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Poornam Vishwanathan
Poornam Viswanathan (14 November 1921 – 1 October 2008) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Tamil films. He started performing on stage at age 18. He worked as a reader for All India Radio, He was the first person in India to announce India was Independent on August 15 in All India Radio. He went on to act in films such as ''Chithram'', '' Varusham 16'', ''Thillu Mullu'', ''Keladi Kanmani'', ''Moondram Pirai'', ''Aasai'', '' Mahanadhi'' and '' Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu''. He had a son and two daughters. Viswanathan died on 1 October 2008. Rediff.com (1947-08-15). Retrieved on 2011-08-09. Career Viswanathan was known for his remarkable performances in Tamil theatre and films. In every role he played, he paid great attention to dialogue delivery and body language. He started performing on stage wh ...[...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] |
Sollathaan Ninaikkiren
''Sollathaan Ninaikkiren'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, written and directed by K. Balachander. Starring S. V. Subbaiah, Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan, Jayachitra, Srividya, Shubha and Jayasudha, it is based on the novel ''Ilavu Kaatha Kili'' by Manian. The film was released on 7 December 1973. It was remade in Telugu as ''Ammayilu Jagratha''. Balachander remade the film in Kannada as '' Sundara Swapnagalu''. Plot Kamala, Manjula and Pushpa are sisters, each attracted to Raghavan, their tenant. Raghavan falls in love with Pushpa. However, things take a turn for the worse, when Pushpa sacrifices herself to the whims of Kamal, a playboy, to save her friend Sudha from his exploits. The three sisters ultimately marry other men, while Raghavan remains unmarried. Cast * S. V. Subbaiah as Sivaraman * Sivakumar as Raghavan * Kamal Haasan as Kamal * Jayachitra as Pushpa * Srividya as Kamala * Shubha as Manjula * Jayasudha as Sudha * Poornam Viswanathan as Sudha's husb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idhayam Pesugirathu
''Idhayam Pesugirathu'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, starring Raveendran and Ambika. It was released on 5 February 1982. Plot Cast *Raveendran as Sundar * Ambika as Usha *Thengai Srinivasan *Poornam Viswanathan * Vijayaraj as Vijay * Selvaraj *Gandhimathi *Pasi Sathya Soundtrack The music was composed by Shyam. Reception Thiraignani of ''Kalki'' wrote it feels like a story originated from ''Nenjil Or Aalayam ''Nenjil Or Aalayam'' () is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed, produced and written by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, Devika and R. Muthuraman while Nagesh, Manorama and Kutty Padmini play supporting ro ...'' but becomes meh. References External links * {{S. A. Chandrasekhar 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1982 films Films directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar Films scored by Shyam (composer) Tamil-language Indian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru (1980 Film)
''Guru'' () is a 1980 Indian action adventure film directed by I. V. Sasi. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Sridevi, while M. N. Nambiar, Muthuraman and Mohan Babu play supporting roles. It revolves around a philanthropist who masquerades as a vigilante. ''Guru'', a remake of the 1973 Hindi film '' Jugnu'', was simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu-languages. The Tamil version was released on 18 July 1980, and the Telugu version the day after. It was a blockbuster and completed a 365-day run at the box office. Plot In pre-independent India, Raghu is a revolutionary who is disowned by his aristocratic father and is presumed dead while fleeing from the police. Ten years later, Raghu's wife is shot dead by a landlord attempting to rape her, and her young boy shoots the landlord in retaliation and absconds. Several years later, the boy has grown up to be Ashok, a rich, reputed philanthropist who runs "Parvathi Nilayam", a shelter and institute for orphaned destitute ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattakkathi Bhairavan
''Pattakkathi Bhairavan'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad, starring Sivaji Ganesan, Jai Ganesh, Sridevi and Jayasudha. It is a remake of the 1978 Telugu film '' Katakataala Rudrayya''. The film was released on 19 October 1979. Plot Arun and Malathi are the son and daughter of two rich businessmen and are lovers about to be married, when Arun tragically dies in a bike accident. Malathi later gives birth to a male child, fathered by Arun before his death. Malathi's father who fears for his family's reputation as the child was born out of wedlock, deceives Malathi that the child was stillborn and dumps the baby in a garbage bin. The child is discovered in the bin by a car driver Seenu and raised by him and his wife who are childless and they name the child Thangaraja. Seenu and his wife later have a daughter of their own. Thangaraja grows up with an angry temperament and gets infuriated when berated by other children who call him 'k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naan Vazhavaippen
''Naan Vazhavaippen'' ( ) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film, directed by D. Yoganand. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya and Rajinikanth, while Jai Ganesh and Major Sundarrajan play supporting roles. It is a remake of the Hindi film '' Majboor'' (1974). The film was released on 10 August 1979. Plot Ravi is a travel agent that is the sole provider for his family consisting of a widowed mother, physically disabled younger sister and younger brother. He and Neela, a promising defence attorney, are engaged to be married. Neela's brother, Ramesh is a public prosecutor who is supportive of her career and love. Ravi is questioned by the police when one of his clients, Jayaraj, is murdered. Ravi was one of the last people to see Jayaraj alive but has no useful information to assist the investigation. He does, however, have trouble remembering very basic information from a short time ago. This, in addition to his increasingly painful headaches, leads h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 Film)
