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director, producer, actor and writer
1953–1977
Akkamappettai Paramasivan Nagarajan (24 February 1928[1] – 5 April 1977)[2] was an Indian film director, producer, actor and writer who set a trend in film making in Tamil cinema from 1965 to 1977.[3]
Film career
Nagarajan started his own drama company, the Pazhani Kadiravan Nadaga Sabha, and, in 1949, married Rani Ammal. He wrote and acted in several plays and one of his plays "Nalvar" was made into a movie. Nagarajan wrote the screenplay for his own story and play the hero in this film. His film career thus began in 1953. He also acted in many movies for producer M. A. Venu, formerly of Modern Theatres, such as Mangalyam, Nalla Thangal and Pennarasi. He wrote the screenplay for Town Bus and by 1956 decided to focus on writing. He wrote Naan Petra Selvam and Makkalai Petra Maharasi — in the latter, he introduced the ‘Kongu' Tamil accent for the hero. The first of his many mythological films — Sampoorna Ramayanam (1958) — was a big success, and Rajaji, who had little regard for cinema, watched this film and praised Sivaji Ganesan's performance as Bharatha in it. He then started to produce in partnership with actor V. K. Ramasamy. Some of the works of this period include Nalla Idaththu Sammandham (1958), Thayai Pol Pillai, Noolai Pol Selai (1959) and Paavai Vilakku. He made his directorial debut with Vadivukku Valaigaappu (1962). He launched his own production company with Navarathri and then went on to make a mark in the field of mythological cinema as well.[4]
Filmography
Death
He died of cardiac arrest on 5 April 1977 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, aged 49.[5]
Awards
- He won Filmfare Award for Best Film - Tamil - Thiruvilaiyadal (1965)[6]
References
- ↑ Mass Media in India 1979-1980, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1979, p. 204
- ↑ Indian movie stars died at 49. patheticfacts.com. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ Master of mythological cinema. The Hindu(2012-04-14). Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ↑ THE EYE OF THE SERPENT: AN INTRODUCTION TO TAMIL CINEMA{{#if:BASKARAN|, BASKARAN}. Westland(2013-12-24). ISBN 9789383260744
- ↑ Director A.P. Nagarajan Contact Number, Residence Address, Phone Number, Email ID. contactphonenumberaddress.com(22 September 2017). Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ Collections.