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Sivanarayana Moorthy
Pattukottai Sivanarayana Moorthy also known as Siva Narayana Murthy (5 March 1955 – 7 December 2022) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked as a comedian in Tamil films. He mostly appeared in films alongside veteran comedians Vadivelu and Vivek in comedy roles during his acting career. He was also known for his bulk physique appearance, moustache and voice in films. Personal life He hailed from Ponnavarayankottai near Pattukkottai in Thanjavur district. he belonged to Zamindar category in the society. He was married to Pushpavalli. He had two sons namely Lokesh and Ramkumar and had a daughter Sreedevi. He died around 8.30 pm on 7 December 2022 at the age of 67 due to a sudden illness in his hometown Pattukottai. His final rites were held in Pattukottai on 8 December 2022. He had reportedly fallen into a debt trap owing to the debts he took in order to finance his only daughter's marriage. In an interview, he revealed that he was planning to sell his own house in o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadivelu
Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960) known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and occasional playback singer, having acted mainly in Tamil cinema. He has at least 290 credits to his name. He was a recipient of several awards including two Filmfare Award South and six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. He was launched in 1988, in T. Rajendar's ''En Thangai Kalyani'' at the career peak of the Goundamani-Senthil duo. His popularity led to his media-coined nickname, Vaigai Puyal, referring to the river that flows through his hometown Madurai. Vadivelu has received awards in the ''Best Comedian'' category for his performances in '' Kaalam Maari Pochu'' (1996), '' Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000), '' Thavasi'' (2001), ''Chandramukhi'' (2005), ''Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei'' (2006), ''Pokkiri'' (2007), '' Marudhamalai'' (2007) and '' Kathavarayan'' (2008). His first as a lead actor, '' Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi'' (2006), also achieved commercial and critical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alli Arjuna
''Alli Arjuna'' is 2002 Indian Tamil-language Comedy drama film directed by Saran and Pon Elango as assistant director. The film stars Manoj Bharathiraja and Richa Pallod, while Preetha Vijayakumar, Karan, Dhamu, Charle, Vinu Chakravarthy and Jai Ganesh play supporting roles. The music was composed by A. R. Rahman with cinematography by A. Venkatesh and editing by Suresh Urs. The film was released on 14 January 2002. Plot Arivazhagan (Manoj Bharathiraja) is from Chennai and has grown up to be a good-for-nothing fellow because of the neglect and ill-treatment by the hands of his rich parents Anbu (Jai Ganesh) and Usha (Fathima Babu). Despite being a border-mark graduate, his only aim in life is to be an irritant to his father. The entire family goes to Bangalore to attend the marriage of Savitri (Richa Pallod) in Bangalore, and when the groom disappears, Arivu offers to take his place. The families agree, and Arivu waits for Savitri on the wedding stage. But Savitri also elope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vayasu Pasanga
''Vayasu Pasanga'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age thriller film directed by Bharathi Kannan. The film stars newcomer Anush, newcomer Jai Arvind, Master Manikandan and Vindhya, with J. Livingston, Kamalesh, Payal, Bharathi, and Asha playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Maha Devaraj, was released on 6 February 2004. Plot Vicky, Pazhani and Lakshmipathi are three teenage friends. Their only aim is to skip classes and ogle girls. Their parents blindly believe that their sons are innocent, hardworking students. The three friends are desperately looking for girlfriends, so they try hard to woo the girls in their class. One day during a girls' basketball practice, they ogle the girls playing and make sexual comments on the girls and their attire. The friends are accompanied by a much older guy who has failed classes for several years. He also makes obscene remarks about girls wearing sleeveless and tight tops. The school's principal confronts the boys. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadhal Kirukkan
''Kadhal Kirukkan'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film, written and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram, starring Parthiban, Richa Pallod and Vineeth. It is a remake of the 2002 Hindi film ''Deewangee''. Plot Saravanan and Selvi Maha are childhood friends. Saravanan is so madly in love with Maha that it turns him into a killer. Knifing or gunning down anyone who comes in the way of Maha and himself, is almost child's play for Saravanan. From an old man to a posse of policemen, his victims are many and the mayhem is endless. But listlessness and dejection set in when Maha tells him that she is not in love with him. And then it's time for the denouement. Cast Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Deva. Reception Malathi Rangarajan of ''The Hindu'' wrote, "IF THE story borrowed needs to be refurbished, it ought to be done. So when "Deewangee" comes to Tamil as "Kadhal Kirukkan" (from Variety Films) the director could have improved upon the origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saamy
''Saamy'' ( God) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Hari and produced by Pushpa Kandasamy under the banner of Kavithalayaa Productions and presented by K. Balachander. The film stars Vikram in the main lead role as DCP C. Aaru Saamy IPS. Trisha, Kota Srinivasa Rao (in his Tamil debut), Vijayakumar, Ramesh Khanna and Vivek play supporting roles. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Priyan and V. T. Vijayan respectively. ''Saamy'' was released on 1 May 2003 and became a commercial blockbuster at the box office. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Lakshmi Narasimha'' (2004), in Bengali as ''Barood'' (2004), in Kannada as '' Ayya'' (2005), and in Hindi as '' Policegiri'' (2013). Along with '' Kaakha Kaakha'', the film started a trend of cop films in Tamil cinema. A sequel titled '' Saamy Square'' was released in 2018, but the sequel became a box office bomb. Plot Aarusaam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thennavan (film)
''Thennavan'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language political action film written and directed by newcomer A. M. Nandakumar and produced by Vijayakanth, who played the title role Thennavan IAS, in-charge as the Chief Election Commissioner and fights against corrupt politicians. The musical score was by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film was released on 15 August 2003, coinciding with India's Independence Day. Plot Thennavan (Vijayakanth) is an honest and upright IAS officer and he is handpicked by the Prime Minister of India to be the Chief Election Commissioner of India. His first assignment is conducting the Indian general election in Tamil Nadu and for the election, he suggests passing five laws in order to fix the electoral system. Thennavan quickly gains the support of the public. The current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Ilanthiraiyan (Nassar), a corrupt and greedy politician who wants to win the next election, successfully convinces the Prime Minister to not pass the five laws. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aasai Aasaiyai
''Aasai Aasaiyai'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Ravi Mariya. This film was the debut of the producer R. B. Choudary's son, Jiiva, and also stars Sharmelee. The music was composed by Mani Sharma. Song lyrics were penned by Vairamuthu and Ravi Mariya. The film's title is based on a song from ''Aanandham'' (2001), which was also produced by the same studio, Super Good Films. Plot The story revolves around Vinod, who aspires to become a businessman after completing his bachelor's degree. His parents keep nudging him to find a job. He also works part-time as a private detective. He is assigned a detective job to follow a girl and find out her general activities and also if she is in love with anyone. While doing this job, he eventually falls in love with the girl Brinda (Sharmelee) and quits his detective job. Brinda, who is the daughter of a rich gold seller Sankaranarayanan (Nasser), has a policy to not love anyone as her sister eloped with a guy in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaseegara
''Vaseegara'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by K. Selva Bharathy. It is a remake of the 2001 Telugu film, '' Nuvvu Naaku Nachav''. The film stars Vijay and Sneha, while Vadivelu, Nassar, Gayatri Jayaraman and Manivannan play supporting roles. The film's title is based on a song of the same name from ''Minnale'' (2001). It was released on 14 January 2003, during Pongal. Plot Bhoopathy is a happy-go-lucky youth from Pollachi who is sent by his father Mani Gounder to stay with his best friend Vishwanathan at Villivakkam, Chennai, so that he can get a job and behave responsibly. Priya is Vishwanathan's daughter who is engaged to an NRI groom Prakash. Priya and Bhoopathy are at loggerheads and constantly fight and play pranks on each other. Soon, however, Priya falls for Bhoopathy. While Bhoopathy also loves Priya back, he realises that she is already engaged to another man and is also reminded of his father's words that he (Bhoopa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramachandra (film)
''Ramachandra'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Raj Kapoor, starring Sathyaraj and Vijayalakshmi. The film was released on 15 January 2003. It is a remake of the 1995 Telugu film ''Khaidi Inspector''. Plot Ramachandran is a police inspector who is sentenced to the death penalty. His teammates release him in secret and Ramachandran begins by killing the criminals one by one. Cast Production A fight sequence was shot at a newspaper office in Chennai. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Deva. Reception Arkay of ''Rediff.com'' wrote: "this film is aimed purely at the B and C categories". Malathi Rangarajan of ''The Hindu'' wrote: "Writer-director Raj Kapoor sees to it that Ramachandra's reckless, impulsive ventures only lead to mindless melee and every time you expect some intelligent counters from him, he lets you down very badly". Krishna Chidambaram of ''Kalki'' panned the character design of the film's hero and added he can't app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andipatti Arasampatti
''Andipatti Arasampatti'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Dananjaya. The film stars Pandiarajan R. Pandiarajan is an Indian actor, director and comedian who has played leading roles in many humorous Tamil films and plays supporting and comedy roles. Personal life Pandiarajan was born to Sulochana in Saidapet, Chennai in a lower-middle- ... and Mansoor Ali Khan. It was released on 4 November 2002. The film is loosely based on the 1989 American film '' See No Evil, Hear No Evil''. Plot Andipatti, a blind man, and Arasampatti, a deaf man, become friends. Their misadventures as they get caught in a smuggling operation and a murder. Chased by a bungling police duo, and hounded by the anti-social elements who believe the heroes have their priceless Anthrax with which they had planned to destroy the state's population, it is about how Andipatti and Arasampatti extricate themselves from the situation they had inadvertently landed themselves in. Cast P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth (2002 Film)
''Youth'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Vincent Selva. It is a remake of the Telugu film, '' Chiru Navvutho'' (2000). It stars Vijay and Sandhya Khan, while Yugendran, Vivek, Manivannan, and Sindhu Menon play other pivotal characters. The film released on 19 July 2002. It received positive reviews and was a commercial hit. It completed more than 100 days in theatres. Plot On his wedding day, Shiva discovers that his cousin and bride, Aruna, has run away because she does not want to marry a cook. However, he takes it lightly and moves to Chennai with Aruna's brother Prabhu to look for a job. One night, Shiva saves a girl Sandhya from some goons. In gratitude, she kisses him. Shiva starts to fall in love with her. After several occasions where they bump into each other, Shiva harbours hope that she too reciprocates his affections. However at Sandhya's birthday party, she announces her engagement to computer engineer Pratap. Shiva is d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unnai Ninaithu
''Unnai Ninaithu'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vikraman. It stars Suriya, Laila and Sneha in the lead roles while Ramesh Khanna, Charle, R. Sundarrajan and Ramji play supporting roles. The film was released on 10 May 2002 and became a commercial success, becoming one of Suriya's successful films in the beginning of his career. It was remade into Telugu by the same director as '' Cheppave Chirugali'' (2004) and unofficially in Kannada as ''Krishna'' (2007). Plot Surya works as a receptionist in a lodge in Chennai. He, along with his friend Gopi, manages the entire lodge. Actually, the lodge is owned by Surya's father but has been leased due to financial troubles. Radha is the daughter of the new manager for the lodge who stays next to the lodge along with her mother and family. Radha gets attracted towards Surya upon seeing his good nature, but Surya tells his past love story to Radha. A few days ago Nirmala lived in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |