Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren, better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu, is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry. After completing his education, he began pursuing an acting career, with his first three ventures featuring him in a starring role, failing to release, following which he began appearing in character roles. He entered the spotlight for the first time when he turned director with the summer hit Chennai 600028 (2007). He achieved further commercial successes with his subsequent directorials Saroja (2008), Goa (2010), Mankatha (2011), Biriyani (2013) and Mass Masilamani (2015). His father Gangai Amaren is a film director and music director.
Paramasivan is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by P. Vasu and produced by S. Ramesh Babu. The film features Ajith Kumar in the lead role with Laila, Vivek, Prakash Raj and Jayaram playing other pivotal roles. The synopsis is based on 1998 Coimbatore bombings. It was released on 14 January 2006 to mixed reviews and declared as an above average grosser at the box office. The film was inspired from the Hindi-language film Kartoos (1999) starring Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff and Manisha Koirala.
Padayappa is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language drama film, written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, and featuring Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya in the lead roles, with Abbas, Lakshmi, Radha Ravi and Nassar in supporting roles. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman.
Vattaram is a 2006 Indian Tamil action gangster film written, produced, and directed by Saran. The film stars Arya, Napoleon, and Kirat Bhattal in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharathwaj. The film released on 21 October 2006. This film declared an average grosser at the box office. The film was dubbed in Hindi as Are You Ready To Fight.
Emtan Magan is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language family drama film written and directed by Thirumurugan. Bharath, Gopika, and Nassar played the lead roles, while Vadivelu, Saranya Ponvannan, and Gajala appeared in supporting roles. The music was composed by Vidyasagar with cinematography by Sevilo Raja and editing by Jeyakumar. Upon release, the film met with positive critical reception and massive commercial success. It was remade in Kannada as "Puthra" with Diganth.
Guru En Aalu is a 2009 Tamil romantic comedy film directed by Selva and produced by K. R. Gangadharan. It stars Madhavan, Abbas and Mamta Mohandas in the leading roles, while Vivek and Brinda Parekh portray supporting roles. The film was a remake of Aziz Mirza's 1997 Hindi film Yes Boss starring Shahrukh Khan. The music was composed by Srikanth Deva with cinematography by U. K. Senthil Kumar and editing by V. T. Vijayan. The film began production in late 2007 and released on 24 April 2009 to mixed reviews, becoming an average grosser at the box office.
Panchamirtham is 2008 Tamil-language fantasy comedy film scripted and directed by Raju Eswaran, it stars Jayaram, Prakash Raj and the director himself in the lead roles alongside an ensemble supporting cast including Nassar, Aravind Akash, Regina Cassandra, Saranya Mohan, Samiksha, Karunas, and Ganja Karuppu. Produced by Abhirami Ramanatha and with music by Sundar C Babu, the film released on Christmas 2008.
100% Love is a 2011 Indian Telugu language romantic comedy film directed by Sukumar and produced by Bunny Vas under the banner Geetha Arts. The film features Naga Chaitanya and Tamanna in the lead roles. Production works began in February 2010, continuing for over one year, with the title only being announced in March 2011. The film features music composed by Devi Sri Prasad, with cinematography handled by Venkat Prasad, and editing by Srinivasa Karthik.
Moodu Pani is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written, directed and filmed by Balu Mahendra. Starring his then wife Shoba and Pratap K. Pothen, with N. Viswanathan, Ganthimathi, Mohan and Bhanu Chander in supporting roles, it is based on two novels: Idhuvum Oru Viduthalai Thaan (1978) by Rajendra Kumar, and The Collector (1963) by John Fowles. The film follows Chandru (Pratap), who has a strong hatred towards prostitutes and would kill any such woman he encounters. He falls in love with Rekha (Shoba) and believes marrying her will end his psychological distress.
Krishna Kumar, better known by his stage name K is an Indian music composer working primarily in films and documentaries.
Sonna Puriyathu is a 2013 Indian Tamil comedy film directed by debutant Krishnan Jayaraj, a former associate of C. S. Amudhan It stars Shiva and Vasundhara. The film released on 26 July 2013. The film got a good opening and finally declared as an above average hit in the boxoffice.
Oru Oorla Rendu Raja is a 2014 Indian Tamil language social action comedy film written and directed by R. Kannan and produced by S. Michael Rayappan. The film features Vimal, Priya Anand and Soori in the leading roles, while Nassar, Anupama Kumar and Thambi Ramaiah form the supporting cast and D. Imman composes the film's music. The film was released on 7 November 2014.
Saivam is a 2014 Tamil drama film written, directed and produced by A. L. Vijay. The film features Nassar in the lead role and child actress Sara Arjun plays another pivotal role. The film's cinematography was handled by Nirav Shah and music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film was released on 27 June 2014 to positive reviews. The film was remade in Telugu as Dagudumootha Dandakor (2015), with Sara Arjun reprising her role from the original film.
Rasam is a 2015 Malayalam-language Indian feature film based on food, tastes, restaurants and catering services. The film was directed and co-written by Rajeev Nath. Nedumudi Venu, Rajeev Nath and Sudip Kumar co-written the screenplay of the story written by Sudip. It stars Indrajith Sukumaran in lead alongside Nedumudi Venu, Devan and Varuna Shetty in supporting roles. Mohanlal had cameo appearance as himself.
Muddula Menalludu is a 1990 Telugu drama film produced by S. Gopal Reddy on Bhargav Art Productions banner and directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti in the lead roles and the music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was a remake of Tamil film Thangamana Raasa.
Aavi Kumar is a 2015 Tamil horror comedy film directed by Kandeepan. The film stars Udhaya and Kanika Tiwari in the lead roles while Nassar, Jagan and Manobala among others form an ensemble cast. This movie is an unofficial remake of Mohanlal starrer Vismayathumbathu (2004). Music for the film was composed by Vijay Antony and Srikanth Deva and the film opened to negative reviews in July 2015.
Supreme is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film produced by Dil Raju under his banner Sri Venkateswara Creations and directed by Anil Ravipudi. It stars Sai Dharam Tej, Raashi Khanna in the lead roles and music composed by Sai Karthik. The film received positive reviews from critics, praising Sai Dharma Tej's performance whilst also becoming a tremendous success at the box office.
Rajesh M. Selva is an Indian film director and screenwriter, primarily working in Tamil cinema.
Mugguru Kodukulu is a 1988 Indian Telugu action drama film, produced by Ghattamaneni Nagarathnamma under the Padmalaya Studios banner and directed by Krishna. The film stars Krishna himself alongside with his real-life children, Ramesh Babu, Mahesh Babu, also Radha, Sonam as leads and music was composed by Chakravarthy.
Vaanam Kottattum is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Dhana Sekaran, who co-wrote the film with Mani Ratnam. The film stars R. Sarathkumar, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu and Aishwarya Rajesh, with Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Madonna Sebastian portraying supporting roles. The film is produced by Mani Ratnam for Madras Talkies, with the latter also credited for co-writing the film's script. The film released on 7 February 2020.
