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K. R. Gangadharan
K. R. Gangadharan (1936–2012) popularly referred to as KRG, was an Indian film producer. He produced over 60 films in Tamil and Malayalam under the banner 'KRG Productions', 'KRG Art Productions', 'KRG Enterprises' and 'KRG Movies International'. Film career Gangadharan founded the Tamil Film Producer's Council and had a stint as president of the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce. He was elected as the president of the South India Film Chamber, unanimously by the producers of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film's, distributors, studio owners, theatre owners are members of the association. Partial filmography Death Gangadharan died on 19 June 2012, aged 76. He was admitted to a private hospital at T. Nagar in Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and territories of India, state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the List of most populous cities in India, sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after City of London Corporation, London. Historically, the region was part of the Chola dynasty, Chola, Pandya dynasty, Pandya, Pallava dynasty, Pallava and Vijayanagara Empire, Vijayanagara kingdoms during various eras. The coastal land which then contained th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Class Madhavan
''Middle Class Madhavan'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by T. P. Gajendran. The film stars Prabhu and Abhirami, while Vadivelu, Vivek, Manivannan and others in supporting roles. The film explores the travails of newlyweds who are forced to live in a joint family. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Mee Intikoste Yem Istaru Ma Intikoste Yem Testaru''. The music was composed by Dhina, and the film released on 18 May 2001. Plot The story is set in the middle-class home of Madhavan (Prabhu), a budding lawyer who works for Visu. His retired and irresponsible father (Delhi Ganesh) is more interested in playing cards than looking for grooms for his two unmarried daughters. Circumstances force Madhavan to marry Abhirami ( Abhirami), even before his sisters are wed, a situation quite unthinkable in middle-class homes and the couple unable to have their first night and desperate for it. Meanwhile, Madhavan's sisters find their match in an aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budget Padmanabhan
''Budget Padmanabhan'' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by T. P. Gajendran. The film stars Prabhu and Ramya Krishnan. It won first place in the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Family Film. Plot When he was a young boy, Padmanabhan was driven out of his house along with his parents by an evil-hearted moneylender who gave him a condition: if by a stipulated time period Padmanabhan could raise enough money to buy back the house, he could reclaim it as his own. Since then, Padmanabhan has been living a very thrifty life, always counting the cost of his daily expenses. Even after marriage to Ramya, he still focuses on his finances, at times to the detriment of his personal relationships with his wife and relatives, who all live together in a small house. In a subplot, Padmanabhan hires a housemaid, who turns out to be the estranged and separated wife of his boss's son. The story focuses on Padmanabhan's attempt to raise the money to buy back his house and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudhandhiram
''Sudhandhiram'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language crime action film directed by Raj Kapoor and produced by K. R. Gangadharan. The film stars Arjun and Rambha while Raghuvaran, Radhika and Sharat Saxena play supporting roles. It is a remake of the Hindi film ''Ghulam'' (1998) which itself is based on the 1954 American film ''On the Waterfront''. Plot Vishwa is a '' goonda'' and an aspiring boxing champion. He does the typical ''goonda'' jobs (like scaring a batsman of the local cricket club to make sure he becomes out) for Sopraj, the local ''dada''. He is usually bailed out by a lawyer Padmini, who believes that there is still good in him and he just needs to be given another chance. Sopraj is aiming to build a colony in the area after vacating the people already living there. Vishwa's brother Raghu, is an accountant on Sopraj's payroll. Love blossoms between Vishwa and Divya, the girlfriend of the head of a local gang. When a social worker Vikram intrudes in the affair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsara Kanna
''Minsara Kanna'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Vijay, Khushbu, Rambha and Monica Castelino, with Manivannan, Mansoor Ali Khan, R. Sundarrajan, Karan and Kovai Sarala in supporting roles. The story is about how Vijay enters Khushbu's house and developing his romance towards Castelino, Khushbu's sister. ''Minsara Kanna'' was shot mostly Ooty, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. The film has music composed by Deva and cinematography by Ashok Rajan. It was released on 9 September 1999 and performed averagely at the box office, but won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Audiographer. Plot Indira Devi is a misandrist business tycoon based in Ooty. She lives in a mansion with her assistant and PA Priya. Indira Devi runs a garment business in which all of her employees are females, and even electricians are females. She has a strong dislike to the male gender due to a tragic past. Some of the wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parvathi Ennai Paradi
''Parvathi Ennai Paradi'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Saravanan and Sri Parvathi with Janagaraj, Vijayakumar, Srividya, Lalitha Kumari, Charle and Vasu Vikram playing supporting roles. It was released on 23 July 1993. This is the first Tamil film of Kannada actress Shivaranjini, who has appeared in '' S. P. Sangliyana Part 2'' and is credited as Sri Parvathi in the film. Plot Rajadurai ( Vijayakumar) is a wealthy man and highly respected figure in his village. He has a spoiled daughter named Parvathi (Sri Parvathi). Venkatraman (Janagaraj) is a newly appointed Tamil teacher of a college in Rajadurai's village. Unlike other teachers, students like his way of teaching and friendly approach. Parvathi really appreciates Venkatraman and she has private tuitions with the teacher. Venkatraman is married to Gayathri (Srividya), they have a son named Siva. Siva is a short-tempered person who cannot tolerate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivandha Malar
''Sivantha Malar'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Sasi Mohan, written by Selva and produced by K. R. Gangadharan. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Gautami, while Vijayakumar and Srividya play supporting roles. It was released on 6 March 1992. Cast *R. Sarathkumar as Inspector Vijay *Gautami as Prabha * Vijayakumar *Srividya *Goundamani as Maaran *Senthil *Delhi Ganesh as Minister Sivalingam *Thalaivasal Vijay Soundtrack The soundtrack were composed by Maragadha Mani. *"Edhuvarai Pogum" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra *"Oru Nimisham" – K. S. Chithra *"Eriyude" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra *"Oru Paattu" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra Reception ''The Indian Express'' wrote that script is inspired from the French film '' La Femme Nikita'' with the director's previous film ''Rudhra ''Rudhra'' is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Sasi Mohan. It stars K. Bhagyaraj, Gau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neelagiri (film)
''Neelagiri'' (English: ''The Blue Mountain'', in reference to the town Neelagiri) is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by Ranjith, starring Mammootty, Sunitha, Madhoo, M. G. Soman, Anju and Srividya Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, she had acted in more t .... The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani, credited as Maragathamani. The film was a box office hit. Cast Soundtrack The film's soundtrack was composed by M. M. Keeravani, with lyrics penned by P. K. Gopi. References External links * * http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/5636/neelagiri.html Neelagiri - Malayalam Movie Reviews, Trailers, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis - entertainment.oneindia.in(2012 archive copy) 1990s Malayalam-language films 1991 action films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pengal Veettin Kangal
''Pengal Veettin Kangal'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and co-written by T. P. Gajendran. The film stars S. S. Chandran and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 10 March 1990. Plot Dhanalakshmi, a tehsildar, and her husband Kanagalingam have five daughters. During the marriage of their first daughter, the groom's party offers to foot the bill for the marriage saying that they consider it their privilege to do so. However, after the marriage is solemnised, the groom's father furnishes a bill for the amount he spent and asks Kanagalingam to pay up. When Dhanalakshmi reprimands him for his naivety, an angered Kanagalingam swears he will get his other daughters without paying dowry. His daughters make the task easy for him by falling in love. Kanagalingam somehow manages to finalise their marriages. But his travails do not end. All the daughters return home following problems in their in-law's households. However, Dhanalakshmi is not disheartened. She secure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliyambukal
''Oliyampukal'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language political film, political action film, directed by Hariharan (director), T. Hariharan, written by Dennis Joseph, and produced by K. G. Rajagopal. The film stars Mammootty, Rekha Harris, Rekha, Thilakan and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. This film did average business and was dubbed into Telugu as ''Prathinidhi''. The film had musical score by M S Viswanathan. It was a film directed by Hariharan without M. T. Vasudevan Nair as scenarist, soon after several films of the duo including the ever successful ''Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha'' (1989). This film also marked Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran, Aishwarya’s Malayalam debut (the daughter of notable South cinema female star, Lakshmi (actress), Lakshmi). Plot Thomas, the forest minister, and his party decide to honor their founder member, the late John Mathew in a function and decide to invite his family for the same. They are met by a hostile Baby Mathew, the wayward drunkard son of John Mathew who ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lal Salam (1990 Film)
''Lal Salam'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language political drama film directed by Venu Nagavalli and produced under the banner K. R. G. Release. It stars Mohanlal, Murali, Geetha, and Urvashi. This movie was a blockbuster, running in seven centres for more than 150 days. The story revolves around two phases of the lives of three comrades - before and after the imprisonment of Sakhavu Stephen Nettooran (Mohanlal- inspired from Varghese Vaidyan), Sakhavu D.K. Antony (Murali- inspired from T. V. Thomas) and Sakhavu Sethulakshmi (Geetha- inspired from K. R. Gowri Amma) - members of the Communist Party of India (CPI). Plot The plot revolves around the early days of the Communist Party in Kerala. Three Comrades, Stephen Nettoor, D.K. Antony and Sethulakshmi work tirelessly to empower the daily wage labourers and other proletarians of their village, to end the reign of feudal landlords, in the days when Communism was illegal to practice. Sethu and Antony are in love with each o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
