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Mersal
''Mersal'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Atlee and produced by Thenandal Studio Limited, in the studio's hundredth film production. The film stars Vijay in triple roles, alongside S. J. Suryah, Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nithya Menen. Sathyaraj, Vadivelu, Hareesh Peradi, Kovai Sarala and Sathyan play supporting roles. It is the second out of the three collaboration between Vijay and Atlee, before they began working with others. The film follows two twin brothers who were separated at birth; Vetri, a vigilante magician who is against the medical crimes and Maaran, a reputed doctor who charges meagre amounts from his patients. The film's principal photography commenced on 1 February 2017, at Chennai and was completed in September 2017, within 130 working days. Filming took place on Gdańsk, Poland and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The background score and soundtrack album were composed by A. R. Rahman, while the cinematography w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Accolades Received By Mersal
'' Mersal'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Atlee Kumar, who co-wrote the screenplay with V. Vijayendra Prasad and S. Ramana Girivasan. Produced by N. Ramasamy and Hema Rukmani under the banner of Thenandal Studio Limited, ''Mersal'' features Vijay in triple roles for the first time in his career. S. J. Surya, Kajal Aggarwal, Nithya Menen and Samantha Akkineni play the other lead roles while Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala and Sathyaraj feature as supporting characters. A. R. Rahman composed the film's soundtrack, while also handling the background score along with Qutub-E-Kripa. Ruben and G. K. Vishnu were in charge of the editing and cinematography respectively. The film follows two brothers, Vetri (Vijay), a renowned magician, and Maaran (Vijay), a doctor who charges meagre amounts for his patients, who try to expose the corrupt dealings and medical crimes of another doctor, Daniel Arockiaraj (Surya), who also happens to be the same person th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay (actor)
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), known as Vijay, is an Indian actor, dancer and singer who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He is among the highest paid actors in India. He has played the lead in 66 films and the International Business Times framed him as a "consistent performer". Referred to by the fans and media as "Thalapathy", he has a significant fan following internationally. He has won several awards, including the International Achievement Recognition Award and the South Indian International Movie Award. Early life and family Vijay was born in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. His father S. A. Chandrasekhar is a film director and his mother Shoba Chandrasekhar is a playback singer and carnatic vocalist. His father is of Christian descent and his mother is Hindu. Vijay was baptised at the of age of 12. Vijay had a sister, Vidhya, who died when she was two years old. Initially attending Fathima Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Kodambakkam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlee (director)
Arun Kumar (born 21 September 1986), known mononymously as Atlee, is a film director, screenwriter and producer best known for his work in Indian films. He initially worked as an assistant director under S. Shankar in the films ''Enthiran'' (2010) and ''Nanban'' (2012). He made his directorial debut with the film '' Raja Rani'' starring ''Nayanthara , Nazriya, Arya and Jai,'' produced by Fox Star Studios, for which he was awarded Best Debut Director by Vijay Award and Tamil Nadu State award for best dialogue writer. Following the success of his debut film, he went on to direct his next film '' Theri (2016)'' starring actor Vijay as the lead. He directed his films '' Mersal'' (2017) and ''Bigil'' (2019), also featuring actor Vijay. Atlee's upcoming film is '' Jawan'' (2023) starring Shah Rukh Khan. Career Atlee began his career at the age of 19, as an assistant director to director S. Shankar for the films ''Enthiran'' (2010) and ''Nanban'' (2012), a remake of the Hindi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thenandal Studio Limited
Thenandal Studios Limited (TSL), formerly known as Sri Thenandal Films and Sri Thenandal Pictures, is an Indian film production and distribution studio in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded by director Rama Narayanan. History Rama Narayanan set up Sri Thenandal Films in 1976 in Chennai, and the studio has gone on to distribute over 750 films across India. Sri Thenandal Films is one of the few producers in Tamil cinema to survive beyond 100 productions along with AVM, Modern Theatres, Gemini Studios, etc. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Sri Thenandal Films produced and distributed a series of devotional films directed by Rama Narayanan. The quick spate of releases titled after goddesses such as '' Palayathu Amman'' (2000), ''Nageswari'' (2001), '' Kottai Mariamman'' (2001) and '' Annai Kaligambal'' (2003), saw the studio garner an image of focussing solely on Hindu devotional subjects. In the 2010s, Murali Ramaswamy made a decision to actively purchase and distribute hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nithya Menen
Nithya Menen (born 8 April 1988) is an Indian actress and singer who has acted in more than 50 feature films and in six different languages: Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, English, and Telugu.In her acting career, Nithya has won three Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards and two South Indian International Movie Awards. Nithya Menen appeared first on-screen as a child, when she was ten, in the English film, ''Hanuman'' (1998), playing the younger sister to Tabu's character. She started her acting career at the age of 17 by appearing in a supporting role in the Kannada film '' 7 O' Clock'', which was released in 2006. She has played leading roles in Malayalam in ''Aakasha Gopuram'' (2008), in Telugu in '' Ala Modalaindi'' (2011), in Tamil with ''Nootrenbadhu'' (2011), and in Hindi in ''Mission Mangal'' (2019). Early life Nithya Menen was born on 8 April 1988 in Bangalore to Malayali parents settled in Karnataka. Menen cannot read or write Malayalam and identifies h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian International Movie Awards and two Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards. She has established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Samantha worked part-time on modeling assignments while pursuing a degree in commerce. She soon received offers for film roles and made her acting debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's critically acclaimed Telugu romance film, ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010), which fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actress and a Nandi Award. Samantha then became the second actress ever to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu in the same year, for her performances in the films '' Neethaane En Ponvasantham'' (2012) and '' Eega'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal (born 19 June 1985) is an Indian actress and model who mainly appears in Telugu and Tamil language films, in addition to a few Hindi films. Aggarwal has worked in more than 50 films and also received two South Indian International Movie Awards. Aggarwal made her acting debut with the 2004 Hindi film '' Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...'' and had her first Telugu film release in 2007, '' Lakshmi Kalyanam''. In the same year, she starred in the box office hit ''Chandamama'', which earned her recognition. The 2009 Telugu fantasy action film '' Magadheera'' marked a turning point in her career, earning her critical acclaim. It ranks among the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time and fetched her Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies including South Filmfare Awards. She subsequently starred in Telugu films such as ''Darling'' (2010), ''Brindavanam'' (2010), '' Mr. Perfect'' (2011), '' Businessman'' (2012), '' Naayak'' (2013), '' Baadshah'' (2013), '' Govin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highest Grossing Tamil Films ...
Tamil cinema, popularly known as Kollywood, is the filmmaking industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The films are made primarily in Tamil language. The following is a list of the highest-grossing Tamil films. The Tamil film industry made the first nationally distributed film across India in 1944 with '' Haridas''. Highest-grossing Tamil films worldwide The Tamil films which grossed a minimum of 200 crore worldwide are listed here. Highest-grossing Tamil films by year Highest-grossing Tamil film franchises See also * List of highest-grossing Indian films * List of highest-grossing South Indian films Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Highest-grossing Tamilfilms * Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hareesh Peradi
Hareesh Peradi is an Indian actor who predominantly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. Career He is also a well-known theatre artist in Kerala, having made a mark in stage and also in TV and cinema. Even though he has acted in 36 films so far, it was Malayalam film, ''Left Right Left'' (2013), that gave him a break. In the film, he played the lead role, that of a politician with shades of grey. ''Vikram Vedha'' (2017) gave him his big break in Tamil cinema. He was seen in the Tamil Movie, 'Sulthan', directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan and co-starring Karthi, Rashmika Mandanna, Yogi Babu, Lal, Ponnambalam. He was praised for the portrayal of Mangattachan in the movie Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea released in 2021. Sajin Srijith of ''The New Indian Express ''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathyaraj
Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also include works in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. He started his career in antagonistic roles and later played lead roles. He met with success through lead performances in ''Vedham Pudhithu'' (1987), ''Nadigan'' (1990), ''Amaidhi Padai'' (1994), ''Periyar'' (2007) and ''Onbadhu Roobai Nottu'' (2007). He also received acclaim for supporting roles in ''Nanban'' (2012), ''Mirchi'' (2013), '' Raja Rani'' (2013), ''Baahubali'' (2015), '' Baahubali 2'' (2017), '' Kanaa'' (2018), and ''Jersey'' (2019). He was also the director of the film ''Villadhi Villain'' (1995), starring himself in three different roles. In 2011, he had a brief career as a television host for the game show ''Home Sweet Home'' on STAR Vijay. He has also served as a brand ambassador for Pothys, Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadivelu
Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960), known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and playback singer, having acted in supporting and lead roles in Tamil cinema. He gained widespread acclaim in Kollywood in the 2000s. His first film as a lead actor, '' Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi'' (2006), achieved commercial and critical success. His career declined in the 2010s due to various controversies, and culminated in him receiving a ban from performing in future films at the time. Vadivelu has also received awards in the Best Comedian category for his performances in '' Kaalam Maari Pochu'' (1996), '' Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000), '' Thavasi'' (2001), '' Chandramukhi'' (2005), '' Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi'' (2006), '' Pokkiri'' (2007), ''Marudhamalai'' (2007) and '' Kathavarayan'' (2008). His popularity led to his media-coined nickname, ''Vaigai Puyal'', meaning "Vaigai storm", referring to the river that flows through his hometown Madurai. Vadivelu's come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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