Sivaganga Palace

Location: Sivaganga, 40 kms from Madurai Built In: 1730s Famous As: Gowri Vilasam Called "Gowri Vilasam", the palace situated in the heart of Sivaganga about 40 km from Madurai, was the seat of many Marava kings. Now,only the dilapidated portions of the palace remain. Built in the architectural style of Thirumalai Nayak's period and infused with Rajputana arts, which the remains are mute witness to, the palace is said to have been ignored during...

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Kolli Hills

Kolli Hills or Kolli Malai (Tamil: கொல்லி மலை) is a small mountain range located in central Tamil Nadu in Namakkal district of India. The mountains are about 1000 to 1300 m in height and cover an area of approximately 280 km². The Kolli Hills has 72 hair pin bends to reach the top of the hills. The Kolli Hills are part of the Eastern Ghats, which is a mountain range that runs mostly parallel to the east coast of South India. The mountains are relatively...

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K. Balachander (Tamil: கே. பாலசந்தர்; born July 9, 1930) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or writer. In his career, he has mainly contributed to the Tamil film industry and is credited with having introduced...

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Sivaji Ganesan

Sivaji Ganesan is regarded as the greatest actor ever in the history of Tamil cinema. Along with MG Ramachandran (MGR), he dominated Tamil Cinema to such an extent that the two automatically demanded Madras distribution rights in their contracts and they had the clout to bankrupt a producer by causing production delays and stalling a film's release if they so desired. Born Viluppuram Chinnaiah Ganesan in Sirkali, Tamil Nadu in 1927, his father...

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