saved ! is a 2004 american teen comedy-drama film involving elements of religious satire .

it was directed by brian dannelly and written by dannelly and michael urban .

it stars jena malone , mandy moore , macaulay culkin , patrick fugit , eva amurri , martin donovan , and mary-louise parker .

the film touches on the issues of religion , ostracism , homophobia , teen pregnancy , divorce , and disabilities .

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saved ! <EOT> please feel free to donate directly to saved me at urltoken . 100 % of the proceeds you donate goes directly to the amazing pets at the saved me adoption center .

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that gut feeling and petrov’s calm , common - sense analysis saved the world from potential catastrophe .

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rochford firefighters saved the day after a marquee put up especially for a wedding was blown over by strong winds .

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the photo was so dramatic that many users denounced it as fake . the nursing home residents were saved the same day .

saved ! ultimately can ' t quite go the distance , but it ' s a promising debut by a filmmaker to watch .

a year later , a drama - documentary starring kevin costner told the story of petrov , “the man who saved the world . ”

voted “most likely to keep being mr . belding , ” haskins kept his saved by the bell streak alive by playing mr . belding on saved by the bell : the new class until 2000 . since then , he has had bit parts on shows like hot in cleveland .

et has the real behind - the - scenes scoop on saved by the bell . find out what we learned visiting the set in 1989 :

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" saved ! " starts out as a feisty satire on organized religion but sputters in its third act to an apologetic footnote for all that has come before .

" saved by the bell " cast in 1989 : tiffani thiessen , mark - paul gosselaar , mario lopez , elizabeth berkley , lark voorhies and dustin diamond .

in a verified annotation below , khalid disclosed that “saved” was about a relationship he had in el paso . his moving to new york put stress on the relationship :

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sponsorship of this event or a donation to our silent auction is an amazing opportunity for your organization to show its support of the saved me animal rescue . you will be recognized as a true lifesaver by thousands of people from not only pennsylvania , but surrounding and various states who have adopted a forever friend from the saved me adoption center .

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no doubt the filmmakers are bracing for - - even hoping for - - a display of ire from religious conservatives . but the truth is , nothing in saved ! stings .

take a moment to remember stanislav petrov ( 77 ) who died on may 19th this year . 34 years ago he literally saved the world ! thank you & rip . urltoken

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one september morning in 1983 , lt . col . stanislav petrov , a 44 - year - old commanding officer with the soviet union’s air defense forces , saved the world from erupting into nuclear war .

the achievement of " saved ! , " a very funny teen comedy set in a christian high school , lies in its careful avoidance of obvious traps . filmmaker brian dannelly and a sterling ensemble cast spoof behavior , not belief . in its exploration of peer pressure , " saved ! " is as cogent a commentary as " mean girls , " only the stakes here are greater than a seat at the cool cafeteria table .

voted “most likely to be arrested , ” diamond was recently arrested ( he was charged with carrying a concealed weapon after allegedly stabbing a man with a switchblade at a bar ) . before that , he released his own sex tape , screeched : saved by the smell , published a sbtb tell - all , and appeared on celebrity fit club . he was not invited to the saved by the bell reunion on the tonight show earlier this year .

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well , probably not , since the cast of " saved by the bell " graduated a couple of decades ago . but that doesn ' t mean zack and the gang won ' t get together again for some sort of show revival .

if only they threw 22 - year high school reunions . still , may 22 is officially 22 years to the day since saved by the bell - - the regular years , not the college years no one cares about - - went off the air in 1993 .

although their bayside days have been over for more than two decades , many of the saved by the bell stars are still stealing the spotlight on the small screen . over the years , the cast has had some pretty incredible reunions — including their hilarious tonight show skit — but we can ' t help but wonder what everyone is up to now . if you can ' t get enough of the hit show , keep reading to learn more about the bayside gang and to see how far they ' ve come since saved by the bell !

saved ! : comedy . starring jena malone , mandy moore , macaulay culkin , eva amurri , mary - louise parker , martin donovan . directed by brian dannelly . written by dannelly andmichael urban . ( pg - 13 , 92 minutes . at bay area theaters . )

his story was not publicized at the time , but it did emerge after the soviet union collapsed . he received a number of international awards during the final years of his life . in 2015 , a docudrama about him featuring kevin costner was called the man who saved the world .

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voted “most likely to succeed , ” gosselaar starred on nypd blue and franklin & bash after saved by the bell , and he had an arc on csi . his nbc pilot , people are talking , just got picked up for the fall ! he’s also now a father of four .

in the 2014 documentary the man who saved the world , mr petrov said : " all that happened didn ' t matter to me — it was my job . i was simply doing my job , and i was the right person at the right time , that ' s all . ”

soviet officer stanislav petrov , ' the man who saved the world , ' dies at 77 : the two - way petrov was on overnight duty in 1983 when computers indicated the u . s . had launched a nuclear strike against his country . he had only a few nerve - jangling minutes to act .

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karl schumacher , a political activist in germany , was one of the first people to publicize petrov’s story back in the late 1990s . but schumacher reportedly learned of petrov’s death this month after contacting petrov’s home . petrov’s son dmitry reported that the man who saved the world all those years ago had died on may 19 , 2017 . schumacher confirmed petrov’s death to gizmodo this morning .

the moment that “saved” came to me was after my move from new york to el paso . i was in a relationship at the time , and everything was super rocky because of the lack of distance . we didn’t see each other face to face anymore . we soon decided , after i moved , that the relationship wasn’t as necessary as it was . she had to find herself . i had to find myself . but at the same time , we always let each other know , “i’ll keep your number saved in case you need me . in case you need someone to talk to . if you want a conversation . if you fall for me again . ” it was a sense of comfort , just by having her number . i still have her number to this day .

on september 26 , 1983 , soviet military officer stanislav petrov received a message that five nuclear missiles had been launched by the united states and were heading to moscow . he didn’t launch a retaliatory strike , believing correctly that it was a false alarm . and with that , he saved the world from nuclear war . but now reports have surfaced that petrov died this past may . he was 77 years old .

the correlation between the cell phone usage in “location” and “saved " —it’s just the fact that everyone , including myself , we’re so wrapped up in this digital era . our phone is kind of our safety net . when your phone dies , you’re kind of fucked . you don’t know what to do for 10 to 20 minutes until that phone is up . we have certain attachments in life . whether it’s your phone . whether it’s your own personal music . or whether it’s your relationship . there is a lot of attachments that we keep , and we’ll probably keep for the rest of our lives , that we can’t get over . and i feel like talking about the cellphone usage in “saved” was kind of hinting the fact of this attachment . literally the only thing that i have . i deleted all the pictures . i threw away all your shit , but i still have your phone , so somehow i’m still attached to you .

lt . col . stanislav petrov was 44 years old and working at a missile detection bunker south of moscow on september 26 , 1983 . his computer told him that five nuclear missiles were on their way , and given their flight time , he had just 20 minutes to launch a counter attack . but petrov told his superior officers that it was a false alarm . he had absolutely no real evidence that this was true , but it probably saved millions of lives .

time and time again , the songs saved the day , and watching the ensemble , sing , dance and play their instruments was amazing . the musical’s standout numbers are found in act two when the ensemble comes together for an energetic , “when your mind’s made up” and a quiet , haunting version of “gold , ” sung a capella . if you were a fan of once , the film , the stage version is worth checking out—even if it’s just to hear the music of hansard and irglová played live .

