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Halwa Vasu
Vasu, popularly known as Halwa Vasu, (died 17 August 2017) was a comedian in the Tamil film industry in India. He worked in around 900 films. Career Vasu who hailed from Madurai district, came to Chennai to work in cinemas after his graduation. Vasu worked as an assistant to director-actor Manivannan, he carved a niche for himself in comedy films and has also acted alongside the likes of Vadivelu. He was given the name "Halwa Vasu" after the film ''Amaidhi Padai'' (1994), in which he brings halwa which is adulterated with abin, a drug, by the antagonist in the movie who uses it to rape an innocent girl. Death He was hospitalized for some time but died due to liver failure at his home on 17 August 2017. Selected filmography Films *'' Vaazhkai Chakkaram'' (1990) *'' Sandhana Kaatru'' (1990) *'' Pudhu Manithan'' (1991) *''Vetri Padigal'' (1991) *'' Marikozhundhu'' (1991) *'' Therku Theru Machan'' (1992) *''Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren'' (1992) *'' Government Mappillai'' (1992) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madurai, India
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore and the 44th most populated city in India. Located on the banks of River Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and has a documented history of more than 2500 years. It is often referred to as "Thoonga Nagaram", meaning "the city that never sleeps". Madurai is closely associated with the Tamil language. The third Tamil Sangam, a major congregation of Tamil scholars said to have been held in the city. The recorded history of the city goes back to the 3rd century BCE, being mentioned by Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the Maurya empire, and Kautilya, a minister of the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Signs of human settlements and Roman trade links dating back to 300 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasa Magan
''Raasamahan'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Prashanth and Sivaranjani. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics. Cast *Prashanth as Prabhakaran *Sivaranjani as Selvi *Chandrasekhar as Chellachamy *Rekha as Chellachamy's wife *Vinu Chakravarthy as Chellachamy's father *Jaiganesh as Prabhakaran's father *Srividya as Prabhakaran's mother * R. Sundarrajan as Appachi *Manivannan as Aandai *Halwa Vasu as Aandai's sidekick * Manobala as Broker (guest appearance) Soundtrack The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Vaali. The soundtrack, released in 1994, features 5 tracks. The song "Vaikasi Vellikilama" set in carnatic ragam known as Shree ranjani and "Kaathirunthen Thaniye" set in Mohanam Mohanam is a rāga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an ''audava'' rāga (or ''owda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninaithen Vandhai
''Ninaithen Vandhai'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by K. Selva Bharathy and produced by Allu Aravind. The film stars Vijay, Rambha and Devayani, with Charle, Ranjith, Senthil, and Vinu Chakravarthy in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1996 Telugu film ''Pelli Sandadi''. The music was composed by Deva. It released on 10 April 1998 to positive reviews and became a commercial success. Plot Gokula Krishnan is a music loving man who begins the film with a dream where he sees his dream girl. The only trademark he remembers from it is a mole which is situated next to her navel (bellybutton). He then becomes determined in looking for his "dream girl" with the help of his uncle and brothers-in-law. On the other hand, his father arranges his marriage to a village girl named Savithri, which Gokul (often referred to as "Mapillai") objects to, but Savithri loves him. Gokul later sees his dream girl, Swapna, at a wedding where he spots the mole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhinamdhorum
''Dhinamdhorum'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Nagaraj. The film stars Murali and Suvalakshmi. The film, which has music by Oviyan, released in February 1998. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Manasichi Choodu''. Cast * Murali as Aadhi *Suvalakshmi as Booma *Manivannan as M.L.A Kesavamoorthy *Renuka as Chandra * Kitty as Aadhi's father *Malaysia Vasudevan as Booma's father *Vadivukkarasi as Aadhi's mother * Sathyapriya as Booma's mother *Deepa Venkat as Aadhi's sister *Nagaraj as Aadhi's friend *Bala Singh as Government officer *Mahanadi Shankar as Subbaiya * Halwa Vasu as Village man *Thalaivasal Vijay as Guest appearance Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Oviyan. *"Devadhai" - Mano, Chorus *"En Vanam Needhana" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shenoy Balesh *"Nenjathil" - P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram *"O Kannukkul" - Unnikrishnan, Swarnalatha *"Pattadhari" - Shiva, Febi Mani *"Pesathae" - Oviyan *"Pookkal Malaruthu" - Gopal Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pudhalvan
''Pudhalvan'' is a 1997 Tamil-language crime film directed by Selva Vinayagam, who had previously directed the films ''Kottai Vaasal'' (1992) and ''Aranmanai Kaavalan'' (1994). The film stars Ramki and Pragathi, with Vijayakumar, Jayanthi, newcomer Raghavi, Mohan Natarajan, S. N. Vasanth and Raja Raveendar playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 26 December 1997. The film was a remake of Telugu film '' Doshi Nirdoshi'' (1990). Plot Siva (Ramki) is an honest police inspector who was brought up by the judge Sathyamoorthy ( Vijayakumar) when his mother died. Sathyamoorthy has two sons: Ramesh (S. N. Vasanth) and Raja (Raja Raveendar). The influential smuggler Mudaliar (Mohan Natarajan) often clashes with Siva and Sathyamoorthy. Siva and the jolly college student Priya (Pragathi) fall in love with each other, later they get married with Sathyamoorthy's blessing. One day, Raja rapes Mudaliar's daughter. The next day, Raja is found dead and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periya Manushan
''Periya Manushan'' is a 1997 Tamil-language comedy film directed by Guru Dhanapal. The film stars Sathyaraj and Ravali . The film, produced by G. Seethalaxmi, had musical score by Deva and was released on 30 October 1997. as one among Deepavali releases. Plot Ramakrishnan ( Sathyaraj) has two wives. Sivagami (Ambika), his first wife, is sterile while Parvathi (Kovai Sarala), his second wife, has a daughter, Indhu (Ravali). Indhu falls in love with, Ramakrishnan's nephew, Subramani (Sathyaraj). Cast * Sathyaraj as Ramakrishnan / Subramani *Ravali as Indhu *Manivannan as Johnson *Ambika as Sivagami *Kovai Sarala as Parvathi *Vadivelu as Chellappa * Nizhalgal Ravi as Indhu's cousin *Vinu Chakravarthy as Indhu's uncle *Vennira Aadai Moorthy *Arivoli * Alphonsa *Sharmili *Halwa Vasu *Thalapathi Dinesh as Marimuthu * Mayilsamy *S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as a doctor Production Ravali Ravali is an Indian actress who has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periya Idathu Mappillai
''Periya Idathu Mappillai'' ( Groom from a rich place) is a 1997 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by Guru Dhanapal. The film stars Jayaram, Goundamani, Manivannan, Devayani and Mantra. The film, produced by K. Murugan, had musical score by Sirpy and was released on 22 August 1997. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava''. Plot Periya Thambi ( Vijayakumar) and Chinna Thambi (Rajan P. Dev) are brothers and owners of a company. Gopalakrishnan (Jayaram) is from a poor family, despite being a graduate, he cannot find a job. To support his family, he becomes the driver of Periya Thambi and Chinna Thambi. Periya Thambi's daughter Lakshmi (Devayani) and Chinna Thambi's daughter Priya (Mantra) fall in love with Gopalakrishnan. What transpires later forms the crux of the story. Cast *Jayaram as Gopalakrishnan *Goundamani as Kaali *Manivannan as Manian Gounder *Devayani as Lakshmi *Mantra as Priya * Vijayakumar as Periya Thambi *Rajan P. Dev as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivasaayi Magan
''Vivasaayi Magan'' (English: Farmer's son) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Ramarajan and produced by Rani Azhakappan. The film stars Ramarajan, Devayani, K. R. Vijaya and Vadivelu. The film had musical score by Sirpy. Cast *Ramarajan as Kathirvel * Devayani as Jyothi * K. R. Vijaya as Kathirvel and Veeramuthu's mother * Rajeev as Veeramuthu *Veera * Vadivelu *Jayashree as Veeramuthu's wife * Junior Balaiah * Santhana Bharathi * Gandhimathi *Anuja * S. N. Parvathy *Thaarini *Mahima *Vasuki * Oru Viral Krishna Rao * Halwa Vasu *Madhan Bob S. Krishnamoorthy (born 19 October 1953) professionally known as Madhan Bob, is an Indian actor and comedian, appearing in many Tamil films in supporting roles. Madhan Babu is known for his amusing facial expressions, laughter and protruding ey ... Soundtrack The music was composed by Sirpy. Reception ''Geocities'' wrote "Vivasayi magan's harvest could have been much better". ''Kalki'' cited Ramarajan whether h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arunachalam (film)
''Arunachalam'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Sundar C. and written by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Rajinikanth, Soundarya and Rambha, with Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Visu in supporting roles. The soundtrack and background score for the film was composed by Deva, while U. K. Senthil Kumar handled the cinematography. The film is loosely based on the 1902 novel ''Brewster's Millions'' by George Barr McCutcheon. The film opened in April 1997 to highly positive reviews from film critics and went on to win three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including an award for Best Film. Plot A village head Arunachalam ( Rajinikanth) who has two brothers Saravanan (Raja), Shakthi, (Shakthi Kumar) and a sister Arundhati (Anju Aravind) and a happy family. Ammayappa ( Ravichandran) and K. R. Vatsala are his parents. Vedavalli (Soundarya) is the daughter of Aathikesavan (Jaishankar) and (Vennira Aadai Nirmala). Nirmala is Ammayappa's sister and they all come to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopura Deepam
''Gopura Deepam'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Ramarajan and produced by Ashok Samraj. The film stars Ramarajan, Sukanya, R. Sundarrajan and Senthil. The film had musical score by Soundaryan. Cast *Ramarajan * Sukanya * R. Sundarrajan * Senthil * Pandu *Madhan Bob *Balu Anand *Kovai Sarala * R. S. Shivaji *Halwa Vasu *Oru Viral Krishna Rao *Kullamani *Theni Kunjarammal *Karikalan *Varalakshmi *Thiruppur Ramasamy *Vittal Prasath *Samikannu *T. S. Ragavendhar *Arjunan *Vellai Subbaiah Vellai Subbaiah was an Indian actor who had appeared in more than 500 films and 1000 stage plays. He featured mostly in comedy roles and also minor roles. He is well known for his dialogue, "Thirumba Thirumba pesura nee..." in the movie Nesam ... *Somanathan *Nikila *Vijayasanthi *Arunadevi Soundtrack The music was composed by Soundaryan. References External links * 1997 films 1990s Tamil-language films Films directed by Ramarajan {{1990s-T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mettukudi
''Mettukudi'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sundar C. starring Karthik, Gemini Ganesan, Goundamani, Nagma and Manivannan. The music was composed by Sirpy with cinematography by U. K. Senthil Kumar and editing by P. Sai Suresh. The film released on 29 August 1996 to positive reviews. The movie is based on the 1990 Malayalam movie ''His Highness Abdullah''. __TOC__ Plot The story starts in the 9th century. King Raja Raja Chola presents his valuable sword to his commander-in-chief, for playing a vital role in winning a war. It was preserved by his family descendants. This information was known by an archaeologist, who plans to steal it due to its monetary value. Presently, Gemini Ganesan is charged with the care of the sword. The villain plans to send Raja to do this job. He enters into the palace as the son (who ran off from the family in his childhood) of Kumarasamy, Gemini Ganesan's son-in-law. Initially, everything goes smoothly. However, Indh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villadhi Villain
''Villadhi Villain'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language action black comedy film, written and directed by Sathyaraj, starring himself in three distinct roles. Nagma and Raadhika play his love interests. The film, which was Sathyaraj's directorial debut, which remains his first and only directorial so far. The film was also his 125th starrer and 100th film in lead role, took a mammoth opening at the box office. It was dubbed in Hindi under the title ''Ek Aur Dharmatma'' and in Telugu as ''Sastry''. Plot Meenatchi Sundara Sasthiriyaar is a successful, cunning Brahmin lawyer in the city, and has never lost any case. He is known for his sheer intelligence in the court, and he is very brutal in nature, having excessive feelings for his caste. He is married to Parvathi, whom he always calls as Bombai. Also, they have a beautiful daughter named Janaki. Edison, a man who comes from the area of Ambetkar, is a road roller driver and local who trains fighting for his locals, living with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
