3 (soundtrack)

3 is the debut soundtrack album composed by Anirudh Ravichander, which features lyrics by Dhanush, for the 2012 Indian Tamil film of the same name, starring Dhanush and Shruti Hassan in the lead roles, and was directed by Dhanush's wife Aishwaryaa R. Dhanush. The film features seven songs, with three instrumental compositions.
The single track, "Why This Kolaveri Di" was released on 16 November 2011, prior to the soundtrack release, and became one of the most streamed songs of all-time. It was officially released, after a leaked version, becoming popular on the internet. All the songs have lyrics written by Dhanush, except "Idhazhin Oram" was written by Aishwarya Dhanush.
The entire soundtrack album was released on 23 December 2011, and gained positive reviews. Behindwoods.com, listed the soundtrack album of 3, as one of the composer's best works till date. It also fetched the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for Anirudh Ravichander, and Best Male Playback Singer for Dhanush.
Following the success of the original version, the dubbed versions of the soundtrack was released in Telugu and Hindi, with the lyrics for the Hindi version was written by Kumaar and Telugu version was written by Bhuvanachandra.
Background.
According to the composer Anirudh, the film's director Aishwarya R. Dhanush, wanted a light hearted song about love failure, with the former quickly composed the tune within 10 minutes. Dhanush then began working on the lyrics, for about 20 minutes, in which the first line he sang was "Why This Kolaveri?" (). Dhanush sang the song in broken English, as a Tamil person might if his knowledge of English was limited. The song is also called a 'Soup' song, where 'Soup' is a colloquial Tamil word which refers to young men experiencing love failure after a beautiful relationship.
Development.
All the songs in the film were recorded at A. R. Rahman's AM Studios in Chennai. The song "Why This Kolaveri Di", which was adjusted in downtempo has been built around an ancient south Indian folk rhythm using ancient folk instruments like nadaswaram, shehnai, saxophone, urumee, thavil, drums, acoustic guitar, keyboards mixed with electronic synths and scratches, utilizing the singing style of Tamil folk culture. The words of the song are in a simple form of Tanglish, a mixture of Tamil and English, which strikes a chord with the college students that lap up songs in this genre. The words have been described as "nonsensical" by some and an evocation of "Tamil street humour". Dhanush has stated that the choice of words allows it to be a very relatable song.
The song "Idhazhin Oram" was written by his wife Aishwarya R. Dhanush, while all the other songs were written by Dhanush. The song was sung by Ajesh, a winner of the Airtel Super Singer. Another nominate Sathya Prakash, rended the remix version of "Po Nee Po", the original was sung by Mohit Chauhan, of "Sadda Haq" fame.
Marketing and release.
A preliminary version of "Why This Kolaveri Di" was leaked on through the internet, and to counter the leak, the makers released the original version of the number on 16 November 2011, having noticed its popularity. The song became the most searched YouTube video in India, attracting more than 20 million views within 28 days, and was listed by YouTube under the "Recently Most Popular (Gold)" videos.
The soundtrack album was released on 23 December 2011 at the St. George's School, Chennai, under the presence of the film's cast and crew members. Although Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan were expected to attend the event, only Latha Rajinikanth was present. Dhanush and Anirudh, performed the song "Why This Kolaveri Di" on stage.
Music video.
The original music video features Dhanush singing the song at AM studios, accompanied by composer Anirudh on a keyboard, while Shruti Haasan and Aishwarya Dhanush appear in the background. The video was cinematographed by Abinandhan Ramanujam. The video of the song, was filmed in a set made to replicate the crowded shopping street of Chennai Marina beach. It featured Dhanush and Sunder Ramu along with other extras singing the song, while Shruti Haasan makes an appearance towards the end of the video.
The music video of "Idhazhin Oram" featured Dhanush, Sivakarthikeyan and Shruti Haasan, picturising their school life love stories. The song "Kannazhaga" features an intense romantic sequence between the lead pair. The song "Come on Girls" was picturised in a pub, where Dhanush and Shruti Haasan seen dancing, along with Sunder Ramu and Sivakarthikeyan. "Nee Paartha Vizhigal" is picturised upon Dhanush and Shruti as they live their life after marriage. The song "Po Nee Po" was picturised upon Dhanush as he is suffering from bipolar disorder in the film.
Release history.
The original version of the soundtrack was released on 23 December 2011, whereas the single "Why This Kolaveri Di" was released prior to the soundtrack on 16 November 2011. After the soundtrack's success in Tamil, the album was dubbed in Telugu and released on 9 March 2012. The Hindi version of the album was released on 15 April 2012.
Chart performance.
The songs received predominantly positive reviews from all corners. Upon release of the single "Why This Kolaveri Di" the hashtag "#kolaveri" topped the Indian trends in Twitter on the evening of 21 November 2011. Within a week of the official release of the video, it received more than 3.5 million views on YouTube, more than 1 million shares on Facebook, while trending in India on Twitter the whole time. The song is also a hit among non-Tamils, apparently due to the Tanglish lyrics. The song and versions of it account for more than 200 million of YouTube's total views. The song became the top downloaded song on mobile with 4,100,000 downloads within the first 18 days of release. On 24 November 2011, the song became the first Tamil film song to premier on MTV India. Following its huge success and nationwide popularity Dhanush, the singer of the original track was invited by then Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh as a "Guest of Honour". The songs including "Kolaveri Di" topped at iTunes charts and all the FM stations. The album also had a record number of sales and digital downloads.
Reception.
Kaushik LM, of Behindwoods rated the soundtrack album 3.5 out of 5, summarising "Anirudh Ravichander has delivered so much variety in his very first album. Such a promising debut by a composer hasn't been seen in recent Tamil cinema history. 'Kolaveri' took the initial honors but there are so many other melodic treats that 3 offers. On the whole, an album that will sell like hot cakes." Rediff rated the album 3 out of 5, and summarised that "All the songs in "3" are good and come with appealing instrumental arrangements, even if the lyrics are a bit bland. Composer Anirudh has obviously taken pains to come up with an intriguing collection." Moviecrow rated the album 7 out of 10, stating with a bottomline that "This dream debut by Anirudh is mighty impressive. The director Aishwarya D should be commended for her vision. She has given Anirudh and Dhanush the freedom to explore in music and lyrics. Anirudh has proven that 'Kolaveri' was no fluke.  The music is fresh, experimental and delightful - worth buying." Indiaglitz gave a positive review stating "The entire album of '3', which explores the various faces and phases of love, is a bonanza to music lovers. No other film in the recent past celebrated love with these many songs."
Controversy.
The song, "Why This Kolaveri" being one of the most streamed Indian songs, gained controversy upon its release. Javed Akhtar, a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter slammed the song for its insult to sensibility. In April 2012, a petition was filed in the Kerala High Court seeking a ban on the song citing negative influence on children, claiming to inciting violence and aggression. The song was also faced criticism for its allegedly misogynistic lyrics.
External links.
3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on Gaana


Cinema of Morocco

The history of the cinema of Morocco dates back to "The Moroccan Goatherd" by Louis Lumière in 1897. During the French protectorate, films were produced and directed by French filmmakers, and in 1952, Orson Welles directed his Othello in the historic city of Essaouira. Since independence in 1956, Moroccan film directors and producers have produced a growing number of films, some of which have been met with growing international success.
History.
Cinema in Morocco has a long history, stretching back over a century to the filming of "Le chèvrier Marocain" ("The Moroccan Goatherd") by Louis Lumière in 1897. Between that time and 1944, many foreign movies were shot in the country, especially in the Ouarzazate area.
In 1944, the Moroccan Cinematographic Center (CCM), the nation's film regulatory body, was established. Studios were also opened in Rabat.
In 1952, Orson Welles' Othello won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival under the Moroccan flag. However, the festival's musicians did not play the Moroccan national anthem, as no one in attendance, knew what it was. Six years later, Mohammed Ousfour would create the first Moroccan movie, "Le fils maudit" ("The Damned Son").
In 1968, the first Mediterranean Film Festival of Morocco was held in Tangier. In its current editions, the event is held in Tetouan. This festival was followed in 1982 with the first national festival of cinema, which was held in Rabat. In 2001, the International Film Festival of Marrakech (FIFM) started its yearly festival in Marrakech.
In his work "La septième porte (The Seventh Door)," the poet, novelist and filmmaker Ahmed Bouanani (1938-2011) retraces 24 years of Moroccan film history. As described by literary critic and publisher Kenza Sefrioui, who edited Bouanani's personal history of cinema in Morocco, the author "recounts scenarios, he details the atmosphere of the scenes, he attests to reception, and he presents himself as an often ironic, sometimes humorous commentator, in dialogue with his reader."
Film industry in Morocco.
Directors.
Morocco has known a first generation of directors in the 70s-90s. They participated to the development of film industry in Morocco. Notable film makers are Hamid Bénani (Wechma, Traces, 1970), Souheil Ben Barka (Les Mille et une Mains, 1974), Moumen Smihi (El Chergui ou le Silence violent, 1975), Ahmed El Maânouni (Alyam, Alyam, 1978 ; Transes (Al Hal), 1981; Les Cœurs brûlés, 2007), Jilali Ferhati (Poupées de roseau, 1981; La Plage des enfants perdus, 1991), Mustapha Derkaoui (Les Beaux Jours de Shéhérazade, 1982) ; Farida Benlyazd (Une porte sur le ciel, 1988), Saâd Chraïbi (Chronique d'une vie normale, 1990), Mohamed Abderrahmane Tazi (Badis, 1989 ; À la recherche du mari de ma femme, 1993), Abdelkader Lagtaâ (Un amour à Casablanca, 1992 ; La Porte close, 1998), Hakim Noury (Le Marteau et l'Enclume, 1990), Hassan Benjelloun (La Fête des autres, 1990)
Since roughly the year 2000, a younger generation of Moroccan filmmakers has been taking over. Some of its prominent names are:
National structure.
Union and professional organizations.
The Moroccan Cinematographic Centre (Centre cinématographique marocain) is a public institution under the Ministry of Culture for the promotion, distribution and projection of movies in Morocco. Most other organisations relatied to films and cinemas are grouped into business chambers or trade unions, for example the National Federation of Film Clubs or the National Chamber of Film Producers.


Prateek Chakravorty

Prateek Chakravorty is an Indian Film director, producer, screenwriter and actor who mainly works in Indian film industry.
Early life.
Prateek Chakravorty was born and raised in Mumbai. He was heavily influenced by his grandfather’s legacy. He is the grandson of Indian film industry director and producer Pramod Chakravorty. After pursuing his post graduate education in Australia and returning with an MBA to understand the business end of film making he started as an assistant director to some prominent makers.
Film career.
Prateek Chakravorty started his career as a film producer, director, actor & writer in 2012 with his film From Sydney with Love. This film was earned the title of IPAWD. He produced Tamil film Lakshmi in 2018.
Since then he has successfully produced feature films, TV shows and web content in a array of languages across India. In 2021, Prateek produced R. Madhavan's starring Maara with Shruti Nallappa.


Harlem on the Prairie

Harlem on the Prairie (1937) is a race movie, billed as the first "all-colored" western musical. The movie reminded audiences that there were black cowboys and corrected a popular Hollywood image of an all-white Old West.
It was produced by Associated Features, which was organized in 1937. The picture premiered at the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood and was first shown in New York City at the Rialto Theatre on Broadway. The company had offices at 937 N. Sycamore Ave., Hollywood, California, and the officers of the company were Jed Buell, president; Bert Sternbach, vice president; and Sabin W. Carr, secretary-treasurer.
"Harlem on the Prairie" was filmed on location at Murray's Dude Ranch, Apple Valley, California. The ranch was founded by N.B. Murray, a black businessman from Los Angeles. President and chief producer Jed Buell spent less than $50,000 on this picture.
Plot summary.
Doc Clayburn returns with his medicine show and young daughter Carolina to the country where 20 years before he had been a rider with an outlaw gang and assisted in a gold robbery; the gold, which was hidden when all but Doc were killed in a fight with a posse, has never been recovered. When Doc is on his way to retrieve it and wipe out the memory of those early days, his caravan, which was trailed by a rival gang, is attacked and he is mortally wounded. Just before he dies, he gives a map of the gold cache to Jeff Kincaid, a younger rider he entrusts with the plan of finding the gold and restoring it to its rightful owners. In doing this, Jeff encounters the heavies, and Mistletoe and Crawfish supply the comedy relief.
Background.
The film combines all the typical elements of a good old-fashioned western. Melodrama, comedy, romance, action, and suspense are woven together as the characters strive to complete the old man's last wish and search for the gold. Somewhere within all of the riding, shooting and fighting bad guys Kincaid and his pistol-toting back-up group, The Four Tones, manage to sing both the title song, "Harlem on the Prairie", and the once-popular hit "Romance in the Rain." The film's hero, Herbert Jeffrey, who at the time was a popular singer with Earl “Fatha” Hines Band, initially conceived of making an all-black cowboy picture. He intended to distribute the film to the hundreds of movie houses across the South that catered exclusively to black audiences, as the strict racial segregation in effect in the South at the time forbade blacks and whites from being in the same theater at the same time. However, with the help of Gene Autry, another well-known screen cowboy, Jeffrey made a deal with Dallas-based Sack Amusements for national distribution.
The film was so successful that Sack Amusements executive Richard C. Kahn approached Jeffrey about continuing the saga of the black cowboy. Since rights to the original character of Jeff Kincaid were tied up with the original producer, Jed Buell, Kahn and Jeffrey created the character of Bob Blake and introduced his trusty horse Stardusk. The first film produced through this new partnership was "Two-Gun Man from Harlem" (1938).
A 1940 newspaper credited the film with holding the largest box-office profits of any all-African-American film.


Ravi Basrur

Ravi Basrur (ರವಿ ಬಸ್ರೂರ್) is an Indian film music composer,Sound Designer,lyricist and director who made his debut in the Kannada film industry in 2014.Before He Worked as programmer in 62+ movies,after He debuted by scoring music for the film Ugramm. Following his debut, Basrur composed music for films such as "Ekka Saka" (2015), "Just Maduveli" (2015), "Karvva" (2016) and "" (2018).
Ravi's first release as a music director was "Ugramm" (2014), for which he won the Zee Music Award and the KIMA International Award for Best Background Score. He was also nominated for a Filmfare Awards South award for Best Music Director for this film. He won the 'Best Playback singer' for Anjaniputra(2018) at "SIIMA".
Basrur directed the films "Gargar Mandala" (2014) and "Bilinder" (2016).
He is a native of Kundapura, a coastal town in Karnataka state.
Filmography.
As director.
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Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva

The Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva is a film festival, celebrated since 1974 in Huelva, Spain) dedicated to promoting Latin American cinema in Europe. The festival is chiefly publicly funded. The grand prize is the Colón de Oro for best feature. Other awards include: best director, best male lead, best female lead, best script, best photography and best short film.


The Madras Song

"The Madras Song" produced by the Murugappa Group is a tribute to the city of Madras and was launched in commemoration of its 375th year which was celebrated in August 2014 .
There was a sequel to this song by Opus g7 for The Hindu group called Madras Beats in 2016 launched on the eve of 377th birthday celebrations of the Madras Day.
The Storyline.
The story is of a female protagonist, Ruchi Kumar who misses her flight back home and is stuck in Madras, with three days in hand she turns to social media to help her discover the city of Madras.
The song features actor/model Yasmin Ponnappa. as the protagonist Ruchi Kumar, apart from the umpteen other stars from different walks of life like Viswanathan Anand, Gautham Menon, Sudha Raghunathan, Naresh Iyer, Aalap Raju, Haricharan, Priyadarshini Govind, RJ Balaji, “Crazy" Mohan and "Maadhu" Balaji.
The Team.
Writer / Director: Vijay Prabakaran
Music Director: Vishal Chandrashekhar
Lyricist: Subu
Singer: Shakthisree Gopalan
Cinematographers: GVS Raju & Imran Ahmedh KR
Lead Actress: Yasmin Ponnappa
Executive Producer: Krishna Ramkumar
Associate Director: Swathi Raghuraaman
Assistant Directors: Meera.Karthik, Keerthi Raju
Production Assistant:RM Ramesh kumar
Camera Assistant: Baskar
Stylist: Yasmin Ponnappa
Post Production: Red Studio
Editor: Vijay Prabakaran
Colorist: Madan
Logo Design: Hakuhodo Percept, Chennai
Produced by The Murugappa Group
Radio Partner: 92.7 BigFM


Ramayya Vasthavayya (soundtrack)

Ramayya Vasthavayya is the soundtrack to the 2013 Telugu romantic-action film of the same name, directed by Harish Shankar and starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Shruti Haasan. The soundtrack album originally includes six tracks composed by S. Thaman and was released on 21 September 2013. The release coincided with a promotional event held at Hotel Marriott in Hyderabad, India. The album was officially released by Aditya Music, one of the prominent music companies in South India. The audio went on to receive enormously positive response from reviewers and audience alike thanks to the promos released.
Production.
S. Thaman composed the music for this film which marks his Third collaboration with Jr NTR and second collaboration with Harish Shankar. The promo of the song "Jabilli Nuvve Cheppamma" was released on 30 August 2013 which got Viral response on the Internet with more than 1.2 million views and over 10,000 likes in just five days of its release in YouTube. Aditya Music purchased the audio rights which was confirmed by them in their official Twitter, Facebook pages and YouTube Channel. On 5 September 2013 the track list was released on the Internet with a remix of Ilaiyaraaja's chart busters, raising much expectations on the audio. On 17 September 2013 director Harish Shankar has posted a song-making video on YouTube, which features him talking about the romantic song "Neneppudaina Anukunnana" that was shot in the beautiful locales of Spain with Jr NTR and Shruti Haasan which was sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Shreya Ghoshal. On 19 September 2013 it was officially confirmed that the audio of the film would be launched on 21 September 2013 at Hotel Marriott in Hyderabad. However, on 20 September 2013 the real track list was officially released with the promo songs released on the same day. On 21 September 2013 the theatrical trailer and soundtrack Album were launched. After the audio album received rave response, Thaman started scoring the background music for the film within a span of 3 days from the audio launch of the film.
Reception.
The audio received positive response. 123telugu.com wrote "The audio album of Ramayya Vasthavayya is a fusion of melodious and peppy tunes. Jabilli Nuvve Cheppamma, in particular, deserves special mention for being one of the best melodies in NTR’s career. Harish Shankar and Thaman have worked together to come up with a nice platform for NTR to showcase his talent." IndiaGlitz wrote "Ramayya Vasthavayya does sound a very auspicious title. In keeping with the tradition of Dil Raju and the first outing of Raju with NTR, Brindavanam, this audio thoroughly lives up to the expectations. A range of talent dish out the best. The album is perfect in that Ranjith mesmerises as much as Shankar Mahadevan does. And Sri Mani is as good as Bhaskarabhatla." way2movies.com wrote "All in all, Ramayya Vasthavayya album is quite impressive with mix of peppy tracks and melodies. Thaman delivers his best and scores a hattrick with NTR. Jabilli Nuvvecheppamma, Neneppudaina are the best melodies of NTR-Thaman combo till date making great impact on the listeners. Ramayya Vasthavayya lives up to the expectations." Cinema65.com wrote "Finally Thaman is Given the fantastic Tracks for the film, As we compared to his previous films , he has given a fresh music and new tunes to the film, By listening this songs, we can see that he kept his heart and soul to compose the songs. Listen to the Songs with the full Volume, You will be definitely addicted to the Album." 143cinema.com wrote "The album could be said as a mix of Thaman and Harish Shankar Style. Overall a good album for a star hero that lives up to the expectations of the fans but not as career best for Thaman as they said."


Ekulti Ek

Ekulti Ek is a 2013 Marathi film directed by Sachin. The films stars himself alongside his daughter, Shriya Pilgaonkar in the lead roles.
Production.
Sachin liked his daughter's performance in the short film "Freedom to Love" and gave her the script of "Ekulti Ek".
Release.
"The Times of India" gave the film three out of five stars and wrote that "The overall performances of actors, the script speaking of children growing in broken homes, and some very touching moments make this watchable".


Vaishali Samant

Vaishali Samant is an Indian music composer, lyricist and playback singer who is popularly known for her work in the Marathi film and music industry. Her career on television has included being a judge on the reality singing competition shows. She has sung in Bengali, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Assamese, Tamil and Telugu languages. She has sung over 2000 songs in Marathi.
Career.
She has sung for music composers like A. R. Rahman in Lagaan, Taal and Saathiya. She has also sung for bollywood films like Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav, Girlfriend, Eight, Malamaal Weekly, Tujhe Meri Kasam, Chetna, Dil Jo Bhi Kahe, Traffic Signal, Chamku, Mirch. Her most well known song is "Chalka Re" from Saathiya by A. R. Rahman. She was nominated for the Favorite Artist, India at the MTV Asia music awards in 2004. She was nominated for Gadbad Gondhal in Ambarnath Marathi Film Festival in 2017 as Best Singer (Female).,


The Duke Is Tops

The Duke Is Tops is a 1938 American musical film released by Million Dollar Productions and directed by William Nolte. The film was later released in 1943 under the title The Bronze Venus. It features Lena Horne in her film debut given top billing. The film was one of the low-budget musical film "race movies" made in the 1930s and 1940s for the African-American market. The casts and production teams of these films were almost all black, and the music reflected current tastes in jazz and rhythm and blues. The film was scripted, co-directed and starring Ralph Cooper who also acted as the film's production manager as well as being one of the three heads of Million Dollar Productions.
Casting.
Ralph Cooper planned to star alongside Nina Mae McKinney as the female lead but her delayed return from her appearances in Australia led to the role to be recast.
"The Duke Is Tops" features the film debut of singer Lena Horne, then just 20, who had yet to develop the smooth, classy style she would distinguish herself with in her later films for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Notably, she has a major acting role in this film, something that save for 1943's "Cabin in the Sky", "Stormy Weather" and a few later films she would rarely enjoy. The original top-billed star, Ralph Cooper, was host of Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater for 50 years. He also served as the movie's production manager.
Plot.
Duke Davis (Cooper) is a stage-show promoter in love with Ethel Andrews (Horne), a popular singer in his company dubbed "the Bronze Venus". Duke finds out that big-time promoters from New York City want to propel Ethel into the big leagues, but Ethel, out of loyalty and love for Duke, refuses to leave his small-time show. Duke, in a selfless act, orchestrates a deception to force Ethel to leave his show in order to better her career. However, the loss of the Bronze Venus causes Duke's own career to collapse and he soon finds himself working on a travelling medicine show where he goes from town to town, introducing a series of specialty musical acts and helping to sell Doc Dorando's all-purpose elixir. But when he hears that Ethel's New York gig is a flop, Duke goes to New York, where he is reunited with her. Soon after, Duke combines his stage show, the medicine show and Ethel's singing into a top nightclub act.
Cast.
Speciality acts appearing throughout the film: Willie Covan, Basin Street Boys, Rubberneck Holmes, Cats and the Fiddle, Marie Bryant, and Swing Band Harlemania Orchestra.
Music and distribution.
The movie includes several outstanding artists, including Lena Horne and the Cats and the Fiddle. Horne as Ethel sings the Harvey Brooks & Ben Ellison composition "I Know You Remember", with lyrics apropos of the film, "You & I have made a small beginning..." Horne also sings "Don't Let Our Love Song Turn Me Blue", with a lyric that foreshadows one of her future great roles: "True love will guide us through stormy weather"; and she reprises "I Know You Remember". The Cats & the Fiddle sing "Killin' Jive." This is a great performance, four guys harmonizing on a very jumpin' good song. "The Duke Is Tops" has been released on DVD in North America. The film is in the public domain in America, and as such is available in multiple editions.


Guess Who (film)

Guess Who is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. It is a loose remake of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", a 1967 film about a black man marrying a white woman. This film instead focuses on a black woman marrying a white man. The film stars Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, and Zoë Saldaña.
The majority of the film was filmed in Cranford, New Jersey.
Plot.
Theresa Jones (Zoë Saldaña) takes her boyfriend, Simon Green (Ashton Kutcher), to her home to meet her parents on the occasion of her parents' 25th wedding anniversary, planning to reveal that they are engaged. However, Theresa has neglected to mention that Simon is white. Theresa's father, Percy (Bernie Mac), dislikes Simon almost immediately because of his race. Wishing to impress Percy, Simon lies to him about being on the NASCAR pit crew for Jeff Gordon, not realizing that Percy is one of Gordon's biggest fans. After catching Theresa and Simon in a compromising position, Percy tries to force Simon into a hotel, but all the hotels in town are booked. Instead, Percy allows Simon to sleep in his basement on the couch, where Percy also sleeps.
With the help of his personal assistant Reggie (RonReaco Lee), Percy tries to learn as much information on Simon as he can as well as creating the ideal Black boyfriend for Theresa instead of revealing her boyfriend is white. He manages to convince Simon to reveal that he lied about being a NASCAR driver and also that he needs a $50,000 loan. Simon discovers Percy's lies just as Reggie reveals that Simon quit his job. Immediately, Percy goes to tell Theresa this new information; however, Simon claims he was not fired and instead quit. Angry that he did not tell her the truth, Theresa leaves while Percy's spying and plagiarism of his vows temporarily strains his relationship with his wife, Marilyn (Judith Scott).
The next morning, Percy and Simon find Marilyn and Theresa to apologize. While Marilyn and Percy reconcile, Simon and Theresa break up and he leaves. On the day of his anniversary, Theresa tells her father that she and Simon were intending to marry. After wondering why a man intending to get married would quit his job, Percy realizes that Simon quit his job due to his boss' disapproval of interracial relationships. Percy pursues Simon and brings him back to Theresa, and they reconcile.
Production.
The film's working title was "The Dinner Party". At one point, Harold Ramis was slated to direct.
Reception.
Box office.
According to Box Office Mojo, the film earned $68,915,888 domestically and another $32,950,142 internationally, giving it a total gross of $101,866,030 worldwide.
Critical reception.
"Guess Who" received mixed reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 42%, based on 151 reviews, with an average rating of 5.41/10. The site's consensus reads: "Despite the chemistry of its stars, "Guess Who", a loose remake of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", lacks the political relevance of the original."
"USA Today" said of the film, "A succession of tired race jokes made worse by the bad comedic timing of the bland, under-talented Ashton Kutcher", "The Wall Street Journal" said, "Guess Who is, impurely and simply, a comic premise borrowed, turned around and dumbed down to the level of sketch or sub-sketch humour" and "Rolling Stone" said, "Guess what? It's almost bearable".
More positive reviews included "The Baltimore Sun", which said, "The movie's sweetness, wit and charm go beyond its can't-we-all-just-get-along premise".


Kousalya (singer)

Kousalya is a play back singer and Music Composer from South Indian Cinema. Started playback singing career in the year 1999 with Telugu movie "Nee Kosam", music scored by R.P.Patnaik. She rendered more than 400 songs for Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She did her Post Graduation in Carnatic music from Sri Padmavathi Mahila University, Tirupathi. Presently pursuing doctoral research in Music
Career.
She started playback singing in the year 1999 with the Telugu movie "Nee Kosam", music scored by R.P.Patnaik.
Kousalya rendered her voice for dubbing in three movies, "Sravanamasam" for heroine Kalyani , "Bakara" for heroine Yashika and "Cheekati Rajyam" for Kamalhassan's wife character. She composed " Sri Annamayya Sankeerthana Sudha " with four new Keerthanas released by Aditya Music. She won 3 Nandi Awards as a Best Playback Singer where one for own composition on Etv "Adade Adharam", daily serial.
Playback singing.
"Bangarukonda", "Nee Kosam", "Chitram", "Idiot", "Itlu Sravani Subramaniam", "Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu", "Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru", "Shivamani", "Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammai"," Gangotri"," Devadasu", "Satyam", "Adirindayya Chandram", "Desamuduru", "Kabbadi-Kabbadi", "Chenna Kesava Reddy", "Chakram, Nuvve-Nuvve", "Ninne Ishtapaddanu", "Narasimhudu", "Shock", "Sravanamasam", "Dhee", "Pelli Kani Prasad", "Godava", "Dubai Srinu", "Nagaram", "Takkari", "Satyabhama", "Krishna", "Maska", "Neninthe", "Vengamamba", "Mithrudu", "Gopi Gopika Godavari", "Mayagadu Brahmalokam to yamalokam via Bhulokam", "Simha", "Golimar", "Saradaga Kasepu", "Ranga the Donga", "Emaindi evela", "Poola Rangadu", "Srimannarayana", "Shiridi Sai","Vijetha","Chinni Chinni Asha"," Kiss", "Thanu Monne Vellipoyindi","Veta", "Dictator", Soggade Chinni Nayana. Tupaki Ramudu
Awards.
 Pragnika Arts, November 2018.
External links.
www.kousalya.in


Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema

The list of winners of the Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema since 1997:


City of Girls

Balad El Banat () is a film by an Egyptian Director, Amr Bayoumi, that was released in 2007 starring Farah Youssef, Somaia Al Joaini, Reem Hijab, Fareeda Al Juraidi. The film was written by Ola El Shafie and produced and distributed by Hani Girgis Fawzi. The movie revolves around the life experiences of four girls in their early 20s as soon as they move to the city of Cairo alone with no parental guidance.
Plot.
The film shows the lives of these four students gathered in one room at a university in the city of Cairo. The movie begins with the four main characters in different villages. Salma, Farah, Heba, and Nihal are shown as children playing around in the village and learning what is right and wrong from their parents. After moving to Cairo, they enter a university and meet each other while living under the rules of the principal. After graduating from the school of Information Studies, they all move to an apartment together in a conservative area where they work for the press. The evolution of their careers and personal lives starts directly after they move to the apartment and are no longer under any surveillance. As a reaction to moving to a new apartment without being watched by anyone, the four of them start having a desire to experience socially inappropriate behaviors like smoking, drinking, dating, and partying. Sophiya, their neighbor, is a wise woman who acts like their mother and covers their inappropriate behavior when their fathers stop by the apartment to check on them.
Salma, the wisest of the four girls, searches for a job and as she finds the appropriate job that reflects her talents, the job interviewer sparks her attention and gets so intimate with her that she starts falling in love with him. After going out with him on several dates, and after several approaches by him, she still refuses his attempts to be sexual. She plans to surprise him on his birthday at his home, but discovers that he has been cheating on her with several women. She enters a phase of depression which motivates her to cut her hair really short.
The story then moves on to Farah, a girl that came from an extremely conservative Bedouin family and wears a veil at the beginning of the film. After graduating and moving into the apartment she decides to remove her veil and live a new life filled with freedom. As soon as she starts attending parties and gatherings with her friends, she meets a married man and begins seducing him since she has never experienced being loved by a man. After drinking and smoking with him, she gets into an affair for the first time in her life with him at his apartment. She continues to have an affair and experiences nightmares that reflect the mistake she has done. Nihal, one of the four girls, gets angry with Farah returning home really late. She considers it inappropriate since they live in a very conservative neighborhood. After Farah has a couple of affairs with the man, she gets really attached to him.
Nihal's life story begins with a relationship with an old married man. She acts like the wisest of the other three girls but seems to fall in the deepest mistakes. She tries to be overprotective of her friends by displaying a conservative attitude each time her friends do small mistakes, like arriving home late. She becomes angry at her friends when they are out having fun because she has always experienced a lack of attention from the old man she loves.
Heba, is the girl with the insecure personality. She avoids hanging out with her friends due to the acne that covers her face. She loves to read novels and watch movies as an activity to fulfill her needs and looking for love that does not show up. Whenever she tries to get into a relationship with a man, he tries avoiding her which depresses her most of the time and lets her avoid meeting new men.
After the film introduces the four characters, the trouble begins when Farah tries to confront the man she gets pregnant from with the issue of her pregnancy. He refuses to help her by backing off, which leads Salma to stand by her side by paying the bill to abort the baby at the clinic. At the end of the film, they all realize that the way they have shaped their decisions is wrong and start determining their lives in a new way. Farah decides to go back to the village where she comes from, while Salma continues her work as a journalist. Furthermore, Heba remains insecure about looks but tries to live a normal life without depression. As for Nihal, she continues her journalistic career by giving a speech in a conference at the institution of civil and human rights advocating for women to have more rights in Egypt.
Production.
The film was produced by Hani Girgis Fawzi and released in 2007. The production manager is Ahmed Zaki along with his production assistants: Mohammed Sotohi, Mohammed El Libi, Essam Mohammed, and Fayza Ahmed.
Reception.
Hani Girgis Fawzi, the producer and distributor of Balad El Banat movie, has been charged by the Trades Union representatives with a certain amount of money for hiring actors in the film that were not permitted to act because they lack the license authorizing them to work as actors. Somaia Al Joaini, a non-Egyptian actress, also a main character in the film, was one of those actors that lacked the license to work in the film, which therefore, caused the Trade Union Representatives to sue the official film company for their illegal decisions of hiring actors not permitted to work. It was decided afterwards that Hani Gerge’s Company should be investigated further to confess their illegal act.


B. V. Prasad

B. V. Prasad (born Barla Venkata Vara Prasad) was an Indian film director known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1971, he directed Mattilo Manikyam which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, for that year.


American Pastime (film)

American Pastime is a 2007 fictional film set in the Topaz War Relocation Center, a Utah prison camp which held thousands of people during the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
While the film is a dramatic narrative, it is based on true events and depicts life inside the internment camps, where baseball was one of the major diversions from the reality of the internees' lives. Producer Kerry Yo Nakagawa has said that a particular inspiration was Kenichi Zenimura and his family’s experience at the Gila River War Relocation Center, where Zenimura led the construction of a baseball field and of a league of internee baseball teams that played there. Location scenes were filmed in bleak, desolate land, not far from the site of the actual internment camp.
Plot.
The first scene shows the life of the Nomura family, a typical American family of Japanese descent in 1941, composed of Japanese-born parents and American-born children (in this case, two sons, Lane and Lyle).
They are forced to leave their home in Los Angeles following the infamous Executive Order 9066, signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Order 9066 permitted the "exclusion" of Japanese Americans from the West Coast of the United States, and actual historic footage shows the rounding up of these families, most of whom were (like the Nomura sons) born as American citizens.
The Nomuras find themselves in a dusty, windblown desert camp. The viewer sees some actual footage of Topaz War Relocation Center, shot by Dave Tatsuno, using a camera which had been smuggled into the camp.
The elder Nomura had been a professional baseball player, and he rapidly forms an in-camp league. One of the guards, Billy Burrell (Gary Cole) is a minor-league baseball player, bitter about having been passed over by a recruiter from the New York Yankees. Many of the major leagues' top players were off to war, perhaps giving Burrell another opportunity with the Yankees.
Lane Nomura, the oldest son enlists in the Army, as a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the famed "Purple Heart Battalion." One guard, originally condemning the very idea of letting Japanese Americans into "our Army," changes his mind as he sees a list of men from Topaz who had been killed while rescuing a Texas battalion.
Lyle, the younger son, originally angry and rebellious over the internment, eventually finds motivation to succeed when the Topaz team challenges Burrell and the local minor league team, several of whose members are openly bigoted and hateful against the internees.


Bringing Down the House (film)

Bringing Down the House is a 2003 American romantic comedy film written by Jason Filardi and directed by Adam Shankman and starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah. The film features Martin as Peter Sanderson, a lonely guy on the internet who meets a woman, who happens to be in prison, breaking free to prove her innocence, and proceeding to wreak havoc on his own upper-class life. The film made its release on March 7, 2003 by Touchstone Pictures and was distributed by Buena Vista Pictures.
Plot.
Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin) is a workaholic tax attorney, separated from his wife Kate (Jean Smart) and often too busy for their children, Sarah (Kimberly J. Brown) and Georgie (Angus T. Jones).
Peter arranges a blind date at his home with Charlene Morton (Queen Latifah), a woman he has been chatting with online. Misled by her photograph and description, he is shocked to discover that she is actually a felon who corresponded with him from prison. Charlene tries to blackmail Peter into clearing her name of armed robbery, claiming she is innocent, but he throws her out after several attempts.
Just as Peter is about to meet with a difficult client, Mrs. Virginia Arness (Joan Plowright), he is ambushed by Charlene, who draws the lustful attention of his friend and colleague Howie Rottman (Eugene Levy). Agreeing to help expunge Charlene's record and let her stay at his house, Peter lies that she is his nanny. Charlene is disrespected by Kate's unpleasant sister, Ashley (Missi Pyle), but subdues her in a vicious locker-room brawl.
Peter takes Charlene to dinner, and Kate is upset to spot them dancing together. Returning home, Charlene coaches a drunk Peter on winning Kate back, and they are caught in a compromising position by Peter's bigoted neighbor, his boss’ sister. Charlene helps Georgie overcome his struggles with reading, rescues Sarah from unwanted advances at a party, and guides Peter toward become a more understanding parent.
Impressing Kate with his new commitment to spending time with their kids, Peter attempts to invite her over but is interrupted by a call, to Kate's disappointment. He races home to meet Mrs. Arness, who invites herself to dinner, and reminisces fondly about her family's degrading treatment of Black servants. Enraged, Charlene adds laxatives to Mrs. Arness’ plate, which is inadvertently given to Peter. A TV news report declares that Charlene is a fugitive, having broken out of prison; the report includes security footage from a bank robbery, appearing to prove that a masked Charlene committed the crime.
Mrs. Arness leaves, refusing to sign the lucrative contract for Peter's firm, and Peter sends Charlene away. At the office, he discovers Mrs. Arness has notified the FBI, and sneaks out to his car. He is threatened at gunpoint by Widow, Charlene's ex-boyfriend, who warns him not to reopen her case, but Peter manages to drive off. Realizing Widow must have framed Charlene, Peter returns home to ask for his children's help finding her.
Sarah admits that she gave Charlene his cell phone, which Peter calls and picks Charlene up. He explains that she was set up by Widow, who is likely at a club downtown. Peter drops Charlene off at his house, saying he is returning to the office, but instead goes to the club. Buying street clothes off of a passer-by, Peter enters the club in disguise. Kate arrives at Peter's house to find the children waiting while the FBI search the premises.
Charlene calls Howie to drive her to the home of Mrs. Arness, who refuses to let Charlene explain herself, leading Charlene and Howie to kidnap Mrs. Arness and her beloved French bulldog. Charlene calls Sarah and realizes Peter went to the club, where Peter attempts to blend in but is captured by Widow.
Peter gets Widow to confess to having committed the robbery disguised as Charlene. Arriving at the club, Mrs. Arness gets drunk and high while Charlene calls the authorities, and she and Howie confront Widow. After a scuffle for his gun, Widow shoots Charlene, and the FBI storm the club. Charlene is saved from the bullet by Peter's titanium cell phone, and Peter reveals that he recorded Widow's confession on a boombox.
Having secured Mrs. Arness as a multibillion-dollar client, Peter and Howie start their own firm. Moving into their new office, Peter is surprised by Charlene, and they exchange thanks for their impact on each other's lives. Kate arrives, and she and Peter reconcile as his cell phone rings. He tosses it out the window and they kiss; downstairs, Charlene and Howie appear to do the same.
Soundtrack.
A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released on March 4, 2003 by Hollywood Records. It peaked at 111 on the "Billboard" 200 and 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Reception.
Critical response.
"Bringing Down the House" received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 34% based on 150 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The site's consensus reads, "Though the cast shines, they can't save this comedy, which is overly contrived and filled with outdated and offensive racial jokes." On Metacritic the film has a score of 39 out of 100 based on reviews from 31 critics. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B+ on scale of A to F.
Todd McCarthy of Variety magazine wrote: "There are certainly good laughs to be had. But the contrived script and bland direction prevent the film from ever developing a comic life of its own, leaving what fun there is seeming like the foundation to a rumpus room that's never finished."
Box office.
On a budget of $35 million, the film became a surprise hit, spending three weeks at No. 1 in the United States. It earned $132.6 million in the United States and an international gross of $32 million, bringing its worldwide gross to $164.6 million. As of March 2009, it is ranked No. 231 of the All Time Top Grossing USA Motion Pictures.
Accolades.
Queen Latifah
Steve Martin


Rain of the Children

Rain of the Children is a 2008 feature film written, directed and produced by Vincent Ward. It stars Rena Owen and Temuera Morrison.
In "Rain of the Children", Ward further explores the subject of his earlier film, "In Spring One Plants Alone" when, as a young film student he travelled to the Ureweras and documented the lives of an elderly Māori woman (Puhi) and her schizophrenic son (Niki).
Production.
"Rain of The Children" was filmed on location in Tuhoe country in the Urewera ranges in New Zealand. The production returned to the places Puhi had lived and the sacred mountain, Maungapohatu, where traces of Rua's community still remain.
Release.
"Rain of The Children"'s world premiere was at the Sydney Film Festival (In Competition) on 7 June 2008.
Voted by the audience from 250 feature films, "Rain of the Children" won the Grand Prix at Era New Horizons Film Festival—a major international film festival in Poland. The film was also nominated for best director and won best composer at the Qantas Film and TV Awards in New Zealand. Vincent Ward was also nominated for best director at the Australian Directors Guild Awards. The film was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.


Ila Arun

Ila Arun is an Indian actress, TV personality and Rajasthani folk and folk-pop singer. She has appeared in many prominent Bollywood movies such as "Lamhe", "Jodhaa Akbar", "Shaadi Ke Side Effects" and "Begum Jaan".
Personal life.
Arun hails from Jaipur in Rajasthan. She is the mother of actress Ishita Arun.
Playback singing.
Arun has sung numerous film songs in Hindi and quite a few South Indian languages such as Tamil and Telugu. Her most famous film song to date has been "Choli Ke Peeche" sung along with Alka Yagnik for the film "Khalnayak" starring Madhuri Dixit, for which they won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer. Another song which she is famous for is "Ghup Chup" from the film "Karan Arjun". She also is well known for her song "Morni Baaga Ma Bole" accompanied with Lata Mangeshkar, in the movie "Lamhe", starring Sridevi. She has lent her voice to the Tamil song "Muthu Muthu Mazhai", for the film "Mr. Romeo", composed by A. R. Rahman. Her last noteworthy song was also with Rahman composed for the internationally acclaimed film "Slumdog Millionaire", called "".
Singles/Albums.
She has produced several successful singles such as "Vote for Ghagra". She also sang the promotional hit song "Halla Bol" for the Rajasthan Royals team in the Indian Premier League She hails from Rajasthan and sings Rajasthani songs in her albums and movies.
Acting.
Arun was first seen acting in "Lifeline (Jeevanrekha)" a Hindi TV serial on life of doctors, along with Tanvi Azmi on Doordarshan. She delivered an electrifying performance in the 2008 hit "Jodhaa Akbar" as Maham Anga, Akbar's shrewd wet nurse and political advisor. She has also acted in supporting roles in films such as "China Gate", "Chingari", "Well Done Abba", "Welcome to Sajjanpur", "West is West" and "". In "Shaadi Ke Side Effects" and "Begum Jaan", she played a governess and a brothel member, respectively. In "Raat Akeli Hai", which is a Netflix movie and released on 31.07.2020, she has played the role of mother of the Hero "Nawazuddin Siddiqui" and correctly delivered the dialogues in local dialect.
Arun has been a part of the early years of Indian television Industry, acting in the 1980s "Bharat Ek Khoj" and "Yatra." She also took on the role of Hansa Mehta, an independence activist who was part of the advisory committee of the constituent assembly, in "Samvidhaan" which is a TV mini-series based on the making of the Constitution of India.


Sugar, Honey and Pepper

Sugar, Honey and Pepper (Italian: "Zucchero, miele e peperoncino") is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino.
Plot.
The film includes three segments.


Dhag

Dhag (, meaning "Blaze") is an Indian Marathi film directed by Shivaji Lotan Patil. The story of the film is of a young boy wanting to break the successions of traditional jobs in his low caste family. The film was released on 7 March 2014, by DAR Film Distributors. Initial Public Relation activity was done by Ram Kondilkar then its marketing and PR for the film was done by Newsmax Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. The film was released in national and international film festivals.
The film has won in total of 47 awards which includes 3 awards at the 60th National Film Awards : Best Director, Best Actress for Usha Jadhav and a Special Jury mention for performance by a child actor for Hansraj Jagtap.
Plot.
Dhag is the story of Krishna, his mother and their seemingly ambitious aspirations for Krishna, against the backdrop of their socio-economic standing.
Raised by a father who cremated people for a living, Krishna’s mother always wanted him to pave a path for himself that takes him away from the sorrows and hardship of his legacy. While his father’s untimely death opens the gates of opportunity for young Krishna, the plight of his widowed helpless mother reels him back to his origins. Dhag captures the moments, trials and tribulations of young Krishna along the journey.


Mahabhashyam Chittaranjan

Dr. Mahabhashyam Chittaranjan (మహాభాష్యం చిత్తరంజన్) (born 25 August 1938) is an Indian author, composer, teacher and player of Telugu light music. He appeared in many programs on All India Radio over a 60 year period.
Childhood and family.
Mahabhashyam Chittaranjan's father Sri. Rangachary was a retired chief engineer of All India Radio. His mother Smt. Perin Devi was a musician and could play veena, violin, and harmonium. He has three brothers and two sisters.
Chittaranjan was initially trained in music by his mother and then by Sri. Putcha Subba Rao garu, father of composer Sri P.V.Sai Baba. Later, he learned music from Padma Vibhushan Dr. Mangalampally Balamurali Krishna and accompanied him in several concerts for several years. Chittaranjan started singing in Deccan Radio, under the Nizam government from the age of eight years. He could sing very complicated songs . Mandapati Venkata Raju garu, a music composer at Radio encouraged the young boy and made him sing play back for female artistes also.
Career.
Singer and Music composer.
Chittaranjan was a regular artist of radio and sang wide variety of songs. He worked under Master Venu in the Telugu film industry and was associate music director for "Vidhi Vilasam". He composed and taught light music songs in the program "Ee Paata Nerchukundaama" and to children in the program "Kalasi Paadudaam" in various languages.
In 1971, Chittaranjan joined All India Radio service as music composer . He contributed numerous light music songs in Telugu and various other Indian languages. He appeared as a judge in one episode of "Padutha Theeyaga". He mentored many singers.
Chittaranjan retired from All India Radio in 1997
Books.
He prepared a syllabus for a light music diploma course in Telugu University.
Personal.
Chittaranjan's wife, Dr. Smt Padmini Chittaranjan, is a lyricist. The couple have three daughters - Vijayalakshmi, Vandana, Amrutha Valli - and a son, Srinivasa Harish.


Preetha

Preetha is a television personality and film producer. She also hosted Cinema Karam Coffee on STAR Vijay and the popular cookery show Sunday Samayal on Sun TV. While still in college she received an offer for acting in an advertisement. After a one-year career in advertisements Preetha began her television career with the serial Aalayam which aired on Sun TV in 1999. She has acted in several Tamil language serials that were screened on Sun TV. She also has participated in the first series of the dance reality show Jodi Number One along with her husband Raaghav in STAR Vijay. The couple was one of the three finalists.
Preetha produced the fantasy thriller film "Nanjupuram" which featured her husband Raaghav in the lead role. It was Raaghav's debut film. She also participated in the music show "Gold Winner Isai Kudumbam" and serials like Chithi (Sun TV) and Marumagal (Vijay TV). She acted in the serial Maanada Mayilaada on Kalaignar TV along with his husband. They both played the characters of terrorists. She is also a Mohiniattam and Bharatnatyam dancer.
Preetha's first film appearance was in "Dumm Dumm Dumm" (2001). She received her school education in Muscat, bachelor's degree in travel management from Ethiraj College for Women in Chennai. Master's degree in Social Work from DG Vaishnav College. While studying in DG Vaishnav College she married music director and television actor Raaghav. She studied at Ohio University on a scholarship. To earn her living in Ohio Preetha taught Public Speaking and Bharatnatyam. She also works as a soft-skills trainer in Wipro.


Soundarya Bala Nandakumar

Soundarya Bala Nandakumar is an Indian singer and actress. She is known for playing Revathy in the television series "Pagal Nilavu".
Career.
In 2010, Nandakumar made her television debut as a contestant in "Super Singer 3". She debuted as a singer with the film "6 Meluguvarthigal" (2013). In 2015, she debuted as one of the lead actress in the television series "Pagal Nilavu" after the makers of the series saw her performance in "Super Singer". She garnered acclaim for her role as Revathy in the series, which went on to run for almost 700 episodes. In 2016, she took part in the "Super Singer 5 Mini Series". Nandakumar was featured singing "Thendral Vanthu" in "Kabali" (2016). She had previously sung that song on "Super Singer". Her next song was "Kalavani" in "Kodiveeran", which she co-sang with VV Prasanna. In "The Times of India" review of the film's soundtrack, the reviewer wrote that "A folk duet, Prasanna and Soundarya shine in this one". She later starred with Vignesh Karthick, her "Pagal Nilavu" co-star in the short film "Yours Shamefully", which became viral upon release. The team of the upcoming "Master" saw the short and subsequently signed Nandakumar to play a role in the film.
Controversy.
In 2018, Syed Anwar and Sameera Sherief left "Pagal Nilavu". Nandakumar told "The Times of India" how she influenced the makers of the series to give her more screen time. Later that year, Nandakumar and Vignesh Karthick left the series as it was hard to continue the series without two of the main characters.


Jaladi Raja Rao

Jaladi Raja Rao () (9 August 1932 – 14 October 2011) was a versatile writer, playwright and lyricist in Telugu cinema.
Life.
Jaladi was born on 9 August 1932 in Gudiwada in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. He was the fourth son of Amrutamma and the late Jaladi Emmanuel, a member of the Krishna District Board and Indian freedom fighter.
He passed his S.S.L.C. with Telugu as special course. He started his career as a drawing teacher in District Board Schools. He worked in various districts and learned the slang used in different areas of the State. He resigned his job during his stint at Veeraghattam in Srikakulam district in 1968 and went to Chennai to try his luck in films.
He entered the realm of films as a lyricist for the movie "Palle Sema" in 1976. His debut song "Churattakku Jarutadhi Situkku Situkku" is tuned by K V Mahadevan. He wrote several social, philosophical, patriotic and folk songs in Telugu movies. His songs consist of only Telugu words of various regions of Andhra Pradesh.
Being born in a poor family, he always liked to write about poverty, village life and folk type of songs. He penned nearly 1,500 songs in more than 270 movies and remained popular for his folk-oriented songs, which had an exotic rural touch.
He also wrote books like Viswamohini and Kakulamma and plays like Amarajeevi, Tandri, Samadhi and Karumeghalu. He died on 14 October 2011 in Visakhapatnam.
Filmography.
These are some of the popular songs penned by him for Telugu films.


Padmanabham (actor)

Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao (20 August 1931 – 20 February 2010), popularly known as Padmanabham,
was an Indian film, character actor, comedian, director and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Padmanabham is regarded as one of the finest comic actors of India, noted particularly for his comic expressions, and dialogues during the golden age of Telugu cinema. Padmanabham was essentially a theatre artist, although he also found success in cinema, and has acted in over 400 feature films. He made his film debut in 1945 with "Mayalokam". He co-founded a Theatre group with his friend "Vallam Narasimha Rao, Rekha and Murali Arts" with S. P. Kodandapani as their music director.
The veteran finds it hard to mention any particular comic role as his most memorable one, but makes a special mention of the role of a rickshaw puller that he played in "Desoddhaarakudu" (1975). "It had ample measure of 'karuna rasa' in it and I could display the other shade of my talent," he says. The role became famous for the song 'Aakalayyi Annamadigithe Pichchodannaru Naayaallu'. Padmanabham, who directed eightfilms in all, introduced S.P. Balasubrahmanyam to the film industry through "Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna". "Kathanayika Molla", which he directed in 1969 fetched him the Nandi Award.
Early life and career.
He was born to Santham and Basavaraju Venkata Seshaiah in Simhadripuram, Pulivendula, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh on August 20, 1931.
Padmanabham started acting at the age of 12 when the legendary director Gudavalli Ramabrahmam gave him a break in "Maayalokam (1943)". He worked with almost 80 directors and acted in more than 400 movies in his long career. Padmanabham cherishes most of his association with Gudavalli Ramabrahmam, Ghantasala Balaramayya, L. V. Prasad and K. V. Reddy.
Death.
Padmanabham died at his residence at Rangarajapuram, Kodambakkam, in Chennai at 8 a.m. on 20 February 2010 from a heart attack. He was 78 and is survived by wife, five daughters and a son.
The veteran actor had been a regular yoga practitioner and enjoyed good health till his death.


8th Vijay Awards

The 8th Vijay Awards ceremony honouring the best of the Tamil film industry in 2013 was held on 5 July 2014 at Chennai. The event was hosted by Gopinath and Divyadharshini.
Jury.
The jury members were director Prathap K. Pothan, cinematographer Ravi K. Chandran, and Yugi Sethu.
Winners and nominees.
Source:
Multiple nominations.
The following eleven films received four nominations or more:
The following seven films received multiple awards:


Fakta Ladh Mhana

Fakta Ladh Mhana is a 2011 multistarrer Marathi revenge action thriller film with lead roles by Aniket Vishwasrao, Siddharth Jadhav, Sanjay Narvekar, Santosh Juvekar, Bharat Jadhav, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar and Vaibhav Mangle. The film is written and produced by Mahesh Manjrekar and is directed by Sanjay Jadhav. It is notable for being one of the costliest Marathi film.
Plot.
The story revolves around a gang that consists of Tukaram, Westindies (a dark guy), Kanphatya (who has hearing problems), Salim, Alex (an aggressive guy), Paani Cum ( a small boy) and Baba Bhai (leader of the gang). The story of film is about the suicides of the farmers.
They threaten Kulkarni and take him to the police custody. But because of Madhusudhan Patil's power Kulkarni is saved and the five boys are arrested. They are ordered by Bababhai to come back to Mumbai. While going they discover that Bhaskarrao had killed Panikum. Alex is very angry and they decide to stay back and avenge his death. They threaten Madhusudhan Patil, Bhaskarrao and Kulkarni that they will kill them in 12 days. They hide at Madhusudhan Patil's farmhouse. They capture Kulkarni and get the evidence of Madhusudhan Patil's illegal work. They also kill Lokesh Dharne, a journalist who was responsible for the death of Milind Master. Madhusudhan Patil calls his goons to kill the five boys. One night Madhusudhan Patil realizes that the five boys are hiding in his farmhouse. They fight with them there and in the fight Salim and Kanfatya die. Afterwards West Indies, Tukaram and Alex kill Bhaskarrao. Somehow Madhusudhan Patil manages to kill them with the help of Bababhai but as he cremates them, they come out of their pyres and attack Madhusudhan Patil and his men. In the end Madhusudhan Patil is burnt to death by the boys and Bababhai and they proudly walk away.
Production and promotion.
The film's promotion caught audiences as it aroused curiosity through poster. The poster only showed five men holding another person at gunpoint. The actors were not seen in this poster. The film also caught many eyes for being one of the most costliest Marathi film. The budge of the film went above 4 crore.
Soundtrack.
The music of Fakta Ladh Mhana is composed by the duo of Ajit-Sameer while the lyrics are penned by Guru Thakur, Kaushal Inamdar, Pravin Kunvar & Jeetendra Joshi.


Aada Paduchu

Aada Paduchu () is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by K. Hemambaradhara Rao under the Subhashini Art Pictures banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna Kumari, Sobhan Babu, Vanisri, Chandrakala and music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. The film is a remake of the 1952 Tamil movie "En Thangai" (1952) which was earlier remade in Hindi in 1959 as "Chhoti Bahen" and in Kannada in 1967 as "Onde Balliya Hoogalu". The film received critical acclaim and was recorded as a "Super Hit" at the box office.
Plot.
Satyam (N. T. Rama Rao), a middle-class employee, leads a happy life along with his younger collegian brother Shekhar (Shobhan Babu), as well a younger sister Sharada (Chandrakala). He is in love with a school-teacher, Susheela (Krishna Kumari), and both hope to get married after Sharada and Shekhar's marriages. Luck shines upon them and Sharada's marriage is arranged with Dr. Ramesh (Harinath), while Shekhar decides to wed Lalitha (Vanisri), the only daughter of a wealthy man, Rao Bahadoor Ranga Rao (Nagabhushanam). Satyam mortgages his house with his paternal uncle Dharmaiah (Relangi). Then things turn sour after Sharada loses her vision in an accident; the wedding gets canceled. Satyam decides to remain single to look after his sister and permits Shekhar and Lalitha to get married. The marriage takes place, and Lalitha moves in. Shortly thereafter misunderstandings crop up, and lead to arguments, with Shekhar and Lalitha leaving the house. Then Satyam is fired from his job, Dharmaiah takes over the house, and asks him to leave. Homeless, they turn to Shekhar for help, but he refuses to assist them in any way. Then Satyam falls ill and gets separated from his sister, while Shekhar takes to horse-racing and alcohol, and a path that will only lead to self-destruction.
Soundtrack.
Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. Music released by HMV Audio Company.
Box office.
The film ran for more than 100 days in five centers in Guntur, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Rajahmundry and Visakhapatnam.


Nandi Award for Best Audiographer

The Nandi Award for Best Audiographer winners was commissioned since 1981:


Kabali (soundtrack)

Kabali is the soundtrack album, composed by Santhosh Narayanan for the 2016 Indian Tamil-language action crime film of the same name written and directed by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu., starring Rajinikanth, Radhika Apte, Winston Chao in lead roles. This album marks the first collaboration between Rajinikanth and Santhosh. The soundtrack album featuring five songs with lyrics written by Kabilan, Vivek, Umadevi and Arunraja Kamaraj was released on 12 June 2016, at Chennai and was also released in Telugu, Hindi and Malay languages. Santhosh Narayanan won the Best Music Director Award at the 2017 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards. Initially, he was nominated for the Best Music Director – Tamil award at the 2017 Filmfare Awards South, along with Arunraja Kamaraj, for Best Lyricist – Tamil, Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil for the song "Neruppu Da". However, Shweta Mohan won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil for "Maya Nadhi".
Overview.
"Kabali", marks the first collaboration of Santhosh Narayanan with Rajinikanth, and also his third collaboration with Pa. Ranjith. He started composing for the film, in 2015. According to Thanu, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, who usually sings the introduction songs of films starring Rajinikanth, was not hired for this album because he was not in the city at the time of recording.
"Ulagam Oruvanukka" is the introduction song of the film sung by Ananthu, Santhosh Narayanan, Gana Bala with lyrics written by Kabilan, Vivek and Roshan Jamrock performed the rap portions of the song. It is depicted as a rap number that exactly depicts the style of the Superstar, this one should be a visual treat. The lyrics brings out the energy that the actor carries towards the masses. The tune, though, sounds like a bit like a Rahman number.
The second song, "Maya Nadhi" by Ananthu, Pradeep Kumar, Shweta Mohan written by Umadevi is a melodious song. Sharanya CR, from "The Times of India", who reviewed the album, stated that "Santhosh has kept the structure such that the singers have the opportunity to explore various expressions and sangathis. The song evokes a subtle intimacy through the lyrics and the rendition of the singers, though the keys overpower the vocals in a few places."
"Veera Thurandhara" is the third song from the film sung by Gana Bala, were Pradeep Kumar lent additional vocals and Lawrence R and Roshan Jamrock performed the rap portions of the film. The song is a westernized classic mix. Raps in the middle were catchy as well. There is an in-built silence that emphasises the lyric before the rap portion kicks in. The trumpet and percussion definitely add punch to the song.
"Vaanam Paarthaen" is a slow-paced melody number, sung by Pradeep Kumar, which is a song portraying about a lost love/lost life. This song is situational and is set to create a bigger impact when watched in theatre along with the situation.
"Neruppu Da" is an energetic number sung and written by Arunraja Kamaraj, with dialogues by Rajinikanth. The song also created goosebumps for the film. It is a high energy song to define Rajini's mass. Santhosh has put in all of his efforts to fit this song in the places of Rajini's dialogues, walk and laughs. And he successfully lived up to the immense expectations people had on Theme music. Thanks to Arun Raja's killing voice which evokes every crazy Rajini fan. Rajini's dialogues in between add more goose bumps. Tremors are to be witnessed in theatres whenever 'Nerupu da' takes charge.
"Thoondil Meen" is the bonus track of the film, sung by Pradeep, Kalyani and Dhee, which is considered to be a reprised version of "Vaanam Paarthaen".
Release.
Think Music acquired the audio rights for the Tamil version, as well as the dubbed Telugu, Hindi and Malay versions. Initially, producer S. Thanu decided to organise a grand audio launch event in Malaysia, on 30 May, where both the Tamil and Telugu versions will be released. Later, the makers decided to push the audio launch from 11 June, then to 13 June in a grand manner. However, since Rajinikanth was not in Chennai, and was holidaying in America, the makers dropped the idea of a grand launch event and composer Santhosh Narayanan announced that the songs will be released directly in all streaming platforms on 12 June 2016. The tracklist of the film was released on 9 June 2016, which features five songs.
After a 30-second audio clip was unanimously leaked through the internet, the makers released the album on Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai, on 11 June 2016, a day before the scheduled audio launch. The event was held at the presence of crew members, director Pa. Ranjith, composer Santhosh Narayanan, producer S. Thanu and Soundarya Rajinikanth in attendance, the first copy of the audio CD was handed over to Soundarya, by the crew members. The production house unveiled an official app for the film at the event. The lyrical videos of the songs were released by Think Music, through their official YouTube channel on 12 June 2016. The song teaser of "Neruppu Da" was released on 16 June 2016, and went ahead with 9 million views upon its release.
The audio of the Hindi version was released on 12 June 2016, when the Tamil version was released. The audio of the Telugu version was released on 26 June 2016 at a pre-release event held in Hyderabad. After the announcement of the film's which will be dubbed in Malay, the makers released the Malay version, consisting of two songs on 1 July 2016.
Post the film's release, an unreleased track "Thoondil Meen" which was not included in the film, was launched on 24 August 2016.
Background score.
The original background score composed by Santhosh Narayanan was released on 10 August 2016. It features nineteen original compositions used from the film. The scores were released in jukebox format through YouTube, and digitally through all streaming platforms.
Reception.
Sharanya CR, from The Times of India, reviewed it as "A perfect treat for the Superstar's fans, and Overall, Kabali feels like a Santhosh Narayanan album composed for a Rajnith film, with the Rajinikanth factor remaining in the background, albeit in a low-key manner. If you are ready for this change, you are sure to like this." Behindwoods stated that "Having Superstar as lead, one may try commercial ways of song composition. But Ranjith and Santhosh have ensured that there are no commercial compromisations. Thanks to Santhosh, for presenting 'Rajinism' in a different style. An album composed whole heartedly keeping visuals and situations in mind." India Today, stated it as "A phenomenal theme music and an intriguing soundtrack from Santhosh Narayanan." Indiaglitz rated the album 3.75 out of 5 stars, and stated "Santhosh Narayanan has scripted a new grammar for Superstar and it is going to be pretty hard for others to outdo it." Indian Express also gave favourable reviews, stating ""Neruppu Da" is a stand out composition, while "Maya Nadhi" and "Vaanam Paarthen" might be goldies after years pass by."
Studioflicks rated 3.75 out of 5, stating "As on marking the final verdicts for the album, one thing is so clear that all songs are bounded to screenplay as it brings different feeling in respective of tracks. Maybe, it’s an usual style by Santhosh Narayanan, but when you think it from Rajinikanth fan perspective, it is definitely a different dimension of Thalaivar. Especially, the numbers like ‘Maya Nadhi’ and ‘Vaanam Parthen’, are really heart-binding that keeps you so much addicted, while ‘Neruppu Da’ is a massive blaster of this album." Filmfare gave the album 4 out of 5 stating, "Santhosh Narayanan hasn’t let the fact that he was composing for a Rajini vehicle get to him and made a fresh, rocking album that would be well-liked by all the old and young fans of the superstar. Can’t wait now to watch the film on big screen!" BollywoodLife gave the album 4/5 stating "Santosh Narayan has come up with an album that will be remembered for a very long time, just as the movie will be when it hits the screens. What big composers like AR Rahman could not deliver for Rajinikanth in the last few years, the young Santosh Narayan has done it with a single album."
Chart performance.
The album broke several records on digital media within a week and has received rave reviews with the majority of views coming from India, Malaysia, Singapore, USA, UAE and UK. While the lyric videos received 10 million views on YouTube, the song "Neruppu Da" topped the charts of Saavn, on Top 15 Weekly Countdown, iTunes and as well as local radio channels. The audio CDs of Kabali had a record breaking sales, which was confirmed by Swaroop Reddy of Think Music in a press interaction.
The album became one of the most streamed songs of Jiosaavn. Paramdeep Singh, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Saavn said."The Kabali album is all set to enter the Top 10 streamed Tamil albums of all timeon Saavn soon. It is clearly one of the most talked about regional albums of the year thus far."
Album credits.
All songs composed by Santhosh Narayanan
Musician credits
Sound Engineers
Production


Hafu (film)

Hafu: The Mixed-Race Experience in Japan is a 2013 Japanese documentary film that explores the intricacies of mixed-race, ethnically half Japanese people called hāfu and their multicultural experiences in modern Japan. The film featured hafu people share their experiences. Such as those who've lived their whole life in Japan. Or those who arrived later in life and others are in between. The contrast between Japanese and other cultures can be akin to two different worlds. It sheds light on what it is like to be multiracial and multicultural in a homogeneous Japan. It seeks to answer the question what does it mean to be hāfu? What does it mean to be Japanese, and what does it mean for Japan?
The making of this documentary took 3 years of research, interviews and filming. It was completed in April 2013. The documentary is in Japanese with English subtitles and English with Japanese subtitles. Some protagonists talk in English.
Synopsis.
An estimated 1 in 49 marriages are international marriages in Japan. The majority of international marriages are between Japanese and Chinese, Filipino or Korean people. The documentary follows the lives of five ethnic half-Japanese people. It is narrated by themselves, it includes interviews and cinéma vérité. David Mitsuaki Yano is Ghanaian and Japanese. He seeks to reconcile his mostly Japanese childhood with his mother's country Ghana. He wants to build a school in Ghana and thereby connects with his Japanese community. Sophia Fukunishi is half Australian and Japanese. She moved to Tokyo at 27 years old and has obstacles with trying to assimilate into a very different Japanese culture. The Mexican-Japanese Oi family with Gabriela, Alex, Tetsuya and Sara share the challenge of raising multi-lingual, multi-cultural children in Japan. The older son Alex has difficulty integrating into his school and suffers from bullying. Edward Yutaka Sumoto is Venezuelan and Japanese. He struggled with his hafu identity and the disconnect with Japanese culture. He now actively works to promote multicultural awareness in Japan. Fusae Miyako is Korean and Japanese. She can easily blend into Japanese society due to looking just like an average Japanese person. So she is not easily identified as hafu on the spot. Fusae was led to believe she was entirely Japanese until discovering otherwise in her mid-teens. As the personal stories are told of the five protagonists, it is discovered that they each have different personal experiences, struggles and accomplishments. There's also diversity among them due to factors such as family, relationships, education, appearance, language skills and upbringing.
Reception.
The documentary had a generally positive reception. On the online database IMDb the average score is 7.2/10 with 147 reviews.
On Prime Video it has 76 reviews with an average rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars.


The Notorious Elinor Lee

The Notorious Elinor Lee is a 1940 race film directed, written, and co-produced by the African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux.
Plot.
Elinor Lee, a gangster’s moll living in the Harlem section of New York City, has signed up-and-coming boxer Benny Blue to a 10-year contract. Lee and a pair of corrupt fight promoter scheme to build up Blue as a potential champion, with the goal of betting against him when they force him to take a dive in a champion fight. Lee conspires to hire Fredi, an old friend of Blue and an escaped convict hiding from the law, to be his sweetheart and to control him for Lee and her partners.
The plans are derailed when Blue loses a key fight to a German boxer, but he works to regain his standing in the sport and is able to meet the German in a rematch after two years have passed. Lee and her partners bet against Blue, but they are financially ruined when Blue prevails in the fight and comes out the winner.
Production.
"The Notorious Elinor Lee" was shot at Biograph Studios in The Bronx, New York. The film’s production was covered by "Time" magazine, which described filmmaker Micheaux as a “thickset, mild-mannered, chocolate-colored producer.”
Robert Earl Jones was cast as Benny Blue, with Edna Mae Harris as Fredi and Gladys Williams, the star of Micheaux’s "Lying Lips", as Elinor Lee. Two African-American actors with Hollywood careers beyond race films had smaller roles: Oscar Polk, who was best known for playing the servant Pork in "Gone with the Wind" (1939), and Juano Hernandez, the Puerto Rico-born star of the drama "Intruder in the Dust" (1949).
Hubert Julian, the pioneering African-American aviator, was an associate producer for the film. Julian announced plans to produce a series of films with Micheaux, including a biography on Julian's aviation career, but only collaborated with him on "The Notorious Elinor Lee".
Release.
The film had its premiere in Harlem on January 15, 1940. Julian served as the master of ceremonies at the gala opening. Wearing formal clothing including a top hat, white silk gloves and an Inverness cape, Julian cautioned the opening night audience on the film's lack of polish by stating: "Don’t expect the perfection of a Hollywood picture, but know that we’ve done our very best."
"The Notorious Elinor Lee" was Micheaux’s penultimate film production. He would make one final feature, "The Betrayal" (1948).


Guruvayur Dorai

Guruvayur Dorai (born 2 July 1935) is an Indian percussionist. He is one of the most senior exponents of the South Indian classical percussion instrument, the mridangam. He had his initial training under Palghat Subba Iyer and E.P. Narayana Pisharody, and later from the legendary master Palani Subramaniam Pillai. Initiating his concert performances at the age of eight, Guruvayur Dorai has performed on the concert platform for the past 60 years. His wide range of efforts in the field of mridangam and music have helped propagate the art around the globe.
Early years.
An exponent of the Pudukottai style of mridangam, Guruvayur Dorai (his real name being Vaidynathan) was born in the temple town Guruvayur, Kerala, to G.S. Krishna Iyer and Meenakshi. His father was a priest and mother, a housewife. He has two brothers and three sisters. His sister Guruvayur Ponnammal was a highly reputed singer at the time. His other sister is a reputed music teacher in Madras, while his brother, G.K.Rajamani is a notable violinist living in Palghat (Kerala).
Young Dorai had a penchant for percussion and was frequently seen drumming on his body with his fingers even while in sleep. Struck by polio at the age of five, his father thought it would be difficult for Dorai to go outside of Guruvayur for higher studies and a job.
There was already a vocalist and a violinist in the family, a mridangist was all that was lacking. So his father decided to sculpt him into one. His father thought Ponnammal, Rajamani and Dorai could give concerts together and that the siblings would take care of Dorai. Moreover, they could make a living out of it.
Dorai began to learn mridangam under the Late Palghat Subba Iyer when he was six. E.P. Narayana Pisharody of Eranallur also taught him at this time. Pisharody's book 'Mridanga Nada Manjari' (a practical study of mridangam) was published by Guruvayur Dorai on 23 September 2001.
The legendary vocalist Chembai Vaidhyanatha Bhagavathar was teaching Ponnammal at that time. Whenever he came to Guruvayur, Chembai used to stay at their house. He took active interest in Dorai's mridangam practice. Dorai had his debut performance (arangetram) at the age of eight, performing with none other than Chembai himself.
1949 was a watershed in Dorai's career, as he came to Chennai for the first time to perform with Chembai in a concert. Meanwhile, Ponnammal got a chance to sing in a Malayalam film. As the opportunities were more copious in Chennai, their father decided to settle there. Dorai, Ponnammal, Rajamani and the father stayed in a rented house in the city while the rest of the family remained in Guruvayur. In the same year, he also happened to meet the legendary mridangam artist Palani Subramaniam Pillai in Thirupoontharai. After Palani Subramaniam Pillai moved to Madras in 1953, Dorai commenced classes with the maestro. This helped him understand and absorb the complexities of the Pudukottai style of mridangam. Dorai stayed with Palani Subramaniam Pillai in his residence for nearly nine years in the gurukulavasam fashion.
Performances.
Dorai performed with nearly all the eminent artists even at a young age, including Musiri Subramania Iyer, M. D. Ramanathan, Semmangudi Srinivasa lyer, M. S. Subbulakshmi (it was Dorai who performed with her in Carnegie Hall, New York), G. N. Balasubramaniam, Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, S. Balachander, Chitti Babu, T. R. Mahalingam, Mysore T. Chowdiah, Palghat Ghatam Sundaram, Alangudi Ramachandran, G. Harishankar and others.
Dorai also accompanied Sr. Vinjamuri Varadaraja Iyengar on multiple occasion to concerts across Andhrapadesh. An excerpt from his interview - "He encouraged me very much, kept me with him and let me play for him. Apart from that, I gave a lot of kutcheries in Andhra Pradesh. For all those places, Vinjamuri Varadaraja Iyengar took me with him; like Kakinada, Guntur, Tenali, Vijayawada and to many other places he took me with him and introduced me. Because of his taking me with him, those Sabhas/ people got acquainted with me and got to know me". Read More About the Interview
Moreover, he is one of the few mridangists who has performed with nagaswaram wizards, namely T. N. Rajarathnam Pillai (in 1956, Rama Seva Mandali, Bangalore; P. Bhuvaneswariah played violin, Bangalore Venkatram played ghatam, and a khanjira artist was part of the team), Thiruvengadu Subramanium Pillai in 1951, and Namagiripettai Krishnan (from the 1960s onwards). He has also performed with leading present-day artists including K.J. Yesudas, T. N. Krishnan, T. V. Sankaranarayanan, T. N. Seshagopalan, Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Chitraveena N. Ravikiran Flautist Shashank Subramanyam and others.


Chased by the Dogs

Chased by the Dogs or The Thief and the Dogs (, translit. El less wal kilab) is a 1962 Egyptian film directed by Kamal El Sheikh, based on the 1961 novel "The Thief and the Dogs" by Naguib Mahfouz. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 35th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.


Uppena (soundtrack)


Ala Modalaindi

Ala Modalaindi () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy under the Sri Ranjith Movies banner. It stars Nani, Nithya Menen and Sneha Ullal with the music composed by Kalyani Malik. The film's cinematography is performed by Arjun Jena with editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh.
Released on 21 January 2011, the film opened to favorable reviews by critics and became a commercial success. The film grossed 15 crore on a budget of 4 crore. Reddy won the Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu. The film is remade in Tamil as "Yennamo Yedho" (2014), in Bengali as "Olpo Olpo Premer Golpo" (2014) and in Kannada as "Bhale Jodi" (2016).
Plot.
The film begins with an accident. Gautham is abducted by John Abraham. On the way, Gautham is forced to narrate his tale as he talks of stopping a marriage and John too talks of preventing a wedding. Hence, the flashback. Gautham is ready to propose to Simran with a bunch of red roses, but destiny has other plans. Elsewhere, Nithya is playing cricket and hits Gautham with her shot. He is then taken to the hospital in the stretcher. Simran falls in love with the doctor treating Gautham and they get married eventually. Gautham is invited and goes to the wedding but cannot face Simran. When he walks out, he gets drunk and meets a drunk Nithya who actually was in love with the doctor. They go around freaking during the night and part ways the next day.
As destiny has it, they happen to meet in a pub after a few days. Gautham accompanies her everywhere. He realises he's in love with her, but before he could tell her, he finds out that she is already engaged. Gautham steps back and stays secluded. Nithya and her fiancé end their engagement over an argument about Gautham. Unaware of this and having moved on, Gautham starts dating a veterinary doctor, Kavya, but they break up after an altercation. Nithya realizes that she loves Gautam and goes to his house after his mother dies, to propose to him, but is shocked to see Kavya in his house. Thinking that they both are married, she leaves to Bangalore and accepts the marriage proposal her parents set for her. After realizing Nithya misunderstood him, Gautham and his friends leave for Bangalore to stop the marriage.
On the way to Bangalore, their car stops and Gautam asks for a lift and they accept and that is where he was kidnapped. After a big fight between Gautam and the kidnapper, it is revealed that the kidnapper was looking for the one who gave Gautam a lift not Gautam. The kidnapper helps Gautam to reach the wedding. Gautam's friends reveal the truth to Nithya. In order to meet Gautham, Nithya escapes from the wedding and ends up asking the kidnapper for a lift. After a whole confusion, Nithya unites with Gautham.
Release.
The film's Malayalam dubbed version, titled "Angane Thudangi", is released in Kerala on 28 July 2011. The film got a wide release. Angane Thudangi was the first Malayalam film (though dubbed) to be made available for online viewing on the same day as its release. This arrangement was made by Mathrubhumi, who also released the music for the Malayalam version. The home video of "Angane Thudangi" was released by "Hot & Sour" on 2 December 2011.
Reception.
"Rediff" gave a four star rating, stating "All in all Ala Modalaindi is a fun ride" explaining "Nani and Nithya are at their natural best. Both are so effortless and at ease and share a great chemistry. They are expressive in a range of emotions too."
"Sify" also gave a 4/5 star rating, noting "Nandini Reddy's plot is simple but her screenplay is knitted with many twists and turns and that makes the movie a pleasant watch. Nani and Nithya Menen score in performance."
Review sites "IdleBrain" and "GreatAndhra", which also gave 4 ratings, praised the lead pair's performance.
The film ran for 100 days theatrically.
Soundtrack.
Kalyani Malik has composed the songs and soundtrack for the film.
Malayalam dubbed soundtrack.
The music for the Malayalam version was composed by Jassie Gift, based on the tunes in the original film. The lyrics for Angane Thudangi were written by Siju Thuravoor.


Alludugaaru Vachcharu

Alludugaaru Vachcharu () is a 1999 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali and Mullapudi Brahmanandam under the M.R.C & Melody Theaters banner and directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. Jagapati Babu, Kausalya, Heera Rajagopal and music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie "Pooveli" (1998) which itself unofficial remake of A walk in The clouds(1995).
Plot.
Murali (Jagapati Babu) is an orphan who craves family relations. He is a professional violinist and falls in love with a playback singer Shalini (Heera Rajagopal) and goes around expressing his love for her. But when she insults his love, he promises he wouldn't trouble her again and that one day, she would understand him and come to him. One day, Murali meets his childhood friend Maha / Mahalakshmi (Kausalya), who has recently lost her lover Madhu (Abbas) in an accident. To force her father to accept her love, she had already told him that she was married. Circumstances force her uncle to think Murali is her husband and they go back to her house in the village. But Maha's father Raghava Rao (Nassar) is so angry about their marriage and does not accept Murali as his son-in-law.
Actually, Murali wants to earn the displeasure of the members of her household so that he can leave, but his plans backfire and earn him their love and affection. As he continues living there, he starts to like having a family around and also falls in love with Maha. Maha's grandmother (Rama Prabha), finds out the arrangement between Murali and Maha, but since she likes Maha, she plays a trick to get them both married.
Meanwhile, Shalini develops feelings for Murali, comes to the village before the wedding creating doubts in the minds of the others. This leads to some confusion and problems. Finally, the movie ends with the marriage of Murali and Maha.
Soundtrack.
The music is composed by M. M. Keeravani. Lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitarama Satry. It was released by HMV Audio Company.


Subbu Panchu

Subramaniam Panchu Arunachalam, credited as Subbu Panchu or P. Ar. Subramaniam (born 16 February 1973) is an Indian actor and film producer. Son of noted writer-producer Panchu Arunachalam, Subbu first appeared as a child artist in the Malayalam film "Daisy", before working in the production department of his father's P. A. Art Productions. He returned to acting with the television series "Arasi" and shot to fame following his performance in the 2010 comedy film "Boss Engira Bhaskaran". Subbu has occasionally worked as a voice actor and choreographer as well.
Career.
Subbu, being born as the son to writer-producer Panchu Arunachalam, had been in the film industry since his childhood. He made his acting debut at age 14 as a child artist in the Malayalam film "Daisy", directed by Pratap Pothen, who was then his neighbour. He was soon made by his father to work as an assistant production manager under Balagopi in his father's P. A. Art Productions for the Rajinikanth-starrer "Guru Sishyan". Since "Guru Sishyan", Subbu was involved in all the productions until the most recent release "Maya Kannadi" (2007), with Subbu being promoted from an executive producer to the main producer.
In 2002, Subbu acted in a film directed by Agathiyan, "Kadhal Samrajyam", as one of its lead actors, However, after the release of the soundtrack, the film was shelved and was never released. In 2008, he ventured into television and appeared in the popular television drama series "Arasi" on Sun TV. He was approached by its director Samuthirakani to play the antagonist's role in the film, a role which was initially supposed to last for a week only, but was extended following positive responses. His first Tamil film was "Saroja" (2008), in which he had a cameo appearance. Meri Subbu returned to the big screen with M. Rajesh's comedy film "Boss Engira Bhaskaran", in which he played a pivotal character as the brother of the character played by Arya. The film became one of 2010's biggest commercial successes, which brought Subbu into the limelight and subsequently led to several more acting offers. He starred in Cloud Nine Movies' "Thoonga Nagaram" as a tahsildar, and appeared in films including Ajith Kumar's "Mankatha" where he played a CBI Officer, Kamal Ekambaram, as a negative role.
Subbu had previously also worked as a choreographer in the K. Balachander-produced "Vidukadhai", and as a voice actor, dubbing for actors Suman and Mukesh Tiwari in "Sivaji: The Boss" and "Kandaswamy", respectively.
He has also appeared in advertisements for Hamam and Lakshmi ceramics. Currently he is hosting a game show, "Aayirathil Oruvan", on Zee Tamil channel.


A Aa E Ee (2009 Tamil film)

A Aa E Ee is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language film that stars Navdeep, Aravind Akash, Monica and Saranya Mohan in the lead roles, whilst, supporting actors Prabhu, Cochin Haneefa, Livingston, Manorama and Ganja Karuppu play other prominent roles. Directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy, and produced by the oldest Tamil film production company, AVM Productions, the film released on 9 January 2009. The film is a remake of Telugu hit "Chandamama" with Navdeep enacting the same role. The film received positive reviews from critics.
Plot.
Subramaniam (Prabhu), an ayurvedic physician, is a much-respected man in his village. His only daughter Anitha (Monica) returns home from Chennai after completing a course in fashion designing. Having lost her mother at a very young age, Anitha is close to her father, and they share a special bond. Soon, Anitha’s marriage is fixed with Elango (Aravind Akash), the son of Vedachalam (Cochin Haneefa). While Vedachalam is a good-for-nothing chap, Elango is a perfect match. Elango falls in love with Anitha, but she tells him of her past: her lover Akash (Navdeep), who had jilted her after a one-night stand. Elango, though shattered, meets Akash and tries to unite him with Anitha. In this attempt, he finds himself falling in love with Anitha’s cousin Eeswari (Saranya Mohan). Now the story is about uniting the two pairs of lovers. Anitha does not want to hurt her father with the knowledge of her past.
Soundtrack.
Soundtrack was composed by Vijay Antony and lyrics by Eknath, Priyan and Annamalai.


SP Entertainments

SP Entertainments is an Indian Film production company, started by Venkata Shyam Prasad in 1998.
Films Produced.
The company produced several films, such as "Swayamvaram", "Chirunavvutho", and "Kalyana Ramudu".
Company Formation.
SP Entertainments formed as a S.P.Entertainments Pvt ltd in the year 2005 with Venkata Shyam Prasad and Venu Thottempudi


Aayiram Kalathu Payir

Aayiram Kalathu Payir () is a 1963 Indian, Tamil language film directed by T. S. Durairaj. The film featured Kaka Radhakrishnan and Radhabhai in the lead roles.
Cast.
The following list is adapted from the book "Thiraikalanjiyam part 2".
Production.
The film was produced and directed by veteran actor T. S. Durairaj under the banner "Master Pictures". Pulavar Nagashanmugam wrote the screenplay and dialogues to the story written by the story department of Master Pictures.
Soundtrack.
Music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu while the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan and Chidambaram Sundaram Pillai. Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki, P. Leela and P. Susheela.


Pakshiraja Films

Pakshiraja Films was an Indian Movie production company based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.It was owned and operated by Film Director S. M. Sriramulu Naidu.From 1937 to 1945 the company released movies from Central Studios, but later from 1945 the company had its own Movie studio under the name Pakshiraja Studios.


Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal

The Sun Kudumbam Awards is an awards ceremony held to honour the cast and crew of the television serials which air on Sun TV, presented by Sun Network. This is the first time in the Tamil Television industry where awards are given for performances in Television serials. The first awards ceremony happened in 2010 and it is a biennial award ceremony.
Nominations.
The top four performances in all serials, including the serials that have ended the past year, in different categories are chosen by jurors. During February and March, the nominees are interviewed on Sun TV and viewers are asked to cast their votes by text messaging their favourite actor in each category. The actor receiving the highest votes are proclaimed winner of the award in that category.
Technical awards are given to backstage technicians, such as screenwriters and directors, by Sun Network and are not chosen by viewers.
Awards.
General awards.
Best Overall Performance Award.
The Sun Kudumbam Best Overall Performance Award is given by Sun Network as part of its annual Sun Kudumbam Awards for artistes in television serials aired on Sun TV.
Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal 2010.
The Sun Kudumbam Awards 2010 were given for 22 categories, of which there were 8 main awards, 8 performance awards and 6 technical awards. The nominations and victories were based on votes via text messaging. The award ceremony was hosted by actress Kasthuri and Rishi.
Thirumathi Selvam won 10 awards including Best Serial .Other winners were "Arasi" and Best Director V. Thiru Selvam for Kolangal with five awards, Thangam with three awards and Sivasakthi and Metti Oli with one.
Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal 2012.
The award ceremony was hosted by actor Deepak Dinkar and Aishwarya.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal 2014.
The award ceremony was hosted by Deepak Dinkar and Aishwarya.