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K. A. Thangavelu
Karaikal Arunachalam Thangavelu (15 January 1917 – 28 September 1994) popularly known as "Danaal Thangavelu", was an Indian actor and comedian popular in the 1950s to 1970s. Not known for physical, acrobatic comedy like his contemporaries J. P. Chandrababu and Nagesh, Thangavelu's humour is recognised for his impeccable timing in verbal agility and the characteristic twang of his delivery. He exclusively acted in Tamil films. Early life Thangavelu was born on 15 January 1917, in Karaikal, but shifted at an early age to Tirumalairayanpattinam. He was one of three sons of Arunachalam and Karumammal. Due to Arunachalam's alcoholism, the family struggled for food every day. Karumammal died when Thangavelu was six years old, and Arunachalam remarried; Thangavelu's stepmother often abused him. Arunachalam left for Singapore to find better employment and Thangavelu was sent to live with his relatives, but they too abused and ill-treated him. As a child, Thangavelu was a mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karaikal
Karaikal ( /kʌdɛkʌl/, french: Karikal /kaʁikal/) is a town of the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry. Karaikal was sold to the French by the Rajah of Thanjavur and became a French Colony in 1739. The French held control, with occasional interruptions from the British, until 1954, when it was de facto incorporated into the Republic of India (de jure in 1962), along with Mahé, Yanaon, and Pondichéry. Etymology The origin of the word Karaikal is uncertain. The Imperial Gazetteer of British India gives its meaning as 'fish pass'. Both the words 'Karai' and 'Kal' have several meanings, of which the more acceptable ones are 'lime mix' and 'canal' respectively. Hence it has been suggested that the name may mean a canal built of lime mix, however, no trace of such a canal is evident. History Kingdom of Tanjore Before 1739, Karaikal was under the regime and control of Raja Pratap Singh of Tanjore. In 1738, Pierre Benoît Dumas was anxious to extend the French terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Honorary Award given by the ''Tamil Nadu State Government'' as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil cinema personalities who contributed in developing the Tamil cinema in India. Arignar Anna Award * 1990 - Manivannan, K. S. Gopalakrishnan and K. Balachander * 1991 - A. S. Prakasam, Vietnam Veedu Sundaram * 1992 - P. Bhanumathi, Krishnan * 1993 - Akkineni Nageswara Rao * 1994 - Harur Das * 1995 - T. Rajendar * 1996 - Liakath Ali Khan * 1997 - C. V. Sridhar * 1998 - S. A. Chandrasekhar, K. Swarnam * 1999 - Mahendran * 2000 - Anjali Devi * 2001 - Bharathiraja * 2002 - K. Jamuna Rani * 2006 - Rama Narayanan Thiyagaraja Bhagavathar Award * 1999 - S. S. Rajendran * 2000 - M. N. Rajam * 2001 - Vyjayanthimala * 2002 - G. Sakunthala *2004P Leela* 2006 - T. M. Soundararajan Kalaivanar Award * 1989 - K. A. Thangavelu * 1992 - Vennira Aadai Moorthy, Y. G. Mahendran * 1996 - Urvashi * 1999 - Kaka Radhakrishnan * 2000 - Padmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanban (1954 Film)
''Nanban'' () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. S. Srinivasa Rao. The film stars R. S. Manohar and P. K. Saraswathi. Cast List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan and from ''Thiraikalanjiyam''. ;Male cast *R. S. Manohar *T. S. Balaiah *V. Nagayya * K. A. Thangavelu ;Female cast *P. K. Saraswathi *Vidhyavathi *T. D. Kusalakumari Production The film was produced by M. D. Viswanathan and directed by P. S. Srinivasa Rao under the banner ''M. D. V. Productions''. M. Lakshmanan wrote the story while V. N. Sambandam penned the dialogues. Soundtrack Music was composed by G. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. Playback singers are Ghantasala, Thiruchi Loganathan, P. A. Periyanayaki, P. Leela and Jikki Pillavalu Gajapathy Krishnaveni (3 November 1935 – 16 August 2004), more famously known as Jikki, was an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh. She sang around 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugam Enge
''Sugam Enge'' () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by K. Ramnoth and produced by Modern Theatres. The script was written by A. K. Velan and Kannadasan. Music was composed by the Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy duo. The film stars K. R. Ramasamy and Savitri. It was released on 9 September 1954. Plot Cast * K. R. Ramasamy as Velan * Savitri as Veni * P. S. Veerappa as Nagappan * K. A. Thangavelu as Kannayiram * R. Balasubramaniam as Velan's Father * T. K. Ramachandran as Pandi Durai * S. V. Subbaiah as Boopathy * Chandrababu as Panjatcharam * T. P. Muthulakshmi as Maragatham * S. Rama Rao as Setji * O. A. K. Thevar as Public Prosecutor * K. Natarajan as Judge * K. K. Soundar as Inspector Soundtrack Music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and lyrics were written by Kannadasan and A. Maruthakasi. Controversy There was a misunderstanding between Kannadasan and M. Karunanidhi with allegations that ''Sugam Enge'' had plagiarised Karu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illara Jothi
''Illara Jothi'' () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by G. R. Rao and produced by Modern Theatres. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and Sriranjani. It was released on 9 April 1954. Plot Cast Cast according to the opening credits and the song book. ;Male cast * Sivaji Ganesan as Manohar * Thangavelu as Nettilingam * K. K. Perumal as Professor * Thirupathisami as Savadhan Pillai * M. N. Krishnan as Monk * Ashokan as Mohan * Rama Rao as Ameena * Sethupathi as Unani Doctor * Kottapuli Jayaraman as Story Seer * Kittan as Publishing Boss * Soundar as Rajaman Singh * Raju ;Female cast * Padmini as Chitrakekha * Sriranjani as Kaveri * C. K. Saraswathi as Anantha * Kamalam as Lakshmi ;Dance * Chandra-Kamala Production Anarkali-Salim drama appeared in a dance-song sequence in this film. Lyricist Kannadasan had claimed in his autobiography that M. Karunanidhi had plagiarised his script, when he (Kannadasan) was serving a jail sentence for his activism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panakkaari
''Panakkaari'' () is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. Starring T. R. Rajakumari, M. G. Ramachandran and V. Nagayya, it is an adaptation of the 1877 novel ''Anna Karenina'' by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Cast List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan ;Male cast *M. G. Ramachandran *V. Nagayya *Javert Seetharaman *C. V. V. Panthulu *T. S. Durairaj * K. A. Thangavelu ;Female cast * T. R. Rajakumari *(Yogam)-Mangalam * K. R. Chellam * T. S. Jaya Production ''Panakkaari'' was based on Russian writer Leo Tolstoy's novel ''Anna Karenina''. It was directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan under the technical supervision of Newtone Studio founder Jiten Bannerjee. Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by S. V. Venkatraman, with lyrics by Papanasam Sivan Paapanaasam Raamayya Sivan (26 September 1890 – 1 October 1973) was an Indian composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirumbi Paar (1953 Film)
''Thirumbi Paar'' () is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language film starring Sivaji Ganesan, P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, Pandari Bai, Krishna Kumari and Girija. Produced and directed by T. R. Sundaram of Modern Theatres, the film was written by M. Karunanidhi, who would later become the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. ''Thirumbi Paar'' was one of the earliest Tamil films whose dialogues were known to be a political satire on the Indian National Congress, the ruling party then. Sivaji Ganesan played a negative role in the film and received wide acclaim. Plot Parandhaman is a womaniser. A mute girl is married to the much older Punyakodi. Parandhaman seduces the mute girl in the absence of her husband and continues this act with other women. Poomalai is Parandhaman's sister. Cast ;Male cast * Sivaji Ganesan as Paranthaman * Narsimhabharathi as Pandiyan * Durairaj as Karudan * Thangavelu as Punyakodi * Karunanidhi as Kundumani * Thirupathisami as Mill Proprietor * Krishnan as Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anbu (1953 Film)
''Anbu'' () is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by M. Natesan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, T. R. Rajakumari and Padmini. It was released on 24 July 1953. Plot Thangam, a young woman, is married to a much older man, Rajamanickam Mudaliar. He has two children from his first marriage: a daughter Lakshmi, and a son, Selvam. Mudaliar dies when Thangam is pregnant with his child. Selvam falls in love with a rich girl Malathi while Thirumalai, a playboy, tries to separate them. When the widowed Thangam's child is born, Lakshmi spreads rumours that Selvam is the father of the child, and had an incestuous relationship with Thangam. Malathi believes these rumours and begins to torment Thangam. How Thangam surmounts the problems forms the rest of the story. Cast ;Male cast * Sivaji Ganesan as Selvam * T. S. Balaiah as Thirumalai * D. Duraisami as Rajamanikkam * K. Thangavelu as Kumar * Friend K. Ramasami as Bhaskar ;Support cast * Kumari Rajam, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panam (film)
''Panam'' () is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by N. S. Krishnan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, N. S. Krishnan, B. R. Panthulu, Padmini in lead roles. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. It was also the first of the many collbaborations between Sivaji Ganesan & Padmini Ramachandran. Cast ''Cast according to the opening credits'' ;Male cast * Sivaji Ganesan as Umapathy * N. S. Krishnan as Durai * B. R. Panthulu as Kanthasamy * M. R. Saminathan * V. K. Ramasamy as Gurunatha Pillai * T. K. Ramachandran as Inspector Eswaran * C. S. Pandian * S. S. Rajendran as Sundaram * K. A. Thangavelu as Aadiyapatham ;Female cast * Padmini as Jeeva * T. A. Mathuram as Nallamma * V. Susheela * S. D. Subbulakshmi * Chandra, Dhanam ;Dance * Girjia * Ambujam * Mohana Soundtrack The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Lyrics by Pavendhar Barathidasan and Kannadasan. Singers are N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram & C. S. Pandian. Playback sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaliyugam
''Kaliyugam'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. O. Joseph. The film stars Sudheer, Bahadoor, Jayabharathi, KPAC Lalitha, Adoor Bhasi and Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai in the lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast * Sudheer *Bahadoor *Jayabharathi *KPAC Lalitha *Adoor Bhasi *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai * Sankaradi * Sreelatha Namboothiri * T. R. Omana *Pala Thankam *Paravoor Bharathan *Philomina *Ponjikkara Kalyani Amma *S. A. Fareed * S. P. Pillai *Sreenu * Sujatha Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Vayalar is a village in Cherthala taluk, Alapuzha district, Kerala state, India. Location Vayalar is 5 km from Cherthala, Kerala. Vayalar is bounded on the east by the Vayalar kayal which is a part of the famous Vembanad backwate .... References External links * 1973 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by K. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarakavi
''Amarakavi'' () is a 1952 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by F. Nagoor. The film stars M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and T. R. Rajakumari. Cast Adapted from the film credits. ;Male cast * M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar as Amaran / Amarakavi * N. S. Krishnan as Amaran's friend * M. G. Chakrapani as Rajaguru * K. Thangavelu as Amaran's friend * Gundu Karuppaiah as Chettiyar * ''Kottapuli'' Jayaraman as * K. P. Kesavan * M. S. Karupaiah * Sethuraman * ''Raja'' M. Dhandapani * Thirupathi *''Loose'' Arumugam * Goshi-Dawood * Thiyagarajan * ''Muthu'' Ramalingam ;Female cast * T. R. Rajakumari as Padmini * B. S. Saroja as Princess Mallika * P. K. Saraswathi as Dasi dancer * T. A. Mathuram as Princess's servant * K. S. Angamuthu as Kaliamma / Padmini's mother * Lalitha- Padmini as Special Appearances in a song * Subbuthayi * Kumari Susheela Soundtrack Music was composed by G. Ramanathan and T. A. Kalyanam while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi, Sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindu Tamil Thisai
''Hindu Tamil Thisai'' (colloquially known as ''The Hindu Tamil'') is a Tamil daily newspaper headquartered at Chennai. It is published by The Hindu Group The Hindu Group is an Indian publishing company based in Chennai. Its first publication was ''The Hindu'', a daily newspaper that began publication in 1878. Hindu Group Publications The Hindu Group publishes a number of newspapers and magazines .... The first issue was published on 16 September 2013. It is printed in seven centres including Chennai. The printing centres are at Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru and Tirupathi. The Tamil newspaper covers news related to business, education, knowledge, sports, quiz and entertainment. The daily has extensive regional, national and international news coverage. References External links Hindu Tamil websiteThe Hindu pdf Mass media in Chennai Mass media in Madurai Tamil-language newspapers published in India The Hindu Grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
