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R. Thyagarajan (director)
R. Thyagarajan (died 1 July 2018) was an Indian writer, producer and director who worked in Tamil cinema. Film career Thyagarajan grew up in Pollachi in an extended family of 23 people, and had four sisters and four brothers. After studying in Pollachi, he went on to study chemistry in Peelamedu, with the intention of becoming a chemist. After his marriage in 1966, he began to work on the productions of his father-in-law, Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar of Devar Films. He initially worked on the story-discussion panel teams in 1968 and progressed to the editing department. In the late 1960s, he worked as an assistant director and as an associate editor in the films, ''Haathi Mere Saathi (1971 film), Haathi Mere Saathi'' (1971) and ''Nalla Neram'' (1972). His first directorial venture was ''Vellikizhamai Viratham'' (1974), which portrayed the bond between the female protagonist and her deity, the Naga-Devatha. The film starring Sivakumar, performed well at the box office and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollachi
Pollachi is a town and a taluk headquarters in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu state, India. Located about to the south of Coimbatore, it is the second largest town in the district after Coimbatore. Pollachi is a popular Marketplace for jaggery, vegetables and cattle. As of 2011, the town had a population of 90,180. History Pollachi was known as ''Pozhil Vaitchi'' in Tamil which means "gifted with beauty" and later became ''Pollachi''. It was also known as Mudi Konda Chola Nallur during the period of the Cholas. In 2019, the town became notable for the 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case involving the rape and extortion of numerous women by a gang. Geography Pollachi is located at . It has an average elevation of . Aliyar river passes about away from the town and the town receives rainfall from Southwest monsoon due to the presence of Palghat gap. Demographics According to the 2011 census, Pollachi had a population of 90,180 with a sex-ratio of 1,012 females for every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Today
''News Today'' is an English language evening daily newspaper in Chennai, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... It is published from India every evening since 1982. References Newspapers published in Chennai Publications established in 1982 Evening newspapers published in India 1982 establishments in Tamil Nadu {{india-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangaru Lakshmi
Haryanvi ( ' or '), also known as Bangru, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the state of Haryana in India, and to a lesser extent in Delhi. Haryanvi is considered to be part of the dialect group of Western Hindi, which also includes Khariboli and Braj. It is written in the Devanagari script. In popular culture Bollywood films like Dangal, Sultan, and Tanu Weds Manu: Returns have used the Haryanvi culture and language as the backdrop of their films. These movies have received warm appreciation throughout India and abroad. As a result, some non-native speakers have shown an interest in learning the language. Haryanvi has successfully made its presence count into Indian cinema, TV popular music albums & academia. With the influence of Haryana in the fields of sports, Bollywood, defense, industrialization & politics the Haryanvi language and culture has also been promoted in significant proportion. Some notable speakers of Haryanvi include the Phogat sisters, Vijende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaayillamal Naan Illai
''Thaayillamal Naan Illai'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Thyagarajan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Major Sundarrajan and Jai Ganesh, with Rajinikanth and Nagesh in guest roles. It was released on 14 April 1979. Plot Raja, the son of a poor and widowed washerwoman, is well-talented in the arts from his childhood. A man who runs a drama troupe is impressed with Raja's talent and enlists him in this troupe and Raja's mother travels with the troupe as well. While performing in a zameen with the troupe, Raja meets and falls in love with the zamindar's daughter Bhuvana and they engage in a secretive romance assisted by Bhuvana's pet peacock Vadivelan. When the zamindar becomes aware of their relationship, he agrees to get them only married only if Raja cuts all ties with his mother, considering her poor status. Raja refuses and unable to convince her adamant father, Bhuvana elopes with Raja and joins the troupe as well. This enrages the zamindar's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Meethu Sathiyam
