Agathiyan
Agathiyan (
pronunciation (help·info)) is an Indian film director.[2] He is credited to be the first director of Tamil cinema to win the National Film Award for Best Direction.[3] He was also awarded National Film Award for Best Screenplay in 1996 for the Tamil film Kadhal Kottai.
Agathiyan | |
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 Agathiyan at the "Kennedy Club" film Audio Launch | |
| Born | 18 August 1952 |
| Occupation | writer, director, actor |
| Years active | 1991- Present |
| Spouse(s) | Radha (m.1978-2016) (deceased)[1] |
| Children | Kani Thiru (b.1980) Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan (b.1983) Niranjani Ahathian (b.1990) |
Personal lifeEdit
He was born and brought up in Peravurani. He married Radha in 1978.[1] His elder daughter Kani, host of Makkal TV, is married to Thiru, director of Theeratha Vilaiyattu Pillai and Samar.[4] Kani Thiru is a winner of Vijay TV's Cook With Comali Season 2. His second daughter Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan made her acting debut in the Tamil film Chennai 600028 (2007) is married to Feroz, director of Pandigai movie. His younger daughter Niranjani Ahathian is a costume designer and actress who worked in Kabali and Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal and is married to Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal director Desingh Periyasamy
CareerEdit
Agathiyan, a director in his late forties entered films a decade back and struggled as an assistant to various directors. Hailing from a agriculturist family, he spent a happy-go-lucky time in college, and when he decided to pack his bags and come to Chennai to try his luck in films as a director, he lost his family's support. Struggling with no money, he did odd jobs in film companies and became an assistant to anyone who offered him food and shelter.[5]
He initially directed movie in 1991 and was credited as Ravi Thasan but it was unsuccessful. Anbalaya Prabhakaran, who acted in that movie and also produces small budgeted films with new directors, gave Ahahtian his second break as a director with Madhumathi, a teenage love story with new faces. The film was a big hit. He was back to where he started, but again fate had bigger things in store for him. Sivasakthi Pandian, a film distributor turned producer, produced Vaanmathi with Ajith and Swathi. The film was a hit. Next came Kadhal Kottai from the same banner and Ahahtian became the toast of the industry. Offers poured in for films.[6]
In late 2014, he began work on an untitled project produced by Bharathiraja featuring Santhosh Prathap, Oviya, Vijayalakshmi and Manoj Bharathiraja in the lead roles, but the film was later shelved.[7]
He have served as jury member at 57th National Film Awards.[8]
FilmographyEdit
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| 1989 | Manasukketha Maharasa | Tamil | 
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| 1991 | Mangalyam Thanthunane | Tamil |
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| 1992 | Pondatti Rajyam | Tamil | |
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| 1993 | Madhumathi | Tamil | |
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| 1996 | Vaanmathi | Tamil | |
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| 1996 | Kadhal Kottai | Tamil | |
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Cameo | National Film Award for Best Direction National Film Award for Best Screenplay Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Third prize) Remade in Kannada as Yaare Neenu Cheluve Remade in Hindi as Sirf Tum Dubbed in Telugu as Premalekha |
| 1996 | Gokulathil Seethai | Tamil | |
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Cameo | Remade in Hindi as Hum Ho Gaye Aapke Remade in Kannada as Krishna Leele |
| 1997 | Vidukathai | Tamil | |
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| 1998 | Santhosham | Tamil | |
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| 1998 | Kaadhal Kavithai | Tamil | |
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| 1999 | Sirf Tum | Hindi | |
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| 2001 | Hum Ho Gaye Aapke | Hindi | |
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| 1999 | Poovellam Kettuppar | Tamil | |
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Himself | |
| 2001 | Vinnukkum Mannukkum | Tamil | |
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Cameo | |
| 2002 | Kadhal Samrajyam | Tamil | |
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| 2004 | Ramakrishna | Tamil | |
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| 2004 | Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu | Telugu | |
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| 2005 | Selvam | Tamil | |
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| 2007 | Agaram | Tamil | |
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Thiru's father | |
| 2008 | Nenjathai Killadhe | Tamil | |
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| 2011 | Avargalum Ivargalum | Tamil | |
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| 2011 | Maithanam | Tamil | |
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| 2018 | Mr. Chandramouli | Tamil | |
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- As lyricist
| Year | Film | Song(s) | Notes |
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| 1996 | Kadhal Kottai | All songs | |
| 1996 | Gokulathil Seethai | All songs | |
| 1997 | Vidukathai | Idhayam Idhayam, Meenakshi Kaiyil, Kidaichuruchu | |
| 1998 | Santhosham | All songs | |
| 2002 | Kadhal Samrajyam | All songs | |
| 2004 | Ramakrishna | all songs | |
| 2005 | Selvam | All songs | |
| 2008 | Nenjathai Killathe | all songs | |
| 2020 | Meendum Oru Mariyadhai | Kozhandhan Peru |
AwardsEdit
- 1997 – Best Direction – Kadhal Kottai
- 1997 – Best Screenplay – Kadhal Kottai
- 1997 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil – Kadhal Kottai
- 1997 – Best Director – Kadhal Kottai
- 1996 – Best Director – Kadhal Kottai
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/director-agathiyans-wife-radha-passes-away.html
- ↑ "IndiaGlitz — Agathiyan on the move — Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ Dhananjayan, G. (3 November 2014). PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition. Blue Ocean Publishers. p. 358.
- ↑ "Thoranai, Vishal and Thiru — Behindwoods.com — Tamil Movies News — Thoranai Vishal Agathiyan". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "Tamil Star — Profile". Archive.org. 22 December 2001. Archived from the original on 22 December 2001. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Welcome To Sify.com". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "Agathiyan to direct Bharathiraaja's film". ChennaiOnline.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "57th National Film Awards" (PDF): 32.
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