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Achacho
''Achacho'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film written and directed by V. S. Balray. The film stars newcomers Sri Hari and Varshini, with Shanmugasundaram, Thalaivasal Vijay, Lavanya, Kumarimuthu, Nambirajan and Ponmaran playing supporting roles. It was released on 4 May 2007. Plot The film begins with doctor Dhayalan being interviewed by the press: he explains that the baby girls should be saved from infanticide in India and explains how there will be a lesser number of women in the years to come. In a remote village, the village chief Nattamai organises a competition to decide who will marry the single woman. There are now twenty-four unmarried young men waiting to get married and seven girls who have not yet come of age in the village. The young men may not marry women from other villages due to their customs, so they have to wait until their village girl attains puberty and the competition will decide it. At the village pachayat, Nattamai finds that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunitha Sarathy
Sunitha Sarathy is an Indian vocalist and performer in both Indian contemporary and Western classical music genres. She is also a gospel singer who performs in various church choirs. After having won the "Virgin Voice Choice" contest – a joint initiative of Channel V and Virgin Records in the year 2000, Sarathy debuted into film playback in the year 2002. She debuted as a playback singer with the Tamil film '' Yei! Nee Romba Azhagey Irruke'' guest-singing the prelude and interlude portions of the song "Ini Naanum Naanillai" with Srinivas and Sujatha Mohan as the lead singers. Sarathy has around 200 film songs in various languages, performances as singer-keyboardist-percussionist across a wide spectrum of Western music genres including classical, jazz, soul and R&B, neo-soul and quiet storm, and a prolific output of gospel songs to her credit. Early life Coming from a family well-versed in Western music (classical jazz), Sarathy started singing in choirs from a young age of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahadevan (actor)
Mahadevan (born 6 May 1961) is an Indian actor who has appeared in predominately Telugu and Tamil films. In Telugu, he is credited as Ramaraju. He is best known for his roles in ''Pithamagan'' (2003) and '' Uppena'' (2021). Career Mahadevan worked in many Telugu films under the stage name of Ramaraju before getting his breakthrough portraying the antagonist in the Tamil film ''Pithamagan'' (2003) by Bala. The film's name has subsequently been used as a prefix to his stage name to distinguish him from other artistes called Mahadevan. Regarding his performance in ''Muruga Kartikeya (/ kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda ( /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/ sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha ( /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan (/ mʊɾʊgən/), is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the ...'' (2007), a critic wrote that "Pithamagan fame Mahadevan walks away with all honours. He lends solidity to the role". He reprised his role from ''Pithamagan'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unni Menon
Nambalatt Narayanankutty Menon (born 2 December 1955), known better by his stage name Unni Menon is an Indian film playback singer. He has recorded over 4000 songs in many Indian languages including Malayalam, Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu and Kannada.S.S.KavutaA melodious journey The Hindu. Retrieved 29 November 2008 In the early part of his career, he spent many years as a low-profile playback singer. The turning point in his career came with the song "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai" from Mani Ratnam's award-winning 1992 Tamil film ''Roja (film), Roja'', composed by A. R. Rahman. Menon has frequently associated with A. R. Rahman, lending his voice to nearly 27 popular songs from films like ''Karuththamma'' (1994) and ''Minsaara Kanavu'' (1997). Early life Menon was born in Temple Town Guruvayur in the Thrissur district of Kerala on 2 December 1955 to V.K.S Menon and Malathy. His father was an officer in Tamil Nadu police and a native of Guruvayoor in Thrissur distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanmugasundaram
Shanmugasundaram was an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He began his career as an actor by starring in '' Ratha Thilagam'' (1963) and '' Karnan'' (1964), and continued his career for seven decades. He is also a dubbing artist. He has acted in over 500 films in Tamil cinema industry. He died on 15 August 2017. Career Shanmugasundaram was born in Chennai to a family of businesspeople. When he was studying in college, he had accompanied one of his actor friends to a drama performance, and as one of the junior artists did not perform well, he was brought in spontaneously. To the surprise of many, he had done that role with efficiency, which earned him appreciation spontaneously. He then moved on to work in Tamil theatre, notably appearing as Adolf Hitler in a play also featuring Kannadasan. Sivaji Ganesan was impressed by his performances and recruited him to make film acting debut with '' Ratha Thilagam'' (1963), where he portrayed a Chinese army major. He next went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalaivasal Vijay
Thalaivaasal Vijay (born A. R. Vijayakumar) is an Indian actor and dubbing artiste. He has acted predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. Career Vijay's debut film was '' Thalaivaasal'' (1992), which became part of his stage name in Tamil cinema following acclaim for his performance. He is noted for his character roles, especially in R. Sukumaran's 2010 Malayalam film '' Yugapurushan'' as Narayana Guru Sree Narayana Guru () (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, Spiritual Leader, spiritual leader and Social Reformer, social reformer in India. He led a Kerala reformation movement, reform movement against the injustice in t .... The actor is usually seen in negative and supporting roles. Vijay, in his career spanning over 30 years, has appeared in more than 270 films. Filmography Tamil 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Malayalam Telugu Hindi English As voice over artist Television Tamil Malayalam Awards Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahathi (singer)
Mahathi is an Indian Carnatic musician and playback singer for film songs in Tamil and Telugu languages. Family Mahathi is from a family of musicians. Her father, Thiruvaiyaru P. Sekar, is a vocalist and a disciple of M. Balamuralikrishna. Her mother, Vasanthi Sekar, a flautist, is the grand disciple of T. R. Mahalingam, N. Ramani and Kesi. Mahathi is also the great-granddaughter of the violinist Sangeetha Kalanidhi Pazhamaneri Swaminatha Iyer. Career A carnatic musician & playback singer , Mahathi is a child prodigy who started Identifying classical ragas when she was 1.5 years old. Undergoing musical training under her parents Thiruvaiyaru Sekar & Smt. Vasanthi Sekar, she underwent musical training from Smt. Lalitha & Gayatri at trivandrum, Underwent advanced musical training from Sangeetha Kala Acharya Late Mangad Natesan & Padma Bhushan Awardee Madurai Shri T N Seshagopalan. Mahathi is a prominent playback singer in South Indian Languages. She was introduced to playback ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suja Varunee
Suja Varunee is an Indian former actress who has appeared in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam language films. She is the winner of ''BB Jodigal (season 2)''. Career Aged fourteen, Suja was selected to portray the leading role in the coming-of-age, romantic drama ''Plus Two'' (2002) after being recommended to the film's director Ramana by her neighbour Rajarajan, who was a cinematographer. Her parents were initially reluctant to allow Suja to act in films at such a young age, but later agreed. The film took a low-profile opening at the box office and did not perform well, prompting Suja to take a break from the film industry. In 2004, Suja was offered a chance to perform in a dance number in the Srikanth–starrer '' Varnajalam'' (2004), which she accepted, prompting several other film makers to approach her for similar roles. Throughout the mid-2000s, Suja became popular for such glamorous, single song appearances and worked on projects including ''Maayavi'' (2005), ''Pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendrayan
Senrayan is an Indian actor who has predominantly worked in Tamil language films. After making his acting debut in Vetrimaaran's '' Polladhavan'' (2007), he appeared in other small roles before winning acclaim for his portrayal of a petty criminal in '' Moodar Koodam'' (2013). He has since appeared in antagonistic and comedic roles in films, including ''Puthiya Niyamam'' (2016) and '' Metro'' (2016). Career Senrayan made his acting debut in Vetrimaaran's '' Polladhavan'' (2007), and later also played a small role in the director's '' Aadukalam'' (2011) with both of the films starring Dhanush. He made a breakthrough with his performance in '' Moodar Koodam'' (2013) portraying a young criminal. The success of the film prompted him to play several similar antagonistic roles in films including ''Puthiya Niyamam'' (2016) and '' Metro'' (2016). In 2015, he played the lead role in the small budget film, ''Vishayam Veliye Theriya Koodadhu'', which went unnoticed at the box office. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harish Raghavendra
Harish Raghavendra (born 7 December 1976) is an Indian singer who has worked mainly in Tamil films. He is the son of photographer P.V Raghavendran. Harish is best known for his songs like "Hey Azhagiya Theeyee" from '' Minnale'', "Nirpadhuve Nadapadhuve" from '' Bharathi'', "Devathayai Kanden" from '' Kadhal Kondein'', "Sakkarai Nilave" from ''Youth'', "Melliname Melliname" from '' Shahjahan'' and "Anbe Enn Anbe" from '' Dhaam Dhoom''. He has also acted in a few Tamil movies. He debuted as an actor in '' Vikadan'' directed by Arun Pandiyan in which he played the lead role. He also played a brother-role for Ajith Kumar in '' Thirupathi'', which was written and directed by Perarasu. Social Media Instagram@its_harishraghavendra'' YouTube:''Harish Raghavendra's CyberSinger Career Harish officially made his debut into the music industry as a singer at the age of 18. His first song was a Telugu song for the movie ''Panjaram'' and he subsequently sung 'Vaa Saghi' for the movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tippu (singer)
Ekambaresh Lakshmi Narayanan (born 1 November 1978), better known by his stage name Tippu, is an Indian playback singer who has performed several songs in Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu languages. Personal life Tippu married playback singer Harini when they both were 24 years. They have a daughter named Sai Smriti and son, Sai Abhyankkar, who made his singing debut with the single "Katchi Sera" in 2024. Discography Tamil discography Kannada discography Telugu discography Other language discography Awards In 2010, Tippu won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Hey Paaru" from the film '' Raaj the Showman'' composed by V. Harikrishna. Tippu was awarded the Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government ... by the Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin (actor)
Benjamin is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil language films in supporting roles. Career Benjamin made his acting debut through Cheran's ''Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000), where he played the foul-mouthed brother of Vadivelu's character. Benjamin had a career breakthrough with Cheran's ''Autograph'' (2004) where he played the childhood friend of the lead character who assists him in his search for his former lovers. The success of the film led to his first lead comedy role in ''Thirupaachi'' (2005), as the friend of Vijay's character. In 2020, Benjamin suffered a heart attack and made a public appeal for financial donations from his film industry colleagues. Partial filmography ;Films ;Television *'' Marmadesam - Vidathu Karuppu'' *''Ramany vs Ramany ''Ramany vs Ramany'' (also spelled as ''Ramani vs Ramani'') is a Tamil-language sitcom directed by Naga and produced by K. Balachander under the banner of Min Bimbangal. It is recognized as the first ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suresh Urs
Suresh Urs is an Indian film editor who works predominantly in Kannada and Tamil cinema. He has edited over 700 films and 40 documentaries and television shows. Urs is well known for his association with directors like Girish Karnad, Mani Ratnam, Shankar Nag, T. S. Nagabharana, Girish Kasaravalli, P. Vasu, Bala, Saran and Baraguru Ramachandrappa. He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Editing for his work in ''Bombay'' (1995), he is also a recipient of five Karnataka State Film Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. He was also honored to win the Karnataka State Rajyotsava Prashasti. Lifetime Achievement Vishnuvardhan Award from Karnataka Government in 2014. Early life Suresh Urs was born in Kollegala, Karnataka, India to K C Chamaraje Urs, a farmer, and Devajammanni. Awards * National Film Awards ** 1995: Best Editing: ''Bombay Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
