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Seetha (actress)
Seetha is an Indian actress and producer known for her works predominantly in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu cinema films. She began her acting career in 1985 and was one of the mainstream heroines from 1985. She made a comeback to film industry with the 2002 film '' Maaran''. Personal life Seetha married actor Parthiban in 1990. The couple divorced in 2001. She married TV actor Sateesh in 2010. The couple got divorced in 2016. Film career Seetha is a film and TV actress and producer. She started acting from 1985 and continued up to 1991. She took a break from acting for sometime and started acting again from 2002. She entered the film industry with the Tamil film ''Aan Paavam ''Aan Paavam'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Pandiarajan. It was his second directorial venture and first as actor. The film also stars Pandiyan, Revathi and Seetha. The film was released on 7 December 1985. It ...'' in 1985. She acted mainly in Telugu and Tamil films an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Cinema
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood'' - a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, ''Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, ''Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H M Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture ''Alam Ara''. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established in Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films from India established a global presence through distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pudhiya Paadhai
''Pudhea Paadhai'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by R. Parthiban in his directorial debut. The film stars himself as an inhumane ruffian who gets reformed by his rape victim (Seetha), while V. K. Ramasamy, Manorama, Nassar, Sridhar, Kuyili and Sathyapriya appear in supporting roles. ''Pudhea Paadhai'' was released on 14 April 1989 and emerged a box-office success, while also winning several accolades including two National Film Awards, and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. It was remade in Kannada in 1990 as ''Hosa Jeevana'', in Hindi in 1991 as ''Benaam Badsha'', in 1991 in Telugu as ''Rowdy Gaari Pellam'' and in 1996 in Malayalam as ''Swarnakireedam''. Plot An unnamed orphan who was abandoned in the garbage soon after his birth, grows up to be a ruffian who does anything for money. On one occasion, he rapes Seetha, a bride-to-be, on the eve of her wedding at the instruction of Annapoorani, who Seetha had earlier exposed for her malpra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai (2004 Tamil Film)
''Jai'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. Narayan, who had previously worked primarily in Kannada language films. The film stars Prashanth and Anshu, while the former's father Thiagarajan, along with Rajkiran, Bhanupriya, and Rajan P. Dev play supporting roles. A remake of the 2002 Telugu film ''Aadi (2002 film), Aadi,'' it was produced by Thiagarajan and has music composed by Mani Sharma. ''Jai'' was released in January 2004 to negative reviews. Plot Nallamuthu meets Veerapandi, his wife, and eight-year-old son Jai returning from the USA after a long gap. Veerapandi's late father was a well-known factionist in that area and owned of land. While leaving for USA, Veerapandi gave the responsibility of managing this land to Vajravelu. Now back in India, Veerapandi realises that Vajravelu has been misusing his power. He wants to donate all his land to the 2000 families staying in that village. When Vajravelu learns of this impending charity, he attacks Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gajendra (2004 Film)
''Gajendra'' is a 2004 Tamil language action film directed by Suresh Krishna. The film stars Vijayakanth, Flora and Laya. The film, produced by V. A. Durai, had musical score by Deva and was released on 17 September 2004 to negative reviews. The film is remake of Telugu blockbuster film '' Simhadri'' and was later dubbed into Hindi as ''Return of Khuda Gawah'' in 2010. Plot An orphan and good hearted lad Gajendra (Vijayakanth) is 'adopted' and grows up under Azhagarsamy (Sarath Babu) family care in Chennai. The Bond they share is like father and son. Kasturi (Flora Saini) is Azhagarsamy's granddaughter, and she likes Gajendra a lot. Once a week, Gajendra meets a mentally challenged girl Indu ( Laya). He Entertains her provides money for her caretakers. When Azhagarsamy and his wife ( Lavanya) discover Kasturi wants to marry Gajendra, Azhagarsamy decides to get them married. He makes a formal announcement to officially adopt Gajendra. At this time, it is revealed that Gajendra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhurey
''Madhurey'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Ramana Madhesh. It stars Vijay, Sonia Agarwal and Rakshitha while Vadivelu, Pasupathy, Seetha, and Tejashree play supporting roles. The film released on 29 August 2004. It received mixed reviews and was a commercial success. Plot Madhuravel works as a vegetable vendor with his friend Pandu. He is a do-gooder and protector of the family of Kamatchi and her two daughters. Madurey eradicates loan sharks and fights "bad guys" in the market. Meanwhile, Anitha has a liking towards Madurey and manages to win him over from Maheshwari. One day, while Madhurey was fighting some goons, a goon attempts to throw a briefcase at Madurey, but it falls. When the briefcase opens, Kamakshi finds a newspaper with Madurey and her daughter Susheela's photos in it. She then shoots Madurey, and he is hospitalized. At the hospital, when Kamakshi questions Pandu about how he can be an accomplice to someone who she thought was a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadhal Azhivathillai
''Kadhal Azhivathillai'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, directed and produced by T. Rajendar, who also composed the music and portrayed a supporting role as Vakkeel Dada. It stars his son Silambarasan (his debut as a lead actor) and Charmi. The movie released on 4 November 2002. It got mixed reviews and was a box office failure. Plot Simbhu is elected college chairman after he beats Charmi, the daughter of Ravishankar, a minister. Predictably, the two soon fall for each other, though they never directly reveal it. But when Ravishankar learns of the love affair, he is staunchly against it and is willing to go any distance to make sure that it never succeeds. At Simbhu's house, his father mentally harasses his wife, since he suspects her of having an affair with her ex-lover. Outside the home, Simbhu is helped by Vakkeel Dada, a lawyer who makes sure justice is served, whatever the means. Analysis The movie deals with the oldest of stories – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thangaikku Oru Thalattu
''Thangaikku Oru Thalattu'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by K. S. Madhangan. The film stars Arjun Sarja and Seetha. The film, produced by P. Ramakrishnan, had musical score by Shankar–Ganesh and was released on 23 November 1990. Plot Gopi (Arjun Sarja), a poor youth, lives with his mother ( K. R. Vijaya) and his uncle Baba. J. M. J (Ramesh Raja) is a businessman who cheats and kills rich people. Arun (Delhi Ganesh), an honest journalist, is killed by J. M. J's henchmen. Prakash, who looks like Gopi, arrests an innocent young woman, Priya ( Seetha). Janaki, Prakash's sister, is Priya's friend. Prakash believed that Priya was a prostitute but in a function, he knows her real identity and he apologizes to Priya. Priya becomes a journalist like her brother. With Arun's written and photos evidence, she investigates on J. M. J with Prakash's help. Janaki gets married, but she and her husband die in a car accident. Prakash arrests his sister's killer, but d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maruthu Pandi
''Maruthu Pandi'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil language action drama film directed by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Ramki, Seetha and Nirosha, with Nassar, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Kovai Sarala, Raghavi and Pradeep Shakthi playing supporting roles. The film, produced by S. Selvarethinam, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 27 April 1990. The movie was a huge hit at box office. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Kollur Kala'' (1991) and in Hindi as '' Aag'' (1994). Plot In the village Ammapatti, Maruthu Pandi is a coracle operator in the day and the village protector at night. The villagers give him food in exchange for his work. Maruthu Pandi has a mentally ill sister Lakshmi who is pregnant and he takes care of Lakshmi like a mother. Kanagavalli is a dancer performing in a dance troupe. After performing their dance in Ammapatti, the dancers leave Kanagavalli alone. The villagers help Kanagavalli to stay in the village : they build a house for her. Kanagavalli slowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallu Vetti Minor
''Mallu Vetti Minor'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Manobala, produced and written by P. Kalaimani. The film stars Sathyaraj, Seetha and Shobana. It was released on 17 October 1990. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Minor Raja'' and in Kannada as ''Vamshakobba''. Plot The story begins with Santhana Lakshmi (Shobana) being released from the jail and remembering her past. Rassappa Gounder ( Sathyaraj), also known as Mallu Vetti Minor, was a bachelor and rich man who spent his time in the brothels like his father Marappa Gounder. Santhana Lakshmi and Rassappa fell in love with each other. Rassappa Gounder and President (Vinu Chakravarthy) were in a feud for several years. In a misunderstanding, Rassappa Gounder had to marry Parimala ( Seetha) and married her. A few years later, Rassappa Gounder became the perfect husband and had a son. While Santhana Lakshmi was still unmarried and teased Rassappa Gounder whenever she got the opportunity. One day, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amma Pillai
''Amma Pillai'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by R. C. Shakthi and produced by M. K. Raju. It stars Ramki and Seetha. It is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Mortuary''. Cast *Ramki * Seetha *Jaishankar *Srividya * Nassar * Charle * S. S. Chandran *Kovai Sarala Soundtrack The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies for around 50 years. Career They started as assistants to Tamil music composers M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy in 1964 an .... References External links * 1990 films 1990s Tamil-language films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Indian courtroom films Films set in universities and colleges Medical-themed films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Procedural films Films directed by R. C. Sakthi Tamil remakes of Malayalam films {{1990s-Tamil-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadi Velli
''Aadi Velli'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Rama Narayanan and produced by N.Radha, starring Seetha and Nizhalgal Ravi. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Durgasthami''. Plot Aadi Velli (a Friday on one of the months as per Tamil Calendar) is a Tamil devotional movie in which a snake and an elephant plays key roles, assisting heroine to over come the attacks posed by her villainous husband. The story revolves around a beautiful village girl Seetha who is living with an elephant and a cobra who obey only to her. She is very much attracted and attached to the local village deity and she lives in nearby area around the temple. Then comes the villain Nizhalgal Ravi who wants to abduct all the wealth of the temple. He meets Seetha and was attracted to her at the first sight. He befriends her and makes her to love him too under circumstances but always disliked by the elephant and cobra. Very soon Seetha realizes that her husband is a thief and shocked. Meanw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vetri Mel Vetri
''Vetri Mel Vetri'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by M. Thyagarajan in his debut. The film stars Prabhu as a spoilt and aimless man who eventually becomes a boxer, and Seetha as his wife. It was released on 1 December 1989 and became an average success. Plot A spoilt, aimless man eventually becomes a boxer. Cast Production ''Vetri Mel Vetri'' is the directorial debut of M. Thyagarajan. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Vijay Anand. Release and reception ''Vetri Mel Vetri'' was released on 1 December 1989. B. 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 ...'' called it another routine masala fare, which was thankfully not nauseating. The film was an average success. References External links * {{IMDb titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
