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Vikram Dharma
Vikram Dharma (born as R. N. Dharmaseelan in 1956 – 28 June 2006) was an Indian action choreographer in the Tamil film industry (also known as Kollywood) in Indian cinema. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Action for ''Yuva''. He was the son of fight master R. N. Nambiar who was known for his works in MGR's movies. He worked with actor Kamal Haasan in many films. His working name of "Vikram" was assigned to him once he became acted in Kamal Haasan's movie of the same name in 1986. Stunt masters and Actors like Ponnambalam, Thalapathy Dinesh, K. Ganesh Kumar, Ram Laxman, Anbariv, Mahanadi Shankar, Besant Ravi, Rajendran, T. Ramesh, Indian Baskar, Rajasekhar and Sai Dheena have worked as fighters and assistants to him. He died of a heart attack in early 2006. Filmography * 1987 ''Vairagyam'' * 1988 '' Sathya'' * 1988 '' Poovukkul Boogambam'' * 1988 ''En Thangai Kalyani'' * 1988 '' Jeeva'' * 1988 ''Puthiya Vaanam'' * 1988 '' Soora Samhaaram'' * 1988 ''Thaimel Aanai'' * 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language—one of the longest surviving Classical languages of India, classical languages in the world—is widely spoken in the state and serves as its official language. The state lies in the southernmost part of the Indian peninsula, and is bordered by the Indian union territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, as well as an international maritime border with Sri Lanka. It is bounded by the Western Ghats in the west, the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait to the south-eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vairagyam
''Vairagyam'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vijayan and produced by K. Balaji. The film stars Sowcar Janaki, Prabhu and Radha. It was released on 15 August 1987. The film was a remake of Telugu film '' Anasuyamma Gari Alludu''. Plot Cast * Sowcar Janaki as Annapoorni * Prabhu as Raja * Radha as Annapoorni's daughter * Jaishankar as Annapoorni's husband * Vinu Chakravarthy as Annapoorni's cousin Production ''Vairagyam'' was directed by K. Vijayan and produced by K. Balaji under Sujatha Films. The dialogues were written by Aaroor Dass. Cinematography was handled by G. Or. Nathan, and editing by D. Vasu. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Manoj–Gyan. Release and reception ''Vairagyam'' was released on 15 August 1987. N. Krishnaswamy of ''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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 Film)
''Apoorva Sagodharargal'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The film features an ensemble cast including Kamal Haasan, Gautami, Rupini, Srividya, Manorama, Nagesh, Delhi Ganesh, Nassar, Jaishankar, Janagaraj, and Moulee, . The plot centers on the twins Raju and Appu, who were separated during childhood, and Appu's quest for revenge against the criminals who killed his father. ''Apoorva Sagodharargal'' was produced by Haasan under the production company Raaj Kamal Films International. The film was written by Panchu Arunachalam, while Haasan and Crazy Mohan wrote the screenplay and dialogues, respectively. B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan handled editing, and P. C. Sriram served as cinematographer. The music for the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Vaali. ''Apoorva Sagodharargal'' premiered at the International Film Festival of India. The film was theatrically released on 14 April 1989 and was a box office success, com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuttravali
''Kuttravali'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed by Raja, starring Raghuvaran, Rekha and Charan Raj . It is a remake of the 1988 Hindi film ''Kaal Chakra''. The film was released on 26 January 1989. Plot Cast *Raghuvaran *Rekha *Charan Raj *Nizhalgal Ravi * Madhuri Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose. Release and reception ''Kuttravali'' was released on 26 January 1989. ''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 betw ...'' wrote, "''Kuttravali'' has all to do with murder (preferably on rainy nights), molestation (ditto) and mayhem, spiced with songs. A few good points linger". References External links * {{L. Raja 1980s Tamil-language films 1989 crime films 1989 films Films directed by L. Raja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaliyugam (1988 Film)
''Kaliyugam'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by debutant K. Subash, starring Prabhu, Raghuvaran Amala and Geetha. It was released on 8 November 1988. Plot ''Kaliyugam'' is the story of an honest police officer and a lawyer who often had to take the route of action to help the poor from the rich and powerful. Cast *Prabhu *Raghuvaran * Amala * Geetha *Janagaraj * Ponnambalam * P. S. Veerappa *Pradeep Shakthi Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose. Reception NKS of ''The Indian Express'' wrote, "''Kaliyugam'' shares with ''Nayagan'' and ''Agni Natchathiram'' a penchant for dramatic washed-out lighting schemes". Jayamanmadhan of ''Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exist ...'' criticised the film for its story and musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalicharan (1988 Film)
''Kalicharan'' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by L. Raja, starring Karthik, Sripriya, Gouthami, Madhuri and Charan Raj. It was released on 2 December 1988. Plot Cast * Karthik as Raja * Gouthami as Gouthami * Madhuri as Julie *Charan Raj as Inspector Charan *Jai Ganesh as Periya Dorai *Anandaraj as Anandraj *Sripriya *Delhi Ganesh as DIG *S. S. Chandran Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose. *"Suriyare" – Malaysia Vasudevan *"Vaanam Bhoomi" – Prabhakar, Sunanda, TL Thyagarajan *"Oorukku Therinjachu" – Malaysia Vasudevan *"Thodalam" – Prabhakar, Vani Jairam *"Gramathula" – Mano Mano may refer to: People * Mano people, an ethnic group in Liberia * Mano (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname * Mano (Mozambican footballer) (born 1984), real name Celso Halilo de Abdul * Mano (Portuguese footballer) ..., S. P. Sailaja References External links * {{L. Raja 1980s Tamil-language films 1988 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katha Nayagan (1988 Film)
''Katha Nayagan'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by Ramaswamy Govind and Muktha S. Ravi. The film stars Pandiarajan, S. V. Sekhar, Rekha and Manorama. It is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Nadodikkattu''. Plot Friends Mani and Ramani are B.Com and SSLC graduates respectively. They have difficulties finding a job suited to their qualification. Even if they find a job, they are unable to sustain in their job for long due to their attitude. Due to their innocence, Mani and Ramani are often fooled by people. One man sells them a cow saying it will give them many litres of milk per day, but the cow ends up hardly giving them any milk. After such failed endeavours, they meet an agent, who promises them to take them to Dubai and give them a job there. They give all their money to the agent, and he tells them to get on a boat. But they are fooled because the boat goes to Kerala instead. In Kerala, a drug smuggling gang mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poovizhi Raja
''Poovizhi Raja'' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Santhana Bharathi. The film stars Prabhu and Nishanti. It was released on 8 November 1988. Plot A man asks the former managing director of his company to recommend his son for the position. But when he refuses, he resorts to unfair means. Cast From the opening credits: * Prabhu * Ramki * Nishanti * Vijayakumar * Vinu Chakravarthy * Subha * Shabnam Production ''Poovizhi Raja'' was directed by Santhana Bharathi Santhana Bharathi is an Indian film director and actor who has primarily worked in Tamil cinema. Career Santhana Bharathi originally wanted to be a director but didn't get the right opportunity, even after working for a well known director ... and produced by M. Gopi under S. M. Arts. The story was written by Shanmugasundaram. Cinematography was handled by A. Suresh Kumaar, and the editing by V. Rajagopal. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Yuvaraj. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaimel Aanai
''Thaimel Aanai'' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by L. Raja and produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian & M. S. Guhan. The film stars Arjun Sarja and Raghuvaran. The film was a remake of Bengali film ''Pratikar''(1987) which was also remade in Hindi as ''Pratikar'', in Telugu as ''Raktha Tilakam'' and in Sinhala as ''Danduwama''. The film was released on 13 April 1988. The film was commercially successful upon release. Plot ''Thaimel Aanai'' is the story of a son's revenge on the killers of his mother and sister, but his friend, who is now a Police officer, does not like someone taking the law into his hands. In the end, the villains kidnap Vinod's family. Raja storms the hideout of the villains along with Vinod and rescues Vinod's family by fighting with the villains, killing the goons who destroyed his family in the process. But sadly, Raja dies of the injuries he received during the fight. The movie ends with Vinod carrying the corpse of Raja and walking a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soora Samhaaram
''Soora Samhaaram'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Chitra Lakshmanan and written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Kamal Haasan in the role of police officer, ACP Athi Veerapandiyan. The film was later dubbed in Telugu as ''Police Diary'' and released on 16 September 1988. Both the Tamil and Telugu versions were box office hits. Plot Athi Veerapandiyan and Arun are police officers. Divya is a drug addict who cannot stop her habit even though her brother Arun pleads. One day Arun locks her up, but she dies from withdrawal. Devastated, Arun decides to take revenge on Mohandas, the kingpin of the drug mafia, but Mohandas kills him in an airport restroom. Sudha's young brother happens to watch this murder but is terrified to make this public. Pandian, who is in-charge of this case, zeroes in Sudha and her brother as witnesses, but she refuses. But when Madhuri pleads for her help, she decides to help Pandian, but now Pandian is abduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puthiya Vaanam
''Puthiya Vaanam'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by R. V. Udayakumar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sathyaraj, Rupini, and Gautami. The film, produced by G. Thyagarajan and V. Thamilazhagan, was released on 10 December 1988. It was also the 275th film of Sivaji Ganesan. The film is a remake of Hindi film ''Hukumat''. Plot In the past, the honest military officer Jeevadurai was killed by Govindan. Thereafter, Rajaratnam, Jeevadurai's son, was brought up by D.I.G. Pandidurai. A few years later, Rajaratnam marries Devaki and they then have a son. Like his father, Rajaratnam becomes a police officer. In Shanthi Nagar, Govindan, who is now known as Kocha, controls the city and the people are afraid of him and his henchmen. His adopted father Pandidurai transfers Rajaratnam to Shanthi Nagar. Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as D.I.G. Pandidurai * Sathyaraj as M. G. Rajaratnam (MGR) *Rupini as Devaki *Gautami as Mary * Vijayakumar as Kocha / Govindan *Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeva (1988 Film)
''Jeeva'' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Pratap Pothen, starring Sathyaraj and Amala. Amala created a sensation by appearing in a bikini onscreen. The film was remade in Hindi as '' Baaz'' (1992). Plot Jeeva is a carefree unemployed youth living with his widowed mother and sister. When they are murdered, he seeks revenge. Cast *Sathyaraj as Jeeva *Amala as Geetha *Janagaraj as Dilli *Nizhalgal Ravi as Anand *Captain Raju as DSP Dhairiyam *Pradeep Shakthi as Somnath *R. S. Shivaji as Henchmen *Anandaraj as main henchmen *Lalu Alex as C.J. Dass *Silk Smitha as Monika *Oru Viral Krishna Rao *Thalapathy Dinesh * Raasi as sister Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran. Lyrics by him and Pulamaipithan. Release and reception ''Jeeva'' was released on 1 July 1988. On 22 July that month, N. Krishnaswamy of ''The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
