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Rahul Thatha
Rahul Thatha (born as Udayabhanu) is an Indian actor and comedian who has predominantly appeared in Tamil-language films in comedy track sequences. He gained spotlight for his acting in '' Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'' (2015). Career He aspired to enter the film industry at a young age after taking inspiration from films such as the James Bond film series during his childhood. In 1965, Rahul Thatha travelled from his hometown Nagapattinam to reach Vijayaraghavapuram in Chennai with an ambition of pursuing his passion in film acting. He made the decision to move away from his hometown at the tender age of 20. However, he was made to wait for a considerable period of time to receive callsheet from filmmakers, and he also reportedly did not have an influence of a cinematic background. He then decided to work in hotels on a contractual basis. After a stint working as an employee at various hotels, he received contract as a caterer at the film sets and shooting locations. Rahul Thatha appare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
''Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by Vignesh Shivan, produced by Dhanush under his Wunderbar Films. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara, with Parthiban, Radhika Sarathkumar, RJ Balaji, and Anandaraj in supporting roles. It follows a police inspector's son who becomes a gangster. He falls in love with a woman seeking revenge against another gangster and joins her cause. The film was announced in November 2013, with Gautham Vasudev Menon producing and Gautham Karthik and Lavanya Tripathi starring. However, the project was dropped, and by August 2014, Dhanush had taken over, with the lead pair recast. Principal photography commenced in December 2014 and ended in June 2015. The music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography was handled by George C. Williams, and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad. ''Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'' was released worldwide on 21 October 2015 and distributed by Lyca Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananda Vikatan
''Ananda Vikatan'' is a Tamil-language weekly magazine published from Chennai, India. History ''Ananda Vikatan'' was started by Late Pudhoor Vaidyanadhaiyar in February 1926 as a monthly publication. The issue for December 1927 was not published due to financial difficulties. In January 1928 Subramaniam Srinivasan bought the rights from Vaidyanadhaiyer and relaunched the publication in February 1928 in a new format He paid at the rate of ₹25 per letter in the Tamil language name (ஆனந்த விகடன்) of the publication to buy the rights. He built it up into a weekly and sales soon rose. Veteran journalist and media personality and son of Subramaniam Srinivasan, S. Balasubramanian served as editor, managing director and publisher of the magazine for nearly 50 years till 2006. He also started the "Manavar Thittam" or student journalism scheme that is active for the last 30 years and counting. He also launched Junior Vikatan, a biweekly Tamil investigative journa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero (2019 Tamil Film)
''Hero'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language superhero action thriller film directed by P. S. Mithran, who co-wrote the film with Pon Parthiban, Savari Muthu and Antony Bhagyaraj. The film was produced by Kotapadi J. Rajesh under his production house KJR Studios. It stars Sivakarthikeyan, Arjun Sarja, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Ivana and Abhay Deol in prominent roles. This film marks the Tamil film debuts of Kalyani and Deol. The music for the film is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with cinematography done by George C. Williams, and editing done by Ruben. The film was wide released on 20 December 2019. Prior to its release, filmmaker Bosco Prabhu accused Mithran for plagiarising his story. In April 2020, the Madras High Court issued an interim order banning the film from television and streaming platforms, due to which it was taken down from Amazon Prime Video. The ban was lifted in May 2020 once the issue was resolved. The film received generally mixed reviews, with praise directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghajinikanth
''Ghajinikanth'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Santhosh P. Jayakumar and produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja. The film stars Arya (actor), Arya and Sayyeshaa in the lead roles. It is a remake of the 2015 Telugu film ''Bhale Bhale Magadivoy.'' Plot The protagonist, Rajinikanth (Arya (actor), Arya), was born in a theatre screening of ''Dharmathin Thalaivan'', and like one of Rajinikanth's characters in that film, he has a Amnesia, forgetful nature. The film doffs its hat at the older film by introducing its protagonist in underwear, as he has forgotten to wear pants. This condition of Rajini is a constant source of embarrassment to his parents Ramanathan (Aadukalam Naren) and Lakshmi (Uma Padmanabhan), as they cannot find a suitable match for him. One prospective girl's father Sathyamoorthy (Sampath Raj) insults Rajini because of this. As fate would have it, Rajini ends up falling in love with Sathyamoorthy's daughter Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodha (film)
''Bodha'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime comedy film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but als ... directed by debutant Suresh and starring newcomer Vicky and Mippu, while Vinoth Munna, Eswar, Rahul Thatha, and Shanmugasundaram play supporting roles. The music was composed by Siddharth Vipin with cinematography by Rathina Kumar and editing by Thiyagarajan. The film released on 2 July 2018. It was dubbed in Telugu as ''Call Boy''. Cast *Vicky as Madhan *Mippu as Karthik *Vinoth Munna as an inspector *Eswar as an agent * Rahul Thatha as a hipster * Shanmugasundaram as the father-in-law *Risha in a special appearance in the song "We Love You Money" Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Siddharth Vipin. *Ambala Item - Guru, Siddharth Vipin *We Love You Money - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irumbu Thirai (2018 Film)
