How long did the career of the director of "Engeyum Kadhal" span?
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Engeyum Kadhal Engeyum Kadhal (English: "Love is Everywhere" ) is a 2011 Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by Prabhu Deva that stars Jayam Ravi and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles. Featuring music by Harris Jayaraj, it was produced by Kalpathi S. Agoram and released on 6 May 2011 to mixed reviews. The story revolves around a girl living in France who falls in love with a boy coming from India. According to Upperstall.com the film "seems to be a straight rip off from Billy Wilder's "Love in the Afternoon" starring Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn, made way back in 1957".
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Prabhu Deva Prabhu Deva (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor, who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. In a career spanning twenty five years, he has performed and designed a wide range of dancing styles and has garnered two National Film Awards for Best Choreography.
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Ezhil Ezhil is a Tamil film director, who made his debut with the 1999 romantic blockbuster "Thulladha Manamum Thullum" starring Vijay and Simran. His success streak continued with "Pennin Manathai Thottu", "Poovellam Un Vasam" and "Deepavali". He made a comeback in 2012 after a brief sabbatical with the Sivakarthikeyan starred film Manam Kothi Paravai which opened to moderate reviews from critics, but was a commercial hit. Suseenthiran and Karu Pazhaniappan were his assistants.
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Kishore Dang Kishore Dang (born 1 July 1958) is an Indian director. He has had a 30-year long career in TV shows, production and film making. Dang was also a member of the Jury of the 53rd National Film Awards organized by the Government of India. Dang has been associated with foreign films such as Gandhi (film), The Far Pavilions, Kim (1984 film), Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy, The Deceivers, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, In Custody and The Jungle Book. He has been associated with the Theatre Group “Ank” for four years that was led by Mr. Dinesh Thakur. His famous shows include Maila Aanchal, Nooriee, Uttarkatha, Humsafar The Train, Detective Karan and Faujji...The Iron Man. He has also directed a documentary film called Kab Tak that participated in Mumbai International Film Festival 2012. Other films include Aakhri Dastak - a film made for the Indian Army.
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Pankaj Advani (director) Pankaj Advani (Hindi: पंकज आडवाणी) (August 1965 – 11 November 2010) was an Indian film director, editor, screenwriter, photographer, theatre director, and painter, known for his works in Bollywood, and cross over cinema. Pankaj made his Hindi film screenwriting debut with "Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa" (1993) which went on to win the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie.
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Meendum Kokila Meendum Kokila ("Again Kokila") is a 1981 Tamil language film directed by G. N. Rangarajan, starring Kamal Hassan, Sridevi and Deepa in lead roles. The story is about a married lawyer's infatuation towards an actress and the trouble he faces with his wife. Through the film Sridevi established herself as one of the top actresses and fetched her a Filmfare Award. The film was initially launched with J. Mahendran as the director and Rekha playing a supporting role. However, both pulled out of the project for unknown reasons following which they were replaced by Rangarajan and Deepa respectively. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was box-office success.
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I. V. Sasi Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran, better known as I. V. Sasi, is an Indian film director who has made over 150 Indian films in various languages and genres. He is known for his South Indian films of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, primarily Malayalam films, although he directed Hindi films during the 1980s as well.
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Madhu Kaithapram Madhu Kaithapram (Malayalam: മധു കൈതപ്രം ) was an Indian film director who worked primarily in the Malayalam film industry based in Kerala. He made his directorial debut with the feature film "Ekantham" in 2006 that won him the National Film Award for the best debutant director and followed it up with the critically acclaimed "Madhya Venal" (2009) and the family-drama "Orma Mathram" (2011). His last venture "Velli Velichathil" was released on 19 September 2014. He died on 29 December 2014. He was under treatment for diabetes.
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Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is a composer and playback singer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composing trio team for many Indian films. He is a four-time winner of the National Award: three times for Best Male Playback Singer and once for Best Music Director. Mahadevan founded the Shankar Mahadevan Academy, which provides online music lessons in Indian music for students worldwide. In 2015, he made his debut as an actor in the Marathi film "Katyar Kaljat Ghusli", a film adaptation of a 1960 stage classic by the same name.
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Ahwan Sebastian Ahwan Sebastian was a playwright, director, music director and actor in Malayalam. Within a career of more than five decades, he has directed six stage plays, and has given music to more than twenty plays and two films ("Love Marriage" and "Karutha Pennu"). He has also scripted and directed a film "Kalopasana" (1981). He is best known as the writer and director of the stage play "Devasutram" which ran in Kerala theatres for many years. Other notable scripts include "Upasana", "Brahmasuran", "Chooshakamanthram" and "Anaswaramanthram". His last play, "Kabandhangal", was released in 1984. He established his own professional drama group called "Musical Theatres" in 1958. He died on 2 March 2011 at the age of 77.
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Engal Selvi Engal Selvi (English: Our Daughter) is a 1960 Tamil, drama film, produced by T. E. Vasudevan on Associate Producers banner and directed by D. Yoganand. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi in the lead roles and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is dubbed as Telugu Movie "Kanna Kuthuru" (1960).
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Kabir Khan (director) Kabir Khan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He started his career working in documentary films, and then made his feature film directorial debut in 2006 with "Kabul Express" which was followed by "New York" (2009), "Ek Tha Tiger" (2012), "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" (2015) and "Phantom" (2015).
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Antara Kak Antara Kak is an Indian film director and producer, predominantly based in India. She is daughter of Siddharth Kak (of Surabhi fame) and his wife, Gita Siddharth. Antara won acclaim and an award for her debut venture: "A Life in Dance - Daksha Sheth".
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Ajith Kumar filmography Ajith Kumar is an Indian actor who works mainly in Tamil films. Apart from a small role in the 1990 Tamil film "En Veedu En Kanavar", his professional career began three years later with the Telugu film "Prema Pusthakam". He made his debut as a lead actor in Tamil cinema with "Amaravathi" (1993). Despite being a moderate success, the film helped him obtain more modelling assignments. After "Amaravathi"'s release, Ajith opted against acting, and instead tried pursuing a career in auto racing. While training for an amateur race, he injured his back and underwent three major surgeries, leaving him bed-ridden for a year-and-a-half. After recovering from the injury, he played supporting roles in "Paasamalargal" (1994) and "Pavithra" (1994). The following year, he had his breakthrough with the romantic thriller "Aasai". His performance earned him critical acclaim and established him as an up-and-coming actor in Tamil cinema. He was next seen as the main lead in Agathiyan's epistolary "Kadhal Kottai" (1996), a critical and commercial success. In 1997 he had five releases, all of which were commercial failures.
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Hema Chaudhary Hema Chaudhary (born 1955) is an Indian film actress who has predominantly acted in Kannada films in addition to Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Starting her career as a lead actress for the Telugu film "Pelli Kani Pelli" in 1976, she switched over to character roles in the 1980s. She is best remembered for her villainous roles that she portrayed in Kannada cinema in films like "Subhashaya" (1977) and "Gaali Maathu" (1981). Among her Tamil films, the K. Balachander directed "Manmatha Leelai" (1976) opposite actor Kamal Haasan was most notable. Acting in over 150 films, Hema is considered one of the popular character artistes in South Indian cinema.
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Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach (born 24 March 1966) known by his screen name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian musician, actor, film director and producer, and an occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. Having trained in music at a young age, he is today considered one of India's fastest musical keyboard players. He began his career as a composer before taking to acting in films, appearing mostly in comic roles. He has also directed ten Kannada films, the notable one being "Raktha Kanneeru" (2003).
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Kadhal Vaaganam Kadhal Vaaganam is a 1968 Tamil language drama film directed by M.A.Thirumugham.
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P. Venu P. Venu (Malayalam: പി. വേണു , 8 November 1940 – 25 May 2011) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter with over 20 films to his credit. His directorial venture "Udhyogastha" in 1967 was the first ever multi-starrer film of South India. His work in Malayalam cinema was significant and most influential, covering all themes and genres over a career spanning 40 years. One of his most recognized film "C.I.D. Nazir" in 1971, revolutionized movie-making in the investigative genre in Malayalam cinema. Following the commercial and critical success of this film, he came up with two more in the series - "Taxi Car" in 1972 and Prethangalude Thazhvara in 1973, which were recognized as the first investigative sequels in the history of Malayalam cinema. From the late 60s to the 90s he continued to make films and then decided to take a break to devote more time to his family. His last film "Parinamam (The Change)" in 2003 won an honour for Malayalam cinema, winning the Best Screenplay Award at Ashdod International Film Festival held in Israel. In 2005 he was bestowed with the "Kala Prathiba" (Icon of Creative Arts) Award by the Kerala Film Critics Association for his immense contributions to Malayalam cinema. He was also an active member of "MACTA" (Malayalam Cine Technicians Association). He published his book titled "Udyogastha Muthal" (meaning ‘From Udyogastha Onwards’) in 2010 reminiscing his life as a filmmaker and his experiences in the film industry.
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Sachin Bhowmick Sachin Bhowmick (Bengali: শচীন ভৌমিক ; 17 July 1930 – 12 April 2011) was an Indian Hindi film writer and director. Writing was his main work and he wrote stories or screenplays for over 94 films. He was also a regular contributor to "Ultorath", a Bengali magazine on cinema. Due to the Bengali pronunciation of his surname Bhaumick we will find his surname spelled as Bhowmick in numerous sites.
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K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian filmmaker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of unconventional themes and hard-hitting contemporary subject matter. Balachander's films are well known for their portrayal of women as bold personalities and central characters. Popularly referred to as "Iyakkunar Sigaram" (lit. "the director who scaled the peak"), his films are usually centred on unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He started his film career in 1964 as a screenwriter and graduated to a director with "Neerkumizhi" (1965).
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Selvaraghavan Selvaraghavan (credited as Sri Raghava in Telugu cinema) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has directed predominantly Tamil language films. After writing the script for his father's directorial venture "Thulluvadho Ilamai" (2002), Selvaraghavan went on to make a series of romantic drama films with "Kadhal Kondein" (2003) and "7G Rainbow/Brundavan Colony" (2004) before also venturing to make coming-of-age films "Pudhupettai" (2006) and "Mayakkam Enna" (2011). He has also ventured into making science fiction and fantasy films, such as depicting a fantasy Chola kingdom in "Aayirathil Oruvan" (2010) and a parallel universe in "Irandam Ulagam" (2013).
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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 "".