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Magizhchi
''Magizhchi'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film directed by V. Gowthaman. It stars Gowthaman himself in the lead role with Anjali (actress), Anjali, Karthika Mathew, Karthika, director Seeman and Prakash Raj playing important supporting roles. The film, based on acclaimed writer Neela Padmanabhan's novel ''Thalaimuraigal'', released on 19 November 2010, to favorable reviews. Cast * V. Gowthaman as Thiravi * Anjali (actress born 1986), Anjali as Kuzhali * Karthika Mathew, Karthika as Nagammai, Thiravi's sister * Seeman (director), 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 (director), Manoj Kumar as Villager * Veera Santhanam as Kannupillai, Sevatha Perumal's father * Nellai Siva as Villager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjali (actress)
Anjali (born 16 June 1986) is an Indian actress and model who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. Following a stint in modelling, she was cast in starring roles in two Telugu productions; her debut film was the Telugu thriller film ''Photo'' (2006), before bagging a role and gaining attention in the film '' Kattradhu Thamizh'' (2007) with Jiiva. In 2010 and 2011, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, for her performances in '' Angaadi Theru'' and '' Engaeyum Eppothum'' respectively and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for ''Angadi Theru'', subsequently becoming recognised as one of the "finest young actors" in Tamil cinema, and noted for mostly playing "performance-oriented roles"''.'' In 2013, she returned to Telugu cinema and appeared in a string of successful films like ''Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'', '' Balupu'', ''Masala'', '' Geethanjali'' and ''Dictator.'' She also received two Nandi Awards for Best Actress for her performances in ... [...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 dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neela Padmanabhan
Neela Padmanabhan ( ta, நீல பத்பநாபன், 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. Autu ... [...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 fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthika Mathew
Karthika Mathew (born Lidiya Jacob), better known mononymously as Karthika, is an Indian actress, who has appeared in several Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ... and Tamil films. She is best known for her performances in '' Nam Naadu'' and '' Dindigul Sarathy''. Personal life Lidiya Jacob is born at Malayidamthuruthu to Puramadam Veetil P.K Jacob and Alice. She had her primary education from Bethelhem Girls High School, Njaralloor, Kochi. She married her longtime boyfriend Merin Mathew on 18 May 2009. The couple have a son, born in July 2013. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karthika Mathew Actresses from Kochi Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema 21st-centu ... [...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 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 Vadivelu. He later w ... [...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 appearing in each film of director Venkat Prabhu's trilogy, consisting of '' Chennai 600028'', '' Saroja'' and '' Goa''. He has also acted in supporting roles in various other films. He is mostly known in negative roles. He has played a brief role as Ekambram in ''Malgudi Days ''Malgudi Days'' is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications. The book was republished outside India in 1982 by Penguin Classics. The book includes 32 stories, all set in the fictional town ...'' for the episode "Neighbors Help", which was directed by Kavitha Lankesh. After a sabbatical, he returned to Kannada cinema with the film '' Shourya'' (2010). Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raj, Sampath Male actors in Tamil cinema In ... [...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 M ... [...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 A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polic ... in the country. He also acted in several films including the Tamil film '' Kaththi'' (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 di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandhira Punnagai (2010 Film)
''Mandhira Punnagai'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic psychological thriller film written and directed by Karu Pazhaniappan, starring himself, along with Meenakshi, Santhanam, Rishi, and Thambi Ramaiah. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. The film was released on 19 November 2010. Plot The film tells the story of an architect Kathir (Karu Pazhaniappan), who is talented but also forthright in his dealings. He does not have any girlfriends or many friends. When he is asked to design a spanking new showroom for Honda Dealership, Nandhini (Meenakshi), one of the employees there, meets Kathir in connection with the new design and falls in love with his forthrightness. He does not pay much attention to her overtures. Kathir is approached by Shankar (Rishi), Nandhini's colleague who happens to like her, to find out what it is that attracts her to Kathir, for which Kathir drags Shankar to Nandhini's house and asks him to convey his love for Nandhini himself. This increas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilaignan
''Ilaignan'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language historical action film directed by Suresh Krissna, who directs his 50th film, and written by DMK Chief and the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi, his 75th film and based on the 1906 Russian novel, '' The Mother'', by Maxim Gorky. Plot Karky (Pa. Vijay) is the son of Arokkyasami ( Nassar), who wants to win freedom of his people from the shipbuilding owner Rajanayagam ( Suman) and his wife Sena (Namitha). Meera (Meera Jasmine) is Rajanayagam's sister. She is a very kindhearted woman who helps Karky. With Meera's help, Karky starts a war against Rajanayagam. Rajayanagam is not only cruel and stone-hearted, but also very cunning and a big fraud. He and his wife play a cunning game and cheat Karky. Karky's mother Valliammai (Khushbu) is initially reluctant to wage war against evil openly as she is afraid of bloodshed. She wanted all workers to live and not die. Rajanayagam crosses all the levels of cruelty. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |