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Madhuri Devi
Madhuri Devi (19 September 1927 – June 1990) was a lead actress in Tamil films from the late 1940s until the 1950s. She has paired opposite leading heroes like M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and M. G. R and known for acting in the films ''Manthiri Kumari'', ''Marmayogi,'' (1951), and ''Devaki'' (1951). Early life Madhuri Devi was born on 19 September 1927, as Clara, at Royapuram, Madras (Chennai) to Soosai Mudhaliyar, Manoranjidham. Prior to acting in cinema, She stayed North Madras and acted in Christian dramas. She has the ability to act in three roles in the same drama. Madhuri avoided her early cinema opportunities, latterly she agreed to act in the film and change her name Clara to Madhuri Devi. Career She entered in Tamil film industry in 1938, her debut film as ''Ambikapathy'' (1937). In film ''Pandurangan'' (1938), in which she played second heroine. Her next film '' Lakshmi Vijayam'' (1947), where she played dual role. She played a comedian in 1940's. ''Marmayogi'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royapuram
Royapuram is a locality in the northern part of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for its beach, and for Royapuram Railway Station. The station is the first railway station of south India, opening in 1856, and is today the oldest surviving railway station of the Indian subcontinent History The region existed as a well known settlement during the Chola times, but the name Royapuram is derived from a Tamil appellation for St. Peter, Royappa, in connection with St. Peter's Church in the area. The region was originally called Rayarapuram named after the Rayar Kings who rules down South. It is also believed that the British / Anglo Indias settled in this locality were called Rayars which lent the name Rayarpuram From the 14th century, the erstwhile Vijayanagara Rulers controlled this region till the Madras land grant to Francis Day. Royapuram Railway Station was the first railway station constructed in South India and second railway line in South Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devaki (1951 Film)
Devaki is an Indian Tamil language film directed by R. S. Mani and released in 1951. The film stars N. N. Kannappa and V. N. Janaki. Cast The list is adapted from the song book. ;Male cast * N. N. Kannappa ''as'' Durai *S. Balachander ''as'' Raja * M. N. Nambiar ''as'' Gopu * D. Balasubramanyam ''as'' Raghunath *T. N. Sivathanu ''as'' Secretary * A. Karunanidhi ''as'' Govindan *S. M. Thirupathisami ''as'' Meiyappar *A. Ganapathi ''as'' Kandavel * V. M. Ezhumalai ''as'' Doctor *M. N. Krishnan ''as'' Student * T. M. Soundar Rajan ''as'' Beggar *P. S. Subbaiah ''as'' Unemployed Person ;Female cast * V. N. Janaki ''as'' Devaki *Madhuri Devi ''as'' Leela *R. Bharathi ''as'' Pappa *S. R. Janaki ''as'' Kunjammal *M. Radha Bai ''as'' Student's Association President *M. D. Krishna Bai ''as'' Women's Association President *Baby Rani Vasanthi ''as'' Selvamani ;Dance * Lalitha * Padmini * Ragini *Kumari Kamala Soundtrack Music was composed by G. Ramanathan and lyrics were penned by A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ondre Kulam
''Ondre Kulam'' () is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language film directed by N. Krishnaswamy. Edited by M.S. Parthasarathy. The film stars R. S. Manohar and Madhuri Devi. This is a 1956 award-winning Tamil film and this film title was named by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Kamaraj. Cast List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan. ;Male cast *R. S. Manohar *S. V. Sahasranamam *K. Sarangapani * J. P. Chandrababu ;Female cast *Maduri Devi *K. R. Chellam *T. V. Kumudhini Production The film was produced and directed by N. Krishnaswamy. Sathasiva Brahmam wrote the story while the dialogues were penned by S. D. Sundharam, V. Seetharaman and Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy. Balu was in charge of Cinematography while the editing was done by M.S. Parthasarathy. Art direction was K. R. Sarma and the still photography was done by S. V. Gopal Rao. Soundtrack Music was composed by M. V. Ranga Rao and S. V. Venkatraman while the lyrics were penned by Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy, Surabhi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalla Thangal
''Nalla Thangal'' () is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. V. Krishna Iyer. The film stars R. S. Manohar and G. Varalakshmi. The movie is a remake of director's own Malayalam movie ''Nalla Thanka''. (1950). Cast & Crew The lists are adapted from the database of Film News Anandan. Cast *R. S. Manohar * G. Varalakshmi *A. P. Nagarajan *Madhuri Devi * J. P. Chandrababu *V. M. Ezhumalai *E. V. Saroja *Mohana Crew *Producer: *Director: P. V. Krishna Iyer *Screenplay and Dialogues: A. K. Velan *Cinematography: Vasudeva Rao, Karnataki *Editing: Paul G. Yadav *Art: Jayavanth S. K. *Choreography: Kumari Bharathi, Madhavan, Balaraman *Studio: Film Centre Production A film with this title was first released in 1935. Another film with a similar title: ''Nalla Thangai'', was released earlier in 1955 with a different cast and crew. Though the last letter differs in both the titles, in Tamil, means the same - Good Younger Sister. Soundtrack Music was composed by G. Rama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalla Thangai
''Nalla Thangai'' () is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by S. A. Natarajan. The film stars M. N. Nambiar, Madhuri Devi, Rajasulochana, S. A. Natarajan and T. S. Balaiah. Cast & Crew The lists of cast and crew were adapted from Film News Anandan's database and from the film credits (see external links). Cast *M. N. Nambiar *T. S. Balaiah * S. A. Natarajan *V. M. Ezhumalai * A. Karunanidhi *Pulimoottai Ramasami *K. Sairam *''Yadhartham'' Ponnusamy * M. M. A. Chinnappa *T. R. Natarajan *C. K. Soundararajan *D. K. Chinnappa *M. V. Raju *P. K. Raghavan *Madhuri Devi * P. R. Sulochana *C. R. Rajakumari *M. S. S. Packiam *S. K. Venubhai *K. Shantha Devi *S. N. Lakshmi *Lalitha *Pushpalatha *K B Sundarammbal Dance *C. R. Rajakumari *Kumari Susheela Crew *Producer: S. A. Natarajan *Director: S. A. Natarajan *Story, Screenplay and Dialogues: A. P. Nagarajan *Cinematography: J. G. Vijayam *Editing: D. Vijayarangam *Art: M. Kuttiyapu, Ponnusamy *Choreography: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asai Anna Arumai Thambi
''Asai Anna Arumai Thambi'' is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language film directed by G. R. Rao. The film stars T. R. Ramachandran, A. P. Nagarajan and Madhuri Devi . Plot Sivaraman and Balaraman are brothers living together. They have no parents. Sivaraman is a graduate and looking for a job. Balaraman is not educated but a wise man. He does the household works. He respects his elder brother as a God. Pandian lives in the same area. Pandian told his daughter Kannamma to help Balaraman in cooking. Though Sivaraman is unemployed, he marries Kannamma on the recommendation by Balaraman. Soon the couple are blessed with a child. Sivaraman has borrowed money from a lender but not repaid it for a long time. He absconds from the lender. However, one day the lender has seen and started chasing him. Sivaraman ran away and hides in a big house. Zamindar Anandan lives in that house with his daughter Bharathi. He came to live in the city as he was scared of a big man Sakuni in his village. Sakuni, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini (film)
''Rohini'' is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Kamal Ghosh and produced by S. Mukherjee. It is an adaptation of the Bengali novel ''Krishnakanter Uil'' by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. The film was released on 5 November 1953 and failed commercially. Plot A wealthy ''zamindar'' writes a will disposing of his property. He does not want to give the entire estate to his son who despises his father. The ''zamindar'' wants to give a major portion of the estate to one of his close relatives and he has a sister named Rohini, who is a widow. The ''zamindar'' son persuades Rohini to steal the will and substitute it with a counterfeit. She promptly does so, but after learning of the intentions of the ''zamindar'' son, she changes her decision and tries to replace the counterfeit with the original. She is then caught in the act, leading to a chain of events which includes kidnap and murder. Cast Credits adapted from ''The Hindu'': * S. V. Ranga Rao * Madhuri Devi * S. A. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manithan (1953 Film)
''Manithan'' () is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Ramnoth. The film stars T. K. Shanmugam, T. K. Bhagavathi and Krishnakumari. It is based on the play ''Manushyan'' by Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai. The film was released on 13 April 1987. Plot A young wife lives with her husbands joint family. Her husband is a doctor serving in the army and he is away from home. The family gives accommodation to an artist in their house. The artist seduces the young wife and she becomes pregnant. He is chased out of the home and he goes to Bombay. He becomes involved in a car accident. The young wife's husband, the army doctor, is the driver of the car. He takes the artist to a hospital. The artist tells his story to the doctor without knowing that the same doctor is the husband of the woman he molested. The doctor discovers the truth. What happens afterwards forms the rest of the story. Cast List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan and from the Hindu review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector (1953 Film)
''Inspector'' is a 1953 Indian Tamil language film directed by R. S. Mani. It is an adaptation of the play of the same name. The film stars T. K. Shanmugam, S. Balachander, Anjali Devi and P. K. Saraswathi. Plot A police inspector helps a young man who is a classmate of his sister. The young man is a kind person and he moves like one in the family. The inspector's sister falls in love with the young man. She wants to learn dancing. The young man arranges a dance master to teach her. But the dance master is an opportunist and he seduces the girl. She becomes pregnant. The inspector and his wife wants to marry her to the young man without knowing her pregnancy. However, the young man is in love with a village lass. The dance master sees the village beauty and sets his roving eyes on her. He rejects the responsibility for the pregnancy of the young woman. How all these problems are settled forms the rest of the story. Cast List Compiled from the database of Film News Anandan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamindar (1952 Film)
''Zamindar'' is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. V. Krishnan and written by Jalakantapuram. The film was jointly produced by Jupiter Pictures and Sangeetha Pictures. It stars S. A. Nataraj and Madhuri Devi. The film was commercially unsuccessful. Plot Allikulam is small Zamindari administered by the regent Pandi Thevar, who has plans to usurp it with the sudden and shocking demise of the Zamindar, his villainous brother also plans to usurp the property. These, the regent and the brother are at loggerheads with one trying to outdo the other. The story has many characters, Manmudi, a struggling farmer is man of discipline, even though he has a rough exterior and his sister Meenakshi is a good looking young woman. The villain plans to kidnap her. Indulging in murders and such crimes, more complications are woven into the story to create more interesting situations. Cast ;Male cast * S. A. Nataraj * D. Balasubramaniam * T. N. Sivathanu * V. M. Ezhumalai * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velaikaran (1952 Film)
''Velaikaran'' () is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. V. Krishnan and produced by Sri Valli Productions. The film stars T. R. Mahalingam, S. Varalakshmi and Madhuridevi. Cast The list is adapted from the book ''Thiraikalanjiyam''. * T. R. Mahalingam * T. S. Balaiah * S. V. Subbaiah *Madhuri Devi *S. Varalakshmi *M. S. Draupathi Production This film was a failure. Soundtrack The music was composed by R. Sudarsanam. The lyrics were penned by Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai, Papanasam Sivan, K. D. Santhanam, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam and K. P. Kamatchisundaram. The singers are T. R. Mahalingam and S. Varalakshmi. Playback singers are C. S. Jayaraman, M. S. Rajeswari, T. S. Bhagavathi, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi Soolamangalam Jayalakshmi ( ta, சூலமங்கலம் ஜெயலட்சுமி) and Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi ( ta, சூலமங்கலம் ராஜலட்சுமி), popularly known as Soolamangalam Sisters ( ta, ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Ullam
''Thai Ullam'' () is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Ramnoth. Starring V. Nagayya, Manohar and R. Ganesh, the film has music composed by Nagayya and A. Rama Rao. It is an adaptation of the 1861 novel ''East Lynne'', by Ellen Wood. The film was released on 9 February 1952, and emerged both a critical and commercial success. Plot Cast ;Male cast * V. Nagayya as Zamindar Seethapathy * Manohar as Manohar * R. Ganesh as Sekar * K. Ramasami as Clerk Kuppu * N. Seetharaman as Magistrate Masilamani * Chandra Babu as Sukumar * Kolathumani as Ponnambalam * C. V. V. Panthulu as Sabapathy ;Female cast * M. V. Rajamma as Nirmala * Madhuri Devi as Vasundhara * K. R. Chellam as Santhamma * T. P. Muthulakshmi as Janaki * Sakunthala as Singari * C. K. Saraswathi as Kanthimathi ;Supporting cast T. K. Kalyanam, G. V. Sharma, Nandaram, Loose Arumugam, and V. T. Kalyanam. Production K. Ramnoth, who had left Gemini Studios on 15 August 1947, worked for Narayanan & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
