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Usharani
Usharani (29 May 1958 – 20 June 2020) was an Indian actress who acted mainly in Malayalam films. Personal life Usharani married Malayalam movie director N. Sankaran Nair in 1977. Filmography Tamil * Thirumalai Thenkumari (1970) * Kalam Vellum (1970) as Dhanam * Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971) * Jakkamma (1972) as Valli * Shakthi Leelai (1972) as Saraswathi * Pattikaattu Ponnaiya (1973) as Kaveri * Arangetram (1973) * Gumasthavin Magal (1974) as Vimala * Kanmani Raja (1974) as Kanchana * Unnai Suttrum Ulagam (1977) as Rekha * Odi Vilayadu Thatha (1977) as Savitri * Ennai Pol Oruvan (1978) * Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979) * Neram Vandhachu (1982) * Sivantha Kangal (1982) * Mullillatha Roja (1982) * Naalu Perukku Nandri (1983) * Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari (1995) * Valli Vara Pora (1995) * Mannava (1997) as Praveen's mother * Harikrishnans (1998) * Raajjiyam (2002) as Janaki's mother Hindi * Sabash Ganga Ram Telugu * Aalu Magalu (1977) as Radha * Nija Roopalu (1974) * Bul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gumasthavin Magal
''Gumasthavin Magal'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. P. Nagarajan, starring Sivakumar and Aarathi. Kamal Haasan appears as a villain in the film and then finally changes into a good man. The film is an adaptation of the play of the same name, previously filmed in Tamil as ''Gumasthavin Penn'' in 1941. Plot Seetha and Sarasa are sisters. Their father Ramaswami who works as a clerk under a rich philanderer Mani. Mani is married to Vimala. Ramu another rich man in the village. Ramu's mother wishes to get him married to Seetha. But Ramu refuses, and the desperate father gets her married to a doddering old man. The poor woman becomes a widow even before the wedding ceremony is over. Mani gave cash to Seetha and asked her to stay with him, but Seetha rejected and commits suicide. Ramu feels he is responsible for her tragic end, and comes forward to arrange Sarasa's marriage. When the bridegroom and his family walk out over an argument over dowry, Ramu ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puthiya Vaarpugal
''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written, produced and directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars K. Bhagyaraj and Rati Agnihotri, with G. Srinivasan, Goundamani, K. K. Soundar and Usharani in supporting roles. It revolves around a school teacher who falls in love with a woman in his village, their relationship is threatened by the village head. ''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' is the acting debut of Agnihotri, and also marked the first film for Bhagyaraj as a lead actor. The film was released on 14 April 1979, and won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Second Best Film and Best Dialogue Writer (Bhagyaraj). It was remade in Telugu as ''Kotha Jeevithalu'' (1981) by the same director. Plot Shanmugamani comes to a village as a school teacher. Around the same time, another woman comes there as a social activist. Both work hard to establish themselves. They meet occasionally and exchange pleasantries and books as they are educated, and share c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neram Vandhachu
''Neram Vandhachu'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by M. Vellaisamy. The film stars Karthik and Radha. The film, had musical score by Shankar–Ganesh. Plot Major Kuppusamy, is a wealthy millionaire, but a widower. He is very strict with his daughter Radha (Radha) and makes her live a military- like lifestyle (getting up very early in the morning, being punctual in every small thing etc.) She isn't allowed even to venture out of their bungalow. However, one day Kuppusamy announces Radha's wedding with Ravi (Thiagarajan), who is, unbeknownst to him, a criminal. Disheartened, Radha runs away from home. She hides in a small house to escape from those pursuing her. The house happens to be that of a quirky, hapless journalist, Raja ( Karthik). Radha, in the pretense if being an orphan, requests him to give her shelter. A reluctant Raja is initially hesitant, but eventually falls in love with her. He goes to Veeraiah (Karate R. V. T. Mani), a Karate master, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanmadam
''Kanmadam'' () is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language drama film, written and directed by A. K. Lohithadas. It stars Mohanlal, Manju Warrier and Lal (actor), Lal while K. P. A. C. Lalitha and Siddique (actor), Siddique appears in guest roles. The songs were composed by Raveendran, while S. P. Venkatesh composed the background score, Ramachandra Babu was the cinematographer and A. Sreekar Prasad was the editor. The film was produced and distributed by Pranavam Arts International, Pranavams International. ''Kanmadam'' was released on 14 April 1998 on Vishu. The film received critical acclaim and was a commercial success at the box office. It completed 100 days run in theatres. Plot A thug-turned-cab driver, Vishwanathan (Mohanlal), lives in Mumbai next to his friend Johnny (Lal (actor), Lal), a pimp who supplies unassuming women as prostitutes to a brothel. One day, while he and Johnny are driving in a cab, a man (Siddique (actor), Siddique) enters the cab and holds Vishwam at gunp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thenkasipattanam
''Thenkasipattanam'' () is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film written and directed by Rafi Mecartin, produced by Lal, and starring Suresh Gopi, Lal and Dileep as male leads and Samyuktha Varma, Geethu Mohandas and Kavya Madhavan as female leads with Salim Kumar and Spadikam George in supporting roles. Synopsis Kannan (Suresh Gopi ) and Dassan (Lal) are owners of the market in their village in Thenkasi Pattinam. They become the famous rowdies under the guidance of their godfather (Vinu Chakravarthy). Dassan has a sister called Devootty (Kavya Madhavan) who is the educated girl and wants to get rid of their rudeness from their behaviour. Shatrugnan (shortened as Shathru) (Dileep) who later joined as the manager of the KD & Co who is regularly beaten by them due to his stupidity. Soon later it is revealed that Shathru is in love with their sister, but she is not interested in him. He joins Kannan's and Dasan's firm KD & Company as the manager in an attempt to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samaantharangal
''Samaantharangal'' ( ml, സമാന്തരങ്ങള്, en, Parallelism) is a 1998 Malayalam cinema, Malayalam drama film written and directed by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Menon himself along with Maathu(actress), Maathu, Renuka (actress), Renuka and Sukumari in supporting roles. The film depicts the clash between father and son and won several awards including two National Film Awards at 45th National Film Awards. Balachandra Menon portrayed the role of station master father and was acclaimed for his performance. The film is noted for Menon who managed nine departments for the film; producer, director, story, screenplay, dialogues, actor, editor, music and distribution with also winning the National Film Award for Best Actor. Plot Ismail is a Station master of Meenakshipuram, a small town located on the borders of Kerala. He is accompanied by his family consisting of an aged ailing mother, a wife, two daughters, three sons and a grandson. Ayshumma, Ismai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raajjiyam
''Raajjiyam'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action film directed and produced by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Vijayakanth, Dileep, Shamita Shetty and Priyanka Trivedi. The music was composed by Bharathwaj. The film was released on 12 April 2002, it received mixed reviews and became a commercial failure. The film marked the debut of Malayalam actor Dileep in Tamil cinema. Plot Karthikeyan runs a Central Government-authorized Secret Service agency called "Jothi Security Force" under the guise of an organization that helps people arriving in Chennai. He leads a happy life with his wife Geetha, daughter Pooja, and younger brother Surya, a mute. Surya falls in love with Anuradha, a woman that Karthikeyan brings home from the railway station, but her past forces her to reject his romance. When the governor's daughter-in-law dies, Karthikeyan finds out that it was a murder and arrests the governor's son Kiran Kumar. Though the governor congratulates Karthikeyan and appoints him as hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oro Viliyum Kathorthu
''Oro Viliyum Kathorthu'' is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by V. M. Vinu and produced by Premkumar Marath. The film stars Mukesh, Suma, Sukumari, Kalabhavan Mani and Adoor Bhavani in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Berny-Ignatius. This was Suma’s third and final Malayalam film as an actress. Cast *Mukesh as Sreedharan * Suma Kanakala as Subhadra * Sukumari as Kalyani *Adoor Bhavani as Lakshmi *Kuthiravattam Pappu as Achuthan *Kalabhavan Mani as Varunni *Kalabhavan Narayanankutty as Jacky Vasu * Biju Menon as Kesavan Kutty *Mamukkoya as Kunjunni Nair * N. F. Varghese as Iyyancheri Padmanabhan Nair *Ponnamma Babu as Karthyayani *Santha Devi as Oppol *Shivaji Guruvayoor *T. P. Madhavan as Judge *Usharani as Janaki * Usha as Snehalatha *Priyanka as Vasanthi *Trichur Elsi *Ramadevi as Doctor Soundtrack The music was composed by Berny-Ignatius with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery Girish Puthenchery (1961–2010) was a noted Malayalam Lyricist, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitler (1996 Film)
''Hitler'' is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Siddique, produced by Ousepachan Valakuzhy and Lal under the banner of Ousepachan Movie House. It stars Mammootty in the title role with Mukesh, Shobhana, Sai Kumar, Jagadish, and Vani Viswanath in supporting roles. The story centers around the life of Madhavankutty (Mammootty), locally known as 'Hitler' due to his tough character, domineering personality and his uncontrolled rage at the youngsters of the area, for stalking his five young sisters. The film features original songs composed by S. P. Venkatesh. ''Hitler'' became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year 1996, and completed more than 300 days theatrical run. The film broke the collection record of Mammootty-starrer '' The King'' that was released the previous year. Plot The movie speaks about the life of Madhavankutty, a rich man locally known as "Hitler" due to his tough character, domineering personality and his unco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchanam
''Kanchanam'' is a 1996 Indian Malayalam film directed by TN Vasanth Kumar and starring Manoj K Jayan and Srividya in the lead roles.http://www.malayalamcinema.com/userreview_kanchanam-.htm Cast * Srividya as Arundhathi Devi * Manoj K Jayan as James Antony * Thilakan as Jose * Madhupal as Siddhu * Prathapachandran as Adv Swami * Harishree Ashokan as Easho * Jose Pallissery as Pattar * NF Varghese as Prof Ravi * Narendra Prasad as Billiards Menon * Vinduja Menon as Anu *Usharani as Muthassi *Mafia Sasi as Minister's driver *Charuhasan as Minister *Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Leader *Kanakalatha as Prof Ravi's wife *Sadiq as SP John Scaria *Kanya Bharathi Sri Kanya, Kanya Bharathi and mononymously known as Kanya, is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam and Tamil television soap operas. She made her debut with Ente Sooryaputhrikku and later went on to act in several Malayalam film ... as Meera *Ragini as Khusboo References External links * 1996 films 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathram
''Pathram'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language political thriller film written by Renji Panicker and directed by Joshi, starring Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Murali, N. F. Varghese, Biju Menon, Abhirami. Plot Nandagopal, an associate editor with one of the leading newspapers ''Kerala Reshmi'', is an aggressive and daring journalist who enjoys a reputation among the media circle, and is the son of Venugopal, an iconic journalist who was killed by the textile mafia for being a staunch supporter of trade unions. In Kochi, Nandan meets Shekaran, an old naxalite and his father's friend, who is running ''Jagratha'', a newspaper which is feared by the hypocritical political class. Shekaran's outspoken and belligerent nature had earned him more enemies than friends, and is constantly fighting Vishwanathan, an estranged ideological disciple of Shekaran who rules the city with his money and power. Vishwanathan holds a large share in ''Kerala Reshmi'' (acquired through deceit) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |