C. V. Sridhar

Directing

C. V. Sridhar

Born — Died

1933-07-22 — 2008-10-20

Place of birth

Chithamur, Chengalpattu, Madras Presidency, British India

Known for

Directing

Credits

41 titles

C. V. Sridhar (22 July 1933 – 20 October 2008) was an Indian screenwriter and film director. He has directed nearly 60 films in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. Sridhar hailed from Chitthamur, a village near Madurantakam, Tamil Nadu. He studied at St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, where he began writing and staging plays while he was in the Seventh Standard.

Known for

Kodimalar poster
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Kodimalar is a 1966 Indian Tamil language film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by S. L. Nahaatha and A. K. Balasubramanian. The film stars R. Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari, A. V. M. Rajan, Kanchana and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by MS Viswanathan.

Kodimalar

1966

Avalukendru Or Manam poster
NR

The film deals with a triangular love with a good measure of values of the high society and those of liberal culture of the 60s.

Avalukendru Or Manam

1971

Kalai Kovil poster
NR

Kalai Kovil (Temple of Art) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by Visu and Ganga. The film stars S. V. Subbaiah, Chandrakantha, R. Muthuraman and Rajasree in lead roles. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film was released on 25 September 1964.

Kalai Kovil

1964

Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu poster
6.5

Murli (Rajnikanth) and Prabhu (Kamal) are owner and manager respectively, of an advertising agency in Madras. Prabhu has been raised by Murli's family, and feels greatly indebted to them. Prabhu is in love with Padma (Sripriya), but a misunderstanding leads them apart. In the meantime, Murli meets and falls in love with Padma.

Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu

1978

Vayasu Pilichindi poster
6.0

Vayasu Pilichindi (lit. Youth is Calling) is a 1978 Telugu-language film directed by C. V. Sridhar. It is a remake of his own Tamil film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu (1978). Sridhar remade the film in Hindi as Dil-e-Nadaan (1982), starring Rajesh Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Smita Patil, and Jayapradha

Vayasu Pilichindi

1978

Punar Janmam poster
5.0

Punar Janmam (Rebirth) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by R. S. Mani. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, Ragini and P. Kannamba in lead roles. The film, produced by N. S. Diraviyam under Vijaya Films banner, had musical score by T. Chalapathi Rao and was released on 21 April 1961.

Punar Janmam

1961

Film credits

Behind the camera

Kodimalar poster
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Kodimalar is a 1966 Indian Tamil language film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by S. L. Nahaatha and A. K. Balasubramanian. The film stars R. Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari, A. V. M. Rajan, Kanchana and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by MS Viswanathan.

Kodimalar

1966

Kodimalar poster
NR

Kodimalar is a 1966 Indian Tamil language film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by S. L. Nahaatha and A. K. Balasubramanian. The film stars R. Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari, A. V. M. Rajan, Kanchana and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by MS Viswanathan.

Kodimalar

1966

Avalukendru Or Manam poster
NR

The film deals with a triangular love with a good measure of values of the high society and those of liberal culture of the 60s.

Avalukendru Or Manam

1971

Avalukendru Or Manam poster
NR

The film deals with a triangular love with a good measure of values of the high society and those of liberal culture of the 60s.

Avalukendru Or Manam

1971

Avalukendru Or Manam poster
NR

The film deals with a triangular love with a good measure of values of the high society and those of liberal culture of the 60s.

Avalukendru Or Manam

1971

Kalai Kovil poster
NR

Kalai Kovil (Temple of Art) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by Visu and Ganga. The film stars S. V. Subbaiah, Chandrakantha, R. Muthuraman and Rajasree in lead roles. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film was released on 25 September 1964.

Kalai Kovil

1964

Kalai Kovil poster
NR

Kalai Kovil (Temple of Art) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by Visu and Ganga. The film stars S. V. Subbaiah, Chandrakantha, R. Muthuraman and Rajasree in lead roles. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film was released on 25 September 1964.

Kalai Kovil

1964

Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu poster
6.5

Murli (Rajnikanth) and Prabhu (Kamal) are owner and manager respectively, of an advertising agency in Madras. Prabhu has been raised by Murli's family, and feels greatly indebted to them. Prabhu is in love with Padma (Sripriya), but a misunderstanding leads them apart. In the meantime, Murli meets and falls in love with Padma.

Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu

1978

Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu poster
6.5

Murli (Rajnikanth) and Prabhu (Kamal) are owner and manager respectively, of an advertising agency in Madras. Prabhu has been raised by Murli's family, and feels greatly indebted to them. Prabhu is in love with Padma (Sripriya), but a misunderstanding leads them apart. In the meantime, Murli meets and falls in love with Padma.

Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu

1978

Vayasu Pilichindi poster
6.0

Vayasu Pilichindi (lit. Youth is Calling) is a 1978 Telugu-language film directed by C. V. Sridhar. It is a remake of his own Tamil film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu (1978). Sridhar remade the film in Hindi as Dil-e-Nadaan (1982), starring Rajesh Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Smita Patil, and Jayapradha

Vayasu Pilichindi

1978

Vayasu Pilichindi poster
6.0

Vayasu Pilichindi (lit. Youth is Calling) is a 1978 Telugu-language film directed by C. V. Sridhar. It is a remake of his own Tamil film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu (1978). Sridhar remade the film in Hindi as Dil-e-Nadaan (1982), starring Rajesh Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Smita Patil, and Jayapradha

Vayasu Pilichindi

1978

Punar Janmam poster
5.0

Punar Janmam (Rebirth) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by R. S. Mani. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, Ragini and P. Kannamba in lead roles. The film, produced by N. S. Diraviyam under Vijaya Films banner, had musical score by T. Chalapathi Rao and was released on 21 April 1961.

Punar Janmam

1961

Unnai Thedi Varuven poster
9.0

Devi and Anita are best friends who once even help nab a killer. Anita loves Anand but he marries Devi. Their lives are disrupted when the killer breaks loose and seeks revenge from both the women.

Unnai Thedi Varuven

1985

Unnai Thedi Varuven poster
9.0

Devi and Anita are best friends who once even help nab a killer. Anita loves Anand but he marries Devi. Their lives are disrupted when the killer breaks loose and seeks revenge from both the women.

Unnai Thedi Varuven

1985

No artwork available
9.0

1963 Tamil Film

Chitor Rani Padmini

1963

Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren poster
8.0

Vani gets used by her boyfriend Venu who sleeps with her and disappears soon afterwards. However, things get tougher when Vani's brother and sister-in-law die unexpectedly in an accident.

Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren

1979

Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren poster
8.0

Vani gets used by her boyfriend Venu who sleeps with her and disappears soon afterwards. However, things get tougher when Vani's brother and sister-in-law die unexpectedly in an accident.

Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren

1979

Saathi poster
6.5

Dr. Ravi returns from abroad and takes up position as Chief Surgeon in a hospital. He then meets with Nurse Shanti, who lives an impoverished lifestyle with her ailing mother, and decides to perform surgery, but she passes away, and a guilt-ridden Ravi marries Shanti much to the chagrin of his mentor, Kaka, who had hoped that he would marry his daughter, Rajni. The couple then travel to Kashmir for their honey-moon, and then settle down to a harmonious relationship. Hoping to travel even more, their plans are interrupted by the hospital's head doctor, who wants Ravi to focus on cancer research. The couple drop all travel plans and immerse themselves in research so much so that Shanti herself becomes ill.

Saathi

1968

Thriveni poster
10.0

Thankamma is heartbroken when her lover Shivaraman abandons her for his duties as a sailor. She marries another man and tries to settle down, but she learns that she is expecting Shivraman's child.

Thriveni

1970

Alaya Deepam poster
NR

Alaya Deepam is a 1984 Tamil Indian feature film directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by K.R.Gangadharan. It stars Sujatha and Rajesh in the lead roles.

Alaya Deepam

1984

Alaya Deepam poster
NR

Alaya Deepam is a 1984 Tamil Indian feature film directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by K.R.Gangadharan. It stars Sujatha and Rajesh in the lead roles.

Alaya Deepam

1984

Dil Ek Mandir poster
8.0

When Sita’s husband, Ram, is diagnosed with cancer, their lives are thrown into a tailspin—only to be further complicated when his treating physician turns out to be Dharmesh, Sita’s former lover.

Dil Ek Mandir

1963

Premayanam poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Premayanam

1988

Gehri Chaal poster
5.0

A simple man is caught in a web of deceit. He is blackmailed into participating in his bank’s robbery.

Gehri Chaal

1973

Gehri Chaal poster
5.0

A simple man is caught in a web of deceit. He is blackmailed into participating in his bank’s robbery.

Gehri Chaal

1973

Gehri Chaal poster
5.0

A simple man is caught in a web of deceit. He is blackmailed into participating in his bank’s robbery.

Gehri Chaal

1973

Dil-E-Nadaan poster
7.0

Dil-E-Nadaan (The Innocent Heart) is an Indian Hindi film directed by C.V. Sridhar, released in 1982. The film stars Rajesh Khanna in the main lead role as Anand and Shatrughan Sinha as his friend, as the second lead character of the film.[1] This film was remake of the 1978 Tamil film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu, directed by C.V. Sridhar, where Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth played the lead male roles. After the success of the Tamil version, C.V. Sridhar decided to remake it in Hindi and directed it himself.

Dil-E-Nadaan

1982

Dil-E-Nadaan poster
7.0

Dil-E-Nadaan (The Innocent Heart) is an Indian Hindi film directed by C.V. Sridhar, released in 1982. The film stars Rajesh Khanna in the main lead role as Anand and Shatrughan Sinha as his friend, as the second lead character of the film.[1] This film was remake of the 1978 Tamil film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu, directed by C.V. Sridhar, where Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth played the lead male roles. After the success of the Tamil version, C.V. Sridhar decided to remake it in Hindi and directed it himself.

Dil-E-Nadaan

1982

No artwork available
7.3

A conspiring uncle separates the twin sons of his sister, the queen. One becomes his uncle's pawn while the other grows to be a brave and honest man, who inadvertently learns of his true parentage.

Uthama Puthiran

1958

No artwork available
7.3

A conspiring uncle separates the twin sons of his sister, the queen. One becomes his uncle's pawn while the other grows to be a brave and honest man, who inadvertently learns of his true parentage.

Uthama Puthiran

1958

Manase Mandiram poster
NR

Manase Mandiram (English: The Heart is a Temple) is a 1966 Telugu language romantic drama film, produced by Yarra Appa Rao on Sri Krishna Sai Films banner and directed by C. V. Sridhar. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the lead roles and music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film was a remake of Tamil film Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962), Sridhar remade the film in Hindi as Dil Ek Mandir (1963). It was also remade in Malayalam as Hridayam Oru Kshethram (1976), and in Kannada as Kumkuma Rakshe (1977).

Manase Mandiram

1966

Manase Mandiram poster
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Manase Mandiram (English: The Heart is a Temple) is a 1966 Telugu language romantic drama film, produced by Yarra Appa Rao on Sri Krishna Sai Films banner and directed by C. V. Sridhar. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the lead roles and music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film was a remake of Tamil film Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962), Sridhar remade the film in Hindi as Dil Ek Mandir (1963). It was also remade in Malayalam as Hridayam Oru Kshethram (1976), and in Kannada as Kumkuma Rakshe (1977).

Manase Mandiram

1966

Vennira Aadai poster
NR

Chandru, a practising psychiatrist, leaves his lover to travel to Kodaikanal and cure a rich client's daughter. However, she ends up falling in love with him during her treatment.

Vennira Aadai

1965

Vennira Aadai poster
NR

Chandru, a practising psychiatrist, leaves his lover to travel to Kodaikanal and cure a rich client's daughter. However, she ends up falling in love with him during her treatment.

Vennira Aadai

1965

Vennira Aadai poster
NR

Chandru, a practising psychiatrist, leaves his lover to travel to Kodaikanal and cure a rich client's daughter. However, she ends up falling in love with him during her treatment.

Vennira Aadai

1965

Meenda Sorgam poster
NR

Nirmala (Padmini) is a poor but talented young dancer who falls in love with a rich man's son Sekar (Gemini Ganesan), but he is forced to marry a rich man's daughter Prathiba (Tambaram Lalitha). Nirmala promises to her lover that she will never dance in public. Due to various circumstances, Sekar's house is up for auction, and in order to save him, she performs in public. With the money thus earned, she saves his house, but Sekar is unaware of this. When he learns the truth, he begins searching of her, and in the meantime, Prathiba, who is now reformed, commits suicide. Sekar meets Nirmala, who is on the verge of committing suicide, and they are reunited.

Meenda Sorgam

1960

Meenda Sorgam poster
NR

Nirmala (Padmini) is a poor but talented young dancer who falls in love with a rich man's son Sekar (Gemini Ganesan), but he is forced to marry a rich man's daughter Prathiba (Tambaram Lalitha). Nirmala promises to her lover that she will never dance in public. Due to various circumstances, Sekar's house is up for auction, and in order to save him, she performs in public. With the money thus earned, she saves his house, but Sekar is unaware of this. When he learns the truth, he begins searching of her, and in the meantime, Prathiba, who is now reformed, commits suicide. Sekar meets Nirmala, who is on the verge of committing suicide, and they are reunited.

Meenda Sorgam

1960

Ooty Varai Uravu poster
5.9

Ravi, the only son of Vedachalam (Baliah), has traveled on business. Returning home, he meets a young woman on the train after picking up her spilled luggage. The contents of the luggage reveal that she is his sister, from his father's teenage years. When he returns home, she is moved in and living a life of wealthy luxury. But is she really who she says she is?

Ooty Varai Uravu

1967

Ooty Varai Uravu poster
5.9

Ravi, the only son of Vedachalam (Baliah), has traveled on business. Returning home, he meets a young woman on the train after picking up her spilled luggage. The contents of the luggage reveal that she is his sister, from his father's teenage years. When he returns home, she is moved in and living a life of wealthy luxury. But is she really who she says she is?

Ooty Varai Uravu

1967

Kumkuma Rakshe poster
4.0

The story centers on a doctor who discovers that the patient he is treating is the husband of his former lover.

Kumkuma Rakshe

1977