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Mahanadigai
''Mahanadigai'' is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language reality show which premiered on 5 October 2024 on Zee Tamil, and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5. The first episode was aired on Saturday to Sunday at 20:30 ( IST). It airs every Sunday at 20:30 ( IST). RJ Vijay is the host for this season. Vijay Antony, Saritha and Abhirami Gopikumar are judges. Overview The show is designed to discover and nurture new female acting talents from across Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, providing a unique platform for aspiring actresses compete with each other to act as the protagonist to gain recognition in the entertainment industry. The auditions are open to women aged between 18 and 30 years. Contestants Mentors * Britto Mano, a television actor. He played the main role in ''Thavamai thavamirundhu'' serial which aired on Zee Tamil. * Mohammed Ansar, a Tamil anchor and comedian. * Vimal, a television actor. He is best known for his role as Karikalan in the televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saravana Vickram
Saravana Vickram (born 28 June 1995) is an Indian former television actor. He is known for portraying Jayakannan aka Kannan in ''Pandian Stores'' which aired on Star Vijay. He is also known for his participation in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 7'' as a contestant in which he was evicted on day 84. Career Vickram started his career as a YouTuber where he uploads videos of blogging, cooking and travelling with his girlfriend. He has over 280k subscribers on his channel. In 2018, Vickram made his acting debut in a supporting role in the television serial ''Pandian Stores'' playing the role Jayakannan (aka Kannan) which aired on Star Vijay. In 2023, he participated in the reality show ''Bigg Boss (Tamil season 7) ''Bigg Boss'' also known as ''BB'' is an Indian Tamil-language version of the reality TV program ''Bigg Boss''. The program follows the ''Big Brother'' format developed by Endemol in the Netherlands. Over five years, Bigg Boss has rolled out ...'' as a contestan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhirami Gopikumar
Divya Gopikumar, professionally known as Abhirami (born July 1983) is an Indian actress and reality show judge. She has acted predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films and few credits in Telugu and Kannada films. Abhirami went on to establish herself as an leading actress in the 2000s across the Malayalam and Tamil language industries. Abhirami went on to establish herself as a leading actress in the 2000s across the Malayalam and Tamil language industries after appearing in films such as ''Sradha'' (2000), ''Middle Class Madhavan'' (2001), '' Charlie Chaplin'' (2002), ''Raktha Kanneeru'' (2003) and ''Virumaandi'' (2004). After a 10 year hiatus, she returned back to the film industry in 2014 and acted in multiple films as a supporting actress until 2021 when she got a role as one of lead actresses in the film ''Maara'' after 17 years. She also became a reality show judge through the show '' Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs (season 3)''. Early life and education She was born as Divy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idols (franchise), Idols'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem, Tamil Nadu
Salem (), is a major city in Salem district, located on the banks of Thirumanimutharu river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Salem is the sixth largest urban agglomeration and metropolitan city in the state by population next to Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Tiruppur and the sixth largest city in Tamil Nadu by area covering . History Early period During the third century BCE, there was period of Bogar – a notable Tamil Siddhar and at that time Jainism and Buddhism arrived. Around the beginning of the common era, the existence of a culturally and economically advanced society in Salem two thousand years ago is evident from the discovery of silver coins of the Roman Emperor Tiberices Claudices Nero (37–68 CE) in Koneripatti of Salem in 1987. Later Pandya dynasty started ruling the region around Salem. Later Pallava dynasty rises in Salem. After that Mahendra Varma Pallava came to Salem and Saivite principles rise. After Mahednra Varma Pallava, Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Vijay
Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay changed hands several times before being partly acquired by the Star India in 2001. The channel telecasts Tamil language programmes such as serials, reality shows and Tamil films. History The channel was first launched by N. P. V. Ramasamy Udayar on 24 November 1994, as Golden Eagle Communication (GEC). United Breweries Group acquired the channel in 1995 and renamed it as Vijay TV. The UTV Group bought the controlling interest from United Breweries Group in 1999 for million. In 2001, Star India took over the channel and rebranded it as ''Star Vijay.'' Star acquired 51 percent stake in Vijay TV with UTV holding the remaining 49 percent. In 2004, UTV Software Communications offloaded its entire 44 percent stake in Vijay TV to Star India for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandian Stores
''Pandian Stores'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil language television series airing on Star Vijay. The show stars with an ensemble cast includes Sujitha, Stalin, V J Chitra, Kumaran Thangarajan, Hema Rajkumar, Venkat Renganathan, Saravana Vickram and VJ Deepika Lakshmanapandian with Sheela in the prominent roles. After VJ Chitra's demise on Dec.2020, her "Mullai" role was replaced by Kaavya and followed by Lavanyaa. Also, VJ Deepika's "Aishu" role was initially played by Vaishali and currently replaced by Sai Gaayatri. Plot Pandian's four sons (Sathyamoorthy, Jeevanandham, Kathiravan and Jayakannan) runs Pandian Stores, a famous grocery store in their town Kundrakudi. Sathyamoorthy, the eldest son of the Pandiyan family, struggles to take care of his three kid brothers Jeeva, Kathir, and Kannan. He also lives with his widowed and Paralyzed mother Lakshmi. As Sathyamoorthy was engaged to his uncle Murugan's elder daughter Malli, who is not interested in marrying him as he is poor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Rani (Tamil TV Series)
Raja Rani () is an Indian Tamil drama series that debuted on Star Vijay on 29 May 2017. The show is produced by Global Villagers and directed by Praveen Bennett, and has two seasons. The first season starred Sanjeev Karthick and Alya Manasa and ran from 2017 to 2019. The second season began on 12 October 2020 and features Manasa, returning from the first season, with Sidhu Sid. The first season is a remake of the Bengali serial Ke Apon Ke Por of Star Jalsha. The second season is a remake of the Hindi serial Diya Aur Baati Hum of StarPlus. Season 1 (2017-2019) Plot The story of Sembaruthi (Alya Manasa) the maid of Rajasekar's family. Both Rajasekar and his wife lakshmi treat Semba as their own daughter but their daughter-in-law's Archana and Vadivu refuse to treat her the same way. Later, Karthik (Sanjeev) is Rajasekar's youngest son and returns to Chennai after a long time from Singapore and forcefully gets married with Sembaruthi in an unexpected situation, meanwhile he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Cinema
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood'' - a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, '' Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, '' Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H M Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture '' Alam Ara''. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established in Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films from India established a global presence throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agni Natchathiram (TV Series)
Agni Natchathiram is a 2019-2021 Indian Tamil- language soap opera. The series premiered on 27 May 2019 on Sun TV and ended on 3 April 2021. It airs Monday to Saturday 11:30 AM and ended with 414 episodes. The show stars Varshini Arza, Mersheena Neenu / Gayathri Raj and Vasanth Kumar. The show is produced by Team Vision and directed by V. Solairaja and Arulrai. Plot The story revolves arounds two girls Akila and Meera who are polar opposites. Their fathers are friends and also master and driver to one another. Akila (Gayathri Raj) is the master's daughter and Meera (Varshini), the driver's. Unknown to them, they are actually twins of the latter. They are caught in a love triangle with Shridhar (Vasanth Vasi). Cast Main * Varshini Arza as Meera Shridar, Selvam's first daughter, Shridhar 's wife * Mersheena Neenu (2019-Aug.2020) as Akhila ** Gayathri Raj (Aug.2020-2021) as Akhila Surya , Selvam's second daughter, Meera's younger sister and Surya 's second wife * Vasanth Vasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari (TV Series)
Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari ( A Princess in a town) is an Indian Tamil-language family soap opera on Zee Tamil and on their ZEE5 platform from 23 April 2018. It stars Ashwini and Puvi Arasu in the lead roles. The story concerns a young, overweight girl, Rasathi (Ashwini), who battles against body shaming. The plot of the story is taken from the Badho Bahu serial, which airs on &TV. Due to unavoidable circumstances, the series was discontinued until its second season '' Oru Oorla Rendu Rajakumari'' ( Two princess in a Town) premiered on 25 October 2021. Plot Rasathi is a 'plump' girl who faces prejudice due to her size. Rasathi is a single-parent's child. So, her mother Shenbakavalli and their family along with Rasathi father's friend Paarivendan and family has taken the initiative for Rasathi's marriage since she is the daughter of Paarivendan's friend also Rasathi's family have not enough property to arrange the marriage. Paarivendan fixes a man named Shankar for Rasathi, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethirneechal (TV Series)
Ethir Neechal () is a 2022 Indian- Tamil language drama television series starring Madhumitha, Kaniha, Priyadarshini and Haripriya in lead roles. The show is produced by Sun Entertainment and Thiruselvam Theatres and written and directed by V. Thiruselvam, which premiered on 7 February 2022 in Sun TV and digitally streams on Sun NXT. Synopsis The story involves Janani, a high achiever and her three co-sisters Eshwari, Renuka and Nandhini who are well educated and have college degrees, while all of their husbands aren't educated at all. Their husbands don't like them working recurring of what they studied. They want their wives to be housewives but the sisters-in-law don't like that. Janani just married Sakthivel, the youngest Aadhi brother, who is honest also submissive in nature. Janani doesn't know the truth of the Aadhi brothers and Janani thinks Eshwari, Renuka and Nandhini work in offices but in reality they are housewives. Plot Nachiappan and Parvati married against t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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