Bharathiraja

Q: Has Bharathiraja won any awards?

Yes, Bharathiraja has received several National Film Awards and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for his contributions to cinema, highlighting his impact on the industry.

Q: What was Bharathiraja's first film?

Bharathiraja made his directorial debut with '16 Vayathinile' in 1977, which received critical acclaim and established him as a prominent filmmaker in Tamil cinema.

Q: Which films are considered Bharathiraja's most successful?

Some of Bharathiraja's most successful films include 'Mudhal Mariyathai,' 'Kizhakkum Merkkum,' and 'Kadhal Kondein,' known for their engaging narratives and strong performances.

Q: What is known about Bharathiraja's personal life?

Bharathiraja was born in Thiruvananthapuram and has three children, one of whom is actor Manoj Bharathiraja. He was previously married to Vasuki.

Q: What is Bharathiraja's estimated net worth?

Bharathiraja's estimated net worth is around 5 million USD, reflecting his success and longevity in the film industry.

Q: What are some milestones in Bharathiraja's filmography?

Bharathiraja's filmography milestones include pioneering rural cinema in Tamil Nadu, introducing new talent, and winning several prestigious awards, solidifying his legacy in Indian cinema.

Q: How has Bharathiraja influenced Tamil cinema?

Bharathiraja has influenced Tamil cinema by focusing on authentic storytelling and rural themes, inspiring many filmmakers to explore similar narratives and characters.

Known for

Modern Love Chennai (2023)

IMDb 7.2 / 10

2023 / Comedy, Drama / 47mins

An eclectic bouquet of love stories – funny, quirky, deep and puzzling. While the stories converse with your heart, you also catch a glimpse...

Name

Bharathiraja

Height

5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Born

13 July 1941, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Spouses

Vasuki (1980–1999)

Children

3 children, including actor Manoj Bharathiraja

Parents

Bharathi and Rajalakshmi

Estimated Net Worth

5 million USD

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie Thudarum A taxi driver finds himself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy after his car is confiscated by a corrupt police officer.	Stunt Master Palani Swamy	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2025	Movie Niram Marum Ulagil During a train journey, A ticket examiner narrates four tales of extreme parental sacrifice, exploring familial bonds through illness, estrangement,...	Rayappan	Not rated
2024	Movie Thiru.Manickam In today's digital world, Manickam, a man determined to live an honest life, is tested and troubled by his family,...	Shanmugam	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2024	Movie Maharaja A barber seeks vengeance after his home is burglarized, cryptically telling police his "Lakshmi" has been taken, leaving them uncertain...	Gopal Thatha	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2024	Movie Kalvan In his pursuit of employment, a reformed thief encounters a setback and seeks an elderly man who then becomes the...	Azhagar	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2024	Movie Kadhale Kadhale How love and relationships evolve over the years.	Unknown character	Not rated
2023	Movie Margazhi Thingal A young school girl with a doting grandpa falls in love with her classmate, to much apprehension from her grandfather....	Ramaiya	Not rated
2023	Movie Karumegangal Kalaiginrana Two fathers, from different age groups, are on a quest to mend things with their children, while a son goes...	Justice Ramanathan	Not rated
2023	Movie Thiruvin Kural An unforeseen accident at a construction site puts the lives of a speech and hearing impaired youngster and his father...	Marimuthu	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2023	Movie Vaathi An assistant maths teacher takes up a tedious task of transforming underprivileged students despite the politics around education in the...	Villager	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2022	Movie Thiruchitrambalam A guy-next-door tries to find romance in his life while also dealing with his personal problems. How long will it...	Thiruchitrambalam Sr.	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2022	Movie Kuttram Kuttrame Kokila, a village girl and grieving mother, commits suicide and the investigation for this crime falls on two police officers,...	Retd. DSP. Muthukaruppan	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2021	Movie Rocky A gangster who is released from prison goes in search of his sister only to find his violent past tagging...	Manimaran	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	Movie Eeswaran A close-knit family begins to come apart at the seams due to an astrologer's predictions of an imminent tragedy.	Periyasamy	TMDB 4.1 / 10
2020	Movie Meendum Oru Mariyathai A girl who decides to commit suicide owing to personal issues befriends a septuagenarian who has been abandoned by his...	Om	Not rated
2019	Movie Namma Veettu Pillai Arumpon wants his sister to get married into a good family, but is forced to accept her marriage to a...	Arunmozhivarman	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2019	Movie Kennedy Club A kabaddi team faces several struggles while competing in a national-level championship.	Savarimuthu	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2018	Movie Seethakathi A veteran theatre artist who lives for his art 'enters' the world of films. Can the film industry hold on...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2018	Movie Padai Veeran A care-free youngster sets out to become a cop and comes back to his village to control a riot. He...	Krishnan	Not rated
2017	Movie Kurangu Bommai An honest driver tries to find the owner of a bag, supposedly containing money to fund the marriage of the...	Sundaram	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2014	Movie Ninaithathu Yaaro A director changes the perception of love for a group of youngsters by narrating how he reclaimed his life because...	Self	TMDB 3.0 / 10
2013	Movie Pandiya Naadu Sivakumar is a timid young man, with a loving family in Madurai. His brother, a government official, earns the wrath...	Kalyanasundaram	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2010	Movie Rettaisuzhi Rettaichuzhi is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by newcomer Thamira. It stars ace filmmakers K. Balachander...	Singaravelan	TMDB 3.2 / 10
2004	Movie Aayitha Ezhuthu A goon, who dreams of making it big in life, a student leader, who strives to keep politicians away from...	Selva Nayagam	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2002	Movie Kadhal Virus Deepak, a budding film-maker meets and falls in love with Geetha. Misunderstandings cause them to separate and she marries a...	Self	Not rated
1994	Movie Karuththamma A father blames his miseries on the birth of his third daughter, but soon understands her true value after he...	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1991	Movie Idhayam When a medical student from a middle-class family falls in love with an affluent English-speaking pretty girl, he is unable...	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1991	Movie Thanthu Vitten Ennai Thanthu Vitten Ennai is a 1991 film starring Vikram and Rohini in the lead roles. This was the last film...	Self	Not rated
1990	Movie En Uyir Thozhan Sittu is a young village girl who is betrayed by a con man who cheats her and runs away with...	Ramesh (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1989	Movie Kodi Parakuthu A mafia leader tries to kill policeman Sivagiri, who took down his illegal businesses, with the help of a lookalike....	GD (voice)	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1987	Movie Vedham Pudhithu Vaidehi belongs to an orthodox Brahmin family and falls in love with Sankarapandi who is from a different caste. Their...	Widowed Forest Ranger (voice)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1984	Movie Dhavani Kanavugal Subramaniam is an unemployed youth who has five sisters. He is unable to get his sisters married due to his...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1983	Movie Mann Vasanai Love, village feud and circumstances lead a young man to abandon his village and lover and head to the armed...	Mookkaiyan (voice)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1981	Movie Alaigal Oyivadhilai A man and a woman fall in love with each other; his mother does not approve of her as she...	David (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1980	Movie Kallukul Eeram A film crew comes to shoot in a village. Two girls fall in love with the director and hero of...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1979	Movie Niram Maaratha Pookkal Radhika, a rich woman, falls in love with Sudhakar, a poor young man, and gets married to him. However, her...	Vijayan (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1978	Movie Kizhakke Pogum Rail A young and aspiring writer who is always reprimanded by villagers meets a girl who understands his predicament. However, the...	Station Master (uncredited)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
TBA	Movie Valli Mayil	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Naa Naa	Unknown character	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2023	TV Modern Love Chennai An eclectic bouquet of love stories – funny, quirky, deep and puzzling. While the stories converse with your heart, you...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2020	Movie Meendum Oru Mariyathai A girl who decides to commit suicide owing to personal issues befriends a septuagenarian who has been abandoned by his...	Story Writing	Not rated
2020	Movie Meendum Oru Mariyathai A girl who decides to commit suicide owing to personal issues befriends a septuagenarian who has been abandoned by his...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
2020	Movie Meendum Oru Mariyathai A girl who decides to commit suicide owing to personal issues befriends a septuagenarian who has been abandoned by his...	Director Directing	Not rated
2013	Movie Annakodi Annakodi (Karthika) falls in love with Kodiveeran (Lakshman Narayan), a lower caste man in a rural village. Meanwhile the evil...	Producer Production	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2013	Movie Annakodi Annakodi (Karthika) falls in love with Kodiveeran (Lakshman Narayan), a lower caste man in a rural village. Meanwhile the evil...	Writer Writing	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2013	Movie Annakodi Annakodi (Karthika) falls in love with Kodiveeran (Lakshman Narayan), a lower caste man in a rural village. Meanwhile the evil...	Director Directing	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2008	Movie Bommalattam An investigation is immediately opened up into the alleged death of Trishna, who was in the car. CBI suspects Rana...	Story Writing	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2008	Movie Bommalattam An investigation is immediately opened up into the alleged death of Trishna, who was in the car. CBI suspects Rana...	Dialogue Writing	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2008	Movie Bommalattam An investigation is immediately opened up into the alleged death of Trishna, who was in the car. CBI suspects Rana...	Producer Production	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2008	Movie Bommalattam An investigation is immediately opened up into the alleged death of Trishna, who was in the car. CBI suspects Rana...	Director Directing	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2008	Movie Bommalattam An investigation is immediately opened up into the alleged death of Trishna, who was in the car. CBI suspects Rana...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2004	Movie Kangalal Kaidhu Sei John Vaseegaran is a young man who ranks fifth richest millionaire in India and 30th on the international level. The...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2004	Movie Kangalal Kaidhu Sei John Vaseegaran is a young man who ranks fifth richest millionaire in India and 30th on the international level. The...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2003	Movie Eera Nilam Doraisamy lives with his mother and his two sisters-in-law, tending their land while his brothers are off fighting with the...	Producer Production	Not rated
2003	Movie Eera Nilam Doraisamy lives with his mother and his two sisters-in-law, tending their land while his brothers are off fighting with the...	Director Directing	Not rated
2003	Movie Eera Nilam Doraisamy lives with his mother and his two sisters-in-law, tending their land while his brothers are off fighting with the...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
2001	Movie Kadal Pookkal Karuthaiya and Peter are inseparable friends. They marry each other's sisters and decide to take revenge against a man who...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
2001	Movie Kadal Pookkal Karuthaiya and Peter are inseparable friends. They marry each other's sisters and decide to take revenge against a man who...	Director Directing	Not rated
1999	Movie Taj Mahal Even though Maayan and Machakanni are deeply in love with each other, her brother decides to get her married to...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1999	Movie Taj Mahal Even though Maayan and Machakanni are deeply in love with each other, her brother decides to get her married to...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1996	Movie Tamizh Selvan An honest collector fights against the corrupt politicians while also keeping care of his family.	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
1996	Movie Tamizh Selvan An honest collector fights against the corrupt politicians while also keeping care of his family.	Director Directing	Not rated
1996	Movie Anthimanthaarai A wartime freedom fighter seeks refuge in a young woman's home after being pursued. A platonic relationship forms between them...	Playback Singer Sound	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1996	Movie Anthimanthaarai A wartime freedom fighter seeks refuge in a young woman's home after being pursued. A platonic relationship forms between them...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1996	Movie Anthimanthaarai A wartime freedom fighter seeks refuge in a young woman's home after being pursued. A platonic relationship forms between them...	Director Directing	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1995	Movie Pasumpon Thangapandi stays with his grandfather after the birth of his stepbrother Sellasamy. He is jealous of him and leaves his...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1995	Movie Pasumpon Thangapandi stays with his grandfather after the birth of his stepbrother Sellasamy. He is jealous of him and leaves his...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1994	Movie Karuththamma A father blames his miseries on the birth of his third daughter, but soon understands her true value after he...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1994	Movie Karuththamma A father blames his miseries on the birth of his third daughter, but soon understands her true value after he...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1994	Movie Karuththamma A father blames his miseries on the birth of his third daughter, but soon understands her true value after he...	Playback Singer Sound	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1993	Movie Kizhakku Cheemayile Kizhakku Cheemayile is a 1993 Tamil film directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars Vijayakumar, Radhika, Napoleon and Vignesh in lead...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1993	Movie Kizhakku Cheemayile Kizhakku Cheemayile is a 1993 Tamil film directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars Vijayakumar, Radhika, Napoleon and Vignesh in lead...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1993	Movie Captain Magal Kavitha and Kalyan, a married couple, go to a hill station on a vacation. But their peace is shattered when...	Director Directing	Not rated
1993	Movie Captain Magal Kavitha and Kalyan, a married couple, go to a hill station on a vacation. But their peace is shattered when...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
1993	Movie Captain Magal Kavitha and Kalyan, a married couple, go to a hill station on a vacation. But their peace is shattered when...	Producer Production	Not rated
1992	Movie Nadodi Thendral Thangarasu, a goldsmith's son, and Poonkuruvi, a gypsy and poultry seller, fall in love during the era of British rule....	Director Directing	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1992	Movie Nadodi Thendral Thangarasu, a goldsmith's son, and Poonkuruvi, a gypsy and poultry seller, fall in love during the era of British rule....	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1992	Movie Nadodi Thendral Thangarasu, a goldsmith's son, and Poonkuruvi, a gypsy and poultry seller, fall in love during the era of British rule....	Producer Production	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1991	Movie Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu is a Tamil film directed by P. Bharathiraja. The music composed by maestro Ilaiyaraaja while lyrics...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1991	Movie Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu is a Tamil film directed by P. Bharathiraja. The music composed by maestro Ilaiyaraaja while lyrics...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1990	Movie En Uyir Thozhan Sittu is a young village girl who is betrayed by a con man who cheats her and runs away with...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1990	Movie En Uyir Thozhan Sittu is a young village girl who is betrayed by a con man who cheats her and runs away with...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1989	Movie Kodi Parakuthu A mafia leader tries to kill policeman Sivagiri, who took down his illegal businesses, with the help of a lookalike....	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1989	Movie Kodi Parakuthu A mafia leader tries to kill policeman Sivagiri, who took down his illegal businesses, with the help of a lookalike....	Director Directing	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1989	Movie Kodi Parakuthu A mafia leader tries to kill policeman Sivagiri, who took down his illegal businesses, with the help of a lookalike....	Producer Production	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1988	Movie Jamadagni An honest journalist finds a criminal who shoots a politician. His involvement in finding the truth about the case makes...	Director Directing	Not rated
1988	Movie Jamadagni An honest journalist finds a criminal who shoots a politician. His involvement in finding the truth about the case makes...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
