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V. Azhagappan
Vendhampatti Azhagappan is an Indian people, Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil films. He rose to fame after making the romantic drama film ''Aagaya Thamaraigal'' (1985) featuring Suresh (actor), Suresh and Revathi and has continued to make films in a similar genre. Career During his career Azhagappan regularly collaborated with actor Ramarajan, as well as Suresh (actor), Suresh. His final release, ''Poomaname Vaa'' (1999) was produced under the banner of Nalini Cine Arts by Ramarajan's wife Nalini (actress), Nalini Ramarajan. During production, the film was labelled as the actor's 40th film and 11th film as a director, but V. Azhagappan was later given the post. The initial cast included other actors such as Vagai Chandrasekhar, Chandrasekhar, Manorama (Tamil actress), Manorama and Santhana Bharathi, who eventually did not feature. Filmography ;Director References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Azhagappan, V. Living people 20th-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''"The"'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his "Tamil Nadu" press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of '' The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price of the newspaper. Faced with financial difficul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayakanth
Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016. Before entering politics Vijayakanth was a successful actor, producer and director. Vijayakanth is also the current DMDK chairman of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. He is the founder and president, general secretary of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) Political party and served as a Member of Legislative Assembly twice representing the constituency of Virudhachalam and Rishivandiyam respectively. Personal life Vijayakanth was born as Vijayaraj Alagarswami in Madurai on 25 August 1952. his parents are K. N. Alagarswami and Aandal Azhagarswami. He married Premalatha on 31 January 1990 and has two sons named Vijaya Prabhakaran and Shanmuga Pandian, an actor. Acting career Vijayakanth is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shantipriya (actress)
Shanthipriya is an Indian actress who has worked predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She is credited as Nishanthi in Tamil films and Shanthipriya in Telugu and Hindi films. She is the younger sister of actress Bhanupriya. Career Shanthipriya acted in several films, including ''Enga Ooru Pattukaran'' (1988). She was also seen in the TV sci-fi epic '' Aryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yodha'' opposite Mukesh Khanna in 2002. Shanthipriya made her debut with the Akshay Kumar-starrer '' Saugandh''. She has acted with Mithun Chakraborty in movies such as ''Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana'', ''Phool Aur Angaar'' and ''Meherbaan ''Meherbaan'' is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Ravishankar, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ayesha Jhulka, Shantipriya, Anupam Kher and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. The film was a remake of Tamil film '' Naan Pudicha Mappillai''. P ...''. She has acted in ''Hamilton Palace'' along with Mahakshay Chakraborty, son of Mithun. Shanthi Priya to ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetha (actress)
Geetha Kadambee (born 14 July 1962) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. She debuted in the Tamil film ''Bairavi'' (as Rajinikanth's sister). Since then she has acted in over 200 films in all major South Indian languages, and in a few Hindi films. She also appears in South Indian television serials. Geetha has won two Filmfare Awards South and a Karnataka State Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards each. Career Geetha made her film debut with the 1978 Tamil film ''Bairavi'' as the title character in which she played Rajinikanth's sister. She was in her seventh grade when she was cast for the film. She later discontinued her studies to concentrate on her movie career. Her performance as Indira in the 1986 Malayalam film ''Panchagni'' based on the true life story of a Naxalite revolutionary Ajitha was well acclaimed and described by The Hindu as "one of Malayalam cinema's landmark heroines". The same year she had mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (1988 Film)
''En Vazhi Thani Vazhi'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film directed by V. Azhagappan, starring Raghuvaran, supported by Geetha, Nishanthi and S. S. Chandran. The film became more popular after actor Rajinikanth used the punch line ''En Vazhi Thani Vazhi'' in his 1999 film ''Padayappa''. Plot ''En Vazhi Thani Vazhi'' is the story of a person, Advocate Raja who takes on corrupt system. Cast *Raghuvaran – Advocate Raja * Geetha * Nishanthi *S. S. Chandran *Senthil Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose. *"Enga Koottam" – Malaysia Vasudevan Vasudevan (15 June 1944 – 20 February 2011), known as Malaysia Vasudevan, was a Malaysian-Indian playback singer and actor in Tamil cinema. Early life Malaysia Vasudevan's parents were from Palakkad. Chattu Nair of Ottappalam and Amma ... *"Kadhal Paravai" – K. S. Chithra *"Pillai Pookkal" – K. S. Chithra *"Mama Azhagu" – S. P. Sailaja *"Ezhunthal" – Vanitha *"Dhaayam Podu" – S. P. Sailaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran Velayutham (11 December 1958 – 19 March 2008) was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in films made in South India. He has acted in more than 200 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. According to the ''Hindustan Times'', "The actor had carved a niche for himself with his special style and voice modulation." He played the protagonist of a Tamil soap opera, ''Oru Manidhanin Kadhai'', about a well-to-do man who becomes an alcoholic. He received critical acclaim for his role as Father Alphonso in the Malayalam movie '' Daivathinte Vikruthikal'', directed by Lenin Rajendran and based on M. Mukundan's novel of the same name. Raghuvaran's six-song music album, composed and sung by him, were officially released by actor Rajinikanth and the album was received by actress Rohini and Raghuvaran's son Rishi Varan. Personal life He was born as the eldest among four children in 1958 at Kollengode in Palakkad district in Kerala. He was the grandson of Mr. N. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramki
Ramakrishnan, better known by his stage name Ramki, is an Indian actor best known for his work in Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut in ''Chinna Poove Mella Pesu'' (1987). He was a lead actor from 1987 to 2004. He was known for his performances in successful movies such as ''Senthoora Poove'' (1988), '' Maruthu Pandi'' (1990), ''Inaindha Kaigal'' (1990), '' Athma'' (1993), '' Karuppu Roja'' (1996) and '' RX 100'' (2018). He made his comeback in cinema after nine years and returned in a supporting role with the supernatural thriller film ''Masani'' (2013). Career He started as an actor in 1987 with the film, ''Chinna Poove Mella Pesu''. He appeared alongside Prabhu. The film was a commercial success. Ramki appeared in eight films during the year 1988, including ''Senthoora Poove'' where he co-starred with Vijayakanth and his future wife Nirosha. The film ran for over 200 days in theatres and was one of the highest-grossing Tamil films. '' Poovizhi Raja'' and '' Parav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irandil Ondru
''Irandil Ondru'' () is a 1988 Tamil-language film directed by V. Azhagappan, starring Ramki, Nadhiya and Raghuvaran. It was released on 4 March 1988. Plot Cast *Ramki *Nadiya *Raghuvaran * Madhuri *Jaishankar * Rajeev * S. S. Chandran * Senthil Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Release The film was initially denied a certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provision ... for portraying "police force in a bad light". References External links * {{IMDb title, 0319572 1980s Tamil-language films 1988 films Films directed by V. Azhagappan Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramya Krishnan
Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1970), also credited as Ramya Krishna (in the Telugu and Kannada film industries) is an Indian actress. She has appeared in over 260 films in five languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi. Ramya has won four Filmfare Awards, three Nandi Awards and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize. She is known for playing Neelambari in '' Padayappa'' which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. She also won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for the 2009 comedy film '' Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam''. Ramya's portrayal of Sivagami Devi in the '' Baahubali series'' (2015–17) received universal acclaim. Both '' Baahubali: The Beginning'' (2015) and its sequel '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' (2017) are among the highest grossing Indian films. Her performance in the franchise won her several accolades, including two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu (2016 and 2018) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan (actor)
Mohan (born 23 August 1956) is an Indian actor, known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema, and a few Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is also known as "Kokila Mohan" after his debut film '' Kokila'' (1977), and "Mic Mohan" from numerous roles playing singers using microphones. In 1982, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor for his work in '' Payanangal Mudivathillai''. Career Mohan was introduced to the world of theatre by B. V. Karanth, who spotted him at a restaurant. Mohan's first stage play was praised by critics from places like Delhi. Mohan was introduced to the cinema industry through Kannada film industry by Balu Mahendra in his movie '' Kokila'' in 1977 alongside Tamil actor Kamal Haasan. ''Kokila'' was a hit and Mohan was catapulted into the limelight; since release of '' Moodu Pani'' in 1980 he became one of the biggest stars of the Tamil cinema industry. Mohan was called in the industry as the 'silver jubilee hero' in the 1980s for almo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunguma Kodu
''Kunguma Kodu'' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by V. Azhagappan. The film stars Mohan, Nalini, Suresh and Ramya Krishnan . Cast * Mohan *Suresh Suresh is an Indian masculine given name originating in the Sanskrit word ' (compound of ' and '). Its meaning is "Ruler of Gods" and it has been used an epithet for the Hindu gods Indra, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. People named Suresh include: * Su ... * Nalini * Ramya Krishnan * Senthil Soundtrack The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar. Associate Music director was U Vidhyasagar References 1980 films 1988 films 1980s Tamil-language films Films directed by V. Azhagappan {{1980s-Tamil-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amala Akkineni
Amala Akkineni ('' née'' Mukherjee) is an Indian actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, and animal welfare activist. She has predominantly worked in Tamil films, in addition to Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada-language films. She was a leading actress in the Tamil film industry from 1986 to 1992 and has appeared in many blockbusters in Tamil and other languages. She has won two Filmfare Awards South, namely Best Actress – Malayalam for the 1991 film ''Ulladakkam'' and Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for the 2012 film '' Life Is Beautiful''. Amala is the co-founder of Blue Cross of Hyderabad, a non-government organisation (NGO) in Hyderabad, India, which works towards the welfare of animals and preservation of animal rights in India. Early life Amala was born in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata) to a Bengali Indian Navy officer and an Irish mother. Their family soon shifted to Madras (present-day Chennai) where she was brought up. She has a brother. Amala holds a Bachelo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
