Ganthimathi

Nascimento : 1946-01-01, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India

Morte : 2011-09-09

História

Kanthimathi was born in Manamadurai in the then Ramanathapuram district of British India in 1945 or 1946. She started acting in dramas and entered films at the age of eleven.

Filmes

Ayya
A honest and peace loving village man turns into a politician but his past haunts him till he seeks redemption by surrendering himself to law. On pursuing this he calms down him avenger as well.
Virumaandi
A reporter researching the death penalty meets Virumaandi and Kothaala. While listening to their versions of the same story, she realises that Virumaandi is being punished for a crime he did not commit.
Anbu Thollai
Singamuthu wants that he and his brothers marry girls who are sisters. However, Chinnathayi, his cousin, wants to marry him and decides to jeopardise all the marriage proposals that come his way.
Thavasi
A noble and just man makes the ultimate sacrifice after he imposes an unjust sentence on a male from a poor family.
Jeans
Visalakshi
Vishu and Ramu are a pair of Indian twins living in America with their father, Rajamani. When Madhumita (Aishwarya Rai) and her brother come to America to get medical treatment for their ailing grandmother, Vishu and Ramu end up meeting them at the airport. Vishu falls in love with Madhumita, and the couple has everyone's blessing, except for Rajamani, who is estranged from his own twin brother. He only wants his sons to marry twin sisters, so Madhumita pretends to have a twin in order to please him. As Madhumita puts on a charade by creating Vaishnavi, all goes well, until Ramu falls in love with Vaishnavi. Now the truth must come out, before Madhumita has to marry both of Rajamani's twin sons.
Muthu
Poongavanam
A lavish Maharaja lived with his sister-in-law and stepbrother Rajasekhar, helping people incessantly. His sister-in-law has a son, to whom the Maharaja bequeaths a major portion of his property. At this juncture, a new baby is born to the Maharaja.His wife dies soon after. Brother Rajasekhar cheats the Maharaja as he fears that his son's property might be taken back and given to the Maharaja's own son. When the cheating comes to light, the Maharaja hands over all his property and his baby to his sister-in-law...
Mr. Madras
Serial actress
Aruna, an industrialist, is unable to confront Thiruttani, a local criminal, and hires Murugan, who is in need of a job, on the condition that he solves her dispute with the criminal.
Nila
Aatha
Ayyanar is a kind-hearted person and kulfi street vendor. One day, out of pity Ayyanar gives refuge to a girl suffering amnesia and behaving like a child. Ayyanar and Aatha who is like his own mother take care of her. Ayyanar names the girl "Nila". In the meantime, the medical student Subha falls in love with Ayyanar. Living with a woman without getting married is not well seen, so Ayyanar and Nila get married. Afterward, Ayyanar and Nila live happily, Nila becomes pregnant. After her delivery, Nila regains her memory and is transferred in a better hospital. Nila sees her family and her fiancé. The real name of Nila is Ramya. She lived with her parents in Delhi and she was engaged to Ramesh. An earthquake struck and they were all separated, her family thought that she was dead. When Ayyanar comes to see his wife, Nila in the first place rejects him but she then decides to live as "Nila" with Ayyanar and their newborn baby. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.
Periya Marudhu
Periya Marudhu remains a loyal henchman to Sivasankaran attracting the villagers' ire. However, his life changes when Kaveri comes to stay with him, and he falls in love with her.
Amaidhi Padai
Thayamma's Mother
An ambitious and unscrupulous man becomes a major politician, but his illegitimate son is posted as an inspector in his constituency and vows to stop his brutal activities.
Chinna Jameen
Aatha
Rasayya is a wealthy but cowardly man, who is being controlled by his uncle, Ratnavelu. An educated woman falls in love with Rasayya and makes him a changed man. Will Rasayya fight against Ratnavelu?
Sakkarai Devan
Sakkarai Devan (Tamil: சக்கரை தேவன்) is a 1993 Indian Tamil film, directed by J. Panneer and produced by A. S. Ibrahim Rawuthar. The film stars Vijayakanth, Sukanya, Kanaka and M. N. Nambiar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilayaraja.
Dasarathan
Dasarathan is a 1993 Tamil language film directed by Kitty. The film features Sarathkumar and Heera in lead roles whilst Sivakumar, Saranya and Gandhimathi play supporting roles.
Walter Vetrivel
Lakshmi/Periyamma
Walter Vetrivel is a 1993 Indian Tamil film, directed by P. Vasu, starring Sathyaraj, Sukanya and Ranjitha in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 14 January 1993. It completed a 150 day run on theaters and became one of the highest grossing films for Sathyaraj during 90's in terms of revenue. The movie released to extremely positive reviews and became a blockbuster. The film was later remade in Telugu as S. P. Parasuram with Chiranjeevi and in Hindi as Khuddar with Govinda.
Meera
Meera's Mother
Meera's life changes after she witnesses a policeman committing a murder. He then vows to kill her, but Jeeva, a man who falls in love with her, takes it upon himself to protect her.
Solaiyamma
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.
Unna Nenachen Paattu Padicchen
Thirumathi Palanisamy
Aandal
Hamsaveni, a teacher, agrees to marry an illiterate man on the condition that she will stay with her ailing father after marriage. However, on the wedding night, he refuses to comply with her terms.
Thevar Magan
London-educated Saktivelu returns to India and wants to open a chain of restaurants in Chennai. His father, however, wishes that he would stay back and help the villagers.
Oor Mariyadhai
Rathnavelu loves Rasathi, who is in love with Kannan, brother of Veerapandi, an archrival of Rathnavelu. She is forcefully married to Rathnavelu, which leads to the death of Kannan.
Captain Prabhakaran
Prabhakaran's Mother
Prabhakaran, an Indian Forest Services officer, is sent to Sathyamangalam to nab the notorious smuggler, Veerabhadran. He is not only going to nab him, but also avenge the death of his friend.
Gnana Paravai
Aatha Naan Paasayiten
En Kadhal Kanmani
En Kadhal Kanmani is a 1990 film starring Vikram and Rekha Nambiar in the lead roles. This is the debut film for Vikram. The music was composed by L. Vaidyanathan and the songs were written by Vairamuthu.
Periya Veettu Panakkaran
Sandhana Kaatru
A decorated military officer avenges his wife's suicide prompted by the heinous acts of several very bad guys.
Thangamana Raasa
Thangamana Raasa is a 1989 Tamil film directed by Azhagappan C. The film stars Ramarajan, Kanaka, Goundamani and Senthil in lead roles.
Manidhan Marivittan
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.
Paandi Naattu Thangam
Thangapandian, an honest forest officer, is transferred to a village. The village chief cuts illegally the sandalwood trees. Radha is brought up by her adoptive family. When she was young, her father, a famous singer, died in a car accident. Thangapandian falls in love with Radha. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Karagattakaran
Two folk dancers fall in love in rural Tamil Nadu.
Paravaigal Palavitham
Sekar's Mother
Paravaigal Palavitham is a 1988 Tamil Indian feature film directed by Robert-Rajasekar for producer KR. It stars Ramki and Nirosha in the lead roles.
Paasa Paravaigal
Vaigai
Lakshmi, a lawyer, defends her husband, Sukumar, in court when his sister, Uma, suspects him of murdering her husband, Shankar.
Ninaivey Oru Sangeedham
Marudhu, a villager, falls in love with Dr Sandhya who works at the local hospital. Threatened by their closeness, Pandhimeena tricks Marudhu into marrying her.
Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi
Prabhu and Sathyaraj are brothers who fall in love with their uncle's daughter Nadia. Nadiya is initially arranged to marry a wealthy man but due to dire circumstances the wedding is called off.She then goes back to the village and starts to live with her uncles and grandmother.Eventually she falls in love with Prabhu,meanwhile, Sathyaraj happens to rescue a widow Sudha Chandran from dire straits, and falls for her.The story ends with both the brothers happily married.
Mannukkul Vairam
Mannukkul Vairam is a 1986 Indian Tamil film directed by Manoj Kumar and produced by Motherland Pictures.
Natpu
Chidambara Ragasiyam
Ponnazhagi
Chidambara Rahasiyam revolves around a simpleton Chidambaram, who is framed for murder. Here enters CID Beemarao who teams up with the local police and Arun to find the real culprits.
Saavi
Pachaiyamma, Singaram's Wife
When a woman learns that her husband married her for her money, she decides to divorce him.
Puthiya Theerpu
Puthiya Theerpu is a 1985 Tamil action drama film, starring Vijayakanth and Ambika in lead roles
Thendrale Ennai Thodu
Sundari, Balu's wife
In the middle of the 80s, in Madras. While her car, (one Volkswagen Beetle, typify like Walt Disney's "Herbie") breaks down (frequently), Mâlu (Jayashree), a beautiful young graduate, very independent, stemming from the Tamil bourgeoisie, attends, dumbfounded enough, not far from it, in the terrible correction that Raghunath (alias Raghu) (Mogan) to a pickpocket administers. The young man who went to an interview, misses his bus. Having got acquainted with Mâlu and having repaired his vehicle, this one leads him to its meeting. She informs him on the spot, that post, is already taken, what puts Raghu, beside himself. During his interview, he lets burst his anger, he becomes enraged in the face of his future employers, among which one, Rajasekhar (A. R. S.), who is other than the father of Mâlu, who finally, appreciates the frankness of Raghu and commits it on fields.
January 1
January 1 is a 1984 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Manivannan, starring Vijayakanth, Sulakshana and Sathyaraj in lead roles.
Vai Pandhal
Diwakar and Shanthi love each, her rich father agrees to get them married, but on the condition that Diwakar's family should impress him. Since Diwakar does not have a family, he hires one.
Kuzhandhai Yesu
Tharaasu
Madurai Suran
Thangaikkor Geetham
A 1983 Indian Tamil film, starring Sivakumar, T. Rajendar and Nalini in lead roles.
Mann Vasanai
Love, village feud and circumstances lead a young man to abandon his village and lover and head to the armed forces. Upon his return, his lover realizes that things are never going to be the same again.
Uyirullavarai Usha
Azhagiya Kanne
Azhagiya Kanne is a 1982 Tamil-language film written and directed by J. Mahendran. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
Simla Special
Two friends, Gopu and Babu, own a troupe that performs comedic plays. When Babu faces a financial crisis, the two friends decide to accept a commission and perform for the Tamilians in Shimla.
Moondram Pirai
Brothel owner
A young woman suffers a major head injury in a car accident after which she begins behaving like a child. Trapped at a brothel, she finds hope in a lonely school teacher who decides to rescue her.
Indru Poi Naalai Vaa
Three friends fall in love with the same woman who moves into the house next door. They decide to impress her individually in their own hilarious ways and leave the choice up to her.
Bala Nagamma
Bala Nagamma is a 1981 Telugu and Tamil Indian feature film directed by K. Shankar for A.Khader's K.B.Creations. The film stars Sarath Babu and Sridevi in the lead roles.
The Mist
Madam of the brothel
After a prostitute ruins Chandru's family, he develops a strong aversion towards them. His childhood trauma creates unrest in his present life as he starts killing sex workers whenever he sees them.
Bhama Rukmani
Bhama loves and wants to marry Nandagopal, but he loves Rukmani. Forced by his mother, he marries Bhama and compounds this blunder by marrying Rukmani as well.
Agalvilaku
Suvarilladha Chiththirangal
The Story revolves around a poor girl living with widowed mother and siblings. Poverty and the family situation gets her mother to prostitute herself for the welfare of the family. Director Bhagyaraj, treats this subject from the perspective of the girl who sees the wrong of her mother; but in the later teases the thought of right and wrong with the viewers considering the situation in which the mother gets into that. Bhagyaraj, himself plays the neighbour who first falls in love with the girl, later to realize that she is already in a relationship with another.
Mangala Vaathiyam
Mangala Vaathiyam is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by Gopikrishnan son of M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Sripriya, Y. G. Mahendran and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.
Kizhakke Pogum Rail
Karuthamma (Panchali's Sister)
A young budding writer is shunned by his village for his lack of skills to do ordinary jobs. He meets a new innocent girl in the village and they both understand each other. Howevevr the villagers' narrow-minded attitudes, traditions and customs seperate the lovers and they have to fight the system if they have any chance of living together. Set against the back-drop of a small village adjoining a rail track, Kizhakke pogum Rayil(Train heading East) is a gem from BharathiRaaja's repertoire.
Vanakkathukuriya Kathaliye
After an accident, Shanti develops extra sensory perception. Since she can foresee future events, people believe she has divine powers. This bothers her and causes problems for her marriage prospects.
Oru Nadigai Nadagam Parkiral
A widower falls in love with an actress and marries her against his family's wish. But when he's stifled in this relationship, he decides to part ways. However, destiny has other plans in store.
16 Vayathinile
Kuruvammal
Sixteen-year-old Mayil is secretly loved by her handicapped cousin, Chappani, and the village rowdy, Parattai. But, she falls for a city doctor who takes advantage of her and deserts her. Gradually she realises how much Chappani loves her meanwhile, Parattai also eyeing for Mayil.
Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram
Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram is a Tamil film is directed by Durai.
Unnai Suttrum Ulagam
Unnai Suttrum Ulagam is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film starring Jayalalithaa in the lead role. The supporting cast included AVM Rajan, Vidhubala, Pramila, Savithri, Vijayakumar. Kamal Haasan plays a cameo. The film was directed by G.Subramaniya Reddiar and produced by Shree Navaneetha Pictures.
Dr. Siva
Dr. Siva treats leprosy patients and gives great importance to his patients' care. When Geetha falls in love with him, he marries her expecting that she would understand the hassles of his profession.
Melnaattu Marumagal
Pangajam
The film is about two brothers, Sivakumar and Kamal Haasan and their spouses. Sivakumar marries a European girl who admires Tamil culture and tradition. On the other hand, Kamal Haasan marries a Tamil girl who is attracted to Western customs.
Ninaithadhai Mudippavan
Sundaram, a member of a musical band, goes to chennai to earn money for his sister's marriage but his look-alike brother Ranjit, tricks him. Ranjit carries out his illegal trade without any trouble.
En Magan
Raja, an expert thief, loves Radha, the daughter of a smuggler. Meanwhile, Ramaiah, an honest police officer, supports Raja's desire to reform but he is blackmailed by a gang to steal.
Netru Indru Naalai
doctor who takes charge of Amutha
Manickam, who was raised by a farmer, finds out that Thangappapuram, a rich businessman, is his biological father. When Manickam reveals his identity, Thangappapuram does not believe him.
Naan Avanillai
A man is arrested and appears in court for conning and betraying four women, posing as four different men.
Vani Rani
Identical twins Vani and Rani are separated at birth. One is tortured by her abusive aunt while the other grows up as a street performer. However, their lives change forever when they swap places. A remake of 1972 Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta.
Engal Thanga Raja
Engal Thanga Raja (Tamil: எங்கள் தங்க ராஜா) is a 1973 Indian Tamil film, directed and produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Manjula, Sowcar Janaki and Major Sundarrajan in lead roles. The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. The plot is about a brother who avenges his brothers murder by posing as an escaped felon.
Rajaraja Cholan
Rajaraja Cholan is a 1973 Tamil film about the life of the Chola king Rajaraja Chola.
Nawab Narkali
Nawab Naarkal is a 1972 Indian Tamil film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by K. Balakrishnan. The film script were written by Komal Swaminathan.The film stars Jaishankar and Nagesh in the lead roles with Lakshmi, Rama Prabha and V. K. Ramasamy S. V. Sahasranamam and V. S. Raghavan playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. The film was adapted from stage play of same name written by Komal Swaminathan.
Savale Samali
Parvathi
Manickam, whose father works for the landlord, is always at loggerheads with the landlord's son due to his cruel ways. Manickam also forcibly marries the landlord's daughter after winning a challenge.
Thirumalai Thenkumari
Ten to twelve families from different walks of life, different age groups and different languages get together for a pilgrimage tour, starting from Tirupati and extending till Kanyakumari. The movie captures their experiences in the trip and how they develop oneness, with the common thread of religious bonding among them. The movie also highlights small anecdotes from mythology, thereby giving the movie a spiritual fervor.
Kannan En Kadhalan
Thenmazhai
Thenmazhai (Honey Rain) is a 1966 Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by V. Ramasamy. Music by T. K. Ramamoorthy assets to the film. Gemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya and Major Sundararajan played lead with Nagesh, Cho, Sachu and Manorama played pivotal roles and provided comic relief.
Unnaipol Oruvan
After being abandoned by her lover, Thangam, a construction worker, lives in a slum with her only son Chitti Babu. Chitti grows up as an irresponsible kid until he meets the owner of an ice cream factory. Considered to be a lost film.