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Shihan Hussaini
Shihan Hussaini is an Indian karate expert, who has also worked as an actor in Tamil language films. His brother Ishaq Hussaini has also appeared in Tamil films. He has also been widely covered in Indian media for his acts of devotion towards politician Jayalalitha and for his world record attempts. Career Acting career Shihan Hussaini rose to fame by his achievements as a karate instructor and set up a school to help young martial arts fighters. Hussaini made his acting debut through K. Balachander's romantic drama ''Punnagai Mannan'', where he played a dancer who treats Revathi's character harshly as a result of her Sri Lankan heritage. The success of the film prompted filmmakers to sign him on to play the antagonist in Rajinikanth's '' Velaikaran'' (1987) and in R. K. Selvamani's shelved ''Moongil Kottai'', which featured him alongside Vijayakanth. During the period in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he also worked on the Hollywood production ''Bloodstone'' (1988), the Karth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishaq Hussaini
Ishaq Hussaini is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil language films. Career The brother of karate expert Shihan Hussaini, Ishaq Hussaini also has a third degree black belt in karate. In an interview to The Hindu, Ishaaq revealed that he had gained a doctorate in literature from the City University, Los Angeles and that his Ph.D. thesis was a comparative study of French and English literature in the Romantic age. Ishaq Hussaini appeared in a series of films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, often scripting and producing his own films. After getting an average response to '' Jayam'' (1999) where he portrayed a supporting role with Mansoor Ali Khan, he reunited with the same director duo, Ravi Raja, to make the family drama film, '' Kanmani Unakkaga'' (1999) starring opposite actress Suvalakshmi. Despite the low profile releases, Ishaq opted to continue his acting career in Chennai and signed up to act in films titled ''Kaadhal Jeyikkum'' and ''Sagotharaa'' in 2000, but the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vani Viswanath
Vani Viswanath (born 13 May 1971) is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Telugu films. In 2000, Vani won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performance in '' Susanna'', directed by T. V. Chandran. She was termed as Mollywood's "Action Queen". In 2017, she joined in Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh. Early life Vani was born as the fourth among the five children of Malayali parents Thazhathuveettil Vishwanathan, an astrologer and Girija, a housewife in Ollur, Thrissur in 1971. She did her schooling at St. Raphael's Convent Girls High School, Ollur and thereafter at Chennai. When she was 13, her father predicted through astrology that she will become an actor and also she will enter into the politics. Career She has appeared predominantly in Malayalam and Telugu movies. She acted in ''The King'' with Mammootty and in Usthad with Mohanlal and in Chinthamani Kolacase with Suresh Gopi respectively. She also appeared in Kannada an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
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 (union territory), 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 Malaysian Tamil, Malaysia, Myanmar Tamils, Myanmar, Tamil South Africans, South Africa, British Tamils, United Kingdom, Tamil Americans, United States, Tamil Canadians, Canada, Tamil Australians, Australia and Tamil Mauritians, 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 Languages of India, classical language of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vellum Thiramai
''Vellum Thiramai'' (வெல்லும் திறமை) is a 2022 Indian-Tamil-language reality television show aired on Colors Tamil, Based on Hindi-language Colors TV's show Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan. Nikki Galrani, Sridhar and Shihan Hussaini as the judges and VJ Andrews and Syamantha Kiran as the hosts. The show follows the format in which contestants audition in front of three judges and a studio audience. The platform for astounding talent. singing, dance acts, spellbinding magic show, Stunt and much more. A one stop to celebrate various special skills. Up until the semifinal and final rounds, the judges decide whether or not a contestant advances in the competition. It premiered on 4 June and ended with 20 episodes on 30 October 2022 and available for streaming in selected markets on Voot. The First Season was won by Drona Academy. Overview Judges and Hosts Judges Hosts Winners The First Season was won by Drona Academy lifted the golden trophy with a cash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal
''Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal'' () is an 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic black comedy film written and directed by Vignesh Shivan. It stars Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara and Samantha. The soundtrack album and film score were composed by Anirudh Ravichander. In the film, The life of Rambo, an unlucky man, changes when he finds love. However, the only problem is, instead of one, he falls in love with two women. The rest of story deals with how Rambo comes out of this tricky situation and with whom he finally gets settled. ''Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal'' was released theatrically on 28 April 2022. It received mixed to negative from critics and audience, who praised the main cast's performance (particularly those of Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha and Nayanthara), background score and soundtrack but criticized the screenplay, climax and length. Despite the negative reviews the film grossed over at the box office and became successful. Plot Prabhu is the host of a television show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paravaigal Palavitham
