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Charle Hebdo Shooting
Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar (born 6 March 1960), professionally credited as Charle, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He has acted in more than 800 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. He was named after the English comedian Charlie Chaplin. Biography Charle completed his degree in chemistry from G. V. N. College in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. During his college days, he was known for histrionics and his uncanny ability to imitate Tamil actors like Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman and Nagesh. He is an avid entertainer, and a popular stage artist, while at this colcolharle started his career as a Staff Artist – Actor in Song & Drama Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and moved on to perform more than 1000 dramas in six years. He was named Charlie and got introduced in the film ''Poikkal Kudhirai'' in the year 1982 by the director K. Balachander. He proved to be a versatile actor in comedy as well as character roles in Tamil, Telugu and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovilpatti
Kovilpatti is an Industrial City and Special Grade Municipality in Thoothukudi District in the Indian States of India, state of Tamil Nadu. History The town already existed before 1876. Kovilpatti was a water stop for steam engines after the introduction of the Southern Railways, and the establishment of textile mills like Loyal Textiles (1891) and Lakshmi Mills Ltd (1926) fueled the economic growth of the town. The Government Revenue divisional offices were sited there in 1911. The town was constituted as a Municipal Town in 1964 composed of Kovilpatti Village and Illuppaiyurani village. Geography The town is spread around an area of and had a population of 95,097 in 2011 with the urban agglomeration having a population of around 3,00,000. Kovilpatti is located at . It has an average elevation of 106 metres (347 feet). Located 100 km south of Madurai, 55 km north of Tirunelveli and 60 km north-west of Thoothukudi, Tuticorin, Kovilpatti is situate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naam Iruvar (1985 Film)
''Naam Iruvar'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu, Urvashi and Charle. It is a remake of the Kannada film ''Ramapurada Ravana'', and was Ganesan's 250th film as an actor. Plot Veerayya (Sivaji Ganesan) is a retired alcoholic soldier that's living in his hometown with his niece, Radha (Urvashi). Raja (Prabhu) arrives in town as the new teacher and is offered a place to stay at the home of the trustee of the school, Sivagami (Srividya). Veerayya and Sivagami were in love once but couldn't get married. Her father, Somasundaram (V. S. Raghavan) was the town leader and opposed the match due to Veerayya's illiteracy and lack of wealth. Sivagami was set to marry a man that her father chose but he died on the wedding day and she remains unmarried. Veerayya left town due to his heartbreak and joined the army. He now spends his days drinking and fighting against the injustices me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thulasi (1987 Film)
''Thulasi'' is a 1987 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Ameerjan. The film stars Murali and Seetha. It was released on 27 November 1987. Plot Thirunavukarasu is considered as a God by his villagers. Nevertheless, his son Sammadham is an atheist and he doesn't believe in his father's power. Sammadham and Ponni, a low caste girl, fall in love with each other. Sammadham's best friend Siva, a low caste boy, passes the Master of Arts degree successfully. Thirunavukarasu's daughter Thulasi then develops a soft corner for Siva. Thirunavukarasu cannot accept for his son Sammadham's marriage with Ponni due to caste difference. Sammadham then challenges him to marry her. Thirunavukarasu appoints henchmen to kill her and Ponni is found dead the next day in the water. In the meantime, Siva also falls in love with Thulasi. The rest of the story is what happens to Siva and Thulasi. Cast * Murali as Sivalingam "Siva" *Seetha as Thulasi *Chandrasekhar as Sammadham *Major Sundarr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aankalai Nambathey
''Aankalai Nambathey'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by K. Alex Pandian, starring Pandiyan, Rekha, and Ramya Krishnan. The film was released on 27 June 1987, and played for only 50 days in theatres. Plot Cast * Pandiyan *Rekha *Ramya Krishnan *Senthil *Charle *Shankar Production ''Aankalai Nambathey'' is the directorial debut of K. Alex Pandian. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Devendran. Reception ''The Indian Express'' wrote, "Routine song-and-dance sequences riddle the film". Jeyamanmadhan of ''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 ...'' wrote that if the film had been given an agility injection and fed a speed pill during the climax, then there would have been a sense of completion upon leaving the theatre. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodai Mazhai
''Kodai Mazhai'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil language film, directed by Muktha S. Sundar and produced by V. Ramasami. The film stars Vidhyasree, with Lakshmi, Jaishankar and Sripriya in supporting roles. Cast * Sunitha as Vidhya *Lakshmi *Jaishankar * Sripriya *Prasad * Manorama *Loose Mohan * S. Ve. Sekhar * Senthil * Thengai Srinivasan * Amala *Bhagyaraj *Saritha Saritha is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu languages. She was one of the popular and critically acclaimed lead actresses during the 1980s. She also appeared in a television serial, ' ... * Charle *Master Nagesh *Baby Vijayapriya * Rajinikanth in a Guest Appearance Production Parts of ''Kodai Mazhai'' were shot in low light, following the introduction of high-speed negative film in India the mid-1980s. It was the feature film debut of Sunitha, who later became known as "Kodai Mazhai Vidya". Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum
''Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by E. Ramdoss and produced by K. Mohan Durai. It stars Mohan, Seetha and Ranjini. The film was released on 8 August 1986. Plot Cast * Mohan * Seetha * Ranjini *Goundamani * Senthil *Janagaraj *Rajkumar Sethupathi *Chakravarthy *Meesai Murugesan *Madhumohan *Poornam Viswanathan * Charle * Thyagu *Chinni Jayanth *Rajan *Kuyili *Baby Anju * Baby Sharada Preetha *K. S. Ravikumar Production E. Ramdoss who worked as an assistant to Manivannan made his directorial debut with this film. Despite a publicised fallout between the producer and the original music composer Ilaiyaraaja, the film became a success commercially. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by V. S. Narasimhan. 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 Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharma Pathini (1986 Film)
''Dharma Pathini'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film, directed by Ameerjan, starring Karthik and Jeevitha. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Dharmapatni'' and in Hindi as ''Jawab Hum Denge''. Plot Prem Kumar is an honest police inspector who comes in conflict with a dangerous thug named DJ. He falls in love with Vidhya who joins as Sub-Inspector of Police in his station. They get married. Situations take a turn when Vidhya's brother-in-law is framed in a murder case. The rest of the story is how Prem Kumar and Vidhya tackle the case and reveal the true murderers. Cast * Karthik as Inspector Prem Kumar * Jeevitha as Vidhya * Goundamani "Podhuppani" Ponnusaami * Radha Ravi as D. Janardhanan aka DJ * Poornam Viswanathan as Kamalanathan, Retd. IG * Chandrasekhar as Prabhakar * Charle as MLA Palayam * Senthil as Ponnusaami's sidekick * Visu as Lawyer "Vicks" Vardarajan * Kishmu as Public Prosecutor Dakshinamoorthy * Ilaiyaraaja in a special appearance for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu
''Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film, written and directed by R. Sundarrajan starring Mohan, Radha and Amala. It was released on 12 September 1986 and became a commercial success. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by M. S. Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja together as per the credits; however the song tunes were composed by Viswanathan and orchestra arrangements were by Ilaiyaraaja. Plot Tulasi is a village girl. One day, she gets a letter from her cousin Subramani. She gets excited as they were close friends in childhood, but Subramani leaves with his family to the city. Subramani visits the village for his college thesis about folk songs. Tulasi is in love with Subramani, but is unsure if Subramani also loves her. Tulasi's father dies of a heart attack. When Subramani's father arranges a marriage for Subramani with Tulasi, he refuses. As a result, Tulasi's mother dies in frustration; Tulasi moves in to her uncle's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natpu
''Natpu'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Ameerjan and written by Vairamuthu. The film stars Karthik, Sripriya, Radha Ravi and Senthil. It was released on 11 April 1986, and won two Cinema Express Awards. Plot Cast * Karthik * Sripriya *Radha Ravi *Senthil *Ganthimathi *Charle * T. S. Raghavendra Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written 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 .... Accolades At the 7th Cinema Express Awards, Senthil won the award for Best Comedy Actor, and Radha Ravi received a "special award". References External links * {{IMDb title 1980s Tamil-language films 1986 films Films directed by Ameerjan Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punnagai Mannan
''Punnagai Mannan'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Revathi, with Srividya, Rekha, Delhi Ganesh, Sudarshan and Sundar Krishna Urs in supporting roles. Its plot revolves around a dance instructor whose student falls in love with him. Haasan initially pitched to Balachander a sequel to ''Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' (1981). The pitched project was not made but Balachander used elements of its plot to make ''Punnagai Mannan'', a separate project. The film was released on 1 November 1986, Diwali day, and ran for over 25 weeks in theatres, becoming a silver jubilee hit. Plot Lovers Sethu and Ranjani arrive at a cliff, where they plan to commit suicide due to opposition to their planned marriage from Ranjani's parents, who rejected Sethu, the son of a drunkard cook, as groom. Ranjani's parents threatened they would kill Sethu or commit suicide. Both Sethu and Ranjani jump from the cliff; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigappu Malargal
''Sigappu Malargal'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Suresh and Gayatri. Cast *Suresh *Gayatri *Jaishankar * Sripriya *Chandrasekhar *Charle *Senthil Soundtrack Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as ''Mellisai Mannar''. He compose ... Lyrics by Vaali. Reception ''The Indian Express'' criticised Chandrasekhar's direction and also wrote "The only saving grace of this enormously clichéd film is that Chandrasekharan gives it an unexpected twist or two. But all this is washed away in a flood of cliches". References External links * 1986 films 1980s Tamil-language films Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan {{1980s-Tamil-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thazhuvatha Kaigal
''Thazhuvatha Kaigal'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by R. Sundarrajan and produced by G. Sornambal, R. Ganapathy and Elango. The film stars Vijayakanth, Ambika, Senthil and Anuradha. It was released on 1 November 1986. Plot Cast *Vijayakanth *Ambika * Senthil * Anuradha *Jaiganesh in Guest appearance * Rajeev in Guest appearance * Kula Deivam V. R. Rajagopal * V. Gopalakrishnan * Pasi Narayanan *Oru Viral Krishna Rao *Usilai Mani *Mottai Seetharaman * Murugesh *Joker Thulasi *Charle *Omakuchi Narasimhan *Kutty Padmini *Indira *Sri Jaya Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Release and reception ''Thazhuvatha Kaigal'' was released on 1 November 1986, and distributed by Metro Movies. Arbi of ''The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
