Ilushikpub at 01:27, 6 February 2026

2026-02-06T01:27:48Z

New page

{{Short description|Indian film writer and director (c.1957–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Erode Soundar
|image =
|caption =
|birth_date = c. 1957
|birth_place = [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
|death_date = {{death date and given age|2020|12|5|63|df=y}}
|occupation = Film director, writer
|spouse =
|website =
|other_names=
|yearsactive = 1991–2020
}}

'''Erode Soundar''' (c. 1957 – 5 December 2020) was an Indian film writer and director, who primarily worked on [[Tamil language]] films.

==Career==
In the 1990s, Erode Soundar regularly collaborated with director [[K. S. Ravikumar]] on village action films including ''[[Cheran Pandiyan]]'' (1991), ''[[Putham Pudhu Payanam]]'' (1991) and ''[[Nattamai]]'' (1994). The success of ''Cheran Pandiyan'' and ''Nattamai'' prompted the films to be remade in several languages including Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali. He also won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer]] award for both films, while also securing the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer|Best Dialogue Writer]] award for ''Cheran Pandiyan''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/writer-and-director-erode-soundar-passes-away/articleshow/79581064.cms|title=Writer and director Erode Soundar passes away|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

Although he worked primarily as a writer, he also directed a few films including ''[[Mudhal Seethanam]]'' (1992), where he also acted in a supporting role.<ref name="poster">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Muthal Seethanam |date=14 August 1992 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=6}}</ref><ref name="review">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Romancing the village |date=14 August 1992 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=7}}</ref> His close association with [[Sarathkumar]] through K. S. Ravikumar's films, also garnered him the opportunity to direct the actor in ''[[Simmarasi]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Simma_Rasi_23215.html |title=Simma Rasi: Movie Review |work=Indolink Tamil |accessdate=2011-12-10 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609215000/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Simma_Rasi_23215.html |archivedate=9 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> His final film, ''Ayya Ullen Ayya'' (2020), had a low profile release and featured his grandson Kabilesh in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2019/05/31/ayya-ullen-ayya-is-tale-about-students/|title=Ayya Ullen Ayya is tale about students|first=N. T.|last=Bureau|date=31 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/310519/erode-sounder-back-with-a-school-subject.html|title=Erode Sounder back with a school subject|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=31 May 2019|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

==Death==
Soundar died aged 63 on 5 December 2020 following a kidney-related illness.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2020 |title='சிம்மராசி' இயக்குநர் ஈரோடு செளந்தர் காலமானார் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/608544-erode-sounder-passed-away.html |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref>

==Partial filmography==
{{unreferenced section|date= November 2022}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Film
! colspan="3" |Credited for
! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
!Writer
!Director
!Actor
|-
|1991
|''[[Cheran Pandiyan]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|{{yes}}
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer]]<br>[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|1992
|''[[Periya Gounder Ponnu]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|1991
|''[[Putham Pudhu Payanam]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|{{yes}}
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|1992
|''[[Muthal Seethanam]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|1994
|''[[Nattamai]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|{{yes}}
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|1996
|''[[Parambarai]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|{{yes}}
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|1998
|''[[Simmarasi]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|2001
|''[[Samudhiram]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|2007
|''[[Maa Madurai]]''
|
|
|{{yes}}
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|2008
|''[[Dasavathaaram]]''
|
|
|{{yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kamals-new-look-in-idasavatharami-imagegallery-movies-jdwmOabjcgbsi.html|title=Kamal's new look in Dasavatharam 2|website=[[Sify]]}}{{dead link|date=September 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|2009
|''[[Aadhavan]]''
|
|
|{{yes}}
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|2014
|''[[Lingaa]]''
|
|
|{{yes}}
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|2020
|''Ayya Ullen Ayya''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1225010}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soundar, Erode}}
[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Erode district]]
[[Category:Film directors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:Indian television directors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]

Erode Soundar - Revision history

Ilushikpub at 01:27, 6 February 2026