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Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy were an Indian music composing duo composed of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy. They worked together on over 100 films, from 1952's '' Panam'' to 1965's '' Aayirathil Oruvan''. After their split, Ramamoorthy worked on 16 films between 1966 and 1986. He and Viswanathan reunited in 1995 for '' Engirundho Vandhan''. Early lives Ramamoorthy Ramamoorthy, born into a well-known musical family in Trichy, was a capable violinist at an early age. His father (Krishnasamy Pillai) and grandfather, Malaikottai Govindasamy Pillai, were noted violinists in Trichy. As a child, Ramamoorthy performed several times with his father. During the early 1940s he worked for Saraswathi Stores (in which AVM Productions owner Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar was a partner), and played violin for AVM composer R. Sudharsanam in several films. Ramamoorthy became friendly with P. S. Diwakar, the pianist-composer of Malayalam cinema, and roomed with P. S. Diwakar. C. R. Subburam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santosham (1955 Film)
''Santosham'' () is a 1955 Telugu language, Telugu-language Drama (film and television), drama film, produced by M. Somasundaram under the Jupiter Pictures banner and directed by C. P. Deekshith. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi and Jamuna (actress), Jamuna, with music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. It is a remake of the Tamil language, Tamil film ''Velaikari'' (1949) and it was simultaneously made in Hindi as ''Naya Aadmi'' (1956) with Anwar Hussain (actor), Anwar Hussain replacing Jaggayya and Gope (actor), Gope replacing Relangi (actor), Relangi, respectively. Plot Zamindar Dayanidhi (R. Nagendra Rao) is a deceitful vicious miser whose profession is to take advantage of the destitute by giving loans and taking the authority on them. Sundaraiah (Vadlamani Viswanathan) is a poor man who took a loan from Dayanidhi for his son Anand's (N.T. Rama Rao) higher studies. Dayanidhi deceives him and eventually auctions off his home, resulting in Sundaraiah committin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenali Ramakrishna (film)
''Tenali Ramakrishna'' is a 1956 Indian Telugu-language political drama film produced and directed by B. S. Ranga based on Ch. Venkataramaiah's stage play of the same name. Produced for the banner Vikram Productions, it stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, V. Nagayya, P. Bhanumathi, and Jamuna in key roles. Ranga handled the cinematography with his brother-in-law B. N. Haridas while P. G. Mohan edited the film. Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy composed the soundtrack and background score. Written by Samudrala Sr., Kannadasan, and Murugadasa, ''Tenali Ramakrishna'' narrates the story of the 16th century Telugu poet and scholar of the same name, and his life as a member of the court of Sri Krishnadevaraya, the king of the Vijayanagara Empire. Using his wits, Ramakrishna manages to save Sri Krishnadevaraya from attacks by the Bahmani Sultanate, which tries to invade the Vijayanagara Empire. The rest of the film is about Ramakrishna's efforts to save Sri Krishnadevaraya from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AVM Productions
AVM Productions is an Indian film production studio founded by A. V. Meiyappa Chettiar. It is the oldest film studio in India. The filming studios are located in Vadapalani, Chennai. It has produced over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi cinema. AVM has introduced numerous actors in Southern industries, some of the prominent actors are Superstar Rajinikanth, Sivaji Ganesan, Rajkumar, S. S. Rajendran, Vyjayanthimala, Kamal Haasan and many more. The AVM Studios besides the shooting floors, has recording, dubbing and a preview theatre. The complex also houses facilities for production and post production processing. Early history Born on 28 July 1907, Avichi Meiyappan hailed from a Nattukottai Nagarathar family of Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu. Avichi Chettiar ran a mini-department store, named AV & Sons. It sold gramophone records. Meiyappan, who joined his father's shop as a teenager, and decided to produce gramophone records instead of just selling t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engirundho Vandhan
