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Magizhchi
''Magizhchi'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language film directed by V. Gowthaman. It stars Gowthaman in the lead role with Anjali, Karthika, director Seeman and Prakash Raj playing important roles. The film, based on Neela Padmanabhan's novel ''Thalaimuraigal'', was released on 19 November 2010. Plot A doting brother gets his sister married into a nice family. A few months later, her husband sends her away. Disheartened, she comes to her brother who decides to restore peace in her married life. Cast * V. Gowthaman as Thiravi * Anjali as Kuzhali * Karthika as Nagammai, Thiravi's sister * Seeman as Kutralam * Prakash Raj as Moses * Sampath Raj as Sevatha Perumal * Ganja Karuppu as Rasappan * V. S. Raghavan as Thiravi's granduncle * Sukumari as Thiravi's grandmother * Anumol as Sasi * Raju as Thiravi's father * Pasanga Sivakumar as Kuzhali's father * Azhagan Thamizhmani as Villager * Manoj Kumar as Villager * Veera Santhanam as Kannupillai, Sevatha Perumal's father * Nel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjali (actress Born 1986)
Anjali (born 16 June 1986) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. Anjali is recognised as one of the finest actors in Tamil cinema, known for her "performance-oriented roles". She is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South and two Nandi Awards. Following a stint in modelling, she was cast in starring roles in two Telugu productions; she debuted in the thriller ''Photo'' (2006). Her breakthrough film was again a thriller, ''Kattradhu Thamizh'' (2007). She has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil two times consecutively, for her performance in ''Angadi Theru'' (2010) and ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' (2011), and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for the former. She had a continued success in Telugu cinema during 20132014 for the films ''Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'', ''Balupu'', '' Masala'', '' Geethanjali'' and ''Dictator.'' She has received Nandi Award for Best Actress for her performance in the horror-comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjali (actress)
Anjali (born 16 June 1986) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. Anjali is recognised as one of the finest actors in Tamil cinema, known for her "performance-oriented roles". She is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South and two Nandi Awards. Following a stint in modelling, she was cast in starring roles in two Telugu productions; she debuted in the thriller ''Photo'' (2006). Her breakthrough film was again a thriller, '' Kattradhu Thamizh'' (2007). She has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil two times consecutively, for her performance in '' Angadi Theru'' (2010) and ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' (2011), and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for the former. She had a continued success in Telugu cinema during 20132014 for the films '' Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'', ''Balupu'', '' Masala'', '' Geethanjali'' and ''Dictator.'' She has received Nandi Award for Best Actress for her performance in the horror-com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chezhiyan
Chezhiyan is an Indian filmmaker and director of photography who works primarily in the Tamil film industry. He received critical acclaim for his work in '' Kalloori'' (2007), '' Paradesi'' (2013) and '' To Let'' (2017). Early life and education Chezhiyan was born in Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, where he did his early schooling. His parents were primary school teachers. His father was an artist who used to draw and would make toys with clays, his mother was a storyteller and also a singer. He completed his diploma in civil engineering from Alagappa Chettiar College in Karaikudi. Chezhiyan was also interested in photography right from his early days and was into drawing and painting. Career After completing his civil engineering degree, he started his career as an apprentice to P. C. Sreeram before establishing himself as a cinematographer. He worked as an assistant director in the film '' Thambi'' (2006). The film's cinematographer left the shoots after 60 days and hence the film d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neela Padmanabhan
Neela Padmanabhan (born 26 April 1938), is a Tamil writer from Nagercoil, India. He also writes in Malayalam. Biography Neela Padmanabhan was born in Kanyakumari District. He obtained a B. Sc in Physics and a degree in Electrical Engineering from Kerala University. He worked in the Kerala State Electricity Board till his retirement in 1993. His first noted work was the novel ''Thalaimuraigal'' (lit. ''Generations''). He has written 20 novels, 10 short story collections, 4 volumes of poetry and 7 essay collections in Tamil. In Malayalam, he has published a novel, four short story collections and a single essay collection. Besides Tamil and Malayalam, he also has a few English works to his credit. During 1985-89 he was the Tamil editor at Sahitya Akademi and was the convener of the Akademi's Tamil advisory board during 1998-2002. In 2007, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his novel ''Ilai uthir kaalam'' (lit. Autumn). He had earlier won the Sahitya Akademi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veera Santhanam
Veera Santhanam was an Indian painter, activist, and actor. Career He graduated from Kumbakonam Arts College and his paintings are inspired by murals and everyday life in Chennai. As an activist, he supported Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism during the civil war in the country. He also acted in several films including the Tamil film ''Kaththi ''Kaththi'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action drama film, action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. It is produced by Subaskaran Allirajah's Lyca Productions. The film stars Vijay (actor), Vijay in dual ...'' (2014). He played the lead role in ''Gnanaserukku'' (2020) won several international awards in world film festival, directed by the independent filmmaker Dharani Rajendran. He won Best Actor award at Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela. Notable artworks * Mullivaikal Muttram Filmography *''All films are in Tamil.'' Death He died on 13 July 2017 at age 71. He die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arivumathi
Arivumathi born Mathiazhagan is an Indian poet, lyricist and writer who has worked in the Tamil film industry. His first movie as lyricist was ''Siraichalai.'' Early life Arivumathi was born in Virudhachalam, Tamil Nadu. He changed his name to Arivumathi combining his friends first name Arivazhagan as "Arivu" and his own first name "Mathi" together called as Arivumathi, he made this as paying respect to his friend who studied with him in his college. He studied Epigraphy and Archaeology in Chennai. Before turning into a lyricist he was working as assistant director to many legendary directors like Bharathiraja, Balu Mahendra and Bhagyaraj. Career He began his career from poet Abdul Rahman from whom he learnt the art of writing Haiku poems. He began his career in film industry as assistant director to Bhagyaraj working with him for four films. Later he joined Balu Mahendra as assistant director and worked with him for nine films. He introduced Bala a new face to Balu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manickka Vinayakam
Manikka Vinayagam (10 December 1943 – 26 December 2021) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He sang for South Indian language films and acted in several Tamil films as a character artist. He was the son of the dancer Vazhuvoor B. Ramiah Pillai. His uncle and music guru was the singer C. S. Jayaraman. Biography Vinayagam was born on 10 December 1943 in Mayiladuthurai in the then Madras Presidency. His father Vazhuvoor B. Ramiah Pillai was a Bharatanatyam dancer while his uncle C. S. Jayaraman was a singer, music director, and actor in the Tamil film industry. He was introduced to Carnatic and Hindustani music by his uncle. He picked up the Nadaswaram, a wind instrument, in his youth. Vinayagam debuted as a playback singer in the Tamil film ''Dhill'', with the song "Kannukkulla Gelathi" composed by Vidyasagar. His debut in acting was for ''Thiruda Thirudi'' playing the father character to Dhanush. Since then, he has sung close to 800 songs in various languages. Apart f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangammal Paati
Rangammal K. R. also known fondly among social circles as Rangammal Paati (died 29 April 2022) was an Indian actress who appeared in comedy roles as well as supporting roles in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada-language films during her illustrious career. She had acted in over 1000 films in her career spanning over six decades. She shared screen space with prominent actors including M. G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijay (actor), Vijay, Ajith Kumar and Vishal (actor), Vishal during her illustrious career. Career She began her acting career starring in films which had M. G. Ramachandran in the main lead roles. She initially acted as a junior artist and in minor roles in films and she had acted in films starring opposite MGR and Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishnamoorthy (actor)
Krishnamoorthy (1963/1964 – 7 October 2019) was a comedian in the Tamil film industry in India. Career Krishnamoorthy moved from his home town Tiruvannamalai to Madras (now Chennai) in 1983, hoping to become an actor in films. Despite being initially unsuccessful, he joined the crew of the film '' Kuzhandhai Yesu'' (1984) as an office boy, and by the end of production, he was assigned the role of production manager. He subsequently went on to work on several films and adverts as a member of the crew. As a result, he was initially credited in films as Manager Krishnamoorthy. Krishnamoorthy made a breakthrough as a comedy actor through his role in '' Thavasi'' (2001), where he notably appeared in a scene where his character asks Vadivelu's character for directions to Osama bin Laden's and George W. Bush's residences in order to forge a peace treaty between both of them. He subsequently worked on several films in the 2000s as a comedian, often appearing in scenes alongside Vad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siva Narayana Murthy
Pattukottai Sivanarayana Moorthy also known as Siva Narayana Murthy (5 March 1955 – 7 December 2022) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked as a comedian in Tamil films. He mostly appeared in films alongside veteran comedians Vadivelu and Vivek in comedy roles during his acting career. He was also known for his bulk physique appearance, moustache and voice in films. Personal life He hailed from Ponnavarayankottai near Pattukkottai in Thanjavur district. he belonged to Zamindar category in the society. He was married to Pushpavalli. He had two sons namely Lokesh and Ramkumar and had a daughter Sreedevi. He died around 8.30 pm on 7 December 2022 at the age of 67 due to a sudden illness in his hometown Pattukottai. His final rites were held in Pattukottai on 8 December 2022. He had reportedly fallen into a debt trap owing to the debts he took in order to finance his only daughter's marriage. In an interview, he revealed that he was planning to sell his own house in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampath Raj
Sampath Raj (born 25 December 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to Kannada and Malayalam films. He is best known for his appearances in director Venkat Prabhu's trilogy, which includes '' Chennai 600028'', '' Saroja'', and '' Goa''. In addition to these films, he has played supporting roles in various other projects, often portraying negative characters. He won the Nandi Award for Best Villain for his performance in '' Mirchi'' (2013). After a sabbatical, he returned to Kannada cinema with '' Shourya'' (2010). Early life and career Sampath was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and spent his childhood in various places like Punjab, Bangalore and Delhi. His father was a military doctor from Nellore, while his mother hails from Srirangam. Sampath who had interest in acting joined theatre and appeared in various stage plays. He started his career in Kannada cinema with ''Preethi Prema Pranaya'' and ''Bimba''. He made his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthika Mathew
Karthika Mathew (born Lidiya Jacob), better known mononymously as Karthika, is an Indian former actress, who has appeared in several Malayalam and Tamil films Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Chenn ....https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/actress-karthika-mathews-latest-pic-goes-viral-on-social-media/articleshow/81289559.cms?story=4 Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karthika Mathew Actresses from Kochi Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |