Monday, 17 February 2014

Rupa Manjari

Rupa Manjari is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Tamil as well as Malayalam films. Her mother tongue is Tamil. She made her debut in Nandhini's critically acclaimed Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru (2009), before playing the leading roles in Naan.

Rupa Manjari got a chance to meet director Nandhini, through one of her relatives who worked with director K. S. Ravikumar and became the first to audition for the role of Archana in Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru. It took four months for her to be finalised over 30 other girls who had expressed a desire to play the role. The film, a romantic comedy, pitted her opposite Ajmal and featured the pair looking for a lost baby. Rupa was nominated for the Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress Award for her performable and a critic described her portrayal of Archana as that she "brings her character vibrantly to life with all the nuances of anger, humour, tenderness and soft romance".
She was next seen in the 2010 Malayalam film Tournament directed and produced by Lal. She played a wildlife photographer who meets a bunch of men who have been selected for a cricket tournament. The film opened to neagtive reviews and performed poorly at the box office. She was seen in the long-delayed Vijay Antony starrer Naan and was a part of video for the successful promotional song, "Makkayala Makkayala", which was released online. The film started production in early 2010 and released in 2012. It got positive reviews from critics. In 2012 she was also seen in two Malayalam films Mallu Singh and I Love Me.
She has two upcoming films in Tamil, the comedy thriller Illa Aanalum Irukku and Sivappu in which she plays a construction worker.









Friday, 17 January 2014

Shraddha Kapoor

Shraddha Kapoor born March 3, 1992 is an Indian film actress who appears in Hindi films. She is the daughter of actor Shakti Kapoor. She made her film debut in the 2010 film Teen Patti for which she earned a nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut category. Later, she received wide critical acclaim for her performance in the 2013 romantic musical drama Aashiqui 2. The film also gained her much popularity and got her public recognition. Kapoor received several nomination in the Best Actress category inluding the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. In addition to her acting career, she participates in stage shows and is a celebrity endorser for several brands.

In 2013, Kapoor appeared in the romantic musical drama Aashiqui 2, the sequel to the 1991 classic Aashiqui. Her character, Aarohi Keshav Shirke, is a small-town bar singer who becomes a successful playback artist with the help of singing superstar Rahul Jaykar Aditya Roy Kapur.









Friday, 12 July 2013

Nikeesha Patel

Nikeesha Patel is a British Indian model and film actress. She debuted in 2010 Telugu film Puli, directed by S. J. Suryaah and starring Pawan Kalyan.
Nikisha Patel was born and raised in the United Kingdom. She is of Gujarati descent. She was a finalist in the 2006 Miss Wales beauty pageant. She debuted in the 2010 Telugu film, Puli, playing the lead female role. The film was a critical and financial failure. She then signed two films, Amali Thumali initially titled as Nanba and Narasimha in Tamil and Kannada, respectively, followed by another Kannada film, Varadanayaka, a remake of the Telugu film Lakshyam 2007. She was dropped from Amali Tumali, saying that it "did not come through", but signed another film opposite Nakul titled Narathan. She was also reported to have been signed for Rosshan Andrrews' Mumbai Police.