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Kizhakkum Merkkum
''Kizhakkum Merkkum'' ( ) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Kalanjiyam. The film stars Napoleon, Nassar, Devayani and Geetha, with Manivannan, Thalaivasal Vijay, Vichithra, Theni Kunjarammal, Kalyanjiyam, and Chaplin Balu playing supporting roles. It was released on 14 January 1998. Plot Suryamurthy (Napoleon) and Thillai ( Geetha) are siblings. They were expelled from their home by their stepmother Chinnamma ( Theni Kunjarammal) at a young age. The siblings worked hard to come up in life. Many years later, Suryamurthy looks for a groom for his sister and finds Kathalingam ( Nassar), who is from another village. So Suryamurthy inquires the villagers about Kathalingam's character, and everyone praised Kathalingam, but they lied. Kathalingam is actually a bad person and drunkard, and he has an affair with the village belle Valli ( Vichithra). Without knowing the truth, Kathalingam and Thillai get married. Finally, Thillai and Suryamurthy realise tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanjiyam
Mu. Kalanjiyam is an Indian film director who has made Tamil films. A winner of the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer, Kalanjiyam has also featured in the lead role in his films. Career Kalanjiyam's first film, ''Poomani'' (1996), featuring Murali and Devayani, won commercial and critical acclaim, and the director won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer for 1996. His next venture, the rural drama ''Kizhakkum Merkkum'', starring Napoleon with Devayani, also won positive reviews. A proposed film titled ''Sangeetha Thirunaal, '' produced by music composer Ilaiyaraaja, was planned, but did not materialize. He returned with another film, ''Poonthottam'' (1998), with the cast of his first film, but the film went unnoticed as a result of the bigger budget films released around the same time. He then made '' Nilave Mugam Kaattu'' (1999), starring Karthik and Devayani, which became his fourth consecutive film with the actress, though the film was pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadhana Sargam
Sadhana Sargam (née Ghanekar, born 7 March 1969) is an Indian singer known for her playback career in Indian cinema predominantly in Hindi, Marathi language, Marathi, Bengali language, Bengali, Nepali, Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu language films. She is a recipient of the National Film Awards, National Film Award and Filmfare Awards South, She has also won five Maharashtra State Film Awards, four Gujarat State Film Awards and one Odisha State Film Awards, Orissa State Film Award. Early life Sargam was born in a Marathi family of musicians at Dabhol, the seaport town in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra. Her mother Neela Ghanekar was a classical singer and music teacher and knew arranger–composer Anil Mohile, who then arranged music for Kalyanji-Anandji. He introduced Sargam to them, and she was in the children's chorus in "Pam Pararampam, Bole Jeevan Ki Sargam" sung by Kishore Kumar in G. P. Sippy's ''Trishna (1978 film), Trishna'' (1978). Sargam performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Ilaiyaraaja
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Films
Many significant films were released in 1998, including '' Shakespeare in Love'', ''Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'', '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', '' Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', '' Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1998 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Saving Private Ryan'' grossed $485 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing World War II film until it was surpassed by ''Dunkirk'' (2017). However, when adjusted for 2025 inflation, ''Saving Private Ryan'' grossed approximately $826 million worldwide. * ''Blade'' became the top-grossing film based on a Marvel Comics character, grossing $131.2 million worldwide at the time of its release. *The ''Star Trek'' franchise became the seventh film franchise to gross $1 billion with the release of '' Star Trek: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Drama Films
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Tamil-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Indian Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publications Division
Publications Division (India) is a publishing house in India, with its headquarters at Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. It functions as a division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). It publishes books in Hindi, English and other regional languages. History Established in 1941, Publications Division publishes books on a range of subjects including arts, culture, national heritage, biographies of national leaders in various fields, science, flora and fauna and children's literature. The house has published a 100-volume set of the collected works of Mahatma Gandhi as well as individual volumes of his work. The Publications Division also publishes journals including ''Yojana'', on development; ''Kurukshetra'', on rural development; ''Ajkal'', a literary magazine; ''Bal Bharati'', for children; and ''Employment News'', which lists government job openings. It also participates in exhibitions and book fairs. The materials are sold through age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Lyricist ...
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The list 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] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award For Best Film Portraying Woman In Good Light ...
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film Portraying Woman in Good Light is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil ( Kollywood) films. The award was first given in 1994. This award category was suggested by Sengottuvelan, former judge of the Madras High Court and Chairman of the State Women's Commission. The Award was discontinued post 2008, but revived on 2015 with Suriya's 36 Vayathinile Win. The list 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] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
