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SPB Charan
Sripathi Panditharadhyula Charan, credited as S. P. Charan, is an Indian playback singer and actor works predominantly works in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema. He is the son of the singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. He first worked as a playback singer in Tamil and Telugu. He made his acting debut in ''Maha Edabidangi'' (1999) and is best known for his performance in the '' Saroja'' (2008). He has established the film production company Capital Film Works, and produced ''Chennai 600028'' (2007), ''Aaranya Kaandam'' (2012) and others. Early life Charan was born to the singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and his wife Savitri in a Telugu family. He was raised in Chennai, India. He studied at Asan Memorial School, Chennai, where actor Ajith Kumar also studied and was a school friend. He received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Pace University in New York, United States in 1994 and completed a two-year course in film and television. Career Charan began working as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras
Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after London. Historically, the region was part of the Chola, Pandya, Pallava and Vijayanagara kingdoms during various eras. The coastal land which then contained the fishing village Madrasapattinam, was purchased by the British East India Company from the Nayak ruler Chennapa Nayaka in the 17th century. The British garrison established the Madras city and port and built Fort St. George, the first British fortress in India. The city was made the winter capital of the Madras Presidency, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 to Telugu cinema, Telugu, Malayalam Cinema, Malayalam, Kannada cinema, Kannada and Hindi cinema, Hindi films. Regarded as one of the most prolific composers, in a career spanning over forty-nine years, he has composed over 8,600 songs, provided film scores for about 1,523 feature films in nine languages, and performed in over 20,000 concerts. He is nicknamed "Isaignani" (the musical sage) and is often referred to as "Maestro", the title conferred to him by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London. Ilaiyaraaja was one of the first Indian film composers to use Western classical music harmonies and string arrangements in Indian film music,Venkatraman, S. 1995. "Film music: the new intercultural idiom of 20th century Indian music". pp. 107– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadukalam
''Aadukalam'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Vetrimaran, produced by S. Kathiresan and distributed by Sun Pictures. The film stars Dhanush in the lead role, alongside Taapsee (in her Tamil debut), Kishore, V. I. S. Jayapalan, Naren Narayanan, and Murugadoss. G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the film score and soundtrack. The film was released on 14 January 2011 to critical acclaim, with critics praising the screenplay, direction and performances (particularly of Dhanush, Jayapalan and Naren). The film won six awards at the 58th National Film Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor. The film also won five awards at the 59th Filmfare Awards South – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Music Director and Best Cinematography. Based on an online poll by ''The Times of India'', Vetrimaran was chosen as the best director for ''Aadukalam''. Plot In Madurai, veteran rooster trainer Periyasamy aka "Pett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979), is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Western culture#Music, Western music elements and often credited with having introduced Hip hop music, hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry and started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu which included mixed Electronic dance music, EDM and jazz. He is frequently referred to as the "BGM King" of Tamil film music. Yuvan has won two Filmfare Awards South, five Mirchi Music Awards South, three Vijay Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director, Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Within a span of 25 years, Yuvan has worked on over 190 films. Being the youngest son of composer Ilaiyaraaja, he began his musical career in 1996, at the age of 16, when he composed the film score for ''Aravindhan''. He got his breakthrough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadhal 2 Kalyanam
''Kadhal 2 Kalyanam'' () is an unreleased Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by newcomer Milind Rau that stars debutante Sathya, brother of Tamil actor Arya, and Ramya, whilst, Jayashree, Nagendra Prasad, Kasthuri and Anuja Iyer play pivotal roles. Noted film critic Baradwaj Rangan had written the dialogues, while Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the film's score and soundtrack. The cinematography and editing were handled by P. S. Vinod and Leo John Paul, respectively. Pre-production works began by mid-2008, while the filming continued for over one year, being completed by July 2010. The film was jointly produced by Mirchi Movies and East Coast Entertainment, who are now not in the film-making business. Hence the movie remains unreleased. Cast Production Both Arya and Sathya went through many scripts before selecting the script of ''Kadhal 2 Kalyanam'', in which Sathya would be playing the role of a radio jockey. Sathya, after being assigned for the role, had visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaaranam Aayiram (soundtrack)
''Vaaranam Aayiram'' is the soundtrack album for the 2008 film of the same name directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, and features music by Harris Jayaraj, following four successive soundtracks with the director. The album was under production from one-and-a-half years and featured seven songs written by Thamarai and Na. Muthukumar. The album was distributed by Sony BMG and released on 24 September 2008. The soundtrack for the Telugu dubbed version titled ''Surya S/o Krishnan'' featured lyrics by Veturi and was released on 30 October 2008. The soundtrack album opened to positive reviews and fetched multiple accolades. Upon release, ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' became the most downloaded Tamil album and was listed among the top 20 digital downloads. It is considered to be the most played and repeated soundtracks in music streaming platforms till date, a record for a Tamil album. It was the last soundtrack from the collaboration with Jayaraj and Menon, after they parted ways post the film's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
''Enakku 20 Unakku 18'' () is a 2003 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed by Jyothi Krishna. The film stars Tarun, Trisha, and Shriya. It was filmed simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu; the latter titled ''Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu'' () with Sunil and Tanikella Bharani, replacing Vivek and Manivannan, respectively. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. This film marks the Telugu debut of Trisha and the Tamil debut of Shriya. The film had an average run at the box office. The soundtrack of the film gained a hit popularity among the youth audience. Plot Sridhar is a final year management degree student and gets selected for post grad studies in United States. He goes to Mumbai for an interview and in his return by train, finds Preeti and loses his heart to her. Sridhar learns that Preeti is about to join in an und ad degree in the second year and Preeti learns that he is a final year degree student. Sridhar is an ardent cricket fan, so is Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sillunu Oru Kaadhal
''Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Krishna. It stars Suriya and Jyothika, while Bhoomika, Shriya Sharma, Sukanya, Vadivelu and Santhanam play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by the Indian poet Vaali; cinematography for the film was handled by R. D. Rajasekhar and editing was handled by Anthony. The film was released on 8 September 2006, three days before the wedding of Suriya and Jyothika. The film was first titled as ''Jillendru Oru Kaadhal'' and then as ''Jillunu Oru Kaadhal'' before it was renamed again to ''Sillunu Oru Kaadhal''. In 2015, this film was remade into Marathi as ''Tu Hi Re''. Plot Kundavi was brought up in a small town called Ambasamudram in Tirunelveli district. She, along with her two friends, decide to have a love marriage. However she is not so successful. Her father arranges her marriage to Gowtham against her wishes. Both look gloomy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys (2003 Film)
''Boys'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age musical film directed by S. Shankar. It stars newcomers Siddharth (actor), Siddharth, Bharath (actor), Bharath, Manikandan, S. Thaman, Nakkhul and Genelia D'Souza, Genelia, in her Tamil debut.The score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman. The story revolves around six youngsters, who experience the downfalls of adolescent life. The film was released on 29 August 2003. Although initially controversial for its bold scenes, the film became a huge cult classic and is widely considered one of the best coming-of-age Indian movies ever. The film depicts the fashion, music and lifestyle widespread among the youth in the early 2000s. Plot Five college friends – Munna, Babu Kalyanam "Bob Gally", Juju, Krishna, and Kumar – are young adults who engage in reckless behavior – smoking, drinking, flirting with girls, etc. – much to their parents' chagrin. Amidst their lifestyle, the bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazhai
''Mazhai'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by Rajkumar in his debut. It is a remake of the 2004 Telugu film '' Varsham'', and stars Ravi Mohan (credited as Jayam Ravi) and Shriya Saran, while Vadivelu, Kalabhavan Mani and Rahul Dev play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad with cinematography by Rajesh Yadav and editing by Anthony. The film was released on 30 September 2005. Plot Arjun (Ravi Mohan), an unemployed youngster and Deva (Rahul Dev), a powerful don, both fall in love with Sailaja (Shriya Saran), a middle-class beauty, at the same time on a rainy day at a railway station. Arjun keeps bumping into Sailaja coincidentally every time it rains. This makes them both feel that it is the rain that keeps bringing them together, and they start to fall in love. Deva takes the backdoor route to get Sailaja, with the help of her good-for-nothing father, Sundaramoorthy (Kalabhavan Mani). After learning of Arjun's and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manmadhudu
''Manmadhudu'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar, who co-wrote the script with Trivikram Srinivas. Produced by Nagarjuna under the Annapurna Studios banner, the film stars Nagarjuna, Sonali Bendre, and Anshu, with music composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film follows Abhiram, an ad agency manager, whose disdain for women is challenged when he is forced to work with Harika, a spirited assistant manager. Their evolving relationship helps Abhiram confront his past and reconsider his views on love and women. Filming took place at various locations, including Annapurna Studios, where a corporate agency set was created, and international locations such as Paris and Austria. ''Manmadhudu'' was reportedly the first Indian production to shoot inside the Eiffel Tower. Released on 20 December 2002, the film was a commercial success and received the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film. ''Manmadhudu'' received positive reviews for its scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varsham (2004 Film)
''Varsham'' () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Sobhan and produced by M.S. Raju under Sumanth Art Productions banner. The film stars Prabhas, Trisha, and Gopichand in the lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao, and Chandra Mohan appear in supporting roles. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, while the cinematography was handled by S. Gopal Reddy. Varsham emerged as a box office blockbuster, marking a breakthrough role for Prabhas and establishing Trisha in Telugu cinema. The film's success led to remakes in Tamil as '' Mazhai'' (2005) and in Hindi as ''Baaghi'' (2016). Plot Venkat, an unemployed youngster, meets Sailaja, a middle-class girl, during a train journey in Warangal. They are immediately attracted to each other after dancing in a rain shower. At the same time, Sailaja catches the eye of Bhadranna, a dangerous and ruthless politician who also falls in love with her. Venkat and Sailaja keep encountering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
