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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 and later the duo assisted M.S.Viswanathan alone from 1965 till 1967. Kannadhasan started his own film Titled "Nagarathil Thirudargal" in which he introduced Shankar Ganesh as music directors. The film was stopped, so Kannadhasan took them to Chinnappa Devar and requested him to give them a chance. After Kannadhasan's death, Shankar Ganesh had their titles changed to " Kavinger vazhangiya thevarin" Shankar Ganesh Kaveri Thanda Kalaiselvi was a Natya Nadagam (Dance Drama) wherein Jayalalitha was main lead and rehearsals used to happen at her house with all artistes and musicians coming to her house and doing practice. Shankaraman, musician duo Shankar and Ganesh used to come to play music. Sandhya used to make food and give all artistes brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amman Arul
''Amman Arul'' is a 1973 Tamil-language film directed by Pattu. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan, Jaishankar and Manjula. The film was produced by P. L. Palaniappa Chettiar in the name of his son S. Ram. Its music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. The film is based on the powers of goddess Parvati. Parvathi is known in Tamil language as Amman and hence the film's name ''Amman Arul''. Plot Veteran actor Jai Shankar plays the son of the Pannaiyar, who returns from abroad where he studied medicine. Shankhar falls in love with Manjula who is the daughter of the temple priest. Shankhar is an ardent atheist and refuses to accept the presence of god. Manjula is a motherless girl who desires to get a gold chain for her birthday. A women gives a gold chain to Rajan, asking him to safeguard the chain from her husband while she is out of town. Forced by circumstances to fulfill his word, Rajan presents the chain to his daughter. Manjula accidentally loses the chain while she is bathing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vandhaale Magaraasi
''Vandhaale Magaraasi'' is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan and produced by Ashok Pictures. The screenplay was written by Gopalakrishnan, the film was shot at his own studio, Karpagam Studios. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh. The film stars Jayalalithaa (in dual role) and M. N. Rajam, playing lead role, with Jaishankar, V. S. Raghavan, Cho Ramaswamy Pushpalatha and Bhagavathy in supporting roles. It was released on 16 March 1973. Plot Sundaram, a doctor by profession and an orphan comes to his village, to serve the villagers. He is stunned to see the inhuman behaviour meted out by his landlady Mangamma and her mother towards the other members of the house. The landlady's husband is Sivalingam, her brother and her mother-in-law. The widow's step-daughter Uma and her children undergo many miseries at their hands. To add to this, Lakshmi a simple village teacher, married the landlady Mangamma's brother. She was physically and mentally abu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tholkan Enikku Manassilla
''Tholkan Enikku Manassilla'' is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Hariharan and produced by G. P. Balan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Bahadoor and Junior Sheela in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shankar–Ganesh. Cast *Prem Nazir *Jayabharathi *Bahadoor * Junior Sheela *K. P. Ummer *M. G. Soman *Jayan *Master Raghu 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 a .... References External links * 1977 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Films directed by Hariharan {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magaraasi
''Magaraasi'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. A. Thirumugam, starring Jayalalithaa and Ravichandran. It is noted for being the debut film of the music composer duo Shankar–Ganesh. The film was released on 14 April 1967. Plot Cast * Jayalalithaa * Ravichandran * Nagesh Soundtrack The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh making their debut. It was Kavignar Kannadhasan who recommended the name of the duo to the producer Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. Release and reception ''Magaraasi'' was released during 14 April 1967, during Puthandu. The film faced competition from ''Pattanathil Bhootham'', released on the same day, and failed at the box-office. ''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 ...'' appreciated Nagesh's comedy, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakravakam (1974 Malayalam Film)
''Chakravakam'' is a 1974 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Thoppil Bhasi. The film stars Prem Nazir, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, KPAC Lalitha and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shankar–Ganesh. Cast *Prem Nazir as Raghavan *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Soshamma *KPAC Lalitha as Branti Paru *Adoor Bhasi as Sankaran *Mani *Shanthi *T. S. Muthaiah as Devassia's father *Baby Shanthi *Indira *Mohanan *Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Mammad *Paravoor Bharathan as Devassia * Sujatha as Devaki * Sumithra as Padmini *Treesa Soundtrack The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ''Mulankaadu'', ''Padamudrakal'', ''Aayisha'' a .... References External links * 1974 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Shankar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayalathe Sundari
''Ayalathe Sundari'' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Hariharan and produced by G. P. Balan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi(Aishwarya Rai) ,Srividya and Raghavan in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shankar–Ganesh and S. D. Burman. Cast *Prem Nazir as Ravi *Jayabharathi as Shreedevi *Srividya as Malini * Raghavan as Venu *Adoor Bhasi as Gopal/Palgo * Prema as Karthyani *Sankaradi as Kuttan Nair * Shobha *Sreelatha Namboothiri as Pappi * T. R. Omana as Saraswathi Amma *T. S. Muthaiah as Panicker *Bahadoor as Pappu Pilla *K. P. Ummer as Damu * Khadeeja as Pushokasa *Meena as Meenakshi * Sadhana as Margosa * Sudheer Soundtrack The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and S. D. Burman and the lyrics were written by Mankombu Gopalakrishnan and Anand Bakshi Anand Bakshi (21 July 1930 – 30 March 2002) was an Indian poet and lyricist. He was nominated for the Filmfare award for Best lyricist a total of 40 times, resulting in 4 wins. Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akka Thangai
''Akka Thangai'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced and screenplay by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under his productions. The film dialogue was written by Aarudoss and the story was written by Poovai Krishnan respectively. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh. It stars Jaishankar, K. R. Vijaya, Sowcar Janaki, Major Sundarrajan and Nagesh playing lead roles. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Akka Chellelu'' (1970). Plot Janaki, a woman, sacrifices everything to make her younger sister, Vijaya, an advocate. However, fate turns Vijaya against her sister's husband in a murder case. Cast * Jaishankar as Shankar, an Engineer, younger brother of Judge Sundaram * K. R. Vijaya as Vijaya, An Advocate, younger sister of Janaki * Sowcar Janaki as Janaki, Vijaya's sister and Sundaram's wife * Major Sundarrajan as Honest Judge Sundaram/Criminal Neruppu Kannaiyan * Nagesh as Raju, Bhanumathi's brother * M. Bhanumathi as Bhan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vellikizhamai Viratham
''Vellikizhamai Viratham'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language devotional film, directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under Dhandayudhapani Films. The film stars Sivakumar, Jayachitra and Jayasudha, along with Nagesh, Sundarrajan, Srikanth and Sasikumar as supporting actors. The story was written by Thevar, the dialogue by Aaroor Dass and its music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Nomu'' (1974) and in Hindi as ''Shubh Din'' (1974). Plot Cast * Sivakumar as Nagarajan / Rajan * Nagesh as Ramu * Sundarrajan as Kanthasamy * Srikanth as Ashok * Sasikumar as Suresh * Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar as Nattamai * Jayachitra as Parvathi * Jayasudha as Jaya Production ''Vellikizhamai Viratham'' is the directorial debut of R. Thyagarajan. Kamal Haasan worked under K.Thangappan as his dance assistant. Soundtrack Music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by A. Marutha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Then Kinnam
''Then Kinnam'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed and produced by K. Krishnamoorthy. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh. It stars Nagesh, Vijaya Lalitha, V. K. Ramasamy and M. R. R. Vasu, with Suruli Rajan, Sachu, Thengai Srinivasan, and Vijayachandrika in supporting roles. It was released on 11 December 1971. Plot Cast * Nagesh as Mohan * Vijaya Lalitha as Mala * Suruli Rajan as Manikkam * V. K. Ramasamy as Kangasabai * M. R. R. Vasu as Accountant * S. N. Lakshmi as Meenakshi * Thengai Srinivasan as Chithambaram * Sachu as Rama Sundari * Rama Rao as Jayaram * Vijaya Chandrika as Bhanu Soundtrack 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 a ... and lyrics were written by Kumara Devan. The songs "Thenki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasi Yathirai
''Kasi Yathirai'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by V. C. Guhanathan. Soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. The film stars V. K. Ramasamy, Srikanth and Suruli Rajan with Kumari Padmini, Jaya, Manorama (in dual role), M. R. R. Vasu and Cho Ramaswamy in supporting roles. Kamal Haasan worked under Thangappan as his dance assistant in this film. It was released on 10 June 1973, and ran for over 100 days in theatres. Plot Paramasivam Pillai ( V. K. Ramasamy) is an unmarried Hanuman devotee that insists on his niece Uma (Kumari Padmini) and nephew Ramu ( Srikanth) also remaining unmarried. Ramu is in love with Seetha ( Jaya) but is too cowed by his uncle to marry her. His friend Shankar (Suruli Rajan) enters their home posing as a Hanuman devotee to try to change Paramasivam's mind. A oddball cast of characters, including drama actress Andal ( Manorama), her brother Mayandi (M. R. R. Vasu), Jaya's uncle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chirikkudukka (1976 Film)
''Chirikkudukka'' is a 1976 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by A. B. Raj and produced by Baby. The film stars Prem Nazir, Vidhubala, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Bahadoor, Sudheer and Jose Prakash. It is a remake of the 1958 Tamil film ''Sabaash Meena''. The film was released on 30 April 1976. Plot Cast *Prem Nazir as Preman *Vidhubala as Radha *Bahadoor as Babu *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Sadasivan Nair *Jose Prakash as Kumar * Sudheer as Chandran Menon *Sankaradi as Keshavan Nair * T. R. Omana as Lakshmi *Rani Chandra as Malathi *T. S. MuthaiahRadha's Father *Pattom Sadan as Naanu *KPAC Lalitha as Sarasa *Manavalan Joseph as Kochachan * Prema as Bhargavi *Cochin Haneefa as Vasu * Khadeeja *Mallika Sukumaran as Appakari Mariya * T. K. Balachandran *T. P. Madhavan as Gopalan Nair *Maniyanpilla Raju (Uncredited) *C. M. Abraham *Priyan Pazhanji Soundtrack The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and the lyrics were written by Yusufali Kechery Yu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattikkaattu Raja
''Pattikkaattu Raja'' () is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film, starring Sivakumar, Jayasudha in the title role. Kamal Haasan, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Sripriya and Thengai Srinivasan plays a supporting role. Pandari Bai plays a guest appearance. The film was released on 12 July 1975. Plot Annasamy (Sivakumar) is an uneducated villager who wants to marry his cousin Sarasu (Fatafat Jayalaxmi). She's a college student in the city and his uncle insists on Sarasu's approval before going ahead with the wedding. Annasamy heads to the city to find her and befriends Usha (Jayasudha) in the process. Together they find Sarasu who secretly married club singer Mahesh (Kamal Haasan) and has been abandoned by him. Annasamy is determined to get them reunited but learns that Mahesh is now in love with Meenu (Sripriya). They also learn that Sarasu has a heart ailment that will require expensive surgery and her illness is the reason Mahesh left her. In a bid to earn this money, Annasamy agrees to wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |