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Tamil Nadu State Film Award
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The awards were decided by a committee headed by a Judge. The awards were first given in 1967 and discontinued after 1970. The awards were given again in 1977 and continued till 1982. The awards were not given in the years 1971 to 1976. However, in the year 1977, the awards for Best Actress and Best Actor were announced for the years 1971 to 1976 by way of honorary certificates by the government led by the then chief minister M.G.Ramachandran. Since 1988, the awards were regularly given until it became defunct in 2008. After winning the election for the Producers Council of Tamil cinema, the chairman Vishal revealed that he would approach the government to reinstate the awards. The awards were reinstated in July 2017 after the government announ ...
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Tamil Film Industry
Tamil cinema is the segment of cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Chennai neighbourhood with a high concentration of film studios, and Cinema of the United States, Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, ''Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil Talkie, talking feature film, ''Kalidas (film), Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H. M. Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture ''Alam Ara''. Tamil cinema has been noted for its advanced narratives and diverse films, with several productions in the 1990s and early 2000s cutting across ethnic and linguistic barriers. Such films include ''Roja (film), Roja'' (1992), ''Bombay (1995 film), Bombay'' (1995), ''Indian (1996 film), Indian'' (199 ...
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Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Film Portraying Woman In Good Light
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film Portraying Woman in Good Light is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil ( Kollywood) films. The award was first given in 1994. This award category was suggested by Sengottuvelan, former judge of the Madras High Court and Chairman of the State Women's Commission. The Award was discontinued post 2008, but revived on 2015 with Suriya's 36 Vayathinile Win. The list Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. See also * Tamil cinema * Cinema of India References {{Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
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Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Family Film
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ... ( Kollywood) films. References {{Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Awards ...
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Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Director
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil language, Tamil (Kollywood) films. List of winners ;Key See also * Cinema of India References General * Specific

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Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Film
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film is given by the Government of Tamil Nadu as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil ( Kollywood) films. It includes prizes for three top places. Key List of winners References General * Specific {{Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ... Awards for best film ...
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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 ...
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Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English language, English, and Hindi-language films. he is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Prakash Raj, several accolades, including five National Film Awards, eight Nandi Awards, eight Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South, four South Indian International Movie Awards, SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and three Vijay Awards. Apart from his native language Tulu and Kannada, Raj's fluency in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, English, and Marathi language, Marathi has placed him among the most sought after actors in Cinema of India, Indian cinema. After working in stage shows and television in Kannada for a few years, Raj ventured into films. He made his debut in Tamil cinema through ''Duet (1994 film), Duet'' (1994), by K. Ba ...
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Prakash Raj At KLF 18 Kozhikode
Prakash is a common given name in Asian, Hindu, Sanskrit names and widely used in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. Prakash is generally used as a masculine name. The word prakash is derived from the Sanskrit word , meaning "bright light" or "sun light" or "moon light" or "light", from a combination of meaning "forth" and meaning "shining." Hence the meaning "luminous; shining forth". Metaphorically, it designates the person as a source of enlightenment or wisdom . Film * ''Prakash'' (film), 2022 Nepali film Notable people Notable persons with this given name include: * Prakash (film director), Kannada film director * Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar (born 1954), Indian politician from Maharashtra * Prakash Amritraj (born 1983), Indian tennis player * Prakash Amte, Indian medical doctor and social worker * Prakash Bare, Indian Malayalam actor * Prakash Bhandari (born 1935), Indian cricketer * Prakash Dahake, Indian politician from Maharashtra * Prakash Javadekar (born 1951), Indian p ...
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Saranya Ponvannan
Saranya Ponvannan (born Sheela Christina) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam and a few Kannada language films. She also acted in one Hindi movie '' Chup: Revenge of the Artist'' in 2022. Saranya made her acting debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam's '' Nayakan'' (1987) and went on to play lead roles from 1987 to 1996. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she returned to films in 2003 as a character actor roles. In her career spanning around over 25 years she had won a number of accolades including one National Film Award, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and five Filmfare Award South. Career Saranya made her Tamil debut in Mani Ratnam's production '' Nayakan,'' as the female lead opposite Kamal Haasan in 1987. She made her first Telugu appearance in 1989 film '' Neerajanam;'' her Malayalam debut was in the same year with the film '' Artham'' starring opposite Mammootty. In 1996, she made her Kannada debut with '' Appaji''. After 1996 ...
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Saranya Ponvannan At Saivam Audio Launch
Sanjna (, , also spelled as Samjna and Sangya), also known as Saranyu (, ), is a Hindu goddess associated with clouds and the chief consort of Surya, the Sun god. She is mentioned in the ''Rigveda'', the '' Harivamsa'' and the ''Puranas''. In Hindu mythology, Sanjna is the daughter of the craftsman god Tvashtr, often equated with Vishvakarma. Renowned for her beauty, virtue, and ascetic powers, Sanjna married Vivasvant (Surya); however, she could not endure his intense form and energy. To escape, she substituted herself with her shadow or maid, Chhaya, and ran away by transforming into a mare. Upon discovering her absence, Surya had his radiance diminished and brought her back. Sanjna is recognized as the mother of several notable deities, including Yama, the god of death; Yamuna, the river goddess; Vaivasvata Manu, the current patriarch of humans; the twin divine physicians known as the Ashvins; and the god Revanta. Etymology Saranyu (or Saraṇyū) is the first name used for ...
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