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B. Jayamma
B. Jayamma (15 November 1915 – 20 December 1988) was an Indian actress and singer. She began her career on stage as a 14-year-old when she joined a theatre group owned by Gubbi Veeranna, her future husband. She went on to perform for 45 years on stage while also appearing in 45 Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films. Career Jayamma's first acting role in films came in 1931 in Raphael Algoet's directorial, ''His Love Affair''. She starred as the lead in the film opposite Gubbi Veeranna, who also produced the film. Jayamma started in many silent films before appearing in talkies. A popular actor in the 1930s and 1940s, she featured in many films alongside her husband. In the Telugu film ''Swarga Seema'' (1945), she played Kalyani, a neglected homemaker. She played the eponymous role in the Kannada film ''Hemareddy Mallamma ''Hemareddy Mallamma'' is a 1946 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by S. Soundarya Rajan and produced by Gubbi Veeranna. The film stars B. Jayamma, Honna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most populous urban agglomeration in India, as well as the largest city in South India, and the 27th largest city in the world. Located on the Deccan Plateau, at a height of over above sea level, Bangalore has a pleasant climate throughout the year, with its parks and green spaces earning it the reputation as the "Garden City" of India. Its elevation is the highest among the major cities of India. An aerospace, heavy engineering and electronics hub since the 1960s, Bangalore is widely regarded as the "Silicon Valley of India" because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter.——— In the Ease of Living Index 2020 (published by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs), it was ranked the most livable Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draupadi
Draupadi ( sa, द्रौपदी, draupadī, Daughter of Drupada), also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali, and Yagyaseni, is the main female protagonist of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata,'' and the common consort of the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva. She is noted for her beauty, courage, and a rare Polyandry, polyandrous marriage. In Mahabharata, Draupadi and her brother, Dhrishtadyumna, were born from a ''yajna'' (fire sacrifice) organized by King Drupada of Panchala. Arjuna won her hand in marriage, but she had to marry the five brothers because of her Kunti, mother-in-law's misunderstanding. Later, she became an empress, as Yudhishthira performed the Rajasuya ritual and achieved the status of the emperor. She had five sons, one from each Pandava, who were collectively addressed as the Upapandavas. The most notable incident in Draupadi's life is the game of dice at Hastinapur, Hastinapura where Yudhishthira loses his possessio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natyarani
''Natyarani'' () is a 1949 Tamil-language dance film starring Vasundhara Devi, B. S. Saroja, K. Thavamani Devi and T. S. Balaiah. Plot A swamy (hermit) teaches fine arts like music and dance from his Ashram in a village to students. A young girl named Shanthala from the villages brings him milk every day. May be due to her seeing students training in music and dance in the ashram, Shanthala had a strange dream in which she becomes very famous. Shanthala tells about her dream to a close friend, Veni who laughs it off. But Shanthala believes in her dream and starts worshipping Lord Shiva in a temple located outside the village. Lord Shiva appears to her and grants her wish. In the meantime, the king of Hoysala, Vishnuvardhana, visits the Swamy. Swamy was writing a treatise on Classical dance called Natya. He sings a song while the king was listening. Shanthala starts dancing to the tune of the song exhibiting the correct ''mudhra''s perfectly. The king becomes fascinated by Shant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahma Ratham
Brahma Ratham ( te, బ్రహ్మ రథం) is a 1947 Telugu drama film directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Balijepalli Lakshmikantam. Cast * Kalyanam Raghuramaiah, K. Raghuramaiah * Addanki Srirama Murthy * Krishnaveni (actress), C. Krishnaveni * B. Jayamma * Parupalli Subba Rao * A. V. Subba Rao * Kumpatla * Koteswara Rao * Nagamani * Rama Rao * Saroja * T. Kanakam * Sriranjani (junior), Sriranjani * Anasuya Crew * Director: Chitrapu Narayana Murthy * Writer : Balijepalli Lakshmikantham * Producer : Mirjapuram Maharaja * Production company : Venkatarama Productions * Choreographer : Vempati Satyam * Art direction : T. V. S. Sharma * Music director : Moti Babu External links Brahma Ratham film at IMDb.Review of Brahma Ratham film in Roopavani Magazine. 1947 films 1940s Telugu-language films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao Indian drama films 1947 drama films Films scored by Mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyagaiah (1946 Film)
''Tyagaiah'' is a 1946 Telugu-language film produced and directed by V. Nagayya It is based on the life of the saint Tyagaraja. Cast ;Male cast * V. Nagayya as Tyagaiah * Lingamurthy as Japesam * Nyapathi Narayana Moorthi as King Sharabhoji * Rayaprolu Subrahmanyam as Venkataramana Bhagavatulu * K. Doraiswamy as Sundaresa Mudaliar * M. C. Raghavan as Marthanda Bhagavatar * Natesam as Bobbili Kesavaiah * K. V. Subba Rao as Dhanapala Chetti * Prayaga Narasimha Sastry as Ganapati (Sishya) * Aswatdhama as Ramudu * Narayana Rao as Commander-in-Chief * Vedantam Lakshmikantam as Narada-in disguise * Kumpatla Subba Rao as Kuchipudi - Bhagavatulu * A. L. Narayana as Kuchipudi - Bhagavatulu * Appalacharyulu as Kuchipudi - Bhagavatulu * G. Venkataswami Raju as Shishya ;Female cast * B. Jayamma as Dharmamba * Sarita Devi as Chapala * C. Hemalatha Devi as Kamalamba * Sundaralakshmi as Seethalakshmi * Jayavanti as Court Singer * G. Visweswaramma as Venkamma * Baby T. Shyamala as Radha * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumtaz Mahal
Mumtaz Mahal (/'/; ), born Arjumand Banu Begum (27 April 1593 – 17 June 1631) was the empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 19 January 1628 to 17 June 1631 as the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal in Agra, often cited as one of the Wonders of the World, was commissioned by her husband to act as her tomb. Mumtaz Mahal was born Arjumand Banu Begum in Agra to a family of Persian nobility. She was the daughter of Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan, a wealthy Persian noble who held high office in the Mughal Empire, and the niece of Empress Nur Jahan, the chief wife of Emperor Jahangir and the power behind the emperor. She was married at the age of 19 on 10 May 1612 or 16 June 1612 to Prince Khurram, later known by his regnal name Shah Jahan, who conferred upon her the title "Mumtaz Mahal" (Persian: the exalted one of the palace). Although betrothed to Shah Jahan since 1607, she ultimately became his second wife in 1612. Mumtaz and her husband had 14 children, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavangi
''Lavangi'' is a 1946 Indian Tamil-language film directed and produced by Y. V. Rao and written by P. R. Narayanan. It stars Y. V. Rao, Kumari Rukmani, B. R. Panthulu, B. Jayamma, K. Sarangapani, K. R. Chellam and T. R. Ramachandran. The film features music by C. R. Subbu Raman. Plot Kameswari has been separated from her husband, Jagannatha for twelve years, enduring poverty, agony, and blackmail. Cast Credits adapted from the film's songbook ;Male cast * Y. V. Rao as Jagannatha Panditharajan * B. R. Panthulu as Shah Jahan * Rangaswami as Perubhattar * K. Sarangapani as Muthanna * T. R. Ramachandran as Gopu * Sundar Rao as Appaiah Dikshithar * Kasivishwanathan as Battoji ;Female cast * Kumari Rukmani as Lavangi (Kameswari) * B. Jayamma as Mumtaz * Bhanumathi as Mahalakshmi * K. R. Chellam as Komalam * Jayagowri as Manorama ;Dance The Dance Group of Miss Azurie ;Supporting cast * V. S. Mani, Natesa Iyer, Sethupathi Pillai, Rajam Iyengar, Anantharaman, Rajarathnam, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language (of India) by the Government of India. Telugu is also a linguistic minority in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by members of the Telugu diaspora spread across countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand in the Anglosphere; Myanmar, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius; and the Arabian Gulf count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it as "the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barthruhari
''Barthruhari'' is a 1944 Indian Tamil language historical drama film produced by K. Subrahmanyam, who co-directed it with C. S. V. Iyer. The film stars Serukalathur Sama and B. Jayamma, with G. Pattu Iyer, N. S. Krishnan, V. N. Janaki and T. A. Mathuram in supporting roles. Based on the life of the king Bharthari, it was released on 13 April 1944 and failed commercially. Plot King Barthruhari is married to 300 wives. He spends most of his time with the youngest of them and his most favourite, Pingala. The chief groom of the king's horses, Aswapaalan resorts to thievery to satisfy the needs of his mistress, Sundari. The people who were robbed complain to the king, who decides to find the culprit and punish him. Through sheer happenstance, Aswapaalan meets Pingala and both start having an extramarital affair without the king's knowledge. Vikramadityan, the king's brother, catches Aswapaalan one night and puts him in custody in Pingala's palace. To escape from the situation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeevana Nataka
''Jeevana Nataka'' is a 1943 Indian Kannada film directed by Wahab Kashmiri, based on a play of the same name written by A. N. Krishna Rao. The film was produced by Gubbi Veeranna, his first as an independent producer. Veeranna also appeared in a lead role in the film alongside debutante Kemparaj Urs, Shanta Hublikar and B. Jayamma. Cast The cast of the film: * Gubbi Veeranna as Anand * D. Kemparaj Urs as Mohan * Shanta Hublikar as Kamala * B. Jayamma as Padma * Singanallur Puttaswamayya * Basavarajappa * Mohana Kumari * Muradi Kulla * Entadi Lambu * Rajamma * Sundaramma * Kamalamma * Kamalabai * Sundaribai * Sharadamma * Vijaya (credited as Baby Vijaya) * M. G. Marirao * Mahabala Rao * Krishnamurthy * B Hanumanthaiah * Raju * Radhakrishna * M. C. Veer Production Wahab Kashmiri was a theatre personality working in Calcutta's New Theatre group. The film was his first in Kannada as director. The writer A. N. Krishna Rao, who wrote the film's story, assisted him by handing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subhadra (film)
''Subhadra'' is a 1941 Indian Kannada film directed by P. Pullaiah based on a work of B. Puttaswamayya, who also wrote the film's screenplay. The film stars Gubbi Veeranna and Honnappa Bhagavathar in the lead roles. Musician B. Devendrappa, B. Raghavendra Rao, Vasudeva Girimaji, B. Jayamma, G. V. Malathamma and Gangubhai Gulegudda feature in supporting roles. Music for the film was composed by Padmanabha Shastry, Mallikarjun Mansur and Narahari Sastry. Cast * Gubbi Veeranna * Honnappa Bhagavathar * B. Devendrappa * H. Ramachandra Shastry * B. Raghavendra Rao * Vasudeva Girimaji * B. Jayamma B. Jayamma (15 November 1915 – 20 December 1988) was an Indian actress and singer. She began her career on stage as a 14-year-old when she joined a theatre group owned by Gubbi Veeranna, her future husband. She went on to perform for 45 years ... * G. V. Malathamma * Gangubhai Gulegudda References External links * 1941 films 1940s Kannada-language films Indian black-and-white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
