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Parasakthi (2026 Film)
''Parasakthi'' () is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language political period drama film directed by Sudha Kongara and produced by Dawn Pictures. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan, Ravi Mohan, Atharvaa and Sreeleela (in her Tamil debut) in the lead roles, alongside Dev Ramnath, Prithvi Rajan, Guru Somasundaram, Basil Joseph, Ranjan Ramanayake and Papri Ghosh. Based on true events, the story revolves around the Anti-Hindi agitations in Tamil Nadu that happened in 1965. Initially, Sudha and Suriya were set to collaborate after ''Soorarai Pottru'' (2020). Announced in October 2023, Dulquer Salmaan, Nazriya Nazim and Vijay Varma were on board in the lead roles, tentatively titled ''Suriya 43''. Due to unknown reasons, however, the film was shelved. Sudha then revived the script with Sivakarthikeyan replacing Suriya. The film was announced in December 2024 under the tentative title ''SK25'', as it is the actor's 25th film as a lead actor, and the official title was announced the followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudha Kongara
Sudha Kongara Prasad, known professionally as Sudha Kongara, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil. She made her directorial debut with the Tamil film ''Drohi (2010 film), ''Drohi''''. In 2016, she directed the bilingual ( in Hindi) for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil. She subsequently directed the film's Telugu remake, ''Guru (2017 film), Guru'' (2017). In her career, working over 3 languages, she has won two National Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and two SIIMA Awards. In 2020, she scripted, and directed ''Soorarai Pottru''. It was featured in the Panorama Section of the Shanghai International Film Festival. At the 68th National Film Awards, it won five awards including National Film Award for Best Feature Film, Best Feature Film, and National Film Award for Best Screenplay, Best Screenplay for Sudha Kongara. Early life Sudha Kongara was born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Ramnath
Swaminath Raamanathan, better known as Dev Ramnath or simply Dev, is an Indian actor and content producer, who appears in Tamil films. He was earlier credited as Abhinav until 2019, when he adopted his new name. Career His first film was ''Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer'' (2013) as a college boy proposing to Manisha Yadav but the scenes didn't make the final cut. He made his debut playing Nazriya Nazim's love interest in director Balaji Mohan's 2014 bilingual ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' (Tamil)/''Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram'' (Malayalam). In 2016, he played the character of Miya George's suitor in Nelson Venkatesan's critically acclaimed ''Oru Naal Koothu'' (2016). His first role as a central character was in the Tamil crime thriller '' Vellai Pookal'' (2019). He played the role of Ajay, a software engineer working in Microsoft and son of retired cop Rudhran (played by Vivek). The film was shot entirely in Seattle and released in April 2019 to positive reviews from critiques an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 territories of India, state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the List of most populous cities in India, sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after City of London Corporation, London. Historically, the region was part of the Chola dynasty, Chola, Pandya dynasty, Pandya, Pallava dynasty, Pallava and Vijayanagara Empire, Vijayanagara kingdoms during various eras. The coastal land which then contained th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principal Photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as the actors, director, cinematographer(s) or sound engineer(s) and their respective assistants ( assistant director, camera assistant, boom operator), the unit production manager plays a decisive role in principal photography. They are responsible for the daily implementation of the shoot, managing the daily call sheet, the location barriers, transportation, and catering. Additional typical roles during filming include the script supervisor to record changes to the script and the still photographer to produce images for advertising and documentation. Several reports are prepared each day to track the progress of a film production, including the daily production report, the daily progress report, and the sound report. Process Prepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Varma
Vijay Varma is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi films and series. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, before gaining recognition with the crime drama film ''Pink'' (2016). This was followed by supporting roles in ''Middle Class Abbayi'' (2017), ''Gully Boy'' (2019) and '' Baaghi 3'' (2020). His performance in the former earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Varma has since starred in several streaming projects, including ''Mirzapur'' (2020–present), '' Darlings'' (2022), '' Dahaad'' (2023), '' Kaalkoot'' (2023), '' Jaane Jaan'' (2023), and '' IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack'' (2024). For his performance in the series "Dahaad", he won the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series (Critics). Early life and education Varma was born on 29 March 1986 in a Marwari business family settled in Hyderabad, Telangana. He studied at the FTII. Career Vijay Varma began his acting career in theatre in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazriya Nazim
Nazriya Nazim Fahadh (born 20 December 1994) is an Indian actress, producer and singer who primarily works in Malayalam and Tamil films. Known for her strong women portrayals, Nazriya is a recipient of several accolades including two Kerala State Film Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and one Filmfare Award South. Nazriya started her career as a presenter in 2005. After working as a child artist, she had her lead screen debut in the 2013 Malayalam film '' Maad Dad''. She then went onto appear in successful films such as '' Neram'' (2013), '' Raja Rani'' (2013) and ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' (2014). Nazriya established herself as a leading Malayalam actress with her portrayals in ''Ohm Shanthi Oshaana'' (2014) and '' Bangalore Days'' (2014). Both these films earned her the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress. Following her marriage to actor Fahadh Faasil, she took a break from acting. She made a comeback to films with '' Koode'' (2018), receiving the Filmfare Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulquer Salmaan
Dulquer Salmaan (; born 28 July 1983) is an Indian actor, singer and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. One of the highest paid Malayalam actors, Salmaan is a recipient of several awards including five Filmfare Awards South, one Kerala State Film Award, one Kerala Film Critics Association Award and one Gaddar Telangana Film Awards, Gaddar Telangana Film Award. Born to actor Mammootty, Salmaan graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management from Purdue University and worked as a business manager in Dubai before pursuing a career in acting. After a three-month acting course at the Barry John (theatre director), Barry John acting Studio, Salmaan made his acting debut with ''Second Show'' (2012) and received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for his performance in ''Ustad Hotel'' (2012). Following his performance in ''ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013 film), ABCD'' (2013), ''Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soorarai Pottru
''Soorarai Pottru'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Sudha Kongara, who wrote the screenplay with Shalini Usha Nair. The film, co-produced by Suriya and Jyothika of 2D Entertainment and Guneet Monga of Sikhya Entertainment, stars Suriya, Aparna Balamurali and Paresh Rawal, while Mohan Babu, Urvashi (actress), Urvashi and Karunas appear in supporting roles. The film was inspired by events from the life of G. R. Gopinath, founder of Indian low-cost airline Simplifly Deccan, as described in his memoir ''Simply Fly: A Deccan Odyssey''. The project was announced in mid-2018 under the working title ''Suriya 38'', and the official title was announced in April 2019. Principal photography began the same month and ended that September, and filming took place in Madurai, Chennai, and Raigarh. G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the film's music, while Niketh Bommireddy was the cinematographer and Sathish Suriya edited the film. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suriya
Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known professionally as Suriya, is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Tamil films. One of the highest-paid Tamil actors, Suriya is considered as one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. Suriya has received numerous accolades including two National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. He has featured six times in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list. After making his debut in '' Nerukku Ner'' (1997) at the age of 22, Suriya landed his breakthrough role in '' Nandhaa'' (2001) and then had his first major commercial success with the thriller '' Kaakha Kaakha'' (2003). Following award-winning performances of a conman in '' Pithamagan'' (2003) and a hunchback in '' Perazhagan'' (2004), he played a man suffering from anterograde amnesia in the 2005 blockbuster '' Ghajini''. He rose to stardom with dual roles of a father and son in Gautham Vasudev Menon's semi-autobiographical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Hindi Agitations Of Tamil Nadu
The anti-Hindi agitations in Tamil Nadu have been ongoing intermittently in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu (formerly Madras State and part of Madras Presidency) since the early 20th century. The agitations involve several mass protests, riots, student and political movements in Tamil Nadu concerning the official status of Hindi in the state. The Anti-Hindi agitation of 1937–40, first agitation was launched in 1937, to protest the introduction of compulsory teaching of Hindi in the schools of Madras Presidency by the first Indian National Congress (INC) government led by C. Rajagopalachari. This faced immediate opposition by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, "Periyar" E. V. Ramasamy, Soma Sundara Bharathiyar and the opposition Justice Party (India), Justice Party. The three-year-long agitation was multifaceted and involved Fasting, fasts, conferences, marches, picketing and protests. Government crackdown resulted in the deaths of two protesters and the arrests of 1,198 persons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papri Ghosh
Papri Ghosh is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Bengali films and serials. She made her film debut in '' Kaalbela'' (2009) and played the lead in Sun TV serial '' Pandavar Illam''. Papri played roles in '' Bairavaa'' and '' Sarkar'' both starring Vijay. Filmography Television ;Serials ;Shows References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghosh, Papri 1990s births Living people Actresses in Bengali cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian child actresses Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Mumbai Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjan Ramanayake
Sadda Vidda Rajapakse Palanga Pathira Ambakumarage Ranjan Leo Sylvester Alfonso (born 11 March 1963) (රන්ජන් රාමනායක), popularly known as Ranjan Ramanayake, is a Sri Lankan actor, film director, singer, script writer and retired politician who appeared in a number of Sinhala language films. He is a former Member of the Parliament. He served as the State Minister of Highways and Road Development from 2018 to 2019. He served as the Deputy Minister of Social Services, Welfare and Livestock Development Under Good Governance in 2015 and Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare from 2015 to 2018. Ramanayake won the Sarasaviya Best Actor Award in 2006 and won the Sarasaviya Most Popular Actor Award four times. He has appeared in over 75 Sinhalese films in genres ranging from romance to action and comedies, starting his career appearing in theatre, stage and several television series. Personal life Ramanayake was born on 11 March 1963 in Negombo, Sr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
