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Sabdham
''Sabdham'' () is a 2025 Indian Tamil language horror thriller film written and directed by Arivazhagan Venkatachalam. The film is jointly produced by Siva and S. Banupriya Siva under 7G Films and AAlpha Frames and stars Aadhi and Lakshmi Menon. The film was announced in December 2022, along with the title of the film. Principal photography commenced the same month in Munnar along with a schedule in Chennai and later in Mumbai and wrapped by late-September 2023. The film has music composed by S. Thaman, cinematography handled by Arun Bathmanaban and editing by V. J. Sabu Joseph. Sabdham premiered in theaters on February 28, 2025, garnering positive reviews from critics. The film was lauded for its narration, storytelling, technical brilliance, sound design, and unique approach, which offered a distinct and creative narrative. The acting performances of the cast, including Aadhi, Lakshmi Menon, Simran and Laila, were also widely praised. Additionally, Thaman's score received s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arivazhagan Venkatachalam
Arivazhagan Venkatachalam is an Indian film director in Tamil cinema known for his 2009 thriller film '' Eeram''. Career Arivazhagan Venkatachalam is a gold medalist from the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute. He went on to assist Shankar. In 2009, he made his directorial debut with '' Eeram'', which was produced by Shankar's production house, S Pictures. The film, with an unusual theme and plot, went on to become a huge hit. Arivazhagan's second film was '' Vallinam'', which was produced by V. Ravichandran. The film was a very bold attempt, as sports dramas were made less frequently in Tamil cinema. Like ''Eeram'', it too went on to become a sleeper hit at the box-office. His third directorial, '' Kuttram 23'', was received fairly lesser than his first two films, however, the theme and Arun Vijay's performance were highly praised. It was a profitable venture. He then remade ''Memories'' in Tamil as '' Aarathu Sinam'', with Arulnithi. It was fairly suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmi Menon (actress)
Lakshmi Menon (born 19 May 1996) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Tamil films. After making her acting debut in a supporting role in the Malayalam film '' Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya'' (2011). She made her first main female lead with her Tamil debut film '' Sundara Pandian'' in 2012. She is a recipient of a Filmfare Award South, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and two SIIMA Awards. Early life Lakshmi Menon was born on 19 May 1996 to Malayali parents Ramakrishnan, a Dubai based artist, and Usha Menon, a dance teacher from Kochi. Career 2011-2016 In 2011, Malayalam director Vinayan, who saw her during Bharatanatyam telecast, cast her in his film '' Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya''. She was in her eight grade when she acted in the film. Soon after, she played the lead along with Vineeth in another Malayalam film titled ''Idli Couple'', directed by Ali Akbar. Watching her performance, director Prabhakaran offered her the lead role in '' Sundarapandian'' (2012) oppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadhi Pinisetty
Aadhi Pinisetty is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil and Telugu films. He is the recipient of a Nandi Award and a SIIMA Award, in addition to two nominations for Filmfare Awards South. Born to film director Ravi Raja Pinisetty, he debuted in 2006 with the Telugu film '' Oka V Chitram.'' His first prominent role was in the Tamil film ''Eeram'' (2009), produced by director S. Shankar. Early life Aadhi Pinisetty was born into a Telugu-speaking family. His father, Ravi Raja Pinisetty has directed over 50 films. He grew up in Chennai and was schooled at Don Bosco. Career Pinisetty made his debut in 2006 with the Teja-directed '' Oka V Chitram''. He later appeared in the Tamil film '' Mirugam'' (2007). In 2009, he starred in the supernatural thriller ''Eeram''. In 2010, he had two releases, ''Ayyanar'' and '' Aadu Puli'', which were commercial films and were average grossers, building his commercial value well despite the negative reviews. His next films were '' Aravaan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laila (actress)
Laila Mehdi (born 24 October 1980), known mononymously as Laila, is an Indian actress. Making her acting debut in the mid-1990s and later becoming one of the leading actresses throughout the 2000s. She has acted predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, as well as in a few Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi language films. Career Laila made her debut in '' Dushman Duniya Ka'' (1996) and her lead debut in the Telugu film ''Egire Paavurama'' (1997), directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Laila began to receive offers from prominent directors to feature in Tamil films and turned down films such as '' Dharma Chakkaram'' and ''Kadhal Palli'' by K. S. Ravikumar and Pavithran respectively. She subsequently signed on to appear in the lead role in '' VIP'' after Pooja Kumar had walked out of the project. However, Laila was left unimpressed when the producer asked her to consider changing her stage name to Pooja, as the invitations for the film had already been printed, and furthermore, she reveal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivek Prasanna
Vivek Prasanna is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films, mostly in supporting roles. In 2017, he won the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film ''Meyaadha Maan''. Career After several appearances in short films and telefilms, he made his acting debut alongside Vijay Sethupathi in Arun Kumar's police drama ''Sethupathi (film), Sethupathi'' (2016). In 2017, Vivek Prasanna made a breakthrough and appeared in supporting roles in a series of successful Tamil films. His role as the drug lord Ravi in ''Vikram Vedha'' and as a politician in ''Peechankai'', also won him acclaim. He then appeared as the second lead in the romantic comedy, ''Meyaadha Maan'', winning rave reviews for his portrayal of the character of Vinoth, eventually earning the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor. First, he declined the role of Vinoth in the movie, but director Rathna Kumar convinced him to do the role. Rathna Kumar trusted Vivek Prasanna can be noted on h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redin Kingsley
Redin Kingsley (born 16 April 1977) is an Indian actor and comedian who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He is best known for his loud style of speech and comedic expressions in films. Personal life Redin Kingsley married the television actress Sangeetha on December 10, 2023 Career Redin initially was a dancer and was featured in a song in the film '' Aval Varuvala'' (1998). He was also an event organizer for government exhibitions in Chennai and Bangalore before entering into the film industry as an actor. His debut film, a 2012 project called ''Vettai Mannan'' featuring Silambarasan directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, was shelved. Later in 2018, he properly debuted in Nayanthara's '' Kolamaavu Kokila'', again directed by Nelson. After appearing in minor roles in a few films, Kingsley rose to fame following roles in '' Netrikann'' and ''Doctor'' in 2021. He has also starred in Rajinikanth's '' Annaatthe'' (2021) and '' Jailer'' (2023) as well as Vijay in '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSR Srinivasan
TSR Dharmaraj, also popularly known as TSR Srinivasan, is an Indian actor who predominantly featured in comedy and supporting roles in Tamil cinema. Career Srinivasan worked in the textile industry in Tiruppur. After some time in the textile industry, he lost the appetite due to workload, trade embargoes, financial constraints and persistent losses. He worked as a restaurant franchisee in the 1990s. He later pursued an interest in acting after gaining a source of inspiration from his reading habits. In an interview, he credited that reading books eventually paid rich dividends for him, which propelled him to embark on pursuing greener pastures by venturing into the cine field. In the beginning of his film acting career, he received a remuneration of INR 200-300 per film and he began to make inroads by accepting minor roles, uncredited roles in films. He also revealed that he waited in the queues for film casting in pursuit of potential opportunities to act in films. He revealed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eeram
''Eeram'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film written and directed by Arivazhagan in his directorial debut and produced by S. Shankar. The film stars Aadhi Pinisetty, Nandaa and Sindhu Menon. Saranya Mohan, Srinath, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, and Krishna play supporting roles. The music was composed by S. Thaman in his debut Tamil film with cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa and editing by Kishore Te. ''Eeram'' was mostly shot in Chennai, Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli and Pondicherry. The film was released on 11 September 2009 and became a commercial success. The film received critical acclaim for its theme, narrative, cast performance, cinematography, musical score, and direction. Over the years it has attained cult status. The Telugu dubbed version of the film titled ''Vaishali'' released on 27 May 2011, and was commercially successful as well. Plot The plot opens with water overflowing from an apartment at around 2:00 AM in Block E, which is seen by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Tamil drama ''Bombay'' (1995), Menon has continued to collaborate with Ratnam on other projects including ''Guru'' (2007) and '' Kadal'' (2013). He has also directed two 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 on 20 April 1963 in Cochin, Kerala into a Malayalam-speaking family. His father was a naval officer, and Menon had the chance to live across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mythri Movie Makers
Mythri Movie Makers is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Naveen Yerneni, Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar, and Mohan Cherukuri (CVM) in 2015. The production company mainly produces and distributes in Telugu films. Notable films produced by the company include '' Srimanthudu'', ''Janatha Garage'', ''Rangasthalam'', ''Uppena'', '' Sarkaru Vaari Paata'' and both film series are ''Pushpa'' franchise and ''Mathu Vadalara'' franchise. ''Pushpa'' franchise is a third highest-grossing franchises in Indian Films. In 2019, Mohan Cherukuri left the company and started his own production house Vyra Entertainments the production is now headed by Naveen Yerneni and Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar. Productions The company's first production was '' Srimanthudu'' starring Mahesh Babu, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Rajendra Prasad, Mukesh Rishi, Sampath Raj, Harish Uthaman and directed by Koratala Siva. In 2018 the company produced 3 movies. ''Rangasthalam'', starring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Thriller
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. Tension is created by delaying what the audience sees as inevitable, and is built through situations that are menacing or where escape seems impossible. The cover-up of important information from the viewer, and fight and chase scenes are common methods. Life is typically threatened in a thriller film, such as when the protagonist does not realize that they are entering a dangerous situation. Thriller films' characters conflict with each other or with an outside force, which can sometimes be abstract. The protagonist is usually set against a problem, such as an escape, a goal, mission, or a mystery. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identifies thriller films as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, screenwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Film
The adventure film is a broad genre of film. Some early genre studies found it no different than the Western film or argued that adventure could encompass all Hollywood genres. Commonality was found among historians Brian Taves and Ian Cameron in that the genre required a setting that was both remote in time and space to the film audience and that it contained a positive hero who tries to make right in their world. Some critics such as Taves limit the genre to naturalistic settings, while Yvonne Tasker found that would limit films such as '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981) from the genre. Tasker found that most films in the genre featured narratives located within a fantasy world of exoticized setting, which are often driven by quests for characters seeking mythical objects or treasure hunting. The genre is closely associated with the action film, and is sometimes used interchangeably or in tandem with that genre. The setting and visuals are key elements of adventure films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
