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Rajakokila
Rajakokila/Rajkokila was an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1970s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. She was well noted for her glamorous roles. She is married to Crossbelt Mani. The actress Meena is her niece. Partial filmography Malayalam * '' Pakalkkinavu'' (1966)... Shari * ''Kodungallooramma'' (1968) * ''Yakshi'' (1968)... Chandran's wife * ''Panchavadi'' (1973) * ''Thekkankaattu'' (1973) * ''Nadeenadanmaare Aavasyamundu'' (1974) * ''Thumbolaarcha'' (1974) * ''Durga'' (1974) * ''Velicham Akale'' (1975) * ''Penpada'' (1975) * ''Kuttichaathan'' (1975) * ''Paalazhi Madhanam'' (1975) * ''Dharmakshethre Kurukshethre'' (1975) * ''Kalyaanappanthal'' (1975) * ''Sooryavamsham'' (1975) * ''Thaamarathoni'' (1975) * ''Chottaanikkara Amma'' (1976) * ''Yudhabhoomi'' (1976) * ''Kuttavum Shikshayum'' (1976) * ''Penpuli'' (1977) * ''Anjali'' (1977) * ''Jagadguru Aadisankaran'' (1977) * ''Pallavi'' (1977) * '' Ee Manoharatheeram'' (1978) Tamil * ''Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganga (1972 Film)
''Ganga'' is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language Western film directed and filmed by M. Karnan. The film stars Jaishankar and Rajakokila. It was released on 15 January 1972, and became a commercial success. Plot Kathirvelu, a reformed robber, lives with his wife and son. He raises his son Ganga to be a brave warrior, but Ganga develops a penchant for women and alcoholism. Kathirvelu, one day, sees his son in an drunken state. Enraged, he expels him from the house. At this juncture, his past life comes back in the form of his gang. They force him to join their gang, but Kathirvelu refuses, and he is murdered in front of his wife. Ganga comes to perform the last rites of his father. His mother takes a vow from him that, until he takes revenge on all the four murderers of his father, he should not look at her face. Cast * Jaishankar as Ganga * S. A. Ashokan * Major Sundarrajan as Kathirvelu * Nagesh * Rajakokila as Gauri * V. Nagayya * S. N. Lakshmi * A. Sakunthala * Jayakumari * Pak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakshi (film)
''Yakshi'' is a 1968 Malayalam-language psychological thriller film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by Thoppil Bhasi, based on Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's novel of the same name. The film stars Sathyan, Sharada, Adoor Bhasi, N. Govindan Kutty, Bahadoor, Ushakumari, Sukumari, Rajakokila and Radhika. It is considered by historians to be the first psychological thriller in Malayalam cinema. Plot A college lecturer Sreenivasan ( Sathyan) is doing research on the unscientific and superstitious topic of the Yakshis. He is disfigured in an accident in his college lab. Everyone adored him begins to hate him and keep away from him for his looks. He meets a beautiful woman, Ragini ( Sharada). She is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. Sreenivasan marries Ragini and they lead a happy life. After a while, Sreenivasan has doubts about the identity of his wife; he suspects that she is a Yakshi. He dreams that Ragini wants to murder him to gain immortality by dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enga Pattan Sothu
''Enga Pattan Sothu'' () is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language Western film produced, written, directed and photographed by M. Karnan. It was released on 24 January 1975, and emerged a commercial success. Plot Cast * Jaishankar * Rajakokila * Sivakumar * Raj Mallika * Thengai Srinivasan Production ''Enga Pattan Sothu'' is the fourth and final Western film directed by Karnan. Unlike the earlier three (''Kalam Vellum'', ''Ganga'' and '' Jakkamma'') which were in black-and-white, it was shot in Eastman Color Negative. Themes Critic Swarnavel Eswaran Pillai compared ''Enga Pattan Sothu'' to Karnan's previous Western films for the narrative being fuelled by the death of a family member of the protagonist. R. C. Jayanthan, writing for ''Hindu Tamil Thisai'', noted the film's similarities to those made by Sergio Leone. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipayal
''Manipayal'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. Jaganathan and produced and screenplay by R. M. Veerappan. The film dialogue was written by Jagadeesan and the story was written by Poovai Krishan respectively. Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. It stars Master Sekhar and Baby Indra, playing lead, with A. V. M. Rajan, Jayanthi, V. K. Ramasamy and S. V. Subbaiah playing pivotal roles. Plot A cobbler finds himself in prison after being wrongly accused of a crime. He must find a way to prove his innocence in order to lead a dignified life. Cast * A. V. M. Rajan as Arun, Shanthi's ex-lover * Jayanthi as Shanthi, Selvi's biological mother and her School Teacher * Master Sekhar as Ilangovan, Kandhan's son and Selvi's adoptive brother * Baby Indra as Selvi, * V. K. Ramasamy as Ponnambalam, Police Inspector, Shanthi's adoptive father * S. A. Ashokan as Parasuram, smuggler * Thengai Srinivasan as Amavasai, Andal's husband and Kasi's father * Manorama as An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathiyar
Agathiyar is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film written, directed, and produced by A. P. Nagarajan. The soundtrack was composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan. The film stars Sirkazhi Govindarajan playing the main character, T. R. Mahalingam, A. V. M. Rajan, Kumari Padmini, R. S. Manohar, Suruli Rajan, Manorama and Sridevi were in supporting roles. This film ran for 100 days and won widespread appreciation. The film was dubbed into Hindi under the title ''Maharish'' in 1986. Plot The story is about Agathiyar Muni, who is considered to be the embodiment of one of celestial intellectuals who descended on earth to enlighten human beings. During the wedding of Shiva and Goddess Parvati, the earth tilted to the northern side, as the whole world was witnessing the marriage. Shiva gave the responsibility of balancing the earth to Agathiyar by going to the southern side. Agathiyar is also given the additional responsibility of spreading goodness and equality. He has t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thedi Vandha Mappillai
''Thedi Vandha Mappillai'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa, S. A. Ashokan, Major Sundarrajan, M. V. Rajamma and Cho Ramaswamy . It is a remake of Panthulu's own 1967 Kannada film ''Beedi Basavanna''. The film was released on 29 August 1970. It won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film. Plot The movie begins, whereby Solaimalai eldest baby daughter is kidnapped. The baby eventually is saved by passerby and raised as his own daughter. Solaimalai wife, Chellam unable to bear her eldest baby daughter lost, falls down from stairs and blame Solaimalai for his sins by murdering his boss. Solaimalai a.k.a. Pasupathy's boss is shot by Samundi, but the blame falls on Pasupathy. The surviving boss sends away his wife Parvati Ammal and son Shankar into hiding, fearing his family's fate. But before breathing his last, the boss learns the truth and entrusts in Pasupathy the task of find ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakkaram
''Chakkaram'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by A. Kasilingam. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Vennira Aadai Nirmala and A. V. M. Rajan. It was released on 6 December 1968, and failed commercially. Plot Jambu is a thief who lives in the forests avoiding the police. There is a bounty of on his head. Meenakshi, an estate owner under heavy debt, has a son. Her secretary Babu has a sister who is a college student falls in love with Meenakshi's son. Meenakshi stipulates that she is to be paid , otherwise the marriage between her son and Babu's sister will not take place. Babu and his friends head to the forest in search of Jambu to obtain the money he has robbed and the reward. The rest of the story deals with how the money is obtained. Cast Adapted from ''The Hindu'': *Gemini Ganesan as Babu *Vennira Aadai Nirmala * A. V. M. Rajan as Jambu *Nagesh * Manorama * Sowcar Janaki * Major Sundarrajan *O. A. K. Thevar * M. R. R. Vasu *C.S. Pandian *S.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motor Sundaram Pillai
''Motor Sundaram Pillai'' is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. S. Balan and written by Veppathur Kittoo. A remake of the Hindi film ''Grahasti'' (1963), itself based on the American film ''The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker'' (1959), the film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Ravichandran, Sowcar Janaki and Jayalalithaa. It revolves around a man who leads a double life, having two sets of families. ''Motor Sundaram Pillai'' is the directorial debut of Balan, whose father Vasan produced the film under Gemini Studios. After Kittoo completed the screenplay, Ganesan was approached to star but declined; Vasan then produced Kittu's screenplay as ''Grahasti''. When Ganesan saw this film, he offered to act if Kittu made a Tamil version, and was cast. ''Motor Sundaram Pillai'' was released on 26 January 1966. The film was commercially successful, running for over 100 days in theatres. Plot Motor Sundaram Pillai, a man known for being virtuous, leads a double life, having two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ee Manoharatheeram
''Ee Manoharatheeram'' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi. The film stars Madhu, Jayan, Jayabharathi and Vidhubhala in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast * Madhu as Ravi *Sukumaran as Vishnu *K. P. Ummer as Ravi *Jayan as Ajayan *Jayabharathi as Ganga *Vidhubala as Geetha *Rajakokila as Daniya * Ravikumar as Babu *Shobhana as Anitha * Seema as Cabret dancer *KPAC Lalitha * Hariharan *Kuthiravattam Pappu *Philomina Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala B. Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Bichu Thirumala (13 February 1942 – 26 November 2021), was an Indian lyricist and poet. He is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinema, Bich .... References External links * * 1978 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by I. V. Sasi {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Thai Makkal
''Oru Thai Makkal'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film, directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran, with M. N. Nambiar, Jayalalithaa and R. Muthuraman. It is a remake of the 1964 Hindi film ''Ayee Milan Ki Bela''. The film was released on 9 December 1971. Plot Kannan is a manager in charge of a collective farm who falls in love with Radha, daughter of the leader of the farm, Selvanayagam. When Ravi, cousin of Radha comes to the farm after finishing his education in London, he becomes a good friend of Kannan. Ravi is Kannan's brother adopted by Radha's aunt and uncle, Namasivayam and has hopes on Radha. Rathnam, a drunkard officer of the farm steals and sells the farm's paddy. He is caught red handed to Kannan, who sacks him but doesn't disclose the reason to anyone. When Ravi, Radha and Kannan go to inspect a new land for a farm, at night, Ravi sees Kannan and Radha are talking in love. When Ravi realizes that they are in love, he becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaagam
''Dhakam'' () is an Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Babu Nanthankode in his debut. He co-wrote the story with T. Vaiyadurai, who handled the cinematography. The film stars R. Muthuraman and Nanditha Bose. Filmed in 1972, it did not see a theatrical release, but has been screened at many film festivals. Plot Sharada, an orphan, lives with other orphans in an ashram, where she bonds with a Sekhar, a blind man. They eventually marry, and she tries to make a living as a saleswoman in Madras, but city life is too much for them and they return to the ashram. Sharada dies, having donated her eyes to a blind person. Cast * R. Muthuraman as Sekhar * Nanditha Bose as Sharada Other supporting roles are played by Major Sundarrajan, Pandari Bai, Rajakokila, Renuka Parvathi and Jayaseelam. Production ''Dhakam'', the directorial debut of Babu Nanthankode, was conceived by him and T. Vaiyadurai while they were working at the staff of the Madras Film Institute. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |