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Full Name
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born
24 April 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major Teams
Mumbai, Yorkshire, India, ACC Asian XI
He was born in a middle class Rajapur Saraswat Family in Mumbai.
He was named after his family’s favorite Music Director – Sachin Dev Burman
His father – Late Ramesh Tendulkar was a Marathi Novelist
His elder brother saw his interest in cricket and encouraged him to pursue the game. He married Anjali Mehta. She is a pediatrician.
He has two children – A nine-year-old daughter named Sara, and a six-year-old son named Arjun.
He sponsors 200 underprivileged children through a Mumbai based NGO called Apnalaya
He attended The Sharada Ashram Vidya Mandir School
He started playing cricket here. His coach and mentor was Ramakant Achrekar. His teammate was Vinod Kambli. He had an unbroken record of 664 run partnership with Vinod. This partnership was broken in 2006 by 2 under thirteen batsmen – Shabaz and Manoj Kumar in a match in Hyderabad.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers.
He holds many batting records like the most Test centuries. The most ODI centuries and the most number of runs in One Day Internationals.
Tendulkar was a Wisden Cricketer of The Year in 1997.
In an article by Wisden in 2002, he was rated the second greatest batsman, the first being Sir Don Bradman.
H e received The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – India’s highest sporting honour in 1998.
He won the Padma Shri in 1999
He was the youngest cricketer to score a century. He scored a century against Gujarat when he was just 15 years old.
He went on to score centuries for his debut matches in the Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and the Irani Trophy. He played his first International match against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989, he was out after scoring just 15 runs. But then in the match in Faislabad, he made his first 50.
This was followed by a series in New Zealand, where he was caught by John Wright for 98. John Wright later became the coach for India.
In the next tour of England, in 1990 he made his first century at Old Trafford.
He has been declared Man of The Match 11 times in test matches and Man Of The Series twice.
SACHIN TENDULKAR PROFILE
He was at the peak at 1994 to 1999. When he was the age of 20 – 25 years. He was the leading scorer in the 1996 World Cup. He suffered from chronic back pain and when Pakistan came on a tour to India, so he could not play well.
He lost his father during the 1999 World Cup, and missed the match against Zimbabwe. He returned to score an unbeaten 140 runs in 101 balls against Kenya in Bristol.
He became captain after Mohammed Azharddin. He led the Indian team against Australia, where India lost. Again India lost to South Africa in India. Tendulkar resigned. Saurav Ganguly took over as captain in 2000.
On 10th December at Feroz Shah Kotla, he made a record-breaking century against Sri Lanka.
On 6th February2006 he scored his 39th century in ODI’s against Pakistan.
He had to be operated for a shoulder injury and missed the West Indies tour in 2006. He played for the DLF cup in Malaysia after he was declared fit.
In January 2007 he scored a century in just 76 balls against West Indies, though India lost the match.
Sarath Kumar came, saw and conquered the Tamil hearts.
Brawny Sarath Kumar, lovingly called as “Supreme Star”, has come to stay as an actor who appeals to the imagination of the urban and the rural film buffs alike. His career graph peaked phenomenally with super duper hits like “Nattamai” and “Suryavamsam”. If he has seen the flow of his career the ebb also followed with he accepting and acting in mediocre films.
Sarath was born in Delhi, his traditional village being ‘Thalakkavoor’, which nestles near Karaikkudi, in south Tamilnadu. His father M. Ramanathan had worked for All India Radio and then in Press Trust of India (P.T.I.).
Ramanathan practiced law prior to his switch over to journalism. Sarath was the third son of Ramanathan-Leelavathy couple. After completing his bachelors in Maths in New College, Chennai, Sarath started dreaming about his imminent entry into films. He started his film career as a producer. With actor Karthik as the hero, he plunged into the production of “Kan Simittum Neram” and “Mister Karthik”. He put up a brief appearance as a police officer in “Kan Simittum Neram”. But before all that, the actor, thirsting to make an impact, ran from pillar to post to get a foothold in films. But his efforts bore no fruits. Tenacious by nature, he didn’t budge and never retrieved a step from achieving his avowed goals, set in cinema.
Struggling and sustaining over a period of time, Sarath got his tryst with destiny. In the climax scene of “Pulan Visaaranai”, he clashed with Vijayakanth, exhibiting his enviable biceps. “ Who is this handsome, macho man?’ exclaimed the audience. It is rumoured that when Sarath Kumar and Vijayakanth were actually doing this scene both indulged in exchanging real blows, in order to give the scene a real feel. The scene was well-conceived and well shot by Selvamani and it gave a grand finale to a well-scripted film. At last, Sarath the actor has arrived.
Next, came “Suryan”. In this Sarath appeared with tonsured head. He had sacrificed his shack of hair for the role. The film set the box-office on fire and Sarath turned into a dependable actor. Films such as “Kattabomman”, “Cheran Pandian” and “Naattaamai” made him a darling of the women. The chart-busting “Suryavamsam” that came to screen in 1997, broke all the records in box-office collections throughout Tamilnadu.
Sarath Kumar has so far completed 75 films. He appears as a gold hearted, altruistic gentleman in most of his films. He practices charity in real life too. Through a trust founded in the memory of his father, he extends help in the areas of medi-care and education. He has also associated himself in sports promotion.
The benevolent actor built a hospital, with modern amenities, in Coimbatore to serve our fellow impoverished citizens.
Sarath Kumar came, saw and conquered. His nervous energy took him to heights in a very brief period. It is his fan’s heartfelt wish that he shouldn’t meddle in muddy politics and spoil his film career. Devoting time to hand picked good scripts like “Sooryavamsam” would certainly take him again to the top.
Compiled by U. Bharat.
Shankar’s prime weapon is his script writing skill.
In an industry, which is very difficult even to enter, it took Shankar just one movie to rise to the top. Introduced in producer K.T. Kunjumon’s “Gentleman” as Director in 1994, Shankar has so far directed just five movies in Tamil and one in Hindi. Yet, he is the most successful director in Kollywood today!
When Shankar approached K.T. Kunjumon for a chance to direct a movie, the burly producer immediately gave his approval, as he was in the habit of introducing new directors to the industry at that time. Utilizing the opportunity and determined to create a smash hit, Shankar began working hard on the script of “Gentleman”. He worked on the minute details of his first movie and employed the genius of the emerging A.R. Rahman (who had just made three movies until then) and cinematographer Jeeva. Arjun featured in the lead role. “Gentleman” turned out to be a mega hit at the box office. With fantastic songs, thrilling action sequences and a daring script, “Gentleman” became a trendsetter for the movies of the 90’s.
Unlike other commercial moviemakers, Shankar took his time to venture into his next movie. Backed once again by K.T. Kunjumon, he made “Kaadalan” introducing Prabhu Deva as hero for the first time. Naghma made her debut in Tamil in this film. Supported immensely by A.R. Rahman’s incredible musical score once again and K.T. Kunjumon’s lavishness in the production, “Kaadalan” too turned out to be a mega hit. Shankar’s name entered the ‘Top Directors’ list.
Shankar’s next project was A.M. Rathnam’s “Indian”, featuring “Padmashri” Kamal Hassan (in a dual role), Manisha Koirala and Urmila Matondkar. “Indian” was a sensational hit and was dubbed into Telugu and Hindi. Shankar got recognized all over the country, for his stunning script writing.
After three successful movies, Shankar started his next project, the Anand Amritraj and Dr. Murali Manohar production, “Jeans” featuring Prashant and Aishwarya Rai. The film was a mega budget one with extensive graphical extravaganza. Computer graphics was incorporated almost throughout the film for special visual effect of the dual roles, played not only by Prashant but also by the supporting artist Nazer and heroine Aishwarya Rai. Although the movie did well, thanks once again to Rahman’s magnetic music, it wasn’t really up to Shankar’s standards.
After “Jeans”, Shankar wanted to make his next movie really striking. He decided to produce it under his own banner “S Films” along with his friend Madhesh. ‘What would you do if you were made the Chief Minister for one day?’ This was the theme of his “Mudhalvan”. For such a daring script, the one person he wanted to play the lead role was ‘Superstar’ Rajinikanth. However, due to Rajinikanth’s hesitancy, Shankar cast Arjun in the film. “Mudhalvan” turned out to be a super hit and a spectacular delight to the audience with the story moving faster than a bullet! Shankar remade the movie in Hindi as “Nayak” featuring Anil Kapoor.
His next project has been titled “Robot” with Kamal Hassan. He has maintained complete secrecy about “Robot”, but the title suggests that it may well be a science fiction!
Shankar’s prime weapon is his skill in writing the script and the screenplay of the movie. Such deftness in script writing is unprecedented in Indian Film History. Moving the movie scene by scene with incredible speed is Shankar’s speciality.
Madhavan has in him, the charm that will always put others at ease. It is this charm of the boyish “Maddy” that makes him the most loved hero in Tamil cinema today. It was Manirathnam’s super hit “Alaipayuthey” that gave him a break in Tamil cinema. With the release of every new movie of his, more and more fans are falling in love with this talented Madhavan who today rules over the hearts of the young and the old alike.
Born to Tamil parents on 1st June 1970, Madhavan was brought up in Jamshedpur. As a child, Madhavan had no particular affinity towards movies. An electronics graduate from Shivaji University, Kolapur, he was selected by the Rotary International, to represent India as a Cultural Ambassador to Canada, when he was just 18! It is this tour to Canada that Madhavan considers as one of the important events of his life! After his tour to Canada, Madhavan was looking for a chance that would take him back to Canada. Realizing that the best NCC Cadets would be sent abroad, Madhavan enrolled in the NCC and emerged as the “Maharashtra Best Cadet” which took him to another trip abroad…to England, where he had training with the Royal Army, Navy and the Air Force.
Madhavan now decided that it was time for him to start making money. He learnt that one of the quickest ways to earn good money was to start a ten-day crash course on Public Speaking. His course was a super success and Madhavan soon turned out be one of the richest guys in college. It was in one of these classes that Maddy met his wife Sarita.
When one of his friends suggested Madhavan to try his hand on small screen, Maddy decided to give it a shot and visited Zee TV. He was instantly offered a role as a convict in “Yule Love Stories”. He was quickly spotted by the leading small screen producers and in a very short time, he bagged various roles — a captain in “Sea Hawks”, a convict in “Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum”, an anchor in “Tol Mol” and a role in “A Mouthful Of Sky”! The first role that Madhavan got to play was the character of Ashley in “Banegi Apni Baat”. “That role was initially an incidental character, only for an episode or two but pleased with my performance, the directors decided to make this character a regular feature. It is almost four years now and I am still in the serial and a regular at that.” The element of pride, however tiny, flashes across his face.
During one of his Hindi serial shoots, Madhavan got acquainted with Santosh Sivan, Mani Ratnam’s close associate and cinematographer, and after two years of calling Mani Ratnam, he was finally summoned and offered the lead role in “Alaipayuthey”! With the release of “Alaipayuthey”, Madhavan has risen to absolute stardom. And with the coming of the recent super hit “Minnale”, he is being called the “Hrithik of Tamil Movie Industry”!
Madhavan makes his debut as a hero in Hindi movies in “Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein”, the Hindi remake of “Minnale”. Apart from starring in K. Balachander’s “Paarthaaley Paravasam”, his forthcoming movies include Mani Ratnam’s “Manjal Kudai”, in addition to “Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar” and “Accham Thavir”!
The 5’11” actor’s favourite actors are Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Al Pacino, Sanjeev Kumar, Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth, and favourite actresses include Manorama, Whoopi Goldberg and Helen Hunt. His philosophy in life is “Live life to the fullest and relish every moment of existence”. He loves “Pani Poori” and “Curd Rice”.
Madhavan wants to do a role that is as real as possible as in “Cast Away”, in which a man has lost 30Kg for the sake of a film and genuinely portrayed the plight of the character. “To concentrate on one film and give as realistic a performance as possible is my dream. Unfortunately, in India, while making a film, we have to put in all the ‘safety plugs’ like song sequences and things I would ideally not be associated with, ” he says.
Dhaka (Bangladesh), June.6 : The murder of Sunil Gomez, a Christian grocer living in the Baraigram upazila of Natore, has been handed over to the Detective Branch (DB) of the Bangladesh Police for further investigation. According to the Daily Star, Abdul Hye, officer-in-charge of Natore DB police, has been appointed as investigation officer in the case. Sixty-year-old Sunil Gomez was killed when he was alone in his shop at Bonpara Christian Palli in the upazila. Investigating officers had said the killing bore similarity to previous militant killings. The global terror outfit Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the killing, according to SITE Intelligence Group that monitors terrorist activities. (ANI with inputs)
New Delhi, June 12 : The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Sunday congratulated ace shuttler Saina Nehwal after she clinched her second Australian Open Super Series title by defeating China’s Sun Yu in the women’s singles event in Sydney. The BAI has announced a cash price of Rs. 10 lakh for Saina. Praising Saina’s efforts, BAI president Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta said, “I congratulate her for this marvellous victory. This is another milestone in her career as she won second Australian Open. This win will sure motivate her for the most important Rio 2016 Olympics where she is leading the Indian Badminton contingent. On the behalf of BAI and Indian Badminton fraternity, I am congratulating her and wishing a great run in the Olympics. I also congratulate her Coach Vimal Kumar and Support Staff, who have been on their toes to bring-out the best from Saina.” “Saina has been training hard for the last many months and has showed impressive performance in all BWF tournaments. This win in Sydney showcases her preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympics and her readiness for the big matches. I am confident that Saina will continue this form and will bring another Olympic medal for the country,” he added. After going down in the first-game, seventh-seed Saina rebounded strongly to register a 11-21, 21-14, 21-19 triumph over her Chinese compatriot in the grueling summit showdown that lasted one hour and 11 minutes. With her maiden title of the season, Saina has also improved her head-to-head record with Sun Yu to 6-1. The victory in Sydney improves Saina’s chances of a second consecutive podium finish at the upcoming Olympics 2016.
Jeya sheel – NSD Product dazzles on silver-screen
The sunrise commercial gal has traversed the length of the country from Guwahati to Madras not for nothing. She wants to carve out a niche for herself in Kollywood .Director Ezhil cast her in “Pennin Manathai Thottu. From the left flank of our country, Punjab, buxom Kushboo, sexy Simran and narcissistic Nagma had descended into Madras. This picture- perfect beauty is from the right flank ,Assam..
Her stint in the ad world proved to be a productive one. She endorsed popular brand names Colgate toothpaste ,Iodex, Clinic plus, Spencer’s tea, and Waterbury’s compound. Ultimately, she graduated to act in Bengali feature films.. Award winning Buddhadev Gupta’s “Uttara” was one such. Hold your breathe! She has got other things to boast off: her alma mater is NSD, Delhi and she is multi lingual, proficient in English, Bengali, Hindi and Assamese and could also speak a smatter of Tamil; acted in NFDC Hindi film “Amrita” and three other titles directed by NSD students.
She swears that she has got a great regard for Tamil filmdom. Actresses, Sridevi, Suhashini, Revathi and Radhika are the ones who by their histrionic skills inspired her to take up Tamil films. Films that made her sit up and watch are “Alaipayuthey”, “Vaanathai Poley” and “Sethu.”
She is thrilled that fans recognize her in public and they wish she shouldn’t accept revealing roles like Ramba and Simran . According to her fans sober and homely roles suit her better. Let us wait and watch her in her second film “Samurai” opposite Vikram. which is in production.
She is the final year medico and a gutsy social activist put into one, in the film. She says, she has slipped into the role with ease. Asked wheather she would act in strip-scenes , she shrugs her shoulders. “I would rather appear glamourous on screen, not exactly sexy”..
Compiled by U. Bharat.
London, July 12 : Effectively bringing his campaign to an end, Bernie Sanders appeared side-by-side with Hillary Clinton at a joint rally and endorsed her for President, marking reconciliation between the former foes. According to Guardian, Sanders officially endorsed the former secretary of state in her battle against Donald Trump. “I have come here to make it as clear as possible as to why I am endorsing Hillary Clinton and why she must become our next president. I am proud of the campaign we ran here in New Hampshire and across the country. Our campaign won the primaries and caucuses in 22 states and when the roll call of the Democratic national convention is announced, it will show that we won almost 1,900 delegates … far more than almost anyone thought we could win. I intend to do everything I can to make certain she will be the next president.” Sanders said. Praising President Barack Obama for the economic progress made during his two terms, he Signed off by vowing to go on the road in support of Clinton’s presidential bid. Sanders won the New Hampshire primary in February by a large margin, but has been under pressure to endorse Clinton ever since his already difficult path to the nomination disappeared entirely after the California primary last month.
New Delhi, July 9 : Tata Steel has decided to cancel the sale of its assets in the country after months of negotiation with worker unions and the UK Government. The company in its board meeting decided not to divest majority of its UK steel business because of the Brexit uncertainty. However, the company has now entered into preliminary talks with Germany’s Thyssenkrupp for a joint venture. The success of the joint venture depends on the outcome of talks with British trade unions, government policy support and developments on workers’ pension schemes, the company said. Tata Steel intends to cut costs by 100 million euros as it goes ahead with continuing business in the UK. Earlier in March, the company had announced the sale of its entire UK business, which employs about 15,000 workers. The business is part of the Corus acquisition that Tata undertook in 2007. Back then, the company said that a turnaround plan was unaffordable. The announcement came after UK’s business secretary Sajid Javid met Tata Steel representatives in Mumbai earlier on Friday to discuss the future of the company’s UK assets.
Source-ANI
New Delhi, July 9 : Tata Steel has decided to cancel the sale of its assets in the country after months of negotiation with worker unions and the UK Government. The company in its board meeting decided not to divest majority of its UK steel business because of the Brexit uncertainty. However, the company has now entered into preliminary talks with Germany’s Thyssenkrupp for a joint venture. The success of the joint venture depends on the outcome of talks with British trade unions, government policy support and developments on workers’ pension schemes, the company said. Tata Steel intends to cut costs by 100 million euros as it goes ahead with continuing business in the UK. Earlier in March, the company had announced the sale of its entire UK business, which employs about 15,000 workers. The business is part of the Corus acquisition that Tata undertook in 2007. Back then, the company said that a turnaround plan was unaffordable. The announcement came after UK’s business secretary Sajid Javid met Tata Steel representatives in Mumbai earlier on Friday to discuss the future of the company’s UK assets.
Source-ANI
| Full Name | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar |
| Born | 24 April 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra |
| Major Teams | Mumbai, Yorkshire, India, ACC Asian XI |
He was born in a middle class Rajapur Saraswat Family in Mumbai.
He was named after his family’s favorite Music Director – Sachin Dev Burman
His father – Late Ramesh Tendulkar was a Marathi Novelist
His elder brother saw his interest in cricket and encouraged him to pursue the game. He married Anjali Mehta. She is a pediatrician.
He has two children – A nine-year-old daughter named Sara, and a six-year-old son named Arjun.
He sponsors 200 underprivileged children through a Mumbai based NGO called Apnalaya
He attended The Sharada Ashram Vidya Mandir School
He started playing cricket here. His coach and mentor was Ramakant Achrekar. His teammate was Vinod Kambli. He had an unbroken record of 664 run partnership with Vinod. This partnership was broken in 2006 by 2 under thirteen batsmen – Shabaz and Manoj Kumar in a match in Hyderabad.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers.
He holds many batting records like the most Test centuries. The most ODI centuries and the most number of runs in One Day Internationals.
Tendulkar was a Wisden Cricketer of The Year in 1997.
In an article by Wisden in 2002, he was rated the second greatest batsman, the first being Sir Don Bradman.
H e received The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – India’s highest sporting honour in 1998.
He won the Padma Shri in 1999
He was the youngest cricketer to score a century. He scored a century against Gujarat when he was just 15 years old.
He went on to score centuries for his debut matches in the Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and the Irani Trophy. He played his first International match against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989, he was out after scoring just 15 runs. But then in the match in Faislabad, he made his first 50.
This was followed by a series in New Zealand, where he was caught by John Wright for 98. John Wright later became the coach for India.
In the next tour of England, in 1990 he made his first century at Old Trafford.
He has been declared Man of The Match 11 times in test matches and Man Of The Series twice.
SACHIN TENDULKAR PROFILE
He was at the peak at 1994 to 1999. When he was the age of 20 – 25 years. He was the leading scorer in the 1996 World Cup. He suffered from chronic back pain and when Pakistan came on a tour to India, so he could not play well.
He lost his father during the 1999 World Cup, and missed the match against Zimbabwe. He returned to score an unbeaten 140 runs in 101 balls against Kenya in Bristol.
He became captain after Mohammed Azharddin. He led the Indian team against Australia, where India lost. Again India lost to South Africa in India. Tendulkar resigned. Saurav Ganguly took over as captain in 2000.
On 10th December at Feroz Shah Kotla, he made a record-breaking century against Sri Lanka.
On 6th February2006 he scored his 39th century in ODI’s against Pakistan.
He had to be operated for a shoulder injury and missed the West Indies tour in 2006. He played for the DLF cup in Malaysia after he was declared fit.
In January 2007 he scored a century in just 76 balls against West Indies, though India lost the match.
Sarath Kumar came, saw and conquered the Tamil hearts.
Brawny Sarath Kumar, lovingly called as “Supreme Star”, has come to stay as an actor who appeals to the imagination of the urban and the rural film buffs alike. His career graph peaked phenomenally with super duper hits like “Nattamai” and “Suryavamsam”. If he has seen the flow of his career the ebb also followed with he accepting and acting in mediocre films.
Sarath was born in Delhi, his traditional village being ‘Thalakkavoor’, which nestles near Karaikkudi, in south Tamilnadu. His father M. Ramanathan had worked for All India Radio and then in Press Trust of India (P.T.I.).
Ramanathan practiced law prior to his switch over to journalism. Sarath was the third son of Ramanathan-Leelavathy couple. After completing his bachelors in Maths in New College, Chennai, Sarath started dreaming about his imminent entry into films. He started his film career as a producer. With actor Karthik as the hero, he plunged into the production of “Kan Simittum Neram” and “Mister Karthik”. He put up a brief appearance as a police officer in “Kan Simittum Neram”. But before all that, the actor, thirsting to make an impact, ran from pillar to post to get a foothold in films. But his efforts bore no fruits. Tenacious by nature, he didn’t budge and never retrieved a step from achieving his avowed goals, set in cinema.
Struggling and sustaining over a period of time, Sarath got his tryst with destiny. In the climax scene of “Pulan Visaaranai”, he clashed with Vijayakanth, exhibiting his enviable biceps. “ Who is this handsome, macho man?’ exclaimed the audience. It is rumoured that when Sarath Kumar and Vijayakanth were actually doing this scene both indulged in exchanging real blows, in order to give the scene a real feel. The scene was well-conceived and well shot by Selvamani and it gave a grand finale to a well-scripted film. At last, Sarath the actor has arrived.
Next, came “Suryan”. In this Sarath appeared with tonsured head. He had sacrificed his shack of hair for the role. The film set the box-office on fire and Sarath turned into a dependable actor. Films such as “Kattabomman”, “Cheran Pandian” and “Naattaamai” made him a darling of the women. The chart-busting “Suryavamsam” that came to screen in 1997, broke all the records in box-office collections throughout Tamilnadu.
Sarath Kumar has so far completed 75 films. He appears as a gold hearted, altruistic gentleman in most of his films. He practices charity in real life too. Through a trust founded in the memory of his father, he extends help in the areas of medi-care and education. He has also associated himself in sports promotion.
The benevolent actor built a hospital, with modern amenities, in Coimbatore to serve our fellow impoverished citizens.
Sarath Kumar came, saw and conquered. His nervous energy took him to heights in a very brief period. It is his fan’s heartfelt wish that he shouldn’t meddle in muddy politics and spoil his film career. Devoting time to hand picked good scripts like “Sooryavamsam” would certainly take him again to the top.
Compiled by U. Bharat.
Shankar’s prime weapon is his script writing skill.
In an industry, which is very difficult even to enter, it took Shankar just one movie to rise to the top. Introduced in producer K.T. Kunjumon’s “Gentleman” as Director in 1994, Shankar has so far directed just five movies in Tamil and one in Hindi. Yet, he is the most successful director in Kollywood today!
When Shankar approached K.T. Kunjumon for a chance to direct a movie, the burly producer immediately gave his approval, as he was in the habit of introducing new directors to the industry at that time. Utilizing the opportunity and determined to create a smash hit, Shankar began working hard on the script of “Gentleman”. He worked on the minute details of his first movie and employed the genius of the emerging A.R. Rahman (who had just made three movies until then) and cinematographer Jeeva. Arjun featured in the lead role. “Gentleman” turned out to be a mega hit at the box office. With fantastic songs, thrilling action sequences and a daring script, “Gentleman” became a trendsetter for the movies of the 90’s.
Unlike other commercial moviemakers, Shankar took his time to venture into his next movie. Backed once again by K.T. Kunjumon, he made “Kaadalan” introducing Prabhu Deva as hero for the first time. Naghma made her debut in Tamil in this film. Supported immensely by A.R. Rahman’s incredible musical score once again and K.T. Kunjumon’s lavishness in the production, “Kaadalan” too turned out to be a mega hit. Shankar’s name entered the ‘Top Directors’ list.
Shankar’s next project was A.M. Rathnam’s “Indian”, featuring “Padmashri” Kamal Hassan (in a dual role), Manisha Koirala and Urmila Matondkar. “Indian” was a sensational hit and was dubbed into Telugu and Hindi. Shankar got recognized all over the country, for his stunning script writing.
After three successful movies, Shankar started his next project, the Anand Amritraj and Dr. Murali Manohar production, “Jeans” featuring Prashant and Aishwarya Rai. The film was a mega budget one with extensive graphical extravaganza. Computer graphics was incorporated almost throughout the film for special visual effect of the dual roles, played not only by Prashant but also by the supporting artist Nazer and heroine Aishwarya Rai. Although the movie did well, thanks once again to Rahman’s magnetic music, it wasn’t really up to Shankar’s standards.
After “Jeans”, Shankar wanted to make his next movie really striking. He decided to produce it under his own banner “S Films” along with his friend Madhesh. ‘What would you do if you were made the Chief Minister for one day?’ This was the theme of his “Mudhalvan”. For such a daring script, the one person he wanted to play the lead role was ‘Superstar’ Rajinikanth. However, due to Rajinikanth’s hesitancy, Shankar cast Arjun in the film. “Mudhalvan” turned out to be a super hit and a spectacular delight to the audience with the story moving faster than a bullet! Shankar remade the movie in Hindi as “Nayak” featuring Anil Kapoor.
His next project has been titled “Robot” with Kamal Hassan. He has maintained complete secrecy about “Robot”, but the title suggests that it may well be a science fiction!
Shankar’s prime weapon is his skill in writing the script and the screenplay of the movie. Such deftness in script writing is unprecedented in Indian Film History. Moving the movie scene by scene with incredible speed is Shankar’s speciality.
Madhavan has in him, the charm that will always put others at ease. It is this charm of the boyish “Maddy” that makes him the most loved hero in Tamil cinema today. It was Manirathnam’s super hit “Alaipayuthey” that gave him a break in Tamil cinema. With the release of every new movie of his, more and more fans are falling in love with this talented Madhavan who today rules over the hearts of the young and the old alike.
Born to Tamil parents on 1st June 1970, Madhavan was brought up in Jamshedpur. As a child, Madhavan had no particular affinity towards movies. An electronics graduate from Shivaji University, Kolapur, he was selected by the Rotary International, to represent India as a Cultural Ambassador to Canada, when he was just 18! It is this tour to Canada that Madhavan considers as one of the important events of his life! After his tour to Canada, Madhavan was looking for a chance that would take him back to Canada. Realizing that the best NCC Cadets would be sent abroad, Madhavan enrolled in the NCC and emerged as the “Maharashtra Best Cadet” which took him to another trip abroad…to England, where he had training with the Royal Army, Navy and the Air Force.
Madhavan now decided that it was time for him to start making money. He learnt that one of the quickest ways to earn good money was to start a ten-day crash course on Public Speaking. His course was a super success and Madhavan soon turned out be one of the richest guys in college. It was in one of these classes that Maddy met his wife Sarita.
When one of his friends suggested Madhavan to try his hand on small screen, Maddy decided to give it a shot and visited Zee TV. He was instantly offered a role as a convict in “Yule Love Stories”. He was quickly spotted by the leading small screen producers and in a very short time, he bagged various roles — a captain in “Sea Hawks”, a convict in “Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum”, an anchor in “Tol Mol” and a role in “A Mouthful Of Sky”! The first role that Madhavan got to play was the character of Ashley in “Banegi Apni Baat”. “That role was initially an incidental character, only for an episode or two but pleased with my performance, the directors decided to make this character a regular feature. It is almost four years now and I am still in the serial and a regular at that.” The element of pride, however tiny, flashes across his face.
During one of his Hindi serial shoots, Madhavan got acquainted with Santosh Sivan, Mani Ratnam’s close associate and cinematographer, and after two years of calling Mani Ratnam, he was finally summoned and offered the lead role in “Alaipayuthey”! With the release of “Alaipayuthey”, Madhavan has risen to absolute stardom. And with the coming of the recent super hit “Minnale”, he is being called the “Hrithik of Tamil Movie Industry”!
Madhavan makes his debut as a hero in Hindi movies in “Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein”, the Hindi remake of “Minnale”. Apart from starring in K. Balachander’s “Paarthaaley Paravasam”, his forthcoming movies include Mani Ratnam’s “Manjal Kudai”, in addition to “Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar” and “Accham Thavir”!
The 5’11” actor’s favourite actors are Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Al Pacino, Sanjeev Kumar, Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth, and favourite actresses include Manorama, Whoopi Goldberg and Helen Hunt. His philosophy in life is “Live life to the fullest and relish every moment of existence”. He loves “Pani Poori” and “Curd Rice”.
Madhavan wants to do a role that is as real as possible as in “Cast Away”, in which a man has lost 30Kg for the sake of a film and genuinely portrayed the plight of the character. “To concentrate on one film and give as realistic a performance as possible is my dream. Unfortunately, in India, while making a film, we have to put in all the ‘safety plugs’ like song sequences and things I would ideally not be associated with, ” he says.
Dhaka (Bangladesh), June.6 : The murder of Sunil Gomez, a Christian grocer living in the Baraigram upazila of Natore, has been handed over to the Detective Branch (DB) of the Bangladesh Police for further investigation. According to the Daily Star, Abdul Hye, officer-in-charge of Natore DB police, has been appointed as investigation officer in the case. Sixty-year-old Sunil Gomez was killed when he was alone in his shop at Bonpara Christian Palli in the upazila. Investigating officers had said the killing bore similarity to previous militant killings. The global terror outfit Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the killing, according to SITE Intelligence Group that monitors terrorist activities. (ANI with inputs)
New Delhi, June 12 : The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Sunday congratulated ace shuttler Saina Nehwal after she clinched her second Australian Open Super Series title by defeating China’s Sun Yu in the women’s singles event in Sydney. The BAI has announced a cash price of Rs. 10 lakh for Saina. Praising Saina’s efforts, BAI president Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta said, “I congratulate her for this marvellous victory. This is another milestone in her career as she won second Australian Open. This win will sure motivate her for the most important Rio 2016 Olympics where she is leading the Indian Badminton contingent. On the behalf of BAI and Indian Badminton fraternity, I am congratulating her and wishing a great run in the Olympics. I also congratulate her Coach Vimal Kumar and Support Staff, who have been on their toes to bring-out the best from Saina.” “Saina has been training hard for the last many months and has showed impressive performance in all BWF tournaments. This win in Sydney showcases her preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympics and her readiness for the big matches. I am confident that Saina will continue this form and will bring another Olympic medal for the country,” he added. After going down in the first-game, seventh-seed Saina rebounded strongly to register a 11-21, 21-14, 21-19 triumph over her Chinese compatriot in the grueling summit showdown that lasted one hour and 11 minutes. With her maiden title of the season, Saina has also improved her head-to-head record with Sun Yu to 6-1. The victory in Sydney improves Saina’s chances of a second consecutive podium finish at the upcoming Olympics 2016.
Jeya sheel – NSD Product dazzles on silver-screen
The sunrise commercial gal has traversed the length of the country from Guwahati to Madras not for nothing. She wants to carve out a niche for herself in Kollywood .Director Ezhil cast her in “Pennin Manathai Thottu. From the left flank of our country, Punjab, buxom Kushboo, sexy Simran and narcissistic Nagma had descended into Madras. This picture- perfect beauty is from the right flank ,Assam..
Her stint in the ad world proved to be a productive one. She endorsed popular brand names Colgate toothpaste ,Iodex, Clinic plus, Spencer’s tea, and Waterbury’s compound. Ultimately, she graduated to act in Bengali feature films.. Award winning Buddhadev Gupta’s “Uttara” was one such. Hold your breathe! She has got other things to boast off: her alma mater is NSD, Delhi and she is multi lingual, proficient in English, Bengali, Hindi and Assamese and could also speak a smatter of Tamil; acted in NFDC Hindi film “Amrita” and three other titles directed by NSD students.
She swears that she has got a great regard for Tamil filmdom. Actresses, Sridevi, Suhashini, Revathi and Radhika are the ones who by their histrionic skills inspired her to take up Tamil films. Films that made her sit up and watch are “Alaipayuthey”, “Vaanathai Poley” and “Sethu.”
She is thrilled that fans recognize her in public and they wish she shouldn’t accept revealing roles like Ramba and Simran . According to her fans sober and homely roles suit her better. Let us wait and watch her in her second film “Samurai” opposite Vikram. which is in production.
She is the final year medico and a gutsy social activist put into one, in the film. She says, she has slipped into the role with ease. Asked wheather she would act in strip-scenes , she shrugs her shoulders. “I would rather appear glamourous on screen, not exactly sexy”..
Compiled by U. Bharat.
London, July 12 : Effectively bringing his campaign to an end, Bernie Sanders appeared side-by-side with Hillary Clinton at a joint rally and endorsed her for President, marking reconciliation between the former foes. According to Guardian, Sanders officially endorsed the former secretary of state in her battle against Donald Trump. “I have come here to make it as clear as possible as to why I am endorsing Hillary Clinton and why she must become our next president. I am proud of the campaign we ran here in New Hampshire and across the country. Our campaign won the primaries and caucuses in 22 states and when the roll call of the Democratic national convention is announced, it will show that we won almost 1,900 delegates … far more than almost anyone thought we could win. I intend to do everything I can to make certain she will be the next president.” Sanders said. Praising President Barack Obama for the economic progress made during his two terms, he Signed off by vowing to go on the road in support of Clinton’s presidential bid. Sanders won the New Hampshire primary in February by a large margin, but has been under pressure to endorse Clinton ever since his already difficult path to the nomination disappeared entirely after the California primary last month.
New Delhi, July 9 : Tata Steel has decided to cancel the sale of its assets in the country after months of negotiation with worker unions and the UK Government. The company in its board meeting decided not to divest majority of its UK steel business because of the Brexit uncertainty. However, the company has now entered into preliminary talks with Germany’s Thyssenkrupp for a joint venture. The success of the joint venture depends on the outcome of talks with British trade unions, government policy support and developments on workers’ pension schemes, the company said. Tata Steel intends to cut costs by 100 million euros as it goes ahead with continuing business in the UK. Earlier in March, the company had announced the sale of its entire UK business, which employs about 15,000 workers. The business is part of the Corus acquisition that Tata undertook in 2007. Back then, the company said that a turnaround plan was unaffordable. The announcement came after UK’s business secretary Sajid Javid met Tata Steel representatives in Mumbai earlier on Friday to discuss the future of the company’s UK assets.
Source-ANI
New Delhi, July 9 : Tata Steel has decided to cancel the sale of its assets in the country after months of negotiation with worker unions and the UK Government. The company in its board meeting decided not to divest majority of its UK steel business because of the Brexit uncertainty. However, the company has now entered into preliminary talks with Germany’s Thyssenkrupp for a joint venture. The success of the joint venture depends on the outcome of talks with British trade unions, government policy support and developments on workers’ pension schemes, the company said. Tata Steel intends to cut costs by 100 million euros as it goes ahead with continuing business in the UK. Earlier in March, the company had announced the sale of its entire UK business, which employs about 15,000 workers. The business is part of the Corus acquisition that Tata undertook in 2007. Back then, the company said that a turnaround plan was unaffordable. The announcement came after UK’s business secretary Sajid Javid met Tata Steel representatives in Mumbai earlier on Friday to discuss the future of the company’s UK assets.
Source-ANI