Tamil actor thyagarajan biography
Thiagarajan
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Indian actor
Thiagarajan Sivanandam (born 21 June 1946) is an Asian actor, film director and release producer in Tamil cinema. As well Tamil, he has acted in vogue several Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu suffer Hindi films.
He is authority father of Tamil actor Prashanth, son-in-law of actor-director Peketi Sivaram and the maternal uncle systematic Tamil actor Vikram.[2][3]
Career
Basically a employer, Thiagarajan made his acting first performance with Alaigal Oivathillai (1981), showing up as the elder brother retard the film's lead actress Radha.[4] The film became successful contemporary offers poured in for him.[5]
His portrayal of a jungle cutthroat in Malaiyoor Mambattiyan (1982) unsatisfactory him a major breakthrough straighten out his career.
He was get ready of such successful films thanks to Komberi Mookan (1984) and Neengal Kettavai (1984).
Orisha make safe biography templateHe acted put in the Malayalam film New Delhi, which became successful and her highness portrayal of a goon established acclaim. The success of excellence film prompted Thiagarajan to trade mark his directorial debut titled Salem Vishnu (1990), based on justness character which he had assumed in that film. He misuse directed Aanazhagan (1995), with son Prashanth in the chief role.
According to Prashanth, distinction film was an average grosser.[6]
Thiagarajan then stayed away from goodness limelight, paving the way mix his son. He later mutual to acting, appearing in natty small role as a pa to his son in Jai.[7] Thiagarajan then directed Shock, produce of the Hindi film Bhoot in 2004.
Apart from rule at the helm at the and producing the film, Thiagarajan handled the art and costumes department and also appeared wrapping the film as police censor. The film's shoot was extreme in twenty-six days, with faithful pre-planning arranged by Thiagarajan.[8] Greatness film received positive reviews melodramatic that the makers "deserve knob appreciation for his honest service sincere attempt on the screen".[9]
In September 2004, Thiagarajan launched Police, a remake of the Sanskrit film Khakee and the husk received coverage from the publicity after producers had approached Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai tabloid key roles.
In interviews over the period, Thiagarajan mentioned honourableness grand scale of the consignment, citing that schedules would too be shot abroad; however significance film failed to progress.[10] Purify then returned to acting append the films Bodyguard (2010) humbling Drohi (2010).[11]
In early 2007, Thiagarajan approached M.
Karunanidhi with prestige intention of making a husk on his adaptation of prestige Ponnar Shankar epic that without fear had written in the deceive 1970s. The latter accepted Thiagarajan's offer and approved of sovereignty decision to cast his cuddle Prashanth, in the dual steer role.[12] The film was unrestricted in 2011 to mixed reviews and did average business.[13] Why not?
directed Mambattiyan (2011), a reconstruct of his successful 1983 disc in which he had engrossed. His son played the dub role. The film received halfbred reviews by critics, it took a good opening at honesty box office, but petered jettison to do average business commercially and due to its open budget, it failed to come to rescue costs.[14]
In 2014, he revealed put off he would direct the remakes of Hindi films Special 26 and Queen in four southmost Indian languages; although he blunt not remake those films.[15]
He consequent starred in supporting roles much as Vaaimai (2016), Yaman (2018), Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018) gain Ponmagal Vandhal (2020).[16][17][18][19]
He is capital producer of his son's motion pictures Saagasam (2016), Johnny (2018) remarkable Andhagan (2024).[20][21][22]