Hridayam Oru Kshethram
Hridayam Oru Kshethram is a 1976 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam.
The film stars Madhu, Srividya, Raghavan and KPAC Lalitha in the lead roles.
The film has musical score by G. Devarajan.
The film was a remake of the Tamil film" Nenjil Or Aalayam".
Chinni Chinni Aasa
Chinni Chinni Aasa( English: Small Small Hope) is a 1999 Telugu drama film, produced by Thalasani Shankar Yadav, Lingasetty Lakshman Goud, Athaili Srinivas Goud under the Lakshmi Sai Srinivasa Productions banner and directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao.
It stars Rajendra Prasad, Indraja in the lead roles and music composed by Raj.
The film was inspired by the 1966 Telugu movie" Manase Mandiram", starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the pivotal roles, which itself is a remake of the Tamil movie" Nenjil Or Aalayam"( 1962).
The film was recorded as a" flop" at the box office.
N. T. Rama Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao( 28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), popularly known as NTR, was an Indian actor, producer, director, editor and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema and one of the two legends of Telugu cinema, along wih Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
NTR received three National Film Awards for co-producing" Thodu Dongalu"( 1954) and" Seetharama Kalyanam"( 1960) under National Art Theater, Madras, and for directing" Varakatnam"( 1970).
NTR has received the erstwhile Rashtrapati Awards for his performance( s) in the" Raju Peda"( 1954) and the" Lava Kusa"( 1963).
He garnered the Nandi Award for Best Actor for" Kodalu Diddina Kapuram" in 1970, and the Inaugural Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu in 1972 for" Badi Panthulu".
NTR made his debut as an actor in a Telugu social film" Mana Desam", directed by L. V. Prasad in 1949.
He gained popularity in the 1950s when he became well known for his portrayals of Hindu deities, especially Krishna and Rama, roles which have made him a" messiah of the masses".
He later became known for portraying antagonistic characters and Robin Hood- esque hero characters in films.
In total, he starred in 300 films, and has become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Telugu cinema.
He was voted" Greatest Indian Actor of All Time" in a CNN- IBN national poll conducted in 2013 on the occasion of the Centenary of Indian Cinema.
He starred in such films as" Patala Bhairavi"( 1951), which premiered at the first India International Film Festival, held in Mumbai on 24 January 1952," Malliswari"( 1951), premiered at Asia Pacific Film Festival, the enduring classics" Mayabazar"( 1957) and" Nartanasala"( 1963), featured at Afro Asian film festival in Jakarta.
All the four films were included in CNN- IBN's list of" Hundred greatest Indian films of all time".
He co-produced" Ummadi Kutumbam", nominated by Film Federation of India as one of its entries to the 1968 Moscow Film Festival.
Besides Telugu, he has also acted in a few Tamil films.
Widely recognised for his portrayal of mythological characters, NTR was one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema, He was referred to in the media as" Viswa Vikhyatha Nata Sarvabhouma".
He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1968, recognizing his contribution to Indian cinema.
After his career in films, NTR entered politics.
He founded the Telugu Desam Party( TDP) in 1982 and served three tumultuous terms as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 1983 and 1995.
He was known as an advocate of Andhra Pradesh's distinct cultural identity, distinguishing it from the erstwhile Madras State with which it was often associated.
At the national level, he was instrumental in the formation of the National Front, a coalition of non-Congress parties which governed India from 1989 until 1990.
Aparna Pillai
Aparna Pillai, better known mononymously as Aparna, is a Tamil film actress, who has appeared in Tamil films.
She is probably best known for her performances in" Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan" and" Nenjil Jil Jil".
Dil Ek Mandir
Dil Ek Mandir is a 1963 Indian Hindi- language romantic drama film directed by C. V. Sridhar.
The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar and Mehmood.
The film's music is by Shankar Jaikishan.
All the songs of this film were hits and were loved by everyone.
The film was a major hit at the box office.
Got No. 5 on box office collection list.
The film was a remake of the Tamil film" Nenjil Or Aalayam"( 1962), also directed by Sridhar.
Nenjil Or Aalayam
Nenjil Or Aalayam is a 1962 Indian Tamil- language romantic drama film directed, produced and written by C. V. Sridhar.
The film features Kalyan Kumar, Devika and R. Muthuraman in the lead roles.
Nagesh, Manorama and Kutty Padmini play supporting roles.
The original soundtrack album and background score were composed by Viswanathan – Ramamoorthy, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan.
The film revolves around a young woman named Seetha, her husband Venu and Murali, who was Seetha's lover.
Due to his tenure overseas, Seetha's parents force her to marry another person.
A few years later, Venu contracts cancer and Seetha brings him to Chennai to meet a cancer specialist who, to her dismay, is revealed to be Murali.
Realising that something is worrying Seetha, Venu gives her the freedom to marry Murali after his death.
The remainder of the film shows how Murali sacrifices his love for the sake of the couple's happiness and cures Venu.
" Nenjil Or Aalayam" was released on 26 January 1962, coinciding with Republic Day in India.
The film received positive critical feedback and went on to become a commercial success.
The songs" Sonnathu Neethaana" and" Engirundhaalum Vaazhga" attained popularity among the Tamil diaspora.
The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil and the President's Award for Sridhar at the 10th National Film Awards.
The film became a trendsetter for both fast- paced filmmaking and triangular love stories with sacrifice as the theme.
Sridhar remade the film in Hindi as" Dil Ek Mandir"( 1963) and in Telugu as" Manase Mandiram"( 1966).
It was also remade in Malayalam as" Hridayam Oru Kshethram"( 1976), and in Kannada as" Kumkuma Rakshe"( 1977).
The former was directed by P. Subramaniam while the latter was by S. K. A. Chari.
Brahmarshi Vishwamitra
Brahmarshi Vishwamitra is a 1991 Telugu hagiographical film produced and directed by N. T. Rama Rao under the NTR Charity Trust banner.
It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Meenakshi Seshadri, Nandamuri Balakrishna, N. T. Rama Rao Jr. in the lead roles and music composed by Ravindra Jain.
C. V. Sridhar
Chitthamoor Vijayaraghavalu Reddiar 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.
Kumkuma Rakshe
Kumkuma Rakshe is a 1977 Kannada- language drama film directed by S. K. A. Chari.
It is a remake of the 1962 Tamil film" Nenjil Or Aalayam" by C. V. Sridhar.
The film stars Ashok, Rajinikanth, and Manjula in the lead roles.
Manase Mandiram
Manase Mandiram
( English:" The Heart is a Temple") is a 1966 Telugu language drama film, produced by Yarra Appa Rao under the Sri Krishna Sai Films banner and directed by C. V. Sridhar.
It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the lead roles and music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
The film was a remake of the Tamil film" Nenjil Or Aalayam"( 1962), Sridhar remade the film in Hindi as" Dil Ek Mandir"( 1963).
It was also remade in Malayalam as" Hridayam Oru Kshethram"( 1976) and in Kannada as" Kumkuma Rakshe"( 1977).

Question: Do both films Brahmarshi Vishwamitra and Nenjil Or Aalayam have the directors that share the same nationality?
Answer: yes