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Vinodini
Vinodhini, also known by her stage name, Shweta is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and Tamil serials. Beginning her acting career as a child artist, she went on to become one of the popular actress of 90's .apart from lead she also played supporting roles before acting in television series as well. She was credited as Shwetha in Kannada films. Career Vinodhini began her acting career as a child artist, appearing in films including ''Manal Kayiru'', ''Puthiya Sagaptham'' and ''Mannukkul Vairam'', before going on to enact lead roles in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. In 1992, she was directed by Balu Mahendra in ''Vanna Vanna Pookkal''. Although the film was critically as well as commercially successful—it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil and completed a 100-days run in theatres—it failed to propel Vinodhini's career. That year, she debuted in Malayalam cinema with ''Soorya Manasam'' and the Cinema of Karnataka, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soorya Manasam
''Soorya Manasam'' is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Viji Thampi and written by Sab John. The film stars Mammootty, along with Raghuvaran, Vinodini, Sowcar Janaki, Vaishnavi (Malayali actress), Vaishnavi, Riza Bava and Jagathy Sreekumar playing supporting roles. The film revolves around Putturumees, a mentally disabled man and his mother Mariya who face several social issues in their village. Plot Putturumees is a mentally disabled man who lives in a small village with his mother Mariya. The villagers face several issues due to his condition and compel his mother to take him to a new place. Cast Music The music for the film was composed by M. M. Keeravani and the lyrics were written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri. The background music was composed by S. P. Venkatesh. ;Song list * "Tharalitha Ravil Mayangiyo Sooryamanasam": K. J. Yesudas * "Kannil Nila": Mano (singer), Mano * "Meghatherirangum Sanchari": K. S. Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasthuri Maan
''Kasthuri Maan'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. K. Lohithadas. The film, a remake of the director's own Malayalam film of same name, and his only Tamil project to date, stars Prasanna and Meera Jasmine, who reprised her role from the original. It also features Shammi Thilakan, Sarath Babu, V. M. C. Haneefa, Bharathi Kannan, Pawan, Vinodini and Suja. ''Kasthuri Maans story revolves around a young college girl who helps her lover realize his dream of becoming an IAS officer amidst her own problems. The film released during Diwali 2005 and had a generally positive reception. Plot The movie starts with a mature Arunachalam ( Prasanna), now a district collector. The story is narrated in a flashback where his father Palaniappan (Sarath Babu) wants him to get married. Palaniappan used to be a rich film producer and had borrowed money from a rich person, but is unable to repay his debt. The rich man wants his daughter to marry Arun, but Arun does not want to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''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. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suriyan Chandiran
''Suriyan Chandiran'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar from a story by S. Ramanath. The film stars Anand Babu, Keerthana and Saravanan. It was released on 25 February 1993. Plot Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by Deva and lyrics written by Kalidasan. Critical reception Ayyappa Prasad of ''The Indian Express'' wrote, "''Sooriyan Chandran'' has an interesting storyline marked by good performances by Anand Babu and Saravanan in the main roles". ''Kalki Kalki (), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hinduism, Hindu god Vishnu. According to Vaishnavism, Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, the last of the four ages i ...'' called it a routine masala fare, but the way it was presented was brand new. References External links * {{K. S. Ravikumar 1990s Indian films 1990s masala films 1990s Tamil-language films 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayakan
''Nayakan'' ( ) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language epic crime drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam. Produced by Muktha Srinivasan, the film stars Kamal Haasan and Saranya (in her feature debut) in the lead, with Janagaraj, Karthika, Vijayan, M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Delhi Ganesh, Nizhalgal Ravi, Nassar and Tara in supporting roles. It revolves around the evolution of Velu Naicker (Haasan) from an ordinary slum dweller to a highly respected crime lord in the Bombay underworld. ''Nayakan'' is loosely based on the life of the Bombay underworld don Varadarajan Mudaliar and the American film '' The Godfather'' (1972). Ratnam was initially approached to remake the Hindi film '' Pagla Kahin Ka'' (1970) for Srinivasan and Haasan, but refused. He instead suggested two other stories, one of which impressed Haasan and became ''Nayakan''. Cinematography was handled by P. C. Sreeram, and editing by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan. Filming began in late 1986, taking place pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karu Pazhaniappan
Karu Palaniappan is an Indian film director, actor, and television host who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also hosted the show Thamizha Thamizha on Zee Thamizh. Biography Palaniappan hails from Karaikudi and is the eldest among their three children. Politician turned actor Pala. Karuppiah is his paternal uncle. Books appealed to Palaniappan right from childhood. His father is a trader and an ardent reader. He showed interest in reading classics of popular writers like Kannadasan, Jayakanthan, and Ashokamitran. Following the saying ‘Like father like son’, Palaniappan inherited this ‘love of reading’ from his father right from childhood. Palaniappan's passion for reading books spread its wings to learning languages, writing, acting and elocution. His innate style of starting midway through a debate and expressing his thoughts with eloquence, charismatically grabbing the attention of the audience and keeping them spellbound, winning their applause and admira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meera Jasmine
Jasmine Mary Joseph, , rediff.com; 1 August 2004. known professionally as Meera Jasmine, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in , , Telugu and films. Jasmine made her debut in 2001 with the Lohithadas film Soothradharan. She went on to star in various commerci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy Mohan
Mohan Rangachari (16 October 1952 – 10 June 2019) known professionally as Crazy Mohan, was an Indian actor, comedian, screenwriter and playwright. An engineer by profession, Mohan started writing plays and established his own drama troupe called "Crazy Creations" in 1979. In addition to dramas and tele-serials, Mohan worked as a dialogue writer on a number of comedy films. Mohan had written over 30 plays, worked on over 40 films, having cameo roles in each film, and written 100 short stories. The Tamil Nadu state government in the year 2004, awarded him the Kalaimamani title for excellence in the field of arts and literature. Career Mohan was a student at the College of Engineering, Guindy, where he graduated as a mechanical engineer in 1973. His guide was his classmate S. Ravi, who was the President of Tamil Mandram. Before becoming a full-time writer, Mohan was working at Sundaram - Clayton Limited. At the College of Engineering, Guindy, in February 1972, he first wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chithi (TV Series)
''Chithi'' is an Indian Tamil prime time soap opera that aired on Sun TV. The show premiered on 20 December 1999 and ended on 1 November 2001. It aired Monday through Friday at 9:30pm. The serial stars Radhika Sarathkumar in dual roles, with Sivakumar, Yuvarani, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Hemalatha / Neena and Deepa Venkat. Anju, Latha Sabapathi, Poovilangu Mohan, Ajay Rathnam, Riyaz Khan, Vijay Adhiraj and Tharika play supporting roles. The show was produced by Radaan Mediaworks, directed by C. J. Baskar. The title track was composed by Dhina. It was also aired in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV and United Kingdom Tamil Channel on Deepam TV. The show started reairing from 6 April 2020 to 26 June 2021 in Sun TV. It was dubbed into Telugu as ''Pinni'' and aired on Gemini TV. A reboot version of the series titled '' Chithi 2'' premiered from January 27, 2020, on Sun TV starring Radikaa Sarathkumar and Preethi Sharma. Plot Chithi is a serial based on women empowerm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puthira Punithama
''Puthira Punithama'' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language erotic drama film written and directed by Mathrubootham. The film stars Mathrubootham himself in the lead role, alongside Nizhalgal Ravi and Vinodhini. It was released on 28 July 2000. Cast Production In July 1999, Chennai-based sexologist Mathrubootham, who worked on popular television show, announced plans to make an educative Tamil film titled ''Puthira Punithama''. He cast himself in the lead role, while an ensemble cast led by Nizhalgal Ravi, Vinodhini, S. S. Chandran, Delhi Ganesh and C. R. Saraswathi were also a part of the film. Mathrubootham wrote the film alongside A. R. Naavannan. The film was briefly titled as ''Idhu Puthira Punithama''. The shoot of the film took place in Courtallam and Ambasamudram in Tamil Nadu. Soundtrack Mathrubootham wrote two songs for the film's soundtrack. The recording of these songs took place in July 1999, with Jayachandran, Swarnalatha and Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
''Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sundar C, starring Karthik and Rambha in the lead roles with Goundamani, Vivek, Vinu Chakravarthy, Anju among others in supporting roles. The film, scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and filmed by U. K. Senthil Kumar, was released on 24 September 1999. It was a major success at the box office. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Maa Pelliki Randi'' (2001). Plot Sakthivel "Sakthi" is the only son of a rich landlord in a village. He roams around with his uncle Kundalagesi without taking any responsibilities, which irritates his father. One day, Sakthi meets Indhu in his village, and it is love at first sight for him. He meets her on a few more instances and proposes his love. Though reluctant at first, Indhu falls for Sakthi. Sakthi's father meets his close friend after so many years, and they decide to get their children married to each other. Sakthi gets furious hearing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundar C
Vinayagar Sundar Vel (born 21 January 1968), known professionally as Sundar C, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He has directed over 30 films and received the Kalaimamani#2009, Kalaimamani award. He is one of the most popular and commercial filmmakers in Tamil cinema. His notable films include ''Ullathai Allitha'' (1996), ''Arunachalam (film), Arunachalam'' (1997), ''Unnai Thedi'' (1999), ''Anbe Sivam'' (2003), ''Winner (2003 film), Winner'' (2003), ''Giri (film), Giri'' (2004), ''Kalakalappu'' (2012), ''Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru'' (2013), ''Aranmanai (film series), Aranmanai Cinematic Universe'' (2014-2024) and ''Madha Gaja Raja'' (2025). Alongside his wife, he produced the television series ''Nandini (TV series), Nandini'' (2017-2018), ''Maya (2018 TV series), Maya'' (2018) and ''Jothi (TV series), Jothi'' (2021). His film production credits include ''Hello Naan Pei Pesuren'' (2016), ''Meesaya Murukku'' (2017), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