1987	Movie Vedham Pudhithu Vaidehi belongs to an orthodox Brahmin family and falls in love with Sankarapandi who is from a different caste. Their...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1987	Movie Vedham Pudhithu Vaidehi belongs to an orthodox Brahmin family and falls in love with Sankarapandi who is from a different caste. Their...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1987	Movie Aradhana Puliraju is a small time rowdy. When Jennifer arrives in his town as a school teacher, he becomes her student...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1987	Movie Aradhana Puliraju is a small time rowdy. When Jennifer arrives in his town as a school teacher, he becomes her student...	Story Writing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1987	Movie Aradhana Puliraju is a small time rowdy. When Jennifer arrives in his town as a school teacher, he becomes her student...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1986	Movie Kadalora Kavithaigal A schoolteacher falls in love with an uneducated rowdy villager in order to prove that love can change the heart...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1986	Movie Kadalora Kavithaigal A schoolteacher falls in love with an uneducated rowdy villager in order to prove that love can change the heart...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1986	Movie Saveray Wali Gaadi Ravidas lives in a village in rural India. He is the son of Chediram who is of highly respected in...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1986	Movie Saveray Wali Gaadi Ravidas lives in a village in rural India. He is the son of Chediram who is of highly respected in...	Story Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1986	Movie Saveray Wali Gaadi Ravidas lives in a village in rural India. He is the son of Chediram who is of highly respected in...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1985	Movie Mudhal Mariyathai A middle-aged upper-caste man, Malaichami, leads an unhappy married life but seeks comfort in a new friendship with a low-caste...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1985	Movie Mudhal Mariyathai A middle-aged upper-caste man, Malaichami, leads an unhappy married life but seeks comfort in a new friendship with a low-caste...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1985	Movie Mudhal Mariyathai A middle-aged upper-caste man, Malaichami, leads an unhappy married life but seeks comfort in a new friendship with a low-caste...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1985	Movie Oru Kaidhiyin Diary Though David is loyal to Suryaprakash, a politician, he rapes and kills David's wife and sends him to jail. David...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1985	Movie Oru Kaidhiyin Diary Though David is loyal to Suryaprakash, a politician, he rapes and kills David's wife and sends him to jail. David...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1984	Movie Karishmaa Sunny, a fashion photographer, gets embroiled in an unnecessary controversy when two of his model friends are murdered. When his...	Story Writing	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1984	Movie Mangamma Gari Manavadu Veeranna and Malli loves each other. But things changes a lot when Veeranna returns home from military service.	Original Story Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1984	Movie Pudhumai Penn A middle class home- maker woman gets rid of the social handcuffs and stands tall in the male- chauvinist society.	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1984	Movie Pudhumai Penn A middle class home- maker woman gets rid of the social handcuffs and stands tall in the male- chauvinist society.	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1983	Movie Mann Vasanai Love, village feud and circumstances lead a young man to abandon his village and lover and head to the armed...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1983	Movie Mann Vasanai Love, village feud and circumstances lead a young man to abandon his village and lover and head to the armed...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1983	Movie Lovers Viju, a Hindu Brahmin boy, falls in love with Mary, a devout Christian, when she visits Goa. Despite opposition from...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1983	Movie Lovers Viju, a Hindu Brahmin boy, falls in love with Mary, a devout Christian, when she visits Goa. Despite opposition from...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1982	Movie Valibamey Vaa Vaa	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1982	Movie Valibamey Vaa Vaa	Director Directing	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1982	Movie Kadhal Oviyam An epic love tale between a blind singer and bharathanatiyam dancer.	Director Directing	Not rated
1982	Movie Kadhal Oviyam An epic love tale between a blind singer and bharathanatiyam dancer.	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
