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Chitralaya
Chithralaya () also spelt Chitralaya, is an Indian film production company founded in the early 1960s. It produced films in Tamil and Hindi, most of them directed by C. V. Sridhar. The company was founded by Sridhar, screenwriter Gopu (who later became known as Chithralaya Gopu), cinematographer A. Vincent and still photographer Tiruchi Arunachalam. History After making films for Venus Studios, in the early 1960s Sridhar founded Chithralaya to make the kind of films he wanted. The company's logo featured a boatman and a woman travelling on a boat with the tagline, "Kadal Alayil Engal Siriya Thoni, Kalai Ulagil Engal Pudhiya Baani". When discussing with his associates what should be the company's first film, Sridhar devised the story of '' Nenjil Or Aalayam'' but later decided the company's first film should not be a tragedy and devised the lighter '' Thennilavu''. ''Thennilavu'' was a success at the box office, running in theatres for over 100 days. After the success of ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chithralaya Gopu
Sadagopan (better known as Chitralaya Gopu) is an Indian screenwriter and director who works in the Tamil cinema. He has written nearly 60 films, and directed 27 of them. He scripted dramatic films such as ''Moondru Dheivangal'' and ''Shanti Nilayam'' and comedies such as ''Kadhalikka Neramillai'', ''Galatta Kalyanam'', '' Patti Sollai Thattathe'' and ''Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa''. Career C. V. Sridhar and Sadagopan were childhood friends since their schooldays in St. Joseph's High School, Chengalpattu. Both were playwrights; Sridhar wrote stage plays and played the hero while Sadagopan wrote the humorous parts and played the comedian. Later, when Sridhar had the opportunity to direct a film, he asked Sadagopan to join him and produce the comedy track. The film '' Kalyana Parisu'' (1959) was a hit and Sridhar started his own production house, Chitralaya Chithralaya () also spelt Chitralaya, is an Indian film production company founded in the early 1960s. It produced films in Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadhalikka Neramillai
''Kadhalikka Neramillai'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film produced and directed by C. V. Sridhar, who also conceived and co-wrote its script with Chitralaya Gopu. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Balaiah, Muthuraman, Nagesh, Rajasree, Sachu, Ravichandran and Kanchana. The latter two made their acting debut with this film. The plot of ''Kadhalikka Neramillai'' revolves around Viswanathan, an estate owner who hopes to get his daughters Nirmala and Kanchana married to wealthy grooms. However, Nirmala falls in love with Ashok, a poor man who was once employed by Vishwanathan. To earn Viswanathan's approval, Ashok pretends to be the only heir of a rich businessman; he is supported by his friend Vasu, who poses as Ashok's fictional millionaire father Chidambaram. A comedy of errors ensues when Vasu discovers his lover Kanchana is Viswanathan's other daughter. Principal photography for the film took place mostly in Ooty and in Aliyar Dam Gue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa
''Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed by N. S. Chakravarthi in his debut, produced by Sridhar and written by Gopu. The film features an ensemble cast including Ravichandran, Nagesh, Thengai Srinivasan, Moorthy, Mali, Kanchana, Rama Prabha, Sachu, Sundari Bai and Vijaya Chandrika. It was remade in Telugu as ''Vintha Illu Santha Gola'' (1976). Plot Ravi lives in a bungalow that is bought by his father recently, so that Ravi can study in the city. Ravi stays with his three other bachelor friends, Mani, Raju and Mahalingam alias Mali. Raju works in a sports store which is a mundane job. Mani works as an assistant manager in a company while Mali works as a mechanic. When Ravi gets his collage leave for a week, the 4 friends plan to go on a vacation to Ooty. The three working friends cook up story to attain leave and succeed. The night prior to their planned trip, a woman comes and hides in their house. When the guys find ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thennilavu
''Thennilavu'' (; ) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Vyjayanthimala, with K. A. Thangavelu, M. N. Nambiar, M. Saroja and Vasanthi in supporting roles. The film's plot is about a man who, due to mistaken identity, is appointed as a manager by a young woman for her father's honeymoon in Kashmir. The man and the woman fall in love but things go awry when the real manager arrives in Kashmir. ''Thennilavu'' is the first film Sridhar produced through his production company Chitralaya Pictures; it is also the first South Indian film to be made in Jammu and Kashmir; additional filming took place in Madras (now Chennai) and Kodaikanal. Principal photography took about two months to complete. A. M. Rajah composed the soundtrack and Kannadasan wrote the lyrics. Cinematography was handled by A. Vincent, art direction by Ganga and editing by T. R. Srinivasulu. The film was released on 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenjil Or Aalayam
''Nenjil Or Aalayam'' () is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed, produced and written by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, Devika and R. Muthuraman while Nagesh, Manorama and Kutty Padmini play supporting roles. The original soundtrack album and background score were composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan. The film revolves around a young woman named Seetha, her husband Venu and Murali, who was Seetha's lover. Due to his tenure overseas, Seetha's parents force her to marry another person. A few years later, Venu contracts cancer and Seetha brings him to Chennai to meet a cancer specialist who, to her dismay, is revealed to be Murali. Realising that something is worrying Seetha, Venu gives her the freedom to marry Murali after his death. The remainder of the film shows how Murali sacrifices his love for the sake of the couple's happiness and cures Venu. ''Nenjil Or Aalayam'' was released o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anubavam Pudhumai
''Anubavam Pudhumai'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film directed by C. V. Rajendran in his debut and written by Chitralaya Gopu from a story by Raju. The film stars R. Muthuraman and Rajasree. It was released on 2 March 1967. The film was remade in Hindi as ''Hulchul'' (1971). Plot Cast *R. Muthuraman *Rajasree * T. R. Ramachandran *Major Sundarrajan * Manorama *T. S. Balaiah *V. S. Raghavan *R. S. Manohar *Senthamarai Production ''Anubavam Pudhumai'' is the directorial debut of C. V. Rajendran. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, and editing by N. M. Shankar. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. 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 of the four periods in the endless cycle of exist ...'' said the film was more than half-sweet. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriveni
''Thriveni'' is a 1970 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by A. Vincent and produced by C. V. Sridhar via Chitralaya, the company's only film in the language. The film stars Sathyan, Prem Nazir, Sharada, Savita G. Thampi and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. The film's music was composed by G. Devarajan. Sathyan selected the old man's role at his peak of stardom just because of the importance of the role. Sharada got Kerala State Best Actress Award for this film. Plot Cast * Sathyan as Damodaran Muthalali * Prem Nazir as Shivaraman * Sharada as Thankamma *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Parvathy *KPAC Lalitha as Janaki *Adoor Bhasi as Purushu *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Padmanabhan * Sankaradi as Shankarapilla *Alummoodan as Neelakandan * Kedamangalam Ali * Raghava Menon * Abbas *Paravoor Bharathan as Mathai *Savita G. Thampi as Shivaraman's son Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan, with lyrics by Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vennira Aadai
''Vennira Aadai'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language romance film, co-written, produced and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Jayalalithaa, Nirmala, Shylashri, Srikanth and Moorthy, all in their Tamil cinema debut. It was released on 14 April 1965 and became a success. Plot Chandrasekhar "Chandru" is a famous psychiatrist and has earned much praise from his mentor and people in the town. He is in love with Geetha. One day, he is assigned the task of curing a mentally unstable woman Sowbagyavathi "Shobha" who lives in Kodaikanal. Chandru informs about this to his lover and requests her to wait for him until he finishes this case. Chandru promises he will return for her and sets out to Kodaikanal. On arriving, he is welcomed by Shobha's parents, who are very much distressed with their daughter's condition. Chandru questions them about her past, but they conceal it initially, as it might have a severe consequence on her future. Upon reiteration that knowing her past will b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenjirukkum Varai (1967 Film)
''Nenjirukkum Varai'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman, Gopalakrishnan, K. R. Vijaya and Geetanjali. It revolves around a man struggling with poverty, falling in love with his house owner's daughter. Sridhar initially decided to make ''Nenjirukkum Varai'' as revolving around the theme of war between India and Pakistan; the story was dropped after Sridhar learnt that Lal Bahadur Shastri and Ayub Khan signed the Tashkent Declaration. Retaining the same title, he developed a new story inspired by the Bengali play ''Shudha'' (). The film was shot in black-and-white to emphasise the central theme of poverty, and none of the cast members applied make-up for their roles. ''Nenjirukkum Varai'' was released on 2 March 1967 and failed at the box office. Plot Raghu does odd jobs looking for a big break. He and his friend Peter rent a part of a house. The owner Natarajan's daughter is Raji. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naanum Oru Thozhilali
''Naanum Oru Thozhilali'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed and produced by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Ambika, while Jaishankar, V. S. Raghavan and Devika play supporting roles. The film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Andarikante Ghanudu'' (). Murali Mohan plays supporting role in Telugu version. Tamil version film was released on 1 May 1986. Plot Bharath returns to India from his studies abroad after his father Yoganand dies in a car accident. The family's factory is run by the father and son team of Rammohan and Sundar. They are looting from the factory and treating the workers poorly. Kumar works at the factory and often clashes with Rammohan and Sundar. The duo accused Kumar's older brother of running away with stolen company cash but Kumar does not believe this. He is also suspicious of Yoganand's death and is trying to investigate. Bharath falls in love with factory worker Meena, soon after his arrival in India. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaira Nenjam
''Vaira Nenjam'' () is a 1975 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action thriller film written, directed and produced by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmapriya, R. Muthuraman and K. Balaji. It is a remake of Sridhar's own 1973 Hindi film ''Gehri Chaal''. The film was released on 2 November 1975. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Ananth *Padmapriya as Geetha *R. Muthuraman as Shankar *K. Balaji as Madhan *Dhulipala as Dharmalingam *A. Sakunthala, C. I. D. Sakunthala as Shoba *Sachu as Shanthi *Haalam as a dancer Production After the failure of his previous directorial ''Alaigal (film), Alaigal'' (1973), Sridhar decided to make an "action film" with Ganesan in lead role after Sridhar felt audiences were being more receptive to action films than classic films. The film was titled ''Hero 72'', with Sridhar opting to make it a Tamil-Hindi bilingual, with Jeetendra starring in the Hindi version that was later titled ''Gehri Chaal''. Production on the Tamil versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avalukendru Or Manam
''Avalukendru Or Manam'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film romantic drama film produced, written and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Muthuraman, Bharathi and Kanchana. It revolves around two women falling in love with the same man. ''Avalukendru Or Manam'' was simultaneously made in Hindi as ''Duniya Kya Jaane'', with a largely different cast, though Bharathi repeated her role. It was released on 18 June 1971, and performed averagely at the box office. Plot Two women — Lalitha and Meena — fall in love with Kannan. Cast ;Male cast *Gemini Ganesan as Kannan * Muthuraman as Gopal * Sundarrajan as Parameswaran *V. S. Raghavan as Sathyamoorthy ;Female cast * Bharathi as Lalitha * Kanchana as Meena * Rukmani as Rajam Production Sridhar's directorial '' Dharti'' failed at the box office, and his company Chitralaya suffered losses. To compensate for the losses, Sridhar decided to do two projects in same time: ''Avalukendru Or Mana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
