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Ganja Karuppu
Karuppu Raja, known for his stage name Ganja Karuppu (born 5 January 1976), is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Bala's ''Pithamagan'' (2003), Ganja Karuppu experienced success in the late 2000s with his roles in '' Raam'' (2005), ''Sivakasi'' (2005), '' Paruthiveeran'' (2007), '' Subramaniyapuram'' (2008) and '' Naadodigal'' (2009). Career Karuppu was introduced as an actor by director Bala in ''Pithamagan'' (2003) as a person who works in the ganja plantations. As a result of the role, he was thereafter credited in films as Ganja Karuppu. In the 2000s, he subsequently was regularly cast in rural films by directors, working on notable films including Ameer's '' Raam'' (2005) and '' Paruthiveeran'' (2007), Sasikumar's '' Subramaniapuram'' (2008), Samuthirakani's '' Naadodigal'' (2009) and Sargunam's '' Kalavani'' (2010). During the period, he was also cast in the second lead role in Chimbudevan's '' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nattarasankottai
Nattarasankottai is a village in Sivaganga district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Nattarasankottai is located at . It has an average elevation of 75 metres (246 feet). Demographics As of 2001 India census, Nattarasankottai had a population of 5887. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Nattarasankottai has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 66%. In Nattarasankottai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Landmarks Kannathal temple The temple is managed by the village Nagarathars. The temple has Golden Kumbhams over the temple tower. The deity, Kannudaya Nayaki Amman alias Kannathal is seen with eight hands and has an (a percussion striking instrument) and in her hands. Her left leg stamps the Asura by name Mahishan. Vaikasi Visakam festival is celebrated for 10 days, and on the 8th day, the Goddess in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalavani
''Kalavani'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by newcomer A. Sarkunam. It stars Vimal and debutante Oviya, with Saranya Ponvannan, Ilavarasu, Ganja Karuppu, and Soori in supporting roles. The music was composed by S. S. Kumaran with cinematography by Om Prakash and editing by Raja Mohammad. The film was made on a shoestring budget, and released on 25 June 2010. It became a sleeper hit. The film was remade in Kannada as '' Kirataka'' with Oviya reprising her role. A sequel, '' Kalavani 2'', again directed by Sarkunam with Vimal and Oviya reprising their roles, was released in 2019. Plot Two villages in Thanjavur are always at loggerheads with each other, and it spills even to a T20 cricket match between kids from both villages. Arivazhagan aka Arikki is a wayward son of Lakshmi, who is in awe but at the same time fears him. Her husband Ramasamy is away in Dubai, and a large part of the money he sends home is taken away by Ari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirudiya Idhayathai
''Thirudiya Idhayathai'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Murali Krishna. It stars producer Rohan Salian, Kunal and Shubha Poonja. The score and soundtrack for the film was by director Bharani. The film's title is based on a song from '' Paarvai Ondre Pothume'', also starring Kunal. Cast Production Rohan Salian, who had been best known for being the boyfriend of actress Sherin in the early 2000s, announced that he would produce and act in the film. Kunal was cast as another lead, marking his third collaboration with Murali Krishna after '' Paarvai Ondre Podhume'' (2001) and ''Pesadha Kannum Pesume'' (2002). Shubha Poonja worked on the film alongside her commitments for '' Machi'' (2004) opposite Dushyanth and the unreleased ''Shanmugha'' opposite Richard. Satisfied with her work in the film, Rohan signed Shubha to also work on his next film, while buying her a diamond ring. It was initially reported that actor Karthik wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharani (actor)
Bharani is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. After making his debut in Balaji Sakthivel's college drama '' Kalloori'' (2007), he made a breakthrough with his role as an eccentric Madurai-based youngster in Samuthirakani's buddy film '' Naadodigal'' (2009). He has since appeared in leading and supporting roles in films including '' Thoonga Nagaram'' (2011) and '' Netru Indru'' (2014). Career Bharani made his acting debut through Balaji Sakthivel's coming-of-age college drama '' Kalloori'' (2009), where he played a supporting role alongside Tamannaah and Akhil. The film, produced by Shankar, won critical acclaim and created further offers for the leading actors. Bharani was then cast in Samuthirakani's buddy movie '' Naadodigal'' (2009), where he featured as an eccentric Madurai-based youngster along with Sasikumar and Vijay Vasanth. Bharani won critical acclaim for his performance, with Rediff.com noting "it is Bharani who takes the cake as the perfect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Haasan
Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haasan is also known for introducing many new technologies to Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil language, Tamil films, he has also appeared in some Malayalam, Telugu language, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali language, Bengali films. He has won numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards, nine Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, four Nandi Awards, one Rashtrapati Award, two Filmfare Awards and eighteen Filmfare Awards South. He was awarded the Kalaimamani, Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999), Padma Shri in 1990, the List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019), Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Order of Arts and Letters (''Chevalier'') in 2016. Haasan started hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigg Boss Tamil (Season 1)
''Bigg Boss'' was the first season of the Tamil-language Reality television, reality TV show ''Bigg Boss Tamil'' which is the Tamil language, Tamil version of the ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother''. The first season aired on Star Vijay from June 25, 2017 to September 30, 2017. The season's presenter was Kamal Haasan and a lavish house set was constructed at EVP theme park, Chennai. This season is the shortest season in the ''Bigg Boss Tamil'' series excluding the Bigg Boss Ultimate, Ultimate series. The winner of the season was model/actor, Arav who received a cash prize of 50 lakh. Lyricist Snehan, Snehan Sivaselvam was the runner-up. Snehan, Suja Varunee and Maria Juliana returned as contestants in Bigg Boss Ultimate season 1, ''Bigg Boss Ultimate'' season 1. While Bindu Madhavi returned as a contestant in Bigg Boss Non-Stop season 1, ''Bigg Boss Non-Stop'' season 1 and eventually she won it. Housemate status Original entrants # Sri (actor), Sri, an actor best k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharma Durai (2016 Film)
''Dharma Durai'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language slice-of-life drama film directed by Seenu Ramasamy and produced by R. K. Suresh. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi in the lead alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Tamannaah Bhatia, Aishwarya Rajesh, Srushti Dange, Radhika Sarathkumar, Ganja Karuppu and Rajesh in pivotal roles. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the music, while M. Sukumar and Kasi Viswanathan handled the cinematography and editing, respectively. ''Dharma Durai'' was theatrically released worldwide on 19 August 2016. Garnering positive reviews, the film grossed approximately ₹26 crore at the box office, covering its budget of ₹13 crore. Along with other accolades, the film won a prize for Vairamuthu for Best Lyrics at the 64th National Film Awards. Plot Dharmadurai, known as the village drunkard, constantly embarrasses his brothers and brother-in-law, who run a chit-fund business. They often lock him up and mistreat him. Only his mother, Pandiyamma, and his fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isai
''Isai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language musical thriller film written, directed and composed by S. J. Suryah, who starred himself in the lead role alongside Sathyaraj and Sulagna Panigrahi in her film debut. The film marked Suryah's return to direction after a five-year hiatus since 2010, and also his debut as a music director. The film revolves around the rivalry between Vetriselvan, an established veteran composer and A. K. Shiva, his assistant and an emerging composer in the film industry. ''Isai'' was announced in 2004 with other two projects, but did not materialize. Suryah then revived the project in November 2011, and the film was launched in May 2012. Principal photography commenced the same month and continued till January 2014, despite a brief stalling and production turnaround; filming took place in Chennai and Kodaikanal. The film's cinematography was handled by Soundararajan while editing was done by K. M. Riyas. After being delayed multiple times, ''Isai'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velmurugan Borewells
''Velmurugan Borewells'' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Gopi M P and starring Mahesh, Ganja Karuppu, Aarushi and Ragasya. Cast * Mahesh as Ramesh *Ganja Karuppu as Velmurugan *Aarushi *Ragasya as Dhanam *IT Arasan * Pandi * Theepetti Ganesan * O. A. K. Sundar * K. P. Jagan *Samuthirakani as Narrator *Manobala *Mayilsamy *Singamuthu *Imman Annachi *Dindigul Alex *Bava Lakshmanan *Vengal Rao Production The film is directed by Gopi of '' Malayan'' fame. Comedian Ganja Karuppu turned producer with this film and bought a borewell truck for the film. Aarushi, who starred in '' Azhagan Azhagi'' (2013), worked on this film alongside another unreleased Mahesh-starrer ''Adhithalam''. Ragasya was cast opposite Ganja Karuppu. The film reportedly has a similar storyline to '' Lingaa'' (2014); however, director Gopi claims that this film's storyline is not inspired from that film. Soundtrack Music by Srikanth Deva. Ameer, Samuthirakani, AR Murugad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poraali
''Poraali'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by P. Samuthirakani and produced by M. Sasikumar. The film stars Sasikumar, Allari Naresh, Swathi Reddy, Nivetha Thomas, Vasundhara Kashyap, Soori and Ganja Karuppu. ''Poraali'' was released on 1 December 2011, and became a commercial success. The film was dubbed in Telugu as ''Sangharshana'' (2011) and remade in Kannada by the same dirctor as ''Yaare Koogadali'' (2012). Plot Ilangkumaran "Kumaran" and Nallavan escape from a mental asylum on a rainy night and settle down in Chennai at Pulikutti's house under funny circumstances. Kumaran and Nallavan find a job at Indian Oil petrol bunk and their good nature receive good friends, where they soon organise a service. Kumaran meets his neighbour Bharathi, who dislikes him first, but falls for his kind-hearted nature. Nallavan also meets Tamizhselvi at the petrol bunk and falls in love with her. Things change when Pulikutti advertises Kumaran and Nall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The industry, producing films in the Hindi language, is a part of the larger Indian cinema industry, which also includes Cinema of South India, South Indian cinema and other smaller Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries. The term 'Bollywood', often mistakenly used to refer to Indian cinema as a whole, only refers to Hindi-language films, with Indian cinema being an umbrella term that includes all the Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries in the country, each offering films in diverse languages and styles. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364, have been in Hindi. In 2022, Hindi cinema represented 33% of box office revenue, followed by Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sify
Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway) is an Indian information and communications technology (ICT) company providing telecom services, data center services, cloud & managed services, transformation integration services, and application integration services. Sify Technologies Limited played a role during the early spread of Internet and e-commerce in India. It has been listed on NASDAQ as SIFY since October 1999. Merrill Lynch was the underwriter for Sify's IPO on the NASDAQ. Sify was founded and led to IPO by R. Ramaraj. History In November 1999, Sify paid crore for a 24.5% stake in IndiaWorld Communications. It acquired the remaining shares for crore on 30 June 2000. In 2000, Sify sponsored the India Olympics team. In January 2002, Sify announced prizes for most emails sent under a 6-week contest called "Sify Greenmail," promoting emails as an eco-friendly way of communication. In March 2002, Sify made an agreement with Makemytrip to run Sify's tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
