V. Azhagappan

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V. Azhagappan
OccupationDirector, actor

Vendhampatti Azhagappan[1] is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil films. He rose to fame after making the romantic drama film Aagaya Thamaraigal (1985) featuring Suresh and Revathi and has continued to make films in a similar genre.[2][3][4]

Career[edit]

During his career Azhagappan regularly collaborated with actor Ramarajan, as well as Suresh.[5] His final release, Poomaname Vaa (1999) was produced under the banner of Nalini Cine Arts by Ramarajan's wife Nalini Ramarajan. During production, the film was labelled as the actor's 40th film and 11th film as a director, but V. Azhagappan was later given the post. The initial cast included other actors such as Chandrasekhar, Manorama and Santhana Bharathi, who eventually did not feature.[6]

Filmography[edit]

Director
Year Film Cast
1980 Ramaye Vayasukku Vanthutta Uday Shankar, Menaka
1985 Aagaya Thamaraigal Suresh, Revathi
1986 Pookalai Pareekatheergal Suresh, Nadhiya
1986 Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru Ramarajan, Rekha
1987 Poo Mazhai Pozhiyuthu Vijayakanth, Nadhiya
1987 Poo Poova Poothirukku Prabhu, Saritha, Amala
1988 Kunguma Kodu Mohan, Nalini, Suresh, Ramya Krishnan
1988 Irandil Ondru Ramki, Nadhiya, Raghuvaran
1988 En Vazhi Thani Vazhi Raghuvaran, Geetha, Shantipriya
1989 Thangamana Raasa Ramarajan, Kanaka
1991 Thanga Thamaraigal Arjun, Rupini
1999 Poomaname Vaa Ramarajan, Sangita

References[edit]

  1. Krishnaswamy, N. (25 September 1987). "On illegitimacy". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. https://spicyonion.com/director/v-azhagappan/
  3. http://www.akkampakkam.com/movies/v-azhagappan-521/
  4. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/programmes/erandil-ondru/params/tvprogramme/programmeid-30000000549690610/channelid-10000000001190000/starttime-201801041000
  5. http://www.buddytv.com/aagaya-thamaraigal-movie.aspx
  6. "A-Z (V)". 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.

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