''Engirundho Vandhan'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Santhana Bharathi. The film stars Sathyaraj, Roja and Aamani, with Vijayakumar, Janagaraj, Kalyan Kumar, Vinu Chakravarthy, R. Sundarrajan, Bhanu Chander and Thyagu playing supporting roles. It was released on 15 January 1995. The composer duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy collaborated after a 30-year hiatus and it eventually became their last collaboration. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film '' Chithram'' (1988). Plot Radha ( Roja) is the daughter of the wealthy NRI Viswanathan (Kalyan Kumar) who resides in the United States. Radha is brought up in Chennai by her father's friend Manikandan (Janagaraj) and is in love with another man Gautham (Bhanu Chander). Her father finds a groom in the US for her and wants his daughter to marry him, but Radha decides to marry her lover Gautham against the wishes of her father. Manikandan supports her will and helps them get married. When her boyf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratha Kanneer
''Ratha Kanneer'' () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju, and written by Tiruvarur K. Thangaraj. Based on Thangaraj's play of the same name, the film stars M. R. Radha, Sriranjani and S. S. Rajendran, with Chandrababu, M. N. Rajam and S. R. Janaki in supporting roles. It revolves around a returned-from-abroad, westernised rich man who shows arrogance and contempt towards anything part of Indian culture and anyone below his social standards. The film was produced by Perumal Mudaliar of National Pictures, and had Radha reprising his role from the play. Cinematography was handled by R. R. Chandran and editing by Panju under the alias S. Panjabi. The score was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and the songs by C. S. Jayaraman, with lyrics by Mahakavi Bharathiyaar, Bharathidasan, Udumalai Narayana Kavi and Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthy. ''Ratha Kanneer'' was released on 25 October 1954, during the week of Diwali. The film became a critical and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugam Enge
''Sugam Enge'' () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by K. Ramnoth and produced by Modern Theatres. The script was written by A. K. Velan and Kannadasan. Music was composed by the Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy duo. The film stars K. R. Ramasamy and Savitri. It was released on 9 September 1954. Plot Cast Soundtrack Music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy . Controversy There was a misunderstanding between Kannadasan and M. Karunanidhi with allegations that ''Sugam Enge'' had plagiarised Karunanidhi's ''Ammaiyappan Ammaiyappan is a village in the Tiruvarur taluk of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest count ...''. It was eventually declared that ''Sugam Enge'' was not based on ''Ammaiyappan'', but a popular folk tale. References External links * {{Modern Theatres 1950s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paasavalai
''Pasavalai'' () is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language historical fantasy film, directed by A. S. Nagarajan produced by T. R. Sundaram of Modern Theatres, and written by Pa. Kannan. The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. It stars M. K. Radha, V. Gopalakrishnan, G. Varalakshmi, M. N. Rajam and Kumari Rajamani, with T. P. Muthulakshmi and A. Karunanidhi providing comic relief. It was released on 1 November 1956. The film was a moderate success at the box office. Cast ; Male cast * M. K. Radha * V. K. Ramasamy * V. Gopalakrishnan * A. Karunanidhi * S. M. Thirupathisami * M. N. Krishnan * M. R. Santhanam * K. Natarajan * Sairam * Master Bhaji * Master Venkatesh * Sundararajan ; Female cast * G. Varalakshmi * M. N. Rajam * Kumari Rajamani * T. P. Muthulakshmi * Bhagyam * T. K. Rajeswari * Tiger (Dog) ;Dance * E. V. Saroja Soundtrack Music by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Many songs become popular, such as "Anbinaal... Paasavalai", sung by C. S. Jayaraman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panam (film)
''Panam'' () is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by N. S. Krishnan and written by M. Karunanidhi from a story by N. V. Babu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, N. S. Krishnan, B. R. Panthulu and Padmini. It was also the first of the many collbaborations between Ganesan and Padmini. Plot Cast ''Cast according to the opening credits'' ;Male cast * Sivaji Ganesan as Umapathy * N. S. Krishnan as Durai * B. R. Panthulu as Kanthasamy * M. R. Saminathan * V. K. Ramasamy as Gurunatha Pillai * T. K. Ramachandran as Inspector Eswaran * C. S. Pandian * S. S. Rajendran as Sundaram * K. A. Thangavelu as Aadiyapatham ;Female cast * Padmini as Jeeva * T. A. Mathuram as Nallamma * V. Susheela * S. D. Subbulakshmi * Chandra, Dhanam ;Dance * Girjia * Ambujam * Mohana Soundtrack The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy were an Indian music composing duo composed of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy. They worked togeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porter Kandan
''Porter Kandan'' is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vembu. The film stars M. K. Radha and G. Varalakshmi. It was released on 14 April 1955. Cast The list is adapted from the database of Film News Anandan. * M. K. Radha * G. Varalakshmi *''Valayapathy'' G. Muthukrishnan * D. Balasubramaniam * T. S. Durairaj *T. P. Muthulakshmi * M. N. Nambiar *R. Lalitha * S. V. Subbaiah *Rajamani *M. K. Mustafa *K. Doraisami *'Master' Babuji *'Baby' Maheswari Production The film was produced by V. L. Narasu under the banner Narasu Studios (a subsidiary of Narasu coffee company) and was directed by K. Vembu. P. Chengaiah wrote the story while the dialogues were written by M. S. Kannan, Novelist Sandilyan and K. T. Shanmugasundaram. Cinematography was by M. Masthan while the editing was done by R. Rajagopal and Balaraman. A. K. Sekar was the art director while P. G. Chellappa was the choreographer. Still photography was done by R. P. Sarathy. Soundtrack Music was comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayirathil Oruvan (1965 Film)
''Aayirathil Oruvan'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, with M. N. Nambiar, Manohar, Nagesh, S. V. Ramadas, Vijayalakshmi and Madhavi in supporting roles. It revolves around a doctor who is sold into slavery for rebelling against the dictator of his nation, and later forced into a life of piracy. ''Aayirathil Oruvan'' was inspired by many pirate films, particularly '' Captain Blood'' (1935), and was Ramachandran's first with Panthulu. It was also the first of many collaborations between Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa. The story and screenplay were written by K. J. Mahadevan, and the dialogues by R. K. Shanmugham. The cinematography was handled by V. Ramamoorthy, and editing by R. Devarajan. The film was shot primarily in Karwar. ''Aayirathil Oruvan'' was released on 9 July 1965. The film emerged a critical and commercial success, running for more than 150 days in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorgavasal
''Sorgavasal'' () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film, directed by A. Kasilingam and written by C. N. Annadurai, credited as Arignar Anna. It is based on his play of the same name. The film stars K. R. Ramasamy, Padmini, S. S. Rajendran and Anjali Devi. It was released on 28 May 1954. The film was subject to political controversies and faced trouble with the censor board, resulting in many scenes being cut. Cast * K. R. Ramasamy as Madivannan * Padmini as Queen Kumara Devi * S. S. Rajendran as Muthu Manikam *Anjali Devi as Thilagavathy * R. Balasubramaniam as Court Priest * P. S. Veerappa as King Vetrivelan Production The film is based on the play of the same name by C. N. Annadurai. He had written screenplay and dialogues for films earlier and was credited as Annadurai. But, for the first time, in this film he was credited as ''Arignar Anna''. The song ''Aagum Neriyedhu'' was originally written as ''Asthigam Edhu, Naasthigam Edhu''. The song was so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandirani
''Chandirani'' is a 1953 Indian swashbuckler film directed by P. Bhanumathi and produced by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under the Bharani Pictures banner. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ... languages. It stars Bhanumathi, N. T. Rama Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, and Relangi in the Telugu and Tamil versions and Agha in the Hindi version. Bhanumathi also wrote the story while Ramakrishna Rao penned the screenplay. The film's music was composed by C. R. Subburaman and M. S. Viswanathan. ''Chandirani'' was released on 28 August 1953 in all three languages. Plot The film opens with the birthday celebrations of King Veerasimha, who, in disguise, visits the town and becomes captivated by the dance of a commoner. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
