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Annakodi
''Annakodi'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language film directed and written by Bharathiraja. It stars Lakshman Narayan, Karthika Nair and Manoj Bharathiraja. The film has music by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film was earlier titled ''Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum''. Cast * Lakshman Narayan as Kodiveeran * Karthika Nair as Annakodi * Manoj Bharathiraja as Sadayan * Manoj Kumar as Sanguni (Sadayan's father) * Meenal as Narthanga * Renuka * Rama Prabha * Subiksha Production In August 2011, Bharathiraja revealed that the film would be titled ''Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum'' and would have a village centric theme similar to films such as ''Paruthiveeran'' and ''Subramaniyapuram''. Parthiepan was signed on to play the title dual roles of father and son and subsequently completed a photo shoot for the film. Priyamani, Parvathi Menon of '' Poo'' fame and Meenal were initially announced to play heroines, although the first two were later replaced in the film. Karthika Nair was then signed on to play the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthika Nair
Karthika Nair (born 27 June 1992) is a former Indian actress who primarily worked down South in all language films. She made her debut in the 2009 Telugu film '' Josh'', opposite Naga Chaitanya. She rose to fame starring in her second and her first successful Tamil film '' Ko'', opposite Jiiva and Piaa Bajpai. She found further success in the Malayalam film '' Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath'', opposite Dileep. She is well known for her action roles in the comedy '' Brother of Bommali'', the social drama '' Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai'' and the Hindi epic TV series '' Aarambh''. Early life Karthika was born to former Indian actress Radha. She has a brother and a sister, Thulasi Nair, who is also a South Indian actress. She did her schooling in Podar International School in Mumbai earned a degree in business from a London School of Economics-affiliated college. Career She made her acting debut at the age of 17 in the 2009 Telugu film '' Josh'', opposite Naga Chaitanya. Though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Bharathiraja
Manoj K. Bharathi (born 11 September 1976 as Manoj Bharathiraja) is an Indian actor. He is most noted as the son of director Bharathiraja. Manoj made his acting debut with ''Taj Mahal'' in 1999. He has been the part of few Tamil movies like '' Samudhiram'' (2001), ''Kadal Pookkal'' (2001), ''Varushamellam Vasantham'' (2002), ''Pallavan'' (2003), '' Eera Nilam'' (2003), ''Annakodi'' (2013) and '' Baby'' (2015). Before becoming an actor in the Tamil film industry, Manoj worked as an assistant director. He worked as an assistant to his father in films such as ''Final Cut of Director'' (2016). Career Before becoming an actor in the Tamil film industry, Manoj worked as an assistant actor. He studied theatre arts at the University of South Florida. He made his acting debut in the 1999 Tamil film ''Taj Mahal'', directed by his father, with himself alongside Riya Sen, who was making her debut as well. Subsequently, Manoj appeared in films such as '' Samuthiram'', alongside Sarath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subiksha
Subiksha Krishnan is an Indian actress. She has starred in predominately Tamil films apart from a few Malayalam and Kannada language films. Career Film work Subiksha made her acting debut in Bharathiraja's 2013 Tamil film ''Annakodi'', in which she portrayed the wife of the hero. The same year, she had her first starring role in her maiden Malayalam film ''Olipporu'', as heroine of Fahadh Faasil. She played the role of an IT professional in the film. Her debut Kannada film ''Anjada Gandu'' got released in 2014, which is a remake of Sivakarthikeyan's Tamil film Manam Kothi Paravai, in which she was paired opposite Sathish Ninasam. She played a traditional village girl, Geetha Gowda. In 2017, the Tamil movie '' Kadugu'' was released, in which she was paired opposite Bharath, directed by cinematographer, director Vijay Milton, produced by Rough Note Production and released by 2D Entertainment 2D Entertainment is an Indian film production and distribution company establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meenal
Meenal is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Tamil films. She has appeared in Cheran's ''Thavamai Thavamirundhu'', Vetrimaran's ''Aadukalam'', Thangar Bachan's ''Ammavin Kaipesi'' and Bharathiraja's ''Annakodi ''Annakodi'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language film directed and written by Bharathiraja. It stars Lakshman Narayan, Karthika Nair and Manoj Bharathiraja. The film has music by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film was earlier titled ''Annakodiyum Kodiveer ...''. She also acted as a female lead in a film called Veeran Maaran and co-starring by Rithik. Filmography References External links * Living people Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses from Madurai 1985 births {{India-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharathiraja
Bharathiraja (born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director 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 rural life in his films. As of 2017, he has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award. He has also directed films in Telugu and Hindi. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri award, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in 2004 for his contribution to the film industry. In 2005, he was conferred with the Doctor of Letters (honorary degree) from Sathyabama University. Film career Bharathiraja started his film career as an assistant to Kannada filmmaker Puttanna Kanagal. Later, he assisted P. Pullaiah, M. Krishnan Nair, Avinasi Mani and A. Jagannathan. His first film '' 16 Vayathinile'', for which he wrote the script, broke the then existing convention to create a new genre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ongole Githa
''Ongole Gittha'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Bhaskar and produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad under Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra. The film stars Ram Pothineni and Kriti Kharbanda. The soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, Mani Sharma also scored one song for the film and given the background score. The film was released on 1 February 2013 to negative reviews from critics and commercial failure at the box office. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as ''Mahaveer No. 1'' in 2014 and in Tamil as ''Kaariyaavadhi''. Plot The film opens with Narayana and his son escaping from a gangster Durga, who intends to kill them. The film then shifts to 2001 where a young boy named White, an orphan, enters the Ongole market. He manages to catch the attention of many people including the market chairman Adikeshavulu, who is god to the people of the market, with his tactical ways of business and establishes him as a businessman there. Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iniya