''Paravaigal Palavitham'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Robert–Rajasekar. It stars Ramki and Nirosha. The film was released on 2 December 1988. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Chinnari Sneham''. Plot A group of friends in college dream of achieving success in life. However, each one of them face problems with employment or finance that results in them leading an unhappy life. Cast *Ramki as Sekar *Nirosha as Janaki *Janagaraj as Shiva * Tara as Rekha * Nassar as Raja *Sabitha Anand as Geetha * Thyagu as Ramesh * V. K. Ramasamy as Shiva's father *Kumarimuthu *Ganthimathi as Sekar's mother Production Besides directing, Robert–Rajasekar also handled the cinematography. Soundtrack The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, who also wrote the lyrics. Release and reception ''Paravaigal Palavitham'' was released on 2 December 1988. The following week, ''The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian dail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mega TV (Tamil)
Mega TV ( ta, மெகா டிவி) is a Tamil Language satellite television channel based in Chennai, India. It is the flagship channel of the Mega TV Network, launched on 19 November 2007. It is founded by Former Union minister of India K. V. Thangkabalu. The channel features a variety of infotainment shows, music programs, newscasts and classic films. History Mega TV was launched by All India Congress Committee President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the NCT Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati B ... on 19 November 2007. List of films *'' Neeyum Naanum'' (2010) *'' Virunthali'' (2010) *'' Sattam Oru Iruttarai'' (2012) *'' Touring Talkies'' (2015) *'' Thunai Mudhalvar'' (2015) References * http://megatv.in * http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/article394675.ece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeans (1998 Film)
''Jeans'' is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by S. Shankar, and produced by Ashok Amritraj and Murali Manohar. The film stars Prashanth and Nassar in double roles each along with Aishwarya Rai, while Lakshmi, Raadhika Sarath Kumar, and Raju Sundaram play supporting roles. The film's background score and the soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman, while Ashok Kumar and the duo B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan handled the cinematography and editing respectively. The film opened on 24 April 1998 and was the most expensive film to be made in Indian cinema at that time. The film was selected by India as its official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1998, but was not nominated. Plot Nachiappan is a wealthy and successful Indian American restaurateur based in Los Angeles. He has two sons – Viswanathan "Visu" and Ramamoorthy "Ramu" – who are identical twins. They both are medical stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marudhanayagam
''Marudhanayagam'' is an unfinished Indian historical drama film directed and produced by Kamal Haasan under his Raaj Kamal Films International banner. The script was co-written by Haasan, along with novelist Sujatha, and the pair started work on the project in late 1991. Following a test shoot in mid-1997, the film was officially launched at a ceremony held at MGR Film City, Chennai during October 1997. Touted to be the most expensive film to be produced in India during that period, the film had a proposed budget of 80 crores. The film had originally pulled together several prominent names across Indian cinema as its principal cast and crew, including Vishnuvardhan, Amrish Puri and Naseeruddin Shah. The music for the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja with cinematography handled by Ravi K. Chandran. Despite beginning its shoot in 1997, the film went through various production troubles and eventually an international company, that had been co-producing the film, backed out. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali films. He has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Tamil film industry. He is also known for introducing many new technologies and cosmetics to the Indian film industry. He has won numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards. He was awarded the Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (''Chevalier'') in 2016. Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil-language film ''Kalathur Kannamma'', for which he won the President's Gold Medal. His breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975 drama ''Apoorva Raagangal'', directed by K. Balachander, in which he played a rebellious youth who falls i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yennai Arindhaal
''Yennai Arindhaal'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, and produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Anushka Shetty and Arun Vijay and revolves around a former police officer who tries to protect a young woman from a vengeful criminal linked to his past. The film co-stars Anikha, Parvathy Nair, Vivek, Ashish Vidyarthi, Suman and Avinash. Menon decided to finalise the script in October 2013, with Sridhar Raghavan and Thiagarajan Kumararaja being the consultants. Principal photography of the film was launched on 9 April 2014, where its first schedule took place at Chennai on 11 April 2014, within 12 days. The second schedule of the film took place in May 2014, where the filming took place in Chennai, Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Sikkim, and a few parts in Malaysia. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, reuniting with Menon after ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008). Dan Macarthur h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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