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Chithralaya
Chithralaya () also spelt Chitralaya, is an Indian film production company founded in the early 1960s. It produced films in Tamil and Hindi, most of them directed by C. V. Sridhar. The company was founded by Sridhar, screenwriter Gopu (who later became known as Chithralaya Gopu), cinematographer A. Vincent and still photographer Tiruchi Arunachalam. History After making films for Venus Studios, in the early 1960s Sridhar founded Chithralaya to make the kind of films he wanted. The company's logo featured a boatman and a woman travelling on a boat with the tagline, "Kadal Alayil Engal Siriya Thoni, Kalai Ulagil Engal Pudhiya Baani". When discussing with his associates what should be the company's first film, Sridhar devised the story of ''Nenjil Or Aalayam'' but later decided the company's first film should not be a tragedy and devised the lighter '' Thennilavu''. ''Thennilavu'' was a success at the box office, running in theatres for over 100 days. After the success of ''Thenni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa
''Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed by N. S. Chakravarthi in his debut, produced by Sridhar and written by Gopu. The film features an ensemble cast including Ravichandran, Nagesh, Thengai Srinivasan, Moorthy, Mali, Kanchana, Rama Prabha, Sachu, Sundari Bai and Vijaya Chandrika. It was released on 14 January 1971. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Vintha Illu Santha Gola'' (1976). Plot Ravi lives in a bungalow that was bought by his father recently, so that Ravi can study in the city. Ravi stays with his three other bachelor friends, Mani, Raju and Mahalingam alias Mali. Raju works in a sports store which is a mundane job. Mani works as an assistant manager in a company while Mali works as a mechanic. When Ravi gets his collage leave for a week, the 4 friends plan to go on a vacation to Ooty. The three working friends cook up story to attain leave and succeed. The night prior to their planned trip, a woman comes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thennilavu
''Thennilavu'' ( ) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Sridhar. It stars Gemini Ganesan (credited as Ganesh) and Vyjayanthimala, with K. A. Thangavelu, M. N. Nambiar, M. Saroja and Vasanthi in supporting roles. The film's plot is about a man who, due to mistaken identity, is appointed as a manager by a young woman for her father's honeymoon in Kashmir. The man and the woman fall in love but things go awry when the real manager arrives in Kashmir. ''Thennilavu'' is the first film Sridhar produced through his production company Chithralaya; it is also the first South Indian film to be made in Jammu and Kashmir; additional filming took place in Madras (now Chennai) and Kodaikanal. Principal photography took about two months to complete. A. M. Rajah composed the soundtrack and Kannadasan wrote the lyrics. Cinematography was handled by A. Vincent, art direction by Ganga and editing by T. R. Srinivasulu. The film was released on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadhalikka Neramillai
''Kadhalikka Neramillai'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film produced and directed by C. V. Sridhar, who also conceived and co-wrote its script with Chitralaya Gopu. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Balaiah, Muthuraman, Nagesh, Rajasree, Sachu, Ravichandran and Kanchana. The latter two made their acting debut with this film. The plot of ''Kadhalikka Neramillai'' revolves around Viswanathan, an estate owner who hopes to get his daughters Nirmala and Kanchana married to wealthy grooms. However, Nirmala falls in love with Ashok, a poor man who was once employed by Vishwanathan. To earn Viswanathan's approval, Ashok pretends to be the only heir of a rich businessman; he is supported by his friend Vasu, who poses as Ashok's fictional millionaire father Chidambaram. A comedy of errors ensues when Vasu discovers his lover Kanchana is Viswanathan's other daughter. Principal photography for the film took place mostly in Ooty and at Aliyar Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avalukendru Or Manam
''Avalukendru Or Manam'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film romantic drama film produced, written and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Muthuraman, Bharathi and Kanchana. It revolves around two women who fall in love with the same man. ''Avalukendru Or Manam'' was simultaneously made in Hindi as '' Duniya Kya Jaane'', with a largely different cast, though Bharathi repeated her role. It was released on 18 June 1971, and performed averagely at the box office. Plot Lalitha loves Kannan, but he initially does not reciprocate. Her friend, Meena belongs to a middle class family and loves her neighbour, Muthuraman who runs a chit fund. One day she discovers that he is a womaniser and drunkard. She breaks up him and tears his letters. Meena accidentally meets Kannan, who falls in love with her. How the three of them manage their complex relationship forms the rest of the story. Cast ;Male cast *Gemini Ganesan as Kannan * Muthuraman as Gopal * Sunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenjirukkum Varai (1967 Film)
''Nenjirukkum Varai'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman, Gopalakrishnan, K. R. Vijaya and Geetanjali. It revolves around a man struggling with poverty, falling in love with his house owner's daughter. Sridhar initially decided to make ''Nenjirukkum Varai'' as revolving around the theme of war between India and Pakistan; the story was dropped after Sridhar learnt that Lal Bahadur Shastri and Muhammad Ayub Khan signed the Tashkent Declaration. Retaining the title, he developed a new story inspired by the Bengali play ''Shudha'' (). The film was shot in black-and-white to emphasise the central theme of poverty, and none of the cast members applied make-up for much of the film. ''Nenjirukkum Varai'' was released on 2 March 1967 and failed at the box office. Plot Raghu does odd jobs looking for a big break. He and his friend Peter rent a part of a house. The owner Natarajan's daughter i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vennira Aadai
''Vennira Aadai'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language romance film, co-written, produced and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Jayalalithaa, Nirmala, Shylashri, Srikanth and Moorthy, all in their Tamil cinema debut. It was released on 14 April 1965 and became a success. Plot Chandrasekhar "Chandru" is a famous psychiatrist and has earned much praise from his mentor and people in the town. He is in love with Geetha. One day, he is assigned the task of curing a mentally unstable woman Sowbagyavathi "Shobha" who lives in Kodaikanal. Chandru informs about this to his lover and requests her to wait for him until he finishes this case. Chandru promises he will return for her and sets out to Kodaikanal. On arriving, he is welcomed by Shobha's parents, who are very much distressed with their daughter's condition. Chandru questions them about her past, but they conceal it initially, as it might have a severe consequence on her future. Upon reiteration that knowing her past will be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chithralaya Gopu
Sadagopan (better known as Chitralaya Gopu) is an Indian screenwriter and director who works in the Tamil cinema. He has written nearly 60 films, and directed 27 of them. He scripted dramatic films such as '' Moondru Dheivangal'' and '' Shanti Nilayam'' and comedies such as '' Kadhalikka Neramillai'', '' Galatta Kalyanam'', '' Patti Sollai Thattathe'' and '' Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa''. Career C. V. Sridhar and Sadagopan were childhood friends since their schooldays in St. Joseph's High School, Chengalpattu. Both were playwrights; Sridhar wrote stage plays and played the hero while Sadagopan wrote the humorous parts and played the comedian. Later, when Sridhar had the opportunity to direct a film, he asked Sadagopan to join him and produce the comedy track. The film ''Kalyana Parisu ''Kalyana Parisu'' () is a 1959 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar, Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi while K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenjil Or Aalayam
''Nenjil Or Aalayam'' () is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed, produced and written by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, Devika and R. Muthuraman while Nagesh, Manorama and Kutty Padmini play supporting roles. The original soundtrack album and background score were composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan. The film revolves around a young woman named Seetha, her husband Venu and Murali, who was Seetha's lover. Due to his tenure overseas, Seetha's parents force her to marry another person. A few years later, Venu contracts cancer and Seetha brings him to Chennai to meet a cancer specialist who, to her dismay, is revealed to be Murali. Realising that something is worrying Seetha, Venu gives her the freedom to marry Murali after his death. The remainder of the film shows how Murali sacrifices his love for the sake of the couple's happiness and cures Venu. ''Nenjil Or Aalayam'' was relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanthu Vitten Ennai
''Thanthu Vitten Ennai'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film starring Vikram and Rohini. This was the last film directed by C. V. Sridhar. It was released on 21 June 1991. Plot The story revolves around two graduates Rajasekhar and Surya who meet up in an accidental Interview. They develop love towards each other. Will destiny unite them or not makes the rest of story. Cast Production Vikram was cast in the film while working on ''En Kadhal Kanmani'' (1990) after being tipped off about the opportunity by his father, Vinod Raj. Director C. V. Sridhar had wanted to cast a debutant actor, so Vikram kept his involvement in his earlier project a secret from the director, so Sridhar could cast him. It became Sridhar's final film before his death in 2008. In 2013, Vikram revealed that he chose to work on the film with Sridhar, despite the celebrated director's declining career, as it could have marked a comeback. Soundtrack The film had six songs composed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu
''Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film, written, produced and directed by C. V. Sridhar and starring Raghuvaran. The female leads were Sumalatha and Manochitra (daughter of T. S. Balaiah). The film was released on 2 December 1983. Plot Raghuvaran visits his friend's place on a tour and one night he happens to see a woman while returning from a party. On that rainy night, he rapes her and leaves. He speaks about this incident to his friend and his friend advises him not to search for that girl, as she would have forgotten it. Haunted by guilty feelings, Raghuvaran searches for her later, but is unable to find her. Meanwhile, the woman becomes pregnant and, unable to come to terms with this incident, leaves that place with her father. In the new place, she gives birth to a boy, and she tries to search for Raghuvaran, even though she never recalls his face from that dreaded rainy night. Later, Raghuvaran marries Manochitra as everyone forces him, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anubavam Pudhumai
''Anubavam Pudhumai'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy thriller film directed by C. V. Rajendran in his debut and written by Chitralaya Gopu from a story by Raju. The film stars R. Muthuraman and Rajasree. It was released on 2 March 1967. The film was remade in Hindi as Hulchul (1971 film), ''Hulchul'' (1971). Plot Cast *R. Muthuraman *Rajasree *T. R. Ramachandran *Major Sundarrajan *Manorama (Tamil actress), Manorama *T. S. Balaiah *V. S. Raghavan *R. S. Manohar *Senthamarai (actor), Senthamarai Production ''Anubavam Pudhumai'' is the directorial debut of C. V. Rajendran. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, and editing by N. M. Shankar. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Reception ''Kalki (magazine), Kalki'' appreciated Sundarrajan's performance but criticised Muthuraman's, and called Viswanathan's music sweet. The film failed commercially. References External links * {{C. V. Rajendran 1960s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaigal (film)
''Alaigal'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film written, produced and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan and Chandrakala. It was the first Tamil film of Vishnuvardhan. Plot Cast Production After the average response to his previous film '' Avalukendru Or Manam'' (1971), Sridhar decided to make a Tamil- Telugu bilingual titled ''Thulasi'' () with A. V. M. Rajan starring in Tamil and Sobhan Babu in Telugu. Sridhar developed a story from the Hindi film '' Aadmi'' (1939) and the American film ''Waterloo Bridge'' (1931), retaining only the basic premise. However, after canning , he decided to drop the film, uncertain whether the audience would accept a film with anti-sentimental elements. Sridhar restarted the same film with changes in the script and cast. The title was changed to ''Alaigal'', with Kannada actor Vishnuvardhan in the lead which marked his debut in Tamil cinema. Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
