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Thangamagan
''Thanga Magan'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language coming of age family drama film written and directed by Velraj. Dhanush produced and stars in the film alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Amy Jackson. The film entered production in March 2015 and was released on 18 December 2015. The film performed badly at the box office. Plot Tamizh, his wife Yamuna, and mother move into an uncomfortable home. Tamizh leaves them with his friend Kumaran while he looks for a job. All the companies are pleased with his resume but are hesitant to give him a job due to occurrences in his past job. Desperate, Tamizh gets a job at a roadside biriyani shop. He comes home for the night after he gets drunk, and flashback starts. 5 years earlier, college student Tamizh, Kumaran, and Tamizh's cousin Aravind were inseparable friends. One day, Tamizh's mother tells him to go to the temple for a pooja (blessing ceremony). There he meets Hema, who is an Anglo-Indian and architect student and likes h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathish
Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil cinema. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian for his performance in ''Kaththi'' (2014), '' Thangamagan'' (2015) and ''Remo'' (2016) and Edison Award for Best Appearance for the film '' Tamizh Padam 2'' (2018). Personal life Born in a middle-class iyer family, Sathish barely attended school and worked part-time jobs alongside his studies to support his family. Interested in cinema, he joined Crazy Mohan's Troupe in 2001, at the age of 14 and performed for nearly 8 years as part of the troupe. Crazy Mohan saw potential in Sathish and took him as one of his own, educated him and supported him financially and helped him land small roles in '' Jerry'' and other small roles until 2009. He received many awards for his dramas in Crazy Mohan from Kamal Haasan and other celebrities. Sathish mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radhika Sarathkumar
Radhika Sarathkumar () is an Indian actress, film producer, film director and politician who works predominantly in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu cinema, TV serials and web series as well as in Hindi cinema, Hindi, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Kannada cinema, Kannada films. She is a recipient of a National Film Award, two Nandi Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and six Filmfare Award South. Personal life Radhika is the daughter of actor M. R. Radha and Geetha. Her father is a Telugu from Chennai and her mother is a Tamil from Sri Lanka, native of Wennappuwa. Radhika did her education in India, Sri Lanka and a course in London, which she discontinued. She has a younger sister Nirosha, who is also an actress and two younger brothers, Raju and Mohan. She also has two half-brothers Radha Ravi and M.R.R Vasu. Radhika married actor Sarathkumar on 4 February 2001. They had been friends before their marriage and had been paired in two films: ''Namma Annach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, lyricist and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. Having starred in Dhanush filmography, 50 films over his career, his accolades include four National Film Awards (two as actor and two as producer), fourteen SIIMA Awards, eight Filmfare Awards South and a Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Award. One of the highest paid actors in Indian cinema, he has been included in the ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list six times. Dhanush's first film was ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'', a 2002 Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age film directed by his father, Kasthuri Raja. He achieved further success in ''Polladhavan (2007 film), Polladhavan'' (2007) and ''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' (2008), both of which were critically acclaimed and commercially successful. His role as a Cockfight, rooster fight jockey in ''Aadukalam'' (2010) won him the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2
''Velaiilla Pattadhari 2'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil action comedy film directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. It is a sequel to the 2014 film ''Velaiilla Pattadhari'' and has Dhanush, Amala Paul, Vivek, Hrishikesh, Saranya Ponvannan, and Samuthirakani reprising their roles, while Kajol plays an antagonistic role, marking her return to Tamil cinema after 20 years, with her last film being '' Minsara Kanavu'' (1997). Ritu Varma was recast as Anita, earlier played by Surbhi, which marks her debut in Tamil cinema. Some of Dhanush's scenes were partially reshot in Telugu. Its music was composed by Sean Roldan. ''VIP 2'' was released worldwide on 11 August 2017 to mixed reviews. Plot Two years later, Raghuvaran wins the Civil Engineer of the Year 2016 Award and is an executive member of his company now, along with a parking spot. His wife, Dr. Shalini, becomes an authoritative, nagging wife who controls him. She has resigned from her job to take care of the household, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adith Arun
Thrigun (formerly known as Adith Arun) is an Indian actor who has appeared in supporting roles in Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil language films. Early life ThrigunItsy Bitsy The Hindu (6 August 2011). Retrieved on 2015-12-10. was born as the only son to his parents and did his schooling in Vizag and pursued journalism in Madras Christian College. Before moving into theatre, he did several short films and over twenty shows at a semi-professional level, including shows for Madras Players and Boardwalkers. Career Thrigun met Prakash Raj during an audition for ''Inidhu Inidhu'', the Tamil version of the 2007 Telugu film ''Happy Days (2007 film), Happy Days'', which Prakash Raj had been producing. Through Prakash Raj, he was able to meet other producers a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velraj
Rajamani Velraj is an Indian cinematographer, director and writer who primarily works in Tamil and Hindi cinema. He is known for his long-standing collaborations with Vetrimaaran and M. Muthaiah. Personal life Rajamani Velraj was born in the village Kootthiyar Kundu near Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He went to PKN Boys Higher Secondary School ( Tirumangalam), and studied at Madurai Sourastra College. Career Early in his career, he worked as an assistant to cinematographer Tirru in several Tamil films. After working with actor Dhanush in '' Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram'', Dhanush recommended Velraj for his next film, '' Polladhavan'', directed by then debutant, Vetrimaaran. He won the Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer in 2008. Velraj and Vetrimaaran continued working together, from '' Aadukalam'' to their most recent film, '' Viduthalai Part 1'' (2023). He made his directional debut with ''Velaiilla Pattadhari'', starring Dhanush and Amala Paul and with Anirudh as the mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wunderbar Films
Wunderbar Films is an Indian film production and distribution company established by actor Dhanush and his ex-wife Aishwarya, on 20 May 2010. Based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it mainly produces and distributes Tamil films, and occasionally Malayalam and Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ... films. The headquarters of the company is in Nungambakkam, Chennai. History Wunderbar Films was established by actor Dhanush and his wife Aishwarya on 20 May 2010. The studio was named "Wunderbar", meaning "wonderful" in German, which they picked up from the 2009 American film, '' Inglourious Basterds''. Earlier short films made by Dhanush, although not released to the public, had the banner "Wunderbar". Filmography Film soundtracks released References {{Wund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Samantha Ruth Prabhu (born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. One of South India's highest-paid actresses, Samantha is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. After a brief stint as a model while pursuing a degree in commerce, Samantha made her acting debut in the Telugu romance film '' Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She became the second actress to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and Best Actress – Telugu in the same year, for her performances in the 2012 films '' Neethaane En Ponvasantham'' and '' Eega'', respectively. Over the next few years, she played the leading lady in top-grossing androcentric films such as '' Dookudu'' (2011), '' Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'' (2012), '' Attarintiki Daredi'' (2013), '' Kaththi'' (2014), '' Theri'' (2016), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anirudh Ravichander
Anirudh Ravichander (born 16 October 1990), also credited mononymously as Anirudh, is an Indian composer and playback singer who works primarily in Tamil cinema, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He has won two Filmfare Awards South, ten SIIMA Awards, six Edison Awards and five Vijay awards. His debut song " Why This Kolaveri Di", composed for the 2012 film '' 3'', went viral across the globe and has achieved over 450 million views on YouTube. A.R. Murugadoss signed him to compose music for '' Kaththi'' (2014) starring Vijay & Samantha which included the viral hit " Selfie Pulla". The soundtrack for the film became Anirudh's highest profile soundtrack until he was signed to compose music for Rajinikanth's ''Petta'' in 2019. In 2016, he signed a record deal with Sony Music, which publishes his independent albums and live concerts. In the same year, he featured with Diplo on the remix of Major Lazer's hit single " Cold Water". Personal life Anirudh Ravichander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). attested since 300 BC, 300 BCE.: "...the most acceptable periodisation which has so far been suggested for the development of Tamil writing seems to me to be that of A Chidambaranatha Chettiar (1907–1967): 1. Sangam Literature – 200BC to AD 200; 2. Post Sangam literature – AD 200 – AD 600; 3. Early Medieval literature – AD 600 to AD 1200; 4. Later Medieval literature – AD 1200 to AD 1800; 5. Pre-Modern literature – AD 1800 to 1900" at p. 610 Tamil was the lingua franca for early maritime traders in South India, with Tamil inscriptions found outside of the Indian subcontinent, such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Egypt. The language has a well-documented history wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uday Mahesh
Udhayabhanu Maheswaran (born February 21, 1970), known by his stage name Udhay Mahesh, is an Indian actor and director. He directed two Tamil films: '' Naalai'' (2006) and '' Chakkara Viyugam'' (2008). As an actor, he is best known for his portrayal of Vishwanathan in the STAR Vijay series ''Office''. His portrayal of the character Chellam in ''The Family Man'' received social media attention and acclaim. Career Udhayabhanu made his directorial debut with '' Naalai'' starring Richard Rishi and Madhumitha, film introduced cinematographer Natty Subramaniam as an actor. The film, a gangster subject was released in 2006 to mixed reviews and became average grosser. He again directed Natraj in '' Chakkara Viyugam'', a crime thriller which was completely shot around Kolkata. The film was briefly delayed due to Natrajan's cameraman assignments and also crew complained the behaviour of film's actress Daisy Bopanna. The film was released in 2008 to mixed reviews. As an actor, he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhita Gandhi
Nikhita Gandhi (born 1 October 1991) is an Indian playback singer who has worked in Indian films in five different languages. She has worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, and Kannada film projects. She sang as the face of Deepika Padukone in '' Raabta'' for the title track "Raabta". Her duet song " Ullu Ka Pattha" with Arijit Singh from the film Jagga Jasoos is a hit. She has sung for many Hindi films including '' Sachin: A Billion Dreams'', ''Jab Harry Met Sejal'', ''Kedarnath'', '' Luka Chuppi'', ''Sooryavanshi'' and '' Tiger 3''. She has also sang Bengali and Tamil songs from movies like '' Leo'', '' Varisu'', ''Cockpit'' and '' Kishmish''. Her songs "Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe" and "Poster Lagwa Do" also became popular. The song "Jugnu" with Badshah turned out a viral hit. Personal life Nikhita was born in Kolkata and lived in Chennai while doing her graduation. Growing up she learnt Odissi dance and Hindustani music for almost 12 years. Career Born into a mixed Bengali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
