Vääna

Vääna (German: Feyena, Faehna, Fähna) is a village in Harku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It has a population of 266 (as of 1 June 2010). Vääna is located about 20 km (12 mi) from the capital Tallinn.

Vääna Manor

The oldest recorded mention of the place (Feyena) has been dated to 1325. At this time, there was a fortified manor or a castle at the site, the remains of which were reconstructed and expanded in a romantic fashion during the 19th century but are still visible in the manor park.

The present manor house was commissioned by the Baltic German von Stackelberg family and built 1784-1797. It was designed by an anonymous Italian architect in late baroque style. The wings of the long main house have circular pavilions with preserved decorated vaulted roofs, where formerly the family displayed their art collection, which reputedly held works by Hans Holbein, Nicolas Poussin, Claude Lorrain and Antoine Watteau . The main building also showcases some preserved architectural details, notably two painted ceilings as well as further, albeit later, architectural details.

Meera Chopra

Meera Chopra, also known as Nila, is an Indian actress and model who appears in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.

Personal life

Bollywood actresses Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra and Mannara are her cousins.

Film career

Anbe Aaruyire in which she starred with S. J. Surya. She did her second movie with Pawan Kalyan in Telugu, followed by her performance in M. S. Raju's Vaana. Going to stare in Vikram Bhatt's 1920London with Sharman Joshi actor marking her Bollywood debut as well. She's also worked in Satish Kaushik's upcoming Gang of Ghosts which is produced by Venus.

Filmography

References

External links

Media related to Meera Chopra at Wikimedia Commons

Music director

A music director may be the director of an orchestra or concert band, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the coordinator of the musical ensembles in a university, college, or institution (but not usually the head of the academic music department), the head bandmaster of a military band, the head organist and choirmaster of a church, or an Organist and Master of the Choristers (a title given to a Director of Music at a cathedral, particularly in England).

Orchestra

The title of "music director" or "musical director" is used by many symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra. The term "music director" is most common for orchestras in the United States. With European orchestras, the titles of "principal conductor" or "chief conductor" are more common, which designate the conductor who directs the majority of a given orchestra's concerts in a season. In musical theatre and opera, the music director is in charge of the overall musical performance, including ensuring that the cast knows the music thoroughly, supervising the musical interpretation of the performers and pit orchestra, and conducting the orchestra.

M. S. Raju

Maha Sankranthi Raju (known as M. S. Raju) is an Indian film producer, known for his works in commercial Telugu cinema. He won 4 Filmfare Awards, becoming the first Indian producer to receive three consecutive Filmfare Awards, for the films Okkadu, Varsham, and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. He also produced blockbusters like Shatruvu, Devi, Manasantha Nuvve, and Nee Sneham.

Personal life

His son, Sumanth Ashwin, made his acting debut with the Telugu movie "Tuneega Tuneega," under his father’s direction. The film failed at the box office.

Filmography

Awards

Vinay Rai

Vinay Rai (born 18 September 1979) is an Indian film actor, commonly appearing in Tamil films, as well as modelling and catwalking in noted fashion shows.

Career

Vinay was originally a ramp model in Bangalore, but since has now made his debut as an actor in director Jeeva's Unnale Unnale co-starring Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee. The film became a large success upon release and opened up more acting offers for Vinay Rai.

Since his debut film, he has appeared in a Telugu language film, Vaana, which flopped at the box-office and a critically successful Tamil film, in Jayamkondaan, for which his performance was acclaimed. In 2009, he appeared in Saran's Modhi Vilayadu alongside Kajal Aggarwal which also fared poorly at the box office, while two of his films Veelle and Nootruku Nooru were stalled during their production stage. He made a comeback in 2011 with a role in the English film, Dam 999, though the film met with a poor commercial and critical response. His only 2012 release was the Tamil film Mirattal. The film, which also starred Sharmila Mandre opposite him, got an average response.