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Lakshmi Movie Makers
Lakshmi Movie Makers is an Indian film production and distribution company headed by K. Muralidharan, V. Swaminathan and G. Venugopal. History Lakshmi Movie Makers' first film was '' Aranmanai Kaavalan'' (1994). The studio experienced significant success in the mid-1990s, with several projects such as '' Gokulathil Seethai'' (1996) and ''Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen'' (1998) becoming profitable. V. Swaminathan, one of the producers occasionally made cameo appearances in his productions. Producer V. Swaminathan's son Ashwin Raja made his debut as an actor in ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh. The film stars Arya, Nayanthara and Santhanam, with Subbu Panchu, Chitra Lakshmanan, Rajendran, Ashvin Raja, Vijayalakshmi ...'' (2010) and has since appeared in comedy roles. By the end of the 2010s, the studio remained largely inactive owing to the rising costs of operating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabhu (actor)
Prabhu Ganesan (born 27 December 1956), known professionally as Prabhu, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is the youngest son of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan. Prabhu was one of the leading actors in Tamil cinema in the later 1980s and 90s. He is popularly known as ''Ilaya Thilagam''. He has worked in more than 220 films in lead and supporting roles in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. After making his debut in '' Sangili'' (1982), Prabhu played various leading and supporting roles, earning the Best Actor award recognition by the Tamil Nadu State for his portrayal in '' Chinna Thambi'' (1991). Early life After leaving Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore, Prabhu got involved in film production as an executive producer and worked alongside his uncle and mentor V. C. Shanmugam, who insisted that Prabhu learn the film making process in a disciplined way, giving him general tasks such as pulling up chairs for artistes. Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kausalya (actress)
Kavitha (born: 30 December 1979), commonly known as Kausalya (in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu and Kannada cinema, Kannada film industries) or Nandini (in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry), is an Indian actress and model, who has starred mainly in South Indian cinema. After starting her career in leading roles, she has since gone on to portray supporting roles. Career Nandini was pursuing a modelling career, before she debuted in the 1996 Malayalam film ''April 19'' by Balachandra Menon. The following year, she appeared in her first Tamil film ''Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga'' (1997) with Murali (Tamil actor), Murali and went on to star in several successful films in Tamil like ''Nerukku Ner'' (1997), ''Priyamudan'' (1998), ''Sollamale'' (1998), ''Pooveli'' (1998), ''Vaanathaippola'' (2000) and ''Kutty (2001 film), Kutty'' (2001). She went on to appear in many Malayalam films including ''Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu'' (1998), ''Karumadikkuttan (film), Karumadik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay (actor)
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, Vijay has acted in Vijay filmography, 68 films and is one of the most commercially successful actors in Tamil cinema with multiple films amongst the List of highest-grossing Tamil films, highest-grossing Tamil films of all time and is amongst the highest paid actors in India. He has List of awards and nominations received by Vijay, won several awards as an actor. Referred to as "Thalapathy" (), Vijay has a significant fan following. Born in Madras to director S. A. Chandrasekhar, Vijay made his debut as a child actor in the Tamil language, Tamil film ''Vetri (film), Vetri'' (1984). After a few roles as a child actor in his father’s films, he played his first lead role in the film ''Naalaiya Theerpu'' (1992) at the age of 18. Vijay continued doing lead roles for the next few years with notable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyamudan
''Priyamudan'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language psychological romantic thriller film directed by Vincent Selva. The film stars Vijay and Kausalya, with Sujith Sagar, Jai Ganesh and Nassar in supporting roles. It focuses on a young businessman, who is of a hyper-possessive nature and therefore he tries to achieve whatever he desires using any means. ''Priyamudan'' was released on 13 June 1998 and became a commercial success, running for more than 100 days in theatres. It was remade as ''Preminche Manasu'' in Telugu in 1999, as Nata in Kannada in 2002 and as '' Deewana Main Deewana'' in Hindi in 2013. Plot Vasanth is a son of a wealthy businessman from Chennai and grows up with a possessive attitude. In a gift shop, he breaks a gift which he likes only because it had already been bought by someone else. He pays the owner to cover the damages but responds that if he cannot get it, nobody can. He happens to visit Rajasthan, where he meets Priya and it is love at first sight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meena
Meena () is a tribe from northern and western India which is sometimes considered a sub-group of the Bhil community. It used to be claimed they speak Mina language, a Spurious languages, spurious language. Its name is also transliterated as ''Meenanda'' or ''Mina''. They got the status of Scheduled Tribe by the Government of India in 1954. Ethnography The Meenas were originally a nomadic tribe. They were described as a semi-wild and hill tribe similar to the Bhils. But in the British Raj, for the fulfillment of its purpose by the British Government, they were described as a "criminal tribe" and listed according to the Criminal Tribes Act. Presently they are described as Scheduled Tribe by the Indian Government. Geography Currently they are present in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Delhi in India. History Origin The Meenas claim a mythological descent from the Matsya avatar, or fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulavuthurai
''Ulavuthurai'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action film directed by Ramesh Selvan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Meena (actress), Meena and Sanghavi, with Radha Ravi, Janagaraj, Carlos, Jassi Singh, and Hemanth Ravan, among others, play supporting roles. It was released on 14 January 1998, and failed at the box office. Plot Several people die mysteriously at sea, so the Indian Navy looks for its best officer, Commodore (India), Commodore Vasanth Periyasamy to investigate the case. Vasanth changes his identity into Krishnamoorthy. He is now a car driver and lives in disguise for his family's sake. In the past, he was married to the illiterate Meena and has a daughter named Priya. One day, a terrorist kidnapped Meena and threatened to kill her if Vasanth did not release his partners from jail. Meena was then killed in the rescue mission, and the terrorists were released because of corrupt naval officers. The Department of the Navy then sent Vasanth to jail, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepti Bhatnagar
Deepti Bhatnagar is a former Indian actress and model known for her work primarily in Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu films, along with a few appearances in other languages. She made her film debut in Ram Shastra, ''Ram Shastra'' (1995), directed by Sanjay Gupta (director), Sanjay Gupta. She gained recognition with the Telugu film Pelli Sandadi, ''Pelli Sandadi'' (1996), which became the second highest-grossing Telugu film of the year. Bhatnagar also appeared in the American film Inferno (1997 film), ''Inferno'' (1997) and the Hindi film Mann (1999 film), ''Mann'' (1999). Early life Bhatnagar was born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. She Went to school in Delhi and attended Meerut University. She moved to Mumbai in 1992 to identify a good ad agency to promote her handicrafts factory in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Career In 1992, Bhatnagar was promoting her handicrafts in Mumbai, when she got an opportunity to sign for an ad agency to model for the Roopmilan saris' press ad and after that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rambha (actress)
Yeedi Vijayalakshmi (born 5 June 1976), known professionally as Rambha, is an Indian former actress. She was one of the prominent actresses in Cinema of India, Indian cinema in the 1990s and early 2000s. In a career spanning almost two decades, Rambha had appeared in more than 100 films across eight languages, predominantly in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cinema, Tamil, in addition to Hindi cinema, Hindi, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema, Kannada, along with a few Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, Bhojpuri cinema, Bhojpuri and English films. Rambha made her debut with the Malayalam film ''Sargam (1992 film), Sargam''. Early life and background Rambha was born as Yeedi Vijayalakshmi in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on 5 June 1976 into a Telugu people, Telugu family.References for the subject's ethnicity: She did her schooling at Atkinsons Senior Secondary School, Vijayawada. While she was studying in her seventh standard, she acted as ''Ammavaru'' (Mother Goddess) fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayakanth
Vijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023), known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was an Indian actor, filmmaker, philanthropist and politician. He worked in Tamil cinema in a career spanning four decades. He ventured into politics in the later part of his career and founded his own party Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam. Vijayakanth acted in Vijayakanth filmography, over 150 films in his career. Some of his popular films include ''Vaidehi Kathirunthal'' (1984), ''Amman Kovil Kizhakale'' (1986), ''Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran'' (1988), ''Senthoora Poove'' (1988), ''Pulan Visaranai'' (1990), ''Chinna Gounder'' (1992), ''Honest Raj'' (1994), ''Thayagam'' (1996) and ''Vaanathaippola'' (2000). He was nicknamed "Captain" following his role in the film ''Captain Prabhakaran'' (1991). He was also credited as "Puratchi Kalaignar" (revolutionary artist) in the film titles as he often appeared in roles as a law enforcer, vigilante, or a village head. He won two Filmfare Awards S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharma Chakkaram
''Dharma Chakkaram'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and produced by Lakshmi Movie Makers. The film stars Vijayakanth, Rambha and Deepti Bhatnagar. It was released on 14 January 1997. Plot Chakkaravarthy, chief of the village manages the problems that ensue the villagers. His past is marked by Vijayalakshmi, that he was supposed to marry. Arumugam, a jealous enemy of Chakkaravarthy, challenges him. Chakkaravarthy accepts it as long as he gives him something. Arumugam puts on a fight competition and would only surrender Vijayalakshmi to him in marriage, if he loses. Confident, she orders to win against Arumugam. But Chakkaravarthy loses and Vijayalakshmi sacrifices her life after marrying Arumugam. Entering the village Vijayalakshmi who has the same name as the old one. Vijayalakshmi is rebellious and defended by Chakkaravarthy when confronted by the villagers. When she is tortured by Arumugam's goons, Chakkaravarthy comes to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan (actor)
Karan (born 19 August 1967) is an Indian former actor who appeared predominantly in Tamil language, Tamil and Malayalam films. He started his career as a child actor (under the stage name Master Raghu). In the 1990s he started to act in leading and villain roles. In the mid-2000s, after a sabbatical, Karan chose to prioritise appearing in films where he would portray the lead role following the relative success of ''Kokki (film), Kokki'' (2006). Career Karan started his career as child artist under the name Master Raghu for more than 70 films in Malayalam and Tamil. In 1992, he made his Tamil debut as an adult in ''Annamalai (film), Annamalai'' starring alongside Rajinikanth in an uncredited role, before making a breakthrough with his performance as a rogue college student in ''Nammavar'' (1994) alongside Kamal Haasan. In 2004, Karan became a solo hero with the Malayalam film ''Isra''. He has continued with films like ''Kokki (film), Kokki'' (2006), ''Karuppusamy Kuththagait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
