Kathadi Ramamurthy

Acting

Kathadi Ramamurthy

Born

1938-02-02 (88)

Place of birth

Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

30 titles

Kathadi Ramamurthy is an Indian stage, film and television writer, director and actor, primarily known for his comedic roles in Tamil movies and on television.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 7 titles

1980s · 8 titles

Kathanayagan poster
10.0

Mani and Ramani, two poor men, plan to go to Dubai in order to earn money. But they land in trouble when a gangster thinks they are detectives and decides to kill them.

Kathanayagan

1988

Simla Special poster
6.5

Two friends, Gopu and Babu, own a troupe that performs comedic plays. When Babu faces a financial crisis, the two friends decide to accept a commission and perform for the Tamilians in Shimla.

Simla Special

1982

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum poster
NR

Kumaran, who is blind, gets attached with his eye doctor's daughter-in-law. However, he is shocked to learn that the man responsible for his sister's death is none other than the doctor's son.

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum

1981

Paritchaikku Neramaachu poster
7.0

Narashimaachari, a respected Brahmin government clerk, is determined to help his good-hearted but unemployed son, Varadhukutty, secure a stable job. When a desperate act to obtain leaked exam papers ends in disgrace, Narashimaachari vows to restore his honor and prepare his son honestly. But tragedy strikes on the day of the exam, plunging the family into grief. A year later, a fugitive thief named Anand—who looks exactly like the late Varadhukutty—takes refuge in their home. Asked to impersonate the dead son to comfort his mentally ill mother, Anand slowly transforms under the family's care. When the truth about the past emerges, the fragile bonds they’ve rebuilt are put to the test.

Paritchaikku Neramaachu

1982

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NR

Nandhini and Sudha are devoted sisters and Sudha is overdependent on Nandhini. Nandhini wants Murthy, an employee in her company, to marry Sudha but he politely declines, citing status conflict.

Oru Malarin Payanam

1985

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Avan Aval Adhu

1980

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NR

This popular stage play of the 70s directed by ‘Kathadi’ Ramamurthy and written by ‘Crazy’ Mohan has been re-created to delight avid theatre lovers. Kathadi plays Ramani a truant employee who, averse to attending office, spends most of his time at home. He tries every trick at his disposal to keep himself away from work and be dismissed from service. When he finally succeeds in his mission, he decides to go on a second honeymoon to Ooty. His humorous adventures in the hill station form the rest of the story.

Honeymoon Couple!

1980

Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu poster
8.0

A woman becomes pregnant after a man rapes her one night. She, while raising her son, and the man, who marries another woman, search for each other.

Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu

1983

1970s · 11 titles

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NR

Raman Ethanai Ramanadi is a 1970 Tamil language drama film directed by P. Madhavan

Raman Ethanai Ramanadi

1970

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NR

A child becomes lost in a forest where different types of people enter, with each group having its own unique purpose for being there.

Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil

1972

Gnana Oli poster
8.0

Antony, an ex-convict, leaves the country after killing his daughter's lover. He returns many years later as a reputable man, but his friend, Lawrence, recognises him and tries to expose him.

Gnana Oli

1972

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NR

Raghu and Shekhar come to the big city to make a life for themselves, but they get robbed. Raghhu sets his sights on an heiress but decides to marry her dishonestly. Will Shekhar stand by or attempt to intervene?

Avasara Kalyanam

1972

Vietnam Veedu poster
7.7

Prestige Padmanabha Iyer retires from his company executive position and has a lonely and unhappy life with his family in the ancestral home Vietnam House, named for the constant fighting and arguing.

Vietnam Veedu

1970

Mogam Muppadhu Varusham poster
NR

A young man, Ramesh (Kamal Haasan), returns from overseas. He arranges a marriage with Kasthuri (Sumithra), and marries her. In a sub-plot, Ramesh's secretary Menaka (Fatafat Jayalakshmi) marries Ravisankar (Vijayakumar), an artist, at nearly the same time. The spouses in each pairing are very different from each other, and have great problems understanding each other. This movie explores whether either pair can make a good marriage together.

Mogam Muppadhu Varusham

1976

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NR

Kumaraiya, an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna, faces various conflicts in life after his brother, an atheist, falls in love with the village head's niece.

Manidhanum Dheivamagalam

1975

Maanavan poster
NR

Kadiraesan studies hard and fulfils his mother's dream of becoming a college professor. He tries to reform his friend but gets blamed for the murder of a student instead.

Maanavan

1970

Naan Avanillai poster
7.5

A man is arrested and appears in court for conning and betraying four women, posing as four different men.

Naan Avanillai

1974

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10.0

The trials and tribulations of a family from a village that loses everything, in its attempt to make a living in the vast city, including its treasured self-esteem only to return empty-handed.

Pattina Pravesam

1977

Andharangam poster
7.0

Thangadurai does not talk to his wife assuming that she has cheated him. However, after many years of married life, he gets attracted towards Kanaga, who is after his wealth.

Andharangam

1975

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