Powered by a strong desire to become an actor, Rajinikanth went to Madras, the tinsel town of Tamil Cinema. He was helped by a friend to join the Madras Film institute and completed his acting course in 1974. Rajinikanth got his first break in movies when he played a small role as a cancer patient in the movie Apoorva Raagangal (1975). This film was directed by K. Balachandar, whom Rajinikanth considers his mentor, and who named him Rajnikanth. This movie also starred Kamal Hassan in the lead role, who became one of his closest ...

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Rajinikanth movies are known for their punch dialogues, which are "one-liners" in the movie and repeated by him in the movie after/before a cinematic triumph. Popular Lines: 1. "Naan oru dhatavai sonna,Adhu nooru dhatavai sonna madhiri" (roughly translates to - "If I say it once its equivalent to saying it a hundred times") - in the movie "Baasha" 2."Aandavan Solran Arunachalam Mudickiran" (translation - "God tells ...

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Meena, is one of the most successful actress in South Indian cinema. Meena was born on September 16, 1976 in Chennai (formerly Madras), Tamil Nadu. Meena - Biography. Meena started her career as a child artist in Telugu films and Tamil films. She acted with Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan , and later became a star in her own right. She had hits with Muthu, Ejaman, Veera and Avvai Sanmughi. Meena has a huge fan following in Japan. She has acted in almost all the south Indian ...

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Amrish Puri (अमरीश पुरी) (June 22, 1932 - January 12, 2005) was an Indian actor. He played character roles and was more popular as a villain. He is most familiar to American audiences for his role as the character Mola Ram against Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in the Steven Spielberg movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The actor was an instant celebrity with the dialogue Mogambo khush hua (It makes Mogambo happy) of Mr. India, a Hindi movie directed by Shekhar Kapur. He was ...

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An auto rickshaw (auto or rickshaw or tempo in popular parlance) is a vehicle for hire that is one of the chief modes of transport in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and is popular in many other countries. It is a motorized version of the traditional rickshaw, a small two- or three-wheeled cart pulled by a person, and the velotaxi. The auto rickshaw is also related to its Thai cousin, the tuk-tuk and the Bajaj in Indonesia. Auto rickshaw - Vehicle overview. < ...

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Kamal Haasan made his screen debut with the Tamil movie Kalathur Kannamma at the age of 5. 16 Vayathinile, in which he co-acted with Rajinikanth, established him as a popular actor. However, he got his break with K. Balachander's Telugu hit Maro Charithra. Besides Tamil, he has also performed in movies in the Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada languages. He started his film career with an interest in movie direction but under the influence of his mentors turned to acting. He did a few commercial movies for a maj ...

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Kamal Haasan made his screen debut with Kalathur Kannamma at the age of 5. 16 Vayathinile, in which he co-acted with Rajinikanth, established him as a popular actor. However, he got his break with K. Balachander's Telugu hit Maro Charithra. Besides Tamil, he has also performed in movies in the Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada. He started his film career with an interest in movie direction, but under the influence of his mentors turned to acting. He did a few commercial movies for a major part of his career, an ...

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His directorial career began with the film Gentleman (1993) with Arjun playing the lead role, which was a Mega hit. His next film was Kadhalan which was a mega hit. This was followed by Indian with Kamal Hassan in the lead role. This was a grand success all over India. It was dubbed in Hindi as Hindustani. It was also nominated for the Academy_Awards. His films are famous for soundtrack music, almost all composed by A.R.Rahman. His project Anniyan has featured most cameras used for a shot in Indian cinema. His previous films Nayak and Boys also he ...

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Kollywood - Actors. This is just a list of a few prominent actors in Kollywood. Ajith Arjun Arvind Swamy Dhanush Gemini Ganesan Kamal Haasan Karthik R. Madhavan Prabhu Deva Prabhu Prasanna Prashanth Rajinikanth MG Ramachandran (MGR) Sarath Kumar Sathyaraj Simbu Sivaji Ganesan Srikanth Surya Vijay ...

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He is a self-professed rationalist, atheist, activist, and a follower of Periyar. Some of his movies, especially Anbe Sivam, have put forward his atheistic views. Kamal is the first actor to turn his fan club into a service organization. Though born to an affluent Iyengar family, he denied his caste identity. Along with his daughter, Kamal has donated his eyes and also offered his body for research after his death, the first Indian celebrity to do so. He was the first Indian actor to promise that h ...

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The Tamil film industry has a long intertwining link with creating future politicians. The first non congress Chief minister C. N. Annadurai and the current opposition leader M. Karunanidhi wrote cine scripts. Long time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) was a well known actor in Kollywood. The current chief minister J. Jayalalithaa was also a popular actress. Moreover many in the field are currently in houses of parliament or assembly, while future aspirants are ready to take wing. In fact, only one ch ...

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Kollywood - Music directors. K. V. Mahadevan Viswanathan & Ramamurty Ilayaraja A. R. Rahman Harris Jayaraj Yuvan Shankar Raja Dheva Bharadwaj ...

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A majority of Indian auto rickshaws have no doors or seatbelts. They are generally yellow or green in colour and have a black canopy on the top. Their design varies considerably from place to place. In some locations, they have an extra plank on the seat to accommodate a fourth passenger. In reality it is not uncommon to see 6-8 passengers in an auto rickshaw with such an ad hoc setup, although, in theory, autos risk fines for carrying more than three passengers in many places. Auto rickshaws that are used for driving children ...

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A majority of Indian auto rickshaws have no doors or seatbelts. They are generally yellow or green in colour and have a black roof on the top. Their design varies considerably from place to place. In some locations, they have an extra plank on the seat to accommodate a fourth passenger. In reality it is not uncommon to see 6-8 passengers in an auto rickshaw with such an ad hoc setup, although, in theory, autos risk fines for carrying more than three passengers in many places. Auto rickshaws that are used for driving children to ...

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He has also involved himself in film production. He wrote screenplays for several of his films and ventured into film direction with Hey Ram, a film depicting the conflict between revolutionaries and proponents of non-violence during the Indian independence movement. The film is also remembered for depicting the flashback in colour and the present day events in black and white. Kamal Hassan renamed his recent venture Sandiyar to Virumandi owing to a protest from a community in Tamil Nadu. He then acted in "Vasool ...

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Four of his films won "Best Regional film" awards at the Indian National Film Awards. Iru Kodigal Apoorva Raagangal Thanneer, Thanneer Achamillai, Achamillai He again joined with kamahassan to do punnagai mannan. It is a movie which one should not have missed in his life time. He depicts a Suicide scene where kamahassan and rekha fall off from the top of Chalakudi falls(This was later called as Punnagai mannan falls). This movie was a bit contrav ...

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This Punjabi girl was introduced to the movies by the noted director, Priyadarshan, for his Hindi film Doli Saja ke Rakhna, opposite Akshaye Khanna. Though the film did not do well at the box office, she was noticed by the Tamil and Telugu industry. She was immediately signed for a Tamil Film 'Vaalee' where she did a guest appearence with Ajith Kumar & Simran in 1999 and that film was major hit. Actually she later confessed that she was offered the main role of Simran in 'Vaalee' but she refused it for Doli Saja Ke Rakhna and instead opted to ...

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Rajinikanth was born on December 12, 1949 in Karnataka, India. He was the fourth child to his parents Ramabai and Ramoji Rao Gaekwad. He lost his mother at the age of five. He had his schooling at the Acharya Patasala in Bangalore and then at the Vivekananda Balak Sangh, a unit of the Ramakrishna Mission. Before starting his career in the film industry, he had to take up all sorts of odd jobs. He served as a bus conductor for Karnataka state transport corporation in Bangalore. It was during this time that he nurtured his acting inter ...

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Rajinikanth has played a role in Tamil Nadu politics as well. In 1996, he was important in the defeat of the ruling AIADMK party in the Tamilnadu assembly elections. His one interview on Sun TV, popular Tamil language network, proclaimed him King-maker when he supported the DMK-TMC combine and helped them come to power. Amid speculations about him participating in future elections, he continues to act in films and keep reasonably away from politics. He was rated as one of th ...

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