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M. Thirumalai (director)
M. Thirumalai is an Indian film director and producer, who has directed Tamil language films. He became known for the action drama ''Thee Nagar'' (2007), and has gone on to make feature films including ''Agam Puram'' (2010) and ''Kasethan Kadavulada'' (2011). Career M. Thirumalai was born in 1977 in Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. He completed a degree in Tamil literature from Nandanam Arts College, and his master's degree at Pachaiyappa's College. Upon graduation, he worked as an assistant director, notably assisting K. Subhash. Thirumalai made his directorial debut through ''Thee Nagar'' (2007), an action drama starring Karan in the lead role. His second film, ''Agam Puram'' (2010) began production at the end of January 2008 with Shaam playing the lead role and M. Gopalakrishnan financing the film. The film was titled ''Agam Puram'' due to the director's passions for literature and also due to the fact that the title means two-sided, which relates to Shaam's double sided character. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiruvallur
Tiruvallur is a Grade I municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of Coovum river about from downtown Chennai ( Madras) in the western part of the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA). It is a satellite town of Chennai and is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvallur District. The town is known for the Veeraraghava Swamy Temple, one of the 108 sacred shrines of Vaishnavites. The tank festival is held at a pond near this temple. A Shiva temple near this shrine which is popular among the locals. There is also a tall Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman temple, where the murti is made of a single green granite stone. Poondi reservoir, from which drinking water is drawn to Chennai city, is about from Tiruvallur. The neighborhood is served by Tiruvallur railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. As of 2011, the town had a population of 54416. It is one of the fast-developing suburbs of western part of the Chennai. It as a ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srikanth (actor, Born 1979)
Srikanth is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. He is credited as Sriram in Telugu films. He debuted in K. Balachander's tele serial ''Jannal – Marabu Kavithaigal'' (1999). His film debut was in the romantic film '' Roja Kootam'' (2002) and went on to star in more such films including ''April Maadhathil'' (2002), ''Parthiban Kanavu'' (2003) and '' Okariki Okaru'' (2003). He subsequently went on to portray action roles in '' Drohi'' (2010). In 2012, he starred in '' Nanban'', the Tamil remake of ''3 Idiots'', directed by S. Shankar. Personal life Srikanth was born to a Telugu-father (from Chittoor) and Tamil-mother (from Kumbakonam) in Chennai. His family hailed from Tirupati and he was raised in Hyderabad. His father worked in State Bank of India. Srikanth had an elder brother who died due to dengue after he returned from United States. Srikanth uses the name Sriram in Telugu films to avoid confusion with his contemporary Srikant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Directors From Tamil Nadu
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Film Producers
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1977 Births
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Emakku Thozhil Romance
''Emakku Thozhil Romance'' () is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Balaji Kesavan. The film stars Ashok Selvan and Avantika Mishra in the lead roles alongside Urvashi, M. S. Bhaskar, Azhagam Perumal, Bagavathi Perumal, Vijay Varadaraj, Badava Gopi and others in supporting roles. Nivas K. Prasanna composed the music. ''Emakku Thozhil Romance'' was released in theatres on 22 November 2024. Plot Umashankar, along with his friends Senthil and Sharanya, works as an associate director to a renowned filmmaker. The director's last film, Gandamirugam, was met with scathing criticism, leaving audiences infuriated and the film widely trolled upon its release. On Christmas Eve, Umashankar's life takes a dramatic turn when he meets Leona "Leo" Joseph, a nurse. He is instantly smitten and proposes to her, but she doesn't reciprocate. However, Leona, who had initially planned to relocate to Delhi, decides to stay back after Umashankar's request, ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellai Santhippu
''Nellai Santhippu'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by K.B.B. Naveen and starring Rohith, Bhushan, Megha Nair, and Devika. Cast Production K.B.B.Naveen, who worked as an assistant director to K. S. Ravikumar, made his directorial debut with this film. The film is produced by Thirumalai. Newcomer Rohith plays the lead while P. L. Thenappan plays the antagonist. The film was shot in Tirunelveli. The other lead roles are played by newcomer Bhushan, Megha Nair, and Devika while Saravana Subbiah plays an important role. Soundtrack The songs are composed by Yugendran. Release ''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five stars and noted that "The fairly engaging script even helps gloss over the fact that the lead actors can't emote". ''The New Indian Express'' wrote that "The knot did have the potential to turn into an engaging thriller, but fails". A critic from ''Dinamalar ''Dinamalar'' is an Indian Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasikkum Seemane
''Rasikkum Seemane'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by R. K. Vidhyadaran. Produced by Thirumalai though the Trans India banner, the film stars Srikanth, Navya Nair and Aravind Akash. The music was composed by Vijay Antony with cinematography by M. V. Panneerselvam and editing by Suresh M. Kothi. The film was released on 12 February 2010, after two years of being stalled. Plot The film starts with two 10-year-old boys, Nandhu and Aravind, arguing heatedly about Gayathri and who loves her the most. As the young girl herself remarks, they are all only in seventh standard, and claims she will only fall in love with whoever happens to become a doctor. In the meantime, Gayathri's father is transferred elsewhere, while Nandhu's father commits suicide after killing his mother. Nandhu is taken care of his father's closest friend and as he cannot afford to help the kid become a doctor, he hatches a plan to become a professional blackmailer. 12 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natty Subramaniam
Natarajan "Natty" Subramaniam ( born 23 June 1971) is an Indian cinematographer and actor who has worked in blockbuster and highly acclaimed Hindi and Tamil films. As an actor, he achieved recognition through his performance as a con artist in ''Sathuranga Vettai'' (2014). Early life Born into a Tamil-speaking family, Natarajan "Natty" pursued an interest in photography and quit school at 18, choosing to take up a series of odd jobs to fund his interest rather than going through college. He worked as a still photographer at weddings, and then performed as a videographer at ceremonies. He briefly assisted cinematographer B. R. Vijayalakshmi but was unable to get a break in the film industry, so he chose to work on documentaries instead, before venturing into work on commercials and music videos. He shot videos of the music band Euphoria (Indian band), Euphoria's first album, and his work was well received. Career Natty became acquainted with director Ram Gopal Varma and the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving Classical languages of India, classical languages of the world. The capital and largest city is Chennai. Located on the south-eastern coast of the Indian peninsula, Tamil Nadu is straddled by the Western Ghats and Deccan Plateau in the west, the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Eastern Coastal Plains lining the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait to the south-east, the Laccadive Sea at the southern Cape (geography), cape of the peninsula, with the river Kaveri bisecting the state. Politically, Tamil Nadu is bound by the Indian sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
