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M S Viswanathan
Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. Popularly known by the sobriquet "Mellisai Mannar" (), he composed songs for more than 800 Indian films and various albums across languages primarily in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He has also acted and sung in a few Tamil films. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa conferred the "Thirai Isai Chakravarthy" () title on him in August 2012 and presented him with 60 gold coins and a new car. Viswanathan composed film music together with composer and violinist T. K. Ramamoorthy from the 1950s to 1965, as Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy for 100 Films. He independently composed for 700 films from 1965 to 2015. Life M. S. Viswanathan was born on 24 June 1928 to Malayali family Manayangath Subramanian and Narayaniammal in Elappully village in Palakkad, Kerala, India (Then in Malabar distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elappully
Elappully is a village panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is a local government organisation that serves the villages of Elappully-I and Elappully-II. Demographics India census, Elappully-I had a population of 15,929 with 7837 males and 8092 females. India census, Elappully-II had a population of 21,826 with 10,756 males and 11,070 females. References Gram panchayats in Palakkad district {{Palakkad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palakkad
Palakkad (), Renaming of cities in India, also known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery, is a city and a municipality in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District. Palakkad is the List of cities and towns in Kerala, most densely populated municipality and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth-most densely populated city in the state. It was established before Indian independence under British Raj, British rule and known by the name Palghat. Palakkad is famous for the ancient Palakkad Fort, which is in the heart of the city and was captured and rebuilt by Hyder Ali in 1766 which later fell into the hands of Zamorin in 1784. The city is about northeast of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. The 18th-century Palakkad Fort has sturdy battlements, a moat, and a Hanuman temple on its grounds. North on the Kalpathy River, the 15th-century Viswanatha Swamy Temple, Palakkad, Vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratha Kanneer
''Ratha Kanneer'' () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju, and written by Tiruvarur K. Thangaraj. Based on Thangaraj's play of the same name, the film stars M. R. Radha, Sriranjani and S. S. Rajendran, with Chandrababu, M. N. Rajam and S. R. Janaki in supporting roles. It revolves around a returned-from-abroad, westernised rich man who shows arrogance and contempt towards anything part of Indian culture and anyone below his social standards. The film was produced by Perumal Mudaliar of National Pictures, and had Radha reprising his role from the play. Cinematography was handled by R. R. Chandran and editing by Panju under the alias S. Panjabi. The score was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and the songs by C. S. Jayaraman, with lyrics by Mahakavi Bharathiyaar, Bharathidasan, Udumalai Narayana Kavi and Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthy. ''Ratha Kanneer'' was released on 25 October 1954, during the week of Diwali. The film became a critical and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panam (1952 Film)
''Panam'' () is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by N. S. Krishnan and written by M. Karunanidhi from a story by N. V. Babu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, N. S. Krishnan, B. R. Panthulu and Padmini. It was also the first of the many collbaborations between Ganesan and Padmini. Plot Cast ''Cast according to the opening credits'' ;Male cast * Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ... as Umapathy * N. S. Krishnan as Durai * B. R. Panthulu as Kanthasamy * M. R. Saminathan * V. K. Ramasamy as Gurunatha Pillai * T. K. Ramachandran as Inspector Eswaran * C. S. Pandian * S. S. Rajendran as Sundaram * K. A. Thangavelu as Aadiyapatham ;Female cast * Padmini as Jeeva * T. A. Mathuram as Nallamma * V. Susheela * S. D. Subbulakshmi * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genova (1953 Film)
''Genova'' is a 1953 Indian war romance film, directed by F. Nagoor and produced by E. P. Eppan. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, B. S. Saroja and P. S. Veerappa. It was filmed simultaneously in Malayalam and Tamil, with the Tamil version releasing two months after the Malayalam version. Cast Malayalam cast *S. P. Pillai Soundtrack Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, M. S. Gnanamani and T. A. Kalyanam and lyrics were written by Suratha Suratha () (23 November 1921 – 20 June 2006) was a Tamil poet, recognized for his poetic use of similes. He was called "Uvamai Kavignar" ("poet of comparisons"). Early life Suratha was born in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu as T. Rajagopal on 23 Nove ..., Ramani and Rajamani. Tamil track list References External links * {{IMDb title 1950s Indian films 1950s Malayalam-language films 1950s multilingual films 1950s Tamil-language films 1950s war romance films 1953 films Films about rape in India Films scored by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marumagal (1953 Film)
''Marumagal'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Karthik Raghunath and produced by Anandavalli Balaji. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Suresh, Revathi and Jaishankar. It is a remake of the Hindi film '' Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye''. The film was released on 26 January 1986. Plot Wealthy Chandrasekhar ( Sivaji Ganesan) wants to see his only heir, grandson Raja ( Suresh) marry a home-loving girl. When he falls seriously ill, his personal doctor ( Jaishankar) prevails upon Raja to bring his girl friend home and seek his grandfather's blessings. Since Geetha (Pavithra) is out of town, Raja seeks the help of his friend ( Y. G. Mahendra) to find a suitable girl to play the role until the grandfather gets well. They approach Radha ( Revathi), an innocent flower girl, and convince her to pose as Raja's fiancée. Radha wins over the grandfather and the entire family with her simple charm. Things however get complicated with the arrival of Geetha and her mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandirani
''Chandirani'' is a 1953 Indian swashbuckler film directed by P. Bhanumathi and produced by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under the Bharani Pictures banner. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ... languages. It stars Bhanumathi, N. T. Rama Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, and Relangi in the Telugu and Tamil versions and Agha in the Hindi version. Bhanumathi also wrote the story while Ramakrishna Rao penned the screenplay. The film's music was composed by C. R. Subburaman and M. S. Viswanathan. ''Chandirani'' was released on 28 August 1953 in all three languages. Plot The film opens with the birthday celebrations of King Veerasimha, who, in disguise, visits the town and becomes captivated by the dance of a commoner. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devadasu (1953 Film)
''Devadasu'' is a 1953 Indian romantic drama film directed by Vedantam Raghavayya and produced by D. L. Narayana for Vinodha Pictures. Chakrapani wrote the script based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel, '' Devdas''. C. R. Subbaraman composed the film's music. The film was edited by P. V. Narayanan, while B. S. Ranga provided the cinematography. The film focuses on Devadasu and Parvati, who have been in love since childhood. Devadas' father rejects the proposal from Parvati's family. Parvati's father forces her to marry a middle-aged ''zamindar''. Unable to cope with his failure to win Parvati, Devadas turns into a drunkard, and the rest of the film is about whether or not Devadas meets Parvati again. The film was produced in Telugu and Tamil languages (the latter titled ''Devadas'') with slightly different casts. Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, and Lalitha played the lead roles in both versions; supporting roles were played by S. V. Ranga Ra ... [...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, 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] |
Trivandrum
Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the largest and most populous city in Kerala. The larger Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area had over 1.7 million inhabitants within an area of 543 sq. km..Trivandrum is one of the few cities in India that functions as a capital city, a maritime city, an information technology city, a space research city,a defence city,a bioscience city a tourism city, and a city known for its research and development institutions. Located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland, Thiruvananthapuram is a port city located from a heavily trafficked East-West shipping channel. The city is home to India’s first deep-water trans-shipment port, the Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram. The city is characterised by its undulating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallikunnu
Pallikkunnu is a small township in Kannur, Kerala state, in South India. It is in Kannur corporation, on the National Highway between Kannur and Taliparamba. It is three kilometers away from Kannur city. Pallikunnu houses several educational institutions including Sreepuram English Medium School, the Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women's College, and the Kerala Vocational Training Center. Pallikunnu is famous for the Mookambika Temple. Another well-known temple is the Kanathoor Maha Vishnu Temple. It is close to the Kadalayi Sreekrishna Temple in Chirakkal. The Central Prison, where many leaders of the Indian freedom struggle and various local peasant revolts were either brutally imprisoned or mercilessly executed, is located here. The Doordarshan Doordarshan (), abbreviated as DD, is India's State-owned enterprise, state-owned public broadcasting, public television broadcaster. Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, it is owned by the Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and List of newspapers by circulation, largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a newspaper of record. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. In a 2021 surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
