Posts Tagged ‘thulirkal’
Thulirkal, Impressions by AnnujBy Editor - August 7th, 2015 |
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Today Annuj is one of the most popular Tamil photographers not only within the Canadian Tamil community but also on an international level. He was also named one of the top 30 under 30 Canadian wedding photographers and has won multiple WPPI and Fearless awards. |
Thulirkal, Nayani ThiyagarajahBy Editor - April 30th, 2015 |
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Between those experiences, I decided with my team on a short film regarding shadeism, which is also known as colourism, a word by Alice Walker. It basically describes the preference for lighter skin as discrimination based on skin tones in communities of colour. I got together with a few of my friends having a conversation and also my niece, which was all filmed and they all also helped me put everything together. As everyone usually uploads videos on Facebook, I did the same not expecting the turnout, it spread like wild fire through Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and other social media platforms. That’s where we got support to do a future film for the past 5 years, which we just finished this January. |
Thulirkal, Basement Reels TeamBy Editor - April 17th, 2015 |
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Basement Reels runs like a two person team, with support from everyone around us. I (Krusan) do most of the direction, cinematography and editing for Basement Reels, as well as creative writing. Tharshan is the creative brain who brings forth a lot of ideas, and of course is the main face/superstar actor of our team. Basement Reels was started as a way to get us to produce videos, practice, and get audience feedback. Late December 2014, Tharshan came to me with ideas for videos related to a Tamil/South Asian audience. He was passionate about writing and acting these ideas out, and I was passionate about producing videos, so our talents just meshed together nicely. Since then, we’ve found a working system to write great ideas together and produce them quickly while maintaining good quality. |
Thulirkal – Nurse and Lecturer, Gaayathry ThurairajahBy Editor - March 27th, 2015 |
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CTYA’s Blog has started a new Feature on Fridays, Thulirkal. Thulirkal meaning bud reflects the young Tamil youth we will be featuring. These youth are the buds of our community, and are growing into strong, achieving young men and women! This week, we’ve brought you Gaayathry Thurairajah! Gaayathry Thurairajah completed her undergrad BScN in 2009… |
Thulirkal – Actor, Shelly AntonyBy Editor - March 6th, 2015 |
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Shelly Antony is a classically trained actor who recently received his MFA in Acting from the New School for Drama in NYC. His teachers included Tony Award winner Ron Leibman and he was honoured to participate in master classes with Academy Award nominee Mark Ruffalo. His stage work includes William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Much Ado about Nothing, and Craig Lucas’ Blue Window to name a few. He made his feature film debut as Aathi in Lenin M. Sivam’s A Gun & A Ring which travelled to many international film festivals including the prestigious Shanghai International Film Festival. He recently wrapped up work on Matt Huntley’s film Reach where he played the role of Nick. He is represented in NYC by Renee Glicker of About Artists Agency and was honored by CTYA as a Youth Icon in 2014. |
Thulirkal – Entrepreneur, Aynka SatkunananthanBy Editor - February 20th, 2015 |
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Aynka Satkunananthan is a serial entrepreneur living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the founder of Ankit Designs (web, print, & design), Co-founder of AlterEgo Beats (clothing, music management & production), Co-founder of K.I.S.S. Hosting (website domain & hosting services), and Lead Designer at MyVerse (free online resource for teens). Aynka is a creative thinking advocate and is always emphasizing the importance of being analytical. Aynka is a proud Ryerson University Entrepreneurship Alumni, and attests a lot of his understanding in business to the relationships he’s built through Ryerson. He is currently managing multiple businesses, but is always looking for ways to give back. He is obsessed with finding and adopting technologies that promote self-growth, and make life easier. He enjoys helping others, and is always looking to do just that whether it’s with a new venture, or just lending a hand. |
Thulirkal – Fashion Trendsetter, Kishanth Raveendran!By Editor - February 13th, 2015 |
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Since I was a kid, I was always interested in fashion. Of course, it was hard not to be while growing up in Paris, France, which is known as the capital of fashion. I had adopted a very European style that portrayed classy and elegance, however when I moved to Canada, I felt insecure to continue dressing this way, as it did not seem to be the look here. So, I started following the trends of that time, and dressed myself with an urban, hip hop style (oversized clothing, bandanas galore, timberlands, etc.). But as time went by, I felt I was being unrealistic and decided to bring back my European style, where I felt more comfortable and happy. |
Thulirkal: Star Keeper, Umaesh Sundaralingam!By Admin - September 2nd, 2013 |
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CTYA’s Blog has started a new Feature, Thulirkal. Thulirkal meaning bud reflects the young Tamil youth we will be featuring. These youth are the buds of our community, and are growing into strong, achieving young men and women! Each week we will feature a Tamil youth of the week. For more information or to suggest a youth to feature, please feel free to email us at blogs@ctya.org! This week, we’ve brought you Umaesh Sundaralingam! CTYA Blog Team: Thank you Umaesh for sitting down with us today. So, let’s get warmed up. Ok, now don’t think, just say what first comes to mind. 1, 2, 3… Early Riser or Night Hawk? Early Riser Favourite Sports Team? Liverpool FC Most Goals in a Game? 4 Most important quality needed for success? Ambition Editor: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Umaesh: I’m a 6’2’’, 20 year old goalkeeper currently playing for CTSA U21. I’ve been playing soccer since I was able to walk. My dad was an amazing player back in his days, and I’ve just been born into the soccer lifestyle. Umaesh: Representing TEFA at the Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament was a huge honour for me. Being selected to represent a nation, especially Tamil Eelam, having gone through many struggles, to the amount of lives’ that were taken, really makes a player feel as if he’s a symbol of the nation itself. It was a huge honour wearing the TEFA jersey and performing at an international stage. |
Thulirkal: Painting with Purpose, Keera Ratnam!By Admin - August 19th, 2013 |
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CTYA’s Blog has started a new Feature on Fridays, Thulirkal. Thulirkal meaning bud reflects the young Tamil youth we will befeaturing. These youth are the buds of our community, and are growing into to strong, achieving young men and women! Each week we will feature a Tamil youth of the week. For more information or to suggest a youth to feature, please feel free to email us at blogs@ctya.org! This week, we’ve brought you, Keera Ratnam! Thank you for joining us today Keera. So, let’s get warmed up. Ok, now don’t think, just say what first comes to mind. 1, 2, 3… Art or Music? Art Three things you would take on Desert Island? Pencil, paper and a compass. Favourite Painting Medium? Water colour If you were invisible where would you go? Tamileelam’s isolated and banned Vanni camps Short Hair or Long Hair? Love long hair, but my hair is too heavy and too curly so I have to make it short. Early Riser or Night Hawk? It all depends when I paint. Early riser if I have to paint, and night hawk if I am kept up painting. Some days I sleep at 4 am painting. So everything depends on my painting. My work is my life. |
Thulirkal: Building Through Politics, Lavaniya Rajah!By Admin - August 12th, 2013 |
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CTYA’s Blog has started a new Feature, Thulirkal. Thulirkal meaning bud reflects the young Tamil youth we will be featuring. These youth are the buds of our community, and are growing into strong, achieving young men and women! Each week we will feature a Tamil youth of the week. For more information or to suggest a youth to feature, please feel free to email us at blogs@ctya.org! This week, we’ve brought you Lavaniya Rajah! CTYA Editor: Thank you Lavaniya for sitting down with us today. So, let’s get warmed up. Ok, now don’t think, just say what first comes to mind. 1, 2, 3… Favourite Food? – Poutine Tamil Songs or English Songs? Anything by J Cole or anything with a good beat and meaningful lyrics and always has been A.R. Rahman’s music for me, but I do enjoy music by Iman and G.V. Prakash as well. Favourite Tamil Comedian? Vivek and Santhanam Dream Destination? International Human Rights Lawyer hopefully working with the United Nations. Early Riser or Night Hawk? Early Riser (: . Lavaniya: My name is Lavaniya Rajah. I have just completed Grade 10 at Lester B. Pearson Collegiate. I am a member of TYO Canada and I am a member of the New Democratic Party. I like to see myself as someone who is well organized and takes every single detail in consideration no matter what it maybe. I am perfectionist and I hope to inspire youth and others throughout my life time for the betterment of our society. |
