Tamil Movie Review Indian 2 - Cast & Crew

Jaya Mohan is a Tamil news reader who reads a news in Makkal TV.  

Thamarai was born in Tamil Nadu, India on 10th November 1975. She is a lyricist by profession and also writes poems, essays and is also a former journalist. She is a renowned lyricist and mostly writes in Tamil. She received her primary education from Coimbatore and graduated from Government College of Technology in Coimbatore. After her graduation, she continued to work there and later moved to Chennai and devoted her time for a company as an independent journalist, where she used to write essays, poems and short stories for them.

Kajal Aggarwal is a modern Indian model and film actress, known for working predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and few Bollywood films. She was born on June 19, 1985, in Mumbai, Maharashtra in India to Vinay and Suman Aggarwal. Her younger sister, Nisha Aggarwal, also works in the same field and appeared in Tamil and Telugu films.

Aishwarya Rajesh, commonly known as Iyshwarya, is an Indian actress who works in the Tamil film industry. She was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 10th of January, 1990. She was born into a family that was famous and had its mark in the film industry for three generations.

Priya was born in Pondicherry on 31st December, 1989, to Bhavani Shankar and Thangam Shankar. They are natives of Mayiladuthurai. Although she began working as a software engineer for Infosys, she later quit her job to enter the mass media field.

Rakul Preet Singh is a famous Indian model working predominantly in South India. She has got a wide range of craze in a short span of time. She was born on 10 October, 1990. She was born in New Delhi to an army family. She completed her schooling from Army public school and graduation from Jesus and Mary College. She is a professional Golf player and has played National level golf competition. She is a huge fan of Sharukh Khan. Rakul has been passionate about acting since her childhood. So, she opt Modeling as her career. She started modeling when she was just 18. She debuted with the Kannada film Gilli. Next she played a small role in Tamil film, Keratam.

Subhash Karan hails from Mulliyawalai, Sri Lanka. He was born on second March 1972. He is one of the greatest business tycoons. He is the Chairman of Lycamobile. Subhash Karan has started that company in the year 2006. Lycamobile is a British Telecommunication company which is active in about 18 countries all over the world. There are more than 20 million users who are using their services. Subhash Karan also has his production house Lycra Productions. “Pirivom Santhippom” was the first film produced by him under the banner of Lycra Productions in the year 2008. Later on in the year, 2014 Lyca Productions collaborated with Ayngaran International to produce a movie named “KATHI” written and directed by A.R Murugadas and starring Vijay and Samantha as hero and heroine. That movie has been one of the biggest hits in his career.

He is a multitalented writer belonging to the Southern India. He had given a new word to the English language ‘Lifotainment’ which means the entertainment through short stories or novels. He firmly believes that anything that is written should either influence oneself or the others in the society. He firmly believes that writings have the capability to bring about a change in one’s life or even the other’s life. He had different kinds of writings. He had written novels, dialogues and also poems. After completing his graduation, he went to Australia to study in the School of Journalism. He had served for three long years in the Tamil TV industry, and he is now involved completely in writing the stories for the Tamil movies. He had written the dialogues for the India’s foremost talkie-motion poster. He was born on 29th of May in the year 1982 in Chennai and is now 33 years old.

Lakshmi Saravana Kumar is a Tamil writer. He has written three novels and thirty + short stories. He was born in Madurai, Tamilnadu. Lakshmi Saravana Kumar was an athlete. He studied B.A Literature in Madurai. He is widely famous through his short film “Mayana Gaandam.” He won Sakithya Academy Award, “Yuva Puraskar” for his novel “Gaanagan”.

Ravi was born in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. By profession, he is a cinematographer. Also, he penned the script and directed one movie. He has got some nominations and awards for his brilliant works. With a connection to the South Indian movie industry, he also has worked in Bollywood, and his work won acclamation. His great zeal for literature helped him to create a magazine (online) named Yavarum Kelir. His interest in photography is linked to the death of his mother, who he lost at a very young age.

The name Anirudh does not need any introduction down South among the music lovers. With his boy next door looks, he can really amaze you by his skills when it comes to composing and singing. This music Rockstar will rule our playlists whenever his new album is released. He can make you go 'Gaga' right from the first time you hear his songs. His recent movie 'Naanum Rowdydhaan' has took the town by storm. This is not the first time he has done this. He did the same on his debut movie '3' (Three). He evolved as a star overnight after the music release of '3' and became the talk of the town. Indeed Kolaveri made him get famous worldwide and it got him more fans.  

Anirudh is always good with experimental aspects in music. His movie 'Naanum Rowdydhaan' is the first of its kind as all the songs from the movie got released as single tracks on specific dates, just to increase the hype & curiosity among the fans. Indeed, it worked out well. His tracks in the film Vellayilla Pattathari have become a huge hit, due to his different composition style. The song “Amma Amma” from the movie VIP brings tears to us with his tunes. His latest tracks from the movie “Maari” have also fetched him fame, especially the songs ‘Don Don Donu’ and ‘Maari’. He won the Best Music Director award for his works in VIP and Ethir Neechal. 

Born on 16th Oct 1990, Anirudh is the son of Ravi Raghavendra (an actor) and Lakshmi, who is a dancer. He is the nephew of superstar Rajinikanth. He is not only a music director, but also a playback singer and he gave many hits even as a playback singer. His upcoming projects to name a few are VIP 2, Naanum Rowdydhaan, Singam 3, Vedhaalam, etc..

P Vijay (Pa Vijay) is a Tamil poet and film lyricist, who wrote the award-winning lyrics for the song’’ Ovvoru Pookalume’’ in Cheran's Autograph in Kollywood film industry. This lyricist had an extensive impact on Tamil cinema and was considered to be a gem writer of many songs that had featured in many movies. This poet and lyricist-writer were born in a middle-class family where his mother was a school teacher, and his father worked as a spinning master in a textile mill in Coimbatore. The actor was born in Coimbatore on 20 October 1974 and did his MA Literature in Tamil from Annamalai University. This poet was a discovery of director K Bhagyaraj, who was his family friend. He was associated with K. Bhagyaraj in the magazine ‘Bhagya’ and even got a chance to pen his lyrics for the film Gnanapazham, which had music by K. Bhagyaraj himself. But it was in 2004 when the film ‘Autograph’ was released, his song ’Ovvoru Pookalume"’ became an instant hit. Dr. Karunanidhi had given him the title’ Vithaga Kavignar’ and he came to be known as one of the best poets in Tamil Literature. Even poet Vali felt that Pa Vijay was part of him and claimed that he alone can be his successor in the field of cinema lyrics. Pa Vijay is still humble despite he has contributions to the literary field by writing many books. He considered Kannadasan and Vairamuthu as his role model. He also acted in lead roles in films like ‘Gnabagangal’, ‘Ilaignan ‘and ‘Thagadu Thagadu’.

Born on 27 November 1974, Bosco Martis has completed his schooling from St. Joseph’s School, Mumbai and graduated from Mithibai College, Mumbai. Annual Day events at school became the breeding ground Bosco’s budding dance fever where he used to watch his football buddy, now his counterpart –Caesar performs and gets inspired by him.

Akkineni Sreekar Prasad, also called Sreekar Prasad, is an Indian film developing capable, known for his works in the Indian film industry. He works unpreventably on Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and English movies. His received National Film Award for Best Editing, for his exceptional work on the part motion picture Firaaq (2008), composed by Nandita Das.

Kamal Haasan is the most versatile actor that India had ever witnessed. His innovative performances have been acclaimed worldwide. He is known for his passion for dance forms, action, and his enthusiasm for new concepts in movies. He is one of the most unforgettable actors in India. Born in 1954, Kamal Haasan has a never ending passion for Indian Cinema. He is still acting in movies. Though he belongs to Kollywood Industry his movies are much appreciated in Bollywood and Tollywood as well.

Nedumudi Venu was born on 22nd May 1948. He is commonly known as Kesavan Venu Gopal. His parents are PK Kesavan Nair and Kunjikkuttiyamma in Nedumudi Alappuzha in Kerala. He had four siblings, all brothers. His father was a schoolmaster. Nedumudi completed his primary education at NSS Higher Secondary School and St Mary's Higher Secondary School, Champakulam. During school days, he was interested in music and arts.

Udhayanidhi Stalin is considered to be a mammoth figure in the Tamil film and television industry and he is considered to be one of the powerhouse controller in the Tamil Entertainment Industry. Udyanithu Stalin has a rich family lineage along with his envious filmography and television stints. His father is the famous M.K.Stalin and he is also the grandson of Tamilnadu’s ex-chief minister Shri Karunanidhi. He was born on November 27, 1977. He is currently active in the industry as an actor, producer and distributor. Presently, he owns his own company with the name of Red Giant Movies Banner. Some of his hit and award winning movies as an actor includes Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, Aadhavan, etc. As a producer and distributor some of his successful movie ventures in Tamil includes- Kuruvu, Nellparavai, Idhayam Murali, etc. Udyanithi Stalin is married to Kiruthiga Udayanidhi who is the owner and head of a lifestyle magazine Inbox 1305. He has won the Film fare South award for many times for his acting performances and also as a producer. Udyanithi Stalin is currently shooting for a comedy film which he is also the co-producer of the film. Udyanithi’s stint with the Tamil television has been brief but a memorable one. He has been the part of the celebrity kitchen show, has appeared as a guest judge in few of the reality show aired on the Tamil television shows. But, what caused a stir is his appearance in the popular celebrity interactive chat show Koffee with DD made in line with the national popular chat show Koffee with Karan. In one of the episode Stalin adorned the celebrity guest chair.

Indian film director, lyricist and singer Aditya Dhar born on 12 March 1983 is from the New Delhi, India. He starts his career as a lyricist for the film, Kabul Express in 2008 and works as a lyricist in the staring of his career for several films likes Heel-E-Dil (2008) and Daddy Cool (2009). Aaditya also wrote dialogues for films Aakrosh (2010) and Tez (2012).

Randy Rathnavelu is a cinematographer who was born on 24th February 1971 in Chennai, India and is actively working in the Tollywood industry since 1997. He is a well known cinematographer in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. He has also been critically acclaimed for his works in certain movies.

Vishal Anand is the screen name of Bhisham Kohli and is a famous actor of the Hindi language film industry. He became popular for his characters in many films like "Taxi Driver", "Chalte Chalte", etc. He belongs to the common, reoccurring theme of many members of the Anand Family. He was a famous actor cum director and producer. He appeared in a total of eleven movies. He took part in the production and direction works in many of these movies. "Chalte Chalte" is a notable hit film of Vishal Anand.

Sangeeth is a playback singer who chiefly works in the Malayalam movie industry. He was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, to Rajagopal and Shantha Rajagopal. He did his secondary education at a school in Panthalam, Pathanamthitta, and Higher Secondary education in Thiruvananthapuram. Later, he joined a Music college in Trivandrum. Sangeeth developed a passion for music from a very young age of three and started learning music under his mother, who herself was a music teacher. He enthusiastically participated in School Kalolsavam, which earned him the title “Kala Pratiba.” Sangeeth is trained well in Classical music, light music, Mappila Pattu, and many more.

A Chennai boy born in Karaikal to the immigrants of Vietnam is famous for his stunt sequences and action director and choreography. He was born and brought up in Chennai itself. He belongs to Tamil Chettiar community. He started off as an extra stunt fighter in many regional films. His first venture as a full-time action director is Murari. Earlier he has worked with pioneers like Kanal Kannan, Ram Gopal Verma, Vijayan, etc. he has done quite a plenty of films in Telegu, Tamil, and Malayalam. He earned critical appreciation and fame through his work in films such as Varsham, Anniyan, Athadu, etc. Ram Gopal Verma, impressed by Hein offered him to work for James and thus it was his ticket to Bollywood. His next Bollywood venture was Mani Ratnam’s Raavan.

Naveen Paul is the Co-founder and the Creative Head of NY VFXWAALA and is the recipient of the Star Screen Award, and Zee Cine Award, 2017, and the 64th National Award for Best Visual Effects for Hindi motion picture - Shivaay He was featured in hot topic 100 by Digital Studio magazine for three consecutive years - 2015, 2016, and 2017. He got nominated for the Best Visual Effects for Dilwale 2015 – Filmfare, Zee Cine, and Star Screen Awards; the Best Visual Effects in Singham Returns, 2015 for the Zee Cine and Star Screen Awards. Naveen has seventeen plus years of experience with high-end film-based VFX Pipelines as a VFX Supervisor / Creative Director and has extensive experience as a senior, lead, and supervising artist and has proved his aptitude for management. He has done his high school at Kendra Vidyalaya. He has done his Bachelor of Science and Physics and Computer Science from the University of Mumbai.

The transformation of Bobby Jayasimha of remote Kodaikanal to Bobby Simha of the Chennai film industry has not been without the inevitable twists and turns that normally affect those striving to enter films from humbler backgrounds.

Shyam Prasad is an aspiring director cum actor in the Tamil film industry. Shyam Prasad had also shouldered Babu Thooyavan in Katham Katham. Yes, he worked as an assistant director in the film. Born in Coimbatore, Shyam Prasad pursued his bachelor's degree in Technology at the Vellore Institute of Technology. Being good in academics, he also developed an interest in cinema. Besides working in a film as an assistant director, he searched for the right opportunities in the cinema to become an actor.

Vivekanandan is the birth name of the versatile comedian Vivek. He is introduced by the legendary director Balachander through the film Manadhil Urudhi Vendum. It is the film in which Ramesh Arvind was also introduced. They both acted as brothers of Suhasini in that film. He got famous through Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal, as his dialogue Innaikku Seththa Naalaikku Paal reached the viewers well. He acted with top actors and reached fame within a short span. He performed with Rajini in Uzhaippali, Veera and Sivaji. His role in Kadhal Mannan, an Ajith starter, was loved by many people. Vivek acted with Vijay in Kushi and Priyamanavale. He performed with Vadivelu in few films and the notable one is Middle Class Madhavan, a Prabhu movie. Both Vadivel and Vivek performed humorously in that film. After the invasion of many comedians like Santhanam and Suri, the chances get lessened for Vivek. He performed as Eka in the Dhanush movie Uthamaputhiran, which was outstanding. Singham of Surya had Vivek as a Police constable. His recent movies are Velai Illa Pattadhaari with Dhanush and Yennai Arindhaal with Ajith. He has also acted as a solo hero in the film named Nan Than Bala. The film did not go well as expected, but he has won positive criticism from the critics. 

Yogi Babu is one of the famous actors in Indian films. His appearance is there in only Tamil movies. At present, he is a regular comedy actor in Tamil films. Babu was born in Chennai, Tamilnadu. His acting career started from 2009 onwards. He was famous for his outstanding movie called Maan Karate (2014); a fantasy oriented Tamil film under the direction of Thirukumaran. There are some prominent stars in this movie namely Sathish, Vamsi Krishna, Soori, Hansika Motwani and Sivakarthikeyan. Famous writer Murugadoss wrote the entire script for this movie and went on to screens under the production of Escape Artists Motion Pictures. Anirudh Ravichander gave an outstanding music for this movie. Mr. Babu was also notable for his famous film Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014), a comedy horror movie under the direction of debutant Deekay. It was under the production of Elred Kumar with casting by Anaswara Kumar, Oviya, Kreshna and Rupa Manjari.