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R. Sundaramoorthy
R. Sundaramoorthy is an Indian make-up artist and actor known for his work in Tamil films apart from some Hindi and Telugu films. He is best known for his work in the film ''Padayappa'' (1999). Sundaramoorthy is notably the first make-up artist for Rajinikanth. Career Sundaramoorthy began his career as an assistant to his father and grandfather. He worked as a make-up artist for several artists including Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Saritha, Thiagarajan, Murali, J. P. Chandrababu, Poornima Jayaram, Sujatha, Sathyaraj and Aravind Swamy. Sundaramoorthy has worked with Rajinikanth since the beginning of the latter's career starting with ''Apoorva Raagangal''. He continued working with Rajinikanth for his 100th film ''Sri Raghavendrar'' (1985), and went on to win the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Make-up Artist for his work in ''Padayappa''. Sundaramoorthy continued working with Rajinikanth until ''Chandramukhi'' (2005). He was a frequent collaborator with K. Balachander a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make-up Artist
A make-up artist, also called a makeup artist, and often shortened to MUA, is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetics on others for theatre, television, film, fashion, magazines and other similar productions including all aspects of the modeling industry. Awards given for this profession in the entertainment industry include the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and entertainment industry awards such as the Emmy Awards, and the Golden Globes. In some countries professional licenses are required by agencies in order for them to hire the MUA. Bigger production companies have in-house makeup artists on their payroll although most MUA's generally are freelance and their times remain flexible depending on the project. Makeup techniques Fashion Fashion makeup is used in magazine photography as well as on the fashion runway. Avant-garde makeup is also an applicable technique used for projects that require experimental themes. Fashion mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Make-up Artist
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Make-up Artist is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil ( Kollywood) films. The list Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. 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 (), li ... Film awards for makeup and hairstyling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moondru Mudichu
''Moondru Mudichu'' () is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed and co-written by K. Balachander. A remake of the Telugu film ''O Seeta Katha'' (1973), it stars Kamal Haasan, Sridevi and Rajinikanth. The film revolves around an 18-year-old girl and two roommates who fall in love with her. ''Moondru Mudichu'' marked Sridevi's first leading adult role at the age of 13, and Rajinikanth's first major role in Tamil. It was released on 22 October 1976 and became a success. Plot Balaji and Prasath are roommates in a city. Balaji falls in love with 18-year-old Selvi who lives in the same apartment complex. Prasath, who has his eyes on Selvi, pretends to back Balaji's love while secretly hoping to create a divide between them. Selvi realises Prasath's evil intentions when she finds out that he has seduced an innocent girl living in the same apartment complex. However, she is unable to convince Balaji, who hero-worships Prasath. Things come to a head when Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manmadha Leelai (1976 Film)
''Manmatha Leelai'' () is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Aalam. A number of actresses debuted on Tamil industry through this film, including Hema Chaudhary, Jaya Prada, Y. Vijaya among others. Though the film was criticised for its bold content when it released, it has received cult status with passing years and is considered a trendsetter. Plot The film explores the life journey of a womaniser Madhu and his affairs with various women, including those who are married. The main conflict is between Madhu and his wife Rekha. Balachander's genius lies in objectifying married women of the city whilst creating a loving wife who's torn between accepting her husband and living a separated life after having discovered the travails of her own father. This movie has an very interesting character called Iyer, who works as a subordinate to Madhu. Madhu confesses all his affairs and happenings to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthuleni Katha
''Anthuleni Katha'' () is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Balachander, starring Jaya Prada, with Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Rajinikanth and Sripriya in supporting roles. Kamal Haasan played a cameo. The film is a remake of the 1974 Tamil film ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'', which was also directed by Balachander. This is Jaya Prada's first starring role, reprising the role played by Sujatha in the original and is considered to be one of her best films. This was also Rajinikanth's first major role. This film was shot in black-and-white. Plot Saritha ( Jaya Prada) is a working woman in a poor family. She works hard to support her widowed sister, unmarried sister, her blind younger brother, her mother, her drunkard brother Murthy ( Rajinikanth) and his family. Her father abandons the family and goes on a pilgrimage. Her brother not only does not take responsibilities, but also creates additional problems for her. She has a longtime boyfriend, who wants to marry her, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velli Vizha
''Velli Vizha'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Balachander and produced by B. Duraisami. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Jayanthi, Vanisri and S. Varalakshmi. It was released on 11 August 1972. Plot Cast * Gemini Ganesan as Bala * Jayanthi as Banu * Vanisri as Sheela * S. Varalakshmi as Sivakami, Bala's mother * V. Gopalakrishnan as Joseph * Thengai Srinivasan as Aramuthan * Manorama as Komalam * S. V. Sahasranamam as Postman Kumarasamy * S. N. Lakshmi as Kumarasamy's wife * Srividya as Kalyani * Vidhubala * K. R. Savithri as Radha * Shanmugasundaram as Raja * V. S. Raghavan V S Raghavan (18 February 1925 – 24 January 2015) was an Indian actor, who has acted both in Tamil films as well as television. He started his career as a dramatist and stage actor and went on to act as a character actor in films, starting ... Church Father Production While shooting for the film, Balachander suffered a heart attack at the age of 42, and spent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iru Kodugal
''Iru Kodugal'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Jayanthi, Nagesh, V. S. Raghavan, S. N. Lakshmi and others. The story revolves around one man who was married to two women. ''Iru Kodugal'' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, the first film by Balachander to win the award. The film, which was based on a stage play of same name, was remade in Kannada as '' Eradu Rekhegalu'', in Telugu as ''Collector Janaki'' and in Hindi as '' Sanjog''. Plot Gopinath (Gemini Ganesan) falls in love with Janaki (Sowcar Janaki) and they get married in Kasi. The marriage is not accepted by Gopinath's mother and the couple gets separated. Janaki is pregnant and her father (V. S. Raghavan), realising that no man will marry Janaki a second time, decides to make her a collector. Gopinath meanwhile had moved to South India, where he later married Jaya (Jayanthi) by hiding his previous marriage. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanti Nilayam
''Shanti Nilayam'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language film, produced and directed by G. S. Mani. It stars Gemini Ganesan and Kanchana, with Nagesh, Vijaya Lalitha, Pandari Bai, K. Balaji and V. S. Raghavan in supporting roles. The film won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Marcus Bartley. It is a remake of the 1968 Kannada film ''Bedi Bandavalu'' which was inspired by the 1847 novel ''Jane Eyre'' by Charlotte Brontë. Plot Malathi, after losing her parents, lives with her aunt who tortures and treats her like a servant. One day she is dumped in a waste materials facility and she falls sick. Doctor Vijayan, who comes to treat her, sympathises and admits her in a private school-cum-hostel for orphans. Malathi grows up into a young lady and becomes a teacher in the same school. Baskar, a rich estate owner, lives in Shanthi Nilayam with his older brother Sekar's children (four daughters and a son) and is finding it difficult to bring them up as they are very nau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poova Thalaiya (1969 Film)
''Poova Thalaiya'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesh, Jaishankar, Nagesh, S. Varalakshmi, Rajasree and Vennira Aadai Nirmala. The film, produced by M. L. A. Rama. Arangakannal, had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan and was released on 10 May 1969. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Bomma Borusa,'' in Malayalam as '' Balapareekshanam'' and in Kannada as ''Balondhu'' ''Uyyale''. It was also an influence on '' Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela''. Plot Ganesan is a widower and Parvathamma is his mother-in-law. Shankar is the younger brother of Ganesan and he falls in love with Parvathamma's youngest daughter Nirmala. A healthy competition takes place between evil minded Parvathamma and Shankar so as to overthrow one another. Cast * Gemini Ganesh as Ganesan * Jaishankar as Shankar * Nagesh as Nagesh * Srikanth as Nagamma's son * M. R. R. Vasu as the hotel manager * S. Rama Rao as Indra's father * J. Bala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thamarai Nenjam
''Thamarai Nenjam'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and Vanisri, with Major Sundarrajan and Nagesh playing supporting roles. It was released on 31 May 1968, and won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Best Film (Third Prize) and Best Dialogue Writer (Balachander). The film was remade in Telugu as ''Mooga Prema'' (1969), in Hindi as '' Haar Jeet'' (1972) and in Kannada as ''Mugila Mallige'' (1985) by Balachander himself. Plot Cast * B. Saroja Devi as Kamala * Gemini Ganesan as Murali * Vanisri as Radha * Major Sundarrajan as Vasudevan * Nagesh as Narayanan * S. N. Lakshmi as Narayanan's Mother * Master Prabhakar as prabhakar * Baby Kausalya as kausalya * Baby Raji as Raji * R. Sundaramoorthy as Sundaramoorthy Production C. R. Vijayakumari was offered to act in the film, but did not accept, resulting in B. Saroja Devi replacing her. Soundtrack The soundtrack was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras To Pondicherry
''Madras to Pondicherry'' is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language road film, directed by Thirumalai–Mahalingam and written by Usilai Somanathan. The film stars Ravichandran and Kalpana. It was released on 16 December 1966, became a commercial success, and was remade in Hindi as '' Bombay to Goa'' (1972). This in turn went on to inspire the 2004 Marathi film ''Navra Maza Navsacha'', which was also remade in Kannada in 2007 as ''Ekadantha''. Plot Mala, an aspiring film actress, leaves home because of her interest in this which is kindled by a group of thugs. One of them shoots a member of his gang, which she witnesses. To escape them, she jumps onto a running bus going from Madras to Pondicherry. The thugs hire an assassin to board the bus Mala is in to kill her. However, a man named Baskar also gets into the bus. Realising that Mala is in danger, he voluntarily saves her and ends up falling in love with her. Ultimately, it is revealed that Baskar is Mala's prospective bridegroom whom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadhu Mirandal
''Sadhu Mirandal'' () is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by the duo Thirumalai–Mahalingam. It was produced by A. Bhimsingh, who also wrote the screenplay based on a real incident about a man being murdered for money by two friends in a moving car. The film stars Nagesh and T. R. Ramachandran. Released on 14 April 1966, it became a critical and commercial success, and was later remade in Hindi as ''Sadhu Aur Shaitaan'' (1969). Plot Cast * Nagesh as the taxi driver * T. R. Ramachandran as Pasupathy * O. A. K. Thevar as Narasimhan * Manorama as Karpagam * Kalpana as Kalpana * Kutty Padmini as the bank manager's daughter * Master Prabhakar as the bank manager's son Production On 13 November 1958 in Madras (now Chennai), Suryanarayana, a bank official, was murdered for money by his friend Narayana Swamy and associates Vijayakumar and Joginder, while travelling via Narayana Swamy's car after taking a large sum of cash from his bank's head office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
