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Mayilsamy
Mayilsamy (2 October 1965 – 19 February 2023) was an Indian actor and comedian who primarily played supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he was also a regular guest judge for ''Asathapovathu Yaaru'' on Sun TV in Chennai. He was well known for his comedy tracks in movies collaborating with veteran comedians Vivek and Vadivelu. He had featured in excess of 200 films in a career spanning nearly four decades. He was renowned for his mimicry skills and soon became a household name in Tamil Nadu through the television hit show ''Comedy Time''. He was also actively involved in debates and was highly regarded for his speech skills, and won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian for his performance in '' Kangalal Kaidhu Sei''. Career Mayilsamy was a popular and veteran television down the South Indian entertainment industry known for his impeccable comic timing and who is mostly seen playing strong supporting character roles in popular Tamil daily soaps and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhavani Kanavugal
''Dhavanik Kanavugal'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, directed and produced by K. Bhagyaraj, starring himself, Radhika and Sivaji Ganesan. The film was released on 14 September 1984. It was partially reshot in Telugu as ''Ammaayiluu... Preminchandi!''. Plot Subramaniam "Subramani", an economics graduate from PSG College in Coimbatore, struggles to make ends meet. With five younger sisters to support, he takes on menial jobs to provide for his family. Captain Chidambaram, a retired army officer, owns a cycle shop in the same village and rents a portion of his house to Subramani. Chidambaram is a well-wisher of Subramani's family, and his eldest sister even works part-time at the cycle shop. Subramani's mother arranges for his eldest sister to marry a mute groom, citing the absence of dowry demands. However, Captain Chidambaram intervenes, advising the eldest daughter to wait for a more suitable match rather than settling for an unsatisfactory arrangeme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vetri Vizha
''Vettri Vizhaa'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prathap K. Pothen. It stars Kamal Haasan, Prabhu, pairing with Sasikala and Khushbu as lead heroine along with Amala in guest appearance. The film was a blockbuster and completed 175-day run at the box office. It is loosely based on the novel '' The Bourne Identity'' by Robert Ludlum. ''Vettri Vizhaa'' was released on 28 October 1989 during the Diwali holiday. Santhi Narayanasamy and T. Manohar produced ''Vettri Vizhaa'' under the production company Sivaji Productions. The story was written by K. Rajeshwar and Shanmugapriyan. Cinematography was handled by Ashok Kumar, the editing was by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan, and the art direction was by B. Salim. The first film in which Kamal Haasan and Prabhu co-starred. Filming took place primarily in Goa and Chennai. Plot A man (Kamal Haasan) is being chased by heavily armed men in a coastline. He takes out a couple of them with his superior skills, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duet (1994 Film)
''Duet'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Prabhu, Ramesh Aravind, Meenakshi Seshadri and marks the debut of Prakash Raj in Tamil cinema which he plays the antagonist. It was inspired by the 1990 French film ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', which itself was based on the 1897 play of the same name directed by Edmond Rostand. The film revolves around two musician brothers who fall in love with the same woman. It was released on 20 May 1994. Plot In a bridge across a sea, saxophone music is heard which is played by Guna. He recollects about the tragedy which happened two years back in his life. Guna and Siva are brothers who own an orchestra and are very popular with their performances. Both are very affectionate towards each other. Both of them look for their love and eventually find one. The girl whom Siva chose accepted his love, while the girl chosen by Guna insults him of his fat size, which hurts him. Eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Madana Kama Rajan
''Michael Madana Kama Rajan'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and written by Kamal Haasan, with Crazy Mohan penning the dialogues. The film stars Haasan in four roles alongside Khushbu, Urvasi and Rupini while Manorama, Delhi Ganesh, Nassar, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, S. N. Lakshmi, Jayabharathi, R. N. Jayagopal, Nagesh, Praveen Kumar, Santhana Bharathi and R. S. Shivaji play supporting roles. It revolves around quadruplets who get separated at birth and cross paths as adults. Panchu Arunachalam obtained the rights to adapt a Pakistani film written by Kader Kashmiri. Despite retaining that film's core premise of quadruplets, Rao, Haasan and Mohan created an otherwise entirely new story. The film was produced by Arunachalam's wife Meena, photographed primarily by B. C. Gowrishankar and edited by D. Vasu. ''Michael Madana Kama Rajan'' was released on 17 October 1990, Diwali day. The film was commercially successful, running fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aasai
''Aasai'' () () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film, written and directed by Vasanth and produced by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Suvaluxmi and Prakash Raj, with Rohini, Poornam Viswanathan, Nizhalgal Ravi, and Vadivelu in supporting roles. It revolves around an army major lusting for his sister-in-law, and attempting to ruin her relationship with her lover. Jeeva was the cinematographer, while Deva composed the music. The film, released on 9 September 1995, became a huge commercial success and Ajith's first major breakthrough in his career. It was remade in Hindi as '' Pyaar Zindagi Hai'' (2001). Plot Saraswathi "Yamuna", the younger daughter of an Orthodox father, comes to Madras for finishing her studies. Major Madhavan, the husband of Yamuna's elder sister Ganga, gets infatuated with Yamuna after seeing her photo in a letter sent by her. Meanwhile, Yamuna meets Jeevanantham "Jeeva" in a bus, who gives his ticket to her as she had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panakkaran
''Panakkaran'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by P. Vasu. A remake of the Hindi film '' Lawaaris'' (1981), it stars Rajinikanth and Gautami. The film was released on 14 January 1990, Pongal day, and ran for more than 175 days in theatres. Plot Bhuvana is a famous singer and she is in love with Vishwanathan, a leading business man. She gets pregnant before wedding but Vishwanathan wants it to be aborted. Bhuvana, who doesn't want to abort her child, decides to break up with Vishwanathan and she leaves with her brother Rao Bahadur without informing Vishwanathan. Bhuvana gives birth to a baby boy but Rao takes away the baby and gives it to Aarumugam, a drunkard asking him to kill the baby and lies to Bhuvana that the baby was a stillborn. Bhuvana leaves the hospital without informing anyone and even Rao Bahadur doesn't know her whereabouts. Meanwhile, Aarumugam decides to raise the baby on his own instead of killing it with the intention of making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhool
''Dhool'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram and Jyothika in lead roles while Reema Sen, Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, Telangana Shakuntala and Pasupathy play other supporting roles. Produced by A. M. Rathnam at a cost of 7 crore, the film was released on 10 January 2003 and became a commercial success. ''Dhool'' was remade in Telugu as '' Veede'' (2003) with Sen and Pasupathy reprising their roles, in Punjabi as '' The Lion of Punjab'' (2011), in Sinhala as '' Ranja'' (2014) and in Bengali as ''Ghatak'' (2006). Plot Arumugam is a kind-hearted man whose village is suffering due to a chemical factory which releases toxic waste into the river. The villagers decide to petition Minister Kaalaipandi, requesting him to close the factory. Arumugam and his childhood friend, Eswari, along with her grandmother Mundakanni, leave to Chennai to meet Kaalaipandi, who has won from the village's constituency. The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasathi Varum Naal
''Rasathi Varum Naal'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language horror film directed by Maniyan Sivabalan. The film stars Nizhalgal Ravi, Kasthuri and Balambika, with Nassar, Radha Ravi, Thyagu and Rajeshkumar playing supporting roles. It was released on 13 December 1991. Plot Radha ( Kasthuri) lives a luxurious life with her widower father Rajasekhar ( Nassar) in a palace. She will marry the Inspector of Police Vijay (Nizhalgal Ravi) after finishing her studies. During a college tour in Pachaimalai Hills, Radha is saved from a near-drowning experience by her college mates. She then finds a pendant in her pocket and she brings it home. Radha starts to have creepy nightmares in the night, and her pet dog dies in a mysterious way. One night, a spirit flees from the pendant and it enters into Radha's body. The possessed spirit of the girl-victim Rasathi (Balambika) wants to take revenge for a gang-rape that happened 19 years ago; the tormentors were Rajasekhar and his three friends ... [...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, Jaishankar, Nagesh, Gautami, Rupini, Manorama, Srividya, Janagaraj, Moulee, Delhi Ganesh and Nassar. 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 major box office su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Comedian ...
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil ( Kollywood) films. Most Wins *6 Wins : Vadivelu *5 Wins : Vivek *3 Wins : Manorama, Kovai Sarala, Devadarshini *2 Wins : Manivannan Winners Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. See also * Tamil cinema * Cinema of India References {{Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangalal Kaidhu Sei
''Kangalal Kaidhu Sei'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film co-written by Sujatha and directed by Bharathiraja. It stars Vaseegaran and marks Priyamani's debut in Tamil cinema. It also marks the only Tamil film appearance of the Sri Lankan actor Sanath Gunathilake. The film revolves around a young, wealthy kleptomaniac's quest to find the love of his dreams in a young woman who is tasked to retrieve a stolen diamond from him. The cinematography was done by B. Kannan, while editing was done by K. Pazhanivel. The music was scored by A. R. Rahman, marking his fifth and final collaboration with Bharathiraja. ''Kangalal Kaidhu Sei'' was released on 20 February 2004 and became a box office failure. Plot John Vaseegaran is a young man who ranks as the 5th richest man in India and 30th in the world. In business, his major rival is Pratap, who was earlier a rival to Vasee's parents. The plot opens in a graveyard where Vasee's parents' funeral takes place. Howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanni Rasi
''Kanni Rasi'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil language film directed by Pandiarajan in his directorial debut. The film stars Prabhu and Revathi. It was released on 15 February 1985. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Menamama'' (1988). Plot Lakshmipathi is a carefree youth in a village who searches for a job. His elder sister Kasthuri sends him a letter from Chennai, telling him to visit her and the villagers compel him to leave the village. He leaves the village to live with his sister. His brother-in-law Gopi Krishna finds him a job as a watchman. Kasthuri's daughter Dhanalakshmi falls in love with Lakshmipathi for which he reciprocates as well, as it was then common for a girl to be married to her mother's younger brother. Kasthuri also wants to get them married and meets an astrologer. But the astrologer informs that their horoscopes don't match and if Lakshmipathi marries Dhanalakshmi, it will lead to his death. Kasthuri is worried hearing this and decides to prevent them fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |