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Vaalu
''Vaalu'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by debutante Vijay Chandar. The film stars Silambarasan and Hansika Motwani, with Santhanam, VTV Ganesh and Brahmanandam portraying supporting roles. The film was produced by S. S. Chakravarthy under the banner NIC Arts. S. Thaman composed the music while Sakthi and T. S. Suresh handled the cinematography and editing respectively. The film's production began on 6 June 2012 in Chennai and lasted until June 2015. The film was predominantly shot in Chennai, with the portions of the film also shot at Hyderabad, Bangalore and Bangkok. After facing multiple delays, the film was released worldwide on 14 August 2015. The movie is loosely adapted into the 2016 Kannada film '' Santhu Straight Forward''. Plot Sharp aka Vaalu is a carefree, jobless youth leading a life without any worry in the world. He falls in love with Priya after seeing her in the rain at a bus stop. Priya has a maternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silambarasan
Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar (born 3 February 1984), popularly known as Simbu or by his initials as STR, is an Indian actor, producer, and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is the eldest son of director T. Rajendar. He began his acting career by playing roles as a child artist in films directed by his father, before his first lead role in his father's '' Kadhal Azhivathillai'' (2002). He is a recipient of two Edison Awards and three SIIMA Awards. Early life Silambarasan TR was born on 3 February 1984 in Madras, Tamil Nadu, into a Tamil-speaking family, as the eldest child of T. Rajendar and Usha Rajendar. He has a younger brother Kuralarasan, and a sister Ilakiya. From an early age, he has been a devout Hindu and an ardent follower of Lord Shiva. Silambarasan TR was educated at Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai. He then studied at the Loyola College, Chennai. Silambarasan TR starred in many of his father's films as a chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Chandar (director)
Vijay Chandar is an Indian film director and producer who is known for directing the Tamil-language film ''Vaalu'' (2015). Career Vijay Chandar made his directorial debut with ''Vaalu'' (2015). The film began production in 2012 and released in 2015 after much delay. The reason for the delay was the break after the first schedule. Chandar's next film was '' Sketch'' (2018) starring Vikram. The film was an average success. His next film was ''Sangathamizhan'' (2019) with Vijay Sethupathi. Filmography ;As producer *''Guardian Guardian usually refers to: * Legal guardian, a person with the authority and duty to care for the interests of another * ''The Guardian'', a British daily newspaper (The) Guardian(s) may also refer to: Places * Guardian, West Virginia, Unit ...'' (2024) ;As lyricist and singer *'' Sketch'' (2018) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandar, Vijay 21st-century Indian people Indian film directors Tamil film directors Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansika Motwani
Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. Motwani began her career as a child actor in Hindi films, and later went on to appear in lead roles in Telugu films, including '' Desamuduru'' (2007), '' Kantri'' (2008) and '' Maska'' (2009). She started her career in Tamil cinema with '' Mappillai'' (2011) and then appeared in several commercially successful Tamil films such as '' Engeyum Kadhal'' (2011), ''Velayudham'' (2011), '' Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'' (2012), (2013), '' Singam II'' (2013) and (2014). She has also acted in the Malayalam film ''Villain'' (2017). Early life Hansika Motwani, hailing from a Sindhi Hindu family, was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her father, Pradeep Motwani, is a businessman, while her mother, Mona Motwani, is a dermatologist. She received her education at the Podar International School and the International Curriculum School, Santacruz both located in Mumbai. Career 2001–2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhu Straight Forward
''Santhu Straight Forward'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language action romantic film directed by Mahesh Rao and produced by K. Manju. The film stars Yash and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles, alongside Shaam, Sneha Acharya, Devaraj, Seetha, Anant Nag and Thilak in supporting roles. The music is composed by V. Harikrishna, while cinematography and editing were handled by I. Andrew and K. M. Prakash. The makers had clarified that the film was inspired by the 2015 Tamil film ''Vaalu'' as K. Manju had earlier bought the film's remake rights. ''Santhu Straight Forward'' was released on 28 October 2016 and became a commercial success at the box office. The film was dubbed in Hindi and Bengali as ''Rambo Straight Forward'' and in Tamil and Malayalam as ''Sooryavamsi''. It was also dubbed in Telugu as ''Raraju - King Of Kings''. Plot Santhu, a straight forward guy living a happy life with his loving family, falls in love with Ananya, a B.Arch student. Ananya and Santhu become frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VTV Ganesh
Ganesh Janardhanan, also known by his stage name VTV Ganesh'','' is an Indian actor and producer who works in Tamil and Telugu films. He is best known for his raspy voice, and appearances in films featuring Silambarasan. He made his debut in the Tamil movie ''Red'' (2002) directed by Singampuli. He is well-known for his movie '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' (2011) directed by Gautham Menon, which is the reason that he got 'VTV' (short form of ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'') prior to his name. Career Prior to VTV, he played small roles in films like ''Red'' (2002), '' Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' (2006), '' Pachaikili Muthucharam'' (2007) and '' Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008). Ganesh made his breakthrough with a role in his home production '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya'' (2010) directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon starring Silambarasan and Trisha Krishnan. His portrayal of Ganesh, the fictional cinematographer of ''Vinaithaandi Varuvaiya'' (2010) won plaudits from critics and eventually led t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjana Sarathy
Sanjana Sarathy (born July 25, 1993) is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in the Tamil film industry. She is best known for her small role as the sister of Jagadeesh (played by Vijay) in the 2012 Tamil film ''Thuppakki''. She had modeled for several brands such as Cinthol, Amazon firestick, 7up, Pizza Hut, AVT tea, 7UP madras Gig and Ace2Three. Early life and education Sanjana Sarathy was born to Vijay Sarathy and actress Rajie Vijay Sarathy on 25 July 1993. She did her schooling at St. Michael's Academy, Chennai. She graduated with B.Sc. in Electronic Media at M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai and M.Sc. in Electronic Media at Anna University, Chennai. Finishing her studies, she started working for a news media company at Hong Kong. Career Though Sarathy made her acting debut through ''Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' directed by Balaji Shakthivel, she became popular through ''Thuppakki'', playing the youngest sister of Jagdeesh, played by Vijay. She also appears i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahadevan (actor)
Mahadevan (born 6 May 1961) is an Indian actor who has appeared in predominately Telugu and Tamil films. In Telugu, he is credited as Ramaraju. He is best known for his roles in ''Pithamagan'' (2003) and '' Uppena'' (2021). Career Mahadevan worked in many Telugu films under the stage name of Ramaraju before getting his breakthrough portraying the antagonist in the Tamil film ''Pithamagan'' (2003) by Bala. The film's name has subsequently been used as a prefix to his stage name to distinguish him from other artistes called Mahadevan. Regarding his performance in ''Muruga Kartikeya (/ kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda ( /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/ sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha ( /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan (/ mʊɾʊgən/), is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the ...'' (2007), a critic wrote that "Pithamagan fame Mahadevan walks away with all honours. He lends solidity to the role". He reprised his role from ''Pithamagan'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditya (Kannada Actor)
Aditya is an Indian film producer and actor, primarily appearing in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada films. He made his acting debut in 2004, starring in ''Love (2004 film), Love'' and went on to appear in several commercially successful films. He is the son of Kannada director Rajendra Singh Babu. Career Aditya's career began at the age of 21, when he began producing many of the films directed by his father. He joined the acting course at Kishore Namith Kapoor Acting School and there he trained to act in films. Soon after this, he started acting in films. Even before his Kannada debut, he acted in the AK-47 (2004 film), Hindi remake of the popular Kannada movie ''A. K. 47 (1999 film), A. K. 47'', with the same title. His debut in Kannada was with the 2004-released ''Love (2004 film), Love'', which had an ensemble cast including Mohanlal, Rakshita and Amrish Puri, directed by his father and with music composed by Bollywood composer Anu Malik. The much hyped film failed at the box o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai (actor)
Jaikanth Sampath (6 April 1984) also known as Jai is an Indian actor and musician working in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. The nephew of noted composer Deva (composer), Deva & the cousin of Srikanth Deva, Jai had made his acting debut in a supporting role in ''Bagavathi'' (2002). In 2007, he successfully auditioned for a leading role in Venkat Prabhu's sports film ''Chennai 600028''. His movie ''Subramaniapuram'' (2008) was also a big success, and marked Jai as a lead actor in Tamil Cinema. Jai subsequently garnered more praise for diverse roles, including a villager on holiday in ''Goa (2010 film), Goa'' (2010), a timid factory worker in ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' (2011) and a customer care executive in the romantic drama ''Raja Rani (2013 film), Raja Rani'' (2013), which became his biggest commercial successful film. He made his debut as a singer in the film ''Jarugandi'' (2018). Personal life Born into a family of musicians, Jai has stated that music was close to his heart and that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool Suresh
Cool Suresh is an Indian actor who has played supporting or background characters in Tamil-language films. Career Suresh made his debut with ''Chocolate'' (2001) where he portrayed a college rowdy. He played similar roles in '' Kaakha Kaakha'' (2003) and '' Devathaiyai Kanden'' (2005). He acted as a playboy in '' Thiruda Thirudi''. He went on to play comedic roles in films such as '' Singam Puli'' (2011). He made his lead film debut with the horror-comedy ''Padithavudan Kilithu Vidavum'' (2018). He will also play the lead role in ''Chithirame Solladi'', an investigative thriller. Suresh was to producer a film starring Julie of Bigg Boss Tamil fame and star in T. Rajendar's ''Indraya Kaadhal Da''; however, both films never entered production. He is acting as lead in infamous Senthil Chellam's second film ''Manjal Veeran'' which is tentatively planning to be released by 2025. Along side two new coming heroines as pairs. The director's previous film was '' Thiru.Vi.Ka.Poonga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munnar Ramesh
Munnar Ramesh is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is known for his character and villain roles, as well as his frequent collaborations with Vetrimaaran. He has acted in over 100 films. Career Ramesh worked in a travels company before venturing into cinema. He made his debut with Balu Mahendra's ''Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam'' (2005). His first break came with ''Pudhupettai'' (2006) where he played Dhanush's father. He garnered acclaim for the dialogue "Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru" (God is there, Kumar). The dialogue became so popular that it inspired a film Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru, of the same name. He played a pivotal role in ''6 (film), 6'' (2013) as a driver who helps Shaam (actor), Shaam find his son. He played a police officer in ''Vada Chennai'' (2018). He has also worked as a dubbing artiste for Sayaji Shinde. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramesh, Munnar Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Dheena
Sai Dheena is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films, playing antagonistic and sometimes comedic roles. He played the antagonist in '' Attu'' (2017), '' Thimiru Pudichavan'' (2018) and '' Vaandu'' (2019). He is a frequent collaborator with Atlee. Career Sai Dheena worked as a signboard artist, then moved to a job in the railways, before moving on to appear as a henchman in films, followed by playing supporting roles. He made his debut in Kamal Haasan's ''Virumaandi'' (2004) as a jail warden, after being spotted by the actor where he went to work as an extra henchman in the film. He has since starred in films including Shankar's ''Enthiran'' (2010), Atlee's '' Theri'' (2016), and Vetrimaaran's ''Vada Chennai'' (2018). He portrayed the antagonist in '' Thimiru Pudichavan'' (2018). In a review of the film '' Sagaa'' (2019) by the ''New Indian Express'', the critic noted that he "plays the role with meticulous intensity". Philanthropy In 2017, Dheena receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
