It was the movie, Pokkiri, that made him the favorite of masses.
Vijay’s Ghilli is the first south Indian movie to collect more than 50 crores. His first breakthrough film was ‘Poovae Unnakaga’, which was a blockbuster. Vijay debuted with this father’s directorial venture ‘Naalaya Theerpu’. An electrifying screen presence, impeccable comic timing, and his trademark dance, make millions of fans go gaga for him. ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay is considered to be the next big thing from Tamil Cinema. Notable films: Pizza, Sethupathi, Iraivi, Vikram Vedha. His recent film, ‘Vikram Vedha’ turned out to be the biggest blockbuster in his career. In the recent times, Vijay Sethupathi has garnered immense popularity with the versatility in acting. Vijay Sethupathi’s performance was raved by the critics. Popularly known as, ‘Makkal Selvan’ (People’s Star), he began his career with small roles and later debuted with Kartik Subbaraj’s ‘Pizza’ which was a smash hit. Tune in today to stay updated with all the latest news and headlines from the world of entertainment.Vijay Sethupathi is the pioneer of Tamil-Indie films. Republic World is your one-stop destination for trending Bollywood news. Now follow your favourite television celebs and telly updates. Get the latest entertainment news from India & around the world.
On the work front, she recently joined the cast of Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal. She will also join the cast of the sequel of Amazon Prime's The Family Man. Her role in the successful series is yet to be announced.Īlso Read: Samantha Akkineni rejoices as she hits a whopping 14 million followers on Instagram She has worked in all kinds of films, from hero-centric to family dramas to commercial movies. Samantha Akkineni's movies that are widely popular include Dookudu (2011), Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2012) and Attarintiki Daredi (2013), Kaththi (2014), A Aa (2016), Theri (2016), 24 (2016), Mersal (2017), and many more. Samantha Akkineni started off as a model and later on, she was offered roles in the movies. On the other hand, the film was simultaneously shot in Telugu where Jiiva was replaced by Nani and the title of the film was Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu. For the background music and songs, A.R Rahman was the first choice but he was later on replaced by Ilayaraja, due to schedule issues. Ilayaraja and Ramya NSK won Filmfare Award for Best Music director and Best Female playback singer.Īlso Read: Samantha Akkineni steals the show in blue for new 'Sam Jam' episodeĪlso Read: Samantha Akkineni, Naga Chaitanya married as per Hindu, Christian customs like their film Samantha Akkineni's movies According to, the title of the movie was inspired by the song Neethane En Ponvasantham from the 1982 film Ninaivellam Nithya. Another Neethane En Ponvasantham trivia is that the movie had a Hindi remake with Aditya Roy Kapur and Samantha as the lead and was shot for a while until it was shelved. The movie features Jiiva and Samantha in lead roles and the story revolves around Varun and Nithya, and their three stages of life - from school days, college life and later twenties. Neethane En Ponvasantham was released on December 14, 2010. Read further ahead to know more about Neethane En Ponvasantham trivia.Īlso Read: Samantha Akkineni adds a few more dresses to her 'loved but couldn't wear' list Neethane En Ponvasantham title inspired by 80's Tamil song She made her debut in the Telugu romance film, Ye Maaya Chesave (2010). Later on, she bagged Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress in the same year for Neethane En Ponvasantham. Fans will be amazed to know that the movie title was inspired by a classic 80's Tamil song. She started her career in modelling and later on stepped into both Telugu and Tamil film industries.
Samantha Akkineni is one of the most popular contemporary actors in South Indian cinema.