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Senthamarai (actor)
Senthamarai was an Indian actor who acted in Tamil cinema and theatre. Career Senthamarai was born on 13 April 1935 at Kancheepuram. His family included his father Thiruvenkadam, his mother Vedammal, and brother Kamalakannan. Thiruvenkadam died when Senthamarai was seven years old. Senthamarai acted many stage plays along with Sivaji Ganesan and M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initialism M.G.R. and as Makkal Thilagam/Puratchi Thalaivar, was an Indian actor, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of ... before entering film. In 1980's, he acted mainly in villainous roles, but also did character roles opposite many leading actors of those times. Family Senthamarai was married to Kousalya who currently acts in Tamil serials. Death Senthamarai died on 14 August 1992 of a heart attack. Filmography 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: '; ), also known as Kanjeevaram, is a stand alone city corporation, satellite nodal city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Tondaimandalam region, from Chennaithe capital of Tamil Nadu. Known as the ''City of Thousand Temples'', Kanchipuram is known for its temple architectures, 1000-pillared halls, huge temple towers and silk saris. Kanchipuram serves as one of the most important inland tourist destinations in India. Kanchipuram has become a centre of attraction for foreign tourists as well. The city covers an area of and an estimated population of 232,816 in 2011. It is the administrative headquarters of Kanchipuram District. Kanchipuram is well-connected by road and rail. Kanchipuram is a Tamil language, Tamil name formed by combining two words, "Mallotus (plant), kanchi" and "puram," together meaning "the city of kaanchi flowers" (due to the abundance of kaanchi flowers in those regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalla Theerpu
''Nalla Theerpu'' () is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by T. Prakash Rao and written by Murasoli Maran. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Jamuna. It was released on 9 April 1963, and emerged a success. Plot A man who works in a bank is imprisoned on a charge of murder that he did not commit. He asks his wife to tell the world her husband is dead and asks her to dress like a widow. He requests her to make their son a lawyer so that he can win the case and get him released. The son turns into an efficient lawyer and wins the case against his father. Cast ;Male cast *Gemini Ganesan *V. Nagayya * M. G. Chakrapani * S. V. Sahasranamam * T. R. Ramachandran * T. S. Durairaj ;Female cast * Jamuna * P. Kannamba * M. N. Rajam *Ragini *Kusalakumari Thanjavur Damayanthi Kusalakumari (6 December 1937 - 7 March 2019) was an Indian actress and dancer. She featured in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. Early life Born in Thanjavur, Kusalakumari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ooty Varai Uravu
''Ooty Varai Uravu'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya, with T. S. Balaiah, Muthuraman, V. K. Ramasamy, Nagesh, L. Vijayalakshmi, Sachu and Sundari Bai in supporting roles. It was Vijayalakshmi's last film before her marriage. The film was released on 1 November 1967 and became a box office success, running for over 100 days in theatres. It was remade in Hindi as '' Aankh Micholi'' (1972) and in Telugu as '' Sri Ranga Neethulu'' (1983). Plot Vedachalam, a wealthy businessman from Ooty, is married to Sundari and has a son, Ravi who is now taking care of the family business. Vedachalam is also secretly married to Sivakami and has a daughter Vijaya, by the second marriage. After Sivakami's death, his daughter decides to seek him out and sets out to Ooty to confront him with proofs of his second marriage. Meanwhile, another Vijaya with the same name is the daughter of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenjirukkum Varai (1967 Film)
''Nenjirukkum Varai'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman, Gopalakrishnan, K. R. Vijaya and Geetanjali. It revolves around a man struggling with poverty, falling in love with his house owner's daughter. Sridhar initially decided to make ''Nenjirukkum Varai'' as revolving around the theme of war between India and Pakistan; the story was dropped after Sridhar learnt that Lal Bahadur Shastri and Muhammad Ayub Khan signed the Tashkent Declaration. Retaining the title, he developed a new story inspired by the Bengali play ''Shudha'' (). The film was shot in black-and-white to emphasise the central theme of poverty, and none of the cast members applied make-up for much of the film. ''Nenjirukkum Varai'' was released on 2 March 1967 and failed at the box office. Plot Raghu does odd jobs looking for a big break. He and his friend Peter rent a part of a house. The owner Natarajan's daughter i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paaladai
''Paaladai'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by M. R. Santhanam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 16 June 1967. Plot Sekar is a rich man belonging to a royal lineage. He is happily married to Janaki and hey have been married for around ten years, but have had no children. He yearns for children and as per his friends advice, he takes his wife Janaki to a gyno and she finds that it's impossible for Janaki to get pregnant. Janaki decides to hide it from her husband as it would devastate him completely. Janaki's sister Santha comes to stay with them during her vacations. By chance, Sivaji learns that his wife is infertile. He consoles her. The next morning, Sivaji has a dream about a child and he explains it to Santha and they start growing closer. Janaki plans to get her sister married to her husband. Janaki pleads for Santha to marry her husband. Santha resists initially, but gradually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anubavam Pudhumai
''Anubavam Pudhumai'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy thriller film directed by C. V. Rajendran in his debut and written by Chitralaya Gopu from a story by Raju. The film stars R. Muthuraman and Rajasree. It was released on 2 March 1967. The film was remade in Hindi as Hulchul (1971 film), ''Hulchul'' (1971). Plot Cast *R. Muthuraman *Rajasree *T. R. Ramachandran *Major Sundarrajan *Manorama (Tamil actress), Manorama *T. S. Balaiah *V. S. Raghavan *R. S. Manohar *Senthamarai (actor), Senthamarai Production ''Anubavam Pudhumai'' is the directorial debut of C. V. Rajendran. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, and editing by N. M. Shankar. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Reception ''Kalki (magazine), Kalki'' appreciated Sundarrajan's performance but criticised Muthuraman's, and called Viswanathan's music sweet. The film failed commercially. References External links * {{C. V. Rajendran 1960s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aasai Mugam
''Aasai Mugam'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Pullayya. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi and M. N. Nambiar. Inspired by the 1934 and 1956 film versions of the novel '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'', it was released on 10 December 1965. Plot In the meantime, Varadha, an ill-intentioned fraudster plans on a scheme to change his accomplice Vajravel's face to Manohar's face, who is the son of a rich estate owner named Sivasankaran, through plastic surgery and steal Sivashankaran's estate. He convinces Vajravel to go through plastic surgery. However, Vajravel's wife who overhears the plan disapproved to no avail. Manohar falls in love with Selvi and sends a message through his secretary. Sivasankaran agrees to the marriage and proceeds with the preparation. Meanwhile, Vajravel goes through plastic surgery and changes his face to appear like Manohar's face. Vajravel, now looking like Manohar, is beaten by thugs on his way to Manohar's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thozhilali
''Thozhilali'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar who also wrote the story. Inspired by Thevar's early life as a milk supplier before he became a wealthy film producer, it stars M. G. Ramachandran, K. R. Vijaya and newcomer Rathna. The film was released on 25 September 1964 and became a box-office success. Plot Raju, a relentless worker, is the only son of a widow of peasant origin, which in spite of the economic difficulties, makes a success, in parallel, of brilliant of high studies. We see him climbing, not without happiness and problems, the social scale, via diverse jobs, arousing in the passage, the jealousy of his rich neighbours. But his effort will be rewarded in the measure for hard sound labour, in the person of beautiful and intelligent Vijaya. Raju joins a bus company and earns the respect of boss Murugappan. Murugappan's daughter Meena falls for Raju but he refuses to marry her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dheiva Thaai
''Deiva Thai'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film, produced and co-written by R. M. Veerappan, directed by P. Madhavan and starring M. G. Ramachandran. It was released on 18 July 1964 and became one of the most successful Tamil films of the year. Plot Sivagami, a widow, brings up her only son Maran, in the worship of Karunagaran, as his father had died in tragic circumstances. She hides from him for a long time, the real version of the facts. Indeed, Karunagaran, inveterate player of poker, killed a player accidentally during a game in which the player beats him by cheating, shocked to realise that he is the reason for his death, Karunagaran escapes from that quickly. Maran becomes a C.I.D. officer and settles in the new mission to dismantle the traffickers' network. It turns out that the man who heads this terrorist organisation is none other than his father, Karunagaran. Maran and the one who is called up now, Baba (alias Karunagaran), ignore each other, their family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratha Thilagam
''Ratha Thilagam'' () is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language war romance film directed by Dada Mirasi. The film stars Sivaji and Savitri Ganesan (no relation). Based on the Sino-Indian border dispute of 1962, it was released on 14 September 1963. The film was not commercially successful. Plot Kumar is a graduate who decides to enlist in the Indian Army, following news of the Chinese invasion in the country during the Sino-Indian War, only to find out that his love interest Kamala was working against the Indian Army. Cast Production ''Ratha Thilagam'' is based on the Sino-Indian border dispute of 1962. It was directed by Dada Mirasi who also wrote the screenplay. It was produced under National Movies by Panchu Arunachalam and P. V. Krishnan while Kannadasan, along with, P.C. Ganesan and Thyagan wrote the dialogue; Kannadasan also presented the film. Cinematography was handled by Jagirdhar and editing by R. Devarajan. Themes Critic Baradwaj Rangan noted ''Ratha Thilagam''s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needhikkuppin Paasam
''Neethikkupin Paasam'' () is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi and M. R. Radha. It was released on 15 August 1963. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Thandri Kodukula Challenge''. Plot Gopal is an honest lawyer who prioritizes law and order over family and emotions. He once saved Sivasamy from a false petition filed against him by Muniyandi without charging any fees and being an eyewitness. He meets a simple village girl named Gowri and falls in love with her, which leads him to reject his cousins Jaya and Prema. Jaya dies by jumping from upstairs following his rejection. After this incident, Gopal's father decides that Gopal's marriage will be arranged based on his wishes, but his mother opposes it. Eventually, Gopal and Gowri get separated but later reunite. However, trouble arises in the form of Muthayya, Gowri's uncle, who sets his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thayilla Pillai
''Thayilla Pillai'' () is 1961 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and co-produced by L. V. Prasad and written by M. Karunanidhi from a story by S. R. Pinisetty. The film stars T. S. Balaiah and M. V. Rajamma, with G. Muthukrishnan, Kalyan Kumar, S. Rama Rao, Manohar, L. Vijayalakshmi, Madhuri Roy, Sandhya and T. P. Muthulakshmi in supporting roles. It revolves around a mother torn between her love for her orthodox Brahmin husband and her son. ''Thayilla Pillai'' speaks against the caste system in India. It was co-produced by A. Anand, photographed by K. S. Prasad, and edited by A. Sanjeevi. The film was released on 18 August 1961 and became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. It was remade in Malayalam as '' Pravaham'' (1975). Plot The conservative Brahmin Pathanjali Sasthri severs relations with his modern brother-in-law Bharathi, a doctor. When Sasthri's wife Parvathi, who had two miscarriages, finds herself pregnant, she goes to her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
