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Chithha
''Chithha'' () is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by S. U. Arun Kumar and produced by Siddharth, who stars in the lead role alongside Nimisha Sajayan (in her Tamil debut), and Anjali Nair in addition to Baby Sahasra Shree and Baby S. Aafiyah Tasneem in the prominent roles. The film revolves around the relationship between a paternal uncle and his niece which goes through several circumstances after the latter goes missing. Kumar developed the story idea after he came across articles revolving around child sexual abuse and met with survivors of child abuse, government officials and NGOs to provide their feedback based on his ideas before finalising the script. The film was shot in and around Palani for 69 days. The cinematography was handled by Balaji Subramanyam and edited by Suresh A. Prasad. Dhibu Ninan Thomas and Santhosh Narayanan composed the soundtrack, while Vishal Chandrashekhar composed the film score. ''Chithha'' was released theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
69th Filmfare Awards South
The 69th Filmfare Awards South is an awards event that recognised and honoured the best films and performances from the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films and music released in 2023 along with special honours for lifetime contributions and few special awards. The nominations were announced on 16 July 2024 and took place on 3 August 2024. '' Chithha'' is the most awarded film with seven awards, followed by ''Dasara'' with six, ''Baby'' and ''Ponniyin Selvan: II'' with five, ''Sapta Saagaradaache Ello'' with four, and ''Balagam'', ''Daredevil Musthafa'' and ''Kaathal – The Core'' with three. ''Dasara'' is the most awarded Telugu film. '' Chithha'' is the most awarded Tamil film. ''Kaathal – The Core'' is the most awarded Malayalam film. ''Sapta Saagaradaache Ello'' is the most awarded Kannada film. Every Best Film winner have also won the Best Director award, expect for Kannada cinema. Kapil Kapilan Kapil Kapilan is an Indian singer who works in Tamil, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth (actor)
Siddharth Suryanarayan (born 17 April 1979), known mononymously as Siddharth, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi language films. Apart from acting, he has also been involved in films as a screenwriter, producer and playback singer. He has also been featured in many advertisements. After completing his business management studies, Siddharth chose to work in film making and assisted Mani Ratnam, before going on to make an acting debut in S. Shankar's coming-of-age Tamil film '' Boys'' (2003). The success of the film provided an opportunity to feature in Mani Ratnam's multi-starrer '' Aayutha Ezhuthu'' (2004), before he branched off to receive critical and commercial acclaim in Telugu and Hindi cinema through ''Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005), '' Rang De Basanti'' and '' Bommarillu'' (2006). In the late 2000s, he established himself as a bankable lead actor in Telugu films and subsequently chose to become more selective with his projects, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindhubaadh
''Sindhubaadh'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language romantic action thriller film written and directed by S. U. Arun Kumar and jointly produced by S. N. Rajarajan and Shan Sutharsan under their production houses Vansan Movies and K Productions. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Anjali the lead roles, while Linga, Vivek Prasanna and Surya Vijay Sethupathi (Sethupathi's son) play supporting roles. Music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the cinematography was done by Vijay Kartik Kannan and edited by Ruben. Plot Thiru ( Vijay Sethupathi) is a small-time crook, who, along with his sidekick Super (Surya Vijay Sethupathi), steals money and valuables from various people. Thiru's uncle keeps trying to get him to sell the house to earn money, but Thiru repeatedly refuses, leading to some comedy situations. Venba ( Anjali) is a loud-talking girl who keeps rejecting all the grooms that her uncle chooses for her, keeping them both at loggerheads. Thiru meets Venba one day and falls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U/A Certificate
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952." The Cinematograph Act 1952 outlines a strict certification process for commercial films shown in public venues. Films screened in cinemas and on television may only be publicly exhibited in India after certification by the board and edited. Certificates and guidelines The board currently issues four certificates. Originally, there were two: U (unrestricted public exhibition with family-friendly movies) and A (restricted to adult audiences but any kind of Nudity not allowed). Two more were added in June U/A (unrestricted public exhibition, with parental guidance for children under 12) and S (restricted to specialised audiences, such as Doctors or Scientists). The board may refuse to certify a film. Add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Indian Express
''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu. In 1991, following the death of owner Ramnath Goenka, his family split the group into two companies. Initially, the two groups shared the ''Indian Express'' title, as well as editorial and other resources. But on 13 August 1999, the northern editions, headquartered in Mumbai, retained the ''Indian Express'' moniker, while the southern editions became ''The New Indian Express''. Santwana Bhattacharya was appointed Editor-in-Chief on July 1st, 2022, replacing G.S. Vasu. History ''Indian Express'' was first published on September 5, 1932, in Madras (now Chennai) by an ayurveda, Ayurvedic doctor and Indian National Congress member P Varadarajulu Naidu, publishing from the same Publisher, press where he ran the ''Tamil Nadu'' Tamil weekly. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sethupathi (film)
''Sethupathi'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by S. U. Arun Kumar and produced by Shan Sutharsan under the Vansan Movies banner. It stars Vijay Sethupathi and Remya Nambeesan. The film revolves around a police officer whose reputation runs into trouble when a young suspect is severely injured in his custody and threats from his enemies increase. The film released worldwide on 19 February 2016. The film received positive reviews from critics with praise for Vijay’s performance and the screenplay. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Jayadev'' (2016). Plot SI Subburaj, who is on night rounds in his C3 Station limits, is lured into a trap and burnt to death by a group of henchmen. Despite being burnt inside his station limits, he stumbles across a small bridge and dies inside C4 Station's limit. This causes tension to the planner of the attack. Sethupathi is the Crime Section's Inspector of C4 Station in Madurai who is awaiting his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Kartik Kannan
