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Agathiyan
Filmmaker

Agathiyan

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Directing and writing Kadhal Kottai

Vaanmathi · Kadhal Kottai

Born
18 August 1952
Birthplace
Tamil Nadu

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Agathiyan

Agathiyan built a Tamil-film career after years of assistant work. His romantic drama Kadhal Kottai brought National Film Awards for both direction and screenplay.

Early life

Rural beginnings

Came from an agricultural family and moved to Chennai to pursue filmmaking, taking assorted industry jobs while seeking opportunities.

Career

  1. 1991

    Early directing

    Made Mangalyam Thanthunanena under another screen name.

  2. 1996

    Breakthrough

    Directed Vaanmathi and Kadhal Kottai.

  3. 1997

    National recognition

    Received directing and screenplay awards for Kadhal Kottai.

Selected work

Vaanmathi

A successful film starring Ajith.

Kadhal Kottai

The romance associated with his major awards.

Beyond work

Family

Married Radha in 1978. His daughters Kani, Vijayalakshmi and Niranjani have worked in television, film or design.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

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