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Chandhamama
''Chandhamama'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil language comedy film written and directed by R. Radhakrishnan. The film stars Karunas, Shweta Prasad and Harish Kalyan. The film was released on 1 March 2013 to negative reviews. Cast As per the film's opening credits: * Karunas as Santhanakrishnan (Chandamama) * Shweta Prasad as Mary * Harish Kalyan as Yuvan * R. Sundarrajan as Chief Editor * G. M. Kumar as J. Kanthan * Ilavarasu as Santhanakrishnan's father * M. S. Bhaskar as Krishnamoorthy * Kottachi as Santhanakrishnan's assistant * Maran as Santhanakrishnan's assistant * Rinson Simon as Santhanakrishnan's assistant * Sujatha as Santhanakrishnan's mother * Mohan Ram as Church Father * Madhan Bob as ''Amudham'' newspaper employee * Crane Manohar as Auto driver * Bava Lakshmanan as Theatregoer * Srikanth Deva as himself * Sridhar as himself ("Narayana") * Ragasya Ragasiya is an Indian actress, runway model, and theater artist. Career She started her career as an assis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karunas
Karunas (born as Karunanidhi Sethu; February 21, 1970) is an Indian actor, comedian, composer, playback singer and politician in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played main lead roles in films including '' Dindigul Sarathy'' (2008) and '' Ambasamudram Ambani'' (2008). Apart from acting, Karunas has also been credited in films as a producer, music composer and a singer, while he continues to serve as the Vice-President of the Nadigar Sangam, after being elected in October 2015. Early life Karunas was born on February 21, 1970, in Kuruvikkarambai, a village in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. He did his schooling at Palangudi Bharathi School and later studied at Nandanam Arts, Presidency College. Karunas began his career as pop singer and dancer, working extensively on Tamil folk music. He then gradually appeared in films as a comedian. Film career Karunas began work as a folk singer aged 12, earning the moniker "Gaana" Karunas, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sridhar (choreographer)
Sridhar is an Indian choreographer who has worked in India's regional films. He has also appeared as an actor, making his debut with ''Poi (film), Poi'' (2006) and with cameo appearances in songs he has choreographed. Career Sridhar made his full acting debut in K. Balachander's ''Poi (film), Poi'' (2006), appearing in a supporting role. He worked as the choreographer for the "Naaka Mukka" song in ''Kadhalil Vizhunthen'' (2008), and was given the responsibility of ensuring the hit song translated well on-screen. Behindwoods.com consequently noted Sridhar "gave it some rocking steps and he more than delivered", listing it as a "signature dance step". Sridhar won further critical acclaim for his work as a choreographer in Prabhu Deva's ''Engeyum Kadhal'' (2011), where he collaborated with his mentor for four songs. He also choreographed and appeared in the title song of television series ''Nadhaswaram (TV series), Nadhaswaram''. In 2015, he made his first appearance as a leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kottachi
Kottachi is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He made his directorial debut with ''Kazhu Maram'' (2024). Career Kottachi and his mother were present at the sets of '' Seeman'' (1994) and he came to Chennai in search of the photo taken at that time and instead fulfilled his mother's wish of acting. He was introduced by director Ezhil in '' Pennin Manathai Thottu'' (2000). In a review of '' Kicha Vayasu 16'' (2005), a critic wrote that "Kottachi and the gang are the film's only relieving aspect". He played a full length comedy role in '' Chandhamama'' (2013) and one of the lead roles in ''Kadavulukku Nandri'' (2016). He directed the short films ''Varanda Vizhigal'' (2020), which featured a voice over by M. S. Bhaskar and ''Vizhuthu'' (2021) co-starring his daughter. Both short films were released directly through his YouTube channel Maan Valai. In 2024, he directed the feature film ''Kazhu Maram'', which also featured him in the lead role. Regarding his performan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srikanth Deva
Srikanth Deva is an Indian music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie '' Doubles'' in 2000. He is the son of composer Deva, nephew of the famous music director duo Sabesh–Murali and the cousin of actor Jai. In 2023, Srikanth Deva was awarded the National Film Award – Special Mention (non-feature film) for composing music for a Tamil short film called ''Karuvarai'' (2021). Personal life Srikanth married Febi Mani on 21 February 2005 at Chennai. Early life In his young age, Srikanth Deva used to play musical instruments in Gangai Amaran, Deepan Chakravarthy, and Malaysia Vasudevan's Katcheri. Srikanth had a band along with his friends called "Surabi". Career In 2000, Srikanth made his debut as music director in '' Doubles'' which is directed by Pandiarajan. He made his next film in 2004 with Silambarasan's ''Kuthu''. Same year, he worked for '' M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi'' which won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harish Kalyan
Harish Kalyan (born 29 June 1990) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He made his acting debut in 2010 with the film '' Sindhu Samaveli'' and gained recognition for his roles in '' Poriyaalan'' (2014), '' Vil Ambu'' (2016), '' Pyaar Prema Kaadhal'' (2018) and ''Parking'' (2023). He has won the Edison Awards three times. Film career Career beginnings (2010–2017) Harish Kalyan made his debut in Samy's '' Sindhu Samaveli'' (2010). The film met with contrasting reviews. Critics described his next role in the Thaman-musical '' Aridhu Aridhu'' (2010) as "okay", but the film also failed to take a strong opening at the box office. Harish then went on to work in S. A. Chandrasekhar's '' Sattapadi Kutram'' (2011). The film opened to poor reviews and did poorly at the box office. He was next seen alongside Karunas, Shweta Basu Prasad and Sanjana Singh in the 2013 comedy film ''Chandhamama'', before playing a supporting role in the Telugu film, ''Jai Sriram'' (2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anandakuttan
Anandakuttan (1954 – 2016) was an Indian cinematographer who worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He worked on over 150 films including '' His Highness Abdullah'', '' Bharatham'', '' Kamaladalam'', ''Sadayam'', '' Chronic Bachelor'', '' Akashadoothu'', Pappayude Swantham Appoos '', Punjabi House,Hitler,'' '' Aniyathipraavu and Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal. He'' died in 2016, at the age of 61. Biography In 1954, Anandakuttan was born in vazhappilly, a small town near Changanassery, in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala, to a school teacher couple, Ramakrishnan Nair and Karthyayani Amma, as their only son among three children. He attended NSS School, Changanassery then moved to Chennai where he studied cinematography to join K. Ramachandra Babu as his assistant. His debut as an independent cinematographer was in 1977, with the movie, '' Manassoru Mayil'', directed by P. Chandrakumar, which started a career which covered over 150 movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilavarasu
Ilavarasu is an Indian cinematographer and actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known as an actor, after he appeared in pivotal roles in Bharathiraja's and Cheran's films. He starred in over 160 Tamil films, mostly in supporting and comedic roles. Early life He was born on 28 August 1964 in Melur, a town in Madurai district, present-day Tamil Nadu. His father P. Malaichamy served as a Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly during 1967-76 on behalf of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Malaichamy was also one of the DMK members jailed during the 1975-77 Indian Emergency under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA). Career According to T. Saravanan of ''The Hindu'', Ilavarasu's debut film was to have been the unproduced Tamil film ''Top Tucker'', and instead became '' Oru Kaidhiyin Diary'' (1984). H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maran (actor)
Maran also known as Ghilli Maran (4 June 1972 – 12 May 2021) was an Indian actor and singer who primarily featured as a comedian in films. Personal life He was born in Naththam, Chengalpet district. He was married to Clara Manimaran and the couple have a daughter. Career He made his big-screen debut in the 2001 film ''Rishi'', playing a minor role. He then played the role of a kabaddi player in Dharani's directorial ''Ghilli'' (2004) which became a box office success. He is known for playing the role of Vijay's friend in the sports drama film. Maran's performance as a henchman in '' Thalainagaram'' was also lauded by audience where he featured alongside veteran comedian Vadivelu. He was seen posthumously in film '' Sarpatta Parambarai'' and '' Anti Indian''. In addition, he had also performed gaana songs at concerts at his home town. Filmography *''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.'' Death Maran died on 12 May 2021 at the age of 48 due to COVID-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shweta Prasad
Shweta Basu Prasad (born 11 January 1991) is an Indian actress known for her works in television, Hindi cinema, Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. She won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her role in ''Makdee'' (2002). After ''Iqbal'' (2005), she transitioned to adult roles and found success with '' Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' (2008), ''The Tashkent Files'' (2019), and OTT platform films and web series such as ''Serious Men'' (2020), ''Criminal Justice'' (Season 3, 2022), '' India Lockdown'' (2022), ''Jubilee'' (2023) and ''Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper'' (2024). Shweta has also worked in Bengali language films. She made a documentary on Indian classical music, and has produced and written for short films. She made her directoral debut with the short film ''Retake'' in 2023. Education and early career Shweta Prasad was born on 11 January 1991 in Jamshedpur, in Bihar (now in Jharkhand). She migrated to Mumbai with her family while still a child. ''Basu'' is her moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhan Bob
S. Krishnamoorthy (born 19 October 1953) professionally known as Madhan Bob, is an Indian actor and comedian, appearing in many Tamil films in supporting roles. Madhan Bob is known for his amusing facial expressions, laughter and protruding eyeballs, which he took inspiration from Kaka Radhakrishnan. He appeared in the popular Sun TV comedy show '' Asatha Povathu Yaaru?'' as one of the judges. Partial filmography Tamil films Other language films ;Malayalam films # '' Bhramaram'' (2009) # ''Celluloid'' (2013) ;Hindi film # ''Chachi 420 ''Chachi 420'' () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language comedy film, co-written, produced and directed by Kamal Haasan. The film is an official remake of the 1996 Tamil film '' Avvai Shanmughi''., which itself was an adaptation of 1993 film '' Mrs. Dou ...'' (1997) ;Telugu film # '' Bangaram'' (2006) References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Bob, Madhan 1950 births Indian male comedians Indian male film actors Living people Tam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crane Manohar
Crane Manohar (born 4 October 1965) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films, mostly in comedy roles. He appeared in many Vadivelu and Vivek comedy tracks. Career Manohar initially worked as a crane technician for films and when he started acting he kept the name 'Crane' Manohar. He worked as a crane technician for '' Putham Pudhu Payanam'' (1991), '' Bharathi Kannamma'' (1997) and '' Porkkaalam'' (1997) as well as several Malayalam films. He started his career by acting in several K. S. Ravikumar, Hari, Suraj, Sundar C and Cheran films before playing supporting comedic roles in many films, often with Vadivelu. He garnered praise from critics for his roles in films including '' Kannukku Kannaga'' (2000) and '' Thenali'' (2000). Manohar had roles in '' Udhaya'' (2004), '' Veeranna'' (2005), '' Satham Podathey'' (2007), '' Padikkadavan'' (2009), ''Velayudham ''Velayudham'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by Mohan Raja and produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bava Lakshmanan
Bava Lakshmanan is an Indian Tamil actor and comedian who predominantly featured in comedy roles. For the major part of his acting career, he shared screenspace with fellow veteran comedian actor Vadivelu in many film comedy sequences. Career Originally from Madurai, Lakshmanan was born as fifth child among two sisters and six brothers in the family. He started his career as child actor portraying Surulirajan's son in '' Madras to Pondicherry'' (1966) through which he developed interest towards acting. He was originally screen tested for Karthik's role in '' Alaigal Oivathillai'' (1981), which did not happen. He briefly worked as painter and construction worker. He joined as worker for FEFSI Vijayan through which he tried for opportunities for films. He worked as manager for the film '' Sirayil Sila Raagangal'' (1990) and worked as production manager for Super Good Films where he earned the name Super Good Lakshmanan. Many directors cast him in comedic roles due to his Madurai T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |