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{{Short description|Indian film director (1916–1992)}} | |||
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1992|09|03|1916|10|02|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1992|09|03|1916|10|02|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = Chennai | | death_place = Chennai | ||
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| occupation = Film director | | occupation = Film director | ||
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'''Palaniyaandi Neelakantan''' (2 October 1916 | '''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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| Tamil | | Tamil | ||
|(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]] | ||
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|1965 | |1965 | ||
25 December | 25 December | ||
| | | [[Anandhi (film)|Anandhi]] | ||
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|1965 | |1965 | ||
23 October | 23 October | ||
| Poomalai | | [[Poomalai]] | ||
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|1962 | |1962 | ||
| | | [[Ethaiyum Thangum Ithaiyam]] | ||
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | ||
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|1960 | |1960 | ||
1 April | 1 April | ||
| | | [[Aada Vandha Deivam]] | ||
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|1958 | |1958 | ||
3 October | 3 October | ||
| Sabaash Meena | | [[Sabaash Meena]] | ||
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | ||
| Tamil | | Tamil | ||
|[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer | |[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer | ||
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|1958 | |1958 | ||
16 July | 16 July | ||
| Thedi Vandha Selvam | | [[Thedi Vandha Selvam]] | ||
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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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|1947 | |1947 | ||
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? | * [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] | ||
{{TamilNaduStateAwardForBestDirector}} | {{TamilNaduStateAwardForBestDirector}} | ||
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[[Category:Tamil-language film directors]] | [[Category:Tamil-language film directors]] | ||
[[Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners]] | [[Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners]] | ||
[[Category:Kannada film directors]] | [[Category:Kannada film directors]] | ||
[[Category:People from Viluppuram district]] | [[Category:People from Viluppuram district]] | ||
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[[Category:Tamil scholars]] | [[Category:Tamil scholars]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian screenwriters]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian screenwriters]] | ||
{{India-film-bio-stub}} | {{India-film-bio-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:29, 9 February 2026
P. Neelakantan | |
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| Born | Palaniyandi Neelakantan[1] 2 October 1916[1] Villupuram |
| Died | 3 September 1992 (aged 75) Chennai |
| Occupation | Film director |
Palaniyaandi Neelakantan (2 October 1916 – 3 September 1992) was a Tamil film director, who was active for nearly four decades.
Life[edit | edit source]
 | This section does not cite any sources. (November 2022) |
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 Oru Iravu in (1951), the dialogue for which was written by C. N. Annadurai. Two films that made him well-known are ALS productions 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[edit | edit source]
| This section does not cite any sources. (November 2022) |
References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
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