starrer '' 180'' directed by Jayendra. He played the role of a guy next door, a radio jockey in San Francisco, United States. Filmography ;Actor ;As dubbing artist References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sricharan 1986 births Male actors from Chennai Male actors in Tamil cinema Living people 20th-century Indian lawyers 21st-century Indian lawyers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Kumar (actor)
Krishna Kumar (born 12 June 1968) is an Indian actor and politician from Kerala who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films and television. He is also a former News Reader in Doordarshan and All India Radio. He is now a BJP national council member from Kerala. Early life Krishna Kumar was born as the younger of the two sons of Gopalakrishnan Nair and Retnamma at Thiruvananthapuram. Members in his family had the background of serving in Indian military, hence, Kumar was also preparing to join the force when he got the offer to work as a news presenter in Doordarshan. It was his neighbor, a senior official working in Doordarshan, who recognised him to have a photogenic face and offered him the job in the government-owned broadcasting company, Kumar accepted it and decided to move on to a career in media. Career He was working as a television news presenter in Doordarshan when he got his first acting offer. Seeing him, K. Balachander's son Kailasam offered him a role in a 13-episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinesh Lamba
Dinesh Lamba is an Indian actor mainly acting in Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo .... He is primarily seen in supporting roles and has appeared in over 60 Hindi and Tamil films and several television commercials. Filmography References External links * Indian male film actors Living people People from Gujarat Sainik School alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudhanshu Pandey
Sudhanshu Pandey is an Indian singer, film and television actor best known for portraying Vanraj Shah in '' Anupamaa'' and '' Anupama: Namaste America''. Career Sudhanshu Pandey was first reported in the media for being a part of India’s first boy band, A Band of Boys, in the early 2000s. A few years later, the group disbanded and Sudhanshu ventured into acting. Pandey also regularly appeared in Tamil cinema throughout the 2010s, and first portrayed the main villain in ''Billa II'' (2012) starring Ajith Kumar. He later followed it up with roles in ''Meaghamann'' (2014), '' Indrajith'' (2017) and '' 2.0'' (2018), the most expensive Indian film at the time of its release. Since 2020, he is portraying the main antagonist Vanraj Shah in '' Anupamaa'' which help him gain widespread popularity among Hindi-speaking audience. In 2022, he reprised his role of Vanraj Shah in '' Anupamaa's'' eleven-episodic prequel web series '' Anupama: Namaste America'' which streams on Disney+ Hotst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj K
Manoj is a name of Indian origin. Notable people called Manoj include: Business * Manoj Badale (born 1967), Indian businessman * Manoj Bhargava (born 1953), Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Education * Manoj Chitnavis, British teacher and chemist * Manoj Datta, Indian professor and civil engineer * Manoj Pant, Indian professor and international trade expert Film and television * Manchu Manoj (born 1983), Indian film actor * M. Night Shyamalan (born 1970), Indian-American filmmaker * Manoj (film editor), editor of films such as ''Ivide'' * Manoj Bajpayee (born 1969), also credited as Manoj Bajpai, Indian film actor, predominantly in Bollywood and Telugu films * Manoj Bharathiraja (born 1976), Tamil film actor * Manoj Joshi (born 1945), Indian film and television actor * Manoj K. Jayan (born 1966), Indian actor in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films * Manoj Kumar (born 1937), Indian actor and director in Bollywood films * Manoj Kumar (film director) (born 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohit Khurana
Rohit Khurana is an Indian television actor known for his work as Vansh Singh Bundela/Rocky in ''Uttaran'' and Shani in '' Karmaphal Daata Shani''. Personal life Khurana is married to his school friend Neha. She bore him a son and daughter. Career Modelling, acting debut and breakthrough (2001–13) Khurana started his career as a model in Delhi. In TV, he had a small role in the serial ''Choti Maa: Ek Anokha Bandhan'' in 2001. In 2008 he obtained a lead role as Abhiram in the Telugu film ''Sangamam''. However it failed to perform well commercially because of a lack of producers. His first major breakthrough and official debut occurred in TV with the dual role of Vansh Singh Bundela / Rocky in the Indian soap opera ''Uttaran'' on Colors TV in 2009 opposite Tina Datta. The show garnered him fame. In 2010, Khurana featured in Star One's ''Miley Jab Hum Tum''. He got selected next in '' Maayke Se Bandhi Dor'' on Star Plus in 2011. That year he debuted into Bollywood with Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yog Japee
Yog Japee is an Indian actor who has appeared in character roles. He made his breakthrough playing the supporting role of Ranjith in '' Billa'' (2007), before playing a role of a police officer in ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013) and a negative role in ''Abrahaminte Santhathikal ''(2018). He has also acted in a few Telugu and Malayalam films. Career He has worked often in Gautham Vasudev Menon's police films, and as Ranjith in the ''Billa'' film series. He also won positive reviews for his work in ''Soodhu Kavvum ''Soodhu Kavvum'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy crime film written and directed by Nalan Kumarasamy. It features Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Ashok Selvan, Ramesh Thilak, Karunakaran and Sanchita Shetty in the lead roles. ...''. He made his first appearance in a Malayalam film in '' 7th Day'' (2014). Japee is the founder of Chennai-based theatre company Theatre Y, and has worked various colleges and schools in India and with international clients ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
