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Prabhu Solomon
Prabhu Solomon (born 7 May 1969) is an Indian film director who has primarily worked on Tamil films. After making his directorial debut in 1999 with ''Kannodu Kanbathellam'', he had a middling career before rising to prominence with the success of the romantic tragedy film ''Mynaa'' (2010). Career Early career: 1991-2009 Solomon hails from Neyveli in Cuddalore district Tamil Nadu, He was a regular at the town's only cinema hall, which fostered his passion for films. He attended St. Paul's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, after which he completed a master's degree in English literature, before relocating to Chennai. His career in the film industry started in 1991 and for three years, he looked for opportunities to become in involved in ongoing film projects. He first worked as a stunt double for Sarathkumar in ''Namma Annachi'' (1994), where he also met director Sundar C, who was working as the associate director of the film. He consequently joined Sundar's film ''Murai Mama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neyveli
Neyveli is an industrial town in the Cuddalore district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located inland from the Bay of Bengal, west of Pondicherry and south of Chennai. The town was developed in 1956 after the establishment of Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a public sector enterprise. History In 1935, the presence of black particles was discovered by Jambulinga Mudaliar. The analysis led to the discovery of lignite reserves beneath the areas in and around Neyveli village. The Neyveli Lignite Corporation was formed as a corporate Body in 1956 by the Government of India. The mining of lignite started in 1962. The first thermal power station was commissioned in 1962 with assistance from the U.S.S.R. . NLC India Limited has been adjudged as the fastest growing Public Sector Enterprise (Navratna category) by the Hindustan Times group based on a Study/survey by Price Waterhouse Cooper under the Navratna category. Geography and climate Neyveli is located at . It has an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhanupriya
Bhanupriya (born Manga Bhanu; 15 January 1967) is an Indian actress and dancer. In a four decade old career, she has appeared in 155 feature films, predominantly in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cinema, Tamil, and a few in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, Kannada cinema, Kannada and Hindi cinema, Hindi films. She has starred in a variety of roles, which garnered her three state Nandi Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and two Cinema Express Awards. Early life Bhanupriya was born on 15 January 1967 in Rangampeta village near Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu language, Telugu-speaking family, to Pandu Babu and Ragamali. She was named Mangabhanu after birth. Her family later moved to Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She has an elder brother Gopikrishana and a younger sister Shantipriya (actress), Shantipriya, who has also been a film actress since the 1990s. Career She was one of the top mainstream actresses for more than a decade from 1983 to 1995. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassar (actor)
Nassar (born Muhammad Hanif; 5 March 1958) is an Indian actor, director, producer, dubbing artist, singer and politician who mainly works in the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industries. He has also worked in few Kannada, English, Hindi and Bengali films. He is the incumbent president of the Nadigar Sangam. Early life and education Nassar was born as Muhammad Hanif on March 5, 1958, into a Tamil family in Palur, Tamil Nadu, India. His parents were Mehaboob Basha and Mumtaz. He studied in St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School (Chengalpattu). He moved to Madras (now Chennai) after school, where he finished his pre-university at Madras Christian College. At Madras Christian College, he was an active member of the Dramatic Society. Later for a brief time, he worked in the Indian Air Force. He trained in two acting schools: the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce's Film Institute and the Tamil Nadu Institute for Film and Television Technology. Career Nassar made h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King (2002 Film)
''King'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Prabhu Solomon and produced by Krishnakanth. The film stars Vikram and Sneha, while Vadivelu, Nassar, Janagaraj, and Santhana Bharathi play supporting roles. Dhina scored the music, G. Ramesh handled the cinematography and Suresh Urs edited the film. It released on 6 September 2002. Plot Raja Krishnamoorthy is the only son of Shanmugam, and they live in Hong Kong. One day while travelling, their car meets with an accident, and both get admitted to the hospital. Dr. Cheenu is their family doctor who diagnoses their blood and finds that Shanmugam is infected with multiple sclerosis. Cheenu, being a close friend of Shanmugam, tells Raja that Shanmugam's life is expected to last for 60 days and requests Raja to keep his father happy, to which Raja agrees. Raja insists that his father get back to India to meet his family. A small flashback is shown where Shanmugam married a girl by his choice against his family's wishes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sethu (film)
''Sethu'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romance film, romantic tragedy film, written and directed by Bala (director), Bala in his debut. The film stars Vikram (actor), Vikram and Abitha. The score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with cinematography by R. Rathnavelu and editing by Raghu Baabu. ''Sethu'', released on 10 December 1999, initially began running as a single noon show in a suburban theatre, but gradually built up audiences through word-of-mouth publicity. The film became a sleeper hit, and Vikram's first major breakthrough film. It won the National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film, and the Best Film award at the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil, Filmfare Awards and the Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil, Cinema Express Awards. Bala and Vikram also won several awards for their contributions. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Huchcha'', in Telugu as ''Seshu'', and in Hindi as ''Tere Naam''. Plot The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikram (actor)
Kennedy John Victor (born 17 April 1966), known professionally as Vikram, is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is among the List of awards and nominations received by Vikram, most decorated actors in Tamil cinema, with laurels including eight Filmfare Awards South, a National Film Awards, National Film Award, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and the Kalaimamani, Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu. Based on the earnings of Indian celebrities, Vikram was included in the ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list for 2016 and 2018. Vikram debuted with the romance ''En Kadhal Kanmani'' (1990) followed by his major breakthrough with his portrayal of a rogue-turned-lover in Bala (director), Bala's tragedy film ''Sethu (film), Sethu'' (1999) and next appeared in hit films like ''Dhill'' (2001), ''Gemini (2002 Tamil film), Gemini'' (2002), ''Dhool'' (2003), ''Saamy'' (2003), ''Anniyan'' (2005), ''Raavanan (2010 film), Raavanan'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravichandran (Kannada Actor)
Veeraswamy Ravichandran (born 30 May 1961), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Ravichandran, is an Indian actor, director, producer, music director, lyricist and editor working predominantly in Kannada cinema. The son of film producer N. Veeraswamy, he continues to produce and distribute films under his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions. He is popularly referred to as "Crazy Star" by the media and his fans. Starting his acting career as a child artist in ''Kula Gowrava'' (1971), Ravichandran started early as a co-producer for films such as ''Khadeema Kallaru'' (1982) and ''Chakravyuha'' (1983) besides acting in supporting roles. His lead role films started with ''Premigala Saval'' (1984), ''Pralayanthaka'' (1984) and ''Swabhimana'' (1985). He got his career best breakthrough with the film ''Premaloka'' in 1987 for which he directed, produced and acted in the lead role. Since then, Ravichandran films are considered to be technically savvy and lavish in prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiva Rajkumar
Dr.Shiva Rajkumar (born Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy; 12 July 1962) is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Kannada and has received several awards, including four Karnataka State Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South and six South Indian International Movie Awards.25 years of Shivaraj Kumar! . Cinecurry.com (3 February 2011). Retrieved on 29 March 2013. Shiva Rajkumar is the eldest son of matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar. He is also fondly known as "Shivanna" by his fans. He made his onscreen debut with ''Sri Srinivasa Kalyana'' (1974) as a Child actor, child artiste. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Shiva Rajkumar began his film career at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharathi Kannamma
''Bharathi Kannamma'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Cheran (director), Cheran in his directorial debut , starring R. Parthiban and Meena (actress), Meena. The film marks Cheran's debut as a director and screenwriter. It was released on 15 January 1997 and emerged a success, winning three 47th Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Awards South including Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil, Best Film – Tamil. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Usire (film), Usire'' (2001). Plot The protagonist is a landlord in Devar Palayam. In a community where wealthy landlords do not normally engage in unskilled labour, he does his own chores to make a social statement that all Caste system in India, castes are equal. In a flashback; Bharathi is a lower caste worker for a rich landlord, Vellaisamy Thevar. He saves Vellaisamy's daughter Kanamma at a local fair, and she falls in love with him. Bharathi's sister, Pechi, accompanie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheran (director)
Cheran (born 12 December 1970) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and lyricist known for his works in Tamil cinema. He is a three time National Film Award winner for ''Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000), ''Autograph'' (2004) and '' Thavamai Thavamirundhu'' (2005). He has also won five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and six South Filmfare Awards. Cheran initially made breakthrough as a director by making village-based drama films focusing on human relationships, and achieved critical acclaim for his work in ''Bharathi Kannamma'' (1997) and '' Porkkaalam'' (1997). He later moved on to work on themes exploring how globalisation affects the Indian middle class, and told the story of scam job offers in ''Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000) and village-to-city emigration in ''Pandavar Bhoomi'' (2001). His most renowned film till date, ''Autograph'' (2004), is a semi-autobiographical tale of a man at four stage of his life. He later also experienced success with the family drama film '' Thavamai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usire (film)
''Usire'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romance drama film directed by A. X. Prabhu. The film stars V. Ravichandran along with Rachana Banerjee and Prakash Raj in prominent roles. The film is a remake of the Tamil film ''Bharathi Kannamma'' (1997), directed by Cheran. The film was produced by Rockline Venkatesh and the music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film, upon release, met with an average response at the box office. Cast Production Prabhu Solomon had wanted Shiva Rajkumar to play the lead role, and he lamented that miscasting Ravichandran in the leading role instead, worked against the viability of the film. Soundtrack All the songs are composed and scored by Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics were written by K. Kalyan. Reception A critic from ''Chitraloka'' wrote that "It is an excellent assorted sweet box. What is unfortunate is the tragedy part of the film. Yet it is a fine mixture of sentiments, love, comedy and tolerable music. The high point of the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suchindra Bali
Suchindra Bali (born 1972) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. Career Suchindra is the son of former 1950s and 1960s actress Vyjayanthimala and Chamanlal Bali. He was in Delhi for college and then went to Columbia University in the United States to do his master's degree. He's a law graduate from Delhi. After completing his studies, he started modelling. Several acting sessions and dance classes later, he entered into Tamil cinema industry. Acting was the last thing on Suchin's mind, one day his photograph appeared in a Tamil daily and was seen by a producer who came to sign him for a movie. His first movie as a guest role was '' Kannodu Kanbathellam'', where he shared frames with Arjun and his second film was ''Mugavaree'' with Ajith Kumar. He also worked on the unreleased film ''Varsha'' (2001) directed by Vijay Kumar. He also worked with Nana Patekar, his debut Bollywood movie was ''Aanch'', directed by Rajesh Singh. His next Tamil venture was ''Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
