Tamil Movie Review Tihar - Cast & Crew

Akanksha Puri is an Indian model-turned-actress. She is a Punjabi by birth. Puri was born in Indore to R. K. Puri (father), a retired Police A.C.P. and Chitra Puri (mother), an astrologer. She studied in a Convent in Bhopal. After graduation, Akanksha worked for Kingfisher Airlines as an air hostess. There she met a model coordinator who suggested her to venture into modeling. She had done over 90 commercials and print ads. Her parents supported her throughout, which she claims had hugely helped her.

In 2013, Akanksha did her debut film “Alex Pandian” (Tamil). She also worked in a 2014 Tamil film “Tihar”. Akanksha has done a couple of Malayalam films. In 2014, she did “Praise the Lord” with Superstar Mammooty, and “Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander”. Her other works ...

Perarasu is a famous Tamil director, who is known for his commercial movies. He also has the attributes of a singer, music director, actor and lyricist. He was born in Nattarasankottai, a village near Sivagangai in Tamil Nadu. He wanted to be a part of industry, but never got the opportunity; he then tried waiting outside the studios for hours. He once bribed a production in charge with ten rupees and was allowed to go inside the studio. He struggled for several years, but couldn’t make it big. He started assisting on sets and worked for around 15 to 16 years. While working, he got the tone of the industry and also learned what the audience expects and how to deliver. He sharpened himself under Rama Narayanan and N. Maharajan and learned more than a few things about directing. He made small cameos in ...

Ajmal Hassan is an Indian Film Producer. He is renowned in the Malayalam film Industry for producing outstanding films. His work base is in Kochi. He has produced two blockbuster movies; the first one is ‘Samrajyam 2: Son of Alexander’ in the year 2015. The movie was based on the life-story of a Malayalam gangster. It was directed by the famous director Perarasu. This movie also gained attention due to its big star cast. The main lead roles were played by Unni Mukundam, Akanksha Puri, Vijayaraghram, Devan, Riyaz Khan, Rahul Menon, Kalashala Babu, and Manoj K Jayan.

The production house was Gayathri Film International and Central Pictures was the distribution channel. This movie was critically acclaimed in the industry and depicted the diversions and dileamas of real life. ‘Tihar’ was the title of the fil...

Sekhar V. Joseph is an Indian cinematographer who worked for the South Indian film industry. He is a very well-known cinematographer who worked with big celebrities like Rajinikanth, Mahesh Babu, Hansika Motwani, Chiranjeevi, and Brahmanandam. Joseph's worked in more than 20 films some of which include Rama Rama Krishna Krishna in 2010, Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu in 2002, Sogasu Chooda Tharamaa in 1995, Parallel College in 1991, Arjun in 2004, Ramayanam in 1996, and many others. He also received two awards for his work in South Indian movies which include CineMAA Awards and Filmfare Awards South. Joseph received the award for the category of Best Cinematographer in 2004 for his previous work in the movie Okkadu. 

Ranjini Jose is a well-known playback singer in the Malayalam film industry. She is a power pack performer and has a very vibrant personality. Ranjini is an easy to go person and never hesitates to make new friends. Other than playback singer, she has also appeared as an actor in the movie Basheerinte Premalekhanam, in the year 2017, directed by Aneesh Anwar. She has sung over 144 songs for the Malayalam film industry and is a factual rocking star. Her fans say that her soothing voice always changes their moods to a happy one; it is as sweet as honey. Ranjini started her career in the year 1999, with the Aadyathe Kuttumon for the movie, American Amaayi. Her next song was Holi Holi for the film, Holi. She started working harder, and now she has a long history of songs that she has sung for the Malayalam industry.

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Sathya Prakash is a popular south Indian villain actor, who hailed from Odisha. His father was a government staff and Sathya got a place in the government school and he completed his schooling. Sambalpur, Burgad and Burhampur are the places, where Sathya completed his graduation and post graduation. Sathya did his MBA in Kolkata. He was a bank employee for a few years.

After a few years, he got placed on the defense. Almost he was in Odisha till his thirty years. But he was interested in acting and so, he resigned his job and travelled Chennai. He says, being born in a poor family, it was through the god’s blessings, he is in his current position. Sathya Prakash is a very big fan of Amitabh Bachchan. Sathya doesn’t know any...

Srikanth Deva, an Indian music director who had done work in Tamil films. Srikanth started his career by debuting through the film Doubles in the year 2000 as a music director. His father too was a Tamilian music director and singer, Deva. Deva was a very famous man in the Tamil industry.

He had composed music for more than 400 films. Srikanth was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Srikanth has worked in several movies which includes M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi, Chanakya, Githan, Vetrivel Sakthivel, Bambara Kannaley, Naalaya Pozhuthu Unnodu, Vetrivel Sakthivel, Nenjai Thodu, Sila Nerangalil, Puli Varudhu, Thiru Ranga, Guru ...

Tippu is a playback singer of Indian cinema. He has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam languages. He has lent his voice to over 4000 songs in the four south Indian languages. His voice for Puneeth Rajkumar went well with the audience. Shiva Shiva Hoguthidde, Hey Hey Paaru, etc are some of his hit songs. His association with music director V Harikrishna is very famous. Tippu has sung for Tamil music composers A R Rahman, Imman, Harris Jayaraj, and Joshua Sridhar.

He has sung the hit Tamil songs Venmathi Venmathi, O Mama from Minnale. The movie had Madhavan in the lead role. Tippu is married to the famous Indian playback singer Harini. Tippu began singing when he was at the age of 19. He received the Karnataka State Film Award and the Kalaimamani Award by Tamilnadu Government for his playback singing.

Born on the 22nd of September, 1987, Unni Mukundan is the son of M Mukundan Nair and Roji Mukundan. He was born in Villadom in Trichur, but grew up in Ahmedabad. Unni made his foray into the film industry after the completion of his Plus Two in commerce, and is currently pursuing his B.A. in English from the Prajyothi Nietan College, Thrissur. Unni is a firm believer in having a good education, and is usually found to be busy with his classes when he is not shooting for his movies, even quoting “I believe that I am in a space where I can fix my dates”, showing his confidence in his ability, and also in his belief that a good education is absolutely essential.

Known as the “Muscle Aliyan” of M-Town, Unni made his debut in the Tamil movie Seedan in 2011, which was ...

Riyaz Khan is a Tamil and Malayalam film and television actor who has more than 100 films under his kitty and several TV serials under his name. Born on the 9th of September, 1972, Riyaz Khan first made his entry into acting through Malayalam movies, his first being 'Sukham Sukhakaram' directed by Balachandra Menon. He has not looked back since then and has acted in movies in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada with leading directors and actors. He has played supportive roles in many Tamil movies essaying powerful characters like an investigative policeman, bodybuilder, etc. 

He rose to huge popularity after his role in A. R. Murugadoss’s blockbuster Ghajini that saw Suriya and Asin in the lead roles. He made a huge impact that he was called to...

Radhakrishnan Parthiepan is a renowned actor, cinema producer, and director of Tamil origin. Born in a moderate family in Chennai, Parthiepan’s journey to success wasn’t an easy one. Reportedly, he was even rejected for films early due to his non-hero looks. He worked in many odd jobs, including a dubbing artist for which he used to get 6000 rupees per month.

Parthiepan finally managed to assist the talented director K. Bhagayraj, following which he ventured into the South Indian Film industry with his directorial project Pudhiya Padhai, where he also played the lead. The film was a critical and as well as a commercial success. Following this, he went to star and direct many films. Major ones being Pondatti Thevai, Thalattu Padava, Tata Birla...

M. S. Bhaskar is an Indian actor, born on Jan 19, 1952, and hailed from Muthupettai, Tiruvavur District, Tamil Nadu, India. He used to be a theater artist and performed as a comedian in Tamil TV series and films. His method of acting is simple and is getting professional by the day. He became famous for playing as Pattabi in the TV serial, Chinna Papa Periya Papa and Selvi; and as Vakkeel Venky in the 2005 Tamil film, Sivakasi; and as Gnanaprakasam in Mozhi. Besides acting, he was also a dubbing artist and a playback singer.