Deva (music director)
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Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana
songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.
Deva has composed music for many films within a very short period. He debuted as a film music director in the film Manasukkeththa Maharaasa in 1989. In the intervening years he has composed music for a total of more than 400 films.
in London. His son Srikanth Deva
is also a music director, as are his brothers, who have formed the duo Sabesh-Murali
. His nephew Jai
is an actor.
Deva continued his search for an opening, which finally began yielding results in 1989. His first film, Manasukkeththa Maharaasaa, was released in 1989. He was then called to work on the movie Vaikaasi Poranthaachu. This film was a huge hit and Deva was praised for his work. After the release of Vaikaasi Poranthaachu, his name became known throughout the Tamil community.
So far he has composed music for more than 400 films, which include Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is also famous for his compositions for religious films. He was widely acclaimed for his scores for Rajinikanth starrer Basha
. His other famous compositions include Annamalai
and Baasha
, both starring Rajnikanth.
Behind Deva's great success, there are his brothers also, which fact he won't deny too! He says: 'If I stand at this height as a music director, the supportive reason behind this is my brothers. They too work hard like me. That's why it was possible for me to accomplish the task of composing music for such huge number of films! So to say, all my 4 brothers have their own share in my present success!'
As a brother Deva showers upon them (brothers) his heart-felt felicitations and his brothers, on their part, continue to take greater pains professionally, to add to the well-meaning achievements of Deva in the future also! This quality of Deva has enhanced his image among the top brass of the cineworld! Hence, veteran music director M.S.Viswanathan has conferred upon Deva the most suitably coined title, "Thenisai Thentral". As if doing full justification to this title, Deva's tunes and musical scores never fail to pour sweet honey in the form of melodious songs into our 'yearning' ears! Among the films whose music was composed by Deva, 7 became silver jubilee hits! 100 days films were 34.
He recently made a special appearance in the film Modhi Vilayadu.
On 31-7-2011, Tamilnadu chiefminister Jayalalitha has made him as the head of the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nadaga Mandram.
conferred the title Thenisai Thendral upon Deva for his contributions.
. He received the Tamil Nadu Government's Kalaimamani
Award in the year 1992. In 1995, the film Aasai brought him another state film award. For Baasha, he got the Tamil Nadu Arts and Cultural Academy Award. He has also been honoured by awards from popular journals like Dinakaran
, Cinema Express and Screen.
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, Pakistani band Junoon, English bands Sasha, Linkin Park, The Wonders, Backstreet Boys
, etc.
Gaana
Gaana is a type of Tamil song, often accompanied by the percussion of Dappan koothu. It is characterised as a fastbeat song, with less emphasis on meaning, sung at a celebration. Initially, this was very popular with Indians from Chennai to relax while doing stressful work. It gained further...
songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.
Deva has composed music for many films within a very short period. He debuted as a film music director in the film Manasukkeththa Maharaasa in 1989. In the intervening years he has composed music for a total of more than 400 films.
Personal life
Deva was born to M. C. Chokkalingam and M. C. Krishnaveni. Even in his childhood, Deva was attracted to the world of music. Teaming up with Chandra Bose, he staged many musical programmes. He started learning classical music under Dhanraj and completed a course in Western music at Trinity College of MusicTrinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatories, based in Greenwich. It is part of Trinity Laban.The conservatoire is inheritor of elegant riverside buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital, designed in part by Sir Christopher Wren...
in London. His son Srikanth Deva
Srikanth Deva
Srikanth Deva is a music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie Doubles in 2000. He is the son of Tamil music director Deva.-Biography:...
is also a music director, as are his brothers, who have formed the duo Sabesh-Murali
Sabesh-Murali
Sabesh-Murali is an Indian musical duo, consisting of two Tamil music directors and playback singers who have jointly composed for many Tamil films in Chennai, India. Sabesh and Murali are siblings who began their careers working under their brother, the music director Deva, as assistant composers....
. His nephew Jai
Jai (actor)
Jai is a Tamil film actor. He is best known for his performances and appearances in the films Chennai 600028, Subramaniapuram and Engeyum Eppodhum. He is the nephew of music director Deva. Srikanth Deva is his cousin....
is an actor.
Career
Before coming to cinema, Deva worked for some time in the television field. In those days Deva's brothers were working in the musical troupes of Illayaraja and other music directors as instrumentalists. But Deva took special interests for self-improvement in his profession and at the same time he was looking for chances to enter movies. But the benefits of those efforts did not bear fruit easily. Only after much hardship he managed to enter the field with the help of some friends and his four brothers. Just after his entry, the production work of those films, for which negotiations were on for fixing Deva as the music director, could not get completed and some other films with his music could not be released at all.Deva continued his search for an opening, which finally began yielding results in 1989. His first film, Manasukkeththa Maharaasaa, was released in 1989. He was then called to work on the movie Vaikaasi Poranthaachu. This film was a huge hit and Deva was praised for his work. After the release of Vaikaasi Poranthaachu, his name became known throughout the Tamil community.
So far he has composed music for more than 400 films, which include Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is also famous for his compositions for religious films. He was widely acclaimed for his scores for Rajinikanth starrer Basha
Basha (film)
Baashha is a 1995 Tamil action thriller starring Rajinikanth, Nagma, and Raghuvaran. The film was directed by Suresh Krishna, and features music by Deva. The film enjoyed a highly positive box office response and considered one of Rajinikanth's most commercially successful films. The film's...
. His other famous compositions include Annamalai
Annamalai (film)
Annamalai is a 1992 Tamil film directed by Suresh Krishna; starring Rajinikanth, Kushboo and Sarath Babu in the lead roles. It is a remake of Krishnam Raju's movie Prana Snehitulu, which was a remake of Rakesh Roshan's Hindi movie Khudgarz, which was inturn based on Erich Segal's novel Kane and...
and Baasha
Baasha
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, both starring Rajnikanth.
Behind Deva's great success, there are his brothers also, which fact he won't deny too! He says: 'If I stand at this height as a music director, the supportive reason behind this is my brothers. They too work hard like me. That's why it was possible for me to accomplish the task of composing music for such huge number of films! So to say, all my 4 brothers have their own share in my present success!'
As a brother Deva showers upon them (brothers) his heart-felt felicitations and his brothers, on their part, continue to take greater pains professionally, to add to the well-meaning achievements of Deva in the future also! This quality of Deva has enhanced his image among the top brass of the cineworld! Hence, veteran music director M.S.Viswanathan has conferred upon Deva the most suitably coined title, "Thenisai Thentral". As if doing full justification to this title, Deva's tunes and musical scores never fail to pour sweet honey in the form of melodious songs into our 'yearning' ears! Among the films whose music was composed by Deva, 7 became silver jubilee hits! 100 days films were 34.
He recently made a special appearance in the film Modhi Vilayadu.
On 31-7-2011, Tamilnadu chiefminister Jayalalitha has made him as the head of the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nadaga Mandram.
Honours
Veteran music director M. S. ViswanathanM. S. Viswanathan
Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films...
conferred the title Thenisai Thendral upon Deva for his contributions.
Awards
In 1990, he received his first Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music DirectorTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil feature films.-The list:...
. He received the Tamil Nadu Government's Kalaimamani
Kalaimamani
The Kalaimamani is an award in Tamil Nadu state, India. These awards are given by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram for excellence in the field of art and literature....
Award in the year 1992. In 1995, the film Aasai brought him another state film award. For Baasha, he got the Tamil Nadu Arts and Cultural Academy Award. He has also been honoured by awards from popular journals like Dinakaran
Dinakaran
Dinakaran is a Tamil daily newspaper distributed in India. , Dinakaran is the largest Tamil daily newspaper in terms of net paid circulation, which was 1,235,220...
, Cinema Express and Screen.
Criticism
One of the major criticisms against Deva is plagiarism. He is known for lifting snippets and sometimes even the full song from famous old and recent English pop songs and using them as his own. Some of the alleged lifts include famous boy band Blue, the song "AlaneAlane (song)
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Wes Madiko
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, etc.
Tamil Films
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| 1989 | Manasukketha Maharasa | Debut film as a composer |
| Kaaval Poonaigal | ||
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| 1990 | Vaikasi Poranthaachu | Winner Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil feature films.-The list:... |
| 1991 | Vasanthakala Paravai | |
| 1992 | Amma Vanthaachu | |
| Annamalai Annamalai (film) Annamalai is a 1992 Tamil film directed by Suresh Krishna; starring Rajinikanth, Kushboo and Sarath Babu in the lead roles. It is a remake of Krishnam Raju's movie Prana Snehitulu, which was a remake of Rakesh Roshan's Hindi movie Khudgarz, which was inturn based on Erich Segal's novel Kane and... |
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| Suriyan Suriyan Suriyan is a Tamil language Indian film starring Sarath Kumar,Produced by K. T. KunjumonIt is dubbed in Telugu as Mande Suryudu. It is directed by Pavithran who later did 2 to 3 films with Sarath Kumar both of them made in Tamil and dubbed in Telugu and has not fared well at the box office both in... |
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| 1993 | Kattabomman | |
| Sendhoorapandi Sendhoorapandi Sendhoorapandi is a Tamil film, released in 1993 directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The cast for the film include Vijay, Vijaykanth, Manorama and Yuvarani.-Plot:... |
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| 1994 | Captain Captain Captain or The Captain is derived from the Greek word katepánō which was a senior Byzantine military rank and office.It may refer to:... |
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| En Aasai Machan | ||
| Rasigan Rasigan Rasigan is a Tamil film which released on 08 July 1994 and was directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars his son Vijay and Sanghavi.-Plot:... |
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| Indhu | ||
| Varavu Ettana Selavu Patthana | ||
| 1995 | Aasai Aasai Aasai is a 1995 Tamil film directed by Vasanth and produced by Mani Ratnam The film featured Ajith Kumar and Suvalakshmi, making her debut, in the leading roles with Prakash Raj in a pivotal role. The film has camera work by Jeeva and a popular soundtrack by Deva... |
Winner Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil feature films.-The list:... |
| Baasha | ||
| Deva Deva (film) Deva is a Tamil movie starring Vijay and Swathi in the lead roles. It was directed by Vijay's father S. A. Chandrasekaran. The music is scored by Deva.-Plot:... |
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| Maaman Magal | ||
| 1996 | Avvai Shanmugi Avvai Shanmugi Avvai Shanmugi is a 1996 Tamil comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Crazy Mohan, which is an Indian adaptation of the American comedy film, Mrs. Doubtfire. The film features Kamal Haasan in the lead role with Meena, Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Heera, Manivannan and Nassar... |
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| Gokulathil Seethai Gokulathil Seethai Gokulathil Seethai is a Tamil film directed by Agathiyan. The film stars Karthik, Suvalakshmi and Karan in the lead roles.The story is about an easygoing young rich man Rishi and a college girl Nila . Rishi a wealthy young man who leads a wayward life with the encouragement of his father... |
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| Gopala Gopala | ||
| Kadhal Kottai Kadhal Kottai Kadhal Kottai is a 1996 Tamil film directed by Agathiyan, in which Ajith Kumar and Devayani play lead roles, apart from Heera Rajgopal, Thalaivasal Vijay, and Karan who played important roles.... |
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| Kalloori Vaasal Kalloori Vaasal Kalloori Vaasal is a 1996 Tamil college film directed by Pavithran. The film featured Ajith Kumar and Pooja Bhatt in the lead roles with Prashanth, Devayani and Manivannan in other supporting roles... |
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| Maanbumigu Manavan | ||
| Panchalankurichi Panchalankurichi Panchalankurichi is a small but historic village, 3 km from Ottapidaram and 18 km from Thoothukudi in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India. Panchalankurichi was once a Palayam and is best known as the birth place of Veerapandiya Kattabomman, a 17th century Palayakarrar , who opposed the British... |
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| Kalki | ||
| Selva Selva (film) Selva is a Tamil movie starring Vijay, Swathi and Raghuvaran. The music is composed by Deva. The film is directed by A. Venkatesan.-Plot:... |
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| Vaanmathi Vaanmathi Vaanmathi is a 1996 Tamil language film directed by Agathiyan starring Ajith Kumar and Swathi in the lead roles. This film portrays hatred that slowly transforms to love between two young souls who are from very different financial backgrounds... |
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| 1997 | Aahaa Aahaa Aahaa is a Tamil film starring Rajiv Krishna in the lead role. The film was a decent hit.-Plot:Shriram is the son of 'Pepsi' Parasuram and the younger brother of Raghu . Raghu is married to Bhanupriya and has a son. While Raghu is a model son, Shriram is considered a wastrel... |
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| Abhimanyu Abhimanyu Abhimanyu is a tragic hero in the Hindu epic, the Mahābhārata. He is the son of Arjuna and Subhadra, who is the half-sister of Lord Krishna... |
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| Arunachalam Arunachalam Arunachalam is a 1997 Tamil language film starring Rajinikanth.-Plot:Rajnikanth finds himself to be an orphan. He travels from his village to Madras. There he meets Janakaraj, who gives him a job. By some magical situation, Rajni discovers himself to be a son of a dead millionaire—through Visu.... |
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| Bharathi Kannamma Bharathi Kannamma Bharathi Kannama is a Tamil film directed by Cheran. The film marks Cheran's debut as a director and screenwriter. It was well received critically and commercially upon release.-Plot:... |
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| Dharma Chakram Dharma Chakram Dharma Chakram is a 1996 Tollywood film directed by Suresh Krishna and produced by D. Ramanaidu on Suresh Productions. This film starred Venkatesh in the lead role, Ramya Krishnan as his love interest, and Girish Karnad as the father and the antagonist.... |
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| Ettupatti Rasa | ||
| Kadhal Palli | ||
| Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga | ||
| Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva.... |
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| Kalyana Vaibhogam | ||
| Mappillai Gounder | ||
| Nerukku Ner | ||
| Nalla Manasukkaran | ||
| Nesam Nesam Nesam is a 1997 Tamil film directed K. Subhash starring Ajith Kumar and Maheswari, making her debut, in the lead roles. Goundamani, Senthil and Manivannan among others play other pivotal roles in the film, which has music composed by Deva... |
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| Once More Once More (film) Once More is a Tamil romantic comedy film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar released in 1997. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vijay, B. Sarojadevi, and Simran Bagga.-Plot:... |
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| Pagaivan Pagaivan Pagaivan is a 1997 Tamil film starring Sathyaraj, Ajith Kumar and Anjala Zhaveri in the leading roles. The film revolves around a kidnapping undertaken by Ajith and the actions that the victim's father take to save his daughter. The film also featured Ranjitha, Nagesh, K. S. Ravikumar and Vivek... |
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| Pathhini | ||
| Periya Thambi | ||
| Porkkaalam | ||
| Rettai Jadai Vayasu Rettai Jadai Vayasu Rettai Jadai Vayasu is a 1997 Tamil film directed by C. Sivakumar featuring Ajith Kumar and Manthra in the leading roles. Goundamani, Senthil and Ponvannan among others play other pivotal roles in the film, which has music composed by Deva... |
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| Shakti Shakti Shakti from Sanskrit shak - "to be able," meaning sacred force or empowerment, is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe in Hinduism. Shakti is the concept, or personification, of divine feminine creative power, sometimes... |
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| 1998 | En Uyir Nee Thane | |
| Iniyavale | ||
| Kaadhale Nimmadhi Kaadhale Nimmadhi Kaadhale Nimmadhi is a Romantic drama film starring Murali and Surya.Kaadhale Nimmadhi was actor Suriya Sivakumar's early movies which did not receive enough critical acclaim. This movie was an average grosser.... |
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| Kannedhirey Thondrinal Kannedhirey Thondrinal Kannedhirey Thondrinal is a 1998 Tamil film directed by Ravichandran. The film stars Prashanth and Simran in the lead roles... |
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| Natpukkaga Natpukkaga Natpukaaga is a 1998 Tamil language film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It starred Sarath Kumar and Simran Bagga in the lead roles. It became a success upon release. It was dubbed into Hindi and remade into Telugu as Sneham Kosam with K. S... |
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| Ninaithen Vandhai Ninaithen Vandhai The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva.-Reviews:The film generally received positive reviews with most critics describing the film as an "entertainer"... |
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| Pooveli Pooveli Pooveli is a Tamil film directed by Selva. The film stars Karthik, Abbas, Kausalya and Heera Rajgopal in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharadwaj.... |
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| Priyamudan Priyamudan Priyamudan is a Tamil directed by Vincent Selva. The film, starring Vijay and Kausalya, focuses on the story of where the protagonist is of a hyper-possessive nature and therefore, tries to achieve whatever he desires using any means.-Story:... |
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| Sandhippoma Sandhippoma Sandhippoma is a Tamil Language film released 1999 starring Surya Sivakumar in one of his earliest movies. The film also starred veteran actors Manivannan, Vadivelu, Charlie, and preetha vijayakumaar.... |
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| 1999 | Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham Aasiyil Oru Kaditham is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Selva. The film stars Prashanth and Kausalya in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Deva.-Cast:*Prashanth as Karthik*Kausalya as Lakshmi... |
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| Anantha Poongathe | ||
| Chinna Raja Chinna Raja Chinna Raja is a 1999 Tamil language film directed and produced by Chitra Lakshmanan. The film features Karthik in dual lead roles whilst Roja, Priya Raman and Manivannan play supporting roles. The film was released in March 1999.-Cast:... |
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| Hello Hello (1999 film) This Film Is A super hit film and the soundtrack salam gulamu is a big hitHello is a Tamil film directed by Selva Bharathy. The film stars Prashanth and Preeti Jhangiani in the lead roles... |
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| Kanave Kalaiyadhe Kanave Kalaiyadhe Kanave Kalayadhe is a 1999 Tamil film starring Murali, Simran, Shakti Kumar, Charle, Chinni Jayanth, Dhamu, Kovai Sarala and directed by V Gowthaman. The score and soundtrack was composed by Deva. It was produced by Sivasakthi Movie Makers.- Plot :... |
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| Kannodu Kanbathellam Kannodu Kanbathellam Kannodu Kaanbathellam is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Prabu Solomon. Arjun, Sonali Bendre, Suchindra and Ruchita play lead roles, whilst Manivannan, Crazy Mohan, Anu Mohan, Kovai Sarala and Nizhagal Ravi essay supporting roles... |
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| Nenjinile Nenjinile Nenjinile is a Tamil movie starring Vijay, Ishaa Koppikar. The music is composed by Deva. The film is directed by Vijay's father S.A.Chandrasekar.-Plot:... |
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| Minsara Kanna Minsara Kanna Minsara Kanna is a Tamil film which was released on September 9, 1999 and written and directed by K.S. Ravikumar. The film stars Joseph Vijay, Monicka, Rambha, and Kushboo Sundar. The soundtrack for the film was done by music director Deva.-Plot:... |
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| Rojavanam Rojavanam Rojavanam is a Tamil film directed by Selva. The film stars Karthik, Laila and Malavika in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by bharwaj.-Cast:*Karthik as Muthu*Malavika as Sindhu... |
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| Thodarum Thodarum Thodarum is a Tamil film directed by Ramesh Khanna featuring Ajith Kumar, Devayani and Heera in the leading roles. The supporting cast of Manivannan, Vadivelu and Gemini Ganesan also play pivotal roles in the film... |
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| Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga is a 1999 Indian Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by Sundar C., starring Karthik and Rambha in lead and the likes of Goundamani, Vivek, Vinu Chakravarthy, Anju among others in supporting roles. The film, scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and filmed by U. K... |
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| Unnaithedi | ||
| Unnaruge Naan Irundhal Unnaruge Naan Irundhal Unnaruge Naan Irundhal is a comedy mixed with romance movie. This movie was released in 2000. The actor of this movie is R. Parthiban while his heroine is one of top actress in Kollywood & Tollywood: Meena. Manorama , Vadivelu, Manivannan & afew others play some supporting and comedy roles to... |
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| Vaali Vaali Vaali is a 1999 Tamil thriller film written and directed by S. J. Suryah. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a dual role with Simran appearing in another leading role. The supporting cast of the film include Jyothika in her debut venture, Livingston and Vivek. The film's music is composed by the music... |
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| 2000 | Vetri Kodi Kattu Vetri Kodi Kattu Vetri Kodu Kattu is a Tamil film directed by Cheran starring Murali, Parthiban, Meena, Manorama andMalavika-Plot:Sekhar and Muthuraman live in two different villages... |
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| Eazhaiyin Sirippil Eazhaiyin Sirippil -Cast:*Prabhu Deva as Ganesan*Kausalya*Roja as Saroja*Suvalakshmi*Vivek as Arasu*Ranjith*Nassar*Anu Mohan*PanduPlot=... |
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| Kushi Kushi (2000 film) Kushi was a Tamil movie released in 2000, starring Joseph Vijay and Jyothika Saravanan. The movie ran for 175 days at the box-office..The Crew of "Kushi" celebrated the 175 days celebration, which was telecasted on sun tv, a popular Tamil channel.-Cast:... |
Winner Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil feature films.-The list:... |
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| Mugavaree | ||
| Vallarasu Vallarasu Vallarasu is a Tamil comedy film released in 2000. The movie stars Vijayakanth, Devayani, Raghuvaran, Karan, Vadivelu and Livingston. The music is by Deva... |
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| 2001 | Chocolate Chocolate (2001 film) Chocolate is a 2001 Tamil film directed by A. Venkatesh featuring Prashanth and Jaya Re in the lead roles. Livingston, Suhasini, Mumtaj and Nagendra Prasad play supporting roles, while the film's score and soundtrack are composed by Deva.- Plot :... |
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| Citizen Citizen (film) Citizen is a 2001 Tamil action film directed by Sharavanan Subbaiya and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film features Ajith Kumar in the lead role as a social activist with Vasundhara Das, Meena and Nagma playing supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Deva, whilst... |
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| 2002 | Bagavathi Bagavathi Bhagavathi is a Tamil film starring Vijay and Reema Sen. It was directed by A. Venkatesh and released in 2002.-Plot:Bhagavathi , owns a tea shop cum hotel near Chennai High court lives with the aim of bringing up his younger brother Guna as a doctor. He also befriends a modern girl Anjali who is... |
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| Red Red (2002 film) Red is a 2002 Tamil film directed by Ram Sathya and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Priya Gill, while Manivannan, Salim Ghouse and Raghuvaran play pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Deva... |
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| Pammal K. Sambandam Pammal K. Sambandam Pammal K. Sambandam is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by Moulee and scripted by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan in the title role alongside Simran with Abbas and Sneha in primary supporting roles. The film was produced by P. L. Thenappan under Media Dreams, while Deva composed the... |
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| 2003 | Chokka Thangam Chokka Thangam -References:* in The Hindu... |
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| Dum | ||
| 2004 | Devathayai Kanden Devathayai Kanden Devathayai Kanden is a 2004 Indian Tamil film starring Dhanush and Sridevi Vijaykumar. The film borrows its name from a hit song from another Dhanush-starrer Kadhal Kondein.-Plot:... |
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| 2006 | Thirumagan Thirumagan Thirumagan is a Tamil film directed by Ratnakumar. The film stars S.J. Suryah, Meera Jasmine, Malavika, Karthika and Prreethi Varma in the lead roles. The film was shot completely in Tirunelveli. The film is a village story based on the relationships between a father and son.-Cast:-External links:**... |
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| 2007 | Viyabari | |
| 2010 | Sivappu Mazhai | |
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| 2011 | Thirumoorthy | |
Kannada films
- 1997 - Raja
- 1999 - Amrithavarshini
- 2000 - Independence Day, Vande Mataram, Galaate Aliyandiru
- 2001 - Kotigobba
- 2002 - Naanu Naane, Nata, One Two Three, Sainika, Simhadriya Simha
- 2003 - Vijayadashami, Raja Narasimha
- 2005 - Vishnusena
- 2011 - Olave Mandara
Telugu films
- 1997 - MasterMaster (film)Master is a 1997 Telugu film directed by Suresh Krishna and produced by Allu Aravind. Chiranjeevi played the lead role as Sakshi Sivanand, Puneet Issar, and Sathya Prakash played other roles. Music was composed by Deva while cinematography was handled by Chota K...
- 1998 - Auto Driver
- 2000 - Yuvakudu
- 2011 - Rajagadi Pellam
Malayalam films
- 1996 - The Prince, King Solomon
- 2002 - PhantomPhantom (2002 film)Phantom is a 2002 Malayalam action film directed by Biju Varkey. It stars Mammootty in the title role, and Manoj K. Jayan, Innocent, Nishant Sagar, Nedumudi Venu and Lalu Alex in other pivotal roles....