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Petta (film)
''Petta'' ( ) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film stars Rajinikanth, alongside Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sasikumar, Simran, Trisha, Megha Akash, Malavika Mohanan, Mahendran, Bobby Simha, Guru Somasundaram, Aadukalam Naren, Munishkanth, Sananth and Vivek Prasanna. It follows Kaali, a newly-hired hostel warden, who gets dragged into war after his old nemesis Singaaram resurfaces to exact revenge. The film was officially announced in February 2018 under the tentative title ''Thalaivar 165'', as it is Rajinikanth's 165th film as it is the lead actor, and the official title was announced in September 2018. Principal photography commenced in June 2018. It was shot in several locations including Darjeeling, Uttar Pradesh, and wrapped by late-October 2018. The film's music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, while cinematography and editing were handled by Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthik Subbaraj
Karthik Subbaraj (born 19 March 1983) is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter working mainly in Tamil cinema. Early life Karthik did his schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Madurai after which he went on to study mechatronics at Thiagarajar College of Engineering. During his college days he performed stage shows and skits. His father, Gajaraj, is an actor who has acted in many supporting roles in films like ''Mundasupatti'' and ''Kabali (film), Kabali''. He made the short film ''Kaatchipizhai'' in Madurai, which was selected for ''Nalaya Iyakunar''. Career Karthik had intended to direct ''Jigarthanda (2014 film), Jigarthanda'' first but could not fund the project. He then came up with the story for the low-budget ''Pizza (2012 film), Pizza''. The film was a commercial success, remade in Hindi, Bengali and Kannada. This allowed him the opportunity to make ''Jigarthanda'', which received positive reviews and earned actor Bobby Simh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). attested since 300 BC, 300 BCE.: "...the most acceptable periodisation which has so far been suggested for the development of Tamil writing seems to me to be that of A Chidambaranatha Chettiar (1907–1967): 1. Sangam Literature – 200BC to AD 200; 2. Post Sangam literature – AD 200 – AD 600; 3. Early Medieval literature – AD 600 to AD 1200; 4. Later Medieval literature – AD 1200 to AD 1800; 5. Pre-Modern literature – AD 1800 to 1900" at p. 610 Tamil was the lingua franca for early maritime traders in South India, with Tamil inscriptions found outside of the Indian subcontinent, such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Egypt. The language has a well-documented history wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darjeeling
Darjeeling (, , ) is a city in the northernmost region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the Koshi Province, easternmost province of Nepal, to the east the Kingdom of Bhutan, to the north the Indian state of Sikkim, and farther north the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Bangladesh lies to the south and southeast, and most of the state of West Bengal lies to the south and southwest, connected to the Darjeeling region by a narrow Siliguri Corridor, tract. Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, rises to the north and is prominently visible on clear days. In the early 19th century, during Company rule in India, East India Company rule in India, Darjeeling was identified as a potential summer retreat for British officials, soldiers and their families. The narrow mountain ridge was leased from the Kingdom of Sikkim, and eventually ... [...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] |
Vivek Prasanna
Vivek Prasanna is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films, mostly in supporting roles. In 2017, he won the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film ''Meyaadha Maan''. Career After several appearances in short films and telefilms, he made his acting debut alongside Vijay Sethupathi in Arun Kumar's police drama ''Sethupathi (film), Sethupathi'' (2016). In 2017, Vivek Prasanna made a breakthrough and appeared in supporting roles in a series of successful Tamil films. His role as the drug lord Ravi in ''Vikram Vedha'' and as a politician in ''Peechankai'', also won him acclaim. He then appeared as the second lead in the romantic comedy, ''Meyaadha Maan'', winning rave reviews for his portrayal of the character of Vinoth, eventually earning the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor. First, he declined the role of Vinoth in the movie, but director Rathna Kumar convinced him to do the role. Rathna Kumar trusted Vivek Prasanna can be noted on h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sananth
Sananth is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil cinema. After initially appearing in several short films, Sananth made his feature film debut in Ajay Gnanamuthu's horror film ''Demonte Colony'' (2015). Career Before making his debut on big screen, Sananth featured in several short films. His short film ''Madhu'', was directed by Rathnakumar and released in 2013. ''Madhu'' was selected to be a part of the anthology film ''Bench Talkies'', and later made into a feature film titled ''Meyaadha Maan''. Sananth then played one of the lead characters in the feature horror film ''Demonte Colony''. His second feature film in a lead role was ''Jil Jung Juk'', a dark humour film in 2016, alongside Siddharth and Avinash Raghudevan. He next got associated himself in a web series produced and directed by Balaji Mohan, titled ''As I'm Suffering From Kadhal''. Sananth then made a breakthrough as a lead actor by featuring in Karthik Subbaraj's silent thriller drama '' Mercury'' (2018), wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Aadukalam Naren
Aadukalam Naren (born Narayanan) is an Indian actor who has appears in Tamil and Telugu films, mainly playing supporting and antagonistic roles. He made his debut with the 1997 film '' Raman Abdullah'' but got noticed for his role in the 2011 film '' Aadukalam'' and has since added the film's title as a prefix to his stage name. Career Naren appeared in Balu Mahendra's television series ''Kathai Neram''. He played around 15 small roles before getting noticed for his role in '' Aadukalam'' (2011). He has frequently collaborated with the film's lead actor Dhanush in the latter's later films such as '' Naiyaandi'' (2013), '' Asuran'' (2019), '' Maaran'' (2022), and '' Vaathi'' (2023). Naren has played supporting roles in several films, including '' Mugamoodi'' (2012), '' Arrambam'' (2013), '' Thirudan Police'' (2014), '' Enakkul Oruvan'' (2015), and '' Bairavaa'' (2017). He has played negative roles in '' Megha'' (2014) and '' Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam'' (2023). He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Somasundaram
Guru Somasundaram is an Indian actor who works in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. He made his debut in ''Aaranya Kaandam'' (2011) winning critical acclaim for his role, before also appearing in the Tamil action film ''Pandiya Naadu'' (2013), '' Jigarthanda'' (2014) and '' Joker'' (2016). He rose to fame for playing the role of Shibu, a super villain in the 2021 Netflix Malayalam film, ''Minnal Murali''. Early life Guru Somasundaram was born on 3 September 1975. He joined the prominent Tamil theatre group in Koothu-P-Pattarai, where he acted in plays from 2002 till 2011. In 2003, director Thiagarajan Kumararaja saw him, while he was playing the role of Chandrahari in Koothu-P-Pattarai's play. Thiagarajan offered him an opportunity to feature in his future film. Career In 2008, Thiagrajan offered Somasundram a role in his neo-noir film ''Aaranya Kaandam'', as the drunkard Kaalaiyan. Somasundaram lost seven kilograms and underwent training for the movie. Upon rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Simha
Jayasimha (born 6 November 1983), better known as Bobby Simha, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu films. After making brief appearances in the films ''Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi'' and ''Pizza (2012 film), Pizza'' (2012), he portrayed a kidnapper in Nalan Kumarasamy's ''Soodhu Kavvum'' and a comic villain in Alphonse Putharen's ''Neram''. Simha's subsequent performance as the Madurai gangster Sethu in Karthik Subbaraj's ''Jigarthanda (2014 film), Jigarthanda'' (2014) won him critical acclaim and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Early life Bobby Simha was born in a Telugu people, Telugu family on 6 November 1983 in Secundrabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana). Simha's family is from Mopidevi, Krishna District, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh but they moved to Kodaikanal in 1995. He subsequently completed his schooling at Priyadarshini Vidyalayam, a Telugu Medium School, in Mopidevi, Krishna District, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahendran (filmmaker)
J. Alexander (25 July 1939 – 2 April 2019), known professionally as Mahendran, was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in the Tamil film industry. Mahendran is regarded as one of the greatest film makers of Tamil cinema and has influenced several filmmakers of the generations that followed. Mahendran entered the film industry as a screenwriter, writing scripts for nearly 26 films. He made an immediate impact with his first directional venture '' Mullum Malarum'' (1978). Mahendran's next film ''Uthiripookkal'', based on a short story written by Pudumaipithan, firmly established him as an important filmmaker in Tamil cinema. His '' Nenjathai Killathe'' won three National Film Awards including the award for the best regional film. He has also acted in films during the latter part of his film career, including ''Kamaraj'' (2004), '' Theri'' (2016), '' Nimir'' (2018) and '' Petta'' (2019). Biography Mahendran was born on 25 July 1939 to Joseph Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malavika Mohanan
Malavika Mohanan (born 4 August 1993) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. The daughter of cinematographer K. U. Mohanan, she made her acting debut in the Malayalam film '' Pattam Pole'' (2013). She gained praise for her starring role in Majid Majidi's Hindi film '' Beyond the Clouds'' (2017). She has since played the leading lady in the Malayalam thriller film '' The Great Father'' (2017), and the Tamil action films '' Petta'' (2019) and ''Master'' (2021). Early life Malavika Mohanan was born 4 August 1993 and is the daughter of cinematographer K. U. Mohanan. She was born in the town of Payyanur in Kannur district of Kerala and grew up in Mumbai. Career 2013–2017: Early work Malavika completed a degree in Mass Media at Wilson College, Mumbai, hoping to emulate her father as a cinematographer or as a director. Post her graduation, while she was contemplating taking up higher studies, she accompanied her father to a commercial shoot f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
