Beast (2022 Indian Film)
''Beast'' (stylised on-screen as ''BeAst'') is a 2022 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. It is produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film stars Vijay (actor), Vijay and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, alongside Selvaraghavan, Shaji Chen, VTV Ganesh, Ankur Vikal, Aparna Das, Sathish Krishnan, Shine Tom Chacko, Yogi Babu and Redin Kingsley. It is about an ex-Research and Analysis Wing, RAW agent who seeks to rescue hostages in a shopping mall which has been hijacked by terrorists. Sun Pictures acquired the production rights for Vijay's 65th film in January 2020. AR Murugadoss was initially signed to direct it; however, he was ousted from the film, after he refused to cut his remuneration. Nelson was subsequently brought on board, with announcement in December 2020 under the tentative title ''Thalapathy 65'', and the official title was announced in June 2021. Principal photography commenced in April 2021. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nelson Dilipkumar
Nelson Dilipkumar ( born 21 June 1984) is an India, Indian Film director, director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Known for directing action films which incorporate dark humor, he is one of the highest-paid directors in India. Nelson started his career in 2010 with the feature film ''Vettai Mannan''. However, it was shelved due to various reasons. He later directed ''Kolamaavu Kokila'' (2018), making his debut in the industry. He directed ''Doctor (2021 film), Doctor'' (2021), which emerged a Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema, commercial success during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was followed by ''Beast (2022 Indian film), Beast'' (2022), which emerged as one of the List of Tamil films of 2022, highest-grossing Tamil film of 2022. He then worked on ''Jailer (2023 Tamil film), Jailer'' (2023), which became his most successful film; it became one of the Highest grossing Indian film, highest-grossing Indian film, earning over worldwide. Early ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Selvaraghavan
Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor who has directed and acted predominantly Tamil cinema, Tamil films and few Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He had his directorial debut with ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2002). Still, his father is credited for business reasons, which stars his brother Dhanush, Selvaraghavan went on to make a series of romantic drama films with ''Kadhal Kondein'' (2003) (also starring Dhanush) and ''7G Rainbow Colony'' (2004) before also venturing into coming-of-age films ''Pudhupettai'' (2006) and ''Mayakkam Enna'' (2011), both starring Dhanush. He has also ventured into making science fiction and fantasy films, such as depicting a fantasy Chola kingdom in ''Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film), Aayirathil Oruvan'' (2010) and a Parallel universe (fiction), parallel universe in ''Irandam Ulagam'' (2013). He has been critically acclaimed for his directorial skills. He made his film acting debut in the 2022 film ''Beast (2022 Indian film), Beast''. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography), right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. Delhi became a union territory on 1 November 1956 and the NCT in 1995. The NCT covers an area of . According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the Sanskrit epic ''Mahabharata''; however, excavations in the area have revealed no signs of an ancient built environment. From the early 13th century until the mid-19th century, Delhi was the capital of two major empires, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and territories of India, state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the List of most populous cities in India, sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after City of London Corporation, London. Historically, the region was part of the Chola dynasty, Chola, Pandya dynasty, Pandya, Pallava dynasty, Pallava and Vijayanagara Empire, Vijayanagara kingdoms during various eras. The coastal land which then contained th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Principal Photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as the actors, director, cinematographer(s) or sound engineer(s) and their respective assistants ( assistant director, camera assistant, boom operator), the unit production manager plays a decisive role in principal photography. They are responsible for the daily implementation of the shoot, managing the daily call sheet, the location barriers, transportation, and catering. Additional typical roles during filming include the script supervisor to record changes to the script and the still photographer to produce images for advertising and documentation. Several reports are prepared each day to track the progress of a film production, including the daily production report, the daily progress report, and the sound report. Process Prepa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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AR Murugadoss
Murugadas Arunachalam (born 25 September 1974), known professionally as AR Murugadoss, () is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer who predominantly works in the Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He is best known for directing action films mainly on social issues. In addition, he has worked in Telugu films and Hindi films. Murugadoss won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil, Filmfare Award for Best Director for his 2014 Tamil action drama film, action drama ''Kaththi''. Murugadoss' first break in the film industry was as an assistant director of ''Ratchagan'' (1997). He then worked with S. J. Surya for the film ''Kushi (2000 film), Kushi'' (2000) before directing his first film, the Ajith Kumar, Ajith starrer ''Dheena'' (2001). His first Bollywood film was ''Ghajini (2008 film), Ghajini'' (2008), a Hindi remake of his Ghajini (2005 film), Tamil film of the same name. It became the first Bollywood film to gross over domestically. In 2012, he directed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Research And Analysis Wing
The Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) is the foreign intelligence agency of the Republic of India. The agency's primary function is gathering foreign intelligence, counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, advising Indian policymakers, and advancing India's foreign strategic interests. It is also involved in the security of India's nuclear programme. During the nine-year tenure of its first Secretary, Rameshwar Nath Kao, R&AW quickly came to prominence in the global intelligence community, playing a role in major events such as accession of the state of Sikkim to India in 1975. Headquartered in New Delhi, R&AW's current chief is Tanu Priya. The head of R&AW is designated as the Secretary (Research) in the Cabinet Secretariat, and is under the authority of the Prime Minister of India without parliamentary oversight. Secretary reports to the National Security Advisor on a daily basis. In 1968, upon its formation, the union government led by the Indian National Congress ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Redin Kingsley
Redin Kingsley (born 16 April 1977) is an Indian actor and comedian who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He is best known for his loud style of speech and comedic expressions in films. Personal life Redin Kingsley married the television actress Sangeetha on December 10, 2023 Career Redin initially was a dancer and was featured in a song in the film '' Aval Varuvala'' (1998). He was also an event organizer for government exhibitions in Chennai and Bangalore before entering into the film industry as an actor. His debut film, a 2012 project called ''Vettai Mannan'' featuring Silambarasan directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, was shelved. Later in 2018, he properly debuted in Nayanthara's '' Kolamaavu Kokila'', again directed by Nelson. After appearing in minor roles in a few films, Kingsley rose to fame following roles in '' Netrikann'' and ''Doctor'' in 2021. He has also starred in Rajinikanth's '' Annaatthe'' (2021) and '' Jailer'' (2023) as well as Vijay in '' B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yogi Babu
Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. He has won Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), '' Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018), '' Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018), '' Love Today'' (2022) and '' Maaveeran'' (2023). He is also a recipient of five SIIMA Awards. Early and personal life Yogi Babu was born on 22 July 1985 in Arani, his father was a havildar in the Indian Army, so Babu travelled extensively as a child, as a result of which he studied in Jammu in the early 1990s. Babu married Manju Bhargavi on 5 February 2020 in an intimate ceremony held at their ancestral temple in Tiruttani and the couple have two children. Career Babu worked as an assistant director in the '' Lollu Sabha'', and helped writing scenes for two years. He made his feature film debut in the Ameer-starring '' Yogi'' (2009) as an aspiring actor and subsequently adapted the name of the film as a prefix for his stage name. He appeared as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shine Tom Chacko
Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema along with a few Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. After working as an assistant to director Kamal (director), Kamal for about 9 years, he forayed into acting through the film, ''Gaddama''. He played supporting roles in several films including ''Ee Adutha Kaalathu'', ''Chapters (film), Chapters'', ''Annayum Rasoolum'', ''Masala Republic'', and ''Jigarthanda DoubleX'' and played his first lead role in Binu Sadanandan, Binu S Kalady's fantasy-comedy film ''Ithihasa'' (2014) which dealt with Body swap, body-swapping. Early life Shine Tom Chacko was born on 15 September 1983 in Thrissur, Kerala, to C.P. Chacko and Maria Carmehttps://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/my-son-is-being-targeted-says-shine-toms-mother-1.10517029] He completed a B.Com degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur. Career Shine started his career as an assistant d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sathish Krishnan
Sathish Krishnan (also credited as Sathish) is an Indian actor, director, and a National Award Winning choreographer, who has worked in Tamil films. Career After winning the first season of the reality dance show, Maanada Mayilada, Sathish was first seen portraying Vinay Rai's friend in Jeeva's ''Unnale Unnale'' (2007). In '' Vaaranam Aayiram'', released in 2008, Sathish played a small but memorable role as Suriya’s school friend. His association with renowned director Gautham Vasudev Menon led to an opportunity to act in '' Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada'' (2016), where he portrayed Silambarasan’s friend. Notably, Sathish also showcased his choreography skills by handling all the songs in the same film. He is the recipient of National Film Award for Best Choreography for '' Thiruchitrambalam'' (2022). Sathish will make his directorial debut with the upcoming romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aparna Das
Aparna Das (born 10 September 1995) is an Indian actress who acts mainly in Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her Malayalam and Tamil Debut with '' Njan Prakashan'' (2018) and ''Beast'' (2022) orderly. Aparna is a recipient of Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress - Tamil for ''Dada'' (2023). Early life Aparna was born on 10 September 1995 to Malayali parents settled in Muscat, Oman. She completed her primary education from Gangothri English Medium School, Nenmara and Indian School, Darsait. She is a graduate from Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore. After completing her Post-Graduation degree, she worked as an accountant. She had also worked as model for establishments and magazines during and after her studies. Career While working in Muscat after completing her master's in business administration, Aparna was cast in the satirical comedy film '' Njan Prakashan'' (2018) by Sathyan Anthikad, after he watched one of her TikTok videos thus making her debut ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |