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Vidhu Ayyanna
Vidhu Ayyanna is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. Career Vidhu's collaboration with Madonne Ashwin began with the film ''Mandela''. Vidhu drew inspiration from various sources, including the French painting ''Liberty Leading the People'' for '' Maaveeran's'' climax, aiming to project a revolution. For ''Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( , ; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the coun ...'', the African beats in Bharath Sankar's music inspired Vidhu to use warm, earthy tones and darker skin tones, drawing from African aesthetics. Vidhu is currently working on Bhanu Bhogavarapu's directorial debut, '' Mass Jathara''. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * Living people Tamil cinematographers Telugu film cinematogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maaveeran (2023 Film)
''Maaveeran'' (also marketed as ''Maaveeran: Veerame Jeyam'') () is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language fantasy action film directed by Madonne Ashwin and produced by Shanti Talkies. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan in the titular role, alongside Aditi Shankar, Saritha, Mysskin, Monisha Blessy, Yogi Babu and Sunil. In the film, a cartoonist starts hearing a voice after an accident, which tries to make him kill a corrupt minister. The film was officially announced in July 2022 under the official title ''Maaveeran,'' and was later, near release, subtitled ''Veerame Jeyam''. Principal photography commenced in August 2022. It was shot predominantly in Chennai, along with Pondicherry, and wrapped by early-June 2023. The music was composed by Bharath Sankar, with cinematography and editing handled by Vidhu Ayyanna and Philomin Raj respectively. ''Maaveeran'' was initially scheduled to release on 11 August 2023, but was preponed to avoid a box-office clash with ''Jailer''. The film was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh My Kadavule
''Oh My Kadavule'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language romantic fantasy comedy film written and directed by Ashwath Marimuthu in his directorial debut. The film stars Ashok Selvan, Ritika Singh and Vani Bhojan as the leads while Shah Ra and M. S. Bhaskar play supporting roles. Vijay Sethupathi and Ramesh Thilak make extended cameo appearances. The film had its theatrical release on 14 February 2020, Valentine's Day. ''Oh My Kadavule'' was selected for official screening at International Indian Film Festival in Toronto, held in August 2020. Critics lauded the movie for its performances (mainly of Sethupathi, Singh, and Selvan), story, and humor. It was remade in Kannada as '' Lucky Man'' (2022) and in Telugu as ''Ori Devuda'' (2022). Plot Anu, Arjun and Mani are best friends since childhood. During a party, Anu tells the other two of her father Paulraj looking for a groom for her. She suddenly asks Arjun if he'd like to marry her, to which he agrees. One year later, Anu and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Film Cinematographers
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Tamil Cinematographers
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Living People
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11th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 11th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event that took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 15–16 September 2023. The ceremony (11th SIIMA) recognized and honored the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2022, along with special honours for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. On the first day of the ceremony (15 September 2023) awarded the best films and performances from the Telugu and Kannada cinema, whereas on the second day (16 September 2023), the best films and performances from the Tamil and Malayalam cinema were awarded. ''Kantara'' won eight awards from eleven nominations, thus becoming the most awarded and most nominated film. '' RRR'' and ''Vikram'' have five wins each, from eleven and nine nominations respectively, thus became the second most awarded films. '' Ponniyin Selvan: I'' and ''Nna Thaan Case Kodu'' stand at third position ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad on 18–19 September 2021. The ceremony (9th SIIMA) recognised and honoured the best films and performances from Telugu cinema, Telugu, Tamil cinema, Tamil, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Kannada cinema, Kannada films and music released in 2019 and 2020, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. In 2020, the awards ceremony could not take place due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. So, it was scheduled for 11–12 September 2021. Later, it was rescheduled to 18–19 September 2021. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in August 2021. Sreemukhi, Sundeep Kishan and Dhanya Balakrishna have hosted the 2019 section (first day) of the awards ceremony. A total of 112 recipients won the awards in 21 categories across the four languages on the first day (2019 section). The winners for the year 2020 were announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitham Oru Vaanam
''Nitham Oru Vaanam '' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Ra. Karthik in his directorial debut. The film stars Ashok Selvan in a triple role alongside Ritu Varma, Aparna Balamurali and Shivathmika Rajashekar in the principal roles. Gopi Sundar composed the film's music and cinematography was performed by Vidhu Ayyanna. The film was announced in January 2017, but went through a change of cast, and was relaunched in June 2021. It was subsequently released on 4 November 2022. Plot The film revolves around Arjun, a young man with OCD. This results in him being rather closed off and seemingly rude to most people and happenings around him, alongside a strong dislike for trying things out of his comfort zone. However, he does have the habit of imagining himself as the protagonist in any story he reads. After a long time, he meets Janani, a woman who he thought understands him, and starts to develop feelings for her. Arjun-Janani's marriage preparations go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ori Devuda
''Ori Devuda'' () is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Ashwath Marimuthu and produced by Pearl V. Potluri, Param V. Potluri, Dil Raju and Sirish through PVP Cinema and Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film stars Vishwak Sen, Mithila Palkar (in her Telugu debut), Asha Bhat while Venkatesh made an extended cameo appearance. and music was composed by Leon James. A remake of the Tamil film '' Oh My Kadavule'' (2020), it was released on 21 October 2022. It was remade in Kannada as '' Lucky Man'' (2022) . The film garnered mixed to positive reviews from critics and audiences as well, praising the performances and storyline of the film. Plot Anu, Arjun and Mani are best friends since childhood. During a party to celebrate Arjun clearing his Engineering arrear exams, Anu tells the other two of her father Paulraj looking for a groom for her. She suddenly asks Arjun if he'd like to marry her, to which he agrees. One year later, Anu and Arjun are seen s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November Story
''November Story'' is an Indian Tamil-language crime thriller television series for Hotstar Specials, directed by Indhra Subramanian. Produced by Vikatan Televistas the series stars Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead role along with Pasupathy, G. M. Kumar and Myna Nandhini. The series is a classic murder mystery where the quest to find the truth behind the crime unveils a series of hidden truths. It was released on Disney+ Hotstar on 20 May 2021 and was declared a ''Streaming Blockbuster''. Cast * Tamannaah Bhatia as Anuradha Ganesan, Ganesan's elder daughter, an ethical hacker by profession * G. M. Kumar as Ganesan, Anuradha and Mathi's father, a crime novel writer * Pasupathy as Kuzhandhai Yesu, Mathi's foster father ** Johnny as vicenarian Kuzhandhai Yesu ** Ashwanth as young Kuzhandhai Yesu * Namita Krishnamurthy as Mathi, Ganesan's biological younger daughter and Anuradha's younger sister; Kuzhandhai Yesu's adopted daughter * Vivek Prasanna as Malarmannan, Anuradha's best frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LKG (film)
''LKG'' (an initialism for ''Lalgudi Karuppiah Gandhi'') is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language political satire film produced by Ishari K. Ganesh and directed by K. R. Prabhu in his directorial debut. The film stars RJ Balaji and Priya Anand, while J. K. Rithesh, Ramkumar Ganesan, Nanjil Sampath and Mayilsamy play supporting roles. Leon James scored the music, while Vidhu Ayyanna and Anthony handled the cinematography and editing, respectively. The film was released on 22 February 2019 to positive reviews and performed well at the box office. Plot Lalgudi Karupaiah Gandhi (LKG) is a councillor from Lalgudi in Trichy and belongs to the ruling party. LKG aspires to quickly achieve big in politics, unlike his father Azhagu Meiyappan, who neither achieved fame as a politician nor made enough money. The incumbent Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu and ruling party chief, Avudaiyappan Mudhaliar, falls ill and gets hospitalised, while Bojappan, the party general secretary, becomes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Cinematographers
Indian cinematographers work in a number of regional film centres: Mumbai for films in Marathi and Hindi, Hyderabad for Telugu films, Chennai for Tamil films, Kochi for films in Malayalam, Kolkata for Bengali films, Bangalore for Kannada films, etc. Most Indian cinematographers are known for their work with one regional industry. Some cinematographers belong to various professional organisations and trade unions. Western India Cinematographers' Association (WICA) The Western India Cinematographers Association (WICA) is a society for Indian cinematographers. The society is situated at Mumbai in Maharashtra. Members of this society include the suffix WICA after their name in film credits. The organisation was formed on 2 August 1953 in Mumbai, and was presided over by a leading cinematographer of the time, Faredoon Irani; in the following month the first office bearers were chosen, including Nitin Bose as President and V. Avadhut as the Vice-President. According to WICA, there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |