V. Azhagappan

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]

V. Azhagappan
OccupationDirector, actor

Career

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
Director
Year Film Cast
1980Ramaye Vayasukku VanthuttaUday Shankar, Menaka
1985Aagaya ThamaraigalSuresh, Revathi
1986Pookalai Pareekatheergal Suresh, Nadhiya
1986Namma Oru Nalla OoruRamarajan, Rekha
1987Poo Mazhai PozhiyuthuVijayakanth, Nadhiya
1987Poo Poova PoothirukkuPrabhu, Saritha, Amala
1988Kunguma KoduMohan, Nalini, Suresh, Ramya Krishnan
1988Irandil OndruRamki, Nadhiya, Raghuvaran
1988En Vazhi Thani VazhiRaghuvaran, Geetha, Shantipriya
1989Thangamana RaasaRamarajan, Kanaka
1991Thanga ThamaraigalArjun, Rupini
1999Poomaname VaaRamarajan, Sangita

References
  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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