Related Research Articles
Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping, also known as Ou Xuan, is a Singaporean actress, host, filmmaker, businesswoman and writer. Aw was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006, after which she achieved wider success with her leading role in acclaimed drama The Little Nyonya. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2002 to 2017 and was once managed by Hype Records.
Xiang Yun is a Singaporean actress and television host. She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" for being among the first locally trained artistes and has been in the entertainment industry for more than 29 years.
Joanne Peh Wei Siew is a Singaporean actress and television host. She is married to Singapore-based Chinese actor Qi Yuwu.
Daisy Irani is a Singaporean television actress, director, and producer of Indian origin.
Shabir Tabare Alam, known professionally as Shabir Sulthan, is a Singaporean singer-songwriter, record producer, music composer, and performer. Most of his lyrics are in Tamil.
Abbas Akbar is a Singaporean filmmaker, screenwriter, and executive producer. He has written, directed, and overseen over 100 hours of award-winning television and film since 2009.
Vettai : Pledged to Hunt was the first season of Singapore's Tamil, 72-part crime drama, Vettai. The series ran on-air from 23 November 2010 to 30 March 2011, every Monday to Thursday, at 10:30 pm on the MediaCorp Vasantham channel. The season was directed by Anuratha Kanderaju and Abbas Akbar.
Pradhana Vizha is a television award ceremony held in Singapore by MediaCorp Vasantham. It was started to honour rapidly growing Tamil television artists on Mediacorp Vasantham.
David Bala was a Singaporean security guard, former comedian and actor. He was best known for his roles in Tetangga, Just Follow Law, Ah Long Pte Ltd and The Ghosts Must Be Crazy.
The 2014 Pradhana Vizha is a television award ceremony held in Singapore by Vasantham TV. The 14th edition of Vasantham's prestigious Awards extravaganza, Pradhana Vizha saw a total of 27 awards being given out to the best in the local Indian television industry in Singapore. The Lifetime Achievement Award were awarded to Manimaran Thorasamy.
Vettai is Singapore Tamil language police procedural drama television series created by Anuratha Kanderaju and Abbas Akbar for MediaCorp Vasantham. The series' first season was on-air from 23 November 2010 to 30 March 2011, every Monday to Thursday, 10.30 pm and the second season was on-air from 4 January 2012 to 11 May 2013. Meanwhile, the third season started to air on Deepavali 2014 and end by Spring 2015 and the fourth season started to air from 11 December 2017 to 29 March 2018, every Monday to Thursday at 10.00 pm.
Bala Ganapathi William, known professionally as BGW is a Malaysian actor, film director, television host, singer and producer. Bala Ganapathi William is the founder of BGW Studios companies which specialise in advertising, Malaysian Tamil film production (MKU) and film distribution, music record label and digital content.
Jaya Rathakrishnan is a Singaporean screenwriter, lyricist and film director. Rathakrishnan started working as a screenwriter in 2001. She started working as creative director for Stardust Story. Since then she has written award-winning Tamil television dramas such as Vettai and Vyjayanthi under Vasantham, a Singaporean free-to-air television channel that is owned by Mediacorp. Most recently Janani D/O Madhavan Season 2, bagged her the “Best Children Series” Award in Pradhana Vizha 2018.
Singapore Tamils who majorly came from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory Puducherry and some people are also from Sri Lanka. Singapore has emerged as the most preferred destination among migrants from Tamil Nadu. A study has revealed that 410,000 of the 2.2 million Tamil Nadu diaspora were residing in Singapore in 2015.
Jae Liew is a Singaporean actress.
Anandha Kannan was an Indian Singaporean actor and television host, popularly known for his theatre works and shows broadcast in Singapore and Sun Network.
Udayam is a Singaporean Tamil language reality makeover show produced by Lavin Selvan. Its first season aired on MediaCorp Vasantham from 7 September to 26 October 2017 on every Thursday at 9:00PM for 8 episodes, and its third season aired in 2020. Its initial concept is an adaptation from American reality television series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The show was hosted by television personality Udaya Soundari and clinched the awards for its production and host being the best info-ed series for its first 2 seasons.
Puravalan Narayanasamy, known by his stage name Puravalan, is a Singaporean Tamil television and theatre actor who is known for his one man show Bhisma -The Grandshire. In 2020, he starred in the Zee5 series Uyire.
Jaya Ganesh Isuran also known as Jaynesh, is a Singaporean Tamil television actor, radio jockey and television host. He was well known for his unique hosting in Hello V Live on Vannathirai, Hello Vasantham and acting as one of the main role as a police officer of Secret Society Branch ASP Raghav in the crime drama Vettai Season 2. He was a former radio jockey in the Singaporean Tamil radio station Oli 96.8FM.
Vasantham Star is an 2005 Singapore Tamil-language reality singing television show, which airs on Vasantham TV from 2005. Over eighteen years, Vasantham Star has rolled out seven seasons.
References
- ↑ "Udaya Soundari". thelasalleshow.lasalle.edu.sg.
- ↑ "Kollywood host Udaya Soundari". nettv4u.com.
- ↑ "Udaya Soundari is the first to win three awards at Pradhana Vizha". www.straitstimes.com.
- ↑ "Udaya sweeps Pradhana Vizha 2014 awards". www.todayonline.com.
- ↑ "Deepavali is family time for Udaya". www.todayonline.com.
- ↑ "Is this the face of South Indian superstar Udaya on adult video?". www.emirates247.com.
- ↑ "Vasantham actress says it's not her in sex video". www.asiaone.com.
- ↑ "What's dating in Singapore like in the digital age? Find out in a new TV comedy". cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com.
- ↑ "Vasantham artistes Jaynesh Isuran, Udaya Soundari, others to helm Deepavali event this year". www.connectedtoindia.com.
- ↑ "Watch popular Vasantham celebrities and more in Mediacorp's Amarkala Deepavali countdown show". cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com.
- ↑ "Proves local actors can perform well". www.tabla.com.sg.
- ↑ "Excitement builds for Pradhana Vizha 2014". www.todayonline.com.
- ↑ "Pradhana Vizha 2016 awards nominees revealed". www.todayonline.com.
- ↑ "Udaya Soundari took home three awards: For Best Actress for CID Sakoonthala, Best Host (Entertainment) for Amarkala Deepavali 2021 and Best Comedy Performance (Drama Series) for Adukku Vettu Annasamy 2: 80's Lootty!". cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com.