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Shoba Chandrasekhar
Shoba Chandrasekhar is an Indian playback singer, screenwriter, film producer and film director. She is the mother of actor Vijay (actor), Vijay. Others In 2011, she was appointed as the Artistic Heritage Consultant by the order of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. Film career She was a singer in light music troupes. She later graduated to singing in films. Her first film song was "Maharaja Oru Maharani..." from the film ''Iru Malargal''. She has written several stories that have been made into movies by moviemaker husband S. A. Chandrasekhar. Her first light classical music programme was telecast on STAR Vijay, Vijay TV in April 2003. The title of the programme was "Samarpanam". She has produced 10 films and written stories for more than 50. She also directed two films, ''Nanbargal'' and ''Innisai Mazhai''. In fact, S. A. Chandrasekhar, Chandrasekhar worked as her associate director in these films. He was assisted by S. Shankar, Shankar, now a famous director. T ... [...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] |
Rajanadai
''Rajanadai'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Vijayakanth, Gautami, Vidhyashree and Seetha. It was released on 28 October 1989. The film was later remade in Hindi by Chandrasekhar as '' Jeevan Ki Shatranj'' (1993) and in Bengali Bangladesh as ''Baba'' in (2003). Plot Vijayakanth, an honest C.I.D. inspector, is married to Seetha and they have a daughter Shamili. Vijayakanth has enough evidence to arrest a dangerous criminal Tiger Kaali. Vijayakanth befriends Rekha, a C.I.D inspector, without knowing that she is Seetha's friend. Seetha compels Rekha to live with them. Seetha has blood cancer but she conceals this from her husband. When her husband and her friend know this news, they decide to go to the United States for treatment but Kaali manages to kill Seetha and erases the proofs. Vijayakanth is now more determined to catch him. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mano (singer)
Nagoor Shaheb, known by his stage name Mano, is an Indian playback singer, voice-over artist, actor, and composer. Mano has recorded more than 35,000 songs for film and private various Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Bengali language, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Tulu language, Tulu, Konkani language, Konkani and Assamese language, Assamese films. He has also performed for over 3000 live concerts across the continents. He has recorded many songs for music director Ilaiyaraaja. Mano is also recognized for being as the full-fledged dubbing artist for Rajinikanth in Telugu from Muthu (film), ''Muthu'' (1995) onwards. Career Early days and debut Taking the criticism in his stride, Mano went on recording as many as 500 songs with Ilaiyaraaja and slowly branched out to sing for other Tamil composers as well. Voice-over dubbing The year 1995 also saw another face of Mano as the voice-over dubbing artist in the Tamil film industry. He dubbed his voice for alm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kattalai (film)
''Kattalai'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Liaquat Ali Khan. The film stars Sathyaraj and Bhanupriya. It was released on 25 June 1993. Plot Sabarathnam is the son of Natarajan, who has no job and spends his time reading newspapers. Sabarathnam is the sole breadwinner of his family. He tries to bring down all the atrocities happening in the society then he falls in love with Vijaya. Cast Music The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Vaali. In an interview, Liaquat Ali Khan said initially A. R. Rahman was booked as the composer; due to producer's concern he was replaced by Ilaiyaraaja. Reception Malini Mannath of ''The Indian Express'' called it a "crude remake" of the director's previous film '' Ezhai Jaathi''. K. Vijiyan of ''New Straits Times The ''New Straits Times'' is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natpu
''Natpu'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Ameerjan and written by Vairamuthu. The film is based on a novel by Vairamuthu that was serialised in ''Kumudam''. It stars Karthik, Sripriya, Radha Ravi and Senthil. The film was released on 11 April 1986, and won two Cinema Express Awards. Plot Cast Production The film was an adaptation of an weekly series which Vairamuthu wrote for ''Kumudam'' magazine. The film was launched at Prasad Studios. K. Balachander clapped the first shot. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he firs .... Accolades At the 7th Cinema Express Awards, Senthil won the award for Best Comedy Actor, and Radha Ravi received a "special award". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uma Ramanan
Uma Ramanan (1954/1955 – 1 May 2024) was an Indian playback singer, predominantly in the Tamil language. She was also a live stage performer who appeared in more than 6,000 concerts spanning 35 years. Ramanan came from the Tamil Nadu state of India. Personal life and background Whilst studying, Ramanan went through classical music training under Pazhani Vijayalakshmi. She participated in many inter-collegiate competitions and won several rewards and accolades. Later, she met A. V. Ramanan, a television host, performer and actor, who was on the look out for fresh voices for his stage concerts. From then, Uma and Ramanan became duo stage performers. Uma Ramanan was also a dancer trained under Padma Subrahmanyam. She died in Chennai on 1 May 2024, at the age of 72. Career Playback singing During Uma's engagement with Ramanan's stage shows, noted producer — cameraman, Janakiraman offered both of them a duet in his 1976 released Hindi film ''Play Boy''. The same p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodai Mazhai
''Kodai Mazhai'' ( ) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha S. Sundar and produced by V. Ramasami. The film stars Vidhyasree, with Lakshmi, Jaishankar and Sripriya in supporting roles. It was released on 26 September 1986. Plot Cast Production ''Kodai Mazhai'', the directorial debut of Muktha S. Sundar, was one of the earliest South Indian films to have scenes shot in low light, following the introduction of high-speed negative film in India the mid-1980s. It was the feature film debut of Sunitha, who later became known as "Kodai Mazhai Vidya". The dialogues were written by Komal Swaminathan. Some scenes were shot at Ooty. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Kaatrodu Kuzhalin" is set in Simhendramadhyamam raga. Release and reception ''Kodai Mazhai'' was released on 26 September 1986. Jayamanmadhan of ''Kalki Kalki (), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hinduism, Hindu g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illayaraja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil in addition to Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. Regarded as one of the most prolific composers, in a career spanning over forty-nine years, he has composed over 8,600 songs, provided film scores for about 1,523 feature films in nine languages, and performed in over 20,000 concerts. He is nicknamed "Isaignani" (the musical sage) and is often referred to as "Maestro", the title conferred to him by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London. Ilaiyaraaja was one of the first Indian film composers to use Western classical music harmonies and string arrangements in Indian film music,Venkatraman, S. 1995. "Film music: the new intercultural idiom of 20th century Indian music". pp. 107–112 in A. Euba and C.T. Kimberlin (eds.). ''Intercultural Music Vol. I''. Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raaga
A raga ( ; , ; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode. It is central to classical Indian music. Each raga consists of an array of melodic structures with musical motifs; and, from the perspective of the Indian tradition, the resulting music has the ability to "colour the mind" as it engages the emotions of the audience. Each raga provides the musician with a musical framework within which to improvise. Improvisation by the musician involves creating sequences of notes allowed by the raga in keeping with rules specific to the raga. Ragas range from small ragas like Bahar and Sahana that are not much more than songs to big ragas like Malkauns, Darbari and Yaman, which have great scope for improvisation and for which performances can last over an hour. Ragas may change over time, with an example being Marwa, the primary development of which has been going down into the lower octave, in contrast with the traditional middle o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattanathu Rajakkal
''Pattanathu Rajakkal'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, starring Vijayakanth and Silk Smitha. It was released on 5 March 1982. Plot Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. Reception ''Kalki Kalki (), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hinduism, Hindu god Vishnu. According to Vaishnavism, Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, the last of the four ages i ...'' praised the acting of Vijayakanth, Smitha, Jaishankar and concluded its a masala massage given by Chandrasekhar to the fans. References External links * {{S. A. Chandrasekhar 1980s action drama films 1980s Indian films 1980s masala films 1980s Tamil-language films 1982 films Films directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Indian action drama films Tamil-language Indian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pudhu Yugam (1985 Film)
''Pudhu Yugam'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by Shoba Chandrasekhar. The film stars Sivakumar, Vijayakanth, K. R. Vijaya and Viji. It is a remake of the Telugu film ''Mama Allula Saval'' (1980). The film was released on 22 February 1985. Plot Cast Production The film saw Sivakumar and Vijayakanth sharing screen space together for first time. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran. Reception Jayamanmadhan (a duo) of ''Kalki Kalki (), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hinduism, Hindu god Vishnu. According to Vaishnavism, Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, the last of the four ages i ...'' felt there were too many plots to recall and that Sivakumar's role and performance as nothing to speak about. The duo also felt Y. G. Mahendra, Moorthy and Sangili Murugan as antagonists looked more like sac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neethiyin Marupakkam
''Neethiyin Marupakkam'' () is a 1985 Tamil-language action drama film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by Shoba Chandrasekhar. The film stars Vijayakanth and Radhika, alongside Anuradha, Vadivukkarasi, and V. K. Ramasamy in supporting roles. It was released on 27 September 1985. Plot Cast Production The film was originally titled ''Naan Naxalite Alla''. Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Naan Irukka Bayam Edarkku" is set in the Valaji raga. Reception Jayamanmadhan of ''Kalki Kalki (), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hinduism, Hindu god Vishnu. According to Vaishnavism, Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, the last of the four ages i ...'' criticised the film for being formulaic. However, Balumani of ''Anna'' praised the cast, direction and the film's message. References External links * * {{S. A. Chandrasekhar 1980s action dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
