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Shanmugasundaram
Shanmugasundaram was an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He began his career as an actor by starring in ''Ratha Thilagam'' (1963) and '' Karnan'' (1964), and continued his career for seven decades. He is also a dubbing artist. He has acted in over 500 Films in Tamil cinema industry. He died on 15 August 2017. Career Shanmugasundaram was born in Chennai to a family of businesspeople. When he was studying in college, he had accompanied one of his actor friends to a drama performance, and as one of the junior artists did not perform well, he was brought in spontaneously. To the surprise of many, he had done that role with efficiency, which earned him appreciation spontaneously. He then moved on to work in Tamil theatre, notably appearing as Adolf Hitler in a play also featuring Kannadasan. Sivaji Ganesan was impressed by his performances and recruited him to make film acting debut with ''Ratha Thilagam'' (1963), where he portrayed a Chinese army major. He next went on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annamalai (2002 TV Series)
''Annamalai'' is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV from 21 February 2002 to 21 January 2005. The series ended with 757 episodes. The show starred Sivakumar, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Jyothi Lakshmi, Kuyili, Viji Chandrasekhar, Ponvannan, Shanmugasundaram, Ajay Rathnam, Devadarshini, Shyam Ganesh, Vijay Adhiraj, Deepa Venkat and among others, produced by Radaan Mediaworks Raadhika and is directed by C.J. Bhaskar and Sundar K. Vijayan. It was dubbed into Telugu as ''Sivayya'' and broadcast on Gemini TV. Plot The story involves the long-term dispute between the two families who are considered as rivals for the ownership of Azhvarkurichi's Annamalaiyar temple for many generations. It is currently headed by Pattalathar Ammaiyappa and Gandhimadhi of the Ratnagiri family. Annamalai is the only daughter of Pattalathar and he named her after a temple's deity. The reason of rivalry between Pattalathar's family and Ratnagiri's family is because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnan (1964 Film)
''Karnan'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. It stars Sivaji Ganesan leading an ensemble cast consisting of N. T. Rama Rao, S. A. Ashokan, R. Muthuraman, Savitri, Devika and M. V. Rajamma. The film is based on the story of Karna, a character from the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. ''Karnan'', which was officially launched in 1963, was shot in palaces at Jaipur and the war sequences were filmed in Kurukshetra, which featured several soldiers from the Indian Army. The film's original soundtrack was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan. The screenplay was written by A. S. Nagarajan and the dialogues by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy. The film was the first in Tamil to be colourised using Eastmancolor. ''Karnan'' was released on 14 January 1964, during the festival occasion of Pongal. The film ran for over 100 days in theatres, and later won the Certificate of Merit fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karagattakaran
''Karakattakkaran'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy dance film written and directed by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Ramarajan and debutant Kanaka, while Santhana Bharathi, Chandrasekhar, Goundamani, Senthil, Shanmugasundaram, Raja Bahadur, Ganthimathi and Kovai Sarala play supporting roles. It revolves around two karakattam dancers who fall in love with each other, but circumstances prevent them from confessing their love for one another. How they overcome these forms the rest of the story. The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and all the songs were well-received, in particular, "Maanguyilae Poonguyile". The film was released on 16 June 1989 and was a major commercial success, running for over a year in theatres, and won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. It was also Goundamani and Senthil's 100th film as a combo. Goundamani and Senthil's banana comedy sequence from this film remains one of their popular act. Plot Muthaiya is the lead performer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padikatha Pannaiyar
''Padikkadha Pannaiyar'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan and produced by G. Sulochana. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Y. G. Mahendra and V. K. Ramasamy. It is a remake of the director's own film ''Kan Kanda Deivam''. It was Vijaya's 200th film as an actress. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan *K. R. Vijaya * Anuradha * Y. G. Mahendran * V. K. Ramasamy * Dilip *Thengai Srinivasan *Jayamala * Culcutta Viswanathan *V. S. Raghavan *Achamillai Gopi *Venu Aravind * V. Gopalakrishnan *Shanmugasundaram *Pasi Sathya *Bayilvan Ranganathan *Ennatha Kannaiya Soundtrack The soundtrack for the movie composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics for the songs were written by Vaali, Gangai Amaran Gangai Amaran is an Indian music composer, singer, lyricist, writer, film director and actor in Tamil films. Personal life Gangai Amaran was born in Pannaipuram in Theni district, Tamil Nadu in December 1947, as the youngest son of Daniel Ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellam Un Kairasi
Ellam Un Kairasi is a Tamil-language film directed by M. A. Thirumugam and starring Rajinikanth. Plot Major Sundarrajan is a smuggler; Rajini is a mechanic. Incidentally Major Sundarrajan is the father of Rajini, whom he gets to know only in the climax. Meanwhile, they have many conflicts and fights, which is the so-called story of the movie. Seema is the heroine and Surulirajan is the comedian. Cast *Rajinikanth as Raja * Seema as Rani *Major Sundarrajan as Manikkam * S. A. Ashokan as Rani's father *Suruli Rajan as Arivazhagan *Sowcar Janaki as Meenakshi *Sachu as Tamilarasi *Shanmugasundaram as Ellappan *Omakuchi Narasimhan *Kullamani *Usilai Mani *Pakoda Kadhar * T. K. S. Natarajan Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while lyrics written by Kannadasan, Muthulingam and Gangai Amaran Gangai Amaran is an Indian music composer, singer, lyricist, writer, film director and actor in Tamil films. Personal life Gangai Amaran was born in Pannaipuram in The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan
''Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language historical action film, directed by M. G. Ramachandran, starring himself in the lead role, with M. N. Nambiar, P. S. Veerappa, Latha and Padmapriya. It was Ramachandran's final film as an actor. The film, based on the serial novel ''Kayalvizhi'' by Akilan. Though it was released after Ramachandran became chief minister of Tamil Nadu, In its initial theatrical release, box office collection was dismal by the standards set by MGR's movies. However, subsequently, the movie gained high recognition for its historical value. Plot A brave prince named Sundharapandhiyan saves a kingdom from the hands of a terrible king. Under the identity of an itinerant poet, Paintamizh Kumaran, he is going to fire the consciousness of the people with his words and reunite them in his cause, which is the defence of freedom and rights. Cast *M. G. Ramachandran as Paintamizh Kumaran alias Sundharapandhiyan * Latha as Kayal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unnai Suttrum Ulagam
''Unnai Suttrum Ulagam'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by G. Subramaniya Reddiar. The film stars Jayalalithaa, leading an ensemble cast including Prameela, Vidhubala, Kamal Haasan, Savithri and Vijayakumar. Jayalalithaa played the elder sister who sacrifices her happiness for the sake of her siblings. The film was released on 29 April 1977, and Jayalalithaa won the Tamil Nadu Cinema Fan Award for Best Actress. Plot Lakshmi is a playful village belle and Dhanabakiyam is her well wisher. Dhanabakiyam's husband leaves her. Lakshmi is the elder sister of Seetha, Raja and Seetha. She takes care of her all siblings. But Raja disrespects her. Seetha dies while pregnant. How Lakshmi saves her family forms the crux of the story. Cast ;Lead actresses *Jayalalithaa as Lakshmi * Prameela as Mala * Vidhubala as Seetha * Usharani as Rekha ;Supporting actresses * Sachu as Pangajam * Ganthimathi as House maid * Seethalakshmi as Ramu's mother * Tambaram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzhaikkum Karangal
''Uzhaikkum Karangal'' () is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Shankar, starring M. G. Ramachandran Latha and Bhavani. It was released on 23 May 1976. It had a mediocre run for an MGR movie, in its first release. Cast *M. G. Ramachandran as Rangan * Latha as Muthamma *Bhavani as Kumari Pankajam *Kumari Padmini as Gowri *Pandari Bai as Annam * C. K. Saraswathi as Akkilandham *Baby Rajkumari as Ramu * K. A. Thangavelu as Nagalingham *Thengai Srinivasan as Kabali *Nagesh as Saba / Kitha *K. Kannan as Karnaya *V. S. Raghavan as Sendhil Nadhan * V. Gopalakrishnan as Thanga Durai *Shanmugasundaram as Public prosector *Karikol Raju as Kumaresan *Usilai Mani as Iyer *Idichapuli Selvaraj as Fake saint *Peeli Sivam as Drunker * T. K. S. Natarajan as Villager * Sathya as Villager Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattampoochi (1975 Film)
''Pattampoochi'' ( Butterfly) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. S. Pragasam, starring Kamal Haasan and Jayachitra. The film marked the debut of Kamal Haasan as a leading actor. Cast * Kamal Haasan as 'Sandiyar' Siva * Jayachitra as Meena * Nagesh as Vadivelu * V. K. Ramasamy as Vedhasalam * Manorama as Kumari (guest appearance) * Senthamarai as Bashyam * Pakoda Kadhar * P.R Varalakshmi * Shanmugasundaram Shanmugasundaram was an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He began his career as an actor by starring in '' Ratha Thilagam'' (1963) and '' Karnan'' (1964), and continued his career for seven decades. He is also a dubbing artist. He ... * Rathnakumar * s s sounder Soundtrack The music was composed by P. Sreenivasan. Release ''Pattampoochi'' was released on 21 February 1975. The film was a success. References External links * 1975 films 1970s Tamil-language films {{1970s-Tamil-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idhayakkani
''Idhayakkani'' () is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role, with Pandari Bai, R. S. Manohar and Radha Saluja among others enacting supporting roles. The film was directed by A. Jagannathan, produced by R. M. Veerappan under his banner Sathiya Movies and had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. The film was the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year, running for 150 days in theatres. It was the only Indian film to be screened at the Tashkent International Film Festival in 1978. Plot Mohan is a kind-hearted man whose theory of life is equality. He puts it into practice by sharing equally the income of his estate with his labourers. He has another passion – he wants to serve the country – and for that, he has joined the police force as an officer. He meets a needy girl, Lakshmi, and on the advice of an elderly domestic help, he permits her to stay in his house. Tongues start wagging, and Mohan decides to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghdad Perazhagi
''Baghdad Perazhagi'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film directed by T. R. Ramanna. It starred Jayalalitha in the lead role opposite Ravichandran while Jayasudha, Savitri and Shubha play supporting roles. It was released on 25 October 1973 and emerged as a commercial success. Its Hindi dubbed version, ''Shehzadi Mumtaz'' was released four years later (in 1977). Plot Cast *Jayalalithaa as Mumtaj *Ravichandran as Prince Abdullah * Savitri as Queen Khadija * Major Sundarrajan as Sultan Syed Ali Hasan *Nagesh as Kamar * S. A. Ashokan as Raja Guru Sardar *A. Sakunthala as Zubeida *R. S. Manohar as Thalapathi Muras * V. K. Ramasamy as Mama * Thengai Srinivasan as Gulabi *Sachu as Suraiyya * Shubha as Princess Zeenat * Jayasudha as Shakila *Pushpamala *Ennatha Kannaiya as Raja Guru Assistant *Typist Gopu as Raja Guru Assistant *Sarala *Shanmugasundaram Shanmugasundaram was an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He began his career as an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurathi Magan
''Kurathi Magan'' is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film features Gemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Master Sridhar and Jayachitra introduced in the film, Shylashri, V. S. Raghavan, Suruli Rajan and Kamal Haasan in a brief role. R. Muthuraman plays a cameo. The film was released on 29 April 1972. Plot The plot is about how a mother from the Kuravar community sacrifices her motherhood for the sake of her son's future. Cast * Gemini Ganesan * K. R. Vijaya * M. N. Nambiar * Master Sridhar * Jayachitra * Kamal Haasan * R. Muthuraman (Cameo Appearance) * Shylashri * V. K. Ramasamy * V. S. Raghavan * O. A. K. Thevar * Karikol Raju * Suruli Rajan * V. Gopalakrishnan * Shanmugasundaram * Shanmugasundari * G. Sakunthala * S. R. Janaki * "Baby" Kumutha * "Baby" Thamizh Selvi * "Master" Rajkumar * "Master" Bablu Production ''Kurathi Magan'' directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. This was the debut movie of actress Jayachitra. Padmini and Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
