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Disco Shanti
Santha Kumari (born 28 August 1965), famously known as Disco Shanti, is an Indian actress who was particularly famous in South India for her appearances in item numbers. She has appeared in more than 900 films in different languages of India, including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and Odia. Personal life Disco Shanti is the daughter of Tamil actor C. L. Anandan, who starred in many films, such as ''Vijayapuri Veeran'' and '' Kaattumallika''. She has a younger sister, actress Lalitha Kumari. She married Telugu actor Sri Hari in 1996 and stopped working in movies. The couple had two sons and a daughter. Their daughter Akshara died when she was just four months old. The family started the Akshara Foundation in her memory, which aims to supply villages with fluoride-free water and students with school supplies. They also adopted four villages in Medchal. Sri Hari, who had been suffering from a liver ailment for some time, complained of giddiness during the shooting of ...
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Chennai District
Chennai district, formerly known as Madras district, is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the smallest and the most densely populated district in the state. The district is coterminous with the city of Chennai, which is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation. It is surrounded by Tiruvallur district in the north and the west, Kanchipuram district in the south-west, Chenglpattu district in the south, and the Bay of Bengal in the east. As of 2011, the district had a population of 4,646,732 with a sex-ratio of 989 females for every 1,000 males. Much of the district's population descended from its settlements in the 1st century CE to the Middle Ages, but the diversity has grown much since then. The district consists of only one civic body, the megacity of Chennai, which forms the core and the most notable portion of the much bigger Chennai metropolis, or officially, the Chennai Metropolitan Area. In 2018, the district's limits were expanded, ...
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Medchal
Medchal is a Outer Suburb of Hyderabad in the Medchal–Malkajgiri district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the mandal headquarters of Medchal mandal in Keesara revenue division of the district. It also forms a part of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Chamakura Malla Reddy is the MLA of Medchal Assembly Constituency. History This is a industrially developed area. Medchal was previously known as Medichelama (Medi means Fig and Chelama means spring) and was later renamed as Medchal, which means town of glory. Medchal was once resort for Nizams, who constructed a beautiful mansion here. Jain temple of Vardhaman Mahavir which is india's third most famous temple for Jains is located in Medchal. There are many dhabas, grape gardens and beautiful villas on Medchal highway. Medchal Municipality constituted vide G.O.Ms.No.106 MA & UD (Elec-I) Dept. dated 22-03-2013 duly merging two Gram Panchayats viz., Medchal and Athvelly. The Nagar Panchayat administration is ...
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Nimishangal
''Nimishangal'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Radhakrishnan (RK). The film stars Mohanlal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Captain Raju and Shankar. The film has musical score by MB Sreenivasan. Cast *Mohanlal as Murali *Shankar as Ravi * Nalini as Maya *Shanthi Krishna as Anitha *Jagathy Sreekumar *Captain Raju as Khalid *Maniyanpilla Raju as Joseph * Achankunju *Chithra *Adoor Bhavani *Alummoodan as Kesava Pillai (PC) *Disco Shanti *Jagannatha Varma as Divan Bahdoor Rajapathmanabhan Thamby *Janardanan as Damodaran Pilla (SI) *Kundara Johnny as Vijayan *Lalithasree as Doctor Shekhar's Wife *Lalu Alex * P. K. Abraham Soundtrack The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan Manamadurai Balakrishnan Sreenivasan (19 September 1925 – 9 March 1988), or MBS, was a South Indian music director who worked mainly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries. He was born to an orthodox Tamil Brahmin family on 19 Septe ... and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskara ...
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Oomai Vizhigal
''Oomai Vizhigal'' (; Gouged eyes) is an Indian 1986 Tamil-language crime action film directed by R. Aravindraj. The film stars Vijayakanth, Arun Pandian, Karthik, Chandrasekhar and Jaishankar, along with Ravichandran and Malaysia Vasudevan in negative role. It was released on 15 August 1986 and completed more than 150 days in theaters. Plot A group of college girls, driving a light blue matador, arrive at Chola Picnic Village. They book a hotel room with a picnic spot. At night they go out to the beach, light a bonfire, and enjoy singing and dancing. After the song ends, the girls return to the hotel. One of the girls, Vasanthi, separates from the group. She comes across a pi-shaped bell stand and rings it three times. A man, P.R.K, appears riding on a carriage. He looks into her eyes, and rides Vasanthi down, grabbing her hair and kidnapping her. The next scene shows Raja entering the Chola Picnic Village. He takes some photos and comes across the pi-shaped bell stand. A ...
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Africadalli Sheela
''Africadalli Sheela'' ( Sheela in Africa) is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language fantasy film, fantasy-adventure film, adventure film, written, directed and produced by Dwarakish. Made on the similar lines as the Hollywood film ''Sheena (film), Sheena'', the film was extensively shot in the forest ranges in the African continent. This film was the first Indian film to have been shot in the African forests. The film featured Charan Raj and Sahila in the lead roles, along with Dwarakish, Srinivasa Murthy and Kalyan Kumar in supporting roles. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar and R. N. Jayagopal. Dwarakish remade the film in Tamil as ''Kizhakku Africavil Sheela'', which starred Suresh (actor), Suresh, Nizhalgal Ravi and Sahila reprising her character, while she went on to reprise her character in its Hindi remake, titled ''Sheela'', starring Nana Patekar. Cast *Charan Raj as Shankar *Sahila Chadha as Sheela *Ranjita as Sheela Mother *Srinivasa M ...
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Murattu Karangal
''Murattu Karangal'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language Western film written and directed by Rajasekhar. The film stars Thiagarajan and Sulakshana, with Sathyaraj, Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Bhanu Chander in supporting roles. It was released on 10 January 1986. Plot Cast * Thiagarajan as Veeran * Sathyaraj as Kabali * Sulakshana as Valli * Jaishankar as Kaali * Ravichandran as Muthu * Bhanu Chander as Maari * Sivachandran as Rahman * Chalapathi Rao as Kabali's sidekick Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Reception Jayamanmadhan 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 ...'' panned the film, saying the cinematography was its only redeeming feature. References External links * {{Rajasekhar (director) 1980s Tamil-language f ...
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Chidambara Rahasiyam (film)
''Chidambara Rahasiyam'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Visu. It stars Visu, S. Ve. Shekher, Delhi Ganesh, Arun Pandian, Ilavarasi and Manorama. The film revolves around a simpleton (S. Ve. Shekher) who is framed for murder. Here enters Visu who teams up with the local police and Arun Pandian to find the real culprits. The subject matter of the film is not related directly to Chidambara Rahasiyam, a Hindu religious belief. The film was released on 14 December 1985. Plot Chidambaram, a good-hearted simpleton from a rich family in Karaikudi is in love with his cousin Uma. Uma is a well-educated girl and in love with Arun, her college-mate. When Chidambaram's parents Kaathamuthu Chettiyar and Valayapatti Valliammai speak to Uma's parents (Ponnazhagi and her husband) about getting their children married, Ponnazhagi insults Chidambaram for his stupidity. So, Chidambaram sets to find a job and earn money so that he can ask Uma's hand ...
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Aa Neram Alppa Dooram
''Aa Neram Alppa Dooram'' (മലയാളം: ആ നേരം അല്പദൂരം) is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Thampi Kannanthanam and produced by E. K. Thyagarajan. The film stars Mammootty, Jose Prakash, Manavalan Joseph and Siddique (actor), Siddique in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Johnson (composer), Johnson. Cast *Mammootty as Jammeskutty *Jose Prakash as Muthalali *Manavalan Joseph Manavalan Joseph was a Malayalam film actor. He is an actor who worked in many movies during the 1950s and 1960s. He died in 1986 Background Manavalan Joseph was born at Fort Kochi then in the Malabar District of the Madras Presidency of Briti ... *Siddique (actor), Siddique as Alex *Lissy Priyadarshan (actress), Lissy Priyadarshan as Valsala *Unnimary as Rani *Lalu Alex as Dinesh Varma *M. G. Soman as Sudhakaran *Seema (actress), Seema as Amminikutty *Sreerekha *Kollam G. K. Pillai *Disco Shanti as a dancer Soundtrack The music was composed by ...
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Uyerthezhunelppu
''Uyirthezhunnelppu'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by N. P. Suresh and produced by Purushan Alappuzha. The film stars Prem Nazir, Hari, Anuradha and Bobby Kottarakkara in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. Cast *Prem Nazir *Hari * Anuradha *Bobby Kottarakkara *C. I. Paul *Disco Shanthi *Janardanan *Ranipadmini *Sangeetha *T. G. Ravi Soundtrack The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader Poovachal Khader (25 December 1948 – 22 June 2021) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala who worked mainly in Malayalam film industry. His first movie as a lyricist was ''Kaattuvithachavan'' (1973) but his first released movie was ''Chuzhi'' ( .... References External links * 1985 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by N. P. Suresh {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ...
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Ketti Melam
''Ketti Melam'' is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Visu. The film stars Karthik and Sulakshana. It was released on 11 October 1985, and failed commercially. Plot Cast * Karthik * Sulakshana *Visu *Prameela *Disco Shanti * Manorama * Ravichandran * Sivachandran *Kishmu Soundtrack The music 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 * {{Visu 1980s Tamil-language films 1985 films Films directed by Visu Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films with screenplays by Visu ...
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Saavi
''Saavi'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, written and directed by Karthik Raghunath. The film stars Sathyaraj, Jaishankar, Saritha and Nizhalgal Ravi, with music composed by Gangai Amaran. It is a remake of 1985 Hindi film ''Aitbaar'' which itself is based on the 1954 American film ''Dial M for Murder''. The film was released on 10 October 1985. Plot Vijaykumar, an ex-professional tennis player, is married to wealthy socialite Latha, who has an affair with a stage playback singer Anand. When Vijay retires in response to her complaint about his busy schedule, he secretly discovers the affair and in turn, decides to murder her. The murder is out of revenge as well as Vijay's plan to ensure that her money will continue to finance his comfortable lifestyle. Vijay meets an acquaintance from The President's Club: Sathish – a part-time criminal and drug dealer. After secretly following him, Vijay blackmails Sathish into murdering Latha. Vijay tells Sathish ...
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Unnai Thedi Varuven
''Unnai Thedi Varuven'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by K. R. Gangadharan. The film stars Suresh, Nalini, Sadhana and Vinoth. It was released on 5 July 1985, and became a commercial success. Plot Devi and Anitha are best friends that are in Anitha's home alone when a killer on the run (Vinoth) enters their home. He's running from the police after killing his ex-girlfriend and plans on hiding out at the house. The young women capture him and he's arrested but nurses a grudge against the two. Anitha is rich and funds Devi's education. Devi lives with her brother (Ravi) and sister-in-law. As her education is funded by Anitha, Devi feels a sense of obligation towards her friend. The two run into Anand (Suresh), a happy-go-lucky dancer and Anitha falls for him. Anand, however, loves Devi and she reciprocates. Anand and Devi marry just as Vinoth escapes prison intent on getting revenge on the two women. Anitha and Devi mus ...
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