Agathiyan

Agathiyan (Template:Audio) is an Indian film director.^[1] He is credited to be the first director of Tamil cinema to win the National Film Award for Best Direction.^[2] He was also awarded National Film Award for Best Screenplay in 1996 for the Tamil film Kadhal Kottai.

Personal life

He was born and brought up in Peravurani. He married Radha in 1978.^[3] His elder daughter Kani, host of Makkal TV, is married to Thiru, director of Theeratha Vilaiyattu Pillai and Samar.^[4] Kani Thiru is a winner of Vijay TV's Cook With Comali Season 2. His second daughter Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan made her acting debut in the Tamil film Chennai 600028 (2007) is married to Feroz, director of Pandigai movie. His younger daughter Niranjani Ahathian is a costume designer and actress who worked in Kabali and Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal and is married to Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal director Desingh Periyasamy

Career

Agathiyan, a director in his late forties entered films a decade back and struggled as an assistant to various directors. Hailing from a agriculturist family, he spent a happy-go-lucky time in college, and when he decided to pack his bags and come to Chennai to try his luck in films as a director, he lost his family's support. Struggling with no money, he did odd jobs in film companies and became an assistant to anyone who offered him food and shelter.^[5]

He initially directed movie in 1991 and was credited as Ravi Thasan but it was unsuccessful. Anbalaya Prabhakaran, who acted in that movie and also produces small budgeted films with new directors, gave Ahahtian his second break as a director with Madhumathi, a teenage love story with new faces. The film was a big hit. He was back to where he started, but again fate had bigger things in store for him. Sivasakthi Pandian, a film distributor turned producer, produced Vaanmathi with Ajith and Swathi. The film was a hit. Next came Kadhal Kottai from the same banner and Ahahtian became the toast of the industry. Offers poured in for films.^[6]

In late 2014, he began work on an untitled project produced by Bharathiraja featuring Santhosh Prathap, Oviya, Vijayalakshmi and Manoj Bharathiraja in the lead roles, but the film was later shelved.^[7]

He have served as jury member at 57th National Film Awards.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Credited as				Role	Notes
Year	Film	Language	Director	Writer	Producer	Actor	Role	Notes
1989	Manasukketha Maharasa	Tamil	Template:N	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N		Credited as Karunanidhi Santharam in the film
1991	Mangalyam Thanthunane	Tamil	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N		Credited as Ravi Thasan in the film
1992	Pondatti Rajyam	Tamil	Template:N	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N
1993	Madhumathi	Tamil	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N
1996	Vaanmathi	Tamil	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N
1996	Kadhal Kottai	Tamil	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:Y	Cameo	National Film Award for Best Direction National Film Award for Best Screenplay Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Third prize) Remade in Kannada as Yaare Neenu Cheluve Remade in Hindi as Sirf Tum Dubbed in Telugu as Premalekha
1996	Gokulathil Seethai	Tamil	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:Y	Cameo	Remade in Hindi as Hum Ho Gaye Aapke Remade in Kannada as Krishna Leele
1997	Vidukathai	Tamil	Template:Y	Template:Y
1998	Santhosham	Tamil		Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N
1998	Kaadhal Kavithai	Tamil	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N
1999	Sirf Tum	Hindi	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N
2001	Hum Ho Gaye Aapke	Hindi	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N
1999	Poovellam Kettuppar	Tamil	Template:N	Template:N	Template:N	Template:Y	Himself
2001	Vinnukkum Mannukkum	Tamil	Template:N	Template:N	Template:N	Template:Y	Cameo
2002	Kadhal Samrajyam	Tamil	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N		Unreleased film
2004	Ramakrishna	Tamil	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N
2004	Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu	Telugu	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N
2005	Selvam	Tamil	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N
2007	Agaram	Tamil	Template:N	Template:N	Template:N	Template:Y	Thiru's father
2008	Nenjathai Killadhe	Tamil	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N
2011	Avargalum Ivargalum	Tamil	Template:N	Template:N	Template:N	Template:Y
2011	Maithanam	Tamil	Template:N	Template:N	Template:N	Template:Y
2018	Mr. Chandramouli	Tamil	Template:N	Template:N	Template:N	Template:Y

As lyricist

Year	Film	Song(s)
1996	Kadhal Kottai	All songs
1996	Gokulathil Seethai	All songs
1997	Vidukathai	Idhayam Idhayam, Meenakshi Kaiyil, Kidaichuruchu
1998	Santhosham	All songs
2002	Kadhal Samrajyam	All songs
2004	Ramakrishna	all songs
2005	Selvam	All songs
2008	Nenjathai Killathe	all songs
2020	Meendum Oru Mariyadhai	Kozhandhan Peru

Awards

National Film Awards

1997 – Best Direction – Kadhal Kottai
1997 – Best Screenplay – Kadhal Kottai
1997 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil – Kadhal Kottai

Filmfare Awards South

1997 – Best Director – Kadhal Kottai

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

1996 – Best Director – Kadhal Kottai

References

↑ IndiaGlitz — Agathiyan on the move — Tamil Movie News. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
↑ PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition{{#if:Dhananjayan|, Dhananjayan}. Blue Ocean Publishers(2014-11-03)
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ra
↑ Thoranai, Vishal and Thiru — Behindwoods.com — Tamil Movies News — Thoranai Vishal Agathiyan. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
↑ Tamil Star — Profile(22 December 2001). Retrieved 8 March 2017.
↑ Welcome To Sify.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
↑ Agathiyan to direct Bharathiraaja's film(25 September 2015). Retrieved 8 March 2017.Template:Dead link
↑ 57th National Film Awards.

External links

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[1] IndiaGlitz — Agathiyan on the move — Tamil Movie News. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

[2] PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition{{#if:Dhananjayan|, Dhananjayan}. Blue Ocean Publishers(2014-11-03)

[ra-3] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ra

[4] Thoranai, Vishal and Thiru — Behindwoods.com — Tamil Movies News — Thoranai Vishal Agathiyan. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

[5] Tamil Star — Profile(22 December 2001). Retrieved 8 March 2017.

[6] Welcome To Sify.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

[7] Agathiyan to direct Bharathiraaja's film(25 September 2015). Retrieved 8 March 2017.Template:Dead link

[8] 57th National Film Awards.

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