Maya

Maya may refer to:

Civilizations

Maya (2001 film)

Maya is a 2001 Hindi film directed by Digvijay Singh with Nitya Shetty, Mita Vashisht, Anant Nag and Nikhil Yadav in lead roles.

Plot

12-year-old Maya lives with her aunt Lakshmi, uncle Arun and cousin Sanjay, a typical middle-class family in rural India. The cousins enjoy a playful summer indulging in mischiefs and youthful pranks. But then the young girl has her first period that proves to be a turning point in her life. Maya's family begins making plans for a celebratory feast that involves a ritual rape.

Cast

Reception

The Film won international acclaim at the major film festivals it participated in. The music score by the America based duo of Manesh Judge and Noor Lodhi won Critics Mention at the Flanders Film Festival in Belgium. The music also received an award in England and came in third behind John Williams' score for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and Leonardo DiCaprio's Catch me if you Can. The movie was first runners-up in People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, one spot ahead of Mira Nair's well known hit, Monsoon Wedding.

Maaya (film)

Maaya is a 1972 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by Ramu Kariat for Jaya Maruthi starring Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair in the lead role.Prem Nazir and Sharada also plays pivotal roles, supported by Vijayasree, Sujatha, Sankaradi and T. R. Omana playing other important roles. The film was based on an award winning 1963 novel with the same name by popular novelist K Surendran

Plot

Sankarappillai (Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair) is the local business man who runs grocery shop in the village center. He also owns the little textile shop of the village which his son Raghuvaran Pillai (Adoor Bhasi) operates. Sankarappillai's family also includes his second wife Eeswari (T. R. Omana) and daughter Gomathy (Sharada). Sankarappillai is separated from his first wife Kalyani (Adoor Bhavani) but visits and supports his daughter Omana in the first marriage.

Gomathy is in love with Madhavankutty (Prem Nazir) an educated but unemployed young man. Sankarappillai and Eeswary also encourages their relation. Madhavankutty takes up job in a news paper in the town. Raghu wishes to expand the textile business, Madhavankutty introduces Raghu and Sankarappillai to his old class mate Vasukkutty (K. P. Ummer). Vasukkutty's uncle Pankippillai(GK Pillai) run a bigger textile shop in the town. Though two head-strong men clashes at first Pankippillai agrees to loan textiles worth Rs 30,000 to Sankarappillai. Vasukkutty meets Gomathy during a business visit to Sankarappillai's home and falls head over heals for the beautiful girl. Seeking business advantage Sankarappillai decides to arrange Gomathy's wedding with Vasukkutty leaving a heart broken Madhavankutty resort to writing.

Whatever We Wanna

Whatever We Wanna is the eighth studio album by LeAnn Rimes, released June 6, 2006. The album is similar to her R&B influenced Twisted Angel but has a more rock-oriented sound. The album was released and promoted exclusively in Europe, Taiwan, and Brazil. It was originally slated to be released in the U.S. (and even appeared in the US iTunes store briefly), however, the release was pulled due to the success of her single (from This Woman), "Something's Gotta Give" (which peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Top Country Songs), leading to an increase in sales of This Woman.

Singles

Three singles were released from the album. "And It Feels Like" was released as the lead single from the album on May 5, 2006. The second single, "Strong", was released in Germany on June 23, 2006. The third and final single from the album was Rimes' duet with Brian McFadden, "Everybody's Someone", which was released on September 25, 2006.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for Whatever We Wanna were adapted from liner notes.

Strong (Robbie Williams song)

"Strong" is a song by English recording artist Robbie Williams, released as the third single from his 1998 album, I've Been Expecting You in early 1999. The song managed to break into the top five in the United Kingdom. The B-side is the live version of "Let Me Entertain You" recorded at the 1999 Brit Awards, the performance was included on the single in the enhanced section.

During his live performance at Knebworth, Williams and the crowd all sang "Strong" in an attempt to break the biggest number of people doing karaoke world record.

Music video

The video is a compilation of on-tour footage, including many live performances, Williams with his nephew, Williams on stage with his dad, and Williams goofing off.

Chart performance

The song became Williams' seventh top five single in the United Kingdom when it was released in March 1999, the track also managed to break inside the top ten in New Zealand, but it did not make a bigger impact around Europe.

Cover versions

Strong (Thomas Anders album)

Strong is the title of the 2010 studio album by German singer-songwriter & producer Thomas Anders.

On 27 January 2010, Thomas Anders said: "The album is nearly ready and will appear first in Russia where I still have a great amount of fans, and in Germany the release is planned for summer".

Strong reached Platinum status in Russia for sales of more than 20,000 units.

Track listing

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Release history

References