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P. N. Sundaram
P. N. Sundaram (18 March 1934 – 22 March 2010) was an Indian cinematographer and director who worked in over 250 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi film industries. Hailing from a lower middle class family, he struggled in his early years and started working early in life. He started his career as a camera assistant at Vijaya Vauhini Studios in the 1950s and later assisted A. Vincent in cinematography. He was one of the founding members of Film Employees Federation of South India and served as the president of the South Indian Cinematographers Association. Sundaram has also directed a few films including seven in Malayalam. ''Kolilakkam'' is one of his best known films in Malayalam. Jayan, who was the lead actor in the film, died in a helicopter accident during the shooting of its climax. Sundaram won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer for his work in the 1968 film ''Uyarndha Manidhan,'' and many other accolades, including awards from J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolilakkam
''Kolilakkam'' () is a 1981 Malayalam-language action thriller film, written and directed by P. N. Sundaram, and starring Jayan. The film was a box office hit. The movie was a remake of the 1965 Hindi film '' Waqt''. Premise Three brothers, who were separated at birth, face several trials and tribulations when they try to make an effort to reunite. Cast *Jayan * Madhu * Sukumaran * M.G. Soman *K. P. Ummer *Balan K. Nair * K. R. Vijaya * Sumalatha * M. N. Nambiar * Sankaradi *Sreelatha Namboothiri * Kunjan *Meena(Malayalam actress) * K. P. A. C. Sunny *P. K. Abraham *T. P. Madhavan * Gavin Packard Production On 16 November 1980, Jayan was killed in an accident on the set of ''Kolilakkam''. The climax scene of the film was being filmed in Sholavaram, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakka
Kakka was a Mesopotamian god best known as the sukkal (attendant deity or divine messenger) of Anu and Anshar. His cult center was Maškan-šarrum, most likely located in the north of modern Iraq on the banks of the Tigris. A deity named Kakka was also worshiped in Mari in modern Syria, but there is no consensus among experts whether this was the same figure. It has been argued that the Mariote Kakka was a goddess, rather than a god. It is assumed she functioned as a deity associated with medicine. Name The origin of Kakka's name is most likely not Sumerian or Akkadian, but rather Amorite. A deity named '' dga-ga'' (a common writing of Kakka's name) is nonetheless already attested in the Early Dynastic god list from Abu Salabikh. The god list ''An = Anum'' provides the gloss ''dgaka-kaga'', indicating ''dga-ga'' was pronounced as Kakka. Multiple spellings are attested from Mari and Terqa: ''gag-ga'', ''ka-ak-ka'' and ''ka-ka''. Gender Piotr Steinkeller considers the Syri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aparadhi (1977 Film)
''Aparadhi'' is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. N. Sundaram and produced by Pavamani. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sheela and Jayabharathi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Salil Chowdhary. The film was Superhit. Cast *Madhu as Jayachandran *Prem Nazir as Circle Inspector Rajan *K. P. Ummer as Johnson *Sheela as Susheela *Jayabharathi as Lissy *Ashalatha *Bahadoor as Ouseppachan *Prathapachandran as Jayachandran's Father *Baby Babitha as Annie (Lissy's Daughter) *Balan K. Nair as Malayi Kunjumon *Master Raghu as Raju (Lissy's Son) *Master Sujith as Babu *Nanditha Bose as Sumathi * P. K. Abraham as DSP *Paravoor Bharathan as Tea Shop Owner Raman Nair *Santha Devi *T. P. Madhavan as Police Officer Kumaran *Veeran as Shankara Pillai (Susheela's Father) *R. K. Nair as Constable *Thrissur Elsy *Nagesh as Goldsmith Rankan * Kedamangalam Ali * Victory Janardhanan * C A Balan * J R Anand * LalithaSree * Prajatha * Meena Ilene Meyn Soundtrack The music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayiram Janmangal
''Aayiram Janmangal'' is a 1976 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. N. Sundaram and produced by Pavamani. The film stars Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya, Sukumari and T. R. Omana in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. The movie is a remake of the 1974 Tamil movie ''Dheerga Sumangali''. Cast *Prem Nazir as Madhavan Nair *K. R. Vijaya as Lakshmi *K. P. Ummer as Lawyer Sukumaran *Sukumari as Leela Sukumaran *T. R. Omana as Madhavan Nair's Aunty *Sudheer as Babu *Bahadoor as Krishnan *Junior Balayya as Kumar *Lakshmisree as Shobha *Veeran as Lakshmi's Father *Meena as Lakshmi's Stepmother *Sripriya as Mallika *Kunchan as Mohandas *Master Raghu as Rajan's Childhood *Master Sekhar as Rajan *Master Sunil as Babu's Childhood *Baby Babitha as Shobha's Childhood *Master Anil as Kumar's Childhood Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayodhya (1975 Film)
''Ayodhya'' is a 1975 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. N. Sundaram and produced by Pavamani. The film stars Prem Nazir, Raghavan, Adoor Bhasi, Sankaradi and Sreelatha Namboothiri. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Samsaram''. Plot Cast *Prem Nazir as Narayanan *Adoor Bhasi as M. K. Muthalali *Sankaradi as Sarasamma *Sreelatha Namboothiri * Raghavan as Madhavankutty *Bahadoor as Jayaraman *K. R. Vijaya as Lakshmi *Meena as Jayaraman's Mother *Rani Chandra as Kamalam *Master Raghu as Gopi * Manavalan Joseph * T. S. Muthaiah * Paravoor Bharathan * Krishnadas * T.R Omana * Philomina * Shobha * Baby Santhi * Kedamangalam Ali * Ragava Menon * Suresh Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan, with lyrics by P. Bhaskaran Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was a Malayalam poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali language, Bengali films. He has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Tamil film industry. He is also known for introducing many new technologies and cosmetics to the Indian film industry. He has won numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Awards. He was awarded the Kalaimamani, Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999), Padma Shri in 1990, the List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019), Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (''Chevalier'') in 2016. Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil language, Tamil-language film ''Kalathur Kannamma'', for which he won the Rashtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sridevi
Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), professionally credited with her stage name Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Cited as the "First Female Superstar" of Indian cinema, she was the recipient of various accolades, including the National Film Award, the Nandi Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Award, the Kerala State Film Award, four Filmfare Awards, including a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and three Filmfare Awards South. Sridevi's career in Indian cinema spanned over 50 years in a range of genres from slapstick comedy to epic dramas. She was known for her reticent and introverted personality, but headstrong and outspoken screen persona, regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. In 2013, Sridevi was honoured with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian honour. She was also voted 'India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years' in a CNN-IBN national pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivaji Ganesan
Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ganesan is acknowledged as one of the greatest Indian actors of all time and among the most imitated one by other actors. He was known for his versatility and the variety of roles he depicted on screen, which gave him also the Tamil nickname ''Nadigar Thilagam'' (). In a career that spanned close to five decades, he had acted 288 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Sivaji Ganesan is the only Tamil actor to have played the lead role in over 250 films. Ganesan was the first Indian actor to win a "Best Actor" award in an International film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. Many leading South Indian actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan. In addition, he received four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam Veedu
''Vietnam Veedu'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by P. Madhavan and written by Sundaram. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini, with Nagesh, K. A. Thangavelu, Srikanth, M. Bhanumathi and Rama Prabha in supporting roles. Produced by Sivaji Productions, it is based on Sundaram's play of the same name. The film was released on 11 April 1970 and became a commercial success. It won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Vintha Samsaram'' (1971). Plot "Prestige" Padmanabhan Iyer, the manager of a reputed company, lives with his wife Savithri, sons Sridhar and Murali, and a daughter. He is famous for living with prestige and is a keen observer of status in all matters. Sridhar is married while Murali is looking for a job. With his hard earned money, Padmanabhan buys his ancestral house, sold earlier due to poverty and names it "Vietnam Veedu" (Vietnam House) because of the constant tiffs among the family me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanga Pathakkam
''Thangappathakkam'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, directed by P. Madhavan and written by Mahendran. Based on Mahendran's play of the same name, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Srikanth and Prameela. It focuses on a disciplined Superintendent of Police who is dedicated to his job, while his son, on the contrary, is rebellious by nature and grows to resent his father. Ganesan reprises his role from the play. ''Thangappathakkam'' was released on 1 June 1974. The film was a commercial success, running for over 175 days in theatres, and thereby becoming a silver jubilee film. It served as an inspiration for the Telugu film ''Kondaveeti Simham'' (1981), the Kannada film '' Kadamba'' (2004) and the Hindi film ''Shakti'' (1982). Plot Choudhry is a strict and committed police officer. Though a loving husband and father, his top priority is his duty. While he upholds the principles of justice and honesty, his son Jagan proves contrary to this e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uyarndha Manithan
''Uyarndha Manithan'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language drama film written by Javar Seetharaman and directed by Krishnan–Panju. The film was produced by A. V. Meiyappan, M. Saravanan, M. Kumaran and M. Murugan under AVM Productions. It stars Sivaji Ganesan and Sowcar Janaki, while S. A. Ashokan, Major Sundarrajan, Vanisri and Sivakumar play pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Vaali. The film was Sivaji Ganesan's 125th as an actor. It was a remake of the 1966 Bengali film '' Uttar Purush''. The plot revolves around a wealthy industrialist's son who secretly marries the daughter of his family estate's accountant, only for his father to discover it and burn down the estate along with his son's pregnant wife, who is inside. The remainder of the film reveals the truth behind how she and her progeny survive. Released on 29 November 1968, ''Uyarndha Manithan'' went on to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
