S. Maruti Rao

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S. Maruti Rao

Born April 25, 1921 · Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, British India

Died January 1, 2000 · aged 78

No biography available.

Known For

Major ChandrakanthMajor Chandrakanth · 1966
Major Chandrakanth
★ 9.01966
MovieThrillerComedy
When Vimala’s wayward lover Rajnikant is killed by her brother Mohan, the brother is sheltered from the police by the victim’s blind father, Major Chandrakanth. The major’s elder son, the zealous cop Srikanth, is in charge of finding Mohan, whom he finally arrests in his own house. Realising that his father knowingly sheltered a murder suspect, Srikanth arrests the blind old man as well.
Enga MamaEnga Mama · 1970
Enga Mama
★ 4.01970
MovieDrama
Koteeswaran, who runs an orphanage, is barely able to take care of the children. However, life takes an unexpected turn when he ends up saving a girl from committing suicide.
Athey KangalAthey Kangal · 1967
Athey Kangal
★ 7.01967
MovieComedyMystery
After four brothers get killed in succession, Vimalanathan and his niece, Susila, are the sole survivors. So, Bhaskar, Susila's lover, tries to find the stalker who is hunting his lover's family.
Mera Qasoor Kya HaiMera Qasoor Kya Hai · 1964
Mera Qasoor Kya Hai
★ 9.01964
MovieDrama
Mera Qasoor Kya Hai is a 1964 Hindi film starring Dharmendra, Nanda and Om Prakash. The film's music is by Chitragupta.
Ave KalluAve Kallu · 1967
Ave Kallu
★ 8.01967
MovieMysteryThriller
Rich and pretty, Susila returns from college to find that her family is being bumped off one by one. The only clues are a half smoked cigar left at the scene of each murder and a mysterious woman in white running through the courtyard.
AnnaiAnnai · 1962
Annai
★ 8.01962
MovieDrama
Savithri, who does not have any kids with her husband, decides to adopt her sister's child. Things take a turn when her sister meets her child after many years and yearns for him.
ParasakthiParasakthi · 1952
Parasakthi
★ 6.61952
MovieDrama
Set against the backdrop of World War II, three brothers are separated by war while their sister Kalyani faces immense struggles after being widowed and left destitute. As each sibling endures hardship and societal injustice, their paths cross in unexpected ways, culminating in a dramatic courtroom trial that exposes the harsh realities of their world and sets the stage for a powerful family reunion.
Do KaliyanDo Kaliyan · 1968
Do Kaliyan
★ 7.01968
Movie
Proud, wealthy, and haughty Kiran meets with down-to-earth middle-class fellow collegian, Shekhar, and after several clashes and misunderstandings, both fall in love and decide to get married. Shekhar meets with Kiran's dominating mom and mousy dad, and is told that he must successfully pass a test that will be put to him through Kiran's mom, to which he agrees.

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RanganayakiRanganayaki · 1981
Ranganayaki
★ 8.01981
MovieDrama
The movie explores the nuance of Oedipus Complex. The heroine, a popular theatre artist, falls in love with a rich, young man. They eventually get married and beget a child. But the heroine is bored of married life and wants to dabble in acting. The husband refuses and leaves the town with his child. The heroine gets a lucky break in cinema and becomes a household name. Years later, as fate had it, a young man falls in love with the heroine and she reciprocates his love, but as a mother. She always gives him affection and loves like a mother. She encounters her ex-husband and pleads him to show her son just for once. But as fate has it doesn t happen, and she goes in deep depression and commits suicide, too late for the young lover who realizes that he had fallen in love with his own mother.

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