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144 (film)
''144'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language heist comedy film directed by G. Manikandan and produced by C. V. Kumar, starring Shiva, Ashok Selvan, Oviya and Shruthi Ramakrishnan. The film's plot is partially inspired by the novel ''Vasanthakaala Kutrangal'' () by Sujatha. It was released on 27 November 2015. Cast *Shiva as Thesi * Ashok Selvan as Madhaan * Oviya as Kalyani * Shruthi Ramakrishnan as Divya *Ramdoss as Ravi Varman * Madhusudhan Rao as Rayappan * Sujatha Sivakumar as Meenakshi Rayappan * Udayabhanu Maheshwaran as 'Feelings' Ravi *"Hello" Kandasaamy as Tube * Ambani Shankar * Karunakaran as Intro Narrator * S. J. Suryah as Narrator Production The film was launched by producer C. V. Kumar with the new director Manikandan, and it began shooting in February 2015, with a principal cast of Shiva, Ashok Selvan, Oviya and Sruthi Ramakrishnan. The team shot scenes in Madurai, with Ashok Selvan portraying an illegal car racer. After a single long filming schedule, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiva (actor)
Shiva is an Indian actor and dialogue writer who appears in Tamil films. Prior to his acting career, Shiva worked as a radio jockey with Radio Mirchi. His tenure earned him the nickname Mirchi Shiva. Acting mainly in comedy films, he rose to fame following his performances in the Venkat Prabhu directorials '' Chennai 600028'' (2007) and '' Saroja'' (2008). He is humorously known by fans as ''Agila Ulaga Superstar'' (worldwide superstar) after his hilarious spoof on Tamil cinema's portrayal in '' Tamizh Padam'' (2010). Film career Shiva's first film role was a supporting role in the 2001 film '' 12B'', where he played Shaam's friend. He debuted as a lead actor in Venkat Prabhu's 2007 sports comedy '' Chennai 600028'' alongside several stars. His next role, again under Venkat's direction, '' Saroja'' (2008). Both films were box office hits. Shiva then starred in '' Thamizh Padam'' (2010), a full-length parody of contemporary Tamil cinema, and his performance earned rave reviews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sify
Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway) is an Indian information and communications technology (ICT) company providing telecom services, data center services, cloud & managed services, transformation integration services, and application integration services. Sify Technologies Limited played a role during the early spread of Internet and e-commerce in India. It has been listed on NASDAQ as SIFY since October 1999. Merrill Lynch was the underwriter for Sify's IPO on the NASDAQ. Sify was founded and led to IPO by R. Ramaraj. History In November 1999, Sify paid crore for a 24.5% stake in IndiaWorld Communications. It acquired the remaining shares for crore on 30 June 2000. In 2000, Sify sponsored the India Olympics team. In January 2002, Sify announced prizes for most emails sent under a 6-week contest called "Sify Greenmail," promoting emails as an eco-friendly way of communication. In March 2002, Sify made an agreement with Makemytrip to run Sify's tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010s Indian Films
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baradwaj Rangan
Baradwaj Rangan () is an Indian film critic and writer. A chemical engineering graduate with no formal training in filmmaking or cinema writing, he has a diverse career in advertising, IT consulting, and cinema writing. He has authored two books on Indian cinema, written for ''The New Indian Express'', ''The Hindu'', and ''Tehelka'', and has also been a screenwriter. As a film critic, Rangan won the Best Film Critic category at the 53rd National Film Awards in 2006. He was the editor of ''Film Companion South'' until 2022 and is a member of the Film Critics Circle of India. Rangan currently works as a critic and chief editor for ''Galatta Plus'' and runs a Spotify podcast ''Cinema With Baradwaj Rangan''. Career Baradwaj Rangan had no formal training in filmmaking or cinema writing. He is a chemical engineering graduate from BITS Pilani (1988–1992). According to him, it was a time when "parents considered only medicine or engineering" to be "serious professions", that he d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Daasan
Anthony Daasan is an Indian folk singer currently working in the Tamil film industry. He is known for contributing a powerful voice to fusions of Tamil folk, country, jazz, electronica and rock styles. Before this phase of playback singing, he worked as a travelling festival folk singer, collaborating with players of Nadaswaram, Thavil and Thappu, dancers and acrobats among others. He has performed with influential movie industry veterans such as Usha Uthup. Apart from his musical performances, he has also made cameo appearances in Tamil films, particularly in songs he sang, notably in a cameo as a gangster in the Karthik Subbaraj directorial, ''Jigarthanda''. He was also featured in '' The Dewarists'', a musical television series in India, partly a music documentary and a travelogue. Biography Originally from Reddypalayam, a small town in Thanjavur. He has a traditional musician-family background without formal training, except daily practice, supporting his family with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinmayi Sripada
