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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian film producer and director}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = S. Kathiresan<br />
| image = <br />
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| occupation = {{Flatlist|<br />
* [[Film producer]]<br />
* [[Film director]]<br />
}}<br />
| spouse = <br />
| website = {{official website|https://fivestarcreations.in/movies}}<br />
}}<br />
'''S. Kathiresan''' is an Indian film producer and film director who has worked on [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]]. He made his debut production with ''[[Polladhavan (2007 film)|Polladhavan]]'' in 2007 and debuted direction with ''[[Rudhran]]''. He owns the production company, Five Star Creations.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
S. Kathiresan was born in [[Chennai]]. He made his debuted production with [[Vetrimaaran]]'s direction ''[[Polladhavan (2007 film)|Polladhavan]]'' (2007) starring [[Dhanush]]. The film was received positive responses from the audience and went on to become a super hit.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=POLLADHAVAN MOVIE REVIEW cast crew DHANUSH DIVYA KUTHU RAMYA Direction VETTRIMARAN Music G V PRAKASH KUMAR Production KATHIRESAN movie wallpapers hot stills picture image gallery |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-07/polladhavan-review.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.behindwoods.com |archive-date=2023-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414112944/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-07/polladhavan-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011 Kathiresan made his second collaboration with [[Vetrimaaran]] starring [[Dhanush]]'s ''[[Aadukalam]]''. This was later released by Sun pictures which was a all time Block buster bagging six national awards.<br />
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2013, Kathrisan made 3rd collaboration with [[Dhanush]] and produced ''[[Naiyaandi]] which was a disaster at the box office.'' Later,[[Karthik Subbaraj]] direction ''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' (2014) was produced. The film [[Jigarthanda (2014 film)]] was given a [[U/A certificate]] by the [[Indian Censor Board]] due to its violent content. Producer Kathiresan, however, wanted a [[U certificate (India)|U certificate]] to avoid problems while selling the satellite rights of the film, for which the violent sequences were demanded to be cut short, which Karthik Subbaraj did not agree to. Due to the conflict, the film's release got further delayed, but the movie became a blockbuster.<ref name="indiaglitz.com">{{Cite web |date=2014-07-04 |title=Siddharth leaves it in the hands of the Producer - Tamil News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/siddharth-leaves-it-in-the-hands-of-the-producer-tamil-news-109906 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |archive-date=2023-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414112941/https://www.indiaglitz.com/siddharth-leaves-it-in-the-hands-of-the-producer-tamil-news-109906 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-07-09 |title='Jigarthanda' gets a release date! |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/jigarthanda-gets-a-release-date-news-tamil-ohjkRPcghjcii.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709212424/http://www.sify.com/movies/jigarthanda-gets-a-release-date-news-tamil-ohjkRPcghjcii.html |archive-date=2014-07-09 }}</ref><br />
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He made his debut direction with [[Raghava Lawrence]] starring ''[[Rudhran]]''.The film was released in 2023 and was a disaster.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! Year<br />
! Title<br />
! Producer<br />
! Director<br />
! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}<br />
|-<br />
|2007<br />
|''[[Polladhavan (2007 film)|Polladhavan]]''<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|<ref name=":0" /><br />
|-<br />
|2011<br />
|''[[Aadukalam]]''<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2013<br />
|''[[Naiyaandi]]''<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2013-07-30 |title=Dhanush & Nazriya Nazim in Naiyandi First Look Posters |url=https://moviegalleri.net/2013/07/dhanush-nazriya-nazim-in-naiyandi-first-look-posters.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414112943/https://moviegalleri.net/2013/07/dhanush-nazriya-nazim-in-naiyandi-first-look-posters.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2014<br />
|''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]''<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|<ref name="indiaglitz.com"/><br />
|-<br />
|2022<br />
|''[[Diary (2022 film)|Diary]]''<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2" |2023<br />
|''[[Rudhran]]''<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raghava Lawrence's Rudhran release date postponed |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/sep/26/raghava-lawrences-rudhran-release-date-postponed-35065.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311114209/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/sep/26/raghava-lawrences-rudhran-release-date-postponed-35065.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|''[[Jigarthanda DoubleX]]''<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|{{TBA}}<br />
|{{Pending film|Adhigaaram}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite news |title='Adhigaaram': Thaman to handle the music department for Raghava Lawrence's starrer |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/adhigaaram-thaman-to-handle-the-music-department-for-raghava-lawrences-starrer/articleshow/84437583.cms |access-date=2023-04-14 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2023-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414114445/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/adhigaaram-thaman-to-handle-the-music-department-for-raghava-lawrences-starrer/articleshow/84437583.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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