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Maaveeran
''Maaveeran'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Rajasekhar. A remake of the 1985 Hindi film '' Mard'', it stars Rajinikanth, Ambika and Jaishankar. The film revolves around a rude princess, who falls in love with a simpleton after initially being hostile towards him. ''Maaveeran'' was the first in Tamil to be shot in 70 mm film format, and have a six-track stereophonic sound. It was released on 1 November 1986, Diwali day, and became a critical and commercial failure. Plot Cast * Rajinikanth as Raja (Maaveeran) *Ambika as Rekha *Jaishankar as Harry * Sujatha as Raja's mother * Vijayakumar as Joe *Anand Babu as a dancer * Dara Singh as Sethupathi * C. R. Vijayakumari as Gowri *Nagesh as Stepfather of raja * Thengai Srinivasan as Drama head – Guest Appearance * Sunitha as Helina *Vittal Prasad as Vicky Production ''Maaveeran'' is a remake of Manmohan Desai's 1985 Hindi film '' Mard'', and even used some footage from that film. It was shot in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajasekhar (director)
Rajasekhar (died 1991), often credited as Rajasekhar B.Sc., was an Indian film director and producer of Kollywood during the 1980s. He also directed films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Career Rajasekhar was born in Nattarasankottai in then Ramanathapuram district and was a Bachelor of Science graduate. He made his debut as director with the 1980 Kannada movie '' Hunnimeya Rathriyalli''.He was a director of 1980s and his major works were with Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan. Almost all of Rajnikanth's mid to late 80s films like '' Thambikku Entha Ooru'', '' Padikkadavan'', '' Maapillai'' and '' Dharma Dorai'' were directed by Rajasekhar. He was also the director of Kamal Haasan movies '' Vikram'', the first Tamil film which crossed the budget of 1 crore and '' Kakki Chattai''. He also directed '' Malaiyoor Mambattiyan'' and '' Maaveeran''. He also directed Vijaykanth movie '' Eetti'' and ''Cooliekkaran ''Cooliekkaran'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action thrille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagesh
Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in a variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and antagonist. He has also acted in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. Nagesh's style of comedy was largely inspired by Hollywood actor Jerry Lewis. Similarities between Nagesh and Lewis earned Nagesh the sobriquet the "Jerry Lewis of India". He was also nicknamed as the King of Comedy due to his impeccable comedy timing and body language. He featured regularly in the film projects of M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan even at a time when there was a massive rift between the two leading actors in Tamil cinema at that time. He has a unique distinction of sharing screen space with lead actors belonging to three generations of Tam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mard (1985 Film)
''Mard'' ( 'Man') is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language action film, directed by Manmohan Desai. Starring Amitabh Bachchan and Amrita Singh. The movie was remade in Tamil as ''Maaveeran''. Amitabh Bachchan was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor category. ''Mard'' was the second highest-grossing film. of the year. and the eighth highest-grossing film of the 1980s (1980 to 1989). Furthermore, when adjusted for inflation, ''Mard'' is one of the highest-grossing films released during the Diwali festival, approximately more than 450cr in today's time. Plot The film opens in India. It is the early 20th century when India remains part of the British empire. The opening sequence shows a group of British soldiers plundering an Indian fort and taking its riches by air England. They are stopped by the valiant Raja Azad Singh (Dara Singh), who is immensely strong and manages to lasso the light aircraft, subdue several English soldiers and recover the stolen jewels. Around this time, Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunitha (actress)
Sunitha is an Indian actress known for her roles in films made in South India from 1986 to 1996. Movie career She entered the film industry through the movie ''Kodai Mazhai'', a 1986 Tamil movie directed by Muktha S. Sundar, with music by Ilayaraja, starring Rajinikanth (Not Major, Guest Role), Prasad and Lakshmi and ''Ponmana Selvan'' (1989), starring Vijayakanth, directed by P. Vasu. The same year saw the release of Vijayakanth's movie ''Rajanadai'' and ''Varavu Nalla Uravu'' (1990), a family movie, for which director Visu won the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Story Writer. She was also in ''Nenja Thottu Sollu'' a Tamil movie, a female oriented story based on a character called Pongona, directed by T. N. Kanna. She starred in the Malayalam movies ''Nirabhedangal'', directed by Sajan, starring Prathap Pothen, Ambika and Geetha and ''Kanikanum Neram'', directed by Rajasenan, starring Ratheesh and Saritha in 1987. Her popular movies include '' Mrugaya'', a Malayalam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sujatha (actress)
Sujatha (10 December 1952 – 6 April 2011) was an Indian actress who performed and staggered in a number of unique and variety of characters in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films- in addition to few in Kannada and Hindi languages as well. The actress was best known for restraint and subtlety in portrayal of varied emotions. After starring in numerous Malayalam films in her mother-tongue, Sujatha later got introduced to the Tamil film industry by veteran director K. Balachander and producer P.R. Govindarajan as a protagonist in her first Tamil film, ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' (1974). It was a critically acclaimed film and launched the actress's first commecrical breakthrough in her acting career. Whereas, her first Telugu picture happened to be a Telugu/Tamil bilingual titled as ''Guppedu Manasu'' (1979) in Telugu and was simultaneously shot as Nool Veli in Tamil of the same year. She died of a cardiac arrest on 6 April 2011 in Chennai (aged 58). Early life Sujatha wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dara Singh
Dara Singh Randhawa (born Deedar Singh Randhawa; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, director and politician. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha (upper house) of India. He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television. He is known for his undefeated worldwide streak in wrestling and later being a successful movie star. He got defeated by Brahmdev Misra of Gorakhpur in Calcutta's Dharmatala. His role of Hanuman in the film ''Bajrangbali'' (1976) and in Ramanand Sagar's '' Ramayan'' made him popular. Singh was inducted into the Legacy Category of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Early life Singh was born in a Jat Sikh family as Deedar Singh Randhawa to Surat Singh Randawa and Balwant Kaur on 19 November 1928 in the village of Dharmuchak in the Majha area of the Punjab region of India. At the time, it was still under B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punnagai Mannan
''Punnagai Mannan'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Revathi, with Srividya, Rekha, Delhi Ganesh, Sudarshan and Sundar Krishna Urs in supporting roles. Its plot revolves around a dance instructor whose student falls in love with him. Haasan initially pitched to Balachander a sequel to ''Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' (1981). The pitched project was not made but Balachander used elements of its plot to make ''Punnagai Mannan'', a separate project. The film was released on 1 November 1986, Diwali day, and ran for over 25 weeks in theatres, becoming a silver jubilee hit. Plot Lovers Sethu and Ranjani arrive at a cliff, where they plan to commit suicide due to opposition to their planned marriage from Ranjani's parents, who rejected Sethu, the son of a drunkard cook, as groom. Ranjani's parents threatened they would kill Sethu or commit suicide. Both Sethu and Ranjani jump from the cliff; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaishankar
Jaishankar (12 July 1938 – 3 June 2000) was an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was a very popular lead actor in the 1960s and 70s. He was credited onscreen with title of ''Makkal Kalaingnar'' (people's artiste) or ''Makkal Thamizhan'' (people's Tamil) in most films starring him. He was also referred to as ''Thennakathu James Bond'' (South Indian James Bond) because of his roles in films such as ''Vallavan Oruvan'' and ''CID Shankar''. Biography Jaishankar, whose real name was Shankar hailed from Kumbakonam, but was born in Thirunelveli to parents Subramaniyan Iyer who was the Judge of Thirunelveli court and Yogambal on 12 July 1938. Jaishankar did his schooling in P.S. Higher Secondary School, Mylapore, and completed his graduation from The New College, Chennai, where he was awarded an honours degree. He studied law but gave it up after a year because of his interests in the theater and other art forms. He joined Cho Ramaswamy's "Cho's Viveka F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambika (actress)
Ambika is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly across the entire the southern film industry films and in several teleserials. She also did one English film (an Indo-American one), to date. She was one of the top south Indian heroines for more than a decade from 1978 to 1989. Her younger sister Radha was also an actress. They acted together in a number of south Indian films during the peak of their careers. Personal life Ambika was born to Karunakaran and Sarasamma at Kallara village,( Kallara, Thiruvananthapuram) located in Thiruvananthapuram district. Her mother Kallara Sarasamma was Mahila Congress leader during 2014. She has two younger sisters, Radha and Mallika, and two younger brothers, Arjun and Suresh. Ambika married an NRI, named Premkumar Menon in the year 1988. The couple have two sons and are settled at United States of America. However, they have got divorced in 1996. Later, she got remarried to actor Ravikanth in 2000, which also ended in a divorce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padmalaya Studios
Padmalaya Studios is an Indian film production and distribution company established by actor Krishna and his brothers. Based in Hyderabad it mainly produces and distributes Telugu and Hindi films. The studio currently operates through its successors Indira Productions and G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment and Krishna Productions Pvt. Ltd. Padmalaya Movies was established as a film production company by Krishna and his brothers with the film ''Agni Pariksha'' (1970). Later, Krishna was given 9.5 acres of land in 1982, by the then state government of Andhra Pradesh to foster film development in Hyderabad. The film studio complex, Padmalaya Studios, was opened in November 1984. The first film shot in the studio was '' Simhasanam'' (1986). History Padmalaya Movies Padmalaya Movies, a film production company, was established by Telugu actor Krishna and his brothers in 1970. The first film made on the banner was ''Agni Pariksha'' (1970). Later, Padmalaya produced '' Mosagallaku Mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras Musings
''Madras Musings'' is a fortnightly English-language newspaper founded by Chennai historian S. Muthiah in 1991. Published in tabloid Tabloid may refer to: * Tabloid journalism, a type of journalism * Tabloid (newspaper format), a newspaper with compact page size ** Chinese tabloid * Tabloid (paper size), a North American paper size * Sopwith Tabloid The Sopwith Tabloid an ... format and comprising 18 to 22 pages, the newspaper generally features articles on the history and heritage of Chennai city. History ''Madras Musings'' was founded by S. Muthiah in 1991 soon after his retirement from TTK Maps Ltd. The paper was conceived as a tool to showcase the history and heritage of the then Madras city, which was renamed "Chennai" in 1997. Originally comprising five pages, the paper was later increased to over ten pages. Chennai Heritage, a non-profit organization was formed in 1999 to support the conservation and preservation of the historic heritage of Chennai city and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''"The"'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his "Tamil Nadu" press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of '' The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price of the newspaper. Faced with financial difficul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
