Who directed the Tamil language legal drama whose basic plot and lead character are copied from the show in which the actor who has won two Academy awards for his role in the mystery drama "Mystic River: and the biopic "Milk" played a father with a developmental disability?
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Deiva Thirumagal Deiva Thirumagal (English translation: "God's Daughter") is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film written and directed by A. L. Vijay and produced by M. Chinthamani and Ronnie Screwvala that features Vikram in the lead role as a mentally challenged adult with the maturity of a six-year-old boy, while Baby Sarah, Anushka Shetty, Amala Paul and Nassar portray other pivotal roles. The film comprises director Vijay's 'regular' technical crew with G. V. Prakash Kumar as music composer, Nirav Shah as cinematographer and Anthony as editor. Audiography was done by M. R. Rajakrishnan. The film has its basic plot and lead character copied from the 2001 American film "I Am Sam" written and directed by Jessie Nelson, and starring Sean Penn as a father with a developmental disability and Dakota Fanning as daughter The film released on 15 July 2011 along with a dubbed version in Telugu titled Nanna. The film was later dubbed into Japanese as "Kamisama ga Kureta Musume".
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Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, filmmaker, and political activist. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama "Mystic River" (2003) and the biopic "Milk" (2008).
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Shelley Malil Shelley Mathew Malil (born December 23, 1964) is an Indian-born American actor. Malil immigrated to the United States in 1974. He appeared in a number of television shows and films, including "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005).
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Nizhalgal Ravi Nizhalgal Ravi (Tamil: நிழல்கள் ரவி ; born 16 April 1956) is an Indian actor who has performed in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He mostly uses Tamil as his major mother tongue language. He started his career in 1980 with the film "Nizhalgal". He has acted in 500 films.
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Adikkurippu Adikkurippu is a 1989 Malayalam-language legal thriller film written by S. N. Swamy and directed by K. Madhu. It stars Mammootty in the lead role, who plays the role of an advocate.
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Ravichandran (Tamil actor) Ravichandran (died 25 July 2011) was a Malaysian Indian actor who played lead hero roles in Tamil films from 1964–1979. He has also acted in supporting roles from 1986, and directed a few films. He was given the title of Kalaingnar Thilagham in many of the on-screen credits of films starring him in the lead role. He was, also, called "Puratchi Kalaignar" (Refer: Anandha Bairavi Tamil Movie Title Scene). Before entering cine-field, during his studies in Trichy, he has acted in two dramas, namely, "AanaiyidungalAnna" and "Udhaya Suriyan". After entering cine-field, he has acted in two dramas, namely, "Mapplley Yen Magalaik Kadhali" and "That Man from Poonthamallee". In the drama "That man from Poonthamallee", he performed in double role and Thirumuruga Kirupanandha Variyar, who presided over the drama in Vellore, has appreciated and awarded a title "Nadaga Sigamani". He has, also, acted in a TV Serial namely., GEE boom ba in 1986. During his tenure of acting, his fans, journalists, movie-directors/producers have given many titles, viz., Kalai Ulaga Ilavarasar, Kalai Nilavu, Romantic Hero, Velli Vizha kathanayagan, Vannap Pada Nayagan, Evergreen Hero, Chennai MGR, Kalaignar Thilagam, Style King, Stunt Man an, Bhagdath Perazhagan, Kalai chelvan, Pudhumai Thilagam etc. He was much affectionate with his fans.
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Adaalat (season 2) The second season of the Indian television courtroom drama series "Adaalat", premiered on June 4, 2016 on Sony TV. The show aired on Saturday and Sunday. Produced by Contiloe Entertainment, Ronit Roy reprised his character from the previous season. Sameer Dharmadhikari, Rakshanda Khan and a host of actors in recurring roles. The execution style and the sets of the show was more grand and matched international standards this season.
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Madhav Ramadasan Madhav Ramadasan is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam cinema.Madhav Ramadasan was born to P. Madhavan and T.P. Radha at Kalluvazhi near Ottapalam. He did his schooling at AKNM-MA Memorial High School, Kattukulam.He started his career by working in documentary, advertising and short films. He then worked as an associate director with R. Sarath in the Malayalam feature films "Sthithi" and "Sayahnam" .He made his directional debut with the legal thriller "Melvilasom" in 2011.The film was an adaptation of a play written by Soorya Krishna Moorthy which itself was based on the Hindi play "Court Martial" by Swadesh Deepak. The film received wide critical acclaim and won numerous awards. In 2014, he directed the medical thriller "Apothecary" which portrayed relationship between a doctor and his patients.
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Chitti Babu (Tamil actor) Chitti Babu (Tamil: சிட்டி பாபு ; a.k.a. Sajjiah Adeebh, 10 January 1964 – 8 November 2013) was an Indian comedian, presenter and actor who prominently played supporting roles in Tamil cinema. He was also one of the judges in the comedy show "Asathapovathu Yaaru" on Sun TV.
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Cho Ramaswamy Srinivasa Iyer, also known as"Cho" Ramaswamy (5 October 1934 – 7 December 2016), was an Indian actor, comedian, character actor, editor, political satirist, playwright and dialogue writer, film director and lawyer in Tamil Nadu.
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John Abraham (actor) John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian film actor, producer and a former model who appears in Hindi films. After modelling for numerous advertisements and companies, he made his film debut with "Jism" (2003), which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, "Dhoom" (2004). He received two Filmfare Award nominations, for his negative roles in "Dhoom", and in "Zinda" (2006). He later appeared in the major critical success "Water" (2005). He was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film "Baabul" (2006). Since then, Abraham has starred in many critically and commercially successful films including "Kaal" (2005), "Garam Masala" (2005), "Taxi No. 9211" (2006), "Dostana" (2008), "New York" (2009), "Force" (2011), "Desi Boyz" (2011), "Housefull 2" (2012), "Race 2" (2013), "Shootout at Wadala" (2013), "Madras Cafe" (2013), "Welcome Back" (2015), "Dishoom" (2016), and the latest, "Force 2", thus establishing himself as a commercially successful actor of Indian cinema.
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Siva (1989 Telugu film) Siva (also spelt Shiva) is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language crime drama film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma in his directorial debut. Produced by Akkineni Venkat and Yarlagadda Surendra under their banners of Annapurna Studios and SS Creations, "Siva" starred Akkineni Nagarjuna, Amala, and Raghuvaran. The film's basic plot, adapted from Bruce Lee's "Way of the Dragon" (1972), revolves around the conflict between college student-turned-gangster Siva and Bhavani, a reputed crime boss mentored by the politician Machiraju. "Siva" explores the concepts of student exploitation by anti-social elements and the impact of crowd psychology.
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Mithivedi Mithivedi (a.k.a. "Minefield") is a 2012 Australian Tamil-language war-drama film starring Daniel Balaji, Neelima Rani in the lead roles. The film is directed and produced by Anand Maiyur Srinivas, an Australian-based finance consultant turned short filmmaker. The film talks about the struggles of a mother who is trying to save her baby after getting stuck in a minefield.
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Saakshi Siva Saakshi Siva (born 6 February 1972) is an Indian television actor in numerous Tamil and Telugu television serials since 2000. He is best known for his role in the serial "Anandham".
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Mahanadi (film) Mahanadi is a 1994 Tamil-language Indian drama film directed by Santhana Bharathi featuring Kamal Hassan, Sukanya, and Cochin Haneefa. It portrays the grief of a humble villager, who sees his family, property being ruined. The film dealt with several issues such as corruption and child trafficking. It was dubbed in Telugu with the same title. It is critically acclaimed but above average grosser at the box office. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
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Shankar Nag Shankar Nagarakatte (9 November 1954 – 30 September 1990), popularly known as Shankar Nag, was an acclaimed Indian film actor, screenwriter, director, producer and philanthropist who worked primarily in the Kannada film industry. Besides films, he established himself as a writer and actor in Television and theater. Widely acclaimed for his visionary filmmaking , he directed and acted in the most talked-about teleserial, "Malgudi Days", based on celebrated novelist R.K.Narayan's short stories. He co-wrote "22 June 1897", an Indian national award-winning Marathi film. He is the younger brother of actor Anant Nag.
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Adhey Kangal Adhey Kangal (English: "Same Eyes") is a 1967 Tamil-language Indian thriller film written and directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar, starring Ravichandran and Kanchana in the lead roles. The film was remade in Telugu Simultaneously as "Ave Kallu".
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Nandini (TV series) Nandhini is a South Indian multilingual supernatural television drama that premiered on 23 January 2017 on Sun TV, Gemini TV, Surya TV and Udaya TV channels. It is claimed that the show is the second biggest budgeted series on Indian television after Naagin and the first in South India. Rahul Ravi, Malavika Wales, Nithya Ram and Baby Adhitri are the main protagonists of the series. The series is produced by Tamil film director Sundar C. and South-Indian actress Kushboo. The show has been praised and well received by the audience, becoming a huge success and India's most watched television series in a matter of weeks since it first aired.
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Sachin Khedekar Sachin Khedekar (Marathi: सचिन खेडेकर ; born 14 May 1965) is an Indian actor and director from Maharashtra, best known for his roles in the film "Aap Kaa Surroor", "Astitva", TV series "Imtihaan", and as Subhas Chandra Bose in Shyam Benegal's "".
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Court (film) Court is a 2014 Indian independent legal drama film, written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane in his directorial debut. Featuring a cast of newcomers, the film examines the Indian legal system through the trial of an ageing folk singer at a Sessions Court in Mumbai.
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Sanjeev Kumar Sanjeev Kumar (born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was a noted Indian film actor. He won several major awards including two National Film Awards for Best Actor for his performances in the movies "Dastak" (1971) and "Koshish" (1973). He acted in genres ranging from romantic dramas to thrillers. Kumar did not mind playing roles that were non-glamorous, such as characters well beyond his age. Movies like "Arjun Pandit", "Sholay" and "Trishul", along with the remakes of Tamil films into Hindi like "Yehi Hai Zindagi", "Naya Din Nayi Raat", "Devta", and "Ram Tere Kitne" exemplify his talents. He also did suspense-thriller films like "Qatl", "Shikar", "Uljhan" and "Trishna". Kumar also proved his ability to do comedy in films like "Manchali", "Itni Si Baat", "Pati Patni aur Woh", "Angoor", "Biwi O Biwi" and "Hero". He is well remembered for his versatility and genuine portrayal of his characters.
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Bhagwaan Dada Bhagwaan Dada is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian feature film about a criminal who becomes morally redeemed through his love for a child. "Bhagwaan Dada" was directed by J. Om Prakash. The primary cast are Rakesh Roshan, Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Danny Denzongpa. Other noted actors such as Tina Munim, Paresh Rawal, Om Prakash and Satish Shah appear in various supporting roles. The movie was dubbed in Tamil as "Agni Karangal".