K. Balachander

Balakrishnan and Ashok are two childhood friends who lose touch with each other. One of them goes on to become a national figure and the other, a village barber.

Valluvanar is an upright political leader in Tamil Nadu much respected for his honesty and uprightness. And he refuses to compromise on this trait even when his only son Kamban finds himself in jail for no fault of his. The opposition party takes advantage of the situation and bails out Kamban, who joins this party much to his father's embarrassment. The media laps it up sensationalizing it further. Then Kamban decides to leave the country until things cool down. Only his mother Vasuki with whom he is close is aware of this plan. Kamban arrives at Sri Lanka where he be-friend's Banerjee, a Bengali and stays with him. One day he finds a Tamil book on the beach which he traces to Shilpa the owner of the book, who is a college student preparing for the civil services examination. The film juggles between reality and fiction, where Theepori, the fictitious father image of Kamban advises him to fall in love. The rest of the story is about the emotional conflict between her career and love.

Rettaichuzhi is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by newcomer Thamira. It stars ace filmmakers K. Balachander and Bharathiraja in lead roles along with Anjali, debutant Aari, Manobala, Ilavarasu, Karunas and Jayachitra in supporting roles. The film unfolds in a village in Thirunelveli. Ramasamy (K Balachander) is an influential man in the village and he is a devoted to the principles of Congress since his childhood. He is against Singaravelan (Bharathiraja), a Communist. Their feud runs for over four decades. Even their grand children are against each other and they form gangs to express their enmity. However a romance in the family changes the warm atmosphere. Susheela (Anjali), brought up in Singaravelan's house is a school teacher who is in love with one Murthy (Aari). Understanding their true love, the children forget their enmity and try to bring both families together and get them wedlocked. Did they succeed in their attempts forms the climax.

A director changes the perception of love for a group of youngsters by narrating how he reclaimed his life because of his now-married lover and her understanding husband.

Superstar Manoranjan learns that he has only a few days to live and approaches his mentor, director Margadarisi to direct his next project — a folklore-ish comedy about a man who keeps cheating death and his role in saving a kingdom. Meanwhile, he has to sort out his personal lives, which involves an estranged son and a daughter from the love of his life.

Valluvanar is an upright political leader in Tamil Nadu much respected for his honesty and uprightness. And he refuses to compromise on this trait even when his only son Kamban finds himself in jail for no fault of his. The opposition party takes advantage of the situation and bails out Kamban, who joins this party much to his father's embarrassment. The media laps it up sensationalizing it further. Then Kamban decides to leave the country until things cool down. Only his mother Vasuki with whom he is close is aware of this plan. Kamban arrives at Sri Lanka where he be-friend's Banerjee, a Bengali and stays with him. One day he finds a Tamil book on the beach which he traces to Shilpa the owner of the book, who is a college student preparing for the civil services examination. The film juggles between reality and fiction, where Theepori, the fictitious father image of Kamban advises him to fall in love. The rest of the story is about the emotional conflict between her career and love.

To rebel against her mother, Deepika, a young girl, sends explicit pictures of herself to a fictitious email address. However, the pictures are received by a real person and the two fall in love.

Ragupathy leaves his village for the city and finds a job at a 5-star hotel owned by a man in a relationship with his mother. When his life is threatened, Ragupathy decides to ensure his safety.

Suhasini, a divorced nurse, is the sole wage earner of her large family and navigates various struggles in her life. One day, she meets a novelist who encourages her to get a new start in life.

The story of the great Indian saint Raghavendra Swami. Born as Venkatanatha, he proved to be a very brilliant scholar from a very young age. After enduring a series of profound life challenges, he embraced sannyasa following his master and the divine.

The film tells the story of Chandru, a singer who is touring Singapore with his band where he meets his love interest Sona only to find that she is terminally ill. The movie takes a turn when Chandru finds out about Sona’s cancer and decides to grant her final wish of performing on stage with his band. Ninaithale Inikkum was filmed around various locations in Singapore such as Paya Lebar Airport, Mount Faber, Orchard Towers and the Singapore River.

The film tells the story of Chandru, a singer who is touring Singapore with his band where he meets his love interest Sona only to find that she is terminally ill. The movie takes a turn when Chandru finds out about Sona’s cancer and decides to grant her final wish of performing on stage with his band. Ninaithale Inikkum was filmed around various locations in Singapore such as Paya Lebar Airport, Mount Faber, Orchard Towers and the Singapore River.

When Devu, a local thug, meets Sarasu, a prostitute, he falls in love with her. They decide to a lead a moral life after Devu commits an unforgettable crime.

Roommates Prasath and Balaji are both in love with Selvi. However, life takes an ugly turn when Balaji dies and Selvi is forced to marry Prasath's father.

A young man and an older woman fall in love and decide to marry. However, their lives become more complicated when he learns that his father is in love with the same woman's daughter.

The son of an orthodox Carnatic Musician spreads awareness about social causes against his father's will, and gains the trust of local people and brings self-awareness to neighbouring villages.

Chandram and Ranjani are in love with each other, but when their parents go against their union, they decide to commit suicide by jumping from a cliff. Unfortunately, Ranjani loses her life instantly but Chandram survives, and becomes a dance master.

Poikkal Kudhirai is a 1983 Tamil-language Indian comedy feature film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Kalaivani. Starring Viji and Raveendran, the film had Ramakrishna and lyricist Vaali making their acting debuts. Kamal Haasan appeared in a guest role. Poikkal Kudhirai was based on Crazy Mohan's play Marriage Made in Saloon. Poikkal Kuthirai is an hilarious depiction of how Sambandam (Vaali) — who bets on each and every small thing and wins — and Indu (Ramakrishnan) enter into a bet at a saloon owned by Muthu (Ravindar). The bet is that Indu will win Sambadam's daughter Janaki's (Viji) heart and marry her. If Muthu is successful in his mission, Sambandam will shave half of his moustache for their marriage. If he fails, Muthu will shave his head. Who wins the bet is the film's narrative.

Chandran lies to his boss that his mother is unwell to get a leave but gets caught. In order to save his job, he is forced to pretend to his boss that he has a good-for-nothing twin brother.

Three educated but unemployed youth who have come to live in a bustling, harsh metropolis struggle to earn a living.

Venkatchalam lives with his sister Indumathi, who hates men and vows to never get married. When Sanjeevi, Venkatchalam's friend, meets Indumathi, he falls in love with her.

Despite being married, Madhu, a womaniser, continues to pursue other women. However, he is shocked when he learns about his wife's dilemma.

Kanna Nalama is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist.

Two musical brothers look for love, only to have their quest end in tragedy for one.

A doctor becomes an instant heartthrob after making an appearance in a movie and soon marries a woman. But just after their marriage, the truth about his past is revealed, which leads to complications, taking the couple a step closer to divorce.

Saritha sacrifices her comforts and the prospect of a life with her boyfriend for the sake of her family. Things take a turn when her boss proposes to marry her.

A young man and a woman fall in love with each other. However, their parents decide to test their relationship by separating the couple for a year.

The eldest daughter takes the responsibility of supporting her mother and siblings after her father abandons them. She strives for the betterment of her family by living a selfless life.

A love story between a Tamil man a North Indian woman, who are neighbours in Goa. They come from totally different backgrounds and can hardly speak the other's language. Their parents despise each other and they have regular skirmishes. When they admit their love, there is chaos in their homes, and their parents reject the idea.

The arrival of Bama, a famous actress, in their neighborhood excites the daughters-in-law of Ethiriraj. They invite her to their house and begin to spend lavishly to showcase their affluence.

Story of a woman who falls in love with a man who's in love with her friend. She sacrifices her love and writes weekly stories in a magazine about her own life. Will she be able to find love in the end? Will her character in the story be able to find love?

Bala, a tennis champion, is happily married to his wife and children. Things get difficult for him after his fan Sheela comes into his life and they develop feelings for each other.

Punnagai means Smile. Smile which has many emotions and represents many gestures and expressions of life. Punnagai is a story of five friends Satya(Gemini Ganesan), Rajan(Muthuraman), Haniff who studied in the same college, while graduating they took an oath in front of Gandhi's statue saying they will always stand with truth. But later they got split as Haniff dies in a car accident and each of them got settled in their profession where they have to cheat their profession and principles. The story begins with three different stories (plots) where as the one friend (Nagesh)out of four explains the story. Will they follow Gandhi's principles ?

A man's new family deals with his secret past when his previous wife is assigned to work with him in the same collector's office.

Suryam is the son of a great musician who wishes to change society through his music but his conservative father does not like his ways causing Suryam to leave home and fight his battle alone.

After Kavita's brother kills her ex-boyfriend, he takes shelter in Major Chandrakanth's house. Later, inspector Shiva, the older son of Chandrakanth, is assigned the case.

Azhagappan, a handsome widower with four children, gets caught in a dilemma where three different women are in love with him. Soon, the children devise a plan so that he gets married to one of them.

Naan Avanillai (English: I'm not him) (2007) is a Tamil film directed by Selva. It is a remake of K. Balachander's classic of the same title, starring matinee idol Gemini Ganesan, which was a remake of 1962 Marathi language film To Mee Navhech (English: I Am Not Him), written by Pralhad K. Atre and acted by Prabhakar Panashikar. The thriller movie has Jeevan in the lead role and Sneha, Namitha, Malavika, Jyorthirmayi and Keerti Chawla as his five heroines. This movie created great expectations in the industry, because it was a hit when it was originally made in 1974. Shooting began in December 2006 and it was released in April 2007. The film became a success upon release.

Newlyweds Kumar and Vaishali travels to France. They stay in a country manor where, unbeknownst to Vaishali, Kumar's first wife already lives. He tells Vaishali that Lucy is his colleague, and Lucy that Vaishali is his sister.

Thulli Thirintha Kaalam is a 1998 Tamil film directed by Balasekaran. The film stars Arunkumar, Roshini, Kushboo and Ramji in lead roles.

A young man falls in love with a woman and the two get involved in a deeply passionate relationship. However, complications arise as the woman's father does not approve of their relationship.

Bharti, a highly successful singer, escapes from his jealous wife who is unable to deal with his female fan following. He meets Jyothi, a dancer who has also escaped from her cruel husband.

Bharti, a highly successful singer, escapes from his jealous wife who is unable to deal with his female fan following. He meets Jyothi, a dancer who has also escaped from her cruel husband.

Ganesan is a widower and Paruvathamma is his mother in law. Shankar is the younger brother of Ganesan and he falls in love with Paruvathamma . A healthy competition takes place between evil minded S. Paruvathamma and Shankar so as to overthrow one another.

An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in order to make a living.

JKB, a talented Carnatic musician, struggles to connect with his wife, who cannot conceive a child. When he meets Sindhu, a music teacher, he finally finds his muse.

JKB, a talented Carnatic musician, struggles to connect with his wife, who cannot conceive a child. When he meets Sindhu, a music teacher, he finally finds his muse.

Ek Nai Paheli is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan, Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Padmini Kohlapure and Suresh Oberoi. Ek Nai Paheli is an emotional family drama on unusual relationship. The movie is a remake of the Tamil classic Apoorva Raagangal directed by K. Balachander, incidentally called the shots for Hindi version too. Upendranath, a widower lives a wealthy life and his only son, Sandeep is a headstrong and stubborn young man. He leaves his dad's house to make his own life. He meets a beautiful older woman Bhairavi who is a singer. Both Bhairavi and Sandeep fall in love with each other and decide to marry, but a man, Avinash now arrives and claims as the husband of Bhairavi, moreover he meets Sandeep as well and tells his story. He also speak about their daughter, Kajri. Climax reveals that, Kajri lives with the much older Upendranath and plan to marry as well. What would be the fate of Bhairavi, Sandeep and Avinash??

Ek Nai Paheli is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan, Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Padmini Kohlapure and Suresh Oberoi. Ek Nai Paheli is an emotional family drama on unusual relationship. The movie is a remake of the Tamil classic Apoorva Raagangal directed by K. Balachander, incidentally called the shots for Hindi version too. Upendranath, a widower lives a wealthy life and his only son, Sandeep is a headstrong and stubborn young man. He leaves his dad's house to make his own life. He meets a beautiful older woman Bhairavi who is a singer. Both Bhairavi and Sandeep fall in love with each other and decide to marry, but a man, Avinash now arrives and claims as the husband of Bhairavi, moreover he meets Sandeep as well and tells his story. He also speak about their daughter, Kajri. Climax reveals that, Kajri lives with the much older Upendranath and plan to marry as well. What would be the fate of Bhairavi, Sandeep and Avinash??

Maadhu, an orphan who lives under the staircase of a building, runs errands for everyone who lives there in return for shelter and food. He is exploited by everyone who lives there until he falls for a girl who moves into the building.

Kokilamma is a 1983 Telugu film directed by K. Balachander. The title role of Kokilamma is played with humility by Saritha. It is a musical hit film with some excellent songs penned Acharya Atreya and music score provided by M. S. Viswanathan. The Andhra Pradesh Government has also awarded K. Balachander the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer for his film Kokilamma in 1982.

Kokilamma is a 1983 Telugu film directed by K. Balachander. The title role of Kokilamma is played with humility by Saritha. It is a musical hit film with some excellent songs penned Acharya Atreya and music score provided by M. S. Viswanathan. The Andhra Pradesh Government has also awarded K. Balachander the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer for his film Kokilamma in 1982.

Cancer affected young man and leg fractured man sharing their flashbacks in hospital. Sethu falls in love to Dr. Indra and both knows that he do not have longer life.

Four jailbirds break into a rich man's house with an intent to kill and suddenly realize their humane side.

When Vimala’s wayward lover Rajnikant is killed by her brother Mohan, the brother is sheltered from the police by the victim’s blind father, Major Chandrakanth. The major’s elder son, the zealous cop Srikanth, is in charge of finding Mohan, whom he finally arrests in his own house. Realising that his father knowingly sheltered a murder suspect, Srikanth arrests the blind old man as well.

A man experiences culture shock after arriving in Madras for the first time.

Pathaam Pasali is a 1970 film starring Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Rajashree and Vijayalalitha in the lead roles. The music was by V. Kumar and directed by K. Balachander.

Shankar is a lawyer and a man with a heart of gold. One of his clients entrusts huge amount of money to him, which gets stolen before he deposits it in the court. When his attempts to borrow money fails, accidentally a boxful of money and jewels reach his home. He rejoices and replaces his client's money with this against his wife Vijaya's will, but he tells her that there is no other alternative. Everything seems to be going hunky-dory until Manikam, a taxi driver, starts blackmailing him. Shankar's daughter Raji is upset that her father is harassed. She tries to seek the help of police. The owner of the box found to be father-in-law of Shankar's brother. Vijaya confesses about the box to him without Shankar's knowledge. When Shankar finds out about this, he thinks everything is finished. The police arrest him for killing Manikam. Worse still, Shankar's daughter Raji, who is the sole witness to the murder, becomes speechless due to shock. Rest of story is solving mystery.

Written & Directed by K. Balachander. Comedy Drama.

Devi is in love with Suresh, a lawyer, but is forced to marry Paranthaman, an alcoholic gambler. Devi escapes from him, and obtains work as a dancer in Hyderabad where she gives birth to a daughter named Krishna. When Vasu tries to kidnap the child, she has Suresh adopt her.

Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishankar.

A reputed college professor is accused of sexual harassment by three women including his students and his neighbor. His fiancee sets out to investigate the truth behind the accusations.

Punnagai means Smile. Smile which has many emotions and represents many gestures and expressions of life. Punnagai is a story of five friends Satya(Gemini Ganesan), Rajan(Muthuraman), Haniff who studied in the same college, while graduating they took an oath in front of Gandhi's statue saying they will always stand with truth. But later they got split as Haniff dies in a car accident and each of them got settled in their profession where they have to cheat their profession and principles. The story begins with three different stories (plots) where as the one friend (Nagesh)out of four explains the story. Will they follow Gandhi's principles ?

Kanna Nalama is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist.

Bala, a tennis champion, is happily married to his wife and children. Things get difficult for him after his fan Sheela comes into his life and they develop feelings for each other.

Lalitha is the eldest daughter of a pious and conservative Brahmin family. She has eight siblings and poverty rules reign. She decides to take up the family mantle and goes to work. Due to family needs and ill fate, she ends up as a prostitute but manages to settle all her brothers and sisters. Her family ditches her when they come to know about her dark side. Thangavelu, a man who was once rejected by her marries her. She loses her sanity in the end.

Lalitha is the eldest daughter of a pious and conservative Brahmin family. She has eight siblings and poverty rules reign. She decides to take up the family mantle and goes to work. Due to family needs and ill fate, she ends up as a prostitute but manages to settle all her brothers and sisters. Her family ditches her when they come to know about her dark side. Thangavelu, a man who was once rejected by her marries her. She loses her sanity in the end.

Kamala, Manjula and Pushpa are sisters, each attracted to Raghavan, their tenant. Raghavan falls in love with Pushpa. However, things take a turn for the worse, when Pushpa sacrifices herself to the whims of Kamal, a playboy, to save her friend Sudha from his exploits.

Kavitha, a young woman, is the sole bread winner for her family. In order to fulfill their dreams and ambitions, she puts herself through the daily grind of working in an office maintaining a tough exterior at home and at office. The delays in her marriage with her lover Tilak, frustrates him but he decides to wait for her. Eventually when Kavitha consents to marriage, Tilak springs up an unpleasant surprise.

A man is arrested and appears in court for conning and betraying four women, posing as four different men.

A man is arrested and appears in court for conning and betraying four women, posing as four different men.

Despite being married, Madhu, a womaniser, continues to pursue other women. However, he is shocked when he learns about his wife's dilemma.

After a break-up with her boyfriend and a troubled marriage with Ramanathan, Anu is devastated. She finds solace when she meets Janardhan however, her troubled past soon catches up with her.

After a break-up with her boyfriend and a troubled marriage with Ramanathan, Anu is devastated. She finds solace when she meets Janardhan however, her troubled past soon catches up with her.

The trials and tribulations of a family from a village that loses everything, in its attempt to make a living in the vast city, including its treasured self-esteem only to return empty-handed.

When Devu, a local thug, meets Sarasu, a prostitute, he falls in love with her. They decide to a lead a moral life after Devu commits an unforgettable crime.

Bucchi Babu, an architect lives a life full of happiness with his wife Vidya and adopts Baby. Bucchi Babu has an affair with Baby. What happens when Vidya gets to know this?

Enga Ooru Kannagi is a 1981 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by K. Balachander, starring Saritha, Madhavi and Seema in lead roles.

Enga Ooru Kannagi is a 1981 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by K. Balachander, starring Saritha, Madhavi and Seema in lead roles.

A small village in Tamil Nadu faces water scarcity. The film highlights the plight of the villagers and the sufferings they endure at the hands of bureaucrats when they try to resolve their problem.

A small village in Tamil Nadu faces water scarcity. The film highlights the plight of the villagers and the sufferings they endure at the hands of bureaucrats when they try to resolve their problem.

A love story between a Tamil man a North Indian woman, who are neighbours in Goa. They come from totally different backgrounds and can hardly speak the other's language. Their parents despise each other and they have regular skirmishes. When they admit their love, there is chaos in their homes, and their parents reject the idea.

Achamillai Achamillai is a 1984 Indian Tamil language political satire film directed by K. Balachander. It stars Rajesh and Saritha in the lead with Pavithra, Delhi Ganesh and Charle in other prominent roles. The film deals with party switching and depicts its influence on the lives of small-time politicians. The film met with critical acclaim, winning three awards at the 32nd Filmfare Awards South, as well as the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.

Aravindhan runs a dance school where he falls for his student Kannamma. However, soon after they get married, he realises that she is impossible to deal with and decides to help her.

Aravindhan runs a dance school where he falls for his student Kannamma. However, soon after they get married, he realises that she is impossible to deal with and decides to help her.

Poikkal Kudhirai is a 1983 Tamil-language Indian comedy feature film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Kalaivani. Starring Viji and Raveendran, the film had Ramakrishna and lyricist Vaali making their acting debuts. Kamal Haasan appeared in a guest role. Poikkal Kudhirai was based on Crazy Mohan's play Marriage Made in Saloon. Poikkal Kuthirai is an hilarious depiction of how Sambandam (Vaali) — who bets on each and every small thing and wins — and Indu (Ramakrishnan) enter into a bet at a saloon owned by Muthu (Ravindar). The bet is that Indu will win Sambadam's daughter Janaki's (Viji) heart and marry her. If Muthu is successful in his mission, Sambandam will shave half of his moustache for their marriage. If he fails, Muthu will shave his head. Who wins the bet is the film's narrative.

Kalyana Agathigal is a 1985 Tamil language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The film features Saritha in lead role. The film was released on April 12, 1985. The film marked the acting debut of Nassar. The movie begins with a group of six women who live together as friends after their attempt at living a successful married life is thwarted due to various reasons, majorly because of men, sexual abuse, dowry harassment and the backward society. They also form a music band called "kalyana agathigal" to raise funds for charity to the underprivileged. Ammulu, a young runaway girl, joins the gang of girls and becomes a part of the household. The story is about how their lives make wild twists and turns as they cope with the society and try to find true love.

Kalyana Agathigal is a 1985 Tamil language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The film features Saritha in lead role. The film was released on April 12, 1985. The film marked the acting debut of Nassar. The movie begins with a group of six women who live together as friends after their attempt at living a successful married life is thwarted due to various reasons, majorly because of men, sexual abuse, dowry harassment and the backward society. They also form a music band called "kalyana agathigal" to raise funds for charity to the underprivileged. Ammulu, a young runaway girl, joins the gang of girls and becomes a part of the household. The story is about how their lives make wild twists and turns as they cope with the society and try to find true love.

Chandram and Ranjani are in love with each other, but when their parents go against their union, they decide to commit suicide by jumping from a cliff. Unfortunately, Ranjani loses her life instantly but Chandram survives, and becomes a dance master.

Suhasini, a divorced nurse, is the sole wage earner of her large family and navigates various struggles in her life. One day, she meets a novelist who encourages her to get a new start in life.

Achamillai Achamillai is a 1984 Indian Tamil language political satire film directed by K. Balachander. It stars Rajesh and Saritha in the lead with Pavithra, Delhi Ganesh and Charle in other prominent roles. The film deals with party switching and depicts its influence on the lives of small-time politicians. The film met with critical acclaim, winning three awards at the 32nd Filmfare Awards South, as well as the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.

The son of an orthodox Carnatic Musician spreads awareness about social causes against his father's will, and gains the trust of local people and brings self-awareness to neighbouring villages.

In a small town, a married musician impregnates the maid, leading to disastrous consequences. In the city, a woman works as an extra in the films to raise her boy with the luxuries that she never got.

Azhagappan, a handsome widower with four children, gets caught in a dilemma where three different women are in love with him. Soon, the children devise a plan so that he gets married to one of them.

The story involves five characters from different background, who got vexed with their lives, jointly decide to end their lives together, but begin a short journey of 100 days to live together happily before dying. After a series of events, arrival of orphan baby into their life & gaining inspiration from many of the disabled persons who had achieved things and also from the advice they give them, the four youths decide to life a long and brave life.

The story involves five characters from different background, who got vexed with their lives, jointly decide to end their lives together, but begin a short journey of 100 days to live together happily before dying. After a series of events, arrival of orphan baby into their life & gaining inspiration from many of the disabled persons who had achieved things and also from the advice they give them, the four youths decide to life a long and brave life.

After her mother's murder, singer Sriranjani moves to Ooty and meets Kesavan, another dejected soul. Along come two run-away lovers, who bring a fresh perspective to the lives of these two.

After her mother's murder, singer Sriranjani moves to Ooty and meets Kesavan, another dejected soul. Along come two run-away lovers, who bring a fresh perspective to the lives of these two.

Chellammaa (Geetha), a singer, is wedded to a chauvinistic, sadistic industrialist named Prakash (Prakash Raj). She is unable to beget a child and hence is the target of hurting words from Prakash and his mother. When he prohibits her from singing, it is the last straw for her and they divorce. He marries Karpagam (Renuka), a doormat wife, while Chellammaa stays single, with a cook Kokila (newsreader Fathima Babu in her first movie appearance) around to help her. Kalki (Shruti) works in an ad agency and is relentlessly pursued by co-worker and model Paranjothi (Rahman) but she not only rejects him but debunks love and sentiments. Chellammaa becomes friends with Kalki after a few encounters and Kalki moves in as a paying guest. But she strikes up a friendship with Prakash and as the result of an affair with him, she ends up bearing his child. What happens of this leads up to the climax.

Chellammaa (Geetha), a singer, is wedded to a chauvinistic, sadistic industrialist named Prakash (Prakash Raj). She is unable to beget a child and hence is the target of hurting words from Prakash and his mother. When he prohibits her from singing, it is the last straw for her and they divorce. He marries Karpagam (Renuka), a doormat wife, while Chellammaa stays single, with a cook Kokila (newsreader Fathima Babu in her first movie appearance) around to help her. Kalki (Shruti) works in an ad agency and is relentlessly pursued by co-worker and model Paranjothi (Rahman) but she not only rejects him but debunks love and sentiments. Chellammaa becomes friends with Kalki after a few encounters and Kalki moves in as a paying guest. But she strikes up a friendship with Prakash and as the result of an affair with him, she ends up bearing his child. What happens of this leads up to the climax.

Valluvanar is an upright political leader in Tamil Nadu much respected for his honesty and uprightness. And he refuses to compromise on this trait even when his only son Kamban finds himself in jail for no fault of his. The opposition party takes advantage of the situation and bails out Kamban, who joins this party much to his father's embarrassment. The media laps it up sensationalizing it further. Then Kamban decides to leave the country until things cool down. Only his mother Vasuki with whom he is close is aware of this plan. Kamban arrives at Sri Lanka where he be-friend's Banerjee, a Bengali and stays with him. One day he finds a Tamil book on the beach which he traces to Shilpa the owner of the book, who is a college student preparing for the civil services examination. The film juggles between reality and fiction, where Theepori, the fictitious father image of Kamban advises him to fall in love. The rest of the story is about the emotional conflict between her career and love.

Suryam is the son of a great musician who wishes to change society through his music but his conservative father does not like his ways causing Suryam to leave home and fight his battle alone.

Mugila Mallige (1985) starring Srinath, Saritha, Ashok, Ramakrishna, Pavithra, Shivaram, Rama Hariharan, Jayashree, Baby Lakshmi, Master Senthil, Baby Seetha and others. Directed by K Balachandar. Music by V S Narasimhan, Lyrics by R N Jayagopal. Saritha won Best Actress Filmfare South Awards in 1985 for this movie.

Mugila Mallige (1985) starring Srinath, Saritha, Ashok, Ramakrishna, Pavithra, Shivaram, Rama Hariharan, Jayashree, Baby Lakshmi, Master Senthil, Baby Seetha and others. Directed by K Balachandar. Music by V S Narasimhan, Lyrics by R N Jayagopal. Saritha won Best Actress Filmfare South Awards in 1985 for this movie.

Eradu Rekhegalu is a 1984 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Srinath, Geetha and Saritha in the lead roles. Produced by Chandulal Jain, the film is a remake of 1969 Tamil hit Iru Kodugal starring Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki and Jayanthi. The music is composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The story revolves around a man who circumstantially gets to marry two women and undergoes emotional roller-coaster. The film was made in Telugu as Collector Janaki and in Hindi as Sanjog.

Eradu Rekhegalu is a 1984 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Srinath, Geetha and Saritha in the lead roles. Produced by Chandulal Jain, the film is a remake of 1969 Tamil hit Iru Kodugal starring Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki and Jayanthi. The music is composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The story revolves around a man who circumstantially gets to marry two women and undergoes emotional roller-coaster. The film was made in Telugu as Collector Janaki and in Hindi as Sanjog.

The story revolves around Chakravarthy (Older Rajini) who is a successful textile businessman in Coimbatore. He is a great womaniser (perhaps his only weakness) and picks up any women he wants. He has wife Meenakshi (Lakshmi), his son Santosh (also Rajini) and his daughter Sangeetha (Vijayashanthi). It doesn't take long for Santosh to find his father's provocative behavior and tries to mend his father's ways. Radha (Saritha) gets introduced as a candidate for PRO (Public Relations Officer) interview and eventually gets selected and is sent to Hong Kong for training. Chakravarthy unable to tolerate his son's growing menace also sets off to Hong Kong for a vacation. Here he meets Radha and at one point ends up raping her. Chakravarthy flies back to India where he is met with a number of changes which all points out to the new General Manager.

The trials and tribulations of a family from a village that loses everything, in its attempt to make a living in the vast city, including its treasured self-esteem only to return empty-handed.

The lives of Velu, a rowdy, and Malathi, a prostitute, get complicated after they marry and decide to turn over a new leaf. However, the demons from their past lives keep haunting them at every step.

Bucchi Babu, an architect lives a life full of happiness with his wife Vidya and adopts Baby. Bucchi Babu has an affair with Baby. What happens when Vidya gets to know this?

The heroine separates from her husband and lives as a single working mother. Enter into the life of the heroine two men who want to marry her.

An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in order to make a living.

An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in order to make a living.

Ragupathy leaves his village for the city and finds a job at a 5-star hotel owned by a man in a relationship with his mother. When his life is threatened, Ragupathy decides to ensure his safety.

Ragupathy leaves his village for the city and finds a job at a 5-star hotel owned by a man in a relationship with his mother. When his life is threatened, Ragupathy decides to ensure his safety.

Ragupathy leaves his village for the city and finds a job at a 5-star hotel owned by a man in a relationship with his mother. When his life is threatened, Ragupathy decides to ensure his safety.

A young doctor falls in love with her patient. Matters are not smooth for them as the doctor's father is against this relationship. Another patient, who is terminally ill, decides to help them.

Roja lives in a Tamil village, and her sister is about to marry a man from the city, who decides to marry Roja instead and gets a job assignment in Kashmir, where some militants decide to kidnap them.

A drama about the blossoming romantic relationship between a man in 40's and a girl of age 18.

Two musical brothers look for love, only to have their quest end in tragedy for one.

Two musical brothers look for love, only to have their quest end in tragedy for one.

Two musical brothers look for love, only to have their quest end in tragedy for one.

An upper-caste Hindu Brahmin struggles to make ends meet forcing his daughter, Shalini, to take the burden of maintaining the family upon her shoulders

Maro Charitra is a 2010 Telugu film, which is an adaptation of the 1978 film of the same name. The film stars Varun Sandesh and newcomer Anita in the lead roles. The film is produced by Dil Raju and directed by Ravi Yadav, Story by K. Bala Chandar, Dialogues by Umarji Anuradha, cinematography by Ravi Yadav of 2008 Hindi film Race.Music is composed by Mickey J Meyer and background score is composed by Thaman. The film released on 25 March 2010. The trailer released recently got a huge response. The film received negative feedback and was a flop at the box office.

Three educated but unemployed youth who have come to live in a bustling, harsh metropolis struggle to earn a living.

Three educated but unemployed youth who have come to live in a bustling, harsh metropolis struggle to earn a living.

Three educated but unemployed youth who have come to live in a bustling, harsh metropolis struggle to earn a living.

Maran, a police officer, grows up with the belief that his father was killed in a tragic accident. However, when he sets out to investigate a case, he learns that his father leads a terrorist group.

Sundaram, a hotel employee, dreams of becoming an actor. He meets Vijaya, who admires his innocence and sincerity, and falls in love with her. But Raghavan, Sundaram's best friend, hides the fact that he is engaged to Vijaya.

Sundaram, a hotel employee, dreams of becoming an actor. He meets Vijaya, who admires his innocence and sincerity, and falls in love with her. But Raghavan, Sundaram's best friend, hides the fact that he is engaged to Vijaya.

Sundaram, a hotel employee, dreams of becoming an actor. He meets Vijaya, who admires his innocence and sincerity, and falls in love with her. But Raghavan, Sundaram's best friend, hides the fact that he is engaged to Vijaya.

Poojaikku Vantha Malar - It is a story about two thick friends Suresh (Gemini Ganesan) and Ravi (Muthuraman) who studied in same college and works in a same company. This story potrays about the relationship of two best friends and then how their relationships breaks because of small misunderstanding. Ravi gets appointed as an engineer in a company where suresh works in a junior level. After being best friends here they face each other as a boss and employee. Classic Movie starring Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, Muthuraman, Manimala, Manorama, Nagesh, S.Ramarao Pandari Bhai directed by Srinivasan and Music Composed by Vishwanathan - Ramamoorthy

Poojaikku Vantha Malar - It is a story about two thick friends Suresh (Gemini Ganesan) and Ravi (Muthuraman) who studied in same college and works in a same company. This story potrays about the relationship of two best friends and then how their relationships breaks because of small misunderstanding. Ravi gets appointed as an engineer in a company where suresh works in a junior level. After being best friends here they face each other as a boss and employee. Classic Movie starring Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, Muthuraman, Manimala, Manorama, Nagesh, S.Ramarao Pandari Bhai directed by Srinivasan and Music Composed by Vishwanathan - Ramamoorthy

Cancer affected young man and leg fractured man sharing their flashbacks in hospital. Sethu falls in love to Dr. Indra and both knows that he do not have longer life.

Cancer affected young man and leg fractured man sharing their flashbacks in hospital. Sethu falls in love to Dr. Indra and both knows that he do not have longer life.

Cancer affected young man and leg fractured man sharing their flashbacks in hospital. Sethu falls in love to Dr. Indra and both knows that he do not have longer life.

A blind, principled Major Chandrakant takes in a stranger on the run, unaware the man murdered his younger, irresponsible son who had abandoned a pregnant woman, leading to her suicide. The Major's elder son, a police inspector, is investigating the murder, creating a dramatic conflict of duty, family, and justice.

Babu and Vimala are lovers. However, under a circumstance Babu is forced to get married with dying Gowri without the acknowledgement of Vimala. Vimala and Gowri are friends. Shocked by the fact her lover get married to Gowri, Vimala and Babu tried to keep their past as a secret from Gowri.

Babu and Vimala are lovers. However, under a circumstance Babu is forced to get married with dying Gowri without the acknowledgement of Vimala. Vimala and Gowri are friends. Shocked by the fact her lover get married to Gowri, Vimala and Babu tried to keep their past as a secret from Gowri.

Babu and Vimala are lovers. However, under a circumstance Babu is forced to get married with dying Gowri without the acknowledgement of Vimala. Vimala and Gowri are friends. Shocked by the fact her lover get married to Gowri, Vimala and Babu tried to keep their past as a secret from Gowri.

Four jailbirds break into a rich man's house with an intent to kill and suddenly realize their humane side.

Four jailbirds break into a rich man's house with an intent to kill and suddenly realize their humane side.

Four jailbirds break into a rich man's house with an intent to kill and suddenly realize their humane side.

When Vimala’s wayward lover Rajnikant is killed by her brother Mohan, the brother is sheltered from the police by the victim’s blind father, Major Chandrakanth. The major’s elder son, the zealous cop Srikanth, is in charge of finding Mohan, whom he finally arrests in his own house. Realising that his father knowingly sheltered a murder suspect, Srikanth arrests the blind old man as well.

When Vimala’s wayward lover Rajnikant is killed by her brother Mohan, the brother is sheltered from the police by the victim’s blind father, Major Chandrakanth. The major’s elder son, the zealous cop Srikanth, is in charge of finding Mohan, whom he finally arrests in his own house. Realising that his father knowingly sheltered a murder suspect, Srikanth arrests the blind old man as well.

When Vimala’s wayward lover Rajnikant is killed by her brother Mohan, the brother is sheltered from the police by the victim’s blind father, Major Chandrakanth. The major’s elder son, the zealous cop Srikanth, is in charge of finding Mohan, whom he finally arrests in his own house. Realising that his father knowingly sheltered a murder suspect, Srikanth arrests the blind old man as well.

The arrival of Bama, a famous actress, in their neighborhood excites the daughters-in-law of Ethiriraj. They invite her to their house and begin to spend lavishly to showcase their affluence.

The arrival of Bama, a famous actress, in their neighborhood excites the daughters-in-law of Ethiriraj. They invite her to their house and begin to spend lavishly to showcase their affluence.

The arrival of Bama, a famous actress, in their neighborhood excites the daughters-in-law of Ethiriraj. They invite her to their house and begin to spend lavishly to showcase their affluence.

A man experiences culture shock after arriving in Madras for the first time.

Story of a woman who falls in love with a man who's in love with her friend. She sacrifices her love and writes weekly stories in a magazine about her own life. Will she be able to find love in the end? Will her character in the story be able to find love?

Story of a woman who falls in love with a man who's in love with her friend. She sacrifices her love and writes weekly stories in a magazine about her own life. Will she be able to find love in the end? Will her character in the story be able to find love?

Teen Bahuraniyan (English: Three Daughters-In-Law) is a 1968 family comedy movie. The film is a remake of 1967 Tamil movie Bama Vijayam (Bama's Visit). The film's three lead ladies reprise their roles from the original movie. Teen Bahuraniyan is family story of 3 daughter in laws and their husbands. The movie shows how their relations takes different colour at various situations and how the father Prithviraj Kapoor plays vital role in the family to keep things going.

Maadhu, an orphan who lives under the staircase of a building, runs errands for everyone who lives there in return for shelter and food. He is exploited by everyone who lives there until he falls for a girl who moves into the building.

Maadhu, an orphan who lives under the staircase of a building, runs errands for everyone who lives there in return for shelter and food. He is exploited by everyone who lives there until he falls for a girl who moves into the building.

Vanishree plays the role of a young college girl from a middle class family. She is being taken care by a her older brother (who is also young, no parents ). She goes on a college tour and one of her classmates takes advantage of her when both end up alone. She gets pregnant and the classmate refuses to marry her. She is a singer and sings on Radio.

Ganesan is a widower and Paruvathamma is his mother in law. Shankar is the younger brother of Ganesan and he falls in love with Paruvathamma . A healthy competition takes place between evil minded S. Paruvathamma and Shankar so as to overthrow one another.

Ganesan is a widower and Paruvathamma is his mother in law. Shankar is the younger brother of Ganesan and he falls in love with Paruvathamma . A healthy competition takes place between evil minded S. Paruvathamma and Shankar so as to overthrow one another.

A man's new family deals with his secret past when his previous wife is assigned to work with him in the same collector's office.

Shankar is a lawyer and a man with a heart of gold. One of his clients entrusts huge amount of money to him, which gets stolen before he deposits it in the court. When his attempts to borrow money fails, accidentally a boxful of money and jewels reach his home. He rejoices and replaces his client's money with this against his wife Vijaya's will, but he tells her that there is no other alternative. Everything seems to be going hunky-dory until Manikam, a taxi driver, starts blackmailing him. Shankar's daughter Raji is upset that her father is harassed. She tries to seek the help of police. The owner of the box found to be father-in-law of Shankar's brother. Vijaya confesses about the box to him without Shankar's knowledge. When Shankar finds out about this, he thinks everything is finished. The police arrest him for killing Manikam. Worse still, Shankar's daughter Raji, who is the sole witness to the murder, becomes speechless due to shock. Rest of story is solving mystery.

Pathaam Pasali is a 1970 film starring Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Rajashree and Vijayalalitha in the lead roles. The music was by V. Kumar and directed by K. Balachander.

Pathaam Pasali is a 1970 film starring Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Rajashree and Vijayalalitha in the lead roles. The music was by V. Kumar and directed by K. Balachander.

Written & Directed by K. Balachander. Comedy Drama.

Written & Directed by K. Balachander. Comedy Drama.

