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Pushpalatha
Pushpalatha is an Indian actress, who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. She has acted as heroine and character roles in more than 100 films. Her debut film was '' Sengottai Singam'', released in 1958. When Pushpalatha co-starred with A. V. M. Rajan in ''Naanum Oru Penn'', the two fell in love and got married. In 1964, she was a model for Lux soap Early career Pushpalatha's native home is Mettupalayam, Coimbatore. Her father sold brass and silver. She was born in a strict Chettinadu Catholic family. She is the fifth child out of 8 children. She completed Bharatnatyam at the age of 9. In 1955, She had a cameo role in the movie ''Nalla Thangai'', produced and directed by actor S. A. Natarajan. Film career She made her debut in the movie ''Konga Nattu Thangam'' (1962). Following that, She has acted as lead actress and supporting actress more than one hundred films, such as ''Sarada'', ''Paar Magaley Paar'', ''Naanum Oru Penn'', '' Yaru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naanum Oru Penn
''Naanum Oru Penn'' () is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars S. S. Rajendran and R. Vijayakumari, with S. V. Ranga Rao, M. R. Radha, S. V. Subbaiah, C. K. Nagesh, Rajan and C. S. Pushpalatha in supporting roles. It revolves around a dark complexioned and uneducated girl and how she convinces everyone that more than appearance and education, it is the character which is important for a woman. ''Naanum Oru Penn'' is an adaptation of Sri Shailash Dey's Bengali play ''Bodhu''. The film is the second production of Murugan Brothers, a subsidiary of AVM Productions, and the feature film debut of Rajan. The soundtrack and background score were composed by R. Sudarsanam, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan, Panchu Arunachalam, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam and V. Seetharaman. ''Naanum Oru Penn'' was released on 7 June 1963. The film earned positive critical feedback and went on to become a commercial success. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharisanam
''Dharisanam'' is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by V. T. Arasu. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan and Pushpalatha. It was released on 6 February 1970. Plot Cast * A. V. M. Rajan * Pushpalatha * Srikanth * Cho * Manorama * G. Sakunthala * Shylashri * Kumari Padmini * Jayabharathi * Vijayachandrika * P. K. Saraswathi Production ''Dharisanam'' was produced and directed by V. T. Arasu under Sendhoor Films, written by Singaravelan, photographed by Bombay Maniyam and edited by K. Govindaswamy. It was based on the story The Scapegoat by Daphne Du Maurier. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi in her film debut, and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan. Release and reception ''Dharisanam'' was released on 6 February 1970. ''The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karpooram
''Karpooram'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film directed by C. N. Shanmugham. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan and Pushpalatha. It was released on 9 December 1967, and won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film, while Rajan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. Plot Cast * A. V. M. Rajan as Manikkam * Pushpalatha * Srikanth as Muthu * Manimala as Rajathi * T. P. Muthulakshmi * T. S. Balaiah Production ''Karpooram'' was directed by C. N. Shanmugham, who also wrote the screenplay. It was produced by V. T. Arasu under Shashti Films. Cinematography was by Vinodhan, and the editing by Govindaswami. Soundtrack The soundtrack of the film was composed by D. B. Ramachandra and were lyrics written by Vidvan V. Lakshmanan, Mayavanathan & Poovai Senguttuvan. Release and reception ''Karpooram'' was released on 9 December 1967. ''Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Policekaran Magal
''Policekaran Magal'' () is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by C. V. Sridhar. Based on B. S. Ramiah's play of the same name, it stars Balaji, Muthuraman, Vijayakumari, Santha Kumari and Pushpalatha. The film was released on 7 September 1962 and was a success. It was later remade in Telugu as ''Constable Koothuru'' (1963) and in Malayalam as '' Vyaamoham'' (1978). Plot Kumarasami, an honest police constable, has a son Chinnaiah and a daughter Janaki. Prabhu, son of a rich affluent person is a friend of Chinnaiah who often visit his house. Prabhu falls in love with Janaki to which she equally reciprocates. She meets Prabhu secretly without the knowledge of both her father and brother. One day, Prabhu's notorious friends commit a murder and they flee the scene via Prabhu's car. At the same point of time, Prabhu meets his love in a temple and promises to marry her. Meanwhile, Prabhu's father plans to marry his son to one of his relatives. Prabhu initially disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongunattu Thangam
''Kongunattu Thangam'' () is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars M. R. Radha, C. L. Anandan and Pushpalatha. It was released on 14 April 1961. Plot ''Kongunattu Thangam'' is the story of a young woman named ''Thangam'' and her boy friend Rajavel rescuing Muthurathina Boopathy, Zamindar of Kongu Naadu, from the clutches of his concubine Amutha and uniting the Zamindar with his wife. Cast ;Male cast *M. R. Radha *C. L. Anandan *Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar *Kuladeivam Rajagopal ;Female cast *Pushpalatha *Pandari Bai *Tambaram Lalitha *''Thilakam'' R. Rajakumari ;Support cast *Iqbal – Dilip (Horse) *Benny (Dog) ;Dance *Lakshmirajyam *Kalaimathi Devi Production After producing ''Thaikkupin Tharam'' in 1956, there was a misunderstanding between M. G. R. and Devar who were good friends from the very beginning. Devar produced some films without MGR. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezhai Pangalan
''Ezhai Pangalan'' () is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Shankar, written by M. Lakshmanan and produced by K. V. Mahadevan, who also composed the music. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Ragini, Pushpalatha and M. N. Nambiar. It was released on 20 December 1963. Plot Cast ;Male cast *Gemini Ganesan as Raja * M. N. Nambiar * S. A. Ashokan *T. S. Muthiah * K. Balaji *V. Mahalingam *S. V. Ramadas * K. D. Santhanam *Nagesh ;Female cast * Ragini *Pushpalatha * Manorama *Malathi *M. S. S. Bhyagyam *Lakshmi Prabha *S. M. Dharma *Radhabhai *Aalwar Kuppusamy Production ''Ezhai Pangalan'' is the inaugural production of Rajalaxmi Pictures. It was produced by K. V. Mahadevan, and directed by K. Shankar. The film was written by M. Lakshmanan. Cinematography was handled by Thambu, and K. S. Baskar served as the operative cameraman. K. Narayanan was the editor, while A. Balu was the art director. The final length of the film was . Themes ''Ezhai Pangalan'' d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neengadha Ninaivu
''Neengadha Ninaivu'' () is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by W. R. Subba Rao. It is a remake of the 1951 Hindi-language film '' Deedar''. The film stars S. S. Rajendran, Kalyan Kumar, C. R. Vijayakumari and Pushpalatha. Plot The story starts with a friendship between two young children. The girl is from an affluent family. She is friends with a poor boy. Both of them used to ride on a horse for fun. The girl's father does not like their friendship. One day he blames the boy that he pushed the girl off the horse. He forbids their meeting thereafter. The children grow up. The boy, now a young man, Kumar, lives in a farmer's house. Another farmer's daughter loves him. Kumar loses his eyesight in an accident. Kumar and the lover girl make their living by singing in the streets. Kumar becomes acquainted with an eye surgeon. The surgeon restores his eyesight. The surgeon becomes friendly with Kumar. Kumar tells the surgeon about his childhood sweetheart. But when Kumar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeevanaamsam
Jeevanamsam () is a 1968 Indian Tamil language drama film, directed and written by Malliyam Rajagopal. The film is based on his play of the same name. It stars Jaishankar and C. R. Vijayakumari, while A. V. M. Rajan, Pushpalatha, Sivakumar, debutante Lakshmi (as a leading actress) and Nagesh playing pivotal roles. The film, released on 21 October 1968, was successful at the box office. Plot Cast * Jaishankar as Moorthi * Vijayakumari as Lalitha * A. V. M. Rajan as Balu * Pushpalatha as Viji * Nagesh as Advocate Ramanujam * Sowcar Janaki as Janaki * S. V. Subbaiah as Moorthi's uncle * S. V. Sahasranamam as Lalitha & Balu's father * Pandari Bai as Meenakshi, Lalitha & Balu's mother * Sivakumar as Sabapathy * Lakshmi as Lalitha, Moorthi's sister * Veerappan as Janu's husband * Sachu as Janu * A. K. Veerasami as Lalitha's & Balu's grandpa * Sundari Bai as Lalitha & Balu's grandmother *K. Vijayan K. Vijayan was an Indian film director. He predominantly worked in Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mani Osai
''Mani Osai'' () is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by P. Madhavan, his directorial debut. The film was produced by A. L. Srinivasan under ALS Productions and written by Pasumani. The film, inspired by Victor Hugo's French novel, ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'', stars Kalyan Kumar, M. R. Radha, R. Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari, V. Nagayya, Nagesh, Pushpalatha and Kumari Rukmani. Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy composed the music for the film. Plot An egotistical rich man (M. R. Radha) abandons his elder son (Kalyan Kumar) because of his physical imperfections. He tells his wife (Kumari Rukmini) that the baby was born dead. The man has another son (R. Muthuraman) who leads a lazy life, often getting into trouble. He falls in love with his cousin ( C. R. Vijayakumari), who is very close to the hunchback, treating him like a brother. The hunchback becomes a hero who sacrifices everything, taking the blame for others' wrongdoing. He finally restores sight to the hero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalayamani
''Aalayamani'' () is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Shankar and produced by P. S. Veerappa. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, B. Saroja Devi and C. R. Vijayakumari. It was released on 23 November 1962, and ran for over 100 days in theaters. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Gudi Gantalu'' (1964) and in Hindi as '' Aadmi'' (1968). Plot Thyagarajan (Sivaji Ganesan) is a lonely rich bachelor, subjected to a deep-seated trauma from having witnessed the death of a childhood playmate, caused by his possessiveness. This is recurring theme in Thyagarajan's life, leading to disastrous results. The movie begins with an imposing bell being rung, a voice narrates the story of a poor man, Arumugam Pillai, who was about to commit suicide on the death rock, but was stopped by the sound of the divine bell from the temple. He decides to take another chance with his life and soon he becomes a rich man and his son is none other than Thyagu, our hero! Thy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sengamala Theevu
''Sengamala Theevu'' () is a 1962 Indian Tamil language film directed by S. Rajendran. The film stars M. R. Radha, C. L. Anandan, Rajasree and Pushpalatha. Plot Cast The following list is compiled from the book ''Thiraikalanjiyam Part 2'' and from the film credits. ;Male cast *M. R. Radha *C. L. Anandan *Kallapart Natarajan * V. K. Ramasamy *V. S. Raghavan ;Male cast (Contd.) *''Stunt'' Krishnan *K. Kannan *K. R. Rathinam *R. Pakkirisamy * S. V. Ramdas *''Kundu'' Karupaiah, ;Female cast *Rajasree *Pushpalatha *S. Kalavathi *T. P. Muthulakshmi T. P. Muthulakshmi (Native name: தமிழ்: டி. பி. முத்துலட்சுமி) was an Indian actress who was active from the 1950 to 1969. She was a prominent lead comedy actress during the early 1950s in Tamil langu ... *Indra Production The film was produced by M. A. Venu under his own banner ''M. A. V. Pictures'' and was directed by S. Rajendran. The story was written by Saaptoor Aiyadurai w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachai Vilakku (1964 Film)
''Pachhai Vilakku'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by Rama. Arangannal, A. R. Hassan Khan and T. S. Aadhi Narayanan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, C. R. Vijayakumari, S. S. Rajendran and S. V. Ranga Rao. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film become a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theaters. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Sarathy *Sowkar Janaki as Parvathi *S. S. Rajendran as Pasupathy * C. R. Vijayakumari as Sumathi * A. V. M. Rajan as Mani * Pushpalatha as Latha * S. V. Ranga Rao as Ponnambalam * M. R. Radha as Rajabaadhar *Nagesh as Joseph *V. Nagayya as Gopalaiya *S. R. Janaki as Annammal * K. K. Soundar as Balu's henchman *Sriram as Balu * Karuppu Subbiah as Karim Production Saravanan who was doing a film on engine driver was on search of suitable title while crossing railway gate. He stuck posters with green light as main feature which led Bhimsingh to na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |