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Renuka (actress)
Renuka is an Indian actress who is known for playing the lead role ''Premi'' in K. Balachander's Tamil tele-serial of the same name. She has also acted in Malayalam and some Hindi films. Early life Renuka's family hailed from the town of Srirangam. Due to adverse circumstances caused by the early death of her father, she was compelled to move to the city of Chennai at an early age in search of work. In a short while, she was able to get a job as a drama artiste with Komal Swaminathan's troupe. Career She got the break in Tamil films with the 1989 movie '' Samsara Sangeetham'' directed by T. Rajender and in the year 1990, she worked in Malayalam movie ''Kuttettan ''Kuttettan'' is a 1990 Malayalam romantic comedy movie, directed by Joshiy and written by A. K. Lohithadas. The film stars Mammootty, Saritha, Urvashi, Lizy, Maathu, Sukumari, Jagadish, Murali and Jagannatha Varma. Plot Vishnu is a rich b ...''. Renuka has worked in a few Tamil films and about 75 Malaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srirangam
Srirangam is a neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A river island, Srirangam is bounded by the Kaveri River on one side and its distributary Kollidam on the other side. Considered as the first among the 108 Divya Desams, a group of Vishnu temples, it is famous for the Ranganathaswamy Temple, the largest temple complex in India and the biggest functioning Hindu temple in the world. Srirangam is also home to a significant population of Sri Vaishnavas (followers of Lakshmi and Vishnu). Etymology Old Tamil literature refers to the place as Tiruvarangam. The name owes itself to the legend that once the holy vimana (Sriranga Vimana) of Vishnu, which is believed to have become stranded at this place. An isle lying in the midst of the winding branches of a river is called ''arangam'' in Tamil. Thus, the spot came to be known as Srirangam in Sanskrit ("Shri-Rangam") and Tiruvarangam (Thiru + Arangam = Thiruvarangam) in Tamil. "Shri" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thevar Magan
''Thevar Magan'' ( or ) is a 1992 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Bharathan, and written and produced by Kamal Haasan. It stars Sivaji Ganesan, Haasan, Revathi, Gautami and Nassar (actor), Nassar; with Kallapart Natarajan, Kaka Radhakrishnan, Sangili Murugan and Vadivelu in supporting roles. The film's story involves a respected village chieftain's son who wants to open a business but his father wants him to help the villagers. The script of ''Thevar Magan'' was completed in seven days; it was written using screenwriting software called ''Movie Magic''. Haasan said ''The Godfather'' (1972) and the Kannada film ''Kaadu (1973 Kannada film), Kaadu'' (1973) were inspirations for the film. P. C. Sreeram was the cinematographer and N. P. Satish edited the film, which was mostly made in Pollachi, with a few days' filming at Chennai, Madras and Ooty. ''Thevar Magan'' was released on 25 October 1992 – Diwali day; it recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chukkan
''Chukkan'' is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Thampi Kannanthanam. This film became famous later for Suresh Gopi's signature dance moves. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Gautami, Thilakan and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. Synopsis Gaurishankar is an unemployed youth, who gets spirited by environmental issues a factory causes. However, those who supported him for the cause had ulterior motives. His father Shnkaran Nair is the sole breadwinner of the family and he works with the factory, and Gauri's actions costs him dearly. Gauri after understanding that he was fooled by greedy politicians and their masters, a capitalist known as Mr.X plays their dirty game as a team player only to betray them later. Cast * Suresh Gopi as Gaurishankar * Gautami as Gayathri, Gaurishankar's love interest *Thilakan as Shankaran Nair *Jagathy Sreekumar as Sreeraman * M. G. Soman as Parol Padmanabhan *Narendra Prasad as Mahendran * Rajan P. Dev as Iyer * N. F. Varghese as Chand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kudumba Vishesham
''Kudumba Vishesham'' is a 1994 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Anil, Babu Narayanan, starring Thilakan and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in the lead roles. This movie is the remake of Tamil movie '' Veedu Manaivi Makkal'' (1988). Cast * Thilakan as Madhavan Nair * Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Bharathi * Maniyanpilla Raju as Prasad * Renuka as Urmila * Urvasi as Geetha * Baiju as Santhosh * Shanthi Krishna as Aswathy * Jagadish as Chinna Thampy (Geetha's love interest) * Ashokan as Uthaman * Seetha as Deepa Santhosh (Daughter of KRC) * Kalpana as Elikutty * Rajan P. Dev as KRC * Meena as Kikkili Kochamma * Paravoor Bharathan as Kikkili Kochamma's Husband * Jose Pallissery as Kunjappan * Kaduvakulam Antony as Mesthiri * M. S. Thripunithura as Aswathy's Father * Harisree Ashokan as Abubacker * Usha as Vidhya (Prasad's love interest) * J. Pallassery as Doctor Soundtrack The music was done by Johnson and the lyrics were by Bichu Thirumala Bhaskaran Sivasankaran Nair, popularly kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rojavai Killathe
''Rojavai Killathe'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by Suresh Krissna. A remake of the 1988 Hindi film ''Tezaab'', it stars Arjun and Khushbu with Tiger Prabhakar as the antagonist. The film was released on 3 December 1993. Plot Alexander is a henchman who works for a smuggler named Peter, who considers Alexander as his faithful henchman. Peter often confronts his enemy named Ayyanar and orders Alexander to kill Ayyanar's associate Anu. Alexander cannot kill her as he is in love with her and finally shoots her on the shoulder. Anu is admitted to the hospital, where Alexander decides to save her from Peter and Ayyanar. Cast Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. Reception Malini Mannath of ''The Indian Express'' wrote, "Director Suresh Krishna's takings are slick and sophisticated. He has used his cinematographer Prakash to good effect. The visuals are crisp and elegant, the locations lush and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiruda Thiruda
''Thiruda Thiruda'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language black comedy caper film directed by Mani Ratnam written along with Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Prashanth, Anand, Anu Aggarwal and Heera Rajagopal while Salim Ghouse and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam play supporting roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman while the cinematography was handled by P. C. Sriram. In 1994, the film premièred at the Toronto International Film Festival. It also won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects.This is the only film that Anu Aggarwal has acted in Tamil. Plot Printed Indian currency from the Reserve Bank of India security press at Nasik with an estimated value of 1000 crores, is stolen from a train by T. T. Vikram, a gangster and drug dealer living in London. The container is shipped off by Vikram's henchman and is on the move. The access card of the container goes to the possession of pop star Chandralekha, an acquaintance of Vikram. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammayane Sathyam
''Ammayane Sathyam'' (അമ്മയാണെ സത്യം, English: ''I Swear on my Mother'') is a 1993 Malayalam film written and directed by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Mukesh, Annie, Balachandra Menon, Narendra Prasad, Jagathy Sreekumar, Ganesh Kumar, Thilakan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Paravoor Bharathan, Prem Kumar, and Mammukoya. Balachendra Menon remade the film in Tamil as '' Kandaen Seethayae,'' however the project was later shelved. He also introduced actress Annie through this film. Plot Fifteen-year-old Parvathi, the heiress to her father’s wealth, witnesses her family being murdered by Jaganatha Varma. She escapes to save her life. To avoid being caught, she disguises herself as a boy named Thomas and begins working as a househelp in a police inspector’s home. When the inspector is transferred to her hometown, she flees again and finds work in a house where three unmarried young men live. There, she takes on the name Rama. One day, one of the men, Oma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatsalyam
''Vatsalyam'' (English: Parental love) is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Cochin Haneefa and written by A. K. Lohithadas. It stars Mammootty, Siddique, Geetha, Janardhanan, Sunitha, Ilavarasi, Aboobacker, and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. The film contrasts traditional and modern values following two brothers ''Meledathu Raghavan Nair'' (Mammootty) and ''Vijayakumaran Nair'' (Siddique). Plot Meledathu Raghavan Nair is the only support of a big family that includes his mother, wife Malathi, brother Vijayakumaran Nair, sister Sudha, uncle Kunjammama and his daughter Nalini. After Raghavan's father's death the whole responsibility of the family came upon Raghavan. His father had left with them huge amount of debts which then reached a stage of attachment from court. At that critical juncture it was Raghavan's uncle Kunjammama who helped them repay the debts by selling his property out of love for Raghavan's father and his family. Raghavan's brother Vijayakumaran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies (1993 Film)
''Butterflies'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Rajiv Anchal and written by A. K. Sajan. It was produced by Menaka and was the debut film of their production house Revathy Kalamandhir. The film stars Mohanlal, Aishwarya, Nassar, and Jagadish. The film was extensively shot in Bangalore. The songs were composed by Raveendran Master, while S. P. Venkatesh provided the background score. The film was a box office hit and Mohanlal's role as Prince became popular in 1993 Plot Prince is an amateur race car driver and the son of industrialist Bharathan Menon and Sreedevi Menon. He lives a happy-go-lucky life style spending time racing cars, entertaining his nephews in his farm house and hanging out with his friend Vettikkal Sadashivan. He is also involved in fights with the local goons in Bangalore, which lands him in trouble with local police. His brothers Jayan Menon IAS and Dr. Balan Menon, though openly criticize him, come to his aid to rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mafia (1993 Film)
''Mafia'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Renji Panicker. It stars Suresh Gopi in the lead role alongside Vikram, Tiger Prabhakar, Janardhanan, Vijayaraghavan and Babu Antony. ''Mafia'' was released on 13 November 1993 on Diwali day and became successful at the box office. Plot DYSP Jayashankar ( Janardhanan), a sincere senior cop, working for the Bangalore City Police Department (BCPD) is in a direct fight with a crime boss named Surya Devaraja Gowda (Tiger Prabhakar), who rules the city along with his younger brother Chandra Gowda (Babu Antony) Jayashankar's family is too worried about his safety and younger brother Harishankar Vikram) always reminds him of it. Shivaraman "Shivappa" ( Vijayaraghavan), a former mafia leader is now leading a retired life in the city suburbs running a stable. Though retired, he has deep vengeance against Gowda, who had broken his leg, making him permanently disabled. Jayashank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sthreedhanam
''Sthreedhanam'' () is a 1993 Malayalam family drama film directed by the duo Anil-Babu and starring Jagadeesh, Urvashi and Meena in major roles. A television soap opera, sharing the same title and adapting the movie's story, aired on Asianet from 2012 to 2018. Plot Summary Vidya is the second of four daughters of Kurupp, a bus driver who is the sole breadwinner for the family. Initially reluctant to marry Prakashan, a government employee from a middle-class family, due to her mother-in-law's exorbitant dowry demands, they eventually agreed to the marriage under a condition, Kurupp would provide the dowry in installments. After marriage, Vidya endured constant torment from her mother-in-law and Prashant's siblings due to their insatiable greed for dowry. The abuse escalated to the point where she suffered a miscarriage at the hands of her mother-in-law. However, a series of events unfolded, culminating in Prashant's mother falling ill and being left alone. Ultimately, Prash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddy (1992 Film)
''Daddy'' is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language film, starring Suresh Gopi, Aravind Swamy and Gouthami Tadimalla. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Daddy Mummy''. Plot Vinu and Ammu live in the same village as the Father. Father takes care of Vinu. Anand comes to the village, newly charged as Circle Inspector where he befriends Vinu and Ammu. Anand adopts Vinu eventually. Antony, an escaped convict, is the father of Vinu. Father tells Anand about how Antony became a convict after his wife's death, leaving his new born son Vinu with the Father. Anand lets him stay with Vinu until his first holy communion day. Vinu will come to know about his relationship with Antony. The day after his first holy communion day, Antony surrenders to the police, leaving Vinu with Anand and Ammu. Cast *Suresh Gopi as Antony * Aravind Swamy as Anand, Circle Inspector * Gautami as Ammu *Master Sharan as Vinu *Rani (Tamil actress) as Syama, Anand's collage mate *Renuka as Antony's wife a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