Bheekara Nimishangal is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by P Arunachalam. The film stars Sathyan, Madhu, Sheela and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles. The film had musical score by MS Baburaj

Devi is in love with Suresh, a lawyer, but is forced to marry Paranthaman, an alcoholic gambler. Devi escapes from him, and obtains work as a dancer in Hyderabad where she gives birth to a daughter named Krishna. When Vasu tries to kidnap the child, she has Suresh adopt her.

A poor and lonely woman strikes up a friendship with a rich but neglected child, but her parents refuse to let their child see her - until she falls gravely ill.

Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishankar.

Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishankar.

A reputed college professor is accused of sexual harassment by three women including his students and his neighbor. His fiancee sets out to investigate the truth behind the accusations.

A reputed college professor is accused of sexual harassment by three women including his students and his neighbor. His fiancee sets out to investigate the truth behind the accusations.

A doctor becomes an instant heartthrob after making an appearance in a movie and soon marries a woman. But just after their marriage, the truth about his past is revealed, which leads to complications, taking the couple a step closer to divorce.

A doctor becomes an instant heartthrob after making an appearance in a movie and soon marries a woman. But just after their marriage, the truth about his past is revealed, which leads to complications, taking the couple a step closer to divorce.

An abused homeless male and a mentally-challenged woman become friends.

Kavitha, a young woman, is the sole bread winner for her family. In order to fulfill their dreams and ambitions, she puts herself through the daily grind of working in an office maintaining a tough exterior at home and at office. The delays in her marriage with her lover Tilak, frustrates him but he decides to wait for her. Eventually when Kavitha consents to marriage, Tilak springs up an unpleasant surprise.

Kavitha, a young woman, is the sole bread winner for her family. In order to fulfill their dreams and ambitions, she puts herself through the daily grind of working in an office maintaining a tough exterior at home and at office. The delays in her marriage with her lover Tilak, frustrates him but he decides to wait for her. Eventually when Kavitha consents to marriage, Tilak springs up an unpleasant surprise.

Venkatchalam lives with his sister Indumathi, who hates men and vows to never get married. When Sanjeevi, Venkatchalam's friend, meets Indumathi, he falls in love with her.

Roommates Prasath and Balaji are both in love with Selvi. However, life takes an ugly turn when Balaji dies and Selvi is forced to marry Prasath's father.

An upper-caste Hindu Brahmin struggles to make ends meet forcing his daughter, Shalini, to take the burden of maintaining the family upon her shoulders

A young man and an older woman fall in love and decide to marry. However, their lives become more complicated when he learns that his father is in love with the same woman's daughter.

A young man and an older woman fall in love and decide to marry. However, their lives become more complicated when he learns that his father is in love with the same woman's daughter.

A young man and an older woman fall in love and decide to marry. However, their lives become more complicated when he learns that his father is in love with the same woman's daughter.

Kamal, a governess, falls in love with Ashok. Things, however, take an odd turn when Ashok marries her friend, Radha. Soon after the marriage, Radha meets with an accident.

A wealthy man disowns his two irresponsible sons to teach them a lesson. One of them plays a prank by claiming that he has murdered his brother but soon, a mysterious body stuns everyone.

Mr. Shrivastav abandons his family for a life of hermitage. His family struggles to carry on financially in his absence, with two daughters: Sangeeta and Geeta forced to carry the burden of employment, while their brother Ashok gambles their earnings away.

The eldest daughter takes the responsibility of supporting her mother and siblings after her father abandons them. She strives for the betterment of her family by living a selfless life.

The eldest daughter takes the responsibility of supporting her mother and siblings after her father abandons them. She strives for the betterment of her family by living a selfless life.

A young man and a woman fall in love with each other. However, their parents decide to test their relationship by separating the couple for a year.

A young man and a woman fall in love with each other. However, their parents decide to test their relationship by separating the couple for a year.

Venkatchalam lives with his sister Indumathi, who hates men and vows to never get married. When Sanjeevi, Venkatchalam's friend, meets Indumathi, he falls in love with her.

Newlyweds Kumar and Vaishali travels to France. They stay in a country manor where, unbeknownst to Vaishali, Kumar's first wife already lives. He tells Vaishali that Lucy is his colleague, and Lucy that Vaishali is his sister.

Kamala, Manjula and Pushpa are sisters, each attracted to Raghavan, their tenant. Raghavan falls in love with Pushpa. However, things take a turn for the worse, when Pushpa sacrifices herself to the whims of Kamal, a playboy, to save her friend Sudha from his exploits.

In a small town, a married musician impregnates the maid, leading to disastrous consequences. In the city, a woman works as an extra in the films to raise her boy with the luxuries that she never got.

Saritha sacrifices her comforts and the prospect of a life with her boyfriend for the sake of her family. Things take a turn when her boss proposes to marry her.

Sundar, a waiter, is in love with Radha but does not have the courage to tell her. When he becomes a successful comedian, he confesses his feelings to her, only to find that she loves someone else.

Three out of four brothers of a Malayali household are happily married while the fourth brother is engaged. When the beautiful Yamuna Rani becomes their new neighbour, she poses a threat to the wives.

Kavitha, a young woman, is the sole bread winner for her family. In order to fulfill their dreams and ambitions, she puts herself through the daily grind of working in an office maintaining a tough exterior at home and at office. The delays in her marriage with her lover Tilak, frustrates him but he decides to wait for her. Eventually when Kavitha consents to marriage, Tilak springs up an unpleasant surprise.

A young man and an older woman fall in love and decide to marry. However, their lives become more complicated when he learns that his father is in love with the same woman's daughter.

Somanna, an aspiring actor who works as a waiter gets a break in the film industry with the help of his friend. However, stardom takes away his happiness, forcing him to take a tough decision.

Somanna, an aspiring actor who works as a waiter gets a break in the film industry with the help of his friend. However, stardom takes away his happiness, forcing him to take a tough decision.