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R. Sundarrajan (director)
R. Sundarrajan is an Indian director, actor and writer for Tamil language films. Active primarily in the 1980s and the 1990s as a film maker, he appeared more often as an actor thereafter. Career He has served as an actor, filmmaker and a renowned director. He is very well appreciated and a name of honor in Tamil film industry. Sundarajan is known for his silver jubilee films such as ''Payanangal Mudivathillai'' (1982), ''Vaidehi Kathirunthal'' (1984), '' Rajadhi Raja'' (1989), '' Thirumathi Palanisamy'' (1992) and many others. Sundarrajan's last movie directed was in the year 2013 ''Chithirayil Nilachoru''. Personal life Sundarrajan is married to Durga, a dubbing artist. They had three sons: Ashok, Karthik and Deepak. Karthik died in 2004 in an road accident. Deepak made his directorial debut in 2021 with ''Annabelle Sethupathi ''Annabelle Sethupathi'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film directed by Deepak Sundarrajan and produced by Sudhan Sundaram and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharapuram
Dharapuram (;) is a town situated along the banks of Amaravati River in Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Dharapuram is one of the oldest towns in South India and was the capital of Kongu Nadu under the Cheras, Western Ganga Dynasty and later Kongu Cholas, at which time it was known as Viradapuram. Amaravathi River flows through the town. As of 2011, the town had a population of 67,007. The city houses famous temples including ''Agatheeswarar'' Temple, ''Kaadu Hanumanthasamy'' temple and many others. Dharapuram Town is a small agricultural marketing centre for a large rural hinterland in the Tirupur District. The town is 50 km towards of the District Headquarters Tirupur, 35 km towards the Vellakovil, 75 km towards the Erode, 35 km towards the Palani and 72 km towards the industrial town Coimbatore. The nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport located 70 km from Dharapuram. History Dharapuram was part of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amman Kovil Kizhakale
''Amman Kovil Kizhakale'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by R. Sundarrajan, starring Vijayakanth and Radha. It was released on 24 April 1986, and emerged a commercial success. Vijayakanth also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. It was remade into Telugu as '' Khaidi No. 786'' (1988) and Kannada as '' Nammoora Hammera'' (1990). Plot Chinnamani lives in a village along with his father and his friends. Chinnamani sings well and always performs during the village temple festivals. Kanmani is a wealthy girl, and the only daughter of the village panchayat board president, who is arrogant. Kanmani, who boasts of being rich enters into clashes with Chinnamani and she decides to take revenge on Chinnamani as Chinnamani does not respect her. She decides to learn music from Chinnamani and also pretends to love him and embarrasses him in front of everyone, which angers Chinnamani.She also breaks his Harmonium for which in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therku Theru Machan
''Therku Theru Machan'' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Sathyaraj and Bhanupriya. It was released on 13 April 1992, and completed a 100-day run. Plot Valayapalam village's Landlord Paramasiva Gounder has two sons: Subramani and Ganesan. Ganesan, the elder one, gets married with Segamalam, daughter of village President and Landlord "School Gounder" from neighbouring Kittampalayam. In the meantime, Subramani and Sengamalam's sister Parimala fall in love with each other, though they are from different villages. Devaraj, landlord and owner of a gambling club in Kittampalayam, wants to marry Parimala and she is his maternal cousin. But she refuses and ridicules him. So Devaraj decides to take revenge. Ganesan is a gambler and he even landed his family's bungalow to Devaraj. Devaraj tries to sell the house using court and the auction begins. At the same time, Subramani goes to local bank to receive the loan amount to sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suyamvaram
''Suyamvaram'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film starring an ensemble cast from actors in the Tamil film industry and shot by a large technical team from the industry. The film was planned by Giridharilal Nagpal who produced and wrote the film's story and brought together 14 major directors, 19 cinematographers and over thirty leading actors in the Tamil film industry. The film also holds the Guinness World Record for casting the most stars in a film and also for being the quickest ever feature-length film made, with filming being completed in 23 hours and 58 minutes. The film released on 16 July 1999, to positive reviews from critics, praising the intentions of the makers. Plot Kuselan ( Vijayakumar) and his wife Suseela (Manjula Vijayakumar) are the heads of a large family which consists of their three sons - Arunachalam (Sathyaraj), Aavudaiyappan (Prabhu) and Indiran ( Abbas) - and six daughters - Urvashi ( Rambha), Easwari ( Roja), Uma ( Kasthuri), Aish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen
''Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen'' () is 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijay and Dimple, while R. Sundarrajan, Jaishankar, Srividya, Karan, Manivannan play other pivotal roles. The music for the film was composed by Deva and the film released on 14 January 1997. The film ended as a hit at the box office as it released on Pongal Festival, and the satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV for a good price and saw good viewership ratings and so later bought by Jaya TV on a sharing basis with Raj TV. Plot Kannan is the only son of Jaishankar and Lakshmi. He is very rich and spends a lot of money every day. Kannan is in charge of arranging the college cultural function. He happens to hear Manimegalai sing in a temple, and he asks her to sing in the college function by laying roads for her entire area, thereby repairing all plumbing problems. However, Manimegalai refuses, and all of Kannan's attempts to make her sing f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seethanam
''Seethanam'' () is a 1995 Tamil language crime film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Prabhu, Sangita and Ranjitha in lead roles. The film, produced by T. Siva, had musical score by Deva and was released on 24 November 1995. Plot After spending many years in jail, Muthu Manikkam is back to his village and wants to take revenge on a corrupt politician Marimuthu. Soon, he clashes with advocate Radha until she knows his tragic past. It is revealed that Muthumanikkam's wife was killed by Marimuthu. In the end, Muthumanikkam kills Marimuthu. Cast *Prabhu as Muthu Manikkam * Sangita as Dhanalakshmi *Ranjitha as Radha * Mansoor Ali Khan as Marimuthu * R. Sundarrajan as Govindan, Dhanam's father *S. S. Chandran as Varadarajan *Vinu Chakravarthy as Kalimuthu, Radha's father *Prakash Raj as Rajasekhar, Radha's brother * Vichithra as Sarasu * Pandu as Dr. Thandavarayan * Santhana Bharathi *Mohan V. Ram * MRK * Thyagu *Rajasekhar *Balu Anand *Krishnamoorthy * Kovai Senthil *C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhi Pirantha Mann
''Gandhi Pirantha Mann'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Revathi, and Ravali. The film, produced by Tamil Fathima, had musical score by Deva and was released on 21 July 1995. The film turned was a box office failure. Plot Rukmani (Ravali) is pampered and brought up by her father Periyavar (Radha Ravi) and uncles. Balu (Vijayakanth) manages to get married with Rukmani by hiding the truth. Balu tells her the reason why he marries her. Gandhi (Vijayakanth) and Lakshmi (Revathi), Balu's parents, were kind-hearted teachers and were transferred to a village. Gandhi and Lakshmi were determined to abolish the caste system in school. Soon, they clashed with Periyavar and his four brothers. They finally killed the innocent Gandhi. Balu is now determined to eradicate the caste hatred in Periyavar's village. What transpires later forms the crux of the story. Cast *Vijayakanth as Balu and Gandhi *Revathi as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Aasai Machan
''En Aasai Machan'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Murali, Revathi and Ranjitha. The film, produced by Tamil Fathima, had musical score by Deva and was released on 26 August 1994. Plot Subramani, the college leader, falls in love with Meenakshi, but she requests him to complete her challenges to accept his love. Subramani succeeds her challenges, and when she asks him to kiss her in public, he is arrested by a police officer. Aruchami, Subramani's brother, the respected village chief, lives with Thayamma. In the past, Subramani's mother died during Subramani's childbirth. Aruchami and Thayamma got engaged when they were children. They stayed unmarried to take care of Subramani. Subramani is later released from jail. Meenakshi's uncle Thangarasu wants to marry her, and he then beats up Aruchami. Later, Thayamma decides to work in Meenakshi's house to spy on her. Meenakshi admits to Thayamma that she is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami Potta Mudichu
''Sami Potta Mudichu'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language drama film film, written and directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Murali and Sindhu. It was released on 11 January 1991, and became a success. Plot Kathirvelan's goal in life is to take revenge on his uncle, who had killed his grandfather. However, he has a change of heart after meeting his uncle's daughter, Neelaveni. Cast * Murali as Kathirvelan * Sindhu as Neelaveni * R. Sundarrajan * M. N. Nambiar * Disco Shanti * Thalapathi Dinesh * Pandu * Vinu Chakravarthy * Vennira Aadai Moorthy Vennira Aadai Moorthy (born 25 July 1936) is an Indian actor and comedian in Tamil cinema. He has starred in many Tamil films and television serials as a comedian and also played supporting roles. He is a lawyer by education, and holds a B.L. ... Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics were written by Gangai Amaran and Vaali. The songs "Neelaveni" and "Madhulankaniye" attained popularity. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enkitta Mothathe (1990 Film)
''Enkitta Mothathe'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language romantic action drama film, directed by R. Sundarrajan and produced by Raajeshwari Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Shobana and Khushbu. It was released on 14 September 1990, and failed at the box office. Plot Saroja loves Pandian and wants to marry him. Meanwhile, Mallika, an arrogant wealthy girl, also falls in love with Pandian and plots to cause a rift between Saroja and him. Will Mallika be victorious in her attempt or not is what the story culminates into. Cast Production The film's title was derived from a song from '' Rajadhi Raja'' (1989) also directed by Sundarrajan. Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Sariyo Sariyo" was a reused version of "Puzhoyarathil" from the Malayalam film ''Adharvam ''Adharvam'' (Malayalam: അഥര്വ്വം) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Dennis Joseph and written by Shibu Chakravarthy, starring Mammoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalattu Padava
Thalattu Padava is a 1990 Tamil language drama film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Parthiban, Rupini and Kushboo. The film, produced by A. S. Ibrahim Rowther, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 5 September 1990. Plot Raja (Parthiban) lives with his mother Thayamma ( Sujatha) and he is a graduate who works as a mechanic until he finds an appropriate job. He finally gets a job in Delhi. Unfortunately, Raja misses the train in a station and his certificates, because of Narmadha (Rupini), a poor idli seller. Raja must wait 4 days for the next train. Slowly, Raja and Narmadha fall in love with each other. When he returns home, his mother Thayamma becomes mute. Raja works as the car driver of a rich man Kandhasamy (S. S. Chandran) and his granddaughter Narmadha (Kushboo) teases him a lot. Until she knows that he is well educated and she falls in love with him. What transpires later forms the crux of the story. Cast *Parthiban as Raja *Rupini as Narmad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Jeevan Paduthu
''En Jeevan Paduthu'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Karthik and Saranya, supported by Sudha, Captain Raju and Kapil Dev. It was released on 23 June 1988. Plot Narmada joins a new college, as she feels so bored sitting alone in her house. Her father is a businessman. In college, she happens to see the paintings and books written by Surendran. She is very much fascinated by him, but unable to find him in college. She is shocked when she finds Surendran has already committed suicide. Narmada frequently visits his grave in the following days, and the ghost of Surendran appears, advising her to cease visiting his grave. Those around Narmada suspect that she is mentally ill, as nobody else can see Surendran. Surendran tells Narmada he was duped into love by his colleague Philomina. He genuinely loved her, even converting to Christianity; Surendran's father dies, shocked at the conversion. Philomina proves unfaithful, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
