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Na. Muthukumar
Nagarajan Muthukumar (12 July 1975 – 14 August 2016) was an Indian poet, lyricist, and author who predominantly worked in Tamil language film songs. He was known for his frequent collaborations with composers Yuvan Shankar Raja and G. V. Prakash Kumar. Muthukumar received the most Filmfare Awards for Best Lyricist in Tamil and was a two-time recipient of the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for his works in '' Thanga Meenkal'' (2013) and '' Saivam'' (2014). He won two National Film Awards, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and four Filmfare Awards South. Early life Muthukumar grew up in Kannikapuram village in Kancheepuram, India in a middle-class family. He has a brother Ramesh Kumar. At the age of four, he lost his mother. At a young age, he acquired an interest in reading. Career He began his career working under Balu Mahendra for four years. He was later offered to write lyrics in the film ''Veera Nadai'', directed by Seeman. He has been credited as a dialogue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Seeman
Senthamizhan Seeman () (born 8 November 1966) is an Indian politician, actor and former filmmaker. He is the leader and chief-coordinator of the Naam Tamilar Katchi political party in Tamil Nadu. He is a strong advocate for regional autonomy and Tamil nationalism by focusing on the Tamil language, identity, and culture. Seeman began his career as a filmmaker in the mid-1990s, working on films such as '' Panchalankurichi'' (1996) and '' Veeranadai'' (2000). The failure of his early films made it difficult for him to attract offers as a director and several of his proposed projects were stalled in the late 1990s. He later made a comeback through the successful vigilante film '' Thambi'' (2006), though the commercial failure of his next film, prompted Seeman to prioritise commitments as a supporting actor in the late 2000s. In the early 2010s, Seeman founded the Naam Tamilar Katchi, a Tamil ultranationalist political party, and has since often been in the news for his controvers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaanathaippola
''Vaanathaippola'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijayakanth in a dual role. The supporting cast includes Meena, Prabhu Deva, Livingston, Kausalya and Anju Aravind. Produced by V. Ravichandran under Oscar Films, the film's music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar and the cinematography handled by Arthur A. Wilson. The film tells the story of a caring brother who makes sacrifices to ensure his three younger brothers succeed in life. The film opened to positive reviews and box office success in January 2000, and went on to win the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment the following year. ''Vaanathaippola'' subsequently became the most commercially successful film in Tamil, running for over 250 days in theatres. The success of the film led to two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, as well as several remakes in other Indian regional languages such as Telugu and Kannada. The film was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unnaruge Naan Irundhal
''Unnaruge Naan Irundhal'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Selva. It stars R. Parthiban and Meena, while Manorama, Vadivelu, Vivek, and Anandaraj play supporting roles. The film has music by Deva, editing by Suresh Urs, and cinematography by R. Raghunatha Reddy. It was released on 3 December 1999 and became a success. Plot R. Parthiban plays a die-hard fan of Rambha and a self-interest governed taxi driver whose name is never revealed throughout the film. Meena plays Mahalakshmi, the daughter of a "zamindar" who has lost all his money due to financial troubles; his death leaves Mahalakshmi with a lot of debts (over two lakhs worth). Parthiban is the taxi driver that drives Mahalakshmi's dead father's corpse back to her hometown. There, the people that Mahalakshmi is now indebted to by Anandaraj, who tortures Mahalakshmi with cruel words for being unable to pay the debt. Later, Parthiban helps Mahalakshmi out by giving his taxi in replac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraniyan (film)
''Iraniyan'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil language film directed by Vincent Selva. The film stars Murali and Meena, while Raghuvaran, Vadivelu and Ranjith play other supporting roles. A fictionalised biography of the Indian freedom fighter Vattakudi Iraniyan, it was released on 18 November 1999. Raghuvaran won the Dinakaran Cinema Award for Best Villain. Plot Vattakudi Iraniyan is a home-coming military man who becomes a rebel after witnessing caste discrimination and brutal killings by a landlord over lower caste people. Iraniyan escapes execution and returns to his village, where he finds that the poor are being oppressed by the landlord. He then sets out to exact punishment on the oppressors. Cast Production The film was originally titled ''Vattakudi Iraniyan''. A legal suit was filed against the makers regarding this, and subsequently the prefix was removed. Soundtrack The music was composed by Deva. Reception Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' noted "this is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ooty (film)
''Ooty'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Anwar. The film stars Murali and Roja, while Ajay Kapoor, Rajesh and Chinni Jayanth play supporting roles. It was released on 7 November 1999. Cast *Murali as Balakumar (Balu) * Roja as Charulatha *Ajay Kapoor as Vasanthakumar (Kumar) * Rajesh as Balu's uncle * Ramji as Mohan *Chinni Jayanth as Vivek *Vaiyapuri as Vaiyapuri Production The film was briefly delayed after actor Arvind Swamy filed a case against the producers, Nikaba Films, who failed to pay him for ''En Swasa Kaatre'' (1999). Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Deva Deva may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Deva, List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters, an ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2nd edition monster * Deva, in the 2023 Indian film ''Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefir .... Reception ''Tamilmovienow'' wrote, "Director Anwar has created an entertaining love story with plenty of thrilling moments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maanaseega Kadhal
