AZ of Malayalam cinema
Prem Nazir, who till then used to act only in commercial films, gave an amazing performance as 'Bhrandan' (mad) Velayudhan. This is possibly his best performance ever. It is considered a landmark film in Malayalam for direction and screenplay.
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Holy cow, with near-holy Tamil film star Sarath Kumar Udampetti, Tamil Nadu
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Gems that never got their due
One such movie is Rajen Tarafdar's 1957 film, 'Antariksha', starring Chhabi Biswas Sandhya Roy, Dilip Roy, Harimohan Bose and Prabir Kumar, among others, that had music score by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Says Roy, "It was such a realistic movie about a …
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The one man stock company
Ray had problems with the legendary Chhabi Biswas (in Jalsaghar) for being too theatrical. He cast Uttam Kumar quite sparingly. The star brought his matinee idol status to whatever roles he played. In Chatterjee, however, Ray found someone who took the …
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'Anna Bond has nothing to do with Annavaru's Bond'
Duniya Suri has directed the film for Purnima Enterprises, the late actor Rajkumar's production house. Though the banner usually releases its films on Thursdays, it has bucked the trend before. The Raghavendra Rajkumar blockbuster, Nanjundi Kalyana …
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Raghavendra's column: Remembering Dr Rajkumar
Raghavendra Rajkumar shares with us some of his fond memories of his father: Though my father is always with us, we miss him a lot on this particular day especially during pooja time and when we visit his Samadhi. I recall the days how our house used …
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Shivarajkumar set for new role
Actors Puneeth Rajkumar, Shivarajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar pay tribute to their father and late actor Dr Rajkumar on his birth anniversary in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Hinting at a probable real life role as a leader of the troubled Karnataka film …
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