Vagai Chandrasekhar
Chandrasekhar (born 3 May 1956), also known as Vagai Chandrasekhar, is an Indian actor and politician working in Tamil language films, known for his wikt:histrionics, histrionics. He is currently the Chairman of Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Mandram. He played lead or supportive roles in Tamil films of the 1980s. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2002 film ''Nanba Nanba''. He contested and won from Velachery constituency in State legislative assembly election 2016 from DMK party. Filmography Actor Films *''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' (1979) *''Suvarilladha Chiththirangal'' (1979) *''Niram Maratha Pookal'' (1979) *''Oru Thalai Ragam'' (1980) *''Nizhalgal'' (1980) *''Kallukkul Eeram'' (1980) *''Palaivana Solai (1981 film), Palaivana Solai'' (1981) *''Pattam Parakattum'' (1981) *''Panchami'' (1981) *''Sivappu Malli'' (1981) *''Sumai'' (1981) *''Rajangam '' (1981) *''Azhagiya Kanne'' (1982) *''Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai'' (1982) *''Thookkumed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Madurai District
Madurai District is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai. Thiruparankundram is one of the major tourist place in the district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 3,038,252 with a sex-ratio of 990 females for every 1,000 males. Aside from the city of Madurai, the larger towns are Melur, Vadipatti, Thirumangalam, Thirupparankundram, Peraiyur, and Usilampatti. History The main kingdoms which ruled Madurai are the Pandyas and the Nayaks. Geography The district is bounded by Theni in the west, Sivaganga in the east, Dindigul in the north, Virudhunagar in the south and small parts of Tiruchirappalli in the northeast. Climate The climate has extremes. There are three distinct periods of rainfall: * adva ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nizhalgal
''Nizhalgal'' ( ) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written and directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars primarily newcomers such as S. Rajasekar (credited as Rajasekaran), Raadhu (credited as Rohini), Ravi, Chandrasekhar and Suvitha. It revolves around a group of youngsters and their struggles to overcome the challenges faced by them in society. The film's crew contained a host of newcomers including the lyricist Vairamuthu and Manivannan, both would later go on to become an established lyricist and a director respectively. It was released on 6 November 1980. Though a commercial failure, the film received critical acclaim and was screened at the "Indian Panorama" section of the International Film Festival of India in 1981. The same year it won two awards at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Plot Gopi and Hari, two unemployed graduates, share a room in Madras. While Gopi is looking for a job, Hari, a harmonium player, aspires to become a music composer in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maragatha Veenai (film)
''Maragatha Veenai'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Gokula Krishnan, starring Suresh and Revathi. It was released on 14 March 1986. Plot Kokila is abandoned as a child and taken in by Carnatic musician who is impressed with her natural singing skills. He and his wife raise her as their own. When her father falls ill, Kokila becomes the sole earner in her family and is forced to go to work. Kokila starts as the new music teacher at a school in a small village. Kannan is the drill master at the same school and is rude to Kokila from their first meeting. Their relationship deteriorates until an injury causes Kannan to repent and apologize for his behavior. The two soon fall in love and Kannan's mother approves of their marriage. Kokila is called back home suddenly and told that her parents have arranged her marriage with Dr. Chandrasekar, the man that saved her father's life. Unable to say no to the people that took her in, she agrees to marry him and brea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Needhiyin Nizhal
''Needhiyin Nizhal'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Bharathi-Vasu and produced by Santhi Narayanasamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Radha, Prabhu and M. N. Nambiar. It was released on 13 April 1985. Plot To the general public, Krishna Prasad ( M. N. Nambiar) is known as a rich do-gooder that conducts weddings for the poor and gets the couples jobs in foreign countries. In reality, it is a ploy to traffic the brides into sex work. Along with his associates Ethiraj (Vinu Chakravarthy), Nagaraj (Sathyaraj) and Sukumar (Sivachandran), he manages to evade the law and avoid any consequences for his actions. D.I.G Nithyanandam attempts to catch Krishna Prasad but is shot multiple times and lands in a wheel chair. Nithyanandam's oldest son is Vijay (Prabhu), a recent college grad that is nursing a broken heart after his girlfriend Swapna (Radha) suddenly dumps him. Vijay always gets into fights as he insists on standing up for what's right. He is inspired to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aval Sumangalithan
''Aval Sumangalithan'' ( ) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Visu. Based on his play of the same name, the film stars Karthik and Ilavarasi. It was released on 19 July 1985. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Punyasthree'' (1986). Plot In Kundrathur, Arumugam, a temple watchman, lives with his loving and contended family, including his wife Mangalam, daughter Uma, and younger son Mani. Arumugam and Mangalam search for a suitable groom for Uma through a marriage broker, seeking someone with good character, healthy habits, and refined manners. The broker presents the horoscope of Bhaskaran, a well-paid engineer from Neyveli. Arumugam visits Bhaskaran at his residence, where he meets Bhaskaran's close friends, Joy Mathew Kuriakose and Stella, who are like family to Bhaskaran after he lost his parents at a young age. Despite Bhaskaran's smoking habit, Arumugam is impressed by his genuine nature and accepts him as a potential son-in-law. However, Arumugam fac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mannukketha Ponnu
''Mannukketha Ponnu'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Ramarajan in his directorial debut and produced by P. S. V. Hariharan. The film stars Pandiyan and Ilavarasi, with Goundamani, Senthil, Vinu Chakravarthy, Gandhimathi and Kovai Sarala in supporting roles. It was released on 8 February 1985. Plot A man is very loyal towards his master who has also raised him. When his master's daughter returns to the village, the two fall in love after initial hiccups Cast Soundtrack Music was composed by Gangai Amaran. Reception Jayamanmadhan (a duo) of ''Kalki'' wrote the plot reminded them of films like ''Kizhakke Pogum Rail'' and ''Puthiya Vaarpugal ''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written, produced and directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars K. Bhagyaraj and Rati Agnihotri, with G. Srinivasan, Goundamani, K. K. Soundar and Usharani in s ...'' and felt Pandiyan and Ilavarasi were there because t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naagam (1985 Film)
''Naagam'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Chozha Rajan and written by Rama Narayanan. The film stars Ambika, Chandrasekhar and Radha Ravi. It was released on 23 February 1985. Plot Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu movies for around 50 years. They also directed one movie '' Jagathalaprathapan'' in 1990 Personal life Shankar was the younger brother of ..., with lyrics by Vaali. References External links *{{IMDb title 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1985 films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Tamil-language Indian films ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Inimai Idho Idho
''Inimai Idho Idho'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by R. Ramalingam in his debut, starring Chandrasekhar, Nisha Noor, and Rajendra Prasad. It was released on 29 April 1983. Plot Kuppusamy is a small-time rough thug who wanders in the village cheating other villagers. With a little boy, he helps Kuppusamy to create a manipulative story and gain their sympathy and cheat them of their money. Both finally share the money partially. Kuppusamy is a money oriented, furious, angry guy but good at heart. Kannamma is an orphan girl, who is very mischievous, and carefree, who also lives with her friend in the same village. Panchayat head tries to misbehave with her but she refuses to be his concubine so panchayat head frames Kannamma as a bad girl among the villagers and this leads her to staying away from the village. Without any fear she agrees to move, but her friend's brother (the little boy who is the partner of Kuppusamy in the cheating business) ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Echchil Iravugal
''Echchil Iravugal'' is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. S. Prakasam, starring Roopa, Pratap Pothen, Raveendran and Vanitha Krishnachandran. It was released on 14 April 1982. Plot Cast * Roopa *Pratap Pothen *Raveendran *Vanitha Krishnachandran * Chandrasekhar Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja 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 cinema, Tamil in addition .... References External links * * {{Rotten Tomatoes 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1982 films Films directed by A. S. Prakasam Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Tamil-language Indian films ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thaai Mookaambikai
''Thaai Mookaambikai'' is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by K. Shankar, starring K. R. Vijaya, Jaishankar, Sivakumar, Sujatha and other leading actors. The film was released on 9 July 1982. Plot A devotional story revolves around a musician who dedicates his life to singing praises of Thai Moogambigai at her temple. Cast Soundtrack Music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Vaali. The song "Janani Janani" is set in Kalyani raga, "Isai Arasi" is set in Sallabam, also known as Surya, and the title track is set in Vasantha Sri. Ilaiyaraaja mentioned that he "was running out of time" while composing the tune for "Janani Janani". He explained that he was "under hectic pressure from the film producer, who had planned to perform the ‘ puja’ for the film the next day with the song". The initial tune that Ilaiyaraaja composed did not suit the character Adi Shankara. He said with a chance to have a glimpse of the portrait of Shankara, he was i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Azhagiya Kanne
''Azhagiya Kanne'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Mahendran. The film stars Sarath Babu, Baby Anju, Sumalatha and Suhasini. It was released on 17 December 1982. Plot Bhama is a renowned dancer born into a devadasi family. She's constantly fending off unwanted sexual advances from prominent men in her village and is generally vexed at the state of her life. With the exception of her aunt Pechiamma, her entire family pushes her into sex work. Prasanna is a sculptor that greatly admires Bhama's dance and is kind to her. Bhama finds herself drawn to his kindness and proposes that they marry. He initially refuses but changes his mind when he realises her family will eventually force her into sex work. Worried about losing her and the money she could bring in, they take her to a corrupt samiyar to convince her to agree to sex work. He attempts to rape then kills her but tells her family she's agreed to sex work and left the country with a rich man ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |