|
Raakadhan
''Raakadhan'' is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Dinesh Kalaiselvan. The film stars Vamsi Krishna, Riyaz Khan, Dinesh Kalaiselvan and Vignesh Baskar in the lead roles. The film was produced by MAG Baskar and Rani Henry Samuvel under the banner of Marudham Productions. Cast * Vamsi Krishna as Ajmal * Riyaz Khan as Austin * Dinesh Kalaiselvan as Alex * Vignesh Baskar as Arjun * Gayatri Rema as Ananya * Chaams as Manimaaran * Sanjana Singh as Sanjana * Nizhalgal Ravi as Ravi Varman Production Audio launch of the film was held on 7 July 2023. The first single of the film was released by Premgi Amaren and Saindhavibr>The film was released 21 July 2023 in theatres Reception A critic from ''Dina Thanthi'' wrote that "Dinesh Kalaichelvan is a talented director who shows the dark sides of the problems faced by men in the modeling industry in an interesting and lively way in friendship, love and thriller." ''Dinakaran Dinakaran is a T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vamsi Krishna
Vamsi Krishna is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films. He made his debut in '' Gharshana'' (2004) and went on to play the antagonist in films including ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' (2012) and '' Ivan Veramathiri'' (2013). Early life He was born in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He hails from a family of doctors, he was pursuing Business Management in London before coming to films. Film career Vamsi Krishna met director Gautham Vasudev Menon on a flight trip from London to India, their conversations lead to them working together, thus began Vamsi Krishna's career as an actor. The director offered him a supporting role as a police officer in '' Gharshana'' (2004) and Krishna allotted 40 days to the project and subsequently decided to make a career in films. He played the lead role in the 2006 Telugu film '' Oka `V` Chitram'' alongside Aadhi.It failed at the box-office. He subsequently played roles in films including '' Darling'' (2010), '' Nagavalli' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyaz Khan
Riyaz Khan is an Indian actor and bodybuilder. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Tamil films and television series, besides acting in a few Telugu language, Telugu and Kannada cinema, Kannada films, as well as two Hindi cinema, Hindi films. Riyaz debuted in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam through the 1994 film ''Sukham Sukhakaram'', directed by Balachandra Menon. Early and personal life Khan was born to Rasheed, a Malayalam film producer and Rasheeda Baanu at Fort Kochi, Kerala. He has a sister, Roshini who is married. Since his father was a movie producer and all the South Indian movies were then shot in Madras, now known Chennai, his family migrated there. He did his primary education from Chennai and pursued his bachelor's degree from United States. In 1992, he married actress Uma Riyaz Khan, Uma Riyaz, who is the daughter of Tamil music director Kamesh and actress Kamala Kamesh. The couple has two sons including Shariq Hassan. Career His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayatri Rema
Gayatri Rema is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil language films. After portraying her first major lead role in '' Touring Talkies'' (2015), she appeared in the Tamil films ''Oruthal'' (2016) and ''Saaya'' (2017). Career Gayatri Rema made her acting debut in the anthology film '' Touring Talkies'' (2015), after being recommended by the film's lead actor S. A. Chandrasekhar. Appearing as a young girl in a "modern" relationship, the film had music composed by Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ..., but the film did not perform well at the box office. Gayatri later appeared in another small budget film ''Oruthal'', which received media attention after actor Jai Akash bought the distribution rights. In 2017, Gayatri Rema featured as a village gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaams
Chaams (born as Swaminathan: 30 November 1972) is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil language films. He has predominantly appeared in supporting roles, notably in Crazy Mohan dramas and playing one of the several leads in '' Palaivana Solai'' (2009) and '' Onbadhule Guru'' (2013). Career He is an actor who began his career by doing small roles but later bagged meaningful roles and has received mass appreciation for his performances. Right from the beginning he started a new style of comedy that people loved and then he followed it with every film. He used his natural tone and local style to deliver dialogues with timing and sense of humor. In the year 2009, a film named '' Palaivana Solai'' was released which was a remake version of the same film released in 1981 where a love story of five friends woven around one simple girl received critics appreciation. In the 2009 flick, Chaams played the lead role as one of the five friends. Chaams garnered accla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjana Singh
Sanjana Singh is Indian actress based in Mumbai, who appears in Tamil language films. She made her debut in the critically acclaimed 2009 film ''Renigunta''. Career She made her début in the critically acclaimed 2009 film ''Renigunta'', directed by Paneerselvam. A critic from ''The Hindu'' noted that "an understated yet powerful performance comes from Sanjana Singh, who plays the role of a sex worker forced into the profession by her husband. Her spontaneity and perfection in lip sync for the Telugu-influenced-Tamil accent shows that here's one Mumbai import, who goes beyond glamour and is worth looking out for." She was next seen as a Telugu woman in a special appearance in the film '' Ko'', featuring alongside several actors in the song "Aga Naga". In 2012, she has appeared in the films such as ''Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal ''Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romance film, written and directed by Vasu Baskar, starring Saiju Kurup, Joshna Fernando, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhalgal Ravi
Ravichandran Samanna (born 16 April 1956), known professionally as Nizhalgal Ravi, is an Indian film, television and voice actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has also performed in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films and television series. He started his career in 1980 with the film ''Nizhalgal''. He has acted in more than 570 films. He is best known for his dubbing work for Amitabh Bachchan in Tamil. Career Nizhalgal Ravi started his career under the team of veteran director Bharathiraja in the Tamil film ''Nizhalgal'' (1980), which fetched him his sobriquet Nizhalgal. He has played many roles in movies like '' Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi'' (1987), '' Nayakan'' (1987), '' Vedham Pudhithu'' (1987), etc. His versatility has won him praises. He has acted in over 20 movies in Malayalam in the 80s before moving into mainstream Tamil movies. He paired with several leading actress Radhika, Radha, Gautami, Khushbu, Ramya Krishnan, Revathi, Urvashi, Bhanupriya, Amala, Ranjini, ... [...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] |
Premgi Amaren
Prem Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 26 February 1979), better known as Premgi or Premji () is an Indian singer, composer, songwriter, actor and comedian. The son of composer and director Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema and is known for his comical performances in his elder brother Venkat Prabhu's films. He is also best known for his catchphrases "Enna koduma sir idhu?" () and "Evvalavo pannitom, itha panna mattoma?" (), the former being a modified version of a famous dialogue used by Prabhu in ''Chandramukhi'' (2005). Career In 1997, Premgi planned to enter the film industry as a director with a project titled ''Wanted'' starring his elder brother and S. P. B. Charan. The film, which had his younger cousin brother as music composer and his father and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as comedians, did not complete shoot. In 2005, he became an independent music director with ''Gnabagam Varuthe'', starring his brother. Primarily interested in composing music, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saindhavi
Saindhavi (born 3 January 1989) is an Indian carnatic vocalist and playback singer. She has been performing since the age of 12. Personal life Saindhavi married her schoolmate, composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, on 27 June 2013, in Chennai, India. They were in a relationship for 12 years before their wedding. The couple have a daughter. They announced their separation on 13 May 2024, after 11 years of marriage. Television Discography Tamil songs Some of Saindhavi's Tamil film songs are listed here. Tamil album songs Telugu songs Some songs are listed here. Kannada songs In Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ..., she sang "Mussanje Rangalli" and "Beladingalante Minu Minuguta" in the movie ''Psycho'', which became a hit. Saindhavi's Kannada film songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Thanthi
''Dina Thanthi'' (, ; known as Daily Thanthi in English) is a Tamil language daily newspaper. It was founded by S. P. Adithanar in Madurai in 1942. ''Dina Thanthi'' is India's largest daily printed in the Tamil language and the ninth largest among all dailies in India by circulation. It is printed in 16 cities across India and also prints an international edition in Dubai and Sri Lanka. The Daily Thanthi group has ventured into the general entertainment sector with the launch of its new channel, Thanthi One, on 19 May 2024. History Dina Thanthi was established in Madurai on 1 November 1942 by lawyer, politician and editor S. P. Adithanar. Circulation This daily newspaper is published from 16 cities in India namely Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pondicherry, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur and Vellore. In the second half of 2015, the newspaper has a circulation of 1,714,743. Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinakaran
Dinakaran is a Tamil daily newspaper distributed in Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by K. P. Kandasamy in 1977 and is currently owned by media conglomerate Sun Group's Sun Network. ''Dinakaran'' is the second largest circulated Tamil daily in India after '' Dina Thanthi'' . It is printed in 12 cities across India. Dinakaran was founded in 1977 by K. P. Kandasamy after he split from '' Dina Thanthi'' owned by his father-in-law S. P. Adithanar during the split of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. In 2005, the newspaper was acquired from K. P. K. Kumaran by Kalanithi Maran's Sun Group. ''Dinakaran'' is published from 12 cities in India namely Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Nagercoil, Puducherry, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli and Vellore Vellore ( ), also spelled Velur, is a sprawling city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Films
2023 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Studios celebrated their 100th anniversaries this year. '' The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' and ''Barbie'' were the only two movies that made $1 billion in 2023. A huge number of the year's films significantly underperformed at the box office, attributed to high budgets and low marketing due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2023, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "Though a year in movie releases is a small and arbitrary sample size, it's nonetheless clear that, at the moment, the art of cinema is in good shape in the United States. The overwhelming commercial success of two of the year's strangest big-budget films, '' Oppenheimer'' and ''Barbie'', released on the same day this summer, is an obvious sign of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
