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Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)
Mansoor Ali Khan is an Indian actor, music composer, writer and producer. who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films, mostly in antagonistic and supporting roles. He got a breakthrough role as an antagonist in ''Captain Prabhakaran'' (1991). After the success of this film, he got a lot of acting opportunities. He has acted in over 250 films in all languages and has produced and directed numerous films. He has also acted in a few Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films Early life Mansoor Ali Khan was born in Dindigal, Tamil Nadu. His parents are Meesaikaara Abdul Salam Rowther and Sagorammal. Film career Khan has often played in antagonist roles and a few lead roles. He got a breakthrough role as an antagonist in Tamil cinema industry by the R.K. Selvamani directorial ''Captain Prabhakaran'' (1991) which became a blockbuster, hence fetching him a lot of acting opportunities. He did his acting course in Anupam Kher's acting school in Mumbai. Political career In his early c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oddanchatram
Oddanchatram () is a town in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Oddanchatram is a region in the southwest of Tamil Nadu. The Town was carved out of Madurai District in 1985. Oddanchatram is also famous for vegetable and cattle market. As of 2011, the town had a population of 30,064. It is known as vegetable city of Tamil Nadu. Oddanchatram vegetable market is the largest supplying of vegetables in Tamilnadu and Kerala. Agriculture is the major economic support for the town. Geography It is located at the base of the western ghats in South India. Water body - Parapalar Dam Demographics According to 2011 census, Oddanchatram had a population of 30,064 with a gender-ratio of 994 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 2,676 were under the age of six, constituting 1,378 males and 1,298 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 20.3% and 0.06% of the population respectively. The average literacy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naam Tamilar Katchi
Naam Tamilar Katchi (We Tamils Party; NTK) is a Tamil nationalist party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. The party is known to revere Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam founder Velupillai Prabhakaran, whose image is prominently displayed at party events and gatherings. Originally founded in 1958, it was revived in 2010. History In 1958, Adithan founded the "We Tamils" ( நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி) party with the platform of forming a sovereign Tamil state. It wanted the creation of a homogeneous Greater Tamil Nadu incorporating Tamil speaking areas of India and Sri Lanka. The party's headquarters was named as Tamiḻaṉ Illam (lit. The Home of the Tamilian). In 1960, the party organised statewide protests for the secession of Madras and the establishment of a sovereign Tamil Nadu. The protests were marked by the burning of maps of India (with Tamil Nadu left out). Adithanar was arrested for organising them. The party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magudam
''Magudam'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil language film, written and directed by Pratap Pothen. It stars Sathyaraj, Bhanupriya and Gautami. The film was released on 24 July 1992. Plot Muthuvelu (Sathyaraj) was brought up by his grandmother ( Manorama) and his grandmother does not permit him talk to girls. One night Muthuvelu meets Thilakavathi (Gautami) and he gets scared thinking that she is a ghost as she was wearing white dress. Then he understands that she is a human. When she tries to drink poison he stops her and ask her why she is committing suicide. She says that she was a medical student and her chief asked her to conduct a post-mortem on a woman. She was coerced into reporting that it was a case of suicide, but she conclusively proved that the woman was killed and that it was done by her husband Thillainathan. For this, Thillainathan spoiled Thilaka's name, killed her mother and tried to kill her also. She did not want to die at their hands, so she decided to commit suici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idhuthanda Sattam
''Idhuthanda Sattam'' () is a 1992 Tamil language crime film directed by Senthilnathan. The film stars R. Sarathkumar, Rekha and Aamani. The film's music was written by Sangeetha Rajan. The film was released on 29 May 1992. Plot Selvaraj (R. Sarathkumar), an upright police officer, takes charge as a SP in a new area and he settles down there with his daughter Meena. A woman inspector Amudha (Meenakshi) helps him. Selvaraj challenges a notorious man Gurusami (Mylai R.V. Gurupadam) and his henchmen Kaali ( Mansoor Ali Khan), Dharma (K. Natraj) and Soori (Justin) to punish them. Amudha is intrigued by Selvaraj and he tells her about his tragic past. In the past, Selvaraj lived happily with his wife Lakshmi (Rekha), newborn baby and his father-in-law, the judge Venugopal (V. S. Raghavan). During the deepavali festival, they all witnessed a murder committed by the rowdy Gurusami. Gurusami sent his henchmen to kill Selvaraj's family. During the confrontation, Lakshmi and Venugopal we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therku Theru Machan
''Therku Theru Machan'' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Sathyaraj and Bhanupriya. It was released on 13 April 1992, and completed a 100-day run. Plot Valayapalam village's Landlord Paramasiva Gounder has two sons: Subramani and Ganesan. Ganesan, the elder one, gets married with Segamalam, daughter of village President and Landlord "School Gounder" from neighbouring Kittampalayam. In the meantime, Subramani and Sengamalam's sister Parimala fall in love with each other, though they are from different villages. Devaraj, landlord and owner of a gambling club in Kittampalayam, wants to marry Parimala and she is his maternal cousin. But she refuses and ridicules him. So Devaraj decides to take revenge. Ganesan is a gambler and he even landed his family's bungalow to Devaraj. Devaraj tries to sell the house using court and the auction begins. At the same time, Subramani goes to local bank to receive the loan amount to sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chembaruthi
''Chembaruthi'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by R. K. Selvamani and produced by Kovai Thambi. The film stars Prashanth and Roja (in her Tamil debut), while Mansoor Ali Khan, Nassar, Radha Ravi, and Bhanumathi play supporting roles. The film was partially re-shot in Telugu as ''Chamanti''. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while editing was done by V. Udhayashankar and cinematography by Ravi Yadav. The film released on 17 April 1992 and was a super hit at the box office. It was remade in Hindi as '' Aao Pyaar Karen'' (1994), and in Bengali Bangladesh as ''Ontore Ontore'' (1994). Plot The film is a story about the love of two teenagers from different social classes. Raja is the grandson of a rich businesswoman and is settled in London. He comes to a village in India to see his grandmother. Chembaruthi is the sister of a poor fisherman Pandy, who works in Raja's grandmother's house. The couple first sees each other during Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudhra (film)
''Rudhra'' is a 1991 Tamil-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Sasi Mohan. It stars K. Bhagyaraj, Gautami and Lakshmi. The film was one among the Deepavali releases of 1991. The bank robbery scenes of the movie were inspired from that of the Hollywood movie ''Quick Change'' (1990). The core plot of the movie was inspired from the French film ''Nikita''. Plot Mayaandi, a dreaded criminal, escapes from prison and guns down Rudhra's entire family. Rudhra learns the truth but the police can do nothing because Mayaandi returns to jail after the murder and has an alibi. She receives a letter her police officer father, sent before his death. He uncovered links between Mayaandi and several powerful prominent people—including police officers and politicians. Rudhra discovers a video cassette with the proof and gives it to the DSP only to discover he is part of the cabal. He attacks Rudhra and she kills him in self-defence. The police arrest her and the incorruptible DS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moondrezhuthil En Moochirukkum
''Moondrezhuthil En Moochirukkum'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Manobala. The film stars Vijayakanth and Rupini, with newcomers Srinivas Varma and Geetha Vijayan, Anandaraj, Thilakan, Mansoor Ali Khan, Jayabharathi and Sathyapriya playing supporting roles. It was released on 5 November 1991. Plot Robert (Vijayakanth) was an orphan child living on the street. He was adopted by a poor couple who had one child and grew up working on his adoptive father's carpentry workshop. Many years later, Robert becomes a carpenter who makes coffins in Nagercoil and works hard to support his family. His adoptive father had died, his brother Peter (Srinivas Varma) studies in Chennai while Robert lives with his adoptive mother Mary (Jayabharathi). After passing the higher secondary examination, Peter returns home to his family. In Nagercoil, Peter meets his childhood friend Stella (Geetha Vijayan) who is also studying in Chennai. They slowly fall in love wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thangamana Thangachi
''Thangamana Thangachi'' is a 1991 Tamil-language drama film directed by Senthilnathan. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Aamani while Mansoor Ali Khan, Ragapriya, Jaiganesh, Senthil, and K. R. Ganesh, among others, appear in supporting roles. The film had musical score by Shankar–Ganesh and was released on 15 January 1991. Plot Vijay (R. Sarathkumar) and Seetha (Ragapriya) are siblings. After their mother's death, Vijay worked hard to come up in life. He brought up his sister alone. Many years later, Vijay becomes a taxi driver. Seetha falls in love with the postman Kannan (K. R. Ganesh), while Vijay is in love with his childhood lover Lakshmi (Aamani). Lakshmi is the daughter of the corrupt politician Marappan (Jaiganesh), and her brother ( Mansoor Ali Khan) rapes the young girls as he wishes. At Seetha's wedding, Lakshmi's brother kidnaps Seetha and then rapes and brutally kills her. Vijay decides to take revenge. Cast *R. Sarathkumar as Vijay *Aamani (credited as Meenak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velai Kidaichuduchu
''Velai Kidaichuduchu'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Sathyaraj and Gautami. It was released on 15 August 1990. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Assembly Rowdy'' (1991), in Kannada as '' Rowdy & MLA'' (1991) and in Hindi as ''Loafer'' (1996). Plot The film starts with Gautami visiting a village and remembering the past as the film takes us to a flashback. The village would have been a victim to a local don named Baasha whose atrocities go unchecked even by the police. Most of the policemen would either accept bribes or get killed by him. Palanisamy's family relocates to this village. He questions the riots happening in the village and develops enmity with Baasha. How Palanisamy saves the village from the Baasha and his boss forms the rest of the story. In the end, Sathyaraj kills Purushothaman and dies while hoisting a flag. Cast * Sathyaraj as Palanisamy * Gautami * Vijayakumar * Sumithra * Anandara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shubhayathra
''Shubhayathra'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Kamal and written by P. R. Nathan. Starring Jayaram and Parvathy in the lead roles, and Innocent, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Mamukkoya and Jagadeesh in other pivotal roles, the film examines the life of middle-class Malayalee families in the city of Mumbai. Plot Vishnu and Arundhathi, working in Mumbai, meet each other at their common friend, Raman's house. They fall in love at first sight and get married. The film is their struggle to lead a family life and to find an accommodation in a city like Mumbai. Cast * Jayaram as Vishnu * Parvathy as Arundhathi * Dan Dhanoa as Sherkhan * Innocent as Raman, aka Ramettan * KPAC Lalitha as Raman's Wife * Mamukkoya as Kareem bhai * Jagadeesh as Rajendran * Siddique as Sudhakaran, Vishnu's Friend * Sukumari as Hostel Warden * Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Thirumulpadu, Tea seller * Paravoor Bharathan as Vishnu's father * Zainuddin as Vishnu's Friend * Priyadarsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piyush Manush
V Piyush Sethia, better known as Piyush Manush, is an Indian environmental activist. Activism Along with few others in 2010, he formed the Salem Citizen's Forum, a collective of urban citizens that engaged in people welfare activities and improving public delivery systems. The Forum adopted the Mookaneri Lake, a 58-acre located at the foot of the Shevaroy Hills, was conserved from massive pollution. He initiated and has been instrumental in reviving water bodies such as Ammapettai Lake, Kundukkal Lake, Ismailkhan Lake, Arisipalayam Pond and Pallappatti well etc. across districts of Salem and Dharmapuri. He also opposed commercial mining in Kanjamalai hills and stood against encroachments and land mafia. He, along with others, received the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year award on behalf people of Chennai in 2015. Coop forest He created the "Coop Forest" in 2009, an initiative for forest preservation, on 1.5 acres of hilly land in Dharmapuri which quickly expanded to 150 acres. Over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
