
Acting
Archana
Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Archana is an Indian film actress and accomplished Kuchipudi and Kathak dancer, known for her works in theSouth Indian film industry. She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress, twice for her work in Veedu in Tamil and Daasi in Telugu.
Acting credits
7.0Nanu, a villager, wishes to go abroad to earn money. A ray of hope strikes through the gloom when his childhood friend promises a job in the US
Madamma
1996
NRThe film is about a youngster from a town, who becomes a cop and comes back to his own neighborhood joining the duty.
Mithran
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3.2A man arrives in Chennai with a simple wish of buying gold bangles for his mother. However, an event changes his life completely and he becomes famous as the most dreaded criminal in the city.
Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram
2007
3.0When severe drought strikes the village on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border Indira fights to make the water accessible in the village.
Keni
2018
8.6After being forced to vacate her rented house, Sudha decides to build a new house for her family and herself. However, she faces a lot of difficulties owing to rampant corruption and red tape.
Veedu
1988
8.5Poornima, a widow living in Ooty leads a peaceful life with her two sons. Jaishankar, a tourist who visits the place gets tempted and rapes her. In the act, Poornima dies leaving her two sons who witness the murder. With a turn of events leading to both sons joining together and take revenge for their mother's death forms the rest of the story.
Neengal Kettavai
1984
Vasanthame Varuga is a 1983 Indian Tamil film, directed and produced by Balu Mahendra. The film stars Suman, Gautami and Raghuvaran in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilayaraaja.
Vasanthame Varuga
1983
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Chor Bazaar
2022
6.0An unexpected incident turns the life of a celebrated writer and his college girlfriend topsy-turvy.
Azhiyatha Kolangal 2
2019
7.8Gopi is married to Tulsi, but since they could not have kids, he secretly gets married to another girl. Coincidently, both women get pregnant at the same time, leading to hilarious consequences.
Rettai Vaal Kuruvi
1987
No synopsis available yet.
Chakravyuham
1992
7.0Vivek, a talented dancer and singer, meets Kavitha during one of his performances and takes a liking to her. She is the sister of Dr Rajagopal. When Vivek's sister marries a police inspector and Vivek comes to know that they are searching for a house for rent, he manages to get the house opposite Rajagopal's in order to meet Kavitha. After several meetings their love blossoms.
Thammil Thammil
1985
5.4Arumpon wants his sister to get married into a good family, but is forced to accept her marriage to a local goon, with whom he is at loggerheads. Will the brother-sister relationship survive?
Namma Veettu Pillai
2019
7.3A veteran theatre artist who lives for his art 'enters' the world of films. Can the film industry hold on to his inimitable artistry?
Seethakathi
2018
8.0Madhava Padayachi (Sathyaraj) narrates his life to a young man who saves him from shame. He goes to his home village by a bus and feels for Madhava Padayachi who was a rich farmer long time back in his village. Madhavar, as he is fondly called, his wife Velayi (Archana) and their three sons live a happy life in their village. He is an honest and hard working farmer who will do anything for others. And he is well respected by everyone in the village. Velayi is his strength but the others in the family do not approve his nature especially in money matters.
Onbadhu Roobai Nottu
2007
9.0The story of a peasant couple who migrate to the city following drought in their Telangana village and become construction workers. The husband becomes an alcoholic and abandons his wife who is harassed sexually and financially until she dies a pauper, leaving her orphaned child behind.
Mud People
1991
Ambili is a handicapped girl who has the hobby of making models and toys. When a doctor proposes to marry Ambili, she refuses upon realizing that his feelings are out of sympathy towards her.
Yamanam
1992
7.3Sundaram is a lazy tailor who believes that only luck will make him rich. However, the predictions of a soothsayer send him off on a rib-tickling journey, in pursuit of his fortune.
Ladies Tailor
1986
10.0A young forest officer falls in love with a tribal woman. However, his life turns upside down when he is arrested under the suspicion of being a Naxalite.
Nireekshana
1986
6.0A mysterious girl, Pennu, comes to a quiet village, creating a strange chasm among the male folks, breaking marriages and old friendships.
Enchantment
1994
3.0Kaliprasad, an efficient and dedicated customs officer, is falsely accused of rape after he rejects mafia leader Rudrayya's invitation to participate in illegal activities with him.
Guri
1986
9.0Nambiar, a ruthless businessman, files a false case against his employees when they go on strike. When no lawyer is ready to argue against Nambiar in the court, advocate Radhika takes up the case.
Onnaam Muhurtham
1991
8.0Every year, Ghunuram takes time off from his job to prepare for and appear in a folk dance in his village. His special part of the performance is called the Tiger Dance. This year is special, too; he hopes to become engaged to the daughter of his fellow performer. But a circus with a newly captured leopard has come into town. What's worse, the woman Ghunuram had hoped to woo has gone gaga over a circus performer. Not to be outdone, he prepares for a last, tragic, performance in which the tiger meets the leopard. Winner of the National Film Award for Best Picture.
Bagh Bahadur
1989
9.0A mistaken call from a young boy who is trying to reach his mother disrupts the peace of a couple, Gopi and Sati.
Nishad
2002