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ITFA Best Actress Award
The ITFA Best Actress Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The award was first given in 2003. The list Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. See also * Tamil cinema * Cinema of India References {{reflist Actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ... Film awards for lead actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Tamil Film Awards
The International Tamil Film Awards (ITFA) is an awards ceremony that honours excellence in Tamil language films around the world since 2003. History The awards began in 2003 and the awards honour films from the previous calendar year. Awards * Best Picture * Best Director * Best Actor * Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best New Actor * Best New Actress * Best Villain * Best Comedian (Male) * Best Comedian (Female) * Best Music Director * Best Cinematographer * Best Lyricist * Best Male Playback * Best Female Playback See also * Tamil Cinema * Cinema of India The cinema of India, consisting of Film, motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various #Cinema by language, film indus ... References External links ITFA.comOfficial website Sunnetwork.comSUN TV - Official broadcaster of ITFA Tamil film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laila Mehdin
Laila Mehdi (born 24 October 1980), known mononymously as Laila, is an Indian actress. Making her acting debut in the mid-1990s and later becoming one of the leading actresses throughout the 2000s. She has acted predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, as well as in a few Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi language films. Career Laila made her debut in '' Dushman Duniya Ka'' (1996) and her lead debut in the Telugu film '' Egire Paavurama'' (1997), directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Laila began to receive offers from prominent directors to feature in Tamil films and turned down films such as '' Dharma Chakkaram'' and ''Kadhal Palli'' by K. S. Ravikumar and Pavithran respectively. She subsequently signed on to appear in the lead role in '' VIP'' after Pooja Kumar had walked out of the project. However, Laila was left unimpressed when the producer asked her to consider changing her stage name to Pooja, as the invitations for the film had already been printed, and furthermore, she r ... [...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] |
Kannathil Muthamittal
''Kannathil Muthamittal'' (also released internationally as ''A Peck on the Cheek'') is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language musical war film written, produced and directed by Mani Ratnam. It was based on a short story, "Amuthavum Avanum" by Sujatha. The film stars R. Madhavan, Simran and P. S. Keerthana with Nandita Das, J. D. Chakravarthy, Prakash Raj and Pasupathy portraying other pivotal characters. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, while Ravi K. Chandran handled the cinematography. Mani Ratnam presents the story of a child of Sri Lankan Tamil parentage adopted by Indian parents, whose desire is to meet her biological mother in the midst of the Sri Lankan Civil War. It was released on 14 February 2002. The film premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival and was additionally screen at the 2003 San Francisco International Film Festival. The film received high critical acclaim upon release and went on to win six National Film Awards, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simran (actress)
Rishibala Naval (born 4 April 1976), known professionally as Simran, is an Indian actress, who predominantly works in Tamil films whilst also appearing in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam films.She is the recipient of numerous accolades including three Filmfare Awards South and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Simran debuted in Tamil films in 1997, with two successful films '' Once More'' and '' V.I.P.'', where earned her Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil for '' Kannathil Muthamittal'' (2002) and Best Supporting Actress – Tamil for '' Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008). Following a career hiatus, Simran returned to screens in 2014. Life and family Simran was born as Rishibala Naval on 4 April 1976 to Punjabi parents in Mumbai. Simran has two younger sisters, former film actress Monal and Jyothi Anand, and a younger brother, Sumeet Naval. She was educated at St. Anthony's High School, Versova, Mumbai. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhool
''Dhool'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram and Jyothika in lead roles while Reema Sen, Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, Telangana Shakuntala and Pasupathy play other supporting roles. Produced by A. M. Rathnam at a cost of 7 crore, the film was released on 10 January 2003 and became a commercial success. ''Dhool'' was remade in Telugu as '' Veede'' (2003) with Sen and Pasupathy reprising their roles, in Punjabi as '' The Lion of Punjab'' (2011), in Sinhala as '' Ranja'' (2014) and in Bengali as ''Ghatak'' (2006). Plot Arumugam is a kind-hearted man whose village is suffering due to a chemical factory which releases toxic waste into the river. The villagers decide to petition Minister Kaalaipandi, requesting him to close the factory. Arumugam and his childhood friend, Eswari, along with her grandmother Mundakanni, leave to Chennai to meet Kaalaipandi, who has won from the village's constituency. The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyothika
Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress and producer who primarily works in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She has received several accolades including a National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards South, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards (a record four Best Actress award) and Kalaimamani Award. Jyothika is regarded among the most prolific actresses in Tamil cinema, and has been ranked among the best South Indian actresses. Jyothika debuted in films with the Hindi film '' Doli Saja Ke Rakhna'' (1997), directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film '' Vaalee'' (1999) and her first Telugu film ''Tagore'' (2003), opposite Chiranjeevi. She received her first Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South for the former film. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for '' Kushi'' (2000). A string of successful films followed and gained prominence for her performances in '' Kushi'' (2000), '' Dumm Dumm Dumm''(2001), '' Poovellam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pithamagan
''Pithamagan'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action film, action crime drama film written and directed by Bala (director), Bala. The film stars Vikram (actor), Vikram, Suriya, Laila (actress), Laila and Sangeetha Krish, Sangeetha, with Karunas, Karunaas, Manobala, Mahadevan (actor), Mahadevan. In the film, a boy raised in a graveyard with no understanding of the world forms a bond with a conman. ''Pithamagan'' was released on 24 October 2003. The film became a success and Vikram won numerous accolades for his performance, including the National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. It was remade in Kannada as ''Anatharu'' (2007). Plot An anonymous woman dies while giving birth in a graveyard. Her child, Chithan, is found and raised by the caretaker of the graveyard. Chithan grows up among corpses with minimal human contact and is seemingly autistic. He growls, runs like a beast, but seems to understand loyalty and is a social animal. He ventures in ... [...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] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). attested since 300 BC, 300 BCE.: "...the most acceptable periodisation which has so far been suggested for the development of Tamil writing seems to me to be that of A Chidambaranatha Chettiar (1907–1967): 1. Sangam Literature – 200BC to AD 200; 2. Post Sangam literature – AD 200 – AD 600; 3. Early Medieval literature – AD 600 to AD 1200; 4. Later Medieval literature – AD 1200 to AD 1800; 5. Pre-Modern literature – AD 1800 to 1900" at p. 610 Tamil was the lingua franca for early maritime traders in South India, with Tamil inscriptions found outside of the Indian subcontinent, such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Egypt. The language has a well-documented history wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasavathaaram
''Dasavathaaram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language epic science fiction action film directed by K. S. Ravikumar, written by Kamal Haasan and produced by V. Ravichandran under Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd. It stars Kamal Haasan in ten distinct roles with Asin (in her penultimate Tamil film appearance and played in a dual roles), alongside an ensemble cast of Jaya Prada, Mallika Sherawat, K. R. Vijaya, Rekha Harris, Nagesh, P. Vasu, Raghuram, Napoleon and M. S. Bhaskar. In the film, a biotechnology scientist named Govind is forced to steal a vial containing a deadly bioweapon from his corrupt boss, who intended to sell it to a terrorist nation, and keep it contained. During that, Govind is hunted by an American mercenary named Christian Fletcher, an Indian police officer named Balram Naidu and a set of dark events. Several other people also get involved in Govind's journey and all their stories connect after the striking of 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, thus bring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asin
Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985), known mononyomusly as Asin, is an Indian former actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu films. Asin is a recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Asin, several accolades including a Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Award, two Filmfare Awards South and four South Indian International Movie Awards, SIIMA Awards. The Government of Tamil Nadu honoured her with the state's highest civilian award Kalaimamani, in 2009. Asin is considered as one of the leading South Indian actresses of the 2000s and is referred to as the "Queen of Kollywood". A trained Bharatanatyam dancer, Asin made her acting debut at 15 in Sathyan Anthikkad's Malayalam film ''Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka'' (2001). Asin had her first commercial success with the Telugu language, Telugu film ''Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi'' in 2003, and won a Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu, Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
