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Pullakuttikaran
''Pullakuttikaran'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language drama film, written and directed by Parthiban. The film stars himself in the lead role, alongside Sangita, while Prakash Raj and Urvashi portray supporting roles along with Malayalam actor Sreenivasan acted his first Tamil film. The music for the film was composed by Deva and the film opened to mixed reviews in July 1995. Plot Parthiban who takes care of orphaned children in a van leads his livelihood by stealing money. Sangeetha falls in love with him after seeing his cleverness in taking money when he was pretended to portray a pick-pocket in an stage play. Sangeetha ties the sacred thread herself starts leading her life as Parthiban's wife. Parthiban feels reluctant to accept her as his wife but later relents. Both have one thing in common with the evil minister (Chandrasekhar). Sangeetha had escaped from the forced marriage to his dimwitted brother (Prakash Raj) who does it to every women. When Parthiban pretends to he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arunmozhi
Arunmozhi ( ta, அருண்மொழி) (also called Napoleon Selvaraj) (born 1951) is an Indian playback singer and well-known flutist. He has sung songs composed by leading Indian film industry music directors, including Ilaiyaraaja, Shankar Ganesh, Deva, S. A. Rajkumar, Viji Manuel, Swararaj, Harris Jayaraj, Sirpy, Vidyasagar, Soundaryan, Karthik Raja, Siva, Masa, Dhina and Yuvan Shankar Raja. He has also performed in live concerts across the world. He is a part of Ilaiyaraaja's musical troupe, playing flute. Arunmozhi is very familiar with western musical notes, and used to interpret and explain those written by Ilaiyaraaja to other musicians in the group. Introduced by Ilaiyaraaja as a playback singer, Arunmozhi has sung some very popular hit songs. Early life Arunmozhi was born in Thirukandiswaram village, near Nannilam in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. Arunmozhi, a self-taught musician, started playing flute at the age of nine, with a flute that was made by him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangita Madhavan Nair
Sangita Madhavan Nair is an Indian actress, who has worked in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, Tamil cinema, Tamil and Kannada cinema, Kannada film industries, predominantly in the 1990s. The actress is best known for her role as Shyamala in ''Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala'', which was written and directed by Sreenivasan, for which she has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress. She is also well known for her role of Nirmala Mary in actor Vijay (actor), Vijay's breakthrough film ''Poove Unakkaga'' (1996). She started her career as a child artiste in the movie ''Snehikkan Oru Pennu'', a Malayalam movie released in 1978. Her debut film as a child artist in Tamil was ''En Rathathin Rathame'', which is the Tamil remake of Hindi movie ''Mr. India (1987 film), Mr. India''. The first film she acted as a heroine was ''Ellame En Rasathan'' in 1995. Personal life She was born as the youngest among four children, to Madhavan Nair from Kottakkal, Malappuram and mother, Padma from Kuzha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vagai Chandrasekhar
Chandrasekhar (born 3 May 1956), also known as Vagai Chandrasekhar, is an Indian stage, film and television actor working in Tamil language films, known for his histrionics. He is currently the Chairman of Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Mandram. He played lead or supportive roles in Tamil films of the 1980s. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2002 film ''Nanba Nanba''. He contested and won from Velachery constituency in State legislative assembly election 2016 from DMK party. Filmography Actor Films *''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' (1979) *''Suvarilladha Chiththirangal'' (1979) *''Niram Maratha Pookal'' (1979) *''Oru Thalai Ragam'' (1980) *''Nizhalgal'' (1980) *''Kallukkul Eeram'' (1980) *'' Palaivana Solai'' (1981) *'' Sivappu Malli'' (1981) *''Sumai'' (1981) *''Rajangam '' (1981) *''Azhagiya Kanne'' (1982) *'' Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai'' (1982) *''Thookkumedai'' (1982) *'' Thaai Mookaambikai'' (1982) *''Echchil Iravugal'' (1982) *''Maruma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Art Director ...
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil ( Kollywood) films. The list See also * Tamil cinema * Cinema of India References {{Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uma Ramanan
Uma Ramanan is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is also a Live stage performer who has performed for more than 6,000 concerts spanning 35 years. She hails from Tamil Nadu state of India. Personal life and background While at studies, Uma had gone through her classical music training under Pazhani Vijayalakshmi. She participated in many inter-collegiate competitions and won several rewards and accolades. Later, she met A. V. Ramanan, a Television host, performer and actor, who was on the look out for fresh voices for his stage concerts. From then, Uma and Ramanan became duo stage performers. They are married and have a son who also is a budding musician. She also is a dancer trained under Padma Subrahmanyam. Career Playback singing During Uma's engagement with Ramanan's stage shows, noted producer — cameraman, Janakiraman offered both of them a duet in his 1976 released Hindi film ''Play Boy''. The same pair got an offer to sing for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhan Bob
S. Krishnamoorthy (born 19 October 1953) professionally known as Madhan Bob, is an Indian actor and comedian, appearing in many Tamil films in supporting roles. Madhan Babu is known for his amusing facial expressions, laughter and protruding eyeballs. He appeared in the popular Sun TV comedy show '' Asatha Povathu Yaaru?'' as one of the judges. Madhan Bob ventured into the film industry by donning the role of a musician. Partial filmography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bob, Madhan Tamil male actors Living people Tamil comedians Indian male comedians Indian male film actors Television personalities from Tamil Nadu 1950 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karu Pazhaniappan
Karuppaih Palaniappan, credited on-screen as Karu Palaniappan, is an Indian film director, actor, and television host who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also hosted the show Thamizha Thamizha on Zee Tamil. Biography Palaniappan hails from Karaikudi. His parents are Chinna Karuppaiya and Thirumathi Naagammai, and Palaniappan is the eldest among their three children. Books appealed to Palaniappan right from childhood. His father Chinna Karuppiah, a trader, is an ardent reader. He showed interest in reading classics of popular writers like Kannadasan, Jayakanthan, and Ashokamitran. Following the saying ‘Like father like son’, Palaniappan inherited this ‘love of reading’ from his father right from childhood. Palaniappan's passion for reading books spread its wings to learning languages, writing, acting and elocution. His innate style of starting midway through a debate and expressing his thoughts with eloquence, charismatically grabbing the attention of the audie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deva (composer)
Devanesan Chokkalingam, also known as Deva, is a south Indian film composer and singer who predominantly works in Tamil Cinema. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam films in a career spanning about 36 years. He has composed music for more than 400 films. Personal life Deva was born to M. C. Chokkalingam and M. C. Krishnaveni. Even in his childhood, Deva was attracted to the world of music. Teaming up with Chandra Bose, he staged many musical programmes. He started learning classical music under Dhanraj and has completed a course in Western music at Trinity College of Music in London. His son Srikanth Deva is also a music director, as are his brothers, who have formed the duo Sabesh–Murali. His nephew Jai is an actor. Career Before coming to cinema, Deva worked for some time in the television field. In those days, Deva's brothers were working in the musical troupes of Illayaraja and other music directors as instru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreenivasan
Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as '' Odaruthammava Aalariyam'' (1984), ''Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam'' (1986), ''Gandhinagar 2nd Street'' (1986), ''Nadodikkattu'' (1987), ''Pattanapravesham'' (1988), ''Varavelpu'' (1989), '' Thalayanamanthram'' (1990), '' Sandesam'' (1991), '' Midhunam'' (1993), ''Mazhayethum Munpe'' (1995), ''Azhakiya Ravanan'' (1996), '' Oru Maravathoor Kanavu'' (1998), ''Udayananu Tharam'' (2005), ''Katha Parayumpol'' (2007), and ''Njan Prakashan'' (2018) among which the latter is one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time. He has won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Screenplay, for ''Sandesam'' and ''Mazhayethum Munpe''. As a writer and actor he has frequently collaborated with directors such as Priyadarshan, Sathyan Anthikad and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it as "the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagesh
Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in a variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and antagonist. He has also acted in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. Nagesh's style of comedy was largely inspired by Hollywood actor Jerry Lewis. Similarities between Nagesh and Lewis earned Nagesh the sobriquet the "Jerry Lewis of India". He was also nicknamed as the King of Comedy due to his impeccable comedy timing and body language. He featured regularly in the film projects of M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan even at a time when there was a massive rift between the two leading actors in Tamil cinema at that time. He has a unique distinction of sharing screen space with lead actors belonging to three generations of Tamil fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
