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Jordan
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Jordan, officially The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the east and south, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north, Israel, Palestine and the Dead Sea to the west, Jordan is strategically located at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe. The capital, Amman, is Jordans most populous city as well as the countrys economic, what is now Jordan has been inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic period. Three stable kingdoms emerged there at the end of the Bronze Age, Ammon, Moab, later rulers include the Nabataean Kingdom, the Roman Empire, and the Ottoman Empire. After the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottomans in 1916 during World War I, the Emirate of Transjordan was established in 1921 by the then Emir Abdullah I and became a British protectorate. In 1946, Jordan became an independent state known as The Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan. Jordan captured the West Bank, which it later lost in 1967, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Jordan is a founding member of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and is one of two Arab states to have signed a peace treaty with Israel. The country is a monarchy, but the king holds wide executive and legislative powers. Jordan is a relatively-small, semi-arid, almost-landlocked country with a population numbering at 9.5 million, Sunni Islam, practiced by around 92% of the population, is the dominant religion in Jordan. It coexists with an indigenous Christian minority, Jordan is considered to be among the safest of Arab countries in the Middle East, and has avoided long-term terrorism and instability. The kingdom is also a refuge to thousands of Iraqi Christians fleeing the Islamic State, while Jordan continues to accept refugees, the recent large influx from Syria placed substantial strain on national resources and infrastructure. Jordan is classified as a country of high human development with a middle income economy. The Jordanian economy, one of the smallest economies in the region, is attractive to foreign investors based upon a skilled workforce, the country is a major tourist destination, and also attracts medical tourism due to its well developed health sector. Nonetheless, a lack of resources, large flow of refugees. Jordan is named after the Jordan River, where Jesus is said to have been baptized, the origin of the rivers name is debated, but the most common explanation is that it derives from the word yarad, found in Hebrew, Aramaic, and other Semitic languages. Others regard the name as having an Indo-Aryan origin, combining the words yor and don, another theory is that it is from the Arabic root word wrd, as in people coming to a major source of water. The name Jordan appears in an ancient Egyptian papyrus called Papyrus Anastasi I, the lands of modern-day Jordan were historically called Transjordan, meaning beyond the Jordan River. The name was Arabized into Al-Urdunn during the Muslim conquest of the Levant, during crusader rule, it was called Oultrejordain
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Bangalore
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Bangalore /bæŋɡəˈlɔːr/, officially known as Bengaluru, is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of about 8.42 million and a population of about 8.52 million, making it the third most populous city. It is located in southern India on the Deccan Plateau and its elevation is over 900 m above sea level, the highest of Indias major cities. In 1638, the Marāthās conquered and ruled Bangalore for almost 50 years, after which the Mughals captured and it was captured by the British after victory in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, who returned administrative control of the city to the Maharaja of Mysore. The old city developed in the dominions of the Maharaja of Mysore and was capital of the Princely State of Mysore. In 1809, the British shifted their cantonment to Bangalore, outside the old city, and a grew up around it. Following Indias independence in 1947, Bangalore became the capital of Mysore State, the two urban settlements of Bangalore – city and cantonment – which had developed as independent entities merged into a single urban centre in 1949. The existing Kannada name, Bengalūru, was declared the name of the city in 2006. Bangalore is sometimes referred to as the Silicon Valley of India because of its role as the leading information technology exporter. Indian technological organisations ISRO, Infosys, Wipro and HAL are headquartered in the city, a demographically diverse city, Bangalore is the second fastest-growing major metropolis in India. Numerous state-owned aerospace and defence organisations, such as Bharat Electronics, Hindustan Aeronautics, the city also houses the Kannada film industry. The name Bangalore represents a version of the Kannada language name. It is the name of a village near kodegehalli and was copied by Kempegowda to the city of Bangalore, Bangalore was built on a venue earlier called as Shivanasamudram in the 16th century. The earliest reference to the name Bengalūru was found in a ninth-century Western Ganga Dynasty stone inscription on a vīra gallu, in this inscription found in Begur, Bengalūrū is referred to as a place in which a battle was fought in 890 CE. It states that the place was part of the Ganga Kingdom until 1004 and was known as Bengaval-uru, an apocryphal story recounts that the 12th century Hoysala king Veera Ballala II, while on a hunting expedition, lost his way in the forest. Tired and hungry, he came across an old woman who served him boiled beans. The grateful king named the place benda-kaal-uru, which evolved into Bengalūru. On 11 December 2005, the Government of Karnataka announced that it had accepted a proposal by Jnanpith Award winner U. R. Ananthamurthy to rename Bangalore to Bengalūru, on 27 September 2006, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike passed a resolution to implement the proposed name change
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Job interview
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A job interview is a one-on-one interview consisting of a conversation between a job applicant and a representative of an employer which is conducted to assess whether the applicant should be hired. Interviews are one of the most popularly used devices for employee selection, a job interview typically precedes the hiring decision. The interview is usually preceded by the evaluation of submitted résumés from interested candidates, next, after this screening, a small number of candidates for interviews is selected. Potential job interview opportunities also include networking events and career fairs, the job interview is considered one of the most useful tools for evaluating potential employees. It also demands significant resources from the employer, yet has been demonstrated to be unreliable in identifying the optimal person for the job. An interview also allows the candidate to assess the corporate culture, multiple rounds of job interviews and/or other candidate selection methods may be used where there are many candidates or the job is particularly challenging or desirable. Earlier rounds sometimes called screening interviews may involve fewer staff from the employers and will typically be much shorter, an increasingly common initial interview approach is the telephone interview. This is especially common when the candidates do not live near the employer and has the advantage of keeping costs low for both sides, since 2003, interviews have been held through video conferencing software, such as Skype. Once all candidates have been interviewed, the employer typically selects the most desirable candidate, researchers have attempted to identify which interview strategies or constructs can help interviewers choose the best candidate. Research suggests that interviews capture a variety of applicant attributes. Constructs can be classified into three categories, job-relevant content, interviewee performance, and job-irrelevant interviewer biases, job-relevant interview content Interview questions are generally designed to tap applicant attributes that are specifically relevant to the job for which the person is applying. The job-relevant applicant attributes that the questions purportedly assess are thought to be necessary for one to perform on the job. The job-relevant constructs that have been assessed in the interview can be classified into three categories, general traits, experiential factors, and core job elements, the first category refers to relatively stable applicant traits. The second category refers to job knowledge that the applicant has acquired over time, the third category refers to the knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the job. These behaviors may not be related to the constructs the interview questions were designed to assess. Applicants without realizing it may engage in a number of behaviors that influence ratings of their performance, the applicant may have acquired these behaviors during training or from previous interview experience. These interviewee performance constructs can also be classified into three categories, social skills, interpersonal presentation, and personal/contextual factors. These factors are not relevant to whether the individual can do the job, thus
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Suriya
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Saravanan Sivakumar, known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian film actor, producer and television presenter, best known for his work in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Nerukku Ner, Suriya landed his role in Nandha. Suriya has also found success with science fiction films like 7aum Arivu and 24, as of 2010, he has won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South. In 2013, Suriya founded the production house 2D Entertainment, Suriya is the eldest son of Tamil film actor Sivakumar and his younger brother Karthi is also an actor. Suriya married co-star Jyothika in 2006, after being engaged for several years, in 2008, he began Agaram Foundation, which funds for various philanthropic activities. The year 2012 marked his debut as a presenter with the Star Vijay game show Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi. Suriya was born in 1975 to Tamil film actor Sivakumar and his wife Lakshmi as Saravanan and he attended Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School and St. Bedes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai, and obtained his under graduate degree B. Com from Loyola College, Chennai. Suriya has two siblings, brother Karthi and sister Brindha. Suriya is married to Jyothika, with whom he worked with in as many as seven films, the couple, after being together for several years, got married on 11 September 2006. They have two children, a daughter named Diya and a son named Dev, before his career in films, Suriya worked at a garment exports factory for eight months. To avoid nepotism, he did not reveal himself to his boss as Sivakumars son and he was initially offered the lead role by Vasanth in his film Aasai, but he rejected the offer citing a lack of interest in an acting career. He later debuted in Vasanths own 1997 film Nerrukku Ner, produced by Mani Ratnam when he was 22 years of age, the stage name Suriya was bestowed to him by Ratnam to avoid a clash of names with established actor Saravanan. The name Suriya was frequently used for characters in Ratnams films, Vijay, who would also go on to become a leading contemporary actor in Kollywood, co-starred with him in the film. This was followed by a series of roles in commercially unsuccessful films in the late 1990s, in 2001, he starred in Siddiques comedy film Friends, also co-starring Vijay. His major break in acting came in the form of Nandha, playing the role of an ex-convict who is very attached to his mother, he received a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. His next venture was Vikramans Unnai Ninaithu followed by Mounam Pesiyadhe directed by Ameer Sultan, in 2003, he starred in Gautham Menons Kaakha Kaakha, a film about the life of a police officer. The film opened to positive reviews with a critic from Rediff. com claiming that Surya as Anbu Selvan fits the role, the film became a Blockbuster at the box office. His portrayal of a happy-go-lucky village crook with a touch in Balas Pithamagan, along with Vikram, won him Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
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R. Madhavan
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Ranganathan Madhavan is an Indian actor, writer and film producer. Madhavan has received two Filmfare Awards, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations and he has been described as one of the few actors in India who is able to achieve pan-Indian appeal, appearing in films from seven different languages. Madhavan began his career with television guest appearances, including a role on the Zee TV prime-time soap opera Banegi Apni Baat in 1996. After appearing in commercials and in roles, he later gained recognition in the Tamil film industry through Mani Ratnams successful romance film Alaipayuthey. Madhavan soon developed an image as a hero with notable roles in two of 2001s highest grossing Tamil films, Gautham Menons directorial debut Minnale and Madras Talkies Dumm Dumm Dumm. Madhavan was cast alongside Kamal Haasan in the 2003 drama Anbe Sivam, in 2004, he gave a critically acclaimed performance as the antagonist in the multi-starrer Aayutha Ezhuthu and the film secured him his first Filmfare Award for the intense portrayal of a rogue. He simultaneously worked on Tamil films, gaining acclaim for his portrayal of a vigilante in his home production Evano Oruvan and for the successful bilingual horror film. After appearing in further box office hits, Tanu Weds Manu and Vettai, returning after a three-year sabbatical in 2015, his comeback films, the romantic-comedy Tanu Weds Manu Returns and the sports drama Irudhi Suttru, both won critical and commercial acclaim. In addition to his career, Madhavan has worked as a writer on his films, hosted television programmes and has been a prominent celebrity endorser for brands. He has also worked as a producer, first making Evano Oruvan with Leukos Films. Madhavan is noted for his activities and promotes various causes such as environment, health. He is particularly vocal about the protection of animals and was awarded PETAs Person of the Year recognition in 2012, Madhavan was born on 1 June 1970 in Jamshedpur, Bihar, India, to a Tamil family. His father Ranganathan was a management executive in Tata Steel and his mother and his younger sister, Devika, is a software engineer settled in the United Kingdom. He had a Tamil-speaking upbringing in Bihar, in 1988, Madhavan gained a scholarship to represent India as a cultural ambassador from Rajaram College, Kolhapur and spent a year in Stettler, Alberta, Canada as part of an exchange programme. He returned to Kolhapur and completed his education, graduating with a degree in electronics, as a result of this opportunity, he received training with the British Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, which he had, at a point, considered joining. However he missed the age cut-off by six months and was unable to join the programme. During the period, he won the Indian Championship for Public Speaking and subsequently represented India at the Young Businessmen Conference in Tokyo. During his stint in Mumbai, he opted to create a portfolio, in early 1996, Madhavan worked on a sandalwood talc advertisement directed by Santosh Sivan, who later recommended him to Mani Ratnam to take part in a screen test for a role in Iruvar
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The Hindu
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The Hindu is an English-language Indian daily newspaper. Headquartered at Chennai, The Hindu was published weekly when it was launched in 1878 and it is the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, with average qualifying sales of 1.45 million copies as of Jan−Jun 2016. The Hindu has its largest base of circulation in southern India, the newspaper and other publications in The Hindu Group are owned by a family-held company, Kasturi and Sons Ltd. In 2010, The newspaper employs over 1,600 workers, most of the revenue comes from advertising and subscription. The Hindu became, in 1995, the first Indian newspaper to offer an online edition, started in order to support the campaign of Sir T. About 80 copies of the issue were printed at Srinidhi Press, Georgetown on one rupee. Subramania Iyer became the first editor and Veera Raghavacharya, the first managing director of the newspaper, the paper initially printed from Srinidhi Press but later moved on Scottish Press, then, The Hindu Press, Mylapore, and finally to the National Press on Mount Road. Started as a newspaper, the paper became a tri-weekly in 1883. A single copy of the newspaper was priced at four annas, the offices moved to rented premises at 100 Mount Road on 3 December 1883. The newspaper started printing at its own press there, named The National Press, the Hindu was initially liberal in its outlook and is now considered left leaning. Its editorial stances have earned it the nickname, the Maha Vishnu of Mount Road, in between, there were more views than news. The partnership between Veeraraghavachariar and Subramania Iyer was dissolved in October 1898, Iyer quit the paper and Veeraraghavachariar became the sole owner and appointed C. However, The Hindus adventurousness began to decline in the 1900s and so did its circulation, Kasturi Ranga Iyengars ancestors had served the courts of Vijayanagar and Mahratta Tanjore. Since then the newspaper has been owned entirely by the members of the Kasturi Ranga Iyengar family, in the late 1980s, when its ownership passed into the hands of the familys younger members, a change in political leaning was observed. Worldpress. org lists The Hindu as an independent newspaper. Joint managing director N. Murali said in July 2003, It is true that our readers have been complaining that some of our reports are partial, but it also depends on reader beliefs. On 3 and 23 September 2003, the letters column carried responses from readers saying the editorial was biased. In 1987–88, The Hindus coverage of the Bofors arms deal scandal, the investigation was led by a part-time correspondent of The Hindu, Chitra Subramaniam, reporting from Geneva, and was supported by Ram in Chennai
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Harris Jayaraj
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Harris Jayaraj is an Indian film composer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He composes scores and soundtracks predominantly for Tamil films, while also composed for a few films in Telugu, Harris Jayaraj was brought up in Chennai, He was born into a middle class Tamil Christian family. He studied at Krishnaswamy Matric School, K. K. Nagar and his father, S. M. Jayakumar, was a noted film guitarist and an assistant to Malayalam music director Shyam and later became a noted musician and film composer. At age six, Harris began his training in carnatic music. His father wanted him to become a guitarist and made him learn classical guitar from Mr. A. Abdul Sattar, Harris scored the highest mark in Asia on his 4th grade exam of Trinity College of Music, London. He started his career as a guitarist in 1987 at age twelve. He started playing keyboard and developed interest over synthesizers and he worked under noted composers including Raj-Koti, A. R. Rahman, Mani Sharma, Karthik Raja, Vidyasagar. While working as a programmer under Rahman, he composed music for various television commercials including a Coca-Cola commercial featuring actor Vijay. In his early years, he admired music composers M. S. Viswanathan, percussionist Aruljothi Balagopal, A. R. Rahman, Harris debuted as a film composer with Gautham Menons Minnale. The album was received, particularly the song Vaseegara was exceptionally popular. He received the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil for his work in Minnale, the following soundtrack albums 12B and Majunu met with high acclaim and praise. He also composed for the Hindi remake of Minnale titled Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, most of the tunes from the Tamil version were retained in the Hindi version too, and only two fresh tunes were composed. He then worked in Lesa Lesa directed by Priyadarshan, the title track of Lesa Lesa was the first song in India to be released as a single prior to a film soundtrack album release. Harris made his debut in Telugu cinema with Vasu and he received the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director and ITFA Best Music Director Award for Kaakha Kaakha, starring Suriya and Jyothika. This film directed by Gautham Menon was a commercial success. In its Telugu remake Gharshana two new songs apart from the Tamil version were added to suit the taste of Telugu audience. The song Uyirin Uyire reused as Cheliya Cheliya in Telugu and Khwabon Khwabon in Hindi had effective use of words which later became a signature element in Harris songs. Harris once again paired up with director Jeeva on Ullam Ketkumae after 12B, the music was appreciated for its excellency and synergy with the atmosphere in and out of the movie
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Savitha Reddy
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Savitha Reddy is a dubbing artist in the southern India film industry. She has provided dubbing for heroines in the Tamil and Telugu industries, Savitha Reddy, in Jeans lend her voice to Aishwarya Rais character which wasnt her debut. She also dubbed in Malayalam for Tamil-speaking characters that include Lakshmi Rai for Annan Thambi & Gauthami Nair for Diamond Necklace. An M. B. A. graduate who majored in advertising from Annamalai University, in Telugu, her first work was for Simran in Kalisundam Raa and later she went on to dub for her in all most all the films. She has dubbed for Aarthi Agarwal from her debut film Nuvvu Naaku Nachav, I got the Nandi award for this film, recalls Savitha. She lent voice for Trishas first Telugu film, Varsham, Richas in Nuvve Kavali and her major works are Thulladha Manamum Thullum, Priyamanavale, Panchathantiram, Kushi, Dhool, Chandramukhi, and Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. In the movie Deiva Thirumagal she lent her voice for Amala Paul whereas her daughter lent her voice for Sara Arjun and she dubbed for Jyothika Saravanan in the Telugu version of blockbuster movie Chandramukhi and for Simran & Jyothika Saravanan in 12B. She had also dubbed for actress Ninas character in Chitti serial, actress Sneha in her interview to Tamil magazine Kungumams Thozhi said that Savitha is among the top 5 women who she admires most. Savitha Reddy at the Internet Movie Database
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Simran (actress)
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Simran Bagga, known professionally only as Simran, is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil, Telugu and a few Malayalam films. She debuted in Bollywood and acted in Hindi films, before starring in her first Tamil film V. I. P, having a string of successes in her early career, in 1999, Simran received critical praise for playing a blind woman in Thulladha Manamum Thullum. However the turning point of her career came with the success of Vaali which made Simran the most successful actress in the industry and she received her first Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for Kannathil Muthamittal, as the mother of an adopted 9-year-old daughter. Other than romantic dramas, Simran had also appeared in two comedy films alongside Kamal Hassan, Pammal K. Sambandam and Panchathantiram, both released in 2002. With the success of the 2004 sci fi film New, Simran left the industry following her marriage with her childhood family friend Deepak Bagga. In 1998, entertainment portal Rediff. com called her one of Tamil cinemas top female draws, in 1999, she was featured in Forbes Magazine as the most prolific actress with a diverse portfolio from the Indian sub continent. Simran was born as Rishibala Naval to Punjabi parents in Mumbai, her father is Ashok Naval, Simran has two sisters, Monal and Jyothi Naval, and a brother named Sumith. She did her schooling from St. Anthonys high school, Versova and she speaks Punjabi, Hindi, English and Tamil. Simran is a dancer and can perform Bharatanatyam and Salsa. She married Deepak, her family friend, on December 2,2003. They have two sons, Adheep and Aadit, Jaya Bachchan saw Simran presenting the show Superhit Muqabla on Doordarshan’s Metro channel, and subsequently offered her a leading role in her production, the romantic drama Tere Mere Sapne. She then starred in supporting roles in Muqaddar, Angaara and Daadagiri, Bal Bramhachari, Agni Morcha, Gunda Gardi opposite Aditya Pancholi, Ayub Khan, meanwhile, she was acting in South Indian languages and was a huge star in Tamil and Telugu cinema. Her first South Indian film was the Malayalam film, Indraprastham with Mammootty in the lead role, in 1997, she appeared in her only Kannada film till date, Simhada Mari opposite Shivarajkumar. Prior to her debut in Tamil films, Simran was associated with two projects which failed to materialize in 1996, Parthiepans Soththukatchi and Bharathirajas Siragugal Murivadhillai and her debut Telugu movie was Abbayi Gari Pelli in 1997 opposite Suman which opened to poor reviews. Following successful debut in Tamil and Telugu films, in 1998 she had her first release in K. S. Ravikumars Kondattam opposite Arjun Sarja and she also appeared in a supporting role with Akkineni Nagarjuna and Deepti Bhatnagar in Auto Driver. Both performed averagely at box office and she tasted her first success with Ajith Kumar in Aval Varuvala, a remake of 1997 Telugu film Pelli. Her role was received by the critics. She revealed that working on the film, she became “alert in her choice of films”
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Vivek (actor)
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Vivekh, better known as Vivek is an Indian film actor, comedian, television personality, playback singer and activist working in the Tamil film industry. Introduced in films by director K. Balachander, he has won three Filmfare Best Comedian Awards for his performances in Run, Saamy and Perazhagan, in 2009, Government of India awarded Vivekh with the Padma Shri award for his contribution to the arts. Sathyabama University has conferred actor Vivek with a doctorate for his contribution to the society through cinema. As a television personality, Vivek has hosted a number of events and has interviewed media personalities, notably A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, A. R. Rahman, and Rajinikanth. While working at the Secretariat in Chennai, Vivekh in his free-time participated at the Madras Humour Club where people would perform stand-up comedy and he helped pioneer the movement to expand and subsequently won the Best Entertainer Award several times during his pantomimes at the Club. Vivekh subsequently left Chennai and went on to obtain a degree in commerce from American College, Madurai and during semester breaks, he would return. Vivekh revealed that four years, Balachandar explained a situation and asked him to write a script for sixteen characters. He later understood that this was actually a test, and through his performance, while assisting with the script for Manathil Uruthi Vendum in 1987, Balachandar offered Vivek an acting role of Suhasinis brother in the film, which he decided to pursue. S. Ravikumars Putham Pudhu Payanam and Vikramans Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam and he then also made appearances in Rajinikanths big budget productions Uzhaippali and Veera, playing secondary cast roles. Vivek had to wait till 1996 to establish himself as a comedian who could help carry the film. He subsequently became amongst the most busy actors in 2000 and 2001, films including Kushi, Priyamanavale and Minnale became blockbusters, while his roles in Mani Ratnams Alaipayuthey, Mugavaree and Dumm Dumm Dumm all won critical acclaim for the actor. The rising success of Viveks films had meant that he was featured on film posters on an equivalent scale to the lead actor, in 2000, director K. Subash had planned a film starring Vivek in the leading role titled Enakkenna Korachal. Vivek worked on more commercially successful ventures in 2002 and 2003, receiving consecutive Filmfare Best Comedian Awards and his comedy track in Run won him multiple accolades, with a critic adding Viveks nods to current social events showed a stroke of brilliance. He played extended comedy roles in Vikrams Dhool and Priyadarshans Lesa Lesa, while winning further acclaim for his portrayal of a teacher in Saamy and a software engineer in Parthiban Kanavu. He then played a more serious role in S. Shankars coming-of-age tale Boys, portraying a mentor to the group of youngsters. In the latter film, the director had requested Vivek to write and appear in a role himself, a film which would feature Vivek in the leading role finally materialised in early 2004 and he completed a project titled Solli Addipean directed by newcomer Ramki. Despite completion, the film has been stuck since 2004 and as a result of a failure to find a distributor, in mid 2004, he suffered an injury during the production of a film and took a break from acting assignments for a period of six months. He returned by portraying a supporting role in Shankars Anniyan
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Moon Moon Sen
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Moon Moon Sen, also credited as Moonmoon Sen, is an Indian film actress, known for her works in Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi and Kannada films. She eventually starred in Bollywood films and she has appeared in 60 films and 40 television series. She has received Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1987, Moon Moon Sen was born into a Hindu family in Kolkata to popular Bengali actress Suchitra Sen and Dibanath Sen. Her father, of Ballygunge Place, was the son of one of the wealthiest businessmen of Kolkata and her great grandfather Dinanath Sen was the Diwan or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura. She was educated at Loreto Convent, Shillong and at Loreto House, Kolkata, she graduated from Somerville College and she received her masters in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. As a child, Sen learnt drawing from Jamini Roy, one of Indias greatest artists and she loves paintings and collecting antiques. In an interview in 2000, she said she taught at Ballygunge Govt High School for a year and then taught graphics at Chitrabani and she was also active in social work and even thought about adopting a baby, even before she was married. Sen taught English at a well known Boys school in Kolkata before joining films, Moon Moon Sen started her career in films and television after marriage and motherhood. She made her debut in Andar Baahar and her daring role in that film apparently created a storm of controversy. She had also starred in a suspense thriller 100 Days with Madhuri Dixit, after Zakhmi Dil she did not appear in films until 2003 when she starred in an unsuccessful thriller Kucch To Hai. She could not match success of her mother, shed acted in a Telugu movie Sirivennela directed by the legendary Telugu director K. Vishwanath. Before and after entering the industry, she appeared alone in some modelling assignments. She notably modelled for soap ads which were controversial in the 1980s. Apart from doing some television serials, she also did couple of Bengali tele-films, Sen said she would bare all even at 70. Age is not important, the attitude is, sophia is the ultimate glam girl who can manage to look beautiful in such a picture even now. But yes, India too has beautiful women like Rekha and Hema Malini who can carry such an out with aplomb. In fact, I wouldnt mind if the shoot is done aesthetically. She is now doing a few films at a time and she is also apparently writing a cookbook in Bengali, which is yet to be published
