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S. Ezhil
Ezhilmaaran S. is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He made his directorial debut with the 1999 romance film ''Thullatha Manamum Thullum''. His success streak continued with ''Pennin Manathai Thottu'' (2000), ''Poovellam Un Vasam'' (2001) and ''Deepavali'' (2007). He made a comeback in 2012 after a brief sabbatical with ''Manam Kothi Paravai'' which opened to moderate reviews from critics but was a commercial hit. He has won two Tamil Nadu state awards. Film Directors Suseenthiran and Karu Pazhaniappan were his assistants. Career 1999-2007: Romance films and initial success Ezhil made his debut as a filmmaker with ''Thullatha Manamum Thullum'' under R. B. Choudary's production house. The film features Vijay and Simran. in the lead roles Prior to release, the role of Vijay's mother in the film was kept under wraps with the media speculating who would play the role. Eventually, no actress played the role, although the character played a pivotal par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezhil (programming Language)
Ezhil, in Tamil language script (, ), is a compact, Open-source software, open source, interpreted language, interpreted, programming language, originally designed to enable native-Tamil language, Tamil speaking students, K-12 age-group to learn computer programming, and enable learning numeracy and computing, outside of linguistic expertise in predominately English language-based computer systems. In the Ezhil programming language, Tamil keywords and language-grammar are chosen to easily enable the native Tamil speaker write programs in the Ezhil system. Ezhil allows easy representation of computer program closer to the Tamil language logical constructs equivalent to the conditional, branch and loop statements in modern English based programming languages. Ezhil is the first freely available programming language in the Tamil language and one of many known non-English-based programming languages. The language was officially announced in July 2009, while it has been developed since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isha Koppikar
Isha Koppikar (born 19 September 1976) is an Indian actress, politician and Model (person), model who has acted mainly in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, but also in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu language, Telugu, and Marathi language, Marathi films. She started her career in South Indian language, South Indian languages films in the second half of the 1990s and focused on Bollywood films in the early 2000s. Early life and work Koppikar was born on 19 September 1976 in Mahim, Bombay (now Mumbai) in a Konkani people, Konkani family. She has one younger brother. She graduated in Life Sciences at Ramnarain Ruia College in Mumbai. While at college she appeared in a photoshoot for Indian photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha. The shoot led to work in advertising as a model, notably for ''L'Oréal'', ''Rexona'', ''Camay'', ''Tips & Toes'' and ''Coca-Cola''. Koppikar competed in the 1995 Femina Miss India, Miss India contest, winning the Miss Talent Crown. Her modelling work gave her an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja (2002 Film)
''Raja'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by S. Ezhil which stars Ajith Kumar, Jyothika and Priyanka Trivedi. The film was released on 5 July 2002 and performed averagely at the box office. Plot Raja is paranoid about getting married. Priya Mahalakshmi arrives at his place acting as his friend Madhi’s lover. However the truth comes to light and on confrontation, she reveals that her father plans to marry her off so she ran away from home and needs a place to stay. Raja obliges and she meets Raja’s parents, introducing herself as Raja’s lover. Raja’s parents become very happy and plan their marriage, without Raja knowing. On the day of the engagement, Raja gets infuriated and asks Priya to move out, throwing her bag. A photo gets dislodged and when Raja sees it, he gets shocked; it is Priya, who he loved. In a flashback, it is seen that back in college, Raja was a writer and Priya was his die-hard fan. However, try as she might, she can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Item Number
In Indian cinema, an item number or special song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films ( Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu cinema) to describe a catchy, upbeat, often provocative dance sequence performed in a movie.Journals : Item number defined These sequences predominantly feature glamorous female performers, commonly referred to as item girls, whose appearance, movements, and attire are designed to attract visual attention and heighten the sensual appeal of the film. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukta Mookhey
Yukta Inderlal Mookhey is an Indian civic activist and the winner of Miss World 1999 pageant. She is the fourth Indian woman to win Miss World and was previously crowned as Femina Miss India World in 1999. She is a former model and actress, and has worked in Hindi films. Early life Mookhey was born in Mulund in a Sindhi family and was raised in Dubai until Mookhey was seven years of age. Her family moved back to Mumbai in June 1986. Her mother Aroona used to run a grooming saloon in Santa Cruz, Mumbai and her father, Inderlal Mookhey was a former Managing Director of a clothing company. After school, she studied zoology at the V. G. Vaze College in Mumbai. She has a diploma in computer sciences from Aptech and has studied Hindustani classical music for three years. Pageantry Femina Miss India In 1999, Mookhey entered herself into the Femina Miss India contest, where she was shortlisted as a contestant. In the semifinal round during the grand finale, she was asked a questio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants. The current Miss World is Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand who was crowned on 31 May 2025 in Hyderabad, India. History 20th century In 1951 Eric Morley organised a bikini contest as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that he called the Festival Bikini Contest. The event was popular with the press, which dubbed it "Miss World". The swimsuit competition was intended as a promotion for the bikini, which had only recently been introduced to the market and was still widely regarded as immodest. When the 1951 Miss World pageant winner, Kerstin "Kiki" Hakansson from Sweden, was crowned in a bikini, it added to the controversy. The pageant was originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyothika
Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress and producer who primarily works in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She has received several accolades including a National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards South, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards (a record four Best Actress award) and Kalaimamani Award. Jyothika is regarded among the most prolific actresses in Tamil cinema, and has been ranked among the best South Indian actresses. Jyothika debuted in films with the Hindi film '' Doli Saja Ke Rakhna'' (1997), directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film '' Vaalee'' (1999) and her first Telugu film ''Tagore'' (2003), opposite Chiranjeevi. She received her first Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South for the former film. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for '' Kushi'' (2000). A string of successful films followed and gained prominence for her performances in '' Kushi'' (2000), '' Dumm Dumm Dumm''(2001), '' Poovellam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preity Zinta
Preity G. Zinta (pronounced ; born 31 January 1975) is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Hindi films. After graduating with degrees in English honours and criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in '' Dil Se..'' in 1998, followed by a role in ''Soldier'' in the same year. These performances earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, and she was later recognised for her role as a teenage single mother in '' Kya Kehna'' (2000). She established a career as a leading Hindi film actress of the decade with a variety of character types. Her roles, often deemed culturally defiant, along with her unconventional screen persona won her recognition and several accolades. Following critically appreciated roles in '' Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'' (2001), ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001), '' Dil Hai Tumhaara'' (2002), and '' Armaan'' (2003), Zinta received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (2003). She starred in two conse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (; Rai; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Hindi and Tamil language, Tamil films. Rai won the Miss World 1994 pageant and later established herself as one of the most-popular and influential celebrities in India. She has received List of awards and nominations received by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, numerous accolades for her acting, including two Filmfare Awards. In 2004, ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world. In 2009, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri and in 2012, the Government of France awarded her with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Order of Arts and Letters. She has often been called "the most beautiful woman in the world" by segments of the media. While in college, Rai modelled and appeared in several television commercials, and entered the Femina Miss India, Miss India pageant, in which she was placed second. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star (2001 Film)
''Star'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Praveenkanth and produced by Vijaykrishna. The film stars Prashanth and Jyothika while Raghuvaran, Vijayakumar, and Praveenkanth play other pivotal roles. The film features songs by A. R. Rahman reused from his own Hindi films '' Thakshak'' and '' 1947: Earth'', while the background score was composed by Sabesh–Murali due to Rahman's unavailability. The film was released on 27 July 2001 and failed at the box office. Plot Murthy earns his living taking the blame for the mistakes of other people, and so the jail is his second home. Dhanushkodi has sworn to kill ex-collector Ramanathan's son Santhosh, and so, Ramanathan has transferred Santhosh to Mauritius while telling the world he has run away. Wishing to save his son, he hires Murthy to act like him, hoping Dhanushkodi would kill him instead of his actual son. Murthy too accepts the gig since his lover Preeti is Ramanathan's niece. In the climax, Santhosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praveen Gandhi
Praveen Gandhi (also credited as Praveenkanth) is an Indian film director, and actor known for his works in Tamil cinema. Career Praveen Gandhi entered the industry with the aim to become an actor. Since he lacked the background, he worked as the co-director for Priyadarshan. He was first given the opportunity to become a film maker by producer K. T. Kunjumon with ''Ratchagan'' (1997), who noted that in the director he saw "a young man who is very talented and full of ideas who was willing to work hard". The film was launched in January 1996 but filming only commenced the following year in January 1997, with an established cast and crew including Telugu actor Nagarjuna, Miss Universe pageant winner Sushmita Sen, Girish Karnad and A. R. Rahman. The film was shot all over India including locations in Manali, Mumbai, Goa, Ooty, Rajasthan and Delhi, with Kunjumon making a claim during filming stages that the film would become India's most costly production. Praveen Gandhi returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
