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Mohanrajan
Mohan Rajan is an Indian lyricist working on Tamil language films. Career Hailing from Valayapatti near Virudhunagar, Mohan Rajan arrived in Chennai in 2001, hoping to become a lyricist in the Tamil film industry. However, he failed to get a breakthrough and instead qualified himself by pursuing master's degree in Tamil literature and later media arts at Loyola College, Chennai. Mohan Rajan was launched as a lyricist by James Vasanthan during the making of '' Yathumaagi'' (2010). Soon after the release of the song, he became acquainted with Vasanthan's friend, the film-maker Sasikumar, who began to regularly hand lyric-writing assignments to Mohan for his projects. Notably, he wrote the song "Jilla Vittu" from '' Easan'' (2010) and then "Kondaadum Manasu" from '' Sundarapandian'' (2012) for Sasikumar's projects. Mohan studied in PSBB school, Chennai Mohan Rajan's breakthrough song was "Kanave Kanave", a pathos song featured in Bejoy Nambiar's anthology film ''David'' (2013), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valayapatti
Valayapatti is a village in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... Its pincode is 626127. Population : around 1500. Famous temples in Valayapatti: Kaaliyamman Temple Senthatti Ayyanar Temple Sellimariyamman Temple Oorani Pillaiyar Venkatesha Perumal Temple Schools: Valayapatti has a primary school called Hindu Primary School. References Villages in Virudhunagar district {{Virudhunagar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tharai Thappattai
''Tharai Thappattai'' is a 2016 Tamil-language musical drama film written, produced and directed by Bala. The film features M. Sasikumar and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in the leading roles, while Ilaiyaraaja composed the film's music based on karakattam. This film also happened to be Ilaiyaraaja's 1000th film. The film began production in 2013 and released on 14 January 2016. Ilaiyaraaja won the National Film Award for Best Background Score at the 63rd National Film Awards. Plot The story opens with an Indian guide woman leading a Discovery channel TV team asking an elderly villager named Saamipulavan to perform his mridangam art for their documentary. While he performs but refuses to change for the commercial angle, his son, Sannasi, and his troupe perform. Sannasi is the head of a dance troupe, while Sooravali is the chief dancer who loves him. Times are tough, and the ensemble jumps at a chance to perform in the Andaman Islands for a hefty sum. But they soon discover that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David (2013 Tamil Film)
''David'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by Bejoy Nambiar, starring Vikram and Jiiva in the title roles, alongside Tabu, Lara Dutta, Isha Sharvani and Nassar. The plot revolves around the lives of two different men named David, who are about to take a step which is going to change their lives forever. The film was released worldwide on 1 February 2013 to positive reviews but did not perform well at the box office. The film was simultaneously made in Hindi in the same title with slight variations in the cast and story. Plot The story is about two Davids living in different parts of India whose lives eventually come together in a twist of events. In 1999, 19-year-old David is an amateur guitarist born into a family of lower-middle class Christians in a poor colony in Mumbai. He is a happy go lucky teenager who dreams of becoming a professional musician and sending his sister, Susan off to Dubai to pursue her dreams. Their father, Noel, a Protest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand Aravindakshan
Anand Aravindakshan (born 1989) is an Indian playback singer, and title winner of Airtel Super Singer 5, a television-based reality singing competition in Tamil televised on Vijay TV. Early life Anand did his school education from Chennai, and while in high school at Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School in Chennai, Anand started representing his school at cultural events and competition. After his graduation in commerce at Vivekananda College in Chennai, Anand completed a course in sound engineering from Soundtech Media School of Sound Engineering and Recording in Chennai and his MBA from Symbiosis College in the same city. Television Reality show experience During this period Anand also took part in about four reality shows, where he won two shows and was announced first runner-up in the other two. He was the first runner up in the 2007 edition of Gandharva Sangeetham, a reality music show telecast by Kairali channel and in the 2008 edition of Athiradi Singer, a reality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankarankovil (film)
''Sankarankovil'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil language film directed by P. N. Palanivelraja. The film is produced and co-written by Kanal Kannan, who stars in the lead role, alongside Rupika Ramnath. It was released on 12 August 2011. Cast *Kanal Kannan as Kathir *Rupika Ramnath as Valli *Nassar *Ponvannan as Mahalingam *Rohini *Swarnamalya *Ganja Karuppu as Kili Pillai *Singampuli * Livingston *J. Senthil *Chaams * G. M. Kumar *Mu Ramaswamy *Tharun Kumar *George Maryan *Prabhu as Muthuvel Production Following the release of ''Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval'' in January 2009, Kanal Kannan met the media to announce his second acting project titled ''Sankarankovil'' in February 2009. He announced that Nassar and Lal would star in the film, set in the town of Sankarankovil. Debutant Rupika Ramnath was signed on to play the lead role in the film. The film's soundtrack was composed by Rajni, with newcomer Vivek working on the film's score. The film's audio release event was attended by indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velmurugan
Velmurugan is an Indian playback singer. He is known for folk songs including Madura in '' Subramaniapuram'' and Aadungada in '' Naadodigal'' and Otha Sollala in '' Aadukalam''. He considers being called by James Vasanthan as one of the turning points in his life. Discography All songs are performed in Tamil unless otherwise specified. Filmography Films Television Awards * 2007 – American University (Doctorate) Award * 2009 – Edison Award for Best Introduced Playback Singer – "Aadungada" * 2010 – Naattuppura Nayagan Award (by President APJ Abdul Kalam) * 2011 – Naattuppura Nayagan Award * 2014 – Best Play Back Singer 2014 Award * 2017 – Marabu isai Nayagan Award * 2018 – Best PlayBackSinger 2018 * 2019 – Radio Mirchy Award * 2019 – Edison Award for Best Introduced Playback Singer – "Kathari Poovazhagi" * 2019 – Kalaimamani Award * 2019 – World Guinness Record (Tamilkalai oyilaattam) * 2020 – Periyar Awards * 2020 – ''Mirchi Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marudhavelu
''Marudhavelu'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil language action drama film directed by R. K. R. Aathimoolam. The film stars newcomers Kailash, Akanksha and Nakshatra, with Ilavarasu, Bangalore Swamy, Rekha, Santhana Bharathi, Pandu, Kallukkul Eeram Ramanathan, Theni Murugan, Kottachi, Muthuraj, Thenali, Crane Manohar, Sabitha Anand, and Pollachi Babu playing supporting roles. The film, produced by S. Shanmuga Pandian, had musical score by James Vasanthan and editing by V. J. Sabu Joseph. The film was released on 18 November 2011. Actor Vijay Sethupathi lent his voice to Kailash. Plot In Rajapalayam, Marudhavelu is a wastrel who spends his time drinking and hanging out with his friends. After the death of his mother, Marudhavelu is pampered by his father, who is a rich and respected man. Marudhavelu and his cousin Manju are in love. One night, Marudhavelu catches the village priest with a prostitute in the village temple, and with his friends, he beats him up. At the village court, the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanjai Selvi
Thanjai Selvi is a Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ... singer popular for her rendering of folk songs. She had begun her career in Tamil cinema with the song "Jilla Vittu" from the movie '' Eesan''. Discography Thanjai Selvi has so far sung the following songs. ''Jilla Vittu'' from Easan (won Vijay Award for best folk song that year) and ''Maruthani'' from '' Marudhavelu'' are popular ones. References External links Thanjai Selvi Speaks about Easan {{DEFAULTSORT:Selvi, Thanjai Living people Tamil playback singers Indian women playback singers Indian women folk singers Indian folk singers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal (born 13 May 1984) is a UAE-born Indian playback singer. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi and more languages films. He is a member of the band S5, launched by SS Music TV channel. He made his acting debut in the Malayalam movie '' By the People'', a suspense thriller. All the songs were sung by S5 members and it was then that A.R. Rahman noticed him and took an audition. Personal life Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district in Kerala. He was born and raised in Abu Dhabi, UAE. After his schooling in the UAE he went on to complete his B.Com. and Masters in Journalism from Madras Christian College. Dayal worked as an Events Coordinator with RR Donnelley. He quit his job in BPO to accomplish his career in music. On 5 June 2016, the singer married his model girlfriend Catherine Thangam in a close-knit ceremony in Bengaluru. Discography Albums * '' Isai'' * ''Ithu Premamo'' * ''Ithu Premamo 2'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaathumagi
''Yathumaagi'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by S. Balakumar that stars newcomer Sachin and Sunaina in lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack composed by James Vasanthan. The film, produced by Sakthi Sangavi and Mohana Sangavi under the Chola Creations banner, was released on 12 March 2010 to negative reviews. Plot Anand (Sachin) is an advertisement photographer. Quite typical to such genre of films, he comes across Annalakshmi (Sunaina), who is conservative in her looks. After a few initial encounters, Annalakshmi develops love for Anand. However, Anand has other plans. The mystery is soon unraveled and is made known that Anand hails from a family of doctors. When everyone thinks that Anand will tie the knot to Annalakshmi, the twist occurs in the form of Anand accepting an arranged marriage. What transpires between the lead couple forms the rest of the story, which ends in an interesting climax. Cast Production Sunaina played a villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padaiveeran
''Padaiveeran'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Dhana. The film stars Vijay Yesudas and debutant Amritha Aiyer, with Bharathiraja and Akhil in supporting roles. The film features music composed by Karthik Raja, editing by Bhuvan Srinivasan, and cinematography by Rajavel Mohan. ''Padaiveeran'' was released on 2 February 2018. Plot The film is based on a true story. Set in modern times in a rural village in Theni in south India, the film portrays communal riots due to caste. Muneeshwaran (Vijay Yesudas) is a young jobless man who spends all his time with his like-minded friends, roaming around in the village with no purpose in life. One day, while Muneesh is accompanying an old lady to the police station, he learns that the villagers have high regard for cops, as they earn easy money and get free liquor. Before leaving, he promises his childhood sweetheart Malar (Amritha Aiyer) in the village that he will complete the training and marry her. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodiveeran
''Kodiveeran'' ( Flag Warrior) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by M. Muthaiah. M. Sasikumar, Sasikumar and Mahima Nambiar play the lead pair in the movie alongside Vidharth, Pasupathy, Shamna Kasim, Sanusha, and Bala Saravanan in supporting roles. This is Sasikumar and Muthaiah's second collaboration after ''Kutti Puli''. ''Kodiveeran'' is produced by Sasikumar's Company Productions. The music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan, cinematography by S. R. Kathir, and editing by Venkat Raajen. The film released on 7 December 2017. Plot Kodiveeran (M. Sasikumar), is a hindu priest who protects his sister from bad guys. In his village in the Dindigul district, corruption and injustice often happens mostly by Adhigaaram, a factory owner, whose men chase and kill anyone who protests against Adhigaaram. Kodiveeran knows of Adhigaaram's tricks and always beats up his goons if they cause any trouble to the village. In the present day, Villangam Vellai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
