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Mallika (actress)
Reeja Johnson, better known by her stage name Mallika, is a former Indian actress, who has mainly appeared in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Career After debuting in the Malayalam film ''Nizhalkuthu'' (2002), she played a significant role in Cheran (director), Cheran's ''Autograph (2004 film), Autograph'', following which she played supporting roles in several Tamil films. She later went on to play in a tele-serial called ''Anjali''. She won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil), Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Autograph''. In 2012, she won a National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film), Special Mention from the Jury at the 59th National Film Awards for her performance in the film, ''Byari (film), Byari'', the first feature film made in Beary language. Personal life Mallika was born as Reeja Johnson to Johnson and Reetha, into a Syro-Malabar Saint Thomas Christians, Syrian Christian family of Ollur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Film Festival Of India
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is an annual film festival currently held in Goa, on the western coast of India. The festival aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the excellence of the film art; contributing to the understanding and appreciation of film cultures of different nations in the context of their social and cultural ethos, and promoting friendship and cooperation among people of the world. The festival is conducted jointly by the National Film Development Corporation of India (under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) and the state Government of Goa. Vision ''Ayam nijam paroveti gananā laghuchetasām, Udāracharitānām tu vasudhaiva kutumbakam'' (Extract from the Vedic scripture Maha Upanishad, meaning "This is for me and that is for other – is the thinking of a narrow-minded person. For those who are broad-minded, liberals, or noble people, the entire world is one big family.") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals from 1973 until 2020, and by the National Film Development Corporation of India, NFDC since 2021. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India presents the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. History The Awards we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odahuttidavalu
''Odahuttidavalu'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Sai Prakash and produced by K. Manju. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Rakshita and Radhika in the leading roles. The film was a remake of Tamil film '' Porkkaalam'' (1997) directed by Cheran. The film received mixed reviews. Cast * Ravichandran * Rakshita * Radhika * Mallika * Komal Kumar * Adi Lokesh Soundtrack The music is composed by R. P. Patnaik. Lyrics were written by Gururaj Hoskote, Kaviraj and K. Kalyan. The song "Thanjavooru Mannu" from the original film has been retained here as "Mandyadinda Mannu". Reception Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of ''IANS'' wrote that "'Odahuttidavalu' makes a poor comparison with the original 'Porkaalam', but still is a good film for a one time watch because of Ravichandran and Mallika". A critic from ''Chitraloka.com ''Chitraloka.com'' is an Indian website focused on the Kannada film industry. Launched on 26 June 2000 by K. M. Veeresh, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Something
Something Something may refer to: * ''Unakkum Enakkum'', a 2006 Tamil-language film formerly known as ''Something Something... Unakkum Enakkum'' * ''Something Something'' (2012 film), a 2012 Odia-language film ** '' Something Something 2'' (2014), a sequel to the 2012 film * ''Something Something'' (2013 film), a partially Telugu-dubbed version of Tamil-language film ''Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film co-produced and directed by Sundar C. and produced by his wife Khushbu. The film stars Siddharth, Santhanam, and Hansika Motwani. It was simultaneously partially reshot in Telugu as ...'' * ''Something Something'' (album), a 2006 album by Mika Singh {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirupathi (2006 Tamil Film)
''Thirupathi'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Perarasu and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Sadha in the lead roles, while Arun Pandian, Riyaz Khan, Sampath Raj in supporting roles. ''Thirupathi'' was released on 14 April 2006. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Perarasu won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer. Plot Thirupathi's pregnant sister dies due to negligence by a corrupt doctor, who turns out to be Thirupathi's best friend Soori's brother. Soori decides to protect his brother from Thirupathi, who sets out to nab Soori's brother to avenge his sister's death. Cast Production During the making of ''Sivakasi'', AVM Productions approached Perarasu to make a film with Ajith Kumar in the lead role. The director immediately accepted the offer and told the film's story to the producer during the meeting. The film was announced publicly two days later. The film was launched off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kundakka Mandakka
''Kundakka Mandakka'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Ashokan and produced by SG Films. The film stars Parthiban, Vadivelu, Raai Laxmi, and Mallika. The music was composed by Bharadwaj, while editing was done by Suresh Urs. The film was released on 14 October 2005. Plot The film revolves around Ilangovan "Ilango", a middle-class youngster with grand aspirations. He dreams of marrying off his sister, Kavitha, to a millionaire and is determined to accumulate wealth. Ilango's life becomes entwined with that of Roopa, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, whom he falls deeply in love with. Ilango's path repeatedly crosses with that of Chellappa, a small-time thief and broker, leading to a series of comical misadventures. Ilango's mentor identifies Nandha "Nandhu", on the road and takes pity on him, exclaiming he hails from an affluent family. Unbeknownst to Ilango, Nandha is actually searching for rented accommodation through Chellappa's services. Ilango ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirupaachi
''Thirupaachi'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Perarasu (in his directorial debut) and produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films. The film stars Vijay, alongside Trisha, Mallika, J. Livingston, Pasupathy, Benjamin, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Vaiyapuri and Manoj K. Jayan. The music was composed by Dhina, who jointly composed one song each with Devi Sri Prasad and Mani Sharma. The cinematography and editing were handled by S. Saravanan and V. Jaishankar. ''Thirupaachi'' was released on 14 January 2005, and was one of the most successful Tamil films of the year. It was remade in Kannada as '' Thangigagi'' and in Telugu as '' Annavaram''. Plot Sivagiri alias Giri, a bladesmith in a remote village near Thirupaachi, has a lovable sister Karpagam and runs into hilarious incidents while searching for a groom for his sister. When a city guy proposes to Karpagam, Giri accepts their relationship. Giri accompanies the newlyweds to Chennai. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. Spoken by about 96 million people (2022), Telugu is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family, and one of the twenty-two Languages with legal status in India, scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one States and union territories of India, Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali language, Bengali. Telugu is one of the languages designated as a Classical Languages of India, classical language by the Government of India. It is the 14th most spoken native language in the world.Statistics in Modern Standard Telugu is based on the dialect of erstwhile Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naa Autograph
''Naa Autograph Sweet Memories'' () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by S. Gopal Reddy. The film stars Ravi Teja alongside Gopika, Bhumika Chawla, Mallika and Prakash Raj. Though the film had an above average run at the box office, with the years gone by it slowly gathered cult following due to its refreshing content, making and music. This film is a remake of the Tamil film ''Autograph''. Gopika reprised her role from the original film. The film was also dubbed and released in Hindi as ''Thokar''. Plot The film begins with Seenu, who works in an advertising agency in Hyderabad, setting off on a journey, distributing wedding invitations for his forthcoming wedding. Along the way, he encounters various individuals from his past, who bring back memories of three women who have affected his love life. First, Seenu returns to his village in Andhra Pradesh where he spent his childhood. He remembers his childhood antics, his school and his first love V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahanadigan
''Maha Nadigan'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language political satire film written and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram starring Sathyaraj, Manoj and P. Vasu. Plot Sathya (Sathyaraj), a sharp but cunning and opportunistic junior artiste manages to get a chance to act as a hero in a movie. His popularity increases, as he becomes a superstar. Arivanandham (Vasu), a corrupt politician and the leader of a major political party requests Sathya to contest in the assembly elections, to which Sathya accepts. Arivanandham makes Sathya the Chief Minister candidate. Arivanandham's party receives a brute majority due to Sathya's popularity and wins the assembly elections. Sathya becomes the CM. After becoming the CM, he jails all the ministers including Arivanandham. Sathya orders many raids into the houses of ministers and acts weird. The story then moves to a flashback. Muthu (Manoj), a diehard fan of Sathya loses his right hand, in a clash between two actors' fans. This leaves a huge impa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The award was introduced and first given at the 50th South Filmfare Awards in 2003, with Sneha being the first recipient. Superlatives * Saranya Ponvannan holds the record of maximum wins with five awards, followed by Sai Dhanshika and Urvashi with 2 awards. Winners Nominations 2000s *2002 Sneha – ''Unnai Ninaithu'' ** Devayani – '' Azhagi'' ** Easwari Rao – ''Virumbugiren'' *2003 Sangeetha – ''Pithamagan'' ** Reemma Sen – ''Dhool'' ** Sridevi Vijaykumar – '' Priyamana Thozhi'' *2004 Mallika – ''Autograph'' ** Gopika – ''Autograph'' ** Nadhiya – '' M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi'' *2005 Saranya Ponvannan – '' Thavamai Thavamirundhu'' ** Mallika – ''Thirupaachi'' ** Saranya Ponvannan – '' Raam'' *2006 Saranya Ponvannan – '' Em Magan'' ** Bhumika Chawla – '' Sillunu Oru Kadhal'' ** S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). attested since 300 BC, 300 BCE.: "...the most acceptable periodisation which has so far been suggested for the development of Tamil writing seems to me to be that of A Chidambaranatha Chettiar (1907–1967): 1. Sangam Literature – 200BC to AD 200; 2. Post Sangam literature – AD 200 – AD 600; 3. Early Medieval literature – AD 600 to AD 1200; 4. Later Medieval literature – AD 1200 to AD 1800; 5. Pre-Modern literature – AD 1800 to 1900" at p. 610 Tamil was the lingua franca for early maritime traders in South India, with Tamil inscriptions found outside of the Indian subcontinent, such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Egypt. The language has a well-documented history wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