1981	Movie Tik Tik Tik A fashion photographer gets embroiled in a series of grisly murders.	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1981	Movie Tik Tik Tik A fashion photographer gets embroiled in a series of grisly murders.	Director Directing	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1981	Movie Seethakoka Chilaka A man and a woman fall in love with each other; his mother does not approve of her as she...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1981	Movie Seethakoka Chilaka A man and a woman fall in love with each other; his mother does not approve of her as she...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1981	Movie Alaigal Oyivadhilai A man and a woman fall in love with each other; his mother does not approve of her as she...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1981	Movie Alaigal Oyivadhilai A man and a woman fall in love with each other; his mother does not approve of her as she...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1981	Movie Kotha Jeevithalu Jyoti, a school teacher, falls in love with Gopal, an honest man. What happens when Raju, a wealthy landlord, tries...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1981	Movie Kotha Jeevithalu Jyoti, a school teacher, falls in love with Gopal, an honest man. What happens when Raju, a wealthy landlord, tries...	Director Directing	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1980	Movie Nizhalgal A story of three young friends who are unemployed and stricken by poverty finding it hard to make ends meet....	Director Directing	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1980	Movie Nizhalgal A story of three young friends who are unemployed and stricken by poverty finding it hard to make ends meet....	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1980	Movie Red Rose Anand lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay in a palatial house, and runs a business 'Export India'. While shopping at...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1980	Movie Red Rose Anand lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay in a palatial house, and runs a business 'Export India'. While shopping at...	Story Writing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1980	Movie Red Rose Anand lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay in a palatial house, and runs a business 'Export India'. While shopping at...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1980	Movie Kallukul Eeram A film crew comes to shoot in a village. Two girls fall in love with the director and hero of...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1979	Movie Niram Maaratha Pookkal Radhika, a rich woman, falls in love with Sudhakar, a poor young man, and gets married to him. However, her...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1979	Movie Niram Maaratha Pookkal Radhika, a rich woman, falls in love with Sudhakar, a poor young man, and gets married to him. However, her...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1979	Movie Puthiya Vaarpugal When Shanmugamani, a teacher of a village school, falls in love with Jothi, a local beauty, an evil village leader...	Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1979	Movie Puthiya Vaarpugal When Shanmugamani, a teacher of a village school, falls in love with Jothi, a local beauty, an evil village leader...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1979	Movie Puthiya Vaarpugal When Shanmugamani, a teacher of a village school, falls in love with Jothi, a local beauty, an evil village leader...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1979	Movie Solva Sawan Sixteen-year-old Mehna falls in love with a doctor from the city who plans on taking advantage of her. When he...	Story Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1979	Movie Solva Sawan Sixteen-year-old Mehna falls in love with a doctor from the city who plans on taking advantage of her. When he...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1979	Movie Solva Sawan Sixteen-year-old Mehna falls in love with a doctor from the city who plans on taking advantage of her. When he...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1978	Movie Sigappu Rojakkal Dileep is an industrialist who runs a company named Minerva Exports & Imports. Despite his humble exterior, he has a...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1978	Movie Sigappu Rojakkal Dileep is an industrialist who runs a company named Minerva Exports & Imports. Despite his humble exterior, he has a...	Story Writing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1978	Movie Sigappu Rojakkal Dileep is an industrialist who runs a company named Minerva Exports & Imports. Despite his humble exterior, he has a...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1978	Movie Padaharella Vayasu A young girl dreams of becoming a teacher but is betrayed by a charming doctor. After facing life's harsh realities,...	Original Story Writing	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1978	Movie Kizhakke Pogum Rail A young and aspiring writer who is always reprimanded by villagers meets a girl who understands his predicament. However, the...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1978	Movie Kizhakke Pogum Rail A young and aspiring writer who is always reprimanded by villagers meets a girl who understands his predicament. However, the...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1977	Movie 16 Vayathinile Sixteen-year-old Mayil is secretly loved by her handicapped cousin, Chappani, and the village rowdy, Parattai. But, she falls for a...	Story Writing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1977	Movie 16 Vayathinile Sixteen-year-old Mayil is secretly loved by her handicapped cousin, Chappani, and the village rowdy, Parattai. But, she falls for a...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1977	Movie 16 Vayathinile Sixteen-year-old Mayil is secretly loved by her handicapped cousin, Chappani, and the village rowdy, Parattai. But, she falls for a...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1976	Movie Athirshtam Azhaikkirathu	Assistant Director Directing	Not rated

Thudarum

2025 / TMDB 7.3

Niram Marum Ulagil

2025

Thiru.Manickam

2024 / TMDB 6.5

Maharaja

2024 / TMDB 7.7

Kalvan

2024 / TMDB 6.0

Kadhale Kadhale

2024

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Known for

Modern Love Chennai (2023)

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