Akkamapettai Paramasivam Nagarajan (24 February 1928Mass Media in India 1979-1980, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1979, p. 204 – 5 April 1977) was an Indian film director, producer, actor and writer who set a trend in film making in Tamil cinema from 1965 to 1977.
Film career
Nagarajan started his own drama company, the Pazhani Kadiravan Nadaga Sabha, and, in 1949, married Rani Ammal. He wrote and acted in several plays and one of his plays "Nalvar" was made into a movie. Nagarajan wrote the screenplay for his own story and play the hero in this film. His film career thus began in 1953. He also acted in many movies for producer M. A. Venu, formerly of Modern Theatres, such as Mangalyam, Nalla Thangal and Pennarasi. He wrote the screenplay for Town Bus and by 1956 decided to focus on writing. He wrote Naan Petra Selvam and Makkalai Petra Maharasi — in the latter, he introduced the ‘Kongu' Tamil accent for the hero. The first of his many mythological films — Sampoorna Ramayanam (1958) — was a big success, and Rajaji, who had little regard for cinema, watched this film and praised Sivaji Ganesan's performance as Bharatha in it. He then started to produce in partnership with actor V. K. Ramasamy. Some of the works of this period include Nalla Idaththu Sammandham (1958), Thayai Pol Pillai, Noolai Pol Selai (1959) and Paavai Vilakku. He made his directorial debut with Vadivukku Valaigaappu (1962). He launched his own production company with Navarathri and then went on to make a mark in the field of mythological cinema as well.
Filmography
Year Film Credited as Language Notes Director Producer Writer Actor1977 Navarathinam Tamil 1977 Sri Krishna Leela Tamil 1976 Jai Balaji Tamil 1975 Melnaattu Marumagal Tamil 1974 Gumasthavin Magal Tamil 1973 Karaikkal Ammaiyar Tamil 1973 Rajaraja Cholan Tamil 1973 Thirumalai Deivam Tamil 1972 Agathiyar Tamil 1971 Arutperunjothi Tamil 1971 Kankaatchi Tamil 1970 Thirumalai Thenkumari Tamil 1970 Vilayattu Pillai Tamil 1969 Gurudhakshanai Tamil 1969 Vaa Raja Vaa Tamil 1968 Thillana Mohanambal Tamil National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil1968 Thirumal Perumai Tamil 1967 Thiruvarutchelvar Tamil 1967 Seetha Tamil 1967 Kanthan Karunai Tamil 1966 Saraswathi Sabatham Tamil 1965 Thiruvilaiyadal Tamil National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil1964 Navarathri Tamil 1963 Kulamagal Radhai Tamil 1962 Vadivukku Valai Kappu Tamil 1960 Paavai Vilakku Tamil 1959 Alli Petra Pillai Tamil 1959 Thayapol Pillai Noolapol Selai Tamil 1958 Neelavukku Neranja Manasu Tamil 1958 Petra Maganai Vitra Annai Tamil 1958 Sampoorna Ramayanam Tamil 1958 Nalla Idathu Sammandham Tamil 1957 Makkalai Petra Magarasi Tamil 1956 Naan Petra Selvam Tamil 1955 Nalla Thangal Tamil 1955 Town Bus Tamil 1955 Asai Anna Arumai Thambi Tamil 1955 Nam Kuzhandai Tamil 1955 Pennarasi Tamil 1955 Nalla Thangai Tamil 1954 Mangalyam Tamil 1953 Naalvar Tamil
Death He died of cardiac arrest on 5 April 1977 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, aged 49.
Awards He won Filmfare Award for Best Film - Tamil - Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) References
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