Nandini Bhaktavatsala
Ruby Myers
Ismat Chugtai
GN Lakshmipathy
Awtar Krishna Kaul
Jagat Murari
Soumendu Roy
Mrinal Sen
PN Menon
Apurba Kishore Bir
Mani Kaul
Kaifi Azmi
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
M. S. Sathyu
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Satyajit Ray
P. J. Antony
Girish Karnad
K J Yesudas
Kasinadhuni Viswanath
1. Nandini Bhaktavatsala
Nandini Bhaktavatsala is an Indian film actress who worked for the Kannada film industry. She was born in Tellicherry, Madras Presidency, and was graduated from Mount Carmel College and Maharani College of Mysore. Nandini was married to the President of Karnataka Film Chamber and popular film producer Moola Bhaktavatsala. Her Kannada film Kaadu was released in 1973 and was much loved and liked by the audience. She also won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the movie Kaadu.
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Nandini Bhaktavatsala is an Indian film actress who worked for the Kannada film industry. She was born in Tellicherry, Madras Presidency, and was graduated from Mount Carmel College and Maharani College of Mysore. Nandini was married to the President of Karnataka Film Chamber and popular film producer Moola Bhaktavatsala. Her Kannada film Kaadu was released in 1973 and was much loved and liked by the audience. She also won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the movie Kaadu.
...2. Ruby Myers
Ruby Myers, whose stage name was Sulochana, was an Indian film actress. She worked in silent films in the Bollywood Film Industry. She has Jewish ancestry and has descended from the community of the Baghdadi Jews in India. She was born in 1907, in Pune, Bombay Presidency, under British India.
She died on the 10th of October 1983 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Myers was a highly paid actress of the silent film era. She was wildly successful despite her background. She was not born with the looks of a movie-star. She was working as a telephone operator when the head of Kohinoor Film Company offered her to work as an actress. Initially, she had turned him down as the society then still did not consider acting as a very respectable job and certainly not for a lady.
On Mohan Bhavani’s persistence, the head of the Kohin...
Ruby Myers, whose stage name was Sulochana, was an Indian film actress. She worked in silent films in the Bollywood Film Industry. She has Jewish ancestry and has descended from the community of the Baghdadi Jews in India. She was born in 1907, in Pune, Bombay Presidency, under British India.
She died on the 10th of October 1983 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Myers was a highly paid actress of the silent film era. She was wildly successful despite her background. She was not born with the looks of a movie-star. She was working as a telephone operator when the head of Kohinoor Film Company offered her to work as an actress. Initially, she had turned him down as the society then still did not consider acting as a very respectable job and certainly not for a lady.
On Mohan Bhavani’s persistence, the head of the Kohin...
Date of Death:
10-10-1983
Gender:
Female
3. Ismat Chugtai
Ismat Chugtai was born in Uttar Pradesh, India on 15th August 1915. She was a writer by profession and is well known for her command over the Urdu language. Her father was a civil servant in Jodhpur. She received her education from Women’s College of Aligarh Muslim University and went on to complete her B.Ed. and B.A. She was the 9th kid in her family, and most of her sisters got married very early, so she spent most of her childhood with her brothers with whom she interacted and gave them credit for the openness in her writings and her different thinking.
Ismat did not follow the norms of the society; she believed in what she did. Her works reflect the social practices in India during that period specifying the caste and religious discrimination. She believed not only in the Muslim community but als...
Ismat Chugtai was born in Uttar Pradesh, India on 15th August 1915. She was a writer by profession and is well known for her command over the Urdu language. Her father was a civil servant in Jodhpur. She received her education from Women’s College of Aligarh Muslim University and went on to complete her B.Ed. and B.A. She was the 9th kid in her family, and most of her sisters got married very early, so she spent most of her childhood with her brothers with whom she interacted and gave them credit for the openness in her writings and her different thinking.
Ismat did not follow the norms of the society; she believed in what she did. Her works reflect the social practices in India during that period specifying the caste and religious discrimination. She believed not only in the Muslim community but als...
Date of Death:
24-10-1991
Age:
108
Gender:
Female
Date of Death:
24-10-1991
Age:
108
Gender:
Female
4. GN Lakshmipathy
GN Lakshmipathy was born in 1915 at Gubbi in Tumakuru District, Karnataka, India. He worked as a movie Producer within the Indian movie industry, preponderantly in Kanarese movie industry. He has worked in several nice films. A number of his works include ‘Uyyale Free’ in 1969, ‘Devara Makkalu’ in 1970, ‘Kaadu’ in 1973, ‘Chitegu Chinte’ in 1974, ‘Ondanondu Kalladali’ in 1978, ‘Nentaro Gantu Kallaro’ in 1979, and a lot of others.
He was conjointly honored with the Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award in 2017. He started his career by creating unforgettable films. His films weren't solely screened in Karnataka but were released in international film festivals as well.. He died in 2019 and was a 104 years old.
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GN Lakshmipathy was born in 1915 at Gubbi in Tumakuru District, Karnataka, India. He worked as a movie Producer within the Indian movie industry, preponderantly in Kanarese movie industry. He has worked in several nice films. A number of his works include ‘Uyyale Free’ in 1969, ‘Devara Makkalu’ in 1970, ‘Kaadu’ in 1973, ‘Chitegu Chinte’ in 1974, ‘Ondanondu Kalladali’ in 1978, ‘Nentaro Gantu Kallaro’ in 1979, and a lot of others.
He was conjointly honored with the Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award in 2017. He started his career by creating unforgettable films. His films weren't solely screened in Karnataka but were released in international film festivals as well.. He died in 2019 and was a 104 years old.
... Date of Death:
16-05-2019
Age:
108
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
16-05-2019
Age:
108
Gender:
Male
5. Awtar Krishna Kaul
Awtar Krishna Kaul was an Indian director. He was born on 27 September 1939, Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir. He graduated from Punjab University in the early 60s and then left for the USA and enrolled himself at the Institute of Film and Television Technology. Kaul made three short films as a part of the curriculum and won his first-ever award – the Best Auteur of Documentary Films for The Golden Year. He took up a copyholder job with Associated Press to financially support himself when he was in America. In the USA, he got married to an American lady, Anne. After completing his graduation, he returned to Bombay to make his first feature film.
Kaul got an opportunity to work as an assistant director to filmmaker James Ivory in 1970. The Film Finance Corporation, a government financing body, had started extending l...
Awtar Krishna Kaul was an Indian director. He was born on 27 September 1939, Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir. He graduated from Punjab University in the early 60s and then left for the USA and enrolled himself at the Institute of Film and Television Technology. Kaul made three short films as a part of the curriculum and won his first-ever award – the Best Auteur of Documentary Films for The Golden Year. He took up a copyholder job with Associated Press to financially support himself when he was in America. In the USA, he got married to an American lady, Anne. After completing his graduation, he returned to Bombay to make his first feature film.
Kaul got an opportunity to work as an assistant director to filmmaker James Ivory in 1970. The Film Finance Corporation, a government financing body, had started extending l...
Age:
84
Gender:
Male
6. Jagat Murari
Jagat Murari was a very well-known Indian Film director and producer. He was born on 5th October 1924 in Patna, Bihar. He died at the age of 85 on 13th April 2007 after battling cancer. He won the best experimental film award (1973), all India Certificate of Merit for the Best Documentary Film (1964), Presidents Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film (1953). He earned a master's in Cinema from The University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He has written and directed about 37 films. He was married to Lakshmi Murari. They have four children. Some of his most notable works are Mahabalipuram, Homi Bhabha, and Lost Child.
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Jagat Murari was a very well-known Indian Film director and producer. He was born on 5th October 1924 in Patna, Bihar. He died at the age of 85 on 13th April 2007 after battling cancer. He won the best experimental film award (1973), all India Certificate of Merit for the Best Documentary Film (1964), Presidents Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film (1953). He earned a master's in Cinema from The University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He has written and directed about 37 films. He was married to Lakshmi Murari. They have four children. Some of his most notable works are Mahabalipuram, Homi Bhabha, and Lost Child.
... Date of Death:
13-04-2007
Age:
99
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
13-04-2007
Age:
99
Gender:
Male
7. Soumendu Roy
Soumendu Roy is one of the most prominent and profitable cinematographers in India. Soumendu was born on 7 February 1933. He began his career in cinematography in 1960. Soumendu amazed everyone with his excellent cinematography skills. A few of his works are Rabindranath Tagore, Teen Kanya, Palatka, Abhijaan, Mahapurush, Kapurush, Balika Badhu, Badhubaran, Kuheli, Pratidwandi, Aranyer Din Ratri, Sikkim, The Inner Eye, Sonar Kella, Bala, Agun, Debata, Will To Live, and the list continues.
Although all his works are good, some were extraordinarily great, like Teen Kanya and Rabindranath Tagore. Soumendu’s contribution to Indian cinema was a lot left unrecognized. Concerning his work, he was awarded Best Cinematographer thrice. He also won Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography for Suchitra Mitra, a documentary film. A do...
Soumendu Roy is one of the most prominent and profitable cinematographers in India. Soumendu was born on 7 February 1933. He began his career in cinematography in 1960. Soumendu amazed everyone with his excellent cinematography skills. A few of his works are Rabindranath Tagore, Teen Kanya, Palatka, Abhijaan, Mahapurush, Kapurush, Balika Badhu, Badhubaran, Kuheli, Pratidwandi, Aranyer Din Ratri, Sikkim, The Inner Eye, Sonar Kella, Bala, Agun, Debata, Will To Live, and the list continues.
Although all his works are good, some were extraordinarily great, like Teen Kanya and Rabindranath Tagore. Soumendu’s contribution to Indian cinema was a lot left unrecognized. Concerning his work, he was awarded Best Cinematographer thrice. He also won Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography for Suchitra Mitra, a documentary film. A do...
Date of Death:
27-09-2023
Age:
91
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
27-09-2023
Age:
91
Gender:
Male
8. Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen was a renowned and highly skilled Indian film director. Mrinal was born on 14 May 1923 in Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (currently in Bangladesh). Sen has directed various famous films like Raat Bhore, Neel Akasher Neechey, Baishey Shravana, Maitra Manisha, Ek Adhuri Kahani, Calcutta 71, Chorus, Mrigayaa, Kharij, Genesis, Antares, and the list continues. His core focus was on Hindi and Bengali films. Mrinal’s direction positively influenced the whole Indian cinema. He was the only director in India (along with Satyajit Ray) whose films received awards at the three biggest film festivals, Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Berlin Film Festival.
Mrinal’s priceless involvement led him to win India's two most prominent awards, ‘Padma Bhushan Award’ in 1983 and Da...
Mrinal Sen was a renowned and highly skilled Indian film director. Mrinal was born on 14 May 1923 in Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (currently in Bangladesh). Sen has directed various famous films like Raat Bhore, Neel Akasher Neechey, Baishey Shravana, Maitra Manisha, Ek Adhuri Kahani, Calcutta 71, Chorus, Mrigayaa, Kharij, Genesis, Antares, and the list continues. His core focus was on Hindi and Bengali films. Mrinal’s direction positively influenced the whole Indian cinema. He was the only director in India (along with Satyajit Ray) whose films received awards at the three biggest film festivals, Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Berlin Film Festival.
Mrinal’s priceless involvement led him to win India's two most prominent awards, ‘Padma Bhushan Award’ in 1983 and Da...
Date of Death:
30-12-2018
Age:
100
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
30-12-2018
Age:
100
Gender:
Male
9. PN Menon
Palissery Narayanankutty Menon, famously known as P.N. Menon, was an Indian film director and an Art Director, mainly in the Malayalam film industry. Besides, director Menon is also known for designing promotional posters.
He was born in Vadakkancherry, Kerala, in 1928. He completed his schooling at the School of Art in Chennai, Thrissur. Arriving in Chennai at the age of 20 with no job - life was challenging for him in the initial phase. He did not find a job in Chennai and thus traveled to Salem, where he worked as a production boy in a studio. However, he had to go back to Chennai after two and a half years as the studio he was working for shut down. In Chennai, he started doing sketches, painting, and designing magazine covers. He also got an opportunity to work for Nagi Reddy’s Magazine cover. Impressed by his talent...
Palissery Narayanankutty Menon, famously known as P.N. Menon, was an Indian film director and an Art Director, mainly in the Malayalam film industry. Besides, director Menon is also known for designing promotional posters.
He was born in Vadakkancherry, Kerala, in 1928. He completed his schooling at the School of Art in Chennai, Thrissur. Arriving in Chennai at the age of 20 with no job - life was challenging for him in the initial phase. He did not find a job in Chennai and thus traveled to Salem, where he worked as a production boy in a studio. However, he had to go back to Chennai after two and a half years as the studio he was working for shut down. In Chennai, he started doing sketches, painting, and designing magazine covers. He also got an opportunity to work for Nagi Reddy’s Magazine cover. Impressed by his talent...
Date of Death:
09-09-2008
Age:
98
Gender:
Male
10. Apurba Kishore Bir
Apurba Kishore Bir is an Indian-Director. He is a Screenwriter and cinematographer too. He was born in the year 1948. He is born and brought up in Odisha. He is highly passionate about painting. He completed his graduation from the Film and Television Institute of India with a specialization in Motion-Pictures and Graphics. Some of the movies in which he had worked include 27 Down, which released in the year 1973, Gharonda, which released in the year 1977, Godhuli which released in the year 1977, Ondanondu Kaladalli, which released in the year 1978, Khatta Meetha, which released in the year 1979. Dooriyaan, which released in the year 1979, Humari Bahu Alka which released in the year 1982 and Gandhi which released in the year 1982.
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Apurba Kishore Bir is an Indian-Director. He is a Screenwriter and cinematographer too. He was born in the year 1948. He is born and brought up in Odisha. He is highly passionate about painting. He completed his graduation from the Film and Television Institute of India with a specialization in Motion-Pictures and Graphics. Some of the movies in which he had worked include 27 Down, which released in the year 1973, Gharonda, which released in the year 1977, Godhuli which released in the year 1977, Ondanondu Kaladalli, which released in the year 1978, Khatta Meetha, which released in the year 1979. Dooriyaan, which released in the year 1979, Humari Bahu Alka which released in the year 1982 and Gandhi which released in the year 1982.
... Date of Birth:
1948
Gender:
Male
11. Mani Kaul
Mani Kaul undoubtedly was one of the greatest directors of Hindi cinema. He was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and his real name was Rabindranath Kaul. He was from a Kashmiri Pandit family. Kaul initially joined FTII, Pune as an acting student but later on shifted to the direction course. There, his teacher was a renowned film director, Ritwik Ghatak.
He graduated in the year 1966. Mani was the nephew of Mahesh Kaul, who was an actor as well as director in the industry. He had directed films like Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968), in which Raj Kapoor was the lead actor. Kaul had the skill of filmmaking in his blood. Mani Kaul’s first film brought a new wave in the Bollywood and began a new trend. Kaul’s first film “Uski Roti’ (1969) came up to be the game and ...
Mani Kaul undoubtedly was one of the greatest directors of Hindi cinema. He was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and his real name was Rabindranath Kaul. He was from a Kashmiri Pandit family. Kaul initially joined FTII, Pune as an acting student but later on shifted to the direction course. There, his teacher was a renowned film director, Ritwik Ghatak.
He graduated in the year 1966. Mani was the nephew of Mahesh Kaul, who was an actor as well as director in the industry. He had directed films like Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968), in which Raj Kapoor was the lead actor. Kaul had the skill of filmmaking in his blood. Mani Kaul’s first film brought a new wave in the Bollywood and began a new trend. Kaul’s first film “Uski Roti’ (1969) came up to be the game and ...
Date of Death:
06-07-2011
Age:
79
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
06-07-2011
Age:
79
Gender:
Male
12. Kaifi Azmi
Kaifi Azmi is born as Sayyid Akhtar Hussein Rizvi. He is a famous poet, songwriter, and lyricist. He was born on January 14, and the year 1919. He was born in Azamgarh district of United Province (British India), now Uttar Pradesh, India. His wife's name is ShaukatKaifi. They have two children. They have a daughter and a son.
His son name is Baba Azmi, who is an Indian cinematographer. His daughter name is Shabana Azmi, who is an Indian actor for television, movie, And Theater. Kaifi was born in a Shia Muslim family in the village name as Mizwaa. Kaifi is a famous Urdu poet. He has combined the Urdu Literature with the Indian motion pictures. He also joins the Mushairas.
He has participated in the mushairas with the PirzadaQasim, Jon Elia. He has well established himself for the poetry, literature, ...
Kaifi Azmi is born as Sayyid Akhtar Hussein Rizvi. He is a famous poet, songwriter, and lyricist. He was born on January 14, and the year 1919. He was born in Azamgarh district of United Province (British India), now Uttar Pradesh, India. His wife's name is ShaukatKaifi. They have two children. They have a daughter and a son.
His son name is Baba Azmi, who is an Indian cinematographer. His daughter name is Shabana Azmi, who is an Indian actor for television, movie, And Theater. Kaifi was born in a Shia Muslim family in the village name as Mizwaa. Kaifi is a famous Urdu poet. He has combined the Urdu Literature with the Indian motion pictures. He also joins the Mushairas.
He has participated in the mushairas with the PirzadaQasim, Jon Elia. He has well established himself for the poetry, literature, ...
Date of Death:
10-05-2002
Age:
105
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
10-05-2002
Age:
105
Gender:
Male
13. Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao has born on 21st September 1931 in Gudur, Andhra Pradesh, and his current residence is in Chennai. By birth he belongs to Indian nationality. Srinivasa’s occupation is of a producer, writer, composer, director, and lyricist. Srinivasa had worked in different languages like in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu. Rao had directed nearly sixty films in various languages and has won many awards from cinema industries. Rao is honored in national film awards two times; he has got six Nandi awards from six different states, and Rao was credited with three South Indian Filmfare awards and three Karnataka film awards.
His first award-winning movie is ‘Samskara’ which had released in Kannada language and had won the National Film award, besides that the movie has got Bro...
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao has born on 21st September 1931 in Gudur, Andhra Pradesh, and his current residence is in Chennai. By birth he belongs to Indian nationality. Srinivasa’s occupation is of a producer, writer, composer, director, and lyricist. Srinivasa had worked in different languages like in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu. Rao had directed nearly sixty films in various languages and has won many awards from cinema industries. Rao is honored in national film awards two times; he has got six Nandi awards from six different states, and Rao was credited with three South Indian Filmfare awards and three Karnataka film awards.
His first award-winning movie is ‘Samskara’ which had released in Kannada language and had won the National Film award, besides that the movie has got Bro...
Age:
92
Gender:
Male
14. M. S. Sathyu
Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu is a prolific film director, art director and stage manager who is known best for his debut as a film director in Garam Hawa. He was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri in 1975. Born in Mysore in India, on July 6, 1930, he is also well-known for his collaboration with Google for the reunion ad series, which went socially viral. MS Sathyu is married to actress, Shama Zaidi.
His daughter, Seema Sathyu is an actress, painter. MS Sathyu was a political enthusiast right from his early years and even took part in a congress movement back in Mysore, which stems his interest in politics, clearly shown by the nature of his films. His early interests include painting, yet he was unable to pursue that further and took up Bachelor of Science course in Bangalore.
Swayed by his keen interest design he left his ...
Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu is a prolific film director, art director and stage manager who is known best for his debut as a film director in Garam Hawa. He was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri in 1975. Born in Mysore in India, on July 6, 1930, he is also well-known for his collaboration with Google for the reunion ad series, which went socially viral. MS Sathyu is married to actress, Shama Zaidi.
His daughter, Seema Sathyu is an actress, painter. MS Sathyu was a political enthusiast right from his early years and even took part in a congress movement back in Mysore, which stems his interest in politics, clearly shown by the nature of his films. His early interests include painting, yet he was unable to pursue that further and took up Bachelor of Science course in Bangalore.
Swayed by his keen interest design he left his ...
Age:
93
Gender:
Male
15. M. T. Vasudevan Nair
M T Vasudevan Nair is a renowned writer and director. He is famous for Kadavu, Oru Vadakkan Veergatha, and several other movies. He has written about 54 screenplays for movies and did direction for about seven movies. He has been rewarded by several awards for his direction, screenplay and for his novels.
Nair was born on 9 August 1933, in a small village of Kudallur in Kerala. Vasudevan won his first award at the age of 20 when he wrote a short story in Malayalam for Best Short Story Writing Competition held by The New York Herald Tribune in 1953.
Nair penned down his first novel Naalukettu in 1958 and won the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. Since then he has written about eight novels, eighteen short stories, three children literature, two plays, three essays and three travelogues. He is hon...
M T Vasudevan Nair is a renowned writer and director. He is famous for Kadavu, Oru Vadakkan Veergatha, and several other movies. He has written about 54 screenplays for movies and did direction for about seven movies. He has been rewarded by several awards for his direction, screenplay and for his novels.
Nair was born on 9 August 1933, in a small village of Kudallur in Kerala. Vasudevan won his first award at the age of 20 when he wrote a short story in Malayalam for Best Short Story Writing Competition held by The New York Herald Tribune in 1953.
Nair penned down his first novel Naalukettu in 1958 and won the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. Since then he has written about eight novels, eighteen short stories, three children literature, two plays, three essays and three travelogues. He is hon...
Age:
90
Gender:
Male
Age:
90
Gender:
Male
16. Satyajit Ray
Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Even today not much is known about this extraordinary filmmaker. But people still have a passion for doing research upon his classic films as he is an extraordinary filmmaker. Satyajit Ray was India’s first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Academy Award (Honorary Oscar) in 1992. He is also a recipient of the honorary doctorate by Oxford University ( after actor Chaplin). The government of India has awarded him ‘Padma Bhushan(1965) and  Dadasaheb Phalke Award(1985) and the highest civilian honour’Bharat Ratna’(1992) too. In 1992, he was even posthumously awarded the Akira Kurosawa Award for Lifetime Achievement in directing at the San Francisco International Film Festival. The director was chosen once...
Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Even today not much is known about this extraordinary filmmaker. But people still have a passion for doing research upon his classic films as he is an extraordinary filmmaker. Satyajit Ray was India’s first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Academy Award (Honorary Oscar) in 1992. He is also a recipient of the honorary doctorate by Oxford University ( after actor Chaplin). The government of India has awarded him ‘Padma Bhushan(1965) and  Dadasaheb Phalke Award(1985) and the highest civilian honour’Bharat Ratna’(1992) too. In 1992, he was even posthumously awarded the Akira Kurosawa Award for Lifetime Achievement in directing at the San Francisco International Film Festival. The director was chosen once...
Date of Death:
23-04-1992
Age:
103
Gender:
Male
17. P. J. Antony
P J Antony was an Indian soap and film actor, vastly appreciated for his performance in the 1973 movie Nirmalyam, where he acted as a medium between a goddess and her worshipers, for which he also won the Bharath Award(now National Film Award for Best Actor). The movie won him a lot of appreciation and established him among the greats of Malayalam Film Industry. However, the role was not initially offered to him, as it was a veteran actor who declined this offer and proposed the name of P.J.Antony.
He established the Pratibha Theatres and P.J.Theatres in the city of Kochi. Both these theatres are still active. Before his ventures in the field of acting, he served in the Royal Navy in his early twenties, as the Second World War was enraged. After the end of War he got an ...
P J Antony was an Indian soap and film actor, vastly appreciated for his performance in the 1973 movie Nirmalyam, where he acted as a medium between a goddess and her worshipers, for which he also won the Bharath Award(now National Film Award for Best Actor). The movie won him a lot of appreciation and established him among the greats of Malayalam Film Industry. However, the role was not initially offered to him, as it was a veteran actor who declined this offer and proposed the name of P.J.Antony.
He established the Pratibha Theatres and P.J.Theatres in the city of Kochi. Both these theatres are still active. Before his ventures in the field of acting, he served in the Royal Navy in his early twenties, as the Second World War was enraged. After the end of War he got an ...
Date of Death:
14-03-1979
Gender:
Male
18. Girish Karnad
Born on 19th May 1938, Girish Raghunath Karnad is a multi-faceted artiste; he is not only an actor, but also a writer, director and playwright. He has mainly worked in South Indian films. He was awarded the Jnanpith Award during 1998; this award is the highest literary recognition in India. Girish Karnad has been working on plays for around 40 years. His subject of interest is mythology and history. He has also done translation of his plays into English language. Moreover, his translated plays in regional languages were directed by many directors.Â
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During the 60s Karnad was an outstanding playwright and Kannada world witnessed Modern Indian playwrighting through him. Kannada literature was carried away by the Western literature during the time when Karnad stepped into writing plays. Here, then Karn...
Born on 19th May 1938, Girish Raghunath Karnad is a multi-faceted artiste; he is not only an actor, but also a writer, director and playwright. He has mainly worked in South Indian films. He was awarded the Jnanpith Award during 1998; this award is the highest literary recognition in India. Girish Karnad has been working on plays for around 40 years. His subject of interest is mythology and history. He has also done translation of his plays into English language. Moreover, his translated plays in regional languages were directed by many directors.Â
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During the 60s Karnad was an outstanding playwright and Kannada world witnessed Modern Indian playwrighting through him. Kannada literature was carried away by the Western literature during the time when Karnad stepped into writing plays. Here, then Karn...
Date of Death:
10-06-2019
Age:
85
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
10-06-2019
Age:
85
Gender:
Male
19. K J Yesudas
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas shortly called as K J Yesudas is an exceptional Carnatic singer and playback singer in Indian Cinema. Born on Jan 10 in 1940, he is fondly called as Gana Gandharvan and Dasettan. He has set a record of recording more than 60,000 songs. He is born in a Roman Catholic family, in Kochi. His father was a great classical Malayalam musician. His first song was Jaathi Bhedam Matha Dwesham (music: M B Sreenivasan) recorded on 14 November 1961. This song is so close to Yesudas, that he signs it even today very often in any of the concerts. His journey started with this song. He got his first hit through a movie Bharya under the music direction of G. Devarajan. He made huge hit songs in Tamil and Telugu film industries as well. His first song in Tamil was in a film Bomm...
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas shortly called as K J Yesudas is an exceptional Carnatic singer and playback singer in Indian Cinema. Born on Jan 10 in 1940, he is fondly called as Gana Gandharvan and Dasettan. He has set a record of recording more than 60,000 songs. He is born in a Roman Catholic family, in Kochi. His father was a great classical Malayalam musician. His first song was Jaathi Bhedam Matha Dwesham (music: M B Sreenivasan) recorded on 14 November 1961. This song is so close to Yesudas, that he signs it even today very often in any of the concerts. His journey started with this song. He got his first hit through a movie Bharya under the music direction of G. Devarajan. He made huge hit songs in Tamil and Telugu film industries as well. His first song in Tamil was in a film Bomm...
Age:
84
Gender:
Male
Age:
84
Gender:
Male
20. Kasinadhuni Viswanath
Kasinadhuni Viswanath is a famous south Indian film actor, writer, director. He is from Repalle, Andhra Pradesh. Kasinathuni Viswanath’s father’s name was Subrahmanyam and mother’s name was saraswathamma. He married Jaya lakshmi and he has 3 children and their names are Ravindhranath, Nagendhranath and Padhmavathi. And he has 4 grand children: pranav, hema, swarna, and naren. His mother tongue is Telugu and he can speak Telugu, Tamil, and English. He is having 57 years of working experience in film industry. He got many awards like Nandi awards, National-film awards, Filmfare awards, etc. He did many hit films like shankara baranam, sagara sangamam, etc. He had done many bollywood films like sargam, sanjog, eeshwar, sangeet, etc. He started his career as a technician at Chennai. After that he worked a...
Kasinadhuni Viswanath is a famous south Indian film actor, writer, director. He is from Repalle, Andhra Pradesh. Kasinathuni Viswanath’s father’s name was Subrahmanyam and mother’s name was saraswathamma. He married Jaya lakshmi and he has 3 children and their names are Ravindhranath, Nagendhranath and Padhmavathi. And he has 4 grand children: pranav, hema, swarna, and naren. His mother tongue is Telugu and he can speak Telugu, Tamil, and English. He is having 57 years of working experience in film industry. He got many awards like Nandi awards, National-film awards, Filmfare awards, etc. He did many hit films like shankara baranam, sagara sangamam, etc. He had done many bollywood films like sargam, sanjog, eeshwar, sangeet, etc. He started his career as a technician at Chennai. After that he worked a...
Date of Death:
02-02-2023
Age:
94
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
02-02-2023
Age:
94
Gender:
Male
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