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Connecting Anushka Shetty and LL Cool J



Anushka Shetty Indian actress
Her third release in 2015 was Gunashekar's bilingual ''Rudhramadevi'' in which she portrays the title role of the queen of Kakatiya dynasty, Rudrama Devi opposite Allu Arjun and Rana Daggubati.

Rana Daggubati Indian actor
His next film was ''Department,'' directed by Ram Gopal Varma.

Ram Gopal Varma
On this occasion, Varma said "I dedicated my book to Ayn Rand, Bruce Lee, Urmila Matondkar, Amitabh Bachchan, and a few gangsters."

Bruce Lee
According to rapper LL Cool J, Lee's films were the first time many non-white American children such as himself had seen a non-white action hero on the big screen in the 1970s.


Anushka Shetty Indian actress
She next starred in the film ''Astram'', a remake of the 1999 Hindi film ''Sarfarosh'', following which she debuted in the Tamil film industry, acting in the Sundar C.-directed action flick ''Rendu'', sharing screen space with R. Madhavan.

R. Madhavan Indian actor, film director, and producer
During his recovery period and sabbatical in 2013, Madhavan signed on to appear in Simon West's '' Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn'', in which he appeared as a former marine personnel and shot for the project in California.

Simon West
This factor influenced his decision to cast Angelina Jolie as Croft, though she was not well known (she was not the studio's first choice, in contrast to Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ashley Judd, and Jennifer Lopez).

Jennifer Lopez American singer, actress, and dancer (born 1969)
She returned the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the following year, at number four, when she was a featured artist on "Control Myself", the lead single from LL Cool J's twelfth studio album.


Anushka Shetty Indian actress
The drama centers on the characters of Krishna (Vikram), an intellectually disabled father and his daughter Nila.

Vikram (actor) Indian actor and playback singer
Balaji Sakthivel's ''Samurai'' was his next release, featuring him as a vigilante Robin Hood-esque figure who kidnapped corrupt politicians.

Robin Hood
Spoofs have also followed this trend, with the 1990s BBC sitcom ''Maid Marian and her Merry Men'' parodying the Moorish character with Barrington, a Rastafarianrapper played by Danny John-Jules, and Mel Brooks comedy ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' featuring Isaac Hayes as Asneeze and Dave Chappelle as his son Ahchoo. The 2010 movie version '' Robin Hood'', did not include a Saracen character. The 2018 adaptation '' Robin Hood'' portrays the character of Little John as a Muslim named Yahya, played by Jamie Foxx.

Jamie Foxx
During filming, Foxx fought with costar LL Cool J.


Anushka Shetty Indian actress
Anushka Shetty during TeachAids Awards Gala in Santa Clara, California in 2013 Her first release in 2013 was ''Alex Pandian'', an action-masala film, directed by Suraj, co-starring Karthi.

Suraj (director) Indian filmmaker
The following year, Suraj made his third film '' Marudhamalai'', featured Arjun, Nila and again comedian Vadivelu, despite mixed reviews, the film was a hit.
2007 || '' Marudhamalai'' || Tamil || Arjun Sarja, Nila, Vadivelu ||

Arjun Sarja Indian actor, producer, director
Sarja, inspired by Bruce Lee's 1973 film '' Enter the Dragon'', began training Karate at the age of 16 and now holds a black belt.

Bruce Lee
A number of action filmmakers around the world have cited Bruce Lee as a formative influence on their careers, including Hong Kong action film directors such as Jackie Chan and John Woo, and Hollywood filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and Brett Ratner.

Brett Ratner American film director and producer




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