Periya Karuppu Thevar

Acting

Periya Karuppu Thevar

Born — Died

1936-01-01 — 2012-09-18

Place of birth

Karumathur, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

39 titles

Periya Karuppu Thevar, often referred to as PKT, was an Indian stage and film actor as well as folk singer who appeared in Tamil language films.

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 13 titles

Chandramukhi poster
6.8

Creepy happenings in an abandoned mansion are attributed to the ghost of an ancient courtesan, back for revenge.

Chandramukhi

2005

Thirumagan poster
NR

A man has to chose between three women, His lady love, his uncle's daughter and the daughter of his father's friend for marriage.

Thirumagan

2007

Sivakasi poster
5.6

Muthappa is forced to leave his house at a young age for a crime that his older brother, Udayappa, committed. When he returns home, he learns about his brother's antics and decides to punish him.

Sivakasi

2005

Virumaandi poster
7.1

Angela, a civil advocate interviewing inmates at the Madras Central Prison for a documentary on the death penalty meets Virumaandi and Kothaala, who are sentenced to death and life respectively for their roles in perpetrating the massacre of 24 people during a brutal clash between feuding villages. As tensions mount within the prison walls, she listens to their conflicting accounts of the same story.

Virumaandi

2004

Sound Party poster
NR

Kumaresan is a rich landlord in a village who spends his wealth for the welfare of his village in Erode district. As Kumaresan's parents died when he was young, he has no one to care for except his sidekicks (Vadivelu, Manivannan and Halwa Vasu). Local Panchayath president Govindan also hails from the same village who has enmity with Kumaresan. Kumaresan does not respect Govindans growth from being a labor in his farm to a rich politician, and Govindan keeps interrupting often whenever Kumaresan wants to find a bride.

Sound Party

2004

Thirupaachi poster
6.1

Sivagiri, a blacksmith from a village, visits Chennai to meet his sister and her husband. When he sees the city is not a safe residence for commoners, he takes the matter into his own hands.

Thirupaachi

2005

Thoranai poster
4.4

A man comes to Chennai with a mission to find his brother, who had run away from his house about two decades ago. But a series of events make them both a part of unexpected happenings.

Thoranai

2009

Veyyil poster
7.6

After receiving severe punishment from his father, the eldest son of a family runs away. Several years later, he returns back home with a feeling of remorse.

Veyyil

2006

Aandan Adimai poster
NR

Sivaraman belongs to a low caste and is a cobbler by profession. He was orphaned as a little boy and has since been brought up by a couple belonging to the lower caste. A trip to the 'agraharam' brings back memories of his childhood and he realises that he is in fact a Brahmin and the son of the head priest at the temple. Wishing to help his real family while at the same time unable to forget the parents who adopted him, he shuffles between the two vastly different worlds. Maheswar, a lower caste woman, waits for him back home while Gayatri falls in love with him in his new life.

Aandan Adimai

2001

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ullam Kollai Poguthey

2001

Koodal Nagar poster
1.0

Koodal Nagar movie story is set in a suburb of Madurai. Suryan (Bharath) and Chandran (Bharath) are twins. Suryan, the elder of the two is soft spoken guy who works at a local lending library and he falls in love with Manimekala (Bhavana), daughter of Namasivayam (Mahadevan) the local politician-don and MLA. Chandran, the younger one, works as a mortuary assistant in the local government hospital and he's one among Namasivayam

Koodal Nagar

2007

Manikanda poster
3.2

Based in Mumbai, Raja (Arjun) lives a violent yet poor lifestyle along with his father, Banwarilal. He meets with and comes to the rescue of Madurai/Mahendrapur-based belle, Mahalakshmi/Madhumita (Jyotika), and both fall in love with each other. When she returns home, her dad (Ashish Vidyarthi) finds that she is in love with Raja, instantly approves of him, and asks her to invite him, which she does. Raja accordingly arrives to meet her family - and it is this arrival that will pit him against goons dispatched by none other than Mahalakshmi's dad, who wants him dead - at any and all costs.

Manikanda

2007

Madrasi poster
2.0

Kaasi learns the location of the people responsible for his parent's death and decides to seek revenge. However, unexpected circumstances cause Kaasi to become a gangster himself.

Madrasi

2006

1990s · 16 titles

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ponnuketha Purushan

1992

No artwork available
NR

Upili, a dedicated person towards serving the village temple, marries Arasaee who plans to embarrass him while joining hands with Sundaralingam, a fraudster.

Koyil Kaalai

1993

Periya Thambi poster
NR

Siva lives with his father Soundarapandian, a police officer, and his little sister Geetha. Geetha gets engaged and Siva notes that his father will not invite his family to the wedding. Hence, Siva finds out his family's village and goes there. At his father's village, Siva is insulted by his uncle Sankarapandian, while his aunt Kamachi welcomes him. Soon, Kamachi's daughter Selvi and Siva fall in love with each other. How Siva reconciles his uncle and marries Selvi forms the rest of the story.

Periya Thambi

1997

No artwork available
10.0

Palanisamy, a folk dancer, suspects his wife, who dances with him in the village festival, of having an affair with a rich landlord. He abandons his wife and separates her from her newborn son.

Nattupura Pattu

1996

No artwork available
6.3

Thangapandi stays with his grandfather after the birth of his stepbrother Sellasamy. He is jealous of him and leaves his mother after an unexpected incident leaves him feeling unwanted.

Pasumpon

1995

Sakthi poster
NR

In the past, the young Seethalakshmi became pregnant but she didn't reveal the father's identity. To punish her, the village chief Periya Ayya ordered her to live alone in a small hut and after the childbirth, he took her newborn son. Whereas, Dharmaraj and Varalakshmi got married. Periya Ayya then sent the baby to another village. Many years later, Sakthi comes back to his village and he becomes the manager of the village's temple. Sakthi thinks that he is an orphan. Afterward, Sakthi and Raani fall in love with each other. Soon, Varalakshmi's brother Sethupathi tries to rob the temple's costly things. On his first attempt, Sethupathi's henchmen fail because of Sakthi. The second time, he robs the temple's Kalasam. He then traps the innocent Sakthi and Periya Ayya dismisses him. Sakthi finally comes to know the identity of his parents : Dharmaraj and Seethalakshmi. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Sakthi

1997

No artwork available
NR

Sundarapandian, an orphan and angry man, is the henchman of a rich man Manivannan and he often went to jail for minor offenses. Karthikeyan enters his house as a maid and he falls with his daughter Kalyani. In the meantime, Mallaria, an orphan, tries to reform Sundarapandian and they fall in love with each other. One day, a poor girl Chellayi is raped and killed by a corrupted MLA. Sundarapandian and Mallaria finally get married, they decide to leave the village but they don't have enough money. Manivannan prepares his daughter's wedding with the MLA and Manivannan orders Sundarapandian to kill the innocent Karthikeyan. Sundarapandian, who is now a good man, decide to join the young pair. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Government Mappillai

1992

No artwork available
NR

Solaiyamma is a mother-less woman who is looked after by her father. She has been promised in marriage with her relative Balraj and they are in love. Vairavan is a heartless muscular man who spreads terror among the villagers and rapes the village girls. One night, Vairavan enters Solaiyamma's house and tries to rape Solaiyamma but she stands against him and Vairavan runs away. The entire village thinks that she has been raped including her relatives and then her father commits suicide. Thereafter, she is rejected by the village. Vairavan tortures her psychologically to spend a night with him. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Solaiyamma

1992

No artwork available
NR

A greedy woman who values money over relationships has two sons. After she tortures her daughter-in-law to death, the girl's cousin sister marries the other brother only to teach the woman a lesson.

Vasuki

1997

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Themmangu Paattukaaran

1997

No artwork available
NR

Maasilamani, a dreaded don, spreads terror around him: triggering riots, smuggling illicit liquor and drugs. The police are exasperated by Maasilamani and send Abhimanyu to cope with Maasilamani. Abhimanyu is an incorruptible and strict Assistant Commissioner of Police who has been suspended seven times for challenging his superiors. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Abhimanyu

1997

No artwork available
NR

A woman falls in love with her brother's personal manager unaware that he is already in a relationship with someone else.

Puthu Paatu

1990

Sandhana Kaatru poster
NR

A decorated military officer avenges his wife's suicide prompted by the heinous acts of several very bad guys.

Sandhana Kaatru

1990

Azhagarsamy poster
NR

Thayama gets money from a landlord in order to save her husband and promises to give her child in return. Things turn for the worst when the rich man wants to marry off his daughter to Thayama's son.

Azhagarsamy

1999

No artwork available
NR

Kulasekaran is a liquor shop owner and he likes to spend the time in college. Kulasekaran is also a modern Don Juan : a seducer of women. During a wedding function, Kulasekaran falls under the spell of the shy young woman Sangita. He talks to Sangita and he tries to seduce her. Sangita really likes his funny way of talking, she eventually falls in love with him and they even talk about their marriage. Later, Kulasekaran falls in love with Archana. One day, she finally accepts his love, unfortunately, the happiness was short-lived, she says that it was just a joke. The whole pattern repeats itself many times, Kulasekaran quickly sinks into alcoholism and depression. Archana openly states that she wants to see Kulasekaran going mad. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Sarigamapadani

1994

No artwork available
NR

Abhirami is in love with Agaramuthu, a theatre artist, but the latter rejects her since he only cherishes his late wife's memory. Later, Abhirami's stepbrother forces her to marry someone else.

Oorellaam Un Paattu

1991

1980s · 9 titles

No artwork available
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

Manidhan Marivittan poster
NR

A naive man who is new in town gets entrapped in a crisis due to his resemblance with a gangster. The revelation gets shocking when the criminal turns out to be his own twin brother.

Manidhan Marivittan

1989

No artwork available
7.0

Lakshmi and Raja fall in love and decide to get married. But on the day of the marriage, Raja is accused of murdering a woman.

Enna Petha Raasa

1989

Alaigal Oyivadhilai poster
7.0

A man and a woman fall in love with each other; his mother does not approve of her as she is from a different religion and her brother is a gangster. But they decide to withstand religious differences to be with each other.

Alaigal Oyivadhilai

1981

January 1 poster
NR

January 1 is a 1984 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Manivannan, starring Vijayakanth, Sulakshana and Sathyaraj in lead roles.

January 1

1984

Karagattakaran poster
7.0

Muthaiya, a male Karagattam dancer, falls in love with Kamakshi, a female Karagattam dancer. But circumstances prevent them from confessing their love for one another and the lives of two artist families locked in a feud.

Karagattakaran

1989

Mannukkul Vairam poster
7.0

Mannukkul Vairam is a 1986 Indian Tamil film directed by Manoj Kumar and produced by Motherland Pictures.

Mannukkul Vairam

1986

Mudhal Mariyathai poster
7.7

A middle-aged upper-caste man, Malaichami, leads an unhappy married life but seeks comfort in a new friendship with a low-caste woman. However, their friendship leads to many rumours in their village.

Mudhal Mariyathai

1985

No artwork available
NR

Valli's husband suffers from a chronic disease.. Will she be able to save him?

Anicha Malar

1981