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Kalakalappu 2
''Kalakalappu 2'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed and co-written by Sundar C and produced by Khushbu. It is a spiritual successor to the 2012 film '' Kalakalappu''. The film stars Jiiva, Jai, Shiva, Nikki Galrani and Catherine Tresa. Though it had been discussed since 2012, the film began production only in October 2017 and ended that December, taking place in locations including Varanasi, Karaikudi, Pune and Hyderabad. It was released on 9 February 2018. Plot The film starts with Raghu trying to kill his father for not taking good care of his family. That is when he discovers that he owns an ancestral property in Kasi which was given as lease almost a century ago. At the same time, an IT raid takes place in a minister's house. The minister hands over the laptop having his property detail to his auditor, who demands five crores to hand over the laptop. In Kasi, Raghu's ancestral property is taken care by Srinivas alias Seenu, but he was unsuccessful i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundar C
Vinayagar Sundar Vel (born 21 January 1968), known professionally as Sundar C, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He has directed over 30 films and received the Kalaimamani#2009, Kalaimamani award. He is one of the most popular and commercial filmmakers in Tamil cinema. His notable films include ''Ullathai Allitha'' (1996), ''Arunachalam (film), Arunachalam'' (1997), ''Unnai Thedi'' (1999), ''Anbe Sivam'' (2003), ''Winner (2003 film), Winner'' (2003), ''Giri (film), Giri'' (2004), ''Kalakalappu'' (2012), ''Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru'' (2013), ''Aranmanai (film series), Aranmanai Cinematic Universe'' (2014-2024) and ''Madha Gaja Raja'' (2025). Alongside his wife, he produced the television series ''Nandini (TV series), Nandini'' (2017-2018), ''Maya (2018 TV series), Maya'' (2018) and ''Jothi (TV series), Jothi'' (2021). His film production credits include ''Hello Naan Pei Pesuren'' (2016), ''Meesaya Murukku'' (2017), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around Lakes in Hyderabad, artificial lakes, including the Hussain Sagar lake, predating the city's founding, in the north of the city centre. According to the 2011 census of India, Hyderabad is the List of cities in India by population, fourth-most populous city in India with a population of residents within the city limits, and has a population of residents in the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region, metropolitan region, making it the List of metropolitan areas in India, sixth-most populous metropolitan area in India. With an output of 95 billion, Hyderabad has the sixth-largest urban economy in India. The Qutb Shahi dynasty's Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah established Hyderabad in 1591 to extend the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singamuthu
Singamuthu (born 8 December 1958) is an Indian actor who has appeared in 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 ... films as a comedian. Career Singamuthu has primarily appeared in comedy roles in films as a supporting actor debuting in '' Neram Nalla Irukku'' (1987). He started developing his career in the acting sector by doing small comedy roles in cinemas. He often shared screen space with popular comedian Vadivelu, and the duo has given many hilarious comedy scenes to Tamil movies. Controversy In 2010, Vadivelu held a press conference, accusing Singamuthu for forgery and financial cheating. Vadivelu, who was previously friends with Singamuthu, purchased land from him, but later came to learn that the documents were void. This resulted in the former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singampuli
Singampuli is an Indian actor and Film director, director working in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. After making ''Red (2002 film), Red'' (2002) and ''Maayavi'' (2005), he has made a career appearing in comedy roles and supporting roles. Career Singampuli was born and brought up in Theni, Periyakulam and after studying engineering in Bangalore, he arrived in Chennai looking for a career in films. During his stint as an assistant director with Sundar C, Singampuli suggested the original plot point of ''Unnai Thedi'' (1999) to the director and Sundar wrote the script of the film within a week, before discussing the line with actor Ajith Kumar. Ajith was initially unimpressed but agreed to do the romantic story anyway, mentioning that if the film became a success he would feature in a future film to be directed by Singampuli. Subsequently, he agreed terms to work in the 2002 action film ''Red (2002 film), Red'', a story telling the tale of a Madurai-based revolutionary. The film opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aranthangi Nisha
Aranthangi Nisha () (born 12 October 1987) is an Indian actress and comedian who predominantly works in Tamil film and television. She is known for appearing in films such as ''Maari 2'' (2018), '' Aan Devathai'' and '' Thiruchitrambalam'' (2022). She has also performed in more than 800 stage shows as a comedian. She has appeared in several different television shows such as '' Kalakka Povathu Yaaru'' (2015), ''Sagala vs Ragala '' (2018), ''Kalakka Povathu Yaaru Champions'' (2018), ''Ramar Veedu'' (2019), ''Mr And Mrs Chinnathirai (season 1) '' (2019), '' Cooku With Comali '' (2019-2020), '' Bigg Boss Tamil (season 4)'' (2020), ''BB Jodiagl (season 1) '' (2021), '' Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani '' (2021), ''Star Kids '' (2021), ''Bharathi Kannamma'' (2021), ''Mr And Mrs Chinnathirai (season 4)'' (2022) and ''Vijay Sabhai'' (2022). Early life Aranthangi Nisha was born on 12 October 1987 in Aranthangi, Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu. She loved to act and do comedy in her school days and chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manobala
Balachandar (8 December 1953 – 3 May 2023), known by his stage name Manobala (), was an Indian actor, film producer, director, comedian, and YouTuber who predominantly played supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He worked predominantly in the film industry for nearly forty years and was notable for his unique body language and dialogue delivery and was also well known for his intonation. Early life Manobala was born as Balachandar in a Marungoor village near Thirumarugal , Nagapattinam District, but did most of his primary education in Bangalore and Thirukattupalli for grades 10 and 11. He later studied at the Government College of Fine Arts, when he started writing articles under the pen name Manobala, and also learnt Bharatanatyam and the Veena. Career Manobala started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with a reference from Kamal Haasan became an assistant director for Bharathiraja's 1979 film ''Puthiya Vaarpugal''. He continued to work as his ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaiyapuri
Vaiyapuri (born 23 October 1968 as Ramakrishnan) is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil-language films. He rose to fame by appearing in supporting roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, often portraying supporting comedic characters. His first major role was in Balu Mahendra's '' Raman Abdullah'' (1997), while his roles in films including '' Thullatha Manamum Thullum'' (1999), '' Gemini'' (2002) and Mani Ratnam's '' Raavanan'' (2010) also garnered him acclaim. Career In December 1986, Vaiyapuri moved from his hometown of Theni to Chennai hoping to become an actor in the Tamil film industry. Unable to immediately get a chance in films because of his skinny physical stature, he worked as a bearer at a hotel on Mount Road. Vaiyapuri's first break came through television serials on Doordarshan, where he notably worked on an adaptation of Sujatha's '' Kolaiyuthir Kalam''. He started his film career appearing as an extra and then in minor roles in films, before making a br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhusudhan Rao (actor)
Madhusudhan Rao is an Indian actor who has appears predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, films and television shows. He has appeared in films including '' Autonagar Surya'' (2014), ''Goli Soda'' (2014), '' Kathakali'' (2016), '' Kaashmora'' (2016), '' Adam Joan'' (2017), '' Kalakalappu 2'' (2018), '' Aranmanai 3'' (2021), '' Theerpugal Virkapadum'' (2021) and '' Taanakkaran'' (2022). Career Madhusudhan Rao made a breakthrough as an actor after appearing as the local rogue, Naidu in Tamil film, ''Goli Soda'' (2014). He had gone into limelight with Naga Chaitanya in the Telugu film '' Autonagar Surya'' (2014) as well as '' Oka Laila Kosam'' (2014) and '' Yuddham Sharanam'' (2017). He has since appeared as the antagonist in Tamil films such as '' Vanmam'' (2014) and '' Massu Engira Masilamani'' (2015), '' Pandigai'' (2017) as well as in character roles in '' Jeeva'' (2014) and '' Idhu Namma Aalu'' (2016). He later starred in Sundar C’s '' Kalakalappu 2'' (2018) and '' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munishkanth
Ramdoss, better known as Munishkanth, is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Tamil language films. He had notable roles in films, including '' Mundasupatti'' (2014), '' Maanagaram'' (2017), '' Maragadha Naanayam'' (2017) and '' Raatchasan'' (2018). Career Ramdoss came to Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ... from Nilakottai in 2002, hoping to get a breakthrough as an actor in films and worked for several years as a junior artiste. Unable to get an immediate breakthrough, he moved to Malaysia for two years to work as a goldsmith before returning to Chennai and often slept homeless at Vadapalani temple. He became involved in short films, often portraying characters in the ''Naalaya Iyakkunar'' show on Kalaignar TV, and featured in Ram's original a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VTV Ganesh
Ganesh Janardhanan, also known by his stage name VTV Ganesh'','' is an Indian actor and producer who works in Tamil and Telugu films. He is best known for his raspy voice, and appearances in films featuring Silambarasan. He made his debut in the Tamil movie ''Red'' (2002) directed by Singampuli. He is well-known for his movie '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' (2011) directed by Gautham Menon, which is the reason that he got 'VTV' (short form of ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'') prior to his name. Career Prior to VTV, he played small roles in films like ''Red'' (2002), '' Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' (2006), '' Pachaikili Muthucharam'' (2007) and '' Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008). Ganesh made his breakthrough with a role in his home production '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya'' (2010) directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon starring Silambarasan and Trisha Krishnan. His portrayal of Ganesh, the fictional cinematographer of ''Vinaithaandi Varuvaiya'' (2010) won plaudits from critics and eventually led t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robo Shankar
Robo Shankar is an Indian standup comedian who has appeared in character roles in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with STAR Vijay's ''Kalakkapovathu Yaaru'', performing standup comedy. He is a now cast as regular on several shows on Star Vijay and has presented television shows for the channel. Career Shankar earned the name Robo Shankar after doing robot dances in village shows. He was a mimicry artist when he was offered by Gokul a role in ''Rowthiram'' (2011); however, his scenes were edited out from the film. Gokul again cast him a role in ''Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'' (2013), which gave him a break as an actor. After doing small roles in '' Yaaruda Mahesh'' and '' Kappal'', Balaji Mohan cast Shankar in '' Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' (2014). His performance was described by critics as "scream". He portrayed a negative character in '' Touring Talkies'' (2015). He then acted in '' Maari'' (2015), where his performance was mentioned by critics that he "deserves a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogi Babu
Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. He has won Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), '' Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018), '' Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018), '' Love Today'' (2022) and '' Maaveeran'' (2023). He is also a recipient of five SIIMA Awards. Early and personal life Yogi Babu was born on 22 July 1985 in Arani, his father was a havildar in the Indian Army, so Babu travelled extensively as a child, as a result of which he studied in Jammu in the early 1990s. Babu married Manju Bhargavi on 5 February 2020 in an intimate ceremony held at their ancestral temple in Tiruttani and the couple have two children. Career Babu worked as an assistant director in the '' Lollu Sabha'', and helped writing scenes for two years. He made his feature film debut in the Ameer-starring '' Yogi'' (2009) as an aspiring actor and subsequently adapted the name of the film as a prefix for his stage name. He appeared as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
