Advaita Vedanta

Advaita Vedanta is a school of Hindu philosophy and religious practice, and one of the classic Indian paths to spiritual realization.Advaita (Sanskrit; not-two, "no second") refers to the idea that the true Self, Atman, is the same as the highest Reality, Brahman. It gives "a unifying interpretation of the whole body of Upanishads", providing scriptural authority for the postulation of the nonduality of Atman and Brahman. Followers seek liberation/release by acquiring vidyā (knowledge) of the identity of Atman and Brahman. It emphasizes Jivanmukta, the idea that moksha (freedom, liberation) is achievable in this life.

Advaita Vedanta is the oldest extant sub-school of Vedanta – one of six schools of orthodox darśanas (philosophies, world views, teachings). The school uses concepts such as Brahman, Atman, Maya and others that are found in major Indian religious traditions, but interprets them in its own way for its theories of moksha. Advaita Vedanta traces its roots in the oldest Upanishads, with Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahma Sutra consolidating the central premises of this tradition. The principal, though not the first, exponent of the Advaita Vedanta-interpretation was Adi Shankara in the 8th century, who systematised the works of preceding philosophers.

Leema Babu

Leema Babu is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Malayalam and Tamil language films. After making her debut in the Tamil film Rasikkum Seemane (2010), she won critical acclaim for her performances in Pattam Pole (2013) and Money Ratnam (2014).

Career

Leema made her acting debut as the younger version of Navya Nair's character in the Tamil film, Rasikkum Seemane (2010), before going on to appear as Bharathiraja's grand-daughter in Rettaisuzhi (2010) and as Arya's sister in A. L. Vijay's period drama Madrasapattinam (2010). She made her first appearance as a lead heroine in Narthagi (2011), a film on transgenders, before appearing in other low budget Tamil films including Chuda Chuda (2013) and Sooraiyadal (2013). She was also involved in further film titled Vaanara Saenai by Saravanan Sakthi alongside Richard, but the venture was later shelved.

Leema has also appeared in supporting roles in the Malayalam films Pattam Pole (2013) alongside Dulquer Salmaan and Money Ratnam (2014) alongside Fahadh Faasil. In 2015, she appeared in the action thriller Thakka Thakka and the comedy drama Maanga.

Premgi Amaren

Ganesh Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 25 February 1979), better known as Premgi Amaren, is an Indian playback singer, film composer, songwriter and actor. Son of veteran film composer and singer Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema and is known for his comical performances in the Venkat Prabhu films Chennai 600028, Saroja, Goa and Mankatha. His stage name, Premgi, is actually a spelling error, as it is meant to be "Prem G.", (the G referring to his father's name).

Career

Primarily interested in composing music, Premgi started his career as an assistant to film music composer and his cousin Yuvan Shankar Raja, turning a playback singer, singing mostly the rap portions in Yuvan Shankar Raja's compositions, before working with other music composers as well. Working with Yuvan Shankar Raja, he also remixed some of his compositions for the soundtrack albums, the first being "Loosu Penne" from the film Vallavan.

In 2006, however, he made his acting debut in Silambarasan's Vallavan as the heroine's friend, following which he starred in his brother, Venkat Prabhu's directorial debut Chennai 600028 (2007), in which he played the role of Seenu. The movie went on to become the year's biggest summer blockbuster, establishing Premgi as a comedy actor. He joined with his brother for his next film Saroja which fetched him accolades for his performance as Ganesh Kumar.