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			{{Short description\|Indian film director (1916–1992)}}
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	\| death_place = Chennai		\| death_place = Chennai
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	'''Palaniyaandi Neelakantan''' (2 October 1916 ~~Villupuram~~ – 3 September 1992 ~~Chennai~~) was a Tamil film director, who was active for nearly four decades. He was born at [[Villupuram]], Tamil Nadu. He graduated to movies from stage play. His play ''[[Naam Iruvar]]'' was brought by movie mogul [[Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar]] and made into a film in 1947. Then he wrote the dialogues for films like ''Vedala Ulagam'' in 1948. His directorial debut was with ''[[Or Iravu\|Oru Iravu]]'' in (1951), the dialogue for which was written by [[C. N. Annadurai]]. Two films that made him well-known are ALS productions ''[[Ambikapathy (1957 film)\|Ambikapadi]]'' (1957) and ''[[Thirudadhe]]'' (1961). He also has directed movies in Kannada and Sinhalese ''Suneetha'' and ''Sujage Rahase''. Neelakantan was mainly associated with creating [[M. G. Ramachandran]]'s ([[MGR]]) movie persona. Between ''[[Chakravarthi Thirumagal]]'' in 1957 and ''[[Needhikku Thalaivanangu]]'' in 1976, Neelakantan directed altogether 17 of MGR's movies.		'''Palaniyaandi Neelakantan''' (2 October 1916 – 3 September 1992) was a Tamil film director, who was active for nearly four decades.

			==Life==
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			He was born at [[Villupuram]], Tamil Nadu. He graduated to movies from stage play. His play ''[[Naam Iruvar (1947 film)\|Naam Iruvar]]'' was brought by movie mogul [[Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar]] and made into a film in 1947. Then he wrote the dialogues for films like ''Vedala Ulagam'' in 1948. His directorial debut was with ''[[Or Iravu\|Oru Iravu]]'' in (1951), the dialogue for which was written by [[C. N. Annadurai]]. Two films that made him well-known are ALS productions ''[[Ambikapathy (1957 film)\|Ambikapadi]]'' (1957) and ''[[Thirudadhe]]'' (1961). He also has directed movies in Kannada and Sinhalese ''Suneetha'' and ''Sujage Rahase''. Neelakantan was mainly associated with creating [[M. G. Ramachandran]]'s ([[MGR]]) movie persona. Between ''[[Chakravarthi Thirumagal]]'' in 1957 and ''[[Needhikku Thalaivanangu]]'' in 1976, Neelakantan directed altogether 17 of MGR's movies.

	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==
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	\|(There are 3 stories)		\|(There are 3 stories)
	for his part,(Meenakshi Kalyanam),under this title		for his part, (Meenakshi Kalyanam), under this title
	[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer		[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer
	\|-		\|-
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	\|1967		\|1967
	\| [[~~Kaavalkaaran (1967 film)\|~~Kaavalkaaran]]		\| [[Kaavalkaaran]]
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	\|1965		\|1965
	25 December		25 December
	\| ~~Anandi~~		\| [[Anandhi (film)\|Anandhi]]
	\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{y}}		\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{y}}
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	\|1965		\|1965
	23 October		23 October
	\| Poomalai		\| [[Poomalai]]
	\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{y}}		\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{y}}
	\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{n}}		\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{n}}
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	\|1962		\|1962
	\| ~~Edhaiyum Thaangum Idhayam~~		\| [[Ethaiyum Thangum Ithaiyam]]
	\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{y}}		\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{y}}
	\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{n}}		\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{n}}
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	\|1960		\|1960
	1 April		1 April
	\| ~~Aadavantha~~ Deivam		\| [[Aada Vandha Deivam]]
	\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{y}}		\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{y}}
	\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{n}}		\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{n}}
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	\|1958		\|1958
	3 October		3 October
	\| Sabaash Meena		\| [[Sabaash Meena]]
			\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{n}}
	\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{y}}		\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{y}}
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	\| Tamil		\| Tamil
	\|[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer		\|[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer
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	16 July		16 July
	\| Thedi Vandha Selvam		\| [[Thedi Vandha Selvam]]
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	\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{n}}		\| style="text-align:center;"\| {{n}}
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	\| Tamil		\| Tamil
	\|with [[A. V. Meiyappan]], as director,		\|with [[A. V. Meiyappan]], as director,
	(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman)		(he was assistant director with [[M. V. Raman]])
	R. Sudharsanam, the composer		R. Sudharsanam, the composer
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	12 January		12 January
	\| [[Naam Iruvar]]		\| [[Naam Iruvar (1947 film)\|Naam Iruvar]]
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{IMDb name\|id=0624173\|name=P. Neelakantan}}		* {{IMDb name\|id=0624173\|name=P. Neelakantan}}
	* [https://books.google.com/books?~~ei=PD61TJ_LN4ypnQeV2q1q&ct=result&~~id=kloqAQAAIAAJ~~&dq=%2BNeelakantan+%2B1916+%2B%22began+his+career+as%22~~&q=%22began+his+career+as%22~~#search_anchor~~ Biography of P. Neelakantan]		* [https://books.google.com/books?id=kloqAQAAIAAJ&q=%22began+his+career+as%22 Biography of P. Neelakantan]
	* [http://mgrroop.blogspot.fr/2013/01/directors-part-i.html Directors Part I]		* [http://mgrroop.blogspot.fr/2013/01/directors-part-i.html Directors Part I]
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	~~[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]~~
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| death_place = Chennai
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'''Palaniyaandi Neelakantan''' (2 October 1916 Villupuram – 3 September 1992 Chennai) was a Tamil film director, who was active for nearly four decades. He was born at [[Villupuram]], Tamil Nadu. He graduated to movies from stage play. His play ''[[Naam Iruvar]]'' was brought by movie mogul [[Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar]] and made into a film in 1947. Then he wrote the dialogues for films like ''Vedala Ulagam'' in 1948. His directorial debut was with ''[[Or Iravu|Oru Iravu]]'' in (1951), the dialogue for which was written by [[C. N. Annadurai]]. Two films that made him well-known are ALS productions ''[[Ambikapathy (1957 film)|Ambikapadi]]'' (1957) and ''[[Thirudadhe]]'' (1961). He also has directed movies in Kannada and Sinhalese ''Suneetha'' and ''Sujage Rahase''. Neelakantan was mainly associated with creating [[M. G. Ramachandran]]'s ([[MGR]]) movie persona. Between ''[[Chakravarthi Thirumagal]]'' in 1957 and ''[[Needhikku Thalaivanangu]]'' in 1976, Neelakantan directed altogether 17 of MGR's movies.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:35px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:250px;"| Film
! colspan="2" style="width:195px;"| Credited as
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:80px;"| Language
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:250px;" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
! style="width:65px;" | Director
! width=65 | Story/ Screenplay
|-
|1981
6 March
| [[Deiva Thirumanangal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|
| Tamil
|(There are 3 stories)
for his part,(Meenakshi Kalyanam),under this title
[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer
|-
|1978
| [[Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR, (P. Neelakantan write only the dialogues)
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1976
| [[Needhikku Thalaivanangu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (17/17),
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1975
| [[Ninaithadhai Mudippavan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (16/17),
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1974
| [[Netru Indru Naalai (1974 film)|Netru Indru Naalai]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (15/17),
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1973
| [[Ulagam Sutrum Valiban]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR, (as consulting)
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1972
| [[Raman Thediya Seethai (1972 film)|Raman Thediya Seethai]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (14/17),
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1972
| [[Sange Muzhangu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (13/17),
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1971
| [[Oru Thaai Makkal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (12/17),
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1971
| [[Neerum Neruppum]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (11/17),
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1971
| [[Kumari Kottam]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (10/17),
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1970
| [[En Annan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (9/17),
[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer
|-
|1970
| [[Maattukara Velan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (8/17),
[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer
|-
|1968
| [[Kanavan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| 25th Film
with MGR (7/17),
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1968
| [[Kannan En Kadhalan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (6/17),
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1967
| [[Kaavalkaaran (1967 film)|Kaavalkaaran]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (5/17),
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1966
29 April
| [[Avan Pithana?]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
|The introduction made by [[M. Karunanidhi]]
R. Parthasarathi, the composer
|-
|1965
25 December
| Anandi
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|
| Tamil
|[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer
|-
|1965
23 October
| Poomalai
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| The introduction made by [[M. Karunanidhi]]
R. Sudharsanam, the composer
|-
|1964
24 December
| Sujage Rahasa
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Sinhala
|[[T. R. Pappa]], the composer
|-
|1964
| [[Poompuhar (film)|Poompuhar]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| The introduction made by [[M. Karunanidhi]]
R. Sudharsanam, the composer
|-
|1963
| [[Koduthu Vaithaval]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (4/17),
[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer
|-
|1963
| Raj Mahal
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|
| Tamil
|
|-
|1962
| Edhaiyum Thaangum Idhayam
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
|[[T. R. Pappa]], the composer
|-
|1961
| [[Nallavan Vazhvan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (3/17),
[[T. R. Pappa]], the composer
|-
|1961
| [[Thirudadhe]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (2/17),
[[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]], the composer
|-
|1960
1 April
| Aadavantha Deivam
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
|[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer
|-
|1958
3 October
| Sabaash Meena
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
|[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer
|-
|1958
21 August
| Suneetha
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Sinhala
|[[T. R. Pappa]], the composer
|-
|1958
16 July
| Thedi Vandha Selvam
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| also producer under his Arasu Pictures,
[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer
|-
|1957
18 October
| [[Ambikapathy (1957 film)|Ambikapathy]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Tamil
|[[G. Ramanathan]], the composer
|-
|1957
| [[Chakravarthi Thirumagal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| with MGR (1/17),
[[G. Ramanathan]], the composer
|-
|1955
| [[Shivasharane Nambekka]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|
| Kannada
||[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer
|-
|1955
20 September
| [[Gomathiyin Kaadhalan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Tamil
|[[G. Ramanathan]], the composer
|-
|1955
| Modala Thedi
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|
| Kannada
||[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer
|-
|1955
12 March
| [[Mudhal Thethi]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Tamil
|[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer
|-
|1954
13 April
| [[Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
|[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer
|-
|1951
11 April
| [[Or Iravu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Tamil
|R. Sudharsanam, the composer
|-
|1949
22 December
| [[Vaazhkai (1949 film)|Vazhkai]]
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Tamil
|with [[A. V. Meiyappan]], as director,
(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman)
R. Sudharsanam, the composer
|-
|1948
11 August
| [[Vedhala Ulagam]]
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Tamil
|with [[A. V. Meiyappan]], as director,
(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman)
R. Sudharsanam, the composer
|-
|1947
12 January
| [[Naam Iruvar]]
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Tamil
|with [[A. V. Meiyappan]], as director. P. Neelakantan write the story and the dialogues
(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman)
R. Sudharsanam, the composer
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0624173|name=P. Neelakantan}}
* [https://books.google.com/books?ei=PD61TJ_LN4ypnQeV2q1q&ct=result&id=kloqAQAAIAAJ&dq=%2BNeelakantan+%2B1916+%2B%22began+his+career+as%22&q=%22began+his+career+as%22#search_anchor Biography of P. Neelakantan]
* [http://mgrroop.blogspot.fr/2013/01/directors-part-i.html Directors Part I]
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