As popularly known, The Nightingale of South, S. Janaki was born as Sishtla Sreeramamurthy on 23rd April 1938 in Repalle, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. Her childhood love for music turned out to be her talent, and she started performing at a tender age of three. Her voice is compared to Lata Mangeshkar, and Janaki has a large fan following because of...
This versatile actress was born on the 17th of October in the year 1955, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was a very prominent actress and a news reader. She got lots of fan followers and made a huge impact as far as her acting was concerned. She was known for her splendid acting and sensible portrayal of the character that she...
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Tapan Sinha, one of the foremost Indian directors of his time was born on 2nd October 1924 and died on 15th January. 2009.He formed the legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, and Mrinal Sen. Being primarily a Bengali filmmaker, he worked in both Hindi Cinema and Bengali Cinema, making films including Kabuli Wala, Louha Kapat, Sagina Mahato, Apanjan,Kshudhita Pashan,...
Sadanand Suvarna is a Producer, Actor, and Director in the Kannada film industry. He is known for the movies Tabarana Kathe (1988), Ghatashraddha (1977), and Kraurya (1996). He won the National Award in the year 1977. We hope you like this article and would love to read your opinion and feedback....
Gurudutt Shirali was a distinguished and skilled editor in India who primarily worked for the Hindi industry. Initially, he worked as Assistant Editor, Sound Editing, and Associate director. Gurudutt surprised everyone with his excellent editing skills. He has done great editing in famous films like Sanam, Sangliana Part III (a cast member), Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaaye, Saudagar, Kaash, Jewel Thief,...
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...
S. P. Ramanathan was a sound engineer in the Indian film industry. He had worked for Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, and Odia movies. Ramanathan graduated in radio engineering in Malaysia. His maternal uncle, who had estates in Malaysia, requested him to take care of his business in Malaysia. But, due to his love for sound design, he refused...
G. Aravindan, full name Govindan Aravindan was an exceptional personality with many talents. Aravindan was a screenplay writer, painter, director, and cartoonist of Indian origin. He was born in Kottayam in present-day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in 1935. He was born to a family of artists, his father being M.N. Govindan Nair – a comedy writer. Aravindan went to University College in...
He is a film editor who has worked in the industry for more than four decades. He was born on February 19, 1932, in a small village of Goa called Pomburpa. He first stepped in Mumbai in 1952 to complete primary education. He believed that Mumbai was the land of his destiny. He started tutorship under the guidance of Editor D....
Nitin Bose is a Director and producer. He is associated with the Hindi Cinema. He was born in Kolkata (The then Calcutta), and India. He was born on April 26 and in the year is 1897. He is also a cinematographer and storywriter by profession. His spouse name is Santi Bose. He did his education from Hindu School, Kolkata, and...
Girish Kasaravalli took birth on December 3, 1950. He is a director of the Kannada Cinema World. He is well known as one of the pioneers of Kollywood. His films like Thaayi Saheba, Tabarana Kathe, Ghatashraddha and Dweepa won the ‘National Award for Best Feature Film’ more than three times. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2011 for his contribution...
Mohammed Rafi is a renowned Indian playback singer who dominated Bollywood for over three decades where no singer could equal his mighty classical voice or even come closer to him in his voice quality; that was appreciated across the globe. He was at the height of his career when actors like Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, and Raj Kapoor ruled the...
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran was born in a Sri Lankan Tamil family on the 20th of May 1939 and passed away on the 13th of February 2014. He was a cinematographer, film editor, director and a screenwriter. He has worked in some Indian film industries but mostly worked in the Tamil film industry. BaluManhendra had developed an interest in photography in...
A versatile personality, also, called often as ‘Theatre Guru’. His works cover mainly Acting, Directing & screenplay writing. He was born in Bilaspur, and then Madhya Pradesh in the year 1936 on 13th of July. With his brilliance in the theatre, he did not just shaped Hindi theatre but also Marathi, Bengali & Kannada theatre. He bagged various prestigious awards...
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...
Shyam Benegal is a renowned Indian director and screenwriter. He created, what is today referred to as ‘middle cinema’. His work has widely received critical acclaim in India as well as in the International Film Circuit. He was born on 14 December 1934 in Secunderabad. He is a cousin of Guru Dutt. His paternal grandmother and Guru Dutt’s maternal grandmother...
Basu Chatterjee is an Indian screenplay writer and director. He was born on 10th January 1930 in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Chatterjee kicked-off his career in Mumbai, then Bombay, by joining the weekly magazine, Blitz. He worked there for 18 years as a cartoonist and an analyst. He changed his career preferences when he joined Basu Bhattacharya as an assistant director for...
Bharath Gopi was the evergreen pride of Malayalam media with his superlative performances which were well rewarded with four national awards, five state awards, six international awards and much more. He was neither handsome nor a grand master of dance and stunt moves or style. But he still carved out his niche in the industry with his unique acting skills...