Chinmayi Sripada (born 10 September 1984), known mononymously as Chinmayi, is an Indian singer and voice actress. Chinmayi Sripada is one of the most popular and acclaimed playback singers in South India, noted for her wide vocal range and versatility. She predominantly works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. She rose to fame for her critically acclaimed song "Oru Deivam Thantha Poovae" from '' Kannathil Muthamittal'' (2002), directed by Mani Ratnam and composed by A. R. Rahman. She debuted as a voice actress in '' Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'' (2006) rendering her voice for Bhumika Chawla, after being referred by one of A. R. Rahman's sound engineers. She debuted as a composer with a short lullaby titled ''Laali'', which she also sang and released as part of Instagram's ''#1MinMusic''. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company ''Blue Elephant'', a skincare company importing K-beauty to India - ''Skinroute'' formerly ''Isle Of Skin'', and a med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliblog
Karthik Srinivasan () is an Indian communications strategy consultant, music critic and blogger. He is the founder of the website ''ItwoFS'', which tracks plagiarism in Indian film music, and ''Milliblog'', where he reviews music albums. Career In 1999, Karthik began his career as a critic for ''The Music Magazine'', a defunct online magazine in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Later the same year, he founded ''ItwoFS'' (pronounced ), a website that tracks plagiarism in Indian film music. Karthik says the initialism IIFS, from which the website name derives, can stand either for "Inspirations in Indian Film Songs", or "Inspired Indian Film Songs". In 2005, he founded the music review website ''Milliblog'', where he reviews music albums within 100 words. The name of the blog was derived from Milliways, a restaurant featuring in the science fiction series ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. Despite beginning his career in music reviewing, Karthik revealed he has no formal training ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joker (2016 Film)
''Joker'' is a 2016 Tamil-language political satire film written and directed by Raju Murugan of ''Cuckoo'' fame and produced by S. R. Prakash Babu and S. R. Prabhu, under the banner Dream Warrior Pictures. The film stars Guru Somasundaram, Ramya Pandian, and Gayathri Krishnaa in the lead roles, while Mu Ramaswamy, Bava Chelladurai, and Bala Murugan are in supporting roles. ''Joker'' was released on 12 August 2016 and received critical acclaim including praise for the screenplay and acting. At the 64th National Film Awards, the film won two awards including Best Feature Film – Tamil. The film won many awards from several nominations and became a sleeper hit. Plot Mannar Mannan ( Guru Somasundaram) is a villager who declares himself President of India. He leads many protests against various injustices happening around his village. Most of the time, he is seen as a joker. He and his small team of like-minded individuals sue on behalf of the villagers. One of Mannan's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadama Jaichomada
''Aadama Jaichomada'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film directed and co-written by Badri. Produced by B&C films and Upshot Films, co-produced by Skilite Creations, the film stars Karunakaran, Bobby Simha, and Vijayalakshmi in prominent roles, while Balaji Venugopal, Aadukalam Naren, and K. S. Ravikumar amongst others appear in supporting roles. The dialogues were written by actor Shiva. The music was composed by Sean Roldan. The film released on 19 September 2014 to positive reviews. The film deals with corruption involved in cricket. The film's title takes its name from a phrase in "Machi Open The Bottle", a song from the film '' Mankatha''. Plot The film is about unraveling the identity of the mysterious 'Albert', who heads the spot fixing operations for the IPL matches in Chennai. The Chennai Police Commissioner gets a tip off that Albert plans to fix a bowler to spot fix a specific over in the semifinal match of the IPL. He informs his officers to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Think Music
Think Music is an Indian music label headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that specialises in South Indian film soundtracks. Overview Think Music India was started in 2007 and sold its first 46 titles including ''Vel'' (2007) and ''Paiyaa'' (2010) to Sony Music in 2010. The publisher Believe Digital acquired Think Music in November 2021. Filmography Tamil *'' Lesa Lesa'' (2003) *'' Aethiree'' (2004) *'' Enthiran'' (2010) *'' Uthamaputhiran'' (2010) *'' 180'' (2011) *'' Deiva Thirumagal'' (2011) *''Cuckoo'' (2014) *'' Indru Netru Naalai'' (2015) *'' Papanasam'' (2015) *'' 36 Vayadhinile'' (2015) *'' Valiyavan'' (2015) *'' 144'' (2015) *'' Server Sundaram'' (2016) *'' Tharai Thapattai'' (2016) *'' Aranmanai 2'' (2016) *'' Kabali'' (2016) *'' Theri'' (2016) *'' Maragadha Naanayam'' (2017) *'' Vikram Vedha'' (2017) *'' Meesaya Murukku'' (2017) *'' Chennai 2 Singapore'' (2017) * '' Sketch'' (2018) *'' Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren'' (2018) *'' 96'' (2018) *'' Imaikka Nodigal'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