''Maanaseega Kadhal'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romance film, written, directed and produced by actor Ravichandran, under his real name P. S. Raman. The film stars Hamsavardhan and Sushva, while Ravichandran himself and Vaiyapuri portray supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by Deva and the film was released on 27 November 1999. Cast Production The film marked the acting debut of Hamsavardhan, son of veteran Tamil actor Ravichandran. Ravichandran also made his directorial debut with this film under his real name P. S. Raman. Soundtrack The music was composed by Deva Deva may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Deva, List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters, an ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2nd edition monster * Deva, in the 2023 Indian film ''Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefir .... Reception A reviewer from ''Chennai Online'' wrote, "Not much was expected of the film, with great publicity surrounding it, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello (1999 Film)
''Hello'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed and written by K. Selva Bharathy. The film stars Prashanth and Preeti Jhangiani. It was released on 7 November 1999. Plot Chandru works in a flower shop. He tries to woo girls and enter into a relationship, but it does not materialise. His friends tease him for being unable to find a girlfriend. Chandru has a plan to prevent them making fun of him. He requests his close friend Gayathri to come to the temple along with some of her friends so he would introduce her as his girlfriend to his friends. Chandru takes his friends with him to temple with plans of introducing Gayatri's friend as his lover. Unfortunately, Gayatri does not turn up that day, and Chandru simply points out a girl among the crowd in the temple as his lover to his friends. Chandru pretends as if he is talking frequently over phone to his lover so that his friends would believe him. Suresh is Charle's friend who comes to Chennai to visit a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsara Kanna
''Minsara Kanna'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Vijay, Khushbu, Rambha and Monica Castelino, with Manivannan, Mansoor Ali Khan, R. Sundarrajan, Karan and Kovai Sarala in supporting roles. The story is about how Vijay enters Khushbu's house and developing his romance towards Castelino, Khushbu's sister. ''Minsara Kanna'' was shot mostly Ooty, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. The film has music composed by Deva and cinematography by Ashok Rajan. It was released on 9 September 1999 and performed averagely at the box office, but won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Audiographer. Plot Indira Devi is a misandrist business tycoon based in Ooty. She lives in a mansion with her assistant and PA Priya. Indira Devi runs a garment business in which all of her employees are females, and even electricians are females. She has a strong dislike to the male gender due to a tragic past. Some of the wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malabar Police
''Malabar Police'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language crime comedy film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Sathyaraj in a dual role, Abbas, Khushbu and Mumtaj. It revolves around an eloping couple witnessing a murder, and evading an attack by the murderer. A CBI officer investigates the murder, and suspects it is connected to the rivalry between two businessmen. ''Malabar Police'' was released on 6 August 1999, and turned out to be one of the most successful Tamil films of the year. Plot Raja and Julie are lovers in Palakkad. Raja is of Tamil ancestry, while Julie is from a Syrian Christian family. Julie's rich parents vehemently oppose their marriage and keep her in confinement. They eventually follow with their plan to elope at dawn, to get married. On the way, they witness the murder of minister Madhavan Nair; The murderer Varadappan tries to kill Raja and Julie too as they witnessed the murder; however, they escape and reach Chennai by train. Chinnasamy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadapalani
Vadapalani is a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its film studios, the Vadapalani Andavar Temple, and Vengeeswarar Temples which are important pilgrimage centres for Hindus. Situated in the western part of Chennai, Vadapalani is an important bus terminus on Arcot Road. Vadapalani is one of the busiest and densely populated areas in Chennai. History The name ''Vada-Palani'' means ''North Palani''. This place is famous for its Vadapalani Murugan Temple, Palani Andavar Temple, dedicated to Lord Murugan, built in the late 19th century. It is said that people who cannot undertake the pilgrimage to the Palani can visit the Vadapalani temple with their offerings. ''Palaniandavar (Lord Muruga)'' is said to shower devotees with his blessings just the same as in Palani Murugan Temple. With the presence of this famous temple, since the late 19th century, the area developed into a metropolitan socio-economic hub of attraction and became a part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarvam Thaala Mayam
''Sarvam Thaala Mayam'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language musical drama film written and directed by Rajiv Menon. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar and Aparna Balamurali, with a supporting cast including Nedumudi Venu, Vineeth, Kumaravel, Santha Dhananjayan, and Dhivyadharshini. The film has music composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography by Ravi Yadav, and editing by Anthony. Returning to direction after 19 years, Menon makes a comeback with a film that is relevant, entertaining, and inspirational in parts. The film released on 1 February 2019. The film was a box office success. Plot This is a story about a famous mridangam player named Vembu Iyer and his student Peter Johnson, son of an expert mridangam maker named Johnson and a crazy Vijay fan, collide. Earlier Peter is a care-free brat who neither has any interest in his father's mridangam making business nor in his own career. He starts wooing a nurse called Saara who keeps some distance from him due to his ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
