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According to legend, an avatar of the Hindu Goddess, Meenakshi, who has fish shaped eyes, was born as the daughter of a Pandya king. Pandya emblem was a fish and it represented the dynasty, including in coins, etc. The word Meenatchi (Meen+Aatchi ) is a mix of the Tamil words Meen (Fish) and Aatchi (Rule), which means Fish Rule. [6]
Mīnākṣī is a Sanskrit term meaning 'fish-eyed', [10] derived from the words mīna 'fish' and akṣī 'eye'. [11] She was also known by the Tamil name Taḍādakai 'fish-eyed one', mentioned in early historical account as a fierce, unmarried goddess as Meenakshi. [12] She is also known by the Tamil name Aṅgayaṟkaṇṇi or ...
Kadal Meengal (transl. Sea Fishes) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by G. N. Rangarajan, starring Kamal Haasan, Sujatha, Nagesh and Swapna.It is a remake of the 1980 Malayalam film Meen, [1] and also draws inspiration from the Hindi film Trishul (1978). [2]
The Parai similar to the one used in Tamil Nadu is known by the name of Thappu in Sri Lanka. [17] Based on usage, Ariparai (Ari meaning bird in Tamil) was used to alert the birds nesting in the fields to fly to safety before harvesting. [7] Meenkotparai (Meen meaning fish in Tamil) was a variant used by the coastal people for selling their ...
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
Thoondil Meen was released on 1 April 1977. [5] Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of Lakshmi and Sundarrajan but felt Mohan Sharma's performance as lifeless. The critic also added the film felt too slow after the interval and duets could have been removed to avoid lagging but praised Sankaran's direction and concluded whether fish (meen) got caught by hook (thoondil) but a good story ...
Tamil Lexicon (Tamil: தமிழ்ப் பேரகராதி Tamiḻ Pērakarāti) is a twelve-volume dictionary of the Tamil language. Published by the University of Madras , it is said to be the most comprehensive dictionary of the Tamil language to date.
Thanga Meenkal (transl. Gold Fish) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ram in his second directorial venture after Kattradhu Thamizh. [1] The story was written by Ram and his daughter Shri Sankara Gomathy Ram, with the former, besides, played the lead role as well alongside newcomers Sadhana and Shelly Kishore. [2]