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Usilai Mani
Usilai Mani (உசிலை மணி) was an Indian film actor. He worked predominantly in Tamil movie industry. He has acted over 1000 films and stage plays. His popular movies include ''Enga ooru Kavalkaran'' and '' Ayul Kaithi''. His dialogue ''பேஷ்... பேஷ்... ரொம்ப நன்னாயிருக்கு!'' for Narasu's Coffee were famous in the 1980s and 1990s. Early life His birth name is Subramaniyan Iyer. He was born in Usilampatti,Madurai, Thirunelveli to parents Krishnan Iyer–Subbulakshmi. Usilmani became famous as Usili, shortening the name of his town. Film career In addition to Tamil, he has acted in Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He acted as a comedian through four generations, starting from MGR and Sivaji to heroes like Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Vijayakanth, Mohan. Death In 1993 he suffered diabetes. His legs were removed, leading him to stop acting. On 14.5.1996 he died at age 62. He had a wife, a son and a daught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usilampatti
Usilampatti () is a town and a second grade municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is also a designated taluk and revenue division. Location Usilampatti town lies 37 km south west of Theni town and 32 km west of Madurai city on the National Highway 49 (India, old numbering), NH 49 road. The town has a population of 30601 as per the 2001 census. Physical feature is the Madurai–Bodinayakkanur meter gauge railway line, which runs parallel to the Madurai–Usilampatti road, bifurcating the developed area of the town. The lands which lies in between railway line and Peraiyur road and Battalakundu road, are mostly of wet lands which restrict the development of the town in the southern direction. Hence, the town is likely to expand along both sides of Peraiyur roads and Madurai roads only. Madurai road has been elevated as NH 49 (Extension) (Rameswaram to Kochi) passing through this town is an important feature of the town. Usilampatti is located at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadhu Mirandal
''Sadhu Mirandal'' () is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by the duo Thirumalai–Mahalingam. It was produced by A. Bhimsingh, who also wrote the screenplay based on a real incident about a man being murdered for money by two friends in a moving car. The film stars Nagesh and T. R. Ramachandran. Released on 14 April 1966, it became a critical and commercial success, and was later remade in Hindi as ''Sadhu Aur Shaitaan'' (1969). Plot Cast * Nagesh as the taxi driver * T. R. Ramachandran as Pasupathy * O. A. K. Thevar as Narasimhan * Manorama as Karpagam * Kalpana as Kalpana * Kutty Padmini as the bank manager's daughter * Master Prabhakar as the bank manager's son Production On 13 November 1958 in Madras (now Chennai), Suryanarayana, a bank official, was murdered for money by his friend Narayana Swamy and associates Vijayakumar and Joginder, while travelling via Narayana Swamy's car after taking a large sum of cash from his bank's head office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maattukara Velan
''Mattukkara Velan'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Pa. Neelakandhan. It is a remake of the 1966 Kannada film ''Emme Thammanna''. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa and Lakshmi, while S. A. Ashokan was the villain. It was released on 14 January 1970, and ran for 100 days in 16 theatres. Plot Velan is an innocent villager whose livelihood is rearing cattle and looks God in them. Nagalingham municipal chairman is crooked and cruel, performs many atrocities in the town also involved in anti-social and illegal activities. He has an arrogant daughter Kamala and a good-nurtured son Sundharam. Sundaram always teases and revolts against his father for his evil deeds. Once Velan's cows obstruct Kamala's way, she beats the cattle when Velan becomes furious and beats her in turn but becomes frightened when he learns that Kamala is chairman's daughter. Nagalingham sends his men to kill Velan but Sundharam rescues him and changes his attire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaaval Dheivam
''Kaaval Dheivam'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by K. Vijayan and produced by S. V. Subbaiah. An adaptation of the novel ''Kai Vilangu'' by Jayakanthan, the film stars Sivakumar, Sowcar Janaki, Lakshmi and Nagesh in lead roles while Sivaji Ganesan makes a special appearance. The film was a moderate success at box-office. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Devara Mane'' (1985). Plot Aanaikundram Jail. Superintendent K. Raghavan is a man of integrity and humaneness who views the 500 inmates as 500 books that need to be perused. He stays with his wife Alamu in the bungalow adjoining the penitentiary, and the childless couple treats the prisoners with compassion and love, for they look upon the inmates as the children they never had. Chamundi who is serving a life sentence for killing one of the 2 villains who had fatally molested his teenage daughter Sivakami. In the nearby Allikkulam village lives Manickam- an honest, hardworking youth who is the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragasiya Police 115
''Ragasiya Police 115'' () is a 1968 Tamil-language spy film, directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and J. Jayalalithaa, supported by M. N. Nambiar, S. A. Ashokan and Nagesh. It was released on 11 January 1968, and ran for 100 days in theatres, becoming hit at the box office. Plot Upon his return from a particularly dangerous but successful mission abroad, Ramu, the secret agent 115 of Intelligence Bureau witnesses striking revelations about the reselling of classified information. Ramu suspects a rich family was involved in the crime. Ramu is sent to spy on the family, which is led by Dhanapal Mudaliar and his son Nambirajan. Ramu leaves his hotel room, thwarting the "welcoming committee" which waits for him. At another location, a mother and daughter are seen comforting each other. They were Ramu's family, including his younger sister Parvathi and their blind mother. Parvathi is worried about Ramu, but given her mother's plight, she could n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andru Kanda Mugam
''Andru Kanda Mugam'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language thriller film, directed and produced by G. Ramakrishnan. Music was by K. V. Mahadevan. The film stars Ravichandran and Jayalalithaa, with S. A. Ashokan, Nagesh, Manorama, V. K. Ramasamy and Major Sundarrajan in supporting roles. It was released on 15 January 1968. Plot Cast * Ravichandran as Rajendran * Jayalalithaa as Kanchana * S. A. Ashokan as Advocate Aathmanathan * Nagesh as Subbusami * Manorama as Devi * V. K. Ramasamy as Somasundaram * Major Sundarrajan as Selvanayagam * C. R. Parthiban * Suruli Rajan as Head Constable * Gemini Balu as Prabhakaran * S. Rama Rao as Neelakanta Sasthri * Usilai Mani as Kanchana's paternal uncle * S. Paravathi as Kanchana's aunt * K. R. Indira Devi * Justin * Viswanathan Soundtrack Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan. Reception ''Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naalum Therindhavan
''Naalum Therindhavan'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language comedy film co-produced, co-edited and directed by C. P. Jambulingam and written by Guhanathan. The film stars Ravichandran and Kanchana. It was released on 12 December 1968. Plot Cast * Ravichandran * Kanchana *Nagesh *R. S. Manohar * V. K. Ramasamy * S. A. Ashokan *M. R. R. Vasu * Anjali Devi *Pandari Bai * Renu * Vijaysri Production ''Naalum Therindhavan'' was directed by C. P. Jambulingam using the diminutive "Jambu". He co-produced the film with K. V. Kamalanabham and K. T. S. Karuppiah under Sri Balaji Combines, and co-edited it with C. P. S. Mani, while Guhanathan wrote the script. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. Release and reception ''Naalum Therindhavan'' was released on 12 December 1968. ''The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeevanaamsam
Jeevanamsam () is a 1968 Indian Tamil language drama film, directed and written by Malliyam Rajagopal. The film is based on his play of the same name. It stars Jaishankar and C. R. Vijayakumari, while A. V. M. Rajan, Pushpalatha, Sivakumar, debutante Lakshmi (as a leading actress) and Nagesh playing pivotal roles. The film, released on 21 October 1968, was successful at the box office. Plot Cast * Jaishankar as Moorthi * Vijayakumari as Lalitha * A. V. M. Rajan as Balu * Pushpalatha as Viji * Nagesh as Advocate Ramanujam * Sowcar Janaki as Janaki * S. V. Subbaiah as Moorthi's uncle * S. V. Sahasranamam as Lalitha & Balu's father * Pandari Bai as Meenakshi, Lalitha & Balu's mother * Sivakumar as Sabapathy * Lakshmi as Lalitha, Moorthi's sister * Veerappan as Janu's husband * Sachu as Janu * A. K. Veerasami as Lalitha's & Balu's grandpa * Sundari Bai as Lalitha & Balu's grandmother *K. Vijayan K. Vijayan was an Indian film director. He predominantly worked in Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannan En Kadhalan
''Kannan En Kadhalan'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. Neelakantan, produced and written by R. M. Veerappan, starring M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa and Vanisri. It was released on 25 April 1968. Plot Kannan is the adopted son of a retired Captain. Sundar is the real son. Mallika is the niece of this rich man, who is engaged, at birth to Sundar. Mallika is secretly in love with Kannan. Malathi lost her father in an accident; she now lives with the widow as her adopted daughter. Malathi and Kannan fall in love as they share good bonding. Kannan and Sunder aren't on good terms. Sundar's behaviour towards Mallika and Malathi is not appropriate. Kannan warns Sundar, but an irritated Sundar kills Kannan and forcefully marries Mallika and Malathi. Years passed, he is blessed with kids and his wives name one son as Kannan. The film ends. Cast * M. G. Ramachandran as Kannan * Jayalalithaa as Maliga * Vanisri as Malathi * R. Muthuraman as The engineer Sunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oli Vilakku
''Oli Vilakku'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced by S. S. Vasan. It is a remake of the Hindi-language film ''Phool Aur Patthar'' (1966). The film stars M. G. Ramachandran (in his 100th film), Jayalalithaa and Sowcar Janaki, with S. A. Ashokan, Manohar, Cho and V. S. Raghavan in supporting roles. It was released on 20 September 1968, and was one of the most successful Tamil films of the year, and became a turning point in Ramachandran's career. Plot Muthu is a career criminal who works for Master Jambu along with his girlfriend Geetha. Who becomes friends with Kadri, another petty thief. Due to his repetitive crimes, the court orders him to stay in a small town for six months. But, two days before his release, he escapes. Master Jambu gives him another job to rob a safe full of gold from the rich. When a plague empties Maanggudi of its inhabitants; Muthu takes the opportunity to burgle a house. He finds nothing except Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanavan
''Kanavan'' ( ) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, with C. R. Vijayakumari, S. A. Ashokan, Cho among others. It was released on 15 August 1968. Plot Vellaiya is falsely accused for murdering cashier Ganapathy. Meanwhile. Rani a wealthy daughter of Chidambara Pillai, who hates marriages wand wants to be freed from humiliated Manogar, who comes to see Rani after Chidambara Pillai invitation. Manogar gets angry and insults Chidambara Pillai on Rani's behaviour. Chidambara Pillai, gets heart-attack and writes a will based on Manager Mani's advise and dies. To inherit, Rani has to marry in urgency. She chooses a person sentenced to death, the good Vellaiya. Vellaiya though reluctant initially, he marries Rani. However, due to twist of incident, Vellaiya acquitted at the last minute, Vellaiya comes to settle down with his beautiful Rani. He has decided well to give her a lesson in the hardness of life. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |