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Ratnam (other)
Ratnam may refer to People *Anita Ratnam, Indian dancer * A.M. Ratnam, Indian film producer *Kakani Venkata Ratnam, Indian politician *Mani Ratnam, Indian film director *Samantha Ratnam, Australian social worker and politician * Suhasini Ratnam, Indian actress * Raghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu, Indian social reformer * Madineni Venkat Ratnam, Indian atmospheric scientist Cinema *'' Money Ratnam'', a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language film * Rangula Ratnam (other) Other *Ratnam SC, Sri Lankan football club See also *Ratna (other) Ratna (रत्न) (also Rathna or Rathan) is a Sanskrit term for "Gemstone, jewel". It is also a popular female Hindu name. Ratna may refer to: People * Ratna, Queen Mother of Nepal (born 1928), Queen Consort of Nepal from 1955 to 1972 * ... * ''Rathnam'' (film), an Indian Tamil-language film by Hari {{disambiguation Tamil masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Ratnam
Anita Ratnam (born 21 May 1954) is an Indian Indian classical dance, classical and contemporary dancer and choreographer. Classically trained in Bharat Natyam, she has also received formal training in Kathakali, Mohiniattam, and tai chi and Kalarippayattu, thus creating a dance style which she has coined "Neo Bharatam". Education and training Anitha Rathnam had her initial dance training under Bharatanatyam guru, Adyar K. Lakshman and later went to Rukmini Devi Arundale's 'Kalakshetra' for advanced training and earned a Post graduate diploma in Dance. She trained in Bharatanatyam as well as Kathakali and Mohiniattam, the classical dances of Kerala. Career She did her MA in Theatre and Television from the University of New Orleans, and spent the next ten years as a Television Producer/commentator in the United States with productions including a weekly series on art, travel and culture in India. She set up Arangham Trust, set up in 1992 in Chennai, followed by Arangham Dance The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakani Venkata Ratnam
Kakani Venkata Ratnam was a former cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh in India. Life He was born in Akunuru, Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh,, where he was educated up to primary level. He learned Sanskrit and Hindi languages from a tutor at a neighbouring village, Kunderu. He was attracted to the then freedom struggle movement started by Mahatma Gandhi. As a student youth leader he mobilised youth to join the movement along with others including Pidikiti Madhava Rao, Rebala Buchi Ramaiah Shresty, Kalapala Surya Prakash Rao and Peta Brahmaiah. They organised a meeting at Vijayawada in 1923 which was addressed by Gandhi and later the place was named Gandhi Nagar municipal grounds. He worked in support of the Khadi movement too. Gandhi also visited Akunuru and spent the night he spent at Vuyyuru. Ratnam accompanied Gandhi in his tour programme which stretched up to Mudunuru. Gradually, he became a popular Congress leader and chairman of the Krishna district Congress committe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mani Ratnam
Gopalaratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. He has won seven National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, six Filmfare Awards South, and numerous awards at various film festivals across the world. In 2002, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film. Despite being born into a film family, Mani Ratnam did not develop any interest in films when he was young. Upon completion of his post graduation in management, he started his career as a consultant. He entered the film industry through the 1983 Kannada film, '' Pallavi Anu Pallavi''. The failure of his subsequent films would mean that he would be left with fewer offers. After working in Telugu and Malayalam Cinema, he made his major breakthrough with '' Mouna Ragam'' (1986), establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Ratnam
Samantha Shantini Ratnam (; born 1977) is a British-Australian social worker and politician. She was the leader of the Australian Greens Victoria, Victorian Greens between 2017 and 2024, serving as a member of the Victorian Legislative Council in the Northern Metropolitan Region. Prior to this she was a councillor and mayor for the City of Moreland. Early life Born in England and raised in Sri Lanka, Samantha Ratnam and her family left the country after the 'Black July' 1983 riots in Colombo that gave rise to 30-year Sri Lankan Civil War between the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a Tamil separatist group. The family eventually settled in Australia in 1989 after spending time in Europe and Canada. At the time of settlement in Australia, she held both British nationality law, British citizenship (by birth) and Sri Lankan nationality law, Sri Lankan citizenship (by registration). She became an Australian citizen in 1992, resulting in an automatic loss of her Sri L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suhasini Maniratnam
Suhasini Maniratnam (; born 15 August 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films. Early life Suhasini's paternal cousins Anu Hasan, Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan have also since become actors. Suhasini attended the Municipal Elementary School in Paramakudi, before moving to Madras aged 12 to live with her uncle Kamal Haasan and her grandmother. Film career As an actress Suhasini made her film debut in 1980 with the Tamil movie '' Nenjathai Killathe''. For her first movie, she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. She was introduced to Malayalam cinema through Padmarajan's '' Koodevide'' (1983), which also featured Mammootty. She appeared in the AFI Fest nominated feature film '' Vanaprastham'' (1999), which starred Mohanlal. She has acted with Vishnuvardhan in '' Bandhana'' (1984), '' Suprabhatha'' (1988), '' Muthina Haara'' (1990), '' Himapatha'' (1995), '' Hendithghelthini'' (1998), '' Maathaad Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu
Dewan Bahadur Sir Raghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu (1 October 1862 – 26 May 1939) was an Indian social reformer and educationist who hailed from present-day Andhra Pradesh. He was described as "the most powerful orator of his day". He worked for the eradication of untouchability and upliftment of Dalits. He strived for the reformation of the Devadasi system in Andhra, and succeeded to a considerable extent. He promoted widow remarriages and encouraged women's education.''Itihas'' (1984) Vol 12. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 24 Venkataratnam Naidu worked as the Principal of the Mehboob College, Secunderabad, and later the PR Government College, Kakinada. In 1925, he became the first elected Vice Chancellor of Madras University and in that capacity was responsible for creating several new departments of research and teaching. Naidu also served on several municipal councils, the District Board of Godavari and the Taluka Board. He became a Member and the Deputy President o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madineni Venkat Ratnam
Madineni Venkat Ratnam (born 1973) is an Indian atmospheric scientist, Heading Aerosol, Radiation and Trace gases Group at the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory of Department of Space, Government of India. He is known for his studies on middle atmospheric structure and dynamics. Early life and education Born on 21 January 1973, at Armoor in Nizamabad district of the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to Madineni Ramayya and Madineni Aademma. Career He has published a number of articles; ResearchGate, an online repository of scientific articles has listed 182 of them. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences in 2018. Selected bibliography * * * * * See also * Atmosphere of Earth * Gravitation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money Ratnam
''Money Ratnam'' (; also a pun on the name of the Indian filmmaker) is a 2014 Indian Malayalam comedy thriller film, directed by debutant Santhosh Nair starring Fahadh Faasil and Niveda Thomas. Touted to be a road movie, which is loosely adapted from Hindi movie Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007), it narrates a story that happen in a 24-hour time frame during a journey from Munnar to Marayur. Scripted by Anil Narayanan and Ajith C. Lokesh, the music department was handled by Prashanth Pillai, while the camera was helmed by Neel D. Kunha. ''Money Ratnam'' is the 100th film of the production house Century Films. The film's locations include Udumalpet, Pollachi, Ernakulam, and Sholayar. It released on 26 September 2014 as an Onam release. Plot Neil John Samuel is a showroom executive in Ernakulam. After the New Year party, fortunately Neel gets a bag of money. With the money, Neil reaches a village in Tamil Nadu. Four people with an intention to buy diamonds also arrive at the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangula Ratnam (other)
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Rangula Ratnam may refer to: * ''Rangula Ratnam'' (1966 film), a 1966 Telugu film * ''Rangula Ratnam'' (2018 film), a 2018 Telugu film See also *Ratnam (other) Ratnam may refer to People *Anita Ratnam, Indian dancer * A.M. Ratnam, Indian film producer *Kakani Venkata Ratnam, Indian politician *Mani Ratnam, Indian film director *Samantha Ratnam, Australian social worker and politician * Suhasini Ratnam, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratnam SC
Ratnam Sports Club is a Sri Lankan professional football club based in Colombo, that competes in the Sri Lanka Super League, the top division of Sri Lankan football. The club was founded in 1950. The team includes national player Kasun Jayasuriya, a member of the Sri Lankan team who finished runners-up in the inaugural AFC Challenge Cup in Bangladesh in 2006 and who had recently become the top-scorer of Sri Lanka's Kit Premier League, having scored 21 goals. Other national team players in the Ratnam side include Chatura Maduranga, Raumy Mohideen, Nadeeka Pushpa Kumara, Fasul Rahman, Dammika Senarath and L. Tharusha. In the second edition of the tournament in Malaysia, Ratnam defeated Nepalese outfit Manang Marshyangdi Club 2–0 before going down 0–3 to Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (Kyrgyzstan) and 1–2 to Vakhsh Qughonteppa (Tajikistan). Ratnam retained their Premier League-title from 2006 by winning against Saunders in the Premiership-final in November 2007. This year had b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratna (other)
Ratna (रत्न) (also Rathna or Rathan) is a Sanskrit term for "Gemstone, jewel". It is also a popular female Hindu name. Ratna may refer to: People * Ratna, Queen Mother of Nepal (born 1928), Queen Consort of Nepal from 1955 to 1972 * Ratna Fabri, museologist of India * (born 1988), Indonesian model and actress * or better known as Ratna Antika (born 1989), Indonesian dangdut singer * Ratna Pathak (born 1963), Indian actress of Bollywood films * , whose full name is Ratna Sulistyaningsih (born 1973), Indonesian actress * Ratna Sari Devi Sukarno (born 1940), one of the wives of the first President of Indonesia, Sukarno * Ratna Sarumpaet (born 1949), Indonesian human rights activist * Ratna Singh (born 1959), Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party Other uses * The 14 ratnas that emerged from the sea of milk during the Samudra manthan * The Ratna is the pinnacle of a Hindu temple * Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award * Karnataka Ratna, high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathnam (film)
''Rathnam'' () is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language superhero action drama film directed by Hari and jointly produced by Stone Bench Films, Zee Studios and Invenio Origin. The film stars Vishal in the titular role, alongside Priya Bhavani Shankar in a dual role as the female lead and the hero's mother, Samuthirakani, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Yogi Babu, Murali Sharma, Hareesh Peradi, and Vijayakumar. It marks the third collaboration of Vishal and Hari after ''Thaamirabharani'' and ''Poojai''. The film was officially announced in April 2023 under the tentative title ''Vishal 34'', as it is Vishal's 34th film as the lead actor, and the official title was announced in December 2023. Principal photography commenced in July 2023. It was shot sporadically in several legs, with filming locations including Thoothukudi, Trichy, Karaikudi, Vellore, Tirupati, Chennai, and wrapped by late-January 2024. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, while cinematography and editing were handled by M. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