''Thai Meethu Sathiyam'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language Curry Western film directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars Rajinikanth and Sripriya, with Mohan Babu, Prabhakar, Suruli Rajan, Sundararajan, A. V. M. Rajan, S. A. Ashokan, Nagesh, Ambareesh, Jayamalini and Sukumari in supporting roles. It focuses on a shepherd who vows to avenge his parents by killing the murderers. The film was originally planned by Thevar in the late 1960s under the title ''Marupiravi'' () with M. G. Ramachandran intended to star; however, as Ramachandran was unwell at that time, as well as involved in a legal case, the film was shelved. Thevar later revived the project as ''Thai Meethu Sathiyam'', with Rajinikanth cast in the lead role as Ramachandran had retired from acting by then. It was the last film produced by Thevar to be released; he died when the film was still in production. ''Thai Meethu Sathiyam'' was released on 30 October 1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the '' lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India, several ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mera Rakshak
''Mera Rakshak'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language film directed by R. Thyagarajan (director), R. Thyagarajan. Mithun Chakraborty, Rameshwari, Rakesh Pandey and Gayatri play key roles in this film along with a goat who acts as the "Rakshak" (bodyguard) in the film. It was made by C. Dandhayutpani, who firstly gave ''Haathi Mere Saathi (1971 film), Haathi Mere Saathi'' to Rajesh Khanna and Tanuja, followed by ''Jaanwar Aur Insaan'' to Shashi Kapoor and Rakhee Gulzar, ''Do Aur Do Paanch'' to Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Parveen Babi and ''Shubh Din'' to a newcomer, Rajesh Lahar. The film was a remake of the Tamil movie ''Aattukara Alamelu''. Cast *Mithun Chakraborty as Vijay *Talluri Rameshwari, Rameshwari as Bijli *Abhi Bhattacharya as Bansi Kaka *Shreeram Lagoo *Gayatri (actress), Gayathri *Ram Govind as Lawyer *Rakesh Pandey (actor), Rakesh Pandey *Jayamalini Music Lyricist and Music Director: Ravindra Jain References External links * 1978 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language (of India) by the Government of India. Telugu is also a linguistic minority in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by members of the Telugu diaspora spread across countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand in the Anglosphere; Myanmar, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius; and the Arabian Gulf count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorgam Naragam
''Sorgam'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film starring Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Rajasree, R. Muthuraman and K. Balaji. The film was directed by T. R. Ramanna. It was released on 29 October 1970 and became a major success, running for over 100 days at the box office. Plot Three graduates have different values and experience completely different things in life. Cast * Sivaji Ganesan as Shankar *K. R. Vijaya as Vimala *Rajasree as Anjana *K. Balaji as Sampath * R. Muthuraman as Kannan * R. S. Manohar as Dharmalingam/Arun *M. R. R. Vasu as Mathrubootham/Bond/Ippi/Thevaram * Nagesh as Gajendran/Gajini * Sachu as Savithri/Jothi/Puppy * Kanakadurga as Lakshmi * V. Nagayya as Judge *O. A. K. Thevar as Advocate *Senthamarai as Police Inspector * Ennatha Kannaiya as Harikrishnan *M. Bhanumathi as Manju *Veeraraghavan as Headmaster *Kallapetti Singaram as Snake Charmer * Karikol Raju as Bayilvan *Karuppu Subbiah as Taxi Owner *I.S.R as Adiyapatham (office Stafe) *Gemini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aattukara Alamelu
''Aattukara Alamelu'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars Sivakumar and Sripriya. It was released on 10 November 1977 and became a silver jubilee hit. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Pottelu Punnamma'' and in Hindi as '' Mera Rakshak''. Plot Goatherd Alamelu leads a happy life with her pet goat in a village. Her life changes for the worse when a landlord talks ill of her character and claims to have had an affair with her. Cast * Sivakumar as Vijay * Sripriya as Alamelu *Jaiganesh as Balu *Suruli Rajan as Velu * S. A. Ashokan as Dharmalingam * Kavitha as Radha * Major Sundarrajan as Aarumugam * Thengai Srinivasan as "Nattu Vaithiyar" Nallamuthu *Nagesh as Varadhachary *Jayamalini Production The title ''Aattukara Alamelu'' was inspired by '' Mattukkara Velan'' (1970). Sivakumar said it took him "15 years to do the role in 'Aattukara Alamelu''. The name of the title c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murugan Adimai
''Murugan Adimai'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language devotional film starring R. Muthuraman, A. V. M. Rajan, K. R. Vijaya in lead roles with Nagesh, Major Sundarrajan and Thengai Srinivasan in supporting roles. The film was directed by R. Thyagarajan and released on 25 March 1977. Plot The movie starts with K.R Vijaya being the daughter of a rich man, Major Sundarrajan and being an ardent devotee to the extent of being a slave (hence the title) to Lord Muruga. She comes across a thief, R. Muthuraman who, also like her, is a muruga's slave and steals to help the poor devotees of Muruga. She takes that Muruga has sent him to marry her to fulfill her wish of marrying a murugan slave. Her father disapproves but she goes ahead with it anyway. The lead an impoverished living after he reforms and hunts for work. At once instance, he is entrusted by his boss to deliver some cash. On the way, he sees that the Muruga temple of the village that needs renovation in bad shape. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
