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Judo. K. K. Rathnam
K. K. Rathnam (8 August 1930 – 26 January 2023), known as Judo. K. K. Rathnam, was an Indian action choreographer in Kollywood, Bollywood, Mollywood, Sandalwood and Tollywood. He made his debut as an actor in the film ''Thamarai Kulam'' in 1959, and later made his debut as a stunt master in the film ''Vallavan Oruvan'' in 1966. He made his last appearance as an actor before retirement in the film ''Thalainagaram'' in 2006. Stunt masters and actors such as Vikram Dharma, Super Subbarayan, Thalapathy Dinesh, Jaguar Thangam, Rocky Rajesh, Rambo Rajkumar, FEFSI Vijayan, Stun Siva, Ponnambalam, Judo. K. K. Ramu, Indian Baskar, Rajasekhar, Ambur. R. S. Babu, M. Shahul Hameed, Kundrathur Babu, Azhagu & Vengal Rao have worked as fighters and assistants to him. His son Judo. K. K. Ramu is also a stunt master, while his grandsons Judo Lenin and John Prince are stunt artists. Rathnam died on 26 January 2023, at age 92. Early life and career Rathnam was born in Gudiyattam. From his e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudiyatham
Gudiyetram, colloquially Gudiyattam (; also called as Gudiyatham) is a municipality in Vellore district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It lies between Bangalore and Chennai and the district of Vellore is 33 km away from the town. In 2011, the town had a population of 235,672. The municipality derives its name from 'Gudiye-tram' in Tamil which means habituation of people. The ancient occupation of the people of Guidyatham was handloom weaving. Etymology Kulothunga Chola named the town "Jayamkonda Sathurvethi Mangalam". This was followed by rapid settlement of the town, so the town was renamed "Kudiyattrem", which metamorphosed into "Gudiyattam", to commemorate the influx. According to a myth, Karikala Cholan first cleared forest and then had people settle here, so it was named "Kudiyetram", which evolved into "Gudi-yetram". The supportive evidence for the myth is that the town is populated with one community who were of Chola kingdom. An inscription of 14th century f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FEFSI Vijayan
FEFSI Vijayan simply known as ''Vijayan'' is an Indian action choreographer, stunt coordinator, actor who works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi language films. He has the record of being the youngest stunt master in the Indian film industry at the age of 22. He became a stunt man at the age of 17 due to family situation. He is the son of stunt choreographer Swaminathan who is known for composing Lion fight done by MGR in Adimai Penn. Swaminathan was a prominent fight master for MGR films & for that Vijayan had very close relationship with MGR. He was the president of the FEFSI and thus, earning him the nickname FEFSI Vijayan. His son, Shabarish is an actor who has starred in few films. During his heyday, he was widely touted as one of the best stunt coordinators of Bollywood and South Indian film industry. Filmography As stunt choreographer * 1981 ''Kolilakkam'' * 1981 ''Meendum Kokila'' * 1982 '' Sangili'' * 1983 '' Roshagadu'' (credited as Vijay) * 1983 '' Manthrigari Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murattu Kaalai (1980 Film)
''Murattu Kaalai'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rajinikanth, Rati Agnihotri, Sumalatha and Jaishankar. It revolves around Kaalaiyan, an honourable villager who, despite being wealthy, chooses to live modestly while Sundaravelu, a less honourable man from the neighbouring village, tries to grab Kaalaiyan's land. ''Murattu Kaalai'' was the first film for Rajinikanth with AVM Productions, and the company's re-entry into Tamil cinema after a long sabbatical. It was released on 20 December 1980 and became a major commercial success. The film was also instrumental in establishing Rajinikanth as both an action hero and superstar. It was remade again in Tamil under the same title and released in 2012. Plot Kaalaiyan, a well-to-do and honourable landlord, lives modestly with his four brothers in a village. Sundaravelu is an equally rich but less honourable landlord in the neighbouring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaayathri
''Gayathri'' is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Pattabhiraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. It stars Jaishankar, Rajinikanth and Sridevi. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Sujatha. It was released on 7 October 1977. Plot Rajarathnam is a rich man who lives with his sister Sarasu and a young house maid in Madras. His sister arranges a marriage for him with Gayathri, a sixteen-year old who lives in Tiruchirappalli. Soon after they marry, Gayathri moves to Rajarathnam's house and realises that the family has dark secrets. Rajarathnam is actually a blue-film producer who records pornographic movies - he secretly records himself and his new wife in their bedroom scenes without her knowledge, and sells the movies on the black market. Gayathri initially gives Rajarathnam the benefit of the doubt, but later discovers that Rajarathnam is already married to another woman, who is now insane. Ganesh, a friend of the writer Chellappa, tries t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasethan Kadavulada
''Kasethan Kadavulada'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language caper comedy film written and directed by Chitralaya Gopu. The film stars Muthuraman and Lakshmi, with M. R. R. Vasu, Thengai Srinivasan, Srikanth, Moorthy, Manorama, Rama Prabha and Jayakumari in supporting roles. It focuses on a young man (Muthuraman) collaborating with his cousin (Sreekanth) and friend (Srinivasan) to steal money from his stingy stepmother (Manorama). ''Kasethan Kadavulada'', based on Gopu's play of the same name is the directorial debut of Gopu, and was produced by AVM Productions. Muthuraman and Moorthy reprise their roles from the play. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, cinematography was handled by K. S. Bhaskar, and editing by R. G. Gopu. ''Kasethan Kadavulada'' was released on 19 May 1972. The film became a commercial success, with Srinivasan's role as a fake godman becoming immensely popular. A remake with the same name is scheduled for release in 2022. Plot Lakshmi, a dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharisanam
''Dharisanam'' is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by V. T. Arasu. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan and Pushpalatha. It was released on 6 February 1970. Plot Cast * A. V. M. Rajan * Pushpalatha * Srikanth * Cho * Manorama * G. Sakunthala * Shylashri * Kumari Padmini * Jayabharathi * Vijayachandrika * P. K. Saraswathi Production ''Dharisanam'' was produced and directed by V. T. Arasu under Sendhoor Films, written by Singaravelan, photographed by Bombay Maniyam and edited by K. Govindaswamy. It was based on the story The Scapegoat by Daphne Du Maurier. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi in her film debut, and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan. Release and reception ''Dharisanam'' was released on 6 February 1970. ''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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muthu Chippi
''Muthu Chippi'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by M. Krishnan and produced by P. L. Mohan Ram. The film stars Jaishankar, Jayalalithaa and Nagesh. The film had musical score by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. The film was released on 6 September 1968, and became a box office hit. Plot Cast *Jaishankar as Prabha *Jayalalithaa as Geetha *Nagesh as Sathiyam *Shylashri as Dancer *Major Sundarrajan as Prabha's father *Thengai Srinivasan as Womanizer * C. K. Saraswathi as Pimpstress *Tambaram Lalitha *Ennathe Kannaiah as Hotel customer *Karikol Raju as Office staff *Loose Mohan as Hotel boy *K. Kannan as Prabha's friend *S. Ramanathan *S. R. Janaki *'Master' Prabhakar *'Baby' Vijaya Soundtrack The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu Subburayulu Munuswami Subbaiah Naidu (a.k.a. SMS) (15 March 1914 – 26 May 1979) was an Indian composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He was one of the oldest music directors. He worked as an in-house music composer for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadhalithal Podhuma
''Kadhalithal Podhuma'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by K. V. Srinivas and produced by under Modern Theatres. The film script was written by M. K. Devarajan and A. L. Narayanan wrote part of comedy script. Music was by Vedha. It stars Jaishankar, Vanisri, R. S. Manohar and Vennira Aadai Nirmala, with Thengai Srinivasan, V. S. Raghavan Rukmani and B. V. Radha in supporting roles. The film was released on 1 November 1967. Plot Ravi is separated from his father Somasundaram, when he is barely three years old. He is reared by a kind widow. Ravi grows into a fine young man. He falls in love with Geetha, who reciprocates his love. They engaged and are to be married soon. Mohana a friend of Ravi's is in love with him too. She tries to win him over, but Ravi does not harbour any feelings other than friendship for her. Realizing that her attempts are failed, Mohana is about to give up, but she sees a rays of hope, when she meets Thangaraj. Thangaraj is in lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethirigal Jakkirathai
''Ethirigal Jakkirathai'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language thriller film produced and directed by R. Sundaram under Modern Theatres. The script was written by A. L. Narayanan, with music by Vedha (composer), Vedha. The film stars R. S. Manohar, with Ravichandran (Tamil actor), Ravichandran, L. Vijayalakshmi, Thengai Srinivasan, V. S. Raghavan, Manimala (actress), Manimala, Ammukutty Pushpamala and Master Prabhakar in supporting roles. It was released on 11 August 1967. Plot Dinathayalan is a rich and respectable man that has financially and emotionally helped orphan siblings Raj and Prabha. He also arranges for his only son Baskar to marry Prabha as the two are in love. Raj's work as a police inspector pits him against Dinathayalan, who retaliates. Raj is pushed into a corner and makes increasingly questionable decisions isolating him from his family. Prabha and Baskar's wedding is also called off. The lovers work to reunite the families and help Raj. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iru Vallavargal
''Iru Vallavargal'' () is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film, directed by K. V. Srinivasan, produced by Modern Theatres and written by K. Devarajan. The film stars Jaishankar and R. S. Manohar, with L. Vijayalakshmi, S. A. Ashokan, C. Vasantha, Thangavelu and Manorama in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1959 Hindi film '' Do Ustad''. The film was released on 25 February 1966. Plot Cast Soundtrack Music was composed by Vedha and lyrics were written by Kannadasan. Reception T. M. Ramachandran of ''Sport and Pastime'' called the film "mediocre". ''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 ...'' also gave a negative review. References External links * {{Modern Theatres 1960s action thriller films 1960s spy thriller films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalki (magazine)
''Kalki'' is a Tamil language, Tamil-language Weekly (news magazine), weekly magazine published from Chennai, India. The magazine was established by Kalki Krishnamurthy, a popular Tamil language, Tamil novelist and Indian freedom fighter, in 1941. Kalki Sadasivam, T Sadasivam was the magazine's co-founder. The magazine is known for its publication of historic novels such as ''Ponniyin Selvan'' and ''Sivagamiyin Sabadham''. Singer Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, guru of M S Subbulakshmi, and music critic S V Seshadri were also involved with the magazine in its coverage of music. Kalki Krishnamurthy also edited the magazine, which is published on a weekly basis. During his term the magazine was much more respected due to its quality. Mullum Malarum (authored by Umachandran), which won this magazine's first prize in the silver jubilee novel competition was first published in this magazine as a serial, and later made into a hit Tamil movie of the same name starring Rajinikanth, Rajnikant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muktha Srinivasan
Muktha Srinivasan (1929 – 2018) was an Indian film director and producer. Personal life V. Srinivasan was born in Malapuram on 31 October 1929 in a Tamil Brahmin family. His parents were Venkatachariar and Chellamma. He followed all Brahmin rituals sincerely throughout his life. He remained a vegetarian. His elder brother is Muktha Ramaswamy and his sister is Revathi. He married Prema in 1951. He has three children Muktha S. Sundar, also a director, Mukhta Ravi and Maya.Muktha srinivasan is the founder of Muktha films. His elder grandson Suseendran who acted in movies like Kashmora and Echarikkai is now the Managing director of Muktha films. Death He died peacefully on 29 May 2018 at the age of 88 in his residence in T.Nagar, Chennai due to old age after suffering from various health issues. Career V. Srinivasan alias Muktha Srinivasan entered the film industry in 1947, as Senior Assistant to T. R. Sundaram, by coaching artists in dialogue delivery. As a technical hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |