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Vijaya Lalitha
Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in '' Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saakshi'' (1967). She is also the aunt of Vijayashanti, Telugu superstar actress turned politician. Early life and background Vijayalalitha is relative to actress Vijayashanti. Vijayashanti is the daughter of Vijayalalitha's elder sister. Vijaya lalitha acted in 860 movies. Career Lalitha starred in many Telugu films in the 1960s and 1970s. She also starred in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and a few Hindi movies, such as ''Sadhu Aur Shaitaan'', '' Rani Mera Naam'' and '' Hathkadi''. She was well known as the "Female James Bond" in the Tamil and Telugu industries and was frequently paired with "South India James Bond" actor Jaishankar in many Tamil movies. Her dance and song sequence "Palinginal Oru Maalikai" from ''Vallavan Oruvan'' is known as an ...
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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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Nil Gavani Kadhali
''Nil Gavani Kaadhali'' is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and written by Chitralaya Gopu. The film stars Jaishankar, Bharathi, Nagesh, Jayanthi and Vijaya Lalitha. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan, and fared well at the box office. Plot A gang of diamond smugglers led by a wily chief ( M. N. Nambiar) is assisted by Babu (Major Sundararajan). His niece Malathy ( Bharathi) meets the CID officer Shankar (Jaishankar) and hands over a packet at an airport lounge to be handed over to her uncle. and her elder sister Radha ( Jayanthi) meets the pal Seetha Raman (Nagesh) and falls in love with him. The two pairs go through several adventures and expose the villains. Cast *Jaishankar as CID Shankar * Bharathi as Malathy *Nagesh as Seetharaman * Jayanthi as Radha *Vijaya Lalitha as Sheela * M. N. Nambiar as gang leader *Major Sundarrajan as Babu *Senthamari *Dhanaraj *Henry Daniel *Varadachari *V. R. Thilakam as Myna *Ma ...
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Chikkadu Dorakadu (1967 Film)
''Chikkadu Dorakadu'' () is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film directed by B. Vittalacharya and produced by Sri Lakshmi Narayana Productions. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Kanta Rao, Jayalalithaa and Krishna Kumari, with music composed by T. V. Raju. The film was remade in Hindi as ''Jay Vejay'' (1977). Plot Once upon a time, there were three kingdoms; Malawa, Pushpapuri, and Panchalapuram, which had together hidden a secret treasure for the welfare of the people at ''Bhuvaseswari Peetam'' and hid their route map in 3 different necklaces. Generations pass; at present, the Malawa King, Dharmapala, does not have children. Taking this as an advantage, his brother-in-law Simhabala wants to grab the throne and forces Dharmapala to adopt his son Prachanda Sena. But God's wish is different; Dharmapala and his wife are blessed with twin boys. Simhabala secretly steals the children, and orders his henchmen to kill them. Due to their loyalty toward the King, the soldiers separa ...
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Bhakta Prahlada (1967 Film)
''Bhakta Prahlada'' () is a 1967 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao based on a script by D. V. Narasa Raju. It stars S. V. Ranga Rao and Anjali Devi. Roja Ramani, in her film debut, plays the title character. ''Bhakta Prahlada'' is produced on the AVM Productions banner by A. V. Meiyappan and his sons, M. Murugan, M. Kumaran and M. Saravanan (film producer), M. Saravanan. The film is based on the legend of Prahlada, a character in ''Bhagavata Purana'' known for his devotion to the Hindu god Vishnu. ''Bhakta Prahlada'' is the third Telugu film based on Prahlada, after the Bhakta Prahlada (1932 film), 1932 and Bhakta Prahlada (1942 Telugu film), 1942 films of the same name. Unlike the earlier two, which were filmed in black-and-white, this version was shot in Eastman Color Negative film. Its script was completed by May 1965. Since ''Bhakta Prahlada'' and ''Ave Kallu'' were simultaneously produced by AVM Productions, p ...
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Aggi Dora
Aggi may refer to: * The Aggi Crew, an organized crime syndicate from Bristol, England * Aggi-Bhagava, an Indian god * The Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta, a Buddhist sutta * '' Throw Aggi Off the Bridge'', a 1992 EP by Black Tambourine * ''Agrostemma githago'', the common corncockle plant, USDA code: AGGI * Babanakira Airport, an airport in the Solomon Islands, ICAO code: AGGI See also * Agey, a commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France * AGG (other) * Agge (other) * Saint Aggei, Wycliffe's spelling of Mar Aggai, the second Bishop of Edessa, Mesopotamia * Aggey (other) * Aggie (other) * Aggy (other) * Agi (other) * Agii (other) * Agy Agy () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. Geography Agy is located 4 km south-west of Bayeux and 7 km north-east of Balleroy. The D572 highway from Bayeux to Saint-Lô passes throu ...
, a commune in the Basse-Normandie régi ...
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Shanti Nilayam
''Shanti Nilayam'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language film, produced and directed by G. S. Mani. It stars Gemini Ganesan and Kanchana, with Nagesh, Vijaya Lalitha, Pandari Bai, K. Balaji and V. S. Raghavan in supporting roles. The film won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Marcus Bartley. It is a remake of the 1968 Kannada film ''Bedi Bandavalu'' which was inspired by the 1847 novel ''Jane Eyre'' by Charlotte Brontë. Plot Malathi, after losing her parents, lives with her aunt who tortures and treats her like a servant. One day she is dumped in a waste materials facility and she falls sick. Doctor Vijayan, who comes to treat her, sympathises and admits her in a private school-cum-hostel for orphans. Malathi grows up into a young lady and becomes a teacher in the same school. Baskar, a rich estate owner, lives in Shanthi Nilayam with his older brother Sekar's children (four daughters and a son) and is finding it difficult to bring them up as they are very nau ...
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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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Then Kinnam
''Then Kinnam'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed and produced by K. Krishnamoorthy. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh. It stars Nagesh, Vijaya Lalitha, V. K. Ramasamy and M. R. R. Vasu, with Suruli Rajan, Sachu, Thengai Srinivasan, and Vijayachandrika in supporting roles. It was released on 11 December 1971. Plot Cast * Nagesh as Mohan * Vijaya Lalitha as Mala * Suruli Rajan as Manikkam * V. K. Ramasamy as Kangasabai * M. R. R. Vasu as Accountant * S. N. Lakshmi as Meenakshi * Thengai Srinivasan as Chithambaram * Sachu as Rama Sundari * Rama Rao as Jayaram * Vijaya Chandrika as Bhanu Soundtrack Music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies for around 50 years. Career They started as assistants to Tamil music composers M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy in 1964 a ... and lyrics were written by Kumara Devan. The songs "Thenki ...
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Nagesh
Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in a variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and antagonist. He has also acted in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. Nagesh's style of comedy was largely inspired by Hollywood actor Jerry Lewis. Similarities between Nagesh and Lewis earned Nagesh the sobriquet the "Jerry Lewis of India". He was also nicknamed as the King of Comedy due to his impeccable comedy timing and body language. He featured regularly in the film projects of M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan even at a time when there was a massive rift between the two leading actors in Tamil cinema at that time. He has a unique distinction of sharing screen space with lead actors belonging to three generations of Tamil fi ...
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