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{{Infobox person
| name = A. Jagannathan
| image = A. Jagannathan.jpg
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|11|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Tiruppur]], [[Coimbatore District (Madras Presidency)|Coimbatore District]], [[Madras Presidency]], British India<ref name="death">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Man-who-shored-up-MGRs-film-career-is-no-more/articleshow/16716784.cms|title=Man who shored up MGR's film career is no more - The Hindu|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|accessdate=15 August 2014}}</ref>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|10|07|1935|11|26|df=yes}}<ref name="death"/>
| death_place = [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, India
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1973-2012
| spouse = Rajamani
| parents =
| siblings =
| children = Usha Devi<br>Pavithra Devi<br>Arun Kumar
| website =
| notable role =
| occupation = film director
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'''A. Jagannathan''' (26 November 1935{{snd}}7 October 2012) was an Indian film director who worked in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada an Hindi film industry. He directed nearly 50 films in [[Tamil language|Tamil]].<ref name="death1">{{cite web|title=www.nowrunning.com|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/bollywood/director-a-jagannathan-passes-away/57902/story.htm|website=Director A. Jagannathan passes away|accessdate=3 January 2015}}</ref>

==Film career==
He made his debut as director in ''Manipayal'' in 1973 after working as an assistant to [[T. Prakash Rao]] and [[P. Neelakantan]] for almost 15 films, most of them being [[M. G. Ramachandran|MGR]] movies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/audience-taste-keeps-changing/article1254340.ece|title = 'Audience taste keeps changing'|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 8 May 2008}}</ref> He directed the MGR film ''[[Idhayakkani]]'', and some television serials.<ref>{{cite news|title=Veteran film director passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/veteran-film-director-passes-away/article3976249.ece|website=The Hindu|date=8 October 2012|accessdate=3 January 2015}}</ref>

He directed [[Sivaji Ganesan]]'s ''[[Vellai Roja]]'' which won awards including the Filmfare Award.<ref name="death"/> Another successful venture in his career was ''[[Moondru Mugam]]''.

==Partial filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Film
! Language
!Writer
! Notes
|-
|| 1973 || ''[[Manipayal]]'' || Tamil || debut as a director
|-
|| 1974 || ''[[Idhayam Parkiradhu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1975 || ''[[Idhayakkani]]'' || Tamil || Poovai Krishnan||
|-
|| 1976 || ''[[Kumaara Vijayam]]'' || Tamil || [[Komal Swaminathan]] ||
|-
|| 1976 || ''[[Nalla Penmani]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1976 || ''Athirshtam Azhaikkirathu'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1977 || ''[[Nantha En Nila]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1978 || ''[[Ival Oru Seethai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1979 || ''[[Jaya Nee Jayuchutte]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1979 || ''[[Mugathil Mugan Paarkalaam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1979 || ''[[Muthal Iravu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1980 || ''Aayiram Vaasal Idhayam'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1981 || ''[[Pennmanum Pesugiradhu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1981 || ''[[Sorgathin Thirappu Vizha]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1982 || ''[[Krodham (1982 film)|Krodham]]'' || Tamil ||[[Prem Menon (actor)|Prem Menon]] ||
|-
|| 1982 ||''[[Moondru Mugam]]'' || Tamil || P. Selvakumar ||
|-
|| 1983 || ''[[Manaivi Illatha Neram]]'' || Tamil ||
|
|-
|| 1983 || ''[[Thanga Magan (1983 film)|Thanga Magan]]'' || Tamil ||Sathya Movies story department
|
|-
|| 1983 || ''[[Vellai Roja]]'' || Tamil || Pavithran||Remake of Malayalam film Postmortem<br>[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil]]
|-
|| 1984 || ''[[Komberi Mookan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1984 || ''[[Naalai Unathu Naal]]'' || Tamil || Prithvi Brothers ||Remake of [[Gumnaam]]
|-
|| 1984 || ''[[Oh Maane Maane]]'' || Tamil || Pamman||Remake of Malayalam film Chattakari
|-
|| 1985 || ''[[Karpoora Deepam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1985 || ''[[Meendum Parasakthi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|| 1985 || ''[[Rahasya Hanthakudu]]'' || Telugu||
|-
|| 1987 || ''[[Khaidi (1987 film)|Khaidi]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
|| 1987 || ''[[Kadhal Parisu]]'' || Tamil || R. M. Veerappan ||
|-
|| 1987 || ''[[Muthukkal Moondru]]'' || Tamil || Suryakos Ranga ||
|-
|| 1988 || ''Dharmathma'' || Kannada ||
|-
|| 1989 || ''[[En Thangai (1989 film)|En Thangai]]'' || Tamil|| Ramani ||
|-
|| 1989 || ''[[Mamaku Yamudu]]'' || Telugu||
|-
|| 1991 || ''[[Mill Thozhilali]]'' || Tamil||L. S. N. Ravi ||
|-
|| 1991 || ''[[Archana IAS]]'' || Tamil || Amutha Durairaj ||
|-
|| 1993 || ''[[Tahqiqaat]]'' || Hindi||
|-
|| 1994 || ''[[Watchman Vadivel]]'' || Tamil|| Aaroordas
|-
|| 1994 || ''Khaidi No. 1'' || Telugu ||Remake of ''[[Khalnayak]]''<br />Dubbed in Tamil as ''Hero''
|-
|}

==Death==
He suffered from breathing ailments and was hospitalized in Coimbatore for a fortnight.<ref name="death"/> He died on 7 October 2012, and was cremated at Tiruppur. He was survived by his wife Rajamani, daughters Usha Devi and Pavithra Devi and son Arun Kumar.<ref name="death1"/>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=1181506}}
{{A. Jagannathan}}
{{FilmfareAwardBestTamilDirector}}
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[[Category:People from Tiruppur]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Tamil Nadu]]

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