Rambhala

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Rambhala
Born
Ram Bala

Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationFilm director
Years active2004-present

Rambhala is an Indian film director, who has directed Tamil films. He rose to fame through his work on the comedy television show Lollu Sabha , and has gone on to make feature films including Dhilluku Dhuddu (2016) and Idiot (2022).

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Career

In the early 2000s, Rambhala initially worked as an assistant to directors Rama Narayanan and K. Bhagyaraj, before taking on the job of a script consultant, where he supervised Tamil content for Vijay TV. [1] In 2004, he pitched the idea of Lollu Sabha to the group's programming head Pradeep Milroy Peter, who approved for the show to be made. The concept was initially supposed to be a two-minute skit as a part of another show called Breakfast Show that Rambhala was working on, but the channel's head, Vijay Iyer, asked for 30-minute episodes to be made instead. The success of Lollu Sabha paved the way for a new era of comedy shows across Tamil channels. Several cast members who worked on the production including Santhanam, Jeeva, Swaminathan, Manohar and Yogi Babu all subsequently moved to work in the film industry. [1]

Despite his significant experience, Rambhala did not become a film director until the mid-2010s. In 2015, he began work on a proposed project starring Shiva and Nandita Swetha, but the film did not materialise. [2] Rambhala's first feature film was eventually Dhilluku Dhuddu (2016), a horror comedy featuring Santhanam in the lead role. [3]

In late 2016, he worked on the pre-production of a proposed project featuring G. V. Prakash Kumar and Vadivelu in the lead roles. However, the film was later dropped. [4] He later announced a comedy drama titled Daavu featuring Chandran and Reba Monica John, but production was stopped after a single schedule. [5] He subsequently worked on Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 (2019), a sequel to his first film, with the same technical team and Santhanam. He revealed that he was keen to explore some ideas written for the original that he was unable to feature owing to time constraints. [6]

Rambhala is currently working on Vandhan Suttan Repeatu, which stars Chandran, Reba Monica John and Meenakshi Govindarajan in the lead roles.[ citation needed ] He has also announced plans on making Dhilluku Dhuddu 3 with Santhanam in the future. [7]

Filmography

Films
YearFilmNotes
2016 Dhilluku Dhuddu
2019 Dhilluku Dhuddu 2
2022 Idiot
2023Vandhan Suttan RepeatuFilming
Television

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References

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  2. ↑ Kollywood, Only (2015-02-05). "Lollu Sabha Rambala to direct Mirchi Shiva". Only Kollywood. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  3. ↑ "Fame has not changed Santhanam: Rambala". The Indian Express. 2016-07-05. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  4. ↑ "Rambhala opens up about Vadivelu playing the villain role". Behindwoods. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  5. ↑ "Daavu : Heroine finalized for the Kayal Chandran starrer". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  6. ↑ "Tamizh Padam was stolen from Lollu Sabha: Rambhala, director of Dhillukku Dhuddu 2". Cinema Express . Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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