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U. R. Jeevarathnam
Unjalur Ramayamma Jeevaratnam was an Indian actress, singer, producer and playback singer. Most of her works are in Telugu and Tamil languages. Early life Born in Unjalur, Erode, Madras Presidency in British India to Subramaniam and Kunjammaal. She was very much interested in music right from the time of her school days and could sing very well also. K. S. Angamuthu, a very popular comedian of that time helped her to join the Krishna Drama Company at the age of 9. She had tutelage of carnatic music from Kailasa Bhagavathar and Kunnakkudi Venkatrama Iyer. She used to watch the acting style of everyone with attention. Career When Salem Modern Theatres was founded, she joined as an artiste. She made her debut through the Modern Theatres maiden film Sathi Ahalya in 1937 at the age of ten. She appeared as a celestial lady from the heaven. She appeared in other films till 1941 when was offered a main role in Bhaktha Gowri. She was a good singer and the song 'Theruvil varaandi' was a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unjalur
Unjalur is a panchayat town situated in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Unjalur is located about from district headquarters Erode and from Kodumudi, which is known for the Mahudeswarar, Veera Narayana Perumal and Brama Deva temple. The town is located on the banks of the river Kaveri and connected by road and rail. Demographics According to the India population census 2011, Unjalur Town Panchayat has population of 2,482 with 1,235 males and 1,247 females. Literacy rate of Unjalur city is 80.77% higher than state average of 80.09%. Female Sex Ratio is of 1010 against state average of 996. In Unjalur, Male literacy is around 90.37% while female literacy rate is 71.54%. Economy *Agriculture is the mainstay with rice, sugarcane and turmeric being the major crops cultivated in the region. Places of interest Kaveri river banks Unjalur is known for its proximity to the river Kaveri. Two river-banks provide picture-perfect settings for visitors. A canal for irr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Yogam
''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested from the Rigveda, where a ' is a ruler, see for example the ', the "Battle of Ten Kings". Raja-ruled Indian states While most of the Indian salute states (those granted a gun salute by the British Crown) were ruled by a Maharaja (or variation; some promoted from an earlier Raja- or equivalent style), even exclusively from 13 guns up, a number had Rajas: ; Hereditary salutes of 11-guns : * the Raja of Pindrawal * the Raja of Morni * the Raja of Rajouri * the Raja of Ali Rajpur * the Raja of Bilaspur * the Raja of Chamba * the Raja of Faridkot * the Raja of Jhabua * the Raja of Mandi * the Raja of Manipur * the Raja of Narsinghgarh * the Raja of Pudukkottai * the Raja of Rajgarh * the Raja of Sangli * the Raja of Sailana * the Raja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakshiraja Films
{{Use Indian English, date=February 2018 Pakshiraja Films was an Indian Movie production company based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.It was owned and operated by Film Director S. M. Sriramulu Naidu.From 1937 to 1945 the company released movies from Central Studios, but later from 1945 the company had its own Movie studio under the name Pakshiraja Studios. See also * Central Studios * Pakshiraja Studios Pakshiraja Studios was a motion picture movie studio in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, established by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu in 1945. The studio predominantly produced movies in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam languages, also having ma ... References Baker-turned filmmaker - The Hindu article Film production companies of Tamil Nadu Companies based in Coimbatore Film production companies based in Coimbatore Indian companies established in 1937 Mass media companies established in 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagathalaprathapan (1944 Film)
''Jagathalapratapan'' is a 1944 Indian Tamil-language film starring P. U. Chinnappa and M. S. Sarojini. A film adaptation of a folk tale "12 Minister's Tale", the film also features P. B. Rangachari, M. R. Santhanalakshmi and N. S. Krishnan playing supporting roles. The film revolves around the theme of a prince who through his talents wins over several girls and marries them. The film was released on 13 April 1944 and became a box-office success and established Chinnappa as one of the top stars in Tamil cinema. Plot Jagathalapratapan is a prince who is to be punished from his kingdom for expressing his desire for four celestial maidens: Indrani, Nagakumari, Agnikumari and Varunakumari. However, he escapes punishment and roams in disguise in the company of a friend when he meets a damsel who is Indirakumari in disguise. He marries her and settles down in a kingdom whose king falls in love with his wife and sends the prince away to Nagaloka in order to covet her. Jagathalapr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poompaavai
''Poompavai'' () is a 1944 Indian Tamil-language film directed by T. Balaji Singh and the duo Krishnan–Panju in the latter's directorial debut. Produced under the banner of Leo Films, it features K. R. Ramaswamy, U. R. Jeevarathnam, K. Sarangapani, K. R. Chellam and S. V. Sahasranamam. The film was released in August 1944 and became a success. Plot Poompavai is the daughter of Sivanesan Chettiar, a jeweller based in Mylai. Her cruel stepmother Ponnammal despises her and plots against her. Poompavai devotes herself to worshipping the Hindu god Shiva. One day, Shiva appears before her father in the guise of a ''sadhu'', and gives him a ruby, which he decides to embed in a crown that the chieftain of Mylai has ordered him to make. But to his dismay, Sivanesan realises that his daughter has already given the ruby to a ''sadhu'' seeking alms. The chieftain refuses to believe this, and banishes Sivanesan and his family. The banished family meet Thirugnanar Sambandar, a saint to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devakanya
''Devakanya'' is a 1943 Indian Tamil language Hindu mythological film directed by R. Padmanaban. The film stars C. Honnappa Bhagavathar and U. R. Jeevarathnam. Plot The daughter of a king wants to learn some fine arts. The king arranges a young man who is the son of a palace courtier, to teach music to her. The young man and the princess fall in love and elope. They go to a forest and live there. One day an angel from heaven descends to earth and offers a magical fruit to the young man. Then she makes him also an angel and creates a heavenly place for him. The young man goes away with that angel. The abandoned princess goes in search of her husband and joins a group of street gymnasts. But she dies in an accident. Her body is abandoned. The young man sees the body and remembers his wife. With the help of the magic fruit, he brings her back to life. The angel blesses them. Cast The list is adapted from the song book ;Male cast * C. Honnappa Bhagavathar as Umapathi * T. R. Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honnappa Bhagavathar
Chowdasandra Honnappa Bhagavathar (14 January 1915 – 2 October 1992; kn, ಹೊನ್ನಪ್ಪ ಭಾಗವತರು) was an Indian theatre and film actor, producer, musician and singer. He was best known as a singer and as one of the pioneers of Kannada cinema. He was also active in Tamil cinema. His son Bharath was also an actor who worked in Kannada films and serials. Early life He was born in 1915 at Chowdasandra, Nelamangala to Chikkalingappa and Kallamma. He weaved for a living. At age 5 he lost his father and grew up listening to his mother's Bhajans and music. He moved to Bangalore for work, learn classical music, accidentally he met his guru Sambandha Murthy Bhagavathar (Hari katha vidwan in three south Indian languages & also classical musician) in a relative's marriage function and became his disciple for learning classical music. He first became a pupil of his relative Murthy, then a pupil of Pump organ, harmonium player Arunachalappa. Honappa staged a play in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arundhathi (1943 Film) , 2019 Tamil-language supernatural television drama
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Arundhati may refer to: * Arundhati (Hinduism), the Hindu goddess of the sky, stars and night time * Arundhati (given name) * Arundhati (actress) (born 1990), Indian film actress and model * ''Arundhati'' (epic), a 1994 Hindi epic poem * ''Arundhati'' (1967 film), a Oriya film directed by Prafulla Sengupta * ''Arundhati'' (2009 film), a Telugu film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna * ''Arundhati'' (2011 TV series), a Marathi TV series produced by Balaji Telefilms * ''Arundhati'' (2014 film), an Indian Bengali horror thriller film * ''Arundhati'' (2016 TV series), a 2016-2017 Tamil-language mystery soap opera * Arundhathi (TV series) Arundhathi was a 2019 Tamil-language supernatural television drama that aired on Sun TV. It premiered on 13 May 2019 and ended on 9 November 2019. Subalakshmi Rangan, Darshak Gowda and Nikitha Rajesh play leading roles in the series. Synop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jupiter Pictures
Jupiter Pictures ( ta, ஜுபிடர் பிக்ச்சர்ஸ்) was an Indian feature film production company founded in Coimbatore in 1934 by M. Somasundaram (popularly known as "Jupiter Somu") and S.K. Mohideen. Jupiter Pictures was a major production house with 46 releases with 36 films released in Tamil, 5 in Telugu, 2 each in Kannada and Hindi and one joint release in Tamil and Telugu. In the late 40s and early 50s, they operated out of Central Studios in Coimbatore. Following the closure of the studio, they relocated to Chennai and took over Neptune Studio in Adayar which would later become Sathya Studios. In Chennai, the Jupiter Pictures office operated from a leased historic and palatial building in Mylapore known as "Mangala Vilas". A. S. A. Sami directed most of his films with Jupiter Pictures. In Chennai during the 50s and 60s, Jupiter produced many successful films, such as "Manohara" (1954, directed by L.V. Prasad), "Karpukkarasi" (1957, A. S. A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannagi (film)
''Kannagi'' is a 1942 Indian Tamil-language epic film directed by R.S Mani based on one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature, ''Cilappatikaram''. This is the first Tamil film based on the epic. The second film, ''Poompuhar'', was released later in 1964. Plot R.S. Mani directs this mythological fantasy based on the first century A.D. Tamil Jain saga Silapadhigaaram. The film centers on Kovalan (P.U. Chinnappa), who is married to the faithful Kannagi (P. Kannamba). Later, Kovalan falls for the beautiful, dissolute dancer Madhavi (N.S. Saroja), who leads him to ruin. Kannagi comes in at the last moment and saves him from almost certain debauchery. She also offers to sell her golden anklet to restore the household's depleted funds. Unfortunately, the artistry and value of the object leads the king of a neighbouring land to accuse Kovalan of theft and sentence him to the chopping block. Once again, Kannagi comes in at the last moment and proves to the king and the queen that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhaktha Gowri
''Bhaktha Gowri'' (alt. Bhaktha Gauri) is a 1941 Indian Tamil language film directed by S. Notani. The film featured S. D. Subbaiah and U. R. Jeevarathinam in the lead roles. Plot Lord Shiva blesses the Saivaite couple (K. K. Perumal and P. A. Rajamani) with a girl child (U. R. Jeevarathinam). The girl falls in love with a Vaishnavaite boy (S. D. Subbaiah). The boy's mother (Paramakudi S. Sivabhaghyam) opposes their love as the girl is a Saivaite. After much trials and tribulations the boy and girl are married with Lord Shiva's blessings who shows to the world that Shiva and Vishnu are one and the same. Cast The list is adapted from The Hindu review article. ;Male cast *S. D. Subbaiah *K. K. Perumal *C. V. V. Panthulu *Kali N. Rathnam *M. R. Swaminathan *T. S. Durairaj *L. Narayana Rao ;Female cast *U. R. Jeevarathinam *P. A. Rajamani *C. T. Rajakantham *P. S. Sivabhaghyam Production The film was produced by T. R. Sundaram under his own banner Modern Theatres and was directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serukalathur Sama
Swaminathan Vaidyanathan (26 June 1904—11 January 1963), known by his stage name Serukulathur Sama, was an Indian stage and film actor who was primarily known for playing the role of the Hindu god Krishna in Tamil language Hindu mythological films of the 1930s and 1940s. Early life Born in the village Serukalathur in Thiruvarur district to Mirasudar (Manager of own farm) Vaidyanadhaiyer, his birth name was Swaminathan. When he was 5 years old his mother died and the father remarried. So Swaminathan went to live with his uncle in Thanjavur. He learned Carnatic music along with academic studies. After passing the S. S. L. C. examination, he married and begot 3 children. He went to Madras in search of employment. There he worked as a clerk for 2 months in the office of the Indian National Congress Party and then for 10 years in the Cosmopolitan Club. Film career He was a handsome person and had the ability to sing in bass voice. While he was working in the Cosmopolitan club he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
