Azhagam Perumal

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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Azhagam Perumal
| image =
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| birth_name = N. Azhagam Perumal
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|5|25}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actor/azhagam-perumal |title=Tamil Movie Actor Azhagam Perumal |website=Nettv4u.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-15}}</ref>
| birth_place = Kulasekarapuram, Kanyakumari district, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director}}
| other_names =
| years_active = 2000-present
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Azhagam Perumal''' is a [[Tamil film]] director and actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/artists/Kollywood/Azhagam_Perumal/2962 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=14 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116133514/http://www.jointscene.com/artists/Kollywood/Azhagam_Perumal/2962 |archivedate=16 January 2010 }}</ref>

==Career==
Azhagam Perumal hails from the remote village, Kulasekharapuram, in Tamil Nadu.<ref name = "Azhagam">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/apr/24peru.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: 'I'm jealous of Mani Ratnam!' |website=Rediff.com |date=2001-04-24 |accessdate=2016-06-15}}</ref> All his family members were working in the government service and his parents wanted him to be an engineer. Azhagam Perumal, however, after his graduation, applied to the [[Adyar Film Institute]] in spite of stiff opposition from his family. He graduated with a Gold Medal from the Institute in 1991.<ref name = "Azhagam"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010702185519/http://tmcafe.com/interview/alagamperumal/alagam_interview.htm</ref>

Azhagam Perumal worked as an assistant to director [[Mani Ratnam]] from ''[[Thalapathi]]'' to ''[[Iruvar]]'', before leaving to make his independent project.<ref name = "Perumal">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/villages-nourish-me-alagam-perumal/article7067987.ece |title='Villages nourish me', Alagam Perumal |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2015-04-04 |accessdate=2016-06-15}}</ref> When Mani Ratnam was shooting ''[[Alaipayuthey (film)|Alaipayuthey]]'', he was looking for someone like [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] to play the quirky house owner, which Azhagam Perumal eventually did, making his acting debut.<ref name = "Perumal"/>

He had initially announced his directorial debut in 1998 as ''Mudhal Mudhalaaga'', a romantic film featuring [[Arvind Swamy]] and [[Karisma Kapoor]] in the lead roles. Despite beginning production, the film was indefinitely put on hold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chandrag.tripod.com/index_old.html |title=Star Tracks |website=Chandrag.tripod.com |date=1998-05-24 |accessdate=2016-06-15}}</ref> He then started making ''[[Udhaya]]'' in 1999 with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] in the lead roles but the film faced production delays owing to the producer's financial problems. Azhagam Perumal also discussed making a film titled ''Hijack'' in 2000 but the film failed to develop. He later attempted to make the film with [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] in 2004, but the project did not proceed.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000408164020/http://www.tmcafe.com/hotnews.htm</ref><ref>https://www.indiaglitz.com/flighty-vikram-ready-for-a-hijack-tamil-news-11733</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050209114942/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/24-08-00/director.htm</ref>

His directorial debut was eventually the romantic comedy ''[[Dumm Dumm Dumm]]'' with [[R. Madhavan]] and [[Jyothika]] in the lead roles, in which his mentor Mani Ratnam worked as the screenwriter and producer. The film released in 2001 and was a success.<ref name = "Perumal"/>

After ''Alaipayuthey'', he was offered acting offers but he declined as he wanted to revive and complete ''Udhaya'' by early 2004.

==Filmography==
===Directorial===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:175px;"| Film
! colspan="4" | Credited as
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:80px;"| Language
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center; width:350px;"| Notes
|-
! width=65 | [[film Producer|Director]]
! width=65 | [[Screenwriter|Screenplay]]
! width=65 | [[Narrative|Story]]
! width=65 | [[Dialogue]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Dumm Dumm Dumm]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Written along with [[Mani Ratnam]] and R. Selvaraj
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Joot]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| Tamil
| Story Written By M. S. Ramesh and Dialogue Written By M. Prasannakumar
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Udhaya]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| Tamil
| Dialogue Written By [[Sujatha Rangarajan|Sujatha]]
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Tamil
| Tamil Dubbing Dialogue and Directed By Mani Ratnam
|}

===Acting===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu]]'' || Suganya's Machan ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Alaipayuthey (film)|Alaipayuthey]]'' || House owner ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Pudhupettai]]'' || Thamizhselvan ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Kattradhu Thamizh]]'' || Poobaal Raavar ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Alibhabha]]'' || Thiagarajan ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Kanden Kadhalai]]'' || Perumal ||
|-
| rowspan="6"|2010 || ''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]]'' || Ravi ||
|-
| ''[[Kacheri Arambam]]'' || Vasu ||
|-
| ''[[Rettaisuzhi]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Raavanan]]'' || Photographer ||
|-
| ''[[Thottu Paar]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Nil Gavani Sellathey]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2011 || ''[[Vanthaan Vendraan]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[7aum Arivu]]'' ||Museum Curator || Guest Appearance
|-
| ''[[Vellore Maavattam]]'' || Gurumoorthy ||
|-
| ''[[Osthe]]'' || Shankaralingam ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012 || ''[[Oru Kal Oru Kannadi]]'' || Varadharajan ||
|-
| ''[[Neerparavai]]'' || Church father ||
|-
| ''[[Ammavin Kaipesi]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2013 || ''[[Samar (2013 film)|Samar]]'' || Sakthi's father ||
|-
| ''[[Kadhal 2 Kalyanam]]'' || || Unreleased
|-
| rowspan="6" |2014 || ''[[Jilla]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[1 by Two]]'' || Narayanan Pillai || Malayalam film
|-
| ''[[Yennamo Yedho]]'' || Narayanan ||
|-
| ''[[Ennamo Nadakkudhu]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Vetri Selvan]]'' || Babu ||
|-
| ''[[Nalanum Nandhiniyum]]'' || Arunachalam ||
|-
| rowspan="6"|2015 || ''[[Isai]]'' || Gunasekhar ||
|-
| ''[[Valiyavan]]'' || Raghuraman ||
|-
| ''[[Idam Porul Yaeval]]'' || || Unreleased
|-
| ''[[Yatchan]]'' || Kreshna's father ||
|-
| ''[[Naanum Rowdydhaan]]'' || Ravikumar ||
|-
| ''[[Eetti]]'' || Gayathri's father ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam]]'' || Prabhu's father ||
|-
| ''[[Theri (film)|Theri]]'' || Rathinam ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[Taramani (film)|Taramani]]'' || Barnabas ||
|-
|''[[Solo (2017 film)|Solo]]'' || Thomas Devasagayan, Annie's father ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2018 || ''[[Vanjagar Ulagam]]'' || Mahalingam ||
|-
| ''[[Ezhumin]]'' || Sundaram ||
|-
| ''[[Adanga Maru]]'' || SSI. Chandran ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2019 || ''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi 2]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma]]'' || Shruti's father ||
|-
|''[[Dharmaprabhu]]'' || Politician ||
|-
|''[[Hero (2019 Tamil film)|Hero]]'' || Sakthi's father ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2021 || ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'' || Principal ||
|-
| ''[[Kamali From Nadukkaveri]]'' || Shanmugam ||
|-
|''[[Karnan]]'' || Neighborhood Village Head ||
|-
|}

===Dubbing artist===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Actor !! Notes
|-
|2010 ||''[[Raavanan]]'' ||[[Munna (actor)|Munna]] ||
|-
|2013 ||''[[Pattam Pole]]'' ||[[Jayaprakash (actor)|Jayaprakash]] ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1386816}}

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