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A. K. Veerasami
A. K. Veerasamy was an Indian actor who acted in over 500 films in the Tamil language, in supporting and minor roles. One verse that he spoke of in the Mudhal Mariyadhai film, "''Enakku Oru Unmai Therinchavunum"'' dialogue is still far from the minds of the people. Veerasamy was the vice president of the South Indian Actors' Association. Early career He acted in plays with Sivaji Ganesan them Like Rajput, he is famous for his roles. His dialogue "Enaku oru unma therinjaaganum" (I need to know the truth) from the film '' Mudhal Mariyadhai'' became popular. Family His wife's name is Rajalakshmi. The couple has 4 sons and one daughter. Awards He acted Gemini Ganesan Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred to as the ''Kaadhal Mannan'' (King of Romance) for his romantic roles ...'s Unnaipol Oruvan movie. For that, he also got a Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanjavur District
Thanjavur District is one of the Districts of Tamil Nadu, 38 districts of the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur. The district is located in the delta of the Cauvery River and is mostly agrarian. As of 2011, Thanjavur district had a population of 2,405,890 with a sex-ratio of 1,035 females for every 1,000 males. Geography The district is located at in Central Tamil Nadu bounded on the northeast by Mayiladuthurai district, on the east by Tiruvarur District, on the south by the Palk Strait of Bay of Bengal on the west by Pudukkottai District and Tiruchirappalli District, Tiruchirappalli, small border with Cuddalore district, Cuddalore on the northeast and on the north by the river Kollidam, across which lie part of Tiruchirappalli District, Tiruchirappalli, and Ariyalur district, Ariyalur districts. Demographics According to 2011 census of India, 2011 census, Thanjavur district had a population of 2,4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panam Padaithavan
''Panam Padaithavan'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by T. R. Ramanna, and written by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Sowcar Janaki and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 27 March 1965. Plot While making his way to Calcutta, accompanied by his young brother, Balu, for an athletic championship, Raja, an accomplished sportsman, stemming from a rich rustic Tamil family. Raja and Balu met Shanti's father, Masilamani in accident. Masilamani is a drunkard got addicted to liquor due to his wife death. Raja shows mercy towards them and got acquainted with Shanti and with her father, Masilamani, in very modest condition. Between Raja and Shanti, it is love at first sight. Having won the championship, Raja and Balu meets Rama and Uma, two sisters were accompanied by their wealthy father G.R. Pillai. Shanthi happens to work as servant in Rama and Uma's house. Eventually, Balu and Uma, fall in love each other. Rama has difficulty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulama Gunama
''Kulama Gunama'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan and produced by M. Aasam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar, Padmini and Vanisri. It is a remake of the 1968 Telugu film '' Thalli Prema''. The film was released on 26 March 1971. Plot Sivaji is a highly respectable man in his village. He works tirelessly for the welfare of his society and hardly spends time with his wife Padmini. Padmini has no child after many years of marriage. Jaishankar is Sivaji's younger brother and is in love with Vanisri, daughter of Nambiar, who is the owner of a grocery store. Nambiar adulterates almost all his products in his shop and sells them at high prices. People have no choice but to buy his stuff for their daily life as this is the only grocery shop in the entire village. Sivaji puts a stop to this by inaugurating a grocery shop owned by the village cooperative society, after which Nambiar begins to incur losses as people no longer bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paadhukaappu
''Paadhukaappu'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars in the main role Sivaji Ganesan, alongside Jayalalithaa, T. S. Balaiah and Major Sundarrajan in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Kanthan *Jayalalithaa as Valli *Sowcar Janaki as Parvathi *Major Sundarrajan as Vaiyapuri (Kanthan's father) * M. N. Nambiar as Vinayagam (Kanthan's brother) * S. V. Subbaiah as (Guest Role) *T. S. Balaiah as Chinnathambi (Valli's husband) * J. P. Chandrababu *Nagesh *Thengai Srinivasan (Guest Role) * A. Karunanidhi *C. T. Rajakantham * C. K. Saraswathi *Senthamarai *Karikol Raju *K. R. Indira Devi Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Reception ''The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirumalai Thenkumari
''Thirumalai Thenkumari'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language road film written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan. Inspired by the 1969 film ''If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium'', it features an ensemble cast consisting of Sivakumar, Kumari Padmini, Rama Prabha, Shylashri, Manorama, Sirkazhi Govindarajan and Suruli Rajan. The film focuses on a group of passengers who embark on a pilgrimage across South India. It was commercially successful, and won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Plot Ten to twelve families from different walks of life, different age groups and different languages unite for a pilgrimage, beginning with Tirupati and going as far as Kanyakumari. Cast ;Actors * Sivakumar as Sekhar * Sirkazhi Govindarajan as Siva Chidambara Bhagvathar * Suruli Rajan as Mannaru * K. D. Santhanam as Chokkalingam * Typist Gopu as Velu * Gopalakrishnan as Prohit * Master Prabhakar as Ramani *A. K. Veerasami * A. Sasikumar as Mohan * Chandran Babu as Kumar * Haranath ;Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalam Vellum
''Kalam Vellum'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language Western film produced, filmed and directed by M. Karnan. The film stars Jaishankar, Vijayakumari and Vijaya Lalitha. It revolves around a farmer who, in his quest to avenge his sister's death, becomes a dacoit bent on revenge. The film was released on 11 September 1970. Plot Velu, a poor farmer, loses his sister Dhanam due to the atrocities and exploitation of landlord Periyaraja. To avenge his sister's death, Velu kills Periyaraja's brother Chinnaraja. He then escapes from there. He joins a gang of dacoits, headed by Narasingam. The gang is initially perturbed by Velu's presence, but his courage and good nature wins him their love and respect. Velu succeeds Narasingam as the gang leader. His aim is to rob the rich and save the poor. He is constantly looking for an opportunity to take revenge against Periyasamy. Velu forgets that his wife is waiting for his return to his village. Finally, Velu takes revenge on Periyaraja and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirai Kudam
''Nirai Kudam'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by V. Ramasamy under ''Muktha Films'' banner. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Vanisri, with musical score by V. Kumar. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Prabhakar/Dr.Babu *Vanisri as Chithra *R. Muthuraman as Sampath *Major Sundarrajan as Madhanagopal * V. K. Ramasamy as Appadurai *Cho as Giri * Manorama as Girija *Thengai Srinivasan as Professor *Sachu as Hema *M. Bhanumathi *Kathadi Ramamurthy as cooking master (Guest Role) *Veerasamy *G. Sakunthala G. Sakunthala (19 August 1932 - 8 November 2004) was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Tamil films and plays. As she was a prominent member of MGR's drama troupe, Sakuntha appeared as a 'regular' cast member in many of MGR's movies, ... as Girija's aunty Production ''Nirai Kudam'' is the first film for Sivaji Ganesan with Muktha Films. Soundtrack References External links * {{Muktha Srinivasan 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaa Raja Vaa
''Vaa Raja Vaa'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language children's film written, directed and produced by A. P. Nagarajan for CNV Productions. The film features an ensemble cast including Master Prabhakar, Baby Sumathi, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, V. S. Raghavan, K. D. Santhanam and Suruli Rajan. It was released on 6 December 1969 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Balaraju Katha'' (1970), with Prabhakar reprising his role. Plot Raja is a 10-year-old tourist guide in Mahabalipuram. An elder sculptor has a small rock sculpture tablet on which are engraved adages. Raja enters a discussion with him, wondering if those pearls of wisdom still hold relevance. The sculptor tells him that those sayings are eternal and immortal. Unconvinced, Raja sets out to find the truth for himself. Ultimately, he realises that all those sayings are still valid. Cast * Master Prabhakar as Raja * Baby Sumathi as Raja's sister *Sirkazhi Govindarajan as a police officer disg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poovum Pottum
''Poovum Pottum'' () is 1968 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Dada Mirasi and produced by Vasu Menon. The film stars S. V. Ranga Rao, A. V. M. Rajan, Muthuraman and Bhanumathi. It is a remake of the 1967 Hindi film '' Nai Roshni''. Plot Cast ;Male cast * S. V. Ranga Rao as Professor Raja Rathinam * A. V. M. Rajan as Professor Prakash * Muthuraman * K. D. Santhanam * Veerappan as Rickshaw puller * Nagesh as Sukumar ;Female cast * P. Bhanumathi as Padmavathi * Pandari Bai as Charu * Bharathi as Amudha * Jyothi Lakshmi as Chithra * M. Bhanumathi as Kamala Soundtrack Music was by R. Govardhanam and lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi, Kannadasan and Vaali. The song "Nathaswara Osaiyile Devan" is set in Brindavani Sarang raga. Reception ''Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soappu Seeppu Kannadi
''Soaappu Seeppu Kannadi'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language comedy film starring Nagesh and Vijaya Nirmala. It is produced by Karthikeya Films and directed by Thirumalai–Mahalingam. The film was released on 15 March 1968. Plot Madhusudhanan, the eldest son of a rich respectable family, is compelled by his family members to get married. Unwilling to marry before getting an employment on his own, even though he does not require it due to his family background, he leaves his home to escape from the marriage torture. He gets into a train without a ticket and gets caught by a ticket checker. Along with him, another boy Sadha who is also from a rich family gets caught for the same reason and both are thrown off of the train. Both roam around the city until they rescue a man from drowning in the river while fishing. In return, he offers a salesman job to Madhu and driver job to Sadha in his cosmetic company. Madhu performs his best to achieve a target of per day. One of the man s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kan Kanda Deivam
''Kan Kanda Deivam'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, and produced by Kamal Brothers. It stars S. V. Ranga Rao, Padmini (actress), Padmini, S. V. Subbaiah and Nagesh. The film was released on 15 September 1967 and emerged a commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Bandhavyalu'' (1968). Plot Ranga Rao plays a widowed, well-respected, just and fair Landlord with a blind son while Subbaiah plays his brother. Innocent Subbaiah, along with his wife Padmini, their daughter and their three good-for-nothing sons depend on Ranga Rao for everything as he is the one who is aware of worldly ways. Living opposite them is Thevar and his brother Sivakumar with Thevar being a criminal and a smuggler while his brother played by Sivakumar hates him and leaves the house only to be employed by Ranga Rao as his servant. He is in love with the daughter. Thevar manipulates the sons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selvam (1966 Film)
''Selvam'' is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan from a story by B. S. Ramiah, and produced by V. K. Ramasamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 11 November 1966. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Selvam *K. R. Vijaya as Valli *S. V. Ranga Rao as Dr. Rajan *S. V. Sahasranamam as Boothalingam *V. Nagayya as Kanthasamy *M. V. Rajamma as Dhanalakshmi *M. S. Sundari Bai as Mangalam *Nagesh as Iyer Kathakalachebam *Rama Prabha as Rathna *A. K. Veerasami Production ''Selvam'' was directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, who wrote the screenplay from a story by B. S. Ramiah. The film was produced by actor V. K. Ramasamy, who did not feature. It was lighter than the melodramatic films Sivaji Ganesan was previously known for starring in. The film ridicules horoscopes, astrology and superstition. Soundtrack The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Release and reception ''Selvam'' was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
