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Nandaa
Nandaa Dorairaj is an Indian actor, producer who primarily works in Tamil films. He made his debut in ''Mounam Pesiyadhe'' (2002) and later appeared in other films such as ''Eeram'' (2009). Early life Nandaa Dorairaj was born as Govind Durairaj in Coimbatore to Durairaj and Rani. He has a younger brother Karthik and is the grandson of former Union minister M. Kannappan. Personal life Nandaa married Vidyaroopa in 2013. Career He was spotted by producer S. Thanu during his family function. In 1998, he joined the Film Institute in Chennai and obtained a diploma in acting after a one-year course. He first signed up to star in a project titled ''Enna Solla Pogirai'' opposite Gayathri Raguram, but the film was later stalled. He made his debut in 2002 with the movie ''Mounam Pesiyadhe'' along with Suriya and Trisha Krishnan by film director Ameer. Director Ameer was looking for a cheerful and well built hero to play the co-role with Suriya. Nandhaa immediately fit the criteria an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agaram (film)
''Agaram'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by T. Nagarajan. It stars Nandaa and Archana, with Biju Menon portraying the antagonist, and Vivek, Seetha and Raj Kapoor among others in supporting roles. Despite being announced shortly after Nandaa's debut in 2002, the film's release was delayed and eventually released on 16 February 2007, failing at the box office. The film's title is a reference to the first letter of the Tamil alphabet. Plot Thiru is a young Airtel employee who has just moved into the family's new house in Tuticorin with his sister, mother, and grandmother. Their happiness is tinged with the grief of Thiru's father's recent death, before the construction could be completed. Fate decrees that the entire family be placed in jeopardy when Thiru has an argument with Pasupathy, the brother of the dreaded don of the waterfront mafia, Varma, during the local elections. Varma swears to kill Thiru, agreeing to spare his life for just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vellore Maavattam
''Vellore Maavattam'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by R. N. R. Manohar, starring Nandaa and Poorna in the lead roles. Produced by AGS Entertainment, the film was released on 5 October 2011. Cast Production Nandaa played a police officer for the first time. The director and producer cast him after being impressed with his performance in ''Eeram''. To prepare for the role, Nandaa spent 35 days training at the Hyderabad Police Academy. He said the film, unlike other Tamil police films, would be realistic, avoiding unrealistic fight sequences, swag and "punch dialogues". Soundtrack The tunes for the album are composed by Sundar C. Babu. Critical reception ''The New Indian Express'' gave the film a negative review and stated that "For the audience, ''Vellore Maavattam'' offers nothing that they haven't seen before!". Malathi Rangarajan of ''The Hindu'' wrote, " 'Vellore Maavattam''isn't a superhero film. Neither is Muthukumar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kallaattam
''Kallattam'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by G. Ramesh. The film features Nandha, Richard Rishi, and Ilavarasu in the lead roles, while Sharika, Arthi, and Baby Rethva Isvar play pivotal supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Umar Ezhilan, production for the film began in mid-2016. The narrative revolves around a police officer who sets out to help an unemployed man whose money needed for his daughter's operation gets stolen. The film was released theatrically on 30 September 2016 and received negative reviews from critics who praised the performances but criticized the writing. Plot Mahendran is an unemployed man whose daughter meets with an accident while being dropped to school. He admits her to Kaveri Hospital where he and his wife are told their daughter can be saved but they need to deposit 20 lakh rupees. He is told to register an FIR at the nearby police station, which he does with the help of a cop named Pazhani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mounam Pesiyadhe
''Mounam Pesiyadhe'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, written and directed by Ameer in his directorial debut. It stars Suriya in the lead role along with newcomers Nandha, Trisha, Neha Pendse and choreographer-turned-actor Anju Mahendran in supporting roles along with several other newcomers, while Laila appears in a cameo role. It also marks the first film for Trisha as lead actress after playing a cameo role in '' Jodi'' (1999). The major part of the film is shot in Pondicherry. The film was released on 13 December 2002 and became a hit at the box office. It was remade in Telugu as '' Aadanthe Ado Type'' (2003) and later dubbed in the same language as ''Kanchu'' (2006). Plot Gautham and Kannan are close friends from childhood days. Gautham owns a restaurant while Kannan works as a sales executive in a firm. Kannan is in love with Mahalakshmmi "Maha" while Gautham has no interest towards girls and prefers to be single despite his family members t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eeram
''Eeram'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film written and directed by Arivazhagan in his directorial debut and produced by S. Shankar. The film stars Aadhi Pinisetty, Nandaa and Sindhu Menon. Saranya Mohan, Srinath, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, and Krishna play supporting roles. The music was composed by S. Thaman in his debut Tamil film with cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa and editing by Kishore Te. ''Eeram'' was mostly shot in Chennai, Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli and Pondicherry. The film was released on 11 September 2009 and became a commercial success. The film received critical acclaim for its theme, narrative, cast performance, cinematography, musical score, and direction. Over the years it has attained cult status. The Telugu dubbed version of the film titled ''Vaishali'' released on 27 May 2011, and was commercially successful as well. Plot The plot opens with water overflowing from an apartment at around 2:00 AM in Block E, which is seen by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodambakkam (film)
''Kodambakkam'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language film by K. P. Jagan, and starring Nandaa and Diya. It was released on 10 February 2006. Plot Sugavannan, an aspiring director from a village, has been working as an assistant director to Cheran. He approaches a distributor-turned- producer with a female-centric story for his film, "Neyar Viruppam." However, the producer rejects the idea and advises Sugavannan to change the script. Undeterred, Sugavannan and his friends remain committed to making this story his first film. Later, Sugavannan receives a telegram incorrectly stating that his mother had died, and he rushes to his village in a panic. However, upon arrival, he is relieved to find his mother alive. There he reminisces about his past love Dhanam. Sugavannan's dream of becoming a director in the Tamil film industry drives him to write letters to directors and short stories for magazines. Dhanam encourages him to pursue opportunities in Chennai. When Sugavannan leaves fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coimbatore
Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbatore is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai in terms of population and the 16th largest List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, urban agglomeration in India as per the 2011 Census of India, census 2011. It is the administrative capital of Coimbatore District and is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation which was established in 1981. The region around Coimbatore was ruled by the Chera dynasty, Cheras during the Sangam period between the 1st and the 4th centuries CE and it served as the eastern entrance to the Palakkad Gap, the principal trade route between the west coast and Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore was located along the ancient trade route Rajakesa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athithi (2014 Film)
''Athithi'' ( ''Guest'') is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by "Punch" Bharathan and starring Nandha, Nikesh Ram, and Ananya, while Yuvina Parthavi, Varsha Ashwathi, Thambi Ramaiah, and Sendrayan play pivotal roles. The film is a remake of the 2010 Malayalam film ''Cocktail'' (2010), which itself is a remake of '' Butterfly on a Wheel'' (2007). The film was released on 27 June 2014. ''Athithi'' is an edge-of-the seat, realistic thriller about a life-changing - or ruining - day in the picture-perfect life of a successful and determined young man. In the world today, the list of necessities begins with a satisfying job and ends with wealth, and luxury is a happy family along with the package. When life is complete with all that, how bizarre can a normal day get, toppling the niceties altogether? Plot Madhiazhagan ( Nandha) is a successful project manager at a leading property promoters firm. He is happily wedded to Vasuki ( Ananya), and they have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katham Katham
''Katham Katham'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by newcomer Babu Thooyavan, son of veteran writer Thooyavan. The film stars Nandha, Natty Subramaniam, Sanam Shetty and Sharika, and was produced by Appu Movies. The supporting cast includes Nizhalgal Ravi, Crane Manohar, Singamuthu, and Pandu. Plot Nandha (Nandha Durairaj) is an upright sub-inspector of police who has been transferred 15 times in three years. He is then transferred in a police station based in Pollachi. There, Police Inspector Pandian (Natty Subramaniam) is in the pay of Minister Periyannan (Rajagopalan), who runs in own government in the place. Nandha is shocked to note that Pandian and the entire police department are corrupt. Thereafter, Nandha tries hard to enforce the order. Soon, both policemen clash. Pandian becomes an honest policeman after Periyannan's men attempt to kill him, and he is revived with blood transfusions from the public. However, Nandha does not believe tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaana Serndha Kootam
''Thaanaa Serndha Koottam'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime comedy film directed by Vignesh Shivan. The film stars Suriya, alongside Karthik, Ramya Krishnan, Keerthy Suresh, Nandha, Kalaiyarasan, RJ Balaji, and Suresh Chandra Menon. The film's music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander and the cinematography was performed by Dinesh B. Krishnan and edited by A. Sreekar Prasad. It is a remake of the 2013 Hindi film ''Special 26'', which was inspired by the 1987 Opera House heist in Mumbai. Principal photography commenced in November 2016 and ended in August 2017. ''Thaana Serndha Kootam'' had a worldwide theatrical release on 12 January 2018. It received generally positive reviews from critics and the audience with praise for the performances of the cast (especially Suriya and Karthik), writing, direction, screenplay, social message, background score, and soundtrack. Plot All the events in this movie happen in the period of 1986–1987. The film begins with Pallavaram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adhibar
''Adhibar'' ( Proprietor) is a 2015 Tamil-language action film directed by Surya Prakash. The film stars Jeevan and Vidya Pradeep with Nandha, Samuthirakani, Richard Rishi, and Ranjith playing supporting roles. The film was produced by T. Sivakumar, who also wrote the story for the film. The soundtrack was composed by newcomer Vikram Selva with editing done by Zashi Qmer and cinematography by Philip Vijayakumar. The film was released on 28 August 2015 to extremely negative reviews. Cast Production ''Adhibar'' began production in early 2015 and was revealed to be an action comedy film directed by Surya Prakash, who had been an active director in the early 2000s having directed films like '' Maayi'' (2000) and '' Diwan'' (2003). The shoot was held across Chennai, Bangkok and Malaysia. Soundtrack The music was composed by Vikram Selva. *"Avala" - Vikramselva *"En Kadhal" - Vikramselva *"Poi" - Gaana Bala *"Athibar" Theme music Critical reception Sudhir Srinivasan of ''The H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiiva
Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 in films produced by his father. He made his debut as a lead actor in his father's 50th production, '' Aasai Aasaiyai'' (2003). After Sivaji Ganesan, Jiiva is the only Tamil actor to have been awarded at the Cyprus International Film Festival, particularly for his performance in '' Raam'' (2005). After this, he has acted in other movies that have been successful, such as '' E'' (2006), '' Katradhu Tamizh'' (2007), '' Siva Manasula Sakthi'' (2009), '' Ko'' (2011), '' Nanban'' (2012), '' Mugamoodi'' (2012), '' Neethaane En Ponvasantham'' (2012), '' Endrendrum Punnagai'' (2013), '' Kalakalappu 2'' (2018) and '' Kalathil Santhippom'' (2021). He made his Hindi cinema debut with the film '' 83'' (202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
