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K. Manikandan
K. Manikandan is an Indian screenwriter and actor who works in the Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He is best known of his characters in ''Jai Bhim (film), Jai Bhim'' (2021), ''Good Night (2023 film), Good Night'' (2023), ''Lover (2024 film), Lover'' (2024) and ''Kudumbasthan'' (2025). Career Manikandan participated in Kalakka povathu Yaaru Season 4 (Vijay TV) and finished as the runner-up of the season. Subsequently, he joined an FM channel as a radio jockey while also dubbing/voice acting for several films and TV shows. He debuted as a writer with ''Pizza II: Villa'' (2013). He made his acting debut with ''India Pakistan'' (2015) and played a minor role in the ''Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum, Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum'' (2016) directed by Nalan Kumarasamy. Manikandan then played an antagonist in Sri Ganesh's debut directorial venture ''8 Thottakkal'' (2017) alongside M. S. Bhaskar and Lallu. He penned the dialogues for Pushkar–Gayathri's third directorial venture ''Vikram Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras
Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after London. Historically, the region was part of the Chola, Pandya, Pallava and Vijayanagara kingdoms during various eras. The coastal land which then contained the fishing village Madrasapattinam, was purchased by the British East India Company from the Nayak ruler Chennapa Nayaka in the 17th century. The British garrison established the Madras city and port and built Fort St. George, the first British fortress in India. The city was made the winter capital of the Madras Presidency, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Ganesh
Sri Ganesh (born 1990) is an Indian film director who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He made his directorial debut with the film ''8 Thottakkal'' in 2017. Early life Ganesh's interest in cinema began in high school when he assisted Crazy Mohan's theatre troupe. He was inspired by Mysskin's films, particularly Nandalala, which made him join Mysskin's crew for ''Onaayum Aatukuttiyum'' (2013). Ganesh is also inspired by Rahul Dravid's resilience and patience. Career Ganesh entered the film industry as an assistant director to Mysskin, from whom he learned the importance of discipline and was introduced to world cinema. He assisted Mysskin for two years. In 2013, Mysskin encouraged Ganesh to leave his position as an assistant director and focus on writing his own stories. His experience on the talent-hunt show, '' Naalaiya Iyakkunar'', helped him connect with other emerging filmmakers. Ganesh's debut film, ''8 Thottakkal'' (2017) was shot in 48 days. The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindustan Times
''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media Limited, an entity controlled by the Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia, the daughter of K. K. Birla. It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, founder-father of the Akali movement and the Shiromani Akali Dal, in Delhi and played integral roles in the Indian independence movement as a nationalist daily. ''Hindustan Times'' is one of the List of newspapers in India by circulation, largest newspapers in India by circulation. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations (India), Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 993,645 copies . The Indian Readership Survey 2014 revealed that ''HT'' is the second-most widely read English newspaper in India after ''The Times of India''. It is popular in North India, with simultaneous editions from New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Patna, Chandigarh and Ranchi. The print location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Indian Film Festival
The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in New York City, and screens films relating to India, the Indian Diaspora, and the work of Indian filmmakers. The festival began in November 2001 and was founded by Aroon Shivdasani and the Indo-American Arts Council. About 40 films are screened, including features films, shorts, documentaries, and animated films. History The festival began in November 2001 as the Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (IAAC). It was founded in response to the attacks of September 11, as a way to educate the community on Indian culture. The first festival took place at the Imagin Asian Theatre. Subsequent festivals have been hosted by Tribeca Cinemas, The Walter Read Theater at The Lincoln Center, Asia Society, Aicon Gallery, Cantor Film Center at New York University, and SVA Theaters. The opening night ceremony of the 2011 festival took place at the Paris Theater. In 2007, the festival partnered wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengaluru International Film Festival
The Bengaluru International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Bangalore, Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian States of India, state of Karnataka, which previews films of all genres, including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1996, Suchitra Bangalore International Film Festival, was held for a week from 22 to 28 December 2006 in collaboration with Suchitra Film Society.Suchitra Bangalore International Film Festival 2006 , Event Page More than 100 films were screened during festival. The film festival is now being organized by Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy and is supported by Government of Karnataka. The 16th BIFFES will be held in Bengaluru from 1 to 8 March 2025. Events history * 1st Suchitra Bengaluru Inte ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi Ganesh
Ganesan Mahadevan (1 August 1944 – 9 November 2024), known by his stage name Delhi Ganesh, was an Indian actor who mostly acted in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He was well known for the versatility of roles he played during his illustrious career. He acted in more than 400 films. He was given the stage name Delhi Ganesh by K. Balachander. He was introduced to Tamil film industry by K. Balachander through the film ''Pattina Pravesam'' (1976). Early life He was born as Ganesan on 1 August 1944 in Keezhapavur, a town in present-day Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu. The town was the native place of his mother Pichu. However, Ganesan's early education was in Vallanadu (in present-day Thoothukudi district), the native place of his father Mahadevan, a school teacher. He had an elder sister and a younger brother. Career After completing Secondary School Leaving Certificate, SSLC, Ganesan went to Madurai and worked in TVS Motor Company. Then, he was recruited by the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narai Ezhuthum Suyasaritham
''Narai Ezhuthum Suyasaritham'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. Manikandan on his directorial debut, while also starring himself in the main lead role alongside Delhi Ganesh. The film revolves around the story of a deep friendship between a pensioner who has been battling loneliness after his retirement and an unemployed young man who has been finding difficulties to put food on the table. The film had its world premiere at international film festivals in 2016. Sony Liv bought the digital streaming rights of the film and the film was streamed via Sony Liv in January 2022. Cast *Delhi Ganesh as Vaidyanathan *K. Manikandan as Manikandan *Mirchi Vijay *Aadhavan *RJ Shivshankari *Rakendu Mouli *Praveen Raja *Shobana Production K. Manikandan announced his maiden directorial venture with the intention to make an independent art film, exclusively appealing for the audiences at international film festivals. He had apparently decided to go ah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aelay
''Aelay'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama television film written and directed by Halitha Shameem, and produced by S. Sashikanth and Ramachandra of YNOT Studios while creative produced by Pushkar–Gayathri of Wallwatcher Films. Co-produced by Reliance Entertainment, The film stars Samuthirakani and K. Manikandan, and has music composed by Kaber Vasuki and Aruldev, with cinematography handled by Theni Eswar and editing done by Shameem and Raymond Derrick Crasta respectively. The film was scheduled for theatrical release on 12 February 2021, but the producers later opted for a direct-to-television premiere through Star Vijay on 28 February 2021 and internationally on Netflix on 5 March 2021. Plot An unexpected life event forces a young man to reconsider the past and his opinions about his father, who was an ice-cream seller. Cast * Samuthirakani as Muthukkutty and Sudhakar (Imbuttu Kanji) * K. Manikandan as Parthi * Madhumathi as Nachiya * Deepa Shankar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sillu Karupatti
''Sillu Karuppatti'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language romantic anthology film written, directed and edited by Halitha Shameem. The film stars Samuthirakani, Sunainaa, Manikandan K, Nivedhithaa Sathish, Kravmaga Sreeram, Leela Samson, Sara Arjun, and Rahul in the lead roles. The anthology consists of four short films based on relationships, which are set against the urban backdrops. Halitha Shameem conceived the script during the pre-production works of ''Minmini'' and filming commenced in February 2017. Each short was filmed within 40 days, thus it took about two years to complete the entire film. The music and background score were composed by Pradeep Kumar (singer), Pradeep Kumar, whereas cinematography for the film were handled jointly by Abhinandan Ramanujam, Manoj Paramahamsa, Vijay Kartik Kannan and Yamini Yagnamurthy. Produced by Venkatesh Velineni of Divine Productions, the film was presented by Suriya of 2D Entertainment. The film opened to critical acclaim upon it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nivedhithaa Sathish
Nivedhithaa Sathish is an Indian actress who works predominantly in the Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu film industries. Nivedhithaa is known for her role in ''Sillu Karuppatti'', ''Udanpirappe'' and ''Captain Miller (film), Captain Miller'' Career Nivedhithaa made her acting debut in the Tamil film ''Magalir Mattum (2017 film), Magalir Mattum'' (2017). She played the younger version of Sharanya under the direction of Bramma G. In 2019, she played one of the leads in the episode ''Kakka Kadi'' in the anthology film ''Sillu Karupatti'', and in the following year 2020 she had a lead role in ''Sethum Aayiram Pon'', as a young woman who visits her ailing grandmother. Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times quoted that "After ''Sillu Karuppatti'', Nivedhithaa walks away with another splendid performance". In 2021, she got featured in ''Udanpirappe'' playing the daughter of Jyothika and Samuthirakani In 2022, she featured in the web series ''Suzhal: The Vortex'' ... [...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] |
Kaala (2018 Film)
''Kaala ''(also marketed as ''Kaala Karikalan''; ) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed and co-written by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Wunderbar Films. The film stars Rajinikanth in the titular role, alongside Nana Patekar, Eswari Rao, Huma Qureshi(in her Tamil debut), Samuthirakani, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil, K. Manikandan, Dileepan, Nitish Veera, Sampath Raj and Ravi Kale. The film follows Karikalan "Kaala", the leader of Dharavi, who tries save his land and people from getting seized and evicted by Haridev "Hari Dhadha", a ruthless minister. The film was officially announced in June 2016 under the tentative title ''Thalaivar 164'', as it is Rajinikanth's 164th film as the lead actor, and the official title was announced in May 2017. Principal photography commenced the same month. It was predominantly shot in Mumbai; however, due to a few difficulties, the team had to shoot at Chennai a few times, and wrapped by mid-October. The film has music com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
