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Renuka (actress)
Renuka is an Indian actress who is known for playing the lead role ''Premi'' in K. Balachander's Tamil tele-serial of the same name. She has also acted in Malayalam and some Hindi films. Early life Renuka's family hailed from the town of Srirangam. Due to adverse circumstances caused by the early death of her father, she was compelled to move to the city of Chennai at an early age in search of work. In a short while, she was able to get a job as a drama artiste with Komal Swaminathan's troupe. Career She got the break in Tamil films with the 1989 movie ''Samsara Sangeetham'' directed by T. Rajender and in the year 1990, she worked in Malayalam movie '' Kuttettan''. Renuka has worked in a few Tamil films and about 75 Malayalam movies, after she was introduced to Tamil film director K. Balachander by colleague Geetha. Renuka was cast in a supporting role in the teleserial ''Kaialavu Manasu'' directed by Balachander. Following ''Kaialavu Manasu'', Renuka also did a supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srirangam
Srirangam, is a neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A river island, Srirangam is bounded by the Kaveri River on one side and its distributary Kollidam on the other side. Considered as the first among the 108 Divya Desams, Srirangam is home to a significant population of Sri Vaishnavites (followers of Lord Vishnu). Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Srirangam is famous for its Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, a major pilgrimage destination for Hindus (especially Srivaishnavites) and the largest temple complex in India. According to the temple's website, Srirangam is considered the biggest functioning Hindu temple in the world, as it covers an area of about with a perimeter of 4 km (10,710 ft). Angkor Wat is bigger but non-functioning. Srirangam among a few " self-manifested" shrines (Swayam Vyakta Kshetras) of Lord Vishnu. The temple complex is enormous and spans . It has seven ''prakaras (enclosures). These enclosures are forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu
''Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Bharathiraja. This film marked the debut for supporting artist. Napoleon as well as leading actress, Sukanya. It was released on 15 March 1991. Plot This movie tells the story of battle between an evil and ruthless moneylender played by Napoleon and the family who was is victim who find their footing, climbs back up and seeks vengeance with the women in both families becoming pawns. Cast *Rahul as Kathirvel *Sukanya as Krishnaveni *Ram Arjun as Muthuvel * Rudhra as Marikozhunthu *Napoleon as Sankaralingam * Ponvannan as Veeraiya *Renuka as Thaayamma *Ashok Production ''Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu'' is the debut film for Napoleon and Sukanya as actors; the former was then 27 years old, playing a character more than twice his age. Arivumathi worked as an assistant director after a previous film he started, ''Ullen Ayya'', was shelved. Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja while l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammayane Sathyam
''Ammayane Sathyam'' (അമ്മയാണെ സത്യം, English: ''I Swear on my Mother'') is a 1993 Malayalam film written and directed by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Mukesh, Annie, Balachandra Menon, Narendra Prasad, Jagathy Sreekumar, Ganesh Kumar, Thilakan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Paravoor Bharathan, Prem Kumar, and Mammukoya. Balachendra Menon remade the film in Tamil as '' Kandaen Seethayae,'' however the project was later shelved. He also introduced actress Annie through this film. Plot Fifteen-year-old Parvathi ( Annie) witnesses her family getting murdered by Jaganatha Varma (Narendra Prasad). She runs away from them to save her life. To prevent getting caught, she disguises herself as a boy named Thomas and starts living as a servant in a house of bachelors. One of the bachelors, Omanakuttan (Mukesh) discovers that Thomas is actually a girl. After hearing her story, Omanakkuttan and his friends try to help her. Before Jaganatha Varma could kill her, Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatsalyam
''Vatsalyam'' (English: Parental love) is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Cochin Haneefa and written by A. K. Lohithadas. It stars Mammootty, Siddique, Geetha, Janardhanan, Sunitha, Ilavarasi, Aboobacker, and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. The film contrasts traditional and modern values following two brothers ''Meledathu Raghavan Nair'' (Mammootty) and ''Vijayakumaran Nair'' (Siddique). Plot Meledathu Raghavan Nair (Mammootty) is the only support of a big family that includes his mother, wife Malathi ( Geetha), brother Vijayakumaran Nair ( Siddique), sister Sudha (Sunitha), uncle Kunjammama (Aboobacker) and his daughter Nalini (Bindu Panicker). After Raghavan's father's death the whole responsibility of the family came upon Raghavan. His father had left with them huge amount of debts which then reached a stage of attachment from court. At that critical juncture it was Raghavan's uncle Kunjammama who helped them repay the debts by selling his property out of love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies (1993 Film)
''Butterflies'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Rajiv Anchal and written by A. K. Sajan. It was produced by Menaka and was the debut film of their production house Revathy Kalamandhir. The film stars Mohanlal, Aishwarya, Nassar, and Jagadish. Aishwarya played a dual role as twin sisters. The film was extensively shot in Bangalore. The songs were composed by Raveendran, while S. P. Venkatesh provided the background score. The film was a box_office hit and Mohanlal role Prince become biggest popular in 1993 Plot Prince is an amateur race car driver and the son of industrialist Bharathan Menon and Sreedevi Menon. He lives a happy-go-lucky life style spending time racing cars, entertaining his nephews in his farm house and hanging out with his friend Vettikkal Sadashivan. He is also involved in fights with the local goons in Bangalore, which lands him in trouble with local police. His brothers Jayan Menon IAS and Dr. Balan Menon, though openly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mafia (1993 Film)
''Mafia'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam- language action crime film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Renji Panicker. It stars Suresh Gopi, Vikram, Janardhanan, Tiger Prabhakar, Babu Antony, Vijayaraghavan and Geetha. The film was released on 12 November 1993 and became successful at the box office. Plot DSP Jayashankar, a sincere senior cop, along with Bangalore City Police Department (B.C.P.D) is in a direct fight with a crime boss named Surya Devaraja Gowda, who rules the city along with his younger brother Chandra. Jayashankar's family is too worried about his safety and younger brother Harishankar always reminds him of it. Shivaraman "Shivappa", a former mafia leader is now leading a retired life in the city suburbs running a stable. Though retired, he has deep vengeance against Gowda, who had broken his leg, making him permanently disabled. Jayshankar longs his brother Ravishankar to join the IPS. Currently working for a leading Bangalore daily Deccan Chronicle, Ravi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sthreedhanam
''Sthreedhanam'' ( en, Dowry) was an Indian Malayalam-language television soap opera drama. The show premiered on Asianet channel and streaming on Hotstar from 2 July 2012 to 14 May 2016. Kannada actress Chithra Shenoy along with Divya Padmini and Rajiv Roshan played the major roles. It is remade in Tamil as Ponnukku Thanga Manasu on Star Vijay. It is remade in Telugu on Star Maa as ''Kante Koothurne Kanali''. Plot The show begins with Prashanthan's wedding. He is the eldest among Sethulakshmi and Lakshmanan Pillai's three sons. They belong to the refined Palat clan. Sethulakshmi is a dominant and greedy mother who forcefully pushed Prashanthan to marry Divya from the Meledath family. But Sethulakshmi was not happy that Divya will be part of their family with a worthless grant and small gold. All she wants is Divya's wealth. She used her power as Divya's mother-in-law and gave Divya and her parents an extremely big trouble. Mayuri is the cousin of Prashanthan asked about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddy (1992 Film)
A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. An adoptive father is a male who has become the child's parent through the legal process of adoption. A biological father is the male genetic contributor to the creation of the infant, through sexual intercourse or sperm donation. A biological father may have legal obligations to a child not raised by him, such as an obligation of monetary support. A putative father is a man whose biological relationship to a child is alleged but has not been established. A stepfather is a male who is the husband of a child's mother and they may form a family unit, but who generally does not have the legal rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child. The adjective "paternal" refers to a father and comparatively to "maternal" for a mother. The verb "to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargam (1992 Film)
''Sargam'' is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language musical drama film written and directed by Hariharan and produced by his wife Bhavani Hariharan. Chowallur Krishnankutty wrote the dialogues. The film features Vineeth, Manoj K. Jayan, and Rambha (in her Malayalam film debut), while Nedumudi Venu, Soumini/Srikanya, Urmila Unni, V. K. Sriraman, Thilakan, and Oduvil Unnikrishnan play supporting roles. Shaji N. Karun did the cinematography, while Bombay Ravi composed the soundtrack and M. S. Mani handled the editing. This movie was a blockbuster and 3rd highest grossing movie of the year. The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and three Kerala State Film Awards: Best Director (Hariharan), Second Best Actor (Manoj K. Jayan), and Best Music Director (Bombay Ravi). It was remade in Telugu as ''Sarigamalu'' with Vineeth, Manoj K. Jayan, and Rambha reprising their roles. Plot Kuttan Thampuran is the son of Subhadra Thampuratti and Koc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugamana Sumaigal
''Sugamana Sumaigal'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by R. Parthiban. The film stars himself and Shali. It was released on 21 February 1992, and failed at the box office. Plot Moorthy, a young man, had to work hard for his big family. An LIC agent falls in love with him. The rest of the story is how he helped his family from the misery. Cast * R. Parthiban as Moorthy * Shali *Anu Manickam as Child Heroine (Triplicane) *Radha Ravi as Thangaraj * Vijayakumar as a police officer *Sridevi Vijaykumar as Babu *Renuka as Kalyani *Idichapuli Selvaraj *Typist Gopu *Film News Anandan * Diamond Babu *Kutty Padmini in a guest appearance *Poornam Viswanathan in a guest appearance Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose, with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan and Vairamuthu. Reception N. Krishnaswamy of ''The Indian Express'' wrote, "''Sugamaana Sumaigal''s narrative is a bit disjointed, and director Parthiban isn't able to co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinna Marumagal
''Chinna Marumagal'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Prasanthkumar and produced by Keyaar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Siva, Mohini and Delhi Ganesh in lead roles. It is a remake of the Bengali film ''Choto Bou'' (1987). The film was released on 23 May 1992. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan *Siva as Siva *Mohini as Geeta *Delhi Ganesh *Thyagu *Vadivukkarasi as Rajeshwari *Renuka as Shanti *Rajesh as Sekhar Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by debutant Sri Raj, with lyrics by Vaali. Reception ''The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split be ...'' wrote, "Prashanth Kumar's direction is average as the narration lacks depth." References External links * {{IMDb title, 1437591 1990s Tamil-language films 1992 drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
