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Ilakkanam
''Ilakkanam'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Chandraseyan, making his directorial debut. The film stars newcomer Vishnupriyan and Uma, with Vinu Chakravarthy, Bala Singh, Kadhal Sukumar, Chitti Babu, Sathyapriya, Anjali Devi, Sabitha Anand, Rohini and Rajashree playing supporting roles. The film, produced by M. C. Shanmugam, was released on 22 December 2006. The film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Film. Plot In August 2005, the old protagonist Thamizharasan ( Vishnupriyan) remembering his past. In the past, Thamizharasan was an idealist and respectful young man who was fond of literature and he wanted to change society for the better. He left his village Mugaiyur (near Viluppuram) and joined a magazine named ''Vaigarai'' in Chennai as a journalist. He was well liked by his colleagues and impressed by his work, his superiors promoted him as an assistant editor for managing the magazine as it was to become a fortn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhavatharini
Bhavatharini Raja (23 July 1976 – 25 January 2024) was an Indian playback singer and composer. She was the only daughter of noted composer Ilaiyaraaja and sister of Yuvan Shankar Raja and Karthik Raja. Starting her career in the 1990s, she mostly sang songs under the direction of her father and brothers. She was awarded the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 2000 for her rendition of the song "Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu" from the film ''Bharathi (2000 film), Bharathi'', composed by her father. Career Bhavatharini Raja made her debut as a playback singer for ''My Dear Kuttichathan''. From then onwards, she mostly sang on albums composed by her father and brothers. In 2001, she won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer, National Award for the song "Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu" in the movie ''Bharathi (2000 film), Bharathi'' (the music director was Ilaiyaraaja, her father). Bhavatharini turned as a composer for the 2002 film ''Mitr, My Friend'', direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnupriyan
Vishnupriyan is an Indian actor, who has appeared in lead roles in Tamil language films. Career Vishnupriyan made his acting debut in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Malayalam film ''Nizhalkuthu'' (2002), and has since portrayed leading and supporting roles in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. During the early stages of his acting career, Vishnupriyan also trained at the drama troupe, Koothu-P-Pattarai. At the peak of his career in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Vishnupriyan played a series of lead roles in films such as '' Unakkaga En Kadhal'' (2010) and ''Mye'' (2012), and supporting roles in the college drama '' Ninaithale Inikkum'' (2009) and the action thriller ''Ayyanar Aiyanar (, ) is a Village deities of South India, Tamil folk deity venerated in South India and Sri Lanka. His worship is prevalent amongst rural Tamils, Tamil people. Some studies suggest that Ayyanar may have also been worshipped in Southeast ...'' (2010). He returned to Malayalam cinema in a supporting role in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini (actress)
Rohini Molleti, known professionally as Rohini, is an Indian actress, screenwriter, dubbing artist, and lyricist. She has mainly acted in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films along with few Kannada films. Having started her acting career at five, she has about 130 films to her credit. She received National Film Award – Special Mention and Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Special Jury Award for Best Performance as Rangi in the 1995 film '' Stri''. Early life A native of Anakapalli in Andhra Pradesh, Rohini spent all her childhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her father, Appa Rao Naidu, was a panchayat officer and her mother, Radha, was a housewife. Her father always wanted to become an actor, though he could not be an actor owing to various reasons; he encouraged Rohini to become an actress. Personal life Her brother Balaji is also an actor. Rohini married actor Raghuvaran in 1996 but divorced in 2004. They have one son, Rishi. Career She started her career in 1974 as a child actress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellai Siva
Sivanathan Shanmugavelan Ramamoorthy (16 January 1952 – 11 May 2021), better known by his stage name Nellai Siva, was an Indian comedian and actor, who predominantly worked in Tamil cinema. He worked mostly in comedy scenes. His first film was '' Aan Paavam'' released in 1985. He appeared in popular movies like '' Mahaprabhu'', '' Vetri Kodi Kattu'', '' Kannum Kannum''. His way of speaking in the movies is completely of Nellai slang, which shows him unique to other supporting actors. He has acted in over 500 films in his career. Early life Nellai Siva was born on 16 January 1952, in Veppilankulam, a small village in Nellai district. He was a fan of Sivaji Ganesan and came to Chennai to make a break in films. He met and became friends with Mansoor Ali Khan and Bonda Mani, who were also upcoming actors at the time. After struggling for over a decade, he met K. Bhagyaraj and participated in a few series on Chennai Television, gaining popularity, and whom he credits with "ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovai Babu
Kovai Babu is an Indian Tamil actor and comedian. He is 45 years old and was born in Coimbatore, India. Career Kovai Babu became popular for his comedy track sequence in the role of Minor Kunjumani where he eventually shared screenspace with comedian Vivek for the film '' Kadhal Sadugudu'' (2003). He also made his presence felt in television soap operas with his hilarious performances in Star Vijay sponsored television soap opera '' Raja Rani''. He was well known for acting as a replacement to veteran actor Vivek in Kamal Haasan starrer '' Indian 2'' who unexpectedly died in 2021 due to congestive heart failure. Vivek's scenes were completed with Kovai Babu being the body double and his face digitally morphed to resemble Vivek. Due to Vivek and Venu's deaths before production of ''Indian 2'' could be completed, Shankar decided to use visual effects to complete their remaining scenes. Vivek's unprecedented death during the middle of the principal photography meant that the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tharika
Tharika is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil language, Tamil films and television serials. She first appeared in a character role in Bharathiraja's ''Eera Nilam'' before she shifted to item numbers. She participated in Jodi Number One (season 1), season 1 of the reality dance show ''Jodi No.1 (TV series), Jodi Number One''. Filmography Films Television series ;Tamil * ''Marabhu Kavithaigal'' * ''Chithi (TV series), Chiththi'' as Shwetha * "Premi" as Preethi * ''Getti Melam'' * ''Kalki (TV series), Kalki'' * ''Lakshmi (2006 TV series), Lakshmi'' * ''Sivamayam'' * ''Thavam'' * ''Simran Thirai'' * ''Poi Solla Porom'' * ''Ramany vs. Ramany Part II'' ;Malayalam *''Unniyarcha'' (Asianet (TV channel), Asianet) as Unniyarcha *''Kavyanjali'' (Surya TV) References External links * {{Authority control Living people Tamil actresses Indian film actresses Actresses from Tamil Nadu Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Telugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uma (actress)
Uma Shankari is an Indian actress who appeared in regional Indian language films. Career In 2006, she appeared in Sakthi Chidambaram's '' Kovai Brothers'' opposite Sibiraj, featuring as Sathyaraj's niece and also featured in ''Thodamaley'' alongside newcomers. She also acts in a few serials like Chikamma (the remake of the famous Tamil serial "Chithi" in Kannada) and Valli (a new Tamil Serial). Personal life Uma was born to D. Rajendra Babu, a commercial director in Kannada film industry, and actress Sumithra, who appeared in regional Indian films. Her younger sister, Nakshatra Nakshatra () is the term for Lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Buddhist astrology. A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a prominent star or asterisms in or near the respective s ..., made her debut with the film ''Doo'' in 2011. Alongside films, she studied B.A, English literature in Indira Gandhi Open University. She eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize ...
Recipients Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. * The year mentioned refers to the year in which the films released. This is the list of Winners of Jury's Special Award See also * Tamil cinema * Cinema of India References {{Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crane Manohar
Crane Manohar (born 4 October 1965) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films, mostly in comedy roles. He appeared in many Vadivelu and Vivek comedy tracks. Career Manohar initially worked as a crane technician for films and when he started acting he kept the name 'Crane' Manohar. He worked as a crane technician for '' Putham Pudhu Payanam'' (1991), '' Bharathi Kannamma'' (1997) and '' Porkkaalam'' (1997) as well as several Malayalam films. He started his career by acting in several K. S. Ravikumar, Hari, Suraj, Sundar C and Cheran films before playing supporting comedic roles in many films, often with Vadivelu. He garnered praise from critics for his roles in films including '' Kannukku Kannaga'' (2000) and '' Thenali'' (2000). Manohar had roles in '' Udhaya'' (2004), '' Veeranna'' (2005), '' Satham Podathey'' (2007), '' Padikkadavan'' (2009), ''Velayudham ''Velayudham'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by Mohan Raja and produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajashree (actress)
Rajashree is an Indian actress known for her works in Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Malayalam cinema and television. She made her debut as the lead character in Bharathiraja Bharathiraja ( born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with ''16 Vayathinile'', he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of ...'s 1994 Tamil film '' Karuththamma''. Since then she has appeared in over sixty films. Career Actress Rajashree made her debut in Tamil Cinema with Bharathiraja's ''Karuthamma''. Winning laurels for her prodigious performance, she later appeared in '' Sethu'', '' Nandhaa'', '' Run'', '' Manasellam'', and '' Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu''. Rajashree has had prominent roles around 57 films in Telugu and Tamil. Apart from the silver screen, she appeared in the TV series ''Aalayam'', ''Agal Vilakku'', ''Mandhira Vasal'' and ''Sivamayam''. Personal life Rajashree's sist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabitha Anand
Sabitha Anand is an Indian actress who has performed in Tamil and Malayalam movies and serials. She was one of the lead actresses in the 1980s. She is the daughter of J. A. R. Anand, an Indian actor in Malayalam movies during the 1960s and 70s. Career She made her debut as an heroine though M.Mani's Ente Kalithozhan (1984). She has acted as the lead female cast alongside popular male counterparts such as Mammotty, Mohanlal, Ratheesh, Shankar. She has acted in more than 100 Malayalam films. Later went on to supporting roles and Mother character roles and shifted her focus to Tamil cinema. She is currently concentrating on Tamil serials. Selected filmography Tamil # '' Gopurangal Saivathillai'' (1982) # '' Ninaivellam Nithya'' (1982) # '' Hemavin Kadhalargal'' (1985) # '' Kaidhiyin Theerpu'' (1986) # '' Thaye Neeye Thunai'' (1987) # '' Chinna Poove Mella Pesu'' (1987) as Esther # '' Pattikaatu Thambi'' (1988) # '' Ennai Vittu Pogaathe'' (1988) # '' Paravaigal Palavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |