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'''A. Govindamoorthy''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film director who has worked on Tamil films. After making his debut with ''[[Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar]]'' (2007), he has gone on to make ''[[Vedigundu Murugesan]]'' (2009) and ''[[Pappali]]'' (2014).<br />
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==Career==<br />
Govindamoorthy dropped out of engineering college after being unable to finance his studies during his third semester and then began reading [[Vairamuthu]]'s "Sirpi, Unnai Sethukugiraen", which inspired him to become a film maker.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vairamuthus-book-changed-my-life/articleshow/31541795.cms</ref> After assisting [[Ezhil]] and [[Chimbu Deven]], Govindamoorthy then began his film career by directing ''[[Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar]]'' (2007) starring [[Karan (actor)|Karan]] and [[Meenakshi (actress)|Meenakshi]], and then went on to make ''[[Vedigundu Murugesan]]'' (2009) with [[Pasupathy]].<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/underlined-with-levity-vedigundu-murugesan/article659250.ece</ref><br />
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In 2013, Govindamurthy approached producer Ambeth Kumar with a script of ''[[Pappali]]'' (2014), who readily agreed to produce the venture after listening to his narration. He revealed that the team signed on [[Senthil Kumar]] and Ishara Nair to work on the film, as the team could not afford bigger stars and could not afford to wait for their dates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Of-Love-and-Education/2014/07/12/article2325640.ece|title=Of Love and Education|work=The New Indian Express|accessdate=2015-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-pappali-high-on-comedy/article5818843.ece|title=Audio Beat: Pappali&nbsp;— High on comedy|author=S. R. Ashok Kumar|work=The Hindu|accessdate=2015-08-15}}</ref> The film was released on 2014 went unnoticed and received poor reviews with a critic from Sify.com noting that the film "is a crude and crass comedy laced with sentiments", adding the "film lacks technical finesse and is difficult to sit through".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/pappali-review-tamil-15057979.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714080747/http://www.sify.com/movies/pappali-review-tamil-15057979.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-07-14|title=pappali review|work=sify.com|accessdate=2015-08-15}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
;Director<br />
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| 2007 || ''[[Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar]]'' ||<br />
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| 2009 || ''[[Vedigundu Murugesan]]'' ||<br />
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| 2014 || ''[[Pappali]]'' ||<br />
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;Actor<br />
*''[[Pichaikkaran]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Thondan (2017 film)|Thondan]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Kolanji]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Raatchasi]]'' (2019)<br />
* ''[[Eeswaran]]'' (2021)<br />
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==References==<br />
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