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Shammu

Shammu (Sheerin Sharmilee) is an Indian film actress and model. She has appeared in Tamil films, a such as Kanchivaram, Mayilu and Dasavathaaram.

Background
Shammu was born in 1992 as Sheerin Sharmilee, but eventually became acknowledged as Shammu. Despite starting a film career, Shammu is continuing her 11th standard courses through online classes. Previously, she had been studying at the Cyprus Creek Senior High School in Orlando, Florida. Shammu has been living with her family in the USA for the past 12 years. Her family derives from Neyveli in Tamil Nadu and she speaks Tamil at home. Her father has his own computer consultant office in the USA, whilst her mother is a housewife. Her younger sister, who is nine, has apppeared in Mayilu, as the younger version of Shammu's character.

Career
Shammu appeared in Dasavathaaram after receiving a call from the crew for the film, whilst they were searching for an Indian actress to play a short role. They had come to know of her following her Bharathanatyam performances, which were well acclaimed in the area. Her role was, that of a sicentist, who panicked after seeing the bio weapon being exposed for the first time.

Soon afterwards, whilst on holiday in India, Shammu attended an audition for Prakash Raj's home prodcution Mayilu, and when she succeeded, Prakash Raj also suggetsed her name for anothe rproject that he was working in. She appeared in Kanchivaram, directed by Priyadarshan as Prakash Raj's daughter and was critically praised for her performance.

In Mayilu she plays a village girl and had to sport dark makeup, oily braid and dirty clothes, to resemebble a typical girl from Madurai. In Malayan, she plays the role of a bubbly girl from Madurai with a different shade alongside actor, Karan.

Allu Arjun

Date of Birth
8 April 1983, Chennai, India

Nickname
Bunny

Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Biography

Allu Arjun nicknamed Bunny was born on April 8, 1983. His father, Allu Aravind, is a famous producer and his uncle, Chiranjeevi is one of the top actors in the Telugu industry. Also, he is the grandson of late comedian Padmashree Allu Ramalingaiah. He is well-known as stylish star for his unique way of acting and dancing. He is also known for changing his hair and body for each movie that he does. He has starred in 5 movies so far and all of them are super hits. Besides being a illustrious actor though, Allu Arjun gives back to his community and shows to be a successful role-model. Every year on his birthday, April 8th, he donates blood and attends functions for physically and mentally challenged kids.




Son of producer Allu Aravind and grandson of actor Allu Ramalingaiah. Actor Chiranjeevi is his uncle.

Has 2 brothers, one is younger and the other is older than him.

His older brother's name is Allu Venkatesh and his younger brother's name is Allu Sirish.

Cousin of actor Ram Charan Teja.

Kamal hassan

Biography
Kamal Hassan’s affinity towards and excellence in the performing arts was evident even as a child, when he won his first National Film Award. He has since then stepped into the shoes of a Bharthnatyam dancer, actor, screenplay writer, director, lyricist, playback singer and known to play multiple roles in a single film - all of which command an applause.Kamal Hassan was born into an Iyengar family on the 7th November 1954 in Paramakudi in Tamil Nadu. His father Srinivasan practiced law and his mother is Rajalakshmi. His brothers Charu and Chandra also carry the surname Hassan owing to their father’s friendship with a man named Hassan.
Even as a child he acted in several films and plays.
Hassan was married to classical dancer Vani Ganapathi in 1978. They parted ways in 1988. He then married the actress Sarika with whom he had two daughters Akshara and Shruthi, the latter is all set to make her mark as an actress. The marriage with Sarika broke up in 2002. He is rumoured to be living with Gouthami, a well-known actress.
He is a recipient of the Padma Shri award in 1990.1960 Kamal Hassan, made his debut in 1960, when he was six years old, in the Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist, the first of his four National Awards. He acted in atleast five other films as a child.
1970-1979 When he came back to films again in 1972, he played second fiddle to leading stars like in Arangetram and Sollathan Ninaikkiren. In 1974, his acting prowess was recognized with a Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role in Kanyakumari, a Malayalam film. The awards became almost routine with the Tamil films that followed like K. Balachander's Apoorva Raagangal which explored relationships with age-gaps, which was controversial in that era; 16 Vayathinile in which he played the role of a man who is mentally undeveloped and also Manmadha Leelai, and Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu. He was part of several films directed by K.Balachandran and worked with co-stars like Sridevi and Rajinikanth.
1980-1989 The eighties saw him in Tamil films like Moondram Pirai and Apoorva Sagodharargal. He won the National Film Award for Moondram Pirai in which he played a teacher with Sridevi. His Telugu film in 1983, Saagara Sangamam won him the Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award for his portrayal of a dancer. He also starred in the Hindi films Ek Duje Ke Liye and Sagar, the latter won him the Filmfare Best Actor Award, in 1985. The 1989 film, Pushpak, a silent film and a black comedy, won him the Filmfare Best Kannada Actor Award. Nayagan, inspired by The Godfather, fetched him his third National Film Award. It was India’s entry to the Academy Awards’ Best Foreign Language Film category in 1987 and went on to be listed in Times Top 100 Movies.
1990-1999 The nineties saw a lot of laughs with films like Michael Madhana Kamarajan, Sathi Leelavathi based on She-Devil and Avvai Shanmughi based on Mrs.Doubtfire. In 1992, he produced and acted in Thevar Magan, for which he got the Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award for his role of Shakti, the son of a village head. The film was nominated in 1992 for the Academy Awards’ Best Foreign Language Film category. Indian, a Tamil film released in 1996, saw Hassan walking away with his fourth National Film Award and The Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award. He made his directorial debut with Chachi 420, a remake of Avvai Shanmughi in Hindi.
2000-2009 The year 2000 began with his second directorial venture Hey Ram, which was made in Hindi and Tamil. Hassan scripted, produced and acted in it. He won the Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award, though the film was more of a critical success rather than a commercial one. He acted in quite a few funnies like Thenali, Panchathantiram and Pammal K. Sambandam. He played Nalla Sivam in Anbe Sivam with Madhavan. He directed, scripted, acted and produced Virumaandi in 2004, about death penalty. In 2006 he had a big hit in Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, in which played an honest cop. His most recent film in 2008 was the extravagant Dasavathaaram, in which he played ten different roles.
He is currently working on his project Thalaivan Irrukiran, a film to be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, for which he has penned the screenplay and is set to direct it, his love for multiple roles evident on and off screen.

Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor was born in Mumbai, on 25th February 1981 to actors Pankaj Kapoor and Neelima Azeem, who divorced when he was three years old. His father married the actress Supriya Pathak. He has a brother Ruhan and sister Sana as well as a step-brother Ishaan Kapoor. Shahid and Kareena Kapoor, his long term girlfriend broke up just before the release of Jab We Met and since then he has been linked with several actresses like Amrita Rao and Vidya Balan. Shahid Kapoor and Kareena’s kiss was caught by a phone cam and created a controversy

Shahid is a fabulous dancer owing to the training he undertook at Shiamak Davar Institute for the Performing Arts. He was a background dancer in Subash Ghai’s 1998 release Taal. He was also part of music videos and ads like Pepsi.

Big Screen Calling
2003 Shahid was launched as the lead in Ken Ghosh’s love story Ishq Vishq, winning the Filmfare Best Male Debut award for his performance. Shahid and Amrita Rao enjoy a popular onscreen chemistry.
2004 The year saw him in the thriller Fida and a romantic comedy Dil Maange More, both movies’ generated an average response from movie-goers.
2005 His releases Deewane Huye Paagal (based on the Hollywood comedy There’s Something About Mary) and Vah! Life Ho Tho Aisa, were both entertaining without creating an uproar at the box office. Shikhar, in which he worked with Ajay Devgan, earned him a Star Screen awards nomination for Best Actor.
2006 He moved away from romantic comedies when he played Raj Malhotra in the murder mystery 36 China Town and played Jeetu in Priyadarshan’s comedy Chup Chup Ke, both falling into the average-success category. Vivah, a drama of love, was a blockbuster and a high grosser, his performance as Prem widely appreciated.
2007 Fool and Final slid by, while for his role as Aditya Kashyap in Jab We Met, Shahid was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Awards and the movie was one of the year’s biggest hits.
2008 Kismat Connection with Vidya Balan failed to shake the box office and only added to the list of averages.
Coming soon
You can catch more of his boyish good looks, with the 2008 release Paathshala and in 2009 with Milenge Milenge and Kameenay.

Katrina Kaif

Standing at 5’8”, a lovely peaches n cream complexion and an hour-glass figure, the beautiful and elegant Katrina Kaif stands apart and is not one to go unnoticed. Not surprisingly the modeling world rolled down the red carpet for her, movie offers are pouring in and she is linked with one of the hottest and controversial Khans of Bollywood.
Roots
Katrina Kaif, a name now familiar to Indian movie-goers, was born on July 16th 1984, in Hong Kong. Her parents are both British citizens, while her father is a Kashmiri who later acquired British citizenship. She lived in Hawaii before moving to UK and is now setting up a home and career in India.
On the runway
Kaif’s first taste of modeling happened in Hawaii when she was 14 and was part of a jewelry campaign. Thereafter, she continued modeling in London. In India, there was no dearth of offers and she appeared in the ads of Veet, Lakme, LG, Samsung to name a few. She was also the face of Lakme India Fashion Week 2005. She took the number one spot in FHM India's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll and also won the Best Female Style Icon at the IIFA Awards
Onto the big screen
Kaif, while in London, was spotted by Kaizad Gustad and was cast in his 2003 release Boom, which sank without a trace. Movie offers initially trickled in owing largely to her unfamiliarity with Indian languages. The very next year, in 2004, she played the part of Princess Malliswari in the Telugu movie Malliswari. She had another Telugu film, Allari Pidugu in 2005, along with two Hindi movies, Ram Gopal Verma’s Sarkar and as one of Salman Khan’s love interests in David Dhawan’s Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya. Both movies did well in the box office. She won the Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) for Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya. She co-starred with Akshay Kumar in Humko Deewana Kar Gaya, in 2006. Besides this she was a part of a Malayam movie Balram Vs Taradas.
Five releases marked 2007. Her movie Namaste London with Akshay Kumar, was one of the year’s top hits, in which she did her own dubbing. The other three movies were Apne with the Deols, David Dhawan’s Partner with Salman Khan and Govinda and Welcome, all of which performed well at the box office. She also put in a special appearance in Nanhe Jaisalmer. In 2008, we caught her in two blockbusters the racy Race and Singh Is Kinng and walking away with the British-Indian Actor award for the Zee Cine Awards (2008).

Genelia

Name : Genelia
Birth Name : Genelia D'Souza
Other Name : Harini
Nicknames : Teenage Superstar of Bollywood, Cheenu
Sex : Female
Birth Date : 5 August 1987
Birth Place : England, UK
Height : 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Nationality : Indian
Profession : Actress
Education : Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra, Mumbai; St. Andrews College, Bandra
Debut Film : Boys (Tamil) in 2003
Claim To Fame : Her role as 'Hasini' in Telugu film 'Bommaillu' (2006)


Although Genelia is quite popular throughout South India she has received special appreciation for her work in Tollywood movies. In Tollywood, Genelia has so far delivered big hits like Satyam, Masti, Samba, Sye and Happy in Telugu. Genelia’s recent movie 'Bommarillu' a super duper hit with Siddharth Narayan has proved that she is not only a cute doll but is a talented actress too. This film had a great impact on her career with critics acclaiming her to be a versatile actress. Genelia got many awards for the role of a talkative, bubbly girl ‘Hasini’ in this movie. Her acting talents were recognized through this film and she has received good offers from the Bollywood film industry. Her recent films include Dee with Vishnu directed by Sreenu Vytla. Genelia has paired with all almost all young heroes of Tamil and Telugu film industry. Genelia is still young and with her cute innocent looks movie goers are confident that she will act is several Bollywood and South Indian movies in the years to come.

Prithviraj

Date of Birth
16 October 1982, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Birth Name
Prithviraj Sukumaran

Nickname
Prithvi
Raju

Height
6' (1.83 m)

Trivia

Son of late actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika Sukumaran, brother of Indrajith, and brother-in-law of actress Poornima Mohan

Did his schooling from Sainik School, Thiruvananthapuram and Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan School, Thiruvananthapuram. He also pursued his Bachelor's degree in Engineering/IT from the University of Tasmania, Australia.

While vacationing in Trivandrum, he was grabbed by director Renjith to act in Nandanam (2002). He was then flooded with other tempting film offers that Prithviraj, then in his second year in Engineering, decided to take a break from studies to concentrate on acting.

Meera Nandan

Meera Nandan is an upcoming malayalam actress and a television anchor. She started her career through the popular reality show, ISS on Asianet. She acted in malayalam film "Mulla" in 2008.

Meera, kerala's sweetheart was born in Kerala on 1st March, 1989. Her father is a Bank Manager, and mother housewife. She has one brother. When she was at school, she has shown extra ordinary talent in dance and music.

Meera Nandan has very innocent looks and sweet voice. Viewers of Idea Star Singer will recognize her as one of the anchors of the reality show. She had auditioned as a competitor in Idea Star Singer. But she was selected as an anchor for the programme. Her first appearance before the camera was in an advertisement for " Taste Buds".

After a slew of appearances on various channels in the city to promote the film, her transition from the small screen to the big screen came after considering the fact that the director lal have never failed to deliver a hit.

After school, Meera hopes to enrol for a bachelor degree in Communicative English in an effort to juggle commitments on the academic and professional fronts. Talk about first film and her face lights up.

Meera, you are the most talented actress in cinema. This God-given talent is unequaled in film industry. All of your fans are waiting for your good films.

Bhama Malayalam Actress

Bhama started her film career in 2007 through Nivedyam directed by Lohithadas. Before her entry to film industry, she was doing a matrimonial programme on television titled Thaali. Lohithadas spotted her in the programme and cast her in Nivedyam. Her second film was Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan directed by Vinayan, in which she was cast opposite Manikuttan. She paired with Vineeth Sreenivasan in Cycle directed by Johnny Antony. The film was a major success.


Malayaliyude manassil shaleenathakku ennum sthanamundu... Athukondu thanne Kavya Madhavan shesham malayalathinu kittiya ee shaleena sundariye nam snehikkunnu.....

Mamta Mohandas

Mamta Mohandas is a Malayalam Indian film actress and also a playback singer. She has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies also.


Mamta Mohandas was born in Bahrain on November 14th 1985. Her schooling was from the Indian School, Bahrain and she later graduated from Mount Carmel, Bangalore. She is trained in Karnatic and Hindustani music. Mamta has tried her hand in modelling for some time. She walked the ramp for the Mysore Maharajah and Raymonds. She has also done some print ads for IBM and Kalyan Kendra.Mamta owns a Honda CBR 1000RR motorcycle as she loves speed and races on open roads.

She landed in some controversy when she was linked to her co star Suresh Gopi in Lanka.

CAREER
Mamta Mohandas started to work with Hariharan's Malyalam movie Mayookham in 2005. This movie was a flop but Mamta was noticed by all because of the character she played and then appeared in a supporting role in Bus Conductor.

She acted in Madhuchandralekha, Adhbutam and Lanka. She did a Tamil movie Sivapathigaram opposite Vishal Reddy.

Her singing debut was in the movie Rakhee and she received the Filmfare Award for the Best Playback Female Singer(2007) in Telugu. In the Kollywood industry she sang the title song for Kaalai. She was a supporting actress in Yamadonga directed by SS Rajamouli, which proved to be a big hit. She also sang a couple of songs for this movie.

Krishnar, Juna Victory, Kathanayakudu and Homam were some of the movies in which she played the lead roles. Her most recent movie was King where she acted as well as sang the title track. She received praise for both her singing and acting in this movie.

In 2009, she will be seen in Malayalam movies like Passenger, Angel John and Musafir.

Rima Kallingal in Ritu

Ritu is about youngsters working in the Information Technology sector. It tells the story of three childhood friends who drift apart as grown ups. One of them clings on to the memories of the good old days and wishes to work on their juvenile aspirations. This leads to revelations about the hidden facades of their personalities and how it changes the equations of their relationships with others. This forms the crux of the story.

Sarat Varma (Nishan) returns from the US (where he was looking after the IT Company owned by his brother-in-law), to join a small company to initiate an ambitious new project. He coaxes two of his childhood friends -- Sunny (Asif Ali) and Varsha (Rima Kallingal) -- to join him. They reluctantly agree. It does not take long for Sarat to realise how his friends have changed in their attitude and lifestyle. Varsha seems to be flirting with males on her phone while Sunny showes homosexual traits.

We may be reminded of director Kamal's Minnaminnikkoottam released last year with mainstream star cast like Meera Jasmine, Narein, Indrajith, Jayasurya and others. It also boasted of IT as the backdrop but the similarity ends there.

One of the film's drawbacks is it's characterisation which is faulty. Sarat is shown as a goody-goody fellow who internalises every humiliation. The film also perpetuates the myth that females working in BPO/IT sector are sex fiends. The socialist tirade that sprouts in between is also jarring. IT Parks and other such places are presented as symbols of capitalist dystopia where the poor are robbed of their land and provided menial jobs in compensation while the rich loot and milk the place dry.

The film maintains high standard as far as the look and the feel is concerned. Shamdat captures the past (mostly outdoors, a lakeside hangout of the three chums) in hazy form giving it a mushy music video feel. On the other hand, the present -- the CFL lit corridors of an IT conglomerate -- is bright.

The cast consisting of newcomers succeed in doing a proficient job. The three main characters exude confidence that defies their inexperience. Nishan as the sensitive wannabe writer Sarat, the feline quality in Asif as Sunny always alert looking over his shoulder for any lurking danger and Rima prove that they are here to stay.

Ritu is a worthwhile experiment by seasoned director Shyamaprasad with a predominantly new team, and it does not disappoint.

Rima Kallingal - new malayalam movie

Young director Saji Srendran's new movie ‘Happy Husbands’ will feature four heroines for its protagonists played on screen by Jayaram, Jayasuriya and Indrajith.

While Bhavana will pair with Jayaram, Samvrutha will become the heroine to Indrajith and Vandana will become the heroine to Jayasuriya. Rima Kallingal will appear as a suspense character who comes into the lives of these three husbands with varied characters. Krishna Poojappura will script the movie which is produced by Milan Jaleel in the banner of Galaxy films. The movie which will kick off its shoot at Kochy will also be shot at Singapore and Malaysia.

Happy Husbands revolves around three jolly good guys and their scintillating wives. One day a girl (played by Rima Kallingal) walks into their lives and everything goes topsy-turvy leading to a twist.

Rima Kallingal in neelathamara

After 30 long years, Neelathamara is going to bloom again in Kerala.

It could be the beginning of new trend in malayalam for sure, as director lal jose team up with producer Suresh Kumar to remake the jnanapith award winner MT Vasudevan Nair's Neelathamara. With fresh faces in the lead, it is also an attempt to cut the mounting costs.

Neelathamara, scripted by MT and directed by Yusufali Kechery was released in 1979 with Ravikumar, Sathar and Ambika in the lead. According to MT, the new version will have the required changes thought the essence of the story will remain the same.

Ther role of Kunjumalu played by Ambika will now be played by Archana, a management student who is also an anchor with Malayalam TV channel. Kalesh plays Haridas, earlier enacted by Ravi Kumar. Dancer, model and Miss Kerala 2008 runner up Rima Kallingal plays a major role in this film.

Miss Photogenic, Miss Beautiful Eyes and Miss Voice.

Rima Kallingal sweeps fans off their feet with her 1,000-watt smile.

Rima Kallingal was the first runner up to the 2008 Miss Kerala event. A talented professional dancer and above all, she has a great smile. Vivacious and gorgeous, Rima Kallingal sweeps fans off their feet with her 1,000-watt smile.

Rima Kallingal stole the show at the Miss Kerala 2008 pageant by winning titles such as Miss Talented, Miss Photogenic, Miss Beautiful Eyes and Miss Voice.

The excitement of winning the glamour contest is loud and clear in her voice. In a nail-biting finish, Rima Kallingal lost the Miss Kerala title to Shree Thulasi in a tie-breaker. A dancer by profession, Rima Kallingal has performed on national and international stages.
“Dance is my passion. I focus on Indian contemporary dance now. Though I am more comfortable with Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattom and Kathak, training in Kalari and other martial arts gives more flexibility and scope of experimentation. I try to blend all these dance forms in my choreography,” says Rima Kallingal, who was also a semi-finalist in the popular television dance competition “Thakathimi”.

Daughter of Mr Kallingal, an engineer based in Thrissur, Rima Kallingal began her dance practice when she was in the first standard.

As offers keep coming from the film industry, the “Miss Talented” with a cheerful face, bright eyes and sweet voice, is getting ready for a film career.


She has debuted in the malayalam films through the movie 'Rithu' which was directed by Shyamaprasad.

She is getting more offers from the directors and now she is doing the malayalam movie 'NeelaThamara'. The movie Neela Thamara was directed by Lal Jose in which she is doing the role of a village girl. Also she is selected for a heroine role in a tamil Movie ‘Mazhai Vara Mokithu’ of lal Jose and that may be her debut movie in Tamil.

Another movies which features Rima in some important role includes new Shaji Kailas movie ‘Reghupathy Raghava Rajaram’ which will feature Prithviraj in triple roles.

Vivacious and gorgeous, Rima Kallingal sweeps fans off their feet with her 1,000-watt smile. Like many other beauty queens, the first runner-up Miss Kerala 2008, Ms Kallingal is waiting for the right moment to step on to the silver screen. "The runner-up title has opened a window of opportunities," Ms Kallingal told The Hindu. "I am game for anything that has creative potential." Ms Kallingal stole the show at the Miss Kerala 2008 pageant by winning titles such as Miss Talented, Miss Photogenic, Miss Beautiful Eyes and Miss Voice.
The 21-year-old beauty wants to make her next move with a Malayalam movie. The excitement of winning the glamour contest is loud and clear in her voice. In a nail-biting finish, Ms Kallingal lost the Miss Kerala title to Shree Thulasi in a tie-breaker. A dancer by profession, Ms Kallingal has performed on national and international stages.
"Dance is my passion. I focus on Indian contemporary dance now. Though I am more comfortable with Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattom and Kathak, training in Kalari and other martial arts gives more flexibility and scope of experimentation. I try to blend all these dance forms in my choreography," says Ms. Kallingal, who was also a semi-finalist in the popular television dance competition "Thakathimi".
Daughter of Asokan Kallingal, an engineer based in Thrissur, Ms Kallingal began her dance practice when she was in the first standard. As offers keep coming from the film industry, the "Miss Talented" with a cheerful face, bright eyes and sweet voice, is getting ready for a film career.

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Actress, Dancer

Debut Film : Mazhai Vara Pokuthu

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