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Vijay Anand (composer)
Vijay Anand (born Jude Matthew, 1952 – 6 February 2024) was an Indian music composer who worked in Kannada and Tamil language, Tamil films. He made his debut with the Tamil film ''Oorukku Upadesam'' (1984), and became more active in Kannada films after working on its remake ''Indina Ramayana'' the same year. Career Vijay Anand was born in Madras (now Chennai) to Catholic Church in India, Roman Catholic parents. He developed an interest in music at the age of five due to the musical troupe Thomas and Party being his neighbours. After seeing his interest in music, they took him to their troupe and made him to be part of their concerts. He later started his own troupe in 1972. Anand was also a composer for Visu's stage plays. He was expected to debut in film with Visu's ''Naanayam Illatha Naanayam'' (1984); however ''Oorukku Upadesam'', released the same year, became his film debut. Dwarakish who was impressed with his music in ''Oorukku Upadesam'' chose him to compose music fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and territories of India, state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the List of most populous cities in India, sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after City of London Corporation, London. Historically, the region was part of the Chola dynasty, Chola, Pandya dynasty, Pandya, Pallava dynasty, Pallava and Vijayanagara Empire, Vijayanagara kingdoms during various eras. The coastal land which then contained th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vetri Mel Vetri
''Vetri Mel Vetri'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by M. Thyagarajan in his debut. The film stars Prabhu as a spoilt and aimless man who eventually becomes a boxer, and Seetha as his wife. It was released on 1 December 1989 and became an average success. Plot A spoilt, aimless man eventually becomes a boxer. Cast Production ''Vetri Mel Vetri'' is the directorial debut of M. Thyagarajan. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Vijay Anand. Release and reception ''Vetri Mel Vetri'' was released on 1 December 1989. B. 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 ...'' called it another routine masala fare, which was thankfully not nauseating. The film was an average success. References External links * * {{Rotten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayasimha (1987 Film)
''Jayasimha'' () is a 1987 Indian Kannada-language action drama film, directed by P. Vasu and produced by K. C. N. Chandrashekhar and K. C. N. Mohan. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Mahalakshmi, Vajramuni and N. S. Rao. The film has musical score by Vijay Anand. Premise Jayasimha, a forest officer, endeavours to stop animal poaching in a village he is transferred to. However, his efforts land him and his family in trouble. Cast * Vishnuvardhan *Mahalakshmi *Vajramuni *N. S. Rao *Umashree *Sudheer * Lohithaswa *Master Amith *Sundar Raj *Babu Singh * Kanchana * Janaki *Chi Ravishankar *Mysore Lokesh *V. R. Bhaskar *Bob Christo *Jayamalini Jayamalini (or Jaya Malini) is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies. Personal life She married Parthiban, a police inspector on 19 July 1994 and settled in Chennai with her only s ... * Disco Shanthi * Shani Mahadevappa *Sridhar *Bemel Somanna * Janardhan Soundtrack The mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu
''Maduve Madu Thamashe Nodu'' ( ) is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Sathya and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Dwarkish, Mahalakshmi and Jai Jagadish. The film is a remake of Tamil film ''Dowry Kalyanam'' (1983). Plot The movie revolves around the herculian effort of a middle-class family man and his wife in arranging the marriage of his sister, and getting a job for his younger brother. Vishnuvardhan plays the main lead of Ganesha, Aarthi plays his wife Uma, Mahalakshmi plays the role of the sister Gowri and Dwarkish plays her groom. The film deals with the exploitation of parents of the bride in the name of dowry. Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Ganesha *Aarathi as Uma *Dwarkish as Mohan *Jai Jagadish as Raja *Mahalakshmi as Gowri *Srinivasa Murthy as DIG Kuchela (Special Appearance) *C. R. Simha as Kuchela (Special Appearance) *Vajramuni as Rahim (Special Appearance) *Silk Smitha as Rahim's Relative (Special Appearance) *Sundar Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ee Jeeva Ninagagi
''Ee Jeeva Ninagagi'' ( ) is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by V. Somashekhar and produced by Vijaya Shankar Bhat. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Urvashi, Baby Shalini and Lokanath. The film has musical score by Vijayanand. Vasu who wrote story for this film remade it in Tamil as ''Amma Vandhachu''. Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Chandrasekhar *Urvashi as Rohini * Baby Shalini * Lokanath *N. S. Rao *Mysore Lokesh *Bangalore Nagesh *Thimmayya *Karanth * Shani Mahadevappa *Sarigama Viji *B. K. Shankar *Thipatur Siddaramaiah *Chandrashekar *Sampangi *Chikkanna *Muniraju *Master Rajesh *Pramila Joshai *Shashikala *Shamala *Kokila *Lalithamma *Sathyabhama *Seema *Hemanalini *Srivani *Baby Nandini *Baby Pramodini *Dinesh in Guest Appearance *Jai Jagadish in Guest Appearance *Sudheer in Guest Appearance *Mukhyamantri Chandru Honnasandra Narasimhaiah Chandrashekar (born 28 August 1953), known popularly as Mukhyamantri Chandru, is an Indian actor and pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africadalli Sheela
''Africadalli Sheela'' ( Sheela in Africa) is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language fantasy-adventure film, written, directed and produced by Dwarakish. Made on the similar lines as the Hollywood film '' Sheena'', the film was extensively shot in the forest ranges in the African continent. This film was the first Indian film to have been shot in the African forests. The film featured Charan Raj and Sahila in the lead roles, along with Dwarakish, Srinivasa Murthy and Kalyan Kumar in supporting roles. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar and R. N. Jayagopal. Dwarakish remade the film in Tamil as '' Kizhakku Africavil Sheela'', which starred Suresh, Nizhalgal Ravi and Sahila reprising her character, while she went on to reprise her character in its Hindi remake, titled ''Sheela'', starring Nana Patekar. Cast Soundtrack All the songs are composed and scored by Bappi Lahiri. This film marked the entry of singer K. S. Chithra to the Kannada cinema. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nee Thanda Kanike
''Nee Thanda Kanike'' () is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Girish Karnad, Jayasudha and C. R. Simha. It is a remake of the Hindi film '' Sharaabi'', (1984), which itself was loosely based on the 1981 American film ''Arthur''. Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Ravi *Girish Karnad *Jayasudha as Meena *C. R. Simha *Sathish *Vadiraj *Sudheer *Mysore Lokesh *Shani Mahadevappa Soundtrack All the songs composed by Vijay Anand and written by R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal (1935 – 19 May 2008) was an Indian film director and lyricist in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He had written over 12,000 film songs. Early life and education R. N. Jayagopal, known to friends and fans as RNJ, was .... Release Dwarakish noted that, unlike his other film '' Nee Bareda Kadambari'', he put in a lot of effort in making ''Nee Thanda Kanike''; however, unlike the former, the film was a box office failure. Vishnuvar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nee Bareda Kadambari
''Nee Bareda Kadambari'' () is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and produced by Dwarakish in his directorial debut. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya, Hema Chaudhary and C. R. Simha. The music was composed by Vijay Anand and the dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar along with R. N. Jayagopal. The film is a remake of the Hindi film '' Pyar Jhukta Nahin'' (1985). Dwarakish also directed the Tamil remake ''Naan Adimai Illai''. Plot Ajay Kumar is a professional photographer from a middle-class background, who falls in love with a rich girl, Prema, whose father is Ram Narayan, a class-conscious man. They are stubborn in their love and marry against her parents' wishes. But soon the marriage is on the rocks due to the difference in their backgrounds, with the wily Ram Narayan playing his cards very well to split his daughter from Vijay. They have a fight and Prema goes back to her parents' house and Ram Narayan coerces her to file ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinamalar
''Dinamalar'' is an Indian Tamil daily newspaper. It was founded in 1951 by T. V. Ramasubba Iyer. ''Dinamalar'' has an average circulation of 689,773 ( ABC Jan–Jun 2022). History Dinamalar was founded by T. V. Ramasubbaiyer on 6 September 1951 at Thiruvananthapuram. The operations were moved to Tirunelveli in 1957. Circulation The newspaper is printed in 10 cities in Tamil Nadu namely Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Pondicherry, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore and Bangalore. As of Jun 2022, the newspaper has a circulation of 1,731,8959 and more than 2 million epaper subscribers. Content The investigative journal Cobrapost released an undercover investigation and video which exposed the executives of Dinamalar speaking of promoting Hindutva and promoting the agenda of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ETV Network
ETV Network is a network of Telugu language news and entertainment satellite television channels in India. It is based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It also had some non Telugu-language satellite television channels. All non- Telugu satellite television channels were acquired by Reliance Industries-owned TV18 for ₹2,053 crore in FY 2014–15 and later rebranded. History Telugu language network The Hyderabad daily newspaper '' Eenadu'' ( Telugu for 'today') started its own Telugu language channel named Eenadu TV on 27 August 1995. The flagship company ETPL launched four new television channels in November 2015 – namely ETV Life – a health and wellness channel, ETV Abhiruchi, a cookery channel, ETV Plus – an entertainment and reality channel, and ETV Cinema – a movie channel in Telugu language. In May 2014, ETV2 and ETV3 were renamed to ETV Andhra Pradesh and ETV Telangana respectively. On 27 December 2018, the network launched ETV Plus HD, ETV Life HD, ETV Abh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deccan Herald
''Deccan Herald'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka. It was founded by businessman K. N. Guruswamy and launched on 17 June 1948. It is published by The Printers Mysore, a privately held company owned by the Nettakallappa family, heirs of Guruswamy. It has seven editions printed from Bengaluru, Hubballi, Davanagere, Hosapete, Mysuru, Mangaluru, and Kalaburagi. History and background ''Deccan Herald'' was launched on 17 June 1948. Its founder, K. N. Guruswamy, in search of a suitable location for a news publishing business, purchased a bar and restaurant called Funnel's, that was owned by an Irish couple, in March 1948. Despite having no experience in the newspaper industry, Guruswamy, along with his close aides and well wishers, decided to launch two newspapers from Bangalore since there was no such title at the time. Veteran journalist Pothan Joseph served as its founding editor, which gave it a strong footing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mugila Chumbana
''Mugila Chumbana'' () is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by B Shankar. The film was also produced and co-written by Raghuveer, who also stars in the film alongside Shravanthi and Shakuntala. Plot Harish, who returned from America after pursuing his MBA, manages his father's garment factory. He falls in love with Sowmya after chancing upon her photograph only to realise that she had died. Sangeetha, who has to deal with familial pressure to get married, falls in one-sided love with Harish after he helps her out. Although Harish rejects Sangeetha's love initially, he eventually accepts her love. Cast * Raghuveer as Harish *Shravanthi as Sangeetha *Shakuntala *Srilalitha *Rajanand *Ashok Rao *Shivaram Soundtrack The music was composed by Vijayanand. Release and reception The film was released after much delay to negative reviews and was a box office failure. The direction, story, and cinematography were criticised while the music was ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
