
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
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
NRNirmala saves Bhaskar from committing suicide and shows him the positive side of life. Both get married, but soon she realises he is a mere puppet in the hands of a man who claims to be his father.
Thenmazhai
1966
No synopsis available yet.
Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam
1987
When Shankar returns home after completing his higher studies abroad, his parents plan to get him married. However, when he reveals that he has already married the girl he loves, they become angry.
Athaiya Mamiya
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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
No synopsis available yet.
Sevatha Ponnu
1994
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
5.5Aaryananda (Srinivasan) and Suryananda (Vishnupriyan), who aspire to enter the film industry, put a pair of smugglers behind bars. Surya is approached by the rich Chandralekha (Kovai Sarala) to spy on her flirtatious husband Kamalasekaran (Gangai Amaren). Meanwhile, the smugglers' boss plans to kidnap Aarya's girlfriend to teach the duo a lesson.
Arya Surya
2013
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Machan
2016
2000s · 8 titles
8.0ACP Parasuram helps Siva's mother, a widow, in recouping their wealth. Brainwashed by Akash, a terrorist, Siva works against the police and the government and believes they killed his brother.
Parasuram
2003
6.8Kumaran's life is all about his mother Mahalakshmi, who is separated from her husband Eshwar. Kumaran is passionate about kickboxing and he shares a very special relationship with his mother. In between, Kumaran falls in love with Malabar. But his life is destroyed after his mother's death. On the deathbed she tells her son to meet his father, a kick boxing champion, who lives in Malaysia. Kumaran goes to Malaysia to meet him and he comes...
M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
2004
NRBeing a cop Ganapathi has troubles getting married. He eventually falls for Nandhini, but his mom demands dowry which results into conflicts. Will Nandhini stand by Ganapathi?
Galatta Ganapathi
2003
NRBose, a young man, marries Karpagam after rescuing her from the wrath of villagers. However, the spirit of his previous wife enters her body as she desires to live with him.
Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman
2001
6.2A young woman falls in love with a man and wishes to marry him. However, everything changes when she learns about her father's involvement in his first wife's death.
Ezhumalai
2002
6.5Shree is a 2002 Tamil action film directed by Pushpavasagan which stars Suriya in the title role, with Shrutika and Gayatri Jayaraman in supporting roles. The film met with a poor response, critically and made poor business at the box office .
Shree
2002
NRThe story of two friends Raja (London Ravi) and Vinoth (R. V. Bharathan), who fall for the same women Nila (Meghna). The story continues even when one of them is dead.
Nee Naan Nila
2007
6.5A policeman accepts bribes from corrupt politicians and local thugs to help them in their illegal work. However, he decides to correct his mistakes after he falls in love with a woman.
Saamy
2003
1990s · 20 titles
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
No synopsis available yet.
Sevatha Ponnu
1994
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
4.0Story about a honest police man and his fight against politicians.
Sevagan
1992
6.5Thangavelu, 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
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
7.2A 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
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
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
5.3Romeo 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
7.0Gopal 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
6.5Bhuvana, 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
9.0In order to help his friends find accommodation, Ajay dons the garb of a homely, married lady. Now, Ajay leads a comical, dual role as he romances his girlfriend on the side.
Aanazhagan
1995
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
9.0Ravivarman, 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
4.8Arjun is a sincere CBI officer. He rescues a kidnapped lady (Tabu) from the clutches terrorists. But in the process Rani loses her parents. Arjun takes Rani to his house. With the help of Rani, he makes a sketch of the kingpin and publishes it in major newspapers. The kingpin summons a local don to eliminate Arjun.
Thaayin Manikodi
1998
5.0Vijay 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
No synopsis available yet.
Chinna Poovai Killathe
1992
NRGanesh (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
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
1980s · 20 titles
No synopsis available yet.
Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam
1987
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
9.0A 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
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
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
5.0A 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
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
No synopsis available yet.
Jamboo
1980
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
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
7.5Pandian, 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
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
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
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
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
10.0The film was launched by C. V. Sridhar in 1980 as a Cinemascope venture and was then titled as Sakthi. Sridhar collaborated with Kamal Haasan after the success of the 1978 film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu, which had also featured Rajinikanth. The film was meant to be the first film which featured Kamal Haasan and Ambika as a lead pair and stills were released featuring Ambika in a swimsuit. The film got delayed and was put on the back burner, before it re-emerged in 1986 under the title of Meendum Suryodayam and shooting progressed. It was planned for an April 1986 release, which got postponed to May 1 of 1986. There was a local authority election in March 1986 and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won seats. Sridhar felt that if the film released with the title Meendum Suryodayam (Rising Sun),
Naanum Oru Thozhilali
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Annanukku Jai
1989
No synopsis available yet.
Kairasikkaran
1984
When lawyer Raghupathi kills Maari, his brother decides to take revenge on him. He kidnaps his son, kills his wife in a skirmish while she tries to stop him and raises the son to become a criminal.
Engal Kural
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Sattam Sirikkiradhu
1982
1970s · 7 titles
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
6.7Selvam, a taxi driver, is on a mission to seek revenge on a person. Little does he know that his budding friendship with Raja is the person he dislikes.
Kuppathu Raja
1979
Kannan, a cab driver, is raised by his miserly uncle with no inkling of his inheritance or parentage. His kindness and humility aid him on his journey through life
Karotti Kannan
1975
Muthu, a villager, loves Lakshmi but she falls in love with his educated brother, Kannan. Kannan is forced to eke out a living in the big city after he loses money gambling, but is soon estranged from Lakshmi by her plotting sister Leela. Does Lakshmi unite with Kannan?
Muthana Muthallavo
1976
Ashok comes to Chennai in search of his elder brother, Arun. But he ends up in prison when he gets falsely accused of a crime he did not commit and strives to prove his innocence
Karunthel Kannayiram
1972
9.0Thayagu is a teacher who comes to serve in a village. He struggles to attain his desires as he has an unmarried sister and mother to support.
Annakili
1976
When a mysterious chef arrives in a problematic household, will he be able to fix the family?
Samayalkaran
1974
1960s · 2 titles
NRNirmala saves Bhaskar from committing suicide and shows him the positive side of life. Both get married, but soon she realises he is a mere puppet in the hands of a man who claims to be his father.
Thenmazhai
1966
Four ex-convicts come together to produce a film, repeating their crimes of theft to raise funds.
Naangu Killadigal
1966

