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Kanmani Unakkaga
''Kanmani Unakkaga'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by the duo Ravi-Raja. The film stars Ishaq Hussaini and Suvaluxmi, while Senthil and Jennifer portrayed supporting roles. It was released on 7 November 1999. Cast * Ishaq Hussaini as Rishi *Suvaluxmi as Sudha *Anandaraj as Pratap * Mansoor Ali Khan as Karan *Senthil as Kandha *Baby Jennifer as Kanmani * Ponnambalam *Vadivukkarasi *Loose Mohan * Vichithra Production Ishaq Hussaini appeared in a series of films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, often scripting and producing his own films. After getting an average response to '' Jayam'' (1999), he reunited with the same director duo, Ravi-Raja, to make the family drama film, ''Kanmani Unakkaga''. Release and reception The film was censored with a UA certificate, with two cuts. Malathi Rangarajan of ''The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishaq Hussaini
Ishaq Hussaini is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil language films. Career The brother of karate expert Shihan Hussaini, Ishaq Hussaini also has a third degree black belt in karate. In an interview to The Hindu, Ishaaq revealed that he had gained a doctorate in literature from the City University, Los Angeles and that his Ph.D. thesis was a comparative study of French and English literature in the Romantic age. Ishaq Hussaini appeared in a series of films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, often scripting and producing his own films. After getting an average response to '' Jayam'' (1999) where he portrayed a supporting role with Mansoor Ali Khan, he reunited with the same director duo, Ravi Raja, to make the family drama film, ''Kanmani Unakkaga'' (1999) starring opposite actress Suvalakshmi. Despite the low profile releases, Ishaq opted to continue his acting career in Chennai and signed up to act in films titled ''Kaadhal Jeyikkum'' and ''Sagotharaa'' in 2000, but the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suvaluxmi
Suvaluxmi (born 19 August 1977) is a former Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Tamil films. She also appeared in Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada films. Career As a child, Suvaluxmi was passionate about Indian classical and folk dance forms and performed the art forms across regional shows. Her performance on stage was noticed by film director Satyajit Ray, who cast her as the female lead in the film adaptation of his story ''Uttoran'' (1994). The film, which was completed by his son Sandip Ray following Satyajit Ray's demise, won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay in 1994 and was screened in film festivals around the world, including at Cannes. Alongside graduating with a degree of Bachelor of Laws from the University of Calcutta in 1998, Suvaluxmi acted as the female protagonist in several movies in South Indian languages. She made her debut in Tamil films with '' Aasai'' (1995), a romantic thriller film directed by Vasanth and produced by Mani Ratnam. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senthil
Senthil (born 23 March 1951) is an Indian comedy actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is famous for his comedian roles along with fellow actor Goundamani. The pair dominated the Tamil industry as comedians in the 1980s and 90s.Goundamani presides Senthil's son marriage! Personal life Senthil was born on 23 March 1951 in a small village called Ilanjambore near Mudukulathur in Ramanathapuram District in . He married Kalaiselvi on 14 May ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anandaraj
Anandaraj (born May 15, 1959) is an Indian actor. He has acted in villain roles in several Tamil films and has appeared in over a two hundred films in different languages including Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. Career Anandaraj was born and brought up in Pondicherry. His father was a civil surgeon . After schooling, he wanted his son to be a police officer, but Anandaraj wanted to try something different as he was fascinated with films. His family supported his dreams. He joined in M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Chennai for a course. Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar was his classmate. Anandaraj was under the impression that offers would come his way, but later he had to struggle for an opportunity and finally started off with the 1988 film ''Oruvar Vaazhum Aalayam'', starring Prabhu and Sivakumar, and later '' En Thangachi Padichava'', directed by P. Vasu, gave him the much-needed break in all the four south Indian languages. He did Suresh Krissna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)
Mansoor Ali Khan is an Indian actor, music composer, writer and producer. who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films, mostly in antagonistic and supporting roles. He got a breakthrough role as an antagonist in '' Captain Prabhakaran'' (1991). After the success of this film, he got a lot of acting opportunities. He has acted in over 250 films in all languages and has produced and directed numerous films. He has also acted in a few Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films Early life Mansoor Ali Khan was born in Dindigal, Tamil Nadu. His parents are Meesaikaara Abdul Salam Rowther and Sagorammal. Film career Khan has often played in antagonist roles and a few lead roles. He got a breakthrough role as an antagonist in Tamil cinema industry by the R.K. Selvamani directorial '' Captain Prabhakaran'' (1991) which became a blockbuster, hence fetching him a lot of acting opportunities. He did his acting course in Anupam Kher's acting school in Mumbai. Political career In his early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Jennifer
Nancy Jennifer, previously credited as Baby Jennifer, is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil language films. After making her debut as a child artiste, Jennifer has also featured in supporting and lead roles. Career Nancy Jennifer began acting as a child actress and featured in Vasanth's ''Nerrukku Ner'' (1997), as a small child who is caught up by her parents’ divorce. She later appeared in films including ''Asokavanam'' and ''Ghilli'' (2004), portraying Vijay's sister. In the late 2000s, she became a lead actress and appeared in the low-budget films '' Thozha'' (2008) and ''Puthiya Payanam''. After being unable to garner success as a lead actress, Jennifer has regularly featured as a supporting actress and as a host for STAR Vijay Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponnambalam (actor)
Ponnambalam (born 11 November 1963) is an Indian actor and stuntman who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. He is best known for playing antagonistic roles in Indian films during the 1990s, notably appearing in films such as '' Nattamai'' (1994), '' Muthu'' (1995) and ''Amarkalam'' (1999). Later in his career, Ponnambalam also appeared in a few leading roles, while also taking up the mantle of director and producer. Career Ponnambalam made his debut in cinema as a stuntman, and often appeared as an extra fighter in films, starring in minor roles in films including '' Apoorva Sagodharargal'' (1989) and '' Michael Madana Kama Rajan'' (1990). As a result of his proficiency as a stuntman, he later received the nickname "Spare Parts" Ponnambalam as no part of his body was ever injured or fractured. He made a breakthrough as an actor following the success of P. Vasu's ''Walter Vetrivel'' (1993), and subsequently starred in several prominent Tamil films in the 1990s in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadivukkarasi
Vadivukkarasi is an Indian actress. She made her acting debut in the Tamil film ''Sigappu Rojakkal'' (1978) and has acted in more than 350 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam and 40 television serials in Tamil. Film director A. P. Nagarajan is her maternal uncle. Personal life Vadivukarasi's maternal uncle is director A. P. Nagarajan, and was named after his film '' Vadivukku Valai Kappu''. She has one daughter Padmapriya. Career Vadivukarasi's first job was as a primary school teacher. Due to her struggling family situation she chose to do different jobs. She made her debut in Tamil film ''Sigappu Rojakkal''. Her first movie was '' Kanni Paruvathile.'' She has played various characters, playing the lead, supporting as well as antagonistic roles. In the early 2000s, she started acting in television serials''.'' She has done 350 movies and featured in more than 40 television serials. Filmography Tamil * ''Sigappu Rojakkal'' (1978) - Debut Film * ''Shri Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loose Mohan
Arumugam Mohanasundaram (8 February 1928 – 16 September 2012), popularly known as Loose Mohan and Raja Gopalakrishnan, was an Indian actor who had acted as a comedian in over 1000 Tamil films. He is credited with popularizing Madras Bashai, a Cockney of Tamil language spoken in Chennai city. Early life Born in Kanchipuram, son of old actor "Loose Arumugam", Mohan migrated to Madras at an early age and debuted at age 16 in the 1944 film ''Harichandra'' as P. U. Chinnappa's son. However, most of his successes were in the late 1970s and 1980s when he acted as a comedian alongside stars such as Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth. Career He acted as servant in the movie "Kaththiruntha Kangal" 1962 film with Savithri and Gemini Ganesan. His breakthrough movie as a comedian was the 1979 film ''Rosapoo Ravikaikari'', after which he acted in more than 1000 films, including four movies in Marathi and one each in Bhojpuri, Hindi and Tulu. In 2000, Mohan was awarded the Kalaimamani aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vichithra
Vichithra is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films. She has also appeared in a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. Career Her breakthrough came in the form of a glamorous role in Selva's ''Thalaivasal'' (1992), where she played a character known as 'Madippu' Hamsa. She has appeared in supporting roles, notably in ''Rasigan'' (1994), '' Muthu'' (1995) and ''Suyamvaram'' (1999). She briefly forayed into a career in television, playing a leading role in the drama ''Maami Chinna Maami''. She has settled in Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ... after marriage and has retired from films. Personal life She is the daughter of actor Williams and Mary Vasantha, and has two sisters and a brother. Her father was murdered during a robbery inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayam (1999 Film)
''Jayam'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language horror film directed and produced by the duo Ravi-Raja, making their directorial debut. The film stars Sangita, Mansoor Ali Khan, Ishaq Hussaini and Vichithra, with Bhavana, Ragul, Rocky, Karikalan, Shanmugasundaram and Vadivukkarasi playing supporting roles. It was released on 15 October 1999. Plot The Tamil Nadu police are looking for professor Saamy, a mad scientist who committed multiple terrorist attacks in Tamil Nadu. The inspector of Police Rathnam, also an informer, informs each stage of the investigation to professor Saamy, thus Saamy managed to escape from the police each time. The commissioner of Police Sankar who handles the case, calls in Anand and Vijay to find and arrest Saamy. In the past, Anand and Vijay arrested Saamy but he was eventually released from jail thanks to his political influence. Saamy then kills Rathnam in his lab for an experiment, but the experiment went horribly wrong and Saamy dies on the spot. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
