P. Neelakantan: Difference between revisions

P. Neelakantan
P. Neelakantan
Born	Palaniyandi Neelakantan; 2 October 1916; Villupuram
Died	3 September 1992 (aged 75); Chennai
Occupation	Film director

← Older edit

VisualWikitext

Latest revision as of 11:29, 9 February 2026

Palaniyaandi Neelakantan (2 October 1916 – 3 September 1992) was a Tamil film director, who was active for nearly four decades.

Life[edit | edit source]

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]

Year	Film	Credited as		Language	Notes
Year	Film	Director	Story/ Screenplay	Language	Notes
1981 6 March	Deiva Thirumanangal	Y		Tamil	(There are 3 stories) for his part, (Meenakshi Kalyanam), under this title K. V. Mahadevan, the composer
1978	Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan	N	N	Tamil	with MGR, (P. Neelakantan write only the dialogues) M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1976	Needhikku Thalaivanangu	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (17/17), M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1975	Ninaithadhai Mudippavan	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (16/17), M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1974	Netru Indru Naalai	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (15/17), M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1973	Ulagam Sutrum Valiban	N	N	Tamil	with MGR, (as consulting) M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1972	Raman Thediya Seethai	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (14/17), M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1972	Sange Muzhangu	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (13/17), M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1971	Oru Thaai Makkal	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (12/17), M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1971	Neerum Neruppum	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (11/17), M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1971	Kumari Kottam	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (10/17), M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1970	En Annan	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (9/17), K. V. Mahadevan, the composer
1970	Maattukara Velan	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (8/17), K. V. Mahadevan, the composer
1968	Kanavan	Y	N	Tamil	25th Film with MGR (7/17), M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1968	Kannan En Kadhalan	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (6/17), M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1967	Kaavalkaaran	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (5/17), M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1966 29 April	Avan Pithana?	Y	N	Tamil	The introduction made by M. Karunanidhi R. Parthasarathi, the composer
1965 25 December	Anandhi	Y		Tamil	M. S. Viswanathan, the composer
1965 23 October	Poomalai	Y	N	Tamil	The introduction made by M. Karunanidhi R. Sudharsanam, the composer
1964 24 December	Sujage Rahasa	Y	N	Sinhala	T. R. Pappa, the composer
1964	Poompuhar	Y	N	Tamil	The introduction made by M. Karunanidhi R. Sudharsanam, the composer
1963	Koduthu Vaithaval	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (4/17), K. V. Mahadevan, the composer
1963	Raj Mahal	Y		Tamil
1962	Ethaiyum Thangum Ithaiyam	Y	N	Tamil	T. R. Pappa, the composer
1961	Nallavan Vazhvan	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (3/17), T. R. Pappa, the composer
1961	Thirudadhe	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (2/17), S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, the composer
1960 1 April	Aada Vandha Deivam	Y	N	Tamil	K. V. Mahadevan, the composer
1958 3 October	Sabaash Meena	N	Y	Tamil	T. G. Lingappa, the composer
1958 21 August	Suneetha	Y	N	Sinhala	T. R. Pappa, the composer
1958 16 July	Thedi Vandha Selvam	Y	N	Tamil	also producer under his Arasu Pictures, T. G. Lingappa, the composer
1957 18 October	Ambikapathy	Y	Y	Tamil	G. Ramanathan, the composer
1957	Chakravarthi Thirumagal	Y	N	Tamil	with MGR (1/17), G. Ramanathan, the composer
1955	Shivasharane Nambekka	Y		Kannada	T. G. Lingappa, the composer
1955 20 September	Gomathiyin Kaadhalan	Y	Y	Tamil	G. Ramanathan, the composer
1955	Modala Thedi	Y		Kannada	T. G. Lingappa, the composer
1955 12 March	Mudhal Thethi	Y	Y	Tamil	T. G. Lingappa, the composer
1954 13 April	Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari	Y	N	Tamil	T. G. Lingappa, the composer
1951 11 April	Or Iravu	Y	Y	Tamil	R. Sudharsanam, the composer
1949 22 December	Vazhkai	N	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	N	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	N	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[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "MGR Remembered – Part 31 – Ilankai Tamil Sangam".

External links[edit | edit source]

This biographical article related to film in India is a stub. You can help Bharatpedia by expanding it.

[sa-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "MGR Remembered – Part 31 – Ilankai Tamil Sangam".

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Short description|Indian film director (1916–1992)}}
 {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
 {{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
@@ Line 11: / Line 12: @@
 | death_date    = {{Death date and age|1992|09|03|1916|10|02|df=yes}}
 | death_place   = Chennai
-| nationality   = {{Ind}}n
 | other_names   =
 | occupation    = Film director
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 | notable_works =
 }}
-'''Palaniyaandi Neelakantan''' (2 October 1916 Villupuram &ndash; 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 &ndash; 3 September 1992) was a Tamil film director, who was active for nearly four decades.
+==Life==
+{{unreferenced section|date= November 2022}}
+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 ==
+{{unreferenced section|date= November 2022}}
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
 |-
@@ Line 39: / Line 44: @@
 | Tamil
 |(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
 |-
@@ Line 156: / Line 161: @@
 |-
 |1967
-| [[Kaavalkaaran (1967 film)|Kaavalkaaran]]
+| [[Kaavalkaaran]]
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
@@ Line 174: / Line 179: @@
 |1965
 December
-| Anandi
+| [[Anandhi (film)|Anandhi]]
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
 |
@@ Line 182: / Line 187: @@
 |1965
 October
-| Poomalai
+| [[Poomalai]]
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
@@ Line 221: / Line 226: @@
 |-
 |1962
-| Edhaiyum Thaangum Idhayam
+| [[Ethaiyum Thangum Ithaiyam]]
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
@@ Line 245: / Line 250: @@
 |1960
 April
-| Aadavantha Deivam
+| [[Aada Vandha Deivam]]
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
@@ Line 253: / Line 258: @@
 |1958
 October
-| Sabaash Meena
+| [[Sabaash Meena]]
+| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
-| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
 | Tamil
 |[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer
@@ Line 269: / Line 274: @@
 |1958
 July
-| Thedi Vandha Selvam
+| [[Thedi Vandha Selvam]]
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
@@ Line 345: / Line 350: @@
 | Tamil
 |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
 |-
@@ Line 360: / Line 365: @@
 |1947
 January
-| [[Naam Iruvar]]
+| [[Naam Iruvar (1947 film)|Naam Iruvar]]
 |style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
 | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
@@ Line 375: / Line 380: @@
 == 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]
+* [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]
 {{TamilNaduStateAwardForBestDirector}}
@@ Line 387: / Line 392: @@
 [[Category:Tamil-language film directors]]
 [[Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners]]
-[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
 [[Category:Kannada film directors]]
 [[Category:People from Viluppuram district]]
@@ Line 394: / Line 398: @@
 [[Category:Tamil scholars]]
 [[Category:20th-century Indian screenwriters]]
 {{India-film-bio-stub}}

v t e Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
1967–1980	C. N. Shanmugam (1967) Krishnan–Panju (1968) P. Neelakantan (1969) P. Madhavan (1970) Not awarded (1971) Not awarded (1972) Not awarded (1973) Not awarded (1974) Not awarded (1975) Not awarded (1976) Bharathiraja (1977) Durai (1978) S. P. Muthuraman (1979) K. Balachander (1980)
1981–2000	Bharathiraja (1981) Muktha Srinivasan (1982) Not awarded (1983) Not awarded (1984) Not awarded (1985) Not awarded (1986) Not awarded (1987) P. R. Devaraj (1988) K. Balachander (1989) Vikraman (1990) P. Vasu (1991) Mani Ratnam (1992) Shankar (1993) K. S. Ravikumar (1994) Vasanth (1995) Agathiyan (1996) Vikraman & Cheran (1997) R. Parthiepan (1998) Bala (1999) Vikraman (2000)
2001–present	Susi Ganesan (2001) Mani Ratnam (2002) Karu Pazhaniappan (2003) Cheran (2004) Shankar (2005) Thirumurugan (2006) Thangar Bachan (2007) Radha Mohan (2008) Vasanthabalan (2009) Prabhu Solomon (2010) A. L. Vijay (2011) Balaji Sakthivel (2012) Ram (2013) N. Ragavan (2014)

P. Neelakantan

Born	Palaniyandi Neelakantan^[1] (1916-10-02)2 October 1916^[1] Villupuram
Died	3 September 1992(1992-09-03) (aged 75) Chennai
Occupation	Film director