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R. Krishnamoorthy
R. Krishnamoorthy was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked on Tamil films. Most active in the 1980s, he is best known for directing Rajinikanth in ''Billa'' (1980) and Kamal Haasan in '' Vaazhvey Maayam'' (1982). Career Throughout his career, Krishnamoorthy regularly worked on productions by K. Balaji, Suresh Balaje and their Suresh Arts banner. The success of the film ''Billa'' (1980) starring Rajinikanth, prompted the director to become widely dubbed as "Billa" Krishnamoorthy in the film industry. He later went on to collaborate again with Rajinikanth in ''Thee'' (1981), while making successful films such as ''Savaal'' (1981) and '' Vaazhvey Maayam'' (1982) with Kamal Haasan. In the 1980s, he made several films with Sivaji Ganesan or his son Prabhu, including ''Neethibathi ''Neethibathi'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and produced by Suresh Balaji. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian People
Indians or Indian people are the Indian nationality law, citizens and nationals of India. In 2022, the population of India stood at over 1.4 billion people, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous country, containing 17.7 percent of the global population. In addition to the Indian population, the Non-resident Indian and Overseas Citizen of India, Indian overseas diaspora also boasts large numbers, particularly in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and the Western world. While the demonym "Indian" applies to people originating from the present-day Republic of India, it was also formerly used as the identifying term for people originating from Pakistan and Bangladesh during British Raj, British colonial era until 1947. Particularly in North America, the terms "Asian Indian" and "East Indian" are sometimes used to differentiate Indians from the indigenous peoples of the Americas; although the Native American name controversy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Raja
''Justice Raja'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam language film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy. The film stars Prem Nazir, Menaka, Balan K. Nair and K. R. Vijaya. The film has musical score by Gangai Amaran. The film was a remake of Telugu film ''Justice Chowdary''. Cast *Prem Nazir as Rajashekharan, Gopi (double role) *Menaka as Thulasi *Balan K. Nair as Narendran, Nagendran (double role) *K. R. Vijaya as Sreedevi * Sujatha as Radha *Sankaradi as Raman Nair * P. K. Abraham as Rahim *Adoor Bhasi as Adv. Sharma *Sathyakala as Raji *Mala Aravindan as Kuttappan *Mohan Jose as Jagan *Shanavas as Sankar *Raadhika as Anitha *Silk Smitha as Dancer *Lalu Alex as Shaji *Kollam G. K. Pilla as Rajasekharan's father *P. R. Menon as Menon *Rajashekharan as Prasad Soundtrack The music was composed by Gangai Amaran and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader Poovachal Khader (25 December 1948 – 22 June 2021) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala who worked mainly in Malayalam film industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil-language Film Directors
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Film Directors
Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, natively spoken by the Tamils * Tamil script, primarily used to write the Tamil language **Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode * Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech See also * Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood, the word being a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. * Tamil cuisine * Tamil culture, is considered to be one of the world's oldest civilizations. * Tamil diaspora * Tamil Eelam, a proposed independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka * Tamil Nadu, one of the 28 states of India * Tamil nationalism * ''Tamil News'', a daily Tamil-language television news program in Tamil Nadu * Tamilakam, the geographical region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people, covered today's Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karpagam Vanthachu
''Karpagam Vanthachu'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy. The film stars Arjun Sarja and Raadhika, with Gowtham Sundararajan, Y. G. Mahendran, Vidyasri, Soorya, S. S. Chandran, Vinu Chakravarthy, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, and Charle playing supporting roles. It was released on 15 October 1993. The film is an adaptation of the stage play ''Delhi Maamiyar'' written by Komal Swaminathan. The film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Bejawada Rowdy''. Plot Sakthivel is a poor orphan living alone in a slum and works as a cycle rickshaw puller. Being a short-tempered person, he cannot tolerate injustice so he is often caught in fights. He then meets the outspoken Karpagam, who delivers meals at homes. They fall in love with each other. Raja and Sarathi are brothers, and they have lost their parents at a young age. Sarathi is married to the arrogant Sarasu and is totally submissive to her, while his younger brother Raja is a bachelor. Sarasu is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vetri Karangal
''Vetri Karangal'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Prabhu, Prem Menon, Rupini and Sadhana. It was released on 15 March 1991. Plot Cast *Prabhu *Prem Menon *Rupini * Sadhana as Radha/Kalpana (dual role) * Vijayakumar as Thyagarajan *Manjula Vijayakumar as Lakshmi *Vinu Chakravarthy *Radha Ravi * V. K. Ramasamy *Senthil Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Reception C. R. K. of ''Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exist ...'' criticised the film for the story, which they felt was not well developed. References External links * {{IMDb title 1990s Tamil-language films 1991 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films directed by R. Krishnamoorthy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dravidan (film)
''Dravidan'' is a 1989 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Sathyaraj, Sunitha (actress), Vidhyashree and Suparna Anand. It is a remake of the 1988 Malayalam film ''Aryan (1988 film), Aryan''. The film was released on 28 October 1989, Diwali day. Plot Cast *Sathyaraj *Sunitha (actress), Vidhyashree *Ambika (actress), Ambika *Suparna Anand *Jaishankar *Sharat Saxena *Jaiganesh *Goga Kapoor *Nalinikanth *Harish Kumar (actor), Hareesh *Monisha Unni *Nizhalgal Ravi *S. S. Chandran *J. V. Somayajulu, Somayajulu *Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor), Vijayakumar *Vinu Chakravarthy *Rajyalakshmi *Devilalitha *Srividya Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Pulamaipithan. Release and reception ''Dravidan'' was released on 28 October 1989, Diwali day, alongside another Sathyaraj film ''Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai''. P. S. S. of ''Kalki (magazine), Kalki'' praised the performances of the cast. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponnaniyathi
''Ponnaniyathi'' is a 1988 Indian Malayalam film, directed by R Krishnamoorthy and produced by R Krishnamoorthy. Cast Nizhalgal Ravi Ravichandran Samanna (born 16 April 1956), known professionally as Nizhalgal Ravi, is an Indian film, television and voice actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has performed in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films and television series. He st ... References External links * 1988 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by R. Krishnamoorthy {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thangachi
''Thangachi'' ( Younger sister) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, and starring Ramki, Pallavi and Seetha. The film was a remake of Telugu film ''Aadupaduchu'' (1986). Plot Dharmaraja is an influential man in politics that's involved in many illegal activities. Inspector Raja curtails many of his illicit businesses in the course of his investigations. Raja's only family is his younger sister, Seetha, and her contractor husband, Prakash. He also meets and falls in love with Radha. Raja arrests Das, an associate of Dharmaraja. Das is soon released on bail and remains defiant towards Raja. Dharmaraja, incensed by Raja's interference with his business, has Prakash disrupt Raja's investigations. Prakash has always been a part of Dharmaraja's team. When a sub-inspector from Raja's team follows Das, he is caught at Prakash's construction site. Dharmaraj, Prakash and Das kill him while Seetha becomes an accidental witness. Assuming that she only s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naam Iruvar (1985 Film)
''Naam Iruvar'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu, Urvashi and Charle. It is a remake of the Kannada film ''Ramapurada Ravana'', and was Ganesan's 250th film as an actor. Plot Veerayya (Sivaji Ganesan) is a retired alcoholic soldier that's living in his hometown with his niece, Radha (Urvashi). Raja (Prabhu) arrives in town as the new teacher and is offered a place to stay at the home of the trustee of the school, Sivagami (Srividya). Veerayya and Sivagami were in love once but couldn't get married. Her father, Somasundaram (V. S. Raghavan) was the town leader and opposed the match due to Veerayya's illiteracy and lack of wealth. Sivagami was set to marry a man that her father chose but he died on the wedding day and she remains unmarried. Veerayya left town due to his heartbreak and joined the army. He now spends his days drinking and fighting against the injustices me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deivapiravi (1985 Film)
''Deivapiravi'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and starring Mohan, Raadhika, and Urvashi. The film was a remake of the Telugu film ''Devatha'' (1982). It was released on 14 April 1985 and ran for one-hundred days in theatres. Plot Cast * Mohan as Mohan *Raadhika as Janaki *Urvashi as Lalitha *Radha Ravi as Minor *Oppanai Gajapathi * V. K. Ramasamy *Thengai Srinivasan *Idichapuli Selvaraj *Master Suresh * Manorama *Pushpalatha * C.I.D. Sakunthala Ayya *S. N. Lakshmi Production The film is directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, who was known for directing ''Billa'' (1980), and produced by D. Ramanaidu under his banner Suresh Productions. Ramanaidu had produced the original film ''Devatha'' (1982). Cinematography was handled by Vinayagam, and editing by Chakrapani. Soundtrack The songs are composed by Shankar–Ganesh. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela, who sang for the original film, also sang for this film. Rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
