Bala is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, working in Tamil cinema. Bala has been praised for "revolutionizing Tamil cinema" through his realistic, dark and disturbing depiction of the working class on celluloid screen. His films are known to be tragic and disturbing.
Sutta Kadhai is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film written and directed by Subu in his directorial debut. The film features an ensemble cast including Balaji Venugopal, Venkatesh Harinathan, Dongli Jumbo, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, Nassar, M. S. Bhaskar, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, and Jayaprakash. The plot revolves around two police constables who try to solve a murder case in a village.
Sanjeev Venkat is an Indian film and television actor. He is most known for his role as Selvam in the Tamil drama serial on Sun TV titled Thirumathi Selvam (2007–2013) in which he starred opposite Abitha. He has acted in other serials, such as Metti Oli, Anandham, Annamalai, Aval,Yaaradi Nee Mohini and Kanmani.
Kaali Venkat is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil language films in supporting roles.
Roshni Prakash is an Indian actress and model who works in South Indian film industry. She was a finalist in Femina Miss India South in 2016. After making her film debut in 2016 with the Telugu film Saptagiri Express, she appeared in the Kannada films Ajaramara and Kavaludaari and Tamil film Jada in 2019.
Kanni Raasi (transl. Virgo) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Muthukumaran and produced by Shameem Ibraham. The film stars Vimal and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, with Pandiarajan, Yogi Babu, Kaali Venkat and Robo Shankar amongst others in supporting roles.
Ammayi Kosam is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by Pokuri Baburao and directed by Muppalaneni Shiva. This film stars Ravi Teja, Meena, Sai Kumar, Vineeth, Ali, and Siva Reddy in the main roles.
Titanic Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum is an unreleased Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Janakiraman and produced by C. V. Kumar of Thirukumaran Entertainment. The film stars Kalaiyarasan, Anandhi, Ragav Vijay and Ashna Zaveri, with a supporting cast including Kaali Venkat, Gayathrie and Jangiri Madhumitha. The film features music composed by Nivas K. Prasanna with cinematography by Ballu and editing done by Radhakrishnan Dhanapal.
Bakrid is a 2019 Indian Tamil language drama film written and directed by Jagadeesan Subu. The film stars Vikranth and a camel called Sarah. The film is the first Indian and Tamil film in Kollywood history to portray a camel in the pivotal role. The film was bankrolled by M10 Productions and the music composed by D. Imman. This film received positive reviews.
Amritha Gopal is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu language films. She made her Lead female role debut with the Tamil film Padaiveeran in 2018 and has since starred in the Tamil films Bigil (2019) and Lift (2021) and Telugu films Red (2021), and Hanu Man (2024).
Smruthi Venkat is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil language films. Aside from a brief role in Indru Netru Naalai (2015), she made her acting debut with commercially success film Thadam which was released in 2019.
Aalambana (transl. Ālambana) is an unreleased Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film directed by debutant Pari K Vijay and produced by Kotapadi J. Rajesh under the banner KJR Studios and co-produced by Koustubh Entertainment. The film stars Vaibhav and Parvati Nair with a supporting cast including Munishkanth, Yogi Babu, Anandaraj, Kabir Duhan Singh, Kaali Venkat and Robo Shankar. The film's music is composed by Hiphop Tamizha, with cinematography handled by Vinoth Rathinasamy and editing done by San Lokesh. Despite being filmed between December 2019 and January 2021, it remains unreleased due to legal and financial issues.
Ayngaran is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Ravi Arasu and produced by Common Man Presents. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar and Mahima Nambiar with a supporting cast including Kaali Venkat, Aruldoss, Aadukalam Naren and Hareesh Peradi. The film's music is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar himself, with cinematography handled by Saravanan Abimanyu and editing done by Raja Mohammed. The film was released theatrically on 12 May 2022. The film opened to positive reviews from critics and became an hit at the box office.
Gargi is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed and co-written by Gautham Ramachandran and produced by Blacky, Genie & My Left Foot Productions. Co-written by Hariharan Raju. The film features Sai Pallavi in the titular role, while Kaali Venkat, R. S. Shivaji, Saravanan, Livingston, Jayaprakash and Kavithalaya Krishnan play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by Govind Vasantha with cinematography handled by Sraiyanti and Premkrishna Akkatu and editing done by Shafique Mohamed Ali. Gargi was released on 15 July 2022 and received postive reviews from critics who praised the cast performances, the script, the direction, and the social message.
Vanangaan is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Bala under B Studios, along with Suresh Kamatchi under V House Productions. The film stars Arun Vijay and Roshni Prakash in the lead roles.
Double Tuckerr is 2024 Indian Tamil-language live-action animated fantasy comedy film written and directed by Meera Mahadhi. The film stars Dheeraj and Smurthi Venkat. The film was produced by Air Flick and co-produced by Chandru. The film is based on the life after death. It was released on 5 April 2024. The film marked only the second film appearance for prominent Chennai based cardiovascular surgeon Dheeraj who portrayed the main lead role in the film. The film also includes two animated angel characters named "left" and "right" in the prominent roles. It was also the first instance where a Tamil film used the concept of angels.
Parachute is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language drama thriller television series directed by Rasu Ranjith, written by Sridhar K. and starring Shakthi Rithvik, Iyal, Krishna, Kani Thiru, Kishore, Kaali Venkat, Rasu Ranjith himself, Bava Chelladurai, Sharanya Ramachandran and Inba Ravikumar.
Test is an upcoming Tamil-language sports drama film directed by S. Sashikanth, who co-wrote the script with Suman Kumar and produced with Chakravarthy Ramachandra under YNOT Studios. The film stars R. Madhavan, Nayanthara, Siddharth and Meera Jasmine. The film would mark Sashikanth's directorial debut and Jasmine's return to Tamil cinema after a 10-year hiatus.
Alangu is a 2024 Indian action thriller film written and directed by S.P. Shakthivel. The film is produced by D Sabareesh and S.A. Sangamithra under DG Film Company in association with Magnas Productions. The film stars Gunanidhi, Kaali Venkat and Chemban Vinod in the lead roles, alongside Appani Sarath, Sreerekha and others in supporting roles. Set in the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border, the film contains both Tamil and Malayalam dialogues.
Tharunam (transl. Moment) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Arvindh Srinivasan and produced by Pugazh and Eden under Zhen Studios banner starring Kishen Das and Smruthi Venkat in the lead roles alongside Raj Ayyappa and Bala Saravanan in pivotal roles.