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as city her and city him , lynne wintersteller and glenn mure add their good voices throughout , most memorably to ' ' greed , ' ' a tribute to the darker aspect of christmas . they are less fortunate in having to labor through comedy sequences that never get off the ground and should have been kept off the stage . as the jail - seeking bum , soapy , bert michaels is the main victim of these pernicious routines ; he does a neat tap dance and his vaudeville moves are smooth , but the material is beyond saving . soapy himself is saved , however , by the musical numbers , especially one with jim , called ' ' bum luck , ' ' which features some witty word play to the accompaniment of a scrub brush on a garbage can .

an early contender for the worst film of the year , the painfully unfunny saved ! is every bit as reductive as your average high school underdog fantasy , except it also has a bigger fish to fry than mandy moore’s psycho - bitch : christianity . when mary ( jena malone ) finds out her boyfriend may be gay , she looks to jesus and sleeps with dean ( chad faust ) in order to cure him . naturally , mary’s act of mercy fails , and when her boyfriend’s parents find the leather - daddy porn under his bed , the boy is dutifully shipped to the mercy house for conversion therapy . pregnant and alone , mary befriends the school’s outcasts , wheelchair - bound roland ( macaulay culkin ) and jewish goth - freakazoid cassandra ( eva amurri ) , and together they fight the evil forces of moore’s christian monster , the racist hilary faye ( a reference to the evangelical tammy faye perhaps ? ) .

mary is a senior at american eagle christian high school in suburban baltimore . she considers herself born again , despite the fact that her rebirth was at age three . her best girlfriends are two classmates that comprise the christian jewels band with her . hilary faye is the alpha christian , who outwardly is perfect , especially in her connection to god . and veronica is ethnic vietnamese who was adopted and thus saved by a black christian couple . a third is tia , who is generally an outsider in her geek status but who aspires to be in this christian clique . also within their social circle solely out of necessity is hilary faye ' s older brother roland , who has been in a wheelchair since age nine after falling out of a tree , and who , out of family obligation hilary faye transports everywhere including to / from school . beyond that transportation , roland and hilary faye generally have disdain for each other . one of hilary faye ' s god driven missions for the year is to save cassandra , a jewish . . .

" good girl " mary and her domineering best friend , hilary faye , are starting their senior year at the top of the social food chain at american eagle christian high school - - that is until mary ' s boyfriend tells her that he thinks he may be gay . when jesus appears to her in a vision , she heeds his message to " do everything she can to help her boyfriend " and , to her horror , she ends up pregnant . suddenly , mary begins to question everything she ' s believed in , and hilary faye and her devoted " disciples " soon turn against her . as an outcast , mary finds herself alone until she ' s befriended by the school ' s other pariahs : hilary faye ' s cynical wheelchair - bound brother , roland ; the principal ' s skater heart - throb son , patrick ; and the high school ' s lone jew , an exuberant rebel named cassandra . the group of outsiders band together to navigate the treacherous halls of high school and make it to graduation - - ultimately learning more about themselves , finding faith in unexpected places , and realizing what it truly means to be saved !

imagine a britain where the most important sites of historical significance are replaced with housing estates and supermarkets… imagine a britain without bletchley park , where alan turing and a team of code breakers changed the course of world war ii and where thousands of women inspired future generations with their work in the fields of computing and technology . . . now imagine a group of extraordinary people , who – seventy years after the birth of the modern computer at bletchley park – used technology to spark a social media campaign that helped secure its future and transform it into the world - class heritage and education centre it deserves to be . this is a story about saving bletchley park . but it is also the story of the hundreds of people who dedicated twenty years of hard work and determination to the campaign that saved it . it is a testament to the remarkable and mysterious work during world war ii that made it a place worth saving . it is a book about campaigners , veterans , enthusiasts , computer geeks , technology , twitter , trees and stephen fry stuck in a lift . and finally , it is a story about preserving the past for the generations of tomorrow .

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it ' s a shame the closing moral about a more pragmatic , inclusive approach to spirituality is conveyed with such a heavy hand .

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brian dannelly ' s movie waltzes across the floor of high school comedies like a new kid out to prove he ' s in a class of his own .

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a teen comedy with the typical cliques and baddies but also , many deep commentaries on love , sex , faith , humanity , and diversity . every character achieves redemption in his or her own way , but that ' s okay because it echoes what the movie believes true christianity should be . the " shit - fuck - goddamn " scene is excellent .

i thought it was hilarious in high school , gets less funny as an adult and you analyze da chuuch issues . solid satire .

what ? it wasn ' t like it was some sort of secret . the guy was like a one man gay pride parade .

i don’t think brian de palma ever anticipated the effects his brilliant , genuinely subversive but unquestionably compassionate adaptation of stephen king’s carrie would have on modern film culture . as oppressive as piper laurie’s fundamentalist she - devil may have been , she was nowhere near as horrible as the vicious teens that tortured and crucified sissy spacek’s titular character on her prom night . from grease to confessions of a teenage drama queen , carrie ‘s lousiest rip - offs fail to embrace and reinterpret the spiritual challenge of de palma’s film . instead , modern filmmakers seem to be attracted only to the story’s blood lust , using it to appeal to that juvenile sensation that gets off on seeing the social outcast embarrass the abusive bully before a crowd of their peers .

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the film successfully argues that it’s through sensory details that we access the deeper aspects of our lives .

johannes roberts’s 47 meters down can’t help alternating between the genuinely terrifying and the just plain dumb .

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the best arguement i ' ve heard that the film should ' ve ditched its " restoration of faith " agenda and just gone for a full - blown satirical takedown of christianity . and yes , i do mean unintentionally .

if your reference to grease was the patty simcox character , i think it ' s important to note ( and i side with eric on his review ) that the last frames of her onscreen were not of her getting her just desserts . and if it was rizzo - well , bully or not , people liked her ( so did i ; for me , stockard channing was the only thing close to being a saving grace on that poultrygeist of a film ) . i ' m actually surprised , given the clique nature of this film and the in - clique actually naming themselves , that you didn ' t bring up something like jawbreaker or the in - crowd ( even in passing ) . since both of them staged their bitch - went - down finales with carrie in mind . unlike hilary faye in this movie , who isn ' t actually destroyed at the end ( so much for your monster theory ) . she just has to get herself together . it ' s not unfair of the movie to treat her like this , none of the characters get everything handed to them . almost everyone was a bit scrabbled .

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stanislav petrov , a former soviet military officer , poses at his home in 2015 near moscow . in 1983 , he was on duty when the soviet union ' s early warning satellite indicated the u . s . had fired nuclear weapons at his country . he suspected , correctly , it was a false alarm and did not immediately send the report up the chain of command . petrov died at age 77 . pavel golovkin / ap hide caption

stanislav petrov was a lieutenant colonel in the soviet union ' s air defense forces , and his job was to monitor his country ' s satellite system , which was looking for any possible nuclear weapons launches by the united states .

he was on the overnight shift in the early morning hours of sept . 26 , 1983 , when the computers sounded an alarm , indicating that the u . s . had launched five nuclear - armed intercontinental ballistic missiles .

" the siren howled , but i just sat there for a few seconds , staring at the big , back - lit , red screen with the word ' launch ' on it , " petrov told the bbc in 2013 .

it was already a moment of extreme tension in the cold war . on sept . 1 of that year , the soviet union shot down a korean air lines plane that had drifted into soviet airspace , killing all 269 people on board , including a u . s . congressman . the episode led the u . s . and the soviets to exchange warnings and threats .

petrov had to act quickly . u . s . missiles could reach the soviet union in just over 20 minutes .

" there was no rule about how long we were allowed to think before we reported a strike , " petrov told the bbc . " but we knew that every second of procrastination took away valuable time , that the soviet union ' s military and political leadership needed to be informed without delay . all i had to do was to reach for the phone ; to raise the direct line to our top commanders — but i couldn ' t move . i felt like i was sitting on a hot frying pan . "

he had been trained to expect an all - out nuclear assault from the u . s . , so it seemed strange that the satellite system was detecting only a few missiles being launched . and the system itself was fairly new . he didn ' t completely trust it .

" [ petrov ] just had this feeling in his gut that it wasn ' t right . it was five missiles . it didn ' t seem like enough . so even though by all of the protocols he had been trained to follow , he should absolutely have reported that up the chain of command and , you know , we should be talking about the great nuclear war of 1983 if any of us survived . "

after several nerve - jangling minutes , petrov didn ' t send the computer warning to his superiors . he checked to see if there had been a computer malfunction .

" twenty - three minutes later i realized that nothing had happened , " he said in 2013 . " if there had been a real strike , then i would already know about it . it was such a relief . "

that episode and the 1962 cuban missile crisis are considered to be the closest the u . s . and the soviets came to a nuclear exchange . and while the cuban missile crisis has been widely examined , petrov ' s actions have received much less attention .

petrov died on may 19 , at age 77 , in a suburb outside moscow , according to news reports monday . he had long since retired and was living alone . news of his death apparently went unrecognized at the time .

karl schumacher , a german political activist who had highlighted petrov ' s actions in recent years , tried to contact petrov earlier this month to wish him a happy birthday . instead , he reached petrov ' s son , dmitri , who said his father had died in may .

petrov said he received an official reprimand for making mistakes in his logbook on sept . 26 , 1983 .

" that was my job , " he said . " but they were lucky it was me on shift that night . "

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in this august 27 , 2015 photo former soviet missile defense forces officer stanislav petrov poses for a photo at his home in fryazino , moscow region , russia . ( ap photo / pavel golovkin )

“the siren howled , but i just sat there for a few seconds , staring at the big , back - lit , red screen with the word ‘launch’ on it , ” petrov told the bbc’s russian service back in 2013 .

“i had all the data [ to suggest there was an ongoing missile attack ] . if i had sent my report up the chain of command , nobody would have said a word against it , ” petrov said .

“there was no rule about how long we were allowed to think before we reported a strike . but we knew that every second of procrastination took away valuable time ; that the soviet union’s military and political leadership needed to be informed without delay , ” he told the bbc .

“all i had to do was to reach for the phone ; to raise the direct line to our top commanders—but i couldn’t move . i felt like i was sitting on a hot frying pan , ” petrov said .

perhaps importantly , petrov noted that he was the only officer around that day who had received a civilian education . everyone else were professional soldiers and he believed that they would have simply reported the attack at face value . the men around him were “taught to give and obey orders . ” luckily , petrov disobeyed what simply didn’t feel right to him .

petrov reasoned that if the americans were going to launch a first strike they’d send more than five missiles , despite the fact that they could still do an enormous amount of damage . he also believed that since the alert system was relatively new it seemed likely that it could be sending a false alarm .

if petrov had been wrong , he would have compromised the soviet union’s ability to retaliate against a nuclear strike . but if he was right , world war iii would be averted . thankfully , he was right . and sadly , his wasn’t the first , nor the last , close call that the world has seen . the cold war saw far too many false alarms triggered by everything from a computer simulation in 1979 to a nato military exercise in 1983 , just two months after petrov’s false alarm . and then there was the cuban missile crisis of 1962 and the captain who defied his direct orders .

it’s truly amazing that the world survived the cold war . and it’ll be even more amazing if we survive the current missile crisis that’s heating up on the korean peninsula .

rest in peace , stanislav petrov . you may not have gotten the recognition you deserved in life , but hopefully you’ll be remembered in death . those of us living in the 21st century owe you a tremendous debt . and the best most of us can do is hope that the nuclear powers of the world learn something from your heroism .

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he former soviet military officer credited with saving the world from nuclear destruction has died at the age of 77 . stanislav petrov , a lieutenant colonel in the soviet air defence forces , was the officer on duty at the soviet union’s early warning centre when

malfunctioning computers signaled the united states had launched missiles at the country in september 1983 .

karl schumacher , a german film maker who first publicised the story in the west , said in a statement that he learnt of petrov’s death when he tried to get in touch to wish him happy birthday .

petrov’s son , dmitry petrov , told mr schumacher that his father had died on may 19 .

on the night of september 26 , 1983 , he was on duty at the soviet union’s early warning centre near moscow when computers warned that the united states had fired five nuclear missiles at the country .

" the machine indicated the information was of the highest certainty , " he later recalled . " on the wall big red letters burnt the word : start . that meant the missile had definitely been fired . "

e had just minutes to decide whether to assess the attack as genuine and inform the kremlin that the united states was starting world war three - or tell his commanders that the soviet union ' s early warning system was faulty .

uessing that a genuine american attack would have involved hundreds of missiles , he put the alarm down to a computer malfunction .

lt col petrov was vindicated when an internal investigation following the incident concluded that soviet satellites had mistaken sunlight reflected on clouds for rocket engines .

the soviet government’s policy in the event of a us nuclear attack was to launch an immediate and all - out retaliatory strike in accordance with the principle of mutually assured destruction .

although petrov was feted by his colleagues and initially praised by superiors for his actions , he was not rewarded .

he later complained that he was scolded by superiors for failing to complete a routine paperwork during the incident and had been scapegoated by generals embarrassed by the failure of the early warning system .

he took early retirement from the armed forces the following year and retired outside moscow .

the incident was only made public in 1998 with the publication of the memoirs of general yury vontintsev , mr petrov’s superior at the time .

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stanislav petrov died in may , but the news only broke after a friend tried calling on this birthday .

the man credited with saving the world from nuclear disaster during the cold war has died in moscow aged 77 .

stanislav petrov was a soviet officer on duty the night of september 26 , 1983 , when an early warning system flashed a warning that the us had launched missiles against the ussr .

petrov , from a secret command centre outside moscow , could have immediately instigated a retaliation with a phone call .

instead , the then 44 - year - old lieutenant colonel trusted his gut , which told him it was it was merely a system malfunction . and after five nerve - wracking minutes , he made a decision that may have prevented a nuclear war .

he turned out to be right . the false alarm was apparently triggered when the soviet satellite mistook the sun ' s reflection off the tops of clouds for a missile launch .

petrov died in may , but the news has only just come out after a german filmmaker tried to call him this month for his birthday .

external link : ' ' i knew perfectly well that nobody would be able to correct my mistake if i had made one , " petrov told the bbc .

" it was completely unexpected , as such things usually are . the siren sounded very loudly and i just sat there for a few seconds , staring at the screen with the word " launch " displayed in bold , red letters , " petrov told the bbc in 2013 .

" i would not trust the computer . i picked up the telephone handset , spoke to my superiors and reported that the alarm was false . "

the russian state - funded broadcaster rt also spoke with petrov in 2010 , when he acknowledged the gravity of the situation .

" we ' ve never been as close to a nuclear war , neither before nor later on . it was the very climax , " he said .

paul dibb an emeritus professor of strategic studies at the australian national university , has been reflecting on petrov ' s moment in the hot seat .

during the cold war , professor dibb was the top soviet analyst in canberra and visited moscow as a declared intelligence officer in 1976 .

in reality , the white house has no single button that would unleash a nuclear attack in reality , given the us nuclear arsenal is spread around the world .

" the important thing is to acknowledge what he did , and secondly , to remember — as few people in australia do — that 1983 was in fact the most dangerous year in the cold war , " he said .

professor dibb said although there are parallels with north korea today , the threat of nuclear war in the 1980s was far greater .

" it ' s not to underrate current threat north korea but , frankly there ' s a lot of difference between north korean nuclear capability and the soviet union with 12 , 000 strategic nuclear warheads — each side destroying a quarter of the population , " he said .

" although north korea has nothing like the former soviet capability , it looks as though it ' s developing sufficiently , if you like , to tear an arm off the united states .

" the difference , despite what said we have said about 1983 , as the cold war progressed , the fact is the soviets and the americans were talking to each other .

" the worry about the united states and particularly north korea is north korea is a hermit kingdom . they talk to nobody . "

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stanislav petrov , a former soviet military officer , died at age 77 in russia . he is credited for saving the world from nuclear war during the cold war in 1983 . photo : screenshot rt , youtube . photograph : juliet butler / alamy

according to the new york times , petrov died on may 19 at age 77 , but news of his death was widely unrecognized at the time .

petrov reportedly died at his home in the moscow suburb of fryazino from hypostatic pneumonia .

according to the new york times , he lived at his fryazino home alone on a pension .

petrov’s death was confirmed by german political activist karl schumacher tried to contact him on sept . 9 to wish him happy birthday .


kavan ( english : catapult ) is a 2017 indian tamil-language satirical thriller film directed by k. v. anand written with subha and kabilan vairamuthu , produced by ags entertainment .

the film stars vijay sethupathi and madonna sebastian in the lead roles , akashdeep saighal and bose venkat as the main antagonists , and vikranth , t. rajender , pandiarajan and jagan in supporting roles .

the film , which has a soundtrack and score composed by hiphop tamizha , began its production in july 2016 .

the film released on 31 march 2017 and received generally positive reviews from critics and was declared as blockbuster at the box office .

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kavan ( film ) <EOT> vijay sethupathi plays the role of a news anchor in his upcoming film kavan .

kavan ( aka ) kavan is a tamil movie with production by ags entertainment , direction by kv anand . the cast of kavan ( aka ) kavan includes t rajendar , vijay sethupathi .

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kavan also loves art and film , with banksy , sylvia ji and eelus being his favourite artists and the awe - inspiring quentin tarantino as his film idol .

kavanjit singh is a screenwriter and director from pune , india . kavan started his film career at whistling woods , graduating in film direction . a former infosys project manager with an undergraduate degree in electronics engineering , kavan is pursuing his passion for cinema . his short film jagjeet has won nine best short film awards across the world .

vijay sethupathi ' s kavan trailer was released recently , and the actor plays the role of a news anchor in the film .

kavan is a bold , engrossing take on good and bad sides of media .

kavan movie review : kv anand has handled the subject of unethical media practices in the film with maturity and has not resorted to unabashed media bashing .

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vijay sethupathi starrer ' kavan ' and nayanthara starrer ' dora ' had released last weekend and both the film took a tremendous opening in the first weekend .

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kavan’s qualifications 2 : 1 ba ( hons ) multimedia from the university of brighton .

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in the first three day opening weekend ' kavan ' has had 266 shows at 18 screens across chennai . with this the film has collected rs . 1 , 1

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kavan s director kv anand was also supposed to attend the event but due to the sudden demise of his dad , he had to cancel his plans . ags entertainment who are the producers of kavan , has made the film at a whopping budget of 18cr and trade sources say that it is the biggest film in vijay sethupathis career .

kavan is a bold attempt that talks about the hypocrisy and corporatisation of the media and journalism .

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outside of denaploy , kavan’s main passion is music . kavan loves everything from pop and rock to death metal , drum n bass , hip - hop , opera , and everything in between .

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vijay sethupathi ' s kavan has performed well at the chennai box office in its first weekend . the tamil film has done a better business than nayanthara ' s dora and taapsee pannu ' s hindi film naam shabana in the capital city of tamil nadu .

kavan is a relevant film about the truth in the story and what ' s behind the story versus false narratives for profits and ratings and ideology . it is a relevant film and k . v . anand did a great job directing and crafting the story .

along with vijay sethupathi , kavan heroine madonna sebastian , jagan , and one of the films music composers hiphop tamizha adhi are also interacting with the media in kuala lumpur , malaysia .

as expected vijay sethupathi ' s ' kavan ' has taken a humungous opening in chennai box office .

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now the trade feels that kavan will give its hero vijay sethupathi a new lease as a commercially viable hero and improve his star ratings . the film is vijay sethupathi’s costliest film and ags the producers are planning to market it aggressively as the first big summer 2017 release on march 31 .

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with phenomenal positive reviews , ' kavan ' is expected to retain this momentum in the week days as well .

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the total collections of the film in two weeks is rs . 1 , 35 , 31 , 290 . trade feels that the film ' s performance has been average in the second weekend .

' kavan ' has been retained in 18 theaters across chennai and 216 shows have been screened in three days . the film has got 90 % occupancy and the collections were rs . 72 , 23 , 940 .

kavan ( catapult ) is an upcoming indian tamil - language romantic thriller film directed by k . v . anand written with subha and produced by ags entertainment . the film stars vijay sethupathi and t . rajendar in lead roles with madonna sebastian , vikranth , pandiarajan , jagan and akashdeep saighal in pivotal roles . the film , which has a soundtrack and score composed by hiphop tamizha , began production in july 2016 .

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as the title ( sling ) suggest director bashing media fabrication in his own indian commercial film template .

was signed on to play a key role in the film he joined the filming from august 2016 .

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a lost novel from the writer anna kavan will be published next week , and i , for one , am delighted .

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verdict : go for it to experience an entertaining film with top class acting and message driven home effectively .

the film minted rs 3 . 1 crores gross on the first day of its release at the tamilnadu .

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pratim d . gupta has been the resident film critic for the telegraph newspaper in kolkata , the largest selling english daily in east india , for eight years . his screenplay the deaths of ray was selected from india for the binger script lab at the 2009 locarno international film festival . paanch adhyay ( afterglow ) was pratim’s first feature film as writer - director . the 2012 romantic drama was selected as the centrepiece premiere at the south asian international film festival in new york and was picked as the new voice in indian cinema at the mumbai international film festival . it also won the best film award at kalakar awards , one of the oldest and most prestigious award ceremonies in india .

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produced by ags entertainment , the film also has madonna sebastian , t rajendar , jagan and bose venkat playing key characters . hiphop tamizha music duo has composed music for kavan and the script is said to be jointly penned by kabilan vairamuthu , suresh - subha duo , and kv anand . the film is slated to release on march 31 . watch thew trailer here :

so it feels like a rude awakening when we discover that kavan is set very much in today’s times , when news is much more . it’s also ‘entertainment’ or ‘giving the audience what they want’ , as the head of a news channel in the film explains . kavan is kv anand returning to the zone where he’d set ko , just that we replace the photojournalist protagonist with a television journalist here .

kollywood actor ‘makkal selvan’ vijay sethupathi , t . rajhendherr , madonna sebastian casting kavan movie directed by k . v . anand launched the audio of the movie today . kavan songs jukebox has been already released on the youtube on 12th february and got a positive response from the fans as heart throbbing hit from hiphop tamizha aathi . looking for kavan audio launch stills ? you can download the images at the bottom of this page .

kavan is the second instalment in director kv anand’s journalism series . with actor vijay sethupathi and madonna sebastian , the director has delivered an engaging film based on the trp - driven media practices . unlike his 2001 film ko , anand doesn’t make this film a fight of good media against the corrupt system . instead , it is a fight between independent journalism and corporate journalism . the first half of the film rides on the making of trp - driven shows , how facts are bent and altered by a section of media to cater to a few individuals and the circus that unfolds behind the screens while making television reality shows .

the total collections of the k . v . anand directorial film stands at rs . 2 , 79 , 66 , 220 . box office trade sources feel that the film has been holding on very well and it will become a hit .

nayanthara ' s ' dora ' has been retained in 13 theaters and 102 shows of the film were screens in this weekend . with this the film has collected rs . 20 , 37 , 660 with 85 % occupancy on an average .

k . v . anand ' s kavan , which released on the 31st of march , is having a successful run at the box office , with the help of good positive word of mouth among the audience for the film ' s bold content and engaging screenplay .

the film gives out a social message and at the same time makes you aware of the darker side of the media industry . the biggest plus point is the actor vijay sethupathi . the film will surely help him increase his fan base . so , if the above - mentioned points excite you , then do catch kavan at a theatre near you . you won’t be disappointed for sure .

in their hurry to compress several issues into one film , nothing seems to be explored in detail . the result , is a film with a few great moments tied together by large stretches of elements that make it more commercial . in the end , it’s funny how the film becomes a lot like the channel it disses . too many commercials for such little news .

given the commercial liabilities , kavan , if not as great as anand ' s ko , which dealt with a similar theme , is effective in parts . vijay sethupathi ' s compelling performance saves kavan . he ' s at his best when he says , " naanga enna bittu padama edukarom ? "

vijay sethupathi’s kavan which released on the 31st of march has opened up really well at the tamil nadu box office . archana kalpathi , the ceo of ags cinemas has shared the tamil nadu official opening weekend gross of kavan . tn 3 day opening weekend split up total gross - 10 . 17 crs

vijay sethupathi feels proud to have worked with the kavan team ! the film directed by cinematographer turned director kv anand has madonna sebastian and t rajendar along with vijay sethupathi . vijay sethupathi speaks high on tr , whose performance was magic in the film . vijay sethupathi thanks the entire crew , especially kv anand and ags banner for casting him in the film . madonna sebastian , the heroine thanks the entire crew for supporting her . madonna says that the film is filled with emotions and also has commercial items that are essential . subscribe us on youtube : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken + 1 us on g + : urltoken

kavan is a tamil language thriller in which a news anchor tries to expose a corrupt businessman who has endorsed violence in order to cover up unethical practices .

will be seen as the romantic interest of vijay sethupathi in the film and hiphop tamizha has been roped in to compose music .

kavan may lack the fire and excitement of a ko or an ayan , but it surely does have a load of memorable moments . this is quality stuff from kv anand well within his comfort zone , and the scriptwork that has gone into the film is what makes it stand out .

kv anand , the director , refused to say anything about the storyline . he said : “ kavan means catapult in tamil and the title suits the story line , which involves one man aiming for his target . the film is packaged as a commercial entertainer with a neat message . ”

on the flipside , kavan does suffer from some lags here and there , which could have been chopped off at the edit table . nevertheless , the film never gets into a tiring state , with the director ensuring that he doesn’t let the grip of the story go aloof . hip hop tamizha’s music nicely collaborates with the film , and elevates in the climax where he brings his favorite area of dubstep to the fore .

kv anand ' s films are always high on concept and thought . so is this film but as with maatraan or anegan , the lackadaisical execution prevents the viewer from investing emotionally in the film . the presence of vijay sethupathi and tr thankfully save the film from being a complete washout . anthony ' s editing plays its part in gripping the audience on occasions in spite of the overall dullness .

summary kavan is a tamil language thriller in which a news anchor tries to expose a corrupt businessman who has endorsed violence in order to cover up unethical practices .

prior to denaploy , kavan went to the university of brighton , and sussex downs college in lewes to study multimedia , which spurred his love for graphic design .

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the next few days are crucial for the success of kavan as it might lose screens to mani ratnam ' s kaatru veliyidai upon its release on april 7 .

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summary : kavan may lack the fire and excitement of a ko or an ayan , but it surely does have a load of memorable moments . this is quality stuff from kv anand well within his comfort zone , and the scriptwork that has gone into the film is what makes it stand out .

kavan ( aka ) khavan is a tamil movie with production by ags entertainment , direction by kv anand , cinematography by abinandhan ramanujam , editing by antony . the cast of kavan ( aka ) khavan includes akashdeep saighal , bose venkat , chandini tamilarasan , jagan , madonna sebastian , pandiarajan , t rajendar , vijay sethupathi , vikranth .

vijay sethupathi ' s kavan has made a collection of rs 1 . 04 crore from 252 shows at the chennai box office in its 3 - day first weekend .

besides vijay sethupathi , madonna and jagan , the film also has t rajendar , vikranth , bose venkat and akashdeep saighal in important roles .

a lost manuscript of a novel by the british writer anna kavan - which turned up at the university of tulsa of all places - will be published next week . i , for one , am deliriously happy about the publication of guilty , since anna kavan , who died in 1968 , is one our greatest and most original novelists .

the team of kavan was honoured by the working journalists union of tamil nadu ( wjut ) yesterday ( 10th april ) , for its content and the film ' s success . k . v . anand shared this happy information through his official twitter handle for which , one of the writers of the film suresh , replied , " திரைப்படம் வெளியாகி பத்தே நாளில் கூப்பிட்டு , நெகிழ்ச்சியுடன் பாராட்டி மரியாதை செய்த ஊடக நண்பர்கள் நெஞ்சில் நிறைந்து நிற்கிறார்கள் . . நன்றி . . " .

especially the “oxygen” song from kavan by hiphop tamizha got a huge response from the fans . expectations are overwhelmed and now everyone’s eye on the visuals of the song . we hope k . v anand won’t’ disappoint with the visuals . the movie is directed by k . v anand . he dropped his favorite harris jayaraj and replaced with hiphop tamizha in this movie . all songs composed , produced , programmed & mixed by hiphop tamizha . listen to the kavan audio songs and check kavan audio launch stills and images .

kavan produced by tamil cinemas leading banner ags entertainment has vijay sethupathi , veteran tr making a comeback of sorts , madonna sebastin , vikranth and akashdeep saigal playing the antagonist .

kavan movie review : the great hollywood actor , marlon brando , mumbled his way through to stardom and stars . who knows , vijay sethupathi might well achieve that too .

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but kv anand ' s usual tactics of not letting the viewers think of sensibility and logic works pretty well in this film , which mostly failed in maatraan and anegan . " racy screenplay is enough for a film to be best ? " is what i thought throughout the end .

yet when the idealist in tilak is reignited , sparks fly and so do the trps . there’s a great ‘mudhalvan’ moment in the film ( kavan is happy to doff its hat with a raghuvaran reference ) when tilak goes rogue right in the middle of a live television interview with a powerful politician . what if mudhalvan’s pugazhendi chose to clean up the media business instead of the politics of the state . what if a news channel becomes the subject of an expose . that’s kavan for you .

the film directed by k . v . anand and produced on a grand scale by ags entertainments banner , released on friday ( march 31 ) amid roaring expectations and within the first show the film started generating positive reviews and word of mouth . we had reported earlier that the film has collected rs . 34 lakhs on the first day itself and the remaining two days being weekend holidays seem to have ensured much more footfall to theaters .

with a performing cast , proper aesthetics and a solid script backed by strong dialogues , kv anand manages to keep your attention intact for most of the runtime in his latest outing kavan . the film comfortably exposes the loopholes and the drama that takes place beyond the tv screen , in a compelling manner within the commercial format .

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story and screenplay of kavan movie by k v anand , subha , kabilan vairamuthu and cinematography by abinandhan ramanujam . drk kiran works as art director . and editing part of the movie is handled by anthony . brinda , shobi , baba basker were doing choreography . costumes of kavan are designed by sameera saneesh . finally , stunts are taken care by dhilip subbarayan .

the director k . v . anand looks in full command as the captain of the ship and will surely manage to sail the film successfully at the box office . the mass dialogues penned by kabilan vairamuthu deserve a special mention . cinematography and stunts departments have also met the requirements of the film . editor anthony , who is famous for his watertight editing , fails to impress as the running time could have been easily trimmed by at least 20 minutes . this would have made the film crisp and better . the music and the background score by hiphop tamizha don ' t work much for the film .

the film basically deals with the running of a successful tv channel and how the media sensationalize news to boost trp ' s and thereby gets financial benefits .

madonna sebastian will be seen as the romantic interest of vijay sethupathi in the film and hiphop tamizha has been roped in to compose music . sources say that in the film , vijay sethupathi plays an employee in a corporate firm and t rajendar plays an agent , who arranges employment for youngsters in mnc companies .

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tibo : i think it’s also important to mention that we will still be funding a remaining part of the film ourselves after raising the £12 , 000 .

, began its production in july 2016 . the film released on 31 march 2017 , receiving positive reviews and was declared a blockbuster at the box office .

throughout the first half , kavan is laced with several such moments that are jibes aimed at the media for its trp - driven module and the credibility of ' fake ' news . despite giving a grey undertone to kalyan ' s character , anand has shown him as an unabashed media tycoon in the latter half . evidently , the writing is narrow in this part of kavan .

after the release of anegan director k . v . anand expressed his desire to commence his next film which is said to be on the lines of the directors own ko . the project was confirmed on 22 march 2016 , with vijay sethupathi has joined hands with popular director kv anand for a mega budget film .

renuka shahane has been an actress in indian theatre , television and film for the past 25 years . her work in television includes lifeline , surabhi , circus , imtihaan , sailaab , close - up antakshari , kora kaagaz and the celebrity dance competition jhalak dikhla jaa . in her film work , she is best known for the bollywood blockbuster hum aapke hain kaun ? her first feature as director was the critically acclaimed rita for which she won best director for a marathi film at the 16th nokia star - screen awards 2010 . she also received the best screenplay award in marathi films competitive section of the 8th pune international film festival .

the 5 short stories of manto that the film is inspired from are toba tek singh , khol do , tetwaal ka kutta , sharifan and the last salute .

kavan plays guitar for a local metal band , has toured the uk and parts of europe aswell as having 2 ep’s released on itunes , spotify , amazon mp3 etc… as well as cd releases .

in its opening weekend , kavan has minted rs 1 . 04 crore from 252 shows in chennai , reports behindwoods . the movie has opened to positive reviews and it has reflected in the collections .

verdict : a light - hearted film that is also thought - provoking . director binu s . embarks on a different trip after ithihasa and style with . . .

but the film’s hardly as exciting as that may sound . it’s not exactly ‘breaking news’ when we’re able to predict tilak moving to a lesser - known channel the moment we see t rajendherr being cast as a channel owner . there’s no scoop either that kavan’s central conceit revolves around an issue ( about a factory poisoning ground water levels ) we’re told very little about .

after so many issues on sasikala da case judgement , audio launch was complete successfully without any issues . kavan movie will be released in march 2017 . stay tuned for more updates on latest kollywood news .

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" which received acclaim from critics and audience . another song , " aga naga " , featured special appearances by several tamil film personalities , including composer jayaraj ( see under

zak : when i was starting out i did a lot of internships at film companies , trying to find my place in a hierarchical culture and figure out how to reconcile my creative ambitions with the reality of a difficult and forbidding film industry , where everyone starts at the bottom , and your creative talents are pretty much irrelevant to the work .

what connects these two timelines , where does vikranth fit in and who is the real villain ? the media or the corporation is what will probably be revealed in the film .

as well . this movie was a blockbuster and had 175 days theatrical run . a sequel to the film released on 13 may 2016 with a different crew and cast titled as

spray pyrolysis is regarded as one of the most attractive and promising film preparation methods . it basically mirrors a film processing technique called thepyrosol technique , where a source solution is sprayed onto a heated substrate for it to be deposited in the form of a film . the mechanism of the process is as follows . the source solution is atomized , where small droplets splash and vaporize on a substrate , which results in the formation of a dry precipitate and thermal decomposition [ 80 ] . figure 10 shows a schematic of the whole process .

cinematographer turned director kv anand has completed the script reading session for his upcoming film with vijay sethupathi and now , he is all set to commence the first schedule on july 11 .

like most posthumously published novels guilty probably will not be anna kavan ' s greatest work but it is still eagerly awaited . it is slowly becoming apparent that anna kavan actually matters ( as doris lessing will testify ) . her work has stood the test of time because it transcends mere voice : it is a state of mind . a solipsistic retreat that openly contradicts itself , it invites us closer to its centre . and although anna kavan didn ' t want her readers to be concerned with superfluous stuff like the scraps of biography writers leave behind , we get a pure shot of her own reality through her work despite how surreal and cold it may seem on the surface .

chris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens

in contrast , gautaman bhaskaran from hindustan times rated it 2 / 5 and called it " a film without focus , but vijay sethupathi shines , as usual " . [ 22 ] baradwaj rangan from film companion rated it 1 / 5 and called it " a ' satire ' on the television industry " , which " is overlong and laughably overblown " . [ 23 ]

kv anand’s kavan’s happy new year promo video starring vijay sethupathi and t . rajendar had released recently . now the happy new year song sung by t . rajendar , hiphop tamizha and madonna sebastian has been released as a single .

at the beginning of the film after she had endured unfulfilling sex with paul , she was showering ( and experiencing a nosebleed ) . paul asked the rhetorical question of whether she was happy :

things do get complicated with fiction , though . if you’re an independent filmmaker working on a short film , then everyone knows this is a passion project and therefore not about the money . if you can pay people to work on your short film , or be paid to work on someone else’s short film , do it . but if it’s simply not possible given your budget , then make sure your project is going to be really worthwhile for everyone involved , and that your crew members’ experience is smooth and enjoyable . then they won’t feel like they’re “taking a hit” and neither will you .

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is the fastest one million viewed trailer for a vijay sethupathi film . if we look at the recent trends , trailer view count is directly proportional to the box office success and needless to say ,

the major part of the first half shows how corporate run media houses manipulates news , script reality shows to gain maximum trps that helps them flourish their business prospects . however , these scenes seem to lag and simply add to the runtime of the film . it is post interval when the story picks up a pace with enough number of twists and turns and turns the film into a decent affair .

technically , abinandan’s camera works in tandem with anand’s vision and renders a colorful film . hip hop thamizha’s tracks are enjoyable and his bgm is worth mentioning . anthony’s cuts provide a neat product on hand .

one of the biggest pitfalls of tamil cinema is its craze to offer a cocktail of crazy moments , and kv anand’s kavan , starring vijay sethupathi , fumbles and falls precisely because of this . the film , written also by a cocktail of three people , anand , kabilan vairamuthu and subha , throws up some of the most disturbing aspects of our lives today . these include pesticide poisoning , ruthlessly unethical media practices to up patronage and police follies .

suriya , who always shares a good rapport with the ayan director , also made a special tweet on this , congratulating the kavan team . he tweeted , " so nice of them ! congratulations ! ! " * tweets are not spell - checked

ice came out in 1967 and was the last of anna kavan ' s books to be published in her lifetime . it won the science fiction book of the year after being nominated by brian aldiss . he has since admitted that he didn ' t really think it was sf , but thought the award was the best way to encourage more people to read her work . his plan worked : ice is by far the best known of kavan ' s books , and i adore it .

shannen doherty ( " beverly hills 90210 , " " charmed " ) and co - star kavan smith ( " stargate : atlantis " ) star in the film about a mismatched pair who start out trying to grow the world ' s biggest pumpkin and end up cultivating something much more evergreen in " growing the big one , " a hallmark channel original movie world premiere , saturday , october 23 ( 9 p . m . et / pt , 8c ) . " growing the big one " is the first film to be harvested in the network ' s three - month countdown to the holidays , making hallmark channel the biggest holiday destination in television .

the attractions for kavan are the director , the pacy narrative and his ensemble cast that is led by t rajendar and vijay sethupathi . the trailer revealed that the story is woven around the boon and the bane of the powerful and the omnipresent media .

kavan is the ringleader on all things graphical , user experience and social network based at denaploy . this role encompasses everything from designing brands & logos , websites , print marketing to thinking through how best to structure a website / software application for usability , as well as social networking ideas , implementation and day - to - day use for a range of in - house and client projects . kavan plays guitar for a local metal band , has toured the uk and parts of europe with his band .

the other two british columbia based june weddings movies are bridal boot camp with when calls the heart stars pascale hutton and kavan smith , which just recently wrapped up , and my favorite wedding with maggie lawson ( psych ) which starts filming next week .

the film is produced by ags entertainment and also has powerstar srinivasan , t rajhendherr , and pandiarajan in pivotal roles . hip hop thamizha’s background score seems good in places , however , it is not noteworthy .

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the film was remade in bengali as kanamachi by notable bengali director , raj chakraborty . it stars ankush hazra , srabanti and abir chatterjee in the lead roles played by jiiva , karthika nair and ajmal respectively .

presenting the official trailer of ' kavan ' . kavan stars vijay sethupathi , t rajhendherr , madonna sebastian in lead ; music scored by hiphop tamizha & directed by k v anand . # kavan crew director : k v anand music director : hiphop tamizha cinematography : abinandhan ramanujam story and screenplay : k v anand , subha , kabilan vairamuthu dialogue : subha , kabilan vairamuthu editing : anthony art : drk kiran choreography : brinda , shobi , baba basker stunts : dhilip subbarayan costume designer : sameera saneesh make - up : abdul stills : mothilal pro / publicity : nikil murugan production supervisor : s r loganathan , d saravana kumar production executive : venkat manickam producers : kalpathi s . aghoram , kalpathi s . ganesh , kalpathi s . suresh music on ags entertainment digital partner divo audio out now ! stream it on . . itunes - urltoken saavn - urltoken gaana - urltoken raaga - urltoken eros now - urltoken hungama - urltoken like ' kavan ' @ fb - urltoken like ags - urltoken in association with divo urltoken urltoken

kavan takes one of the major system flaw which the innocent society intakes unknowingly . tearing apart the shitty inside immorality of the reality ( shows ) which spoon feeding the destitute citizens . tying viewers with the storytelling throughout the end , which worth the money .

this new publication is a timely reminder that most debut novels today don ' t break new ground and it is down to great british writers such as anna kavan - in these crass , commercial , sanitised times - to restore my true faith in literature .

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a sequel to the film released on 13th may 2016 with a different crew and cast starring bobby simha in ko 2 directed by sarath . prakash raj is the only actor to reprise his role from the original .

co - starring madonna sebastian , t . r . rajendran , vikranth and akash deep saigal , kavan is getting a wider release than dora , which relies primarily on nayanthara’s star power , and probably will win the weekend but analysts are expecting a close race .

simon : i’ve just come back from a film festival in france where the consistent topic of conversation amongst the filmmakers was financing – how do we get it ? it’s by far the biggest challenge because there’s just not enough funding opportunities for shorts . at least not in the uk . it’s quite shocking actually , because short films are such a vital part of a film - maker’s development , and there aren’t enough new voices emerging .

simon : we’ve created a campaign that presents us , the film - makers , as underdogs struggling to be heard , which is very in - keeping with the film’s narrative and central themes . we were also wary of doing a video that was too earnest . we wanted to avoid making that video you see all the time with the film - makers on a couch addressing the camera . it works for some people , but we’re not always comfortable with sincerity ; it’s not that we’re disingenuous , it just felt more honest and more “us” to do something that was gently irreverent and sort of mocking the classic kickstarter video , as well as ourselves .

while many sequences in the film ring a bell , director anand has also takes cinematic liberties to show media indulging in corrupt practices and how can it manufacture news and thus influence public perception of anything under the sun .

but , like most writers , it ' s her work that interests me , not her life . anna kavan is best known today for her final novel , ice , a slipstream feminist work of stark brutality within a world that is being enveloped by approaching ice .

kv anand is well within the control of his modus operandi here , as he pushes the envelope in his screenplay without offering lead importance to a single character . while vijay sethupathy shoulders the crux of the film , the events that take place are mostly results of teamwork and combination scenes which wouldn’t work in singular . by avoiding heroism , needless songs or dragging emotions , anand margins his film with timely wisecracks and groundbreaking revelations which act for it .

even though we were all planning to put some of our money in the film , we knew straight away that it wouldn’t be enough . i have completed two campaigns on kickstarter before , so i knew about the process . we talked about it and decided that it was the right thing to do , not only because it would complete our finances , but also because it would force us to really work on creating a network around the film .

the director has also not forcibly injected songs into the script to follow the standard rules of a commercial film . the music is used smartly . this is not the first time that we have seen a film based on the struggle between good people and bad people in the media business but anand has handled the subject with maturity and has not resorted to unabashed media bashing . kavan also has a handful of flaws , for instance , one of the key characters gets shot in the gut and still manages to breathe and move around from dawn to dusk , defying the logic of medical science . but , we can afford to overlook such follies for the entertainment it provides for over two - and - a - half hours .

after the release of anegan director k . v . anand expressed his desire to commence his next film , which is said to be on the lines of the directors own ko . the project was confirmed on 22 march 2016 , with vijay sethupathi joining hands with popular director k . v . anand for a mega budget film . also this marked the collaboration of k . v . anand with ags entertainment for the third time after maattrraan and anegan .

anand wastes no time in starting his story right from where the credits roll . media is a double edged sword and kavan talks about its deep rooted politics for trp gains and its ramifications . he narrates his take with elements that are informative , engaging and sometimes shocking too .

the film ' s ending was still a shock when the death actually played out . lester narrated the film ' s final lines , during which a pair of gunshots sounded in the burnham kitchen . he described some of the meaningful experiences of his life ( with a montage of images , some black and white from the past ) - and despite his death , he expressed his feelings of " gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life " :

the film stars filmmaker - actor tr rajendar in an important role , who is making a comeback as an actor after a gap of eight years since it has been a while since he acted in a full - fledged role .

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director sam mendes ' best picture - winning film opened with voice - over narration of mid - life crisis - suffering suburbanite lester burnham ( kevin spacey ) revealing : " in less than a year , i will be dead . "

it’s hard to say exactly what made this project feel like a worthwhile pursuit over all this time , when others have fallen by the wayside , but i think it has something to do with its quiet ambition . this is a very spectacular film , but in a modest and , dare i say it , quite british way . the film also explores a lot of the same concepts as the elevator pitch such as the little guy rallying against a perceived injustice and the role of fantasy in our everyday lives . i also think that it has something to say politically , but in a very gentle and universal way . essentially it’s a very special film , which is probably why we’ve persisted with it .

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described the film as a " tale with a realistic twist " and praised anand who " strikes gold with ko . blending the commercial with the realistic is a challenge , but k . v . anand proves adept at it . "

national film award - winning critic , baradwaj rangan wrote : " if someone wants to make a case for the abolishment of song and dance from our cinema , ko would be exhibit a . " he also went on to state that

was revealed in late october 2016 . regarding the decision to choose this title , anand said , " we chose ' kavan ' , which means ' catapult ' , because it perfectly suits the story line , which involves a hero aiming for his target , and also sounded good . "

when is it appropriate to get paid ? always ! if you are providing any kind of commercial service or promotional asset ( film ) for an organisation , for a company who has some kind of income , you should be getting paid .

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as known already , vivegam has emerged to take the number one spot for day one box office collections in chennai city beating rajinikanth’s kabali as well as vijay’s theri marking the first time such an event has ever happened for an ajith film .

maanagaram has entered its fourth weekend and has surprisingly retained a good number of shows . from 69 shows , the tamil film has earned rs 11 . 73 lakh . the total collection of the movie stands at rs 1 . 51 crore .

new tamil film attu could only collect rs 6 . 62 lakh from 60 shows , while kadugu entered its second weekend by raking in rs 5 . 15 lakh from 42 shows to take its total tally to rs 49 . 39 lakh .

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pascale hutton and kavan smith are familiar to you if you watch when calls the heart . their chemistry is perfect in this light hearted movie about being your best self when you get married and how to make sure your marriage lasts . funny and sweet this movie will make you smile and laugh .

. vijay sethupath ' s ' kavan ' directed by k v anand opened up with good response from the critics and the general public . on the other hand , nayanthara ' s ' dora ' directed by doss ramasamy received mixed reviews from the critics and the general public . based on the talk ,

upon his return home , charlie met with pretty ex - dating partner amelia kavan ( cara seymour ) and openly admitted his affection for her by kissing her ( with her own confession : " i love you , too , you know " ) . he simultaneously discovered how to finally end his script :

anna kavan ' s writing is a surrealist fictionalisation of her own mental breakdown ; she charts every pulse - bleep of despair . ironically her writing is about as real as it gets , even when the unnamed narrator in ice says " reality had always been something of an unknown quantity to me . "

michelle satter , founding director of the sundance institute feature film program , and paul federbush , international director , feature film program , said , “ sundance institute and mumbai mantra share a commitment to supporting the growth of independent artists in india , and we look forward with excitement to our second screenwriters lab together . we are grateful to the accomplished screenwriters who are bringing their expertise and generosity to the lab as creative advisors and the very talented group of indian screenwriters who have been selected for the lab . ”