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K. D. Santhanam
K. D. Santhanam was an Indian actor, writer and lyricist who worked mainly in Tamil films. Career He was a teacher at Madurai Sri Mangala Bala Gana Sabha training young boys in dramatics. He was known as a strict disciplinarian. He punished erring boys beating them with a cane, sometimes chasing the running boys. One of his students became a renowned actor later who acknowledged to his friends that it was due to the discipline of his tutor he was able to reach heights. The actor is Sivaji Ganesan. Later Santhanam has done minor character roles in which Sivaji Ganesan featured as the hero. This information has been recorded by writer Aroordas in his biography. As an actor He is a character artiste and has featured in more than 100 films. In ''Pasamalar'', he featured as Rajaratnam, a village senior who arranges the marriage of Sivaji Ganesan with M. N. Rajam. "Ahaa Enna Porutham" is a hit song from the film ''Ragasiya Police 115''. In between the verses one can hear a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Film
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood'' - a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, ''Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, ''Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H M Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture ''Alam Ara''. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established in Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films from India established a global presence through distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayakumari (film)
''Vijayakumari'' is a 1950 Indian Tamil language film directed by A. S. A. Sami. The film stars K. R. Ramasamy and T. R. Rajakumari. Plot This is the story of a young man who works to bring changes in the society destroying corruption and superstitious beliefs. The story is set in a kingdom that had a wily minister. The princess falls in love with the young man, but the minister has ideas to marry the princess to his son. The young man and his sister are tormented by the minister. Cast List adapted from The Hindu article. ;Male cast * K. R. Ramasamy as Vijayan *Serukulathur Sama as Prime Minister *T. S. Balaiah as Son of Prime Minister * M. N. Nambiar as the brother of a fisherwoman * R. Balasubramaniam * K. R. Ramsingh as an amputated Wizard *Pulimoottai Ramasami *K. Sayeeram ;Female cast * T. R. Rajakumari as the Princess *Kumari Kamala as Sister of Vijayan *P. K. Saraswathi as Maya, Queen of an island *K. S. Angamuthu *M. S. S. Bhagyam as a fisherwoman Dance *Vyjayanth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azhagi (1953 Film)
''Azhagi'' () () is a 1953 Indian Tamil language film directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni. The film stars S. A. Natarajan and Krishnakumari. It was released on 13 December 1953. Plot Cast The following list was compiled from Film News Anandan's database. * S. A. Natarajan * Krishnakumari *M. N. Nambiar *Revathy *M. M. Mustapha *C. K. Saraswathi C. K. Saraswathi (died 1998) was an Indian actress who featured mainly in Tamil films. She was active in the field from 1945 till 1998. During the early days she featured in character roles and in comedy tracks. Later she became famous for her a ... * V. K. Ramasamy *Rathnam Soundtrack Music was composed by P. R. Mani while the lyrics were penned by K. D. Santhanam and Kanagasurabhi. References External links *{{IMDb title, 0244985 1950s Tamil-language films Films directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni Jupiter Pictures films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velaikari Magal
''Velaikari Magal'' () is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by C. V. Ranganatha Das and starring N. T. Rama Rao, C. Lakshmi Rajyam, and S. V. Ranga Rao. The film is a remake of the 1952 Telugu film '' Daasi''. Cast *N. T. Rama Rao as Ramaiah * C. Lakshmi Rajyam as Lakshmi *S. V. Ranga Rao as Badrinath * Relangi *Kasturi Siva Rao *Doraiswamy Naidu *Suryakantham *Santha Kumari as Parvathamma *T. Kanakam as Durgi *Pushpavalli *Surya Prabha Production After the commercial success of the Telugu film '' Daasi'' (1952), C. Lakshmi Rajyam and her husband Sridhar Rao, decided to produce a Tamil version of the film under their banner Rajyam Pictures. The name of the film was inspired by C. N. Annadurai's '' Velaikari'' (1949). The film was directed by C.V. Ranganatha Doss and featured music by the duo C. R. Subbaraman – S.Dakshinamoorthy; the cast and crew were retained from the original. Soundtrack The music was composed by the duo Subburaman-Dakshinamur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velaikaran (1952 Film)
''Velaikaran'' () is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. V. Krishnan and produced by Sri Valli Productions. The film stars T. R. Mahalingam, S. Varalakshmi and Madhuridevi. Cast The list is adapted from the book ''Thiraikalanjiyam''. * T. R. Mahalingam * T. S. Balaiah * S. V. Subbaiah *Madhuri Devi *S. Varalakshmi *M. S. Draupathi Production This film was a failure. Soundtrack The music was composed by R. Sudarsanam. The lyrics were penned by Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai, Papanasam Sivan, K. D. Santhanam, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam and K. P. Kamatchisundaram. The singers are T. R. Mahalingam and S. Varalakshmi. Playback singers are C. S. Jayaraman, M. S. Rajeswari, T. S. Bhagavathi, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi Soolamangalam Jayalakshmi ( ta, சூலமங்கலம் ஜெயலட்சுமி) and Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi ( ta, சூலமங்கலம் ராஜலட்சுமி), popularly known as Soolamangalam Sisters ( ta, ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaadhal (1952 Film)
''Prema'' () is a 1952 Indian romance film, produced and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under the Bharani Studios banner. The film is simultaneously made in Telugu and Tamil languages, the latter titled ''Kaadhal''. It stars P. Bhanumathi and Akkineni Nageswara Rao with music composed by C. R. Subburaman. Bhanumathi wrote the story, for the first time. Plot Raja (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) accompanies his rich maternal uncle Sundara Rao (Doraswamy) to a hill resort to help the latter recoup his health. There he falls in love with Moti (Bhanumathi), a tribal woman, and she too responds. A tribal goon Parasuram (Mukkamala) is after Moti. One night, Sundara Rao suddenly develops chest pain and Raja rushes him to a city hospital. Moti's parents, Khaderao (K.V. Subba Rao) and mother Bansi (Surabhi Kamala Bai) fix her marriage with Parasuram. Moti manages to escape. Meanwhile, Raja returns to the village, and, on knowing that Moti's marriage is being performed with Parasuram, is dej ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinna Durai (1952 Film)
''Chinna Durai'' is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film, directed and produced by T. R. Mahalingam, and written by K. D. Santhanam. The film stars Mahalingam, S. Varalakshmi and G. Sakunthala, with V. K. Ramasamy and Chandrababu in supporting roles. It is based on the novel ''Irumana Mohinigal'', by Vaduvoor Duraisamy Ayyengar. The film was released on 22 August 1952 and failed at the box office. Plot Cast * T. R. Mahalingam as Raja Bahadur and Chinna Durai * S. Varalakshmi as Indramani * G. Sakunthala as Chandramani * V. K. Ramasamy as Raja Sri Krishnan * Chandrababu as the secretary Production ''Chinna Durai'' is based on the novel ''Irumana Mohinigal'', by Vaduvoor Duraisamy Ayyengar. T. R. Mahalingam, in addition to directing and producing, also played in dual roles. Soundtrack The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa and the lyrics were penned by K. D. Santhanam. Release and reception ''Chinna Durai'' was released on 22 August 2022, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudharshan
''Sudharshan'' is a 1951 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. S. A. Sami and Sundar Rao Nadkarni. The film stars P. U. Chinnappa and P. Kannamba. The story is based on a popular folk myth about a Panduranga devotee Gora who was a potter by trade. The same story was filmed simultaneously by Gemini Studios. The Gemini version ''Chakra Dhari'' was released early and due to unknown reason ''Sudharshan'' was delayed. Plot Refer to this for details. Cast Cast according to the opening credits of the film ;Male Cast * P. U. Chinnappa as Gorakumbhar * T. S. Balaiah as Namadhevar * D. Balasubramaniam as Sevaji * P. B. Rangachari as Pandurangan * Radhakrishnan as Venkaji * K. Sayeeram as Penda * C. P. Kittan as Goldsmith ;Female Cast *P. Kannamba as Thulasi Bai * Lalitha as Rukmani *(Yoga) Mangalam as Shantha Bai * C. K. Saraswathi as Sona Production S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios and Jupiter Pictures started producing the same story under different titles almost simultaneously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohana Sundaram
''Mohana Sundaram'' is a 1951 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by A. T. Krishnaswamy. An adaptation of J. R. Rangaraju's detective novel of the same name, the film stars T. R. Mahalingam and S. Varalakshmi. It was released on 21 July 1951, and became an average success. Plot Cast ;Male * T. R. Mahalingam as Bhoopathi * B. R. Panthulu as Sundara Mudaliar * K. Sarangapani as Subbanna * V. K. Ramasamy as Mohana Mudaliar * T. K. Ramachandran as Seetharaman * V. K. Karthikeyan as Gopalasami * K. Sayeeram as Bhima Rao * K. S. Hariharan as Balu Mudaliar * K. Natarajan as Detective Govindan * N. Thiruvenkatam as Sub Inspector * C. V. V. Panthulu as Ramadas * Chandra Babu as Gopu * Kottapuli Jayaraman as Constable * Muthu Ramalingam, Bhairavan, Mani, Govindan,and Master Subramanyam. ;Female * S. Varalakshmi as Visalakshi (Pappa) * V. Susheela as Leelavathi * S. K. Venu Bai as Jagathambal * S. R. Lakshmi as Singaram * G. Sakunthala as Maragatham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaithi (1951 Film)
''Kaithi'' () is a 1951 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by S. Balachander for Jupiter Pictures. Balachandar also composed the music, and stars alongside S. A. Natarajan, S. Revathi and V. Meenakshi. Adapted from the American film ''Dark Passage'' (1947), it revolves around a man being wrongfully convicted, and escaping to clear his name. ''Kaithi'' was released on 23 December 1951, and emerged a commercial success. No print of the film, however, is known to survive, making it a lost film. Plot Karunakaran, a generous man, meets Vijayan, a poor unemployed graduate, at the Guindy Race Course and offers a tip-off to help him make money. The bet proves a success, but Vijayan finds Karunakaran killed when attempting to give him the winnings and is framed for the murder. The plot follows his escape from prison and search for the killer, Vijaya Sarathi. Cast ;Male cast * S. Balachander as Vijayan * S. A. Natarajan as Vijaya Sarathi * G. M. Bash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parijatham (1950 Film)
''Parijatham'' is a Tamil language film released in 1950, starring T. R. Mahalingam, M. V. Rajamma and B. S. Saroja. Plot The film has three story lines. The first line which is the first part is about the well known myth of Naragasura. Naragasura, the demon king has invincible powers due to the boons he had received from Devas and with all that he wreaks havoc on everyone. Narada knows that only Bama, the wife of Krishna who was Naragasura's mother in the previous birth can annihilate him. Narada adept in his covert ways to achieve his goals subtly gifts a parijatham flower to Krishna and make him in turn gift it to his first wife Rukmani. As expected the demon king dies at the hands of Bama but not before making a request that his day of death be celebrated by people as Deepavali. The next story line has the same parijatham that breeds enmity in Bama against Rukmani. Finally she understands that Rukmani's devotion to Krishna far exceeds her own, a humbling experience. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanniyin Kaadhali
''Kanniyin Kathali'' () is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Ramnoth, who produced it with A. K. Sekhar and wrote the screenplay. An adaption of the play ''Twelfth Night'' by William Shakespeare, it stars Madhuri Devi, Anjali Devi and S. A. Natarajan. The film revolves around the twins Adithan and Chandrika, who are separated in a shipwreck. Chandrika (who is disguised as a man) falls in love with Prince Vasanthakumar, who in turn is in love with Megala Devi. Upon meeting Chandrika, Megala falls in love with her, thinking she is a man. ''Kanniyin Kathali'' was released on 6 August 1949. Plot Prince Adithan and his twin sister Princess Chandrika are separated in a shipwreck. Chandrika is shipwrecked on the coast of the Vasanthapuri Kingdom and she comes ashore with the help of a fisherman. She loses contact with Adithan, whom she believes had drowned. Disguising herself as a young man under the name "Kalaimani", she enters the service of Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
