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Wishing MANORAMA (born 26 May 1943) born Gopishantha, also called Aachi, Tamil Actress who has appeared in more than 1,000 films, 1,000 stage performances, and several television series, on her Birthday today. She is only second to Malayalam Actress Sukumari in most number of films acted.
Manorama was born as Gopishantha to Kasi Kilakudaiyar and Ramamirtham in Mannargudi, Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. She mentions her indebtedness to her mother for her success: Many of the mother roles that she has played in films resemble her own mother. Her family had to move to Pallathur near Karaikudi owing to poverty. She started her acting career at 12, and when she started on stage, she was rechristened Manorama by drama director Thiruvengadam and harmonist Thiayagarajan. She continued to act in plays and performed as a playback singer.
She fell in love with her manager in the drama troup S.M. Ramanathan and got married in 1964. The couple have a son called Bhoopathi. She got divorced from S.M. Ramanathan in late 1966. Currently, she is residing in a separate house at chennai.
She acted in small roles in few Vairam nataka sabha dramas. Once she went to see a drama of S.S. Rajendran who was in residence at Pudukkotai, in Tamil Nadu, and was introduced to him by P.A. Kumar. She showed her skill in dialogue delivery and was who offered a job in S.S.R Nataka Mandram company and played in hundreds of stage productions all over the district: The dramas included Manimagudam, Thenpandiveeran and Pudhuvellam. She credits her work in Manimagudam as where she was first recognised as an actress, She then took part in an unfinished film starring S. S. Rajendran and Devika.
She migrated from dramas to the silver screen with the role of a heroine in the 1958 Tamil film Maalayitta Mangai: Kavignar Kannadasan gave her the lead role. The first film in which she played the heroine the 1963 Konjum Kumari.
She has sung classical based song with TM Sounderajan in the film Dharshinam where she was paired with Cho. She has acted predominantly in Tamil films since 1958 but also acted in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada movies as well. Her onscreen pair with Tangavelu was appreciated in the film Vallvanakku Vallavan in 1965. Her on-screen pair with Nagesh was very popular in 1960-69 and then with Cho in the 1970s and 80s and later with Thengai Srinivasan in the late 70s and 80s.
She has done playback singing for 300 songs in Tamil films and sung songs pictured on herself. Manorama slowly migrated from dramas to the silver screen with the role of a heroine in the Tamil film Maalayitta Mangai. A lead role given to her by Kavignar Kannadasan. Then, she concentrated more on comedy. She was given equally challenging roles alongside the well known comedian Nagesh. The first song that Manorama sang in cinema was in a film called Magale Un Samathu.
Her performance in the 1968 Thillana Mohanambal is widely considered a cornerstone in her career. Her work was noticed even among stalwarts like Sivaji Ganesan and Natiya Peroli Padmini. Manorama shared in an interview that initially she was nervous acting in front of veterans like T. S. Balaiah, but, the director A. P. Nagarajan made her understand that the scenes in which Jil Jil Ramamani appears, she would be the centre of attention. This gave her the confidence to skillfully portray the wildly expressive, loud-talking but tender-hearted character.
For a time, she concentrated on comedy and was given challenging roles alongside the well-known comedian Nagesh. They made an notable pair and acted in many well-received comedies.[clarification needed] In 1974 she shared the screen space with the legendary comedian Mehmood in the Hindi movie Kunwara Baap
The first song that she sang on film was in Magale Un Samathu. The film's producer was P.A. Kumar who gave her the opportunity. The song was composed by G. K. Venkatesh, a famous older music director, with whom Ilaiyaraja had worked as an assistant, and Manorama sang her song with L. R. Eswari, another classic Tamil singer. The song began, "Thaatha thaatha pidi kudu... Indha thalladha vayasila sadugudu...." However, it was "Vaa vaathiyaare uttaande..." on YouTube composed by music director V. Kumar for the film Bommalattam, that was the first song sung by Manorama which became a hit. She performed it with Cho Ramaswamy.
The character she was given by K. Balachander in the 1989 film Unnal Mudiyum Thambi she personally considers a cornerstone as she was giving a new challenge as an actor. She related in an interview on Toronto TV that one of the most challenging characters she played was the role of the 50-year-old unmarried woman in the 1990 film Nadigan with Sathyaraj. Playing that character was a tight-rope walk, since one wrong step could have made the character seem vulgar.
She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2002. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Pudhiya Pathai in 1989. She was the recipient of the Kalaimamani award by the government of Tamil Nadu. She holds a Guinness World Record for acting more than 1000 number of films.
Cho Ramaswamy claimed on the Tamil TV show Koffee with Anu that he was the first one to call Manorama the female Sivaji Ganesan: He admired her for her versatility and the ability to surprise with her performances.
Awards:
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South (1995)
Trivia:
Holds the record for being the most prolific actress and also playing the most leading roles. She acted in her 1000th film by 1985 and has done about 1200 films by 2003.[11 February 2010] An item in the "Ripley's Believe It or Not" newspaper feature has her picture and the accompanying statement: "'Aachi' Manorama, a veteran of India's Tamil film industry, has appeared in more than 1,500 movies and 1,000 stage performances!".
When asked about the secret of her youthful charm and beauty, Manorama quipped in Tamil "Agathin azhagu mugathil theriyum", meaning "The beauty of the mind is reflected on the face." She went on to say that her heart and mind are still youthful, which is the secret of her youth.
The last time that Manorama met Sivaji Ganesan before his death was on 26 May 2001, was when she had gone to his home to receive his blessings on her birthday. At that time, he told his wife that no one can do better than her when it comes to speaking different dialects of Tamil.
When asked which character of hers she found most hilarious to play, she specified the role of a talkative female, who is forced to act dumb in a film called Unakkum Vazhvu Varum. She played this role along with Thengai Srinivasan. One of the light operators on the film set came over to her personally and mentioned that he found her scene quite funny.
She was bitten by a Kattuviriyan snake during the shooting of Manjal Kungumam and was admitted to hospital. Coincidentally, after recovery, the next scene she acted in was in Aadi Viradham, where she had to bathe a snake statue and sing a lullaby for it.
The first time Manorama stood before the camera was for a Sinhalese film, in which she played the heroine's friend. Her dance master Suryakala recommended her to the director Masthaan to play the role.
She has been in films with five chief ministers of Andhra and Tamil Nadu. She played the female lead in the plays written, directed and acted by C. N. Annadurai, former chief minister of Tamil Nadu. She has also appeared in plays with another chief minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi. She has acted in films with M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalitha Jayaram who both later became chief ministers of Tamil Nadu later. She has also acted in Telugu films with Dr. N. T. Rama Rao, who became the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
Source:Manorama (Tamil actress) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Venkata Raman G FB
Wishing MANORAMA (born 26 May 1943) born Gopishantha, also called Aachi, Tamil Actress who has appeared in more than 1,000 films, 1,000 stage performances, and several television series, on her Birthday today. She is only second to Malayalam Actress Sukumari in most number of films acted.
Manorama was born as Gopishantha to Kasi Kilakudaiyar and Ramamirtham in Mannargudi, Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. She mentions her indebtedness to her mother for her success: Many of the mother roles that she has played in films resemble her own mother. Her family had to move to Pallathur near Karaikudi owing to poverty. She started her acting career at 12, and when she started on stage, she was rechristened Manorama by drama director Thiruvengadam and harmonist Thiayagarajan. She continued to act in plays and performed as a playback singer.
She fell in love with her manager in the drama troup S.M. Ramanathan and got married in 1964. The couple have a son called Bhoopathi. She got divorced from S.M. Ramanathan in late 1966. Currently, she is residing in a separate house at chennai.
She acted in small roles in few Vairam nataka sabha dramas. Once she went to see a drama of S.S. Rajendran who was in residence at Pudukkotai, in Tamil Nadu, and was introduced to him by P.A. Kumar. She showed her skill in dialogue delivery and was who offered a job in S.S.R Nataka Mandram company and played in hundreds of stage productions all over the district: The dramas included Manimagudam, Thenpandiveeran and Pudhuvellam. She credits her work in Manimagudam as where she was first recognised as an actress, She then took part in an unfinished film starring S. S. Rajendran and Devika.
She migrated from dramas to the silver screen with the role of a heroine in the 1958 Tamil film Maalayitta Mangai: Kavignar Kannadasan gave her the lead role. The first film in which she played the heroine the 1963 Konjum Kumari.
She has sung classical based song with TM Sounderajan in the film Dharshinam where she was paired with Cho. She has acted predominantly in Tamil films since 1958 but also acted in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada movies as well. Her onscreen pair with Tangavelu was appreciated in the film Vallvanakku Vallavan in 1965. Her on-screen pair with Nagesh was very popular in 1960-69 and then with Cho in the 1970s and 80s and later with Thengai Srinivasan in the late 70s and 80s.
She has done playback singing for 300 songs in Tamil films and sung songs pictured on herself. Manorama slowly migrated from dramas to the silver screen with the role of a heroine in the Tamil film Maalayitta Mangai. A lead role given to her by Kavignar Kannadasan. Then, she concentrated more on comedy. She was given equally challenging roles alongside the well known comedian Nagesh. The first song that Manorama sang in cinema was in a film called Magale Un Samathu.
Her performance in the 1968 Thillana Mohanambal is widely considered a cornerstone in her career. Her work was noticed even among stalwarts like Sivaji Ganesan and Natiya Peroli Padmini. Manorama shared in an interview that initially she was nervous acting in front of veterans like T. S. Balaiah, but, the director A. P. Nagarajan made her understand that the scenes in which Jil Jil Ramamani appears, she would be the centre of attention. This gave her the confidence to skillfully portray the wildly expressive, loud-talking but tender-hearted character.
For a time, she concentrated on comedy and was given challenging roles alongside the well-known comedian Nagesh. They made an notable pair and acted in many well-received comedies.[clarification needed] In 1974 she shared the screen space with the legendary comedian Mehmood in the Hindi movie Kunwara Baap
The first song that she sang on film was in Magale Un Samathu. The film's producer was P.A. Kumar who gave her the opportunity. The song was composed by G. K. Venkatesh, a famous older music director, with whom Ilaiyaraja had worked as an assistant, and Manorama sang her song with L. R. Eswari, another classic Tamil singer. The song began, "Thaatha thaatha pidi kudu... Indha thalladha vayasila sadugudu...." However, it was "Vaa vaathiyaare uttaande..." on YouTube composed by music director V. Kumar for the film Bommalattam, that was the first song sung by Manorama which became a hit. She performed it with Cho Ramaswamy.
The character she was given by K. Balachander in the 1989 film Unnal Mudiyum Thambi she personally considers a cornerstone as she was giving a new challenge as an actor. She related in an interview on Toronto TV that one of the most challenging characters she played was the role of the 50-year-old unmarried woman in the 1990 film Nadigan with Sathyaraj. Playing that character was a tight-rope walk, since one wrong step could have made the character seem vulgar.
She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2002. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Pudhiya Pathai in 1989. She was the recipient of the Kalaimamani award by the government of Tamil Nadu. She holds a Guinness World Record for acting more than 1000 number of films.
Cho Ramaswamy claimed on the Tamil TV show Koffee with Anu that he was the first one to call Manorama the female Sivaji Ganesan: He admired her for her versatility and the ability to surprise with her performances.
Awards:
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South (1995)
Trivia:
Holds the record for being the most prolific actress and also playing the most leading roles. She acted in her 1000th film by 1985 and has done about 1200 films by 2003.[11 February 2010] An item in the "Ripley's Believe It or Not" newspaper feature has her picture and the accompanying statement: "'Aachi' Manorama, a veteran of India's Tamil film industry, has appeared in more than 1,500 movies and 1,000 stage performances!".
When asked about the secret of her youthful charm and beauty, Manorama quipped in Tamil "Agathin azhagu mugathil theriyum", meaning "The beauty of the mind is reflected on the face." She went on to say that her heart and mind are still youthful, which is the secret of her youth.
The last time that Manorama met Sivaji Ganesan before his death was on 26 May 2001, was when she had gone to his home to receive his blessings on her birthday. At that time, he told his wife that no one can do better than her when it comes to speaking different dialects of Tamil.
When asked which character of hers she found most hilarious to play, she specified the role of a talkative female, who is forced to act dumb in a film called Unakkum Vazhvu Varum. She played this role along with Thengai Srinivasan. One of the light operators on the film set came over to her personally and mentioned that he found her scene quite funny.
She was bitten by a Kattuviriyan snake during the shooting of Manjal Kungumam and was admitted to hospital. Coincidentally, after recovery, the next scene she acted in was in Aadi Viradham, where she had to bathe a snake statue and sing a lullaby for it.
The first time Manorama stood before the camera was for a Sinhalese film, in which she played the heroine's friend. Her dance master Suryakala recommended her to the director Masthaan to play the role.
She has been in films with five chief ministers of Andhra and Tamil Nadu. She played the female lead in the plays written, directed and acted by C. N. Annadurai, former chief minister of Tamil Nadu. She has also appeared in plays with another chief minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi. She has acted in films with M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalitha Jayaram who both later became chief ministers of Tamil Nadu later. She has also acted in Telugu films with Dr. N. T. Rama Rao, who became the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
Source:Manorama (Tamil actress) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Venkata Raman G FB
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