Thiagarajan

Thiagarajan Sivanandam (born 21 June 1946) is an Indian actor, director and producer in Tamil cinema. Beside Tamil, he has also acted in several Malayalam and Kannada films and a few Telugu films. He is the father of Tamil actor Prashanth.[2] He is the maternal uncle of Tamil actor Vikram.[3]

Thiagarajan Sivanandam
Born
Thiagarajan Sivanandam

(1946-06-21) 21 June 1946[1]
vilathur, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationFilm actor
Director
Producer
Screenwriter
Art Director
Years active1980–1999
2003–present
Spouse(s)Shanthi (m.1972-present)
ChildrenPrashanth, Preethi
RelativesPeketi Sivaram(Father in Law)
Vikram

Career

Basically a businessman, Thiagarajan made his acting debut with Alaigal Oivathillai, appearing as the elder brother of the film's lead actress Radha.[4] The film became successful and offers poured in for him.[5] His portrayal of a jungle bandit in Malaiyoor Mambattiyan provided him a major breakthrough in his career. He was part of such successful films as Neengal Kettavai and Paayum Puli.

He acted in the Malayalam film New Delhi, which became successful and his portrayal of a goon received acclaim. The success of the film prompted Thiagarajan to make his directorial debut titled Salem Vishnu, based on the character which he had played in that film. He then directed Aanazhagan, with his son Prashanth in the leading role. Prashanth appeared in a drag role and revealed that the most daunting aspects of the role were the "waxing, the threading, the works" as well as "wearing a sari in summer, doing a bharatanatya sequence in a woman's costume, and getting the nuances and variations right were the other challenges", revealing that his mum had assisted him.[6]

According to Prashanth, the film was an average grosser.[7] Thiagarajan then stayed away from the limelight, paving the way for his son. He later returned to acting, appearing in a small role as a father to his son in Jai.[8]

Thiagarajan then directed Shock, remake of the Hindi film Bhoot in 2004. Apart from directing and producing the film, Thiagarajan handled the art and costumes department and also appeared in the film as police inspector. The film's shoot was completed in twenty-six days, with meticulous pre-planning arranged by Thiagarajan.[9] The film received positive reviews citing that the makers "deserve an appreciation for his honest and sincere attempt on the screen".[10]

In September 2004, Thiagarajan launched Police, a remake of the Hindi film Khakee and the film received coverage from the media after producers had approached Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai for key roles. In interviews during the period, Thiagarajan mentioned the grand scale of the project, citing that schedules would also be shot abroad; however the film failed to progress.[11] He then returned to acting with the films Bodyguard, Drohi and Vaaimai.[12]

In early 2007, Thiagarajan approached M. Karunanidhi with the intention of making a film on his adaptation of the Ponnar Shankar epic that he had written in the late 1970s. The latter accepted Thiagarajan's offer and approved of his decision to cast his son Prashanth, in the dual lead role.[13]

The film was released in 2011 to mixed reviews and did average business.[14] The next year, he directed Mambattiyan, a remake of his successful 1983 film in which he had acted. His son played the titular role. The film received mixed reviews by critics, it took a good opening at the box office, but petered out to do average business commercially and due to its big budget, it failed to recover costs.[15]

In 2014, he revealed that he would direct the remakes of Hindi films Special 26 and Queen in four south Indian languages.[16]

Filmography

As actor
YearMovieRoleLanguage
1981Alaigal OivathillaiDavidTamil
Andhi MayakkamTamil
Rama DhanduTelugu
Tik Tik TikVictorTamil
1982Deviyin ThiruvilaiyadalTamil
Kalyana KalamTamil
Avanukku Nigar AvaneTamil
Billa RangaHindi
EkalavyaTelugu
Garuda SaukiyamaDeenadayaluTamil
Mullillatha RojaTamil
Nadodi RajaTamil
NenjangalTamil
Nenjil Oru RagamTamil
Neram VandhachuTamil
1983Malaiyoor MambattiyanMambattiyaanTamil
Bhagavathipuram Railway GateBoodalingamTamil
Ethanai Konam Ethanai ParvaiTamil
Ennai Paar En Azhagai PaarTamil
Paayum PuliThiyaguTamil
1984John Jani JanardhanGopaldasHindi
Nalla NaalKaaliTamil
Neengal KettavaiArunTamil
Neruppukkul EeramTamil
Komberi MookanKomberi MookanTamil
SankariTamil
1985ErimalaiShankar DadaTamil
KaavalTamil
Karuppu ChattaikaranTamil
Raja YuvarajaTamil
ChilluMalayalam
1986MachakaranTamil
Murattuk KarangalVeeranTamil
1987New DelhiNataraj Vishnu a.k.a. Salem VishnuMalayalam
1988AdholokamNandakumarMalayalam
Manu UncleGomasMalayalam
OohakachavadomMalayalam
Oru Muthassi KathaChemparundu MachanMalayalam
Oomai DhuraiTamil
Poovukkul BoogambamTamil
AbkariChidambaramMalayalam
Anthima TheerpuNataraj Vishnu a.k.a. Salem VishnuTelugu
New DelhiNataraj Vishnu a.k.a. Salem VishnuHindi
New DelhiNataraj Vishnu a.k.a. Salem VishnuKannada
Arjun DennisMalayalam
1989State RowdyTelugu
Miss PameelaVictorMalayalam
Jeevitham Oru RaagamRaghavanMalayalam
1990No.20 Madras MailCameo AppearanceMalayalam
Salem VishnuVishnuTamil
MagaduTelugu
1991Theechatti GovindhanTheechatti GovindanTamil
CBI SivaKannada
1992Marana MrudangaThyagarajKannada
Police LockupKannada
1993SangharshaKannada
1997Police BeteKannada
1999RavimamaKannada
VishwaKannada
2003ThilakkamMaheswaran ThampiMalayalam
2004JaiVeerapandiTamil
ShockPolice InspectorTamil
2006AdaikalamSathyamurthyTamil
2010BodyguardAshokettanMalayalam
DrohiNarayananTamil
2016VaaimaiDheenadayalanTamil
PachakkallamMalayalam
2017YamanKarunakaranTamil
2018Chekka Chivantha VaanamChinnappadasanTamil
2020Ponmagal VandhalVaradharajanTamil

As director, producer, writer and art director
Year Film Credited as Language cast Notes
Director Producer Writer art director
1988Poovukkul Boogambam Yes Yes Yes No Tamil Thiagarajan, Parvathy
1990Salem Vishnu Yes Yes Yes No Tamil Thiagarajan, Rupini
1995Aanazhagan Yes No Yes No Tamil Prashanth, Suneha
1997Mannava No Yes No No Tamil Prashanth, Sanghavi, Urvashi, Goundamani
2004Shock Yes Yes Yes Yes Tamil Prashanth, Meena
2004Jai No Yes No No Tamil Prashanth, Anshu Ambani, Rajkiran
2011Ponnar Shankar Yes Yes No No Tamil Prashanth, Pooja Chopra, Divya Parameshwaran, Rajkiran
2011Mambattiyan Yes Yes Yes Yes Tamil Prashanth, Meera Jasmine, Prakash Raj, Mumaith Khan, Vadivelu
2016Saagasam No Yes
(Presenter)		 Yes No Tamil Prashanth, Amanda Rosario
2018Johnny No Yes
 Yes No Tamil Prashanth, Prabhu, Sanchita Shetty
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References
  1. "POI". Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. "Director Thiagarajan on his latest film". The Times of India. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  3. "Prasand and Vikram are cousins". The Times of India. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. "Its all about choices". thehindu.com. 9 October 2002.
  5. https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1288422576864129026/photo/1
  6. "How to train your drag". thehindu.com. 22 May 2010.
  7. "Young and mature at once". thehindu.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. "Reel Talk for 4th October 2002". chennaionline.com. 4 October 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2003.
  9. "Prashanth in `Shock'". thehindu.com. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  10. "Shock review. Shock Tamil movie review, story, rating". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  11. "Will Amitabh star in Prashanth's film?". behindwoods.com. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  12. "Thyagarajan plays Nayanthara's dad!".
  13. "Prashanth, on 'Ponnar-Shankar'". newindianexpress.com.
  14. "Ponnar Shankar Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India.
  15. Rangarajan, Malathi (17 December 2011). "Return of Robin Hood" – via www.thehindu.com.
  16. "Thiagarajan to direct four remakes of 'Special 26'". sify.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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