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{{Short description|Indian film director (1916–1992)}} |
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{{Infobox person |
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| name = P. Neelakantan |
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| image = P.NeelakantanImg.jpg |
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| alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> |
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| birth_name = Palaniyandi Neelakantan<ref name=sa /> |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|10|02|df=yes}}<ref name=sa>{{Cite web|url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-31/|title=MGR Remembered – Part 31 – Ilankai Tamil Sangam}}</ref> |
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| birth_place = Villupuram |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1992|09|03|1916|10|02|df=yes}} |
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| death_place = Chennai |
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| nationality = {{Ind}}n |
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| other_names = |
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| occupation = Film director |
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'''Palaniyaandi Neelakantan''' (2 October 1916 – 3 September 1992) was a Tamil film director, who was active for nearly four decades. |
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==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. |
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== Filmography == |
== Filmography == |
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! width=65 | Story/ Screenplay |
! width=65 | Story/ Screenplay |
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|1981 |
|1981 |
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6 March |
6 March |
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| [[Deiva Thirumanangal]] |
| [[Deiva Thirumanangal]] |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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|(There are 3 stories) |
|(There are 3 stories) |
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for his part,(Meenakshi Kalyanam),under this title |
for his part, (Meenakshi Kalyanam), under this title |
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[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer |
[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1978 |
|1978 |
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| [[Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan]] |
| [[Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR, (P. Neelakantan write only the dialogues) |
| with MGR, (P. Neelakantan write only the dialogues) |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1976 |
|1976 |
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| [[Needhikku Thalaivanangu]] |
| [[Needhikku Thalaivanangu]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (17/17), |
| with MGR (17/17), |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1975 |
|1975 |
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| [[Ninaithadhai Mudippavan]] |
| [[Ninaithadhai Mudippavan]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (16/17), |
| with MGR (16/17), |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1974 |
|1974 |
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| [[Netru Indru Naalai (1974 film)|Netru Indru Naalai]] |
| [[Netru Indru Naalai (1974 film)|Netru Indru Naalai]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (15/17), |
| with MGR (15/17), |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1973 |
|1973 |
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| [[Ulagam Sutrum Valiban]] |
| [[Ulagam Sutrum Valiban]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1972 |
|1972 |
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| [[Raman Thediya Seethai (1972 film)|Raman Thediya Seethai]] |
| [[Raman Thediya Seethai (1972 film)|Raman Thediya Seethai]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (14/17), |
| with MGR (14/17), |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1972 |
|1972 |
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| [[Sange Muzhangu]] |
| [[Sange Muzhangu]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (13/17), |
| with MGR (13/17), |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1971 |
|1971 |
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| [[Oru Thaai Makkal]] |
| [[Oru Thaai Makkal]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (12/17), |
| with MGR (12/17), |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1971 |
|1971 |
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| [[Neerum Neruppum]] |
| [[Neerum Neruppum]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (11/17), |
| with MGR (11/17), |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1971 |
|1971 |
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| [[Kumari Kottam]] |
| [[Kumari Kottam]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (10/17), |
| with MGR (10/17), |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1970 |
|1970 |
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| [[En Annan]] |
| [[En Annan]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (9/17), |
| with MGR (9/17), |
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[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer |
[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1970 |
|1970 |
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| [[Maattukara Velan]] |
| [[Maattukara Velan]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (8/17), |
| with MGR (8/17), |
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[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer |
[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1968 |
|1968 |
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| [[Kanavan]] |
| [[Kanavan]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (7/17), |
| 25th Film |
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with MGR (7/17), |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1968 |
|1968 |
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| [[Kannan En Kadhalan]] |
| [[Kannan En Kadhalan]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (6/17), |
| with MGR (6/17), |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1967 |
|1967 |
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| [[ |
| [[Kaavalkaaran]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (5/17), |
| with MGR (5/17), |
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|1966 |
|1966 |
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29 April |
29 April |
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| [[Avan Pithana? |
| [[Avan Pithana?]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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|The introduction made by [[M. Karunanidhi]] |
|The introduction made by [[M. Karunanidhi]] |
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R. Parthasarathi, the composer |
R. Parthasarathi, the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1965 |
|1965 |
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25 December |
25 December |
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| [[Anandhi (film)|Anandhi]] |
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| Anandi |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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|[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
|[[M. S. Viswanathan]], the composer |
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|1965 |
|1965 |
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23 October |
23 October |
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| Poomalai |
| [[Poomalai]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
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|- |
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|1964 |
|1964 |
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24 December |
24 December |
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| Sujage Rahasa |
| Sujage Rahasa |
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R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
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|- |
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|1963 |
|1963 |
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| [[Koduthu Vaithaval]] |
| [[Koduthu Vaithaval]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (4/17), |
| with MGR (4/17), |
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[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer |
[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1963 |
|1963 |
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| Raj Mahal |
| Raj Mahal |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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|1962 |
|1962 |
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| [[Ethaiyum Thangum Ithaiyam]] |
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| Edhaiyum Thaangum Idhayam |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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|[[T. R. Pappa]], the composer |
|[[T. R. Pappa]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1961 |
|1961 |
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| [[Nallavan Vazhvan]] |
| [[Nallavan Vazhvan]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (3/17), |
| with MGR (3/17), |
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[[T. R. Pappa]], the composer |
[[T. R. Pappa]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1961 |
|1961 |
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| [[Thirudadhe]] |
| [[Thirudadhe]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (2/17), |
| with MGR (2/17), |
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[[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]], the composer |
[[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1960 |
|1960 |
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1 April |
1 April |
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| [[Aada Vandha Deivam]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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|[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer |
|[[K. V. Mahadevan]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1958 |
|1958 |
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3 October |
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| [[Sabaash Meena]] |
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| Tamil |
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|1958 |
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21 August |
21 August |
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| Suneetha |
| Suneetha |
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|[[T. R. Pappa]], the composer |
|[[T. R. Pappa]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1958 |
|1958 |
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16 July |
16 July |
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| Thedi Vandha Selvam |
| [[Thedi Vandha Selvam]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer |
[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1957 |
|1957 |
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18 October |
18 October |
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| [[Ambikapathy (1957 film)|Ambikapathy]] |
| [[Ambikapathy (1957 film)|Ambikapathy]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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|[[G. Ramanathan]], the composer |
|[[G. Ramanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1957 |
|1957 |
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| [[Chakravarthi Thirumagal]] |
| [[Chakravarthi Thirumagal]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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| with MGR (1/17), |
| with MGR (1/17), |
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[[G. Ramanathan]], the composer |
[[G. Ramanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1955 |
|1955 |
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||[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer |
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20 September |
20 September |
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| [[Gomathiyin Kaadhalan]] |
| [[Gomathiyin Kaadhalan]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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|[[G. Ramanathan]], the composer |
|[[G. Ramanathan]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1955 |
|1955 |
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| Modala Thedi |
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| [[Modalatedi]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| Kannada |
| Kannada |
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||[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer |
||[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1955 |
|1955 |
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12 March |
12 March |
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| [[Mudhal Thethi]] |
| [[Mudhal Thethi]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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|[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer |
|[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer |
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|- |
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13 April |
13 April |
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| [[Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari]] |
| [[Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari]] |
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|[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer |
|[[T. G. Lingappa]], the composer |
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|- |
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|1951 |
|1951 |
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11 April |
11 April |
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| [[Or Iravu]] |
| [[Or Iravu]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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|R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
|R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1949 |
|1949 |
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22 December |
22 December |
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| [[Vazhkai]] |
| [[Vaazhkai (1949 film)|Vazhkai]] |
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|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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|with [[A. V. Meiyappan]], as director, |
|with [[A. V. Meiyappan]], as director, |
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(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman) |
(he was assistant director with [[M. V. Raman]]) |
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R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1948 |
|1948 |
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11 August |
11 August |
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| [[Vedhala Ulagam]] |
| [[Vedhala Ulagam]] |
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|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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|with [[A. V. Meiyappan]], as director, |
|with [[A. V. Meiyappan]], as director, |
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(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman) |
(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman) |
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R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
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|- |
|- |
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|1947 |
|1947 |
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12 January |
12 January |
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| [[Naam Iruvar]] |
| [[Naam Iruvar (1947 film)|Naam Iruvar]] |
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|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} |
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| Tamil |
| Tamil |
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|with [[A. V. Meiyappan]], as director. P. Neelakantan write the story and the dialogues |
|with [[A. V. Meiyappan]], as director. P. Neelakantan write the story and the dialogues |
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(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman) |
(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman) |
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Latest revision as of 19:27, 17 October 2024
P. Neelakantan | |
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Born | Palaniyandi Neelakantan[1] 2 October 1916[1] Villupuram |
Died | 3 September 1992 Chennai | (aged 75)
Nationality | Indian |
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]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]Year | Film | Credited as | Language | Notes | |
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Director | Story/ Screenplay | ||||
1981
6 March |
Deiva Thirumanangal | Tamil | (There are 3 stories)
for his part, (Meenakshi Kalyanam), under this title K. V. Mahadevan, the composer | ||
1978 | Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan | Tamil | with MGR, (P. Neelakantan write only the dialogues)
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1976 | Needhikku Thalaivanangu | Tamil | with MGR (17/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1975 | Ninaithadhai Mudippavan | Tamil | with MGR (16/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1974 | Netru Indru Naalai | Tamil | with MGR (15/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1973 | Ulagam Sutrum Valiban | Tamil | with MGR, (as consulting)
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1972 | Raman Thediya Seethai | Tamil | with MGR (14/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1972 | Sange Muzhangu | Tamil | with MGR (13/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1971 | Oru Thaai Makkal | Tamil | with MGR (12/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1971 | Neerum Neruppum | Tamil | with MGR (11/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1971 | Kumari Kottam | Tamil | with MGR (10/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1970 | En Annan | Tamil | with MGR (9/17),
K. V. Mahadevan, the composer | ||
1970 | Maattukara Velan | Tamil | with MGR (8/17),
K. V. Mahadevan, the composer | ||
1968 | Kanavan | Tamil | 25th Film
with MGR (7/17), M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1968 | Kannan En Kadhalan | Tamil | with MGR (6/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1967 | Kaavalkaaran | Tamil | with MGR (5/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1966
29 April |
Avan Pithana? | Tamil | The introduction made by M. Karunanidhi
R. Parthasarathi, the composer | ||
1965
25 December |
Anandhi | Tamil | M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | ||
1965
23 October |
Poomalai | Tamil | The introduction made by M. Karunanidhi
R. Sudharsanam, the composer | ||
1964
24 December |
Sujage Rahasa | Sinhala | T. R. Pappa, the composer | ||
1964 | Poompuhar | Tamil | The introduction made by M. Karunanidhi
R. Sudharsanam, the composer | ||
1963 | Koduthu Vaithaval | Tamil | with MGR (4/17),
K. V. Mahadevan, the composer | ||
1963 | Raj Mahal | Tamil | |||
1962 | Ethaiyum Thangum Ithaiyam | Tamil | T. R. Pappa, the composer | ||
1961 | Nallavan Vazhvan | Tamil | with MGR (3/17),
T. R. Pappa, the composer | ||
1961 | Thirudadhe | Tamil | with MGR (2/17),
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, the composer | ||
1960
1 April |
Aada Vandha Deivam | Tamil | K. V. Mahadevan, the composer | ||
1958
3 October |
Sabaash Meena | Tamil | T. G. Lingappa, the composer | ||
1958
21 August |
Suneetha | Sinhala | T. R. Pappa, the composer | ||
1958
16 July |
Thedi Vandha Selvam | Tamil | also producer under his Arasu Pictures,
T. G. Lingappa, the composer | ||
1957
18 October |
Ambikapathy | Tamil | G. Ramanathan, the composer | ||
1957 | Chakravarthi Thirumagal | Tamil | with MGR (1/17),
G. Ramanathan, the composer | ||
1955 | Shivasharane Nambekka | Kannada | T. G. Lingappa, the composer | ||
1955
20 September |
Gomathiyin Kaadhalan | Tamil | G. Ramanathan, the composer | ||
1955 | Modala Thedi | Kannada | T. G. Lingappa, the composer | ||
1955
12 March |
Mudhal Thethi | Tamil | T. G. Lingappa, the composer | ||
1954
13 April |
Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari | Tamil | T. G. Lingappa, the composer | ||
1951
11 April |
Or Iravu | Tamil | R. Sudharsanam, the composer | ||
1949
22 December |
Vazhkai | Tamil | with A. V. Meiyappan, as director,
(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman) R. Sudharsanam, the composer | ||
1948
11 August |
Vedhala Ulagam | Tamil | with A. V. Meiyappan, as director,
(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman) R. Sudharsanam, the composer | ||
1947
12 January |
Naam Iruvar | 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
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- 1916 births
- 1992 deaths
- Indian film directors
- Tamil-language film directors
- Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners
- 20th-century Indian people
- Kannada film directors
- People from Viluppuram district
- Film directors from Tamil Nadu
- Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu
- Tamil scholars
- 20th-century Indian screenwriters
- Indian film biography stubs