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Kaappaan
''Kaappaan'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by K. V. Anand and written by Pattukkottai Prabakar. It was produced by Lyca Productions and stars Suriya, Mohanlal and Arya in lead roles along with Sayyeshaa, Samuthirakani, Poorna, Boman Irani and Chirag Jani in supporting roles. The narrative revolves around Kathiravan, a Special Protection Group (SPG) officer who struggles to protect the Prime Minister from a mysterious man who threatens to assassinate him. The film was released theatrically on 20 September 2019 and received mixed reviews from critics. The film grossed ₹90.5–100 crore at the box office. It was the final directorial work of K. V. Anand, before his death on 30 April 2021. Plot Terrorists tried to kill the Prime Minister of India, Chandrakanth Varma, in New Delhi, but security services were able to stop the attack, save the PM, and send him to his office. The government used NSG operations to prevent the assassination. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayyeshaa
Sayyeshaa Saigal (born 12 August 1997), known mononymously as Sayyeshaa, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film ''Akhil (film), Akhil'' (2015), for which she received SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu nomination. Sayyeshaa made her Hindi film debut with ''Shivaay'' (2016), receiving Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female nomination. She then made her Tamil film debut with ''Vanamagan'' (2017) and received 7th South Indian International Movie Awards, SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress - Tamil nomination. Her successful films include ''Kaappaan'' (2019) and ''Yuvarathnaa'' (2021), her Kannada film debut. Early life and background Sayyeshaa was born as Sayyeshaa Saigal on 12 August 1997 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She is the daughter of actors Sumeet Saigal and Shaheen Banu. Sayyeshaa is the grandniece of actors Saira Banu, who is her mother's aunt and Dilip Kumar, and the great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris Jayaraj
J. Harris Jayaraj (born 8 January 1975) is an Indian composer from Tamil Nadu. He composes soundtracks predominantly for Tamil cinema, Tamil films, while also having composed for a few films in Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, Telugu and two films in Hindi. He has been honoured with Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu and the List of lifetime achievement awards, Life Time Achievement Award from Konijeti Rosaiah, the Governor of Tamil Nadu. Since 2001, he has won 6 Filmfare Awards South and has received 20 Filmfare Awards South nominations. He has also won 6 Mirchi Music Awards, 5 Vijay Awards, 4 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, 3 International Tamil Film Awards and Big FM (Indian radio station), Big FM Awards. In 2019, he was bestowed with the Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute Doctor of Letters, Honorary Doctorate of Letters for his significant contributions to Music of Tamil Nadu, Tamil cinema music. Early life Harris Jayaraj was born and brought up in Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hindi cinema, Hindi, Telugu cinema, Telugu and Kannada cinema, Kannada films. Mohanlal has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in Mohanlal filmography, more than 400 films. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001, and Padma Bhushan in 2019, India's fourth and third highest Orders, decorations, and medals of India, civilian honours, for his contributions to Cinema of India, Indian cinema. In 2009, he became the first actor in India to be awarded the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army (India), Territorial Army. Mohanlal was named as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema" by CNN. Mohanlal made his acting debut at age 18 in the Malayalam film ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suriya
Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known professionally as Suriya, is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Tamil films. One of the highest-paid Tamil actors, Suriya is considered as one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. Suriya has received numerous accolades including two National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. He has featured six times in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list. After making his debut in '' Nerukku Ner'' (1997) at the age of 22, Suriya landed his breakthrough role in '' Nandhaa'' (2001) and then had his first major commercial success with the thriller '' Kaakha Kaakha'' (2003). Following award-winning performances of a conman in '' Pithamagan'' (2003) and a hunchback in '' Perazhagan'' (2004), he played a man suffering from anterograde amnesia in the 2005 blockbuster '' Ghajini''. He rose to stardom with dual roles of a father and son in Gautham Vasudev Menon's semi-autobiographical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arya (actor)
Jamshad Cethirakath (born 11 December 1980), known by his stage name Arya, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema and a few Malayalam and Telugu language, Telugu films. Arya has won two Filmfare Awards South and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. He was included on the 2015 edition of the ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100, a list based on the top earning Indian celebrities. Arya made his breakthrough portraying rogue characters in Vishnuvardhan (director), Vishnuvardhan's ''Arinthum Ariyamalum'' (2005) and ''Pattiyal'' (2006). He later won critical acclaim for playing an Aghori in Bala (director), Bala's ''Naan Kadavul'' (2009). He gained further commercial success with the release of the period drama ''Madrasapattinam'' (2010), the comedy film ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' (2010), family action film ''Vettai'' (2012) and Atlee Kumar, Atlee's family film ''Raja Rani (2013 film), Raja Rani'' (2013). In 2013, he appeared in three more Tamil films: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chirag Jani (actor)
Chirag Jani is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati and Hindi language films. He made his acting debut in the Hindi serial ''Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke'', along with Vaishnavi Mahant, directed by Rajesh Babbar and produced by Shyamashish Bhattacharya. His performances in many films were applauded, especially in ''Yahan Ameena Bikti Hai'', directed by Kumar Raj. Chirag played as Sindhura in the devotional TV show ''Vighnaharta Ganesha''. He has also acted in television series like ''Porus (TV series), Porus'' (as the Dasyu King Arunayak) and ''Dastaan-E-Mohabbat Salim Anarkali'' (as Mirza Muhammad Hakim). Chirag has recently appeared as the villain in ''Kaappaan'', an action thriller directed by K. V. Anand. He starred in the Gujarati film ''G''. Filmography Television * ''Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke '' as Jagan (2013) * ''Porus (TV series), Porus'' as Dasyu king Arunayak (2017–2018) * ''Vighnaharta Ganesha'' as Sindhurasur (2017) and Surapadman (2020) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyca Productions
Lyca Productions () is an Indian entertainment company founded by Subaskaran Allirajah in 2014. Subaskaran Allirajah is a British citizen of Sri Lanka Tamil ethnicity. A subsidiary of Lycamobile (part of the Lyca Group), the studio has been involved in the production and distribution of Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Sinhala films. It has produced some of Tamil cinema's most expensive films, including '' 2.0'' (2018), '' Ponniyin Selvan: I'' (2022), and '' Ponniyin Selvan: II'' (2023) and '' L2: Empuraan'' (2025). History '' Pirivom Santhippom'' (2008) was the first film produced by A. Subhaskaran under Gnanam films. Lyca Productions chose to collaborate with Ayngaran International to produce and signed on AR Murugadoss and Vijay to be a part of their debut project. A social drama tackling the issue of farmers committing suicide due to corporate encroachment, ''Kaththi'' was shot throughout early 2014 with Samantha and Neil Nitin Mukesh signed on for other pivotal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boman Irani
Boman Irani (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian actor and comedian who works primarily in Hindi-language films. One of the most popular character actors in Hindi cinema, he has featured in over 100 films, and is the recipient of a Filmfare Award and two IIFA Awards. Some of his notable works include '' Munna Bhai MBBS'' (2003), '' Veer-Zaara'', ''Main Hoon Na, Lakshya'' (all 2004), '' No Entry'' (2005), '' Lage Raho Munna Bhai'', '' Don'' (both 2006), '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'' (2006), ''Heyy Babyy'' (2007), '' Dostana'' (2008), ''3 Idiots'' (2009), '' Housefull'' (2010), ''Don 2'' (2011), '' Housefull 2'', ''Cocktail'' (both 2012), ''Jolly LLB'' (2013), '' PK'', '' Happy New Year'' (both 2014), '' Dilwale'' (2015), '' Housefull 3'' (2016), ''Sanju'' (2018), ''Total Dhamaal'' (2019), '' 83'' (2021), '' Uunchai'' (2022) and '' Dunki'' (2023). He made his directorial debut with the self-starring drama '' The Mehta Boys'' (2025). Early life Irani was born on 2 December 1959, in Mum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamna Kasim
Shamna Kasim, also known by her stage name Poorna is an Indian actress, dancer, and model, who appears in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. Early life She was born in Kannur to a Malayalee couple Kasim and Ramla. She has done her schooling from St. Teresas Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School in Kannur after shifting from Ursuline Senior Secondary School. She shifted her school to concentrate more on her dancing skills. She resides in Kochi, Kerala. Career 2004–2011: Early struggle She made her acting debut in the 2004 Malayalam film '' Manju Poloru Penkutty''. She played her first major role in her debut Telugu film ''Sri Mahalakshmi'' (2007), while playing the lead female character in her first Tamil film, '' Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu'' (2008). Her biggest hit came with '' Josh'' (2009), a Kannada movie that completed 100 days in the theatres. She has starred in several Tamil films including '' Kodaikanal'' (2008), '' Kandhakottai'' (2009), '' Droh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuthirakani
P. Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander, in '' Paarthale Paravasam''. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2016 for '' Visaranai'', he is also an recipient of three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a SIIMA award Early life Samuthirakani was born on 26 April 1973 in Seithur, Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu. He did his B.Sc. in Mathematics from the Rajapalayam Rajus College and he also earned a Bachelor of Law from Ambedkar Law College. However, he aimed to become an actor. He has said that people used to tell him that he did not have the physical appearance or talent necessary to be an actor. Career In 1997, he joined as an assistant director under Sundar K. Vijayan. He was then noticed by K. Balachander and was recruited as assistant director for Balachander's 100th film '' Paarthale Parava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattukkottai Prabakar
Pattukkottai Prabakar is an Indian Tamil language, Tamil writer. He is known for his crime and thriller novels. Apart from print media, He is also a screenwriter for movies as well as TV. Pattukkottai Prabakar was born to Shri. V. Radhakrishnan and Smt.R.Chandra on 30 July 1958. He completed his master's in economics in St.Joseph's college, Trichy. He pursued his career as a writer. Career His debut as an author was in 1977, when his work was published in Ananda Vikatan. He has penned 250+ short stories, 300+ novels, 85+ serial stories. More than 200 works has been published by several publishers as special edition books. A monthly magazine named A novel time was publishing only his novels. His famous works are Bharath Susila Detective series. His versatility has taken his works to other languages too. He ran ''Ungal junior'' and ''Ullasa Oonjal'' monthly magazines for ten years. He has worked as assistant director and assisted in making scripts for 2 films with director Mr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abinandhan Ramanujam
Abinandhan Ramanujam is an Indian cinematographer who works primarily in Malayalam and Tamil films. Early life Abinandhan Ramanujam was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He graduated from L.V. Prasad Film and TV Academy, where he received a gold medal for academic excellence. He also completed a course in visual communication at Dr G R Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore. Inspired by his father, a bank officer and amateur photographer, Abinandhan began learning photography using a Yashica camera owned by his father. Career Abinandhan's professional break came when he was chosen by director Bejoy Nambiar to work on the MTV series ''Rush''. His friend Akshay Prasad, son of renowned editor A. Sreekar Prasad, recommended him for the project. This led to his collaboration with Lijo Jose Pellissery on the 2013 film ''Amen''. He received attention for his work in '' Double Barrel'', praised for its stylized and experimental cinematography.{{cite news , title='Double Barrel' rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
