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C. S. Jayaraman
Chidambaram Sundaram Jayaraman or C. S. Jayaraman (Tamil: சி. எஸ். ஜெயராமன்) (January 6, 1917 – January 29, 1995) was a noted actor, music director and a successful playback singer, whose numerous songs were featured in many Tamil films between the 1940s and 1970s. Early life Jayaraman hailed from the temple town Chidambaram and his father was the noted traditional Tamil music vocalist Sundaram Pillai. Jayaraman was a brother in law of M. Karunanidhi, then the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, India. It was through the courtesy of Jayaraman, who had solicited a movie-industry career to Karunanidhi as a good script writer to the senior script writer-cum-director Arul Soosai Arokiya Sami, popularly known as A. S. A. Sami. M. Karunanidhi entered the Tamil movie world in 1947 in the A. S. A. Sami directed movie '' Rajakumari'', which starred M. G. Ramachandran in the hero role. Career life Jayaraman was born on 6 January 1917. He had begun acting in T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playback Singer
A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not appear on the screen. South Asia South Asian cinema, South Asian films produced in the Indian subcontinent frequently use this technique. A majority of Cinema of India, Indian films as well as Cinema of Pakistan, Pakistani films typically include six or seven songs. After ''Alam Ara'' (1931), the first Indian talkie film, for many years singers made dual recordings for a film, one during the shoot, and later in the recording studio, until 1952 or 1953. Popular playback singers in India enjoy the same status as popular actors and music directors and receive wide public admiration. Most of the playback singers are initially trained in classical music, but they later often expand their range. Mohammed Rafi and Ahmed Rushdi are regarded as two o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subramanya Bharathi
C. Subramania Bharathi Birth name: C. Subramaniyan, the person's given name: Subramaniyan, father's given name: Chinnaswami. (C. Subramaniyan by the prevalent patronymic initials as prefix naming system in Tamil Nadu and it is Subramaniyan Chinnaswami by the patronymic suffix naming system.) Bharathi is a conferred title meaning blessed by the goddess of learning. His name became C. Subramania Bharathi and he is also widely known mononymously as Bharathi. (In this article, the subject is referred using his title Bharathi because subject is not known without his title. (Permitted in WP per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Indic)#Titles and honorifics)) (IPA: ; born C. Subramaniyan 11 December 1882 – 11 September 1921) was a Tamil writer, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot. He was bestowed the title "Bharathi" for his excellence in poetry. He was a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry and is considered one of the greatest Tamil literary figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jikki
Pillavalu Gajapathy Krishnaveni (3 November 1935 – 16 August 2004), more famously known as Jikki, was an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh. She sang around 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, and Sinhalese languages. Early life Jikki was born in Chennai on 3 November 1935. Her parents Gajapathi Naidu and Rajakanthamma, a Telugu family, had moved from Chandragiri, near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh to Chennai for their livelihood. Her uncle, Devaraju Naidu, worked as a music composer with the celebrated Kannada theatre legend and movie pioneer Gubbi Veeranna and this introduced the young Jikki to the music and film world. Career Krishnaveni began her career as a child artist in 1943 and played a minor role in a Telugu movie named ''Panthulamma'', directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. In 1946, she appeared in the movie '' Mangalasutram'', a remake of a Hollywood movie ''Excuse Me''. She was already being noted for her musical prowess and her lilting mell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marimutthu Pillai
Marimutha Pillai (1712 – 1787 CE) was a composer of Carnatic music and, along with Arunachala Kavi and Muthu Thandavar, was one of the pioneering Tamil Trinity of Carnatic music. He was a contemporary of Arunachala Kavi. His most popular compositions are ''Orukal Sivachidambaram'' (''Arabhi'') and ''Kalai tookki'' (''Yadukulakambhoji''). Carnatica.net See also *List of Carnatic composers
List of composers of Carnatic music, a subgenre of Indian classical music. Chronologically they can be grouped into 4 different Eras: Pre-Trinity Era, Trinity Era, Post Trinity Era and Modern Era. Composers are listed here based on this class ...
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Kaveri (1955 Film)
''Kaveri'' is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language film directed by D. Yoganand, produced by Lena Chettiar and written by A. S. A. Sami. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and Lalitha. It was released on 12 January 1955. This film is shot simultaneously in Telugu as '' Vijaya Gauri'' with slightly different cast. Plot A story of two rival kings one of whom (T. E. Krishnamachari) is manipulated by his spiritual Guru (Nambiar). He has a son (Sivaji Ganesan) and this prince tries to stop the designs of the Guru. The prince moves with the people of his Kingdom and fights for their rights. He falls in love with a common girl(Padmini). In the meantime, the daughter (Lalitha) of the rival king (R. Balasubramaniam) also falls in love with the prince. The rival king's advisor (P. S. Veerappa) wants to marry the dancer. After many twists and turns in the story, the designs of the Guru and adviser come to light. The princess sacrifices her love and the prince marries the commoner. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy were an Indian music composing duo composed of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy. They worked together on over 100 films, from 1952's '' Panam'' to 1965's '' Aayirathil Oruvan''. After their split, Ramamoorthy worked on 16 films between 1966 and 1986. He and Viswanathan reunited in 1995 for ''Engirundho Vandhan''. Early lives Ramamoorthy Ramamoorthy, born into a well-known musical family in Trichy, was a capable violinist at an early age. His father (Krishnasamy Pillai) and grandfather, Malaikottai Govindasamy Pillai, were noted violinists in Trichy. As a child, Ramamoorthy performed several times with his father. During the early 1940s he worked for Saraswathi Stores (in which AVM Productions owner Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar was a partner), and played violin for AVM composer R. Sudharsanam in several films. Ramamoorthy became friendly with P. S. Diwakar, the pianist-composer of Malayalam cinema, and roomed with P. S. Diwakar. C. R. Subburaman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needhipathi
''Needhipathi'' () is a 1955 Indian Tamil language film directed by A. S. A. Sami. The film featured K. R. Ramasamy, Gemini Ganesan, Rajasulochana and M. N. Rajam in the lead roles. Cast * K. R. Ramasamy *Gemini Ganesan *T. S. Balaiah *S. V. Sahasranamam *D. Balasubramaniam *''Yadhartham'' Ponnusamy Pillai *C. S. Pandian *M. K. Mustapha *Karikol Raj *S. V. Shanmugam *V. S.. Nadesan *Sankaramurthi *M. S. Karupiah *T. K. Gopal *Rajagopal *Ponnusamy *C. V. Velappan *Veerasamy *T. A. Natarajan *Rajasulochana * M. N. Rajam *K. Malathi *T. D. Kusalakumari *E. V. Saroja * L. Vijayalakshmi *P. Dhanam *Renganayagi *P. S. Muthulakshmi *Seethalakshmi Soundtrack Music was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy assisted by G. K. Venkatesh while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi, Udumalai Narayana Kavi and Kannadasan. Singer is K. R. Ramasamy while the Playback singers are C. S. Jayaraman, T. M. Soundararajan, T. V. Rathnam, N. L. Ganasaraswathi, K. Jamuna Rani and A. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn (film)
''Penn'' () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written by Ra. Venkatachalam and directed by M. V. Raman. It stars Vyjayanthimala, Gemini Ganesan, S. Balachander and Anjali Devi while V. Nagayya, V. K. Ramasamy, K. N. Kamlam, K. R. Chellam and K. Sankarapani as the ensemble cast, was produce by A. V. Chettiar of AVM Productions. The score is composed by R. Sudharsanam with the lyrics by Papanasam Sivan and Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthy, K. P. Kamakshi and V. Seetharaman. Editing was done by K. Shankar and M. V. Raman while the camera was handled by T. Muthu Sami. Plot The film's story revolves around two friends Rani and Kanmani. Cast ;Male cast * Gemini Ganesan as Raju * S. Balachander as Raghu * S. V. Sahasranamam * K. Sarangapani * V. Nagayya * V. K. Ramasamy * P. D. Sambandam ;Female cast * Vyjayanthimala as Rani * Anjali Devi as Kanmani * K. N. Kamalam * K. R. Chellam * Baby Rhadha Production ''Penn'' was produced by A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native speakers, and was additionally a second or third language for around 13 million non-native speakers in Karnataka. Kannada was the court language of some of the most powerful dynasties of south and central India, namely the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadava Dynasty or Seunas, Western Ganga dynasty, Wodeyars of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara empire. The official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka, it also has scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedara Kannappa
''Bedara Kannappa'' is a 1954 Indian Kannada-language Hindu mythological film directed by H. L. N. Simha and written by G. V. Iyer. The film stars Rajkumar playing the title character along with Pandari Bai, Kushala Kumari, G. V. Iyer, Sandhya and Narasimharaju in other prominent roles. The film is an adaptation of a stage play by the Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company, which was based on the folk tale of the hunter Kannappa who proves his extreme devotion to the Hindu God Shiva by gouging out both his eyes. ''Bedara Kannappa'' started as a play produced by the Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company before it became a Kannada film. The film rights of the play were later bought by A. V. Meiyappan of AVM Productions. The film's songs were composed by R. Sudarsanam, with lyrics written by S. Nanjappa. The cinematography of the film was handled by S. Maruthi Rao. In 1953, Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj, a dramatist with Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company was spotted by director H. L. N. Simh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manidhanum Mirugamum
''Manidhanum Mirugamum'' ( en, italic=yes, Man and the Beast) is a 1953 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film, directed by K. Vembu and S. D. Sundharam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Madhuri Devi, N. N. Kannappa and K. Sarangapani. The film had musical score by G. Govindarajulu Naidu. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan *Madhuri Devi *N. N. Kannappa *K. Sarangapani *T. R. Ramachandran *M. N. Rajam *S. D. Sundharam * K. S. Chandra Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Govindarajulu Naidu. Lyrics by S. D. Sundharam. Singer is T. R. Ramachandran. Playback singers are C. S. Jayaraman, A. M. Rajah, M. M. Mariappa, M. L. Vasanthakumari, Radha Jayalakshmi and Jikki. Release ''Manidhanum Mirugamum'' was released on 4 December 1953. The distribution rights were initially with Gokilam Pictures, but later transferred to Gaiety Pictures Circuit. References External links * {{IMDb title, 1445678 1950s lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponni (1953 Film)
''Ponni'' is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language film starring Sriram, Lalitha and Padmini. The film was released in 1953, and the Telugu version ''Oka Talli Pillalu'' in the same year. Plot The story is about a less privileged woman (P. Santha Kumari) left with two daughters. She loses one girl ("Baby" Chandrakumari, later Padmini), who is found by a wealthy man (D. Balasubramaniam). He changes her name to Kanmani and brings her up in luxury. She becomes proud. The struggling mother sends the other girl Ponni ("Baby" Asha, later Lalitha) to work in Kanmani's house. Kanmani ill treats her and once pushes her down the staircase, which injures Ponni badly, and she lands in hospital. The rich man has an adopted son Sundaram (Kaushik). His brother, a ne'er-do-well (Sriram), misbehaves with both Ponni and Kanmani. In the process, Ponni tries to save her sister, and lands in prison, accused of murder. However, the truth comes out and they all live happily thereafter. Cast ''Cast adapted f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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