C. K. Saraswathi
Also Known As: C.K. Saraswathi, C. K. Saraswati
Biography: C. K. Saraswathi is an Indian film actress who featured mainly in Tamil films. She was active in the field from 1945 till 1998. During the early days she featured in character roles and in comedy tracks. Later she became famous for her acting in negative character roles. Due to her physical appearance, she was mostly given the role of a mother in rich families. The more noteworthy character she did was in Thillana Mohanambal as Vadivambal (Vadivu), mother of Mohanambal (featured by Padmini.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Gender: Female
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Uzhaikkum Karangal
Overview: Rangan is a servant at the house of Nagalingam, a rich and ruthless man. While he strives to fight against his employer's misdeeds, the latter's sister falls in love with him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1976-05-23
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Rajapart Rangadurai
Overview: Rangadurai borrows money from Somasundaram to sustain his theatre group during a financial crunch. Enmity arises between the two when Rangadurai marries Somasundaram's daughter against his wishes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1973-12-21
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Manidhanum Dheivamagalam
Overview: Kumaraiya, an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna, faces various conflicts in life after his brother, an atheist, falls in love with the village head's niece.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1975-01-11
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Kadhal Vaaganam
Overview: An undercover agent masquerades as a mysterious man to catch a group of smugglers red-handed and expose their corrupt activities.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1968-10-21
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Kanne Pappa
Overview: The fate of a small child, Lakshmi, changes when she wins a lottery ticket. All her relatives, who were indifferent to her sufferings, change their attitude and shower her with love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1969-06-06
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Vani Rani
Overview: Identical twins Vani and Rani are separated at birth. One is tortured by her abusive aunt while the other grows up as a street performer. However, their lives change forever when they swap places. A remake of 1972 Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta.
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Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1974-04-12
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Samayalkaran
Overview: When a mysterious chef arrives in a problematic household, will he be able to fix the family?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-01
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Navarathinam
Overview: In order to stay away from his mother and her influential demeanor, Thangam, a young and affluent feudal lord, sets off on a quest to avenge his father's death.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1977-03-05
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Thaaye Unakkaga
Overview: 1966 Tamil remake of "Ballad of a Soldier".
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1966-08-26
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Thillana Mohanambal
Overview: A classical bharathanatyam dancer and a nathaswaram player fall in love against the wishes of her family.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1968-07-27
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Vattathukkul Chathuram
Overview: When orphaned Anu decides to help her childhood friend Malathi escape a forced marriage and finance Malathi's education, Anu finds herself making unexpected decisions
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1978-07-14
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Thookku Thookki
Overview: Chitragathan, a young prince, is determined to prove the maxims at a debating society wrong. He undergoes various adventures that makes him realise how much truth these principles hold.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-08-26
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Yaar Nee?
Overview: A doctor , through a series of mysterious and unfortunate incidents, is inclined to believe that in his past life he was in love with a woman and her ghost is now haunting him, wanting to kill him. However, the truth turns out to be much much different than he expected.
Genres: Mystery Drama Horror
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1966-04-14
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Maheswari
Overview: Manickam is wanted by the army of East India Company. He is absconding and takes refuge in the house of Maheswari. Manickam and Maheswari fall in love with each other. Manickam's father Dharmalingam demands a large dowry from Maheswari's mother, Kanthimathi, who somehow manages to give the amount. However, Dharmalingam comes to know that Kanthimathi is ridiculed by the villagers as a woman of loose moral character. So, he sends back Maheswari to her home. Manickam is helpless because he depends on his father for everything.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1955-11-13
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Paadha Kaanikkai
Overview: Paadha Kaanikkai (English: Offering to the feet) is a 1962 Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Shankar. The film features Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, M. R. Radha and Kamal Haasan in lead roles. The film, produced by G. N. Velumani, had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and was released on 28 September 1962.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1962-07-14
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Navarathiri
Overview: After a fight with her father on who her future husband should be, Nalina leaves home on the first night of Navaratri. For the next nine days, she experiences nine types of human behaviour.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1964-11-03
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Mahakavi Kalidas
Overview: Mahakavi Kalidas Directed by R. R. Chandran. Princess Vidyotama vows to marry the man who defeats her in debate, but she wins every time. Through a ruse, her spurned suitors manage to marry the princess to the simpleminded Kalidas. Ashamed of his ignorance, Kalidas becomes a seeker of knowledge and is bestowed with wisdom by the goddess Kali. This moving story of love and enlightenment is based on legends surrounding real-life poet Mahakavi Kalidas.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1966-08-19
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Iru Kodugal
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1969-10-02
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Roja
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Action Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1992-08-15
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Iruvar
Overview: A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1997-01-14
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Raja Kumari
Overview: A humble villager should win the love of a princess.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1947-04-11
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Thigambara Samiar
Overview: When Sattanathan, a corrupt lawyer, forces Vadivambal to marry his brother, a Chokkalingam Pillai arrives to rescue her and expose Sattanathan's activities.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1950-09-29
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Lakshmi Kalyanam
Overview: After killing an officer, Raghunathan leads an isolated life. Just before his daughter's marriage, he meets his rival Sundaram who threatens to expose his secrets.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1968-11-15
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Aadi Perruku
Overview: Raja, the son of a rich man who was cheated of his wealth by Jambu, grows up in an orphanage. He becomes a famous poet in the city with the help of Jambu's family, unaware of his past.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1962-08-02
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Parthal Pasi Theerum
Overview: Believing his wife to be dead, a soldier in the British-Indian army marries another woman and moves on. After few years, he finds out that his ex-wife is still alive and feels miserable.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1962-01-14
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