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When one has his father as a successful film maker and he directs his first seven films, he is definitely has a edge over other actors. Though he has acted as a kid in some of his father’s movies, his first film as a hero is “Naalaya Theerpu” at 1992. None of his first few films were neither a box office hit nor critically acclaimed. In fact he was brutally criticized. His first breakthrough was for ‘Poove Unakaga’, 1996. Later his career was a roller coaster with humongous success and failure. Many quote him as a ‘Father made hero’ but the Star he is now is by his choice of family based scripts, effortless dance, excellent sense of humor and cute expressions (Where he rolls his tongue at the corner of the mouth). Vijay, the name itself depicts victory. He is always a producer’s hero. Through his 24 year career, He has acted in several characters that are close to any vijay fan’s heart and the common audience too. Here are 11 memorable characters played by Vijay, Poove

Cast:            Gautham Karthik, Sana Music:         Vikram RH, Vishal Chandrasekhar Direction:    Rajkumar Periasamy Rangoon, a place in Myanmar, from where Venkat ( Played by Gautham Karthik) migrates to Chennai. A few years later, he happens to go back to Rangoon for his work and everything changes. What happens next forms the plot of the film. The first half of the film lays the groundwork for the story. The director takes time to introduce the appropriate characters whereas does not waste much time in love.  The scene where Venkat goes to meet Natasha (played by Sana) after she knows about his smuggling activities. Normally there will be an emotional scene where actress blackmails the hero. Instead it is replaced by a beautiful mature conversation. Gautham Karthik’s artificial tan makeup looks a little odd. The film is filled with wonderful performances. The cinematographer has captured both Chennai and Rangoon pleasantly. The scenes involving smuggling is inter

Film making is a not a single man task and that’s why everyone gets excited when two creators join together for a film. This article is about the best moments of a director- music director combo who share their birthday on same day (Today). This director’s film made me realize that a movie can impact you  in a way that you don’t sleep or think about anything else. All these I realized at the age of 12 when I watched ‘Kannathil Muthamittal’ on the television. Years later I came to know about the brain behind the film, Mani Ratnam. If one writes a book about music in India or music around the world, he is inevitable. Many music directors can be claimed as king of background music, he was the one who used background music to narrate the film. Back in 1960s Hindi music was predominantly heard in Tamil Nadu. Annakilli, his film, changed everything from the type of songs to the musical sense of people. Illayaraja, as his name personifies he is the king (raja) of music. Ma