E. Ramdoss

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'''E. Ramdoss''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film director, screenwriter and actor who has worked on Tamil films.<ref name="chennaipatrikatv">{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaipatrikatv.com/post/2016/02/26/E-Ram-Doss-becomes-a-busy-bee.aspx|website=chennaipatrikatv.com|title=E Ram Doss becomes a busy bee|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref>

== Career ==
Ramdoss was born in Villupuram to freedom fighter Ethirajalu Pillai and Poongavanam. As a youngster, he regularly watched films and during his time in college, he developed an interest in screenwriting. He later moved to [[Mylapore]], [[Chennai]] in late 1979, attempting to make a career in the Tamil film industry where he became acquainted with then budding film maker [[Manobala]], who was his neighbour. Manobala introduced him to film personalities including T. K. Mohan, for whom Ramdoss first wrote a song for in the unreleased film ''Karadi'' (1980).<ref name="YT">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8ra2J56t-Q|title=Acting With Sivakarthikeyan Made Children Like Me | Actor E Ramdoss Interview About His Career ||website=YouTube|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref> Ramdoss then worked with director [[P. S. Nivas]] on his first screenplay, and was given the writing credits for ''[[Enakkaga Kaathiru]]'' (1981) which starred [[Suman (actor)|Suman]] and [[Sumalatha]]. After working with Nivas, Ramdoss moved on to collaborate as an assistant director to [[Manivannan]] for six films, before moving on to work for producer [[Kovaithambi|Kovai Thambi]] for Motherland Pictures. The success of several of Thambi's films meant that he offered Ramdoss an opportunity to make his directorial debut through ''[[Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum]]'' (1986) which starred [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] and [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] in the lead roles. Despite a publicised fallout between the producer and the original music composer [[Ilaiyaraaja]], the film became a success commercially. His next film ''[[Raaja Raajathan]]'' (1989) featured [[Ramarajan]] and [[Gouthami]] in the lead roles, and also did well at the box office.<ref name="YT" />

Failing to get opportunities to work with bigger stars, Ramdoss next made two films with actor [[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]], by helming the action drama ''[[Ravanan (1994 film)|Ravanan]]'' (1994) and the political satire, ''[[Vaazhga Jananayagam]]'' (1996). He also later got the opportunity to direct a portion in the multi-starrer ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' (1999), which was shot within 24 hours, and was made in charge of filming the track between [[Pandiarajan]] and [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]].<ref name="YT" /> Apart from his credits as director, Ramdoss often collaborated with other film makers as a writer and contributed to films including ''[[Makkal Aatchi]]'' (1995) , "[[Sangamam]]" and ''[[Kanda Naal Mudhal]]'' (2005). He later began to get opportunities as an actor following his role as a ward boy in ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'' (2004). He has since appeared as a police officer in ''[[Yuddham Sei]]'' (2011), ''[[Kakki Sattai]]'' (2015), ''[[Visaranai]]'' (2016), ''[[Dharma Durai (2016 film)|Dharma Durai]]'' (2016) and ''[[Vikram Vedha]]'' (2017) amongst other projects.<ref name="YT" /><ref name="youtube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt5iBgvidmI|title=Actor-Director E Ramadoss Speaks About Dharmadurai Movie And Team – Nikkil SMS|website=YouTube|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="indiaglitz">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/yudham-sei-tamil-movie-review-12110.html|title=Yudham Sei review. Yudham Sei Tamil movie review, story, rating – IndiaGlitz Tamil|website=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="indiaglitz2">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/dharma-durai-tamil-movie-review-20361.html|title=Dharma Durai review. Dharma Durai Tamil movie review, story, rating – IndiaGlitz Tamil|website=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="behindwoods">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/balu-mahendras-disciple-directs-thappu-thanda.html|website=behindwoods.com|title=Balu mahendra's disciple directs Thappu Thanda|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
;Director
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Film
! Language
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| 1986 || ''[[Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum]]'' || Tamil ||
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| 1989 || ''[[Raaja Raajathan]]'' || Tamil ||
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| 1991 || ''Nenjam Undu Nermai Undu'' || Tamil ||
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| 1994 || ''[[Ravanan (1994 film)|Ravanan]]'' || Tamil ||
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| 1996 || ''[[Vaazhga Jananayagam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' || Tamil ||
|}

;Writer
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*''Karadi'' (1980) (lyrics)
*''[[Enakkaga Kaathiru]]'' (1981)
*''[[Ellaichami]]'' (1992)
*''[[Pon Vilangu]]'' (1993)
*''[[Raja Muthirai]]'' (1995)
*''[[Makkal Aatchi]]'' (1995)
*''[[Rajali]]'' (1996)
*''[[Adimai Changili]]'' (1997)
*''[[Dhinamum Ennai Gavani]]'' (1997)
*''[[Ini Ellam Sugame]]'' (1998)
*''[[Kannathal]]'' (1998)
*''[[Harikrishnans]]'' (1998) (Dialogues for Tamil version)
*''[[F. I. R. (1999 film)|FIR]]'' (1998) (Dialogues for Tamil version)
*''[[Anthahpuram]]'' (1999)
*''[[Ethirum Pudhirum]]'' (1999)
*''[[Sangamam]]'' (1999)
*''[[Independence Day (2000 film)|Independence Day]]'' (2000) (Dialogues for Tamil version)
*''[[Kanda Naal Mudhal]]'' (2005)
*''[[Yuga (film)|Yuga]]'' (2006)
{{colend}}

;Actor
{{colbegin}}
*''[[Nooravathu Naal]]'' (1984) (Museum Attender)
*''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'' (2004)
*''[[Yuddham Sei]]'' (2011)
*''[[Cuckoo (2014 film)|Cuckoo]]'' (2014)
*''[[Oru Oorla Rendu Raja]]'' (2014)
*''[[Kaaki Sattai]]'' (2015)
*''[[Thiranthidu Seese]]'' (2015)
*''[[Visaranai]]'' (2016)
*''[[Metro (2016 film)|Metro]]'' (2016)
*''[[Oru Naal Koothu]]'' (2016)
*''[[Vellikizhamai 13am Thethi]]'' (2016)
*''[[Dharma Durai (2016 film)|Dharma Durai]]'' (2016)
*''[[12-12-1950]]'' (2017)
*''[[Vikram Vedha]]'' (2017)
*''[[Thappu Thanda]]'' (2017)
*''[[Aramm]]'' (2017)
*''[[Aan Devathai]]'' (2018)
*''[[Goli Soda 2]]'' (2018)
*''[[Maari 2]]'' (2018)
*''[[Boomerang (2019 film)|Boomerang]]'' (2019)
*''[[Mei (film)|Mei]]'' (2019)
*''[[Miga Miga Avasaram]]'' (2019)
*''[[Naadodigal 2]]'' (2020)
{{colend}}

== References ==
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