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M. R. R. Vasu
Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Vasudevan was an Indian actor who was active in Tamil cinema and theatre during the latter half of the 20th century. He was known for playing negative roles, but he was also a successful character actor. He acted in over 75 movies in Tamil. He is the eldest son of yesteryear actor M. R. Radha, father of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Radha Ravi, Raadhika Raadhika Sarathkumar is an Indian actress, entrepreneur, producer and politician who works predominantly in Tamil cinema along with Telugu cinema as well as a few Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. She is the founder and CP of the Radaan Media ... and Nirosha. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasu, M. R. R. 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema 1984 deaths Tamil male actors Male actors from Chennai Indian male stage actors 1942 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalam Vellum
''Kalam Vellum'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language Western film produced, filmed and directed by M. Karnan. The film stars Jaishankar, Vijayakumari and Vijaya Lalitha. It revolves around a farmer who, in his quest to avenge his sister's death, becomes a dacoit bent on revenge. The film was released on 11 September 1970. Plot Velu, a poor farmer, loses his sister Dhanam due to the atrocities and exploitation of landlord Periyaraja. To avenge his sister's death, Velu kills Periyaraja's brother Chinnaraja. He then escapes from there. He joins a gang of dacoits, headed by Narasingam. The gang is initially perturbed by Velu's presence, but his courage and good nature wins him their love and respect. Velu succeeds Narasingam as the gang leader. His aim is to rob the rich and save the poor. He is constantly looking for an opportunity to take revenge against Periyasamy. Velu forgets that his wife is waiting for his return to his village. Finally, Velu takes revenge on Periyaraja and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattikada Pattanama
''Pattikada Pattanama'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film produced and directed by P. Madhavan and written by Bala Murugan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa. The film deals with Kalpana, an urban woman who marries a villager Mookaiyan. After marriage, differences of opinion arise between the couple as Mookaiyan raises objections about city culture, leading to their separation. The rest of the film is whether Kalpana reforms and the couple reunite or not. ''Pattikada Pattanama'' is based on the William Shakespeare comedy ''The Taming of the Shrew''. It was released on 6 May 1972. The film was commercially successful, running for over 175 days in theatres, thereby becoming a silver jubilee film. It is the only black and white Tamil film to cross the mark in collections in the history of Tamil cinema. It also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, and two Filmfare Awards South: Best Film – Tamil and Best Actress& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neethi (1972 Film)
''Neethi'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film produced by K. Balaji and directed by C. V. Rajendran. A remake of the Hindi film '' Dushmun'' (1971), it stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa and Sowcar Janaki. The film revolves around a truck driver who is forced to provide for the family of a man he accidentally killed. ''Neethi'' was released on 7 December 1972 and became a commercial success. Plot Raja is a rash truck driver who often drives intoxicated. One night he stops at a prostitute's house for the night, then awakens late in the morning. He drives his truck at breakneck speed in thick fog to make up for lost time, drinking once again. He runs over and kills a farmer, but instead of fleeing in a hit and run opportunity, Raja stays to face the consequences. He is arrested by police and brought before the court. Raja acknowledges his guilt to the judge who knows that he should send him to prison for two years. Instead, the judge is moved by the plight of the farmer's ... [...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] |
Kanna Nalama
''Kanna Nalama'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil language film, written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Jayanthi, with Major Sundarrajan, Manorama and V. S. Raghavan in supporting roles. It was released on 12 January 1972. Plot Cast * Gemini Ganesan as Anand * Jayanthi as Seetha * Major Sundarrajan as Sattanathan * S. V. Sahasranamam as Sattanathan's Family Doctor * Kumari Padmini as Santha * M. R. R. Vasu as Manorama's Husband * Manorama as K. Manorama * V. S. Raghavan as Lawyer *Master Prabhakar as Mani * T. K. S. Natarajan as House rent collector * Hari Krishnan as Doctor * G. Dhanapal * I. S. R. * R. R. Gopal * Gemini Mahalingam * Aaraavamudhan * Subbiah * Thangaraj * Master Sekar * Master Ramu as Jayanthi's Son * Master Viswesvar Rao as Mani Production ''Kanna Nalama'' was Kamal Haasan's first film with K. Balachander, and dealt with the issue of "babies getting swapped". Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnana Oli
''Gnana Oli'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil language film, directed by P. Madhavan and written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram, starring Sivaji Ganesan. It is a loose adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel '' Les Miserables''. This film was remade in Hindi as ''Devata'' (1978) and in Telugu as '' Chakravarthy'' (1987). Plot Anthony an orphan, warm-hearted, yet physically effervescent is a wooden casket maker by profession. He is a regular church bell ringer raised by the guidance of the kind church Father. He marries. The day his lady goes into labour, he agrees to fabricate a wooden coffin for a supposedly dying person for his plausible money needs. Whilst fabricating he is notified that, that person who seemed dying miraculously survived, leaving his half-done coffin to no use, much to his irritation. However, the Father arrives and informs Anthony that a daughter was born, but also clarifies his half-done coffin was not merely a waste since his wife did not survive the labour. Shad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avasara Kalyanam
''Avasara Kalyanam'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by V. T. Thyagarajan and produced by Subalakshmi Movies. The film script was written by Bala Murugan. The film stars Jaishankar and Nagesh playing lead roles, with Vanisri, Rama Prabha and V. K. Ramasamy in supporting roles. It was released on 29 June 1972. Plot Friends Sekar and Ramu come to Madras for employment. Their money is looted. Ramu cheats a rich girl by acting as rich and marries her. Sekar tells the truth to Ramu's wife. So Ramu becomes an enemy to Sekar. Ramu separates Sekar and his lover. How the pairs are reunited is the story. Cast * Jaishankar as Sekar * Nagesh as Raghu * Vanisri as Advocate Vasanthi * Rama Prabha as Kamala * V. K. Ramasamy as Ranganathan * S. Rama Rao as Street Thief * M. R. R. Vasu as Robbery Gang leader * I. S. R. as Kamla's Manager * Vijayachandrika as Meena * A. Veerappan in Cameo Appearance * V. R. Thilagam in Cameo Appearance Soundtrack Music was compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babu (1971 Film)
''Babu'' is a 1971 Indian Tamil language film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki and Vennira Aadai Nirmala. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Odayil Ninnu'', which itself was based on Kesavadev's novel of the same name. Ganesan played a rickshaw puller who adopts landlord's daughter. The film became a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theaters. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Babu *Sowcar Janaki as Parvathi *Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Ammu * K. Balaji as Sankar *Major Sundarrajan as Vedhachalam * V. K. Ramasamy as Singaram Pillai *Nagesh as Thulukanam *Sivakumar as Prem *M. R. R. Vasu as Vatti Vadivel *Vijayasri as Kannamma *S. V. Ramadas as Mill Owner * A. Karunanidhi as Siluvai *Roja Ramani as Young Ammu *Sridevi as Child Ammu *Shanmugasundari as Bakkiyam *Karuppu Subbiah as Rickshaw puller * Vijayachandrika as Thulukanam's wife Soundtrack The music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Then Kinnam
''Then Kinnam'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed and produced by K. Krishnamoorthy. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh. It stars Nagesh, Vijaya Lalitha, V. K. Ramasamy and M. R. R. Vasu, with Suruli Rajan, Sachu, Thengai Srinivasan, and Vijayachandrika in supporting roles. It was released on 11 December 1971. Plot Cast * Nagesh as Mohan * Vijaya Lalitha as Mala * Suruli Rajan as Manikkam * V. K. Ramasamy as Kangasabai * M. R. R. Vasu as Accountant * S. N. Lakshmi as Meenakshi * Thengai Srinivasan as Chithambaram * Sachu as Rama Sundari * Rama Rao as Jayaram * Vijaya Chandrika as Bhanu Soundtrack Music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies for around 50 years. Career They started as assistants to Tamil music composers M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy in 1964 a ... and lyrics were written by Kumara Devan. The songs "Thenki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanga Gopuram
''Thanga Gopuram'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film produced, written and directed by M. S. Solaimalai. It stars Jaishankar and Jayalalithaa, with Sundarrajan, V. K. Ramasamy, M. R. R. Vasu, Srikanth, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Srividya and Manorama in supporting roles. The film was released on 12 August 1971. Plot Cast * Jaishankar as Durai * Jayalalithaa as Seetha * Sundarrajan as Sadha Sivam * V. K. Ramasamy as Boothalingam * M. R. R. Vasu as Nithiyantham * Srikanth as Raja * Krishna Rao as Mannaru *Pakoda Kadhar as Alwar *Karikol Raju as Mahalinga Pillai * Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Malathi *Srividya as Shanthi * Manorama as Kamala * Seethalakshmi as Boothalingam's wife Production Jaishankar, who played Jayalalithaa's lover in several films, portrayed her brother for the second time after '' Gowri Kalyanam'' (1966). Soundtrack The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punnagai
''Punnagai'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and written by K. Balachander. It is a remake of the Hindi film ''Satyakam'' (1969). The film stars Gemini Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, Nagesh, M. R. R. Vasu and Jayanthi. It was released on 5 November 1971. Plot The story is narrated by Rajbabu, who wants to write a book on the life of his friend, Sathya. Sathya, Rajan, Rajbabu, Mandiramoorthi and Haniff are college-mates in Madras. To celebrate their graduation, they go on a drive around the city in Haniff's car, singing about the ideals of life. The car crashes and Haniff dies, leaving his friends shocked. As time passes, Rajan, Rajbabu and Mandiramoorthi become corrupted in their pursuit of a materialistic lifestyle while Sathya vows to remain a righteous person. He meets Kanchana, a helpless young woman who has been raped and impregnated by a rich predator. She gives birth to a son, Kumar. Sathya marries her and raises Kumar as his own son. Kanchana's rapist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
