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theblogs2024 · 3 years

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Venkatesh wraps up shooting for ‘Drushyam 2’

After kickstarting the production for the Telugu remake of the critically acclaimed Malayalam movie Drishyam 2 on March 2, the filming is progressing at a brisk pace. Actor Venkatesh Daggubati, who is reprising Mohanlal’s role from the original, recently wrapped up the shooting for his portions in Drushyam 2. Suresh Productions, which is bankrolling Drushyam 2, took to Twitter to give fans an update about the production and announced that actor Venkatesh Daggubati has wrapped up shooting for his portions. Sharing a photo featuring the lead actors from the movie.

Actors Meena, Kruthika Jayakumar, Esther Anil and Nadiya are reprising roles from the Telugu prequel Drushyam, which hit the big screens in 2014. However, unlike Drushyam, the sequel is directed by Jeethu Joseph, who directed the original Malayalam movies — Drishyam and Drishyam 2. The movie is jointly produced by Antony Perumbavoor and Suresh Babu Daggubati under the banners of Aashirvad Cinemas and Suresh Productions respectively. Satheesh Kurup is on board as the cinematographer, while the project has music by composer Anup Rubens. Malayalam movie Drishyam 2 started streaming on OTT platform Amazon Prime Video on February 19. Much like its sequel, Drishyam 2 was critically acclaimed and also managed to garner positive reviews from audiences. Many celebrities, including actor-turned-director Prithviraj and cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, heaped praises on director Jeethu Joseph, the lead actor Mohanlal as well as the entire cast and crew. Meanwhile, Venkatesh Daggubati has a number of films slated for release in the upcoming months. He will be playing the lead role in Narappa, the Telugu remake of the award-winning Tamil film Asuran. Based on the novel Vekkai by Poomani, the movie stars actors Venkatesh and Priyamani in the lead roles. The makers released a special poster of the movie on the occasion of Ugadi. Venkatesh Daggubati is also working on the upcoming Telugu movie F3: Fun and Frustration, which is the sequel to the 2019 Telugu film F2: Fun and Frustration. The comedy flick is written and directed by filmmaker Anil Ravipudi. To know more details visit here: Drushyam 2 Telugu Movie OTT Release Date

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sareesinthewind · 3 years

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Photo 1: Thavamany and Arunachalam on their 25th wedding anniversary,1965 Photo 2: Thavamany at 95 years old, 2015 Photo 3: Thavamany with her youngest granddaughter Luxmi who lives in the UK on her 18th bday, 2016 Photo 4: Thavamany with her great grandchildren Sasha and Ziva, and their appa and her eldest grandson Sajith, who live in in Hong Kong, 2016. NAREN Florida, USA My amma, Thavamany, was born on the 23rd of April 1921 at Inuvil Hospital, Uduvil Division in the Jaffna District. Her appa’s name was Thambu Chinniah and he worked as the Superintend of Minor Roads in the Kurunagala District.

At that time wild elephants were in plenty in the Kurunagala District and would harass local farmers. Thambu Chinniah was a good marksman and villagers would often seek his help to track the elephant and shoot it dead. This reputation of his overtook him and he was also known as “யானை சுட்ட சின்னையா” (Chinniah who shot the elephant). Thavamany’s amma’s name was Marimuttu Chellamah.

My appa was the fifth child. She had two elder sisters Poomani (Ponnudurai) who was a housewife and Jeyamani (Brodie), a Government nurse as a spinster, and a housewife subsequent to marriage. She had two elder brothers Selvarajah, who retired as a Major in the Sri Lanka Army and Dharmalingam, a lawyer who practiced in the Kurunagala District Court. Her younger sibling was Rajadurai, who retired as chief mechanical engineer at Gal Oya Development Board. Rajadurai was also a Major in the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force.

When Marimuttu Chellamah was eight months pregnant with Thavamany, she fell into a well while bathing. Back then the wells in Kurunagala had wooden planks on their rims. People would stand on the planks and draw the water with a rope and bucket. Ladies, when bathing, would wrap part of their sari around themselves and leave the other part on the wooden bars. On this said day, after drawing four buckets of water, the plank gave way and Marimuttu Chellamah fell into the well. Luckily her sari got entangled on the wooden bars and held her from going under water. Hearing her screams, the neighbors rushed to her and pulled her out of the well by her sari. That day Thambu Chinniah was away on work-related matters. He got the news three days later and rushed home with worry. When he opened the door, he was relieved that his wife was their soon to be born daughter, my amma were safe and healthy.

A humorous side note: if Chellamah had not been saved by her sari, I, her eldest son, would not be writing this and my amma would not be enjoying the excellent care she has been receiving at Jesmond Nursing Home in Sydney.

Sadly, Thavamany lost her appa when she was eight years old. After this, Chellamah left their home in Kurunagala, and moved to Jaffna. She found a place in Clock Tower Road in Jaffna Town. Chellamah was a very determined and industrious lady. She was also very determined to educate all six of her fatherless children. She managed to admit all three of her sons to St. Johns College in Chundikuli and the three girls to CMS Chundikuli Girls School. Chellamah being a strict disciplinarian made sure her children successfully completed their Senior Matriculation Examination - equivalent to the present day Senior School Certificate.

Chellamah earned money to raise her children by having a couple of milking cows. She supplied unadulterated milk to all her customers, including to the residence of the then Government Agent of Jaffna, a British Officer. She was famous for her cooking skills. The family had very little money, but she was rich in kindness and compassion and brought up her six children with these values and an understanding unity. They remained united until their last breath.

Thavamany helped her amma in so many ways: cooking, organising the milk supply and keeping accounts. When I was growing up, she did impart most of her knowledge and experience to me which helped me a lot in my later life.

Thavamany married Arunachalam, my appa, in May 1940 in Kurunagala. At that time Arunachalam was working as a bookkeeper at the State Mortgage Bank in Colombo. Arunachalam lost his parents when he was child. St. John’s College, founded in 1823 by British Anglican missionaries, provided him with free board, lodging and education. He was also christened with the name Abraham. He was a good friend of Thavamany’s three brothers who he met at St. John’s College. Arunachalam served in the Ceylon Army Volunteer Force during the Second World War for a short period .

Arunachalam was also a hard-working and industrious man. Subsequent to his marriage he attended evening classes at the then known Colombo Technical College and obtained his Diploma in Accountancy. This helped him in his professional career and when he retired, he was the chief accountant at the State Mortgage Bank.

After their marriage, they set up house in Hunupituya, Wattala, about 10 miles north of Colombo. As the family expanded, they moved from one house to another and finally settled down in a reasonably spacious house to accommodate their seven children. The house also had a large yard with coconut trees. This allowed appa to have two milking cows and some banana trees. Amma in addition to being a housewife and mother, cared for a couple of goats and some poultry, which provided eggs for the family. It was tough for the couple who did not have any dowry assets or inherited assets. But by sheer hard work and frugal living they made sure all the basic needs of the children were met and provided the children with a good education. They also made sure to teach their children good social values, good manners, to be respectful to elders and all other human beings. Since they also had cows, goats, poultry and dogs, they also taught the children how to care for them and be kind to them.

Most of the residents in Hunupitiya were middle class Sinhalese Buddhists. Because of this amma and appa picked up the Sinhala language as did we, her children. Thavamany, an observant and willing learner, became very proficient in preparing most of the Sinhalese specialty dishes like achcharu, kalu thothal, lunu miris, katta sambol and few others.

When the 1958 pogrom started, appa was away in Omanthai, Vavuniya and could not return back, nor could he make contact with the family. We didn’t even know if he had survived. Thavamany and her six children (I was not with them as I was in Jaffna Hindu College Hostel) sought refuge at the Royal College in Colombo, which had been set up as a refugee Camp with thousands of other Tamils. Amma made the brave decision to secure her children's safety by joining the Tamils who were fleeing the south by open boat to Jaffna. As a woman with three young daughters and a baby only a few months old, in a time of such uncertainty and violence, this would have been an incredibly tough decision to make. We had no family property in Jaffna, but she had her siblings and extended family who showed us love and kindness.

This caused a big setback to the family. We had to close down everything in Hunupitiya, set up house in Chavakacheri, and attend new schools in Jaffna. During this difficult period appa continued to work at the State Mortgage bank in Colombo. He was boarded in a house in Pickering Road Kotehena. Most Fridays he would take the mail train from Colombo Fort Station and arrive in Chavakacheri on Saturday Morning. He would return back to Colombo taking the Sunday afternoon Yaldevi.

Amma continued to develop her Sinhala skills by reading books and studying with her children, as she stayed up with the girls, into the late hours of the night. At 41 years of age, when her second son sat for his Senior School Certificate (SSC) exam in 1962, she persuaded my appa to let her sit the SSC Sinhala language exam as a private student. She received a Distinction - the highest mark for the Sinhala language exam among all her children.

In Chavakacheri, a few youngsters heard about amma’s fluency in Sinhalese and were keen to learn from her, as finding jobs without knowing the language was becoming tough. Understanding the importance of her knowledge and the difficulties the young Tamils were in, she taught anybody who was willing to learn. As a result she had a regular stream of students who learnt Sinhalese.

Wanting to give the children the opportunities to have a good education they moved houses to Jaffna Town, then to Nallur and finally Tirunelveli where they owned their first house.

By this time most of the children completed their education, finding employment - some locally and some overseas.

Thavamany’s children settled in three different countries: the UK, America and Australia. She and appa travelled to various countries and stayed with their children for long periods of time.

Appa passed away while living with my sister Thevi and her family in Zambia on 2nd of August 1987. Although scattered all over the world, all seven of his children attended his funeral in Zambia. After his death, amma settled down in Australia with her three children. She was fortunate to be able to spend quality time with all her grandchildren and some of her great grandchildren who would regularly visit Australia and spend many of her birthdays with her.

Amma was a big fan of Swami Vivekananda. She was also very religious and practiced her spirituality without talking about it or enforcing her will on others.

One of her noble traits was patience and acceptance without complaint. She would often tell her children “பொறுமையாய் இரு. பொறுத்தார் அரசாள்வார்” (Be patient, for those who wait will rule the world).

*This story was written early in 2020 by Naren, Thavamany’s eldest son. Thavamany passed away in her sleep on 22 October 2020 with her daughters and granddaughter by her side. She had spent her last years at Jesmond Nursing Home in Sydney close to her son, two daughters and their families. She was loved and cherished dearly by all who knew her.

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rbbox · 3 years

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The Golden Globe Award will be the first prestigious awards of 2021. Ahead of the awards ceremony which will be held in Los Angeles, the list of foreign films to be screened has been released. Four South films have made it to the list this year.

Here is the list of films that will be screened at the Golden Globe Awards:

Soorarai Pottru

Directed by Sudha Kongara, the film stars Suriya and Aparna Balamurali in the lead. The film which was released on Amazon Prime Video in November is based on the life of Captain Gopinath.

Asuran

Directed by Vetrimaaran, Asuran was a critically appreciated film starring Dhanush and Manju Warrier in the lead. The film which was released in 2019 won four National Awards and is based in Poomani's novel Vekkai.

Jallikattu

This Malayalam film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery is also the official entry from India for the Oscars. The film also stars Antony Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sabumon Abdusamad and Santhy Balachandran.

Tanhaji

Directed by Om Raut, Tanhaji was one of the biggest Bollywood hits of 2020. The film starring Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan, Sharad Kelkar and Kajol narrates the history of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's close aide Tanhaji, the Maratha warrior.

The Disciple

It is a Marathi drama film written, directed and edited by Chaitanya Tamhane. It stars Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat, and Kiran Yadnyopavit. It was screened at various international film festivals including Venice International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.

Ludo

Directed by Anurag Basu, Ludo is an anthology black comedy crime film. It stars Abhishek Bachcha, Inayat Verma, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanya Malhotra, Rajkummar Rao, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Rohit Saraf, Pearle Manney, and Pankaj Tripathi.

Eeb Allay Ooo

Directed by debutant Prateek Vat, the film released in Indian recently. The film is based on monkey menace in the capital city of Indian.

Harami

Starring Emraan Hashmi in the lead, diretor Shyam Madiraju calls it a modern-day adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel "Oliver Twist". The film is a commentary on the constant power struggle among people in the society.

Just Like that

Originally titled Aise Hi, debutant director Kislay tells the story of an elderly Indian woman who decides to live for herself.

Trees Under the Sun

This is a Malayalam language film directed by Bijukumar Damodaran and starring Indrans, and Prakash Bare. The film is titled VeyilMaranangal in Malayalam.

ALSO READ: Dil Bechara, Soorarai Pottru, Tanhaji, Sadak 2, Laxmii among the most searched films on Google in 2020 in India

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surejaya · 4 years

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Vekkai

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drambedkarbooks · 5 years

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Poomani's Vekkai in the Times of Nexus between Criminal Society and State.

Poomani’s Vekkai in the Times of Nexus between Criminal Society and State.

कठीण आला काळ,

मातीशी तुटे नाळ,

युगाचा अंध खेळ,

डोळेच केले गहाळ.

सावात दिसे चोर,

घुबडात दिसे मोर,

लहानात दिसे थोर,

थोरात दिसे पोर.

– Ballad from the movie ‘Court’

There is only one way to shorten and ease the convulsions of the old society and the bloody birth of new – revolutionary terror. – Karl Marx

Justice has always evoked ideas of Equality, of proportion of compensation. In short, Justice…

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todaybharatnews · 5 years

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via Today Bharat nbsp; Tollywood actor Victory Venkatesh is all set to remake Dhanush-starrer Asuran in Telugu. Directed by Vetrimaaran, the film is a story against caste and is receiving rave reviews for its theme. While the Telugu remake will be produced by Suresh Babu and Kalaipuli S Thanu, Producer of Asuran, under Suresh Productions and V Creations respectively, details about the director of the movie and the rest of the cast and crew are yet to be announced. Announcing the project officially Suresh Productions tweeted, "#VictoryVenkatesh is going to play the lead in Telugu version of #Asuran The movie will be produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu and Suresh Babu and under V creations and Suresh Productions banners. #VenkateshDaggubati74." #VictoryVenkatesh is going to play the lead in Telugu version of #Asuran The movie will be produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu and Suresh Babu and under V creations and Suresh Productions banners. #VenkateshDaggubati74 mdash; Suresh Productions (@SureshProdns) October 24, 2019Asuran is based on a Tamil novel Vekkai written by Poomani, which featured Dhanush in dual roles as father and son. The film also starred Manju Warrier in her maiden Kollywood appearance. Besides, Manju Warrier, the star cast of this film also included veteran actor Pasupathi, director Balaji Sakthivel, Prakash Raj, Yogi Babu, Guru Somasundaram, actor Karunasrsquo;s son Ken Karunas etc. Venkatesh, meanwhile, awaits the release of Venky Mama which also stars his nephew Naga Chaitanya. The film was touted to release on October 4 to coincide with the Dussehra festival but its release has been postponed to November. Bankrolled jointly by Suresh Productions and Blue Planet Entertainment on a very big budget, Bobby aka KS Ravindra is the Director of Venky Mama. Anup Rubens has composed music for Venky Mama and Prasad Murella has handled cinematography. Raashi Khanna and Payal Rajput play the female leads in this flick and are paired up with Naga Chaitanya and Venkatesh respectively. Venkatesh also has a project with Director Tharun Bhascker, which will start filming soon.

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tellymasala · 5 years

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Asuran: Vekkai author Poomani says THIS about the trend of adapting novels into films

The film Asuran was based on a novel called Vekkai by author Poomani. The film Asuran starring south megastar Dhanush got a thundering response from the fans and film audience. The film Asuran helmed by director Vetri Maaran, also has crossed the 100-crore mark at the box office. The fans of the megastar Dhanush have celebrated the film Asuran raking huge numbers at the box office. Now, in an…

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kumaritalkies-blog · 5 years

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Asuran FDFS Public Review || Dhanush || Vetri Maaran || Rajas Mall Nagercoil || Pullingo Review || Chakravarthy Cinemas Nagercoil Kanyakumari

'வெற்றி மாறன்' இயக்கத்தில் 'கலைப்புலி தாணு' அவர்களின் தயாரிப்பில் 'தனுஷ்' நடித்துள்ள; 'அசுரன்' படத்தின் திரைவிமர்சனம்

Cast : Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Abhirami, Ken Karunas, Teejay Arunasalam, Prakash Raj, Pasupathy, Aadukalam Naren, Balaji Sakthivel, Subramania Siva, Pawan.

Directed by : Vetri Maaran

Music : G. V. Prakash Kumar

Cinematography : R Velraj

Written by : Poomani (Author of 'Vekkai')

Editing : R Ramar

Art Director : Jacki

Stunt Choreography : Peter Hein

Costume Designer : Perumal Selvam

Stills : Robert

PRO : Riyaz K Ahmed

Designs : Sasi & Sasi

AP Paalpandi, T Udhayakumar and V Shanmugam

Produced by : Kalaippuli S Thanu

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cvrnewsdirectindia · 5 years

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Asuran: Aishwarya Lekshmi praises Dhanush for his powerful performance calls it a ‘proud co star moment’

The south actress will be marking her debut in Tamil films with a film starring megastar Dhanush in the lead. South siren Aishwarya Lekshmi shared a sweet message praising the film Asuran.

South siren Aishwarya Lekshmi shared a sweet message praising the film Asuran. The south actress will be marking her debut in Tamil films with a film starring megastar Dhanush in the lead. The stunning actress shared a picture with the superstar Dhanush on Instagram. The gorgeous actress will be featuring in the film alongside megastar Dhanush which is helmed by director Karthik Subbaraj. The film which is tentatively called D40 will see megastar Dhanush playing the lead part. Both the actors Aishwarya Lekshmi and Dhanush are in London for the film D40’s shoot.

The beautiful actress, Aishwarya Lekshmi saw the film Asuran in London. The actress said in her post on Instagram that she loved the film and the actor Dhanush has given a power packed performance. The south actress Aishwarya Lekshmi wrote that it was a ‘proud co-star moment’ after watching the film Asuran in London. The gorgeous actress Aishwarya Lekshmi said that megastar has given an impeccable performance in Asuran which was helmed by director Vetri Maaran. The actor Dhanush who is currently in London shooting for Karthik Subbaraj’s film could not be in the country to witness the release of his highly anticipated film Asuran.

The film titled Asuran had music direction by music composer GV Prakash. The megastar Dhanush’s role of Sivasami in the film Asuran left the south siren Aishwarya Lekshmi spellbound. The stunning actress Aishwarya Lekshmi is all smiles as she clicked a picture with superstar Dhanush. The film, Asuran, was based on Tamil writer Poomani’s novel called Vekkai.

(ALSO READ: Asuran: Music director GV Prakash says the Dhanush starrer will have earthy and raw songs)

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