Vijay Kartik Kannan is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. Personal life On 16 March 2022, Vijay married fellow cinematographer Yamini Yagnamurthy after being in a relationship for a few years. Career Vijay Kartik started his career in cinematography with the Tamil horror film, ''Darling 2'' (2016). After a brief gap, In 2018, Sivakarthikeyan had offered him to work as the cinematographer for his maiden production venture, ''Kanaa'' (2018) where he had to decline the offer as he was not confident in completing the film in the specified time. Later, he worked as the cinematographer in Sivakarthikeyan's ''Doctor'' (2021), directed by Nelson. Vijay Kartik worked on ''Aadai'' (2019) directed by his long-term friend Rathna Kumar whom he knew for more than 13 years and also worked on Vijay Sethupathi's ''Sindhubaadh'' (2019) the same year. He is also known for his work in ''Sillu Karupatti'' (2019), ''Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal ''Kaath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Express
''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' weekly as well as '' Dinamani'' and '' Kannada Prabha'' newspapers. The ''Cinema Express'' brand is now used for the film industry coverage of ''The New Indian Express'' regardless of language. ''Cinema Express'' also honoured artistic excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry through the Cinema Express Awards. The published version was discontinued in February 2016, in favour of an online magazine. History ''Cinema Express'' came out with their first issue on 10 January 1980 and had the last on 16 February 2016. The magazine was priced at Rs.15 when publication ceased. Afterwards, The New Indian Express Group used the name ''Cinema Express'' for the online magazine that publishes information related to cinema.https://www.facebook.com/pg/Xpres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Companion
Anupama Chopra () is an Indian author, journalist, film critic and director of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. She is also the founder and editor of the digital platform Film Companion, which offers a curated look at cinema. She has written several books on Indian cinema and has been a film critic for NDTV, ''India Today'', as well as the ''Hindustan Times''. She also hosted a weekly film review show ''The Front Row With Anupama Chopra'', on Star World. She won the 2000 National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema for her first book '' Sholay: The Making of a Classic''. She presently critiques movies and interviews celebrities for Film Companion. Early life and background Born as Anupama Chandra in Calcutta, India to Chandra Parshad family, she has also lived in Badayun, a city in Uttar Pradesh. Her father Navin Chandra was the eldest of the brothers and sisters. Anupama's grandfather, originally from Delhi, was an executive with Union Carbide, Kolkata. Her mother Kamna Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OTTPlay
HT Media is an Indian mass media company based in Delhi, India. It has holdings in print, electronic and digital media. HT Media's flagship newspaper is the ''Hindustan Times'', the second most widely read English newspaper in India after ''The Times of India''. It also publishes '' Mint'', an Indian financial daily newspaper. Other publications include the Hindi-language daily ''Hindustan'', the Hindi-language literary magazine '' Kadambini'', and Hindi-language children's magazine ''Nandan.'' It operates 19 printing facilities across India with an installed capacity of 1.5 million copies per hour. HT’s online business, is largely handled by Firefly e-ventures internet business, include the flagship web portal Hindustantimes.com, Livemint.com, Desimartini.com, HTCampus.com and Shine.com. Although a public company listed on both the BSE and NSE, HT Media Ltd. is majority owned and controlled by the KK Birla family, with Shobhana Bhartia, daughter of K. K. Birla, its Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-governmental Organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit organization, nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in humanitarianism or the social sciences; they can also include club (organization), clubs and voluntary association, associations that provide services to their members and others. Surveys indicate that NGOs have a high degree of public trust, which can make them a useful proxy for the concerns of society and stakeholders. However, NGOs can also be lobby groups for corporations, such as the World Economic Forum. NGOs are distinguished from International organization, international and intergovernmental organizations (''IOs'') in that the latter are more directly involved with sovereign states and their governments. The term as it is used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suryanelli Rape Case
The Suryanelli rape case (also called the Suryanelli sex scandal) refers to a case of kidnapping and subsequent rape of a 16-year-old school girl from Suryanelli, Kerala, India, in 1996. The girl was allegedly lured with the promise of marriage on 16 January 1996 and kidnapped. She was allegedly raped by 37 of the 42 accused persons, over a period of 40 days. The remaining had abetted the crime. After P.J. Kurien, the then Union Minister and later Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman belonging to UDF led by Congress party, was named, the issue was politicised, due to a then upcoming general election. Several women's rights activists like K. Ajitha and Suja Susan George, and women's organisations, like NFIW and Anweshi, have taken an interest in the case. On 2 September 2000, a Special Court in Kottayam found 35 of 39, of those who faced trial, to be guilty of various charges. On 12 July 2002, the prime accused - Dharmarajan was found guilty of various charges and sentenced to life impr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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