Life of Pi (2012)

Actors: Sal Lopez (miscellaneous crew), Lee Tucker (miscellaneous crew), Jean-Patrick Joseph (miscellaneous crew), Ang Lee (director), Joy Ellison (miscellaneous crew), Paul 'Sled' Reynolds (miscellaneous crew), Jessica Drake (miscellaneous crew), Susan Hegarty (miscellaneous crew), Irrfan Khan (actor), Mychael Danna (composer), Gérard Depardieu (actor), Tabu (actress), Ang Lee (producer), Garson Yu (miscellaneous crew), Jean-Francois Hall (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: In Canada, a writer visits the Indian storyteller Pi Patel and asks him to tell his life story. Pi tells the story of his childhood in Pondicherry, India, and the origin of his nickname. One day, his father, a zoo owner, explains that the municipality is no longer supporting the zoo and he has hence decided to move to Canada, where the animals the family owns would also be sold. They board on a Japanese cargo ship with the animals and out of the blue, there is a storm, followed by a shipwrecking. Pi survives in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena and a male Bengal tiger nicknamed Richard Parker. They are adrift in the Pacific Ocean, with aggressive hyena and Rickard Parker getting hungry. Pi needs to find a way to survive.

Keywords: 11-year-old, 12-year-old, 1970s, adrift, animal, animal-attack, animal-cage, animal-fight, animated-sequence, apology
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy,

Quotes:

Santosh Patel: You think tiger is your friend, he is an animal, not a playmate.::Pi Patel: Animals have souls... I have seen it in their eyes.

Adult Pi Patel: With one word, my name went from an elegant French swimming pool to a stinking Indian latrine - I was pissing everywhere.

Adult Pi Patel: What has mamaji already told you?::Writer: He said you had a story that would make me believe in God.::Adult Pi Patel: [laughs] He would say that about a nice meal.

Adult Pi Patel: [after describing what the priest in the Church told him about Jesus] That made no sense!

Pi Patel (11: Thank you Vishnu, for introducing me to Christ.

Adult Pi Patel: Faith is a house with many rooms.::Writer: But no room for doubt?::Adult Pi Patel: Oh plenty, on every floor. Doubt is useful, it keeps faith a living thing. After all, you cannot know the strength of your faith until it is tested.

Santosh Patel: We will sail like Columbus.::Pi Patel: But Columbus was looking for India!

Adult Pi Patel: Now we have to send our little boy to the middle of the Pacific.::Writer: And make me believe in God.::Adult Pi Patel: Yes, we will get there.

Pi Patel: I can eat the biscuits, but God made tigers carnivorous, so I must learn to catch fish. If I don't, I'm afraid his last meal would be a skinny vegetarian boy.

Pi Patel: [on killing a fish] Thank you Lord Vishnu. Thank you for coming in the form of a fish and saving our lives.

Mouna guru (2011)

Actors: Thaman S. (composer), John Vijay (actor), Sujatha (actress), Murugadass (actor), Iniya (actress), Raja Mohammed (editor), Uma Riyaz Khan (actress), Arulnidhi (actor), Kumar Santha (writer), Kumar Santha (director), Madhu (actor), Anandvarma (actor), Krishnamoorthy (actor), Balakrishnan (actor), Mu.Ka.Thamizharasu (producer),

Plot: College goer Karunakaran (Arulnithi) always finds it difficult to adjust with the society that he lives. As a result he is unable to control his anger and often ends up with some trouble. His unpredictable behaviour become a constant worry for his mother and brother. A series of incidents forces him to leave his home town Madurai and as usual ends up in Chennai. Despite scoring high marks in school, he joins a local arts college in the city and stays in hostel from where the trouble begins. Now there is another story which goes parallel. While traveling from Bangalore to Chennai Assistant Commissioner Marimuthu (John Vijay), Inspector Rajendran (Madhu), Sub-Inspector Selvam (Balakrishnan) and cop Perumalsamy (Krishnamurthy) witnesses a car accident. When they are about to take the victim (son of Bangalore based business tycoon) to a nearby hospital, they comes across a huge stash of cash. The policemen kills the (half dead) victim and flees to Chennai with the money. Then the sincere police officer Palaniammal (Uma Riyaz Khan) who takes up this case. A cluster of lies, ego clash at the hostel and family's ignorance brings innocent Karunakaran into this crime plot. The rest is a racy roller-coaster ride that forms the climax.

Keywords: based-on-play
Genres: Action, Thriller,

Venghai (2011)

Actors: Urvashi (actor), Nizhalgal Ravi (actor), Sudha Chandran (actress), Prakash Raj (actor), Tamannaah Bhatia (actress), Y.G. Mahendran (actor), 'Ganja' Karuppu (actor), Dhanush (actor), Hari (director), Charlie (actor), Livingston (actor), Raj Kiran (actor), Ponnambalam (actor), Uma Pathmanabhan (actress), 'Nandha' Saravanan (actor),

Plot: Veera Pandi (Raj Kiran) is the landlord, who is respected by the people in Pandipuram village in Siva Ganga district. His son Selvam (Dhanush) is an upright and angry young man, who goes his father's way. Rajalingam (Prakash Raj) becomes the local MLA, thanks to Veera Pandi's support. But he starts to reveal his true face incurring Veera Pandi's wrath. Trouble erupts between them. Greedy Rajalingam decides to take the extreme step - bump off Veera Pandi. Selvam steps in and its cat - mouse game between the two.

Genres: Action, Drama, Family,

Mayil (2011)

Actors: Kashyap Rao (editor), Kashyap Rao (writer), Kashyap Rao (writer), Kashyap Rao (producer), Kashyap Rao (director), Lakshmi Hothur (producer), Lakshmi Hothur (producer), Lakshmi Hothur (actress), Sriya Chillarige (actress), John Jayabal (actor), John Jayabal (actor), Aniruddha Potdar (actor), Ravi Iyer (actor), Sriya Chillarige (costume designer), Aniruddha Potdar (costume designer),

Plot: Triplicane Mani Iyer is an upcoming Don in Tamil Nadu, a state in Southern India. Over a territorial dispute with Balaganesh, the head of the dominant crime family in Tamil Nadu, Mani puts a bounty on Balaganesh's daughter, Nandhini. Following her death, Balaganesh is out with a vengeance to get Mani, forcing Mani into exile. The ensuing gang war has cost both of them dearly. Now, three years later, Mani, tired of hiding, wants the fighting to stop; and the only way out is by taking Balaganesh down. For the seemingly impossible task, Mani breaks his silence by reaching out to Gautam - a legendary hit man wanted in connection with numerous open high profile crimes, including Nandhini's homicide... a man that many believe to be the elusive assassin Mayil (Tamil word for Peacock).

Genres: Action, Crime, Short, Thriller,

Three Char Sau Bees (2010)

Actors: Suraaj Venjarammoodu (actor), Jagathi Sreekumar (actor), Salim Kumar (actor), Kalabhavan Mani (actor), Manka Mahesh (actress), Bijukuttan (actor), Jaffer Idukki (actor), Don Max (editor), Deepika (actress), Dhanya Mary Varghese (actress), Kannan Pattambi (actor), Shobha Singh (actress), 'Atlas' Ramachandran (actor), Adoor Govindankutty (writer), Adoor Govindankutty (director),

Genres: Crime, Drama,

Polladhavan (2007)

Actors: Santhanam (actor), Bhanupriya (actress), G.V. Prakash Kumar (composer), Dhanush (actor), Ramya (actress), Karunas (actor), Anju (actress), Kishore (actor), Daniel Balaji (actor), Brinda Parekh (actress), Vetri Maaran (director), Vetri Maaran (writer), Pavan (actor), Sentrayan (actor), Murali (actor),

Genres: Action,

Quotes:

Prabhu: Hey I have 400Rs man...

Selvam: That boy has no fear.

Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998)

Actors: Roja (actress), Karthik (actor), Ajith Kumar (actor), Ramesh Khanna (actor), Mouli (actor), Sarath Kumar (actor), Madan Bob (actor), Vikraman (director), Sathyapriya (actress), Fathima Babu (actress), Kushboo (actress),

Plot: Radha (Roja) lives in her father's house as a maidservant as she is his illegitimate daughter and he does not have the courage to tell his wife the truth. She had been in love with her step-mother's brother Sanjay (Ajith) but on discovering her feelings he tells her he needs time to think. One day two petty thieves, Selvam (Karthik) and his friend enter the house to hide while the elders are away and she places them under 'house arrest' for three days. On releasing them she gives them some advice that convinces them to reform. Due to a misunderstanding Radha is accused of theft and thrown out of the house. Selvam finds a place for her in a hostel and makes many sacrifices in order to make her a famous singer. Finally Radha's family accept her as their daughter and Sanjay is ready to marry her, but who will she choose?

Genres: Drama,

Ayalathe Addeham (1992)

Actors: Indrans (costume designer), Mala Aravindan (actor), Indrans (actor), Jayaram (actor), Mammukoya (actor), Babu Nampoothiri (actor), Mohan Sitara (composer), Manian Pillai Raju (actor), Vazhoor Jose (miscellaneous crew), Sadiq (actor), Siddique (actor), Jagathi Sreekumar (actor), Thilakan (actor), Gautami (actress), Meena (actress),

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family,

Pagal Nilavu (1985)

Actors: Sarath Babu (actor), Mani Ratnam (writer), Ilayaraja (composer), Mani Ratnam (director), Satyaraj (actor), Revathy (actress), G.M. Kumar (writer), G.M. Kumar (writer), Murali (actor),

Plot: Selvam (Murali) is indebted to Devarajan (Satyaraj) who saves his mother's life. Devarajan is the village hotshot, and Selvam is his goon for a variety of illegal activities. A new inspector Peter (Sarath Babu) is posted to the village, who immediately crosses swords with Devarajan and Selvam. Selvam falls in love with Peter's sister, a situation that Devarajan plans to use to his advantage. The film isn't that bad if you put aside the director's subsequent work, and both Satyaraj and Murali do fairly well in their roles.

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Iruvar Ullam (1963)

Actors: Saroja Devi B. (actress), L.V. Prasad (director), Mahadevan K.V. (composer), Shivaji Ganesan (actor), S.V. Ranga Rao (actor), Lakshmirajyam (actress), A. Sanjeevi (editor), M.R. Radha (actor), Sandhya (actress), Ramachandran T.R. (actor), M. Karunanidhi (writer), Padmini Priyadarshini (actress), Karunanidhi (actor), Muthulakshmi (actor),

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