Manorama

Actress

May 26, 1937 (78 years)

† October 15, 2015

Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu, India

Biography

Manorama, a legend, was born Gopi Shantha to Kasi Clockudaiyar and Ramamitham on 26 May 1943 at Mannargudi, Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu. Later her family moved to Pallathur near Karaikudi owing to poverty. She started her acting career at 12 years as a drama artist.When she started her stage performances she was rechristened as Manorama by the drama director, Thiruvengadam, and the harmonist, Thiayagarajan. She continued to act in plays and also performed on stage as a playback singer.

Filmography

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Pasakiligal

Sethupathy (Prabhu) and his young brother Sevathayya (Murali) are fond of their only sister, Maragadham (Navya Nair), who lives in Melur village. Vairaghya Bhoopathy (Nassar) is the chief of the neighboring village Aalur, and the two families have been rivals for generations. But Maragadham falls for Nallarasu (Vineeth), Bhoopathy's brother. Then comes Alakalan (Kalabhavan Mani), a schemer who wants to marry Maragadham. Both the brothers humiliate him and send him back. He ends up marrying Bhoopathy's sister Angayarkanni (Roja) but manages to create an enmity between the two families. Meanwhile, a dancer (Malavika) falls in love with Sethupathy. Alakalan has an eye on her as well. A turn of events results in Bhoopathy's suicide. Now, Nallarasu takes revenge on Sethupathy, who was responsible for his brother's death, so he marries Maragadham only to torture her.

7.2

Arunachalam

Lakshmi

Arunachalam, the son of a prominent village elder, discovers the truth about his past.

7.2

Ottran

A group of terrorists kidnaps Sudha and takes over her apartment to save their employer Robert. Karthik, a RAW agent, pretends to be a cook and goes to her house to capture the entire gang.

6.7

Arundhati

Chandramma

Arundhati belongs to Gadwal samsthanam in 1920’s. She is known for her bravery in saving the Samstanam by killing Pasupathi an evildoer. But the spirit of Pasupathi haunts that place. Another girl is born in the same lineage after 3 generations and she is named as Arundhati. The spirit of Pasupati is after Arundhati to take the revenge.

6.5

Idhu Namma Aalu

Gopal's Mom

Gopalsamy, a poor graduate, travels to Madras to financially provide for his mother's eye surgery. Struggling to earn money, he encounters a Brahmin priest who coaxes him to impersonate a Brahmin to sell food in the neighboring agraharam. Being a non-Brahmin from a backward caste, Gopal finds it morally reprehensible to wear the sacred thread, but with no other options in sight, he sets off to perform Ganapati homam with three other priests...

9.0

Naan Petha Magane

Aandal

Possessive mother, Andal , sabotages her son Ravi's love life. She engineers his marriage to a docile village girl, Uma , but later becomes jealous of the attention he gives his wife, leading to conflict and further manipulation.

8.5

Piriyadha Varam Vendum

Azhagi

Sanjay and Nithi are best friends since childhood. Soon, Sanjay realises that he is in love with Nithi but does not confess his feelings as he fears it would break their friendship.

7.6

Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei

Raja Matha

Set in the late 18th century during the early stages of the British Raj, the film tells the story of twin brothers separated at birth. Pulikesi XXIII, the foolish elder brother, becomes a puppet of his uncle, the Chief Minister, while Ukraputhan, the wise younger brother, becomes a patriot intent on saving his land and his brother.

7.0

Bala Nagamma

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.

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Thirunelveli

Thulasi, A Highly Respected Man In A Village, Is Known For His Truthfulness In All Circumstances. But The Real Testing Time Arrives When His Good Trait Brings A Lot Of Troubles To The Family.

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Osai

Raja, a poor man, falls in love with Radha. Radha's uncle is in debt and looks for a rich guy to settle his debt. Raja lies about his background but gets exposed.

6.8

Bairavi

Meenatchi

Bhairavi is separated from her brother Mookaiyah, who becomes a loyal servant for a local landlord, covering up all his dirty deeds. But when he rapes Bhairavi, Mookaiyah speaks up.

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Gnana Kuzhandhai

Alangari

Gnana Sambanthan, a young child, has a divine intervention while visiting Lord Shiva's temple with his parents. Later, he starts composing hymns.

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Unakkaga Naan

Arasangam

Best friends Raja and Ramu decide to oppose the union leader of Raja's mill when he creates problems. However, they face several obstacles in their attempt to stop him.

9.0

Raja Enga Raja

Raja is not impressed with his wife Lakshmi who is unsophisticated. He abandons her and moves to Delhi. Lakshmi then decides to improve her lifestyle and become educated and suave.

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Vandikkaran Magan

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5.8

Singam 2

Pattamma

Picking up the storyline from where Singam ended, Duraisingam has gone undercover after meeting the Home Minister and is working as an NCC officer in a school in Thoothukudi. The only people who know about this operation are the Chief Minister and Home Minister apart from himself.

7.0

Prema Kanuka

Aandallu

Raja Shekaram, an artist, crosses paths with Sandhya after he paints a poster of Gowri. He then persuades her into helping him teach a lesson to someone close to her, who has ties to his past.

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Madras to Pondicherry

Brahmin woman

Mala, a modern college girl witnesses the murder committed by Sudhagar and hops into a bus bound for Pondicherry. Sudhagar follows and tries to kill her on the journey.

5.5

Coolie

Karna, a labourer, marries his boss' daughter, Vimala, while his sister marries Vimala's brother. However, problems arise when Vimala's father tries to cause a rift between Karna and his sister.