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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Thiagarajan
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_name = Thiagarajan Sivanandam
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|06|21|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/srtechdez/48946258872 |title=POI |date=23 October 2019 |access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref>
| birth_place = Vilathur, [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = {{Marriage|Shanthi|1972}}
| children = [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], Preethi
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Peketi Sivaram]] (Father-in-law)|[[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] (Nephew)}}
| years_active = 1980 {{endash}} 1999 2003 {{endash}} present
| occupation = {{hlist|[[actor]]|[[Film director]]|[[Film producer]]|[[Screenwriter]]|[[Art director]]}}
}}

'''Thiagarajan Sivanandam''' (born 21 June 1946) is an Indian actor, director and producer in [[Tamil cinema]]. Beside [[Tamil language|Tamil]], he has also acted in several [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] films and a few [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films. He is the father of Tamil actor [[Prashanth]] and the maternal uncle of Tamil actor [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-31/news-interviews/29365675_1_ponnar-shankar-prashanth-film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917101517/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-31/news-interviews/29365675_1_ponnar-shankar-prashanth-film |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 September 2011 |title=Director Thiagarajan on his latest film|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=31 March 2011|access-date=16 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know-/Vikram-and-Prashanth-are-cousins/articleshow/39683316.cms|title= Prasand and Vikram are cousins|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 August 2014|access-date=16 August 2014}}</ref>

==Career==
Basically a businessman, Thiagarajan made his acting debut with ''[[Alaigal Oivathillai]]'', appearing as the elder brother of the film's lead actress Radha.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2002 |title=It''s all about choices |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/09/stories/2002100900150300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030312210323/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/09/stories/2002100900150300.htm |url-status=dead |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=12 March 2003 }}</ref> The film became successful and offers poured in for him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shiva Kumar |first=S |date=20 December 1981 |title=In fool's paradise |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1288422576864129026 |access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref> His portrayal of a jungle bandit in ''[[Malaiyoor Mambattiyan]]'' provided him a major breakthrough in his career. He was part of such successful films as ''[[Neengal Kettavai]]'' and ''[[Paayum Puli (1983 film)|Paayum Puli]]''.

He acted in the Malayalam film ''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]'', which became successful and his portrayal of a goon received acclaim. The success of the film prompted Thiagarajan to make his directorial debut titled ''[[Salem Vishnu]]'', based on the character which he had played in that film. He then directed ''[[Aanazhagan]]'', with his son Prashanth in the leading role. Prashanth appeared in a drag role and revealed that the most daunting aspects of the role were the "waxing, the threading, the works" as well as "wearing a sari in summer, doing a bharatanatya sequence in a woman's costume, and getting the nuances and variations right were the other challenges", revealing that his mum had assisted him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2010 |title=How to train your drag |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article787902.ece |publisher=thehindu.com}}</ref>

According to Prashanth, the film was an average grosser.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Young and mature at once |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/02/15/stories/2002021501180300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020325170758/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/02/15/stories/2002021501180300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 March 2002 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=28 January 2018 }}</ref> Thiagarajan then stayed away from the limelight, paving the way for his son. He later returned to acting, appearing in a small role as a father to his son in ''[[Jai (2004 Tamil film)|Jai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2002 |title=Reel Talk for 4th October 2002 |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/oct031.asp#rtalk1 |access-date=25 February 2003 |publisher=chennaionline.com}}</ref>

Thiagarajan then directed ''[[Shock (2004 film)|Shock]]'', remake of the Hindi film ''[[Bhoot (film)|Bhoot]]'' in 2004. Apart from directing and producing the film, Thiagarajan handled the art and costumes department and also appeared in the film as police inspector. The film's shoot was completed in twenty-six days, with meticulous pre-planning arranged by Thiagarajan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2004 |title=Prashanth in 'Shock' |url=http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2004/06/21/stories/2004062100650200.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141103093247/http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2004/06/21/stories/2004062100650200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=28 January 2018 }}</ref> The film received positive reviews citing that the makers "deserve an appreciation for his honest and sincere attempt on the screen".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shock review. Shock Tamil movie review, story, rating |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7099.html |access-date=28 January 2018 |publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref>

In September 2004, Thiagarajan launched ''Police'', a remake of the Hindi film ''Khakee'' and the film received coverage from the media after producers had approached Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai for key roles. In interviews during the period, Thiagarajan mentioned the grand scale of the project, citing that schedules would also be shot abroad; however the film failed to progress.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2005 |title=Will Amitabh star in Prashanth's film? |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/News/News35/24-10-05/tamil-movies-news-amitabh.html |access-date=28 January 2018 |publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref> He then returned to acting with the films ''[[Bodyguard (2010 film)|Bodyguard]]'', ''[[Drohi (2010 film)|Drohi]]'' and ''[[Vaaimai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thyagarajan plays Nayanthara's dad! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thyagarajan-plays-nayantharas-dad-news-tamil-kkfs7Maecbhsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126202407/http://www.sify.com/movies/thyagarajan-plays-nayantharas-dad-news-tamil-kkfs7Maecbhsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-11-26}}</ref>

In early 2007, Thiagarajan approached M. Karunanidhi with the intention of making a film on his adaptation of the Ponnar Shankar epic that he had written in the late 1970s. The latter accepted Thiagarajan's offer and approved of his decision to cast his son Prashanth, in the dual lead role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prashanth, on 'Ponnar-Shankar' |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/article460369.ece |publisher=newindianexpress.com}}</ref>

The film was released in 2011 to mixed reviews and did average business.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponnar Shankar Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/movie-reviews/Ponnar-Shankar/movie-review/7998113.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref> The next year, he directed ''[[Mambattiyan]]'', a remake of his successful [[Malaiyoor Mambattiyan|1983 film]] in which he had acted. His son played the titular role. The film received mixed reviews by critics, it took a good opening at the box office, but petered out to do average business commercially and due to its big budget, it failed to recover costs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=17 December 2011 |title=Return of Robin Hood |newspaper=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/return-of-robin-hood/article2723601.ece |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

In 2014, he revealed that he would direct the remakes of Hindi films ''[[Special 26]]'' and ''[[Queen (2014 film)|Queen]]'' in four south Indian languages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thiagarajan to direct four remakes of 'Special 26' |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thiagarajan-to-direct-four-remakes-of-special-26-news-others-oldmuidhefeei.html?ref=slideout |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924210319/http://www.sify.com/movies/thiagarajan-to-direct-four-remakes-of-special-26-news-others-oldmuidhefeei.html?ref=slideout |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=28 January 2018 |publisher=sify.com}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===As actor===

{| class="wikitable"
! style="width:35px;"|Year !! Movie !! Role !! Language
|-
|rowspan=4| 1981 || ''[[Alaigal Oivathillai]]'' || David ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Andhi Mayakkam]]'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''Rama Dhandu'' || || Telugu
|-
| ''[[Tik Tik Tik (1981 film)|Tik Tik Tik]]'' || Victor || Tamil
|-
|rowspan=11| 1982 || ''Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Kalyana Kalam]]'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''Avanukku Nigar Avane'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''Billa Ranga'' || || Hindi
|-
| ''Ekalavya'' || || Telugu
|-
| ''[[Garuda Saukiyama]]'' || Deenadayalu || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Mullillatha Roja]]'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Nadodi Raja]]'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Nenjangal]]'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''Nenjil Oru Ragam'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Neram Vandhachu]]'' || || Tamil
|-
|rowspan=5| 1983 || ''[[Malaiyoor Mambattiyan]]'' || Mambattiyaan || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate]]'' || Boodalingam || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Ethanai Konam Ethanai Parvai]]'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''Ennai Paar En Azhagai Paar'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Paayum Puli (1983 film)|Paayum Puli]]'' || Thiyagu || Tamil
|-
|rowspan=6| 1984 || ''[[John Jani Janardhan]]'' || Gopaldas || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Nalla Naal]]'' || Kaali || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Neengal Kettavai]]'' || Arun || Tamil
|-
| ''Neruppukkul Eeram'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Komberi Mookan]]'' || Komberi Mookan || Tamil
|-
| ''Sankari'' || || Tamil
|-
|rowspan=5| 1985 || ''Erimalai'' || Shankar Dada || Tamil
|-
| ''Kaaval'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''Karuppu Chattaikaran'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''Raja Yuvaraja'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Chillu]]'' || || Malayalam
|-
|rowspan=2|1986 || ''Machakaran'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Murattuk Karangal]]'' || Veeran || Tamil
|-
|rowspan=1| 1987 || ''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]'' || Nataraj Vishnu a.k.a. Salem Vishnu || Malayalam
|-
|rowspan=11| 1988 || ''[[Adholokam]]'' || Nandakumar|| Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Manu Uncle]]'' || Gomas || Malayalam
|-
| ''Oohakachavadom'' || || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Oru Muthassi Katha]]'' || Chemparundu Machan || Malayalam
|-
| ''Oomai Dhurai'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Poovukkul Boogambam]]'' || || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Abkari]]'' || Chidambaram || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Antima Teerpu (1988 film)|Anthima Theerpu]]'' || Nataraj Vishnu a.k.a. Salem Vishnu || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| ''[[New Delhi (1988 Hindi film)|New Delhi]]'' || Nataraj Vishnu a.k.a. Salem Vishnu || [[Hindi]]
|-
| ''[[New Delhi (1988 kannda film)|New Delhi]]'' || Nataraj Vishnu a.k.a. Salem Vishnu || [[Kannada]]
|-
| ''Arjun Dennis'' || || Malayalam
|-
|rowspan=3| 1989 || ''[[State Rowdy]]'' || || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| ''Miss Pameela'' || Victor || Malayalam
|-
| ''Jeevitham Oru Raagam'' || Raghavan || Malayalam
|-
|rowspan=3| 1990 || ''[[No.20 Madras Mail]]'' || Cameo Appearance|| Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Salem Vishnu]]'' || Vishnu || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Magaadu (1990 film)|Magadu]]'' || || Telugu
|-
|rowspan=2| 1991 || ''Theechatti Govindhan'' ||Theechatti Govindan || Tamil
|-
| ''CBI Siva'' || || Kannada
|-
|rowspan=2| 1992 || ''[[Marana Mrudanga]]'' || Thyagaraj || Kannada
|-
| ''[[Police Lockup]]'' || || Kannada
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Sangharsha (1993 film)|Sangharsha]]'' || || Kannada
|-
| 1997 || ''Police Bete'' || || Kannada
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999 || ''[[Ravimama]]'' || || Kannada
|-
| ''[[Vishwa (film)|Vishwa]]'' || || Kannada
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Thilakkam]]'' || Maheswaran Thampi || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=2| 2004 || ''[[Jai (2004 Tamil film)|Jai]]'' || Veerapandi || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Shock (2004 film)|Shock]]'' || Police Inspector || Tamil
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Adaikalam]]'' || Sathyamurthy || Tamil
|-
| rowspan=2| 2010 || ''[[Bodyguard (2010 film)|Bodyguard]]'' || Ashokan || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Drohi (2010 film)|Drohi]]'' || Narayanan || Tamil
|-
| rowspan=2| 2016 || ''[[Vaaimai]]'' || Dheenadayalan || Tamil
|-
| ''Pachakkallam'' || || Malayalam
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Yaman (film)|Yaman]]'' || Karunakaran || Tamil
|-
| 2018 ||''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]''|| Chinnappadasan || Tamil
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Ponmagal Vandhal]]'' || Varadharajan || Tamil
|}

===As director, producer, writer and art director===
{| 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" style="text-align:center; width:80px;"| cast
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center; width:350px;"| Notes
|-
! width=65 | [[film Producer|Director]]
! width=65 | [[film Producer|Producer]]
! width=65 | [[Screenwriter|Writer]]
! width=65 | [[art director]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1988 ||''[[Poovukkul Boogambam]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| Thiagarajan, Parvathy
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1990 || ''[[Salem Vishnu]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| Thiagarajan, [[Rupini]]
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1995 || ''[[Aanazhagan]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], Suneha
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1997 || ''[[Mannava (film)|Mannava]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], [[Sanghavi]], [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], [[Goundamani]]
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2004|| ''[[Shock (2004 film)|Shock]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]]
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2004|| ''[[Jai (2004 Tamil film)|Jai]]''
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], Anshu Ambani, [[Rajkiran]]
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2011|| ''[[Ponnar Shankar (film)|Ponnar Shankar]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], [[Pooja Chopra]], [[Divya Parameshwaran]], [[Rajkiran]]
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2011|| ''[[Mambattiyan]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], [[Meera Jasmine]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Mumaith Khan]], [[Vadivelu]]
|
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2016|| ''[[Saagasam]]''
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (Presenter)
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], [[Amanda Rosario]]
|
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2018|| ''[[Johnny (2018 film)|Johnny]]''
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} 
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Sanchita Shetty]]
|
|-
|{{TBA}}
|''[[Andhagan]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lakshmi|first=V|date=18 March 2021|title=Priya Anand on Andhagan: The character will have my own interpretation|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/priya-anand-on-andhagan-the-character-will-have-my-own-interpretation/articleshow/81571424.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323090805/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/priya-anand-on-andhagan-the-character-will-have-my-own-interpretation/articleshow/81571424.cms|archive-date=23 March 2021|access-date=23 March 2021|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{TBA}}
|Tamil
|[[Prashanth]], [[Priya Anand]]
|
|-
|}

==References==
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