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T. S. Durairaj
T. S. Durairaj (31 December 1910 – 2 June 1986) was a Tamil language, Tamil film comedian, drama artist, producer and director in the early stages of the Tamil film industry (Kollywood). He received a Kalaimamani award from the Tamil Nadu Government in 2006. Durairaj interests extended to Derby races. He owned two horses named KIN Master and WIN Master. Filmography (partial) #Yathabhavishya or Rambaiyin kaathal (1939) as kesari (debut) ^ #''Prahalada (1939 film), Prahalada'' (1939) #''Naveena Vikramadityan'' (1940) #''Sakuntalai'' (1940) #''Madanakamarajan'' (1941) #''Mani Maalai, Minor-in Kadhal'' (1941) #''Savithiri (1941 film), Savithiri'' (1941) #''Kubera Kuchela'' (1943) #''Meera (1945 film), Meera'' (1945) #''Chitra (1946 film), Chitra'' (1946) #''Sakata Yogam'' (1946) #''Deivaneethi'' (1947) #''Aayiram Thalai Vaangi Apoorva Chinthamani'' (1947) #''Pizhaikkum Vazhi'' (1948) - Lead role with T. A. Jayalakshmi as heroine #''Thirumalisai Alvar (1948 film), Thirumalisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaimamani
The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Tamil Nadu, to recognise artists in the state for their achievements. The Tamil Nadu government has appointed dancer Chitra Visweswaran as the secretary of Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram. Film music director Deva is its chairman. Awardees by year 1958–59 ;Actor * Padmini 1962–63 ;Actor *Sivaji Ganesan 1968–69 The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1968–69. ;Actor * K. A. Thangavelu ;Music *K. S. Narayanaswamy (vainika) 1969–1970 ;Actor * Sowcar Janaki 1970–71 ;Music * M. S. Viswanathan (composer) 1971–72 The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1971–72. ;Music * Madras A. Kannan (mridangam) *G. N. Dhandapani Iyer (veena) 1972–73 ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savithiri (1941 Film)
''Savithiri'' is a 1941 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Y. V. Rao. The film featured himself as Satyavan and Shanta Apte as Savitri. Plot Savithiri is a beautiful and chaste princess. Princes in the neighbouring Kingdoms are intimidated by her beauty and purity and no one wants to marry her. Savithiri's father King Aswapati tells her to go out and find her own husband. She finds a young man, Sathyavan, who is the son of a blind king now living in the forest in exile. Savithiri brings the young man to her Kingdom. In the meantime, Narada tells Asvapati that Savithiri has made a bad choice because Sathyavan is destined to die in one year. However, Savithiri insists on marrying Sathyavan. The king finally agrees and they are married. Savithiri goes to live with her husband in the forest. She takes to a life of austerities. On the day Sathyavan is to die, she accompanies him into the forest to cut firewood. While he was cutting a tree, Sathyavan collapses. Yama comes and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchana (1952 Film)
''Kanchana'' () is a 1952 Indian Drama (film and television), drama film produced and directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. The film is based on the Tamil language, Tamil novel, ''Kanchanayin Kanavu'' (), authored by Lakshmi (writer), Lakshmi. It was filmed simultaneously in Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu and Malayalam languages. The film was released on 1 May 1952. Plot Pushpanathan is Zamindar of Mathur and his widowed mother is Ponnammal. He is persuaded by his college mate Manohar to start a textile mill. Manohar manages to manipulate and divert Pushpanathan's wealth. He introduces Pushpanathan to a dancer in the city, Bhanumathi. Bhanumathi, though the daughter of a prostitute, leads an honorable life. Bhanumathi is in love with Pushpanathan. Neelamegham Pillai, the former accountant of the Zamindari, now lives in utter poverty. His grandchildren are Kanchana and Sabeshan. Pushpanathan comes to help his family. He becomes enamoured by Kanchana and weds her. He assures Bhanuma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Or Iravu
''Or Iravu'' () is a 1951 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Neelakantan and co-written by him and C. N. Annadurai. Produced by AVM Productions, it is based on Annadurai's play of the same name. The film stars K. R. Ramasamy, reprising his role from the play. It was released on 11 April 1951 and received well by critics, but failed commercially. Plot A thief breaks into a rich man's house without knowing that the man is his father who had abandoned him and his mother long ago. Cast ;Male cast * K. R. Ramasamy as Rathnam *T. K. Shanmugam as Karunakarathevar * T. S. Balaiah as Jagaveeran * A. Nageswara Rao as Dr. Sekhar * T. S. Durairaj as Compounder 'Eman' *'Friend' Ramasami as Agarathi *S. Venkatraman as Rioter *N. S. Narayana Pillai as Kanaka Pillai *Duraisami as Thatha *T. S. Dakshinamurthy as Public Prosecutor ;Female cast * Lalitha as Susheela * B. S. Saroja as Swarnam * Muthulakshmi as Bhavani *Angamuthu as Maid *Sukumari (debut film) ;Dance * Lalitha- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manamagal
''Manamagal'' () is a 1951 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed and produced by N. S. Krishnan. The film stars Padmini, Lalitha, S. V. Sahasranamam and T. S. Balaiah in lead roles. It is based on the Malayalam play ''Suprabha'' by playwright Munshi Paramu Pillai. The film was released on 15 August 1951. It was dubbed into Telugu as ''Pelli Kuthuru''. Plot Mei Kandar runs an ashram called Thiruvalluvar ashram for poor kids, providing them education and other skills for their future. On one occasion, his students rescue Chandra, a poor widowed pregnant woman abandoned by her remarried husband Bagavathar (Music Teacher). Chandra gives birth to a boy baby who later grows up in the ashram. Meanwhile, abandoning his first wife, Bagavathar moves to teach music to a rich person's daughter Kumari. But she is already engaged to S. V. Sahasranamam, son of her father's family friend. Kumari's father also has an accountant who married a young girl Vijaya. Kumari's father is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalavathi
''Kalavathi'' () is a 1951 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by L. S. Ramachandran based on a story by T. K. Sundara Vathiyar and Chidambaram A. M. Nataraja Kavi. The film stars T. S. Durairaj, T. A. Jayalakshmi and E. R. Sahadevan. It revolves around the dispute between two goddesses over who is superior, and a farmer who they use to determine the answer. The film was released on 23 February 1951. It later served as an inspiration for the Tamil film '' Saraswathi Sabatham'' (1966). Plot Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge and Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth. Both argue over who is superior, and use an illiterate farmer to determine the answer. Cast * T. S. Durairaj T. S. Durairaj (31 December 1910 – 2 June 1986) was a Tamil language, Tamil film comedian, drama artist, producer and director in the early stages of the Tamil film industry (Kollywood). He received a Kalaimamani award from the Tamil Nadu ... as the farmer * T. A. Jayal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezhai Padum Padu
''Ezhai Padum Padu'' () is a 1950 Indian Tamil language film directed by K. Ramnoth. It was simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Beedala Patlu''. It was an adaptation of ''Les Misérables'', Victor Hugo's 1862 novel. The film was released on Diwali day. For his memorable portrayal of Javert in this film, N. Seetharaman came to be called as ''Javert'' Seetharaman. It was produced by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu of Pakshiraja Studios. Plot Tough and ruthless Police Inspector Javert recaptures a small-time criminal Kandhan who has escaped from prison. Kandhan turns a new leaf with the help of a Christian Bishop. When he is released from prison he starts a glass making company. He changes his identity and becomes successful and even becomes the mayor of his town. Inspector Javert finds out about his new life and threatens to expose him. On one occasion Kandhan saves Javert's life. Javert commits suicide unable to turn Kandhan in to the authorities out of his sense of gratitude. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangayarkarasi
''Mangayarkarasi'' () is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Jiten Banerjee. The film was produced by F. Nagoor and S. N. Ahamed, and stars P. U. Chinnappa, P. Kannamba and Anjali Devi. It is a remake of the Telugu film ''Gollabhama'' (1947) and Anjali Devi reprised her role. The film was re-released two years later, in a brand new coloured copy. Plot A heavenly seductress takes away the crown prince from his kingdom to her heavenly abode. The wife of the prince is helped by an angel and goes to her husband's abode. They spend the night together. She returns to Earth and finds that she has become pregnant. She is accused of being intimate with the court poet by the King and others. She leaves the palace and goes to live with some tribal people and there she delivers a child. The King rescues the child and brings him up. The child grows into a young man. Due to a strange situation the young man wants to have a relationship with his mother without knowing who she is. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirumalisai Alvar (1948 Film)
''Thirumalisai Alwar'' ''or'' ''Thirumazhisai Aazhwar'' is a Tamil language film starring M. M. Dandapani Desigar. The film was released on 20 August 1948. Plot Thirumazhisai is a sacred town near Chennai and the film narrates its mythological tale about a venerated sage being seduced by a temptress sent by Lord Indra. She becomes pregnant. The foetus is removed from her womb and thrown into the bushes. It is saved by the Lord and becomes a male child who later blossoms into the Aazhvaar! Cast ;Male cast * M. M. Dandapani Desikar *Vidwan Srinivasan *P. B. Rangachari * S. V. Subbaiah *R. Balasubramaniam *T. S. Durairaj *D. V. Narayanaswami ;Male cast (Contd.) *M. R. Swaminathan *K. K. Perumal *Master Padmanabhan *T. K. Kalyanam *A. K. Srinivasan *K. R. Rajagopalan *M. S. Raghavan ;Female cast *Trichur Premavathi *M. S. Devasena *P. K. Saraswathi *P. S. Sivabhagyam *K. S. Angamuthu *C. R. Lakshmi Devi *K. K. Radha Production During the 1940s, two friends, M. Chakrava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pizhaikkum Vazhi
''Pizhaikkum Vazhi'' () is an Indian Tamil language comedy film released in 1949 with T. S. Durairaj and T. A. Jayalakshmi in the lead roles. Plot The hero (played by T. S. Durairaj) is an idler. He thinks it is easy to earn a living by cheating innocent and unsuspecting people. There is a fake 'swami' (M. R. Swaminathan) and the hero becomes a fake disciple of the 'swami'. He makes cheating the formula of his living. How he does it and what comes to him form the story. Cast * T. S. Durairaj * T. A. Jayalakshmi * T. S. Balaiah * Kali N. Rathnam * M. R. Swaminathan * Kulathu Mani * K. K. Perumal * P. G. Venkatesan * C. T. Rajakantham * P. S. Gnanam * P. R. Mangalam * C. K. Nagaratnam * R. Saraswathi * Bhagyalakshmi * N. S. Narayana Pillai * P. Sundara Rao Production This is the first film produced by the comedian actor T. S. Durairaj. Soundtrack Music was composed by G. Aswathaama and the lyrics were written by T. K. Sundara Vaathiyar. Singers are T. S. Durairaj, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayiram Thalai Vaangi Apoorva Chinthamani
''1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani'' (read as "Aayiram Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani"; ) is a 1947 Indian Tamil-language fantasy adventure film directed and produced by T. R. Sundaram. The screenplay was written by Sundaram and the dialogue by Bharathidasan. Music was composed by G. Ramanathan. The film stars P. S. Govindan and V. N. Janaki. The film was a big success among the masses. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Sahasra Sirchedha Apporva Chinthamani'' (1960) by the same studio. Cast ;Male cast * P. S. Govindan as Meiyazhagan * M. R. Saminathan as Monk * M. G. Chakrapani as Neethikethu * E. R. Sahadevan as Purandharan * K. K. Perumal as Gunapathi * R. Balasubramaniam R. Balasubramaniam was an Indian actor whose career spanned from the late 1930s through late 1950s. He was well known for his role in mythological films and later switched to character roles. Filmography References Male actors in Tamil ... as Madhivadhanan * Kali N. Rathnam as Kali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakata Yogam
''Sakata Yogam'' () is a 1946 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Padmanaban. The film stars Kothamangalam Seenu and V. N. Janaki. Cast List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan ;Male cast * Kothamangalam Seenu * T. R. Ramachandran *Vidvan Srinivasan *T. S. Durairaj * Kali N. Rathnam ;Female cast * V. N. Janaki *Mayavaram Pappa * P. A. Periyanayaki * C. T. Rajakantham Production The film was produced and directed by R. Padmanaban. P. Neelakantan wrote the screenplay and dialogues. The film was shot at Modern Theatres. Soundtrack Lyrics were written by Palavangkudi Sama, S. G. Chellappa Iyer, Udumalai Narayana Kavi Udumalai Narayana Kavi (25 September 1899 – 23 May 1981) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his work in Tamil films. Early life Udumalai Narayana was born on 25 September 1899 in Poolavadi, a small village in Udumalaipettai taluk, T ... and T. K. Sundara Vathiyar. No music composer was credited. 2 songs sung by Kothamangalam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |