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Iraivi
Iraivi () is a 2016 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by C. V. Kumar, K. E. Gnanavel Raja and Abinesh Elangovan under their banners Thirukumaran Entertainment, Studio Green and Abi & Abi Pictures, respectively. The film features an ensemble cast including S. J. Suryah, Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Anjali (actress), Anjali, Kamalinee Mukherjee and Pooja Devariya. It revolves around three financially struggling men trying to overcome their problems through criminal activities, not realising the impact their actions are having on the women in their lives. Karthik drafted the script during the production works of Jigarthanda (2014 film), ''Jigarthanda'' in September 2013 and took more than a year for its completion. The film was formally announced in February 2015, with principal photography beginning that May and ending in September, having taken place primarily in Chennai and Wayanad district, Wayanad. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Simha
Jayasimha (born 6 November 1983), better known as Bobby Simha, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu films. After making brief appearances in the films ''Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi'' and ''Pizza (2012 film), Pizza'' (2012), he portrayed a kidnapper in Nalan Kumarasamy's ''Soodhu Kavvum'' and a comic villain in Alphonse Putharen's ''Neram''. Simha's subsequent performance as the Madurai gangster Sethu in Karthik Subbaraj's ''Jigarthanda (2014 film), Jigarthanda'' (2014) won him critical acclaim and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Early life Bobby Simha was born in a Telugu people, Telugu family on 6 November 1983 in Secundrabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana). Simha's family is from Mopidevi, Krishna District, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh but they moved to Kodaikanal in 1995. He subsequently completed his schooling at Priyadarshini Vidyalayam, a Telugu Medium School, in Mopidevi, Krishna District, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthik Subbaraj
Karthik Subbaraj (born 19 March 1983) is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter working mainly in Tamil cinema. Early life Karthik did his schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Madurai after which he went on to study mechatronics at Thiagarajar College of Engineering. During his college days he performed stage shows and skits. His father, Gajaraj, is an actor who has acted in many supporting roles in films like ''Mundasupatti'' and ''Kabali (film), Kabali''. He made the short film ''Kaatchipizhai'' in Madurai, which was selected for ''Nalaya Iyakunar''. Career Karthik had intended to direct ''Jigarthanda (2014 film), Jigarthanda'' first but could not fund the project. He then came up with the story for the low-budget ''Pizza (2012 film), Pizza''. The film was a commercial success, remade in Hindi, Bengali and Kannada. This allowed him the opportunity to make ''Jigarthanda'', which received positive reviews and earned actor Bobby Simh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pooja Devariya
Pooja Devariya is an Indian film and theatre actress who is known for her works in Tamil and Kannada films. After making her film debut with Selvaraghavan's ''Mayakkam Enna'' (2012), she worked extensively in theatre with the Stray Factory, before returning to films in 2015. Career Pooja made her acting debut in Selvaraghavan's ''Mayakkam Enna'' (2011) portraying Padmini, a friend in Dhanush's gang. Pooja then joined the theatre group Stray Factory and has worked on stage performances and online videos with the company. Notably, she starred as Zorro in an interpretation of ''The Three Musketeers'' in December 2012. in 2013, she made her directorial debut was the play ''Maya from Madurai'' written by Naren Weiss. In 2015, she worked on the production of four films, including roles in Karthik Subbaraj's ''Iraivi Iraivi () is a 2016 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by C. V. Kumar, K. E. Gnanavel Raja an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Sethupathi
Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi Kalimuthu (born 16 January 1978) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Sethupathi is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Awards, National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards South and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Following a stint as an Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin, NRI accountant in Dubai, Sethupathi started his film career working as a background actor and initially played minor supporting roles before his first lead role in ''Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'' (2010). In 2012, he rose to fame with ''Sundarapandian'', ''Pizza (2012 film), Pizza'' and ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom''. Sethupathi established himself as a successful actor with films such as ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013), ''Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'' (2013), ''Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'' (2014), ''Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum'' (2016), ''Iraivi'' (2016), ''Vikram Vedha'' (2017), '''96 (film), '96'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamalinee Mukherjee
Kamalinee Mukherjee is an Indian actress. She has predominantly appeared in Telugu films as well as a few Malayalam and Tamil films. After graduating with a degree in English literature, she completed a workshop on theatre in Mumbai. She made her acting debut in '' Phir Milenge'' (2004), a film that was based on the subject of AIDS. She then appeared in the Telugu film '' Anand'' also in 2004. Early life Kamalinee was born 4 March 1980 and brought up in Kolkata, India. Her father is a marine engineer and her mother is a jewellery designer. She is the eldest of the three siblings in the family. Owing to her "love for being on the stage" since childhood, she acted in all sorts of amateur and professional stageplays while in school and college. Incidentally, she always portrayed masculine characters in these plays. Besides theatre, she developed a love for reading, painting and writing. She also underwent several years of training in Bharatanatyam. After graduating with a degree in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhosh Narayanan
Santhosh Narayanan (born 15 May 1983) is an Indian film composer and musician who has predominately worked in Tamil cinema, while also having some Telugu and Malayalam films to his credit. He is known for his collaborations with Pa. Ranjith and Karthik Subbaraj. Early life Santhosh Narayanan was born in Tiruchirappalli, India. He is the younger of two children. He was educated at RSK Higher Secondary School, Tiruchirappalli. Santhosh Narayanan completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science at J. J. College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli. After completing his education, he worked as a recording engineer, arranger and programmer, before beginning to produce independent music and compose for films. He composed the music including two original songs for the Telugu short film ''Advaitham'', He was also part of the contemporary folk music band "La Pongal" in which he performed in a few live shows in 2009. Through Mani Ratnam, Santhosh also got to work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirukumaran Entertainment
C. V. Kumar (born C. Vijayakumar; 14 April 1979) is an Indian film producer, director and distributor who heads the production studio Thirukumaran Entertainment. Known for producing innovative and critically acclaimed films, Kumar has also primarily introduced new talent into the film industry in terms of actors and technicians. His first three films, '' Attakathi'', ''Pizza'' and ''Soodhu Kavvum'' won critical acclaim as well as bringing in revenue of over . After producing successful films, Kumar began work on his first directorial venture in 2014. Career Kumar, originally hailing from Tirumangalam, Madurai, first came to Chennai for his MSc Psychology classes that he was pursuing through distance education at Madras University in the early 2000s. During the period, he had also started going for classes at Arena Multimedia in Madurai before taking a transfer to Chennai. In three years between 2002 and 2005, he learnt animation, sound design, and branding, and took scriptwritin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 6th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi on 30 June and 1 July 2017. SIIMA 2017 will recognize the best films and performances from the past year, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in June 2017. Honorary awards Lifetime Achievement Award * Murali Mohan * S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Special appreciation * Mohan Babu for completing 40 years in Telugu Film industry. Main awards winners and nominees Film Acting Debut awards Music Critics' choice ;Tamil Cinema *Best Actor – R. Madhavan – ''Irudhi Suttru'' *Best Actress – Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – ''Tharai Thappattai'' ;Telugu Cinema *Best Actor – Nani – ''Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha'' ;Kannada Cinema *Best Actor – Rakshith Shetty – Kirik Party *Best Actress – Parul Yadav – '' Killing Veerappan'' ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Green
Studio Green is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai. The company was founded in 2006 by K. E. Gnanavel Raja, relative of actor Sivakumar and many of their films feature his sons Suriya and Karthi. They have produced several Tamil films and also distributed films across India. History The company first produced and distributed the film '' Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'' starring Suriya, in 2006. Next they distributed '' Paruthiveeran'', introducing Karthik Sivakumar, younger brother of Suriya. It ran for more than a year in screens in Tamil Nadu. Following this success, '' Singam'' was produced. The Hari directed action film, starring Suriya, also went on to become highly successful at the box office, emerging as one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of that year. Their following production was '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' starring Karthi and Kajal Agarwal which also became a commercial success. Their next production was '' Siruthai'' starring Karthi and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaibhav Reddy
Sumanth Reddy (born 21 April 1978), better known as Vaibhav, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut with the Telugu film '' Godava'' (2007) under his father, A. Kodandarami Reddy's direction. He is best known for his performances in Venkat Prabhu films '' Saroja'' (2008), ''Goa'' (2010), '' Mankatha'' (2011) and '' Chennai 600028 II'' (2016). Early life Vaibhav Reddy was born in Chennai to Telugu filmmaker A. Kodandarami Reddy. He did his schooling at the Cambridge Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Lloyds Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and at St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai. His elder brother, Sunil Reddy, made his acting debut with '' Seethakaathi'' (2018). Career He made his acting debut in 2007, starring in the Telugu film '' Godava'' under his father's direction which didn't do well at the box office. Before he made his debut, he was trained at the Asha Chandra School of Acting in Mumbai and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivakumar Vijayan
Sivakumar Vijayan is an Indian cinematographer who works in Tamil films. Career He debuted with the Tamil feature film, '' Vidiyum Munn'' (2013), in which he was highly appreciated for his work. He worked on a sports drama '' Iruthi Sutru'' (2016) directed by Sudha Kongara Sudha Kongara Prasad, known professionally as Sudha Kongara, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil. She made her directorial debut with the Tamil film ''Drohi (2010 film), ''Drohi'. In 2016, she directed ..., a bilingual made simultaneously in Tamil as '' Saala Khadoos'', in Hindi. Filmography As cinematographer References External links * Sivakumar Vijayan on FacebookOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Vijayan, Sivakumar Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute alumni 1982 births Living people Hindi film cinematographers Artists from Chennai Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu Tamil cinematographers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivek Harshan
Vivek Harshan (born 28 May 1981) is an Indian film editor who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. He has frequently collaborated with Amal Neerad, M. Rajesh, and Karthik Subbaraj since the beginning of their careers. '' Big B'' (2007), '' Jigarthanda'' (2014), ''Iyobinte Pusthakam'' (2014), , '' Varathan'' (2018), ''Bheeshma Parvam'' (2022), '' Aavesham'' (2024), ''Manjummel Boys'' (2024) and '' Sikandar'' (2025) are some of his notable works. He won the National Film Award for Best Editing in 2014 for ''Jigarthanda''. Film career After assisting editor Anthony, Harshan started working as an independent editor with the Malayalam film '' Red Salute'' (2006). He got break in his second film '' Big B'' (2007). His work on the 2014 Tamil film '' Jigarthanda'' got him the National Award for that year. Filmography Awards National Film Awards * 2014 – National Film Award for Best Editing for '' Jigarthanda'' Vijay Awards The Vijay Awards are presented by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
