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S. N. Lakshmi
Sennalkudi Narayana Lakshmi (1927 – 20 February 2012) was an Indian actress, who appeared in supporting roles, often playing roles of a mother or grandmother in films. A recipient of the state government's Kalaimamani and Kalaiselvam awards, Lakshmi acted in more than 1,500 films and 6,000 dramas. Early life Lakshmi was born to Narayana Thevar as the thirteenth child and left home aged 11 because her six older brothers did not give her the attention she wanted. Her family had to move from their village town of Sennalkudi to Virudhunagar after their father had died and her mother worked at a small hotel and also at the temple to keep the family afloat. Her neighbour, a dancer, helped Lakshmi join a drama troupe and she quickly picked up the steps she was taught and travelled with them from place to place. When the actors reached Raja Mannargudi they left her with a family which put her on a train to Madras and bade farewell. When she was wondering alone, help came in the form o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virumaandi
''Virumaandi'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written, co-edited, produced, and directed by Kamal Haasan, who also performed in the title role. The film revolves around the interview of two prison inmates, firstly, Kothala Thevar's (Pasupathy) life sentence, and secondly, Virumaandi (Haasan), who is sentenced to be hanged. The criminals express how they feel about the direction that their lives have taken and how they have ended up where they are. The film's narrative is based on the Rashomon effect. The cast also includes Abhirami, Napoleon, Rohini Molleti, Shanmugarajan, and Nassar in pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film won critical acclaim and was a commercial success at the box office. It also marked Rohini’s comeback film after an 8-year hiatus from acting. Plot In Chennai, Angela Kathamuthu, a civil rights activist, and her cameraman in Madras Central Prison interview prisoners serving life impris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramu (1966 Film)
''Ramu'' is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and written by Javar N. Seetharaman. The film stars Gemini Ganesh and K. R. Vijaya, with Ashokan, Nagesh, V. K. Ramasamy, O. A. K. Thevar and Master Rajkumar (as the title character) in supporting roles. A remake of the Hindi film ''Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein'' (1964), it revolves around a boy losing his voice due to witnessing his mother's death, and his father's efforts to restore his voice. ''Ramu'' was produced by Uma Productions, a subsidiary of AVM Productions. The film was released on 10 June 1966 and emerged a commercial success, winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. It was also remade in Telugu under the same title two years later in 1968 by the same studio and director, with Rajkumar reprising his role. Plot Raja, a soldier in the Indian Army, returns to his village to be with his wife Seetha and son Ramu during Pongal. He receives a telegram orderin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandhrodhayam
''Chandrodayam'' () is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Shankar. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa, with M. N. Nambiar and Nagesh in supporting roles. It was inspired by the 1934 American film ''It Happened One Night'', and released on 27 May 1966. Plot Devi, an innocent heiress, runs away from her home, the Selvamani Estate, the day before her engagement, thereby creating a scandal within her family, in particular, for her father, Zamindar Ponnambalam. Being away, abandoned to herself, Devi is saved at the last minute by a reporter, Chandran, who decides to accommodate her at his home until he is able to find her a new home. Chandran is the news reporter for the newspaper named ''Dinakkavartchi''. Duriothanan, the editor of the newspaper, is an unscrupulous man with no regard for genuine news presentation, and is always in favour for sensationalising news, even if it means concealing the truth. The two very often disagree. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodimalar
''Kodimalar'' is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Muthuraman and R. Vijayakumari, with A. V. M. Rajan, Nagesh, M. V. Rajamma and Kanchana in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Bengali film '' Shyamali'' (1956), itself based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name. The film was released on 4 March 1966 and failed commercially. Plot Lakshmi, a mute woman, faces numerous troubles with her mother-in-law. Cast ;Male cast * Muthuraman as Ramu *A. V. M. Rajan as Thambi Durai *Nagesh as Annamalai ;Female cast * R. Vijayakumari as Lakshmi *M. V. Rajamma as Ramu's mother * Kanchana as Parvathi Production Although the Bengali film '' Shyamali'' (1956), based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name was a failure, C. V. Sridhar still decided to adapt the story in Tamil. The remake, titled ''Kodimalar'', was produced by Sree Productions and directed by Sridhar who also wrote the screenplay. Cinematography wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marakka Mudiyumaa?
''Marakka Mudiyuma?'' () is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by Murasoli Maran, and written by his uncle M. Karunanidhi. A remake of the Telugu film ''Santhanam'' (1955), it stars S. S. Rajendran, Devika, R. Muthuraman and Kanchana, with Cho, S. V. Sahasranamam Major Sundarrajan and S. A. Natarajan in supporting roles. The film was released on 12 August 1966. Plot Cast * S. S. Rajendran * Devika * R. Muthuraman * Kanchana * Cho * S. V. Sahasranamam * Major Sundarrajan * K. Sarangapani * S. A. Natarajan * A. Karunanidhi * S. N. Lakshmi * Master Prabhakar * T. K. S. Natarajan * Master Sridhar * Baby Kanchana * Thirupathisamy * Vijayarani * Suryakala Production ''Marakka Mudiyuma?'' is a remake of the Telugu film ''Santhanam'' (1955). It was the only film where Devika acted under M. Karunanidhi's writing. The film was produced and directed by Karunanidhi's nephew Murasoli Maran. Soundtrack Music was by T. K. Ramamoorthy and lyrics were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaakum Karangal
''Kaakum Karangal'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. Inspired by British writer W. Somerset Maugham's 1925 novel '' The Painted Veil'', it was produced by Murugan Brothers, a subsidiary of AVM Productions. The film stars S. S. Rajendran and C. R. Vijayakumari, with Nagesh, L. Vijayalakshmi, S. V. Subbaiah, Sivakumar (in his acting debut) and Revathi playing supporting roles. It was released on 19 June 1965. Plot Shankar's father dies due to lack of medical assistance. His mother, with great difficulty, educates him to be a surgeon. One day, his visit to treat Mahalakshmi develops love for each other. Subbaiah, a rich man and father of Mahalakshmi, objects to this, but finally agrees, saying that she must leave his house. After some time, Mahalakshmi begets a child, but the child dies in a fire accident. This causes a misunderstanding between Shankar and Mahalakshmi. Shankar feels that his hands cannot perform surgery any more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaazhkai Padagu
''Vaazhkai Padagu'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by C. Srinivasan and produced by S. S. Vasan under Gemini Studios. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Devika and R. Muthuraman, with S. V. Ranga Rao, K. Balaji R. S. Manohar and M. V. Rajamma in supporting roles. A remake of the studio's own Hindi film '' Zindagi'' (1964), it was released on 26 March 1965. Plot A young, unemployed woman Seetha takes up stage acting as a career. A wealthy man Kannabiran is after her, and uses his henchman to kidnap her. During the attempt, Rajan and his dog rescue her and the two fall in love. Rajan is the son of a zamindar, who has a poor opinion of Seetha. However, after many hurdles, the two marry. The director of Seetha's stage troupe Gopal too is in love with her. But, she never responds. When Kannabiran is murdered. Gopal is arrested. He has an alibi – on the night of the murder, a young woman stayed with him in his house, but then he does not disclose her ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karuppu Panam
''Karuppu Panam'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language crime film directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan. The screenplay was written by Valampuri Somanathan from a story by Kannadasan. Music was by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. It stars T. S. Balaiah, K. Sarangapani, K. Balaji, Balaji, K. R. Vijaya and Sheela. The film was commercially successful. Plot Cast ;Male cast * T. S. Balaiah as Sattanathan * K. Sarangapani as Dhamodharan * K. Balaji, Balaji as Gandhi * Kuladeivam Rajagopal as Raju * V. S. Raghavan as Sambasivam * Shanmugasundaram as Sundaram * Ramanathan as Devi's brother * Kannadasan as Thanikachalam ;Female cast * K. R. Vijaya as Devi * Sheela as Lucy * C. K. Saraswathi as Shankari * S. N. Lakshmi as Sattanathan's first wife * S. Varalakshmi as Kamala Production ''Karuppu Panam'' was directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan. The screenplay was written by Valampuri Somanathan from a story by Kannadasan. Editing was handled by S. Surya (for whom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naanal (film)
''Naanal'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, written and directed by K. Balachander. It is based on his play of the same name. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Major Sundarrajan, Srikanth, Sowcar Janaki, K. R. Vijaya and Nagesh. It was released on 24 December 1965. Plot Four jailbirds escape from prison to take revenge on the judge who sentenced them. They take over his house, and the film builds around the judge and his family escaping from them. Cast * R. Muthuraman as Inspector Baskaran * Major Sundarrajan as Prisoner Arasu * Sowcar Janaki as Savitri * K. R. Vijaya as Jaya, Raghunathan's sister * Srikanth as Murali * Nagesh as Pattabi Raman * S. N. Lakshmi as Lakshmi * Shobha * K. Vijayan as Judge Raghunathan * Gemini Mali as Prisoner David * Hari Krishnan as Prisoner Bairavan * I. S. R. as Kesavan (Servant) * Typist Gopu as Milk Man Production ''Naanal'' was a play written by K. Balachander and inspired by the film ''Desperate Hours''. It was later adapt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dheiva Thaai
''Deiva Thai'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film, produced and co-written by R. M. Veerappan, directed by P. Madhavan and starring M. G. Ramachandran. It was released on 18 July 1964 and became one of the most successful Tamil films of the year. Plot Sivagami, a widow, brings up her only son Maran, in the worship of Karunagaran, as his father had died in tragic circumstances. She hides from him for a long time, the real version of the facts. Indeed, Karunagaran, inveterate player of poker, killed a player accidentally during a game in which the player beats him by cheating, shocked to realise that he is the reason for his death, Karunagaran escapes from that quickly. Maran becomes a C.I.D. officer and settles in the new mission to dismantle the traffickers' network. It turns out that the man who heads this terrorist organisation is none other than his father, Karunagaran. Maran and the one who is called up now, Baba (alias Karunagaran), ignore each other, their family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thulasi Maadam (film)
''Thulasi Maadam'' () is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by K. B. Srinivasan and written by Thamizhmaaran. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan, Gemini Chandraknatha (in dual roles), V. Gopalakrishnan and Sharadha. Plot Mary and Janaki are two look-alike women but they are not related to each other. Mary is the daughter of a retired collector and Janaki is from a middle class family. Mary is affianced to Thomas, an army officer while Janaki is married to a company executive. Janaki gives birth to a child. Janaki is found to have tuberculosis. So, her mother-in-law separates her from the child. In the meantime, Janaki's mother dies. The mother-in-law's adopted son Peter takes pity of the separated Janaki and her child. Accidentally he meets Mary, the look-alike of Janaki. Peter comes out with a clever plan and swaps Mary in place of Janaki. Several complications arise and finally the families are united. Cast The list is adapted from The Hindu article. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
