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Ammani
''Ammani'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan. It features herself, Subbalakshmi and Nithin Sathya in the leading roles. The film, produced by Ven Govinda, released on 14 October 2016. Cast * Lakshmy Ramakrishnan as Salamma * Subbalakshmi as Ammani * George Maryan as Muthu * Nithin Sathya as Shiva * Sri Mahesh as Selvam * Regin Rose as Saravanan * Semmalar Annam as Amutha * Renuka C as Vennila * Thangam Paramanandhan as Perumal * Robo Shankar as Yaman * Stephenraj as Admin. Officer * Arun as Kishore * Satyamurthy K as DMS * Manas as Sultan * Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan as lawyer * Sangili Murugan as patient Production Lakshmy Ramakrishnan was motivated to make the film after meeting an elderly ragpicker during her talk show and created a fictional story from her interaction with the woman. Veteran actress Subbalakshmi, who worked with Ramakrishnan in Gautham Vasudev Menon's ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' (2010), was cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K (Indian Composer)
Krishna Kumar, better known by his stage name K, is an Indian music composer. Background K did his schooling at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai, where he took lessons in playing the keyboard. He quickly progressed and finished Grade 8 certificate exams in music with the Trinity College of Music, London. K graduated in Genetic Engineering (BTech) from SRM University, Chennai. His musical talent found an outlet when he joined his first rock band aged 12, and then played with a successful funk/rock and roll band ‘''Panatella''’ for several years after that. He moved to creating jingles for advertisements and corporate films, singing several songs for the same. Music career In the year 2010, K was brought on board for director Mysskin's film ''Yuddham Sei''. The film's sound track was a hit. He then composed for Mysskin's ''Mugamoodi'' starring Jiiva. His next big career break came when famed cinematographer Rajeev Ravi roped him for his directorial venture in Malayalam, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K (composer)
Krishna Kumar, better known by his stage name K, is an Indian music composer. Background K did his schooling at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai, where he took lessons in playing the keyboard. He quickly progressed and finished Grade 8 certificate exams in music with the Trinity College of Music, London. K graduated in Genetic Engineering (BTech) from SRM University, Chennai. His musical talent found an outlet when he joined his first rock band aged 12, and then played with a successful funk/rock and roll band ‘''Panatella''’ for several years after that. He moved to creating jingles for advertisements and corporate films, singing several songs for the same. Music career In the year 2010, K was brought on board for director Mysskin's film '' Yuddham Sei''. The film's sound track was a hit. He then composed for Mysskin's '' Mugamoodi'' starring Jiiva. His next big career break came when famed cinematographer Rajeev Ravi roped him for his directorial venture in Malay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subbalakshmi
Subbalakshmi is an acclaimed Carnatic musician, composer and an actress in Malayalam movies. She is one of the prominent supporting actresses currently handling grand mother roles in Malayalam movies. She is noted for her performance in '' Kalyanaraman'' (2002), '' Pandippada'' (2005) and '' Nandanam'' (2002). Her daughter Thara Kalyan is also an actress in Malayalam movies. Personal life She was married to late Kalyanakrishnan. The couple has two daughters and one son. Her younger daughter Thara Kalyan is also a famous actress and an acclaimed dancer. Subbalakshmi, prior to entering movies, was a music and dance instructor at Jawahar Balabhavan and has worked with All India Radio since 1951. She is noted for being the first lady composer of All India Radio from south India. She has done many concerts and is a dubbing artist as well. She has acted in some telefilms and albums. Partial filmography As actress Appeared in more than 75 films ; Malayalam films *'' Nandanam'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semmalar Annam
Semmalar Annam is an Indian actress who rose to fame with the critically acclaimed Tamil drama film '' Ammani'' (2016) directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan. She has also directed and acted in more than fifteen short films during her studies at college. Semmalar is well known for her street plays performed at Coimbatore for many social and environmental causes under her guide CR Jayaprakash, Eco Club of PSG College of Arts and Science. Life Semmalar Annam from Coimbatore is the eldest daughter of A.V.Karuppasamy and Boovathy and has an younger Brother Samaran. Education After her schooling at Krishnamal Higher Secondary School Coimbatore, she joined for Visual Communication studies at PSG College of Arts and Science and later did her post graduation in Mass Communication and Journalism from PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore,. After her formal education, she underwent a course on acting and theater at the Stanislavsky Acting School, Chennai. which helped her to step int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan is an Indian actress, director and philanthropist. She made her debut in the Malayalam film '' Chakkara Muthu'' (2006), and has since appeared primarily in supporting roles in Tamil films. Personal life Lakshmy was born and raised in a Tamil Brahmin family in Palakkad, Kerala. She got engaged at the age of 16 and got married when she was 18 years old. Career Ramakrishnan ran an event management business in Muscat, Oman from 1992 to 2001, before returning to India and acting and directing films. Director A. K. Lohithadas offered her a supporting role in his next film. Karu Pazhaniappan's '' Pirivom Santhippom'' (2008) in which she played the character of Sneha's mother was her first Tamil film, following which she played supporting roles in numerous films. She portrayed an angry mother who wants to avenge her daughter's death in Mysskin's '' Yuddham Sei'' (2011). She also tonsured her head for the "once-in-a-lifetime role". She has worked in television s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nithin Sathya
Nithin Sathya (born 9 January 1980) is an Indian actor, film producer. He works primarily in Tamil Cinema. He made his film debut in ''Kalatpadai'', directed by J. Ramesh, in 2003. He acted with Kamal Hassan in a small role in the Tamil comedy film '' Vasool Raja MBBS'', directed by Saran. His next film was ''Ji'' (2005), with Ajith Kumar, directed by N. Linguswamy. Nithin Sathya appeared as the antagonist, a psychopathic villain Rathnavel Kalidas in the critically acclaimed psychological thriller, ''Satham Podathey'' (2007), which starred Pritviraj, Padmapriya and Suhasini, and was written and directed by Vasanth. Other films in which he acted include '' Raman Thediya Seethai'', written and directed by K. P. Jagannath. In '' Pandhayam'' (2007) by S. A. Chandrasekhar with actor Vijay playing a cameo along with Sindhu Tolani. '' Muthirai'' (2009), a Tamil-language thriller film. He had his break through when he played the role of Palani in '' Chennai 600028'' by Venka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (born 7 October 1981) is an Indian playback singer from Kerala, India. She is an expert in a rare musical instrument called Gayatriveena. She won special jury mention for her much appreciated work in the 2013 film ''Celluloid''. She was born at Vaikom on 7 October 1981 and later on moved to Chennai. Personal life She was born on 7 October 1981, on Vijayadashami. She got engaged to Bahrain-based technician Santhosh in December 2016, but she suddenly called off her wedding, citing that her fiancé insulted her for her blindness and requested her to stop stage shows. She was praised for her decision on social media. Vaikom Vijayalakshmi married N. Anoop, a mimicry artist on 22 October 2018 at Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple. They got divorced in June 2021. Awards * 2012: Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for "Kaatte Kaatte" from ''Celluloid'' * 2013: Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for "Ottakku Padunna" from ''Nadan'' * 2014: Filmfare Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aandavan Kattalai (2016 Film)
''Aandavan Kattalai'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language satirical film co-written and directed by M. Manikandan. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Ritika Singh, with Pooja Devariya, Nassar and Yogi Babu amongst others in supporting roles. Produced by G. N. Anbu Chezhiyan and featuring music by K, the film began production in March 2016 and was released on 23 September 2016. Narrating the story of how two men from interior Tamil Nadu struggle to acquire travel documents to fly to London, ''Aandavan Kattalai'' opened to widespread critical acclaim and became a huge commercial success. The film has been remade in Telugu as '' London Babulu'' (2017). It was dubbed in Hindi as ''Pappu Passport'' by Goldmines Telefilms on 10 February 2020. In 2022, Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara announced the Gujarati remake titled ''Shubh Yatra'' starring Malhar Thakar and Monal Gajjar under their production house ''Rowdy Pictures''. Plot Faced with several debts, a village accountant Gandhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangili Murugan
Sangili Murugan, is an Indian actor, screenwriter and producer. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was an actor doing negative and supporting roles in Tamil films. He has also worked as production controller in a number of films. His birth name is Muthuvel Murugan; the prefix "Sangili" was added to his name after the famous character in his second film ''Oru Kai Osai''.His first movie was Suvar illatha Chitthirangal, which was also the first movie of K.Bhagyaraj. He is the founder of the production and distribution company, Murugan Cine Arts, and has produced over 12 films. Filmography Producer Distributor Actor A list of films in which Sangili Murugan has acted in: References Male actors in Tamil cinema Living people Male actors from Madurai Tamil film producers 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Film producers from Tamil Nadu 1945 births {{India-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukesh Mohamed
Mukesh Mohamed (earlier called Mukesh) is an Indian playback singer who is known for his mass-style singing. As a versatile singer, he sings melody, folk and gana songs. He has sung more than 500 film songs in various Indian languages. He has also recorded a number of devotional albums. He has performed in numerous live concerts across the world, and has regular appearance in Ilaiyaraaja’s musical orchestras. Mukesh Mohamed has sung some very popular hit songs including “Vaa Saamy” in '' Annatthe''. Early life Mukesh Mohamed was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His parents are from Seythunganallur village, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. He was actively participating in singing competitions during his school days. His teacher had foreseen his future in music, and advised him to enter into film industry. Mukesh Mohamed was determined to make a career in film industry as it was his passion since his childhood. His father, N.P. Abdul Kadar, who was also a musician, trained Muk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robo Shankar
Robo Shankar is an Indian standup comedian who has appears in character roles in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with STAR Vijay's ''Kalakkapovathu Yaaru'', performing standup comedy. He is a now cast as regular on several shows on Star Vijay and has presented television shows for the channel. Career Shankar was a mimicry artist when he was offered by Gokul a role in '' Rowthiram'' (2011); however, his scenes were edited out from the film. Gokul again cast him a role in '' Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'' (2013), which gave him a break as an actor. After doing small roles in '' Yaaruda Mahesh'' and '' Kappal'', Balaji Mohan cast Shankar in '' Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' (2014). His performance was described by critics as "scream". He portrayed a negative character in '' Touring Talkies'' (2015). He then acted in ''Maari'' (2015), where his performance was mentioned by critics that he "deserves a special mention" and "steals the show with his unique one-liners and body l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Maryan
George Maryan (born 23 March 1963) is an Indian actor and comedian, who has appeared in Tamil cinema. He started his career in theatre, before working in Tamil cinema and has often collaborated with film-makers A. L. Vijay, Sundar C and Priyadarshan. Career George Maryan began his career as an actor in theatre during 1989 and continued to perform in plays until 2002. Thereafter, he moved on to work in Tamil cinema, often portraying supporting and comedy roles. George made a breakthrough as an actor in Tamil films after being cast as a bumbling police officer in Priyadarshan's '' Kanchivaram'' (2008), where he was selected by the casting director A. L. Vijay, who was impressed by George's work in theatre. Vijay then cast George in his own venture ''Poi Solla Porom'' (2008), before giving him progressively larger roles in '' Madrasapattinam'' (2010) as an English teacher and in '' Deiva Thirumagal'' (2011) as an intellectually disabled person. His role as a house servant in A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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