Shruti Sawant better known by her stage name Ineya, is an Indian actress and model from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She won the Best Actress Award for her role in the Tamil film ''Vaagai Sooda Vaa'' (2011) at TN state awards. Early life Ineya, whose real name is Shruti Sawant was born to Salahuddin. S and Savithri at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She has an elder sister, Swathi, who is also a Malayalam television actress and a younger brother, Sravan. Ineya had her primary education at Thiruvananthapuram from Amritha Vidyalaya, Fort Girls Mission High School and Manakkad Karthika Thirunnal High School. She did her B.B.A course by correspondence. Career Ineya acted in several Malayalam television series, short films and telefilms as a child artist. While studying in class four, she acted in the telefilm ''Koottilekku'', which was followed by appearances in tele-serials ''Orma'' and ''Sree Guruvayoorappan'' by Vayalar Madhava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udhayam NH4
''Udhayam NH4'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by debutant Manimaran, a former associate of Vetrimaaran. The film stars Siddharth and newcomer Ashrita Shetty. Vetrimaaran wrote the script, did the screenplay, and penned the dialogues for this film. The story takes place in Bangalore, Karnataka. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film released along with a dubbed Telugu version titled NH4 on 19 April 2013. Plot Prabhu falls in love with Rithika, his classmate, who reciprocates his feelings, but are separated after Rithika's father disapproves of their relationship. Prabhu, lovelorn, discusses the route from Bangalore to Chennai with his friends and plan to kidnap Rithika to elope. Meanwhile, Rithika's father, Avinash Gowda, appoints encounter specialist ACP Manoj Menon IPS, who questions Rithika's male friend Deepak about Prabhu. Deepak claims that Prabhu is a drug addict and was always trying to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabesh–Murali
Sabesh–Murali is an Indian music director duo, who have jointly composed for many Tamil films in Chennai, India. Sabesh and Murali are siblings who began their careers working under their brother, the music director Deva, as assistant composers. They composed famous albums such as '' Pokkisham'' and ''Milaga''. The duo are also, rarely, playback singers. They composed for the Tamil movie ''Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi''. They scored the movie ''Goripalayam'' and the upcoming movie ''Anthony Yaar''. Personal life Sabesh–Murali are the younger brothers of popular music composer Deva. Sabesh's son Karthik Sabesh is a comedian while Murali's son Bobo Shashi is a composer. Their nephews are actor Jai and composer Srikanth Deva. Discography ;Songs *'' Samuthiram'' (2001) *'' Naina'' (2002) *''Aayiram Poi Solli'' (2002) * ''Ball'' (2002) *'' Paarai'' (2003) *''Ayodhya'' (2005) *'' Gurudeva'' (2005) *''Adaikalam'' (2005) *''Thavamai Thavamirundhu'' (2005) *''Suyetchai MLA'' (2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka (actress)
Renuka is an Indian actress who is known for playing the lead role ''Premi'' in K. Balachander's Tamil tele-serial of the same name. She has also acted in Malayalam and some Hindi films. Early life Renuka's family hailed from the town of Srirangam. Due to adverse circumstances caused by the early death of her father, she was compelled to move to the city of Chennai at an early age in search of work. In a short while, she was able to get a job as a drama artiste with Komal Swaminathan's troupe. Career She got the break in Tamil films with the 1989 movie ''Samsara Sangeetham'' directed by T. Rajender and in the year 1990, she worked in Malayalam movie '' Kuttettan''. Renuka has worked in a few Tamil films and about 75 Malayalam movies, after she was introduced to Tamil film director K. Balachander by colleague Geetha. Renuka was cast in a supporting role in the teleserial ''Kaialavu Manasu'' directed by Balachander. Following ''Kaialavu Manasu'', Renuka also did a supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Kumar (Tamil Film Director)
Manoj Kumar is an Indian film director, producer and television actor who has directed Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films and Tamil serials. He is the brother-in-law of Bharathiraja. Career After assisting Bharathiraja in various films, he made his directorial debut with ''Mannukkul Vairam'' (1986). He directed several films in 1990s such as, ''Guru Paarvai'' (1998) starring Prakash Raj, won positive reviews. He attempted to collaborate again with Prakash Raj and Prabhu in a film titled ''Vasantha Kaalam'', but the project was stalled. He then went on to make medium budget action films including ''Vaanavil'' (2000) and ''Jaisurya'' (2004) featuring Arjun, as well as '' Raajjiyam'' which had Vijayakanth and Dileep in the lead cast. He ventured into production in the mid 2000s and made the Madhavan - starrer '' Arya'', before launching a directorial project titled ''Utharavu'' with Seeman, which eventually did not progress. Manoj Kumar resurfaced in 2013, when it was revealed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rama Prabha
Rama Prabha is an Indian actress who performs in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She has acted in more than 1,400 films and is credited as a character artist who shared screen space with superstars across all generation of South Indian Cinema with a career spanning over six decades. She formed a noted pair on Telugu screen during the 1970s and 1980s with comedian Raja Babu. She acted opposite Nagesh in Shanti Nilayam and many other films from 1968 onwards. She acted in Hindi opposite Mehmood in the movie ''Do Phool''. Personal life When she was two months old, her aunty adopted her and they shifted to Ooty. Rama's childhood was spent in that place up to 14 years then they shifted to Chennai. Currently lives in Vayalpadu, near Madanapalle. She had adopted her sister's daughter Vijaya Chamundeswari, when she was a 1-year-old child. Vijaya is married to actor Rajendra Prasad Selected filmography Awards * She won Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian - Lahiri Lahiri Lahir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |