Mohammad Sabir Baburaj, also known as M. S. Baburaj, was a Malayalam music composer. He is often credited for the renaissance of Malayalam film music. Baburaj has rendered music to many evergreen Malayalam film songs.
Madhavan Nair, commonly known by his stage name Madhu, is an Indian film actor, director, producer, and playback singer, who works in Malayalam cinema.
Vanisri, is an Indian film actress known for her works predominately in Telugu and Tamil, and a few Kannada and Hindi films. In a film career spanning forty years, she has received three Filmfare Awards South, including the Nandi Awards and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She gained attention with a supporting role in a film penned by K. Balachander titled Sukha Dukhalu, and Marapurani Kadha (1967). Vanisri has starred in super hits such as Krishnaveni, Prem Nagar, Dussehra Bullodu, Aradhana, Jeevitha Chakram, Rangula Ratnam, Sri Krishna Tulabharam, Bhakta Kannappa, Bobbili Raja, etc. If there was a star heroine in the Telugu film industry, who ruled on par with the heroes, it must be only Vanisri. She was the only actress during that period who commanded a higher remuneration than her male co stars.
Sheela Devi, known mononymously as Sheela, is an Indian film actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema.Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (130) together as heroine and hero. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Malayalam film Akale. She was one of the most popular and highest paid actress, reportedly paid more than her male counterparts, of her time.
Thuglak is a Tamil language weekly news magazine.
Crazy Mohan is an Indian actor, comedian, screenwriter and playwright. An engineer by profession, Mohan started writing stage plays and established his own drama troupe called "Crazy Creations" in 1979. In addition to dramas and tele-serials, he has worked as a dialogue writer on a number of comedy films. He has written over 30 plays, worked on over 40 films, and written 100 short stories.
Delhi Ganesh is an Indian film actor who mostly acts in supporting roles Tamil cinema. He has acted in more than 600 films from 1976 to present. Before films, he was a member of the Delhi-based drama troupe, Dakshina Bharata Nataka Sabha. Ganesh served in the Indian Air Force from 1964 to 1974 before quitting in favour of films. He was given the stage name Delhi Ganesh by K. Balachander.
Muktha Srinivasan was an Indian film director and producer.
V S Raghavan was a Tamil actor, who has acted both in Tamil films as well as television, had started his career as a dramatist and stage actor and went on to act as a character actor in films, starting with Vairamali (1954) and over 1000 films in all. He has also acted in numerous television series. He died on 24 January 2015.
Muhammad bin Thughluq is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed and written by Cho Ramaswamy. It is the film version of the play of the same name. Both the play and the film were conceptualised, written and directed by Cho who also stars as the title character. The film is a satirical take on the then political and social affairs of India and is considered a fine portrayal of the political attitude existent till today.
Sundaresan Ramamurthy better known as Kathadi Ramamurthy, is an Indian stage, television and film actor, director, script writer and dubbing artiste. He is primarily known for his roles as a comedian in Tamil movies and television serials.
"Vietnam Veedu" Sundaram was a popular Tamil scriptwriter and director. He wrote scripts for nearly all the actors and wrote for 8 films starring Sivaji Ganesan after 1970. His directorial ventures Gauravam, Gnana Paravai, Vijaya, Devi Sri Kumariamman and Payanam are considered cult classics. He was the writer for Tamil classics like Vietnam Veedu, Gnana Oli, Satyam, Grihapravesam, Justice Gopinath Annan Oru Koyil starring Sivaji Ganesan, Naan Yen Pirandhen, Naalai Namadhe starring M. G. Ramachandran. He directed more than a dozen films and is well known for his family themes. His stories have been made into films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. He acted on the small screen and in films after 1998, and had to his credit quite a few television serials.
Sudheer was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. He was a lead actor during the 1970s. He acted in more than 100 movies. His role in the movie Chembarathy in 1972 was well noted. He won a Kerala State Film Award in 1975 for his performance in the movie Sathyathinte Nizhalil.
Ushanandini is an Indian film actress in South Indian movies. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1970s in Malayalam films. She had acted in Tamil films as well.
Mr. Sampath is a 1972 Tamil-language satirical film directed by Cho Ramaswamy, who also stars. It is based on the R. K. Narayan novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi (1949). The film features an ensemble cast led by R. Muthuraman, and has music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
Manam Oru Kurangu is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language satirical film directed by A. T. Krishnaswamy and produced by T. V. Arasu. Based on the play of the same name, itself inspired by the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion, the film stars Cho Ramaswamy, R. Muthuraman, T. S. Balaiah, A. V. M. Rajan, K. R. Vijaya and Vijayarani. It was released on 14 January 1967 and became a commercial success.
