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Machan
Machan may refer to: People * Machan (surname) *St Machan (died 1170s), 12th-century Scottish saint *Machan Varghese (1960–2011), Malayalam film actor Film * ''Machan'' (2008 film), 2008 Sri Lankan comedy *''Machan'', planned Tamil comedy film by Sakthi Chidambaram *''En Aasai Machan'', a 1994 Tamil language drama film directed by R. Sundarrajan *''Mattupetti Machan'', a 1998 Malayalam movie directed by Jose Thomas *''Therku Theru Machan'', a 1992 Tamil drama film directed by Manivannan Other *Machan (state constituency), a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia * Machan, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran *An archaic name for the village of Dalserf in Lanarkshire, Scotland *A hunting blind, or bird hide See also * *McAnn McAnn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aida McAnn Flemming, CM (1896–1994), wife of Premier of New Brunswick Hugh John Flemming * Donald Roy McAnn (born 1911), United States Navy sailor awarded the Navy Cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machan (2008 Film)
''Machan'' is a 2008 Italian-Sri Lankan comedy film written, directed, and produced by Uberto Pasolini as his directorial debut about the made-up Sri Lankan National Handball Team that vanished in 2004. Background Based upon a true story, the film was shot on locations in Sri Lanka and Germany. The inspiration came from the actual case of the 2004 incident, where a fake Sri Lankan national handball team tricked its way into a German tournament, lost all of their matches, and subsequently vanished. Production spent several weeks speaking with people in the less fortunate areas of Colombo and used the people met through that research to create the backgrounds of the main characters. When director Uberto Pasolini heard of the incident, he stated "I fell in love with the story so much that I decided to shoot it myself". Under the working title of ''Handball'', the film was produced and financed by Redgrave Films (UK), RAI Cinema (Italy), Babelsberg Films (Germany), and Shakthi Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakthi Chidambaram
Sakthi N Chidambaram (born Dinakar), is an Indian film director, who directs Tamil films. Career His real name is C. Dhinakaran. He first wrote the dialogues for the films '' Kottai Vaasal'' (1992), '' Veettai Paaru Naattai Paaru'' (1994), '' Uzhiyan'' (1994) and '' Pathavi Pramanam'' (1994). Chidambaram made his directorial debut in 1997 with '' Samrat'', starring Ramki, a remake of Hindi film '' Baazigar''. In 1998, he directed the film ''Vettu Onnu Thundu Rendu'', starring Mansoor Ali Khan in the lead role. Both films were failures. After a gap, he changed his name and directed '' Ennamma Kannu'' (2000) with Sathyaraj. The film received mixed reviews and did well. The success of the film prompted director and actor to reunite to make ''Mr. Narathar'' with Abbas, Mumtaj and Divyaa Unni also joining the cast. Despite nearly completing shoot, the project was shelved and remains unreleased. His next directorial project, '' Charlie Chaplin'' (2002), was a hit, and its success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Aasai Machan
''En Aasai Machan'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Murali, Revathi and Ranjitha. The film, produced by Tamil Fathima, had musical score by Deva and was released on 26 August 1994. Plot Subramani, the college leader, falls in love with Meenakshi, but she requests him to complete her challenges to accept his love. Subramani succeeds her challenges, and when she asks him to kiss her in public, he is arrested by a police officer. Aruchami, Subramani's brother, the respected village chief, lives with Thayamma. In the past, Subramani's mother died during Subramani's childbirth. Aruchami and Thayamma got engaged when they were children. They stayed unmarried to take care of Subramani. Subramani is later released from jail. Meenakshi's uncle Thangarasu wants to marry her, and he then beats up Aruchami. Later, Thayamma decides to work in Meenakshi's house to spy on her. Meenakshi admits to Thayamma that she is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunting Blind
A hunting blind (US), hide or machan is a concealment device or shelter for hunters or gamekeepers, designed to reduce the chance of detection by animals. There are different types of blinds for different situations, such as deer blinds and duck blinds. Some are exceedingly simple, while others are complex. The legality of various kinds of blinds may vary according to season, state and location. Types of blinds Blinds may be stable or mobile. An early blind used by hunters was a cocking-cloth, a piece of canvas stretched on a frame like a kite that would permit hunters to approach pheasants and to shoot them through a hole in the cloth. Ground blinds are an alternative to the traditional tree stand; movements in a well-designed ground blind can virtually be undetectable by the game. Duck blinds in the grain fields in south central Oregon and north central California can be as simple as a hunter walking out into a grain field, stopping at a dike, a raised area, or so hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machan Varghese
M. L. Varghese (1960 – 3 February 2011), popularly known by stage name Machan Varghese, was a Malayalam film actor and mimicry artist. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan (house of arts) and debuted as an actor through ''Kabooliwala''. Thereafter he played many notable roles in Malayalam films, mainly as a comedian. His association with Siddique-Lal, Rafi-Mecartin and Lal Jose are particularly noted. Within a career of nearly two decades, he acted in over 100 films. Varghese died on 3 February 2011 in Kozhikode of cancer. He was aged 50. Education & Family M. L. Varghese (Machan) completed his high school education in 1970's from St. Albert's High School, Ernakulam. He was married to Elsy. The couple have a son Robin Varghese and a daughter Rincy. Filmography * 2012: ''Orange''(posthumously) * 2011: ''Maharaja Talkies'' * 2010: ''Nizhal'' * 2010 : ''Best Of Luck'' * 2010: ''Kadaksham'' * 2010: '' Paappi Appacha'' * 2010: ''Njan Sanchari'' * 2010: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therku Theru Machan
''Therku Theru Machan'' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Sathyaraj and Bhanupriya. It was released on 13 April 1992, and completed a 100-day run. Plot Valayapalam village's Landlord Paramasiva Gounder has two sons: Subramani and Ganesan. Ganesan, the elder one, gets married with Segamalam, daughter of village President and Landlord "School Gounder" from neighbouring Kittampalayam. In the meantime, Subramani and Sengamalam's sister Parimala fall in love with each other, though they are from different villages. Devaraj, landlord and owner of a gambling club in Kittampalayam, wants to marry Parimala and she is his maternal cousin. But she refuses and ridicules him. So Devaraj decides to take revenge. Ganesan is a gambler and he even landed his family's bungalow to Devaraj. Devaraj tries to sell the house using court and the auction begins. At the same time, Subramani goes to local bank to receive the loan amount to sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machan (surname)
Machan, Machaň, or Macháň (Czech and Slovak feminine: Machaňová or Macháňová) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Josef Machaň (1906–1979), Czech athlete * Josef Machan (sport shooter) (born 1957), Czech sports shooter * Matt Machan (born 1991), English cricketer * Róbert Machán (born 1948), Hungarian tennis player * Tibor Machan Tibor Richard Machan (; 18 March 1939 – 24 March 2016) was a Hungarian-American philosopher. A professor emeritus in the department of philosophy at Auburn University, Machan held the R. C. Hoiles Chair of Business Ethics and Free Enterp ... (1939–2016), Hungarian-American philosopher * Tom Machan (born 1940s), Canadian football player See also * References {{surname Czech-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Machan
Machan or Machanus was a twelfth-century Scottish saint. He was educated in Ireland and was ordained as a bishop in Rome. He is known for his missionary work around Clachan of Campsie (or Campsie Glen), near Glasgow. Machan built a small chapel at the bottom of the glen. After his death, in 1175 a church was built over his grave. In 1859 there was a St. Machan's Well at Campsie, but no trace now remains. Most information about St Machan is lost. However, his name remains in the name of the village of Ecclesmachan in West Lothian West Lothian ( sco, Wast Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geographically by the Av .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Machan, St Medieval Scottish saints 1170s deaths 12th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops 12th-century Christian saints ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattupetti Machan
''Mattupetty Machan'' is a 1998 Indian Malayalam language comedy film directed by Jose Thomas and written by Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas. It has an ensemble cast including Mukesh, Baiju Santhosh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Kalabhavan Navas, Sreelakshmi and Maathu. The film was a commercial success at the box office. It was remade in Tamil as '' Banda Paramasivam'', in Hindi as ''Housefull 2''. Synopsis Kumar Kubera and Prabhakara Prabhu are former friends, business rivals and bitter enemies. They want to outdo each other in everything, especially when it comes to marrying off their daughters. Manoharan, a marriage broker brings them many good suitors for their daughters, but Kubera and Prabhu are hellbent on not letting the other's daughter get married first. One day, Manoharan brings a Middle Eastern NRI to see Prabhu's daughter. He works in Oman, but Prabhu finds him unsuitable, assaults and insults him, his family and Manoharan. He vows to take revenge and ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machan (state Constituency)
Machan is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969. The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. History Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 30 December 2015, the Machan constituency has a total of 7 polling districts. Representation history Election results References * {{Malaysian state constituencies Sarawak state constituencies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machan, Iran
Pozm-e Machchan ( fa, پزم مچان, also Romanized as Pozm-e Machchān; also known as Māchān, Māchā Pozm, Māshān, and Pozm Machā) is a village in Jahliyan Rural District, in the Central District of Konarak County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm .... At the 2006 census, its population was 642, in 82 families. References Populated places in Konarak County {{Konarak-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalserf
Dalserf is a small village of only a few streets in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on the River Clyde, east of Larkhall and south east of Hamilton. Dalserf is also a traditional civil parish. It includes Ashgill, Larkhall, Netherburn, Rosebank and Shawsburn. The parish has a population of 17,985 (mostly from Larkhall's near 15,500 population). The name of the village comes from the Gaelic ''dail'', meaning "field", and Serf, the name of a 6th-century saint who dwelt here. Of old, it was also known as ''Machan'' or ''Machanshire'', from the Gaelic ''Maghan'' meaning "small plain". The village kirk, built in 1655, is dedicated to Saint Serf, and may be built on the site of an early church founded by him. The church dates from The Killing Time, when the rebel Covenanters were persecuted for their faith, and was a centre of Covenanter activity. John M'Millan, the controversial preacher and first post-Revolution minister of the United Societies, is buried in the ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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