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Sivachandran
Narayanan, better known by his stage name Sivachandran, is an Indian actor, director, and writer who was active in Tamil cinema mostly in the 1980s. Career Sivachandran was originally offered to act in ''Kizhakke Pogum Rail'' (1978), but declined. He made his film debut in ''Pattina Pravesam'' (1977) as one of the lead actors although ''Moondru Mudichu'' (1976), which was simultaneously shot with ''Pattina Pravesam'' was released first. He later starred in ''Annapoorani (1978 film), Annapoorani'' (1978) with R. Muthuraman in a negative role. He went on to star in notable films include ''Aval Appadithan'' (1978) and ''Polladhavan (1980 film), Polladhavan'' (1980). He made his directorial debut with ''En Uyir Kannamma'' (1988) and went on to direct several films with Prabhu (actor), Prabhu. Personal life Sivachandran was born as Narayanan, in Valparai, in Coimbatore district. He changed his name to Sivachandran and started his acting career. The stage name is a portmanteau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raththa Dhanam
''Raththa Dhanam'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil language film, directed by Sivachandran and produced by himself and Lakshmi (actress), Lakshmi. The film stars Prabhu (actor), Prabhu, Gautami, Shari (actress), Sadhana, Lakshmi and Sivachandran. It was released on 10 September 1988. Plot Cast Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran. Reception N. Krishnaswamy of ''The Indian Express'' wrote, "Sivachandran has tried every trick in the book to keep his film going – some of them jell and some don't but a bagful of tricks do not a good film make". Subha (writers), Jayamanmadhan of ''Kalki (magazine), Kalki'' criticised the film for not being entertaining enough. References External links * {{Sivachandran 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1988 films Films directed by Sivachandran Films scored by Gangai Amaran Tamil-language Indian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Uyir Kannamma
''En Uyir Kannamma'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Sivachandran in his debut. The film stars Prabhu, Radha, Lakshmi and S. S. Chandran. It was released on 15 January 1988. Plot Shanmugasundaram, a lorry cleaner, is in love with Kannamma. However, unknown to him, he had slept with a woman, Ammu, during a rainy night because he was drunk at that time. Ammu, who turns out to be pregnant, has her chastity questioned by the village. She dies while giving birth to a girl child. Kannamma hates Shanmuga for committing this mistake. Shanmugam decides to walk on fire to prove his purity. Nallamuthu, Kannamma's fiancé misbehaves with her and she saves Shanmugam from dying of a plan orchestrated by lorry driver Madhavan who was in love with Kannamma and wanted to avenge Shanmugam but turns out that both Madhavan and Nallamuthu plotted together to get them united. Cast Production ''En Uyir Kannamma'' marked the directorial debut of actor Sivachandran. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmi (actress)
Yaragudipati Venkata Mahalakshmi (born 13 December 1952), known professionally as Lakshmi, is an Indian actress known for her works primarily in all 4 Southern Indian language film industries (distributing her acting career across all four languages almost equally). She has also acted in some Hindi cinema, Hindi films. She made her debut as actress with the 1968 Tamil film ''Jeevanaamsam''. She debuted in full-fledged lead role in the same year with the Kannada cinema, Kannada film ''Goa Dalli CID 999''. She also made her debut in Telugu cinema, Telugu in the same year with the film ''Bandhavyalu''. In 1974, her debut Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film, ''Chattakkari (1974 film), Chattakari'' went on to become a blockbuster throughout India. She has acted in over 650 films as confirmed in the popular Kannada TV Show Weekend With Ramesh on Zee Kannada channel. Her performance in ''Mithunam (2012 film), Mithunam'' (2012) is regarded as one of the ''100 Greatest Performances of the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattina Pravesam
''Pattina Pravesam'' ( ) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. It is based on the play of the same name, written by Visu and staged the same year. The film stars Delhi Ganesh, Sivachandran and Sarath Babu, all making their cinematic acting debuts. It was released on 9 September 1977. The plot's similarities to the 1964 film '' Birds of Exile'' (''Gurbet Kuslari'' in Turkish) have been noted. Plot A village family consisting of a widow, her four sons and daughter, are lured into living in a city. Each member goes through their own troubles in the city and on being completely disillusioned with city life, the family returns to their village. Cast * Delhi Ganesh as Murugan * Jai Ganesh as Saravanan * Sivachandran as Kumaran * Kathadi Ramamurthy as Innocent Dhandapani * Sarath Babu * Meera * Swarna Production ''Pattina Pravesam'' was written and directed by K. Balachander, and based on the play of the same name which was writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai
''Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by R. Sundarrajan, and produced by K. R. Gangadharan. The film stars newcomer Kapil Dev, Sulakshana and Sivachandran. It was released on 15 October 1982. Plot Cast Production The film's lead actor Irfan Ghatala was rechristened Kapil Dev after Sundarrajan found his height similar to the cricketer of the same name. The filming was held at Palapatti near Mettupalayam. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Release and reception ''Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai'' was released on 15 October 1982. ''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 the story and climax lacked spice but praised Viswanathan's cinematography and Mahadevan's m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rani Theni
''Rani Theni'' () is a 1982 Tamil language film directed by G. N. Rangarajan, starring Kamal Haasan in an extended guest role. The film stars playback singer Deepan Chakravarthy, the son of Trichi Loganathan, a veteran playback singer in his first leading role. The female leads are played by Mahalakshmi / Shree and Vanitha Krishnachandran. Kamal Haasan plays a comedy role with no connection with the main story and interacts only in one scene with the main villain Sivachandran, who plays the role of a playboy and Casanova; his character is killed by the heroine. The film was a remake of the Telugu film '' Kukka Katuku Cheppu Debba''. Plot Sekhar spends time playing the guitar and flirting with girls. Parvati is the daughter of his neighbor. Sekhar flirts with a girl who repairs his guitar and teaches him how to play it. He also acts as if he loves Rukmini, who is the daughter of Raghavaiah. Parvati hates Sekhar and his behavior and always tries to avoid him. Selvam and his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soundaryame Varuga Varuga
''Soundaryame Varuga Varuga'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Sivachandran, Sathaar, Sripriya and Rati. It was released on 15 January 1980. Plot Cast * Sivachandran * Sathaar * Prakash * Sripriya * Rati *Pandari Bai Production In May 1979, it was reported that Sridhar planned to shoot the film entirely in the United States. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar, and the lyrics were written by Vaali. Release and reception ''Soundaryame Varuga Varuga'' was released on 15 January 1980. Kaushikan 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 ...'' panned the film for its story, but appreciated the music and Prakash's performance. Naagai Dharuman of ''Anna'' praised Sridha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosappu Ravikkaikari
''Rosappu Ravikkaikari'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language historical romance film directed by Devaraj–Mohan. A remake of the 1978 Kannada film ''Parasangada Gendethimma'', itself based on Srikrishna Alanahalli's novella of the same name, the film stars Sivakumar, Unni Mary, Deepa and Sivachandran, with Vinu Chakravarthy and R. Nagarathnamma in supporting roles. Set in British Raj, British-ruled India, it revolves around a modern woman who cannot tolerate her rustic husband and her mother-in-law and engages in an extramarital affair. ''Rosappu Ravikkaikari'' was produced by Thirupur Mani of Vivekananda Pictures, and is the 100th film of Sivakumar as an actor. It is the debut of screenwriter Vijay Krishnaraj (credited as Krishna), and Chakravarthy as an actor in Tamil cinema. Filming took place between February and March 1979, in places including Yercaud. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, editing was handled by T. P. Sekar and cinematography by R. N. K. Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parvaiyin Marupakkam
''Parvaiyin Marupakkam'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by K. M. Balakrishnan, starring Vijayakanth. The film explores the concept of hypnotism, and has an ensemble cast including M. N. Nambiar, Sripriya, Sivachandran and Silk Smitha. Parthiban and Rohini in the early stage of their career, did supporting roles in this film. It was released on 19 February 1982. Plot Peter is a professor of hypnotism, and has dedicated his life to research on hypnotism. He often visits his old friend, who is a priest in the Siva temple in the village of Pooncholai. Viswanath and Ramji are petty thieves released from prison. They plan to steal the gold Nataraja statue and jewels from the temple. During the heist, they are caught by the priest and his wife. As a result, Viswanath ties them to a tree and burns them alive. The priest's children Vijay and Geetha are witness to this incident. Geetha's eyes get burnt while trying to save their parents and she is blinded. V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thandikkappatta Nyayangal
''Thandikkappatta Nyayangal'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film written, produced and directed by M. Bhaskar. The film stars Sivakumar and Lakshmi, with Sivachandran, Rohini and Baby Meena in supporting roles. It was released on 16 September 1983. Plot Prabhu is a renowned neurosurgeon who lives with his wife Radha and his daughter Lakshmi. One day he meets his childhood friend Rajesh, an artist. Prabhu is very affectionate to Rajesh as he sponsored his medical studies. Radha does not like Rajesh or his paintings and artwork as it involves nudity and Radha feels it is too vulgar. One day Prabhu brings Rajesh home as he is very ill and forces Radha to take care of him. Radha refuses to touch him and nurse him. But Prabhu convinces her. On their wedding anniversary, Radha sings a song and suffers breathlessness, Prabhu gives her a resuscitation and calms her to sleep. The next day in his hospital he is appreciated for his success in handling a critical surgery. Prabhu r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polladhavan (1980 Film)
''Polladhavan'' ( ) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film produced by S. Ravi, written and directed by his father Muktha Srinivasan. A remake of the 1976 Kannada film '' Premada Kanike'', it stars Rajinikanth, Lakshmi and Sripriya. The film revolves around a wealthy merchant who keeps his daughter's nanny, an eyewitness to a murder committed by him, captive in his house. Rajinikanth initially wanted to star in a Tamil remake of the Hindi film '' Vishwanath'' (1978), but as Ravi did not like the film, they decided to collaborate on a different project, eventually choosing to remake ''Premada Kanike''. The film was shot mainly in Bangalore, with additional shooting taking place in Madras, Shimla and Kashmir. It was photographed by M. Karnan and edited V. P. Krishnan, with music by M. S. Viswanathan. ''Polladhavan'' was released on 6 November 1980, Diwali. The film became a commercial success, and was one of many films which helped Rajinikanth to carve out a niche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivappu Sooriyan
''Sivappu Sooriyan'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Muktha Srinivasan, starring Rajinikanth, Radha and Saritha. The film, released on 27 May 1983, was a box office failure. Plot Vijay, a merchant navy officer, comes home on leave to meet his sister Selvi and her husband Vishwanthan but finds them missing. In his search for them, he bumps into Chitra who falls in love with him. With Chitra's help, Vijay is able to find Selvi, but is shocked when he learns that her husband has vanished and she has stopped speaking. Unable to make Selvi speak but determined to resolve her troubles, Vijay with the help of his friend Vidyasagar discovers that Vishwanathan had testified in court against a dangerous criminal and is being held hostage by his associates. Vijay decides to disguise himself as a smuggler and gets into the underworld. Whether he is able to retrieve Vishwanathan and bring normalcy to Selvi's life forms the rest of the story. Cast Soundtrack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
