
Acting
Shanmugasundari
Born — Died
1937-01-01 — 2012-05-01
Place of birth
Tamilnadu, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
28 titles
Shanmugasundari was an Indian actress worked in Tamil films in supportive and comedy roles.
Known for
7.0Malaikottai ostracises his wife and blames her for not being chaste. After she gets thrown out of the village, she takes her son and decides to give him a good education.
Kurathi Magan
1972
No synopsis available yet.
Vijayapuri Veeran
1960
7.3A classical bharatanatyam dancer and a nathaswaram player fall in love against the wishes of her family.
Thillana Mohanambal
1968
Pandiamma gets close to Muniyandi's family and eventually falls in love with her. But Muniyandi's mother tries her best to get her married to an affluent person and causes trouble between them.
Atha Maga Rathiname
1994
Anbu and Arun are best friends. They fall in love with Kausalya and Kavita, but have never seen each other and communicate only through letters. A freak accident changes all their lives forever.
Ninaikkatha Naalillai
2001
4.6A young man moves to his hometown; here he falls in love with the village head's daughter. The village head learns about this and he has the girl abducted; if the young man tries to rescue her, his parent's life will be at stake.
Winner
2003
Film credits
2000s · 5 titles
Anbu and Arun are best friends. They fall in love with Kausalya and Kavita, but have never seen each other and communicate only through letters. A freak accident changes all their lives forever.
Ninaikkatha Naalillai
2001
4.6A young man moves to his hometown; here he falls in love with the village head's daughter. The village head learns about this and he has the girl abducted; if the young man tries to rescue her, his parent's life will be at stake.
Winner
2003
4.3Madhavan, a lawyer and the breadwinner of his family, finds it difficult to enjoy his married life due to his family's issues.
Middle Class Madhavan
2001
7.3Tenkasi, the creator of a hit television show, finds himself in the house of Julie, a fan, after an accident. However, she reveals herself to be emotionally unstable and potentially dangerous.
Julie Ganapathi
2003
NRA hard working man who has three daughters owns and manages a restaurant. Impressed by the sincerity of his newly appointed hotel manager, he decides to get his youngest daughter married to him, but the other two sons-in-law do not like him.
Veettoda Mappillai
2001
1990s · 10 titles
Pandiamma gets close to Muniyandi's family and eventually falls in love with her. But Muniyandi's mother tries her best to get her married to an affluent person and causes trouble between them.
Atha Maga Rathiname
1994
Lawyer Uma takes up the case of Raman, a mechanic who has been framed for murder. She soon learns that the prime suspect is her own father, Vishwanath, whom she has always held in high esteem.
Vaa Magale Vaa
1994
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Naan Pudicha Mappillai
1991
Bhagat Singh, an honest poor man, makes his living by selling used goods. His quiet life turns nightmarish when he refuses to act as a henchman to a local politician.
Vaazhga Jananayagam
1996
NRIndra and her three sisters are married off to mediocre men by their patriarchal father. However, he realises their importance when his son stirs discord in the family.
Kaalam Maari Pochu
1996
Ammu, a little girl, runs away from her bungalow as her stepmother physically tortures her. However, the girl finds love and solace in the arms of Kamala, a milk vendor.
Vasalil Oru Vennila
1991
NRSubramani, Vellaisamy, Arumugam and Ponrasu are four friends from poor family; they are graduate but they cannot find a job. Their fathers feel that they are good-for-nothing and decide to corrupt the politician Anja Nenjam to find them a decent job. Anja Nenjam is linked to Pannaiyar, a ruthless landlord who exploited the villagers. Pannaiyar orders him to flee with their money, otherwise, nobody will respect him. Their friend Pazhanisamy, who is supposed to be a supervisor in the city, is back to his village and was also cheated by Anja Nenjam. The five friends decide to become milk suppliers in their village.
Pongalo Pongal
1997
7.5Sivaraman, an honest government clerk, and his wife Lakshmi, belong to a middle-class family and they have two children. Anja Singam Marudupandi, a corrupted politician, moves into a new house near Sivaraman's house. Marudupandi's life style influences Lakshmi and she tries to ape him by buys luxurious items on installments. This puts pressure on Sivaraman and he takes a loan from his office peon but the police arrests him for corruption. He later finds a job in a brandy company with Marudupandi's recommendation.
Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana
1994
Abhirami, a lively girl, falls in love with Nandagopal, a successful manager. Unfortunately, Abhirami's classmate, Raja, gets consumed with jealousy as he loves her and attempts to break their bond.
Purusha Lakshanam
1993
NRGopal is sentenced to the death penalty for killing his wife Gayathri (Vineetha). His last wish is meeting the feminist writer Tamilarasi (Nadhiya). He tells his past. Gopal was from a middle-class family and lived with his mother Sharadha (Vijayakumari) and his mentally ill sister (Vinodhini). He fell in love with, a rich city girl, Gayathri and he got married with her. Gayathri had often quarrels with Gopal because he was not rich. Finally, Gayathri removed her thaali and applied for the divorce. Heartbroken, Sharadha died of a heart attack. Gopal proceeded for his mother's cremation. Angry, he ran with a stick in fire and he discovered Gayathri in fire at her house.Tamilarasi decides at any price to save Gopal before his death.
Chinna Madam
1994
1980s · 3 titles
1970s · 7 titles
7.0Malaikottai ostracises his wife and blames her for not being chaste. After she gets thrown out of the village, she takes her son and decides to give him a good education.
Kurathi Magan
1972
6.7Mohan, a kind-hearted man, not only preaches and believes in equality but also practices it. He marries a poor girl but lands in trouble as she is accused of murdering a scientist.
Idhayakkani
1975
7.0Babu, a young man, falls in love with Kammo. When a thug rapes her, he murders him out of revenge, which leads to his arrest.
Babu
1971
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.
Navarathinam
1977
NRSakka Podu Podu Raja is a 1978 Tamil-language film starring Jaishankar, Jayachitra in the lead roles. Kamal Haasan and Phataphat Jayalaxmi played guest roles.
Sakka Podu Podu Raja
1978
When arrogant matriarch Parameshwari's tyranny drives her daughter's husband away from home, do his three children cope with the loss? Or do they grow up in Parameshwari's image?
Veettukku Vandha Marumagal
1973
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Thenum Paalum
1971
1960s · 3 titles
No synopsis available yet.
Vijayapuri Veeran
1960
7.3A classical bharatanatyam dancer and a nathaswaram player fall in love against the wishes of her family.
Thillana Mohanambal
1968
NRAfter 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.
Lakshmi Kalyanam
1968

