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Leon James (composer)
Leon James is an Indian film composer and singer who works in Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut by composing two songs for the Tamil film, ''Kanchana 2'' (2015) directed by Raghava Lawrence, before being noticed for his work in ''Ko 2'' (2016). Early life Leon James became interested in music as a result of his father Noel James's involvement in the industry as A. R. Rahman's manager, and began piano lessons aged three. He played in a school band called Zinx alongside Anirudh Ravichander, with the pair remaining close friends. He is also currently a part of Project Yuj, a "neo-Carnatic funk" band alongside Aalap Raju, Prakash Hariharan and Jeoraj George and the team released an independent album in November 2014. Prior to making his debut as a composer, Leon has worked as a keyboardist for stage shows and film albums composed by Santhosh Narayanan, Anirudh Ravichander and Thaman. Career Leon James made a breakthrough in the Tamil film industry after his work was spott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neeti Mohan
Neeti Mohan (born 18 November 1979) is an Indian singer. She sings mainly in Hindi and few Tamil films, but has also done songs in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, and English. Born in Delhi, she was one of the winners of the Channel V's reality show ''Popstars'', subsequently being chosen for Aasma, with other winners of the show. She rose to prominence after recording "Ishq Wala Love" from ''Student of the Year'' (2012), ultimately winning the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent and was nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer for "Jiya Re" from ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' (2012). Her rendition of six jazz tracks in the soundtrack album of Amit Trivedi's '' Bombay Velvet'' (2015) received positive response from the music critics. The following year, she received her second Filmfare nomination with the song "Sau Aasmaan" from ''Baar Baar Dekho'' (2016). In that year, Mohan appeared as a coach in the 1st season of ''The Voice India Kids'' and the second seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ori Devuda
''Ori Devuda'' () is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Ashwath Marimuthu and produced by Pearl V. Potluri and Param V. Potluri through PVP Cinema. The film stars Vishwak Sen, Mithila Palkar (in her Telugu debut), Asha Bhat while Venkatesh made an extended cameo appearance. and music was composed by Leon James. A remake of the Tamil film '' Oh My Kadavule'' (2020), it was released on 21 October 2022. The film garnered decent to mixed reviews from critics and audiences as well, praising the performances and storyline of the film. Plot Anu (Mithila Palkar), Arjun (Vishwak Sen) and Mani (Venkatesh Kakumanu) are best friends since childhood. During a party to celebrate Arjun clearing his Engineering arrear exams, Anu tells the other two of her father Paulraj (Murali Sharma) looking for a groom for her. She suddenly asks Arjun if he'd like to marry her, to which he agrees. One year later, Anu and Arjun are seen sitting in family court for a final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paagal
''Paagal'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutante Naresh Kuppili and produced by Bekkem Venugopal under the banner of Lucky Media. The film stars Vishwak Sen, Nivetha Pethuraj, Bhumika Chawla and Murali Sharma. The release was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The film was released on 14 August 2021. Plot Prem, an 8-year-old boy is taken care of by his mother ( Bhumika Chawla). He loves his mother very much and so does his mother. They live happily but one day, his mother dies of cancer without proper medication. Prem is very depressed because of his mother's sudden demise. His friend suggests he love a girl sincerely and in turn, he will get the same love and affection which his mother used to show. He writes a letter to his deceased mother and ties it to a helium balloon and releases it. From there on he starts proposing to every girl but gets rejected. One day, he sees an elder girl who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh My Kadavule
''Oh My Kadavule'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language romantic fantasy film, written and directed by Ashwath Marimuthu on his directorial debut. The film stars Ashok Selvan, Ritika Singh and Vani Bhojan, while Sha Ra and M. S. Bhaskar play supporting roles. Vijay Sethupathi and Ramesh Thilak make extended cameo appearances. The film had its theatrical release on Valentine's Day, 2020. ''Oh My Kadavule'' was selected for official screening at International Indian Film Festival in Toronto, held in August 2020. It was remade in Kannada as '' Lucky Man'' (2022) and in Telugu as ''Ori Devuda'' (2022). Plot Anu (Ritika Singh), Arjun ( Ashok Selvan) and Mani (Sha Ra) are best friends since childhood. During a party to celebrate Arjun clearing his Engineering arrear exams, Anu tells the other two of her father Paulraj (M. S. Bhaskar) looking for a groom for her. She suddenly asks Arjun if he'd like to marry her, to which he agrees. One year later, Anu and Arjun are seen sitting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LKG (film)
''LKG'' (an initialism for ''Lalgudi Karuppiah Gandhi'') is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language political satire film produced by Ishari K. Ganesh and directed by K. R. Prabhu in his directorial debut. The film stars RJ Balaji and Priya Anand while Nanjil Sampath, J. K. Rithesh, Ramkumar Ganesan and Mayilsamy play supporting roles. Leon James scored music for the film, while Vidhu Ayyanna and Anthony handled the cinematography and editing, respectively. The film released on 22 February 2019 to unanimously positive reviews and performed well in the box office. Plot The film begins with newly elected Lalgudi Karupaiah Gandhi (LKG) swearing in as Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu, where he is shot in the chest by a sniper. The story moves back to six months ago where LKG is a mere councillor from Lalgudi ward in Trichy rural and belongs to the ruling party. LKG aspires to quickly achieve big in politics, unlike his father Azhagu Meiyappan, who neither achieved fame as a politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silukkuvarupatti Singam
''Silukkuvarupatti Singam'' ( Lion from Silukkuvarupatti) is a 2018 Indian Tamil language action comedy film written and directed by Chella Ayyavu in his directorial debut. Produced by Vishnu Vishal, the film also features Vishnu in the lead role alongside Regina Cassandra. P. Ravi Shankar, Anandaraj, Yogi Babu, Karunakaran, Livingston, and Mansoor Ali Khan, among others, form an ensemble cast. The film features Leon James as composer, Ruben as editor, and Laxman Kumar as cinematographer. The venture began production in February 2017 and released on 21 December 2018. Upon release, the film received mixed to positive reviews from the critics. Plot Sathyamoorthy, alias Sakthi (Vishnu Vishal), is a laid-back constable in the Silukkuvarupatti police station who takes life too easy he takes food to the police station . Bhaskar (Karunakaran) is a new constable who is appointed by Sub-Inspector Muthaiya (Livingston) to assist Sakthi. Muthaiya keeps praising Sakthi nonstop due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language (of India) by the Government of India. Telugu is also a linguistic minority in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by members of the Telugu diaspora spread across countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand in the Anglosphere; Myanmar, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius; and the Arabian Gulf count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Next Enti?
''Next Enti?'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Kunal Kohli, making his Telugu debut. The film stars Tamannaah, Sundeep Kishan, and Navdeep. It is based on '' When Harry Met Sally...''. The music was composed by Leon James with cinematography by Manish Chandra Bhatt, and editing by Anil Kumar Bonthu. The film released on 7 December 2018. The film's title is based on a song from ''Nenu Local'' (2017). Plot Tammy (Tamannaah) is a modern girl who breaks up with her boyfriend as he does not believe in true love. This is the time when she meets a marketing executive named Sanju (Sundeep Kishan) and connects with him instantly. They start living together, but Tammy is against a physical relationship with Sanju. This upsets Sanju, and he breaks up with Tammy. During this time, Tammy starts liking Krish (Navdeep), a businessman with a past, while Sanju also moves on. Tammy and Krish begin a relationship, and this time, she believes that Krish is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veera (2018 Film)
''Veera'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Rajaraman and produced by Elred Kumar of RS Infotainment. The film stars Kreshna and Iswarya Menon in the leading roles, with Karunakaran, Rajendran and Yogi Babu in supporting roles. Leon James composed the original score and soundtrack for the film, while Bakkiyam Shankar wrote the film's script. Having begun production in August 2015, the film had gone through a change of cast before being released on 16 February 2018. Cast *Kreshna as Veeramuthu *Iswarya Menon as Renuka * Karunakaran as Pachamuthu *Radha Ravi as Sketch Sekhar *Thambi Ramaiah as Ezhukinaru Ezhumazhai *Rajendran as Jonty Rhodes *Yogi Babu as Jithesh *Aadukalam Naren as Boxer Rajendran *R. N. R. Manohar as Maavattam Thamizhazhagan *Charandeep as Kulla Ponnu Kumar * Sonia Bose Venkat as Rajendran's wife *Kanna Ravi as Sura Murugan Production In August 2015, Bobby Simha signed on to appear in a venture titled ''Veera'' directed by debutant R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavalai Vendam
''Kavalai Vendam'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Deekay. The film stars Jiiva and Kajal Aggarwal, while Bobby Simha and Sunaina play supporting roles. The film, which is said to be an urban romance "about first love, second chances and relationships", features music composed by Leon James, cinematography by Abinandhan Ramanujam and editing by Suresh. Produced by Elred Kumar, ''Kavalai Vendam'' released on 24 November 2016 while its dubbed Telugu version ''Entha Varaku Ee Prema'' released on 7 April 2017 to mixed reviews and did average collections. Cast * Jiiva as Aravind Bhaskar * Kajal Aggarwal as Divya Priyadarshini * Bobby Simha as Arjun * Sunaina as Deepa * Shruthi Ramakrishnan as Shilpa * RJ Balaji as 'Natty' Nataraj * Bala Saravanan as Sathish * Mayilsamy as Dr. Bhaskar ("Busy Kai" Bhaskar), Aravind's father * Madhumitha as Shankari, Aravind's stepmother * Manthra as Divya's mother * Sriranjini as Arjun's mot ... [...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 as "the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
