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Swaminathan Selvaganesh
Saamy (born 31 January 1959), known professionally as Swaminathan, is an Indian actor and comedian on working in the Tamil film and television industry. He appeared in prominent roles in Vijay TV's satiric series ''Lollu Sabha'' before becoming a full-fledged actor in Tamil films. Filmography Television * ''Anandha Bhavan'' *''Lollu Sabha'' *''Metti Oli'' *'' Kolangal'' *''Arasi'' * Chellamadi Nee Enakku *''Thendral'' *'' Vani Rani'' * '' Priyamanaval'' *'' All In All Alamelu'' *''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' * ''Bigg Boss ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through JioStar Network. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally availabl ...'' (Guest) *'' Joking Bad (2023)'' as Walter Vetrivel White ( Walter White), a.k.a. Vellai References External links * {{authority control Living people Tamil comedians Tamil male television actors Tami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam (formerly spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum), or Kudanthai, is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the States of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located from Thanjavur and from Chennai and is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district. It is the second largest city in the district after Thanjavur. The city is bounded by two rivers, the Kaveri River to the north and Arasalar River to the south. Kumbakonam is known as a "Temple City" due to the prevalence of a number of Hindu temple, temples here and is noted for its Mahamaham festival, which happens once in 12 years, attracting people from all over the country. Kumbakonam dates back to the Sangam period and was ruled by the Early Cholas, Pallavas, Mutharaiyar dynasty, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Pandyas, the Vijayanagara Empire, Madurai Nayaks, Thanjavur Nayaks and the Thanjavur Marathas. It rose to be a prominent town between the seventh and ninth centuries AD, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udan Pirappu
''Udan Pirappu'' () () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Sathyaraj, Rahman, Sukanya and Kasthuri, while Thilakan, Nassar, K. R. Vijaya, Radha Ravi, Goundamani, and Mohan Raj appear in supporting roles. It was released on 15 August 1993. Plot Sathya and Vijay are orphans and best friends. Since his younger years, Sathya worked hard to educate Vijay. Vijay, a young graduate, works as a driving instructor until he finds a proper job. Sumathi falls in love with Viji. Bhavani, a childish woman, does not get married because she is cursed; all of her fiancés died before the marriage. Ameer Bhai and Sumathi's father Marthandan are friends and business partners. Ameer Bhai is involved in land grabbing and tries to sell Ganapathy Colony (wherein poor people, Sathya and Vijay live) to a gunrunner named Vadivel. Marthandan finally accepts for his daughter's marriage, but Vijay does not want to marry if Sathya stays single. Sathya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadhikkam
''Aadhikkam'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by V. C. Guhanathan. The film stars Ranjith, Vignesh and Monal, with Satya Prakash, Chandra Lakshman, newcomer Aruna Giridhar and Indhu playing supporting roles. The low-budget film, produced by Nallai Ananthan, was released in 2005 after many delays. This was the official last film of Monal who died back in 2002, 3 years before the release. Plot Naaga (Ranjith) was a rowdy who secretly worked for Sub-Inspector Pandian ( Satya Prakash) and helped the police solve cases. One day, the news reporter Lakshmi revealed Pandian's partnership with a rowdy to the media. The issue quickly mushroomed and made the front page. The scandal tarnished Pandian's reputation, and the promotion that he was waiting for so long was cancelled by his superiors. Naaga then kidnapped Lakshmi, and Pandian brutally raped her. Pandian ordered Naaga to kill her, but Naaga changed his mind and let her go. Many years later, Lakshmi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayodhya (2005 Tamil Film)
''Ayodhya'' is a 2005 Tamil-language drama film written, produced and directed by R. Jayaprakash. The film stars newcomer Mohankumar, Ramana, Rekha Unnikrishnan and newcomer Ragini Nandwani, with Manivannan, J. Livingston, Charan Raj, Saranya Ponvannan, Seetha, Ilavarasu, Mayilsamy, Chitti Babu and Delhi Kumar playing supporting roles. It was released on 28 January 2005. Plot Hussain Bhai (J. Livingston) and Sundaram Pillai (Charan Raj) were best friends in Ayodhyapuri near Nagercoil, a place where Hindus and Muslims lived in harmony. Hussain and Sundaram bought land to build a factory at that place. Hussain was married to Jameela (Saranya Ponvannan), while Sundaram married Seetha (Seetha) under Hussain and Jameela's blessings. Jameela and Seetha then became pregnant. Jameela, who had suffered a miscarriage, feared to lose her baby. In the meantime, Sabapathy (Manivannan), who was a troublemaker, turned the friends into enemies for his own personal gain. This issue was taken b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaru (film)
''Aaru'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Hari and produced by Saran. It stars Suriya in the lead role as Aarumugam (Aaru) alongside Trisha, Vadivelu, Kalabhavan Mani and Ashish Vidyarthi. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Priyan and V. T. Vijayan respectively. ''Aaru'' was released on 9 December 2005 and was a commercial success. Plot Aarumugam alias Aaru is raised by the sister of Vishwanathan, a gangster. Aaru respects Vishwanathan as his brother and is ready to go miles to keep him as the influential person in Chennai. When Vishwanathan declares war on his rival Kothanda Rama Reddy, Aaru assists him and Reddy's goons attack him, but Aaru overpowers them. Vishwanathan organises a protest and plots to kill Aaru's friends, but Aaru leaves the protest midway and proposes to his girlfriend Mahalakshmi, but she declines and gives him two months to change and orders h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amudhey
''Amudhae'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Ezhil, starring Jai Akash, Prakash Raj, Madhumitha, and Uma Shankari. Plot Nancy, who is in love with Dinakar, marries a millionaire, Victor. Later, Dinakar marries his cousin, Vinaya. How Nancy reunites with Dinakar forms the rest of the story. Cast Production After Ezhil saw a special screening of ''Ramakrishna'', he signed Jai Akash for his next film ''Amudhae''. The film was to be produced by a thirty five person unit, which later became a twenty eight person unit. The film was based on a novel written by Manimala. Madhumitha was cast as the heroine. The film was shot in several locations in Kerala including Alappuzha, Munnar, Kuttanad, Chalakudy and Vazhachal and also at Mumbai and Chennai. The filming was done within 35 days. Soundtrack Newcomer Sunil Xavier, who worked as an assistant to S. A. Rajkumar, composed the music for the film and lyrics were written by debutant Tamil Amudhan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancer (2005 Film)
''Dancer'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language dance film written and directed by Keyaar. The film was produced by Yogesh KR under KR Infotainment Pvt. Ltd. The film which revolves around a physically challenged dancer with one leg was released on 12 January 2005. Cast *J. Kutty as Kutty *Robert as Arun * Kaniha as Divya *Chinni Jayanth *Kaka Radhakrishnan *Manivannan *Delhi Ganesh *Vasu Vikram * T. P. Gajendran *Meera Krishnan *Swaminathan * Master Udayaraj as Kutty's friend *Bayilvan Ranganathan Production Keyaar was inspired to direct the film with Kutty, a one legged handicapped dancer after seeing him dancing at a concert at Kamarajar auditorium. Kutty did not appear in further films aside from '' By the People'' (2005) and ''Lee'' (2007) as he died by falling down stairs in 2007. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani and lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay and Na. Muthukumar. *"Dancer" — Karthik, Suresh Peters *"Jingulu Jingale" — Rafi, Suchitra *"Kothavaranga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice (2003 Film)
''Ice'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romance film directed by R. Raghuraj. The film stars newcomer Ashok, Priyanka Trivedi and Haripriya, while Vivek (actor), Vivek and T. S. B. K. Moulee, Mouli appeared in other pivotal role. The film produced by, had music scored by Devi Sri Prasad. It is a remake of the 2002 Telugu film ''Kalusukovalani''. The film was released in 2003 to below average collections and reviews. Cast Production ''Ice'' is a remake of the director's 2002 Telugu film ''Kalusukovalani'' which featured Uday Kiran and Gajala. The film became the maiden production venture of Sherif Ahmed for his Joy Entertainment. Gayathri Raguram was first chosen to play the heroine, but was subsequently replaced by Priyanka Trivedi. Devi Sri Prasad's tunes from the original version were retained, while cranking the camera was Shri, who had apprenticed with P. C. Sriram. The sets are designed by M. Prabhakar, the stunt and dance choreography are by Shiva and Coo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poovellam Un Vasam
''Poovellam Un Vaasam'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by S. Ezhil and produced by V. Ravichandran. It stars Ajith Kumar and Jyothika as childhood friends, alongside an ensemble supporting cast of Nagesh, Sivakumar, Sayaji Shinde, Vivek, Yugendran, and Kovai Sarala. The movie released on 17 August 2001. It received positive reviews and became a commercial success. Plot Two families stay in identical bungalows, adjacent to each other, tracing their friendship to over 40 years. Their respective progenies Chinna and Chella are childhood friends, their easy camaraderie and strong bonding carried over to their adult years. The two of them study in the same college, same class, zoom together on the motorbike, their togetherness at home and college, as accepted a fact as it was in films like '' Piriyadha Varam Vendum'' (2001). Somewhere along the way, the duo falls in love, throwing some soft glances at each other when the other is not looking. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arunachalam (film)
''Arunachalam'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Sundar C and written by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Rajinikanth as the title character as well as in a dual role, alongside Soundarya and Rambha, with Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Visu in supporting roles. It revolves around a village simpleton, who later discovers he is the heir of a deceased billionaire, but must face extreme challenges to claim his father's inheritance. The film is loosely based on the 1902 George Barr McCutcheon novel ''Brewster's Millions.'' The soundtrack and background score were composed by Deva, while U. K. Senthil Kumar handled the cinematography and P. Sai Suresh did so for editing. ''Arunachalam'' was released on 10 April 1997 and became a box office success. It won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including Best Film. Plot In Alanganallur, Arunachalam, a respected young headman, resides with his parents, Ammayappan and Janaki, three younger siblings, Sarava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irattai Roja
''Irattai Roja'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Keyaar. The film stars Ramki, Urvashi, and Khushbu. It is a remake of the 1994 Telugu film '' Subhalagnam'' which was based on the American film '' Indecent Proposal'' (1993). The film was released on 5 April 1996. Plot Uma marries Balu, an honest civil engineer. Uma thinks that he is rich and receives a lot of bribes but it turns out, Balu is from a middle-class family like her. Uma is a miser and dreams of becoming rich. A few years later, they have two children. In the meantime, Priya, the daughter of Balu's boss Rajasekhar, falls in love with Balu and asks him to marry her unaware of Balu's marriage and his two children. Balu refuses to marry her as he was already married but she compels him. When Priya meets Uma, she offers her one crore rupees in exchange for marrying Balu. Uma immediately agrees and she starts forcing Balu into remarriage. Finally, Balu agrees with a heavy heart as Uma threatens to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musthaffaa
''Musthaffaa'' is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by R. Aravindraj and written by K. Prasanna. It is based on Prasanna's novel of the same name. The film stars Napoleon and Ranjitha, with Goundamani, Mansoor Ali Khan, Prasanna, Lakshmi, Kazan Khan, Alex, Sooriya, Rajeshkumar, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Ganeshkar and Charmila playing supporting roles. It was released on 16 February 1996. The film was later remade into Hindi as '' Ghulam-E-Musthafa'' (1997) in Bangladeshi Bengali as '' Abbajan'' (2001) and in Indian Bengali as '' Rehmat Ali'' (2010). Plot Musthaffaa is the trusted henchman of the godfather Periyavar. When politicians need help, they notify Periyavar, and Musthaffaa, in turn, solves the problem with his sidekick Chellappa. Musthaffaa considers Periyavar as his own father and he calls him Vappa (father in Tamil Muslim) whilst he considers Chellappa as his own elder brother. In the meantime, Sundaresan is appointed as an office worker in a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
