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Sandhya Shantaram

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{{Short description|Indian film actress}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
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| birth_name = Vijaya Deshmukh
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| nationality = [[India]]n
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| occupation = Actress
| spouse = [[V. Shantaram]]
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'''Sandhya Shantaram''' (née '''Vijaya Deshmukh''') (born 1932/33) <ref>{{cite book|title=Gender, Culture, and Performance: Marathi Theatre and Cinema before Independence|author=Meera Kosambi|date=5 July 2017|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ey8rDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA341|page=341|isbn=9781351565905}}</ref> is an [[India]]n film actress. She is best known for her appearances in various [[Hindi film|Hindi]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] films directed by her husband [[V. Shantaram]], in 1950s-1960s, most notably ''[[Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje]]'' (1955), ''[[Do Aankhen Barah Haath]]'' (1958), ''[[Navrang]]'' (1959), Marathi film ''[[Pinjra (film)|Pinjra]]'' (1972) and ''[[Amar Bhoopali]]'' (1951).

==Career==
Sandhya was discovered by [[V. Shantaram]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Director Vankudre Shantaram|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=30 October 1990|pages=11}}</ref> when he was seeking new faces to cast for his film ''Amar Bhoopali'' (1951). The young woman did not have outstanding features or talent, but what struck the filmmaker was that she had a good voice, one that strangely resembled that of his second wife, the actress Jayshree.<ref name=Cinestaan>{{cite web|last1=Kahlon|first1=Sukhpreet|title= Dedicated to her art: The journey of Sandhya Shantaram|url= https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/feb/26/11325/dedicated-to-her-art-the-journey-of-sandhya-shantaram|website=cinestaan.com|publisher=Cinestaan|access-date=26 February 2018|ref= Sandhya Shantaram}}</ref> She later married him after Jayshree left him. In 1952, Sandhya debuted as an actress in his [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film ''[[The Immortal Song|Amar Bhoopali]]'' in the role of a vocalist, the object of poet [[Honaji Bala]]'s desire.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mujawar|first=Isak|title=Maharashtra: birthplace of Indian film industry|year=1969|publisher=Maharashtra Information Centre|page=98}}</ref> She went on to feature in most of Shantaram's films. In her next film ''[[Teen Batti Char Raasta]]'' (1953), she played an impoverished girl named Kokila who is considered unattractive because of her dark skin, but who is secretly a radio star with a beautiful singing voice. Like her name, she resembled the black bird koel which sings beautifully. For the role, Sandhya wore dark makeup.

As she had no formal dance training, she underwent intensive instruction in [[Indian classical dance|classical dance]] from co-star [[Gopi Krishna (dancer)|Gopi Krishna]] for the film ''[[Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje]]''. The two play [[Kathak]] dancers who are preparing for an important competition, but face opposition from their dance guru when they fall in love. The film was very successful and went on to win four [[Filmfare Awards]] as well as the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=State Awards for Films: Film in India, 1956|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm3rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=3NFA.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|access-date=29 July 2011|date=28 April 1957}}</ref> Sandhya starred opposite her husband in the film ''[[Do Aankhen Barah Haath]]'', where she played Champa, a toy seller who fascinates the warden and inmates as she walks outside their jail.<ref>{{cite news|last=Krishnan|first=Raghu|title=The eyes have it|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-05-25/news/27518299_1_shantaram-truths-open-jail|access-date=29 July 2011|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=25 May 2003}}</ref> In ''[[Navrang]]'', she played the plain wife of the titular character, a poet, who creates a fantasy image of her as his beautiful and sensuous muse.<ref>{{cite book|title=The hundred luminaries of Hindi cinema|last=Dinesh Raheja|author-link=Dinesh Raheja|first=Jitendra Kothari|publisher=India Book House Publishers|year=1996|isbn=81-7508-007-8|pages=29}}</ref> The film contained the [[Holi]] song "Arre Ja Re Hatt Natkhat", where Sandhya dances with an elephant wearing dancing bells [[ghungroo]].

She next starred in ''Stree'' (1961), a film version of [[Shakuntala]]'s story from the ''[[Mahabharata]]''. As the epic mentions that Shakuntala and her son [[Bharata (Mahabharata)|Bharata]] lived in the wilderness among lions, Shantaram decided to include real lions in some scenes. Sandhya did not have a double for these scenes; she prepared by shadowing a lion tamer and practicing in the cage with the lions.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian literature and popular cinema: recasting classics|year=2007|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-415-44741-6|pages=71–72|author=Heidi Rika Maria Pauwels}}</ref> Sandhya's last major role was in the Marathi version of ''[[Pinjra (film)|Pinjra]]''; her character is that of a tamasha artiste who falls in love with a school teacher out to reform her, played by [[Shriram Lagoo]] in his film debut.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ramachandran|first=T.M.|title=Newfangled Techniques|journal=Film World|date=January 1977|volume=13}}</ref>

In 2009, she made a special appearance at the [[V. Shantaram#Career|V. Shantaram Awards]] ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ''Navrang''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rani Mukherji, Prakash Raj win V Shantaram awards|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rani-mukherji-prakash-raj-win-v-shantaram-awards/557790/0|access-date=29 July 2011|newspaper=Indian Express|date=22 December 2009}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

*1952 ''[[The Immortal Song|Amar Bhoopali]]''
*1952 ''[[Parchhain]]''
*1953 ''[[Teen Batti Char Raasta]]''
*1954 ''[[Malaikkallan]]''
*1955 ''[[Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje]]''
*1958 ''[[Do Aankhen Barah Haath]]''
*1959 ''[[Navrang]]''
*1961 ''[[Stree (1961 film)|Stree]]''
*1963 ''[[Sehra (film)|Sehra]]''
*1966 ''[[Ladki Sahyadri Ki]]''
*1971 ''[[Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli]]''
*1972 ''[[Pinjra (film)|Pinjra]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0761890}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Marathi cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Shantaram family]]
[[Category:Year of birth uncertain]]

Ennathe Kannaiah

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
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| birth_name = K. S. Kannaiah<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/ennaththe-kannaiah/|title=Ennathe Kannaiah|date=2013-09-02|website=Antru Kanda Mugam|language=en|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>
| birth_date = 1925
| birth_place = Dindigul - Ayyapatty
| occupation = Actor
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2012|08|07|1925|1|1}}<ref name="death">{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Kannaiya-passes-away/articleshow/15402870.cms|title = Kannaiya passes away - Times of India}}</ref>
| death_place= [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| parents =
| spouse = Rajam
| children = Ashokan, Saiganesh, Amudha, <br>Dhanalakshmi, Maheshwari, <br>Shanmughapriya
| years_active = 1949–2012
| nationality = [[India]]n
}}

'''Ennathe Kannaiah''' (1925 - 7 August 2012) was a comedian who appeared in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil-language films]]. In the Ravichandran-Jayalalita starrer Naan, as he spoke his dialogues, he frequently used the word '''Ennathe''' and this became his nickname. Decades later, he became even better known for his dialogue, '''Varuum... Aanaa Varaadhu...'''.<ref name="death"/>

==Film career==
After debuting in the Tamil film [[Ezhai Padum Padu]] in 1950, he acted in more than 250 films.<ref name="death" /> He predominantly was cast in supporting roles in films of M.G.Ramachandran like Nam Naadu (1969), En Annan (1970), Thedi Vandha Mapillai (1970) and others. He later starred in films including [[Rajinikanth]]'s [[Thambikku Entha Ooru]] (1984). The scenes in which he appeared as a mahout were popular in the 1980s.<ref name="death1">http://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-popular-comedy-actor-ennatha-kannaiah-passes-away-tamil-movie-tamil-cinema-news-08-08-122868.htm</ref> Though he has made many films, he became famous for his dialogue in [[Thottal Poo Malarum]] (2007) (Varum, Aanaa Varaadhu...) with [[Vadivelu]].

==Partial filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Language
!Role
|-
| 1949|| ''[[Ratnakumar]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1950|| ''[[Ezhai Padum Padu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1953|| ''[[Ponni (1953 film)|Ponni]]'' || Tamil || Muniyan
|-
| 1954|| ''[[Malaikkallan]]'' || Tamil || Kannappar
|-
| 1957|| ''[[Mudhalali]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|-1958|| ''[[Kathavarayan]]'' Tamil ||
|-
| 1959|| ''[[Maragatham]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1959|| ''Ulagam Sirikkirathu'' || Tamil || Banker's Muniyandi Pillai
|-
| 1963|| ''[[Arivaali]]'' || Tamil || Kanthasamy
|-
| 1963|| ''[[Ratha Thilagam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1967||''[[Naan (1967 film)|Naan]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
|1967
|''[[Kaavalkaaran]]''
|Tamil
|Doctor
|-
|1967
|''[[Raja Veetu Pillai]]''
|Tamil
|Chettiyar
|-
|1968
|''[[Kudiyirundha Koyil]]
|Tamil
|
|-
|1968
|''[[Kannan En Kadhalan]]''
|Tamil
|
|-
| 1969|| ''[[Nam Naadu (1969 film)|Nam Naadu]]'' || Tamil || Kannaiya the lame
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Sorgam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1971 ||''Veettukku Oru Pillai'' || Tamil ||
|-
|1972
|''[[Idhaya Veenai]]''
|Tamil
|Snake charmer
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Thirumalai Deivam]]'' || Tamil || Anumanthu
|-
|1974
|''[[Netru Indru Naalai (1974 film)|Netru Indru Naalai]]''
|Tamil
|Drama artist
|-
|1974
|''[[Panathukkaga]]''
|Tamil
|
|-
|1975
|''[[Idhayakkani]]''
|Tamil
|Tour guide
|-
|1976
|''[[Needhikku Thalaivanangu]]''
|Tamil
|The collector of rent
|-
|1977
|''[[Navarathinam]]''
|Tamil
|Villager
|-
|1982 || ''[[Krodham (1982 film)|Krodham]]'' || Tamil || Vandu
|-
|1982 || ''[[Manjal Nila]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Sivappu Sooriyan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1984|| ''[[Thambikku Entha Ooru]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1985|| ''[[Padikkadha Pannaiyar]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1986|| ''[[Aayiram Kannudayaal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1986|| ''[[Marumagal (1986 film)|Marumagal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987|| ''[[Jaathi Pookkal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987|| ''[[Veerapandiyan]]'' || Tamil || Kannaiya
|-
| 1988|| ''[[Puthiya Vaanam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Rajanadai]]'' || Tamil || Jail Superintendent
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Meenakshi Thiruvilayadal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Karuppu Vellai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Indhu]]'' || Tamil || Servant
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Sevatha Ponnu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Deva (1995 film)|Deva]]'' || Tamil || Villager
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Thirumoorthy]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996|| ''[[Mahaprabhu (film)|Mahaprabhu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Seenu (2000 film)|Seenu]]'' || Tamil ||Servant
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Middle Class Madhavan]]'' || Tamil ||Kuzhandhaivelu's father
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Em Magan]]'' || Tamil || Dying grandfather
|-
| 2007|| ''[[Thottal Poo Malarum]]'' || Tamil ||Blind Car driver
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Thavam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Thoranai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009|| ''[[Padikkadavan (2009 film)|Padikkadavan]]'' || Tamil ||Guest Appearance |
|}

==Death==
He died on 7 August 2012.<ref name="death1"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=4742567}}

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