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Agalvilaku is a film of genre Drama with Gemini Ganesan
Agalvilaku (1979)
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Miss Malini (1947)
Directed by Kothamangalam Subbu
Genres Drama
Actors Pushpavalli, Javar Sitaraman, Gemini Ganesan, Kothamangalam Subbu
Life is a constant struggle for Malini, a poor young woman with an ailing father. She reluctantly accepts stage actor-friend Sundari’s suggestion to go on stage, and joins her theatre group, Kala Mandhiram. Success smiles on her and she soon becomes an idol of the masses. Sampath, a suave swindler, befriends Malini and takes control of her life. He persuades her to start her own theatre company. A puppet in his hands, Malini severs ties with those who have helped her in the past such as Sundari. Soon she is in debt and back at the bottom of the ladder. Sampath abandons her. Sundari and others come to her rescue and Malini goes back to Kala Mandhiram and begins her life anew, sadder but certainly wiser.
Poova Thalaiya (1969)
, 2h30Directed by Kailasam Balachander
Genres Drama
Actors Gemini Ganesan, Jaishankar, Nagesh, S. Varalakshmi, Rajasree, Vennira Aadai Nirmala
Rating76%
Gemini Ganesan is a widower and S. Varalaxmi is his mother in law. Jaishankar is the younger brother of Gemini Ganesan and he falls in love with S. Varalaxmi's youngest daughter Venniradai Nirmala. A healthy competition takes place between evil minded S. Varalaxmi and Jai Shankar so as to overthrow one another.
Needhi (1972)
, 2h39Genres Drama
Actors Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, K. Balaji, Jayalalithaa, Mukkamala Krishnamurthy, Chittor V. Nagaiah
Sivaji Ganesan earns a living driving a truck. He is a rash driver and more than usually also driving while drunk. One night he stops at a prostitute's, spends the night with her, and gets up late the next morning. He rushes out and drives at breakneck speed in thick fog to make up for lost time while again drinking. He inevitably ends up running over and killing a farmer. But despite the opportunity to hit and run, he decides to stay and face the consequences. He is arrested by the police, charged, and brought before the courts.
Iru Kodugal (1969)
, 2h56Directed by Kailasam Balachander
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Jayanthi, Nagesh, V.S. Raghavan, Lakshmi Narayan
Rating72%
Gopinath (Gemini Ganesan) falls in love with Janaki (Sowcar Janaki) and they get married in Kasi. The marriage is not accepted by Gopinath's mother and the couple gets separated. Janaki is pregnant and her father (V. S. Raghavan), realizing that no man will marry Janaki a second time, decides to make her a collector. Gopinath meanwhile had moved to South India, where he later married Jaya (Jayanthi) by hiding his previous marriage. They live a happy life with their three children and Jaya's father. Gopinath works as a clerk in the collector's office. A new collector arrives at the office, and it turns out to be Janaki. They tend to work together and Nagesh spreads a rumour across stating that there is an affair between Janaki and Gopinath. This rumour reaches Jaya and she is completely disturbed. Jaya discovers the secret of Gopinath's affair with Janaki. Meanwhile the sons of both Janaki and Jaya, Ramu and Prabhakar drowned in water and have been admitted to Hospital. Somehow Jaya manages the disturbance of the secret and accepts Janaki as her sister. But Ramu dies in hospital while Prabhakar survives. Jaya gives Janaki her son as a gift. Janaki and Prabhakar leave for abroad as Janaki got her duty abroad.
Sumaithaangi (1962)
, 2h27Directed by C. V. Sridhar
Genres Drama
Actors Gemini Ganesan, Devika, Nagesh, R. Muthuraman, K. Balaji, V.S. Raghavan
Rating67%
The movie starts with a typical middle-class family counting on the salary of Muthuraman, as he goes to each member comprising retired father Sarangapani, younger brother Gemini Ganesan (GG) and younger sister L.Vijayalakshmi, giving their monthly quota.
Yaar Paiyyan (1957)
Genres Drama
Actors Gemini Ganesan, Kommareddy Savitri, Daisy Irani, Daisy Irani, 'Kalaivanar' N. S. Krishnan, T. R. Ramachandran
Rating60%
It is an interesting tale woven around a cute kid named ‘Poori’ (Daisy Irani). Not knowing who his parents are, the kid has been looking high and low to get back to them. Seated in a park bench beside the hero (Gemini Ganesan), the kid asks his name and as soon as he replies, he proclaims that the hero is his father.
Unnaipol Oruvan (1965)
Genres Drama
Actors Mohanlal, Kamal Haasan, Ganthimathi
After being abandoned by her lover, Thangam, a construction worker, lives in a slum with her only son Chitti Babu. Chitti grows up as an irresponsible kid until he meets the owner of an ice cream factory. The owner preaches him the importance of one's mother and further provides him a job in his factory and gives him an admission to study in his night school. A reformed Chitti then takes up the burden of supporting his mother financially.
Káthirunda Kangal (1962)
, 2h28Directed by Tatineni Prakash Rao
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families
Actors Kommareddy Savitri, Madras Rajagopala Radhakrishnan Naidu, Gemini Ganesan, Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao, Sennalkudi Narayana Thevar Lakshmi, K. Balaji
Rating61%
The film tells the story of twin sisters who get separated at birth due to poverty. One is brought up by a wealthy person, and the other by the mother (Lakshmi). A doctor (Gemini Ganesan) comes to treat the ailing mother, and the mother's daughter falls in love with him, of which the doctor is unaware. On her deathbed, the mother reveals to her daughter the existence of the twin. The young woman goes in search of her sister and by sheer chance, both travel in the same train. The train has an accident and the wealthy sister loses her memory and is presumed dead.
Thai Ullam (1952)
Genres Drama
Actors Ramasamy Subramania Manohar, Gemini Ganesan, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Javar Sitaraman, J. P. Chandrababu, M. V. Rajamma
Konjum Salangai (1962)
, 3hGenres Drama, Musical
Actors Gemini Ganesan, Kommareddy Savitri, Ramasamy Subramania Manohar, S. V. Ramadoss, K. Sarangapani, Rushyendramani
Rating64%