Mohanlal Viswanathan is an Indian actor,film producer,playback singer,film distributor,and director who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil,Hindi,Telugu and Kannada films. Mohanlal has a prolific career spanning over four decades,during which he has acted in more than 400 films. Mohanlal's contributions to the Malayalam cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Indian film industry. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001,and Padma Bhushan in 2019,India's fourth and third highest civilian honours,for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2009,he became the first actor in India to be awarded the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army. Mohanlal was named as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema" by CNN-News18.
Shivaji Rao Gaikwad,known professionally as Rajinikanth,is an Indian actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades,he has done 169 films that includes films in Tamil,Hindi,Telugu,Kannada,Bengali,and Malayalam. He is widely regarded to be one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. Known for his uniquely styled lines and idiosyncrasies in films,he has a huge fan base internationally and has a cult following. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Bhushan in 2000,Padma Vibhushan in 2016,India's third and second highest civilian honours,and highest award in the field of cinema Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019 for his contributions to Indian cinema.
Konidela Chiranjeevi is an Indian actor,film producer and former politician who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning over four decades,he starred in over 150 feature films,predominantly in Telugu,as well as some films in Hindi,Tamil and Kannada. Chiranjeevi won the Andhra Pradesh state's highest film award,the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award,three Nandi Awards,and nine Filmfare Awards South including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2024,The Government of India honoured him with Padma Vibhushan,the second highest civilian honour. Earlier In 2006,he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan,India's third-highest civilian award,for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2013,CNN-IBN named him as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema".
Koose Munusamy Veerappan(Tamil-வீரப்பன்) was an Indian poacher,smuggler,domestic terrorist and bandit who was active for 36 years,and kidnapped major politicians for ransom. He was charged with sandalwood smuggling and poaching of elephants in the scrub lands and forests in the states of Tamil Nadu,Karnataka and Kerala. He was wanted for killing approximately 184 people,about half of whom were police officers and forest officials. He was also responsible for poaching approximately 500 of the 2000 elephants killed in the peninsular region where he was active and for smuggling ivory worth US$2.6 million and about 65 tons of sandalwood worth approximately US$22 million.
Thamizhan is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language courtroom drama film directed by debutant Majith and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Vijay and debutant Priyanka Chopra. This is Chopra's debut,first and only Tamil film up to date. Revathi,Nassar,Ashish Vidyarthi and Vivek also play pivotal roles in the film,while the film's score and soundtrack were composed by D. Imman. The story involves solving several corruption cases by a lawyer named Surya in the process fighting against a criminal boss and finally making Indian law basics available as a free book to common people.
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar,known professionally as Vijay,is an Indian actor and singer who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Vijay has acted in over 65 films and is one of the most commercially successful actors in Tamil cinema with multiple films amongst the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time and is amongst the highest paid actors in India.
Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT),Coimbatore,is a private engineering college started in 1984 under the auspices of the Ramanandha Adigalar Foundation,a charitable educational trust of Sakthi Group. Situated on a sprawling 156-acre campus in the IT corridor of Coimbatore,KCT is an autonomous institution affiliated with Anna University,Chennai,and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). KCT was granted five-year accreditation status in its first cycle of accreditation. Later,in the second cycle,with a CGPA of 3.21 on a 4.0 scale,an "A" grade was awarded,which was valid until December 2,2021. In July 2022,following the NAAC Peer Team visit for the third cycle of accreditation,KCT was awarded an A++ grade. It is the highest grade awarded to institutions by NAAC,with KCT securing a CGPA of 3.62 on a 4–point scale. And all eligible UG programs have also been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
Romulus Earl Whitaker is an American-born Indian herpetologist,wildlife conservationist,and founder of the Madras Snake Park,the Andaman and Nicobar Environment Trust (ANET),and the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust. In 2008,Whitaker was selected as an associate laureate in the 2008 Rolex Awards for Enterprise for his efforts to create a network of rainforest research stations throughout India. In 2005,he was a winner of a Whitley Award for outstanding leadership in nature conservation. He used this award to found the Agumbe Rainforest Research Station in Karnataka,for the study of king cobras and their habitat.
Raghava Lawrence is an Indian dance choreographer,director and actor known for his works primarily in Tamil cinema. After making his debut as a dance choreographer in 1993,he began looking for acting opportunities. He began his career as an actor in 1998,in a Telugu film. He adopted the name "Raghava" in 2001,and worked for many prominent actors and directors in Tamil cinema throughout his career. He got his breakthrough with Telugu film Style and then Muni. Lawrence is also known for his intricate hip-hop and westernised dance moves and has won four Filmfare Awards,three Nandi Awards and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award for best choreography.
Tamil cinema,also known as Kollywood,is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language,a widely spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood,a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam,a neighbourhood in Chennai,and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film,Keechaka Vadham,was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film,Kalidas,a multilingual directed by H. M. Reddy was released on 31 October 1931,less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture Alam Ara.
Kajal A Kitchlu is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil language films alongside Hindi language films. She has worked in more than 50 films and has received two South Indian International Movie Awards.
Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and television. Manchu had a brief stint as a child artist with the 1985 film Ragile Gundelu. Years later,he starred in the 2003 Telugu action film Vishnu,for which he won the Filmfare Best Male Debut.
Bharathi is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language biographical film based on the life of Subramania Bharati starring Sayaji Shinde,Devayani and Nizhalgal Ravi. The film was directed by Gnana Rajasekaran and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for the year 2000.
Vels Institute of Science,Technology &Advanced Studies (VISTAS) is an institute of higher education located in Pallavaram,Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India. It was established in 1992 and granted Deemed University status in 2008 by University Grants Commission under section 3 of UGC Act 1956.
Subaskaran Allirajah is a British-Sri Lankan Tamil entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Lycamobile,a telecommunications company. He is also a producer of Tamil films and Hindi Films through his entertainment subsidiary Lyca Productions,based in Chennai,India,and began with its first film Kaththi (2014). It produced the science fiction thriller 2.0 (2018),which was India's most expensive film and the 5th most expensive non-English-language film at the time of its release. Lyca Productions has also produced Ponniyin Selvan:I (2022) and Ponniyin Selvan:II (2023) which are both Tamil cinema releases.
Kalakalappu 2 is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Sundar C and produced by Khushbu. It is a spiritual sequel to the 2012 film Kalakalappu. The film features Jiiva,Jai,Shiva,Nikki Galrani and Catherine Tresa in the lead roles.
Vedalam (transl. "Phantom") is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Siva. It stars Ajith Kumar and Lakshmi Menon while Shruti Hassan,Ashwin Kakumanu,Rahul Dev,Thambi Ramaiah,Kabir Duhan Singh,and Soori play supporting roles. The film features music composed by Anirudh Ravichander,while the cinematography and editing were done by Vetri and Ruben.
2.0 is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language 3D science-fantasy action film directed by S. Shankar who co-wrote the film with B. Jeyamohan and Madhan Karky. Produced by Subaskaran under the banner of Lyca Productions. As the second instalment in the Enthiran film series,2.0 is a standalone sequel to Enthiran (2010),featuring Rajinikanth in a triple role as Vaseegaran,Chitti the Robot and Kutti,alongside Akshay Kumar as Pakshi Rajan and Amy Jackson as Nila. also Sudhanshu Pandey,Adil Hussain,Kalabhavan Shajohn,and K. Ganesh appear in supporting roles. The soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman,with lyrics written by Madhan Karky and Na. Muthukumar. The film follows the conflict between Chitti,the once dismantled humanoid robot,and Pakshi Rajan,a former ornithologist who seeks vengeance upon cell phone users to prevent avian population decline.
