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Jaya Guhanathan
Jaya Guhanathan is an Indian actress of Tamil and Malayalam films. She acted for a decade. She has acted almost 100 films in variety of roles. Personal life Jaya and V. C. Guhanathan fell in love with each other during the filming of her first film, eventually got married at Arulmigu Devi Karumari Amman Temple, Tiruverkadu, Tiruvallur district. Jaya speaks Tamil fluently. Film career While furthering her studies in PUC at ''S.I.E.T'' college, Chennai, she was persuaded by V. C. Guhanathan to join films. In 1971, she was introduced in Tamil film '' Sudarum Sooravaliyum'' opposite Gemini Ganesan, R. Muthuraman and Chandra Mohan. She decided to quit acting on 1980, her last movie was ''Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai''. Partial filmography Tamil Malayalam: Credited as Junior Sheela # ''Ashwamedham'' (1967) # '' Anweshichu Kandethiyilla'' (1967) # '' Detective 909 Keralathil'' (1970) # '' Oru Penninte Katha'' (1971) as Sreedevi # ''Aabhijathyam'' (1971) # '' Thettu'' (1971)... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dheivam
''Deivam'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language devotional anthology film, starring Gemini Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, A. V. M. Rajan, Srikanth, K. R. Vijaya, Sowcar Janaki, Nagesh and Thengai Srinivasan. The film was edited and directed by M. A. Thirumugam and written by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. It was released on 4 November 1972. Plot The film serves as an anthology of stories that highlight the miracles performed by Lord Muruga in the lives of his devotees on a day-to-day basis in the present times which are narrated by Thirumuruga Kripananda Variyar. First story A thief (Major Sundarajan) who comes to steal Lord Muruga's jewels from the Arulmigu Thirumurugan Thirukovil, Marudhamalai. He loses the ability to use his leg while he attempts to steal the lord's jewels and later he reforms and he repents for his mistakes and he becomes a devotee and serves the temple. Later, a different thief comes to steal the temple collections. While fighting him, he regains the use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivaji Ganesan
Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ganesan is acknowledged as one of the greatest Indian actors of all time and among the most imitated one by other actors. He was known for his versatility and the variety of roles he depicted on screen, which gave him also the Tamil nickname ''Nadigar Thilagam'' (). In a career that spanned close to five decades, he had acted 288 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Sivaji Ganesan is the only Tamil actor to have played the lead role in over 250 films. Ganesan was the first Indian actor to win a "Best Actor" award in an International film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. Many leading South Indian actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan. In addition, he received four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajapart Rangadurai
''Rajapart Rangadurai'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by P. Madhavan. It stars Sivaji Ganesan and Ushanandini. The film was released on 22 December 1973. Plot ''Rajapart Rangadurai'' narrates the story about a poor theatre actor. It is a film on theatre actors who, through time have been ignored, they play all roles from mythology characters to patriotic people, but fail to appeal to modern viewers who are drawn to more glamour and glitter. Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Rangadurai/Rajapart * Ushanandini as Alamel * M. N. Nambiar as Somasundaram * V. K. Ramasamy as Drama Teacher & Drama Group Owner *S. V. Ramadas as Mohanraj * Srikanth as Baskar *Kumari Padmini as Vasanthi * Sasikumar as Ramu * Jaya as Seetha * C. K. Saraswathi as Ramu's mother * T. K. Bhagavathi as Vasanthi's father *V. R. Thilagam as Meenakshi *Suruli Rajan as Konangipatti/Konangi * Manorama as Chinthamani * Senthamarai as Karuppaiya *Poornam Viswanathan as Jilla Collector * Samikannu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayasudha
Jayasudha Kapoor (born Sujatha Nidudavolu) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema. She has also worked in few Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Known as natural actress, she received five state Nandi Awards for her acting in works such as '' Jyothi'' (1976), ''Idi Katha Kaadu'' (1979), '' Premabhishekam'' (1981), ''Meghasandesam'' (1982), and ''Dharmaatmudu'' (1983). She has garnered five Filmfare Awards South, for her performances in '' Jyothi'' (1976), ''Aame Katha'' (1977), ''Gruha Pravesam'' (1982), ''Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi'' (2004), and ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' (2008). In 2008, she received the ANR National Award, and in 2010, she won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South for her contributions to Indian cinema. Jayasudha served as Member, Legislative Assembly, from Secunderabad constituency during 2009-2014 in the erstwhile combined Government of Andhra Pradesh. Early and Personal life Jayasudha was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savitri (actress)
Savitri Ganesan (born Nissankara Savitri; 6 December 1935 – 26 December 1981) was an Indian actress, playback singer, dancer, director, and producer known for her works primarily in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She had also worked in Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films. She starred in more than 250 films over three decades. She was one of the highest-paid and most popular Indian actresses of the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s. She is known by the epithets ''Mahanati'' () and ''Nadigaiyar Thilagam'' (). Savitri's first significant role was in the 1952 Telugu-Tamil bilingual film ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' which simultaneously made in Tamil as Kalyanam Panni Paar . She has starred in successful ventures such as '' Devadasu'' (1953) which received special mentions at India International Film Festival, '' Donga Ramudu'' (1955), ''Mayabazar'' (1957), and ''Nartanasala'' (1963), featured at the Afro-Asian film festival in Jakarta. She also starred in works such as ''Missamma'' (1955), ''Ardhangi'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petha Manam Pithu
''Petha Manam Pithu'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by C. Guhanathan. A remake of the Marathi film ''Manini'' (1961), it stars Savitri and R. Muthuraman. The film was released on 14 January 1973 and became a success. Plot Cast * Savitri as Meenakshi * R. Muthuraman as Ramu * Major Sundarrajan * B. Jaya as Seetha * Jayasudha * Srikanth * Cho * V. Gopalakrishnan * A. Sakunthala * Suruli Rajan * Manorama * Ganthimathi Production ''Petha Manam Pithu'', a remake of the Marathi film ''Manini'' (1961), is S. P. Muthuraman's second film as director. It is Telugu actress Jayasudha's first Tamil film. C. Guhanathan, who wrote Muthuraman's directorial debut '' Kanimuthu Paappa'' (1972), was retained as screenwriter for this project too. Soundtrack The music was composed by V. Kumar. Release and reception ''Petha Manam Pithu'' was released on 14 January 1973. Kanthan of ''Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayanthi (actress)
Kamala Kumari (6 January 1945 – 26 July 2021), known by her mononymous stage name Jayanthi, was an Indian actress known for her work in Kannada cinema and Tamil cinema. She was noted for her contributions to different genres of films from the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. She had appeared in over 500 films, including films in the Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi languages. She had received seven Karnataka State Film Awards, four times as Best Actress and twice as Best Supporting Actress, the President's Medal for Best Actress and two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. She has been cited as Kannada cinema's "most bold and beautiful" actress by various media outlets, a title for which she has received substantial publicity. The Kannada film industry honored her with the title "Abhinaya Sharadhe", (''Goddess Sharada in acting''). Early life Jayanthi was born in Bellary, in the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India on 6 January 1945. Her father Balas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padmini (actress)
Padmini Ramachandran (12 June 1932 – 24 September 2006) was an Indian actress and trained Bharatanatyam dancer, who acted in over 250 Indian films. She acted in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Russian language films. Padmini, with her elder sister Lalitha and her younger sister Ragini, were called the "Travancore sisters". Early life Padmini was born and raised in Trivandrum (present-day Thiruvananthapuram), in what was then the princely state of Travancore (now the Indian state of Kerala) to a Malayali-speaking family. She was the second daughter of Sree Thankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma. Career At the age of 16, Padmini was cast as the dancer in the Hindi film '' Kalpana'' (1948), launching her career. She acted in films consecutively for nearly 30 years in the first lease of her career. Padmini starred with several of the most well-known actors in Indian film, including Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, N. T. Rama Rao, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Sathyan, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanisri
Vanisri (born Rathna Kumari) is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has received three Filmfare Awards South, the Nandi Awards and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Career Vani made her debut with the 1962 Telugu movie '' Bhishma''. She gained attention with a supporting role in a film penned by K. Balachander titled '' Sukha Dukhalu'', and '' Marapurani Katha'' (1967). Vanisri has starred in super hits such as '' Krishnaveni'', '' Prem Nagar'', '' Dussehra Bullodu'', ''Aradhana'', '' Jeevitha Chakram'', '' Rangula Ratnam'', ''Sri Krishna Tulabharam'', '' Bhakta Kannappa'', and '' Bobbili Raja''. She played dual roles in ''Iddaru Ammayilu'' (1972) (Telugu remake of 1969 release Kannada film ''Kappu Bilupu''), ''Ganga Manga'' (1973 remake of the Hindi film ''Seeta Aur Geeta''), '' Jeevana Jyothi'' (1975), and '' Chilipi Krishnudu'' (1978). She financed and starred in Shyam Benegal's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srikanth (Tamil Actor, Born 1940)
Srikanth (19 March 1940 – 12 October 2021) was an Indian actor who has performed in around 200 Tamil films since his debut in 1965. He is also referred to as Venniradai Srikanth. He has played the lead hero in around 50 films between 1965 and 1979 and has also played supporting roles in films with actors Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman, Ravichandran and Jaishankar in the lead roles. In the late seventies to early nineties, he appeared as a villain opposite actors including Sivakumar, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. Film career (1965–2009) Srikanth was employed in the American Consulate before his career in the film industry. Srikanth was given his break as the lead hero by C. V. Sridhar with the film Vennira Aadai in 1965. He used to act in various dramas staged by troupes between 1960 and 1965. His birth name was Venkatraman, however, he performed the character of Srikanth in '' Major Chandrakanth'', a drama directed in 1962, due to which he gained popularity in drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasi Yathirai
''Kasi Yathirai'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by V. C. Guhanathan. Soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. The film stars V. K. Ramasamy, Srikanth and Suruli Rajan with Kumari Padmini, Jaya, Manorama (in dual role), M. R. R. Vasu and Cho Ramaswamy in supporting roles. Kamal Haasan worked under Thangappan as his dance assistant in this film. It was released on 10 June 1973, and ran for over 100 days in theatres. Plot Paramasivam Pillai ( V. K. Ramasamy) is an unmarried Hanuman devotee that insists on his niece Uma (Kumari Padmini) and nephew Ramu ( Srikanth) also remaining unmarried. Ramu is in love with Seetha ( Jaya) but is too cowed by his uncle to marry her. His friend Shankar (Suruli Rajan) enters their home posing as a Hanuman devotee to try to change Paramasivam's mind. A oddball cast of characters, including drama actress Andal ( Manorama), her brother Mayandi (M. R. R. Vasu), Jaya's uncle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
