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Vinodhini
Vinodhini is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and Tamil serials. Beginning her acting career as a child artist, she went on to play lead and supporting roles before acting in television series as well. She was credited as Shwetha in Kannada films. Career Vinodhini began her acting career as a child artist, appearing in films including ''Manal Kayiru'', '' Puthiya Sagaptham'' and ''Mannukkul Vairam'', before going on to enact lead roles in Tamil films. In 1992, she was directed by Balu Mahendra in ''Vanna Vanna Pookkal''. Although the film was critically as well as commercially successful—it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil and completed a 100-days run in theatres—it failed to propel Vinodhini's career. That year, she debuted in Malayalam cinema with '' Soorya Manasam'' and the Kannada film industry with ''Chaitrada Premanjali'', where she took on the stage name Shwetha. Both films were successes. After appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puthira Punithama
''Puthira Punithama'' is a 2000 Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Mathrubootham. The film stars Mathrubootham himself in the lead role, alongside Nizhalgal Ravi and Vinodhini. The film had musical score by Siddhartha and was released on 28 July 2000. Cast * Mathrubootham as himself * Nizhalgal Ravi *Vinodhini * S. S. Chandran *Delhi Ganesh *S. R. Vathsala *Pratap Chandran *C. R. Saraswathi * P. R. Varalakshmi *Usha Rani *J. Lalita *K. S. Jayalakshmi Production In July 1999, Chennai-based sexologist Mathrubootham, who worked on popular television show, announced plans to make an educative Tamil film titled ''Puthira Punithama''. He cast himself in the lead role, while an ensemble cast led by Nizhalgal Ravi, Vinodhini, S. S. Chandran, Delhi Ganesh and C. R. Saraswathi were also a part of the film. Mathrubootham wrote the film alongside A. R. Naavannan. The film was briefly titled as ''Idhu Puthira Punithama''. The shoot of the film took place in Courtalla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chithirai Pookkal
''Chithirai Pookkal'' is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Kanmani Subbu. The film stars newcomers Jayanthkumar and Vinodhini, with R. Sarathkumar, Radha Ravi, Charle, S. S. Chandran and Vinu Chakravarthy playing supporting roles. It was released on 23 February 1991. Plot Hari and his parents as well as Bharathi and her parents settle for the holidays in the same hotel in Ooty. Hari and Bharathi get into several quarrels until they fall in love with each other. Their parents have come to know their love affair and refuse to unite them. Later, the lovers elope and they try to commit suicide. Johnson David, a retired military officer, saves them in time and he accommodates the young lovers. What transpires later forms the crux of the story. Cast *Jayanthkumar as Hari *Vinodhini as Bharathi * R. Sarathkumar as Johnson David *Radha Ravi as Lollai Kaadu * Charle * S. S. Chandran as Mayil Vahanam, Bharathi's father *Vinu Chakravarthy as Hari's father *Kova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaitrada Premanjali
''Chaitrada Premanjali'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romance drama film directed and written by S. Narayan making his debut in direction. The film stars newcomers Raghuveer and Shwetha along with Lokesh and Abhijeeth in other pivotal roles. The film met with positive reviews upon release from critics and audience eventually becoming the musical hit of the year. The film featured original score and soundtrack composed and written by Hamsalekha. The soundtrack proved to be one of the biggest hit albums of the year. Plot Fresh faces romance with a tragic end. Karate champion Prem (Raghuveer) goes to the family country retreat to practice for a tournament and falls for village girl Anju (Shweta). Her father (Lokesh), however, prevents the marriage and tries to force her to marry a womanizer with an obliging father. Prem wins his trophy and rescues Anju, but the couple is killed by the bad guys. Cast * Raghuveer as Prem * Shwetha as Anju * Abhijeeth as Mahesh, an ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanna Vanna Pookkal
''Vanna Vanna Pookkal'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Prashanth, Mounika and Vinodhini. The film, produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu, was released on 15 January 1992, and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil at the 39th National Film Awards. The film completed a hundred-day run at the box-office. Plot After saving Manoranjitham from killing herself in the forest, the kindhearted Siva brings her home to live in his house, much to the despair of his neighbor Shenbagam, who secretly loves him. Things become even more complicated when Siva falls in love with his houseguest and arranges for them to be married, but on the day of the wedding, she mysteriously disappears. Siva learns that Manoranjitham is going to die because of her serious health conditions. He finally finds her at her deathbed in the hospital where she dies. The film ends with Shenbagam comforting a grieving Siva. Cast *Prashanth as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chithi (TV Series)
''Chithi'' is an Indian Tamil prime time soap opera that ran on Sun TV. The show premiered on 20 December 1999 and ended on 1 November 2001. It aired Monday through Friday at 9:30pm. The serial starred Radikaa Sarathkumar, Sivakumar, Yuvarani Ravindra, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Hemalatha / Neena and Deepa Venkat. while Anju, Latha Sabapathi, Poovilangu Mohan, Ajay Rathnam, Riyaz Khan, Vijay Adhiraj and Tharika play supporting roles. The show was produced by Radaan Mediaworks, directed by C. J. Baskar. The title track was composed by Dhina. It was also aired in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV and United Kingdom Tamil Channel on Deepam TV. The show started reairing from 6 April 2020 to 26 June 2021 in Sun TV. It was dubbed into Telugu as ''Pinni'' and aired on Gemini TV. A reboot version of the series titled '' Chithi 2'' premiered from January 27, 2020, on Sun TV starring Radikaa Sarathkumar and Preethi Sharma. Plot Chithi is a serial based on women empowerment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
''Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sundar C., starring Karthik and Rambha with Goundamani, Vivek, Vinu Chakravarthy, Anju among others in supporting roles. The film, scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and filmed by U. K. Senthil Kumar, was released on 24 September 1999. It was a blockbuster hit on release. It was Karthik's last film release before the new 2000s millennium. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Maa Pelliki Randi'' (2001). The film also saw Karthik and Rambha sharing the screen together for the second time after ''Ullathai Allitha'' (1996). Plot Sakthivel is the only son of a rich landlord in a village. He roams around with his uncle Kundalagesi without taking any responsibilities, which irritates his father. One day, Sakthi meets Indhu in his village, and it is love at first sight for him. He meets her on a few more instances and proposes his love. Though reluctant at first, Indhu falls for Sakth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratchagan
''Ratchagan'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, produced by K. T. Kunjumon, and directed by Praveen Gandhi. It stars Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen, alongside Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu and Girish Karnad in supporting roles. The film released on 30 October 1997. It was the most expensive Indian film at the time of release. Notably, this marks the first and last Tamil debut of Sushmita Sen and remains the only Tamil film she has acted. Plot Ajay (Nagarjuna) is an unemployed youth who always gets into trouble because of his temper. He gets heated up when he encounters anyone committing a crime; he takes the law into his own hands, beats them up, and then gives them some free advice. Ajay's father Padmanabhan (S. P. Balasubrahmanyam), who works for an insurance firm, is very unhappy with his son's attitude, and tries his best to change his attitude through a meditation expert, but fails in this matter as the expert suggests that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muthukulikka Vaariyala
''Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, from a story by Chandra Kumar. The film stars Khushbu, Vignesh and Sanghavi. It was released on 10 March 1995. Plot Chellappa, a villager, returns to his village after finishing his education, and falls in love with his neighbour Sundari. Her father, the panchayat president, threatens to shoot her if the affair becomes public knowledge. He wants Sundari to marry his relative Raja, who owns part of the land he has been taking care of while Raja is serving at the military. Cast * Khushbu as a deranged woman * Vignesh as Chellappa * Sanghavi as Sundari * Vinu Chakravarthy as the panchayat president * Vichithra as a village belle * K. S. Ravikumar as Raja * Goundamani * Senthil * Vinodhini * Vivek Production ''Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala'' was written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, from a story by Chandra Kumar, who also wrote the dialogues. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suriyan Chandiran
''Suriyan Chandiran'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar from a story by S. Ramanath. The film stars Anand Babu, Keerthana and Saravanan. It was released on 25 February 1993. Plot Cast Soundtrack The music composed by Deva and lyrics written by Kalidasan. Reception Ayyappa Prasad of ''The Indian Express'' wrote, "''Sooriyan Chandran'' has an interesting storyline marked by good performances by Anand Babu and Saravanan in the main roles". ''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 ...'' called it a routine masala fare, but the way it was presented was brand new. References External links * {{K. S. Ravikumar 1990s masala films 1990s Tamil-language films 1993 films Films directed by K. S. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattukottai Periyappa
''Pattukottai Periyappa'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Visu. The film stars Lakshmi, Anand Babu, Mohini and Visu. The film had musical score by Deva. Plot The story potrays the rivalry between a rich arrogant women, Aranthangi Akilandeshwari(Y. Vijaya) and an ambitious lady, Jhansi (Lakshmi) (Jawahar nagar ladies club president). The ensue between them leads to cancellation of Pitchumani(Anand Babu) and Uma's(Mohini) marriage. Pattukotai Periyappa ( Visu), who is Pitchumani's uncle, tries to conduct the marriage against those women forms the rest of the story. Cast *Lakshmi as Jawahar Nagar 'Jhansi' *Anand Babu as Pitchumani *Mohini as Uma * Visu as Pattukottai Periyappa *Vivek as Manmadan (TTR) *Y. Vijaya as Akilandeshwari *Vinodhini as Alamelu *S. S. Chandran as Narayanaswami, clerk in Pitchumani's office *Delhi Ganesh as Pitchumani's father *Chinni Jayanth as Telex Pandian * Kumarimuthu as fake inspector *Madhan Bob as office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marupadiyum
''Marupadiyum'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, filmed and directed by Balu Mahendra. The film stars Revathi, Nizhalgal Ravi, Arvind and Rohini. A remake of the 1982 Hindi film ''Arth'', it focuses on Thulasi, a wife caught up in marital discord, and her life henceforth. ''Marupadiyum'' was released on 14 January 1993. Revathi won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for her performance. Plot Thulasi, who grew up as an orphan girl and always dreamt of owning a house, becomes insecure when she finds that she and her husband, Muralikrishna, have to leave the apartment they rent. The twist that occurred when Murali gives her the keys of a new house proves to be double-edged, when it is revealed that he is in love with another woman, Kavitha, with whom he earned the money (in the film industry) for the new apartment. While previously giving advice to her maid cheated by her husband, now Thulasi becomes herself involved in a similar situation. When M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaanga Partner Vaanga
''Vaanga Partner Vaanga'' () is a 1994 Tamil language comedy film directed and produced by Rama Narayanan. The film stars Visu, Radha Ravi, S. S. Chandran and Vennira Aadai Moorthy. It was released on 14 January 1994. Plot Ponnappan, Uzhagappan and Azhagappan are three naive villagers who come to Chennai for becoming wealthy. However, they are cheated by the townsfolk. They decide to join hands and they begin to look for an intelligent, bachelor and a good partner. The first one who comes to their mind is the lord Ganapathi. They then sign a contract with the lord (statue) : in five years time, Ganapathi will have the quarter of their benefit. The Gurukkal is the witness of this deal. To help them, Ganapathi himself appears as a human and he becomes their partner. Five years later, Ponnappan, Uzhagappan and Azhagappan become wealthy and arrogant men. One day, the Gurukkal asks them the quarter of their benefit as promised to build a temple but Ponnappan, Uzhagappan and Azhagapp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |