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M. S. Rajeswari
M. S. Rajeswari (; 24 February 1932 – 25 April 2018) was an Indian playback singer who has recorded over 500 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films. Early life She was born on 24 February 1932 to Madurai Satagopan and T. V. Rajasundari who herself was a singer and stage artist. Rajeswari was introduced to film singing by family friend B. R. Panthulu. Career life She started her career in AVM Studios where she was one of the resident playback singers along with T. S. Bagavathi. Her very first song was ''Maiyal Migavum Meerudhe'' in the film Vijayalakshmi produced by Pragathi Pictures, the forerunner to AVM Studios. During the 1940s, she sang for almost all the films produced by AVM before continuing her work independently. In later years, she was a popular voice for child artists. She rendered songs which consist of solos and duets in all of the AVM Studios early productions such as Nam Iruvar, Rama Rajyam, Vedhala Ulagam, Vazhkai, Jeevitham, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency or Madras Province, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India and later the Dominion of India. At its greatest extent, the presidency included most of southern India, including all of present-day Andhra Pradesh, almost all of Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala, Karnataka, Odisha and Telangana in the modern day. The city of Madras was the winter capital of the presidency and Ooty (Udagamandalam) was the summer capital. The Madras State was neighboured by the Kingdom of Mysore to the northwest, the Kingdom of Cochin and Kingdom of Travancore to the southwest, the Kingdom of Pudukkottai in the center, and the Hyderabad State to the north. Some parts of the presidency were also flanked by Bombay State ( Konkan Districts) and Central States (modern Madhya Pradesh). In 1639, the English East India Company purchased the village of Madraspatnam and one year later it establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeevitham (1950 Film)
''Jeevitham'' () is a 1950 Indian Telugu-language social guidance film produced by A. V. Meiyappan with his company AVM Productions and directed by M. V. Raman. The film stars Vyjayanthimala in her Telugu cinema debut with S. Varalakshmi, T. R. Ramachandran, and C. H. Narayana Rao forming an ensemble cast, with many actors appearing in other significant roles. Actresses Lalitha and Padmini made guest appearances as stage dancers. The film was a remake of the 1949 Tamil film '' Vazhkai'', which was also produced and directed by A.V. Meiyappan with Vyjayanthimala in the lead. Following the success of ''Vazhkai'' and ''Jeevitham'', it was remade in Hindi a year later by A. V. Meiyappan as '' Bahar'', however, the Hindi version was directed by M. V. Raman, who was the writer in the Tamil and Telugu versions. Vyjayanthimala is the only star to reprise her role in all three versions, where she made her screen and regional debut through all films. Plot Mohini is the daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendhoora Devi
''Sendhoora Devi'' (also spelled ''Senthura Devi'') is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language children's comedy drama film directed by Rama Narayanan. The film stars Vivek, Kanaka and Shamili, with Senthil, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, Kumarimuthu and Kitty playing supporting roles. It was released on 22 June 1991. Plot Sindhu and Nandu are twin sisters but they were raised separately with no knowledge of each other. Their parents got divorced a few years back. Sindhu lives with her mother Selvi and grandfather Somasundaram while Nandu lives with her father Gopal. Gopal is a popular veterinarian and has four animals in his house : the elephant Chellappa, the dog Bhairavan, the monkey Ramu and the horse Madurai Veeran. Nandu spends a lot of time with her animals, she considers them like her friends. One day, the criminal Jagannath ask Gopal to put two tubes (containing top secret information) in his horses' belly. Jagannath has to send the horses to Hong Kong as soon as possible. Gopal re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durga (1990 Film)
''Durga'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language children's film, directed and written by Rama Narayanan, with dialogue written by Pugazhmani. It stars Baby Shamili (dual role) playing the title role, with Nizhalgal Ravi, Kanaka and Kitty in the lead while Sathyapriya, Vagai Chandrasekhar, Senthil and Vennira Aadai Moorthy play pivotal roles. The film was released on 10 August 1990 and fared well at the box office. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Bhairavi'' in 1991, with Shamili playing the same role. Plot Durga, the only daughter of a wealthy couple, is faced with tragedy when her father passes away and her uncle attempts to take over their wealth. Matters take a turn for the worse when her mother is killed by her uncle. Kitty, an accomplice of her uncle, also plans to kill Durga to secure the fortune for himself. However, Durga manages to escape with the help of her loyal pets – Ramu the monkey and Raja the dog. As Durga flees, she comes across Muthu, a kind-hearted man wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamili
Shamlee (born 10 July 1987), is an Indian former actress who has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam films. Her roles include the mentally challenged child Anjali in the 1990 film '' Anjali'', for which she won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist, and a child trapped inside a bore-well in the film '' Malootty'', which won her a Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist. She has also won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Child Actor for her performance in her Kannada debut '' Mathe Haditu Kogile''. Early life Shamlee is from a family of actors, being the younger sister to actor Richard Rishi and actress Shalini. She was born to Babu and Alice. Her father migrated to Madras with an ambition of becoming an actor and the family settled there. Later he fulfilled his ambition through his children. Career Shamlee started acting at the age of two in Tamil Cinema with the Vijaykanth starrer ''Rajanadai''. In 1990, she acted in Bharathan's '' Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalathur Kannamma
''Kalathur Kannamma'' is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh and written by Javar Seetharaman. The film stars Gemini Ganesh, Savitri Ganesh and Kamal Haasan. It revolves around a couple — a wealthy zamindar's son and a farmer's daughter — who are separated due to circumstances, while their innocent son is forced to grow up in an orphanage. ''Kalathur Kannamma'', inspired by the 1960 Chinese film ''Nobody's Child'', was originally directed by T. Prakash Rao who left due to creative differences, resulting in Bhimsingh taking over. It was the debut film of Kamal Haasan. The film's soundtrack was composed by R. Sudarsanam. ''Kalathur Kannamma'' was released on 12 August 1960. The film was critically acclaimed, with Haasan's performance being singled out. It was also commercially successful, running for over 100 days in theatres. It won the Certificate of Merit by the Government of India, and the President's Gold Medal award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Haasan
Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haasan is also known for introducing many new technologies to Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil language, Tamil films, he has also appeared in some Malayalam, Telugu language, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali language, Bengali films. He has won numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards, nine Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, four Nandi Awards, one Rashtrapati Award, two Filmfare Awards and eighteen Filmfare Awards South. He was awarded the Kalaimamani, Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999), Padma Shri in 1990, the List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019), Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Order of Arts and Letters (''Chevalier'') in 2016. Haasan started hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engal Selvi
''Engal Selvi'' () is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language drama film, produced by T. E. Vasudevan and directed by D. Yoganand. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was a remake of Hindi film '' Lajwanti''. The film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Kanna Kuthuru'' (1960). Plot Cast Soundtrack Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Production The film had a wrestling match between Dara Singh and King Kong. The producer said while the shooting of the match was in progress, he noticed blood oozing from King Kong's mouth. He was concerned and shouted, "cut, cut". But the wrestler King Kong wanted the blood to be seen in the film. King Kong almost hit the producer, but Dara Singh intervened and told him that he is the producer of the film, the producer reminisced in an interview later. The producer said he had to burn copies of the film due to lack of storage facilities. However, it appears some copies have survived. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaithi Kannayiram
''Kaithi Kannayiram'' () is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language crime film, written and directed by A. S. A. Sami. Produced by T. R. Sundaram of Modern Theatres, the film stars R. S. Manohar and Rajasulochana. A remake of the 1959 Hindi film ''Qaidi No. 911 ''Qaidi No. 911'' () is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language crime film produced and directed by Aspi Irani, and written by C. J. Pavri. The film stars Sheikh Mukhtar, Nanda and Mehmood. It focuses on a man who is arrested for a robbery he never commi ...'', it revolves around a man who is arrested for a robbery he never committed. The film was released on 1 December 1960 and became a commercial success. Plot A jailor's son named Kumaran is kidnapped by a vengeful murderous prisoner. Another prisoner who has lost his child escapes from the prison. He takes up the task of rescuing the jailor's missing son. The duty-conscious jailor is only keen on apprehending him. The child is taught music by a teacher and the song, "Konji Konj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaveriyin Kanavan
''Kaveriyin Kanavan'' () is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. K. Velan. The film stars ''Valayapathi'' G. Muthukrishnan and Sowcar Janaki. It was released on 27 September 1959. Plot There are two love stories. When Kaveri was a child her father visited his friend in Trichy with her. The friend had a young son, Ekambaram. Kaveri and Ekambaram played together but Ekambaram's mother did not like it. However, Ekambaram's father married Ekambaram and Kaveri while they were still children as per the custom of those times. Soon after, Ekambaram went abroad for further studies. When he returned after studies, his mother said Kaveri had died. So he married another girl who dies. Ekambaram then discovers that Kaveri did not really die. Anandan is Kaveri's brother living in another village. When he heard that his sister fell in a river he is saddened and begins a nomadic lifestyle. He joins a drama troupe. He meets a girl Vasantha and both become lovers. Anandan lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chella Pillai
''Chella Pillai'' () is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by M. V. Raman and produced by A. V. Meiyappan of AVM Productions. The film script was written by Javar Seetharaman. Music was composed by R. Sudarsanam. It stars K. R. Ramasamy and Savitri, with T. S. Balaiah, B. R. Panthulu, P. Kannamba, Pandari Bai, K. A. Thangavelu, Javar Seetharaman and Kaka Radhakrishnan in supporting roles. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Vadina'' (1955). Cast Soundtrack Music was by R. Sudarsanam and lyrics were written by Udumalai 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, T ..., K. P. Kamakshi, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam, and V. Seetharaman. References External links * {{AVM Productions 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn (film)
''Penn'' () is a 1954 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film written by Ra. Venkatachalam and directed by M. V. Raman. It stars Vyjayanthimala, Anjali Devi, Gemini Ganesan, and S. Balachander while V. Nagayya, V. K. Ramasamy (actor), V. K. Ramasamy, K. N. Kamlam, K. R. Chellam and K. Sankarapani feature as the ensemble cast. The film was produced by Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar, A. V. Chettiar of AVM Productions. The score was composed by R. Sudharsanam with the lyrics by Papanasam Sivan and Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthy, K. P. Kamakshi and V. Seetharaman. Editing was done by K. Shankar and M. V. Raman while the camera was handled by T. Muthu Sami. Plot The film's story revolves around two friends Rani and Kanmani. Cast ;Male cast * Gemini Ganesan as Raju * S. Balachander as Raghu * S. V. Sahasranamam * K. Sarangapani * V. Nagayya * V. K. Ramasamy (actor), V. K. Ramasamy * P. D. Sambandam ;Female cast * Vyjayanthimala as Rani * Anjali Devi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
