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Paiyaa
''Paiyaa'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film written, produced and directed by N. Linguswamy. It stars Karthi and Tamannaah, with Sonia Deepti, Milind Soman and Jagan appearing in supporting roles. The film, produced by N. Subash Chandra Bose under the banner of Thirupathi Brothers and distributed by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies, features a film score and soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Madhi and editing by Anthony Gonsalves. In the film, a young woman is driven from Bangalore to Mumbai by a jobless young man who must evade gangsters chasing after them, as well as confront his own violent past in the city. Following a lengthy pre-production phase, during which the film underwent major changes in its main cast and its technical crew, it began shooting in December 2008 at various locations throughout South India, most notably in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. ''Paiyaa'' was released on 2 April 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja or Abdul Haliq (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Western music elements and often credited with having introduced hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry and started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu. Yuvan has won two Filmfare Awards South, five Mirchi Music Awards South, four Vijay Awards and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Within a span of 25 years, Yuvan has worked on over 100 films. Being the youngest son of composer Ilaiyaraaja, he began his musical career in 1996, at the age of 16, when he composed the film score for '' Aravindhan''. He got his breakthrough with the ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2001) soundtrack, and established himself as one of Tamil cinema's most sought-after composers by the mid-2000s. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil in 2004 for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paiyaa (soundtrack)
''Paiyaa'' is the soundtrack to the 2010 Indian Tamil-language film of the same name, directed by N. Linguswamy and starring Karthi and Tamannaah. The soundtrack album originally includes five songs composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and was released on 12 February 2010. The release coincided with a promotional event held at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai, India. The soundtrack album was marketed under the Chennai-based Think Music record label, which was founded in 2007, thus becoming their 50th album. During a press conference held by Think Music in mid-March 2010, it was announced that, thanks to the enormous success of the audio, an additional track has been composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and included in the film at an appropriate place. The new CD including the new track, titled "Yedho Ondru", was released during the release of the film in early April. In 2011, Sony Music got the rights to the soundtrack. Track listing Reception The album generally positive reviews and respon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthi
Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977), better known by his stage name Karthi, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has won three Filmfare Awards South, an Edison Award, a SIIMA Award and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. The younger brother of actor Suriya and the youngest son of actor Sivakumar, Karthi initially joined Mani Ratnam as an assistant director. He was offered acting roles and made his acting debut in '' Paruthiveeran'' in 2007, which garnered critical acclaim and several accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. His next project was that of the lead role in '' Aayirathil Oruvan'' (2010), an action-adventure film directed by Selvaraghavan. He achieved consecutive commercial successes with his subsequent releases – '' Paiyaa'' (2010), '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' (2010) and ''Siruthai'' (2011). After appearing in a series of box office flops, he starred in successful films such as '' Madras'' (2014), '' Thozha'' (2016), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajith (film)
''Ajith'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed by Mahesh Babu starring Chiranjeevi Sarja and Nikki Galrani. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Paiyaa''. G Prem is the producer of this film with five songs in the music direction of Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film got released across Karnataka cinema halls on 9 May 2014. Plot In Bangalore, Ajith, an unemployed young graduate meets Charulatha and falls in love with her. One day, Charulatha tells Ajith to drop her at her grandmother's house in Mumbai to escape from a forced marriage arranged by her father. During the journey, the duo encounter two gangs after them (one after Ajith and the other gang after Charulatha) for their personal reasons, but Ajith manages to defeat the gangs and unites with Charulatha, who has also fallen in love with him. Cast * Chiranjeevi Sarja as Ajith * Nikki Galrani as Charulatha *Arpitha *Vidya *Vijayanand *Chandan Naik *Harish babu *Anand *Rockline Sudhakar *Shivamanju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brinda Sarathy
Brinda Sarathy ( ta, பிருந்தா சாரதி) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, dialogue writer and Poet. Life Brindha Sarathy started his film career by working as an associate director and dialogue writer to N. Linguswamy in his debut film ''Aanandham''. However, he didn't work together with Linguswamy again in the latter's subsequent films, but turned an independent director. He went on to remake the 2001 Telugu film ''Manasantha Nuvve'' into his directional Tamil debut ''Thithikudhe'' (2003). The film starred Jiiva and Sridevi Vijaykumar in the main lead roles, with Shrutika in a main supporting role. It was a moderate success at the box office. He then had planned to shoot his next film after, again featuring Jiiva in the lead, which, however got shelved for unknown reasons and didn't take off again. After a long hiatus, he again joined Linguswamy as a dialogue writer for the romantic-action film ''Paiyaa ''Paiyaa'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milind Soman
Milind Soman (born 4 November 1965) is an Indian actor, supermodel, film producer, and fitness enthusiast. He was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 3''. Early and personal life Soman was born on 4 November 1965 in Glasgow, Scotland in a Marathi family. His family moved to Scotland/UK where he lived until the age of seven, then his family moved back to Mumbai, India in 1973. He attended Dr. Antonio Da Silva High School and Jr. College of Commerce, Bombay. Later, he completed his Diploma in Electrical Engineering. Milind Soman met Mylene Jampanoi, a French actress, on the sets of their 2006 film, ''Valley of Flowers''. The couple married in July 2006 at a resort in Goa. Soman and Jampanoi separated in 2008 and divorced in 2009. Soman married Ankita Konwar on 22 April 2018 in Alibaug. Career In 1995, Soman got featured in Alisha Chinai's music video, '' Made in India''. The same year, he made his debut as a television actor in '' A Mouthful of Sky' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhi (cinematographer)
Madhie is an Indian film cinematographer. Former assistant of noted cinematographer S. Saravanan, he has notably worked in films such as ''Veyil'', ''Paiyaa'', ''Pandianadu'', '' Mirchi'', ''Srimanthudu'' and ''Ghaz''i. Early life Madhie is an Indian cinematographer born in 1971 at Thirutharaipoondi. He has ten siblings — five elder and two younger brothers and two sisters — with one of them being Piraisoodan, poet and lyricist, who also worked in the Tamil film industry. Madhie has earned a degree in mathematics and wanted to become a restaurateur. Career As a devoted cinematographer, he has worked in over 25 films and has a tremendous experience of more than 30 years in this industry. As a cinematographer he strongly believes, “Cinematography is not just about my talent in executing the techniques to perfection. Its about connecting with the audience’s mind to create an impact with regard to the story.” His experience has taught him that acclimatizing to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Deepti
Sonia Deepti (born 29 July 1984) is an Indian actress who has primarily appeared in Telugu films. Her debut performance as Shravs in the 2007 Sekhar Kammula film ''Happy Days'' won her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu. Career Sonia Deepti was born and brought up in Hyderabad, Telangana. After finishing her studies with a degree in computer applications, she worked as a software engineer in an IT company for three years, before stepping into acting. At an event, she was spotted by Sekhar Kammula, who gave her an acting offer, after seeing her performance in an audition. Accepting the offer, she made her acting debut in the 2007 Telugu film ''Happy Days'', enacting the role of Shravs. The film, upon release, became a blockbuster and won six awards at the 2008 Filmfare Awards South, one of which was the Award for Best Supporting Actress for Sonia for her performance that won her critical acclaim. In late 2008, her second film '' Vinayakudu'' opposite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloud Nine Movies
Cloud Nine Movies was an Indian film production and distribution company, based in Chennai. It is owned by Dayanidhi Azhagiri and Vivek Rathinavel and was founded in 2008 until 2014. He founded another new production company in 2013, Meeka Entertainment. History The company first distributed the Gautham Vasudev Menon-directed ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' in 2008, which was a critical as well as commercial success. Next they produced the parody film '' Thamizh Padam'', which became a box-office hit, too, following which ''Paiyaa'' was distributed. The N. Linguswamy-directed romantic-action film, starring Karthi, also went to become highly successful at the box office, emerging one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of that year. Subsequently, their next film was the action-drama film ''Thoonga Nagaram'' starring Vimal and Anjali becoming their first production. Simultaneously, they first produced Venkat Prabhu Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 7 November 1975), better known by hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirupathi Brothers
Thirrupathi Brothers is an Indian Tamil film production company owned by brothers N. Subash Chandrabose and N. Lingusamy and was founded in 2006. History The first venture of Thirrupathi Brothers was ''Deepavali'', directed by Ezhil with Jayam Ravi and Bhavana in lead roles. It was a moderate success. Then it was ''Pattalam'', starring Nadhiya and a host of new faces. The next venture, ''Paiyaa'' (2010) was directed by N. Lingusamy himself. The film brought together Karthi and Tamannaah and Bollywood actor Milind Soman. It showcased a journey the lead couple undertake on the request of the heroine. The ups and downs the duo undergo during the journey and how they bond during the same forms the story. Lingusamy's next ''Vettai'' (2012) was also produced by Thirrupathi Brothers. It starred Madhavan, Arya, Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul. It is their highest-grossing film to date. The banner's next offering ''Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' was critically acclaimed. The film marked the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamannaah
Tamanna Bhatia (born 21 December 1989), known professionally as Tamannaah, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Telugu and Tamil films, along with a few Hindi films. In 2005, she made her acting debut at the age of 15 in the Hindi film ''Chand Sa Roshan Chehra'' and appeared in the Abhijeet Sawant album song "''Lafzon main''" from the album ''Aapka Abhijeet'', which was also released in 2005, before working in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. In the same year, Tamannaah made her Telugu film debut in '' Sri'', and the next year she appeared in her first Tamil film '' Kedi''. In 2007, she starred in two college life-based drama films, ''Happy Days'' in Telugu and ''Kalloori'' in Tamil. Bhatia's notable films in Telugu cinema include '' Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam'' (2009), '' 100% Love'' (2011), ''Oosaravelli'' (2011), ''Racha'' (2012), ''Tadakha'' (2013), '' Baahubali: The Beginning'' (2015), ''Bengal Tiger'' (2015), ''Oopiri'' (2016), '' F2: Fun and Frustration'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaaneman (2012 Film)
''Jaaneman'' is a 2012 Indian Bengali-language romantic action film starring Koel Mallick and Soham Chakraborty in the lead roles. It is a remake of the 2010 Tamil film ''Paiyaa''. Cast * Koel Mallick as Ria * Soham Chakraborty Soham Chakraborty (born 4 March 1984), is an Indian actor, producer, television personality and politician. He has appeared in more than 100 Bengali films, as child artist (Master Bittu) and as male lead. He earned numerous accolades, including ... as Deba * Ashish Vidyarthi as Sridhar * Partho Sarathi Chakraborty as Joga * Rajat Ganguly as Ria's Uncle * Saswati Guhathakurta as Rhea's Grandma Soundtrack References External links * 2010s romantic action films Indian romantic action films Bengali remakes of Tamil films 2012 masala films Indian road movies Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Films directed by Raja Chanda Films scored by Jeet Ganguly {{2010s-Bengali-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
