Love Birds is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma with Raja, Vadivelu and Sarath Babu playing other pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman was highly successful. The film was released on 15 January 1996 and had an average performance commercially.[1] The film is a remake of the 1986 Kannada film Ratha Sapthami for which P. Vasu was the co-screenplay writer.[2][3]
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The film opened in January 1996. The film opened days earlier in Malaysia than India and was shown across 27 theaters in the country, a figure only usually exceeded for Tamil films starring Rajinikanth, and this mirrors the large release the film received.[6] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times gave a positive review saying, "This movie seems made for courting couples, especially those who are facing problems with disapproving parents" and added that "strong dialogue makes the film rise slight above the ordinary".[6] Kalki called it yet another blowback for Prabhu Deva.[8] Love Birds became an average grosser at the box office but was a little better than Prabhu Deva's next, Mr. Romeo. The actor thus had to go through a slump in his film career.[9] The film was later dubbed and released in Telugu and Hindi under the same title.
Indian (pronunciation (helpinfo)) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film written and directed by Shankar and produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film stars Kamal Haasan in a dual role opposite Nedumudi Venu, Sukanya, Manisha Koirala and Urmila Matondkar. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman, while cinematography was handled by Jeeva. The film focuses on an ex-freedom fighter turned vigilante bent on rooting out corruption, and his son, who is at the other end of the spectrum by facilitating corrupt practices leading to some unfortunate events. He is well trained in Varma Kalai, an ancient lethal martial art used for close-quarters combat.[1][2][3]
Indian was released on 9 May 1996 worldwide and opened to high critical acclaim on the way to becoming a major commercial success in the box office. It became the highest grossing Tamil film of all time and also the first film from Tamil and South India to gross 50 crore at worldwide box office.
The film was selected by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1996, but was not nominated.[4][5] The film also went on to win three National Film Awards including that of Best Actor for Kamal Haasan's portrayal, while his performance also saw him win at the Filmfare Awards and the Tamil Nadu film fare award. It was the highest-grossing Tamil film upon its release, beating the collections of Baashha until surpassed by Padayappa three years later.[6]
Indian was released worldwide on 9 May 1996 and opened to predominantly positive reviews from critics.[22] Prior to the release of the film, the team also planned a Hindi version of the film. It was partially reshot in Hindi as Hindustani with Aruna Irani in place of Manorama. The Hindi version also did well after its release on 23 August 1996. The film was also dubbed in Telugu as Bharathyeedu and in Malayalam under the same title. In 2015, the Hindi version Hindustani was screened at the Habitat Film Festival.[23]
The incredibly successful 1996 Tamil film, Ullathai Alli Tha, has a very, very unique distinction beyond its cult commercial success. It's a rare Indian film where every single song (in its five-song soundtrack) is unofficially 'inspired'. Ironically, the film's plot itself is an unofficial inspiration from Rajkumar Santoshi's Andaz Apna Apna! The film stars Karthik, Rambha and Goundamani, among others, with songs composed by Sirpy.
Indian is a 1996 Tamil film starring Kamal Hassan in a dual role playing both father and son. Their stories are told in parallel, with one story focusing on "Indian" a senior citizen vigilante who has been going around murdering corrupt government officials and a federal cop's attempt to catch him. The second story focuses on Chandru, a bureaucrat working at a DMV office, who is trying to get into the boss' good graces and become a road worthiness inspector. Their stories diverge based on a tragic event, but then their fates converge again with tragic results.
Indian 2 is a long-awaited vigilante action thriller starring Kamal Haasan in the lead and marking his 68th birthday today, the makers unveiled two new posters from the film. Kamal Haasan could be seen in his 'Indian Thatha' element in it and fans who have eagerly anticipated the sequel to director Shankar's 1996 hit couldn't be more satisfied.
Indian is a 1996 Indian movie directed by S. Shankar starring Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar and Goundamani. The feature film is produced by A. M. Rathnam and the music composed by A R Rahman.
Now, the reports are that Kamal Haasan and Kajal Aggarwal will be performing Varma Kalai in the film. A picture of Kamal Haasan with Prakasan Gurukkal, who is the founder of the spiritual martial art form, has surfaced on the internet. It is said that he will be training the actors in the martial art. It is to be noted that Kamal Haasan's Senathypathy character did Varma Kalai stunts way back in the 1996 film Indian as well. Varma Kalai focuses on major nerve points of the body.
Virginia Danielson is the Richard F. French Librarian of the Loeb Music Library at Harvard University and Curator of the University's Archive of World Music. Danielson is the author of the award-winning monograph The Voice of Egypt: Umm Kulthum, Arabic Song, and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century (University of Chicago Press, 1997) and coeditor of The Middle East, volume 6 of The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (Routledge, 2002). She has authored numerous articles on music of the Middle East, women in Middle Eastern music, and Muslim devotional music, and served as principal advisor to the film A Voice Like Egypt, premiered at the New York Film Festival in 1996.
Rajinikanth, 67, told a meeting of his fans in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, that he was taking the political plunge as politics and governance in Tamil Nadu had become so bad that the state has become a laughing stock, reports our New Delhi correspondent.The actor, known as 'Thalaivar,' the 'Ultimate Boss' to his fans, said it was time to change the government and the system in the state dominated for long by two Dravidian parties, All India Anna Dravidra Munnetra Kazagham once led by another Tamil film star Jairam Jayalalithaa, and Dravida Munnetra Kazagham headed by K Karunanidhi who was a script writer in Tamil cinema."I will do my duty... it is time. We will change the system," the actor said amidst lusty cheers from his fans, adding "if I don't make this decision now... the guilt will haunt me".Rajinikanth said his party will contest all the legislative assembly and parliamentary elections in the state slated for 2021 and 2019 respectively. Rajinikanth said he knows it was not going to be easy but it had to be done. "I did not have political ambitions when I was 45, so will I have it when I'm 68? I am not doing this for any post. I do not come for money or fame, as I have enough of it. But the politics has become so bad that rest of the world is laughing at us," Rajinikanth said.Rajinikanth said he will resign from his party in case he fails to live up to his promises in three years. "We will start a party when the elections come. We'll tell what we are about to do to the people and also tell that we will resign if we haven't accomplished our promises within three years. I want our welfare societies to be in every street. That's the first task. Let's us not talk politics until then."The death of Jayalalithaa also sparked a debilitating power struggle within the state's ruling AIADMK over the last one year that saw a split between Chief Minister E Palaniswami and his predecessor O Panneerselvam and a patch-up between the two factions.The merged AIADMK lost a key assembly bypoll recently from a constituency, once represented by Jayalalithaa, to party rebel TTV Dhinakaran, the nephew of Jayalalithaa's closest aide VK Sasikala, who had laid claim on the legacy of the former Chief Minister.In 1996, Rajinikanth had asked the people to support the DMK government and not opponent Jayalalithaa, famously declaring "even God can't save Tamil Nadu if Jayalalithaa comes back to power again". The DMK swept the state polls in 1996 but later the superstar later described as "a mistake and an accident". AIADMK is in power in Tamil Nadu for the last six years at a stretch having won the previous elections to the state assembly just a year ago. Elections to assemblies in all Indian states, except Jammu and Kashmir, are held for a five-year tenure.This is the second time in the last two months that two super stars of Tamil cinema made their entry into politics. The other superstar Kamal Haasan made his much-anticipated political foray last month. Haasan today congratulated Rajinikanth.The death of iconic leader Jayalalithaa, another star of Tamil cinema, in December last year, is seen by political analysts to have create a big void in the state's politics. 2ff7e9595c
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