C. V. Sridhar

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C. V. Sridhar

Born July 22, 1933 · Chithamur, Chengalpattu, Madras Presidency, British India

Died October 20, 2008 · aged 75

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.

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KodimalarKodimalar · 1966
Kodimalar
1966
Movie
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.
Avalukendru Or ManamAvalukendru Or Manam · 1971
Avalukendru Or Manam
1971
MovieDrama
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.
Kalai KovilKalai Kovil · 1964
Kalai Kovil
1964
Movie
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.
SaathiSaathi · 1968
Saathi
★ 6.51968
MovieDrama
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.
Vayasu PilichindiVayasu Pilichindi · 1978
Vayasu Pilichindi
★ 6.01978
Movie
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
Unnai Thedi VaruvenUnnai Thedi Varuven · 1985
Unnai Thedi Varuven
★ 9.01985
MovieThriller
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.
Ilamai OonjaladukirathuIlamai Oonjaladukirathu · 1978
Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu
★ 6.51978
MovieDrama
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.
Punar JanmamPunar Janmam · 1961
Punar Janmam
★ 5.01961
MovieDrama
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.

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Naanum Oru ThozhilaliNaanum Oru Thozhilali · 1986
Naanum Oru Thozhilali
★ 10.01986
MovieDramaAction
The 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),

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Uttharavindri Ulle VaaUttharavindri Ulle Vaa · 1971
Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa
1971
MovieRomanceComedy
The movie deals with four friends. Ravichandran, the hero, is the son of a rich man (Veera Raghavan), and he along with his three friends Nagesh, Mali and Murthy, lives in a mansion owned by his father. While they plan to go on a holiday, a young woman (Kanchana) sneaks into the bungalow, fleeing from danger, and begs the hero to offer her solace for two days. He agrees and the trip is cancelled. Kanchanca and Ravichandran fall in love. Another woman (Vijaya Chandrika) suddenly appears one night and leaves her child, Baby Shanthi, with a note claiming that she is Mali’s daughter. Mali asserts that he has never seen the baby before and asserts that he doesn’t know the woman in the letter. But he falls for the child and brings her up with love and affection.

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