''Guruvamma'' is a 2002
Tamil
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language
drama film
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directed by Thamarai Sendhoorapandi. The film stars
Livingston
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and
Devayani
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, with
Manivannan
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,
Senthil
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and
Pasi Sathya
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She made her debut in the National award-winning Tamil film, '' ...
in a supporting role. The film was released on 19 July 2002.
Cast
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Livingston
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as Thulasi
*
Devayani
Devayani ( sa, देवयानी, translit=Devayānī) is a character in Hindu literature. She is described to be the daughter of Shukra, the acharya (preceptor) of the asuras, and his wife Jayanti, the daughter of Indra. She marries K ...
as Guruvamma
*
Manivannan
S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a care ...
*
Senthil
Senthil (born 23 March 1951) is an Indian comedy actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is famous for his comedian roles along with fellow actor Goundamani. The pair dominated the Tamil industry as comedians in the 1980s and 90s.[Vadivukkarasi
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*
Pasi Sathya
Pasi Sathya is an Indian actress who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema and television. She has worked in popular movies like ''Veedu'', '' Magalir Mattum'', ''Pudhupettai''.
She made her debut in the National award-winning Tamil film, '' ...
*
Balu Anand
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*
Idichapuli Selvaraj
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*
Poornitha
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Life
Kalyani married a doctor, Rohit based in Bangalore on 12 December 2013.
Filmography
Tel ...
Soundtrack
Lyrics were written by Arivumathi and composed by Sahitya.
*"Chembaruthi Poo" -
*"Iyya Ethukku" -
*"Koorai" -
*"Megame" -
Hariharan
*"Odivantha Oothu" -
P. Unnikrishnan
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Early life and background
Unnikrishnan was born to K. Radhakrishnan and Dr. Harini Radhakrishnan in Palakkad, Kerala.
The family home, Kesari Kutee ...
*"Thoda Thoda" -
Tippu
Production
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and Devayani worked with each other four times in quick succession in the early 2000s, after appearances together in Parthasarathy's ''Unakkum Enakkum Kalyanam'', Benjamin's ''Senthalam Poove'' and
S. P. Rajkumar's ''
En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri'' (2001) though the former two did not release despite having audio launches. Scriptwriter Yosi was also a part of the project.
Critical reception
Following the release of the film, Devayani was appreciated by critics for her performance as a street dweller. It became one of the actress's first films that she had dubbed for in her original voice.
The film later won the
for 2002.
References
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2002 films
2000s Tamil-language films
Indian drama films