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R. Muthuraman
Muthuraman Radhakrishnan (4 July 1929 – 16 October 1981) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. He was a leading actor during the 1960s and 1970s and was fondly called as ''Navarasa Thilagam''. He had paired with all the leading heroines of his time and acted in over a hundred films. Muthuraman's son Karthik is also a popular Tamil actor and politician, and his grandson Gautham Karthik is also an actor who made his debut in '' Kadal'' (2013). Early life Muthuraman was born in Thanjavur (Orathanadu Taluk -Okkanadu melayur) to a family that had no stage or acting links. He was the son of an advocate and his uncle was a police officer. However, in his youth he was attracted towards films and the fine arts. He joined the field much later in life, as he first became a government employee due to family pressure. Film career In 1947, was acting in stage group called Vairam Nadaka Sabha along with Veteran Manorama, Kulatheivam Rajagopal etc. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Server Sundaram
''Server Sundaram'' is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju and produced by A. V. Meiyappan. The film stars Nagesh as the title character. Muthuraman and K. R. Vijaya play the other lead roles while Major Sundarrajan, S. N. Lakshmi and Manorama play supporting roles. It focuses on a hotel waiter who strives to reach greater heights after he becomes an actor to attain the love of his restaurateur's daughter. The film was adapted from a 1963 play of the same name written by K. Balachander, with the play also featuring Nagesh himself in the title role along with Sundarrajan and Lakshmi who reprised their roles in the film. Balachander also wrote the screenplay for the film. Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy composed the film's soundtrack and background music, while Kannadasan, Vaali and V. Seetharaman wrote the lyrics for the soundtrack's songs. ''Server Sundaram'' was released on 11 December 1964. It received critical acclaim, with praise dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M G Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 24 December 1987), also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and filmmaker who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987. He was the AIADMK's founder and J. Jayalalithaa's mentor. On 19 March 1988, M.G.R. was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. In his youth, M.G.R. and his elder brother M. G. Chakrapani became members of a drama troupe to support their family. Influenced by Gandhian ideals, M.G.R. joined the Indian National Congress. After a few years of acting in plays, he made his film debut in the 1936 film '' Sathi Leelavathi'' in a supporting role. By the late 1940s, he had graduated to lead roles. M.G.R. became a member of the C. N. Annadurai-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK party) and rose through its ranks, using his popularity as a film star to build a political base. In 1972, three years after Annadurai's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaatrinile Varum Geetham
''Kaatrinile Varum Geetham'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars R. Muthuraman and Kavitha. It was released on 26 January 1978. Plot Cast * R. Muthuraman as Mohan * Kavitha as Geetha/Kamini/Rosy * Thengai Srinivasan as Chandran * Srikanth as James * S. A. Ashokan as Veerayan * M. N. Rajam as Mohan's mother * Major Sundarrajan * Sukumari * Y. G. Mahendran as flight passenger * Usilaimani as flight passenger Soundtrack The music for this film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Panchu Arunachalam. The song "Oru Vanavil Pole" is set to Yamunakalyani raga. Ilayaraja later reused "Chithirai Sevvanam" as "Chukkalu Temmanna" for the Telugu film '' April 1 Vidudala''. Reception ''Ananda Vikatan ''Ananda Vikatan'' is a Tamil-language weekly magazine published from Chennai, India. History and profile ''Ananda Vikatan'' was started by Late Pudhoor Vaidyanadhaiyar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achchani
''Achchani'' (; ) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Karaikudi Narayanan, starring R. Muthuraman, Lakshmi and S. A. Ashokan. It is based on the play of the same name. The film was released on 4 February 1978 and became a success. Plot Cast *R. Muthuraman *Lakshmi * Ashokan * Shobha Production The film is based on the play of the same name. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Thaalaattu" is set in the Carnatic raga known as Madhyamavati. The song "Maatha Un Kovilil" was re-used in ''Naan Kadavul ''Naan Kadavul'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action drama film co-written and directed by Bala. The film is based on the Tamil novel ''Yezhaam Ulagam'' by Jeyamohan, who also penned the dialogues for the film. The film stars Arya and P ...'' (2009). Gangai Amaran who was assisting Ilayaraja at that time mentioned in an interview that it was inspired by "Awargi", one of the famous ghazals composed by Ghulam Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neeya?
