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B. S. Loknath
B. S. Lokanath (c. 1937 – 2011) was an Indian cinematographer who worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. He is well known as the cinematographer of K. Balachander and has worked in 55 films with him. During his career, he won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for ''Apoorva Raagangal'' (1975) and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer for '' Ninaithale Inikkum'' (1979). He died of a heart attack in Chennai on 9 December 2011. Partial filmography * ''Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa'' (1971) * '' Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil'' (1972) * '' Arangetram'' (1973) * ''Sollathaan Ninaikkiren'' (1973) * '' Aaina'' (1977) * ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' (1974) * '' Naan Avanillai'' (1974) * ''Apoorva Raagangal'' (1975) * '' Manmatha Leelai'' (1976) * ''Anthuleni Katha'' (1976) * ''Moondru Mudichu'' (1976) * ''Avargal'' (1977) * '' Chilakamma Cheppindi'' (1977) * ''Maro Charitra'' (1978) * ''Pranam Khareedu'' (1978) * ''Nizhal Nijamagiradhu'' (1978) * ''Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The story revolves around a working middle-class woman, who sacrifices her desires to support her large family. The lead role was played by Sujatha in her first Tamil film, which was also her first starring role. Kamal Haasan, Vijayakumar, Jai Ganesh, M. G. Soman and Sripriya played key roles. The film was shot in black-and white. The film is considered to be one of Balachander's as well as Sujatha's best films. It ran for 25 weeks, and was remade in four other Indian languages. This film catapulted Sujatha into superstardom. Plot Kavitha is the sole breadwinner of her family comprising her mother, widowed sister Bharati, an unmarried younger sister, a blind younger brother, a drunkard elder brother Murthy, his wife and children. Her father had abandoned the family and become a sadhu. Conscious of her family responsibilities, Kavitha keeps postponing her marriage indefinitel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nool Veli
''Guppedu Manasu'' () is a 1979 Telugu-language drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Sarath Babu, Sujatha (her Telugu debut) and Saritha in prominent roles. It was a bilingual film made simultaneously in Tamil as ''Nool Veli'' (). The film was a remake of the Malayalam film '' Aa Nimisham''. Kamal Haasan does a guest role in both Tamil and Telugu versions. South Indian classical musician Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna (6 July 1930 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in ... sang, "Mouname Nee Basha O Mooga Manasa", penned by Acharya Aatreya. It describes the various aspects of "Manasu" (translation: Mind). Plot Buchi Babu, an architect, his wife Vidya (Sujatha), a writer, and their young daughter, move in next door to Srimati, an out of work actress who is living wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andamaina Anubhavam
''Ninaithale Inikkum'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Balachander starring Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Jaya Prada and Geetha. The story was written by Sujatha. The film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Andamaina Anubhavam'' (). A large part of the film was shot in Singapore. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as ''Pyara Tarana''. Plot The film follows Chandru, a singer and his band on a tour to Singapore. Over there Chandru meets his love interest Sona, only to find that she is terminally ill. Cast * Kamal Haasan as Chandru * Rajinikanth as Deepak * Jaya Prada as Sona * Jayasudha as Kamini * Geetha as Meena * S. K. Misro as Kamalakar Rao/Mama * Sarath Babu (Guest appearance) * Narayana Rao (Guest appearance) * S. Ve. Shekher as radio operator (Guest appearance) * Poornam Viswanathan as Sona's father Production Many of K. Balachander's students like Jayasudha, Sarath Babu, Geetha and Narayana Rao appear in cameo fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thappida Thala
''Thappu Thalangal'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Balachander and produced by R. Venkataraman starring Rajinikanth, Premila Joshi and Saritha in her film debut. It was made simultaneously and released in Kannada as ''Thappida Thala'' (). The film was remade in Malayalam as ''Kazhukan''. The film is a saga of emotional and selfish world of human feelings. Although widely appreciated for the performances of Rajinikanth and Saritha, ''Thappu Thalangal'' did not become a box office success. Plot Devu, a local thug whose weapon of choice is a bicycle chain he sports casually around the neck. Devu charges 30 to slice a finger, 300 to chop a hand, 3000 for the leg, and ten times as much to dispose off the whole body. On one of his nightly rounds, Devu is pursued by a cop and seeks refuge at a sex worker house run by a hooker Sarasu, played to perfection by Saritha. Despite her vehement protests, he stays put and leaves only at daybreak, but her persisten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thappu Thalangal
''Thappu Thalangal'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Balachander and produced by R. Venkataraman starring Rajinikanth, Premila Joshi and Saritha in her film debut. It was made simultaneously and released in Kannada as ''Thappida Thala'' (). The film was remade in Malayalam as '' Kazhukan''. The film is a saga of emotional and selfish world of human feelings. Although widely appreciated for the performances of Rajinikanth and Saritha, ''Thappu Thalangal'' did not become a box office success. Plot Devu, a local thug whose weapon of choice is a bicycle chain he sports casually around the neck. Devu charges 30 to slice a finger, 300 to chop a hand, 3000 for the leg, and ten times as much to dispose off the whole body. On one of his nightly rounds, Devu is pursued by a cop and seeks refuge at a sex worker house run by a hooker Sarasu, played to perfection by Saritha. Despite her vehement protests, he stays put and leaves only at daybreak, but her persis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhal Nijamagiradhu
''Nizhal Nijamagiradhu'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan, Sarath Babu, Sumithra and Hanumanthu, and introduced Sobha. It was a remake of the Malayalam film ''Adimakal''. Plot Venkatachalam (Sarath Babu) and Indumathi (Sumithra) are siblings. Indumathi hates men and she is adamant that she will never get married. Sanjeevi (Kamal) is a friend of Venkatachalam and often visits his house. Sanjeevi likes Indumathi's attitude and starts teasing her many times, they often quarrel as well. Though Indumathi too starts liking him, she is too egotistical to show her romantic side to Sanjeevi as she doesn't want to remove her stubborn attitude "mask". Thilagam (Sobha) is a young girl from the village who comes to work as a servant in Venkatachalam's house. Her innocence draws Venkatachalam towards her and they get intimate. She becomes pregnant, but Venkatachalam refuses her. Thilagam is driven out of Venkatachalam's house a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pranam Khareedu
''Pranam Khareedu'' () is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language film. It starred Jayasudha, Rao Gopal Rao, Chandra Mohan, Chiranjeevi, Reshma Roy, and Madhavi in a guest appearance. The film released on 22 September 1978. The film is based on a play written by C. S. Rao. It is the debut film for character actor Kota Srinivasa Rao. Chiranjeevi started his film career with ''Punadhirallu''. However, his first released film was ''Pranam Khareedu''. Plot This is a story set to the pre-independence period in India. A village landlord Kanakayya (Rao Gopal Rao) marries Sita (Jayasudha), who is young enough to be his daughter, with the help of village Munsif (Nutan Prasad). However, he restricts her a lot after the marriage. Sita's brother Bangaram (Chalam) comes from the town and eyes Bangari (Reshmi Roy), Kanakayya's deaf and dumb servant Devudu's (Chandramohan) sister. Bangari is in love with Narasimha (Chiranjeevi), another servant of Kanakayya. Bangaram rapes Bangari. Kanakayya suspects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maro Charitra
''Maro Charitra'' () is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language romantic tragedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. It stars Kamal Haasan and Saritha in the lead with Madhavi appearing in prominent roles. The film deals with cross-cultural romance between a Tamil boy and a Telugu girl. Upon release, it was commercially successful and remains a cult classic. Owing to its success in Andhra Pradesh, the film was released in the neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka without being dubbed into the respective languages. It held the record of being the longest-running Telugu film at theatres in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Across theatres it had an uninterrupted theatrical run of two and half years in Bangalore. The song ''Ye Theega Poovuno'' became popular. Balachander won a Best Director at the Southern Filmfare Awards in 1979. Later in 1981, Balachander remade the film in Hindi as '' Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' with Kamal Haasan reprising his role. Saritha, the female lead, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilakamma Cheppindi
''Chilakamma Cheppindi'' () is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language drama film, written and directed by Eranki Sharma. The film starred Rajinikanth in his first lead role. The film won the state Nandi Award for Best Feature Film. The film was a remake of the 1969 Malayalam film ''Adimakal''. The film was remade in Tamil as Nizhal Nijamagirathu by K.Balachander. The film was premiered at the 1978 International Film Festival of India. Plot Ravi, an executive, arrives in a small town in Andhra Pradesh on a temporary assignment. His friend Madhu helps him find accommodation opposite his own house. Ravi is a cocksure character who immediately rubs Madhu's sister Bharati, a dance teacher, the wrong way with his brash behaviour. Bharati hates men because of a past incident. Malli is the domestic help in Madhu's house. Madhu seduces and impregnates her, but denies paternity. In parallel, Ravi tries to tame the shrewish Bharati. Eventually, Malli's problems are all solved with Ravi's help and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avargal
''Avargal'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Sujatha, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Ravikumar. A triangular love story, it revolves around a woman who is caught between the man she fell in love with and her former sadistic husband who is supposedly reformed and wants to rejoin her. Avargal was released on 25 February 1977. Although the film was a commercial failure, Sujatha won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, and the film qualified for the Indian Panorama. Balachander later remade the film in Telugu as ''Idi Katha Kaadu'' (1979), with Haasan reprising his role. Plot Anu is a dancer in love with Bharani, a flautist. After her father is transferred to Bombay, she slowly loses touch with Bharani, who does not respond to her letters. When her father falls ill, his colleague Ramanathan supports them. When Ramanathan offers to marry Anu, she is in a fix. She seeks time to decide and writes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moondru Mudichu
''Moondru Mudichu'' () is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed and co-written by K. Balachander. A remake of the Telugu film ''O Seeta Katha'' (1973), it stars Kamal Haasan, Sridevi and Rajinikanth. The film revolves around an 18-year-old girl and two roommates who fall in love with her. ''Moondru Mudichu'' marked Sridevi's first leading adult role at the age of 13, and Rajinikanth's first major role in Tamil. It was released on 22 October 1976 and became a success. Plot Balaji and Prasath are roommates in a city. Balaji falls in love with 18-year-old Selvi who lives in the same apartment complex. Prasath, who has his eyes on Selvi, pretends to back Balaji's love while secretly hoping to create a divide between them. Selvi realises Prasath's evil intentions when she finds out that he has seduced an innocent girl living in the same apartment complex. However, she is unable to convince Balaji, who hero-worships Prasath. Things come to a head when Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