''Ninaithale Inikkum'' (; ) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Balachander starring Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Jaya Prada and Geetha. The story was written by Sujatha. The film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Andamaina Anubhavam'' (). A large part of the film was shot in Singapore. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as ''Pyara Tarana''. Plot Sona, the daughter of a Singapore business man misses her money and other valuables during her visit to India. A smuggler comes forward to help her and assigns her a smuggling related job. Hence Sona pretends to be a fan of singer Chandru and meets him in a hotel. She keeps a diamond inside Chandru's guitar and leaves the room. On the next day, Chandru's troupe leaves for Singapore. Coincidentally, Chandru forgot to take that particular guitar with him. Sona also travels in the same flight and becomes closer to Chandru. Even though her intention was to get the diamond from Chandru, she starts loving Chandru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melnaattu Marumagal
''Melnaattu Marumagal'' () is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. P. Nagarajan, starring Sivakumar, Laurance Pourtale, Kamal Haasan and Jayasudha. Vani Ganapathy, a danseuse appeared only for a dance sequence alongside Haasan, whom she later married in 1978. The film was released on 10 May 1975. In 1976, it was remade in Telugu as '' America Ammayi''. Plot The film is about two brothers, Mohan and Raja, and their spouses. Sivakumar marries a European girl who admires Tamil culture and tradition. Meanwhile, Raja marries a Tamil girl who is attracted to Western customs. Cast Production ''Melnaattu Marumagal'' was directed by A. P. Nagarajan, and produced by C. N. Venkatasamy under C. N. V. Movies. Soundtrack The music was composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan. Viji Manuel was the film's keyboardist. Reception Kanthan of ''Kalki Kalki (), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hinduism, Hindu god Vishnu. Acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninaithadhai Mudippavan
''Ninaithadhai Mudippavan'' () is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, starring M. G. Ramachandran in dual roles, Latha, Manjula, M. N. Nambiar and Sharada in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1970 Hindi film '' Sachaa Jhutha''. The film was released on 9 May 1975 and became a blockbuster. Plot Sundaram is an innocent band musician who lives with his physically challenged sister Sita in a village. He needs more money for his sister's marriage and he sets off to Madras to earn. On the other hand, Madras city Police department is shocked by a series of diamond thefts. But Inspector Mohan suspects the thief to be Ranjith Kumar, who is actually a wealthy diamond businessman on the account that whenever a theft occurs, he is present there. But he has no evidence and searches for it. He creates a plan with Leela, a policewoman, to attract Ranjith to know his secret plans. Sundaram arrives in the city and goes to a party hall. Ranjith, who arrives at the party is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dikkatra Parvathi
''Dikkatra Parvathi'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil language film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao based on the novel of the same name by C. Rajagopalachari. The film stars Lakshmi and Srikanth. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, while Lakshmi won many accolades for her performance and was reported to have narrowly missed the National Film Award for Best Actress. Plot The story espouses the evils of drink. Parvathi (Lakshmi) is a happy girl who recently married a loving husband, Karuppan ( Srikanth). With kind parents-in-law and a doting husband, her life is blissful. Soon, she has a child. Karuppan wants to increase his earnings and decides to buy a cart, though Parvathi is unwilling, asserting it is happier to be content with what they have. However Karuppan takes a loan from a money lender and buys a cart. Initially, everything looks rosy. But Karuppan happens to cross the toddy shops on his way home. Slowly, he is initiated into the habit of drin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naan Avanillai (1974 Film)
''Naan Avanillai'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film starring Gemini Ganesan. Produced by Ganesan himself, it was written and directed by K. Balachander. The film is based on the 1962 Marathi language play ''To Mee Navhech'', written by Pralhad Keshav Atre. It deals with a man who woos and marries several women while he takes on as many different identities. ''Naan Avanillai'' was released on 7 June 1974. The film was commercially successful and received critical acclaim. Ganesan's won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. It was later remade into a 2007 Tamil film with the same title and a 2008 Kannada film titled '' Buddhivantha''. Plot Gemini Ganesan portrays a modern-day Don Juan who woos and marries several women while he takes on as many different identities. He is ultimately taken to court, but no-one is able to deduce his true identity as he speaks several languages with great facility. In jail, the police inspector slaps him, believing he woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanga Pathakkam
''Thangappathakkam'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film, directed by P. Madhavan and written by Mahendran. Based on Mahendran's play of the same name, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Srikanth and Prameela. It focuses on a disciplined police officer who is dedicated to his job, while his rebellious son, on the contrary, is a criminal and resents his father. Ganesan reprises his role from the play. ''Thangappathakkam'' was released on 1 June 1974. The film was a commercial success, running for over 175 days in theatres, and thereby becoming a silver jubilee film. It served as an inspiration for the Telugu film '' Kondaveeti Simham'' (1981), the Kannada film '' Kadamba'' (2004) and the Hindi film ''Shakti'' (1982). Plot Choudhry is a strict and committed police officer. Though a loving husband and father, his top priority is his duty. While he upholds the principles of justice and honesty, his son Jagan proves contrary to this even at a young ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