''Neeya?'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film, directed by Durai and written by P. Kalaimani. A remake of the 1976 Hindi film '' Nagin'', it has an ensemble cast that includes Kamal Haasan, Jai Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Ravichandran, Srikanth, M. N. Nambiar, Sripriya, Manjula, Deepa, Latha and Chandra Mohan. The film revolves around an Ichchadhari Naag who seeks to kill six people she holds responsible for the death of her lover. ''Neeya'' was released on 13 January 1979, the week of Pongal. The film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. It was followed by two spiritual successors: '' Naane Varuven'' (1992) and ''Neeya 2'' (2019). Plot Naga Rani is an Ichchadhari Naag – an elusive snake which can assume human form. She is in love with another Ichchadhari Naag named Naga Raja. One day Naga Raja is attacked by a vulture and he is saved by Kamal, a researcher who shoots the vulture. Naga Raja thanks him for saving his life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru (1980 Film)
''Guru'' () is a 1980 Indian action adventure film directed by I. V. Sasi. The film, a bi-lingual, was made in Tamil and Telugu-languages. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Sridevi, while M. N. Nambiar, Muthuraman and Mohan Babu play supporting roles. The film opened in July 1980 to positive reviews. It was a blockbuster and completed a 365-day run at the box office. This film is a remake of the 1973 Hindi film '' Jugnu''. Plot In pre-independent India, Raghu is a revolutionary who is disowned by his aristocratic father and is presumed dead while fleeing from the police. Ten years later, Raghu's wife is shot dead by a landlord attempting to rape her, and her young boy shoots the landlord in retaliation and absconds. Several years later, the boy has grown up to be Ashok, a rich, reputed philanthropist who runs "Parvathi Nilayam", a shelter and institute for orphaned destitute children, named after his mother. Unknown to all except his close friend and associate Mahesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokkiri Raja (1982 Film)
''Pokkiri Raja'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. A remake of the Telugu film ''Chuttalunnaru Jagratha'' (1980), it stars Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Raadhika. The film revolves around a man who was framed for murder, and a lookalike who aids him in finding the true killers. It was released on 14 January 1982 and became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. Plot Ramesh is the manager of the office of Paranthaman, an industrialist. Paranthaman strongly suspects his relatives to be looting him. Ramesh finds the culprit and keeps a tight leash on everything happening in the office, thereby earning the wrath of the industrialist's relatives. Ramesh and Vanaja (Paranthaman's daughter) initially find themselves at loggerheads, but eventually fall in love with each other. Paranthaman is happy about this development until he sees Ramesh cheating on his daughter. He fires Rames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayiram Muthangal
''Ayiram Muthangal'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Annakkili S. Devarajan and produced by Thirupur Mani. The film stars Sivakumar, Radha, Jose and Charuhasan. It was released on 5 March 1982. Plot Murali, a law school graduate struggling to make a living and Shakthi are in love but break up due to misunderstandings. Shakthi marries Visu and soon realises his sadistic and violent behaviour. Visu also fosters a friendship with Murali eventually forcing Shakthi and Murali into confrontation. Cast *Sivakumar as Murali *Radha as Shakthi *Jose as Visu *Charuhasan as Raghuram * Y. G. Mahendran as Raju *Kallapetti Singaram as Boopathi *Loose Mohan *Chandrahasan *Silk Smitha *Vanitha as Kanagu *Pasi Sathya Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. Reception ''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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Straits Times
The ''New Straits Times'' is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first), having been founded as ''The Straits Times'' on 15 July 1845. It was relaunched as the ''New Straits Times'' on 13 August 1974. The paper served as Malaysia's only broadsheet format English-language newspaper. However, following the example of British newspapers ''The Times'' and ''The Independent'', a tabloid version first rolled off the presses on 1 September 2004 and since 18 April 2005, the newspaper has been published only in tabloid size, ending a 160-year-old tradition of broadsheet publication. The ''New Straits Times'' currently retails at RM1.50 (~37 US cents) in Peninsular Malaysia. As of 2 January 2019, the group editor of the newspaper is Rashid Yusof. In 2020, the paper was listed as the 5th most trusted in a Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Reuters Institute survey of 14 Malaysian media outlets. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moondru Deivangal
''Moondru Deivangal'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Dada Mirasi and written by Chitralaya Gopu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman and Nagesh. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It is a remake of the 1968 Marathi film ''Aamhi Jato Amuchya Gava''. Plot Three thieves get into a family and act as if they are good people. However, the family's humility causes a change of the thieves' heart and do they reform form the rest of the story. Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Siva * Muthuraman as Muthu *Nagesh as Nagu * V. K. Ramasamy as Kumar's uncle * S. V. Subbaiah as Pasupathy *Sivakumar as Kumar *V. S. Raghavan as a retired police officer *M. R. R. Vasu as Veerappan *Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Moorthy *Senthamarai as a police officer *Chandrakala as Lakshmi * Rukmani as Parvathi *Jaya Kausalya *Vijaya Chandrika as Muthu's wife *K. R. Indira Devi *Sivakami Production ''Moondru Deivangal'' is based on the 1968 Marathi film ''Aamhi Jato Amuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ooty Varai Uravu
''Ooty Varai Uravu'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, R. Muthuraman and L. Vijayalakshmi. It was Vijaylakshmi's last film before her marriage. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Sri Ranga Neethulu'' (1983) and in Hindi as ''Aankh Micholi''. The film released on 1 November 1967 and became a blockbuster, running for over 100 days at the box office. Plot Vedachalam, a wealthy businessman from Ooty, is married to Sundari and has a son, Ravi who is now taking care of the family business. Vedachalam is also secretly married to Sivakami and has a daughter Vijaya, by the second marriage. After Sivakami's death, his daughter decides to seek him out and sets out to Ooty to confront him with proofs of his second marriage. Meanwhile, Vijaya is the daughter of a wealthy zamindar. After her parents death, her uncle tries to marry her in order to acquire her wealth. Unwilling to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
