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{{Infobox person
| name = Ibrahim Rowther
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| birth_name = A. S. Ibrahim Rowther
| occupation = Producer, writer
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| spouse = Tamil Fathima
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'''Ibrahim Rowther''' was an [[Indian people|Indian]] film producer and writer who had worked on Tamil language films. He produced films under the studios Rowther Films, Tamilannai Cine Creation and IV Cine International.

==Career==
Ibrahim Rowther launched his first film, ''[[Uzhavan Magan]]'' in 1987 to promote his friend [[Vijayakanth]] as an actor in the Tamil film industry. Vijayakanth subsequently garnered several bigger offers, and regularly collaborated with Ibrahim during his acting career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/Set/1876/inde.htm|title=Minnoviyam Gamut - Vijayakanth - the Hero of the Masses}}</ref>

In the late 1990s, Ibrahim took up a key administrative role in the [[Tamil Film Producers Council]] and later served as its president.<ref>https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/01tamil.htm</ref> His production house, Rowther Films, began to flail in the late 1990s and films such as K.Paarthasarathy's ''Unakkum Enakkum Kalyanam'' featuring [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] and [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] were put on hold.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19980615065927/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/5-06-98/devayani.htm</ref>

In 2000, Ibrahim Rowther announced five new films as a part of a comeback after the slowdown. He created a new banner known as Kamban Kalaikoodam, and planned to collaborate with directors he had already worked with. He announced films including [[Manobala]]'s ''Naan Paada Ninaippathellam'' featuring [[Ramesh Aravind]], [[Swarnamalya]] and [[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]]; [[Senthilnathan]]'s ''Kadhal Mudal Kadhal Varai'' featuring Bala Kumaran and [[Uma (actress)|Uma]]; J. Panneer's ''Enakkoru Snehithi'' featuring [[Hamsavardhan]] and Rishi; [[A. R. Ramesh]]'s ''Daddy'' featuring [[Raghuvaran]]; and [[R. Aravindraj]]'s ''Pesum Vizhigal'' featuring Jaishankar's son Jaivijay. None of the films materialised owing to financial problems.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030629231635/http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/ibrahim.asp</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030214183426/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/movienews/morenews15.html</ref>

His last release was ''[[Puriyadha Anandam Puthithaga Arambam]]'' (2015) featuring [[Krish (singer)|Krish]] and [[Srushti Dange]] in the lead role. Rowther had selected Krish for the role in late 2012, but the film eventually went through a production delay and did not perform well at the box office.<ref name="hindu"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/singer-krish-turns-hero-news-tamil-mmlkulgaghjsi.html|title=Singer Krish turns hero}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/call-of-the-camera/article4252662.ece|title=Call of the camera|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2012|last1=Manigandan|first1=K. R.}}</ref>

Ibrahim often co-produced films with his wife, Tamil Fathima, for the studio Tamilannai Cine Creation.

==Personal life==
Ibrahim had a close relationship with his childhood friend, actor [[Vijayakanth]]. As his trusted confidante in the industry, Ibrahim was entrusted with the job of picking out the right scripts and producing films for the actor.<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ibrahim-rowther-passes-away/article7453994.ece|title = Ibrahim Rowther passes away|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 23 July 2015}}</ref> However, the pair later fell out in 2012, with Rowther departing from Vijayakanth's political party to the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] citing that Vijayakanth lacked decorum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vijayakanth-pays-his-last-respects-to-producer-Ibrahim-Rowther/articleshow/48172392.cms|title = Vijayakanth pays his last respects to producer Ibrahim Rowther - Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/around-1000-dmdk-workers-desert-vijaykanth-join-aiadmk/20120207.htm|title=Around 1,000 DMDK workers desert Vijaykanth, join AIADMK}}</ref>

==Death==
Vijayakanth often visited Rowther in hospital a week before his death, and wrote an open letter about their friendship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/vijayakanth-pens-heartfelt-letter-to-ibrahim-rowther/|title = Vijayakanth Pens Heartfelt Letter to Ibrahim Rowther|date = 13 July 2015}}</ref>
Ibrahim Rowther died aged 64, following a prolonged illness on 22 July 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/popular-producer-ibrahim-rowther-passes-away-news-tamil-phwmdlaeijghi.html|title=Popular producer Ibrahim Rowther passes away}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
===As producer===
;Rowther Films
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width: 90%; text-align: left;"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Cast
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Uzhavan Magan]]''
| 1987
| [[R. Aravindraj]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Raadhika]], [[Radha (actress)|Radha]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Thalattu Padava]]''
| 1990
| [[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]]
| [[R. Parthiepan|Parthiban]], [[Rupini (actress)|Rupini]], [[Khushbu]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Bharathan (1992 film)|Bharathan]]''
| 1992
| [[Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Bhanupriya]], [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Thai Mozhi]]''
| 1992
| R. R. Ilavarasan
| [[Sarathkumar]], [[Vijayakanth]], [[Mohini (Tamil actress)|Mohini]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Rajadurai (film)|Rajadurai]]''
| 1995
| [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Jayasudha]], [[Sivaranjani (actress)|Sivaranjani]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Karuppu Nila]]''
| 1995
| [[R. Aravindraj]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Ranjitha]], [[Khushbu]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Aavathum Pennale Azhivathum Pennale]]''
| 1996
| [[Senthilnathan]]
| [[C. Arunpandian|Arun Pandian]], [[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]], [[Rajashree (actress)|Rajashree]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Dharma (1998 film)|Dharma]]''
| 1998
| [[Keyaar]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Preetha Vijayakumar]], [[Chippy (actress)|Shilpa]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Puriyadha Anandam Puthithaga Arambam]]''
| 2015
| Syed Ibrahim
| [[Krish (singer)|Krish]], [[Srushti Dange]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''Ellam Mela Irukuruvan Paathuppan''
| 2020
| U. Kaviraj
| [[Aari (actor)|Aari]], Shaashvi Bala
|
|}

;Tamilannai Cine Creation
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width: 90%; text-align: left;"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Cast
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran]]''
| 1988
| [[Senthilnathan]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Raadhika]], [[Anand (actor)|Anand]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Paattukku Oru Thalaivan]]''
| 1989
| [[Liaquat Ali Khan (director)|Liaquat Ali Khan]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Shobana]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[En Aasai Machan]]''
| 1994
| [[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Revathi]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Gandhi Pirantha Mann]]''
| 1995
| [[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Revathi]], [[Ravali]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Aavathum Pennale Azhivathum Pennale]]''
|1996
|[[Senthilnathan]]
|Arun Pandiyan
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Dhinamum Ennai Gavani]]''
| 1997
| [[A. R. Ramesh]]
| [[Ramki]], [[Sanghavi]], [[Prakash Raj]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Simmasanam]]''
| 2000
| Eshwaran
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Khushbu]], [[Manthra (actress)|Manthra]]
|
|}

;I. V. Cine Productions
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width: 90%; text-align: left;"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Cast
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Pulan Visaranai]]''
| 1990
| [[R. K. Selvamani]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Rupini (actress)|Rupini]], [[Radharavi]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Captain Prabhakaran]]''
| 1991
| [[R. K. Selvamani]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Rupini (actress)|Rupini]], [[Sarathkumar]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Sakkarai Devan]]''
| 1993
| J. Panneer
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]], [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Ulavuthurai]]''
| 1998
| [[Ramesh Selvan]]
| [[Vijayakanth]] , [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] ,
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Pulan Visaranai 2]]''
| 2015
| [[R. K. Selvamani]]
| [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], [[Karthika Mathew|Karthika]], [[Parul Yadav]]
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{imdb name|7105475}}

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[[Category:Film producers from Chennai]]
[[Category:Tamil film producers]]
[[Category:1950s births]]
[[Category:2015 deaths]]
[[Category:Year of birth uncertain]]

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