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T. R. Ramanna
Thanjavur Radhakrishnan Ramachandran (T.R.Ramanna) (1923–1997) was an Indian film director and producer. Film career Ramanna started his life as a sound recordist in a city studio and then made his way to film direction. He started the production company R.R. Pictures (with the initials of his sister and himself). He produced movies in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, many of which were successful. One of his successful film was '' Manapandhal'', inspired by the Hollywood classic ''Sabrina'' (1954), directed by Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-American filmmaker. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Hol ... and starring Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn. Filmography References External links * 1997 deaths Kannada film directors Tamil film directors 20th-century Indian film directors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanjavur
Thanjavur (), also Tanjore, Pletcher 2010, p. 195 is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is the 11th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of South Indian religion, art, and architecture. Most of the Great Living Chola Temples, which are UNESCO World Heritage Monuments, are located in and around Thanjavur. The foremost among these, the Brihadeeswara Temple, is located in the centre of the city. Thanjavur is also home to Tanjore painting, a painting style unique to the region. Thanjavur is the headquarters of the Thanjavur District. The city is an important agricultural centre located in the Kaveri Delta and is known as the ''Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu''. Thanjavur is administered by a municipal corporation covering an area of and had a population of 290,720 in 2011. Roadways are the major means of transportation, while the city also has rail connectivity. The nearest airport is Tiruchirapalli International Airport, located away from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intiki Deepam Illale
''Intiki Deepam Illale'' () is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language romance film, produced by T. R. Ramanna and directed by V. N. Reddy. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi and Jaggayya, with music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Manapanthal'' (1961); both versions were based on the American film ''Sabrina'' (1954). Plot Raja Shekar and Chandra Shekar are siblings hailing from a Zamindar family. The elder one, Raja Shekar is good, but an alcoholic, while the younger one Chandra Shekar is a successful medical practitioner at Madras. Chandra Shekar stays as a tenant in the house of widowed Devamma and her daughter Malathi, who loves him. However, on a rail journey to his hometown, he meets an elderly man, Dharmalingam with his daughter Suguna and both fall in love, hoping to marry soon. Meanwhile, Seetamma mother of Raja Shekar and Chandra Shekar is worried about his drunkard son, hopes the marriage will reform him, and fixed hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moondrezhuthu
''Moondrezhuthu'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language crime film, directed by T. R. Ramanna, produced by T. K. Ramarajan and written by T. N. Balu. Music was by T. K. Ramamoorthy. The film stars Ravichandran, Jayalalithaa, Srividya and Sheela. It was released on 10 May 1968. Plot The film revolves around a chest filled with valuable items and a handful of people competing for it. One character is a greedy old man Rajarathnam Pillai, whose daughter is Selvi. A manager Meganathan is trusted with the chest which needs to be handed over to its legitimate claimants (Pankajam and her suffering family). In his efforts to deliver the box to the rightful owners, he is forced to murder and is sent to jail. His son Maran, to whom he narrates the events, buries the treasure in a village and writes down the clues to find it on three different pieces of paper, with three different Tamil letters, தி (Thi) மு (Mu) and க (Ka). After many twists and turns, the three villains decipher t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naan (1967 Film)
''Naan'' () is 1967 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language masala film, directed by T. R. Ramanna and written by T. N. Balu. The soundtrack was composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy. The film stars Ravichandran (Tamil actor), Ravichandran, J. Jayalalithaa, Jayalalithaa, R. Muthuraman, Muthuraman and Nagesh. It focuses on a raja's failed attempt to find his lost son, and three men who claim to be the lost son, seeking rights to the raja's properties. ''Naan'' was released on 1 November 1967, and ran for over 175 days in theatres. It was remade in Telugu language, Telugu as ''Nenante Nene'' (1968) and in Hindi as ''Waris (1969 film), Waris'' (1969). Plot A raja's son gets lost at a young age while trying to escape his father's enemy. His father futilely searches for his son for a few years and dies. Years later, three people visit the palace claiming to be the prince and seek rights to all properties. All three unanimously have the identities of the lost son and answer all questions re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhavani (1967 Film)
''Bhavani'' is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film directed by T. R. Ramanna and written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. It was produced by D. K. Shankar of Anna Productions, who doubled as editor. The film stars Jaishankar and Vijayakumari. It was released on 5 August 1967. Plot Cast ;Male cast * Jaishankar * S. A. Ashokan * Nagesh * Sundarrajan ;Female cast * Vijayakumari * L. Vijayalakshmi * Vanisri * M. V. Rajamma * Manorama Soundtrack The soundtrack 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, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq .... Release and reception ''Bhavani'' was released on 5 August 1967, and distributed by Eveyaar Films. '' Kalki'' gave the film a negative review, criticising its stage play-like feel. References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parakkum Pavai
''Parakkum Pavai'' (; ) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by T. R. Ramanna, starring M. G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi and Kanchana.The film was released on 11 November 1966 and averagely grossed, having run in theatres for 80 days. Plot Jeeva, the son of a businessman, promises a dying man Vedhachalam, that he will take care of his daughter Kala. To do so, he obtains employment as a trapeze artist in the National Circus. Cast * M. G. Ramachandran as Jeeva * B. Saroja Devi as Kala * J. P. Chandrababu as Rubber * R. S. Manohar as Kabali * K. A. Thangavelu as The director of The National Circus * S. V. Ramadas as Veeramuthu * V. Nagayya as Vedhachalam * O. A. K. Thevar as Balasubramaniyam * M. N. Nambiar as Rangasamy * S. A. Ashokan as Vijayan * N. S. Natarajan as Dhandapani * Sadan as the leader of the group of the men in "Nilavenna Aadi" * Rajasulochana as Sarasu * Kanchana as Shantha * G. Sakunthala as Kannamma * S. D. Subbulakshmi as Amaniyam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumari Penn
''Kumari Penn'' () is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by T. R. Ramanna and produced by E. V. Rajan. The film stars Ravichandran and Jayalalitha, with S. V. Ranga Rao and Nagesh in supporting roles. It was released on 6 May 1966. The film was remade in Hindi as ''Man Ka Meet'' in 1968, in Malayalam as '' Rathimanmadhan'' and in Kannada as ''Hudugatada Hudugi''. Plot Cast *Ravichandran as Kanthan * Jayalalitha as Shyamala * S. V. Ranga Rao as Ranganathan *Nagesh as Sattanathan *Prabhakar as Doctor *R. S. Manohar as Devarajan *Sedhupathy as Ramalingam * Ennatha Kannaiah as Rathnam * C. K. Saraswathi as Seetha *S. N. Lakshmi as Kanthan's mother 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, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nee!
''Nee!'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Kanagashanmugam (with T. R. Ramanna receiving "supervising director" credit) and produced by T. K. Ramaraj. The film stars Jaishankar and Jayalalithaa. It was released on 21 August 1965 and became a commercial success. Plot Sundaram, a rich man, falls in love with an orphaned girl, and marries her over the objections of his elder brother. He sets up a home of his own with his wife, but when his family members persuade him to rejoin the household, he brings his wife to his brother's house. There is once again cheer and sunshine in his life. Trouble arises when he is away from the house to accept a new job offered to him. The son-in-law of the house, a magistrate, leaks out the news that the orphan girl has earlier been convicted by him for immoral traffic. At once, insults are heaped on her. Unable to bear the taunting remarks, the girl leaves the house and attempts. The real drama then begins and all ends well. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panam Padaithavan
''Panam Padaithavan'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by T. R. Ramanna, and written by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Sowcar Janaki and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 27 March 1965. Plot While making his way to Calcutta, accompanied by his young brother, Balu, for an athletic championship, Raja, an accomplished sportsman, stemming from a rich rustic Tamil family. Raja and Balu met Shanti's father, Masilamani in accident. Masilamani is a drunkard got addicted to liquor due to his wife death. Raja shows mercy towards them and got acquainted with Shanti and with her father, Masilamani, in very modest condition. Between Raja and Shanti, it is love at first sight. Having won the championship, Raja and Balu meets Rama and Uma, two sisters were accompanied by their wealthy father G.R. Pillai. Shanthi happens to work as servant in Rama and Uma's house. Eventually, Balu and Uma, fall in love each other. Rama has difficulty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arunagirinathar (film)
''Arunagirinathar'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language devotional film, directed by T. R. Ramanna and written by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy. Based on the poet of the same name, the film stars T. M. Soundararajan, supported by M. R. Radha, B. S. Saroja, Sharatha, C. Lakshmi Rajyam and Master Raghunath. It was released on 7 August 1964. Plot Arunagirinathar was born in the town of Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. Arunagiri is portrayed as attracted to the pleasures of the flesh and spent his youth pursuing a life of debauchery. He frequently visited the devadasi Maragatham. His sister, Aadhilakshmi, wants to reform her brother, so she arranges his marriage with Gnanavalli. However, he is unhappy with his life, neglects his wife and continues his bad ways. He persuades his sister to sell all their property and their house to get money for his dissipation. Despite his sister giving him the money she earns, he reduces himself, his wife, and his sister to dire poverty. He contracts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panakkara Kudumbam
''Panakkara Kudumbam'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film starring M. G. Ramachandran. The film was released on 24 April 1964, and ran more than 150 days in theatres. The film was remade in Hindi in 1970 as ''Humjoli'', in Kannada in 1978 as '' Bhale Huduga'', and in Telugu in 1984 as '' Intiguttu''. All versions except ''Intiguttu'' were directed by the same director, T. R. Ramanna. Plot Muthaiya and Velaayi are lovers. However, Muthaiya marries the daughter of a rich, but an equally sick man; since, the rich man's daughter rejected him during the wedding day. Muthaiya eyes a second wife, transferring the wealth, to Chennai, for treating his father-in law. The rich man dies, after one year. Muthiah's wife gave birth to a girl, named Rani. Muthiah harasses his wife consistently, due to the wealth inherited, by his wife. Velaayi, manages to know Muthaiya's address in Chennai, from his uncle. Providing a letter to Muthaiya, which invited his wife. Muthaiya plans a plot wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchi Chedu
''Manchi Chedu'' () is a 1963 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by T. R. Ramanna. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and B. Saroja Devi, with music jointly composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film was a remake of Tamil film '' Paasam''. Plot The film begins with a couple, Kutumba Rao & Sarada who are perturbed without children. Kutumba Rao's cousin asks him to remarry her daughter Pankajam. Sarada agrees to his espousal and quits the house. Meanwhile, Kutumba Rao reaches their village to meet his brother who is on his deathbed. He keeps his property in the name of his son Madhu and entrusts his responsibility to Kutumba Rao, but he forbids the kid by squatting his wealth. Destiny makes Sarada spot and rears him as unbeknownst. Simultaneously, she conceives and returns home. However, she remains back witnessing Kutumba Rao wed locking Pankaja. After that Sarada gives birth to a boy, and the two children Madhu and Gopi start to grow. When Gopi hears from his mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
