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Madurai Narasimha Achary Rajam or M. N. Rajam is an Indian actress, who works mainly in Tamil cinema. She made her stage acting debut at the age of seven, and movie acting debut as a child artist in 1949. At the age of 14, Rajam played the vamp role in the Tamil classic Rathak Kaneer (1954), opposite to M. R. Radha. Since then Rajam had acted with several leading actors including Sivaji Ganesan, MGR, Gemini Ganesan, M. R. Radha, S.S. Rajendran, M. N. Nambiar and N. S. Krishnan. She married popular Tamil playback singer A. L. Raghavan on 2 May 1960. Her performances in films like Thaali Bhagyam, Raktha Kaneer, Pennin Perumai, Pudhayal, Thanga Padumai were critically acclaimed.She played supporting roles in films since 1970 to 1990. She even started working in TV serials from 1995 and continues to work in films till 2014.
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Marudhamalai (2007)
Directed by Suraj
Genres Action
Actors Arjun Sarja, Meera Chopra, Raghuvaran, Lal, Vadivelu, Paul Michael
Rating55%
Marudhamalai (Arjun), a police constable, goes to work in the village of Nachiapuram after passing his police exams and getting a merit. Here, he meets 'Encounter' Ekambaram (Vadivelu) who is his senior officer. He is asked to do all sorts of work for him and one day, Marudhamalai loses a convict on the way to the court due to Ekambaran's soft heart. He then is to clean the floors of the inspector's house and there, he falls in love with Nila. Then, later in the market, after Ekambaram is humiliated by a beggar, Marudhamalai sees Maasi, the 'boss' of the city, killing a person who stood for a candidate in the elections. Then the election commissioner comes to the place and he discovers that elections have not been held for 16 years in the city due to Maasi's opposition.
Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi (2006)
, 2h22Directed by Chimbu Deven
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about families
Actors Monica (a) M. G. Rahima, Vadivelu, Aachi Manorama, Nassar, Tejashree, Nagesh
Roles Maragathavalli
Rating76%
In the South Indian kingdom of Cholapuram Paalayam in the year 1771, Raja Mokkaiyappar and his queen, Rajamatha Bhavani Ammaiyar are desperate for a child, as all their previous twenty-two children have died at birth. Unknown to them, Bhavani's brother, Sangilimayan, who is also the Rajaguru (Chief Minister), is responsible for the death of their children. Sangilimayan is shocked to see that his sister has given birth to twins. Before informing the king about the birth, he calls the palace astrologer, Chinnavadayaan, who predicts that the elder twin will be incapable of making decisions on his own while the younger one will be smarter. Sangilimayan orders the palace doctor, Kailasakaruppan, to kill the younger one, but Chinnavadayaan tells Sangilimayan that his actions would not be good for the kingdom. Instead, Sangilimayan orders the palace doctor to abandon the child in a nearby river. The elder child is named Pulikecei XXIII. Maragathavalli, Kailasakaruppan's childless wife, rescues the abandoned child from the river, and the couple decides to raise him as their own, naming him Ukraputhan.
Thirupaachi (2005)
, 2h58Directed by Perarasu
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Mallika, Livingston, Manoj K. Jayan, Pasupathy
Roles Subha's grandmother
Rating64%
Sivagiri (Vijay) is a blade-smith in a remote village near Thirupaachi. He has a lovable sister named Karpagam (Mallika). He runs into some hilarious incidents while searching locally for a groom for his sister. Sivagiri confides to his friend Kannapan that he wants his sister to be in a good city after her marriage. Sivagiri also nods his acceptance, when a city guy proposes to Karpagam. He accompanies the newly weds to Chennai. He finds a girl named Shuba (Trisha) welcoming them, and they both fall in love.
Winner (2003)
Directed by Sundar C.
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Prashanth, Vadivelu, Kiran Rathod, Vijayakumar, M. N. Nambiar, Riyaz Khan
Roles Sivagami
Rating63%
Sakthi (Prashanth) studying in a college in the city & he gets into quarrels every other day. Not able to withstand the threats from hooligans, Sakthi’s mother (Jayamurali) & father (Vijayakumar) packs him up to their village where Sakthi’s grandfather Velayutham (M. N. Nambiar) & grandmother Sivagami (M.N.Rajam) are cultivating Paddy. In that village an innocent servant Kaipulla (Vadivelu) constantly challenged by Sakthi’s relative Kattadurai (Riyaz Khan). Sakthi visits the grandparents & decides to stay there. A marriage of their relative is planned & the whole family from all over Tamil Nadu assembles. Neelaveni (Kiran) who accompanies her relatives falls in love with Sakthi. Kattadurai is supposed to marry Neelaveni. Many event follows. Kattadurai often clash with Sakthi & gets beaten up. Amidst the wedding preparation a group of former enemies (Rajkapoor, Anuradha) along with Neelaveni’s father (Prathap Singh) kidnap Neelaveni. Sakthi goes after them. After a huge tussle whether Sakthi brings back Neelaveni, Whether they unite or not is the rest of the story.
Kutty (2001)
, 1h58Actors Kausalya, Ramesh Aravind, Easwari Rao, M. N. Rajam, Aarthi, Vivek
Roles Ranganathan's mother
Rating60%
The film revolves around a young girl who is forced into child labour working for an urban family after a tragedy in her own family. Paavaadai (Nassar) is a potter living in a village in the outskirts of Madurai. Even though his profession is in a miserable condition, he has high hopes for his daughter Kannammaa (Baby Swetha) and raises her with much affection. Unfortunately, he dies in an accident and this forces Kannammaa to be sent to work for an urban family. The girl is quite happy about this, thinking about the prospects of good food and clothes. The family's working couple (Ramesh Aravind & Kousalya) too treat her with kindness. However, the arrival of the mother - in - law (M. N. Rajam) changes everything. Kutty doesn't get enough food to eat and is ill - treated by the old woman & her grandson. Day-by-day things get worsen. Once, Kutty's relatives come to see how she is doing. The grandmother behaves kindly to Kutty and makes them believe that she is completely happy there. Kutty too fails to communicate with them about her misery. Kutty watches the teenage girl who works in the opposite apartment being molested. And in a few days, she comes to know that the girl committed suicide. Even though supported by the couple (which infuriates the old-woman), Kutty becomes desperate and decides to send a letter to her mother asking her to take her away back to the village. She tries to seek the help of a store owner (Vivek), who is very kind to her. However, matters do not improve when Kutty reveals that she doesn't know the name of her village but she just knows the directions. One night, she decides to run away but she runs right into a man, who has a shop set up right next to Vivek's. He promises to help her and boards her onto a train. The man is then seen speaking to another man and bargaining for more money. The man says to Kutty that the other man will take good care of her and will reach her to her mother. But, the train is actually leaving not for her village, but to Mumbai, indicating that perhaps Kutty will be sold off into a brothel. The film ends with showing Kutty's anticipated face on the prospect of going back to her mother.
Marumalarchi (1998)
Directed by S. A. Rajkumar, Bharathi
Genres Drama
Actors Mammootty, Devayani, Ranjith, Mansoor Ali Khan, Kalabhavan Mani, Aachi Manorama
Roles Manimaran's mother
Rating58%
Marumalarchi is about Mammooty is the centre figure of 38 patti the man of honour who has dedicated his life for the welfare of the village people. He is so respected that the people even erect his statue. In the crowded fair (sandhai) Mammooty pulls Devayani's hand to save her from an approaching cobra. Unfortunately nobody but the hero and his car driver seems to have noticed the cobra. Devayani makes a big fuss of the event by assuming Mammooty to be a rogue. The local big boys (Ranjith and Mansoor), who are also in similar status as Mammooty in their village, beat him up in public without taking notice of his defense. On the whole the movie portrays how mammootty over come on this problems.
Aadhityan (1992)
, 2h30Actors R. Sarathkumar, Sukanya, Pandiarajan, Silk Smitha, Anju, Kitty
Aadhityan is an orphan village blacksmith, whereas the villagers consider him as a rude ruffian. The neighboring Zamindar (Kitty) forces the villagers to leave the village and they land in Aadhityan's village. Aadhityan helps them and clashes with Zamindar. In the meantime, Chinna Pandi (Pandiarajan), a Tamil teacher, is engaged to teach Tamil to the Telugu girl Manga (Silk Smitha). Zamindar finally accept the villagers in his village. Vedachellam (Delhi Ganesh) is a gambling addict who borrows money to Zamindar. Zamindar wants to get his son Vinod married to Vedachellam's daughter Rasathi (Sukanya). Under debts, Vedachellam accepts reluctantly Zamindar's proposal. Chinna Pandi advises Vedachellam, to save the village, to get Aadhityan married with Rasathi. The drunk Aadhityan tie the thaali around Rasathi's neck. Now, Rasathi is married to Aadhityan but she hates him.
Thayamma (1991)
, 2h5Actors Geetha, Pandiyan, Anand Babu, Shankar, Goundamani, Senthil
Three young bachelors Pandiyan (Pandiyan), Anand (Anand Babu) and Babu (Babu) are friends and room-mates in an apartment. One day, Pandiyan warns his friends that a parcel will arrive during his absence. The next day, Anand and Babu find a baby (Baby Radha) before their door. The three bachelors swear that they are not her father. Since then, their lives are completely changed. First, they try to abandon the baby but then they take care of the baby and name her Thayamma. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Ethir Kaatru (1990)
, 2h20Actors Karthik, Kanaka, Anand Babu, V K Ramasamy, Anandaraj, Chitra
Rating57%
Ram Narendran (Karthik), a rich orphan youth, decides to put an end to his life. Waiting in the railway track, he sees another man there who tries to jump on the railway track and Ram Narendran saves him. This person is Jana (Anand Babu), he lives with his parents (Ra. Sankaran and M. N. Rajam) and his little sister Geetha (Chithra).
Urimai Geetham (1988)
, 2h20Directed by R. V. Udayakumar
Genres Action
Actors Prabhu, Karthik, Pallavi, Ranjini, Charuhasan, Janagaraj
Bhoominathan (Charuhasan), an honest politician, wins the election and becomes the CM. A felicitation function is organized to celebrate his victory. In the function, he is assassinated by Thyagu (Prabhu). On the one hand, Thyagu is arrested and he denies having killed Bhoominathan. On the other hand, Boominathan's son, Chandru (Karthik) is determinated to find his father's murderer. The rest of the story is what happens to Thyagu and Chandru who is the real culprit.
Penmani Aval Kanmani (1988)
, 2h27Directed by Visu
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Pratap K. Pothen, Seetha, Visu, Madhuri, Delhi Ganesh, Dilip
Rating70%
The movie deals with how Radio mama (Visu) solves the problems in the other household's where he newly moves in.
Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi (1987)
, 2h19Directed by Visu
Genres Drama
Actors Pandiyan, S. V. Sekhar, Nizhalgal Ravi, Visu, Jayashree, Kalpana
Rating60%
Urimai (1985)
Directed by Rama Narayanan, Gangai Amaran
Actors Suresh, Nalini, Radha Ravi, S. S. Chandran, Venniradai Moorthy, Senthil
Kannil Theriyum Kathaikal (1979)
Actors Sarath Babu, Sripriya, Vadivukkarasi, M. N. Rajam, Venniradai Moorthy
Rating68%
Gaayathri (1977)
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Rajinikanth, Jaishankar, Sridevi, Rajasulochana, Tiger Prabhakar, S. A. Ashokan
Roles Gaayathri's Mother
Rating63%
Rajinikanth is a rich man who lives with his sister (Rajasulochana) and a young house maid in Chennai. Her sister arranges a marriage for Rajinikanth with Sridevi, who lives in Trichy. Soon after they marry, Sridevi moves to Rajini's house and gets shocked to find the original face of Rajini and his sister(Rajasulochana). Rajini is a blue-film producer who records the bedroom scenes of him with his wife (Sridevi), without her knowledge and sells it in black market. Sridevi, initially believes Rajini a lot but later discovers that Rajini was already married to a woman who has become mad now. Jaishankar comes to know about this and tries to free Sridevi from the hands of Rajini. But, unfortunately Sridevi dies in the end without knowing the real face of Rajini.