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{{Infobox person<br />
|name =Sabapathy<br />
|birth_name =Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|05 October 1970}}<br />
|other_names =S. D. Sabha, Sabapathy, Sabha Kailash<br />
|occupation= Indian Film Director<br />
|years_active=1992-till date<br />
}}<br />
'''Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy''', also known and credited as '''S. D. Saba''', and '''Saba Kailash''', is an Indian film director, mainly working in the [[Tamil film industry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/director-sabapathy-turns-to-be-busy-bee/ |title=Director Sabapathy turns to be busy bee |publisher=Kollywood Today |date=2008-10-13 |accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/12/12/stories/2008121250150400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215072611/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/12/12/stories/2008121250150400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-12-15 |title=Cinema Plus / Cinema : Back after a break |date=2008-12-12 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=cinesouth |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/11102008-1.shtml |title=Dailynews - Sabapathy's '16' |publisher=Cinesouth.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/16529.html |title=Events - '16' Movie Launch |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2008-10-15 |accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy started his career after completing his DFT in M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, formerly known as the Adyar Film Institute and started his career in 1992 with [[Bharathan (1992 film)|Bharathan]]. Bharathan was the first Tamil film to become a blockbuster that ran for 100 days in Kerala. After that he went on to direct hit films [[Sundara Purushan (1996 film)|Sundara Purushan]], [[V. I. P. (1997 film)|V.I.P]], [[Punnagai Poove]] and critically acclaimed [[Naam (2003 film)|Naam]]. [[Sundara Purushan (1996 film)|Sundara Purushan]] was remade in Telugu as [[Andala Ramudu (2006 film)|Andala Ramudu]] in 2006.<br />
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In 2001, he began making a film titled ''Irandu Paer'' featuring [[Ramki (actor)|Ramki]], [[Roja (actress)|Roja]], [[Khushbu]] and [[Sanghavi]] in the lead roles. The film however did not release.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060326001013/http://www.screenindia.com/20010824/rtam.html</ref><br />
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Sabapathy briefly worked on the production of a family drama film titled ''Maa'' during 2009, featuring [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]], [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]], [[Bhumika Chawla]] and [[Madhu Shalini]]. Despite having a photoshoot and a first schedule in [[Rameswaram]], the film ran into financial difficulties and was later shelved.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/image-gallery-stills/photos-10/maa/maa-01.html</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"<br />
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes<br />
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| 1992 || ''[[Bharathan (1992 film)|Bharathan]]'' || Tamil ||<br />
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| 1993 || ''[[Enga Thambi]]'' || Tamil ||<br />
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| 1996 || ''[[Sundara Purushan (1996 film)|Sundara Purushan]]'' || Tamil ||<br />
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|1997 || ''[[V. I. P. (1997 film)|V.I.P]]'' || Tamil ||<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|2003 || ''[[Punnagai Poove]]'' || Tamil ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Naam (2003 film)|Naam]]'' || Tamil ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2005 || ''Pandem'' || Telugu ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2009 || ''[[A Aa E Ee (2009 Tamil film)|A Aa E Ee]]'' || Tamil ||<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|2011 || ''[[Pathinaaru]]'' || Tamil ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Jolly Boy]]'' || Kannada ||<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1551664}}<br />
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