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Japan (2023 Film)
''Japan'' is a 2023 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action comedy drama film written and directed by Raju Murugan. It is produced by S. R. Prakash Babu and S. R. Prabhu under Dream Warrior Pictures. The film stars Karthi and Anu Emmanuel, alongside Sunil (actor), Sunil, S. D. Vijay Milton, Vijay Milton and Jithan Ramesh. The film was officially announced in August 2022. Principal photography began in November, and Wrap (filmmaking), wrapped by late-June 2023. The official title ''Japan'' was revealed in the same month. The film has music composed G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematography handled by Ravi Varman and editing by Philomin Raj. ''Japan'' was released on 10 November 2023, the week of Diwali. The film was heavily panned by critics & audience & eventually becoming an Box-office bomb, box-office-disaster. Plot A notorious master thief steals a fortune in jewels at a jewellery shop, and a cat-and-mouse chase ensues between him and the police. Cast Production D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raju Murugan
Raju Murugan is a writer, journalist-turned-filmmaker from Tiruvarur village Abivirutheeswaram Near Koradacheri. His works include ''Vattiyum Muthalum'', ''Ondru'' and ''Gypsy'', all of which were published in ''Ananda Vikatan''. He made his directorial debut with ''Cuckoo (2014 film), Cuckoo'' (2014). His second film, ''Joker (2016 film), Joker'', was conferred the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, Best Feature Film in Tamil award at the 64th National Film Awards. He worked as an assistant to Lingusamy for 3 years. Filmography ; As director ; As lyricist *"Laali Laali" (''Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru'') *"Aara Thedum", "Nellu Vaasam" (''Vellai Yaanai'') *"Thala Kodhum" (''Jai Bhim (film), Jai Bhim'') *"Veesum Kaathodadhaan" (''Pa Paandi, Power Paandi'') *"Madura Veeran" (''Viruman'') *"Odi Odi" (''Thiru.Manickam'') Books References External links * * Tamil film directors Living people Journalists from Tamil Nadu Tamil-language writers Tami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruldoss
Aruldoss is an Indian actor known for his supporting roles in predominantly Tamil language films. Prior to focusing on an acting career, he worked as a cinematographer on several films. Career After completing school, Aruldoss worked as a photographer at weddings. Through his acquaintances, he managed to get a breakthrough into the Tamil film industry and served as an assistant cinematographer in Sundar C's '' Arunachalam'' (1997). He subsequently went on to work as the main cameraman in '' A Aa E Ee'' (2009) and ''Pathinaaru'' (2009). Aruldoss has often collaborated as an actor with film maker Suseenthiran, after making his debut in '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' (2010) and appearing in '' Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai'' (2011), '' Rajapattai'' (2011) and '' Paayum Puli'' (2015). His close friendship with Seenu Ramasamy has meant that Aruldoss has also played roles in '' Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'' (2010), '' Neerparavai'' (2012), '' Idam Porul Yaeval'' (2015) and '' Dharma Durai'' (2016). Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhurat Shot
In the Indian film industry, the muhurat shot or muhurtam shot is the first shot (or take) of a film marking the commencement of the principal photography. It is preceded by a pooja (religious rites). Muhurtam is a word from the Rig Veda and means moment. Contemporarily it means "auspicious moment" Description in literature A character in Shashi Tharoor's ''Show Business: A Novel'' muses, "The muhurat of any film, the auspicious moment when the opening shot is canned, is not an event its star is supposed to miss... Muhurats are packed with oversize individuals in undersize clothes, their eyes and thighs gleaming with synthetic sheen... their tendency is to drape refulgent garlands on every available tripod, clapper, or neck. I'm happy to avoid them. In any case, marigolds make me sneeze." A '' Rediff.com'' news story covering the release of Bob Christo autobiography ''Flashback: My Life and Times in Bollywood and Beyond'', carries an excerpt in which Christo asks "What is a " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardar (2022 Film)
''Sardar'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language spy action-thriller film directed by P. S. Mithran based on a script he co-wrote with M. R. Pon Parthiban, Roju, Bipin Ragu and Geevee and produced by S. Lakshman Kumar under Prince Pictures. The film stars Karthi in a dual role alongside Raashii Khanna, Rajisha Vijayan, Chunky Pandey, Laila, Rithvik, Munishkanth, Avinash, Yugi Sethu and Balaji Sakthivel in pivotal roles. In the film, a disgraced spy returns from a long exile to stop the launch of a suspicious water company which plans to spread toxic water across the country. The film marks Panday's debut and Laila's comeback to Tamil cinema, as well as films in general, after 16 years. The film was launched on November 2020 without a title and the official title announced in April 2021. Principal photography commenced the same month and continued till July 2022, despite being halted twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Karthi's commitments to other films. Filming locations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viruman
''Viruman'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by M. Muthaiah. Produced by Suriya under 2D Entertainment, the film stars Karthi and debutante Aditi Shankar. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the music with cinematography by Selvakumar S. K. It was released theatrically on 12 August 2022 and emerged as a commercial success at the box office.This is the last film of Manoj Bharathiraja, in an acting role, who died in March 2025.in Telugu Plot Muniyandi is a narcissistic man from a village in Theni who cares about his reputation and money and would go to any extent to get what he wants. His sister Dhanam and brother-in-law Balu are in love with each other, which Muniyandi disapproves of. Dhanam poisons herself and tells Muniyandi that she will get married if he takes her to the hospital, but Muniyandi leaves her to die and also treats his wife Muthulakshmi poorly. Muthulakshmi finds out that her husband is having an affair, and Muniyandi tells h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and List of newspapers by circulation, largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a newspaper of record. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. In a 2021 surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSR Srinivasan
TSR Dharmaraj, also popularly known as TSR Srinivasan, is an Indian actor who predominantly featured in comedy and supporting roles in Tamil cinema. Career Srinivasan worked in the textile industry in Tiruppur. After some time in the textile industry, he lost the appetite due to workload, trade embargoes, financial constraints and persistent losses. He worked as a restaurant franchisee in the 1990s. He later pursued an interest in acting after gaining a source of inspiration from his reading habits. In an interview, he credited that reading books eventually paid rich dividends for him, which propelled him to embark on pursuing greener pastures by venturing into the cine field. In the beginning of his film acting career, he received a remuneration of INR 200-300 per film and he began to make inroads by accepting minor roles, uncredited roles in films. He also revealed that he waited in the queues for film casting in pursuit of potential opportunities to act in films. He revealed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanban Oruvan Vantha Piragu
''Nanban Oruvan Vantha Piragu'' (, also marketed as ''NOVP'') is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age buddy drama film directed by Ananth Ram, in his directorial debut and joinly produced by Masala Popcorn and White Feather. The film stars Ananth and Bhavani Sre in the lead roles, alongside RJ Vijay, Elango Kumaravel, Kulappulli Leela, Irfan (in his acting debut), Venkat Prabhu and Aishwarya. M. The film released on 2 August 2024 and opened to positive reviews from critics and audiences. The title of the film is derived from the lyrics of the song 'Mustafa Mustafa' in Kadhal Desam composed and sung by A. R. Rahman. Plot Anand begins sharing his memories with a co-passenger on his flight to Chennai. Born in 1992, Anand moved to Anandam Colony with his family after his younger brother's birth. He befriends Aadhi's gang and frequently clashes with Lalith's gang. During an intra-school event, Anand faces humiliation when he faints on stage due to crowd phobia, allowing his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palakkad Sreeram
Palakkad Sreeram (born 16 February 1972) is an Indian playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his frequent collaborations with A. R. Rahman. Early life Sreeram was born on 16 February 1972 in a Tamil Iyer family to Smt. Jayalaksmi and Sri. K. S. Lakshmi Narayanan in a village Kavasseri near Alathur, Palakkad district in Kerala. He completed his post graduation in Music from Govt. College Chittur, Calicut University and moved to Madras for his musical journey. Career Sreeram started learning music under his mother from very young age and also under Sri. Sundareswara bhagavathar, and he had an immense passion on musical instruments. He owns an audio label Swararnavam, and has scored music for two Malayalam films, ''Mazhamegha Pravukal'' and '' Melvilasam Sariyanu''. He moved to Chennai in 1995 soon after his marriage and he had learnt flute by himself. He made his debut in the film industry as a flutist in 1996. In 2022, he received the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arunraja Kamaraj
Arunraja Kamaraj is an Indian singer, lyricist, actor and director in Tamil-language films. He is known for his works as lyricist in films such as '' Jigarthanda'', '' Theri'', ''Pencil'' and '' Kabali''. He also debuted as an actor in '' Raja Rani'' and appeared as Neruppu Kumar in the film '' Maan Karate''. He has written and sung the songs "Ding Dong" for the movie '' Jigarthanda'' and written " Kaavaalaa" for the movie '' Jailer'' which were critically acclaimed. He has also written and sung the song "Neruppu Da" in Rajinikanth's film '' Kabali''. His other notable works includes movies such as '' Demonte Colony'' and '' Trisha Illana Nayanthara''. Life and career Arunraja Kamaraj was born in Parali near Kulithalai town in Tamil Nadu. Studied schoolings at Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Kulithalai and higher secondary schoolings at Bishop Heber Higher Secondary School, Trichy. He graduated from J. J. College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli. One of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendran
Arunachalam Rajendran, also known as A. Rajendran (born 1 June 1957) and better known/credited as Mottai Rajendran or ''Naan Kadavul'' Rajendran, is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Tamil film '' Pithamagan'' and has worked as a stunt double in over 500 South Indian films since then. He played the role of a villain in '' Naan Kadavul'' (2009) which won huge critical acclaim and fetched him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain''.'' Since then, he has continued to play villainous and later humorous supporting characters in a number of Tamil films. He is noted for his rough voice and alopecia universalis, which he claims was the result of coming into contact with industrial waste during a stunt sequence. Career Rajendran began his film career working as a stunt double in hundreds of south Indian films mostly in Tamil. He played a small but significant role in '' Pithamagan'' (2003) and made his full-fledg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sridhar (choreographer)
Sridhar is an Indian choreographer who has worked in India's regional films. He has also appeared as an actor, making his debut with ''Poi (film), Poi'' (2006) and with cameo appearances in songs he has choreographed. Career Sridhar made his full acting debut in K. Balachander's ''Poi (film), Poi'' (2006), appearing in a supporting role. He worked as the choreographer for the "Naaka Mukka" song in ''Kadhalil Vizhunthen'' (2008), and was given the responsibility of ensuring the hit song translated well on-screen. Behindwoods.com consequently noted Sridhar "gave it some rocking steps and he more than delivered", listing it as a "signature dance step". Sridhar won further critical acclaim for his work as a choreographer in Prabhu Deva's ''Engeyum Kadhal'' (2011), where he collaborated with his mentor for four songs. He also choreographed and appeared in the title song of television series ''Nadhaswaram (TV series), Nadhaswaram''. In 2015, he made his first appearance as a leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
