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The Absent-Minded Professor & Flubber

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  The Absent-Minded Professor is a 1961 American film distributed by Walt Disney Productions based on the short story "A Situation of Gravity" by Samuel W. Taylor. The title character was based in part on Hubert Alyea, a professor emeritus of chemistry at Princeton University, who was known as "Dr. Boom" for his explosive demonstrations. The film stars Fred MacMurray as Professor Ned Brainard. The film was a huge success at the box-office, and two years later became the first Disney film to have a sequel, 1963's Son of Flubber . The original 1961 film was one of the first Disney films to be colorized (for the 1986 video release), and, along with 1959's The Shaggy Dog and 1963's Son of Flubber , it is one of Disney's few black-and-white films to be produced after 1941.   To Know More - The Absent-Minded Professor To Know More - Flubber

Charlie Chaplin's "THE KID " - 1921

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  The Kid is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film written by, produced by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, and features Jackie Coogan as his adopted son and sidekick. This was Chaplin's first full-length film as a director (he had been a co-star in 1914's Tillie's Punctured Romance ). It was a huge success, and was the second-highest-grossing film in 1921, behind The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse . In 2011, The Kid was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Innovative in its combination of comedic and dramatic elements, [6] The Kid is widely considered one of the greatest films of the silent era. To Know More...

Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu Songs -1978

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M.C.Balu Songs

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Kali N.Rathnam The Great Actor

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Narayana Padaiyatchi Rathnam (c. 1897 – August 1950), popularly known as "Kali" N. Rathnam , was a Tamil stage and film artist known for his roles as a comedian in Tamil movies of the 1930s and 1940. Rathnam was born at Malaiyappanallur near Kumbakonam in Tanjore District in the year 1897 to Narayana Padayatchi and Thangathammal. His parents were agriculturists and Rathanm was acquainted with rural songs and folk arts from a very early age. As a young boy, Rathnam learned to act from a stage actor named Parameswaran Iyer. Seeing Rathnam perform the role of Kali in a stage play, Iyer christened him "Kali" N. Rathnam. Rathnam joined the Madurai Original Boys Company in 1923 and acted in Pathi Bhakthi (1936), the first movie produced by the Company. Rathnam's second movie was Mannarswami (1936). But Rathnam's first hit was Chandrakantha (1936). Following the success, Rathnam acted in hit movies such as Uthama Puthiran , Sathi Mura

M.G.R's Unreleased Movie "Kizakku Africavil Raju"

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Rare English Film Poster-2

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Rare English Film Poster-1

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The Burning Train - 1980

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  The Burning Train is a  action thriller film released in 1980 produced by B. R. Chopra on B. R. Films banner, directed by Ravi Chopra . The film featuring a huge all-star cast Dharmendra , Hema Malini , Vinod Khanna , Parveen Babi , Jeetendra , Neetu Singh , Vinod Mehra , Danny Denzongpa in pivotal roles and music composed by R. D. Burman . The plot revolves around a train named Super Express that catches fire on its inaugural run from New Delhi to Mumbai

Rajesh Khanna In The Movie "Bawarchi - 1972"

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  Bawarchi   is a 1972 Indian film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee starring Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Badhuri with Asrani , A.K. Hangal , Usha Kiran and Durga Khote in supporting roles. In Mukherjee's classic style, the film contains no violence or obscenities, and focuses on spreading family values and morals through clean comedy. The movie is inspired by the Bengali film Galpa Holeo Satyi (1966) by Tapan Sinha . The film was remade in Tamil as Samayalkaaran with M. K. Muthu . It was remade twice in Kannada - first as Sakala Kala Vallabha starring Shashikumar and second as #73, Shaanthi Nivaasa with Sudeep . It served as a great inspiration for the 1997 Hindi film Hero No. 1 .

Thanga Thamaraigal-1991

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Thanga Thamaraigal ,tamil film released in 1991, Arjun and Roopini in the lead roles ,Directed by V.Azhagappan,Music by illayaraja

Rasave Unnai Nambi -1988

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Rasave Unnai Nambi is a 1988 Indian Tamil film, directed by Bose KJ and produced by Rajkiran. The film stars Ramarajan, Rekha, Poornam Viswanathan and Saritha in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilayaraja.

Ninaivu Chinnam - 1989

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Ninaivu Chinnam is a 1989 Tamil Indian feature film directed by Anu Mohan for Tamil Nadu Movies. The film stars Prabhu and Radhika in the lead roles.

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai -1985

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Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (English: Once Again a Love Story) is a 1985 Indian Tamil romance film directed by Pratap K. Pothen in his directorial debut, and produced by Raadhika Sarathkumar (then known simply as Raadhika). They both also stars as the lead characters. The script was co-written by Pothen along with Somasundareshwar. The film revolves around the relationship between two mentally challenged people. The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaaraja. The cinematography and editing was handled by P. C. Sreeram and B. Lenin respectively. At the 32nd National Film Awards, the film won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director. It was theatrically released on 15 February 1985. The film marked the directorial debut of Pratap Pothen. He said that he "could find no lead actor for it, so I did it myself." Pothen portrayed negative roles in Telugu films in order to raise funds for the film. The script was co-written by Somasundares

Thanga Mama 3D

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Directed by K. Simon,Produced by FilmCo Written by   Chitralaya Gopu Starring: Arun,,Sasikala,M. N. Nambiar Music by      Ilaiyaraaja Thanga Mama 3D is the second 3D film made in Tamil film industry after Annai Bhoomi 3D.

Pick Pocket -1989

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Directed by G. M. Kumar,Produced by K Balu,Screenplay by G. M. Kumar Starring :  Sathyaraj,Radha,S. S. Chandran,Silk Smitha, Music by Ilayaraaja Edited by Durai Shankar Pick Pocket is a Tamil film starring Sathyaraj and Radha in the lead roles. The film has a very intuitive story line where Sathyaraj and Radha who are both pick pocketeers fall in love and get married. With the help of Radha who also has a passion on art, Sathyaraj tries to create few forgery education certificates and applies for the post of police officer. He even succeeds in it. The rest forms the story.

Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu - 1989

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Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu is a 1989 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Vinodh, starring Radhika and Nirosha in lead roles. Cast: Murali Radhika Nirosha Sreekanth Nizhalgal Ravi Chinni Jayanth Jaiganesh Rajya Lakshmi S. S. Chandran Kovai Sarala Venniradai Moorthy Vinu Chakravarthy Nassar                                                 Directed by Vinodh                                                   Produced by M.Balachandran                                                              Music by Illayaraja

Needhikku Thalaivanangu -1976

Needhikku Thalaivanangu  is a 1976 Indian Tamil film directed by Pa.Neelakandhan, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role and Latha, S. Varalakshmi and M. N. Nambiar.   Vijay (MGR), a carefree and selfish college student at first, who is very much interested in driving the car very fast. While driving fast one day he meets with an Later how he becomes the guardian of the victim's family is the story.   The movie is considered as a box office super hit. MGR appears in the movie with two very different physical looks.   We can see in the movie, the advertising of the Hindi movie RESHAM KI DORI (1974) (starring Dharmendra and Saira Banu) in the newspaper which reads the character of M. N. Nambiar. It is the movie about the theme of the redemption, the subject that MGR adores handling. From the middle of the 1970s, MGR attacked on the problem of the speed and the dangers which ensue from it. The consequences, the devastation, the collateral damage