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T. S. Jaya
T. S. Jaya was an Indian actress and singer. She was active in Tamil language films between 1937 and 1956. She was sometimes referred to as ''T. S. Jayarl''. Filmography References External links * * * - A song rendered by T. S. Jaya from the film ''Sanyasi'' * - She sings in Ithaya Geetham with K. Sarangapani Kumbakonam Sarangapani (1904-1984) was an Indian actor who worked mainly in 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 ou ... {{Authority control 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian women playback singers Tamil playback singers 20th-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian women singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it as "the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Thaliath Jr
Joseph Thaliath Jr. was an Indian film director and producer. Early life Hailing from a Christian family, he was the son of a High Court Judge in Thiruvananthapuram when it was known as Trivandrum in the Princely State of Travancore before independence. After completing his degree, he developed a flair for cinema and, much against his father's wishes, went to Madras (now Chennai) and worked as an assistant to a multi lingual film director called S. Soundararajan (S. Soundararaja Aiyengar, owner of the Tamil Nadu Talkies Laboratory.). Career F. Nagoor was an art director, film producer and a partner of Newtone studios in Chennai. Joseph Thaliath Jr. joined him as a partner. With the help of F. Nagoor, he launched a new film company named Citadel Film Corporation. He wrote a story based on a Christian folklore and together with F. Nagoor, produced and directed the film ''Gnana Soundari (Citadel film), Gnana Soundari''. The film was released in 1948 and was a great success. Followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Playback Singers
Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, natively spoken by the Tamils * Tamil script, primarily used to write the Tamil language **Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode * Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech See also * Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood, the word being a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. * Tamil cuisine * Tamil culture, is considered to be one of the world's oldest civilizations. * Tamil diaspora * Tamil Eelam, a proposed independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka * Tamil Nadu, one of the 28 states of India * Tamil nationalism * ''Tamil News'', a daily Tamil-language television news program in Tamil Nadu * Tamilakam, the geographical region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people, covered today's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Women Playback Singers
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses In Tamil Cinema
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 (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aasai (1956 Film)
''Aasai'' () is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language film, produced and directed by M. Natesan. The dialogues were written by Ilangovan, K. V. Gnanasambantham and Ve. Laxmanan and the story was written by M. Natesan. Music was composed by T. R. Pappa. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Padmini. Plot Cast ;Male cast * Gemini Ganesan as Sekhar * N. S. Krishnan as Jakkan * V. Nagayya as Sadhanandham * D. Balasubramaniam as Nithyanandham * P. S. Veerappa as Veeran * Thirupathisami as Singaram * Sethupathi as Masi * V. P. Balaraman () as Stunts * Krishnan as Stunts ;Female cast * Padmini as Sundari * Rajam Sulochana as Valli * T. A. Mathuram as Chokki * P. Santha Kumari as Amrtham * M. R. Santhanalakshmi as Anjuham * T. S. Jaya as Kathayi * Baby Parvathi as Selvi * Rita, Shantha, Saraswathi Soundtrack Music was by T. R. Pappa and lyrics were written by Udumalai Narayana Kavi [https://idhatri.com/udumalai-narayana-kavi/ Udumalai Narayana KavUdumalai Narayana Kavi Udumalai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panakkari
''Panakkaari'' () is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. Starring T. R. Rajakumari, M. G. Ramachandran and V. Nagayya, it is an adaptation of the 1877 novel ''Anna Karenina'' by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Cast List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan ;Male cast *M. G. Ramachandran *V. Nagayya *Javert Seetharaman *C. V. V. Panthulu *T. S. Durairaj *K. A. Thangavelu ;Female cast *T. R. Rajakumari *(Yogam)-Mangalam *K. R. Chellam *T. S. Jaya Production ''Panakkaari'' was based on Russian writer Leo Tolstoy's novel ''Anna Karenina''. It was directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan under the technical supervision of Newtone Studio founder Jiten Bannerjee. Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by S. V. Venkatraman, with lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, Thanjai Ramaiah Das, Lakshmana Das and Kuyilan. Release and reception ''Panakkaari'' was released on 1 May 1953. According to film historian Randor Guy, the film failed at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anbu (1953 Film)
''Anbu'' () is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by M. Natesan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, T. R. Rajakumari and Padmini. It was released on 24 July 1953. Plot Thangam, a young woman, is married to a much older man, Rajamanickam Mudaliar. He has two children from his first marriage: a daughter Lakshmi, and a son, Selvam. Mudaliar dies when Thangam is pregnant with his child. Selvam falls in love with a rich girl Malathi while Thirumalai, a playboy, tries to separate them. When the widowed Thangam's child is born, Lakshmi spreads rumours that Selvam is the father of the child, and had an incestuous relationship with Thangam. Malathi believes these rumours and begins to torment Thangam. How Thangam surmounts the problems forms the rest of the story. Cast ;Male cast * Sivaji Ganesan as Selvam * T. S. Balaiah as Thirumalai * D. Duraisami as Rajamanikkam * K. Thangavelu as Kumar * Friend K. Ramasami as Bhaskar ;Support cast * Kumari Rajam, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavanya (1951 Film)
''Lavanya'' is a 1951 Indian Tamil language film directed by G. R. Lakshmanan. The film stars T. E. Varadan and Suryaprabha. Plot Two poor girls make their living by street dancing. Some heavenly maidens descend to Earth and wants to make fun. They make one of the girls to get lost while bathing and make the other girl into a handsome young man. Now the young man falls in love with a princess. They marry. A divine person presents the young man with a ring and says the ring will give whatever he wants but there is one condition. The young man should not consummate his marriage. So, the young man gets all he wants and strictly guarded himself from making love to his wife. The wife does all sorts of things to seduce him. At last, one day he relents to her charms and make love to her. But, Lo and behold! He lost everything he had. How he fights back to get back all the things and also the lost girl, forms the rest of the story. Cast List adapted from the database of Film News Ana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ithaya Geetham
''Ithaya Geetham'' is a 1950 Indian Tamil-language historical romance film written, directed and produced by Joseph Thaliath Jr. The film stars T.R. Mahalingam and T. R. Rajakumari. Plot A king is on his deathbed. He requests his friend to take care of the queen (Rajalakshmi) and their daughter (Rajakumari). The friend has two sons. While the elder son (Veerappa) goes to fight a battle, the younger son (Mahalingam) and the princess fall in love with each other. The elder son returns victoriously and claims the hand of the princess. The princess vacillates. So the younger brother goes to another battle. But he gets injured. The princess realises her folly and helps in the treatment of the younger brother. The two brothers decide to settle on a duel. The younger brother wins and marries the princess. Cast Credits adapted from ''The Hindu'' review article and from the song book. ;Male cast * T. R. Mahalingam as Jeevan * P. S. Veerappa as Prathaban * K. Sarangapani as Lal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balamani
''Balamani'' is a 1937 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. V. Rao and produced by Shanmughananda Talkies. It is based on the two-volume novel of the same name, alternatively titled ''Pakka Thirudan'' by Ayyangar. The film stars T. K. Shanmugham, T. S. Jaya, T. K. Muthusami, B. Saradambal, T. K. Bhagavathi, K. Shanthadevi and S. V. Sahasranamam. Plot Balamani, a wealthy woman, is due to be married. After a robbery happens in her palace one night, she and her fiancé are abducted. When Balamani regains consciousness, she finds herself in a dark cave, and has no idea of what happened. Her fiancé abandons her and escapes. Balamani tries to return home but, while passing through a river, she finds the corpse of a child. Balamani decides to take the corpse with her and bury it somewhere, until police officers appear and mistake her for having murdered the child, leading to her arrest. Balamani's family engages Eardley Norton, the current barrister of Madras, who defends her dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
