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Panchu Arunachalam
Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tamil cinema industry. He started producing films under his production banner named P. A. Arts. His son Subbu Panchu Arunachalam is an actor and dubbing artist in the Tamil film industry. Career In 2004, Panchu Arunachalam opted to return to work as a director and planned a film titled ''Ganesha'' with Cheran in the lead role. However, the film eventually did not materialise. Filmography As director * '' Manamagale Vaa'' (1988) * '' Puthu Paatu'' (1990) * '' Thambi Pondatti'' (1992) * '' Kalikaalam'' (1992) As producer * ''Avar Enakke Sontham'' (1977) * ''Kavari Maan'' (1979) o-Producer* '' Kalyanaraman'' (1979) * ''Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai'' (1979) * ''Rusi Kanda Poonai'' (1980) * '' Kazhugu'' (1981) * '' Ellam Inba Mayyam'' (1981) * '' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirukoodalpatti
Sirukoodalpatti is a village located in Sivaganga district of southern Tamil Nadu state, India. It is part of Chettinad region located about seven kilometers away from Karaikudi and four kilometers from Pillayarpatti (via Alagiya Devi Temple). The poet Kannadasan at tamilnation.org and writer, director, producer and lyricist Panchu Arunachalam
Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tamil ci ... were both born in ...
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Kalyanaraman (1979 Film)
''Kalyanaraman'' is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language supernatural comedy film directed by G. N. Rangarajan and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Sridevi, while V. K. Ramasamy, Major Sundarrajan, Thengai Srinivasan, V. S. Raghavan, Senthamarai, Pushpalatha, Manorama and Master Japan Kuppu play supporting roles. It revolves around Kalyanam, a tea estate owner's son who is duped and murdered by a gang trying to seize the property. Kalyanam lives on as a ghost, his twin brother Raman learns the truth and returns for revenge. Arunachalam initially wanted to make a film starring Haasan and Rajinikanth, and had the actors' dates ready. The actors did not want to appear in a film together, so it was decided to produce one film for each actor; the film starring Haasan became ''Kalyanaraman''. The film is Rangarajan's directorial debut, and was produced by Arunachalam's wife Meena under their banner P. A. Art Productions; it was photographed by N. K. V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Jeevan Paduthu
''En Jeevan Paduthu'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Karthik and Saranya, supported by Sudha, Captain Raju and Kapil Dev. It was released on 23 June 1988. Plot Narmada joins a new college, as she feels so bored sitting alone in her house. Her father is a businessman. In college, she happens to see the paintings and books written by Surendran. She is very much fascinated by him, but unable to find him in college. She is shocked when she finds Surendran has already committed suicide. Narmada frequently visits his grave in the following days, and the ghost of Surendran appears, advising her to cease visiting his grave. Those around Narmada suspect that she is mentally ill, as nobody else can see Surendran. Surendran tells Narmada he was duped into love by his colleague Philomina. He genuinely loved her, even converting to Christianity; Surendran's father dies, shocked at the conversion. Philomina proves unfaithful, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Sishyan (1988 Film)
''Guru Sishyan'' (; ) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman. A remake of the Hindi film '' Insaf Ki Pukar'' (1987), it stars Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Seetha and Gautami with Pandiyan, Cho Ramaswamy, Ravichandran, Radha Ravi, Senthamarai, Vinu Chakravarthy and Manorama in supporting roles. The film is about two ex-convicts who set out to prove the innocence of their wrongfully imprisoned fellow convict. Meena Panchu Arunachalam produced ''Guru Sishyan'' under the production company P. A. Art Productions. The screenplay was written by her husband Panchu Arunachalam. The cinematography was handled by T. S. Vinayagam, the editing was by R. Vittal and C. Lancy, and the art direction was by B. Chalam. The film is Gautami's debut role in Tamil cinema, and the first film in which Rajinikanth and Prabhu co-starred. Filming took place primarily in Mysore and Chennai, and was completed in 25 days. ''Guru Sishyan'' was released on 13 April 1988 dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanil Kalyanaraman
''Japanil Kalyanaraman'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Kamal Haasan and Radha . A follow up to '' Kalyanaraman'' (1979), it is the first sequel film in Tamil cinema. It garnered mixed reviews and performed average business at the box office. Plot Raman is a journalist who exposes a smuggling and black money racket, which involves the high-profile and his son Narendran, and is about to go public. The magazine is bought by Narendran overnight. When Raman reveals that he is about to start his own magazine, he is beaten up by Narendran's men. After surviving miraculously, Raman, his son Arun, and the spirit of the now-dead Kalyanaraman, travel to Japan to buy printing equipment and to show Arun around. In the comedy side plot, Mayilsamy and Muppaathaa win a lucky draw to visit Japan, guided by Munusamy. Raman meets Radha, who is a waitress in a restaurant, and they gradually fall in love, with the efforts of Kalyanaraman a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thambikku Entha Ooru
''Thambikku Entha Ooru'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Rajasekhar and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rajinikanth, Madhavi and Sulakshana. It revolves around a spoilt rich man who is forced to live in a village for one year to learn discipline. The film was released on 20 April 1984. It was later remade in Kannada as ''Anjada Gandu'' (1988). Plot Balu is a lavish spendthrift with a cavalier attitude towards life. Born to a rich father Chandrasekhar, he has a rampant and aggressive behaviour and gets into confrontations wherever he perceives injustice. Worried about Balu's behaviour, Chandrasekhar decides to send him to his friend and ex-militaryman Gangadharan's village – Uthama Palayam, to work for him for one year with a condition that Balu will not reveal that he is the son of Chandrasekhar. Balu slowly gets accustomed to the village life and learns to work hard and develops a good relation with Gangadharan and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuva Kuva Vaathugal
''Kuva Kuva Vaathugal'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Manivannan and produced by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Sivakumar, Sulakshana, Pandiyan and Ilavarasi. It was released on 14 January 1984. Plot Cast * Sivakumar * Sulakshana * Pandiyan *Ilavarasi *Janagaraj Janagaraj is an Indian actor who has appeared in over 200 films predominantly in Tamil cinema as a comedian or in supporting roles. He also starred in few Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. Early life Janagaraj was born to Vadivelu and Muthu ... * Manorama * Thengai Srinivasan * Mohan – Special appearance * Sasikala – Special appearance Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Panchu Arunachalam. References External links * {{Manivannan 1980s Tamil-language films 1984 films Films directed by Manivannan Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veetula Raman Veliyila Krishnan
''Veetula Raman Veliyila Krishnan'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Manivannan and produced by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Sivakumar, Raadhika and Suhasini. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya'', and was released on 12 June 1983. Plot Rajasekar arrives in a small village as the government contractor to build a new road and is invited to stay at a man's home. The man's daughter Jayalakshmi, has a short temper and is initially upset at having to give up her room for the guest. She and Rajasekar eventually fall in love with the prodding of Jaya's neighbour Chitti. The two marry and move to the city where they rent a home from prominent businessman Subba Rao. He is widely seen as a pious, generous man but that is an elaborate act. Subba Rao is a rapist and womaniser that uses his saintly image as a cloak to cover his misdeeds. Rajasekar and Jaya are generally very happy together but she often gets jealous of his frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enkeyo Ketta Kural
''Enkeyo Ketta Kural'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars Rajinikanth in the lead role, with Ambika and Radha playing his love interests and Meena as their daughter. The film was later remade in Telugu as ''Bava Maradallu'' in 1984, in Hindi as '' Suhaagan'' in 1986 and in Kannada as ''Midida Hrudayagalu'' in 1993. Plot Kumaran, a hard working but easily aggrieved and very righteous man, is in love with his first cousin Ponni. Ponni works a very leisurely and laid back job in a grand mansion. Ponni's younger sibling Kamatchi is fond of Kumaran, but he doesn't take her seriously. Vishwanathan, the father of Ponni and Kamatchi, plans to get Kumaran and Ponni married. Ponni reluctantly marries Kumaran. A daughter (Meena) is born after a year. Ponni starts to detest Kumaran because of her new-found tasks. Later, her previous employer dies of old age. Ponni visits his son (who is also unhappily married) after the funeral. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magane Magane
''Magane Magane'' is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K.N. Lakshmanan, starring Suresh, Manju Bhargavi and Poornima Rao in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released in 1982. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics for the songs were written by Panchu Arunachalam and Vairamuthu Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he first .... References 1982 films 1980s Tamil-language films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam {{1980s-Tamil-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anandha Ragam
''Anandha Ragam'' is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Bharani, starring Sivakumar, Radha and Aruna. It was released on 14 January 1982. The film is based on the novel ''Alaigal Oivathillai'' by Thamarai Senthoorapandi. Plot Cast * Sivakumar * Radha * Aruna * Sivachandran * Ravikumar * Goundamani * Veera Raghavan * V. R. Thilakam * Indira Devi Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Reception Sindhu Jeeva of ''Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exist ...'' gave a mixed review citing the film failed to do justice to the novel and it lacked naturality, but praised Ilayaraja's music. References External links * {{IMDb title, 8913978 1980s romance films 1980s Tamil-language films 1982 films Films based on Indian nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellam Inba Mayyam
''Ellam Inba Mayyam'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film directed by G. N. Rangarajan and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Jaishankar, Suman, Madhavi and Surekha. It was released on 5 December 1981. Plot Pazhani and Velu, two country bumpkins, arrive at Chennai in search of a job. They end up getting conned the very first day and lose all their meager possessions. The next day, each man decides to go his own way in search of a job and both agree to meet up in the evening to share prospects. Velu manages to enter the service of Kailasa Mudaliyar who is a building contractor and eventually becomes his personal servant. Meanwhile, Pazhani gets a job at a hotel and eventually starts to develop feelings for his boss's daughter Savitri. Although Pazhani picks up the knack of living in a city, Velu remains the same old innocent fellow, loyal to his employer. A businessman visits Mudaliyar and brings with him illegal gold biscuits worth Rs. 12 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |