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Surulirajan
Suruli Rajan (January 14, 1938 - December 5, 1980) was as an Indian actor and comedian who worked primarily in Tamil cinema. Posthumously, he was awarded with the Best Comedian Award by the state Government of Tamil Nadu in 1981. Early and personal life Rajan was born in 1938 in Periyakulam, situated near Theni in Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Ponnaiya Pillai, worked as an accountant for local farm owners in the surrounding areas of Theni. Rajan was named after the Surulivelar Swamy, the family deity at a temple on top of a hill overlooking Suruli Falls. Rajan lost both of his parents when he was young, forcing him to discontinue his schooling. He moved to his brother's house in Madurai and worked as an apprentice mechanic in a neighbourhood workshop. Seeking fame in acting, he starred in several amateur stage plays in Madurai before moving to Madras in 1959 with the intention of being part of bigger productions. After a period of scarce opportunities, he worked with va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manthoppu Kiliye
''Manthoppu Kiliye'' () is 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by M. A. Kaja. It stars Sudhakar and Deepa, with Major Sundarrajan, Gandhimathi and Suruli Rajan in supporting roles. The film was released on 20 October 1979. Suruli Rajan played a niggard in the film which got very popular among the people. The film did well at the box office for his comedy. Plot Raghupathy is an honest manager of a cement company, Arun is a worker of this company Mohan, the dishonest owner of another cement company tries to persuade Raghupathy to buy his products and promises commission of 1 for each cement bag but he fails due to Raghupathy's honest nature. Late Mohan persuades Arun who accepts this plan due to his greed for money but the plan fails when Raghupathy discovers it, to take revenge he befriends Madan, who wants to marry Arun's sister Saratha who refuses this proposal due to bad nature of Madan and is wed to Shiva, brother of Raghupathy this event is opposed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathal Paduthum Padu
''Kathal Paduthum Padu'' () is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr and produced under Citadel Studios. The film stars Jaishankar and Vanisri, the latter's debut in Tamil cinema. It was released on 7 October 1966 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Premalo Pramadam'' (1967). Plot Cast ;Lead cast * Jaishankar as Raju * Vanisri as Suguna ;Male supporting cast * K. A. Thangavelu as Achu * Moorthy as Vichu * Suruli Rajan as Ponnambalam ;Female supporting cast * Pandari Bai as Raju's mother * Vijaya Lalitha as Chandra * Jayanthi as Maya * Muthulakshmi as Meenakshi * Kumari Radha as Lalli * Sakunthala as Kalarani * Rajeshwari * Rama Prabha Rama Prabha is an Indian actress who performs in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She has acted in more than 1,400 films and is credited as a character artist who shared screen space with superstars across most generations of South Indian Cin ... as Laila Produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periyakulam
Periyakulam () is a major town and a municipality in Theni district, in the Madurai Region, South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 42,976. Periyakulam is the northern gateway of the district. Etymology The name of this town derived from two Tamil words equivalent to "big lake" . In Tamil literature, the name of this town is Kulainthai Managaram (). History There are three very old temples. The Balasubramaniam Swamy temple is located on the banks of the Varaha nadhi (Varaha river). Periyakovil Temple and Karanamoorthy Swamy temple are located on the Periyakulam pond. On the southeast side Kailasanathar temple located in the hills. Geography Periyakulam is a city situated on the palm fringed banks of the Varaganathi, a perennial river with the great wall of the Kodaikanal hills. Periyakulam (PKM) is located at . It has an average elevation of 282 metres (925 feet). It is located at the foothills of the Western Ghats borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aathi Parasakthi
''Aathi Parasakthi'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. It stars S. Varalakshmi in the title role, Gemini Ganesan and Jayalalithaa. Sridevi acted as a child artist, while Padmini came in for a cameo. The film was released on 17 October 1971. It was dubbed in Hindi as ''Jai Jagat Janani'' (1976). Plot The film tells the tales of the Primordial Goddess Adi Parashakti in anthological format. The tales include: * Abhirami Bhattar being rescued by Goddess Abhirami from his predicament by using her earring as a full moon on a new moon day. He goes on to narrate the rest of the tales to the king, Serfoji. * Mariamman first cursing Petersburg with leprosy when he mocks and goes on to violate the rules of temple only to give it back to him when he repents thereby turning him to a devotee. She also gives him darshans of her various avatars eg. Meenakshi, Kamakshi, Punnainallur Mariamman, and Vishalaksh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajaraja Cholan
''Rajaraja Cholan'' is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language historical biographical film directed by A. P. Nagarajan and written by Aru Ramanathan. Based on Ramanathan's play of the same name about the life of the Chola king Rajaraja I, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan in the title role and was the first Tamil CinemaScope film. It was released on 31 March 1973, and ran for over 100 days in theatres. Plot During the construction of the Brihadeswara Temple in Thanjavur, Emperor Rajaraja Cholan visits and is greeted by everyone except one sculptor who is deeply engrossed in his work. The emperor and empress then meet Karuvur Devar and are introduced to Tamizharasi, a poet and playwright. Rajaraja reveals that his son Rajendra, along with the Chola army, is helping the Eastern Chalukya king of Vengai Sakthivarman and his brother Vimalathithan reclaim their kingdom from Satyasiriyan. As the army enters Satyasiriyan's palace, they find Bala Devar tied up, who claims he tried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajapart Rangadurai
''Rajapart Rangadurai'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by P. Madhavan. It stars Sivaji Ganesan and Ushanandini. The film was released on 22 December 1973. Plot ''Rajapart Rangadurai'' narrates the life journey of a theatre actor. He is parentless who joins the stage under V.K Ramasamy. He takes care of his brother Baskar and sister Seetha. His brother, however, is not content being poor, feigns being rich and marries Vasanthi, the daughter of an industrialist played by T.K Bhagavathi. Rangadurai's plan of getting his sister married from the dowry he would get for his brother's marriage with Alamel, daughter of industrialist Somasundaram is thrown over the bridge by his brother's action. Rangadurai marries Alamel, who was secretly in love with him, being a fan of his stage performances where he is unparalleled and well respected. Cinema enters the society throwing the troupe into abject poverty. Somasundaram's mill workers, who are fans of Rangadurai's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirumalai Deivam
''Thirumalai Deivam'' is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film, directed and written by A. P. Nagarajan. The film stars Sivakumar in the title role, with K. B. Sundarambal, T. R. Mahalingam, Srividya, Lakshmi and A. V. M. Rajan in supporting roles. Plot Once upon a time, Bhrigu and other saints perfored Yajna for the welfare of all living beings. After the completion of Yajna they should offer first respect to one among the Trimurties (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva). They were confused, so Narada told him to test all three. When he reached Satya Loka, Brahma and Saraswathi were enjoying music played by Saraswathi so they didn't see and welcome Bhrigu. He was insulted and cursed them, so that they will not have any temple in earth. When he reached Kailasam, he saw Shiva and Parvati dancing, so they too didn't see and welcome Bhrigu. He cursed Shiva to be prayed to only in Lingam form and finally reached Vaikuntham. He saw Vishnu sleeping on his serpent Anantha- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurathi Magan
''Kurathi Magan'' is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film features Gemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Master Sridhar and Jayachitra introduced in the film, Shylashri, V. S. Raghavan, Suruli Rajan and Kamal Haasan in a brief role. R. Muthuraman plays a cameo. The film was released on 29 April 1972. Plot The plot is about how a mother from the Kuravar community sacrifices her motherhood for the sake of her son's future. Cast Production ''Kurathi Magan'' was the debut film of actress Jayachitra. Padmini and Sivakumar were considered for the Kurathi and Kurathi's son roles, before K. R. Vijaya and Master Sridhar were finalised. Padmini withdrew from the film 2 days after production began as a result of her marriage. Soundtrack The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were written by Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Kannadasan Muthiah Sathappan Chettiar better known as Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirumalai Thenkumari
''Thirumalai Thenkumari'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan. Inspired by the 1969 film ''If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium'', it features an ensemble cast consisting of Sivakumar, Kumari Padmini, Rama Prabha, Shylashri, Manorama, Sirkazhi Govindarajan and Suruli Rajan. The film focuses on a group of passengers who embark on a pilgrimage across South India. It was released on 15 August 1970, emerged a commercial success, and won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Plot Ten to twelve families from different walks of life, different age groups and different languages unite for a pilgrimage, beginning with Tirupati and going as far as Kanyakumari. At each place, they stop at a pilgrimage site to fulfill their prayers. At each spot, a family is faced with a challenge that falls upon them due to their forgetfulness or irresponsibility and a reminder of such is provided. Cast ;Actors ;Actresses Production ''Thirumalai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjal Petti 520
''Anjal Petti 520'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by T. N. Balu and produced by N. Vasudeva Menon. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, M. N. Nambiar and Nagesh. It was released on 27 June 1969. Plot Prabhu is the Chennai Manager in a baby food company whose head office at Madurai. He is a very talented Manager and his MD assures him of a promotion to the General Manager position. Suddenly Prabhu gets information that his MD is not giving a promotion. Prabhu becomes angry and tends his resignation abusing his company MD. He drops the letter in Post box 520 (Anjalpetti 520). On the next day, Prabhu receives a telegram on his promotion. Prabhu realises his mistake and willing to take back the letter he posted to Post box 520. There starts the story of him chasing the letter and he getting messed up with conspiracy by villains and finally coming out of all his problems. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by R. Govardhanam. Rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naangu Killadigal
''Naangu Killadigal'' () is 1969 Indian Tamil-language crime comedy film edited and directed by L. Balu. The film has an ensemble cast including Jaishankar, Anandan, Thengai Srinivasan, Suruli Rajan, Bharathi, Pushpamala and Kumari Padmini. It revolves around four men producing a film, raising funds by committing crimes. ''Naangu Killadigal'' was produced by Modern Theatres and written by A. L. Narayanan. It was released on 25 September 1969. Plot Four ex-convicts come together to produce a film, repeating their crimes of theft to raise funds. Cast ;Male cast * Jaishankar as Anandan (a) Kumar * Anandan as Narendran * Thengai Srinivasan as Velu (a) Natanam * Suruli Rajan as Baba (a) Bhai * Moorthy as Thandavam * A. L. Narayanan as Tape Singaram * Sivasooriyan as Bioscope * Karikol Raju as Santhosh Kumari's father * Krishna Rao as Narendran's secretary * Chandran as Alwar * Ramanathan as Rowdy Varadhan * Manohar as Ganesan Iyer ;Female cast * Bharathi as Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi Mapillai
''Delhi Mapillai'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Devan. It stars Ravichandran, Rajasree and Sachu. The film revolves around two sons teaching a lesson to their father who disregards the poor. It was released on 13 September 1968. Plot A wealthy but haughty man disregards poor people, so his two sons decide to teach him a lesson. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician who won the inaugural National Film Award for Best Music Direction in (1967) for '' Kandan Karunai''. .... References External links * {{IMDb title, tt3442644 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films 1968 comedy films 1968 films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian comedy films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |