Rajiv Menon is an Indian filmmaker who has worked as a director and cinematographer in several Indian regional film industries. After making his breakthrough as a film cinematographer with Mani Ratnam's drama Bombay (1994), Menon has continued to collaborate with Ratnam on other projects including Guru (2007) & Kadal (2013). He has also directed 2 critically acclaimed Tamil films, Minsara Kanavu (1997) and Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000), winning a Filmfare Award for the latter. After a sabbatical, Menon returned to directing with Sarvam Thaala Mayam.
M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language sports action drama film directed by M. Raja, starring Jayam Ravi, Asin, Nadhiya, and Prakash Raj in the lead roles while Vivek and Subbaraju play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Srikanth Deva. The film became a blockbuster and one of the most profitable movies of 2004. It is a remake of the Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi.
Shruti Haasan is an Indian actress and singer who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi-language films. Born in the Haasan family, she is the daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur.
Aishwarya Rajinikanth Dhanush is an Indian film director and playback singer. She is the elder daughter of actor Rajinikanth. She made her feature film debut with 3 (2012) starring her husband Dhanush.
Maathi Yosi is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Nandha Periyasamy and music by Guru Kalyan. Starring Harish, Kanchivaram fame Shammu along with newcomers Gopal, Alex and Lokesh in the lead roles, the film opened to mixed and negative reviews.
Atharvaa Murali is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with Baana Kaathadi (2010). He then garnered critical acclaim for his performance as a youngster suffering from delusion in the romantic thriller Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (2012), before signing on to feature in Bala's period film Paradesi (2013). His role as a rural villager held as a slave in a tea plantation became his breakthrough performance, earning Atharvaa a Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Tamil.
Sattapadi Kutram is a 2011 Indian Tamil action drama film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar starring Sathyaraj, Vikranth, Harish Kalyan in the lead roles. Bhanu, Komal Sharma, and Aishwarya Rajesh are the female leads, and A. Venkatesh, Suresh, and Radha Ravi play supporting roles. The film dealt with various issues, including corruption in the higher echelons of the government, stashing of black money abroad by Indians, corruption in the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, sexual exploits of godmen, travails of Indian fishermen and the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict. Released on 25 March 2011 to negative reviews, it did poorly at the box-office.
Satyan, , is an Indian playback singer and composer. He is best known for performing the hit numbers "Kalakkapovathu Yaaru", "Sil Sil" and the title track from Boss Engira Bhaskaran and Thee Mugam Dhaan
Anirudh Ravichander (born 16 October 1990), also known mononymously as Anirudh, is an Indian film composer and singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Ravi Raghavendra. He has won two Filmfare Awards, nine SIIMA Awards, six Edison Awards and five Vijay Awards.
Harish Kalyan is an Indian film actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films and also appeared in a few Telugu language films. He made his acting debut in Sindhu Samaveli (2010) opposite debutante Amala Paul, before being noticed for his performances in Poriyaalan (2014), Vil Ambu (2016) and Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018).
Rummy is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama co-produced and directed by debutant Balakrishnan. It features Inigo Prabhakar, Vijay Sethupathi, Gayathrie, and Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead roles, while Soori and Joe Malloori play supporting roles. The music was composed by D. Imman with editing by Raja Mohammad and cinematography by C. Premkumar. The film was shot around Pudhukottai, Karaikudi and Thanjavur. It released on 31 January 2014 to moderate reviews.
Aishwarya Rajesh is an Indian actress who works primarily in Tamil films, alongside Telugu and Malayalam films. She is a recipient of two SIIMA Awards, and a Filmfare Award South.
Srimathumitha is an Indian playback and Carnatic singer who sings mainly in Tamil. She has also sung in Telugu, Hindi and Kannada songs. Some of her notable songs are "Azhage Azhage" from the Movie Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, "Valayapatti Thavile" from the movie Azhagiya Tamil Magan, "Kanaa Kaanum Kalangal" from the movie 7G Rainbow Colony, and "Rathathin Rathame" from the movie Velayudham. She is one of the leading playback singers in today's film music scenario. She has sung for leading music directors like Ilayaraja, Harris Jayaraj, Yuvan Shankar Raja, A. R. Rahman, Bharathwaj, Deva, S. A. Rajkumar, and Bharani. She emerged as the "Best Voice of 2002" in the TV Reality Show Rajageetham conducted by RAJ TV. She is the first playback singer to win the Vikadan Awards started in 2004, which was juried by late Sujatha. A. R. Rahman has featured her in 2 songs in the soundtrack of Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire.
Naanum Oru Penn is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars S. S. Rajendran and R. Vijayakumari, with S. V. Ranga Rao, M. R. Radha, S. V. Subbaiah, C. K. Nagesh, Rajan and C. S. Pushpalatha in supporting roles. It revolves around a dark complexioned and uneducated girl and how she convinces everyone that more than appearance and education, it is the character which is important for a woman.
Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kathai is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language fantasy film directed by Rathindran R. Prasad. An adaptation of the folk tale collection Baital Pachisi, the film features Ashwin Kakumanu, Abhay Deol, Aishwarya Rajesh, Guru Somasundaram and Greg Burridge in the lead roles. Featuring music by Ghibran and cinematography by Roberto Zazzara, the film began production in mid 2016.
Kavan (transl. Catapult) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language political action thriller film, directed by K. V. Anand, written by Subha and Kabilan Vairamuthu and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Madonna Sebastian in the lead roles with T. Rajendar, Vikranth, Pandiarajan, Akashdeep Saighal, Bose Venkat,Vikram Chakkravarthy and Jagan in supporting roles. The film, which has a soundtrack and score composed by Hiphop Tamizha, began its production in July 2016. The film released on 31 March 2017, receiving positive reviews.
Vanjagar Ulagam is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Manoj Beedha in his directorial debut with dialogues written by Beedha and Vinayak. The film stars Guru Somasundaram, Ciby Bhuvan Chandran, Vishagan Vanangamudi, Anisha Ambrose and Hareesh Peradi, with Vasu Vikram, John Vijay, Azhagam Perumal, and Chandini Tamilarasan in supporting roles. The film is also set to be the first Tamil film in to use both Carnatic music and dubstep for a song. The music is composed by Sam C. S. while cinematography is handled by Rodrigo Del Rio Herrara and Saravanan Ramasamy. The film was released in India on 7 September 2018.
Vilambaram (transl. Publicity) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Suriyanithi and produced by Joseph Stalin. It stars Abhinay Vaddi, Haira and Aishwarya Rajesh. Featuring music composed by J. Vimal, the film began production in mid-2012 was released in March 2019.
Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan is an Indian film and television actor, who has worked in Tamil and Telugu language productions. He played the lead roles in serials Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (2015) and Ninaikka Therintha Manamae (2017), and supportive roles in films including OK Kanmani (2015) and Adithya Varma (2019). He rose to prominence after contesting in Star Vijay's reality programme Cooku with Comali 2 (2021).
Ka Pae Ranasingam is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language political drama film directed by P. Virumaandi in his directorial debut. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Aishwarya Rajesh. Based on a true story, the film follows Ariyanachi, a poor woman who strives to bring her deceased husband's body back to India from Dubai, battling the odds of political agenda, corruption and a treacherous bureaucracy that stand in her way.
