22-512: Ganesan Subbiah (born 25 August 1969), popularly known as Susi Ganesan , is an Indian film director, producer, and writer who predominately works in Tamil films apart from a few Hindi remakes of his own films. Ganesan was born on (25 August 1969) Vannivelampatti , Madurai District in Tamil Nadu to Tamil parents Subbiah and Sittamma. He changed his screen name to Susi Ganesan, his first name being from
44-500: A pongal festival will be celebrated in the month of June. Vannivelampatti is one of the 7 villages(Thevankurichi, T. Kallupatti , Vannivelampatti, Ammapatti, Kadaneri, Kilangulam, Satrapatti) to celebrate the Muthalamman festival every 2 years. Agriculture is the main occupation. People use T.Kallupatti as their main hub for all needs and also with Peraiyur. Vannivelampatti is Situated 3 km far from T.Kallupatti which
66-558: A superhero character. The film had the biggest opening in the year 2009. Ganesan's next directed and produced the Hindi film, Shortcut Romeo (2013), a remake of his 2006 film Thiruttu Payale starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and Puja Gupta . After a long break from the Tamil film Industry, Susi Ganesan returned with a sequel to his film Thiruttu Payale . Thiruttu Payale 2 featured Bobby Simha, Prasanna and Amala Paul in lead roles. The movie
88-520: A brief period as an assistant director with mainstream filmmakers and an intensive experience as a Television Producer and Anchor, she debuted in 2002 with the short documentary film Mathamma . The 20-minute-long docu-fiction is about devoting girl children to the deity, a practice prevalent among the Arundhatiyar community in Mangattucheri village near Arakkonam, Chennai. Her other films too deal with
110-467: A film titled Sakkarai with Prashanth and Reemma Sen in the lead roles in October 2004, but the film was subsequently postponed then shelved. In 2006, Ganesan made his third film Thiruttu Payale . The film, which featured Jeevan , Sonia Agarwal and Malavika in principal roles, emerged a sleeper hit and ranked among the highest-grossing Tamil films of the year. It was named the third Best Film of
132-562: Is a Gram panchayat in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Vannivelampatti was known as vannivalampatti which means, a village (patti) situated at the right side of the strange Vanni Vinayaka facing west at the top of the Devankkurichi hill. Earlier the village was divided as atheist group and another as non atheist group. Apart from regular Grama Panchayat, a Grama Committee
154-599: Is an efficient method of development and creates jobs internally and without government support. In 1950, the middle school teacher Mr. Kailasampillai, a native of this village and Mr. S.V. Subbiah, headmaster (a native of Karaikeni village) had started Noon meal scheme at the beginning of the 1950s (before noon meal scheme was introduced by state government by former chief minister of Tamil Nadu Mr. K. Kamaraj ) by getting rice and pulses from farmers as donation during harvest season. People of Vannivelampatti mainly worship Kaliamman & Mariamman incarnation of Amman. Every year
176-506: Is another highlight of Antharakanni . In 2016, she directed a documentary about the troubles faced by two transgender women while they look for a rental apartment in Chennai and the obstacles. It is titled "IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK?" and was first screened on 21 November 2016, and later many other film festivals all over the world. Leena Manimekalai was on the receiving end of significant backlash and threats of violence after posting an image of
198-434: Is on Madurai to Rajapalayam and Virudhunagar to Theni Highways. Leena Manimekalai Leena Manimekalai is an Indian filmmaker , poet and an actor . Her works include five published poetry anthologies and several films in genres, documentary, fiction and experimental poem films. She has been recognised with participation, mentions and best film awards in many international and national film festivals. After
220-508: Is the author of Antharakanni , the first poetry collection in Tamil on lesbian love. Springing from Tamil folklore, her twilight poems are enchanting with lesbian sensuality. Along with her poems, it has free hand translations of "balaclave" poems of Pussy Riot , the feminist punk band of Russia whose rioters are right now in prison on 'sedition' charges which adds a guerrilla status to the anthology. A Tamil version of openly bisexual Afro American poet June Jordan 's cult verse 'About my rights'
242-539: The 2004 tsunami at the coastal villages of Tamil Nadu. Leena was inspired to do this project while she was serving as a volunteer in tsunami-hit regions of Tamil Nadu doing art therapy workshops for children. Altar is a documentary intervention on child marriage customs prevailing in the Kambalathu Naicker community in the central parts of Tamil Nadu. A Hole in the Bucket takes a look at the dynamics of water crisis in
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#1732909244731264-476: The Madras Institute of Technology, during 1991–92. After working as an assistant to director Mani Ratnam during the filming of Bombay (1995), Iruvar (1997) and Dil Se.. (1998), Ganesan debuted as a director with the 2002 film Virumbugiren . His first film, Virumbugiren , was initially titled Thithikkum Thee and was to feature Murali in the lead role of a firefighter, but later Prashanth
286-591: The World). "We always have a notion that the metropolises are open to discuss about LGBT than the rural areas. But, it is a false notion. The rural and the tribal people find it easy to share us about the topics that are usually considered taboo by the urban people" Leena Manimekalai along with Anjali Gopalan supported the Asia's first Genderqueer Pride Parade organised by Gopi Shankar Madurai of Srishti Madurai in July 2012. Leena
308-661: The city of Chennai in the context of families with different income levels. Manimekalai has expressed opposition to censorship in Indian cinema: "CBFC is an archaic institution and it has to go. It is as simple as that. It is such a sore in the skin of democracy. I do not know when filmmakers will realise the very existence of CBFC is an insult to our sensibilities and collectively come together to bring it down. The 1952 Cinematograph Act has to be challenged if we think we are not stupid." Manimekalai's first feature film Sengadal completed production in 2011. "The making of White Van Stories
330-400: The first two letters from his parents' first names. He attended Gandhi Nikethan higher secondary school in T. Kallupatti and also graduated from Madras Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in automobile engineering. During his college days, he was a journalist, writing many articles for the Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan . He was also chairman of ATHENAEUM, the student body of
352-467: The issues of the marginalised. Parai is a film on violence against Dalit women. She went on the road with her films across hundreds of villages serving her videos a tool for participatory dialogue with the masses on compelling issues. Break the Shackles is about the effects of globalisation on rural Tamil villages. Waves After Waves explores how art rejuvenates the lives of children, devastated by
374-470: The year by the Tamil Nadu State Government and gave major breaks to the leading actors, with the performances of Jeevan and Malavika, in particular, being considerably appreciated. Then, Ganesan directed Kanthaswamy . The film dealt with the disparity of rich and poor in Indian society, and it was reportedly the first South Indian film in that the protagonist, portrayed by Vikram , conceived
396-524: The year. Ganesan then made Five Star (2002), which happened to be his first release, due to the delay of his first project Virumbugiren . Five Star , produced by his mentor Mani Ratnam under the banner Madras Talkies , featured five newcomers in the title roles. The story focused on friendship, love with social awareness and a touch of human emotions. The film won him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Storywriter . He then launched
418-459: Was constructed by one Mr. Kailasam Pillai . a middle school teacher and was headed by him. Consequently, the rivalry among two groups was abolished and the village was integrated. The village follows a rural development method called ( Tamil : நமக்கு நாமே ). Construction works were done by the grama committee without expecting any financial assistance from government. For instance, Teppakulam ( Water Tank) construction, funeral path and bridge. This
440-519: Was finalized for the lead role. The project, which also marked the debut of actress Sneha , went through production troubles and released nearly two years after the launch, becoming Ganesan's second release. The film received four awards at the 2001 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards , winning the Best Director , Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress prizes, while also being adjudged as the Best Film of
462-538: Was not a scripted journey. It was rather mystical. Maybe my constant urge to tell stories that otherwise had been forgotten pointed me towards that direction." Manimekalai's White Van Stories is a 70-minute documentary feature on enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka. Manimekalai identifies as bisexual and came out in her second poetry collection, Ulagin Azhagiya Muthal Penn (The Most Beautiful First Woman in
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#1732909244731484-668: Was released in Nov 2017 and made an average collection. In 2018, Ganesan was accused by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai during the MeToo movement in India . Her accusation was supported by Amala Paul, whom Ganesan had worked with, in Thiruttu Payale 2 . In response, Ganesan filed a defamation suit against Manimekalai at the Saidapet Magistrate Court. Vannivelampatti Vannivelampatti ,
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