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Typist Gopu
Gopalarathnam, known by his stage name Typist Gopu, was an Indian actor known for comedy and supporting roles. He acted in over 600 stage plays and 400 films. Career A native of Manakkal, Lalgudi in Trichy district, Gopalarathnam was active in college dramas during his B. Com. from Vivekananda College, Chennai and got introduced to the stage through his friend Nagesh in his drama troupe in 1955. In the 1959 play ''Nenje Nee Vaazhga,'' he played the role of a typist, which was praised and he got his name "Typist" Gopu. In 1965, he made his film debut in K. Balachandar's movie ''Naanal'' and went on to act alongside major actors in the period. He later joined Y. G. Mahendran's United Amateur Artists. He received Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of ... in ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ...
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Anubavi Raja Anubavi
''Anubavi Raja Anubavi'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Nagesh along with R. Muthuraman, Rajasree and Jayabharathi. It was released on July 1967. The film remade in Hindi as'' Do Phool'' (1973), in Malayalam as '' Aanandham Paramaanandham'' (1977), in Kannada as ''Kittu Puttu'' (1977) and in Marathi as ''Changu Mangu'' (1990). Plot A man experiences culture shock after arriving in Madras for the first time. Cast * Nagesh as Thangamuthu and Manikkam * R. Muthuraman as Janakiraman * Rajasree as Rajamani * Jayabharathi as Ramamani * Manorama as Muthamma * Major Sundarrajan as Chidambaram *Typist Gopu as the bandit leader *O. A. K. Thevar as Public Prosecutor * Hari Krishnan as Varadharajan *T. P. Muthulakshmi as Maragadham *S. N. Lakshmi as Manikkam mother * S. N. Parvathy as Savior of thangamuthu *Samikannu as Varadharajan's assistant Production ''Anubavi Raja Anubavi'' was directed by K. Balachand ...
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Enga Mama
''Enga Mama'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by P.K.V.Sankaran and Aarumugam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa and Vennira Aadai Nirmala. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It is a remake of the 1968 Hindi film '' Brahmachari''. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Gotteswaran *Jayalalithaa as Seetha *Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Neela * K. Balaji as Muralikrishnan * V. K. Ramasamy as Chettiyar * Cho as Gnanam * Thengai Srinivasan as Fatafat Sankar *Rama Prabha as Vadivu *Typist Gopu as Koteeswaran's Hostel warden * A. Karunanidhi as Sudden Break Shanmugam *S. N. Lakshmi as Muralikrishnan's mother * C. K. Saraswathi as Seetha's aunt * O. A. K. Thevar as Seetha uncle * Senthamarai as Babu *Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Police Constable * Isari Velan as Shopkeeper *Harikrishnan as Gopal * S. N. Parvathi as Gopal's wife *K. R. Indira Devi as Koteeswaran's duplicate lover * Master Prabhakar as Aasath *Master Sekh ...
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Engirundho Vandhaal
''Engirundho Vandhaal'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by K. Balaji. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, with K. Balaji, M. Bhanumathi, Nagesh, Sundarrajan and Raja in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1963 Telugu film '' Punarjanma'', which in turn was based on the novel ''Patthar Ke Honth'' by Gulshan Nanda. The film was released on 29 October 1970, and became a silver jubilee hit. It later won the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Gunasekar (alis) Sekar *Jayalalithaa as Radha (alis) Kamala * K. Balaji as Dhanasekar *Nagesh as Viswanathan * Major Sundarrajan as Pattavarayan *Raja as Sukumar * Nagayya as Dharmalingam *Typist Gopu as Victor *Rama Prabha as Parvathi *Sachu as Rita *Aranmula Ponnamma as Shanthavalli * M. Bhanumathi as Mohana *Jayakumari as Kavitha *Baby Sumathi as Dhanasekar's daughter *Devika as Amuthavalli * Muthuraman as Chandran * Thengai ...
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Patham Pasali
''Patham Pasali'' () is a 1970 Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. It is a remake of his own 1969 Telugu film '' Sattekalapu Satteya''. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh and Rajasree. Cast ;Male cast * Gemini Ganesan * Nagesh * S. A. Ashokan ;Female cast * Rajasree * Manimala * Vijaya Lalitha * Sachu * Jayakumari * C. Vasantha Production ''Patham Pasali'' was directed by K. Balachander, and a remake of his own Telugu film '' Sattekalapu Satteya'' (1969). It was produced by Alangudi Somu Alangudi Somu (12 December 1932 − 6 June 1997) was an Indian Tamil film lyricist who wrote many popular songs in several films. He was active in the field from 1960 till late 1990s. About Alangudi Somu born on 12 December 1932 in Alangudi vil ... under Alangudi Movies. Cinematography was handled by Nemai Ghosh, and editing by N. R. Kittu. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar, while the lyrics were written by Alangudi Som ...
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Thirumalai Thenkumari
''Thirumalai Thenkumari'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language road film written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan. Inspired by the 1969 film ''If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium'', it features an ensemble cast consisting of Sivakumar, Kumari Padmini, Rama Prabha, Shylashri, Manorama, Sirkazhi Govindarajan and Suruli Rajan. The film focuses on a group of passengers who embark on a pilgrimage across South India. It was commercially successful, and won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Plot Ten to twelve families from different walks of life, different age groups and different languages unite for a pilgrimage, beginning with Tirupati and going as far as Kanyakumari. Cast ;Actors * Sivakumar as Sekhar * Sirkazhi Govindarajan as Siva Chidambara Bhagvathar * Suruli Rajan as Mannaru * K. D. Santhanam as Chokkalingam * Typist Gopu as Velu * Gopalakrishnan as Prohit * Master Prabhakar as Ramani *A. K. Veerasami * A. Sasikumar as Mohan * Chandran Babu as Kumar * Haranath ;Act ...
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Thirudan
''Thirudan'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, K. Balaji and Vijayalalitha. It is a remake of the Telugu language, Telugu film ''Adrushtavanthulu'' (1969), and was released on 10 October 1969. The film became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Raju * K. R. Vijaya as Radha *Vijaya Lalitha as Chithra * K. Balaji as Jagannath *Major Sundarrajan as Inspector Ragunath *S. V. Ramadas as Vasudevan *Nagesh as Ranga *Pushpamala *M. S. Sundari Bai as Dhanalakshmi *C. K. Saraswathi as Paravatham *Ganthimathi (Guest Role) *Typist Gopu (Guest Role) *Baby Rani as Lakshmi *Sumathi (actress), Baby Sumathi (Guest Role) *Harikrishnan as the Jailer *Sasikumar (actor, born 1944), Sasikumar as a dancer *A. Sakunthala, C.I.D Sakunthala as a dancer Production ''Thirudan'', a remake of the Telugu language, Telugu film ''Adrushtavanthulu'' (1969), ...
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Ponnu Mappillai
Ponnu Mapillai () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. Ramanathan. The film stars Jaishankar and Kanchana. Plot Cast * Jaishankar as Ramesh * Kanchana as Bhuvana Ramesh * Nagesh as Sedhu *P. S. Veerappa as Dharma prakash *A. Veerappan as Madhu * V. K. Ramasamy as Ekambaram * Manorama as Saraswathi uest Appearance* C. L. Anandan as Dharma prakash's henchman * A. Karunanidhi as Thazhamuthu *Pakoda Kadhar as Krishna * B. V. Radha as Mad girl * Renuka as Owner's daughter *Typist Gopu as Thazhamuthu's sidekick *Usilai Mani as Train passenger *Baby Rani *Tambaram Lalitha as Kannamma *Kambar Jayaraman as Neighbor * S. Rama Rao as Thangamuthu * K. Vijayan as Inspector * Angamuthu as Hamsavalli Soundtrack Music composed by Vedha. Lyrics were written by Kannadasan & Thanjai Vanan. Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, A. L. Raghavan, P. Susheela & L. R. Eswari. Reception ''The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian da ...
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Vaa Raja Vaa
''Vaa Raja Vaa'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language children's film written, directed and produced by A. P. Nagarajan for CNV Productions. The film features an ensemble cast including Master Prabhakar, Baby Sumathi, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, V. S. Raghavan, K. D. Santhanam and Suruli Rajan. It was released on 6 December 1969 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Balaraju Katha'' (1970), with Prabhakar reprising his role. Plot Raja is a 10-year-old tourist guide in Mahabalipuram. An elder sculptor has a small rock sculpture tablet on which are engraved adages. Raja enters a discussion with him, wondering if those pearls of wisdom still hold relevance. The sculptor tells him that those sayings are eternal and immortal. Unconvinced, Raja sets out to find the truth for himself. Ultimately, he realises that all those sayings are still valid. Cast * Master Prabhakar as Raja * Baby Sumathi as Raja's sister *Sirkazhi Govindarajan as a police officer disg ...
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Soappu Seeppu Kannadi
''Soaappu Seeppu Kannadi'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language comedy film starring Nagesh and Vijaya Nirmala. It is produced by Karthikeya Films and directed by Thirumalai–Mahalingam. The film was released on 15 March 1968. Plot Madhusudhanan, the eldest son of a rich respectable family, is compelled by his family members to get married. Unwilling to marry before getting an employment on his own, even though he does not require it due to his family background, he leaves his home to escape from the marriage torture. He gets into a train without a ticket and gets caught by a ticket checker. Along with him, another boy Sadha who is also from a rich family gets caught for the same reason and both are thrown off of the train. Both roam around the city until they rescue a man from drowning in the river while fishing. In return, he offers a salesman job to Madhu and driver job to Sadha in his cosmetic company. Madhu performs his best to achieve a target of per day. One of the man s ...
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Kallum Kaniyagum
''Kallum Kaniyagum'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by T. M. Soundararajan and A. L. Raghavan. The film stars T. M. Soundararajan, Rajasree, A. L. Raghavan and M. N. Rajam. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. Cast *T. M. Soundararajan *Rajasree *A. L. Raghavan * M. N. Rajam *Nagesh *Sachu *Kallapart Natarajan *Typist Gopu *Friend Ramasamy *Master Prabhakar *Kanagaraj *Mohan *Sethupathi *Usilaimani *Rajeswari *S. N. Lakshmi *Chandra *Sarala *Baby Raji *Vijayakumari in guest appearance *S. V. Sahasranamam in guest appearance 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 actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as ''Mellisai Mannar''. He compose .... References External links

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Kadhal Vaaganam
''Kadhal Vaaganam'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. A. Thirumugam. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, J. Jayalalithaa and S. A. Ashokan. It was released on 21 October 1968, Diwali day. Plot Between Kuala Lumpur and Madras, a caravan becomes the stake of greed. Cast ;Male cast * M. G. Ramachandran as Sundharam * Nagesh as Chellappin * R. S. Manohar as Kala's husband * S. A. Ashokan as Marimuthu * Major Sundarrajan as Pandjachalam * O. A. K. Thevar as The chief * Typist Gopu as * Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar as a goon ;Female cast * J. Jayalalithaa as Vanidha * Vijaya Lalitha as Fancy * Manorama as Kokila * C. K. Saraswathi as Mangalam * Seethalakshmi as Kala's mother * Chandrakantha (Guest-star) * R Vasanthkumar as Family Doctor Production Ramachandran dressed in drag for filming the song "Enna Man Ponnu Naan". His costume was designed by M. A. Muthu. Soundtrack The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkadachalam M ...
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