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Udumban
''Udumban'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Ramji S. Balan (who previously directed ''Nagareega Komali'') and starring Dilip Rogger, Sana, Keethika, and G. Sunil. Cast *Dilip Rogger as Udumban *Sana as Isaipriya, a PhD student researching education * Keethika as a saree thief, who is engaged to Udumban *G. Sunil as Kaalai, Udumban's elder brother who is allergic to lizard meat *Senthil as Maari, Udumban's friend *Chellakuri as Inspector Courtallam *Kambam Meena as Udumban's mother *Paravai Muniyamma (special appearance in the song "Ange Idi Muzhangathu") Production and release Bike racer Dilip Rogger debuted as an actor with this film and trained for six months for the role. Rogger's character was based on Paruthi Vooran from Paruthi-Oor (previously depicted in ''Paruthiveeran''), who actually existed according to the director. The film was shot in the same locations where Paruthi Vooran lived. A monitor lizard (''udumbu'' in Tamil) plays a prom ...
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Dilip Rogger
Dilip Rogger is an Indian Superbike racing, superbike racer. He is the first Asian to compete in the German National Championship Endurance Race. In 2009 he qualified as one among 18 racers, selected from a lot of 62 riders, Race - 42. He rode the KTM RC 8 R 1190 cc version of the LC8 bike. He is also a hardware, software and multimedia professional. Early life Rogger was born on 26 October. He completed his bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Binary College (affiliated with Sunderland University) in Malaysia. Rogger’s interest in bike racing started at age 13, when he rode a Yamaha RX 135, at Sriperumbudur racing track, Chennai. At 16 he raced at the Silverstone Circuit and Daytona Park, London, where he passed the qualifying test. Career Rogger’s break came at 18, when he participated in the Pirelli Supersports Novice Category of the Malaysian Super Series 2004 (Grand Prix). The championship consisted of 7 rounds and 14 races. He made it to the podium for all the rac ...
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Ansiba Hassan
Ansiba Hassan is an Indian actress, television anchor and dancer. Her first role was in the 2013 Tamil film ''Paranjothi'', directed by Gobu Balaji. Her popularity grew as a result of her appearance in Jeethu Joseph's 2013 hit Malayalam movie ''Drishyam'' where she played the part of ''Anju'', the daughter of an ordinary cable TV operator. Early life Ansiba was born 18 June 1992, the eldest of six children born to parents Hassan and Rasiya in the Calicut district of Kerala, India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the .... She has 3 younger brothers Ashik, Asib, Afsal and a younger sister Afsana. She completed her graduation in BSc Visual Communication. Filmography Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hassan, Ansiba 1992 births 21st-ce ...
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Mukesh Mohamed
Mukesh Mohamed (earlier called Mukesh) is an Indian playback singer who is known for his mass-style singing. As a versatile singer, he sings melody, folk and gana songs. He has sung more than 500 film songs in various Indian languages. He has also recorded a number of devotional albums. He has performed in numerous live concerts across the world, and has regular appearance in Ilaiyaraaja’s musical orchestras. Mukesh Mohamed has sung some very popular hit songs including “Vaa Saamy” in '' Annatthe''. Early life Mukesh Mohamed was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His parents are from Seythunganallur village, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. He was actively participating in singing competitions during his school days. His teacher had foreseen his future in music, and advised him to enter into film industry. Mukesh Mohamed was determined to make a career in film industry as it was his passion since his childhood. His father, N.P. Abdul Kadar, who was also a musician, trained Muk ...
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Nagareega Komali
''Nagareega Komali'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Ramji S. Balan. The film stars newcomer Bala Joseph and Neetha Sree, with Bala Singh, Sabitha Anand, N. S. K. Rajan, Paravai Muniyamma, Swaminathan and Easter playing supporting roles. The film, produced by S. Jaganathan, was released on 17 February 2006. Plot In Madurai, Gopi (Bala Joseph) lives with his widowed mother (Sabitha Anand) and runs a cable TV comedy channel called "Nagareega Komali" with his friends. To push up their viewer rating, Gopi and his friends also prank people and telecast it on their channel. One day, Gopi pranks an old woman who was selling idly on the roadside and he gets scolded on phone by an anonymous woman. Gopi tracks down the caller's number and finds the woman: his new neighbour Kaveri (Neetha Sree), a gutsy and outspoken woman who fights for justice and spreads social awareness. In the meantime, a few people are falling into a coma in the city after being administered ...
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Radhika (Malayalam Actress)
Radhika (born 3 June 1984) is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films,she is best known for portraying ''Rasiya'' in the 2006 Malayalam film Classmates. Biography She became popular by the character ''Razia'' in director Lal Jose's blockbuster movie '' Classmates''. Personal life Radhika got engaged to Dubai-based Abhil Krishna on 27 December 2016, and they were married on 12 February 2017. Filmography Musical albums References External links * OneIndia articleCinespot article {{DEFAULTSORT:Radhika People from Alappuzha district Actresses from Kerala Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses 1984 births 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Malayalam television Actresses in Tamil cinema ...
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Karuppu Sami
Karuppu Sami ( Tamil: கருப்பசாமி, IAST: Karuppasāmi) is one of the regional Tamil male deities popular among the rural social groups of Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala. He is one of the 21 associated folk-deities, and is hence one among the demigods or kaval deivams in Dravidian folk religion. He is sometimes considered to be a form of Shiva among Shaivas. Muthu karuppasamy Temples and shrines Karuppu Sami temple is mostly found in the outskirts of the Village. Usually, the whole village contributes to the maintenance of the temple. These temples/shrines do not have traditional Gopurams and have large statues of Gods with large eyes, holding weapons like bow and arrow, swords, sickle and other weapons. There could also be statues of 7 Kannimar goddesses/Saptha Kanniyar (7 virgins) and animals, often a hunting dog, a lion and horse alongside the main idol of Karuppu Sami. Karuppu Sami worship is based on an ancient ancestral clan-based worship system, whi ...
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Dinamalar
''Dinamalar'' is an Indian Tamil daily newspaper. It was founded in 1951 by T. V. Ramasubba Iyer. ''Dinamalar'' has an average circulation of 942,812 (ABC Jan-June 2016) History Dinamalar was founded by T. V. Ramasubbaiyer on 6 September 1951 at Thiruvananthapuram. The operations were moved to Tirunelveli in 1957. Circulation The newspaper is printed in 10 cities in Tamil Nadu namely Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Pondicherry, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore and Bangalore. As of 2016, the newspaper has a circulation of 942,812. Content The investigative journal Cobrapost released an undercover investigation and video which exposed the executives of Dinamalar speaking of promoting Hindutva and promoting the agenda of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2018. Cobrapost reported that the Director Lakshmipathy Adimoolam was devoted to the ideology of the RSS. In the operation, Adimoolam went on to say th ...
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The New Indian Express
''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu. In 1991, following the death of owner Ramnath Goenka, his family split the group into two companies. Initially, the two groups shared the ''Indian Express'' title, as well as editorial and other resources. But on 13 August 1999, the northern editions, headquartered in Mumbai, retained the ''Indian Express'' moniker, while the southern editions became ''The New Indian Express''. Santwana Bhattacharya was appointed Editor-in-Chief on July 1st, 2022, replacing G.S. Vasu. History ''Indian Express'' was first published on September 5, 1932, in Madras (now Chennai) by an ayurveda, Ayurvedic doctor and Indian National Congress member P Varadarajulu Naidu, publishing from the same Publisher, press where he ran the ''Tamil Nadu'' Tamil weekly. ...
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The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian "newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspap ...
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The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. His ...
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Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films. Personal life and early career Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tamil speaking family from Palakkad, Kerala. He learned Hindustani classical and Carnatic music as a child, and began playing the veena at the age of five under Shri Lalitha Venkataraman. Mahadevan studied music under Pandit Shrinivas Khale and T.R. Balamani. He is an alumnus of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, Chembur and graduated in 1988 with a degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology in Navi Mumbai, affiliated to Mumbai University, and was a software engineer for the company, Leading Edge.After working for Leading Edge Systems (now Trigyn Technologies Limited), Mahadevan ventured into music. Musical career Mahadevan got early fame as a indipop star with his fusion ...
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Anuradha Sriram
Anuradha Sriram (born 9 July 1970) is an Indian carnatic and playback singer and child actress who hails from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung more than 700 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi films. Early life Anuradha was born in Chennai to playback singer Renuka Devi and Meenakshi Sundaram Mohan. She did her schooling (I and II standards) in Coimbatore at the St. Francis Anglo-Indian Girls School, and later at the Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai. She has a B.A and M.A in music from Queen Mary's College in Madras University and secured the university gold medal in both the courses. She was given a fellowship to do her Master of Arts degree in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University, Connecticut, US. She was trained by many esteemed gurus like Thanjavur S. Kalyanaraman, Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. Brinda and T. Viswanathan in Carnatic music and has had intensive training under Pandit Mannikbua Thakurdas for Hindustani ...
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