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R. Krishnamurthy
R. Krishnamoorthy was an Indian people, Indian film director and screenwriter who worked on Tamil films. Most active in the 1980s, he is best known for directing Rajinikanth in ''Billa (1980 film), Billa'' (1980) and Kamal Haasan in ''Vaazhvey Maayam'' (1982). Career Throughout his career, Krishnamoorthy regularly worked on productions by K. Balaji, Suresh Balaje and their Suresh Arts banner. The success of the film ''Billa (1980 film), Billa'' (1980) starring Rajinikanth, prompted the director to become widely dubbed as "Billa" Krishnamoorthy in the film industry. He later went on to collaborate again with Rajinikanth in ''Thee (1981 film), Thee'' (1981), while making successful films such as ''Savaal'' (1981) and ''Vaazhvey Maayam'' (1982) with Kamal Haasan. In the 1980s, he made several films with Sivaji Ganesan or his son Prabhu (actor), Prabhu, including ''Neethibathi'' (1983), ''Thiruppam'' (1984) and ''Nyaayam'' (1984). Filmography ;Director References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian People
Indian people or Indians are the Indian nationality law, citizens and nationals of the India, Republic of India or people who trace their ancestry to India. While the demonym "Indian" applies to people originating from the present-day India, it was also used as the identifying term for people originating from what is now Bangladeshi diaspora, Bangladesh and Pakistani diaspora, Pakistan prior to the Partition of India in 1947. In 2022, the population of India stood at 1.4 billion people, of various Indian ethnic groups, ethnic groups. According to United Nations forecasts, India overtook China as the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country by the end of April 2023, containing 17.50 percent of the global population. In addition to the Indian population, the Non-resident Indian and Overseas Citizen of India, Indian overseas diaspora also boasts large numbers, particularly in former British Empire, British colonies due to the historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Raja
''Justice Raja'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam language film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy. The film stars Prem Nazir, Menaka, Balan K. Nair and K. R. Vijaya. The film has musical score by Gangai Amaran. The film was a remake of Telugu film '' Justice Chowdary''. Cast *Prem Nazir as Rajashekharan, Gopi (double role) * Menaka as Thulasi * Balan K. Nair as Narendran, Nagendran (double role) * K. R. Vijaya as Sreedevi * Sujatha as Radha *Sankaradi as Raman Nair * P. K. Abraham as Rahim *Adoor Bhasi as Adv. Sharma * Sathyakala as Raji *Mala Aravindan as Kuttappan * Mohan Jose as Jagan * Shanavas as Sankar * Radhika as Anitha *Silk Smitha as Dancer * Lalu Alex as Shaji * Kollam G. K. Pilla as Rajasekharan's father *P. R. Menon as Menon *Rajashekharan as Prasad Soundtrack The music was composed by Gangai Amaran and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader Poovachal Khader (25 December 1948 – 22 June 2021) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala who worked mainly in Malayalam f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil-language Film Directors
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). attested since 300 BCE.: "...the most acceptable periodisation which has so far been suggested for the development of Tamil writing seems to me to be that of A Chidambaranatha Chettiar (1907–1967): 1. Sangam Literature – 200BC to AD 200; 2. Post Sangam literature – AD 200 – AD 600; 3. Early Medieval literature – AD 600 to AD 1200; 4. Later Medieval literature – AD 1200 to AD 1800; 5. Pre-Modern literature – AD 1800 to 1900" at p. 610 Tamil was the lingua franca for early maritime traders in South India, with Tamil inscriptions found outside of the Indian subcontinent, such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Egypt. The language has a well-documented history with lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Film Directors
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Karpagam Vanthachu
''Karpagam Vanthachu'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy. The film stars Arjun and Radhika, with Gowtham Sundararajan, Y. G. Mahendran, Vidyasri, Soorya, S. S. Chandran, Vinu Chakravarthy, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, and Charle playing supporting roles. It was released on 15 October 1993. The film is an adaptation of the stage play ''Delhi Maamiyar'' written by Komal Swaminathan. It was dubbed into Telugu as ''Bejawada Rowdy''. Plot Sakthivel is a poor orphan living alone in a slum and works as a cycle rickshaw puller. Being a short-tempered person, he cannot tolerate injustice so he is often caught in fights. He then meets the outspoken Karpagam, who delivers meals at homes. They fall in love with each other. Raja and Sarathi are brothers, and they have lost their parents at a young age. Sarathi is married to the arrogant Sarasu and is totally submissive to her, while his younger brother Raja is a bachelor. Sarasu is the daughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vetri Karangal
''Vetri Karangal'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Prabhu, Prem Menon, Rupini and Sadhana. It was released on 15 March 1991. Plot Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Reception C. R. K. of ''Kalki Kalki (), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hinduism, Hindu god Vishnu. According to Vaishnavism, Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, the last of the four ages i ...'' criticised the film for the story, which they felt was not well developed. References External links * {{IMDb title, 0320729 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1991 action films 1991 films Films directed by R. Krishnamoorthy Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian action films Tamil-language Indian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dravidan (film)
''Dravidan'' is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Sathyaraj, Vidhyashree and Suparna Anand. It is a remake of the 1988 Malayalam film ''Aryan''. The film was released on 28 October 1989, Diwali day. Plot Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Pulamaipithan. Release and reception ''Dravidan'' was released on 28 October 1989, Diwali day, alongside another Sathyaraj film ''Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai''. P. S. S. of ''Kalki Kalki (), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hinduism, Hindu god Vishnu. According to Vaishnavism, Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, the last of the four ages i ...'' praised the performances of the cast. References External links * {{IMDb title 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1989 action films 1989 films Films directed by R. Krishnamoorthy Films score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponnaniyathi
''Ponnaniyathi'' is a 1988 Indian Malayalam film, directed by R Krishnamoorthy and produced by R Krishnamoorthy. Cast Nizhalgal Ravi Ravichandran Samanna (born 16 April 1956), known professionally as Nizhalgal Ravi, is an Indian film, television and voice actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has also performed in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films and television series. ... References External links * 1988 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by R. Krishnamoorthy {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thangachi
''Thangachi'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Ramki, Pallavi and Seetha. It is a remake of the Telugu film ''Aadupaduchu'' (1986). The film was released on 27 November 1987. Plot Dharmaraja is an influential man in politics that's involved in many illegal activities. Inspector Raja curtails many of his illicit businesses in the course of his investigations. Raja's only family is his younger sister, Seetha, and her contractor husband, Prakash. He also meets and falls in love with Radha. Raja arrests Das, an associate of Dharmaraja. Das is soon released on bail and remains defiant towards Raja. Dharmaraja, incensed by Raja's interference with his business, has Prakash disrupt Raja's investigations. Prakash has always been a part of Dharmaraja's team. When a sub-inspector from Raja's team follows Das, he is caught at Prakash's construction site. Dharmaraj, Prakash and Das kill him while Seetha becomes an accidental w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naam Iruvar (1985 Film)
''Naam Iruvar'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu, Urvashi and Charle. It is a remake of the Kannada film '' Ramapurada Ravana'', and was Ganesan's 250th film as an actor. Plot Veerayya (Sivaji Ganesan) is a retired alcoholic soldier that's living in his hometown with his niece, Radha (Urvashi). Raja (Prabhu) arrives in town as the new teacher and is offered a place to stay at the home of the trustee of the school, Sivagami (Srividya). Veerayya and Sivagami were in love once but couldn't get married. Her father, Somasundaram (V. S. Raghavan) was the town leader and opposed the match due to Veerayya's illiteracy and lack of wealth. Sivagami was set to marry a man that her father chose but he died on the wedding day and she remains unmarried. Veerayya left town due to his heartbreak and joined the army. He now spends his days drinking and fighting against the injustices m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deivapiravi (1985 Film)
''Deivapiravi'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Mohan, Radhika, and Urvashi. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Devatha'' (1982). The film was released on 14 April 1985 and ran for one-hundred days in theatres. Plot Cast Production The film is directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, who was known for directing '' Billa'' (1980), and produced by D. Ramanaidu under his banner Suresh Productions. Ramanaidu had produced the original film '' Devatha'' (1982). Cinematography was handled by Vinayagam, and editing by Chakrapani. Soundtrack The songs are composed by Shankar–Ganesh. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela, who sang for the original film, also sang for this film. Release and reception ''Deivapiravi'' was released on 14 April 1985 coinciding with Puthandu. The film faced competition from two other Mohan-starrers ''Udaya Geetham'', which released a day earlier, and ''Pillai Nila''. The film was no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
