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Y. Vijaya
Yenigandla Vijaya (born 8 February 1957) is an Indian actress and classical dancer. She has appeared in more than 1000 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. Early life and education Y. Vijaya was born on 8 February 1957 in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. She was brought up in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Her father Yenigandla Jnanayya is a district manager in a cooperative marketing society. Her mother Balamma was a house-wife. Her family originally hailed from Guntur district. Vijaya has 9 siblings; 5 sisters, and 4 brothers. She is fifth among them. One of her brothers Y. Raja is a TV actor. She studied in Government girls high school in Kadapa till her 8th standard. She was interested in Science and Hindi subjects. Her parents observed that she was dancing to the tune of Radio music when she was just three years old. Also she used to dance in her school for stage shows. So they decided to teach her dance. During summer holidays after she finished her 8th standard, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurnool
Kurnool is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It formerly served as the capital of Andhra State (1953–1956). The city is often referred to as "The Gateway of Rayalaseema".Kurnool is also known as The City of Gem Stones. It also serves as the district headquarters of its Kurnool district. census, it is the fifth most populous city in the state with a population of 484,327. It is located on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. Although the area has been inhabited for thousands of years, modern Kurnool was founded in the 16th century CE with the construction of the Konda Reddy Fort. Etymology The original name of Kurnool is found in historical records as ''Kandanavōlu'' or ''Kandanōlu''. It used to be a crossing on the Tungabhadra River, where the bullock cart caravans are believed to have greased their wheels ("''kandana''" being a reference to grease). The city is often referred to as "The Gateway of Rayalaseema". History Palaeolithic era The Ketavara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram
''Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram'' is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Durai, starring Vijayakumar, Rajinikanth and Sumithra. The film was released on 12 August 1977, and did not do well at the box office. It is considered a lost film. Plot Cast * Vijayakumar as Inspector Raghupathi * Rajinikanth as Veeraiyan * Sumithra * Kutty Padmini Soundtrack The 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 ..., with lyrics written by Vaali. References External links * {{Durai (director) 1970s lost films 1970s Tamil-language films 1977 films Films directed by Durai Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Indian black-and-white films Lost Indian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadodi Raja
''Nadodi Raja'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. M. Ummar, starring Rajeev and Mucherla Aruna. The film was released on 15 October 1982. Plot Cast * Rajeev * Mucherla Aruna * Amrad Kumar * Sangili Murugan * Sathyaraj * Thiagarajan * Y. G. Mahendran * Jayamalini * Vennira Aadai Nirmala * Y. Vijaya Soundtrack The 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 .... References External links * {{IMDb title, 8702676 1980s Tamil-language films 1982 films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanikattu Raja
''Thanikattu Raja'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by V. C. Guhanathan, and Produced by D. Ramanaidu. It stars Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Sripriya, with Jaishankar, Vijayakumar, Sathyakala and Y. G. Mahendran in supporting roles. the film had music by Ilayaraja and cinematography handled by P. S. Nivas. Plot Soori is a rebellious young man who works as a mechanic and often lands in trouble fighting for justice. He falls in love with a rich girl Vaani, but Vaani's father plots to break their relationship through his manager Vasu. In the ensuing melee, Soori murders the manager to save Vaani's honour. Soori is about to be sentenced to death and Vaani finds that the only way she can save Soori is by marrying a rich, roguish man Ethiraj who uses his money to get Soori's death penalty commuted to a prison term. After his release, Soori is distraught at losing Vaani and takes to drinking. He moves to his village where he becomes immensely popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thillu Mullu
''Thillu Mullu'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander and written by Visu. A remake of the 1979 Hindi film ''Gol Maal'', it stars Rajinikanth, with Thengai Srinivasan, Nagesh, Poornam Viswanathan, Sowcar Janaki, Madhavi (actress), Madhavi and Viji Chandrasekhar in supporting roles. The film is about Chandran, who lies to his boss to get a leave but gets caught. To save his job, he is forced to pretend to his boss that he has a twin brother. ''Thillu Mullu'' was released on 1 May 1981. Critics particularly praised Rajinikanth's performance, as he was known for doing mainly action films up until that point in his career. A remake Thillu Mullu (2013 film), of the same name was released in 2013. Plot Aiyampettai Arivudainambi Kaliyaperumal Chandran is a graduate in search of his first job. He and his sister Uma have no relatives or acquaintances except their doctor/family friend. The doctor advises him to attend an interview fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilinjalgal
''Kilinjalgal'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language romance film, written and directed by Durai. The film stars Mohan, Poornima Bhagyaraj and Dilip. It revolves around two lovers whose romance is opposed by their families due to differences in religion. ''Kilinjalgal'' was released on 25 December 1981. The film was a silver jubilee hit and ran for 175 days at the box office. Plot Babu, a Hindu, falls in love with Julie, a Christian. However, both the families are against this love due to differences in religion. Despite heavy opposition, both Babu and Julie and remain adamant in their decision. Julie's father Stephen locks her in a room while Babu's father Manikkam also does not permit him to move out of his home. To everyone's shock, Julie commits suicide. Hearing this, Babu rushes to the crematorium and dies when Julie's corpse is being cremated. Cast * Mohan as Babu *Poornima Bhagyaraj as Julie * Dilip as Jana * V. K. Ramasamy as Station master * V. Gopalakrishnan as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engamma Maharani
''Engamma Maharani'' is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M.A.Kaja starring Delhi Ganesh, Sumithra, Roopa and Y. Vijaya in lead roles. The film won the 1981 Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist for Pulamaipithan and remain as one of the rare films of Delhi Ganesh where he played the hero. Plot A happy family Delhi Ganesh, Sumithra and their three daughters gets affected by the arrival of a model (Y.Vijaya), who gets intimate with Delhi Ganesh. Cast *Delhi Ganesh * Sumithra *Roopa *Vijay Babu *Suruli Rajan *Nalinikanth *Ragini *Y. Vijaya Crew *Lyrics - Pulamaipithan Pulavar Pulamaipithan (6 October 1935 – 8 September 2021) was an Indian scholar, poet and lyricist who got recognition through the song "Naan yaar nee yaar" which was featured in the Tamil film ''Kudiyirundha Koyil'' in 1968. He briefly serve ... & M.A.Kaja References External links * 1981 films 1980s Tamil-language films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh {{1980s-Tamil-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusi Kanda Poonai
''Rusi Kanda Poonai'' is a Tamil-language drama film directed by G. N. Rangarajan. The film stars Saritha, Sudhakar and M. R. R. Vasu. It was released on 25 December 1980. Plot ''Rusi Kanda Poonai'' is a gripping emotional story of Savithri and Ramesh, played by Saritha and Sudhakar respectively. Saritha and Sudhakar love each other and Ramesh promises her that he will marry Saritha. but later it is revealed that Sudhakar has already married and dejected, Saritha leaves the hostel run by Manorama and her Siddha expert husband Suruli Rajan, for her hometown. In fact, Sudhakar's marital life was a disaster as they often have quarrels. Eager to meet Saritha, Sudhakar comes to the hostel, but she has already left. Saritha becomes pregnant and delivers a baby girl and meanwhile, Sudhakar's wife, Y. Vijaya dies in an accident. Saritha was never informed about the delivery of her baby girl and her mother gives the child to the greedy couple M. R. R. Vasu and Ganthimathi and both alwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakkalathi
''Chakkalathi'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film starring directed by Devaraj–Mohan and written Alagapuri Alagappan. The film stars Sudhakar, Shoba, Ambika and Vijayan. It was the debut of Ambika, who later became one of Tamil cinema's biggest stars in the 1980s. The film was released on 7 December 1979. Plot Cast * Sudhakar as Samikannu * Shoba as Panchali * Ambika as Azhagammai * Vijayan as Veerappan * Y. Vijaya * Karuppu Subbiah * Thideer Kannaiah * Vijayachandrika * Thayir Vadai Desikan ;Guest appearances * Sarath Babu * Saritha Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Enna Paattu" is set to Mayamalavagowla raga. Reception Kousigan 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 ...'' appreciated Prasath's cinematography and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bairavi
''Bairavi'' is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. Bhaskar, and produced by Kalaignanam, who also wrote the story and dialogues. It stars Rajinikanth, Sripriya and Geetha. Geetha was introduced in this film. Srikanth played the role of the main villain. Sudheer, Manorama and Suruli Rajan played other major roles. The film was released on 8 June 1978. Plot Mookaiyah and his sister Bairavi are the children of a drunkard. They are separated after Bhairavi gets lost in an accident. Following this, Mookaiyah becomes a servant of a local landlord Rajalingam. Mookaiyah is a loyal servant and does whatever is asked of him. The landlord, Rajalingam, forces Mookaiyah to abduct a young girl from a neighbouring village, Bhagyam. Rajalingam rapes her in the absence of Mookaiyah. Maanikam, Bhagyam's adopted brother, finds to know about the incident. When the police investigate Maanikam, Mookaiyah discovers that Bhagyam is his long-lost sister (Bairavi). Then he immediate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shri Kanchi Kamakshi
''Sri Kanchi Kamakshi'' is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language Hindu devotional film on the Goddess Kamakshi. The movie is told in a narrative style by the characters played by Major Sundarrajan. Lead roles in the film are played by S.A. Ashokan, Gemini Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, P. R. Varalakshmi, Rajasulochana, Thengai Srinivasan, Srividya, Sujatha, Vanisri and K.R. Vijaya. The film was released on 30 October 1978. Plot The story follows the birth of Meenakshimyndan and then narrates the exploits of Goddess Kamakshi with Meenakshimyndan as the narrator. Cast * A. V. M. Rajan as Lord Shiva * Major Sundarrajan as Meenakshimyndan * Ennathe Kannaiah as Villager * Gemini Ganesan as Meenakshimyndan's father * R. Muthuraman as Adi shankara * Thengai Srinivasan as An ardent devotee * S.A. Ashokan as Kabaligan * Sujatha as Meenakshimyndan's mother * Srikanth * P. R. Varalakshmi * Rajasulochana * Srividya * Vanisri * Sripriya as Meenakshi * Prameela * Y. Vijaya * J. Lalitha as Maragad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punniya Boomi
''Punniya Boomi'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Vijayan and produced by N. V. Ramasamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Vanisri, with Sangeeta, Bhavani, M. N. Nambiar and V. K. Ramasamy in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1957 Hindi film ''Mother India'', which was previously remade in Telugu in 1971 as ''Bangaru Thalli''. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Manickam and Raju *Vanisri as Lakshmi * Sangeeta *Bhavani *Y. Vijaya * M. N. Nambiar * V. K. Ramasamy as Paramasivam * Manorama as Ponnammal * C. K. Saraswathi Soundtrack All lyrics were written by Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq .... * "Ninaivu Podhum" * "Kadavulin Aanai" * "Marughu Ennavo" * "Jil Jil Endradhu" * "Adi Manjal Veppilai Ittu" References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
