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Munishkanth
Ramdoss, better known as Munishkanth, is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Tamil language films. He had notable roles in films, including '' Mundasupatti'' (2014), '' Maanagaram'' (2017), '' Maragadha Naanayam'' (2017) and '' Raatchasan'' (2018). Career Ramdoss came to Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ... from Nilakottai in 2002, hoping to get a breakthrough as an actor in films and worked for several years as a junior artiste. Unable to get an immediate breakthrough, he moved to Malaysia for two years to work as a goldsmith before returning to Chennai and often slept homeless at Vadapalani temple. He became involved in short films, often portraying characters in the ''Naalaya Iyakkunar'' show on Kalaignar TV, and featured in Ram's original a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundasupatti
''Mundasupatti'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language historical comedy film written and directed by Ram Kumar, and produced by C. V. Kumar under his banner Thirukumaran Entertainment and Fox Star Studios. It stars Vishnu Vishal and Nandita Swetha, with Anandaraj, Kaali Venkat and Ramdoss (later known as Munishkanth) in supporting roles. The film is set in 1982 in a village where people believe bad luck will befall them if they are photographed. The story illustrates what happens when two photographers visit the village. ''Mundasupatti'' is based on the eponymous short film Ram Kumar directed in 2011 for the reality series ''Naalaya Iyakkunar.'' Principal photography commenced in August 2013 and ended by October 2013, taking place primarily in Sakkimangalam. The technical crew includes composer Sean Roldan, cinematographer P. V. Shankar and editor Leo John Paul. ''Mundasupatti'' released on 13 June 2014. The film received a positive critical response and became a box office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maanagaram
''Maanagaram'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and produced by S. R. Prabhu. The film stars Sri Natarajan, Sundeep Kishan, and Regina Cassandra, and its soundtrack was composed by Javed Riaz. It is the feature directorial debut of Lokesh Kanagaraj. The film was released on 10 March 2017 to positive reviews from critics. It was remade in Hindi as '' Mumbaikar'' (2023). Plot ''The names of several characters were not explicitly mentionedexcept for Winnings and P. K. Pandiantill the 2023 release of the film's screenplay as a book. Sri, an engineering graduate from small-town Trichy, arrives in Chennai to interview for an IT job in Business Process Outsourcing. Sri passes his interview with HR officer Regina Cassandra and celebrates at a bar with his friends. Another man at the bar, Sundeep Kishan, has had an unrequited love for Regina since they were in college. In a flashback, goons threaten to thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maragadha Naanayam
''Maragadha Naanayam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by ARK Saravan in his directorial debut. The film stars Aadhi and Nikki Galrani while Anandaraj, Munishkanth, Daniel Annie Pope, Mime Gopi, and Kota Srinivasa Rao play supporting roles. The music was composed by first-timer Dhibu Ninan Thomas with cinematography by PV Shankar and editing by Prasanna GK. The film was released on 16 June 2017 in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled ''Marakathamani''. It received positive reviews from critics and became commercially successful at box office. On 27 July 2023, Saravan announced a sequel titled ''Maragadha Naanayam 2''. Plot Senguttuvan and Elango are two small-time crooks who work for a local jewel smuggler named "Nochukuppam" Ramdoss. Senguttavan is attracted to a young woman Chanakya whom he sees every morning at the bus stop, however he never manages to speak to her. Chanakya eventually gets married, but her husband doesn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soodhu Kavvum
''Soodhu Kavvum'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy crime film directed by Nalan Kumarasamy, who co-wrote the story with Shrinivas Kaviinayam. Produced by C. V. Kumar's Thirukumaran Entertainment, the film stars Vijay Sethupathi, Sanchita Shetty, Karunakaran, Bobby Simha, Ramesh Thilak and Ashok Selvan. Yog Japee, Aruldoss, M. S. Bhaskar and Radha Ravi play supporting roles. It revolves around a gang who kidnap a politician's son, and the troubles that ensue thereafter. ''Soodhu Kavvum'' is the directorial debut of Nalan, the feature debut of Ashok and first major role for Ramesh Thilak. Production began in December 2012 and was complete by April 2013. The film featured music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by Dinesh B. Krishnan and editing handled by Leo John Paul. ''Soodhu Kavvum'' was released on 1 May 2013, and became a critical and commercial success. It won the Best Film – Tamil award at the 2nd South Indian International Mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratsasan
''Ratsasan'' ( ''Demon'') is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Ram Kumar. The film stars Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, and Saravanan, while Ammu Abhirami, Kaali Venkat, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, and Ramdoss play supporting roles. The film features music and a background score composed by Ghibran, cinematography by P. V. Shankar, and editing by San Lokesh. It tells the story of an aspiring film director who becomes a police officer after his father's death and tries to track down a serial killer. The film was released on 5 October 2018 to critical acclaim. It was remade in Telugu as '' Rakshasudu'' and in Hindi as '' Cuttputlli''. Plot In the opening scene, two elderly men discover the corpse of Samyuktha, a 15-year-old schoolgirl who was brutally murdered. Arun Kumar, an aspiring filmmaker passionate about psychopaths, becomes a sub-inspector in the Tamil Nadu Police under family pressure and help from his brother-in-law, CI Doss. Arun moves in with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raatchasan
''Ratsasan'' ( ''Demon'') is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Ram Kumar. The film stars Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, and Saravanan, while Ammu Abhirami, Kaali Venkat, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, and Ramdoss play supporting roles. The film features music and a background score composed by Ghibran, cinematography by P. V. Shankar, and editing by San Lokesh. It tells the story of an aspiring film director who becomes a police officer after his father's death and tries to track down a serial killer. The film was released on 5 October 2018 to critical acclaim. It was remade in Telugu as ''Rakshasudu'' and in Hindi as '' Cuttputlli''. Plot In the opening scene, two elderly men discover the corpse of Samyuktha, a 15-year-old schoolgirl who was brutally murdered. Arun Kumar, an aspiring filmmaker passionate about psychopaths, becomes a sub-inspector in the Tamil Nadu Police under family pressure and help from his brother-in-law, CI Doss. Arun moves in with his sis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eesa (film)
Eesa Kayani is a compassionate and dedicated individual known for his heartfelt work with blind children. With a deep commitment to making a difference, Eesa goes above and beyond to support, educate, and empower visually impaired youth, helping them lead fuller, more independent lives. His kindness, patience, and unwavering sense of purpose have earned him a reputation as a truly good man—someone who brings light to the lives of those who need it most. Plot The film begins with the young man Sudaleeswaran aka Eesa ( Vignesh) killing a salt pan owner in a remote village in Thoothukudi. Eesa lives in a small hut with his wife Selvi (Lakshana). He then continues to kill a couple of salt pan owners and bumps them off in his hut. Thanga Malai Annachi (Thoothukudi M. Rajendran) is the local bigwig and the owner of a salt pan in which Eesa works. Upset to see his partners and friends killed by a mysterious person, Thanga Malai Annachi starts to kill all his enemies. He then finds o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thambikottai
''Thambikottai'' ( ''Younger Brother's Fort'') is a 2011 Indian romantic action comedy film directed by R. Ammu Ramesh and produced by R. K. Suresh. It stars Narain, Meena, Poonam Bajwa and Sangeetha, with Prabhu, Santhanam, and Rajendran playing supporting roles. The music was composed by D. Imman with cinematography by Karnan. The film released on 11 February 2011. It received mixed reviews upon release but was a commercial success. Plot Azhagiri is raised by his sister Shanmugapriya following their parents' early death. Azhagiri is a college student, while Priya is a lecturer. Azhagiri is closely bonded with his sister. Azhagiri goes to a village named Thambikottai for a NSS field trip where he meets Kanaga, and both fall in love. Kanaga is the younger daughter of a local goon Amirthalingam. Kanaga's elder sister Beeda Pandiamma is a rogue who creates ruckuses in the village often. Kanaga goes to Chennai for her studies but is kept under continuous monitoring by her sister' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu. Santwana Bhattacharya was appointed Editor-in-Chief on 1 July 2022, replacing G.S. Vasu. History ''Indian Express'' was first published on 5 September 1932, in Madras (now Chennai) by an ayurveda, Ayurvedic doctor and Indian National Congress member P Varadarajulu Naidu, publishing from the same Publisher, press where he ran the ''Tamil Nadu'' Tamil weekly. But soon, on account of financial difficulties, he sold it to S. Sadanand, founder of ''The Free Press Journal'', another English newspaper. In 1933, ''The Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai and launched the Tamil language, Tamil daily ''Dinamani'' on 11 September 1934. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price, but later sold part of his stak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arai En 305-il Kadavul
''Arai En 305-il Kadavul'' () is a 2008 Tamil-language fantasy comedy film directed by Chimbu Deven. A remake of the 2003 Hollywood film '' Bruce Almighty'', the film stars Prakash Raj, Santhanam alongside Ganja Karuppu, Jyothirmayi, and Madhumitha. An ensemble supporting cast including Sampath Raj, Madhan Bob, Rajesh, M. S. Bhaskar, Periyar Dasan, and Ilavarasu appears in supporting roles. The movie is produced by Shankar's S Pictures. The music of the film was composed by Vidyasagar with cinematography by Soundarrajan and editing by Sasi Kumar. The storyline of the film was that the whole universe is a computer simulation controlled by a supercomputer and God is the one who has access to it. Upon the film's release on 18 April 2008, it received mixed reviews although Santhanam's acting was praised by the critics. The film has also been dubbed in Telugu with the titie ''Gadi No.305 Lo Devudu''. Plot Raasu ( Santhanam) and Mokkai ( Ganja Karuppu) are youngsters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaalai
''Kaalai'' ( ) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Tarun Gopi. The film stars Silambarasan and Vedhika. Sangeetha, Seema, Santhanam, Lal and Sulile Kumar play supporting roles. The film's music was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with cinematography handled by R. D. Rajasekhar and editing by Anthony. ''Kaalai'' was released on 15 January 2008 and was a commercial failure. Plot Jeeva shares his name with two other people: one villain and one police officer Jeevanandham who becomes a villain. The confusion arising from this is a significant part of the plot. At the age of nine, Jeeva's grandmother Karuppayi Aatha slays five men because they scorned her father's advice and illegally distilled alcohol in the village. After her return from prison, the villagers both fear and revere her, and consider her the head of the village. Jeevanandham comes to the village ruled by Karuppayi Aatha to try to find illicit activity. When he cannot find any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalwar
''Aalwar'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by S. Chella in his directoral debut and produced by Mohan Natarajan. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Asin in the lead roles. Vivek, Keerthi Chawla, Lal, Shwetha Bandekar and Aditya Srivastava appear in other pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack is by Srikanth Deva while the cinematography was by G. Ramesh. ''Aalwar'' released on 12 January 2007 to highly negative reviews and became a commercial failure. However, it gave tough competition to ''Pokkiri''. It was remade into Bengali as "Jibon Niye Juddho" by Manna Plot Aalwar is a Hindu priest in Madurai and he is devoted to his mother and sister. But Punniyamoorthy and his brothers, the heir of the Temple where Aalwar works as priest, kill Aalwar's sister and mother due to an old dispute with Aalwar. Aalwar, with revenge ringing in his mind, ends up as a killer, even while working as a ward boy in a hospital. He rechristens himself as Mortuary S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |