M. S. Subbulakshmi
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Biography: Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004) was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, in 1974 with the citation reading "Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the carnatic tradition of South India. She was the First Indian who performed in United Nations General Assembly in 1966."
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Madurai, Madras Presidency, India
Birthday: September 16, 1916
Deathday: December 11, 2004
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Gender: Female
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Sevasadanam
Overview: An abused wife Sumathi is driven out of her house by husband and later forced into prostitution. Later she reforms her ways and devotes her life to running an institution for the children of prostitutes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1938-05-02
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Sakuntalai
Overview: Sakuntalai is the story of the mythological queen Shakuntala, whose tale is told in the Mahabharata and dramatised by Kalidasa in the play Abhijñānaśākuntalam.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1940-12-12
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Meera
Overview: Meera, a zealous devotee of Lord Krishna, considers him to be her husband. She gets married to Rana Bhojraj, but follows her own way of living which is not acceptable to her husband and the society.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1945-11-03
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1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani
Overview: In order to obtain supreme power, an evil saint must sacrifice 1000 men. Soon, he hatches a devious plan and persuades a princess to pose three extremely difficult questions to her suitors.
Genres: Adventure Thriller Fantasy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1947-12-08
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An American in Madras
Overview: Director Karan Bali's insight into a largely unknown slice of Tamil film history. American citizen Ellis R Dungan travelled to India in the 1930s. He intended to stay for six months, but he ended up living in Madras for 15 years, where he directed many key films of the era. This documentary explores Dungan's life and the profound impact he had upon the fledgling Tamil film industry.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-01
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