Search results for "K. Balachander"
HQ Iru Kodugal 1969

Iru Kodugal 1969

Iru Kodugal 1969
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IMDb: 7.4
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Gopinath (Gemini Ganesan) falls in love with Janaki (Sowcar Janaki) and they get married in Kasi. The marriage is not accepted by Gopinath’s mother and the couple gets separated. Janaki is pregnant and her father (V. S. Raghavan), realising that no man will marry Janaki a second time, decides to make her a collector. Gopinath meanwhile had moved to South India, where he later married Jaya (Jayanthi) by hiding his previous marriage. They live a happy life with their three children and Jaya’s father. Gopinath works as a clerk in the collector’s office. A new collector arrives at the office, and it turns out to be Janaki. They tend to work together, until one of the employees in Janaki’s office, Babu (Nagesh), spreads a rumour stating that there is an affair between Janaki and Gopinath. This rumour reaches Jaya and she is completely disturbed. Jaya discovers the secret of Gopinath’s affair with Janaki. Meanwhile, the sons of both Janaki and Jaya, Ramu and Prabhakar drowned in water and have been admitted to Hospital. Somehow Jaya manages the disturbance of the secret and accepts Janaki as her sister. But Ramu dies in hospital while Prabhakar survives. Jaya gives Janaki her son as a gift. Janaki and Prabhakar leave for abroad as Janaki got her duty abroad.

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Genre: Drama
HQ Sindhu Bhairavi 1985

Sindhu Bhairavi 1985

Sindhu Bhairavi 1985
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IMDb: 7.2
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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.

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Genre: Drama
HQ Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal 1989

Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal 1989

Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal 1989
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IMDb: 7.0
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A singer (Bharathi) who is tricked into marriage by his mother-in-law, his wife (Gowri )is enormously possessive about his fame and his female fans. One day they encounter into a fight and he decides escape from home. On the way he meets someone in the bus who is also running from her life as a dancer because her husband forcefully lets her to prostitution. They both experience some random incidents together and meet an one old couple, who are still very much enjoying love and life. Eventually the old couple dies, and by watching the couple they fall in love themselves. Then Bharathi get a prank call from his PA that Gowri is ill so he returns back to home town with Jyothi. Gowri finds him with another woman and gets furious. She files for a divorce, informs media about Jyothi. Jyothi’s husband gets this news comes to find Jyothi. One thing led to another Gowri finally become mentally unstable because of her own decisions. Bharathi visits her in the mental hospital with Jyothi. Jyothi then understands that Gowri really needs Bharathi and they belong to each other, Jyothi leaves Bharathi with her. Jyothi’s husband becomes a cripple and understands his mistakes, reunites with jyothi in the end.

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
HQ Thillu Mullu 1981

Thillu Mullu 1981

Thillu Mullu 1981
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IMDb: 8.6
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Chandran , a young man fools his boss and attempts to woo his boss’ daughter.

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Genre: Comedy
HQ Vaaname Ellai 1992

Vaaname Ellai 1992

Vaaname Ellai 1992
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IMDb: 6.8
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Five young people decide that life is not worth living anymore for various reasons.
Anand Babu, the son of a judge is an idealist and never suspects that the many gifts that are showered upon him by his father were things received as bribes. One day he shoots a video song about corruption in the society dressed as a robot. Seeing this, his friend remarks that his own father is very corrupt. The angered Anand Babu beats up his friend and challenges him that if that were true, he would commit suicide out of shame. Back at home, he sees his father taking a large amount of money as bribe for a lawsuit. The shocked Anand Babu argues with his father over his corrupt practices. His mother budges in and starts justifying corruption which has brought the family luxuries like the bungalow, car and Anand’s Yamaha bike. Besides, a large amount of money is needed for the marriage dowry of their two daughters (Anand’s sisters). Anand is unable to bear this and immediately sets fire to his new Yamaha bike. He leaves home.

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Genre: Drama
HQ Parthale Paravasam 2001

Parthale Paravasam 2001

Parthale Paravasam 2001
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IMDb: 5.6
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Madhava (Madhavan) is a doctor, and a single appearance has made him the heartthrob of thousands of girls. He marries Simi (Simran), but a revelation about his past separates them and takes them as far as divorce. They remain friends though, even going so far as to fix up each other’s second marriages. Simi decides to get Madhava married to Chella (Sneha), a nurse at his hospital, while he tries to fix up her marriage with a dancer Azhagu (Lawrence Raghavendra). Madhava and Chella’s wedding and Simi and Azhagu’s wedding are on the same date. Azhagu then marries his cousin due to his father’s greed for wealth. Chella’s parents find out about Madhava’s past and call off the wedding. In the end, Madhava and Simi remarry. Chella marries Kumaran (Vivek), Madhava’s colleague, who was interested in her ever since he became Madhava’s understudy in the hospital.

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Genre: Comedy
HQ Duet 1994

Duet 1994

Duet 1994
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IMDb: 6.6
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In a bridge across a sea, saxophone music is heard which is played by Guna (Prabhu). He recollects about the tragedy which happened two years back in his life.
Guna and Siva (Ramesh Aravind) are two brothers who own an orchestra and are very popular with their performances. Both are very affectionate towards each other. Both of them look for their love and eventually find one. The girl whom Siva chose accepted his love, while the girl chose by Guna insults him of his fat size, which hurts him. Siva’s love fails and he is heartbroken. To console him, Guna shifts to city with Siva and his sister. Guna’s father had an illegal affair with a woman named Sitamma during their childhood, and on his deathbed, his father gets a promise from Guna that he should accommodate her with them as she does not have any relation. Guna, who lost his mother invites her to live with them. Sitamma accepts on condition that nobody in the family should know how she is related to them and also she should be introduced as a cook. Unwillingly, Guna accepts that. Guna, being a saxophone player, music director and lyricist, and Siva as a singer flourish in their career. Sitamma finds that Guna is a very affectionate person and Siva is a very sensitive person who cannot bear any downfalls in life even to a little extent.

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Genre: Musical
HQ Velli Vizha 1972

Velli Vizha 1972

Velli Vizha 1972
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IMDb: 7.0
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Bala (Gemini Ganesan) and Bhanu (Jayanthi) are a happily married couple. Everything seems fine till Sheela (Vanisri) enters their lives. Bala is a tennis champion and Sheela claims to be his fan. The family members raise objection to this liaison but Bhanu trusts her husband blindly. Bala takes undue advantage of this trust and continues to meet Sheela on the sly till one day Bhanu stumbles upon the truth. This breach of trust breaks Bhanu which eventually leads to her death. An unrepentant Bala takes this as an opportunity and proposes to marry Sheela. His mother is shattered but gives in to his demands. An elated Bala rushes to Sheela only to find her missing! Was it poetic justice?

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
HQ Ninaithale Inikkum 1979

Ninaithale Inikkum 1979

Ninaithale Inikkum 1979
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IMDb: 7.0
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The film follows lead actor Kamal Hassan who plays a singer and his band on a tour to Singapore. Over there Kamal meets his love interest (played by Jayaprada). Kamal immediately is attracted and begin to spend more time with her. He also notices that something peculiar and fishy surrounds her life. Meanwhile, Rajnikanth receives a tape containing a love message for him from one of his fans who doesn’t reveal her identity. Rajnikanth is in search for her and eventually locate her only to find that she is mentally unstable and often sends these type of messages to famous celebrity. Kamal on the other hand learns that Jayaprada suffers from cancer and is counting her days. Jayaprada profess to Kamal that she wants to perform on stage with his troop in her final days. The film ends on a tragic note with Jayaprada demise.

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Genre: Musical, Romance
HQ Punnagai Mannan 1996

Punnagai Mannan 1996

Punnagai Mannan 1996
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IMDb: 7.9
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Sethu and Ranjini are lovers who attempt suicide but Sethu survives and gets sent to prison for a year. Upon his release, he becomes a dance instructor where a student, Malini, falls in love with him.

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
HQ Manmatha Leelai 1976

Manmatha Leelai 1976

Manmatha Leelai 1976
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IMDb: 7.5
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It is about a married man involving in romantic escapades outside marriage and learns his mistakes in the end.

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HQ Agni Sakshi 1982

Agni Sakshi 1982

Agni Sakshi 1982
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IMDb: 7.2
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Loving husband trying to save his wife from the imaginary cage she has locked herself up in.

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Genre: Drama
HQ Bama Vijayam 1967

Bama Vijayam 1967

Bama Vijayam 1967
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IMDb: N/A
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A joint-family comprising three sons, their wives and children live peacefully, till a glamourous actress moves in next door as their neighbour. The wives go out of their way to please her.

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Genre: Comedy
HQ Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu 1980

Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu 1980

Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu 1980
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IMDb: 8.3
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Rangan, an unemployed man, follows stringent principles which make it difficult for him to cope with the corrupt world around him. Resultantly, he struggles to land a job and lives in poverty.

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Genre: Drama