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Thalapathy
''Thalapathi'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language gangster drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Rajinikanth and Mammootty with Arvind Swamy in his feature-film debut, Jaishankar, Amrish Puri, Srividya, Bhanupriya, Shobana and Geetha in supporting roles. It is about a courageous slum dweller who befriends a powerful don and the attempts of a district collector to thwart them. The plot of ''Thalapathi'' is based on the friendship between Karna and Duryodhana, characters from the Hindu epic, ''Mahabharata''. Ilaiyaraaja, in his last collaboration with Mani Ratnam, composed the film's score and soundtrack, and the lyrics were written by poet Vaali. The cinematography was handled by Santosh Sivan and the editor was Suresh Urs. Most of the filming took place in Karnataka state. With a budget of , at the time of its release, ''Thalapathi'' was the most expensive South Indian film. ''Thalapathi'' was released on 5 Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Most Expensive Indian Films
This is an inclusive list of the most expensive Indian films, with budgets given in Indian rupees and US dollars. Most expensive Indian productions (unadjusted for inflation) Only productions with a budget of at least ₹100 crore in nominal Indian rupees are listed here. Due to the effects of inflation, all the films on the chart have been produced in the 21st century. Films Back-to-back film productions Historical timeline Most expensive films by language Assamese The Assamese cinema, also known as Jollywood, produces films in Assamese language. Bengali The cinema of West Bengal produces films in Bengali language. Bhojpuri The Bhojpuri cinema, colloquially known as Bhojiood, produces films in Bhojpuri language. Gujarati Gujarati cinema, produces films in Gujarati language. Hindi Hindi cinema, also known as Bollywood, produces many of the most expensive Indian films, many of which are released worldwide. Kannada The Kannada cinema, also known as Sanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mani Ratnam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, six Filmfare Awards South, and numerous awards at various film festivals across the world. In 2002, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film. Despite being born into a film family, Mani Ratnam did not develop any interest in films when he was young. Upon completion of his post graduation in management, he started his career as a consultant. He entered the film industry through the 1983 Kannada film, ''Pallavi Anu Pallavi''. The failure of his subsequent films would mean that he was left with fewer offers. However, his fifth directorial outing, ''Mouna Ragam'' (1986), established him as a leading filmmaker in Tamil cinema. He was the director o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammootty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English-language productions. In a career spanning five decades, he has acted in over 400 films. He is the recipient of several accolades, including three National Film Awards, seven Kerala State Film Awards, and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. For his contribution to film, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 1998. In 2022, he was honoured with Kerala Prabha Award, the second-highest honour given by the Government of Kerala. Mammootty made his debut in acting through Malayalam film '' Anubhavangal Paalichakal'' in 1971. His first leading role was in I. V. Sasi's unreleased film '' Devalokam'' (1979). Mammootty's breakthrough came in 1981 when he received the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karna
Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: ''Karṇa''), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic '' Mahābhārata''. He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the Pandavas), and thus a demigod of royal birth. Kunti was granted the boon to bear a child with desired divine qualities from the gods and without much knowledge, Kunti invoked the sun god to confirm it if it was true indeed. Karna was secretly born to an unmarried Kunti in her teenage years, fearing outrage and backlash from society over her premarital pregnancy, Kunti had no choice but to abandon the newly born Karna adrift in a basket on the Ganges, in the hope that he finds foster parents. The basket discovered and Karna is adopted and raised by foster ''Sūta'' parents named Radha and Adhiratha Nandana of the charioteer and poet profession working for king Dhritarashtra. Karna grows up to be an accomplished warrior of extraordinary abil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Express Award For Best Actor – Tamil
The Cinema Express Best Actor Award is given as a part of its annual Cinema Express Awards for Tamil (Kollywood Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywoo ...) films. Winners References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cinema Express Award for Best Actor - Tamil Cinema Express Awards Film awards for lead actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Express Awards
Cinema Express Awards are presented annually by Indian Express Group on behalf of Cinema Express film magazine to honour artistic excellence of professionals in the south Indian film industry which comprises Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries. The awards were introduced in 1981. From 1987 the awards were extended to many categories. Prizes Tamil * Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil * Cinema Express Award for Best Director – Tamil * Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil * Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil Kannada * Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Kannada * Cinema Express Award for Best Director – Kannada * Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Kannada * Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Kannada Telugu * Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Telugu * Cinema Express Award for Best Director – Telugu * Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Telugu * Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Telugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Music Director – Tamil
The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given to film composers by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil (Kollywood) films. A. R. Rahman is the most frequent winner with sixteen wins, which also includes nine consecutive wins between 1992 and 2000. Harris Jayaraj follows A. R. Rahman with five wins. Superlatives & Multiple wins Multiple wins : *16 wins :A. R. Rahman *5 wins :Harris Jayaraj *2 wins :Bharathwaj, G V Prakash Kumar Winners Nominations 2000s *2001 Harris Jayaraj for '' Minnale'' ** Ilayaraja – ''Kasi'' ** S. A. Rajkumar – ''Aanandham'' *2003 Harris Jayaraj for ''Kaakha Kaakha'' ** A. R. Rahman – '' Boys'' ** Vidhyasagar – ''Dhool'' ** Ilayaraja – ''Pithamagan'' ** Harris Jayaraj – ''Saamy'' *2007 A. R. Rahman for '' Sivaji'' ** A. R. Rahman – '' Azhagiya Tamil Magan'' ** Harris Jayaraj – '' Unnale Unnale'' ** Vijay Antony – '' Naan Avanillai'' ** Yuvan Shankar Raja – ''Paruthiveeran'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Director – Tamil
The Filmfare Best Director Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The awards were extended to "Best Director" in 1972.Film world, p 43 Superlatives * K. Balachander has the record of winning most Awards 7 and winning the Award twice in a row, on two separate occasions (1974–1975 and 1980–1981). Mani Ratnam have received the award for five times which is the second most wins. Cheran have received the award four times. * Sudha Kongara was the first of two women to have won this award for Irudhi Suttru in 2016, the second being Gayathri of Pushkar–Gayathri duo for Vikram Vedha in 2017. Other woman Director to have been nominated is Suhasini Maniratnam for Indira . * S. Shankar remains the only Director to have won the Award for his first two films, Gentleman and Kadhalan . * S. Shankar, Cheran , Bala , and Sasikumar are the four directors who have received the award for their first film. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing four languages, namely, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. They were introduced in 1954, around the films released in 1952-53 and Filmfare Awards initially recognizing the Hindi film industry. In 1964 awards were extended in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi, around the films released in 1963. The inclusion of the Malayalam cinema in the awards came in 1967 while Kannada cinema was recognized in 1970. Each industry is given its own set of creative awards in annual ceremonies that have predominantly been held in Hyderabad and Chennai. Before 1976, the Awards ceremony was held in Mumbai along with Hindi awards. From 1976, Southern region film awards were separated from Hindi and moved to Chennai. Kamal Haasan and Uday Kiran hold th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diwali
Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali ( IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is one of the most important festivals within Hinduism where it generally lasts five days (or six in some regions of India), and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar months of Ashvin (according to the amanta tradition) and Kartika (between mid- October and mid- November).''The New Oxford Dictionary of English'' (1998) – p. 540 "Diwali /dɪwɑːli/ (also Diwali) noun a Hindu festival with lights...". It is a post-harvest festival celebrating the bounty following the arrival of the monsoon in the subcontinent. Diwali symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance".Jean Mead, ''How and why Do Hindus Celebrate Divali?'', The festival is widely associated with Lakshmi,Suzanne B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of South India
The Cinema of South India refers collectively to the six distinct film industries based in Southern region of India namely Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, Kannada, Konkani, and Malayalam. Although these industries developed independently for a long period of time, gross exchange of artists and technicians, as well as globalisation helped in shaping this unique identity. By 2010, South India became the home for 6320, or about 62% of the 10,167 movie theatres in India. For the financial year of 2013, the combined net box office revenue of Tamil and Telugu films stood at nearly 40% of the total net revenue of Indian films. In 2020, the combined market of the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries grossed revenue of Rs 1,040 crore, and surpassed that of Hindi film markets where box office collection stood at Rs 870 crore. In 2021, Telugu film industry emerged as the largest film industry of India in terms of box office revenue. History During the Madras Presidency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnataka'' in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. Its capital and largest city is Bengaluru. Karnataka is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. It is the only southern state to have land borders with all of the other four southern Indian sister states. The state covers an area of , or 5.83 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the sixth-largest Indian state by area. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 districts. Kannada, one of the classical languages of In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
