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Chitralaya 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 ''Kalyana Parisu'' () is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi while K. A. Thangavelu, Vijayakumari, M. Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Indian Express
''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu. In 1991, following the death of owner Ramnath Goenka, his family split the group into two companies. Initially, the two groups shared the ''Indian Express'' title, as well as editorial and other resources. But on 13 August 1999, the northern editions, headquartered in Mumbai, retained the ''Indian Express'' moniker, while the southern editions became ''The New Indian Express''. Santwana Bhattacharya was appointed Editor-in-Chief on July 1st, 2022, replacing G.S. Vasu. History ''Indian Express'' was first published on September 5, 1932, in Madras (now Chennai) by an Ayurvedic doctor and Indian National Congress member P Varadarajulu Naidu, publishing from the same press where he ran the ''Tamil Nadu'' Tamil weekly. But soon, on accoun ... [...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] |
Tamil Film Directors
Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, natively spoken by the Tamils * Tamil script, primarily used to write the Tamil language **Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode * Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech See also * Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood, the word being a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. * Tamil cuisine * Tamil culture, is considered to be one of the world's oldest civilizations. * Tamil diaspora * Tamil Eelam, a proposed independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka * Tamil Nadu, one of the 28 states of India * Tamil nationalism * ''Tamil News'', a daily Tamil-language television news program in Tamil Nadu * Tamilakam, the geographical region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people, covered today's Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga
''Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by M. Saravanan and Balasubramanian. The film stars Sathyaraj, Gautami, Rupini and Saranya. The film had musical score by R. D. Burman. Art director Salam won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director. Plot Raja is a rich person who returns to India from America. He gets surprised when most of them call him by different names and later he sees another lookalike of himself, Quarter Govindan, who is a jobless guy and wanted to earn money for his sister's life. Raja requests Quarter Govindan to pretend like him so that he will be able to find his enemies. Cast * Sathyaraj as Raja and Quarter Govindan *Gautami * Rupini * Saranya as Quarter Govindan sister *Srividya as Quarter Govindan mother * Cho Ramaswamy *Goundamani as Sutthi Josiyar * Senthil * Manorama * Disco Shanthi *Lalitha Kumari *K. S. Jayalakshmi *Padma *Jaiganesh *Dilee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasanthi (1988 Film)
''Vasanthi'' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Chitralaya Gopu. The film stars Mohan, Madhuri, Devilalitha, Manorama, S. S. Chandran, Vinu Chakravarthy and Loose Mohan. The film's music was composed by Chandrabose. It is a remake of the 1955 Telugu film '' Donga Ramudu''. Cast * Mohan * Madhuri *Devilalitha * Manorama * S. S. Chandran *Vinu Chakravarthy *Loose Mohan *Meena Production The filming was completed in 30 days. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose and lyrics were penned by Vairamuthu Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he first .... Critical reception ''Vasanthi'' was released on 2 December 1988. ''The Indian Express'' wrote, "Chitralaya Gopu .directs the film interspersing seriousness with humour". References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanga Mama 3D
''Thanga Mama 3D'' is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Simon, starring Arun and Sasikala. It was released on 6 September 1985. Plot Cast *Arun * Sasikala * M. N. Nambiar Production ''Thanga Mama 3D'' is the second 3D film made in Tamil film industry after '' Annai Bhoomi 3D''. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of .... References External links * 1985 3D films 1980s Tamil-language films 1985 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian 3D films {{1980s-Tamil-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Veettu Kannukkutty
''Raja Veettu Kannukkutty'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by P. Ramdass and B. Ramanan. The film stars Prabhu, Viji, S. V. Shekar and V. K. Ramasamy. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. Cast *Prabhu *Viji * S. V. Shekar * V. K. Ramasamy * Y. G. Mahendran * Nizhalgal Ravi *Kathadi Ramamurthy * M. R. Krishnamurthy *Oru Viral Krishna Rao * Manorama * Anuradha *Vadivukkarasi *Lavanya *Renuka *Indiradevi Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan & lyrics were by Vaali *"Karpanai Vaanil" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam *"Angami Surangami" - Vani Jairam *"Summayirunthavanai Soodu Kilappi" - Malaysia Vasudevan *"Kannmani Un Thirumanam" - Vani Jairam Vani Jairam (born as Kalaivani on 30 November 1945), also credited as Vani Jayaram, is an Indian singer. She is best known as a playback singer in South Indian cinema. Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. She has do ... Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galate Samsara
''Galate Samsara'' () is a 1977 Indian Kannada language comedy film directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by C. Jayaram. It stars Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Rajinikanth and Manjula in the lead roles. It also stars Dwarakish, Dr. K S Ashwath, Balakrishna and Vajramuni in supporting roles. The movie is a remake of Tamil movie ''Veettuku Veedu'' which was based on the play ''Thikku Theriyatha Veettil'' which in turn was an adaptation of the English comedy play ''Right Bed Wrong Husband''. The Marathi adaptation of the same English play titled ''Pati Sagle Uchapati'' was adapted into a Kannada titled ''Housefull''. Further, the Marathi play was also adapted in Hindi as '' All The Best'' which was remade in Malayalam as '' Best of Luck'' which in turn went on to be remade in Kannada as ''Ond Chance Kodi''. Plot Vasudevan (Dr.Vishnuvardhan) is rich businessman Kadikalingam's son. Vasu is fearful of his father, because Kadikalingam is a very strict man. He works at his father's company as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athaiya Mamiya
''Athaiya Mamiya'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Chitralaya Gopu, starring Jaishankar and Ushanandini. Plot Shankar (Jaishankar) returns from abroad after successfully completing his higher studies. His parents plan to marry him to one of their relative's daughters. A series of comic incidents ensue while they try to convince Shankar to marry. Things become serious when Shankar reveals to them that he has already met the love of his life, Usha ( Ushanandini,) and married her. Angered by this, his father throws him out of his house and Usha joins Shankar to start a new life. How they succeed in establishing their life is the rest of the movie. Cast * Jaishankar as Shankar * Ushanandini as Usha * M. N. Rajam as Sumathi * Manorama as Manju * Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Panjabikesan * Nagesh as Balu * Sachu as Malathy * Srikanth as Sarathi * Gandhimathi as Kattankulathaan's wife * Thengai Srinivasan as Kattankulathaan * V. S. Raghavan V S Ragha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasethan Kadavulada
''Kasethan Kadavulada'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language caper comedy film written and directed by Chitralaya Gopu. The film stars Muthuraman and Lakshmi, with M. R. R. Vasu, Thengai Srinivasan, Srikanth, Moorthy, Manorama, Rama Prabha and Jayakumari in supporting roles. It focuses on a young man (Muthuraman) collaborating with his cousin (Sreekanth) and friend (Srinivasan) to steal money from his stingy stepmother (Manorama). ''Kasethan Kadavulada'', based on Gopu's play of the same name is the directorial debut of Gopu, and was produced by AVM Productions. Muthuraman and Moorthy reprise their roles from the play. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, cinematography was handled by K. S. Bhaskar, and editing by R. G. Gopu. ''Kasethan Kadavulada'' was released on 19 May 1972. The film became a commercial success, with Srinivasan's role as a fake godman becoming immensely popular. A remake with the same name is scheduled for release in 2022. Plot Lakshmi, a dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumathi En Sundari
''Sumathi En Sundari'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed by C. V. Rajendran. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa. It is a remake of the 1967 Bengali film ''Nayika Sangbad''. The film was released on 14 April 1971. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Madhu *Jayalalithaa as Sumathi / Sundari * V. Gopalakrishnan as Director Chinnasamy * K. A. Thangavelu as Rathnasamy *Nagesh as Mannangatti Sundaram *Sachu as Sachu / Saraswathi *Thengai Srinivasan as Paramanandam *Senthamarai as Railway Station Master *Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Moorthy *Jayakumari as Dancer *Gundu Karuppaiah as Iyer *S. N. Parvathy as Parvathi *Gemini Maali as the film producer Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. "Pottu Vaitha Mugamo" is the first song that S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as SPB or SP Balu or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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