S. P. Hosimin
S.P. Hosimin is an Indian film director who works in Tamil-language films. Film career He worked under director S. Shankar as an assistant director. He was initially supposed to debut with a bilingual romantic comedy starring Uday Kiran as the lead, in both Tamil and Telugu, however, after 10 days of shoot, the film was dropped and ultimately shelved. In 2005, Hosimin made his directorial debut with the romantic drama film ''February 14'' starring Bharath. His second project, ''Aayiram Vilakku,'' was released in 2011 and revolves around the bonding of a young guy and an old man portrayed by Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Sathyaraj respectively. He also worked on the bilingual film titled ''Apple'' in Tamil and ''Suluvu Kaduraa'' in Telugu with Uday Kiran, which was later shelved. Currently, he is working on his upcoming release, ''Sumo'', an action comedy film produced by Ishari K. Ganesh, set to be released in 2023, and featuring Rajiv Menon as the cinematographer. The film feature ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yoshinori Tashiro
Yoshinori Tashiro (Japanese: 田代 良徳, ''Tashiro Yoshinori''), also known by his ring name or ''shikona'' of Tōōyama Katsunori (Japanese: 東桜山 勝徳), is a Japanese retired sumo wrestler and actor from Hachiōji, Tokyo. While an active sumo wrestler (''rikishi''), he wrestled for the Tamanoi sumo stable and made his debut in January 1999. He won the championship of the lowest division of ''jonokuchi'' in March 1999. In November 2002 he was promoted to his highest career rank of ''makushita'' 7. He retired from active competition in September 2007. Early life and sumo background Born in Hachiōji, a city in the Tokyo Metropolis, Yoshinori started practicing sumo at an early age, enrolling in the sumo wrestling club at Sumiyoshi Elementary school in Fuchū and at the 5th and 6th grades he won the title of elementary school ''yokozuna'' at the Wanpaku Sumo National Tournament, a sumo competition for elementary schoolers. In high school he transferred to the Nakano ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tamil-language Film Directors
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it as "the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tamil Film Directors
Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils ** Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, natively spoken by the Tamils * Tamil script, primarily used to write the Tamil language **Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode * Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech See also * Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood, the word being a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. * Tamil cuisine * Tamil culture, is considered to be one of the world's oldest civilizations. * Tamil diaspora * Tamil Eelam, a proposed independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka * Tamil Nadu, one of the 28 states of India * Tamil nationalism * ''Tamil News'', a daily Tamil-language television news program in Tamil Nadu * Tamilakam Tamiḻakam ( Tamil: தமிழகம்; Malayalam: തമിഴകം), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indian Film Directors
India has many regional film centres, such as Bollywood (Hindi) in Mumbai, Telugu cinema (Tollywood) in Hyderabad, Marathi cinema in Pune, Tamil cinema in Chennai, Malayalam cinema in Kochi, Kannada cinema in Bangalore, Odia Cinema in Bhubaneswar, Assamese cinema in Guwahati, Punjabi cinema in Mohali and Bengali cinema in Kolkata . Most Indian film directors are known for their work with one regional industry, while many others are active directors of films from multiple industries. Directors of parallel or independent cinema Parallel Cinema is otherwise known as " Art films" cinema, and is known for its serious and realistic films with real-life situations. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Indian government financed a number of such films, on Indian themes. Many of the directors were graduates of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Ritwik Ghatak was a professor at the institute and a well-known director in his own right. The best-known Indian "neo-realist" is Sat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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1975 Births
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Shiva (actor)
Shiva (born 10 December 1982) is an Indian actor, comedian, RJ and dialogue writer who has featured in Tamil language films, and had previously been a Radio jockey with Radio Mirchi. Acting mainly in comedy films, he rose to fame following his performances in the Venkat Prabhu directorials '' Chennai 600028'' and '' Saroja'', before also featuring in ''Thamizh Padam''. His tenure with Radio Mirchi earned him the nickname "Mirchi Shiva". Film career 2001-2008 Shiva's first film role was a supporting role in the 2001 film ''12B'', where he played Shaam's friend. He debuted as a lead actor in Venkat Prabhu's 2007 sports comedy '' Chennai 600028'' alongside ten other debut actors. His next role, again under Venkat's direction, '' Saroja'' (2008). Both films were box office hits. 2010-2019 Shiva then starred in ''Thamizh Padam'' (2010), a full-length parody of contemporary Tamil cinema, and his performance earned rave reviews. His comedy ''Va Quarter Cutting'', was an average grosse ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rajiv Menon
Rajiv Menon (born 20 April 1963) is an Indian filmmaker who has worked as a director and cinematographer in several Indian regional film industries. After making his breakthrough as a film cinematographer with Mani Ratnam's drama ''Bombay'' (1994), Menon has continued to collaborate with Ratnam on other projects including ''Guru'' (2007) and '' Kadal'' (2013). He has also directed 2 critically acclaimed Tamil films, ''Minsara Kanavu'' (1997) and ''Kandukondain Kandukondain'' (2000), winning a Filmfare Award for the latter. After a sabbatical, Menon returned to directing with ''Sarvam Thaala Mayam''. Away from films, Menon is a leading Indian advertising director, and runs Rajiv Menon Productions and Mindscreen Film Institute, which supplies equipment for documentaries, advertising films and cinemas. Early life Rajiv Menon was born in Cochin, Kerala into a Malayalam-speaking family. As a result of his father's occupation as a naval officer, Menon regularly had the chance to live ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is " greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typicall ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sathyaraj
Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also include works in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. He started his career in antagonistic roles and later played lead roles. He met with success through lead performances in ''Vedham Pudhithu'' (1987), ''Nadigan'' (1990), ''Amaidhi Padai'' (1994), ''Periyar'' (2007) and ''Onbadhu Roobai Nottu'' (2007). He also received acclaim for supporting roles in ''Nanban'' (2012), ''Mirchi'' (2013), '' Raja Rani'' (2013), ''Baahubali'' (2015), '' Baahubali 2'' (2017), '' Kanaa'' (2018), and ''Jersey'' (2019). He was also the director of the film ''Villadhi Villain'' (1995), starring himself in three different roles. In 2011, he had a brief career as a television host for the game show ''Home Sweet Home'' on STAR Vijay. He has also served as a brand ambassador for Pothys, Su ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |