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N. L. Ganasaraswathi
N. L. Ganasaraswathi was an Indian playback singer who sang mainly in Tamil films and some Telugu and Malayalam films. She was active in the field during the 1950s and early 60s. She sang many songs based on Carnatic music ragas. Most of her songs were used for dance sequences in the films. Music directors The music directors she sang for include G. Ramanathan, S. V. Venkatraman, S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, M. D. Parthasarathy, P. S. Anantharaman, K. V. Mahadevan, V. Nagayya, Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, A. Rama Rao, M. S. Gnanamani, G. Govindarajulu Naidu, T. R. Ramnath, Arun, Raghavan, T. R. Pappa, Aswathama, Ghantasala, Br Lakshmanan, P. S. Divakar, K. G. Moorthy and T. A. Kalyanam. Lyricists She sang songs penned by Suratha, M. P. Sivam, Kothamangalam Subbu, Kanakasurabhi, Thandapani, A. Maruthakasi, Kuyilan, T. K. Sundara Vathiyar, Ka. Mu. Sheriff, Kavimani Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai, Thirunainar Kurichi Madhavan Nair, Bharathidasan, Surabhi, Kavi Lakshmanadas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playback Singer
A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not appear on the screen. South Asia South Asian cinema, South Asian films produced in the Indian subcontinent frequently use this technique. A majority of Cinema of India, Indian films as well as Cinema of Pakistan, Pakistani films typically include six or seven songs. After ''Alam Ara'' (1931), the first Indian talkie film, for many years singers made dual recordings for a film, one during the shoot, and later in the recording studio, until 1952 or 1953. Popular playback singers in India enjoy the same status as popular actors and music directors and receive wide public admiration. Most of the playback singers are initially trained in classical music, but they later often expand their range. Mohammed Rafi and Ahmed Rushdi are regarded as two o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirkazhi Govindarajan
Sirkazhi Govindarajan (19 January 1933 – 24 March 1988) was an Indian Tamil Carnatic vocalist and a leading playback singer of Indian cinema. Early life Govindarajan, was born on 19 January 1933 at Sirkazhi (a small town in present day Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...; famed birthplace of Sambandar, one of the 63 Nayanars of the Saiva faith) to Siva Chidambaram and Avayambal Ammal. At the age of eight, Govindarajan began to perform at the Tirupurasundari Temple on the occasion of the Gnana Paal Festival. Musical education He graduated from the Tamil Isai Sangam, Tamil Isai College in Chennai (Madras) in 1949 with the degree 'Isaimani'. He also graduated with the Degree of 'Sangeetha Vidwan'. At the same time, he start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madana Mohini
''Madana Mohini'' is a 1953 Indian Tamil language film directed by M. L. Pathi. The film featured P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, C. R. Rajakumari and Pollachi Kamala in the lead roles. Plot A king who is a non-believer in God, has a son and two nieces. The nieces are very pious. One of them, Madana, performs prayers but the king does not like it. Madana guises herself as a male, gets out of the palace and joins a gang of robbers. The gang, like Robin Hood, robs the rich and help the poor. The prince, also in disguise, meets Madana and tells her that he knows a secret way to the palace room where three precious stones are kept. They go together to rob but takes only one precious stone. But both of them are found and arrested. The king discovers who they really are. He had an idea of marrying his son to the other niece, Mohini but now realises that his son wants to marry Madana. After many twists and turns finally the prince and Madana are united. Cast Cast according to the opening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naa Illu
''Naa Illu'' ( en, italic=yes, My Home) is a 1953 Telugu-language film produced and directed by V. Nagayya. The story was written by Devulapalli Krishnasastri. The film had two dance sequences and full-length Hindi songs sung by Meena Kapoor. Plot The story is based on innocent people cheated by rich people. This film is about an ideal man called Sivaram (Nagayya), who lives happily with his wife (Raja Kumari) and two children. They like music very much and want to make their children musicians and singers. He is a responsible bank employee by profession. He goes to Bombay for a financial transaction and gets money. He is trapped by Dhanaraj (Lingamurthy) and gets into the attraction of beautiful Leela (Vidhyavathi). He loses the bank money and gets into jail. By the time he returns, the family conditions are poor. He is even prepared to do some dirty jobs for the sake of his family. His children get encouragement from Balananda Sangham and shine. He gets out of his problems and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anbu (1953 Film)
''Anbu'' () is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by M. Natesan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, T. R. Rajakumari and Padmini. It was released on 24 July 1953. Plot Thangam, a young woman, is married to a much older man, Rajamanickam Mudaliar. He has two children from his first marriage: a daughter Lakshmi, and a son, Selvam. Mudaliar dies when Thangam is pregnant with his child. Selvam falls in love with a rich girl Malathi while Thirumalai, a playboy, tries to separate them. When the widowed Thangam's child is born, Lakshmi spreads rumours that Selvam is the father of the child, and had an incestuous relationship with Thangam. Malathi believes these rumours and begins to torment Thangam. How Thangam surmounts the problems forms the rest of the story. Cast ;Male cast * Sivaji Ganesan as Selvam * T. S. Balaiah as Thirumalai * D. Duraisami as Rajamanikkam * K. Thangavelu as Kumar * Friend K. Ramasami as Bhaskar ;Support cast * Kumari Rajam, A ... [...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] |
Premalekha
''Premalekha'' is a 1952 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by M. K. Ramani. The film stars Jose Prakash and S. P. Pillai. The film's score was composed by P. S. Divakar. Cast * Jose Prakash Jose Prakash (14 April 1925 – 24 March 2012) was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Malayalam cinema. He was a singer turned actor who had appeared in more than 300 films mostly in antagonist roles. He was awarded with the J. C. Daniel ... * S. P. Pillai * Omalloor Chellamma * Adoor Pankajam * Ambalappuzha Meenakshi * S. R. Pallatt * Chitoor Madhavankutty Menon * V D Mathew * Vanakkutty References External links * 1950s Malayalam-language films {{1950s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moondru Pillaigal
''Moondru Pillaigal'' () is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced by S. S. Vasan. Based on Victor Fleming's 1927 American film ''The Way of All Flesh'', it is about a couple and their three sons. The film was directed by Nagendra Rao and stars himself alongside Kannamba, with M. K. Radha, Gemini Ganesan and Sriram in supporting roles. It was simultaneously produced and released in Telugu under the title ''Mugguru Kodukulu''. The film failed at the box office, which led to Vasan destroying all copies of it, thus making it a lost film. Plot Gunavathi and Somasekhar, a couple, have three sons. The youngest one takes responsibility for a theft allegedly committed by their his and goes to jail. The dejected Somasekhar commits suicide and Gunavathi is abandoned by the other two sons. Later, when the youngest son is released from jail, he takes care of his mother despite being jobless. However, he receives an offer from a film company to act as the main character in a fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumari (1952 Film)
''Kumari'' is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Padmanaban, starring M. G. Ramachandran, Madhuri Devi and Sri Ranjani (Junior). Plot The princess Kumari, while travelling in a horse carriage, meets with an accident when the horses run wild, and is rescued by a man named Vijayan. The two fall in love and the princess gives him a signet and invites him to her palace. Problems arise when the king wishes to get the princess married and the queen Chandravali wishes to have her married to her useless brother Sahaaran. After many thrilling incidents, the lovers are united and live happily ever after. Cast ;Male cast * M. G. Ramachandran ''Vijayan'' * Serukalathur Sama ''Mandhara'' * Vijayakumar ''Prathap'' * Stunt Somu ''Vallaban'' * T. S. Durairaj ''Saharan'' * Pulimoottai Ramasami ''Pulimoottai'' * Sayeeram ''Viharan'' * Kottapuli Jayaram ''Minister'' * Rajamani ''Minister'' * Ramaraj ''Minister'' * K. K. Mani ''Mani Singh'' ;Female cast * Madhu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarakavi
''Amarakavi'' () is a 1952 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by F. Nagoor. The film stars M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and T. R. Rajakumari. Cast Adapted from the film credits. ;Male cast * M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar as Amaran / Amarakavi * N. S. Krishnan as Amaran's friend * M. G. Chakrapani as Rajaguru * K. Thangavelu as Amaran's friend * Gundu Karuppaiah as Chettiyar * ''Kottapuli'' Jayaraman as * K. P. Kesavan * M. S. Karupaiah * Sethuraman * ''Raja'' M. Dhandapani * Thirupathi *''Loose'' Arumugam * Goshi-Dawood * Thiyagarajan * ''Muthu'' Ramalingam ;Female cast * T. R. Rajakumari as Padmini * B. S. Saroja as Princess Mallika * P. K. Saraswathi as Dasi dancer * T. A. Mathuram as Princess's servant * K. S. Angamuthu as Kaliamma / Padmini's mother * Lalitha- Padmini as Special Appearances in a song * Subbuthayi * Kumari Susheela Soundtrack Music was composed by G. Ramanathan and T. A. Kalyanam while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi, Sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aathmasakhi
''Aathmasakhi'' () is a 1952 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by G. R. Rao. The film marks the acting debut of Sathyan, who played the lead role along with B. S. Saroja. The film has musical score by Br Lakshmanan. The film was dubbed into Tamil with the title ''Priyasakhi'' and was released on 13 September 1952. Dialogues and lyrics were written by Kambadasan. Malayalam Cast ;Male cast * Sathyan * Veeran * M. N. Nambiar * K. P. Kottarakkara * T. S. Muthaiah * Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai ;Female cast * Ambalappuzha Meenakshi * B. S. Saroja * Miss Kumari * Pankajavalli * Kumari Thankam * C. R. Lakshmi * N. R. Thankam Tamil Cast Cast adapted from the song book ;Male cast * Sathyan as Ragu * Veeran as Zamindar * M. N. Nambiar as Mohan * Ramaswami (Friend) as Kuppan * K. P. Kottarakkarai as Hari * Kalyanam as Raman * Muthaiah as Rajan * Venkitaraman as Doctor ;Female cast * Ambalapuzhai Meenakshi as Kalyani * B. S. Saroja as Shantha * Miss Kumari as Leel ... [...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] |
