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Chaplin Balu
Chaplin Balu is an Indian actor and comedian who predominantly featured in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. For the major part of his acting career, he shared screen space with fellow veteran comedian actor Vadivelu in many film comedy sequences. He had acted in over 150 films in his acting career. Career During his acting career, he frequently collaborated with lead actor Vijay in most of the latter's earlier films, often appearing as a friend of him in a supporting character role. Chaplin Balu was one of the five close friends of Vijay alongside Vaiyapuri, Vivek, Dhamu and Mayilsamy and the five of them often teamed up with Vijay in majority of the films during his initial stages of his acting career. His prominent collaborations with Vijay include '' Naalaiya Theerpu'' (1992), '' Senthoorapandi'' (1993), ''Deva'' (1995), ''Coimbatore Mappillai'' (1996), '' Vasantha Vaasal'' (1996), '' Maanbumigu Maanavan'' (1996), '' Once More'' (1997) and these films significantly mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Cinema
Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Chennai neighbourhood with a high concentration of film studios, and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, '' Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, '' Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H. M. Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture '' Alam Ara''. Tamil cinema has been noted for its advanced narratives and diverse films, with several productions in the 1990s and early 2000s cutting across ethnic and linguistic barriers. Such films include '' Roja'' (1992), ''Bombay'' (1995), '' Indian'' (1996) and '' Enthiran'' (2010). Tamil cinema has since produced some of the most commercially successful actors, direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saamy
''Saamy'' ( God) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Hari and produced by Pushpa Kandasamy under the banner of Kavithalayaa Productions and presented by K. Balachander. The film stars Vikram in the main lead role as DCP C. Aaru Saamy IPS. Trisha, Kota Srinivasa Rao (in his Tamil debut), Vijayakumar, Ramesh Khanna and Vivek play supporting roles. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Priyan and V. T. Vijayan respectively. ''Saamy'' was released on 1 May 2003 and became a commercial blockbuster at the box office. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Lakshmi Narasimha'' (2004), in Bengali as ''Barood'' (2004), in Kannada as '' Ayya'' (2005), and in Hindi as '' Policegiri'' (2013). Along with '' Kaakha Kaakha'', the film started a trend of cop films in Tamil cinema. A sequel titled '' Saamy Square'' was released in 2018, but the sequel became a box office bomb. Plot Aarusaam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenjinile
''Nenjinile'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written by A. C. Jairam and directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars his son Vijay and Isha Koppikar, while Sonu Sood, Sriman, Nizhalgal Ravi, Devan and Manivannan play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by Deva with cinematography by Vijay Milton. The film is inspired by '' Abhimanyu'' (1991). The film was released on 25 June 1999 and grossed worldwide. Plot Karunakaran ( Vijay) is from an indebted family in Ambasamudram; who are looking for a groom for his younger sister. However, because of the family's financial status, all suitors are turned away and so, Karunakaran decides to go to Mumbai in order to get his passport and head to Dubai for work. In Mumbai, he stays with his elder sister who is estranged from their parents as she had eloped to marry. Karunakaran pays an agent from Tamil Nadu in Mumbai, for obtaining visa for UAE but it turned out that he was a fraud. Knowing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum
''Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by A. N. Rajagopal. The film stars Pandiarajan and Easwari Rao, with Ranjith, Manorama, Senthil, Charle, Anu Mohan, Pandu, Sathyapriya, Anuja, Anitha and Vaiyapuri playing supporting roles. It was released on 21 November 1999. Plot Subramani is an owner of a small video rental store and a wedding cameraman, and he lives with his widowed mother. Each time Subramani does something good, he ends up getting in trouble for it. The henpecked Panneerselvam and the arrogant Mangamma have three daughters: Anuja, who is married to a jobless man; the childish Hamsaveni; and Krishnaveni. Mangamma only likes Krishnaveni and relies heavily on her. Panneerselvam asks Subramani to romance Krishnaveni. Subramani agrees and tries to seduce her. She then falls in love with him. When Mangamma learns of their love affair, she sends henchmen to beat him up, but Subramani easily beats all of them. Mangamma ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anantha Poongatre
''Anantha Poongatre'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Meena in the lead roles, with Malavika in a supporting role and Karthik in a guest appearance. The film is based upon how respect can be mistaken as love by circumstances. ''Anantha Poongatre'' released on 27 May 1999. It received positive reviews and became a commercial success, winning the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer and Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film Portraying Woman in Good Light. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Subhakaryam'' (2001) and later in Kannada as '' Rajakumari'' (2009). Plot Meenatchi is a widow living with her son, Nandu. Jeeva, who lives in the same colony, has been pining silently for her for the last four years. He runs an organization called A-to-Z, which can get anything done for anybody. Jeeva follows Divya to get some information on her for her suitor but, she ends up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thullatha Manamum Thullum
''Thullatha Manamum Thullum'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by debutant S. Ezhil. It stars Vijay and Simran, while Manivannan, Dhamu and Vaiyapuri among others play supporting roles. The film is produced by R. B. Choudary of Super Good Films and has its music composed by S. A. Rajkumar and cinematography performed by R. Selva. ''Thullatha Manamum Thullum'' was released on 29 January 1999. The film received positive reviews and became a huge commercial success, winning three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards including second prize for Best Film and Best Actress (Simran). It was remade in Telugu as '' Nuvvu Vasthavani'' (2000), in Kannada as '' O Nanna Nalle'' (2000), in Bengali as '' Sathi'' (2002) , in Odia as '' I Love You'' (2004) and in Bhojpuri as ''Pyar Jab Kehu Se Hui Jala'' (2008). Plot The film starts with Kutty revealing, on a train journey from Pune to Hyderabad, that he just got out of jail after seven years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tholi Prema (1998 Film)
''Tholi Prema'' () is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by A. Karunakaran. It stars Pawan Kalyan and Keerthi Reddy, with music composed by Deva. The cinematography was done by Y. Maheedhar and Chota K. Naidu. The film was a super blockbuster at the box-office and considered to be a breakthrough for Pawan Kalyan. It is considered as one of the most iconic romantic films in Telugu cinema. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, six state Nandi Awards, and was featured in the ''Indian Panorama'' mainstream section at the 30th International Film Festival of India. The film was later dubbed into Tamil as ''Anandha Mazhai'', remade in Kannada as '' Preethsu Thappenilla'' (2000), and in Hindi as '' Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai'' (2001). Plot Balu is the youngest son in his family and carefree. His father often scolds him, but his uncle and mother dote on him, and so does his brother. He has a bunch of friends to hang around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kizhakkum Merkkum
''Kizhakkum Merkkum'' ( ) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Kalanjiyam. The film stars Napoleon, Nassar, Devayani and Geetha, with Manivannan, Thalaivasal Vijay, Vichithra, Theni Kunjarammal, Kalyanjiyam, and Chaplin Balu playing supporting roles. It was released on 14 January 1998. Plot Suryamurthy (Napoleon) and Thillai ( Geetha) are siblings. They were expelled from their home by their stepmother Chinnamma ( Theni Kunjarammal) at a young age. The siblings worked hard to come up in life. Many years later, Suryamurthy looks for a groom for his sister and finds Kathalingam ( Nassar), who is from another village. So Suryamurthy inquires the villagers about Kathalingam's character, and everyone praised Kathalingam, but they lied. Kathalingam is actually a bad person and drunkard, and he has an affair with the village belle Valli ( Vichithra). Without knowing the truth, Kathalingam and Thillai get married. Finally, Thillai and Suryamurthy realise tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasuke
''Vasuke'' (or ''Vasuki''; ) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Kasthuri Raja. The film stars Rajendra Prasad and Urvashi. It was released on 30 October 1997. Plot Vasuki (Urvashi) lives with her milkman brother Kabali (Janagaraj) and her sister-in-law Pachaiamma (Jayachitra) in a slum. One day, their relative Ramasamy (Visu) comes to their home with a huge amount of money and asks them for a favor. In the past, Ramasamy's daughter married the wealthy ( Thalaivasal Vijay). Ramasamy was supposed to give a large dowry to the miser mother-in-law Parvatham ( Latha), but he could not collect the money in time. So after the marriage, Parvatham started to torture his daughter, going so far as killing Ramasamy's pregnant daughter. Parvatham then arranged a second marriage for her son. Ramasamy finally got the money they asked but it was too late. Ramasamy wants to take revenge on the cruel Parvatham with Vasuki's help. Vasuki and her family a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadhal Desam
''Kadhal Desam'' ( ) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Kathir and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The film stars Vineeth, Abbas and Tabu. This marked Abbas's feature debut and Tabu's Tamil debut. The supporting cast includes S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu, Chinni Jayanth and Srividya. K. V. Anand was the cinematographer and A. R. Rahman composed the music. ''Kadhal Desam'' released on 23 August 1996 and became a box office success. Plot In Chennai, a traditional rivalry has always existed between the students of Pachaiyappa's and Loyola colleges. Karthik is a poor orphan who studies in Pachaiyappa's, a hobo in a rented room, travels by the bus, hangs out with a number of friends, and is the captain of his football team. He is also a good poet and daydreams about his dream girl. Arun, by contrast, comes from a wealthy family, studies in Loyola, drives his own car, hangs out with numerous friends, and is also the captain of his footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathyavan
''Sathyavan'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Murali and Gautami, with Goundamani, Senthil, R. Sundarrajan, Uday Prakash, Vennira Aadai Moorthy and Vadivukkarasi playing supporting roles. It was released on 9 September 1994. The film is a remake of the Telugu film '' April 1 Vidudala''. Plot The film starts with the videographer Diwakar arriving late to video-shoot a marriage, where he falls in love with Bhuvaneshwari at first sight. He then gets a hold of Bhuvaneshwari's maternal uncle Anjaneya and obtains information about Bhuvaneshwari. He gathers that she respects only the people who are self-employed and straightforward. He also finds out that she is unmarried and she is about to be transferred to his village. Back to his village, Diwakar has the plan to open a video shop with his friend Mani. To secure the capital, he uses all kinds of tricks to rip off the villagers. Diwakar blackmails Bhagyam to reveal her extra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poonthottam
''Poonthottam'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Kalanjiyam. The film stars Murali and Devayani, while Raghuvaran, Manivannan and Vijayalakshmi play other supporting roles. It was released on 10 July 1998. Plot A woman faces threats from her step-brothers who are keen to evict her from their home. Meanwhile, her good for nothing tenant is another problem. But, it is the same tenant who comes to their rescue. Cast Production Director Kalanjiyam chose to re-collaborate with actors Murali and Devayani, who he had worked with in his first film ''Poomani'' (1996). Chaplin Balu was initially signed to shoot for the film for ten days but was removed from the film by Vadivelu, who had asked the film crew to write down the names of prominent actors in the film and Balu's name wasn't present. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Reception D. S. Ramanujam of ''The Hindu'' wrote, "Director M. Kalanjiyam and hero Murali lead the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
