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Tamilarasan
''Tamilarasan'' is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Babu Yogeswaran and produced by SNS Production Company. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Vijay Antony and Sonu Sood. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. It is an official adaptation of the 2002 American film '' John Q.'' ''Tamilarasan'' had its theatrical release on April 22, 2023, and is slated to be released on the OTT platform ZEE5 on June 16, 2023. The film has received mixed reviews from critics. Premise Tamilarasan is a compassionate police officer who hijacks a hospital where his son Prabhakar has been admitted after Prabhakar is neglected for providing a heart transplant by the greedy hospital staff, but Tamilarasan faces obstacles from the corrupt superior officer DCP Rana Pratap Singh and his personal enemies. Cast Production The principal photography began on 18 January 2019. The film shooting was started on 18 January 2019. The cinematography was by cinematographer R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Q
''John Q.'' is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, and written by James Kearns. It stars Denzel Washington as the title character, a man who takes a hospital emergency room hostage in order for his son to receive a heart transplant. Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Kimberly Elise, and Ray Liotta appear in supporting roles. The film was shot in Toronto, Hamilton, Ontario, and Canmore, Alberta, although the story takes place in Chicago. Shooting took place from August 8 to November 3, 2000, and the film was released on February 15, 2002, by New Line Cinema. It received generally negative reviews from critics, but was a commercial success, grossing $102 million on a $36 million budget. Plot A young woman in a white BMW 5 Series drives recklessly on a mountainous winding road; she collides with a truck and is killed instantly. Weeks earlier in Chicago, factory worker John Quincy Archibald and his wife Denise rush their young son Michae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Antony
Frances Antony Cyril Raja (born 24 July 1975), known professionally as Vijay Antony, is an Indian music composer, playback singer, actor, film editor, lyricist, audio engineer, and filmmaker working predominantly in Tamil cinema. He made his debut as music composer in 2005 with ''Sukran''. He made his acting debut in 2012 with ''Naan (2012 film), Naan'' and is known for his roles in action thriller films such as ''Salim (film), Salim'' (2014) and ''Pichaikkaran'' (2016). Early life Vijay Antony was born in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. When he entered the media and film industry, he had picked Agni as his stage name, but this was changed to Vijay by director S. A. Chandrasekhar who had commented that Agni was not lucky. Antony was brought up by his mother after his father committed suicide when Antony was 7. He is not a trained musician, but started his career as a Audio engineer, sound engineer and later became a music composer. After completing his tertiary education, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogi Babu
Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. He has won Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), '' Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018), '' Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018), '' Love Today'' (2022) and '' Maaveeran'' (2023). He is also a recipient of five SIIMA Awards. Early and personal life Yogi Babu was born on 22 July 1985 in Arani, his father was a havildar in the Indian Army, so Babu travelled extensively as a child, as a result of which he studied in Jammu in the early 1990s. Babu married Manju Bhargavi on 5 February 2020 in an intimate ceremony held at their ancestral temple in Tiruttani and the couple have two children. Career Babu worked as an assistant director in the '' Lollu Sabha'', and helped writing scenes for two years. He made his feature film debut in the Ameer-starring '' Yogi'' (2009) as an aspiring actor and subsequently adapted the name of the film as a prefix for his stage name. He appeared as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasthuri (actress)
Kasthuri Shankar is an Indian actress, model and television presenter who has appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Kannada language films. Personal life She was born in a Brahmin family to Sumathi, a lawyer and P.S. Shankar. She has one younger brother. She is married and has a son and a daughter. Her daughter is a leukemia survivor. Career After graduation from Ethiraj College for Women, Shankar won Miss Chennai in 1992. In the same year, she won the Femina Miss Madras beauty pageant too. While studying in college, she started her career in modelling over interest in the domain. Not only was she a successful model, but also, she was a finalist in the BBC's Mastermind India 2000 quiz. Her acting career began in 1991 with the film, ''Aatha Un Koyilile'' (1991). From working on small budget Tamil films, she went on to work into more mainstream movies alongside legends, such as Kamal Haasan in ''Indian (1996 film), Indian'' (1996) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaya Singh
Chaya Singh is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Kannada films and television shows. She started her acting career in Kannada films and has worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali and Bhojpuri films. She has a reputation of being very selective in her roles. Chaya is well known of her role in '' Thiruda Thirudi'' (2003). Early life Singh belongs to a Rajput family. She grew up in Bangalore. She did her schooling at Lourdes School, Bangalore and studied for until twelfth there. Career Her first film role was in '' Munnudi''. She went to do more films in Kannada including ''Haseena'' which was directed by Girish Kasaravalli, '' Thuntata'', which was a success, Dinesh Baboo's ''Chitte'' and Sai Prakash's ''Rowdy Aliya''. After having few chances in the Kannada industry she migrated to Tamil movies. Chaya Singh's most famous movie is '' Thiruda Thirudi'' in Tamil which has the popular song "Manmadha Raasa". She also acted in its Kannada remake '' Sak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangeetha Krish
Sangeetha Krish () is an Indian actress, dancer and television presenter who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam films and few Kannada films. Debuted in the mid 90s, Sangeetha is best known for her performances in the films '' Khadgam'' (2002), ''Pithamagan'' (2003), '' Uyir'' (2006), '' Dhanam'' (2008), '' Manmadan Ambu'' (2010), '' Masooda'' (2022) and '' Varisu'' (2023). Sangeetha is a recipient of two Filmfare Awards South and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Early life Sangeetha was born in Chennai, India, to Santharam and Bhanumathi.Sangeetha . Interview at totaltollywood.com Her grandfather, K. R. Balan, is a film producer, who had produced more than 20 Tamil films. Also her father had produced several films. She has two brothers. She studied at St. John's English School and Junior College, Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robo Shankar
Robo Shankar is an Indian standup comedian who has appeared in character roles in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with STAR Vijay's ''Kalakkapovathu Yaaru'', performing standup comedy. He is a now cast as regular on several shows on Star Vijay and has presented television shows for the channel. Career Shankar earned the name Robo Shankar after doing robot dances in village shows. He was a mimicry artist when he was offered by Gokul a role in ''Rowthiram'' (2011); however, his scenes were edited out from the film. Gokul again cast him a role in ''Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'' (2013), which gave him a break as an actor. After doing small roles in '' Yaaruda Mahesh'' and '' Kappal'', Balaji Mohan cast Shankar in '' Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' (2014). His performance was described by critics as "scream". He portrayed a negative character in '' Touring Talkies'' (2015). He then acted in '' Maari'' (2015), where his performance was mentioned by critics that he "deserves a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munishkanth
Ramdoss, better known as Munishkanth, is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Tamil language films. He had notable roles in films, including '' Mundasupatti'' (2014), '' Maanagaram'' (2017), '' Maragadha Naanayam'' (2017) and '' Raatchasan'' (2018). Career Ramdoss came to Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ... from Nilakottai in 2002, hoping to get a breakthrough as an actor in films and worked for several years as a junior artiste. Unable to get an immediate breakthrough, he moved to Malaysia for two years to work as a goldsmith before returning to Chennai and often slept homeless at Vadapalani temple. He became involved in short films, often portraying characters in the ''Naalaya Iyakkunar'' show on Kalaignar TV, and featured in Ram's original a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashvin Raja
Ashvin Raja is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He is the son of the film producer V. Swaminathan of Lakshmi Movie Makers. Personal life Ashvin Raja is the son of producer Swaminathan, who owns the production house, Lakshmi Movie Makers. He had also done cameos in some of the movies produced by him. V. Swaminathan died on 10 August 2020 due to COVID-19. He had been undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Chennai after testing positive for Coronavirus. He became the first person from Tamil film industry to have died of COVID-19. Ashwin, married his girlfriend Vidyashree on 24 June 2020. She is a practising doctor. Career Ashvin made his film debut portraying the student Paalpandi in Rajesh's comedy film '' Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' (2010). His performance in Prabhu Solomon's '' Kumki'' (2012) as an elephant herder alongside Vikram Prabhu and Thambi Ramaiah was also well received by film critics, and had allotted sixty six days to the film for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manobala
Balachandar (8 December 1953 – 3 May 2023), known by his stage name Manobala (), was an Indian actor, film producer, director, comedian, and YouTuber who predominantly played supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He worked predominantly in the film industry for nearly forty years and was notable for his unique body language and dialogue delivery and was also well known for his intonation. Early life Manobala was born as Balachandar in a Marungoor village near Thirumarugal , Nagapattinam District, but did most of his primary education in Bangalore and Thirukattupalli for grades 10 and 11. He later studied at the Government College of Fine Arts, when he started writing articles under the pen name Manobala, and also learnt Bharatanatyam and the Veena. Career Manobala started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with a reference from Kamal Haasan became an assistant director for Bharathiraja's 1979 film ''Puthiya Vaarpugal''. He continued to work as his ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendrayan
Senrayan is an Indian actor who has predominantly worked in Tamil language films. After making his acting debut in Vetrimaaran's '' Polladhavan'' (2007), he appeared in other small roles before winning acclaim for his portrayal of a petty criminal in '' Moodar Koodam'' (2013). He has since appeared in antagonistic and comedic roles in films, including ''Puthiya Niyamam'' (2016) and '' Metro'' (2016). Career Senrayan made his acting debut in Vetrimaaran's '' Polladhavan'' (2007), and later also played a small role in the director's '' Aadukalam'' (2011) with both of the films starring Dhanush. He made a breakthrough with his performance in '' Moodar Koodam'' (2013) portraying a young criminal. The success of the film prompted him to play several similar antagonistic roles in films including ''Puthiya Niyamam'' (2016) and '' Metro'' (2016). In 2015, he played the lead role in the small budget film, ''Vishayam Veliye Theriya Koodadhu'', which went unnoticed at the box office. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gowtham Sundararajan
Gowtham Sundararajan is an Indian actor and choreographer who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas. Career Gowtham Sundararajan was born to Tamil actor Major Sundarrajan and Shyamala in Madras, Tamil Nadu. He studied at Vivekananda College and graduated in 1989, before attempting to make a breakthrough in the film industry by appearing in item numbers, featuring in various projects including K. Balachander's '' Azhagan'' (1990). He married Kokila Hariram in September 1996. In 1998, along with his wife, he founded the Academy of Modern Dance, Chennai's first formal Western dance school. The pair also worked on choreographing for films, with their biggest venture being their first film, the Kamal Haasan-starrer ''Aalavandhan'' (2001). They continued to work on other film projects including the incomplete R. Madhavan-Jyothika starrer ''Acham Thavir'', which they travelled to Syria to shoot. Gowtham then began a career in acting, notably starring as one of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |