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The Stranger (2005 Film)
''Anniyan'' ( ) is a 2005 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language psychological fiction, psychological action thriller film directed by S. Shankar and produced by V. Ravichandran (film producer), V. Ravichandran. The film stars Vikram (actor), Vikram as a law-abiding lawyer who suffers from dissociative identity disorder, and develops two other identities: a fashion model, and a murderous vigilante seeking to eradicate corrupution. The cast also includes Sadha, Prakash Raj, Vivek (actor), Vivek, Nedumudi Venu, Nassar (actor), Nassar. Shankar conceived the film in mid-2003 during the post-production period of his previous film ''Boys (2003 film), Boys''. He based the film on his own life experiences during his formative years when he was disturbed by what he saw around him and his eventual displeasure with the society. Pre-production for ''Anniyan'' began in November 2003 and principal photography in March 2004. The making of the film, which included numerous production delays, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sujatha (writer)
S. Rangarajan (3 May 1935 – 27 February 2008), better known by his wiktionary:allonym, allonym Sujatha, was an Indian author, novelist and screenwriter who wrote in Tamil language, Tamil. He authored over 100 novels, 250 short stories, ten books on science, ten stage plays, and a slim volume of poems. He was one of the most popular authors in Tamil literature, and a regular contributor to topical columns in Tamil periodicals such as Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam and Kalki (magazine), Kalki. He had a wide readership, and served for a brief period as the editor of Kumudam, and has also written screenplays and dialogues for several Tamil films. Rangarajan was also an engineer; he supervised the design and production of the Indian voting machines, electronic voting machine (Electronic voting, EVM) during his tenure at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a machine which is currently used in elections throughout India. As an author he inspired many authors, including Balakumaran, Madhan (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanjavur
Thanjavur (), also known as Thanjai, previously known as Tanjore, Pletcher 2010, p. 195 is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the 12th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of southern Indian religion, art, and architecture. Most of the Great Living Chola Temples, which are UNESCO World Heritage Monuments, are located in and around Thanjavur. The foremost among these, the Brihadisvara Temple, built by the Chola emperor Rajaraja I, is located in the centre of the city. This temple has one of the largest bull statues (called Nandi) in India carved out of a single granite rock. Thanjavur is also home to Tanjore painting, a painting style unique to the region. Thanjavur is the headquarters of the Thanjavur District. The city is an important agricultural centre located in the Kaveri Delta and is known as the ''Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu''. Thanjavur is administered by a municipal corporation covering an area of and had a population of 222,943 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Cinema of Tamil Nadu, 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 (actor), Vishal revealed that he would approach the government to reinstate the awards. The awards were reinstated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Awards South
The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was introduced in 1954, the Filmfare Awards initially only recognized achievements in the Hindi cinema. In 1964 the awards were extended to Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil cinema, Tamil, Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali and Marathi cinema, Marathi languages. Malayalam cinema was included in the awards in 1967 and Kannada cinema followed in 1970. Each industry is given its own set of creative awards in annual ceremonies that have predominantly been held in Chennai and Hyderabad. Before 1976, the ceremony was held in Mumbai along with Filmfare Awards, Hindi segment. From 1976, the southern region segment were separated from Hindi and moved to Chennai and later to Hyderabad. History The awards were first given in 1953 and the ceremony used to be held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Most Expensive Indian Films
This ranking lists the most expensive films in Indian cinema, based on conservative production budget estimates reported by organisations classified as green by Wikipedia. The figures are not adjusted for inflation and represent only the actual filming costs, excluding promotional expenses (such as advertisements, commercials, posters, etc.). Most expensive films The following table list of the most expensive films produced in the Indian film industry, each with a budget of ₹200 crore or more. Most expensive films by language Assamese Assamese cinema is a part of Indian cinema, based in Assam, and is dedicated to the production of films in the Assamese-language. The following table lists the top ten most expensive Assamese films produced in the Assamese film industry. Bengali Cinema of West Bengal, also known as Tollywood or Bengali cinema, is a part of Indian cinema. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, and is dedicated to the production of fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masterpiece
A masterpiece, , or ; ; ) is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding creativity, skill, profundity, or workmanship. Historically, a "masterpiece" was a work of a very high standard produced by an apprentice to obtain full membership, as a "master", of a guild or academy in various areas of the visual arts and crafts. Etymology The form ''masterstik'' is recorded in English or Scots in a set of Aberdeen guild regulations dated to 1579, whereas ''masterpiece'' is first found in 1605, already outside a guild context, in a Ben Jonson play. ''Masterprize'' was another early variant in English. In English, the term rapidly became used in a variety of contexts for an exceptionally good piece of creative work, and was "in early use, often applied to man as the 'masterpiece' of God or Nature". History Originally, the term ''masterpiece'' referred to a piece of work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hein
Peter Hein () is an Indian action choreographer and stunt coordinator known for his work in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada films. He is known for choreographing action sequences in films such as ''Anniyan'' (2005), '' Athadu'' (2005), '' Chatrapathi'' (2005), '' Sivaji'' (2007), '' Ghajini'' (2008), ''Magadheera'' (2009), ''Enthiran'' (2010), ''7aum Arivu'' (2011), '' Baahubali'' (2015 & 2017), '' Pulimurugan'' (2016), and ''Kalki 2898 AD'' (2024). Hein won a Filmfare Award for Best Action for his work in ''Ghajini'' and was the first recipient of the National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreographer for his work in ''Pulimurugan''. He was also nominated for a Taurus World Stunt Award. Several stunt coordinators, including Ram Lakshman, Anal Arasu, Silva, Dhilip Subbarayan, and Anbariv, have worked as his assistants or fighters. Early life and career He was born in Karaikal, Puducherry, India to a Tamil father and Vietnamese mother. He grew up in Chennai' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabu Cyril
Sabu Cyril (born 27 January 1962) is an Indian film production designer who is considered to be one of the most celebrated art directors in the country. Having worked in 72 feature films and 500 ad films, he has won 4 National Film Award for Best Production Design, 4 State awards, 6 Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction (including south), 5 International Indian Film Academy Awards, among many other awards. His work in ''Enthiran'' (2010) won him international recognition. Early life and education Cyril was born as Sebastian Vincent Cyril in the hill station of Valparai, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. He completed his schooling in Asan Memorial in Chennai; he graduated from the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai, formerly Government School of Arts and Crafts, Chennai). It was his grandfather, George Vincent, who first called him as 'Sabu'. George Vincent was known for opening the first photography studio in Malabar, Kozhikode, called Chitra Studio. His son, A. Vincen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyagaraja Aradhana
Thyagaraja Aradhana is an annual ''aradhana'' (a Sanskrit term meaning act of glorifying God or a person) of Telugu saint composer Tyagaraja. The music festival is observed in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, primarily in Tiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur district of Tamilnadu, the place where Tyagaraja attained Jeeva Samadhi. The aradhana is observed on Pushya Bahula Panchami day when the saint attained Jeeva samadhi, where the musicians render the saint's Pancharatna Kritis. History The ''aradhana'' (Ceremony of Adoration) is held every year on the anniversary of the demise of the saint. This is on Pushya Bahula Panchami day (the fifth day of the waning moon in the Hindu lunar month of ''Pushya''). The ''Aradhana'' is held in the precincts of the ''samadhi'' (memorial) of the saint located at Thiruvaiyaru village, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. United States In the United States, the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival is held in Cleveland, Ohio every yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenkasi
Tenkasi () is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Tenkasi is the third largest city in tenkasi district after Kadayanallur and Sankarankovil. Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu, Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the five sabhas of Lord Nataraja, an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Tamil poet Thirikooda Rasappa Kavirayar describes this temple in his poem as “Kutrala Kuravanji” which means 'beauty of Kutralam'. the city also houses the famous TenKasi Viswanathar temple, Sankarankoil temple and Ilangi Kumarar temple. Etymology Tenkasi in Tamil means south Kashi(''Thenk+Kashi''). As name goes, Tenkasi is situated in the Southern India and home to Tenkasi Viswanathar Temple. Demographics According to 2011 census, Tenkasi had a population of 70,545 with a sex-ratio of 1,020 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its canals of Amsterdam, large number of canals, now a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River, which was dammed to control flooding. Originally a small fishing village in the 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam was the leading centre for finance and trade, as well as a hub of secular art production. In the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Peninsular Malaysia shares land and maritime Malaysia–Thailand border, borders with Thailand, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia; East Malaysia shares land borders with Brunei and Indonesia, and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the country's national capital, List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population, largest city, and the seat of the Parliament of Malaysia, legislative branch of the Government of Malaysia, federal government, while Putrajaya is the federal administrative capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
