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Idhayam Thiraiarangam
''Idhayam Thiraiarangam'' () is a 2012 Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Ramki Ramakrishnan, starring Anand and Swetha in the lead roles. The film had a below average box office run. Cast * Anand as Kumar * Shwetha Bandekar as Mahalakshmi * Kavitha as Appu * Kadhal Sukumar * Bala Singh * Manobala * Vinod Sagar Release and reception The film was released on 1 June 2012 alongside ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'', ''Mayanginen Thayanginen'' and '' Manam Kothi Paravai''. Malini Mannath of ''The New Indian Express'' wrote that "''Idhayam...'' offers nothing novel or exciting for the viewers". A critic from ''Sify Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway) is an Indian information and communications technology (ICT) company providing telecom services, data center services, cloud & managed services, transformation integration services, and ...'' opined that "If you decide to see the film, go armed with loads of patience. For its dim-witted writing and slop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shwetha Bandekar
Shwetha Bandekar is an Indian film and Tamil television actress who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films and Tamil serials. She has appeared in films including '' Aalwar'', Valluvan Vasuki, as well as in the Sun TV series Chandralekha. Personal life Bandekar completed a Bachelor of Technology degree at the PMR Engineering College near Chennai and a Master of Business Administration degree. Career Bandekar first acted in the Tamil film Aalwar as Ajith Kumar's sister. From 2007 to 2012, She was female lead in over five films. She began acting in the teleserial ''Magal'' as Swapna which ran for more than 1000 episodes in Sun TV. Filmography Films Television ;Serials ;Shows ;Advertisements *Cinthol Soap - Tamil *Udaya Krishna Pure Ghee - Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavitha (actress)
Kavitha Dasaratharaj, known professionally as Kavitha, is an Indian actress and politician who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industries, she also acted in few Malayalam movies as well. She has done supporting roles in Telugu-language movies like ''Meenakshi'' (2005), ''Chethilo Cheyyesi'' (2010), ''Yugalageetham'' (2010) and ''Aada Paandavulu'' (2013). Personal life She is a Telugu and hails from Andhra Pradesh. She joined the Telugu Desam Party in 2008. Her husband and her son died due to COVID-19 in 2021. Awards Filmography ''This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.'' Telugu * '' Siri Siri Muvva'' (1976) as Savithri – Debut in Telugu * ''Seeta Geeta Daatithe'' (1977) as Seetha * '' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977) * '' Lawyer Viswanath'' (1978) as Gowri * '' Cheppindi Chestha'' (1978) * '' Punadhirallu'' (1979) as Radha * '' Andadu Aagadu'' (1979) as Padma * ''Captain Krishna'' (1979) * '' Iddaru Asadhyule'' (1979) * '' Aarani Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadhal Sukumar
Kadhal Sukumar is an Indian actor and director who has appeared in Tamil language films. After working as a comedian in films for a decade, notably in Balaji Sakthivel's romantic film '' Kaadhal'' (2004). Career Sukumar, the son of a farmer from Alanganallur near Madurai, came to Chennai in 1997, searching for an opportunity to star in Tamil films. His first on screen appearance was in '' Sakthi'' (1997), where he featured as a dancer alongside Vadivelu in a song, with several critics remarking about his resemblance to the actor. Sukumar then first worked as an actor in Kasthuri Raja's unreleased film ''Kaadhal Jaathi'', before working on a television show titled ''Oorvambu'' on Raj TV, which garnered attention for him in the film industry. Sukumar received a breakthrough after featuring as Bharath's friend in Balaji Sakthivel's coming-of-age, love story '' Kaadhal'' (2004). The success of the film prompted the actor to place the film's title as a prefix to his name. In the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). attested since 300 BC, 300 BCE.: "...the most acceptable periodisation which has so far been suggested for the development of Tamil writing seems to me to be that of A Chidambaranatha Chettiar (1907–1967): 1. Sangam Literature – 200BC to AD 200; 2. Post Sangam literature – AD 200 – AD 600; 3. Early Medieval literature – AD 600 to AD 1200; 4. Later Medieval literature – AD 1200 to AD 1800; 5. Pre-Modern literature – AD 1800 to 1900" at p. 610 Tamil was the lingua franca for early maritime traders in South India, with Tamil inscriptions found outside of the Indian subcontinent, such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Egypt. The language has a well-documented history wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Drama Film
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through dating, courtship or marriage, marriage is featured. These films focus on the search for romantic love as the main plot focus. Occasionally, romance lovers face obstacles such as finances, physical illness, various forms of discrimination, psychological restraints, or family resistance. As in all quite strong, deep, and close romantic relationships, the tensions of day-to-day life, temptations (of infidelity), and differences in compatibility enter into the plots of romantic films. Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight, young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, Spirituality, spiritual love, forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala Singh
Bala Singh (7 May 195227 November 2019) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil language films. After making his debut in Nassar's '' Avatharam'' (1995), he appeared as the antagonist in over a hundred films. Early life and career Bala Singh was born in Thaiyalumoodu, near Marthandam in Kanyakumari District. Bala Singh initially began his career featuring in stage plays and trained with the National School of Drama, before being handed his first film role in Nassar's '' Avatharam'' (1995). He played the role of the chief antagonist, Baasi, an expelled troupe member and won critical acclaim for his performance in the film. He has since played supporting roles in films directed by Shankar, Mani Ratnam, Hari, A. L. Vijay, Selvaraghavan and Kamal Haasan, often playing the role of villain. In 2009, he played a lead role of a grandfather in '' Vannathupoochi'', in a film which explored the relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren. Death On 27 November 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manobala
Balachandar (8 December 1953 – 3 May 2023), known by his stage name Manobala (), was an Indian actor, film producer, director, comedian, and YouTuber who predominantly played supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He worked predominantly in the film industry for nearly forty years and was notable for his unique body language and dialogue delivery and was also well known for his intonation. Early life Manobala was born as Balachandar in a Marungoor village near Thirumarugal , Nagapattinam District, but did most of his primary education in Bangalore and Thirukattupalli for grades 10 and 11. He later studied at the Government College of Fine Arts, when he started writing articles under the pen name Manobala, and also learnt Bharatanatyam and the Veena. Career Manobala started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with a reference from Kamal Haasan became an assistant director for Bharathiraja's 1979 film ''Puthiya Vaarpugal''. He continued to work as his ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinod Sagar
Vinod Sagar is an Indian actor and dubbing artist working in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu cinema, playing mostly supporting and antagonistic roles. He made his debut with '' Idhayam Thiraiarangam'' (2012) and played almost 20 small roles before getting noticed in '' Pichaikkaran'' (2016) and '' Ratsasan'' (2018). Career Vinod Sagar, a B.A. Corporate secretaryship graduate, has also worked as a radio jockey for Radio Asia, Dubai (2005) and later enrolled with Theatre Lab, a theatre group, before appearing in small roles in films like '' Idhayam Thiraiarangam'' (2012) and ''Naan'' (2012). Sagar's notable performance came with the psychological thriller '' Ratsasan'' (2018), where he played a pedophile. He played the same role in '' Rakshasudu'' (2019), its Telugu remake. Sagar has also done prominent roles in the Tamil film ''Champion'' (2019) and the Malayalam films '' Nayattu'' (2021) and ''Jana Gana Mana "" is the national anthem of the Republic of India. It was orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thadaiyara Thaakka
''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni. The film stars Arun Vijay and Mamta Mohandas, with Rakul Preet Singh, Maha Gandhi and Vamsi Krishna in supporting roles. The title is derived from the devotional song Kanda Shasti Kavasam. ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' was released theatrically on 1 June 2012, and received positive critical reviews but underperformed at the box office, which Magizh attributed to the low-key promotions and publicity. The film slowly gained praise from viewers after the end of its theatrical run. During an interview for ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015), Arun Vijay would go on to call it as the best film in his career to that point. Plot Selva is a self-built man who owns a small travel agency in Chennai, and works hard to achieve something in life. He is all set to marry his lover Priya. The city is under the grip of dreaded loan shark brothers Maha and Kumar who would go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayanginen Thayanginen
''Mayanginen Thayanginen'' () is a 2012 Tamil romantic-thriller film written and directed by T. S. Vendan, who earlier directed '' Inba''. The film stars Nithin Sathya and Disha Pandey in the lead roles with Pawan, Tarun Shatriya and Tejashree in supporting roles. The film which was in production since 2010 was finally released on 1 June 2012 and received negative reviews. Cast * Nithin Sathya as Muthukumar * Disha Pandey as Shruthi * Ajay Rathnam as Kalivaradhan * Ganja Karuppu as Muthukumar's friend * Pawan as Muthukumar's friend * Tarun Shatriya as Muthukumar's friend * Tejashree as Kalivaradhan's wife * T. P. Gajendran * A. C. Murali Mohan * T. R. Bala * Rekha Suresh * Rishi Vandana * Sanjana Singh as item number Production Nithin Sathya was cast as a cab driver, with the producer's son, Bala, cast as a mechanic. Disha Pandey, who previously starred in '' Thamizh Padam'' (2010), was cast as the heroine. Her role in the film is a customer care executive. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manam Kothi Paravai
''Manam Kothi Paravai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by S. Ezhil. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan and Athmeeya, while Ravi Mariya, Ilavarasu, and Soori, and Singampuli play supporting roles. The music is composed by D. Imman with cinematography by Sooraj Nallusami and editing by Gopi Krishna. The film opened to moderate reviews from critics, but it was the first commercial hit in Sivakarthikeyan's career. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Anjada Gandu'' (2014) and in Telugu as ''Vinavayya Ramayya''. Plot Kannan is a carefree youth who assists his father Ramaiah in his construction business and spends time with his friends. He is in love with his neighbor Revathy, whose father and uncles are the most dreaded goons in the village. They are both childhood friends. Kannan gets a shocker when he decides to reveal his love to Revathy. Her family has arranged her a marriage with an influential man. To avoid the arranged marriage, Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Indian Express
''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu. Santwana Bhattacharya was appointed Editor-in-Chief on 1 July 2022, replacing G.S. Vasu. History ''Indian Express'' was first published on 5 September 1932, in Madras (now Chennai) by an ayurveda, Ayurvedic doctor and Indian National Congress member P Varadarajulu Naidu, publishing from the same Publisher, press where he ran the ''Tamil Nadu'' Tamil weekly. But soon, on account of financial difficulties, he sold it to S. Sadanand, founder of ''The Free Press Journal'', another English newspaper. In 1933, ''The Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai and launched the Tamil language, Tamil daily ''Dinamani'' on 11 September 1934. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price, but later sold part of his stak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
