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Sripriya
Sripriya is an Indian actress, film director and politician from Tamil Nadu. She has acted in over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages. She has also directed films in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages, including the 2014 film ''Drushyam''. She is a Core Committee Member of Makkal Needhi Maiam, a political party founded by Kamal Haasan. Career Acting She first faced the camera for ''Murugan Kaattiya Vazhi'', directed by P. Madhavan in 1974. Following that, she acted with Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Sivaji Ganesan, and Jaishankar among others. Sripriya had a string of successful movies in the late 70s and early 80s. She played the lead character in C Rudraiya's 1977 film Aval Appadithan and her portrayal of Manju in the film won her a Tamil Nadu State Award that year. Her other hits include ''Aattukara Alamelu'', '' Billa'' and '' Annai Oru Alayam''. She was awarded the Kalaimamani award in the early 1980s. She was in the jury of the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aval Appadithan
''Aval Appadithan'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by C. Rudraiah in his directorial debut, and co-written by him with Somasundareshwar. The film was produced by Rudhraiya in association with the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute. It stars Sripriya, Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth, while Ilaiyaraaja composed the film's music. The plot revolves around Manju (Sripriya) and the difficulties she faces in her life, due to her romantic relationships, resulting in her developing an aggressive and cynical nature towards men. ''Aval Appadithan'' was released on 30 October 1978, on Diwali day. Although the film received positive critical reception, it was not a box office success at the time of its release. However, the film began to develop an audience after directors Bharathiraja and Mrinal Sen commented positively about it. The film was noted for its stylish filmmaking, screenplay, and dialogue, a large portion of it being in English. ''Av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drushyam
''Drushyam'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film directed by Sripriya and jointly produced by D. Suresh Babu and Rajkumar Sethupathi. It is a remake of Jeethu Joseph 2013 Malayalam film ''Drishyam'' and features Venkatesh, Meena and Nadhiya playing the respective roles played by Mohanlal, Meena and Asha Sharath in the original. The film tells the story of Rambabu, a middle-class cable TV operator, and his family. They come under suspicion when Varun, the son of the Inspector-general of police (IG), goes missing soon after harassing Rambabu's daughter. The rest of the film reveals how Varun disappeared and what Rambabu does to keep his family from going to prison. The production work of ''Drushyam'' was undertaken by Suresh Balaje and George Pious. Music for the film was composed by Sharreth. The cinematography was led by S. Gopal Reddy and the editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. Principal photography commenced on 8 March 2014 and lasted three months. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malini 22 Palayamkottai
''Malini 22 Palayamkottai'' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language thriller drama film directed by Sripriya. It stars Nithya Menen in the title role while Krish J. Sathaar and Naresh (actor), Naresh play supporting roles. A remake of the Malayalam film ''22 Female Kottayam'' (2012) by Aashiq Abu, the film features musical score by Arvind-Shankar. It was released on 24 January 2014. Telugu dubbed version titled ''Ghatana'' was released in 2016. Plot Malini is a nursing student in Bangalore with plans of traveling to Canada, Toronto for a career. She meets Varun from the travel consultancy agency working towards setting up her visa. They soon fall in love and start living together. Malini loves him with all her heart and takes their relationship and living together seriously. One day while at a pub, a guy misbehaves with Malini, and Varun beats him up badly. The guy tries to take revenge on Varun and searches for him. Varun goes into hiding with the help of his boss Prakash. Prakash ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The story revolves around a working middle-class woman, who sacrifices her desires to support her large family. The lead role was played by Sujatha in her first Tamil film, which was also her first starring role. Kamal Haasan, Vijayakumar, Jai Ganesh, M. G. Soman and Sripriya played key roles. The film was shot in black-and white. The film is considered to be one of Balachander's as well as Sujatha's best films. It ran for 25 weeks, and was remade in four other Indian languages. This film catapulted Sujatha into superstardom. Plot Kavitha is the sole breadwinner of her family comprising her mother, widowed sister Bharati, an unmarried younger sister, a blind younger brother, a drunkard elder brother Murthy, his wife and children. Her father had abandoned the family and become a sadhu. Conscious of her family responsibilities, Kavitha keeps postponing her marriage indefinite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aattukara Alamelu
''Aattukara Alamelu'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars Sivakumar and Sripriya. It was released on 10 November 1977 and became a silver jubilee hit. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Pottelu Punnamma'' and in Hindi as '' Mera Rakshak''. Plot Goatherd Alamelu leads a happy life with her pet goat in a village. Her life changes for the worse when a landlord talks ill of her character and claims to have had an affair with her. Cast * Sivakumar as Vijay * Sripriya as Alamelu *Jaiganesh as Balu *Suruli Rajan as Velu * S. A. Ashokan as Dharmalingam * Kavitha as Radha * Major Sundarrajan as Aarumugam * Thengai Srinivasan as "Nattu Vaithiyar" Nallamuthu *Nagesh as Varadhachary *Jayamalini Production The title ''Aattukara Alamelu'' was inspired by '' Mattukkara Velan'' (1970). Sivakumar said it took him "15 years to do the role in 'Aattukara Alamelu''. The name of the title c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billa (1980 Film)
''Billa'' is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and produced by Suresh Balaje. The film stars Rajinikanth, Sripriya and Balaji. It is a remake of '' Don'', a 1978 Hindi film written by Salim–Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan. The film revolves around Billa, a powerful ganglord who is fatally wounded during an encounter with the police. Wanting to uncover Billa's accomplices, DSP Alexander trains a lookalike simpleton Rajappa to pose as Billa and infiltrate the gang. The rest of the film deals with how Rajappa learns more about Billa's gang, and tries to get all of them arrested. ''Billa'' was released on 26 January 1980, and became a commercial success, running for over 25 weeks in theatres. It was a turning point in Rajinikanth's career, disproving detractors that claimed he was "finished" and which saw him accepted as a full-fledged hero. He was subsequently cast in a series of roles modelled after Bachchan's "angry young m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaimamani
The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Tamil Nadu, to recognise artists in the state for their achievements. The Tamil Nadu government has appointed dancer Chitra Visweswaran as the secretary of Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram. Film music director Deva is its chairman. Awardees by year 1958 :Film Personalities: Padmini 1962 :Film Personalities: Sivaji Ganesan 1968 :Film Personalities: K. A. Thangavelu :Music: Sangeetha Kalanidhi Late K.S.Narayanaswamy (Vainika) 1969 :Film Personalities: Sowcar Janaki 1970 Music: M. S. Viswanathan (Composer) 1971 :Music: Madras A. Kannan, classical music (mridangam) 1972 :Film Personalities: J. Jayalalithaa :Music: P. K Subbaiyar 1977 :Film Personalities: Srividya 1979 :Film Personalities: Vyjayanthimala :Music:Manna Dey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annai Oru Alayam
''Annai Oru Aalayam'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language adventure film directed by R. Thyagarajan. It was simultaneously shot in Telugu with the title ''Amma Evarikaina Amma'' (). The film stars Rajinikanth as an animal hunter who helps a baby elephant to reach its mother. It was a commercial success and included music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was a remake of the Hindi film '' Maa'' (1976). Plot An animal hunter seeks to help a baby elephant reach its mother. Cast * Rajinikanth * Sripriya * Anjali Devi * Mohan Babu * Major Sundarrajan (Tamil) * S. A. Asokan (Tamil) * Chalam (Telugu) * Allu Ramalingiah (Telugu) * Jayamalini Production The elephant calf was played by Ganesh. Soundtrack The soundtrack consists of six songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali. The song "Amma Nee Sumandha" is set in Charukesi Charukesi (pronounced chārukēśi) is a rāga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 26th ''Melakar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajkumar Sethupathy
Rajkumar Sethupathy is an Indian actor who acts predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in 50 movies in both Malayalam and Tamil films. He started his film career in the Tamil film ''Soolam'', directed by M. Bhaskar, then with Mammotty in ''Thrishna'', a 1981 Malayalam film. He was one of the leading actors from 1982-1988. Early life Rajkumar was born in Chennai in a Royal family. He is the son of producer Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi and Leelarani. Tamil actress Latha (actress), Latha is his elder sister. He has completed 2 years of acting courses at South India Film Chambers. Personal life He married Tamil actress Sripriya in 1988. The couple has daughter Sneha and son Nagarjun. Filmography As an actor Malayalam * ''Thrishna'' (1981) * ''Poochasanyaasi'' (1981) * ''Parvathy (film), Parvathy'' (1981) as Mahendra Varma * ''Aranjaanam'' (1982) as Rajesh * ''Aasha (1982 film), Aasha'' (1982) as Lal * ''Akrosham'' (1982) * ''Kazhumaram'' (1982) * ''Pooviriyum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajkumar Sethupathi
Rajkumar Sethupathy is an Indian actor who acts predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in 50 movies in both Malayalam and Tamil films. He started his film career in the Tamil film ''Soolam'', directed by M. Bhaskar, then with Mammotty in ''Thrishna'', a 1981 Malayalam film. He was one of the leading actors from 1982-1988. Early life Rajkumar was born in Chennai in a Royal family. He is the son of producer Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi and Leelarani. Tamil actress Latha is his elder sister. He has completed 2 years of acting courses at South India Film Chambers. Personal life He married Tamil actress Sripriya in 1988. The couple has daughter Sneha and son Nagarjun. Filmography As an actor Malayalam * ''Thrishna'' (1981) * '' Poochasanyaasi'' (1981) * '' Parvathy'' (1981) as Mahendra Varma * ''Aranjaanam'' (1982) as Rajesh * '' Aasha'' (1982) as Lal * '' Akrosham'' (1982) * '' Kazhumaram'' (1982) * '' Pooviriyum Pulari'' (1982) as Johny * ''Innalenkil Nale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize ...
Recipients Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. * The year mentioned refers to the year in which the films released. This is the list of Winners of Jury's Special Award See also * Tamil cinema * Cinema of India References {{Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 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 (), lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaishankar
Jaishankar (12 July 1938 – 3 June 2000) was an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was a very popular lead actor in the 1960s and 70s. He was credited onscreen with title of ''Makkal Kalaingnar'' (people's artiste) or ''Makkal Thamizhan'' (people's Tamil) in most films starring him. He was also referred to as ''Thennakathu James Bond'' (South Indian James Bond) because of his roles in films such as ''Vallavan Oruvan'' and ''CID Shankar''. Biography Jaishankar, whose real name was Shankar hailed from Kumbakonam, but was born in Thirunelveli to parents Subramaniyan Iyer who was the Judge of Thirunelveli court and Yogambal on 12 July 1938. Jaishankar did his schooling in P.S. Higher Secondary School, Mylapore, and completed his graduation from The New College, Chennai, where he was awarded an honours degree. He studied law but gave it up after a year because of his interests in the theater and other art forms. He joined Cho Ramaswamy's "Cho's Viveka F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |