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Vedhika
Vedhika Kumar, known mononymously as Vedhika, is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. Vedhika is a recipient of an Asiavision Award and two Edison Awards, along with nominations for two Filmfare Awards South. Vedhika started her acting career with the Tamil film '' Madrasi''. She had her breakthrough with '' Paradesi'' (2013). She later established a career with successful films such as '' Kaaviya Thalaivan'' (2014), '' Shivalinga'' (2016), ''James & Alice'' (2016), '' Kanchana 3'' (2019) and ''Home Minister'' (2022). In 2019, Vedhika also made her debut in Hindi films with '' The Body''. Early life Vedhika was born and brought up in Mumbai. In an interview, Vedhika revealed that her family hails from the border areas of Maharashtra–Karnataka states. Her mother tongue is Kannada. Career Early work and fluctuations (20062012) Early in her career, she was involved in modelling assignments and did a notable advert for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014 Film)
''Kaaviya Thalaivan'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan and produced by S. Sashikanth and Varun Manian under their production companies YNOT Studios and Radiance Media Group. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Siddharth in the lead roles along with Vedhika, Anaika Soti, Nassar, Thambi Ramaiah, Ponvannan, Mansoor Ali Khan and others appear in supporting roles. Music composed by A. R. Rahman. Set in the early 20th century, the film is about the lives of two theatre artistes and the competition that exists between them in a small drama troupe. The project was announced by YNOT Studios in September 2012, and principal photography of the film was commenced on early June 2013. The soundtrack and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman; while cinematography was handled by Nirav Shah and editing by Praveen K. L. The costume designs were done by Perumal Selvam and Niranjani Ahathian, and Pattanam Rasheed was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James & Alice
''James & Alice'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy romantic drama film written and directed by Sujith Vaassudev, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Vedhika in the lead roles. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar. The film was released on 5 May 2016. Synopsis James is a talented artist and businessman. His wife Alice works in a bank. They get married against Alice's father's wish due to his lack of a career, but since then have led successful marriage for seven years and have a child out of it. However, the seven-year itch starts with both of them focused on their respective careers. Their busy lifestyles and misunderstandings results in filing a divorce. A day before divorce, James meets with a freaky car accident. In the hospital, facing a coma James hallucinates/dreams St.Peter's presence and both of them review his life; his mistakes and the changes he could've done. Whether James realises his mistakes and is able to come back to his life forms the crux of the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shivalinga (2016 Film)
''Shivalinga'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language horror thriller film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Vedhika and Shakthi Vasudevan with Sadhu Kokila and Urvashi in supporting roles. Produced by K. A. Suresh, the film's music is composed by V. Harikrishna. The film's cinematography and editing was handled by PKH Das and Suresh Urs respectively. The film revolves around Rahim who died a mysterious death. The film which began production in 2014 was released on 12 February 2016 to positive reviews and became successful at box-office. The climax of the film was reported to be taken straight out of an Agatha Christie novel. Vasu remade the film in Tamil in 2017 with the same title starring Raghava Lawrence whose climax revelation scene was reported to have similarities with director's own 1999 film '' Malabar Police''. lt was dubbed in Hindi and Odia by same name. This was reported to be Shivarajkumar's consecutive 40th original movie since he a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradesi (2013 Film)
''Paradesi'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film written, produced and directed by Bala. The film starrs Atharvaa, Vedhika, and Dhansika, with Jerry and Riythvika in supporting roles. It is based on ''Eriyum Panikadu'', a Tamil translation of the 1969 English novel '' Red Tea'' by Paul Harris Daniel. Set during the British Raj, the film revolves around an unemployed villager who is misled into bonded labour at a tea plantation after being promised generous accommodation and wages by a Kangani, who tyranically rules it. The music of ''Paradesi'' was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with cinematography by Chezhiyan and editing by Kishore Te and L. V. K. Das. The film was released on 15 March 2013 to positive reviews from critics. It won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design, and three Filmfare Awards South: Best Tamil Director (Bala), Best Tamil Actor (Atharvaa) and Best Tamil Supporting Actress (Dhansika). Plot Raasa is a carefree you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakkarakatti
''Sakkarakatti'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Kala Prabhu and produced by his father, Kalaipuli S. Dhanu. It featured debutant Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, the son of veteran actor-director K. Bhagyaraj, in the lead role while Ishita Sharma and Vedhika played significant roles. It featured a soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman. ''Sakkarakatti'' released on 27 September 2008. Plot Chennai-bred Yuvraj has had four close friends from childhood. He meets and falls in love with Deepali. However, Reema is in love with him. After Deepali sees Yuvraj with Reema, she becomes jealous and ignores Yuvraj when he follows her. Then, Yuvraj and Deepali get back together. Later, she sees Yuvraj and Reema together, but it was an accident. Deepali starts ignoring him again. Yuvraj wants to prove that he was not with Reema, so his friends decide to throw a birthday party to mend the trio's fractured relationship. Deepali and Yuvraj finally unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Body (2019 Film)
''The Body'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language mystery-thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It stars Rishi Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi, Vedhika and Sobhita Dhulipala. It is an official remake of the 2012 Spanish film of the same name. The film was released on 13 December 2019, and marked the final film appearance of Kapoor prior to his death. Plot The dead body of a powerful businesswoman named Maya Verma, who died because of a heart attack, disappeared from the morgue before the autopsy. SP Jairaj Rawal calls in Maya's husband, Ajay Puri, for investigation. Ajay Puri, who is the owner of a lab and worked under Maya's company seemed to have committed something wrong along with his girlfriend Ritu. Jairaj suspects Ajay and makes him stay in the morgue until Maya's corpse is found. Strange incidents start to happen with Ajay. He feels Maya's presence around him and gradually gets clues including the bottle of toxin (TH-16) which he had used to induce a heart attac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchana 3
''Kanchana 3'' (marketed as ''Muni 4: Kanchana 3'') is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action horror comedy film co-produced, written and directed by Raghava Lawrence. Produced by Sun Pictures and Raghavendra Productions, and distributed by Sun Pictures, it is the fourth instalment in the ''Muni'' film series and the third in the ''Kanchana'' film series following ''Kanchana 2'' (2015). The film features Raghava Lawrence in dual roles, Oviya, Vedhika, Nikki Tamboli, Ri Djavi Alexandra, Kovai Sarala, Soori, Tarun Arora, and Kabir Duhan Singh. In the film, a young man who gets easily scared is possessed by a ghost that is seeking revenge. The film began production during October 2018 and released on 19 April 2019. Later, the film was dubbed in Hindi as ''K3: Kaali Ka Karishma''. Plot A businessman asks his friend to resolve his daughter's problem. His friend asks him to take him to the nearby Lord Narasimha temple. So, the businessman's family takes her to the nearby tem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayadasami (film)
''Vijayadasami'' is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by V. Samudra. A remake of the 2005 Tamil film ''Sivakasi'', it stars Kalyan Ram Nandamuri, Vedhika and Sai Kumar. Vedhika made her Telugu cinema debut with this film, while Srikanth Deva also composed the soundtrack for ''Sivakasi'' that was reused in this film, however the background score of the film also reused from ''Sivakasi'', which was composed by his father Deva. The film was released on 21 September 2007, receiving negative reviews from critics. It was a commercial failure, and Kalyan Ram himself was not satisfied with the film's execution by Samudra. The film had an international DVD release on 25 April 2008. During a Facebook live session in 2018, Kalyan Ram said he regretted doing this film because he was not confident about it but had to take it in spite of demanding changes that weren't made. Plot The film follows Sivakasi, a welder and is in love with a girl called Devi. later, he is fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrasi (2006 Film)
''Madrasi'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Arjun. The film stars Arjun, Jagapathi Babu (in his Tamil debut), Vedhika (in her film debut) and Gajala with music composed by D. Imman. It was released on 17 February 2006. The film was partially reshot into Telugu as ''Sivakasi'' with Sunil and M. S. Narayana replacing Vivek and Vennira Aadai Moorthy respectively. Plot Kaasi travels to Mumbai to track down his parents' killers, where he successfully finds and kills the first two, but the third manages to escape. In Dharavi, Ravi Bhai and Mani Bhai are the brothers and leading goons, but soon they become enemies and constantly try to kill each other. To locate the third killer, Kaasi joins Ravi Bhai's gang. However, Ravi is at odds with his brother Mani Bhai, who runs another gang, and the top goon is Siva. During an election, Siva rescues Mani Bhai from some goons while voting at a booth. Siva has a younger brother named Raghu, whom he takes to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muni (film)
''Muni'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy horror film directed by Raghava Lawrence and produced by Saran (director), Gemini Productions. The film stars Rajkiran, Lawrence and Vedhika. Nassar (actor), Nassar, Vinu Chakravarthy, Delhi Ganesh, Kadhal Dhandapani and Kovai Sarala play supporting roles. It follows Ganesh, a man with Fear of ghosts, phasmophobia, who gets possessed by the title character, who seeks revenge against an Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), MLA who killed him. ''Muni'' was released on 9 March 2007 and became a box office success. It is the first instalment in the Muni (film series), ''Muni'' film series, and a spiritual successor, ''Kanchana (2011 film), Kanchana'', was released in 2011. Plot Ganesh, a man with Fear of ghosts, phasmophobia who refuses to go out after 6 PM, moves into a new house with his mother, father, and wife Priya. All of a sudden, Ganesh is possessed by a ghost and starts behaving in a rude manner; hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaalai
''Kaalai'' ( ) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Tarun Gopi. The film stars Silambarasan and Vedhika. Sangeetha, Seema, Santhanam, Lal and Sulile Kumar play supporting roles. The film's music was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with cinematography handled by R. D. Rajasekhar and editing by Anthony. ''Kaalai'' was released on 15 January 2008 and was a commercial failure. Plot Jeeva shares his name with two other people: one villain and one police officer Jeevanandham who becomes a villain. The confusion arising from this is a significant part of the plot. At the age of nine, Jeeva's grandmother Karuppayi Aatha slays five men because they scorned her father's advice and illegally distilled alcohol in the village. After her return from prison, the villagers both fear and revere her, and consider her the head of the village. Jeevanandham comes to the village ruled by Karuppayi Aatha to try to find illicit activity. When he cannot find any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Minister (film)
''Home Minister'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action comedy film written and directed by Sujay K. Shrihari and produced by Poorna Naidu. The cinematography done by Ramesh Babu. The film stars Upendra, Vedhika, Tanya Hope, Suman Ranganathan and Aadhya. Premise Renuka Prasad aka Renu is a homemaker living with his wife Surekha, an investigative reporter and daughter Kundana at an apartment complex. When Renu loses which was entrusted by Surekha for her father's operation. Why did Renu took responsibility as a homemaker and whether he would recover the money forms the rest of the plot. Cast Soundtrack The soundtrack album has five singles composed by Ghibran, and released on Anand Audio. Release The film was released on 1 April 2022. Reception Critical response Jagadish Angadi from Deccan Herald wrote "The pathetically choreographed action sequences make stunt scenes of the 90s look better. Upendra excels in some scenes. Those valuing their money and time must skip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |