Tamil Movie Review 96 - Cast & Crew

Born on 4th May, 1983 in Palakkad by Krishnan and Uma Krishnan as her parents. Before starting her carrer in modelling and acting, she did her schooling from Sacred Heart Matriculation school in Church Park and then BBA from Ethiraj College for Women (Chennai). She entered into film industry after making a mark as a model and winning several beauty pageants like Miss Salem and Miss Madras in the same year. In 2001, she won Miss India Pageant “Beautiful Smile” award. She got her first acting break in Tamil film Jodie. After that, she got her first lead role in Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002) opposite Surya and won critical acclaim.

Uma Devi K is a lyricist predominantly working in the Tamil Film Industry.She hails from Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. Uma belongs to a family of street-theatre artists, and her brother is a poet as well. She holds a Ph.D. in Tamil from the Institute of Tamil Studies, Chennai. She is currently working as an assistant professor at Ethiraj College of Women. Uma Devi debuted as a lyricist in the 2014 drama film “Madras.” She penned lyrics for the song, “Naan Nee” which became highly popular.

Gowri is a singer. She was born in India. She mainly works with the Tamil Singing Industry. She has Indian Nationality. She had appeared in the Singing reality shows various times. She is a singer of versatile talent. She has worked with several artists. She has a very voice. She is the contestant of the reality show. The show name is Airtel Super Singer Junior. It has aired on the channel Vijay television. It is her first reality show as a singer participant. She has also made her place in the list of finalists in the fifth season of the show in the year 2017. She is a notable singer. Gowri qualified to set her place in the final list among 30 contestants. She is also the recipient of the best singer in many rounds. She is the second runner up winner in the show.

Gouri G Kishan is an upcoming actress who was born on the 17th of August 1998 to Geeth Kishan and Veena Kishan at Ernakulam, Kerala. She has a brother named Govind G Kishan, and they hail from Kochi, Kerala. She did her schooling at The Hindu Higher Secondary School and Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School at Chennai. Gouri speaks Tamil, Malayalam, English, and Kannada. She graduated in Journalism from Christ University, Bangalore. Her debut on the silver screen was in the year 2018 with the movie named 96 directed by C. Prem Kumar, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles.

Niyathi Kadambi is an Indian Film actor. She has debuted with the project 96. She has the Indian nationality. She was born in the year 2004. Her hometown is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and India. Her father's name is Chetan. Her mother's name is Devadharshini. Her nickname is Niyathi. She belongs to the Hindu Religion. Her hobbies are shopping, singing, and photography. Her current city is also Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and India. She mainly works in the Kannada film industry. Her parents are also great actors. She had done her debut with the Tamil film 96. It has directed by C. Prem Kumar. In this film, she did the role of the young character of her mother Dewadharshini.

Varsh Bollamma is a 19 year old social media star in India. She was born in Coorg and brought up in Bengaluru. She is considered as Nazriya’s doppelganger and has a huge social media following.  GALLERY OF VARSHA BOLLAMMA She became famous overnight when one of her dubsmash video, in which she was impersonating Nazriya’s Raja-Rani dialogue, went viral on social media. Her video got thousands of views on Facebook. She shot to fame after people started to compile her videos and started sharing it on WhatsApp. Varsh is studying Microbiology at Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru and has already signed three Tamil movies. She is a proud Kollywood Fan and has always wished to be in the showbiz from a very young age. She wants to complete her studies and then work in the showbiz.

Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi was not born with silver spoon. Neither did he have a family background that had deep roots in cinema field. He was rejected even for the role of a junior artist. But it was his hard work and continuous struggle, that made him a star that he is today.

C Premkumar is a veteran director and is the director of two movies till now. These movies include 96 and Madhavan. He worked as the cinematographer in the film Yeidhavan. Both these films released in Tamil language. He is a very talented director, and we can be expecting more films from him shortly. Both of his movies hit the theatres in the year 2017. The movie 96 hit the theatre on February 14th, 2017, whereas Yeidhavan released on May 12th, 2017. He started his career in 2017 and is new to the industry, but he is still very appreciated in the Tamil film industry. 96 is a forthcoming Tamil-language film which is written and directed by C. Prem Kumar who previously handled the shooting for Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom. The movie stars Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan in the major role and the picture is funded by Nandagopal of Madras Enterprises.

S Nandagopal is an Indian Tamil producer who has produced many amazing motion pictures till date. His work is highly commendable in the Kollywood industry. He loves to invest his assets in the most desirable manner. He is one of the renowned entries in the producer's world, who's work is tremendous, and note-worthy. People appreciated his work, also the movies he produced received a good response. He is currently living his dream and loves to be a good film producer. S Nandagopal had produced two films in the Kollywood industry, and he is remarkably outstanding and proficient. Before starting his career, he worked as a line producer in many motion pictures and was also responsible for handling all the units during the shoots. He was born in southern part of India and brought up there.

Govind Menon is an Indian music composer, singer, violinist, and music director who mainly work in Malayalam and Tamil film industries. He is the violinist and vocalist of the Kerala-based music band, Thaikkudam Bridge. He came from a family of musicians. During his childhood, Govind hated the violin because he wanted to learn how to play the guitar. However, on the day he went to the music school, the guitar teacher was not around, but the violin teacher was there.

Govindaraj Ranganathan or R Govindaraj is a well-known film editor working predominantly in the Tamil film industry. He debuted as an editor with the film Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom in 2012. Under the direction of Balaji Tharaneetharan, the comedy-drama film was a superhit blockbuster in Tamil cinema starring Vijay Sethupathi, Gayathrie, and Bagavathi Perumal and was released on 30 November 2012. Later in 2018, he worked in several films like Oru Nalla Naal Pathu Solren by P Arumugakumar, 96 by C Prem Kumar, Asuravadham by Maruthupandian, and Seethakaathi by Balaji Tharaneetharan. The recent hit films by Govindaraj in the Tamil film industry are Oru Pakka Kathai by Balaji Tharaneetharan in 2020 and Tughlaq Durbar in 2021 by Delhi Prasad Deenadayal.

Janagaraj is one of the few comedians of Tamil cinema, who quit acting though he was at his peak. Whether it is a comedy or a supporting role, he played that with equal finesse. During his period, Janagaraj gave rigorous competition to Goundamani and Senthil. He has over 100 Tamil movies to his credit. 

Born during the year 1955, Janagaraj was initially a stage artist and a theater artist. It was during the year 1971 that Janagaraj aimed to work in movies. He got small roles in several films of ace director K Balachander. Later in 1977 the film Sevuppu Villu made the audience to notice him. 

Right from Nizhalgal, his other films including Mudhal Vasantham, Palaivana Rojakkal, Apoorva Pirargal, Rajadhi Raja, Sindhu Bhairavi, Agni Natchathiram, Apoorva Sagodharargal, Roja and Kizhaku Vasal earned him a good name that he rightly deserves. In fact, Janagaraj was seen in most of Rajinikanth’s and Kamal Haasan’s movies in 80s and 90s. Janagaraj’s performance in Nayagan was very much appreciated. 

Nayagan, Baasha, and Annamalai are the films which provided fodder to Janagaraj’s character roles. He was also seen in the films in early 2000, including Aayutha Ezhuthu, King, and M Kumaran S/o Mahalakshmi. 

Janagaraj experimented with different roles and was successful in his attempt. He was seen in most of Maniratnam’s films and he gave stellar performances in all these films. Janagaraj maintained his individual style of acting and never copied other comedians. 

Other than acting, Janagaraj is interested in music. The voice of Janagaraj is his strength, it is considered as an inspiration for many mimicry artists. In fact, he has also sung for some films in Kollywood. Janagaraj has his interest in classical drama and dance. The body language of Janagaraj has gained him much appreciation. Janagaraj rarely uses unwanted language in films. 

Janagaraj maintains good rapport with another Tamil actor Delhi Ganesh. 

Though he is highly talented, he is not seen in films nowadays. When contacted him, he revealed that his son is very rich; he doesn’t want his father to act.

Kali Venkat hails from a rural village named Kovilpatti in Tamil Nadu from where he came to Chennai to pursue his acting career. From childhood, he had a huge passion and interest for acting, He used to take part in lots of dramas hosted in his school and his locality since he was studying in the eighth standard. Realizing that his village would limit his acting career to the stage and the drama medium alone, He moves to Chennai for further opportunities.

Karthik Netha is an Indian writer, lyricist, and poet. He mostly works in Tamil film industry. He is best known for his work in movies Thirumanam Enum Nikkah, 96, Monster and many more. He was born in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India. He is currently living in Chennai, India. He started his career by working as an assistant song-writer of Na. Muthukumar. He then worked for many movies including ‘Thotti Jaya’ in 2005, ‘Vaagai Sooda Va’ in 2011 and ‘Dear Comrade’ in 2019. Some of the famous songs he has written are ‘Theera Kadhal’, ‘Anithimalai neram’, ‘Adikadi Mudi’, ‘Pada Pada’, etc.

Kalyani Menon, the famous Tamil playback singer acquired her knowledge of classical music from the well-known classical master and guru ‘Sangeethabhooshanam' M.R. Sivaraman Nair. Her merit as a classical vocalist soon blossomed under the guardianship of M.R. Sivanaraman Nair, developing and making a mark as a playback singer for South Indian films as well. In Madras in the year 1977, she was able to make her first debut through the renowned dance drama of Dhananjayan's Malayalam, ‘Magdalana Mariyam', which was choreographed for the Madras Doordarshan as part of the Vallathol Centenary celebrations. The lines that Kalyani sang of Vallathol Narayana Menon's were set into tune and composed by the Dhananjayans.

Mounam Ravi is a Public Relation Officer for the Tamil (Kollywood) industry. He's been a part of many blockbuster movies and had worked with many dignitaries. His work involves; understand and support his clients in matters related to how to portray their image in public and what steps should bring their client reputation, through using all forms of media and communication, reputable. He was born in the southern part of India and did his schooling from there. He started his career as a Public Relation Officer pretty soon in life, and today he is a well-heeled PRO. Being a PRO is not an easy job.

New actors are launched every day but there are only few who manage to create an ever lasting impression with their first appearance. Adithya Bhaskar is one of those actors who created an impression by his debut performance. Adithya is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil movies. He was born on 1st May in the year 1999.

Bagavathi Perumal (commonly referred to as Bucks) is an Indian film actor, popular amongst the regional audience for his work in movies and TV shows like Super Deluxe (2018), Seethakaathi (2018), Maayavan (2017), Iraivi (2016), etc. Mostly known for his major involvement in Tamil TV shows, short films, dramas, and Kollywood movies, Bagvathi has often been praised by the viewers and critics for his effective adaptation of the characters. Born on 23rd July 1978, he is currently married to Suneetha, who is a doctor. In 2012, Bagvathi made his first momentous contribution on the silver screen with Balaji Tharaneethaaran’s film Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kanoom. Since then, he has featured in a lot of film projects and has worked with quite a few renowned faces in the industry.

T. Krishnan is a renowned actor who is popularly known as Kavithalaya Krishnan, due to his affiliation with Kavithalayaa Productions, owned by Tamil producer-director K. Balachandar who has produced many successful Tamil films and television serials. Krishnan is well-known for his superb acting in numerous supporting roles in TV serials and films here.

He was studying at the College of Engineering of Guindy, where he became friends with a classmate Mohan Rangachari, who later came to be known as Crazy Mohan – a famous Tamil comedy actor cum writer of plays and scripts. Mohan inspired his friend to start acting in the plays written by him, to be staged for Arts Society of Engineering College and both of them won several awards in college for their talents. But this was not the first chance that Krishnan won award for acting, because earlier he won prizes in school dramas when he was a student of St. Bede’s Anglo Indian School of Santhome. Though none of his family was ever in acting, he enthusiastically started a theatre group with Crazy Mohan, which was named Crazy Creations. 

His film career started when director K. Balachandar chose their play ‘Marriage Made in Salon’ to make a film named ‘Poikaal Kudirai', where he casted Krishnan in the same role which he played in the drama. From then onwards, he acted in 80 films and 60 Television serials till now, not counting more than 1000 stage shows where he was similarly applauded by the audience. His other popular films are ‘Sindhu Vairavi’, ‘Vaakumoolam’, `Avvai Shanmugi',`Natpukkaga' and `Manadhil Urudhi Vendum'. His own most favorite TV serials where he worked successfully are `Kai Alavu Manasu', `Marma Desam', `Inai Kodugal' and `Aridharam Poosiya Uravugal'.  His recent serial ‘Selvi’ is also a super hit among the common people. Apart from Balachandar, he also worked with other prominent directors like Mani Ratnam, S.P. Muthuraman, Suresh Krishna and Vasanth. His brilliant performance in acting earned him the prestigious Kalaimamani Award in 2005, given by Tamil Nadu Government. He also received Mylapore Fine Arts Academy Award 9 times till now!