Ramana (director)

Ramana is an Indian film director, who has directed Tamil films. After making his debut in 2003 with the successful Thirumalai, he has gone on to make other ventures including Sullan and Aathi.

Ramana
Born
Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationFilm director
Years active2003–2006
Spouse(s)Shantha Ramana
ChildrenDharshini Ramana, Swetha Ramana

Career

Ramana penned a series of film scripts featuring serious off-beat stories and approached producers with little luck, hoping to land an offer. After failing to establish himself as a director who could be funded to make films with serious themes, he felt that he should make a series of commercially viable films in the masala genre before diversifying into serious subjects.[1] Ramana's first release was Thirumalai (2003), an action-masala venture featuring Vijay, which took a large opening at the box office and performed well commercially. Despite receiving several offers to remake the film in Telugu, he chose to make Sullan (2004), another action film featuring Dhanush in the title role, which was a flop at the box office. His next film, Aathi (2006) an action-masala venture featuring Vijay for the second time, took a large opening at the box office but turned out to be a disaster incurring ₹5 crore loss.

In 2007, he revealed that he was simultaneously working on a Telugu film featuring Mahesh Babu in the lead role, while Sarath Kumar had agreed to finance and star in his next Tamil film. However, neither of the projects materialised.[2] He then briefly forayed into acting and was approached for a role in S. A. Chandrasekhar's Pandhayam (2008), before playing a pivotal role in an unreleased film titled Kuthirai.[3] In 2011, it was reported that Ramana was suffering from throat cancer and would take a break from films. In July 2013, it was announced that he had recovered from the disease but had lost his voice permanently during his recovery.[4]

Filmography
YearFilm
2003Thirumalai
2004Sullan
2006Aathi
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References
  1. "'I am sorry I sold the artiste in me'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. "Movie News ramana rajinikanth vijay thirumalai sarathkumar ulavan magan tamil movie news trisha Picture Gallery Images". Behindwoods.com. 26 November 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  3. "Vijay's director shifts base – Behindwoods.com Sundar C director Ramana Thirumalai Aadhi Dhanush Sullan Pandayam Nazar S. A. Chandrasekhar Sabesh Murali hot images tamil picture gallery images". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  4. "Director Ramana lost speech to throat cancer". Kolly Talk. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
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