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Rajya Lakshmi (actress)
Rajyalakshmi Chandu, better known by her stage name Sankarabharanam Rajyalakshmi (born 18 December 1964) is an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She was well noted for her performance in the Telugu movie '' Sankarabharanam'' in which she starred as the female lead alongside Chandra Mohan at the age of fifteen. Since her success from ''Sankarabharanam'', Rajyalakshmi has acted as a heroine with many prominent actors from all corners of the Indian film industry including N. T. Rama Rao, Nageswara Rao, Rajinikanth, Balakrishna, Shankar, Mohanlal, Dilip, Jeetendra, Mammooty and Vishnuvardhan. Currently she is acting in Telugu and Tamil television shows with guest appearances in movies. Family and personal life Rajyalakshmi was born in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh on 18 December 1964. As a child she acted in small plays with her mother as part of an acting troupe where she was eventually discovered. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Kodukkum Kai
''Kai Kodukkum Kai'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Mahendran, starring Rajinikanth and Revathi. It is an extended version of ''Munithayi'' written by Eeswarachandra – the third segment of the 1976 Kannada anthology film '' Katha Sangama''. Rajnikanth, who played the antagonist role in ''Munithayi'', played the lead role in this film. The film was produced by Vijayakumar and R. Vijayachandran. Plot Kaalimuthu marries Seetha, the girl he loves after much denial from his elder brother. Seetha is blind and is raped a man Pannaiyar who has a weakness for women and addiction to sex. Pannaiyar even though married lusts after looking at Seetha and rapes her in the absence of Kaalimuthu, her husband. The climax is interesting twist as to what happens when Kaalimuthu decides to forgive Pannaiyar for his crime. Cast * Rajinikanth as Kaalimuthu * Revathi as Seetha Kaalimuthu * Rajyalakshmi as Mangamma * Ranganath as Periyapannai * V. S. Raghavan as Kaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pudhu Padagan
''Pudhu Padagan'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language masala film written, produced and directed by Kalaipuli S. Thanu who also composed the music. The film stars Vijayakanth and Amala. It was released on 14 April 1990. Plot Manikkam and Devi are cousins and they are in love since their childhood. Durai has a sister Valli and she marries Raja. Devi has a brother, a sister-in-law Gowri and a niece Baby. Manikkam's former boss smuggles idols from the temples and sells them illegally; he also desires to wed Devi. One day, Manikkam finds the culprit and sends him to jail. Valli and her husband have trouble with Arumugam. Manikkam goes to Raja's village to solve their troubles. Baby vanishes several times and the doctor says that Baby has a serious disease. To save Baby, they must have a lot of money but the doctor's son asks Devi to marry him and they will operate Baby for free. When Manikkam is back to his village, he sees Devi married. Devi goes to the doctor's house and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dravidan (1989 Film)
''Dravidan'' is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Sathyaraj, Vidhyashree and Suparna Anand. It is a remake of the 1988 Malayalam film '' Aryan''. The film was released on 28 October 1989, Diwali day. Plot Cast * Sathyaraj * Vidhyashree *Ambika * Suparna Anand *Jaishankar *Sharat Saxena *Jaiganesh *Goga Kapoor *Nalinikanth * Hareesh * Monisha Unni * Nizhalgal Ravi * S. S. Chandran * Somayajulu * Vijayakumar *Vinu Chakravarthy * Rajyalakshmi * Devilalitha *Srividya Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Pulamaipithan. Release and reception ''Dravidan'' was released on 28 October 1989, Diwali day, alongside another Sathyaraj film ''Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai''. P. S. S. of ''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 order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu
''Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu'' is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Vinodh, starring Raadhika and Nirosha. Plot Cast * Murali * Raadhika * Nirosha * Srikanth * Nizhalgal Ravi *Chinni Jayanth *Jaiganesh * Rajya Lakshmi * S. S. Chandran *Kovai Sarala *Vennira Aadai Moorthy * Vinu Chakravarthy * Nassar Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Reception P. S. S. of ''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 order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exist ...'' praised the cinematography and dialogues but criticised the presentation of the film. References External links * {{IMDb title, 0319631 1980 films 1980s Tamil-language films 1989 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhinandana
''Abhinandana'' () is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film written and directed by Ashok Kumar. Starring Karthik, Shobana and Sarath Babu, the film received positive reviews, and three state Nandi Awards, including the Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Kaadhal Geetham''. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Abhinandane'', and the 2005 Bollywood film '' Bewafaa'' borrowed its main plot from the film. The soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja became a chartbuster. Plot Set in Kodaikanal, the story revolves around Rani (Shobhana), an aspiring dancer, who meets Raja (* Murali), an aspiring painter and singer. They fall in love with each other as their mutual love for art unfolds at an arts institute/college. Rani's father ( J. V. Somayajulu) wishes to get his daughter married soon. But, Rani is bent on convincing her father to accept Raja as her future spouse. The drama unfolds when Rani's pregnant sister Kamala (R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soora Samhaaram
''Soora Samhaaram'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Chitra Lakshmanan and written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Kamal Haasan in the role of police officer, ACP Athi Veerapandiyan. The film was later dubbed in Telugu as ''Police Diary'' and released on 16 September 1988. Both the Tamil and Telugu versions were box office hits. Plot Athi Veerapandiyan and Arun are police officers. Divya is a drug addict who cannot stop her habit even though her brother Arun pleads. One day Arun locks her up, but she dies from withdrawal. Devastated, Arun decides to take revenge on Mohandas, the kingpin of the drug mafia, but Mohandas kills him in an airport restroom. Sudha's young brother happens to watch this murder but is terrified to make this public. Pandian, who is in-charge of this case, zeroes in Sudha and her brother as witnesses, but she refuses. But when Madhuri pleads for her help, she decides to help Pandian, but now Pandian is abdu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Guru (1987 Film)
''Sankar Guru'' is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by L. Raja and produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian and M. S. Guhan. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu as ''Chinnari Devatha'' with Raja Naidu as director. It stars Arjun, Seetha, Rajani and Baby Shalini. The film was released on 19 March 1987, and was commercially successful in both languages. Plot Sankar Guru, an honest police inspector, fights for the rights of poor people. When Rekha falls in love with him, a few gangsters try to attack her to teach Sankar a lesson. Cast ;Tamil version * Arjun as Inspector Sankar Guru * Seetha as Seetha * Sasikala as Rekha * Baby Shalini as Devi *Sarath Babu as Devi's father * Senthil as Sub-inspector Karuvayan * Senthamarai as Kanagaraj * Y. G. Mahendran as Dharmaraj *V. Gopalakrishnan as a police commissioner * Jeeva as Ethiraj * Rallapalli as police constable *Balaji as Nagaraj * Manorama as Seetha's mother * Rajya Lakshmi as Devi's moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poovizhi Vasalile
''Poovizhi Vasalile'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Fazil, starring Sathyaraj, Sujitha and Karthika, with Raghuvaran, Babu Antony, Nizhalgal Ravi, T. S. Raghavendra and Rajyalakshmi playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Lakshmi Priya Combines, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 14 January 1987. It is a remake of the Malayalam film '' Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal''. ''Poovizhi Vasalile'' was released on 14 January 1987. The film received critical acclaim from the critics and went on screens for more than 23 weeks in cities such as Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruchirappalli and completed 100 days in other parts as well, it went on to become one of the biggest commercial successes of 1987. The film has a certain cult following and has been noted for the villainous performance of Antony and Raghuvaran. Plot A deaf-mute boy Benny and his mother witness a man getting killed by Anand and Ranjith. So the killers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pookkal Vidum Thudhu
''Pookkal Vidum Thudhu'' () () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language teen romance film produced and directed by Sreedhar Rajan, and written by T. Rajendar who also composed the music. A remake of the Malayalam film ''Nakhakshathangal'' (1986), it stars Monisha, Srividya and Hariharan. The film was released on 21 October 1987. Plot Cast *Monisha as Gowri *Srividya as Kalaivani * Hariharan as Hari *Goundamani as Dharmadurai *Janagaraj as Murugesan * Senthil as Manmadha *Vennira Aadai Moorthy as the film producer Production ''Pookkal Vidum Thudhu'', a remake of the Malayalam film ''Nakhakshathangal'' (1986), is the third and final film directed by Sreedhar Rajan. Monisha, the lead actress of the original, repeated her role. Hariharan's voice was dubbed by Ravishankar Devanarayanan. Soundtrack The music was composed by T. Rajendar who also wrote the lyrics. The song "Kadhiravanai Paarthu" is set in the Carnatic raga Bowli. Release and reception ''Pookkal Vidum Thudh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu
''Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Balachandra Menon and produced by K. R. Gangadharan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, Visu and Pandiarajan. It was released on 16 July 1986. The film was a remake of the director's own Malayalam film '' Oru Painkilikatha''. Plot Rich industrialist Rajasekar (Sivaji Ganesan) is a loving husband to Dhanam ( Padmini) and father to three children. Their oldest son, Ravi, is a Collector and married to, Rajyalakshmi, a successful managing director of a company. Their youngest, Manju (Ilavarasi), is a brilliant college student aiming to become a doctor. Their middle child is the unambitious Kannan (Pandiarajan) who couldn't succeed academically and is now working as a labourer in his father's factory. Rajasekar, though he loves his son, is also bitterly disappointed in Kannan and keeps him at an emotional distance. He hopes by withholding affection, he can spur Kannan into becoming more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anandha Kanneer
''Anandha Kanneer'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Vijayan, starring Sivaji Ganesan. It was released on 7 March 1986. Plot The story deals with the troubles faced by the honest upright protagonist in solemnizing the arranged marriage of his last daughter with troubles not only of Dowry from the prospective in-laws but also his own daughter-in-law breaking their joint family, the inter-religion marriage of his second son and the joblessness of his third son. Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Kalyanaraman Iyer *Lakshmi as Parvatham *Jayashree as Radha *Visu as Paapa * V. K. Ramasamy as Damodar * Major Sundarrajan as Urology doctor * Thengai Srinivasan as Lady Krishna Iyer * Rajeev as Anantharama Iyer, the eldest son of Kalyanarama Iyer * Nizhalgal Ravi as Kalyanarama Iyer second son. * Ravi Raghavendra as Raghu, Kalyanarama Iyer third son *Rajalakshmi *J. Lalitha as Arockiyaraj mary *Devi Lalitha as Manju *Vennira Aadai Moorthy *Janagaraj *Oru Viral Kris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
