Priyanka Deshpande
Priyanka Deshpande (born 28 April 1992) is an Indian television presenter and actress who predominantly works in the Tamil television and film industry. Priyanka is also one of the highest-paid South Indian television presenters. She is well known for hosting numerous television shows such as Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya, ''Super Singer Junior'', '' Super Singer'', ''The Wall'', ''Start Music'', ''OlliBelly'', ''Suriya Vanakkam'', ''Isai Unplugged'', ''Azhagiya Penne'', ''Glimpse'', '' Jodi Number One'', and ''Kings of Comedy Juniors''. She has also appeared in a few short films, such as ''Raani Aattam'' (2015) and ''Unnodu Vaazhnthaal Varamallava'' (2016). Priyanka has also worked as a television host on various Indian television networks like Zee Tamil, Sun TV, Chutti TV, Sun Music, and Star Vijay. She is often referred to as ''Superstar of Television''. Her appearance as a television anchor in the singing reality show ''Super Singer'' earned her to bag the ''Ananda Vikatan Cine ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ethiraj College For Women
Ethiraj College for Women is an arts and science college for women in Chennai, India, managed by the Ethiraj College Trust. It was founded in 1948 by the barrister V. L. Ethiraj of Vellore. History Chairmen Source: * V. L. Ethiraj (1948–60) * V. T. Rangaswami (1960–72) * N. Mahalingam (1972–80) * Justice S. Natarajan (1980–98) * Justice S. Jagadeesan (1998–2008) * A. M. Swaminathan, IAS (Retd.) (2008–13) * V. M. Muralidharan (2013–19) * Chandra Devi Thanikachalam (2019–22) * V. M. Muralidharan (2022–present) Principals Source: * Subur Parthasarathy (1948–49, 1950–52) * Mona Hensman (1953–60) * Evangeline Matthew (1960–76) * K. Vasanthi Devi (1976–84) * N. A. Qadir (1984–85) * Keser Chander (1985–88) * Yasodha Shanmugasundaram (1988–94) * Indhrani Sridharan (1994–2005) * M. Thavamani (2005–11) * Jothi Kumaravel (2011–14) * A. Nirmala (2014–18) * S. Kothai (2019–22) * S. Uma Gowrie (2023–present) Ranking The college is ranke ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards
The Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards are annual awards in recognition for cinematic merit in the Tamil film industry. The awards ceremony is presented by the Tamil language weekly magazine ''Ananda Vikatan''. The awards were introduced in the year 2008, honouring the films that were released in 2007. The ceremony's main broadcaster is Sun TV later followed by Star Vijay. Main awards Best film Best director Best actor Best actress Multiple Wins The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards: Best supporting actor Best supporting actress Best screenplay Best dialogue Best comedian – male Best comedian – female Best cinematographer Best editor Best art direction Best music director Best music director (Background Score) Best playback singer – male Best playback singer – female Best lyricist Best costume designer Best makeup artist Best choreographer Best stunt director Best production Awards introduced ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kalakka Povathu Yaaru
Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language reality stand-up comedy television show that airs on Star Vijay and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. Over twenty years, ''Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?'' has had ten seasons. The winners of the show are awarded the title of Comedy King and cash prizes. The first season premiered in 2005. Overview Season 1 The first season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? was aired in 2005. Madhan Bob and Chinni Jayanth as the judges, Uma Riyaz Khan as the host. Kovai Guna was announced the Winner of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? season 1. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: 'Kovai' Guna Season 2 The second season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 2 was aired in 2006. Pandiarajan and Sadagoppan Ramesh as the judges, Swarnamalya as the host. Sivakarthikeyan was the Winner of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? season 2. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: Sivakarthikeyan Season 3 The third season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 3 was aired in 2007. Uma Riyaz Khan and V. Sekhar as the ju ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ma Ka Pa Anand
Ma ka Pa Anand is an Indian actor and television presenter. He has hosted ''Super Singer (Tamil reality show) , Super Singer'', ''Athu Ithu Ethu'', ''Kings of Dance'', ''KPY Champions'', ''Mrs. Chinnathirai'', ''The Wall'', ''Cinema Kaaram Coffee'', ''Start Music'' and ''Oo (yes)Solriya Oo Oohm (no)Solriya''. Anand previously worked as a radio jockey at Radio Mirchi. He started his acting career with the film ''Vanavarayan Vallavarayan'' in 2014. He has hosted the show ''Athu Ithu Ethu'' after Sivakarthikeyan. Career Anand worked as an RJ since 2005 before hosting the show ''Cinema Kaaram Coffee'' in Vijay TV. He later worked as a host for ''Super Singer (Tamil TV series), Super Singer'' and for ''Athu Ithu Ethu'' after Sivakarthikeyan left. Anand hosted many award functions on Vijay TV including the Vijay Television Awards and Mirchi Music Awards South. He was later cast as one of the leads in the rural-based film ''Vanavarayan Vallavarayan'' (2014). He went on to play the l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime (styled as prime) is a paid subscription service of Amazon which is available in many countries and gives users access to additional services otherwise unavailable or available at a premium to other Amazon customers. Services include logistics through same, one- or two-day delivery of goods, healthcare through the optional perk of One Medical primary care services, entertainment through streaming music, video, e-books, gaming, and grocery shopping services. In April 2021, Amazon reported that Prime had 200 million subscribers worldwide. History Early history In 2005, Amazon announced Amazon Prime as a membership service offering free two-day shipping within the contiguous United States on all eligible purchases for an annual fee of $79 () and discounted one-day shipping rates. Amazon launched the program in Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom in 2007; in France in 2008, in Italy in 2011, in Canada in 2013, in India in July 2016, in Mexico in March 2016, in Austr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vignesh Karthick
Vignesh Karthick is an Indian actor, video jockey, video and radio, radio jockey, screenwriter, cinematographer and film director. He started his career by acting and directing short films and participating in reality shows, including the comedy game shows like "''Athu Ithu Ethu"'' in STAR Vijay and Comedy Jodies in Zee Tamil, Zee Thamizh as a stand-up comedian. He later went on to host of those shows, especially the popular shows like ''Suriya Vanakkam'', ''Thapal Petti En 8484'' and many other shows in Sun TV (India), Sun TV and STAR Vijay, respectively. In 2015, he started to work as Radio jockey with the radio station BIG FM 92.7. In 2016, he made his acting debut in films with ''Natpadhigaram 79'' and in television with ''Pagal Nilavu (TV Series), Pagal Nilavu''. He made his directorial debut in films with ''Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala''. Recently he did direction for the Hot Spot (film), Hot Spot Movie. Filmography Anchor / Participant Actor ;Serials ;Films ;Sho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the northwest. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India, the third most populous country subdivision in South Asia and the fourth-most populous in the world. The state is divided into 6 divisions and 36 districts. Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra due to its historical significance as a major trading port and its status as India's financial hub, housing key institutions and a diverse economy. Additionally, Mumbai's well-developed infrastructure and cultural diversity make it a suitable administrative center for the state, and the most populous urban are ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Reorganisation Act, and renamed ''Karnataka'' in 1973. The state is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the List of states and union territories of India by population, eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 List of districts in India, districts. With 15,257,000 residents, the state capital Bengaluru is the largest city of Karnataka. The economy of Karnataka is among the most productive in the country with a gross state domestic product (GSDP) of and a per capita GSDP of for the financial year 2023– ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cooku With Comali Season 5
''Cooku with Comali 5'' is the fifth season of the Tamil reality cooking TV show Cooku with Comali. It premiered on Star Vijay on 17 April 2024, and aired on every Saturday and Sunday at 21:30. Chef Damu returned to judged, accompanied by the new Madhampatty Rangaraj. The final episode aired on 29 September 2024. The season was won by television presenter Priyanka Deshpande, and the runner-up was actress Sujitha. Contestants (cooks) Comalis Guests Pairings Elimination history Production Development While the show had previously been produced by Media Masons, production on the fifth season was taken over by Box Office Studio. The format largely went unchanged, though there were changes in the judging panel; Chef Damu returned, but Venkatesh Bhat left and was succeeded by Madhampatty Rangaraj. Casting The previous year's contestans Pugazh (actor), Pugazh, Sunitha Gogoi, Mohamed Kuraishi, Kpy Sarath returned to compete in the show; they were joined by new ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kamal Haasan
Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haasan is also known for introducing many new technologies to Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil language, Tamil films, he has also appeared in some Malayalam, Telugu language, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali language, Bengali films. He has won numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards, nine Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, four Nandi Awards, one Rashtrapati Award, two Filmfare Awards and eighteen Filmfare Awards South. He was awarded the Kalaimamani, Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999), Padma Shri in 1990, the List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019), Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Order of Arts and Letters (''Chevalier'') in 2016. Haasan started hi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bigg Boss (Tamil TV Series) Season 5
''Bigg Boss 5'' is the fifth season of the Tamil-Indian reality series of ''Bigg Boss''. The show premiered on 3 October 2021 on Star Vijay and Disney+ Hotstar with Kamal Haasan as the host for the fifth time. Nippon Paint was the main sponsor for the fifth season. Ramya Krishnan as appeared as a guest host for a week. The grand finale took place on 16 January 2022. Raju Jeyamohan emerged as the winner, while Priyanka Deshpande emerged as the runner up of the season. Niroop Nandakumar, Thamarai Selvi, Abhinay Vaddi and Suruthi Periyasamy returned as contestants in ''Bigg Boss Ultimate''. Production Eye logo This season, the logo is pink eye with a pupil that represents blue eyes with small stars, surrounded by a gold outline of the eye. Bigg Boss house Changes to other parts of the house were also visible compared to the last season. Instead of last season's aesthetic theme background with contrast sparkling colors, this season's theme mainly keeps up natural colors and fol ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |