Poi is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Balachander in his 101st and final film as a director. Produced by Prakash Raj, the film starts Uday Kiran and Vimala Raman, while Geetu Mohandas, Prakash Raj, Adithya Menon, and Avinash play supporting roles along with the director in a guest appearance. The music was composed by Vidyasagar with cinematography by Biju Viswanath. The film released on 22 December 2006.
Sumanth Reddy, better known as Vaibhav, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut with the Telugu film Godava (2007) under his father, A. Kodandarami Reddy's direction. He is best known for his performances in Venkat Prabhu films Saroja (2008), Goa (2010), Mankatha (2011) and Chennai 600028 II (2016).
Balaji Mohan is an Indian filmmaker and actor in Tamil-language films. After discontinuing his engineering studies to pursue his passion for becoming a director, he enrolled at a film academy and attended courses and workshops, besides participating in short film contests. After shooting more than half a dozen short films, he directed his first full-length film, a romantic comedy Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi based on one of his own short films.
Biriyani is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action comedy thriller film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Studio Green. It stars Karthi and Hansika Motwani alongside an ensemble cast including Premji, Nassar, Ramki, Sampath Raj, Madhumitha, Jayaprakash, Prem, and Mandy Takhar. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the score and soundtrack of Biriyani, which marks his 100th film, while Sakthi Saravanan and Praveen-Srikanth handled cinematography and editing, respectively.
Ashok Selvan is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough playing one of the lead roles in Soodhu Kavvum (2013), before gaining critical acclaim for his performances in C. V. Kumar's productions Pizza II: Villa (2013) and Thegidi (2014).
Nibunan (transl. Expert) is a 2017 Indian action thriller film co-produced and directed by Arun Vaidyanathan. The film stars Arjun Sarja in his 150th film, alongside Prasanna, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Sruthi Hariharan, and Vaibhav Reddy. The music was composed by S. Navin, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Arvind Krishna and Sathish Suriya. It was simultaneously filmed in Tamil and Kannada, with the Kannada version titled Vismaya (transl. Amazing).
Chennai 600028 II is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language sports comedy film co-produced, written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, who also produces the film along with S. P. B. Charan under Black Ticket Company and Capital Film Works. The film, which is a sequel to Chennai 600028 (2007), features Vaibhav in a prominent role in addition to several cast members from the earlier film including Jai, Shiva, Premji, Aravind Akash, Inigo Prabakaran and Nithin Sathya. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film was released on 9 December 2016 to mixed to positive reviews and performed well at the box office.
Kattappava Kanom is a 2017 Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Mani Seiyon, starring Sibi Sathyaraj and Aishwarya Rajesh. Featuring an ensemble cast of supporting actors including Kaali Venkat, Yogi Babu, Mime Gopi, and Livingston, the film was released on 17 March 2017.
Ramya Pandian is an Indian actress who works in Tamil language films. She is known for her role in Joker (2016) and Aan Devathai (2018). She was listed by the Chennai Times as the "Most Desirable Woman on Television 2020". In 2021, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 4 and emerged as the 3rd runner-up.
Dummy Tappasu is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by O. S. Ravi. The film stars Malayalam actor Praveen Prem and debutante Ramya Pandian.
Mugilan is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller miniseries, produced as an Original for ZEE5, written and directed by Sri Ram Ram and edited by Tamil Arasan. It stars Karthik Raj and Ramya Pandian in the main lead roles.
Abhi Tailor is an Indian Tamil-language drama television series, starring Reshma Muralidharan and Madhan Pandian. The show is produced by Media Mogul and directed by Suresh Shanmugam. It aired on Colors Tamil from 19 July 2021, to 19 August 2022, every Monday to Saturday for 398 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Voot.
Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum or simply known as RARA, is a 2021 Tamil-language political drama film directed by Arisil Moorthy, on his directorial debut. It is produced by Suriya and Jyothika of 2D Entertainment. The film features newcomers Mithun Manickam, Ramya Pandian, and Vani Bhojan. The music is composed by Krish, with cinematography handled by M. Sukumar and editing done by Shiva Saravanan.
Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar Wapsi is an Indian family-drama web series on SonyLIV. It revolves around the lead character Nirmal Pathak who visits his home for the first time after many years and witnesses a whirlwind of emotions. This is a story of a young man who is on a journey to find his roots. Written by Rahul Pandey and created by Naren Kumar. The series stars Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Alka Amin, and Vineet Kumar in lead roles and is produced by Naren Kumar and Mahesh Korade.
Mr. and Mrs. Chinnathirai is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language reality television show airs on Star Vijay and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. Over three years Mr. and Mrs. Chinnathirai has rolled out four seasons with Ma Ka Pa Anand as host for four seasons and Aranthangi Nisha as host for three seasons. Devadarshini and Gopinath Chandran were the judges for four seasons.
The following is a list of events affecting Tamil language television in 2023 from. Events listed include television show debuts, and finales; channel launches, and closures; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations.
Soppana Sundari is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language black comedy-thriller film written and directed by SG Charles, who earlier directed Lock Up (2020). The film features an ensemble cast of Aishwarya Rajesh, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, Deepa Shankar, Karunakaran, Sathish Krishnan, Redin Kingsley, Mime Gopi, Sunil Reddy, Sha Ra, Bjorn Surrao and Thendral Raghunathan.
Mark Antony is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action comedy film directed by Adhik Ravichandran. The film stars Vishal and S. J. Suryah in dual roles with Ritu Varma, Abhinaya, Sunil, Selvaraghavan, Y. G. Mahendran, Nizhalgal Ravi, Redin Kingsley and Manikandan in supporting roles. In the film, Mark, the son of a gangster Antony, finds a telephone which can contact the past, but Madhan, the son of rival gangster Jackie, wants it for himself.
Vera Maari Office is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language Workplace comedy sitcom streaming television series starring RJ Vijay, Soundariya Nanjundan, Janani Ashok Kumar, Vishnu, Lavanya, VJ Pappu, Raveena Daha, Sritharana and Jaiseelan.
Bench Life is an Indian Telugu-language drama streaming television series written and directed by Manasa Sharma. Produced by Niharika Konidela under Pink Elephant Pictures, it stars Vaibhav, Charan Peri, Ritika Singh, Aakanksha Singh, Rajendra Prasad, Nayan Sarika, Venkatesh Kakumanu and Tanikella Bharani. The series premiered on SonyLIV on 12 September 2024.
