Tamil Movie Review Thumbaa - Cast & Crew

Keerthi Pandian is an Indian-Actress. She primarily works in Tamil Film Industry. She is thinking of working in other film industries which include the Hindi Film Industry, Telugu Film Industry, Malayalam Film Industry, and Kannada Film Industry. She is a hardworking and dedicated Actress. The name of her father is Arun Pandian. He is an actor and a politician in his profession. The name of her mother is Vijaya Pandian. She is born on 18th February 1992

Pallavi Singh is a famous actress and model who has appeared in TV shows, films, web series, and various ads on various platforms such as Star Plus, ott ect. The actress appeared in a web series titled Dabangai. Pallavi is also a digital content creator and has her own YouTube channel where she shares various vlogs about beauty, fashion, acting, and comedy sketches. Her filmography includes Kabhi kabhi itefaaq se, Katha Ankahee, Muskurane ki wajah tum ho, Choti Sardarni, Pandya store, Namak ishq ka, Siddhivinayk, Nayi Soch.

Vasuki Bhaskar is a popular actress and fashion designer who has appeared in various character roles in Tamil films, Tamil television serials, and ad commercials and has worked as fashion and costume designer in many Tamil reality shows, television serials and films. Born on September 18 in Chennai, Tamilnadu, Vasuki belongs from an elite and eminent family which is associated with the Tamil entertainment industry for years now. She is the daughter of famous Tamil film personality Shri R.D.Bhaskar. Her uncle is the legendary composer Illayaraja. She completed her studies from the Loyola College, Chennai, Tamilnadu. During her college days, she was offered by a leading producer who was also a good friend of her father to design costumes for one of his upcoming productions Kangalal Kaidhu Sei to which she happily agreed. This was the stepping stone for Vasuki and after her first venture she held independent exhibitions and fashion shows where she displayed and showcased her collections. Then she went on to act as a fashion designer in many hit and successful Tamil films and also appeared in small roles in few films also. She made her debut in the world of Tamil television with reality shows where she also happened to be the fashion and costume designer. Those shows were-Jodi Number One in Vijay TV for their season 1 & 2 and yet again Vijay TV’s Girls v/s boys.  Presently Vasuki owns her own boutique and fashion line and is known in the industry as the makeover master and she also co owns their production house Pavalar creations. She has also worked in some popular ad commercials like-Prince Jewelry, Nalli – an apparel line.

Rekha is probably among the most renowned and well-known personalities of Bollywood. With over 180 movies to her name, and a career spanning over 40 years, she is still recognized as the “Diva” of Bollywood. She is a Living Legend in true meanings, a style icon, an enigmatic beauty in its full form and the 70’s sex symbol. Rekha’s career path is full of success, turns, and controversies, but this vibrant personality has survived the test of all. Rekha was introduced to the screen in her early years, but her first lead role debut was in a Kannada film Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999 in 1969, which turned out to be a success. But she did not rest there. In the same year, she gave her first appearance in a Hindi film Anjana Safar. Although this film faced censorship problem due to a kissing scene and the release was delayed until 1979. “SawanBhadon” is considered her official debut in Bollywood. She had to learn Hindi for this film because it was not her mother tongue.”SawanBhadon” became a hit, sending Rekha’s reputation as an actor to the skies, but not completely for now. In an interview, Rekha pointed out that she was regarded as the “Ugly Duckling” of Bollywood early in her career because she was dark skinned and chubby, which was quite against the perceived beauty standards of that time. She also stated that this image of her motivated her to go through a transformation and make it big on merit. In the early 1980’s she won her first Best Actress award for the movie “Khubsoorat”. Her change in on-screen personality and role selection was widely recognized and her career prospects had begun to improve significantly. She starred with the great Bachchan for the first time in the movie “Do Anjaane”, and proved to be a big turn for Rekha. After this, the duo gave back to back hits like “Mr. Natwarlal or “MuqaddarkaSikandar”. This phase of her life is filled with controversies of her and Mr. Bachchan’s love scandal, and let’s not forget the “Silsila”, her most scandalous film, marking an end to the affair. Rekha was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actress for her leading and highly applauded performance in “UmraoJaan” in 1981. She went on to take on several different kinds of roles. From a betrayed wife in “Ek Hi Bhool” to a young single breadwinner in “JeevanDhara”, from a Lawyer in “MujheInsaafChahiye” to a supporting mother in “Vijeta”, Rekha has pleased her critics every time.

Jonita Gandhi is an exceptionally talented singer from Canada. This Indo-Canadian singer is born in Delhi, brought up in Canada. Like many other singers, Jonita too comes with a family background that supported music from the beginning. Her father is a Musician by his own interest in music and by profession he is an electronics Engineer. Her first performance was much recognized when she performed along with her father in Toranto at an event organized for Christmas. Her music career has come a way long way already. She had sung in Bengali, Malayalam and Hindi film Industry.

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Darshan is an Indian film Actor, who has worked predominantly in the Tamil movie industry. Darshan always wanted to be an actor since childhood. He went to Bangalore after completing his education. He stayed there for three years. But he eventually came to Chennai to pursue his acting. He has served in famous movies like Thumbaa and Kanaa. His previous film to hit the theatres was Thumbaa within the year 2019. After showcasing his acting skills in Arunraja Kamaraj’s Kanaa, he signed many other projects. His next work was supposed to be with Harish Ram LH’s adventure comic kid’s film. After finishing the shoot of Kanaa, Darshan’s co-producer introduced him to director Harish. They exchanged the word, and after reading the script, Darshan started with the shoot of his film.

Naren Elan is a well-known and talented cinematographer born on 1986, in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. He has worked exclusively in the Tamil film industry, and his work has been featured in movies in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi languages. He is popularly known for his exceptional work in the superhit movie "Thumbaa," released in 2019. He also worked in the phenomenal film, "Pellikuturu Party," which hit theaters in 2022 and received a good response from the audience. Naren has exceptional skills in cinematography and is always eager to direct content-driven movies with his unique filming style.

The name Anirudh does not need any introduction down South among the music lovers. With his boy next door looks, he can really amaze you by his skills when it comes to composing and singing. This music Rockstar will rule our playlists whenever his new album is released. He can make you go 'Gaga' right from the first time you hear his songs. His recent movie 'Naanum Rowdydhaan' has took the town by storm. This is not the first time he has done this. He did the same on his debut movie '3' (Three). He evolved as a star overnight after the music release of '3' and became the talk of the town. Indeed Kolaveri made him get famous worldwide and it got him more fans.  

Anirudh is always good with experimental aspects in music. His movie 'Naanum Rowdydhaan' is the first of its kind as all the songs from the movie got released as single tracks on specific dates, just to increase the hype & curiosity among the fans. Indeed, it worked out well. His tracks in the film Vellayilla Pattathari have become a huge hit, due to his different composition style. The song “Amma Amma” from the movie VIP brings tears to us with his tunes. His latest tracks from the movie “Maari” have also fetched him fame, especially the songs ‘Don Don Donu’ and ‘Maari’. He won the Best Music Director award for his works in VIP and Ethir Neechal. 

Born on 16th Oct 1990, Anirudh is the son of Ravi Raghavendra (an actor) and Lakshmi, who is a dancer. He is the nephew of superstar Rajinikanth. He is not only a music director, but also a playback singer and he gave many hits even as a playback singer. His upcoming projects to name a few are VIP 2, Naanum Rowdydhaan, Singam 3, Vedhaalam, etc..

Vivek Siva and Mervin Solomon, the duo commonly known as Vivek-Mervin, is considered as India’s youngest duo music directors. They are currently working as music composers, singers, arrangers, music producers, etc. They have composed songs for various Tamil films like Vadacurry, Pugazh, Dora and Gulebakavali. Vivek and Mervin, both of them hail from Chennai and started their singing in their childhood only. Mervin is said to have started playing piano since when he was 3 years old. He then started writing many gospel rock songs in the church.

Vivek Siva is a Playback Singer, music director, and lyricist in South India. He has done predominant work in the Tamil film industry. He is known for being part of a film composing duo with Mervin Solomon for his work in Tamil films, and they are known as Vivek-Mervin. 

Vinay Sridhar is a famous sound engineer and record producer. He has worked in the sound department of many films. He has worked with film composer and producer Anirudh Ravichander. He started his career with the 2014 movie Highway. Imtiaz Ali directed and wrote this film. Vinay worked as a music recording engineer in this film. He directed A.R. Rahman's documentary film One Heart: The A.R. Rahman also worked in Concert Film. Deepak Gattani, Namit Sharma, and Ym Movies directed this film.

Anand Krishnamoorthi is primarily a sound editor, mixer, and designer working in the Hindi film industry. Besides that, he also has an interest in acting and screenwriting. He is an alumnus of the Loyola College and Anna University from where he did his Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication, and master's in Electronic Media respectively.

Suresh Chandra is a renowned Public Relations Officer, working primarily in the Tamil film industry and for some movies in the Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada film industry. He celebrates his birthday on 10 May. He is credited as the P.R.O. for a whopping 190 movies. He is the publicist of famed actor Ajith Kumar. Suresh started his career as a P.R.O. in the Ajith Kumar starrer, Mankatha (2011). This Tamil action thriller follows the story of a suspended cop who gets caught up in a gangster’s world. Directed and written by VenkatPrabhu, this movie garnered positive reviews and got nominated for several awards.

Karthick K U is an Indian film lyricist, who works predominantly in Tamil movie industry. He made his debut in the film industry just a few years ago and had carved a niche for himself; He has worked in movies that included music composers like P.C. Shivan, Dhina, Amara CV, but he may not have any track with them.

Born on September 10, 1980, Jayam Ravi’s original name is Ravi Mohan. He made his debut in the Tamil film “Jayam”. He got the prefix “Jayam” since it was his first film. Most of his films are directed by his brother Raja. Some of the films this duo worked together are “Jayam”, M Kumaran-Son of Mahalakshmi”, “Santhosh Subramaniam” “Mazhai” “Thillalangadi” etc.

Jayam Ravi entered the Tamil film industry during the year 2003. A fact not known to many is that Ravi made his debut as a child artiste in a Telugu film. This film was under the banner of his father Editor Mohan. Later, as a youngster, he acted in the film “Jayam” which was directed by his brother Raja. The film was a huge hit and Tamil film industry welcomed him warmly.

Jayam Ravi is a good dancer and he had studied dance when he was just 12. Also, he is skilled in martial arts. The film “M Kumaran-Son of Mahalakshmi” was a turning point in his career and he was widely appreciated by both critics and audience. This film fetched him the Best Actor Award in the Tamil Nadu State Film Award.

Jayam Ravi’s flick “Das” saw him as an action hero and the audience again accepted him. “Idhaya Thirudan”, “Das” Deepavali” Peranmai” Nimurnthu Nil” were some of the films of Jayam Ravi wherein his brother was not the director. His film “Unakkum Enakkum” directed by his brother was a huge hit. Jayam Ravi was the right choice of a playful boy turning matured in the film “Unakkum Enakkum”. Jayam Ravi and his brother Raja worked in many films which were the remake of Telugu films. Most of these films were hits.

Jayam Ravi is gifted with good looks and he took every effort (formal training) to become an actor. His recent film “Thani Oruvan” is again directed by his brother Raja. This film is a direct Tamil film. Jayam Ravi is undoubtedly one of the finest young talents in Tamil film industry.

The Mohan Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)

Dinesh M. popularly known as Dheena has been ruling the hearts of many by the power of comedy. He is an Indian actor, who is devoting his talent towards Tamil films and television series. The stand-up comedian was born on 17 August 1991 and came from the land of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India.