Cheran is an Indian film director, producer, actor and lyricist known for his works in Tamil cinema. He is a four time National Film Award winner for Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000), Autograph (2004) and Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005). He has also won five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and six South Filmfare Awards.
S. Rajasekar was an Indian cinematographer, film director, and actor. He collaborated with director Robert under the name Robert–Rajasekar.
Saranya Ponvannan is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam and a few Kannada language films. She also acted in one Hindi movie Chup: Revenge of the Artist in 2022. Saranya made her acting debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987) and went on to play lead roles from 1987 to 1996. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she returned to films in 2003 as a character actor roles. In her career spanning around over 25 years she had won a number of accolades including one National Film Award, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and five Filmfare Award South.
Sengathu Bhoomiyilae is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. Rathnakumar and produced by Revathi Duraimurugan and Lakshmi. The film stars Pawan, Senthil Kumar, Priyanka Nair, Sunu Lakshmi, and Singampuli. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film released on 3 February 2012 to generally mixed reviews.
Saravanan Meenatchi is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language television series broadcast on STAR Vijay. The first season was broadcast from 7 March 2011 to 18 October 2013. The second season of the show, which started as a sequel and next generation story of the first season, was broadcast from 21 October 2013 to 15 July 2016. The third season featured a different story and cast was broadcast from 18 July 2016 to 17 August 2018.
Kan Pesum Vaarthaigal is a 2013 Tamil-language drama film directed by R. Balaji. Produced and written by R. Saravanakumar, the film stars Mirchi Senthil and Iniya, while Livingston, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Jangiri Madhumitha, and Rajendran play supporting roles. The music was composed by Shamanth. The film was released on 22 March 2013 and centers upon a young man who rethinks his life after his father attempts suicide. The film was filmed in Chennai and Singapore, with most of the filming taking place in Singapore. The film's title is based on a song from 7G Rainbow Colony.
Pawan is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He made his debut in Raasi, supporting role in Thimiru, before playing leading roles in Sengathu Bhoomiyilae and Thagaraaru.
Irfan is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil films and television serials. He began his career with a Television serial Kana Kaanum Kaalangal, which gave him popularity among Tamil audience.
Sreeja Chandran is an Indian television actress who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil soap operas. She played the lead in STAR Vijay's serial Saravannan Meenatchi as Meenatchi.
Saravanan is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames, it may also be a surname for males and females. It is one of the names of the Hindu god Murugan. It may refer to:
The Vijay Television Awards are an awards ceremony held to honour the cast and crew of Tamil television drama and other shows which air on Star Vijay in Tamil Nadu. It was established on 24 May 2014, and is held annually in the first half of year in Chennai.
Mime Gopi is an Indian stage and film actor who has appeared in predominantly Tamil films including Madras (2014), Maari (2015), Maya (2015) and Kabali (2016). He is also the winner of the reality cooking show Cooku with Comali.
Mappillai is a 2016 Indian Tamil language soap opera starring Senthil Kumar and Sreeja Chandran. STAR Vijay initially broadcast the series on weeknights at 9:00PM (IST), with the debut episode screened on 14 November 2016. On 26 June 2017, the broadcast time of the show was changed to 8:00PM (IST).
Syedd Annwar is an Indian actor and television producer. In 2011, he made acting and production debut in Tamil television with Pirivom Santhippom under his banner Evergreen Productions along with him introducing Kalyani, Rachitha Mahalakshmi and Dinesh Goplalsamy. The same year he produced Saravanan Meenatchi which was a popular serial featuring the hit pair of 2007 serial Madurai Mirchi Senthil, Sreeja Chandran in the lead titular roles and along with them he also appeared in a brief supporting role. In 2013, he acted in the serial Thayumanavan. In 2016, he started to act in the serial Pagal Nilavu along with his fiancé Sameera Sherief, Vignesh Karthick and Soundarya Bala Nandakumar.
Rio Raj is an Indian actor and video jockey, who has appeared in Tamil language films and television. Often working on shows by network Star Vijay, and Sun Music. He was listed by the Chennai Times as the ninth most "Desirable Man on Television 2020“. before moving to work in Tamil cinema.
Kavin is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made a transition from the small screen to the silver screen. In the beginning of his career, he made a name for himself by playing the character Vettaiyan, a villain turned into a hero in the television series Saravanan Meenatchi. In 2019, Raj was a contestant on Bigg Boss. He got his breakthrough with the lead role in successful movies such as Lift (2021) and Dada (2023).
Bigg Boss 6 was the sixth season of the Tamil version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss based on the Dutch series Big Brother and produced by Endemol Shine India. The show launched on 9 October 2022 on Star Vijay along with a 24/7 Live stream on Disney+ Hotstar. Kamal Haasan has officially once again been appointed as the host for the sixth time. Once again, Nippon Paint sponsored the sixth season.
Adhavan Umavathy Kesavamurthi, known professionally as Aadhavan, is an Indian mimicry artist and actor known for his work in Tamil television and films. He has been working as RJ and VJ, in Tamil Nadu. He has made appeared in television comedy shows including Konjam Nadinga Boss, Super Challenge, Comedy Junction, Savaale Samaali, Galatta Rani, Lollu Pa, and Maanga Idiots. Aadhavan has also performed in live orchestras.
The following is a list of events affecting Tamil language television in 2023 from. Events listed include television show debuts, and finales; channel launches, and closures; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations.
Mahanadigai is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language reality show which premiered on 5 October 2024 on Zee Tamil, and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5. The first episode was aired on Saturday to Sunday at 20:30 (IST). It airs every Sunday at 20:30 (IST). RJ Vijay is the host for this season. Vijay Antony, Saritha and Abhirami Gopikumar are judges.
