tamil movie debuts

S.Balachandar - seethakalyanam as a child artist
K.Balachandar - Server Sundaram (script)
Mahendran - Thagapathakkam ( script)
M.S.Subbulakshmi - Sevasadanam
G.N.Balasubramaniam- Bhama Vijayam
MK.Thiagaraja bhagavathar - Pavalakodi
N.S.Krishnan - Menaka / sati leelavati???
MGR - Sati Leelavati
Sivaji - Parasakthi
Kamal - Kalathur Kannamma
Rajini - Apoorva ragangal
Ilayaraja - Annakili

tamil film trivia 2

Sati Leelavati was written by SS Vasan
Music director of Chintamani, Ambikapati - papanasam Sivan
Manohara - based on a play by P.K.Sambanda mudaliyar
Malaikallan was the first tamil film to win a presidents silver medal

tamil temples

Navagraha temples

- Suryanar kovil
- Thingaloor
- Vaitheeswaran
- Thiryvenkadu
- Alangudi
- Kanjanoor
- Tirunallar
- Tirunageshwaram
- Keezhperumpallam

Panchabhootha sthalams

Earth - kanchipuram
Water - tiruvanaikaval
Fire - Tiruvannamalai
Air - Kalahasti
Sky - Chidambaram


Panchasabha

Kanakasbha (Gold)-Chidambaram
Rajatasabha (Silver)-Madurai
sabha (Ruby)-Tiruvalankadu
Tamrasabha (Copper)-Tirunelveli
Chitrasabha (pictures)-Kutralam

sahitya Akademi for tamil books

1955 - Tamil inbam - Ra.Pi. Sethupillai
1956 - Alai Osai - Kalki
1958 - Chakravarti Thirumagal - Rajaji
1961 - Ahal Vilaku - Mu.varadarasan
2003 - Kallikattu Ithikasam - vairamuthu
2004 - Vanakkam Valluvaa - Tamilanban

great tamil books

Pratapa Mudaliar saritiram ( first novel in Tamil) - Mayurm Vedanayakam Pillai
Thirumurukatrupadai , Nedunalvada- Nakeerar
Pattinapaalai - Kadiyalur Uruthirankannanar
Seevaga Chintamani - Thiruthakka thevar
Moovar Ula - ottakoothar
Manimekalai - Seethali Chathanar
Kalingathuparani - Jeyamkondar
Periyapuranam - Sekizhar
Nalavenba - Pugazhendi
Vinayagar agaval, athisoodi - Avvaiyar
Kandar Alangaram, Kandar Anuboothi, Thirupugazh - Arunagirinathar
Kutrala kuravanji - tirikooda rasappa kavirayar
Rakshanya Yatrikam ( based on pilgrims progress) - Krishna PillaiManonmaniyam - Pe. Sundaram Pillai
Paramartha guru Kathai - Veerama munivar

tamil movie inspired by...

Yaadonki Baarat - Naalai Namadhae
Hum Kissise Kam Nahin - savaal
Zanzeer - Sirithu vaazha vaendum
Aradhana - sivakamiyin selvan
Milan - Praptham
Karz - enakkul oruvan
Khoon Bari Mang - Thendral Sudum
Khandan - Paagapirivinai

Mickey & Maude - Rettai Vaal Kuruvi

tamil movie trivia

Ilangovan - dialoue writer for Kannagi

T.N.Rajaratnam was the hero of the movie Kalamegam

Y.V.Rao, director of Chinthamani starring MKT is the father of actress of Lakshmi

Sugamana Raagangal has MSV as the MD and Ilayaraja had sung in it

Kannil theiryum Kadhaigal had multiple MDs
Naan unna nenaichen - shankar ganesh
Naan oru poonovium Kandaen - IR

Bhakta dhruva Markandeya directed by Bhanumathi was the debut for Shobana

Radha's actual name is Udaya Chandrika

Theiva magan was the first tamil movie to be sent to oscar

Thillana Moganambal story was by Kothamangalam Suppu

Balamani (1937) saw the debut of Bharathidasan as the dialogue writer