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Connecting Priyamani and Brandi Carlile



Priyamani Indian actress
She was signed by Tamil film director and cinematographer Balu Mahendra to act in the 2005 drama '' Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam''.

Balu Mahendra
The film was based on the psychological thriller novel ''Misery'' by Stephen King.

Stephen King
In 2012, King collaborated with musician Shooter Jennings and his band Hierophant, providing the narration for their album, ''Black Ribbons''.

Shooter Jennings
A tribute to 1970s electronic-music pioneer and producer, Giorgio Moroder, the album was released on February 26, 2016 and features guest vocals from Steve Young, Brandi Carlile, Marilyn Manson and Richard Garriott de Cayeux.
Following Countach, Brandi Carlile insisted that Jennings be involved in her next project.


Priyamani Indian actress
She was subsequently signed by director Mani Ratnam for his bilingual film, titled ''Raavanan'' and ''Raavan'' in Tamil and Hindi respectively.

Mani Ratnam Indian film director
He is greatly influenced by the film-making styles of Akira Kurosawa, Martin Scorsese, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Ingmar Bergman and Mahendran.

Martin Scorsese American filmmaker
It was held at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, and featured one of the most extensive lineups of prominent guest performers at a single concert, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Paul Butterfield, Neil Diamond, Ronnie Wood, and Eric Clapton.

Joni Mitchell
Mitchell later attended another tribute concert, Songs Are Like Tattoos, which featured ''Joni 75'' participant Brandi Carlile performing Mitchell's ''Blue'' album in full.


Priyamani Indian actress
She is the cousin of film actress, Vidya Balan and the niece of playback singer, Malgudi Shubha.

Vidya Balan Indian film actress
Vidya began 2007 by accepting the supporting role of a multiple sclerosis patient in Mani Ratnam's drama '' Guru'', starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, citing her desire to work with Ratnam.

Abhishek Bachchan Indian actor and film producer
*2005: " Right Here Right Now : Bluffmaster!" <small>(Sunidhi Chauhan feat.

Sunidhi Chauhan
She also hosted the global campaign, "World of Betters" in Mumbai which was launched by Alicia Keys.

Alicia Keys
On October 29, 2020, Alicia released "A Beautiful Noise" with Brandi Carlile to encourage Americans to get out and vote.


Priyamani Indian actress
Soon after, she was hired by Bollywood director-producer Ram Gopal Varma for his bilingual film '' Rakht Charitra''.

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
Numerous entertainment and sports figures around the world have cited Lee as a major influence on their work, including martial arts actors such as Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen, actor-bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor-comedians such as Eddie Murphy and Eddie Griffin, actresses such as Olivia Munn and Dianne Doan, musicians such as Steve Aoki and Rohan Marley, rappers such as LL Cool J and Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA, music bands such as the Gorillaz, comedians such as W. Kamau Bell and Margaret Cho, basketball players Stephen Curry and Jamal Murray, skaters Tony Hawk and Christian Hosoi, and American footballer Kyler Murray, among others.

Olivia Munn American actress
Munn hosted Microsoft's Bing-a-thon, an advertisement on Hulu for the Microsoft search-engine Bing, on June 8, 2009, alongside Jason Sudeikis.

Jason Sudeikis American actor and comedian (born 1975)
On October 23, 2021, Sudeikis made his hosting debut with musical guest Brandi Carlile.





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