Tamil Movie Review Marina - Cast & Crew

It is sometimes fascinating to read about how film stars, especially in the South, get into the industry from totally diverse fields, and with no conscious intentions to be in movies. Andrea Jeremiah’s career seems to fit into this category. Her childhood ambition was to go for higher studies and get to become a psychiatrist. But music was always in the background, as she started learning classical Western piano when she was just eight, and she quickly showed her prowess when she formed her own troupe called Young Stars which also was a precursor for her later singing and music composing career.

However, entry into acting came to her via the theatre route, as it was hard to refuse offers from Girish Karnad, in whose “Nagamandala” she performed first, and then went on to perform all over the country, during whi...

Mansi Bhardwaj is also called to be Mansi, was born in Delhi, India. She is a professional singer. Mansi has a height of five feet and five inches. Mansi completed her primary and secondary education from her hometown.

She participated in various singing reality shows like Voice of India, Chak de Bacche, Chhote Ustad and Indian Idol season 9. Mansi started her singing career when she was very young. She loves singing and dreamed of becoming a successful Playback Singer.

In the show, Indian Idol which has been aired on Sony TV, her performance was versatile, and has been appreciated by everyone though she didn’t win any of the titles but left a remembrance mark, before leaving in every show.

Shilpa Natarajan is an Indian acoustic singer, vocal instructor, and songwriter from Chennai. She is also a music presenter on Chennai Live 104.8 FM, based in Chennai, where she hosts the show ‘Live Café.’ She has been experimenting with acoustic covers, indie-pop, and the indie-folk genre.

She loves experimenting with music which is a fusion of different genres. Shilpa’s schooling was in Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, near Mylapore in Chennai. She graduated in Sociology from the University of Madras and did an MBA in Communications Management with specialization in Public Relations, Events, and Corporate Communication.

Born in a family of music enthusiasts, Shilpa started learning Carnatic music at the...

Oviya has proved that she is more than a pretty face by taking her talent to the big screen. The fashion world has been buzzing since she did some catwalk and even appeared in some commercials. She made her debut in Malayalam cinema and worked in three Mollywood movies and even since she had made her acting debut in Kollywood, the excitement has been approaching at an unbearable level. Oviya  is now a busy actress in Tamil cinema having a half-a-dozen projects in her hand, and she is working now in a Hindi film "Yeh Ishq Sarfira" which is almost nearing completion. Before starring in "Kalavani" and appearing in hit movies like Pandiraj's ‘Marina’, and Sundar C.'s ‘Kalakalappu’, the actress had been a gifted modeler. She wants now to t...

 Pandiraj is a Tamil film director and producer whose arrival into Tamil cinema was felicitated by a National award for the best screenplay in his debut project, Pasanga.

Pandiraj grew up in Puddukottai in Tamil Nadu, but relocated to Chennai, after having completed his formal education in the city where he was born. Initially, he worked for director K.Bhagyaraj, as his office attendant, while also chalking out short stories for Bhagya,   the weekly Tamil magazine. Knowing the competition in today’s world, especially in the cinema world, Pandiraj had to invest immense labor to gain recognition, and pocket a decent amount of work. He assisted notable directors like Chimbu Devan, Cheran, and Thangar Bachan, on various projects. The year 2009 marked Pandiraj...

Benny Dayal is an Indian Pop-Singer. Born in Kollam, Kerala, India on May 13, 1984. He was a member of the S5 Pop Band in India. He started as a playback singer and known to have work with various reputable composers.

He finished his studies from Abu Dhabi Indian School (ADIS) and took Journalism in Madras Christian College. His Indian-Pop-Electro-Rap-Reggae infused songs made him so famous and with unique quality compared to any singers. This made him one of the most loved singers by doing such mix-ups of traditional Indian music to a new-era’s songs. You’ll be so moved in listening to any of his songs.

He worked before as an Event Coordinator for RR Donnelley Printing. He also worked as an HR Executive for a BPO when he received a call and inviting him to audition for ARR Studio. He...

He is a Malayalam actor and producer, famous for his comedy and drama roles. He was initially a theater artist, writer, and started Kalidasa Visual Magic to produce plays. His first play was Chayanmukhi, directed by Prasanth Narayan, which say him essay Keechaka’s role. He completed his schooling from Infant Jesus School Kollam and BSc from Sree Narayana College, Kollam and also has an LLB degree from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. He married twice. His first wife was actor Saritha with whom he has two sons Shravan and Tejas, who are pursuing their academics from Dubai and New Zealand respectively. His second wife is Methil Devika, dancer, whom he married in 2013.

He started his movie career with the film Baloon in the year 1982. His movies Odaruthammava Aalariyam in 1984, Boeing Boeing the year after, Shyama...

Ram Shankar has been music director in a few Hindi movies. In 2012, he composed music for film 'Yeshu Palanhar'. The film had Annu Kashyap, Johny Lever, Anil Dhawan, Mushtaq Khan in lead roles. In the year 2001, he made his association as a music composer with another film 'Vatsyayana Kamasutra' which had Sudesh Berry, Divya Dwivedi, Mona Mathur in pivotal roles. Film and background music was composed by Ram Shankar in this movie. Ram Shankar has also sung a song ‘'Dulha Bhi Lajawab Hai" with Sonu Nigam and Kavita Krishnamurthy for a melodious soundtrack in a Bollywood movie ‘Haseena Maan Jaayegi.'

This movie had released in 1990. In the year 2006, there was another movie 'Jigyaasa' which released on 10 March 2006 and was ...

Vijay Prakash is an Indian playback singer and film composer. He was born in Mysore and moved to Mumbai in 1996. He worked in so many Hindi films including Blue, Yuvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan, and Force.

He has sung in Kannada, Tamil, Telegu and Malayalam movies. He has also hosted the renowned reality TV show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee Kannada and has also performed in shows with the great Indian percussionist Ustad Zakir Hussain. Prakash is one of the four singers of the song ‘Jai Ho’, which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

The song also won a Grammy Award in the category ‘Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Medi...

Tamizh Or Pakoda Pandi is an Indian film actor, who co-starred with Anandhi and Yogi Babu in K.P. Jagan’s upcoming Tamil comedy drama film, En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom (2017). He entered the film industry as Pandi Pakoda. In 2009, he played as Pakkada in Pandiraj’ directorial debut film, Pasanga.

Tamizh and Pandiraj had a reunion project in 2012 entitled Marina. In 2014, he played as Sithappa in S.D. Vijay Milton’s Tamil drama film, Goli Soda. He played a pivotal role in Ramesh Selvan’s Tamil comedy drama film, Vajram, in 2014 and in director Murugesh’s Sagaa in 2017.

V Jayaprakash is a Tamil film actor and producer, known for his production of “Gopala Gopala,” “Porkkaalam,” “Thavasi,” “April Maadhathil,” and “Julie Ganapathi,” among many others. Jayaprakash has also featured in more than 50 movies, including Tamil and Malayalam. Jayaprakash started off with productions of various films right from the beginning of the millennium decade, and is the owner of the production house, “GJ Banner.” 2007 saw Jayaprakash cast in the Tamil director, Cheran’s “Maya Kannadi,” which saw the inception of his career as an actor. Consequently, Jayaprakash featured in various movies in memorable supporting roles such as in Pandiraj’s “Pasanga,” and other films such as “Moodar ...

Haricharan Seshadri is an eminent Carnatic singer who gives his vocal in many Malayalam, Tamil, and other regional movies. He made his debut through the Tamil flick ‘Kadal’, in which he got the chance to sing two solo songs "Unakkena Iruppaen" and the title song "Kaadhal". In the same movie, he also had sung a duet song ‘Thottu Thottu’ with Harini Shankar. 
 

Haricharan was born on March 20, 1987, in Chennai. His early generation proves that they were a typical Palakkad Iyer family, and his father was a B-grade artist in AIR and even a bank employee. Haricharan had taken Carnatic classical musical training since age 7 and then had privileged to learn musical lessons from stalwarts like K. V. Narayanaswamy, T.M.P...

Girishh Gopalakrishnanis a well-known Indian music director, composer, producer, and singer of the Tamil film industry. He was born on 26th September 1986 and belongs to Tanjore, Tamil Nadu. He made his debut in the Tamil film industry as a music director and in 2012 with the Tamil movie ‘Marina.’ He composed songs for many Tamil and Telugu movies, Vidiyum Munn in 2013,Sadhuram 2 in 2015, The House Next Door, Aval, andGruham in 2017, Iruttu in2019, Pakshi, Nishabadham, Netrikkann, andMookuthi Amman in 2020.

He worked as music director in Vidiyum Munn (2013), Sadhuram 2 (2016), Rukkumani Vandi Varudhu (2017), and Pirai Thediya Naatkal (2017). He made his debut as a lyricist with songs like VidiyadhaIravu, Penne,Theeradha Mounam in 2013, and also recorded Vidiyadha Iravu and,Theeradha Mounam.In 2015 he came up with hi...

Sivakarthikeyan is a stand-up comedian, actor, and an anchor born on 17th February 1985 in Singampunari, Tamil Nadu. He was born to an Engineer father and has a sister who is a doctor. He was in Campion Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School in his school years and graduated from JJ College of Engineering and Technology and holds a degree in B.E. Later. he went on to do MBA from Indian Institute of Planning and Management Chennai. He was participative in his college in theatre and stand-up comedy. It was the gap he had between his engineering and MBA he participated in a Star Vijay reality show, Kalakku Povathu Yaaru after he was forced by his friends and eventually won the show.

He made an appearance in a dance reality show with Aishwarya Prabhakar as his partner in Jodi Number One Season 3 followed by Boys vs. ...