() is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action techno-thriller film directed by debutant P. S. Mithran. The film stars Vishal, Arjun, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, with Yuvan Shankar Raja composing the soundtrack. The film was produced by Vishal Film Factory, and the venture began production in October 2016. The narrative centers around an army officer, who starts hunting down a gang of hackers after they steal money from his bank account. The film released worldwide on 11 May 2018 and received positive reviews from critics and audience praising the cast performances(particularly Vishal and Arjun), writing, direction, action sequences and technical aspects. The film successfully completed 100-days at the box office and became the seventh-highest grossing Tamil film of 2018. ''Chakra'', released in 2021, is unofficially considered to be a standalone sequel. Plot Indian Army Major Kathiravan is working on anger management issues under chief psychiatrist Rathi Devi to return to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ippadai Vellum
''Ippadai Vellum'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Gaurav Narayanan, starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Manjima Mohan, with Daniel Balaji, Soori, R. K. Suresh, and Radhika in supporting roles. The music was composed by D. Imman with editing by Praveen K. L. and Cinematography by Richard M. Nathan. The film was released on 9 November 2017 with mixed to positive reviews. It was dubbed into Hindi as Revolver Raja 2. Plot Chotta is a terrorist, known for bombing various places in the past. He is currently jailed in a prison in Uttar Pradesh, India. He escapes the jail by planting a bomb there and moves to various cities across India, while planting bombs everywhere, killing many people. His next target is Chennai, and he heads towards the city to complete his mission. He often takes lifts from various vehicles across the highway. He communicates with his associates using a Gmail account by composing his messages, saving them as drafts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurangu Bommai
''Kurangu Bommai'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, written and directed by Nithilan Saminathan in his directoral debut. The film stars Vidharth, Delna Davis, and Bharathiraja, while Elango Kumaravel and P. L. Thenappan play supporting roles. The music was composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath with cinematography by Udhayakumar and editing by Abhinav Sunder Nayak. The film released on 1 September 2017 to positive reviews from critics. The film was remade in Kannada as '' Ombattane Dikku''. Plot Ekambaram is a don in Thanjavur who smuggles expensive idols and artifacts. Sundaram is a coworker and friend of Ekambaram. Sundaram's son Kathir is a cab driver in Chennai. One day, Kathir and his parents go to Viji's house with a marriage proposal. On learning about Sundaram's association with Ekambaram, Viji's father rejects the proposal and insults him. Enraged, Kathir slaps Viji's father and leaves; however, he still proposes to Viji. Sindhanai is a pickpocket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remo (film)
''Remo'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan, in his directorial debut and produced by R. D. Raja under 24AM Studios. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan and Keerthy Suresh, while Sathish, Rajendran, Aadukalam Naren, Anson Paul, K. S. Ravikumar, Saranya Ponvannan and Sri Divya portray supporting roles. The cinematography was handled by P. C. Sreeram, and editing work was done by Ruben. Sound designer Resul Pookutty, was also a part of the film. The soundtrack album and background score has been composed by Anirudh Ravichander, and the soundtrack received positive response, upon release. The film follows an aspiring actor who decides to don as a female nurse, to test his acting skills and also to win the hearts of his lady love, who is a doctor by profession. ''Remo'' is the first film produced by R. D. Raja, who earlier worked as a creative producer for Sivakarthikeyan, in his films '' Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam'', ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muthina Kathirika
''Muthina Kathirika'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Political fiction, political comedy film written and directed by Venkat Raghavan, on his directorial debut, and produced by Khushbu Sundar, Khushbu. A remake of the Malayalam film ''Vellimoonga'' (2014), the film stars Sundar C and Poonam Bajwa. Following the completion of Sundar's directorial commitments, the film began production in February 2016. Plot In 1996, a 18-year Muthupandi visits the local police station in Kovilur in Thenkasi for a small issue. He gets a good respect in station as his grandfather was an MLA from ADBD party, which is a national party. Muthupandi realises the worth of politics and foolishly joins the party, without realising that ADBD has no hold in Tamilnadu. He tries to woo his college senior Madhavi, but ends up in a scuffle with supr-senior Ravikumar, and drops all hopes of love. 20 years later, Muthupandi is still unmarried and is the State General Secretary of the meek part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aranmanai 2
''Aranmanai 2'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film directed by Sundar C. Produced by Avni Cinemax, and distributed by Sri Thenandal Films, it is the second instalment in the ''Aranmanai'' film series following '' Aranmanai'' (2014). The film features an ensemble cast including Sundar, Trisha Krishnan, Hansika Motwani, Siddharth, Poonam Bajwa, Soori, Kovai Sarala, Manobala, Chitra Lakshmanan, Radha Ravi and Vaibhav Reddy. In the film, a man and his fiancée returns to his ancestral home after his father gets in a coma under mysterious circumstances, but takes a turn when he uncovers his family's dark secrets. The film released on 29 January 2016 and received mixed to positive reviews from critics and audiences, and was a sleeper hit at the box-office. Plot The movie starts with the Amman statue that guarded the village against evil spirits and negative energy stored in an underground room during the temple's renovation. At a graveyard close to the temple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavalai Vendam
''Kavalai Vendam'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Deekay. The film stars Jiiva and Kajal Aggarwal, while Bobby Simha and Sunaina play supporting roles. The film, which is said to be an urban romance "about first love, second chances and relationships", features music composed by Leon James, cinematography by Abinandhan Ramanujam and editing by Suresh. Produced by Elred Kumar, ''Kavalai Vendam'' released on 24 November 2016 while its dubbed Telugu version ''Entha Varaku Ee Prema'' released on 7 April 2017 to mixed reviews and did average collections. The film later gained further recognition after being published on OTT, noting it for its comedy. Plot Cast * Jiiva as Aravind Bhaskar * Kajal Aggarwal as Divya Priyadarshini * Bobby Simha as Arjun * Sunaina as Deepa * Shruthi Ramakrishnan as Shilpa * RJ Balaji as 'Natty' Nataraj * Bala Saravanan as Sathish * Mayilsamy as Dr. Bhaskar ("Busy Kai" Bhaskar), Aravind's father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |