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Chitthi
''Chitthi'' () is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Padmini and Gemini Ganesan. It is based on the play ''Dayanidhi'' written by Vai. Mu. Kothainayaki Ammal. The film was remade in Hindi as '' Aurat'' (1967), in Telugu as ''Pinni'' (1967), in Kannada as '' Chikkamma'' (1969), and in Malayalam as '' Achante Bharya'' (1971). Plot Meenakshi, the eldest daughter of a family of six sisters and one brother Balu, has one dream in her life; that is to make sure Balu becomes a MBBS doctor. She has taken up job of domestic help to make both ends meet. However, she often struggles to pay her brothers tuition fees and ask for help from her employers and even her love interest , Muthaiya. But, unfortunately , there comes a situation where she is in desperate need of to pay Balu's college fees, and no one is able to lend her that money, including Muthaiya. In this turbulent situation, a marriage broker brings home a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayasree
Vijayasri was an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema in the 1970s. She acted in many movies opposite Prem Nazir and have also worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Biography Her first appearance onscreen was in the Tamil film ''Chitthi'' (1966). Her first film in Malayalam was ''Poojapushpam'' (1969), directed by the patriarch Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. She ended up being a part of 3 of the 6 movies Thikkurissy directed in his prolific career as a director. She also got to share screen space with the leading lady of the times, Sheela in her debut movie itself. She gained popularity due to her beauty in the Malayalam film history. She was a contemporary of the popular Malayalam actress Jayabharathi. Her most notable films are ''Angathattu'' (1973), ''Postmane Kananilla'' (1972), ''Lanka Dahanam'' (1971), ''Maravil Thirivu Sookshikkuka'' (1972), ''Pacha Nottukal'' (1973), ''Taxi Car'' (1972), ''Aromalunni'' (1972) and ''Ponnapuram Kotta'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurat (1967 Film)
'' Aurat'' () is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language film produced and directed by S. S. Balan and S. S. Vasan. It is a remake of the 1966 Tamil film ''Chitthi''. It stars Padmini, Feroz Khan, Rajesh Khanna, Pran, Nazima, O. P. Ralhan in pivotal roles, along with Kanhaiyalal, David, Lalita Pawar, Leela Chitnis in supporting roles. The film's music is by Ravi. The film is totally revolving around the character of Parvati's life. The film deals with how Parvati (played by Padmini), who is in true love with Anand (Feroz Khan), is forced by circumstances to marry Manoharlal (Pran) against wishes of her brother Suresh (Rajesh Khanna) and later is tested by life to show whether after marriage to Manoharlal, she is truly affectionate to Manoharlal. Plot Parvati ( Padmini) is the elder daughter of a family with eight children who is the primary bread earner of her house. Her aim is to bring up her family position and marry off all her sisters, which include a dumb girl. So she spends her w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udumalai Narayana Kavi
[https://idhatri.com/udumalai-narayana-kavi/ Udumalai Narayana KavUdumalai 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, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, India. His parents died at a very young age and poverty deprived him of school. With the help of his brother, he made a small living selling matchboxes to the nearby villages. Even when young he had a keen interest in play and music. He initially started off acting in plays at the local temple and then got connected with some leading play groups in Tamil Nadu. Today's Kollywood is an amalgamation of several of those play groups. Songwriting He is best known for writing several lyrics that were used in the freedom movement in his early days and between 1950 and 1972. He wrote lyrics for several Tamil movies. Many movies that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achante Bharya
''Achante Bharya'' () is a 1971 Indian Malayalam-language film directed and produced by Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It is a remake of the Tamil film '' Chitthi''. The film stars Adoor Bhasi, K. P. Ummer, Ragini and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It was released on 23 July 1971. Plot Cast *Adoor Bhasi as Contractor Karunakaran Nair *K. P. Ummer as Vijayan * Ragini as Thangamma *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair *Jose Prakash as Rajan *Sindhu *Baby Bindu *Baby Indira *Baby Shanthi *Baby Uma *Baby Vijaya *Bahadoor as Balan Nair *Kayyalam *Master Raju *Meena as Adoor Bhasi's Mother *Menon *Nellikode Bhaskaran as Thikkurissi's Son *Pala Thankam as Ragini's Mother *Vijayasree as Omana Soundtrack The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and the lyrics were written by Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Irayimman Thampi Iravivarman Thampi, better known as Irayimman Thampi (1782 October 12 - 1856 July 29), was an Indian Carnatic musician, music composer and poet from the Kingdom of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijaya Nirmala
Vijaya Nirmala (born Nidudavolu Nirmala; 20 February 1946 – 27 June 2019) was an Indian actress, director, and producer known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with a few Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning over six decades, she acted in more than 200 films and directed 44 films. In 2002, she entered the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the female director who has directed the most number of films in the world. In 2008, she received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for lifetime achievement in Telugu cinema. Born as Nirmala, she ventured into acting as a child artist with films like '' Macha Rekai'' (1950) and '' Panduranga Mahatyam'' (1957). She debuted as a lead actress in the 1964 Malayalam film '' Bhargavi Nilayam'' which became one of the biggest hits of that year. She then acted in the Tamil film '' Enga Veettu Penn'' (1965) produced by Vijaya Productions. She added Vijaya to her name as a mark of gratitude to the production house that gav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuladeivam Rajagopal
V. R. Rajagopal, known professionally as Kuladeivam Rajagopal, was an Indian actor and comedian who worked predominantly in Tamil films and plays. He was a popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Rajagopal made his film debut in Kaveri (1955 film), ''Kaveri'' (1955). He acted in more than 200 films in five decades. Rajagopal got a title 'Chinna Kalaivanar' Madurai fans presented to him in 1961. He was an admirer of 'Kalaivanar' N. S. Krishnan. Early career Rajagopal was born in Kandramanickam, a small town in Sivagangai district, Sivagangai district. Father Veerasamy Naidu and Mother Deivani Ammal The Father Village Bhagavathar and Building Stackcher. He started acting in Terukkuttu from an early age and joined the Boys Theater Company in Tiruchirappalli, trichy at the age of 12. He joined the Kalamani Theater Company in Madurai at the age of 16. On a trip to Salem, Rajagopal met N. S. Krishnan, who became close to him. Rajagopal later joined Krishnan's theatrical company. Film car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikkamma
''Chikkamma'' is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by R. Sampath and produced by M. Chandra Kumar and B. V. Anand. The film stars Rajkumar, Jayanthi, Balakrishna and Narasimharaju. The film had musical score by T. V. Raju. The film is a remake of 1966 movie ''Chitthi''. Cast * Rajkumar as Sundar * Jayanthi as Meenakshi *Balakrishna as "Gundlupete" Gundappa * Narasimharaju as Vishwa *Srinath as Balu, Meenakshi's brother *T. B. Nagappa *Hanumanthachar *Ganapathi Bhat *Bangalore Nagesh *T. R. Narayan *Mahadevappa *Master Srikrishna Kumar *Master Shekar *Master Srinivas *M. N. Lakshmidevi *Shanthamma *Sabitha *Mallika *Rathnamala *Jayalakshmi *Ranjanadevi *Baby Uma *Baby Raju *Vijayalalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in ''Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saaks ... Soundtrack References ... [...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 Cinema of India, 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 language, 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 belongin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirkazhi Govindarajan
Sirkazhi Govindarajan (19 January 1933 – 24 March 1988) was an Indian Tamil Carnatic vocalist and a leading playback singer of Indian cinema. Early life Govindarajan, was born on 19 January 1933 at Sirkazhi (a small town in present day Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu; famed birthplace of Sambandar, one of the 63 Nayanars of the Saiva faith) to Siva Chidambaram and Avayambal Ammal. At the age of eight, Govindarajan began to perform at the Tirupurasundari Temple on the occasion of the Gnana Paal Festival. Musical education He graduated from the Tamil Isai College in Chennai (Madras) in 1949 with the degree 'Isaimani'. He also graduated with the Degree of 'Sangeetha Vidwan'. At the same time, he started rigorous training (Gurukulavasam) under his Guru Thiruppampuram Swaminatha Pillai, who was then a Professor at the Central College of Carnatic Music, Madras. Under his tutelage and in-depth study, he gained knowledge of the nuances and intricacies of Indian Music, espe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport And Pastime
''Sport and Pastime'' was a weekly sports magazine published by The Hindu Group from 1947 to 1968. Founded by S. K. Gurunathan S. K. Gurunathan (1 August 1908 – 5 May 1966) was a sports journalist and one of the pioneers of cricket statistics in India. Gurunathan studied in the Hindu High School in Triplicane, Madras. He started his journalistic career in the advert ..., the magazine was eventually stopped in 1968. It was replaced with '' Sportstar'' in 1978. References 1947 establishments in India 1968 disestablishments in India Defunct magazines published in India Sports magazines published in India Weekly magazines published in India Magazines established in 1947 Magazines disestablished in 1968 {{sport-mag-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padmini (actress)
Padmini Ramachandran (12 June 1932 – 24 September 2006) was an Indian actress and trained Bharatanatyam dancer, who acted in over 250 Indian films. She acted in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Russian language films. Padmini, with her elder sister Lalitha and her younger sister Ragini, were called the " Travancore sisters". Early life Padmini was born and raised in Trivandrum (present-day Thiruvananthapuram), in what was then the princely state of Travancore (now the Indian state of Kerala) to a Malayali-speaking family. She was the second daughter of Sree Thankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma. Career At the age of 16, Padmini was cast as the dancer in the Hindi film '' Kalpana'' (1948), launching her career. She acted in films consecutively for nearly 30 years in the first lease of her career. Padmini starred with several of the most well-known actors in Indian film, including Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, N. T. Rama Rao, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Sathya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Siasat Daily
''The Siasat Daily'' is an Indian newspaper published by the Siasat Press based in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana. It operates the Hindi-Urdu and English language digital news website ''Siasat'' and is the publisher of the ''Siasat English Weekly'' magazine and the ''Siasat Urdu Daily'' newspaper whose editions are also available as electronic papers. The editions of the paper were formerly published by the Intekhab Press. The Intekhab Press continues to publish editions of the ''Siasat Urdu Daily''. The publication has an advertising partnership with '' The Hindu'', ''Eenadu'' and ''Daily Hindi Milap.'' It also operates the website dedicated to the writings of satirist Mujtaba Hussain, who was a former columnist at ''The Siasat Daily''. History Following the annexation of Hyderabad by the Republic of India, ''The Siasat Daily'' was founded as an Urdu language newspaper by Jigar Saheb and Abid Ali Khan on 15 August 1949. The founders are described to have been Indian nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |