Vaamanan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by debutant I. Ahmed and its story resembles a neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by who?
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Vaamanan Vaamanan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by debutant I. Ahmed, who worked as an erstwhile assistant to Kadhir, and starring Jai, Rahman, newcomer Priya Anand and Lakshmi Rai. Produced by P. Kabilan of Dream Valley Corporation, the film features Urvashi, Sampath Raj and 'Thalaivaasal' Vijay in supporting roles, with film score and soundtrack by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the camera was handled by Arvind Krishna. The film was released on 10 July 2009. In 2017, it was dubbed in Hindi as "Dangerous Lover" by Goldmines Telefilms Pvt Ltd. The story of the film resembles the English movie "Following" (1998), and the climax resembles a Hollywood movie "Enemy of the State" (1998).
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Following Following is a 1998 British neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a criminal underworld when he fails to keep his distance.
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Veettilekkulla Vazhi Veettilekkulla Vazhi (Malayalam: വീട്ടിലേക്കുള്ള വഴി , English: The Way Home ) is a 2010 Indian Malayalam adventure drama film written and directed by Dr. Biju. The film is about terrorist organizations operating in India and how they recruit young Keralites. It stars Prithviraj, Indrajith and Master Govardhan in the lead roles.
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Va (film) Va (Tamil: வ ; Tamil numeral for 1/4; working title: "Va Quarter Cutting") is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir comedy film written and directed by Pushkar-Gayathri. It stars Shiva, SPB Charan and Lekha Washington in the lead roles, with Kalyan, John Vijay and Abhinayashree playing supporting roles. The film's story takes place in one night, in which a man, with the help of his would-be brother-in-law, hunts for a last liquor before leaving to Saudi Arabia. The plot is similar to the 2004 Hollywood movie "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle".
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Outsider (2012 film) Outsider is a 2012 Malayalam thriller film written and directed by Premlal, starring Sreenivasan, Indrajith, Ganga Babu and Pasupathy in the lead roles. It is produced by Gireesh under the banner of Gowri Meenakshi Movies, and is shot in Chalakudy in Kerala and Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu.
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Abhimanyu (1991 film) Abhimanyu is a Malayalam crime drama film released in 1991 directed by Priyadarshan featuring Mohanlal, Geetha, and Shankar in the lead roles. The plot revolves around Mumbai underworld and the transformation of an innocent guy into a criminal, who later becomes a don in the city. The tagline of the movie is "Crime Never Pays". Its Tamil dubbed version "Arasan" was a success. The movie was later dubbed and released in Hindi with the title "Satyaghath - Crime Never Pays". The movie was noted for its epic screenplay, direction and background score. It became a cult classic. Art direction was by Thotta Tharani. It was remade in Tamil as Thalai Nagaram and in Kannada as "Devru".
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Virudhagiri Virudhagiri is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Vijayakanth, making his directorial debut, besides playing the title character as well. The film, co-starring Madhuri Itagi, Arun Pandian and Mansoor Ali Khan among others, released on 10 December 2010. This movie was poor at the box office.It was later dubbed in Hindi as "Inspector Dabangg". It is a remake of the French film "Taken".
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Kanakompathu Kanakombathu is a 2011 Malayalam thriller film written by Madhu Muttom and directed by debutant Mahadevan. The cast includes Manoj K. Jayan, Mythili, Deepu Shanth, Shankar Narayanan and Vinod Kishan in the lead roles. This was a disaster at the box office.
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Ahmed Sidhique Ahmed Sidhique is an Indian film actor and writer who mainly works in the Malayalam film industry. He debuted in 2009 by penning the screenplay for Uday Ananthan's "Mrityunjayam" which is the fourth segment in the movie "Kerala Cafe". He was noted for the role of K.T.Mirash in the movie "Salt N' Pepper". He also played the role of "Musthafa" in the movie "Thattathin Marayathu", who is a close aide of the hero. He has written the screenplay for the Aashiq Abu directed movie "Gangster" starring Mammootty.
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Kaaval Kaaval is a 2015 Indian Tamil action crime thriller film written and directed by Nagendran R based on a true story. It stars Vimal, Samuthirakani and 'Punnagai Poo' Gheetha, who is also the co-producer. The film, which was initially titled "Nee Yellam Nalla Varuvada", was started in 2013 and released on 26 June 2015.
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A Wednesday! A Wednesday! is a 2008 Indian thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey. It stars Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher. Set between 2 pm and 6 pm on a Wednesday, the film depicts an about-to-retire police commissioner (Anupam Kher) narrating a sequence of events that unfolded on a particular Wednesday. There does not exist any written record. The awareness of the incident exists only in his mind and in those of several individuals who were involved, willingly and unwillingly, and how those events affected the lives of all the concerned people. It was the inspiration for Tamil movie "Unnaipol Oruvan" , Telugu movie "Eeenadu", with Kamal Hassan in the role played by Naseeruddin Shah in the original and Mohanlal and Daggubati Venkatesh playing the role acted by Anupam Kher in the original in Tamil and Telugu respectively and also Hollywood movie A Common Man (film). Directed by Chandran Rutnam with actor Ben Kingsley portraying the role played by Nasseruddin Shah and Ben Cross portraying the role played by Anupam Kher.
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Deewaar Deewaar ("The Wall") is a 1975 Indian crime drama film, directed by Yash Chopra, written by Salim-Javed, and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor. Reflecting "the tumultuous politics of the early 70s" in India, "Deewaar" tells the story of a pair of impoverished brothers who, after their family is betrayed by the misplaced idealism of their father, struggle to survive on the streets of Mumbai. The film was loosely inspired by the real-life gangster Haji Mastan, and the 1961 Dilip Kumar film "Gunga Jumna".
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Iravum Pagalum Iravum Pagalum (English: "Night and Day") is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. The film stars newcomers Jaishankar and C. Vasantha in the lead roles.
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Aadavantha Deivam Aadavantha Deivam (தமிழ்: ஆடவந்த தெய்வம்) is 1960 black-and-white Tamil Drama- Musical film. The film story was an adaptation of the Tamil novel "Ghaleer Ghaleer" written by LRV. Later it was made Tamil film, the film was directed by P. Neelakantan and produced by Majestic Studios. Though the screenplay was written by Era. Shanmugam and dialog was written by Viruthai Ramaswamy, "Murasoli" K. Sornam and Guru Swamy. Music by K. V. Mahadevan assets to the movie. Starring T. R. Mahalingam , M. R. Radha , E. V. Saroja and Anjali Devi was played lead role in protagonist. The film did fairly well hit at the box office.
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Vazhakku Enn 18/9 Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (English: "Case No. 18/9" ) is a 2012 Tamil crime thriller film written and directed by Balaji Sakthivel, starring newcomers Mithun Murali, Sri, Urmila Mahanta and Manisha Yadav in the lead roles. Pre-production of the film began in 2008, with the filming commencing in 2010 only, following several delays. Cinematography was handled by Vijay Milton, while guitarist R. Prasanna had scored the music.
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Neela Kuyil Neela Kuyil is a 1995 Tamil drama film directed by Alleppey Ashraf. The film features Pandiarajan and Rajashree in the lead roles, with Manorama, Radha Ravi, Venniradai Moorthy, Senthil, Vadivelu and Y. G. Mahendra playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Harees, had musical score by Manikka Vinayagam and was released on 23 October 1995. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film "Ninnishtam Ennishtam" which itself was inspired by Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" .
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D (film) D is a 2005 Indian crime drama-thriller film, directed by Vishram Sawant, co-written by Manish Gupta, and Ram Gopal Varma. Produced by Varma and Ronnie Screwvala, it was released in India on 3 June 2005. It is the third film in the "Gangster" film series.
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Kannan Iyer Kannan Iyer is an Indian film writer and actor. He has written films like "Daud" (1997) and "Victory" (2009); and has also directed a supernatural thriller, "Ek Thi Daayan", starring Emraan Hashmi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Huma Qureshi in lead roles. The film got positive reviews from the critics and was declared a box office hit.
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Yuddham Sei Yuddham Sei (English: Wage War ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Myshkin. It stars director Cheran in the lead role along with debutant Dipa Shah, Y. G. Mahendra, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan and Jayaprakash. The film was released on 4 February 2011. The film was remade in Kannada as "Gharshane".
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Thadaiyara Thaakka Thadaiyara Thaakka (English: Breaking all Barriers ) is a 2012 Tamil neo noir action thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni who earlier directed "Mundhinam Paartheney". The film stars Arun Vijay and Mamta Mohandas. The film released on 1 June 2012 to positive reviews from critics.
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Pithamagan Pithamagan (English: "Son of Ancestors" ) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Bala. The film stars Vikram, Suriya, Laila and Sangeetha in the lead and Simran making a cameo as herself. Produced by V. A. Durai, the film has cinematography by Balasubramaniem, lyrics are by Vaali, Pazhani Bharathi and Na. Muthukumar, dance has been choreographed by Brindha, editing by Suresh Urs, fights by Stun Siva and art direction by A. C. Pillai. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilayaraaja. The film plot is based on Jayakanthan's "Nandhavanathil Oru Andi", the story of an undertaker. Upon release, the film met with critical acclaim and Vikram won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Chithan.
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Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum (English: "The Wolf and The Lamb" ) is a 2013 Tamil neo-noir crime thriller film written, directed and produced by Mysskin. Sri of "Vazhakku Enn 18/9" fame, Mysskin, and Shaji Chen play the lead roles in the film. The film score was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film had no heroine and no songs. Filming began on 11 March 2013 and the crew shot the entire film in and around Chennai city. "Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum" released on 27 September 2013 and got universal acclaim.