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Robert–Rajasekar
Robert–Rajasekar was an Indian filmmaking duo consisting of Robert Asirvatham and S. Rajasekar. They were active in film direction and cinematography in Tamil cinema of the 1980s. The duo are regarded to have ushered a "new wave" in Tamil cinema. Career In the 1970s, Robert Asirvatham and S. Rajasekar graduated as cameramen from the Madras Film Institute. They debuted as cinematographers with ''Kudisai'' (1979), a low budget film directed by Jayabharathi, also from the institute. Robert–Rajasekar's next film was to be ''Naalai Ulagam Namadhe'', which was never completed. They were later hired to work in '' Oru Thalai Ragam'' (1980), which emerged a major success and a breakthrough in their career. Robert–Rajasekar made their directorial debut with '' Palaivana Solai'' (1981), where they also wrote the screenplay (based on Rajasekar's story) and continued as cinematographers. The film was a success, and they received more directorial offers. Their next directorial ventu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaivana Solai (1981 Film)
''Palaivana Solai'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language buddy drama film written, directed and photographed by the duo Robert–Rajasekar in their directorial debut. The film stars Chandrasekhar, Janagaraj, Rajeev, Kailash Nath, Thyagu and Suhasini. It revolves around five friends whose lives are transformed by a new girl arriving in their locality. ''Palaivana Solai'' was released on 1 May 1981. The film became a box-office success, running for over 200 days in theatres. In 1982, it was remade in Telugu as ''Manchu Pallaki'' (with Suhasini reprising her role) and in Malayalam as '' Ithu Njangalude Katha''. In 2009 it was again remade in Tamil under the same title. Plot Bachelors Sekhar, Senthil, Kumar, Vasu and Siva are friends. Sekhar is a factory worker, Senthil and Kumar are unemployed (with Kumar dependent on his wealthy father), Vasu works at an office and Siva is an aspiring actor. They spend their time sitting on a wall and teasing people, particularly young girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paravaigal Palavitham
''Paravaigal Palavitham'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Robert–Rajasekar. It stars Ramki and Nirosha. The film was released on 2 December 1988. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Chinnari Sneham''. Plot A group of friends in college dream of achieving success in life. However, each one of them face problems with employment or finance that results in them leading an unhappy life. Cast *Ramki as Sekar *Nirosha as Janaki *Janagaraj as Shiva * Tara as Rekha * Nassar as Raja *Sabitha Anand as Geetha * Thyagu as Ramesh * V. K. Ramasamy as Shiva's father *Kumarimuthu *Ganthimathi as Sekar's mother Production Besides directing, Robert–Rajasekar also handled the cinematography. Soundtrack The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, who also wrote the lyrics. Release and reception ''Paravaigal Palavitham'' was released on 2 December 1988. The following week, ''The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian dail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinna Poove Mella Pesu
''Chinna Poove Mella Pesu'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Robert–Rajasekar. The film stars Prabhu, Ramki, Narmadha, Sudha Chandran and Sabitha Anand. The film, produced by S. K. Rajagopal, had musical score by S. A. Rajkumar and was released on 17 April 1987. The film became highly successful at the box office. The film also marked the debut of actor Ramki and composer S. A. Rajkumar. Plot Raja, a clever student, challenges Rekha, a rich and arrogant girl, to become the number one student. She loses her challenge but she falls in love with Raja. David, a former student, is now an alcoholic. During his college days, he fell in love with Esther but Shanthi was in love with David. Michael, Esther's father, was against their love so he beat David to death and Esther then committed suicide. Later, David survived. David decides to help the young lovers and to fight against the heartless Michael. Cast *Prabhu as David *Ramki as Raja *Narmadha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manasukkul Mathappu
''Manasukkul Mathappu'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Robert–Rajasekar. The film stars Prabhu, Saranya and Lissy, with Sarath Babu and Senthamarai in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1986 Malayalam film ''Thalavattam'' which was inspired by the 1975 film ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' which in turn was an adaptation of the 1962 novel ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' by Ken Kesey. The film was released on 24 June 1988 and Prabhu won the Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil. Plot Shekar becomes mentally ill after his girlfriend Anita dies because of an electric short circuiting accident during a rock concert. He is admitted into an institution managed authoritatively by Nagaraj. With the help of a young doctor Geetha, who is Nagaraj's daughter, and an old friend Raja, Shekar slowly regains his memory and mental equilibrium. He and Geetha soon fall in love. But Nagaraj has already arranged Geetha's marriage with som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Thalai Ragam
''Oru Thalai Ragam'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film written by Rajendar and produced by E. M. Ibrahim who is credited for direction. The film stars Shankar and Roopa, with Raveendar, Chandrasekhar, Kailashnath, Kumari Usha and Thyagu in supporting roles. It revolves around a college student falling in love with his classmate who, despite liking him, avoids returning his love. ''Oru Thalai Ragam'' was released on 2 May 1980. The film earned critical acclaim and became a major box office success, running for over a year in theatres. It also won the Cinema Express Award for Best Tamil Film. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Panchadara Chilaka'' (1999). Plot Raja is a college student who is popular among the other students. Subhadra, his sincere and quiet classmate, never speaks openly even with her closest friend Lavanya. Subhadra's father had deserted her mother and two daughters, suspecting that she had loved someone before marriage. As a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalyana Kalam
''Kalyana Kalam'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Robert–Rajasekar and produced by K. R. Kannan, starring Suhasini and Janagaraj. It was released on 26 January 1982, and failed at the box office. Plot Cast *Suhasini *Janagaraj *P. S. Venkatachalam *S. N. Parvathy *K. K. Soundar *Baby Geetha * Thyagu Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. Reception ''Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exis ...'' panned the film, saying the only positive points were Suhasini's performance and the film's relatively short runtime. References External links * {{IMDb title, 0316086 1980s Tamil-language films 1982 films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naanal (TV Series)
Naanal ( ta, நாணல்) is a 2008-2009 Indian-Tamil-language soap opera starring Sonia Agarwal, Neebha and Shreekumar. It replaced Manjal Magimai and it broadcast on Kalaignar TV from 15 December 2008 to 2009 on Monday through Thursday at 19:30 (IST). It will star Sonia Agarwal, who makes her debut on the small screen. The show is Written and produced by Khusbhu Sundar for Avni Telemedia. From 22 August 2016 to March 2017 the show was relaunched in Kalaignar TV aired Monday to Friday at 21:30 (IST). Plot Radhika was widowed at a young age. She comes out of her grievances and starts a new life when fate strikes again. She learns that her husband Rajesh is still alive after five years and is married to another woman 'Kadhambari'. Naanal is a type of tall growing grass on the banks of rivers which twists, turns and bends in severe storm, but never breaks. As the title implies, she bends and bows when the storm strikes and survives the hardships without breaking down. Kadha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Cinema
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood'' - a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, '' Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, '' Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H M Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture '' Alam Ara''. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established in Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films from India established a global presence throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Indian Express
''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu. In 1991, following the death of owner Ramnath Goenka, his family split the group into two companies. Initially, the two groups shared the ''Indian Express'' title, as well as editorial and other resources. But on 13 August 1999, the northern editions, headquartered in Mumbai, retained the ''Indian Express'' moniker, while the southern editions became ''The New Indian Express''. Santwana Bhattacharya was appointed Editor-in-Chief on July 1st, 2022, replacing G.S. Vasu. History ''Indian Express'' was first published on September 5, 1932, in Madras (now Chennai) by an ayurveda, Ayurvedic doctor and Indian National Congress member P Varadarajulu Naidu, publishing from the same Publisher, press where he ran the ''Tamil Nadu'' Tamil weekly. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Male Screenwriters
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Indian Filmmaking Duos
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 Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Limited, Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''"The"'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his "Tamil Nadu" press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of ''The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil language, Tamil edition, ''Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price of the newspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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