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Karkottai
''Karkottai'' () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by Kemparaj Urs. The film stars Kemparaj Urs and Krishna Kumari. It is based on the 1844 novel ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' by Alexandre Dumas. Cast and crew The lists of Cast and Crew are adapted from the database of Film News Anandan. Cast *Kemparaj Urs * Krishna Kumari *K. Sarangapani * B. R. Panthulu *M. V. Rajamma *Jayalakshmi *Sandhya * B. Jayamma Crew *Producer: Kemparaj Urs *Director: Kemparaj Urs *Dialogues: V. Gopalan, S. R. Krishna Aiyangar *Cinematography: Madhur *Editing: Paul, G. Yadav *Art: Vardhukar *Choreography: Hiralal Production ''Karkottai'' was based on ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' by Alexandre Dumas. It was also produced in Kannada under the title ''Jaladurga''. Soundtrack Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman Sozhavanthan Varadharajan Venkatraman (Tamil: சோழவந்தான் வரதராஜன் வெங்கட்ராமன்) (25 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemparaj Urs
D. Kemaparaj Urs (5 February 1917 – 18 May 1982) was an Indian freedom fighter, actor, director and producer who worked mainly in the Kannada film industry. His movies in 1940s and 1950s created an impact on the audience. Even before Dr. Rajkumar's arrival to the industry, Urs was already an established star. His elder brother D. Devaraj Urs, served as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Personal life Kemparaj Urs was born in Kallahalli, Hunsur taluk in Mysore to Devaraj Urs and Deveerammanni. His elder brother was D. Devaraj Urs. Kemparaj was an English literature student. He married his classmate ''Lalitha'' and had three daughters. Urs aspired to be a doctor but inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and joined freedom struggle and jailed even. Career Urs met doyen of Kannada theatre Gubbi Veeranna and started playing in theatre plays in Gubbi company. In 1942, as an independent producer, Gubbi Veeranna made his first film Jeevana Nataka ''Jeevana Nataka'' is a 1943 Indian Kann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Kumari (actress)
T. Krishna Kumari (6 March 1933 – 24 January 2018) was an Indian actress. She worked predominantly in Telugu films, in addition to Tamil and Kannada films in the 1950s and 1960s. She was the sister of noted actress Sowkar Janaki. She starred in over 150 films in her career, most notably '' Pichi Pullayya'' (1953), '' Bangaru Papa'' (1955), '' Vinayaka Chaviti'' (1957)'', Pelli Kanuka'' (1960), '' Devanthakudu'' (1960), '' Bharya Bhartalu'' (1961), '' Vagdanam'' (1961), ''Kula Gotralu'' (1962), '' Chaduvukunna Ammayilu'' (1963), '' Bandipotu'' (1963), '' Punarjanma'' (1963 film), ''Aggi Pidugu'' (1964), '' Doctor Chakravarty'' (1964), '' Gudi Gantalu'' (1964), '' Antastulu'' (1965), '' Chikkadu Dorakadu'' (1967),'' Tikka Sankarayya'' (1968), '' Neramu Siksha'' (1973). Early life Krishna Kumari was born on 6 March 1933 a Telugu and Kannada-speaking Madhwa Brahmin family at Naihati, West Bengal to T. Venkoji Rao and Sachi Devi. Her family hails from Rajahmundry, Andhra Prade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Historical Films
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Indian Multilingual Films
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Adventure Films
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The Count Of Monte Cristo
''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with '' The Three Musketeers''. Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. It begins on the day that Napoleon left his first island of exile, Elba, beginning the Hundred Days period when Napoleon returned to power. The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book, an adventure story centrally concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness. It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune, and sets about exacting revenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Purpose It was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the United Kingdom. BFI activities Archive The BFI main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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