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K. V. Mahadevan
Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician known for his works in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema, Kannada films. He is best known for his contributions in works such as ''Manchi Manasulu'' (1962), ''Lava Kusa'' (1963), ''Thiruvilaiyadal'' (1965), ''Saraswati Sabatham, Saraswathi Sabatham'' (1966), ''Kandan Karunai'' (1967), ''Thillana Mohanambal'' (1968), ''Adimai Penn'' (1969), ''Balaraju Katha'' (1970), ''Aathi Parasakthi, Athiparasakthi'' (1971), ''Sankarabharanam (1980 film), Sankarabharanam'' (1979), ''Saptapadi (1981 film), Saptapadi'' (1981), ''Sirivennela'' (1986), ''Sruthilayalu'' (1987), ''Pelli Pustakam (1991 film), Pelli Pustakam'' (1991), and ''Swathi Kiranam'' (1992). A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy, starting his career in 1942 with ''Manonmani (film), Manonmani'', Mahadevan scored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishnancoil
{{unreferenced, date=August 2008 Krishnancoil is a suburb in Nagercoil, in the District of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, named after the temple of Krishna situated within. It was built 1000 years ago. Geography It is situated on National Highway 944 (India), which connects Nagercoil with Tirunelveli and Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala. The pond adjacent to the temple (known in Tamil language, Tamil as "Theppakulam") has two "pipal trees" on its banks, one each on the west and south sides. Culture The Krishnan temple at Krishnancoil is described as " The Guruvayoor of South " as the chief deity is visually similar to the one in the Guruvayoor temple. It connects the realistic tradition of Hindu mysticism to local folklore and happens to be a premiere spot for local devotees to show up and present their prayers. The temple is well maintained, and was renovated in 2010 for Kumbabhishekam which took place after many decades. The annual ten-day temple festival is c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thillana Mohanambal
''Thillana Mohanambal'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language musical drama film written, directed and produced by A. P. Nagarajan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and T. S. Balaiah, with A. V. M. Rajan, Nagesh and Manorama in supporting roles. It tells the story of Shanmugasundaram, a ''nadaswaram'' player who falls in love with Mohanambal, a ''Bharatanatyam'' dancer who reciprocates his feelings, but unfortunate circumstances and their egoistic nature prevents them from confessing their love for one another. How they overcome their self-created obstacles and those created by the people around them forms the rest of the story. The film was adapted from Kothamangalam Subbu's novel of the same name, which was serialised in the Tamil magazine ''Ananda Vikatan'' in 1957–58. The film was mostly shot in Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Madurai. Its original soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, and songs like "Nalandhana", "Maraindhirundhu" and "Pandian Naanirukka" became i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandi Award For Best Music Director ...
The Nandi Award for Best Music Director winners since 1977. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Music Director Music Director A music(al) director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about . Andhra State was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. ln 2014 these merged areas of Hyderabad State are bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form new state Telangana . Present form of Andhra similar to Andhra state.but some mandalas like Bhadrachalam still with Telangana. Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kurnool is People Capital of And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India presents the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. History The Awards were first presented in 1954. The Government of India conceived the ceremony to honor films made across India, on a national scale, to encourage the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manonmani (film)
''Manonmani'' ( ta, மனோன்மணி) is a 1942 Indian Tamil-language film directed by T. R. Sundaram. It starred P. U. Chinnappa, T. R. Rajakumari, Serukalathur Sama, T. S. Balaiah, T. R. Mahalingam, K. K. Perumal, A. Sakunthala, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, Kali N. Ratnam, L. Narayana Rao, S. S. Kokko, C. T. Rajakantham, P. R. Mangalam, P. G. Venkatesan, T. R. B. Rao, M. E. Madhavan, "Buffoon" Shanmugham, J. M. G. Sarada and G. Saraswathi. It is based on the 1892 play ''Manonmaneeyam'' by Sundaram Pillai. Plot King Seevaka of Pandya Kingdom ruled the Kingdom through its capital Madurai. But, under the bad influence of the minister, Kutilan (Balasubramaniam) he changed his capital to Tirunelveli where Kutilan has support. Kutilan wants to rule the kingdom. So, he tried to make the king fall. Rajaguru (Sama) told the king that the capital is not so strong. He said that he would make the Kingdom good with doing a yagna and want to have a special room for him. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swathi Kiranam
''Swathi Kiranam'' () is a 1992 Telugu-language musical drama film directed by K. Viswanath. Produced by V. Madhusudhana Rao, the film starred Mammootty in his Telugu debut, Master Manjunath and Raadhika, along with Achyuth, Jayanthi, Sakshi Ranga Rao, Dubbing Janaki and Dharmavarapu Subramanyam in supporting roles. The film is about an egotistical music teacher envious of the immense talent of his prodigious young disciple. It is loosely based on the English-language film ''Amadeus.'' Swathi Kiranam was featured in the Indian panorama section of the 24th IFFI, the Asia Pacific Film Festival, the Moscow Film Festival and the AISFM Film Festival. The film has garnered the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer, Filmfare Award for Best Music Direction and the Akkineni Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film. Over the years, the film has accumulated a cult following for its music. Plot The film starts with a shabby old man living as a recluse near a famo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelli Pustakam (1991 Film)
''Pelli Pustakam'' () is a 1991 Telugu-language romantic comedy film, produced by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana under the Sri Seetarama Films banner and directed by Bapu. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Divyavani and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film won three Nandi Awards, and was premiered in Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India. This movie has a resemblance to the 1955 classic movie ''Missamma''. Plot K. Krishna Murthy / KK works as an art director in Mumbai and his new wife Satyabhama / Bhama works as a stenographer in Kerala for a low salary. To solve their financial problems, they seek a job in a big company and pretend to be unmarried as their boss Sridhar Rao would give the job only to one member of the family. So the couple lies that they are unmarried and join the company. Sridhar Rao's only daughter Vasundhara / Vasu starts liking KK and moves close with him, which makes Bhama jealous and suspect her husband's character. Parallelly, Sri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sruthilayalu
''Sruthilayalu'' is a 1987 Telugu-language musical drama film, directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Rajasekhar and Sumalatha with soundtrack composed by K. V. Mahadevan. It was released on 30 April 1987. The film garnered eight Nandi Awards and also won Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. The film was premiered at the International Film Festival of India, and AISFM Film Festival. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Isaikku Oru Koil''. Plot The film revolves around the role of Naidu, a Carnatic musician and elder son Narayana Murthy who starts getting recognized in the world because of the music learned from Naidu and leaves everyone to fall into the worldly pleasures, forgetting his base roots. It is now the duty of Sita, the daughter-in-law of Naidu to bring these souls on track. The film starts with Mr. Naidu, a great fan of music and traditional Indian fine arts. He wants his only son to become a great musician, but unfortunately he loses his son in a car accide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirivennela
''Sirivennela'' () is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language romance film written and directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Suhasini, Sarvadaman Banerjee and Moon Moon Sen. The film has music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film won five Nandi Awards. The film was screened at the Asia Pacific Film Festival, the International Film Festival of India, the Moscow Film Festival and the AISFM Film Festival. The film was shot in Jaipur and Kerala. The film has Hariprasad Chaurasia's flute rendering and a cameo of drummer Sivamani. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Raaga Devathai''. Lyricist Seetharama Sastry derived his stage name Sirivennela from this film. Plot Hari Prasad (Sarvadaman Banerjee), a blind flutist lives along with his younger sister in a village near Jaipur, which was also a tourist attraction. Though he lacks knowledge of classical music, he plays flute beautifully and makes a living by playing it to tourists. One day, guide Jyothirmai (Moon Moon Sen) comes there along w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saptapadi (1981 Film)
''Saptapadi'' () is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. The film garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. The film is not only about the seven steps that one takes to become a part of the institution of marriage and a ritualistic exercise that completes the act of shedding the bachelorhood and entering a more stable state but talks about an individual's journey breaking away from the shackles from the conservatism to finding a path of understanding, encompassing and enlightenment. The film was premiered at the International Film Festival of India, and the AISFM film festival. It was later remade in Hindi as Jaag Utha Insan in 1984, also directed by K Viswanath. The film won four Nandi Awards. Plot Saptapadi deals with the transformation of an individual so devoted to (mired in) the concept of rituals, that it takes an act of God (will be discussed shortly) for him to realize the true spirit behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankarabharanam (1980 Film)
Sankarabharanam () is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language musical drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. Produced by Edida Nageswara Rao under the production company Poornodaya Movie Creations, ''Sankarabharanam'' starred J. V. Somayajulu, Manju Bhargavi, Chandra Mohan, and Rajyalakshmi. The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and remained a chartbuster. The film throws light on the chasm between Classical and Western Music based on the perspective of people from two different generations. ''Sankarabharanam'' won the ''Prize of the Public'' at the "Besançon Film Festival of France" in the year 1981. It was screened at the 8th International Film Festival of India, the Tashkent Film Festival, the Asia Pacific Film Festival, the Moscow International Film Festival held in May 1980, and the AISFM Film Festival. ''Forbes'' included J. V. Somayajulu's performance in the film on its list of "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema". In 2013, in an online poll cond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
