Usha Khanna is an Indian music director in Hindi cinema. She is the third female music director to enter the Hindi film industry, after Jaddan Bai and Saraswati Devi and is one of the most commercially successful music directors in the male dominated music industry. She is most known for songs like Hum tum say juda ho ke "Chhodo kal ki baatein", "Shaayad meri shaadi ka khayal", "Zindagi pyaar ka geet hai" and "Aap to aise na the". She remained active for more than 3 decades from 1960s to 1980s. She is still active making some music for some movies and television-serials, more than 40 years after her debut as music director in Dil Deke Dekho (1959). She received a Filmfare Award nomination for composing the songs for the huge hit film Souten (1983). She was married to director, producer, lyricist, Sawan Kumar Tak, from whom she separated later on.
Souten is a 1983 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Saawan Kumar Tak, starring Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munim, Padmini Kolhapure, Prem Chopra and Pran. The film is a family drama. It was written by Kamleshwar, with music by Usha Khanna. The song "Shayad Meri Shaadi" became especially memorable. Khanna's chemistry with Munim also proved popular. The film was remade in Kannada as Krishna Nee Begane Baro and in Telugu as Tene Manasulu. Souten was a silver jubilee hit on its release.
Hum Sub Chor Hain, also known as The Criminals, is a 1973 Hindi crime action film directed by Marutirao Parab. The film stars Dara Singh and Sheikh Mukhtar in the lead roles. The film was released on 9 January 1973 and was certified U by the Central Board of Film Certification.
Odaruthammava Aalariyam is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language screwball comedy film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Sreenivasan from a story by Priyadarshan. It is about a middle aged family man who is a womanizer and about three college students and their efforts to woo the womanizer's daughter. Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Mukesh, Jagadish, play the lead roles, along with Shankar, Sreenath, Lizy, Menaka, Sukumari and Kuthiravattom Pappu. Odaruthammava Aalariyam was a commercial success at the box office.
The News is a 1989 Malayalam-language Indian mystery thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas and produced by G.R.Sureshkumar, starring Suresh Gopi, Ranjini, Lizy and Babu Antony. This is the debut release of Shaji Kailas.The movie was the 1st hit in Suresh Gopi's career as Hero.It was a avg grosser at Box office.
Mukham is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film co-written and directed by Mohan, starring Mohanlal, Nassar and Ranjini in the lead roles. The film does not have any songs, but features a musical score composed by Johnson.
Brahma Rudrulu is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by Ashwini Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies and directed by K. Murali Mohan Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Venkatesh, Lakshmi, Rajani and Ranjini and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was flop at the box office.
Grihaprevesam is a 1992 Malayalam film directed by Mohan Kupleri. This is the debut movie of Mohan Kupleri. Jagadish, Siddique, Jagathy Sreekumar, Rekha etc. played the main roles in the movie. The movie is about a wrong couple who get married in Guruvayoor temple due to a mix-up. The movie was produced by Chandran Kilimanoor under the banner of Sree Bhuvaneswari Movie Arts and was distributed by Film Mates. The story, screenplay and dialogue was handled by Mani Shornnur.
Udhayabhanu Maheswaran is a Tamil film actor and director. He directed two Tamil films: Naalai (2006) and Chakkara Viyugam (2008). As an actor, he is best known for his portrayal of Vishwanathan in STAR Vijay Television series Office.
Koodikazhcha is a 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by T. S. Suresh Babu and produced by Thomi Kunju. The film stars Jayaram, Jagadish, Urvashi and Usha in lead roles. The film had musical score by S. P. Venkatesh.
Moodalmanju is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sudin Menon and produced by C Vasudevan Nair. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and P. J. Antony in the lead roles. The film had musical score by Usha Khanna.
Kandathum Kettathum is a 1988 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Thilakan, Balachandra Menon, Usha and Baiju in the lead roles. The film, made at a production cost of ₹15 lakh was safe at the box office, even though it did average business.
Saandram is a 1990 Indian Malayalam psychological thriller film, directed by Thaha and produced by Thaha and Ashokan. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Parvathy, Innocent and Captain Raju in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Johnson.
Apoorvam Chilar is a 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Kala Adoor and produced by Akbar. The film stars Jagathy Sreekumar, Innocent, KPAC Lalitha and Ganesh Kumar in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Johnson.
Anantha Vruthantham is a 1990 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Anil, starring Saikumar and Ranjini in the lead roles.
Kalari is a 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Prassi Malloor, starring Siddique and Rizabawa in the lead roles. The film was a flop.
Samay Bada Balwan is a 1969 Hindi social moral drama film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi. Modi had sold his studio a year earlier but tried to revive the Minerva Movietone banner by producing this film. The music director was Usha Khanna with lyrics written by D. N. Madhok. This was the only film in which Modi used Usha Khanna as a music composer. Mehtab acted together again with Modi in Samay Bada Balwan in a supporting role as Modi's wife. This was to be the last acting role of her career. The film starred Sohrab Modi, Mehtab, Aruna Irani, Sailesh Kumar, Shahida, David, and Helen.
Samarpane is a 1983 Indian Kannada film based on the novel of the same name by Usha Navratnaram, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by P. Krishnaraj. The film stars Aarathi in the main role of the female protagonist Sarla opposite Rajeev and Jai Jagadish. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao. Saritha had initially been approached for the role but could not accommodate her dates. Aarathi who had previously starred in two movies based on Usha Navratnaram's novels was signed for the role. Ramakrishna who was to play the antagonist was replaced by Jai Jagdish since Ramakrishna had played the role of Aarathi's son (Ranganayaki) only a couple of years earlier and the director felt that the audience may not accept the pairing.
Rocky is a 2008 Kannada romantic drama film directed by S. K. Nagendra Urs and written by Vijay Chendoor. The film features Yash and newcomer Bianca Desai in the lead roles along with Jai Jagadish, Ramesh Bhat and Santhosh in other pivotal roles.
