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T. S. B. K. Moulee
T. S. B. K. Moulee (born: March 14, 1947 Thiruvidaimarudur Sambamoorthy Ganapathy Balakrishna Sastrigal Mouli) is an Indian film director, writer, playwright, and actor known for his works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. His celluloid scripts include Kamal Haasan's ''Pammal K. Sambandam'', the biographical sports drama film '' Ashwini'', and ''Nala Damayanthi'' in the year 2003. Three of his popular plays were translated into Telugu and Bengali and were staged in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal with a record of 4000 stage shows. He received the Kalaimamani Award for "Best Writer" in 1985 and the Nandi Award for five films. He has acted in more than 100 films in Tamil and Telugu. He has done supporting roles in films like ''Thiruvilayaadal Aarambam'', ''Pirivom Sandhippom'', ''Irumbukkotai Murattu Singam'' and ''Kadhal to Kalyanam''. Early life Mouli is the son of ''Harikatha'' exponent ''T. S. Balakrishna Sastrigal''. Mouli was interested in acting and played parts in stage plays f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanadukathan
Kanadukathan is a Town Panchayat (T.P.), Town Panchayat in the Karaikudi taluk of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics In 2001, Kanadukathan had a population of 4,795 people. Of these, 10% were under 6 years of age. The town is evenly split between males and females. Kanadukathan has a literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 63.4%. According to the Indian census, the male literacy rate is 80% and the female literacy rate is 67%. Specialities Kanadukathan is most famous for its Chettinad cuisine and for the architecture of its houses, whose main entrances are shaped to resemble those of temples. Events * Festival of the Goddess of Beauty ''(Tamil: பொன்னழகி அம்மன் திருவிழா)'' is a 10-day festival held in May every year. * Hari Poojai is held in May every year. * Maha Shivaratri, Sivarathiri is held in March. During Shivaratri, people take kavadi from Pazhaiyur (old Kanadukathan) to the Solai Andavar Tem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiranjeevi
Konidela Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, philanthropist and former politician known for his work in Telugu cinema. Known as the "Mega Star", he is widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. Chiranjeevi holds the record for the most "Industry Hits" in Telugu cinema, with eight films emerging as the top-grossers of their time—a feat unmatched by any actor in the industry's 100-year history. He is also celebrated as one of the finest dancers in Indian cinema. He has received numerous honours, including the Padma Bhushan in 2006 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2024 from the Government of India, as well as the IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award in 2022. His other accolades include the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, three Nandi Awards, and nine Filmfare Awards South, including the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Honorary Award. In 2013, CNN-IBN recognized hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitler Umanath
''Hitler Umanath'' is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. Madhavan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Sathyaraj and Suruli Rajan. Based on Mahendran's play of the same name, it was released on 26 January 1982. Plot A mild-mannered, innocent, gullible and timid man named Umanath causes amusement when he comes to work in a business because his mustache bears a decent resemblance to that of Adolf Hitler. His wife tells him more about Hitler after he tells her of the comparisons, and inspired by Hitler’s charisma and dynamism, he becomes a leader of sorts among the workplace by adopting an attitude similar to Hitler’s, and becomes so confident and powerful in the workplace that he begins to miss sleep and neglect his wife and daughter. In order to get revenge against her now distant father, Umanath’s daughter marries a young man who considers Umanath his enemy. Umanath, still proud of his endeavors as leader of the workplace, is troubled by this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veettukku Veedu Vasappadi
''Veettukku Veedu Vasappadi'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by P. Madhavan. The film stars Vijayakumar, Suman, Shoba and Rati Agnihotri in lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by Rajan–Nagendra. The film was released on 16 November 1979. It is a remake of the 1979 Telugu film '' Intinti Ramayanam''. Cast Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Rajan–Nagendra and lyrics were written by Kannadasan. Release and reception ''Veettukku Veedu Vasappadi'' was released on 16 November 1979. Naagai Dharuman of ''Anna'' praised the acting of the cast, Mouli's dialogues, Somasundaram's dialogues, Rajan–Nagendra's music and Madhavan's direction. Kausikan 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 ...'' praised the acting of Vijaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Ondru Kanden
''Penn Ondru Kanden'' ( ) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Gopu. The film stars Muthuraman and Prameela, with Nagesh, M. R. R. Vasu, I. S. R. and Sukumari in supporting roles. It was released on 11 July 1974. Plot Cast Production ''Penn Ondru Kanden'' is titled after a song from '' Padithal Mattum Podhuma'' (1962). The dialogues were written by Chari from a story by Moulee. The film was produced by Venkatesan, Sundaram and Periyasami of Sangeetha Films. Cinematography was handled by K. S. Bhaskar. Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Vaali. Release and reception ''Penn Ondru Kanden'' was released on 11 July 1974, and distributed by Gemini Studios. Kanthan 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 ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nala Damayanthi (2003 Film)
''Nala Damayanthi'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Mouli, written and produced by Kamal Haasan. The film stars R. Madhavan in the lead role, with Geetu Mohandas and Shrutika playing supporting roles. The film follows the story of a naive Tamil cook stuck in Australia. It was released on 12 June 2003 to positive reviews. Madhavan, later remade in Hindi-language as ''Ramji Londonwaley'' in 2005. Plot Ramji Narayanaswami Iyer, a naive and docile Tamil Brahmin cook, dreams of marrying off his sister Bhagyam to a good family, as they are orphans and it becomes his sole responsibility. As per convention, he has shell out dowry for the marriage and somehow falls short of the agreed sum. Incidentally, the groom's family happens to admire the food cooked by Ramji and plans him to send to Melbourne, Australia as a cook for a multimillionaire Australian-based Indian family. In return, he has to send part of his salary as compensation for the dowry he owes. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pammal K
Pammal is a southern suburb in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The neighborhood is around 22 kilometers from Chennai Central Railway Station, in proximity to Pallavaram on the western side of the Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road) close to Chennai International Airport. The neighborhood is served by Pallavaram Railway Station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Formerly a Municipality, Pammal was merged to Tambaram City Municipal Corporation in 2021. Pallavaram–Thuraipakkam 200-feet Radial Road connects Pammal with Thuraipakkam and other areas in OMR (Rajiv Gandhi Salai) and ECR (East Coast Road). The service road along the Chennai Bypass Flyover in Pammal connects many areas with Pammal. The Chennai Outer Ring Road is 5 km from Pammal. Tambaram Railway Station Terminal is 7 kilometers and is a halt for express trains and 12 km from Poonamallee. Leather and tannery factories are present in and around Pammal, which are labour-intensive and employ man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akka Bagunnava
''Akka! Bagunnava?'' () is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language drama film, written by Sriraj Ginne and directed by Mouli. The film stars Vikram, Jayasudha and Anand in the leading roles, while Ravali and Subhashri play supporting roles. Cast * Jayasudha as Lakshmi * Anand as Chandu * Vikram as Pedababu * Ravali * Subhashri * Devan * Brahmanandam * Tanikella Bharani * Narra Venkateswara Rao as Geetha's father * C. V. L. Narasimha Rao * Gundu Hanumantha Rao * Gautam Raju * M. S. Narayana * Raghava Lawrence Raghava Lawrence (born Lawrence Murugaiyan) is an Indian actor, choreographer, film director, composer, playback singer, lyricist, film producer and philanthropist known for his works primarily in Tamil cinema. After making his debut as a dance ... in a special appearance Production The film progressed smoothly and was completed without a climax portion shot. Producer Prasad later approached then budding writer Trivikram Srinivas to help propose a climax, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aunty (film)
''Aunty'' is a 1995 Indian Telugu language romantic comedy drama film directed by Mouli. The film stars Jayasudha, Nassar, Anand, Chinna and Raja Ravindra. It is remade into Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ... in 2001 as '' Aunty Preethse''. Plot The story revolves around three young men who fall in love with a pretty older woman who had moved into their neighbourhood. Cast Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Ramesh. Reception Griddaluru Gopalrao of '' Zamin Ryot'' wrote that the aunty character named Jyothi gave life to the film and concluded that this is an forgettable role in Jayasudha's acting career. The reviewer also praised the performance of other members of the cast (Anand, Raja Ravindra and Brahmanandam), the music and the cinemat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadarsham (1993 Film)
''Aadarsam'' () is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Mouli. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Ashwini Nachappa, Raghu and music composed by M. M. Keeravani. It was produced by C. Venkataraju, G. Sivaraju under the Sri Vijaya Lakshmi Productions banner. Later it was dubbed into Tamil as ''Aananenna Pennenna''. Plot The film opens at an orphanage where Jyothi, a spirited and rebellious girl, lives under strict rules. One day, she learns that she has a family consisting of her alcoholic father, Suryanarayana, and his kind-hearted wife, Savitri. The couple has two other daughters, Lalitha and Vani. Suryanarayana, frustrated by the birth of daughters instead of a son, had sent Jyothi to the orphanage. Determined to reconnect, Jyothi returns to her family and insists on staying with them, gradually taking on household responsibilities and encouraging her sisters to pursue their ambitions. Over time, Jyothi's efforts pay off: Lalitha becomes a schoolteacher, and Vani gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anney Anney
''Anney Anney'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Mouli. He stars in the film alongside Viji and Sumithra. It was released on 7 July 1983, and was a hit at the box office. Plot Cast * Mouli as Krishnagiri * Sumithra as Durga Krishnagiri * Viji as Rathna * Vanitha Krishnachandran as Parvathy (Paaru) *Charle as Faffu * V. K. Ramasamy as 'Mountbatten' Mahadevan * Leo Prabhu as Shyam *Ramakrishna as Malli Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali. Critical 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 ...'' praised the humour but felt the film had a play kind of feel. Balumani of ''Anna'' praised the acting and music and called it an entertaining film. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. Spoken by about 96 million people (2022), Telugu is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family, and one of the twenty-two Languages with legal status in India, scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one States and union territories of India, Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali language, Bengali. Telugu is one of the languages designated as a Classical Languages of India, classical language by the Government of India. It is the 14th most spoken native language in the world.Statistics in Modern Standard Telugu is based on the dialect of erstwhile Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
