Venniradai Moorthy

Acting

Venniradai Moorthy

Born

1936-07-25 (90)

Place of birth

Komaratchi Block, Chidambaram, Madras Presidency, British India

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Venniradai Moorthy is a Tamil film comedian. He has starred in many Tamil films and television serials as a comedian and also essayed supporting roles. He is lawyer by profession and holds a B.L. degree in addition to being a self-proclaimed astrologer. He is married to actress Manimala who played Suhasini's mother in Sindhu Bhairavi. He is also a well known script-writer. Kamal Haasan's first full-fledged film as hero, Maalai Sooda Vaa had Murthy as a script writer.

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 5 titles

1990s · 20 titles

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Lalitha becomes extremely disturbed after she loses her newborn child. However, when she meets Babu, an orphan, she finds another reason to live and that is to raise the boy.

Sabash Babu

1993

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Fate brings Kulothungan, a petty thief, and Radhika, a wealthy heiress, into marriage in an unexpected circumstance. Later, Kulothungan has to fight many enemies to protect his wife.

Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan

1993

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Sevatha Ponnu

1994

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A man is falsely convicted and imprisoned for crimes he did not commit. He decides to set out on a mission to track down the real culprits.

Pratap

1993

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Thangavelu, A poor bus-stand coolie is talked into faking his identity as a wealthy Singaporean engineer to marry a rich girl (Janaki). When her father catches on, every lie only digs the hole deeper.

Chinna Mappillai

1993

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Gopi wants to marry Nalini, but her father Rathnavel is against their match. Gopi's secret objective is to unite their families.

Idhu Namma Bhoomi

1992

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Pattabi's wife Parimala, an ex-police officer, makes his life miserable. Pandiyan, a criminal, kills Parimala and her husband helps him discard her body.

Pondattiye Deivam

1994

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Sevandhi and Chinnaiah, childhood friends, turn into lovers. But Sevandhi's tradition gets in the way along with her aunt's son, who is hell-bent on marrying her.

Sevvanthi

1994

Rickshaw Mama poster
6.5

Bhuvana, A lonely girl who is parentless longs for a true love and parental care. Though Bhuvana is a grand daughter of rich businessman he has no time to spend time with the child. The child wants to travel in the Rickshaw along with other children and she wants to be with Rickshaw Mama (Rickshaw uncle) aka Raja who takes of care of kids with love. The Bhuvana is attempted to kidnap and Raja saves her. Bhuvana is very adamant to go to school in the Rickshaw and her care taker appoints the Bhuvana to drop in and pick up from school. Initially Rickshaw Man wonders why he is appointed for pick-up and drop when the child itself is rich enough but finds the girl is longing for love and affection. He takes care of the Bhuvana with full affection and care and looks after her like a father. Since Bhuvana is under his care the kidnappers are not able to take that girl.

Rickshaw Mama

1992

Michael Madana Kama Rajan poster
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A wicked man separates a set of quadruplets after their birth and one of them ends up with their biological father, while the other three find new homes. Things take a turn after they meet each other.

Michael Madana Kama Rajan

1990

Bramma poster
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Ravivarman, a sketch artist, loses his beloved wife in a tragic flight accident. When he helps the police track a dangerous criminal, the miscreant vows to seek revenge on Ravivarman.

Bramma

1991

Periya Idathu Pillai poster
5.0

Vijay is in love with Geetha but is unable to marry her due to her father's disapproval. Eventually, he gets married to Lakshmi who has a dark past with Geetha's fiance, Anand.

Periya Idathu Pillai

1990

Sevagan poster
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Story about a honest police man and his fight against politicians.

Sevagan

1992

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Diwakar, a videographer, tricks people into giving him money, so he can collect enough capital for his shop. However, the girl he loves promises to marry him only if he ends his scheming ways.

Sathyavan

1994

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Romeo lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bangalore, India, along with his widowed mother. He had received considerable assistance and encouragement from Raj Mohan to dance and sing, and as a result gets very popular with young women. He meets and is attracted to Madhu, who is also his fan. His mother meets with Madhu's grandfather and both arrange their wedding. Then Romeo finds out that Raj Mohan has been stealing body parts, especially kidneys, from patients in the Satya Moorthy Hospital, and then getting them killed via bus accidents. He meets with Raj and warns him that he is going to expose him publicly. Before he could that Romeo is shot, taken by ambulance, and thrown off of a cliff.

Mr. Romeo

1996

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Ganesh (Selva), a good-for-nothing youth, falls in love with Aishwarya (Monica Nerukkar). Her father Karnal Rajappa (Rajan P. Dev) is a very strict father who hates love. Ganesh and Aishwarya decide to elope but her father later has a heart attack and Aishwarya refuses to marry him. Karnal Rajappa's state of health deteriorates, therefore he arranges his daughter's wedding as soon as possible. Three terrorists (Sathya Prakash, Mahanadi Shankar and Bhanu Prakash) escape from jail. While preparing Aishwarya's wedding in Karnal Rajappa's house, Ganesh enters in her room and tries to convince her. In the meantime, the three terrorists enter in their house and begin to sequester them. These terrorists are ultimately Ganesh's friends and it was Ganesh's plan to marry his lover Aishwarya. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Golmaal

1998

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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

Eeramana Rojave poster
7.0

Eeramana Rojave (lit. 'The Wet Rose') is a 1991 Indian Tamil film, directed and produced by Keyaar. The film stars Shiva, Mohini, Srividya and Nassar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja.[1] The movie was also dubbed and released in Telugu as Premalekhalu in the same year.

Eeramana Rojave

1991

Gopala Gopala poster
7.0

Gopal causes much angst among his male neighbours as he is friendly with their spouses. They are relieved when he marries Usha. But Usha leaves him after learning that he was married once before.

Gopala Gopala

1996

Rajavin Parvaiyile poster
7.0

Gowri, a rich man's daughter in the village, falls for Raja, an ambitious college going guy with poor family background. When Raja continues to avoid Gowri, she begins to investigate why he is not interested in her.

Rajavin Parvaiyile

1995

1980s · 22 titles

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Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam

1987

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Gopal and Radha fall in love, unaware that their fathers are political foes and are always at loggerheads. Defying them, the duo elopes to get married only to live amidst fear and insecurity.

Odangal

1986

Sankarlal poster
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A criminal, Chelladurai, frames the innocent Dharmalingam for a crime which leads to the latter being jailed. Years later, Dharmalingam returns to take revenge and establish contact with his family.

Sankarlal

1981

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Thangarasu and Shenbagam love each other; however, their fathers, though close relatives, are bitter enemies. Despite this, the two lovers decide to get married.

Shenbagamae Shenbagamae

1988

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Madhu dreams of becoming a film director, but the people in his village make fun of his aspirations. However, his life takes a turn when he decides to go to the city and pursue his dreams.

Raagam Thedum Pallavi

1982

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Suresh, a playboy, meets Rani and they get married. Rani gets killed in an accident and Suresh's life becomes miserable. Meanwhile, Rani's lookalike enters Suresh's house, claiming to be his wife.

Urimai

1985

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Geetha, who hails from a rich family, falls for Shiva, a drummer. She goes against her family and marries him but is devastated when he leaves her for someone else.

Nenjil Oru Raagam

1982

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Ramu escapes from the clutches of his domineering uncle and finds shelter at a lawyer's house. He falls in love with the maid but the lawyer's daughter with visual and hearing impairment loves him.

Pookkal Vidum Thudhu

1987

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Raja has a conflict with the powerful Dhamalingam, who in turn ruins his sister's life. To atone for the sins of her father, Dhamalingam's daughter marries Raja.

Raaja Raajathan

1989

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8.0

A rich man, gets fed up of his gambling brother and his spoilt son, Vijay. Upon his death, his son and brother learn that the property will be inherited by Rakayi, a poor girl, if she marries Vijay.

Sakkarai Panthal

1988

Soora Samhaaram poster
7.5

Pandian, a police officer, sets out to take revenge on a drug lord for the murder of his best friend, Arun. However, Pandian gets abducted by the criminal and is forced into drug addiction.

Soora Samhaaram

1988

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Three young college students lead a carefree life filled with shenanigans and disruptive behaviours. Later, a new lecturer influences them and changes their outlook.

Sanga Natham

1984

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Jamboo

1980

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In order to resolve her sister, Geetha's marital problems, Chitra decides to marry Geetha's bachelor brother-in-law, Balu. She disguises herself as a village belle, Rajathi and enters Balu's life.

Manamagale Vaa

1988

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Annanukku Jai

1989

Anbae Odi Vaa poster
8.0

Prema transfers to a college in the same town as college student Mahesh. She is rich, beautiful and harbors a deep sense of entitlement. Mahesh is reserved and primarily focused on his education as well as excelling in running track. He politely ignores Prema the few times they meet which enrages her. She makes it a point to reach out to him and fosters a friendship. Mahesh soon falls in love with Prema and she becomes the focus of life. Prema plays along in an attempt to get revenge.

Anbae Odi Vaa

1984

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Sattam Sirikkiradhu

1982

Bala Nagamma poster
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Queen Punitha is cursed with childlessness but gets a boon & bear's a baby girl, Nagamma. After the queens death the new queen eliminates who escapes & grows into a charming lady & marries a prince.

Bala Nagamma

1981

Uruvavugal Maralam poster
5.0

A deeply pious man meets God, who tells him about various events that will take place in the future. The man tells everyone about these predictions but nobody believes him.

Uruvavugal Maralam

1983

Sri Raghavendrar poster
6.7

The story of the great Indian saint Raghavendra Swami. Born as Venkatanatha, he proved to be a very brilliant scholar from a very young age. After enduring a series of profound life challenges, he embraced sannyasa following his master and the divine.

Sri Raghavendrar

1985

Ullasa Paravaigal poster
9.0

The son of a wealthy man suffers from a condition whereby he cannot stand the sight of fire as he has a violent outburst every time. A caring doctor and a friend help the young man unravel his past.

Ullasa Paravaigal

1980

Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru poster
7.5

The film was a remake of the 1986 Malayalam film Gandhinagar 2nd Street starring Mohanlal and Karthika directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film is a mixture of comedy, romance, sentiments and affection. It was a profitable venture for Vivekananda Film Circuit K.Padmavathi.

Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru

1988

1970s · 7 titles

Behind the camera