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Nenjil
''Nenjil'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romance film directed by Selva (director), Selva and produced by Manish Nair, Bhavani Kanagasapay under the banner Candy Films Ltd & Gatpaham Entertainment Ltd. The film stars Navdeep and Aparna Pillai, Aparna in the lead roles, while Vadivelu, Thalaivaasal Vijay, and Ranjitha play supporting roles. The music was composed by D. Imman with cinematography by U. K. Senthil Kumar. The film was released on 1 December 2006. Plot The film is about a group of people who win a competition and are taken to London for a free trip. The group includes Anand and Priya, but the joyous journey sours when the lead pair falls in love at the beginning of the holiday. Enters Rishi, a tour guide for London. He resolves to separate the lovers and plans to marry Priya. The rest is a cat and mouse game between Anand and Rishi and how their love overcomes all problems. There are also two people who separate him. They were in love before but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aparna Pillai
Aparna Pillai, better known mononymous person, mononymously as Aparna, is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performances in ''Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan'' and ''Nenjil''. Career Aparna Pillai entered the film industry after participating in the Miss Chennai pageant. In June 2011, she married Bharani, an orthopaedic surgeon, and quit doing films. Post marriage, she pursued dancing and performed in several dance recitals and appeared in a production titled "Kadhal Aaghi Kasindhu". Aparna also entered television and produced several TV programs like ''Anjarai Petti'', before becoming the creative head and director of ''Aayirathil Oruvan'', a reality game show, which was aired on Zee Tamizh. Filmography References Actresses from Chennai Indian film actresses Tamil actresses Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Female models from Chennai Year of birth missing (li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selva (director)
Selva (floruit, fl. 1990s) is an Indian director active in Tamil film. He often specializes in film remakes and directed a series of hits the 1990s. His first film ''Thalaivasal (film), Thalaivasal'' launched the career of many. His noted film are ''Amaravathi (1993 film), Amaravathi'', ''Karnaa'', ''Pooveli'', ''James Pandu'', ''Unnaruge Naan Irundhal'', ''Student Number 1'' and ''Naan Avanillai (2007 film), Naan Avanillai''. He introduced Ajith Kumar through his second film ''Amaravathi (1993 film), Amaravathi''. Early life Selva was graduated from Pachaiyappa's College. Selva first joined as an assistant director in an advertising firm which was involved in making ad film, documentary and short films. Career He worked in his first television serial titled ''Thyagam''. At that time, he directed a documentary film on the Tamil poet Subramanya Bharathi which was screened in Delhi Doordarshan. This innovative concept was appreciated by everyone and the documentary served as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayilsamy
Mayilsamy (2 October 1965 – 19 February 2023) was an Indian actor and comedian who primarily played supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he was also a regular guest judge for ''Asathapovathu Yaaru'' on Sun TV in Chennai. He was well known for his comedy tracks in movies collaborating with veteran comedians Vivek and Vadivelu. He had featured in excess of 200 films in a career spanning nearly four decades. He was renowned for his mimicry skills and soon became a household name in Tamil Nadu through the television hit show ''Comedy Time''. He was also actively involved in debates and was highly regarded for his speech skills, and won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian for his performance in '' Kangalal Kaidhu Sei''. Career Mayilsamy was a popular and veteran television down the South Indian entertainment industry known for his impeccable comic timing and who is mostly seen playing strong supporting character roles in popular Tamil daily soaps and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navdeep
Navdeep Pallapolu (born 26 January 1986) is an Indian actor and television personality who predominantly appears in the Telugu film industry alongside Tamil and Hindi works. He made his film debut in 2004 with the patriotic sports drama '' Jai''. His notable works include '' Arinthum Ariyamalum'' (2005), '' Gowtam SSC'' (2005), '' Chandamama'' (2007), '' Arya 2'' (2009), '' Baadshah'' (2013), ''Ice Cream'' (2014), ''Dhruva'' (2016), '' Nene Raju Nene Mantri'' (2016), '' Ragini MMS: Returns 2'' (2019), '' Ala Vaikunthapurramloo'' (2020), '' Seeru'' (2020), '' Masti's'' (2020), '' Run'' (2020), and ''Eagle'' (2024). Navdeep is prominent in the television industry, finishing as a finalist in the first season of reality TV show ''Bigg Boss''. He hosted the game shows ''Super'' and '' Tollywood Squares'' and was a judge on the comedy show ''Adhirindi''. Career Films Navdeep's first film appearance was in the 2004 Telugu romantic film, '' Jai'', in which he played an Indian boxer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjith (singer)
Ranjith K. Govind (born 21 February 1977), also known as K.G. Ranjith, is an Indian playback singer, working in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries and has sung more than 2500 songs. Early life Ranjith was born in Chennai, India into a Malayali family, hailing from Kalluvazhi, Kerala. He grew up listening to various kinds of music. He used to stay in a locality where there were many Keralites, and had a chance to participate in the local programs there. Later, a family friend suggested that he be trained in classical music. He learned Hindustani music and Carnatic music. He was trained by Vidwan Cuddalore Subramanian, K. S. Kanakasingam, Trichur P. Ramankutty and P. S. Narayana Swamy. He became popular when he won the Sun TV Saptha Swarangal singing contest in 2001. He is married to a trained Bharata Naatiyam dancer, Reshmi Menon. He has a daughter and a son. Career Mani Sharma introduced Ranjith as a playback singer, calling him to sing the song "Adugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibiraj
Sibi Sathyaraj (also credited as Sibiraj) is an Indian actor working in the Tamil film industry. He is the son of actor Sathyaraj. Education Sibi did his schooling in Sherwood Hall Senior Secondary School and Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School"Actor Sibiraj: confident" ''The Hindu''. 11 March 2006 and , where he completed a degree in commerce. Film career In early 2003, Sibi was set to make his acting debut through ''Swami'', the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thambi Ramaiah
Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked occasionally as a lyricist. He directed three films, '' Manu Needhi'' (2000), '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and '' Maniyaar Kudumbam'' (2018). He has won one National Film Award, two SIIMA Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Award and one Filmfare Award South in his career. Career Thambi Ramaiah was born in Rarapuram village in Pudukkottai, and initially entered the film industry hoping to become a screenwriter. His father was a poet and a fiction writer and his mother was a housewife, while Ramaiah was their eldest child. He earned pocket money during his school days by writing love letters for his classmates. He also had an interest in lyric writing, often writing lyrics for parody versions of popular songs, while becoming trained in various instruments including the harmonium and guitar. At the age of 20, he moved to Chennai and tried to make a break ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahul Nambiar
Rahul Nambiar is an Indian playback singer and live performer. He won the ''Swapthaswarangal'' show in 2001 and began singing live. He sang more than 2000 songs in movies, and later ventured into playback singing, performing for many leading South Indian film composers in various languages. Career Rahul hails from Kannur, Kerala and was brought up in Delhi and Chennai. After completing his MBA and M.Com, Rahul started working for two years in a bank, which he felt was too "monotonous", before performing at live shows with Sunitha Sarathy. In 2001, he won the Sun TV Sapthaswarangal contest, beating 3000 contestants, following which he decided to pursue a singing career. Rahul was introduced as a playback singer by Vijay Antony in the Tamil film '' Dishyum''. In 2009, Rahul joined hands with his longtime friend and bass player Aalap Raju to form a band named RAHLAAP. The duo released a self-titled album in Hindi language based on "Music beyond genres", on which they had worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singamuthu
Singamuthu (born 8 December 1958) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of ... films as a comedian. Career Singamuthu has primarily appeared in comedy roles in films as a supporting actor debuting in '' Neram Nalla Irukku'' (1987). He started developing his career in the acting sector by doing small comedy roles in cinemas. He often shared screen space with popular comedian Vadivelu, and the duo has given many hilarious comedy scenes to Tamil movies. Controversy In 2010, Vadivelu held a press conference, accusing Singamuthu for forgery and financial cheating. Vadivelu, who was previously friends with Singamuthu, purchased land from him, but later came to learn that the documents were void. This resulted in the former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paravai Muniyamma
Paravai Muniyamma (25 June 1937 – 29 March 2020) was an Indian folk singer and actress. She got the adjective Paravai as she was born in a village called Paravai in Madurai. She featured in many Tamil films mostly in supporting roles and also worked as a playback singer. Muniyamma also had her own cooking show on Kalaignar TV. She was introduced by music director Vidyasagar in the Tamil film industry. Career Muniyamma pursued her career as a singer by performing at cultural temple functions and also performed around 2,000 stage performances of folk songs in her 60s, which also include shows in London, Singapore and Malaysia on behalf of the Lakshman Sruthi. In an interview with ''The Hindu'' in 2004, she once pointed out the fact that her overseas international folk related programmes stand testimony to the fact that human race has a passion towards folk art and culture. She was approached by several musical directors during her peak, notably by A. R. Rahman to croon a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjitha
Ranjitha is an Indian actress. She has acted in a number of Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films during her film career. Since 2023, she is known to be serving as the Prime Minister of Kailaasa, a claimed micronation promoted by Nithyananda. Personal life In 2010, Nithyananda said he was in a relationship with Ranjitha, and officially made the announcement of both of them living together as partners official. In 2010, Sun TV telecasted a video recording that claimed to show Ranjitha and Nithyananda in a bedroom. The story became viral among news media in Tamil Nadu. They both claimed the video to be fabricated and accused Sun TV of extortion. A Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Bengaluru confirmed that the video appeared to be that of Nithyananda and Ranjitha. Ranjitha filed a complaint with High Court of Karnataka against news channels. Various news channels were ordered to apologize to Ranjitha for violating the complainant's privacy and dignity. In 2013, she took up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalaivaasal Vijay
Thalaivaasal Vijay (born A. R. Vijayakumar) is an Indian actor and dubbing artiste. He has acted predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. Career Vijay's debut film was '' Thalaivaasal'' (1992), which became part of his stage name in Tamil cinema following acclaim for his performance. He is noted for his character roles, especially in R. Sukumaran's 2010 Malayalam film '' Yugapurushan'' as Narayana Guru Sree Narayana Guru () (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, Spiritual Leader, spiritual leader and Social Reformer, social reformer in India. He led a Kerala reformation movement, reform movement against the injustice in t .... The actor is usually seen in negative and supporting roles. Vijay, in his career spanning over 30 years, has appeared in more than 270 films. Filmography Tamil 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Malayalam Telugu Hindi English As voice over artist Television Tamil Malayalam Awards Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |