Reminiscences - நினைவலைகள்

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Due to preoccupations there was a delay in continuing this thread. A list of those prominent celebrities, whose memorial day occured during this period:

Masthan, Cinematographer
Jaikishen (Shankar), Music composer
Ranjan (actor, Chandralekha fame)
Tambaram Lalitha (Stage and Cine actor)
S. Krishna Rao (Art Director)
P.S. Veerappa (Actor-Producer)
Sundar Rao Nadkarni (Director)
K.V. Reddy (Director)
M.R. Radha (actor)
Thambu (cinematographer)
Elangovan (Dialogue writer)
T.R. Rajakumari (actor)

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VIJAYALAKSHMI @ Silk Smitha



02.12.1960 - 23.09.1996

Born Vijayalakshmi in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, Smitha left school after her fourth standard due to financial constraints. She became a film star by accident when she moved with her aunt to Madras.She was discovered by Indian director Vinu Chakravarthy at a flour mill. He renamed her Smitha and his wife taught her English, while she learned dancing from another teacher. After garnering much notice and acclaim with her first major role in the Tamil film Vandi Chakkaram, in 1979, Smitha assumed the name "Silk", after her character's name in the movie.

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Her influence on the audience was unparallelled. Irrespective of the kinds of characters she portrayed, she enjoyed a mass following, which is proved by the fact that a film is exclusively titled "Silk Silk Silk". And no wonder her biography is now under production with Vidya Balan doing the character of Silk Smitha.

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P.U. Chinnappa


05.05.1916 - 23.09.1951

Pudukkottai Ulaganathan Pillai Chinnappa (5 May 1916 - 23 September 1951), also popularly known as P.U.Chinnappa, was a popular singer and Tamil movie actor during 1930's and 1940s from Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is also credited to be one of the first major influential actors of South Cinema. His notable movies include 'Utthama Puthran 1940', ‘Aryamala’ (1941), ‘Kannagi’ (1942), ‘Manonmani’ (1942), ‘Kubera Kusela’ (1943) and ‘Jagathalapradaban’ (1944).

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Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust released a special cover on P.U.Chinnappa



Biography in Tamil பி.யூ.சின்னப்பா - வாழ்க்கை குறிப்பு in Lakhsman Sruthi website.

A video clip from Royal Talkies SUDHARSAN

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Some images from the films of P.U.Chinnappa

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Don't forget Vaazhkkai and Vijayanthimala!

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RECOLLECTING ARTISTS ON THEIR MEMORIAL DAY POSTHUMOUSLY ..... continues.....

PAMMAL VIJAYARANGAM SAMBANDHA MUDALIYAR


09.02.1873 - 24.09.1964

Pammal Vijayaranga Sambandha Mudaliar, popularly known as the father of modern Tamil theatre[1] was a great playwight of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He made enormous contributions to the Tamil drama.

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A write up in Tamil from Tamil wiki

பம்மல் சம்பந்த முதலியார் (பெப்ரவரி 9, 1873 - செப்டம்பர் 24, 1964) தமிழ் நாடகத் தந்தை என்ற பெயருடன் வழங்கப்பட்டவர். தமிழ் நாடகங்களை முதன்முதலில் உரைநடையில் எழுதியவர். வழக்கறிஞர், நீதியரசர், நாடகாசிரியர், மேடை நாடக நடிகர், எழுத்தாளர், நாடக இயக்குனர் என்ற பல பரிமாஅணங்களைக் கொண்டவர்.

22வது வயதில் அவருடைய முதல் நாடகம் 'லீலாவதி-சுலோசனா' என்ற பெயருடன் அரங்கேறியது.
மொத்தம் 80 நாடகங்கள் எழுதினார்.
1916 இல் நாடகப் பேராசிரியர் என்ற விருது பெற்றார்.
1963 இல் பத்மபூஷண் என்ற பட்டத்தையும் பெற்றார்.
தன் நாடகங்களில் சிலவற்றில்செய்யுள், கீர்த்தனை முதலியவற்றையும் அறிமுகப்படுத்தினார்.
தமிழ் நாடகம் மக்களின் பார்வையில் உயர்ந்த மதிப்புக்குரியதாகத் திகழ்வதற்கு முதற்காரணமானார்.

செகப்பிரியரின் Hamlet, As You like it, Macbeth, Cymbeline, Merchant of Venice என்ற நாடகங்களை அவைகளின் சுவையோ நயமோ குறையாமல் 'அமலாதித்யன்', 'நீ விரும்பியபடியே', 'மகபதி', 'சிம்மளநாதன்', 'வணிபுர வானிகன்' என்ற பெயர்களில் தமிழ் நாடகங்களாக மொழிபெயர்த்தார்.

... தமிழ் வைக்கியில் இருந்து

பம்மல் சம்பந்த முதலியாரின் நாடகங்கள் சில திரைப்படங்களாயின. அவற்றில் சபாபதி மற்றும் மனோகரா ஆகியவை குறிப்பிடத் தக்கவை.





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A hilarious scene from Sabapathy



A famous scene from Manogara

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Today 28th September remembrance day of:

Danaal K.A. THANGAVELU

K. A. Thangavelu (Tamil:டணால் கே.எ தங்கவேலு) popularly known as "Danaal Thangavelu" was a Tamil film comedian popular in the 1950s to 1970s. Not known for physical, acrobatic comedy like his contemporaries J.P.Chandrababu and Nagesh, Thangavelu's humor is recognized for his impeccable timing in verbal agility and the characteristic twang of his delivery. He and M. Saroja formed a successful comedy pair, and his role as a phony writer Bhairavan in the movie Kalyana Parisu [Wedding Present]was much appreciated by Tamil movie fans. Thangavelu's humor enriched movies such as Thillana Mohanambal in his role as a nattuvangam master (dance choreographer) to the heroine. He died on September 28,1994.

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Brief filmography

Singari (1951)
Amarakavi (1952)
Kaliyugam (1952)
Panam (1952)
Anbu (1952)
Thirumbi Par (1952)
Panakkari (1953)
Illara Jothi (1954)
Suham Engei (1954)
Nanban (1954)
Panam Paduthum Paadu (1954)
Pon Vayal (1954)
Pona Machchan Thirumbi Vanthan (1954)
Vilaiyaddu Pillai (1954)
Vaira Malai (1954)
Ulagam Palavitham (1955)
Ellam Inbamayam (1955)
Kathanayaki (1955)
Guleba kavali (1955)
Kodeeswaran (1955)
Gomathiyin Kathalan (1955)
Sella Pillai (1955)
Maheswari (1955)
Mangaiyar Thilakam (1955)
Methavikal (1955)
Missiamma (1955)
Alibabavum narpathu thirudarkalum (1955)
Amara deepam (1956)
Kalam Maripochchu (1956)
Kudumba ViLLaku (1956)
Nalla Veedu (1956)
Naga Panchami (1956)
Marma Veeran (1956)
Matharkula Manikkam (1956)
Allavudeenum Arputha ViLLakum (1957)
Ambikapathi (1957)
Enga Veetu Mahalakshmi (1957)
Karpukkarasi (1957)
Sakravarthi Thirumagal (1957)
Soubakyavathi (1957)
Neelamalai Thirudan (1957)
Bhaktha Markandeya (1957)
Bhakyavathi (1957)
Mallika (1957)
Maya Bazaar (1957)
Vanangamudi (1957)
Uthama Puthiran (1958)
Kadan vaangi kalyanam (1958)
Kanniyin Sabatham (1958)
Kaththavarayan (1958)
Senjulakshmi (1958)
Neelavukku Niranja Manasu (1958)
Poologa Rambai (1958)
ManamuLLa Marutharam (1958)
Mangalya Bhagyam (1958)
Vanjikottai Vaaliban (1958)
Kalyana parisu (1959)
Thai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali (1959)
Naan Sollum Rahasyam (1959)
Manjal Mahimai (1959)
Adutha Veedu Penn (1960)
Anbirkoor Anni (1960)
Irumbu Thirai (1960)
Kadavulin Kuzhanthai (1960)
Kaithi Kannayiram (1960)
Kairasi (1960)
Thangam Manasu Thangam (1960)
Thangarathinam (1960)
Theiva Piravi (1960)
Naan kanda swargam (1960)
Pataliyin Vetri (1960)
Puthiya Paathai (1960)
Meenda Sorgam (1960)
Arasilankumari (1961)
Thirudathe (1961)
Pasamalar (1961)
Enga veetu penn (1965)
Konte pilla (1967)
Uyir mel aasai (1967)
Rajathi (1967)
Thillana Mohanambal (1968)
Nam naadu (1969)
Vietnam veedu (1970)

An interesting scene from the film Kotisvaran starring Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and K.A. Thangavelu