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Jayashree (actress)
Jayashree is an Indian actress who appeared in Tamil-language films in the 1980s. She was introduced by film director C. V. Sridhar in '' Thendrale Ennai Thodu'', opposite Mohan, in 1985. She started a career in technology in 2000, taking a break from acting after her marriage. Career Jayashree started her cinematic career with the 1985 Tamil film''Thendrale Ennai Thodu'', opposite Mohan. After getting married in 1988, she left the film industry to focus on her family, and later began a career in technology. She returned to acting with the 2010 film ''Kadhal 2 Kalyanam'', though it was never released. On Christmas Day 2016, Jayashree's comeback film ''Manal Kayiru 2'' was released internationally. Personal life Jayashree is the granddaughter of S. Jayalakshmi, singer and actress, and grandniece of musician and painter S. Rajam and musician and filmmaker S. Balachander, both her grandmother's brothers. She married Chandrasekhar, a banking professional, in 1988, and they settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visu
Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan (1 July 1945 – 22 March 2020), best known by his stage name Visu, was an Indian writer, director, stage, film and television actor and talk-show host. Visu initially worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander until becoming a director himself. He later began acting, with his first film being ''Kudumbam Oru Kadambam'' (1981), directed by S. P. Muthuraman. Career He started his career as a theatre artist, working with Y. G. Parthasarathy's drama troupe. He was writing scripts for stage dramas before getting into the film industry as an assistant to legendary director K. Balachander. During his time with Balachander, he wrote screenplays for numerous films including ''Pattina Pravesam'' (1977), ''Avan Aval Adhu'' (1980), ''Thillu Mullu'' (1981) and ''Netrikkan'' (1981). ''Thillu Mullu'' and ''Netrikkan'', which were both released in 1981, became box office hits for actor Rajinikanth.The script and the flawless screenplay gave Rajin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azhagan
''Azhakan'' () () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Kovai Chezhiyan. It stars Mammootty, in lead role with an ensemble supporting cast. The film, released on 25 August 1991, was critically and commercially successful. Plot Azhagappan a successful hotelier and father of four small children has lost his wife (whose face is not shown in the photo) in an accident. College student Swapna plays pranks on him and also falls in love with him, but Azhagappan refuses her love considering the age difference between them. After passing the matriculation exam, Azhagappan enrolls in a tutorial center where his teacher Kanmani is smitten with him, but Azhagappan is not interested in her. Classical dancers Priya Ranjan and Azhagappan though, fall in love. After egos and differences crop up between them, Driver Santhanam blurts out the truth that the four children are orphans adopted by him. In the end, Swapna understands the situation and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetha (actress)
Geetha Kadambee (born 14 July 1962) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. She debuted in the Tamil film ''Bairavi'' (as Rajinikanth's sister). Since then she has acted in over 200 films in all major South Indian languages, and in a few Hindi films. She also appears in South Indian television serials. Geetha has won two Filmfare Awards South and a Karnataka State Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards each. Career Geetha made her film debut with the 1978 Tamil film ''Bairavi'' as the title character in which she played Rajinikanth's sister. She was in her seventh grade when she was cast for the film. She later discontinued her studies to concentrate on her movie career. Her performance as Indira in the 1986 Malayalam film ''Panchagni'' based on the true life story of a Naxalite revolutionary Ajitha was well acclaimed and described by The Hindu as "one of Malayalam cinema's landmark heroines". The same year she had more Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thampi Kannamthanam
Thampi Kannanthanam (11 December 1953 – 2 October 2018) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has directed 16 films. Personal life Thampi was born on 11 December 1953 as the sixth son of Baby Kannanthanam and Thankamma at Kanjirappally, Kottayam. He studied in MT Seminary School and at St. Dominic's College. He began his film career as an assistant director. Thampi was married to Kunjumol and the couple have two childrenAiswarya and Angel. Career He debuted as a director in 1983 with the film ''Thavalam''. He has also acted in '' Itha Oru Theeram'' (1980), ''Attimari'' (1981), '' Madrasile Mon'' (1982), ''Thudarkatha'' (1991). He was most active during the period 1980–90. His most notable directorial films include ''Rajavinte Makan'', ''Vazhiyorakazchakal'', '' Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar'', '' Indrajaalam'', '' Naadody'', '' Chukkan'', and ''Maanthrikam ''Maanthrikam'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language action co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masmaram
''Masmaram'' is a 1997 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Thampi Kannanthanam, starring Suresh Gopi and Aparna Rao in the lead roles. The film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Sathru Vamsam''. Plot It is a story of corporate rivalry of two textile tycoons—one who attempts to modernize and gain market share, and one who attempts to use any sorts of evil-doing and make money. The injustice in-between brings forth a lot of unaccountable evil deeds, and for all of it Gautham holds the evil-doer accountable with his life. Cast * Suresh Gopi as Gautham Vishwanath * Arpana Rao as Priyadarshini Das, Darshan Das' daughter * Rajan P. Dev as Willson Moriz * Kitty as Darshan Das * Vijaya Kumar as Jerry, Moriz's son * Krishna Kumar as ASP Vishnu IPS, (SI Jayamani's son) * Devan as Munna Bhaai * Srividya as Mariya Moriz * Ruthika Singh as Sherin, Moriz's daughter * T. R. Omana as Darshan Das' mother * Maniyanpilla Raju as Krishnanunni * Sathaar as Mahadevan * Jyothi Meena as Jenny, Moriz's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshiy
Joshiy (born 18 July 1952) is an Indian film director and producer from Varkala in Kerala who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. He made his debut with ''Tiger Salim'' (1978) and has directed over 80 films. He has also directed a few Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. In the beginning of his career, he received national fame when he directed ''Dharm Aur Qanoon'' (1984) starring Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra, with Khanna in double roles. Personal life Joshiy is married to Sindhu. The couple have a son, Abhilash, and a daughter, Aishwarya, who died in a car accident in Chennai in July 2011. Abhilash is married to Varsha. Career Born at Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district as the son of Vasu and Gouri, Joshiy's relation with cinema began from the cinema theatre that his family owned. While doing his final year in degree, in 1969, Joshiy left to Chennai to try his luck in cinema. Joshiy began his career by working as an assistant director under eminent film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veendum
''Veendum'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy starring Mammootty, Ratheesh, Jayashree and Geethu Mohandas in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Ouseppachan. Cast *Mammootty as Vijaya Chandran *Jayashree as Lalitha *Ratheesh as Robert d'Souza *Lalu Alex as Sukumaran * Baiju as Bike Passenger *Geethu Mohandas as Anu *Kollam AjithRobert's henchman *Kunchan as Kuttappan *Lalithasree *M. G. Soman as Alex *Mala Aravindan as Sreekar (Driver) *Noohu * P. K. Abraham *Rajasekharan *Santhakumari as Sukumari *Vettoor Purushan One of the Ghosts in Morchary (cameo) *Kothuku Nanappan One of the Ghosts in Morchary (cameo) Synopsis On receiving news that her father is admitted in hospital, Lalitha returns to Kerala with her daughter from Mumbai. Her husband Sukumaran was a journalist in Mumbai and was killed few years ago by an underworld don, Robert d'Souza, for publishing news against his illegal smuggling activities. Now as his deals have been on a diminishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramarajan
Ramarajan (born 18 October, 1960) is an Indian actor, writer, director and politician who specialised in acting and directing films on village-based subjects. He is also known as ''Makkal Nayagan'' in Tamil cinema. Career Ramarajan started his career by doing small roles beginning in the year 1977. He turned director with '' Mannukketha Ponnu'' (1985), Ramarajan instead approached Gangai Amaran to compose music. He got his first hype as a lead in the film ''Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru'', released in 1986. He is popular for doing films on the village-based subjects; these films became the notable identity of Ramarajan. He was known for his dark shirts and colorful costumes. His film '' Karagattakaran'' (1989) was a blockbuster hit. It ran for over 100 days in 25 centers, one year in seven-eight centres and clocked 400 days in four theatres. This was Ramarajan’s 18th film as hero, and his third collaboration with Gangai Amaran after two hits in ''Enga Ooru Pattukaran'' (1987) and ''Sh ... [...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 he wrote t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pistha (1997 Film)
''Pistha'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K.S. Ravikumar and starring Karthik, Nagma, Manivannan and T. S. B. K. Moulee. The movie completed a 180-day run in theaters and turned out to be a blockbuster. It was a profitable venture for Pyramid Natarjan. Plot Manigandan is a server in a hotel who is a devotee of Lord Ayyappan (the bachelor god). He follows a fasting for Ayyappan and is very sincere and honest. One day a businessman, named Dharmaraj, visits the hotel where Manigandan works. He admires Manigandan's sincerity and offers him the General Manager job in his factory at Ooty. Dharmaraj takes Manigandan to his factory and office to introduce him to his employees who do not do any work but play games, sit idle, watch TV etc. Innocent Mani does not understand why employees do not work but gets scared that he must manage all of them, a task which was impossible for 419 managers before him. Manigandan sees a girl who breaks everything she sees, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velu Prabhakaran
Velu Prabakaran is an Indian filmmaker, cinematographer and actor. He is known for his themes highlighting atheism and revolutionary subjects in his films. Career Velu Prabakaran began as a cinematographer before making his directorial debut with the 1989 horror film ''Nalaya Manithan'', before also directing its sequel ''Adhisaya Manithan'' (1990). He then made two more consecutive action films under R. K. Selvamani's production in '' Asuran'' and '' Rajali'', with both becoming box office failures. He then worked on action films with lead characters, who often featured as a revolutionary, making '' Kadavul'' (1997), ''Sivan'' (1999) and '' Puratchikkaaran'' (2000). In 2000, he began pre-production on a film titled ''Deepavali'' and approached Kamal Haasan to play the lead role. However, the actor's rejection meant that the project was later shelved. Velu Prabakaran began work on the production of a film titled ''Kadhal Arangam'' in 2004, writing the story, screenplay and di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
