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Boomika
''Boomika'' also spelt as ''Bhoomika'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film written and directed by Rathindran R. Prasad. The film is also touted as the first film with the genre of eco action thriller. The film stars Aishwarya Rajesh, Avantika Vandanapu, Madhuri Jain, Vidhu and Pavel Navageethan. The film resembles similar to the storyline of Karthik Subbaraj's directorial ''Mercury''. It was directly released via Star Vijay on 22 August 2021 and streamed internationally through Netflix, the following day (23 August 2021). The film opened to average reviews. Plot In Nagapattinam, a man drives home to visit his pregnant wife. While talking to her on the phone about a recently concluded construction deal, his car collides with an oncoming truck, killing him. Meanwhile, Samyuktha "Sam" - a psychologist based in Ooty, is seeking medical therapy for her 4-year-old son - Siddhu, who suffers from speech impediment. Sam's husband, Gautham, is a rising architect, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aishwarya Rajesh
Aishwarya Rajesh (born 10 January 1990) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. Aishwarya is a recipient of several awards including two Filmfare Award South, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and four SIIMA Awards. Aishwarya started her career as television presenter in a comedy show called '' Asatha Povathu Yaaru?''. After winning the reality show ''Maanada Mayilada,'' she was cast in the film '' Avargalum Ivargalum'' (2011) and came into prominence after starring in '' Attakathi'' (2012). She has received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for the 2014 film '' Kaaka Muttai''. Aishwarya had her career breakthrough roles in the film, '' Vada Chennai'' (2018) and her solo film '' Kanaa'' (2018). For the latter, she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil. She made her Malayalam debut with '' Jomonte Suvisheshangal'' (2017), Hindi film debut in 2017 with '' Daddy'', and Telugu debut with ''Kousalya Krishn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avantika Vandanapu
Avantika Vandanapu ( ; ; born January 25, 2005), known mononymously as Avantika, is an American actress and singer. She began her career with the 2016 Telugu film ''Brahmotsavam'' and later took on several other projects within Telugu cinema. She then transitioned to American cinema and had her first lead role in the Disney Channel original movie ''Spin'' (2021) and subsequently starred in Netflix's '' Senior Year'' (2022)''.'' Avantika gained recognition with supporting roles in the musical comedy ''Mean Girls'' and horror film ''Tarot'' (both 2024). Early and personal life Avantika Vandanapu was born to an Indian Telugu family in Union City, California, part of the San Francisco Bay Area, on January 25, 2005. Her family originally hails from Hyderabad in India before they emigrated to the United States. She took drama lessons at the American Conservatory Theater. Avantika currently resides in New York City. She attends Columbia University as a member of the class of 2027. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthik Subbaraj
Karthik Subbaraj (born 19 March 1983) is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter working mainly in Tamil cinema. Early life Karthik did his schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Madurai after which he went on to study mechatronics at Thiagarajar College of Engineering. During his college days he performed stage shows and skits. His father, Gajaraj, is an actor who has acted in many supporting roles in films like ''Mundasupatti'' and ''Kabali (film), Kabali''. He made the short film ''Kaatchipizhai'' in Madurai, which was selected for ''Nalaya Iyakunar''. Career Karthik had intended to direct ''Jigarthanda (2014 film), Jigarthanda'' first but could not fund the project. He then came up with the story for the low-budget ''Pizza (2012 film), Pizza''. The film was a commercial success, remade in Hindi, Bengali and Kannada. This allowed him the opportunity to make ''Jigarthanda'', which received positive reviews and earned actor Bobby Simh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone Bench
Stone Bench Creations is an Indian film production company based in Chennai, India. It was established in 2016 by Indian director Karthik Subbaraj. As of 2023, the company has produced 16 feature films, including productions made in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. It has collaborated and been produced with filmmakers including Rathna Kumar, Karthik Subbaraj, Ponram, Ashok Veerappan and Malayalam film director Jithin Issac Thomas. The production company made its debut with the film ''Bench Talkies''. Stone Bench also produced more than five original content for the streaming services Netflix, Amazon Prime, ZEE5, Disney+ Hotstar and SonyLIV. Stone Bench also presents other language films in Tamil Nadu, including ''777 Charlie''. History Stone Bench was founded by Indian film director Karthik Subbaraj in 2015. Subbaraj's brother-in-law, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam, works as the main producer for the studio. The company made its debut film production with ''Bench Talkies'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Navageethan
Pavel Navageethan (born 17 January 1984) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works in Tamil cinema. Acting career Pavel Navageethan's dream was to be a director, so he wrote scripts for films, but was unable to get producers. He then moved to acting debuting in his friend Pa. Ranjith's film ''Madras (film), Madras'', where he played a henchman named Viji. His role in the film earned him the moniker ''Madras'' Viji. Pavel Navageethan later played roles in several other films (including ''Kuttram Kadithal'', ''Magalir Mattum (2017 film), Magalir Mattum'', ''Vada Chennai'', and ''Peranbu'') before turning to direction. He made his directorial debut with the mystery thriller ''V1 (film), V1'' (2019), after the editor was able to get a producer for the film. In 2022, he marks the Telugu debut in ''Sridevi Soda Center'' played the main antagonist. He played alongside Sathish in the crime thriller films ''Vithaikkaaran'' (2024) and ''Sattam En Kaiyil (2024 film), Sattam En Kaiyil'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Jeremiah
Andrea Maria Jeremiah (born 21 December 1985), known professionally as Andrea Jeremiah, is an Indian actress and singer who works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. She is a recipient of several awards including nominations for Filmfare Awards South. Andrea made her playback singing debut with "Kannum Kannum Nokia" in the Tamil film ''Anniyan'', with music composed by Harris Jayaraj. She made her acting debut in the Tamil film '' Pachaikili Muthucharam'' (2007). She has since appeared in several commercially successful films such as '' Annayum Rasoolum'' (2013), '' Vishwaroopam'' (2013), ''Tadakha'' (2013), '' Endrendrum Punnagai'' (2013), '' Aranmanai'' (2014), '' Loham'' (2015), '' Thoppil Jopaan'' (2016), ''Taramani'' (2017), ''Aval'' (2017), '' Vada Chennai'' (2018), '' Aranmanai 3'' (2021) and '' Anel Meley Pani Thuli'' (2022). Early life and education Andrea Jeremiah was born in an Anglo Indian family, in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu. Andrea's father is a lawyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and private physical structures such as roads, railways, bridges, airports, public transit systems, tunnels, water supply, sewers, electrical grids, and telecommunications (including Internet connectivity and broadband access). In general, infrastructure has been defined as "the physical components of interrelated systems providing commodities and services essential to enable, sustain, or enhance societal living conditions" and maintain the surrounding environment. Especially in light of the massive societal transformations needed to mitigate and adapt to climate change, contemporary infrastructure conversations frequently focus on sustainable development and green infrastructure. Acknowledging this importance, the international co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaia Hypothesis
The Gaia hypothesis (), also known as the Gaia theory, Gaia paradigm, or the Gaia principle, proposes that living organisms interact with their Inorganic compound, inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a Synergy, synergistic and Homeostasis, self-regulating complex system that helps to maintain and perpetuate the conditions for life on the planet. The Gaia hypothesis was formulated by the chemist James Lovelock and co-developed by the microbiologist Lynn Margulis in the 1970s. Following the suggestion by his neighbour, novelist William Golding, Lovelock named the hypothesis after Gaia, the primordial deity who personified the Earth in Greek mythology. In 2006, the Geological Society of London awarded Lovelock the Wollaston Medal in part for his work on the Gaia hypothesis. Topics related to the hypothesis include how the biosphere and the evolution of organisms affect the stability of global temperature, salinity of seawater, atmospheric oxygen levels, the maintenance of a hyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puja (Hinduism)
() is a worship ritual performed by Hindus to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honour a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event. It may honour or celebrate the presence of special guests, or their memories after they die. The word ''puja'' is roughly translated into English as 'reverence, honour, homage, adoration, or worship'.पूजा ''Sanskrit Dictionary'', Germany (2009) ''Puja'' (পুজো / পুজা in Bengali language, Bangla), the loving offering of light, flowers, and water or food to the divine, is the essential ritual of Hinduism. For the worshipper, the divine is visible in the image, and the divinity sees the worshipper. The interaction between human and deity, between human and guru, is called a ''Darshan (Indian re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengaluru
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the List of cities in India by population, third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country. It is located near the center of the Deccan Plateau, at a height of above sea level. The city is known as India's "Garden City", due to its parks and greenery. Archaeological artifacts indicate that the human settlement in the region happened as early as 4000 Common Era, BCE. The first mention of the name "Bengalooru" is from an ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Thriller
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as David Bordwell suggested they were films that favor spectacle to storytelling, others such as Geoff King stated they allow the scenes of spectacle to be attuned to storytelling. Action films are often hybrid with other genres, mixing into various forms such as comedy film, comedies, science fiction films, and horror films. While the term "action film" or "action adventure film" has been used as early as the 1910s, the contemporary definition usually refers to a film that came with the arrival of New Hollywood and the rise of antihero, anti-heroes appearing in American films of the late 1960s and 1970s drawing from war films, crime films and Western (film), Westerns. These genres were followed by what is referred to as the "classical period" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deforestation
Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. About 31% of Earth's land surface is covered by forests at present. This is one-third less than the forest cover before the expansion of agriculture, with half of that loss occurring in the last century. Between 15 million to 18 million hectares of forest, an area the size of Bangladesh, are destroyed every year. On average 2,400 trees are cut down each minute. Estimates vary widely as to the extent of deforestation in the tropics. In 2019, nearly a third of the overall tree cover loss, or 3.8 million hectares, occurred within humid tropical primary forests. These are areas of mature rainforest that are especially important for biodiversity and carbon storage. The direct cause of most deforestation is agriculture by far. More than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
