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Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer
Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer is a Carnatic musician and film music Director during the 1940s and 50s. He learned Carnatic music from Namakkal Sesha Aiyangar. He is a recipient of Kalaimamani award conferred by the State government of Tamil Nadu. Some of the film songs composed by him *''Nadaiyalangkaram Kanden'' - Kubera Kuchela (1943), Raga: Karaharapriya *''Selvame Suga Jeevatharam'' - Kubera Kuchela (1943), Raga: Sama *''Ellorum Nallavare..'' - Krishna Bakthi (1949) *''Kalaimagal Devakumari'' - Krishna Bakthi (1949) *''Poovaiyar Karpin perumai'' - Krishna Bakthi (1949) *''Saarasam Vaseekara'' Krishna Bakthi (1949) *''Vaseekara Kangal'' - Krishna Bakthi (1949) *''Vinnil Parandhu sellum Venpurave'' - Mangaiyarkarasi (1949) *''Paarthaal Pasi theerum'' Mangaiyarkarasi (1949) Films he composed music * Punjab Kesari (1938) * Kubera Kuchela (1943) * Mahamaya (1944) * Krishna Bakthi (1949) * Mangaiyarkarasi (1949) * Penn Manam ''Penn Manam'' () is a 1952 Indian Tamil- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer Profile
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan (2 March 1935 – 8 September 2008) was an Indian classical music violinist and music composer. Early life Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan was born on 2 March 1935 and was trained by his father, Ramaswamy Sastry. He was the brother of Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi. Career The violin was his forte. He was known for his dexterity and subtlety in handling the violin, he catered not only to the music scholar but also to the layman. His play reflected his own different moods and the demands of his audience with whom he established and enjoyed a good rapport. He dwelled with ease and competence in the high as well as the low octaves. At the age of 12, he accompanied great stalwarts like Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Maharajapuram Santhanam in concerts. He also performed with Nadaswaram vidwans like T.N.Rajarathinam Pillai and Thiruvenkadu Subramania Pillai. He stopped accompanying vocal artistes in 1976 to concentrate more on solo concerts. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randor Guy
Madabhushi Rangadorai (born 8 November 1937), better known by his pen name Randor Guy, is an Indian lawyer, columnist and film and legal historian associated with the English language newspaper ''The Hindu''. He is also the official editor of the weekly column "Blast from the Past" that appears in ''The Hindu''. Early life Randor Guy's original name was Rangadorai, but his pen name later became official. He graduated in BSc and B. L. from Madras University and commenced his career as a lawyer. Fernandez, p 164 After practising as a lawyer for a short time, he quit his job and joined a firm called Paterson and Co. where he worked for five years. In 1976, he resigned to devote all his time to writing. Work as a film historian Guy has been writing books on history and films since 1967. He became popular when his article on Frank Capra was purchased by the United States Information Agency for use as a reference work. As of 2008, he remains the only non-American whose work has been a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namakkal Sesha Aiyangar
Namakkal () is a special grade municipality and the headquarters of Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the first ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management, specifically the provision and maintenance of water supply, solid waste and sewage management, town planning, lighting and other social services. Namakkal is known as the Egg City due to its large egg production and Transport city. History Namakkal is a historic town with references back to at least the 7th century. The name Namakkal derives from Namagiri, which is the name of the single rock formation at the center of the town. The rock is enormous - 65 meters high and more than a kilometre in circumference. Over this massive rock, is a fort, Namakkal Fort. Kongu nadu a small kingdom who ruled Namakkal during the 16th century. During Sangam age, Namakkal region formed a part of the historical Kongu Nadu region ruled by Cheras It is believed that Tippu Sultan hid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaimamani Award
The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Tamil Nadu, to recognise artists in the state for their achievements. The Tamil Nadu government has appointed dancer Chitra Visweswaran as the secretary of Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram. Film music director Deva is its chairman. Awardees by year 1958 :Film Personalities: Padmini 1962 :Film Personalities: Sivaji Ganesan 1968 :Film Personalities: K. A. Thangavelu :Music: Sangeetha Kalanidhi Late K.S.Narayanaswamy (Vainika) 1969 :Film Personalities: Sowcar Janaki Sankaramanchi Janaki (born T. Janaki; 12 December 1931), popularly known as Sowcar Janaki (Tamil) or Shavukaru Janaki (Telugu) or Sahukar Janaki (Kannada), is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 300, films, predominantly in Tamil, Telug ... 1970 Music: M. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kubera Kuchela
''Kubera Kuchela'' is a 1943 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by R. S. Mani and written by B. S. Ramaiah. The soundtrack was by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and background music by S. V. Venkat Raman. The film stars P. U. Chinnappa T. R. Rajakumari, D. Balasubramaniam and P. S. Govindan. Plot Cast * P. U. Chinnappa as Kubera Kuchela and the demon Kuchela * Papanasam Sivan as Kuchela * P. S. Govindan as Krishna * D. Balasubramaniam as Kubera, the Lord of Wealth * T. R. Rajakumari as Mallika * R. Balasubramaniam * N. S. Krishnan * T. A. Mathuram * T. S. Durairaj * S. R. Janaki * Pulimootai Ramaswami * L. Narayana Rao * T. V. Annapoorani * M. K. Meenalochani * P. G. Kuppuswami * E. Krishnan Soundtrack Music composed by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and S. V. Venkatraman composed background music. The lyrics were written by Papanasam Sivan and Udumalai Narayana Kavi. The song "Nadaiyalangaram Kanden" is set in the raga '' Kharaharapriya'', "Maalai C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Bakthi
''Krishna Bhakthi'' () is a 1949 Tamil-language historical musical film, directed by R. S. Mani, and produced by S. N. Laxmana Chettiar. The film stars P. U. Chinnappa and T. R. Rajakumari as a hypocrite saint and chaste court dancer respectively. Inspired by Matthew Lewis' French novel ''The Monk'', it was released on 14 January 1949. Plot Harikanandha Bhagavathar is a hypocrite saint who lusts after a chaste court dancer Devakumari. Cast ''Male cast according to the opening credits of the film and female cast according to the song book'' ;Male cast * P. U. Chinnappa as Harikanandha Bhagavathar * N. S. Krishnan as Vevukarar * K. R. Ramasami as Shri Krishnan * Chithambaram Jayaraman as Naradar * Pullimoottai Ramasami as Neebhushanam, Rajaguru * D. Balasubramaniam as Narasimhan * Azhwar Kuppusami as Alwar * Kulathu Mani * C. S. Pandian * T. V. Namasivayam * K. R. Chellamuthu * E. Krishnamoorthi * S. V. S. Narayanan * T. V. Sivanandam * Chandrasekharan * S. Ramanatha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Kesari (film)
''Punjab Kesari'' () is 1938 Tamil-language thriller film directed by Fram Sethna. It was adapted from Te. Po. Krishnasami Pavalar's play of the same name. The film adaptation stars K. P. Kesavan, P. U. Chinnappa, Kali N. Rathnam and A. K. Rajalakshmi. Plot Sundaranathan is in love with Padma Bai (A. K. Rajalakshmi), the daughter of the wealthy Somanathan Prabhu. Somanathan Prabhu decides to get his daughter married to Sundaranathan, but a villain lusts for her and her wealth. His gang kills Somanathan and frames Sundaranathan, who is arrested. A doctor hires detective Punjab Kesari to uncover the truth. Punjab Kesari and his assistant Karappanpoochi unmask the killer and the truth. Sudaranathan is exonerated, and marries Padma Bai. Cast * K. P. Kesavan as Punjab Kesari * P. U. Chinnappa as Sundaranathan * A. K. Rajalakshmi as Padma Bai * Kali N. Rathnam as Karapaanpoochi * K. K. Perumal as the villain * H. H. Sarma as Somanathan Prabhu * Kannan as the doctor Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Manam
''Penn Manam'' () is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and produced by S. Soundararajan. The film stars T. K. Shanmugam and M. V. Rajamma. Plot Paramasivam, a farmer who lives with his wife Meenakshi and three children in Thanjavur, finds life difficult. Unable to face the difficulties, he goes to Colombo without informing his wife, and joins a drama troupe there. One of his children dies and Meenakshi is harassed by people. She tries to kill the other two children along with herself by jumping into a river with the children. However, they are saved by a ''sadhu'' (ascetic). In Colombo, Paramasivam saves a child from being run over by a car. The car owner gives Paramasivam money in gratitude, and the latter returns to his village in India. Whether he succeeds in finding his family and whether all are able to live together forms the rest of the story. Cast T. K. Shanmugam as Paramasivam V. K. Ramasami S. A. Natarajan M. V. Rajamma as Meenakshi M. N. Rajam C. T. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Film Score Composers
Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, natively spoken by the Tamils * Tamil script, primarily used to write the Tamil language **Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode * Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech See also * Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood, the word being a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. * Tamil cuisine * Tamil culture, is considered to be one of the world's oldest civilizations. * Tamil diaspora * Tamil Eelam, a proposed independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka * Tamil Nadu, one of the 28 states of India * Tamil nationalism * ''Tamil News'', a daily Tamil-language television news program in Tamil Nadu * Tamilakam, the geographical region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people, covered today's Tam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
