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{{Short description|Indian film director (c. 1971–2023)}}
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{{Infobox person
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|name = Arputhan
|birth_date = {{circa|1971}}
|birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]], India
|death_date = {{death date and given age|2023|11|07|52|df=y}}
|death_place = [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India
|occupation = Film director
|spouse =
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|years active = 2002–2023
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}}

'''Arputhan''' ({{circa|1971}} – 7 November 2023) was an Indian film director, who directed Tamil- and Telugu-language films. He rose to fame through the romantic drama ''[[Arputham]]'' (2002), and went on to make feature films including the dramas ''[[Love Today (2004 film)|Love Today]]'' (2004) and ''[[Manathodu Mazhaikalam]]'' (2006).

==Career==
Arputhan made his directorial debut through ''[[Arputham]]'' (2002), a romantic drama film produced by [[R. B. Choudary]]. The film starred noted choreographer [[Raghava Lawrence]], [[Kunal (actor)|Kunal]] and [[Anu Prabhakar]] in the lead roles, and won positive reviews upon release. A reviewer from ChennaiOnline.com noted "it is debutant director Arputhan's arrangement of scenes and his thoughtfully written lines in the second half that stand out".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-03-11 |title=Arputham |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov212.asp |access-date=2023-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311174805/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov212.asp |archive-date=11 March 2005 }}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted "Arpudhan's story is predictable and his dialogue passable, yet his screenplay and direction are strong points".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-02-01 |title=The Hindu : Arpudham |website=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/09/20/stories/2002092000880200.htm |access-date=2023-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030201171454/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/09/20/stories/2002092000880200.htm |archive-date=1 February 2003 }}</ref>

Arputhan went on to make another film for R. B. Choudary in Telugu titled ''[[Love Today (2004 film)|Love Today]]'' (2004), starring [[Uday Kiran]] and [[Divya Khosla Kumar]] in the lead roles. He subsequently made a return to Tamil cinema through ''[[Manathodu Mazhaikalam]]'' (2006), a romantic drama starring [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]], [[Jayasurya]], [[Nithya Das]] and [[Sameksha]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-18 |title=Manadodu Mazhaikalam is ready for release - Bollywood News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/manadodu-mazhaikalam-is-ready-for-release-hindi-news-25377 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113132547/https://www.indiaglitz.com/manadodu-mazhaikalam-is-ready-for-release-hindi-news-25377 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, he worked on ''En Peyar Enna'', a short film with no dialogues featuring schoolboy V. P. Kishorekumar in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-17 |title=Behind the scenes of "En Peyar Enna" - TAMIL NADU - The Hindu |website=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Behind-the-scenes-of-ampquotEn-Peyar-Ennaampquot/article14765241.ece |access-date=2023-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017005726/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Behind-the-scenes-of-ampquotEn-Peyar-Ennaampquot/article14765241.ece |archive-date=17 October 2020 }}</ref>

==Death==
Arputhan died following an accident on 7 November 2023, at the age of 52.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-07 |title=Director who introduced Raghava Lawrence passes away at the age of 52 - Tamil News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/raghava-lawrence-debut-movie-arputham-director-arpudhan-passes-away-tamil-news-345251 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kosalairaman |first=Muthu Vinayagam |title=Director Arputhan: உணர்வுப்பூர்வமான காதல் படங்களை இயக்கி பெயரெடுத்த இயக்குநர் அற்புதன் மறைவு |url=https://tamil.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema-director-arputhan-passed-away-131699433517879.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Tamil Hindustan Times |language=ta |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108102144/https://tamil.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema-director-arputhan-passed-away-131699433517879.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=லாரன்ஸை ஹீரோவாக அறிமுகப்படுத்திய இயக்குனர் அற்புதன் சாலை விபத்தில் மரணம்: திரையுலகினர் அதிர்ச்சி.! |url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/raghava-lawrence-movie-director-arputhan-death-in-road-accident/articleshow/105058216.cms |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Samayam Tamil |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-08 |title=Tamil Director Arpudhan, 52, Dies In Road Accident |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/tamil-director-arpudhan-52-dies-in-road-accident-8653825.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108102726/https://www.news18.com/movies/tamil-director-arpudhan-52-dies-in-road-accident-8653825.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
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| 2002 || ''[[Arputham]]'' || Tamil ||
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| 2004 || ''[[Love Today (2004 film)|Love Today]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Manathodu Mazhaikalam]]'' || Tamil ||
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1970s births]]
[[Category:Year of birth uncertain]]
[[Category:2023 deaths]]
[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Tamil screenwriters]]
[[Category:Road incident deaths in India]]

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FlorenciaMacDevi at 19:18, 1 June 2025