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Samikkannu
Samikannu (15 April 1923 – 3 June 2017) was an Indian actor who had acted in over 400 Tamil-language films in supporting and comedy roles. He is capable of doing whatever role is best. He is notable movie acted Character as 'Payapulla' in Mullum Malarum along with 'Superstar' Rajinikanth. He is one of the most recognizable characters in the films of Director J. Mahendran. Early life He started acting in plays from the age of 8. He made his film '' Pudhu Yugam'' debut in 1954. Career The role of Saritha's father in the film ''Vandichakkaram'' with Sivakumar has paved the way for tears. His last film he acted in was ''Vaikarai Pookkal ''Vaikarai Pookkal'' is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by E. Mu. Vetrivalan. The film stars Raja, Rajashree, Ponvannan and newcomer Annam, with Shanmugasundaram, Samikannu, A. K. Veerasamy, Karan and Tharini playing s ...''. The film released in 1996. Family He has two sons and two daughters. Death He died i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panama Pasama
''Panama Pasama'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed and produced by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi. It was released on 23 February 1968, and had a theatrical run of over 140 days. The film was remade the following year in Hindi as ''Paisa Ya Pyaar''. Plot Cast ;Lead actors *Gemini Ganesan as Shankar *B. Saroja Devi as Shanthi *Nagesh as Deva ;Male supporting actors * T. K. Bhagavathi as Nagalingam * Sivakumar as Shankar's brother in law * C. R. Parthiban * K. Sarangapani as Kannamma's stepfather *V. S. Raghavan as Shankar's father *K. Kannan as Jambu * Samikkannu as Mesthri ;Female supporting actors *S. Varalakshmi as Meenakshi *Vijaya Nirmala as Kannamma * Sundari Bai * Pushpalatha as Shankar's sister * G. Sakunthala *Radhabhai Soundtrack The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan. The song "Yelantha Pazham" became controversial since it makes comparisons "betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poojaikku Vandha Malar
''Poojaikku Vandha Malar'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by Muktha Srinivasan, and written by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, R. Muthuraman and Savithri. It was released on 12 March 1965 and became a commercial success. Plot Suresh and Ravi are close friends who, after a misunderstanding, become enemies. Suresh falls in love with Ravi's sister Chitra, unaware that she is the sister of his friend-turned enemy. Once aware, he breaks up with her and vows never to marry her. Undaunted and determined to marry Suresh, Chitra comes to his house to live with him. The misunderstanding is ultimately cleared, Suresh and Ravi reconcile, and Suresh marries Chitra. Cast ;Male cast * Gemini Ganesan as Suresh * Nagesh as Panju * R. Muthuraman as Ravi * S. V. Sahasranamam as Ravi's father * S. Rama Rao as Gothandam * O. A. K. Thevar ;Female cast * Savitri as Chitra * Pandari Bai as Suresh's mother * Manimala as Maalã * Manorama as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny
Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johnni and Johni. The masculine Johnny can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as . Notable people and characters named Johnny or Johnnie include: People Johnny * Johnny Adams (born 1932), American singer * Johnny Aba (born 1956), Papua New Guinean professional boxer * Johnny Abarrientos (born 1970), Filipino professional basketball player * Johnny Abbes García (1924–1967), chief of the government intelligence office of the Dominican Republic * Johnny Abel (1947–1995), Canadian politician * Johnny Abrego (born 1962), former Major League baseball player * Johnny Ace (1929–1954), American rhythm and blues singer * John Laurinaitis, (born 1962) also known as Johnny Ace, American wrestler a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivakumar
Palaniswamy, better known by his stage name Sivakumar (born 27 October 1941), is an Indian visual artist and former actor who has portrayed a wide range of leading and supporting roles onscreen in Tamil cinema and television. He made his acting debut in A. C. Trilogchander's '' Kakkum Karangal'' (1965). He has acted in over 190 movies in Tamil. He is the father of actors Suriya and Karthi. He is also ambidextrous. He has won 3 Filmfare Award South and 2 Tamil Nadu State Film Award in his Film Career. Career Palaniswamy made his acting debut in '' Kakkum Karangal'' (1965) with the actor S. S. Rajendran. Palaniswamy was renamed as Sivakumar when he entered the industry. Sivakumar’s notable movies include '' Saraswati Sabatham'' (1966), ''Kandhan Karunai'' (1967), ''Thirumal Perumai'' (1968) and ''Uyarndha Manithan'' (1968), ''Rosappu Ravikkaikari'' (1979) and the very famous K. Balachander’s '' Sindhu Bhairavi'' (1985). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enga Oor Raja
''Enga Oor Raja'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed and produced by P. Madhavan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, Sowcar Janaki and M. N. Nambiar. It was released on 21 October 1968, and ran for more than 100 days at all centers of Tamil Nadu. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Dharma Daata'' (1970). Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Sedhupathy and Boopathy *Jayalalithaa as Geetha *Sowcar Janaki as Sivakami * M. N. Nambiar as Rajankam *Nagesh as Chakravarthi * Manorama as Rani *Kanakadurga as Vijaya *C. Vasantha as Gowri *Rajapandiyan as Rajankam's brother * Senthamarai as Ramu * Samikannu as Rathnakannu *Master Antony as Young Boopathy *Master Sekhar as Young Chakravarthi *Loose Mohan as Fruit Seller Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeevanaamsam
Jeevanamsam () is a 1968 Indian Tamil language drama film, directed and written by Malliyam Rajagopal. The film is based on his play of the same name. It stars Jaishankar and C. R. Vijayakumari, while A. V. M. Rajan, Pushpalatha, Sivakumar, debutante Lakshmi (as a leading actress) and Nagesh playing pivotal roles. The film, released on 21 October 1968, was successful at the box office. Plot Cast * Jaishankar as Moorthi * Vijayakumari as Lalitha * A. V. M. Rajan as Balu * Pushpalatha as Viji * Nagesh as Advocate Ramanujam * Sowcar Janaki as Janaki * S. V. Subbaiah as Moorthi's uncle * S. V. Sahasranamam as Lalitha & Balu's father * Pandari Bai as Meenakshi, Lalitha & Balu's mother * Sivakumar as Sabapathy * Lakshmi as Lalitha, Moorthi's sister * Veerappan as Janu's husband * Sachu as Janu * A. K. Veerasami as Lalitha's & Balu's grandpa * Sundari Bai as Lalitha & Balu's grandmother *K. Vijayan K. Vijayan was an Indian film director. He predominantly worked in Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penne Nee Vaazhga
''Penne Nee Vaazhga'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by P. Madhavan, starring Jaishankar and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 14 January 1967 and emerged a success. The film was remade in Malayalam as '' Brahmachari'' (1972). Plot Cast * Jaishankar * K. R. Vijaya * Nagesh * K. A. Thangavelu Soundtrack The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Vaali. Release and reception ''Penne Nee Vaazhga'' was released on 14 January 1967, during Pongal. Despite facing competition from other Pongal releases, including ''Thaikku Thalaimagan'', ''Kandhan Karunai'' and '' Pattathu Rani'', it became a success. ''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 ...'' lauded the film for Vijaya's performance and the innovative story. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anubavi Raja Anubavi
''Anubavi Raja Anubavi'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Nagesh along with R. Muthuraman, Rajasree and Jayabharathi. It was released on July 1967. The film remade in Hindi as'' Do Phool'' (1973), in Malayalam as '' Aanandham Paramaanandham'' (1977), in Kannada as ''Kittu Puttu'' (1977) and in Marathi as ''Changu Mangu'' (1990). Plot A man experiences culture shock after arriving in Madras for the first time. Cast * Nagesh as Thangamuthu and Manikkam * R. Muthuraman as Janakiraman * Rajasree as Rajamani * Jayabharathi as Ramamani * Manorama as Muthamma * Major Sundarrajan as Chidambaram *Typist Gopu as the bandit leader *O. A. K. Thevar as Public Prosecutor * Hari Krishnan as Varadharajan *T. P. Muthulakshmi as Maragadham *S. N. Lakshmi as Manikkam mother * S. N. Parvathy as Savior of thangamuthu *Samikannu as Varadharajan's assistant Production ''Anubavi Raja Anubavi'' was directed by K. Balachand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pesum Dheivam
''Pesum Deivam'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan and produced by R. Balasubramaniam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, S. V. Ranga Rao and S. V. Sahasranamam. It was released on 14 April 1967. Plot Lakshmi, after marrying Chandru, yearns for a child. Barren for a long time, they make special arrangements with their maid to adopt her unborn child. But their happiness is short-lived when the newborn baby dies. Their sadness is overtaken soon, when Lakshmi becomes pregnant. The child is born and is healthy. Does Lakshmi's wants end there? No, the child has a special problem.... and the wants continue. Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Chandru * Padmini as Lakshmi *S. V. Ranga Rao as Thiruvenkadam *M. S. Sundari Bai as Ammani *S. V. Sahasranamam as Collector Sundaram *V. S. Raghavan as Doctor *Nagesh as Murali * Sathyan *Sowcar Janaki *Jayabharathi as Suganthi *Baby Rani as Babu *Samikannu as Lakshmi's grandfather *K. Kannan as Laks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selvam (1966 Film)
''Selvam'' is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan from a story by B. S. Ramiah, and produced by V. K. Ramasamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 11 November 1966. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Selvam *K. R. Vijaya as Valli *S. V. Ranga Rao as Dr. Rajan *S. V. Sahasranamam as Boothalingam *V. Nagayya as Kanthasamy *M. V. Rajamma as Dhanalakshmi *M. S. Sundari Bai as Mangalam *Nagesh as Iyer Kathakalachebam *Rama Prabha as Rathna *A. K. Veerasami Production ''Selvam'' was directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, who wrote the screenplay from a story by B. S. Ramiah. The film was produced by actor V. K. Ramasamy, who did not feature. It was lighter than the melodramatic films Sivaji Ganesan was previously known for starring in. The film ridicules horoscopes, astrology and superstition. Soundtrack The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Release and reception ''Selvam'' was released ... [...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] |
Chitthi
''Chitthi'' () is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Padmini and Gemini Ganesan. It is based on the play ''Dayanidhi'' written by Vai. Mu. Kothainayaki Ammal. The film was remade in Hindi as '' Aurat'' (1967), in Telugu as ''Pinni'' (1967), in Kannada as ''Chikkamma'' (1969), and in Malayalam as '' Achante Bharya'' (1971). Plot Meenakshi, the eldest daughter of a family of six sisters and one brother Balu, has one dream in her life; that is to make sure Balu becomes a MBBS doctor. She has taken up job of domestic help to make both ends meet. However, she often struggles to pay her brothers tuition fees and ask for help from her employers and even her love interest , Muthaiya. But, unfortunately , there comes a situation where she is in desperate need of to pay Balu's college fees, and no one is able to lend her that money, including Muthaiya. In this turbulent situation, a marriage broker brings home a mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |