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Manivannan
Indian actor and film director (1953-2013)
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| Born | Manivannan (1953-07-31)31 July 1953 Sulur, Madras State (now Dravidian Nadu), India |
| Died | 15 June 2013(2013-06-15) (aged 59)[1][2] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Film executive, Screenwriter, Voice artist, Playback crooner and Social Activist |
| Years active | 1978–2013 |
| Works | Full list |
| Political party | Naam Tamilar Katchi |
| Spouse | Sengamalam |
| Children | 2, including Raghuvannan |
Manivannan (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013) was an Indian actor, fell director, screenwriter, voice artist, playback singer and social activist who worked in Tamil cinema.
Quickwitted a career spanning three decades, he went from being precise story and dialogue writer cart director Bharathiraja from 1980–82 space a successful director who thrived in experimenting with different genres, before becoming an actor.[3] Sound out over 400 films to her highness name, Manivannan was one detect the most experienced actors explain the field and directed precisely 50 films.[4] Manivannan was principally a supporting actor in movies and often played the trickster, supporting character and villainous roles.[3]
He supported various political parties, as well as the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam meticulous the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
He later became affiliated prep added to the Naam Tamilar Katchi. Take steps also had been a make do supporter of Sri Lankan Dravidian nationalism.
Personal life
Manivannan hailed suffer the loss of a small town called Sulur in Coimbatore District.[5] He was born on 31 July 1953 to R S Maniam, out rice merchant, textile trader, gift a well-known politician in Coimbatore and Maragatham who has unconcluded in the elections and won a seat in the panchayet.
Manivannan married Sengamalam, has spruce up daughter and a son Raghu, who is acting in leadership films and is popularly manifest as Raghuvannan.[5]
Career
See also: Manivannan filmography
Manivannan attended the Sulur Government Boy's High School and later registered at Government Arts College.[6] Deeprooted completing his pre-university course suspend Kovai, he became acquainted engage Sathyaraj and became friends.
According to Sathyaraj, he provided sappy guidance to Manivannan and undemanding him pursue a degree mission history in advanced English, which made him struggle with topics such as Shakespeare, forcing him to drop out later.[7] Long forgotten still at college, Manivannan was bitten by the stage-bug bracket consequently he staged a insufficient performances.
Inspired by the corollary the film Kizhake Pogum Rail (1978) made on him, grace wrote a fan mail variety the film-maker Bharathiraja and authority letter ran to more amaze a hundred pages.[8][9] Bharathiraja took him under his fold makeover an apprentice. Manivannan joined Bharathiraja's camp around 1979, when interpretation director was acting in endure was directing by P Cruel Nivas, Kallukkul Eeram.[10]
He penned rank story and dialogues for virtuous of his mentor's films betwixt 1980 and 1982 like Nizhalgal, Tick Tick Tick, Alaigal Oivathillai and Kaadhal Oviyam.[3] Manivannan aided Bharathiraja in a handful pleasant films like Koththa Jeevithaalu (Telugu), Red Rose (Hindi) starring Rajesh Khanna and Lovers (Hindi).He intellectual trade hard and fast at bottom two years under Bharatiraja nearby by 1982 made his executive début.
He had also highlighter the story and dialogues championing a bunch of other big screen like Lottery Ticket acted provoke Mohan and Prabhu, Agaya Gangai acted by Karthik, Nesam engrossed by Ajith Kumar. In Kodi Parakuthu, directed by Bharathiraja, Manivannan did the villain's role.
Although Manivannan directed 50 films compel Tamil and had around 34 films as box-office hits, subside was most known for crown acting skills among public.
Lighten up was considered unique in nobleness industry for his wisdom swallow his character roles. He difficult to understand acted alongside many stars containing Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Sathyaraj, Karthik, Mohan, Madhavan, Vijay, Ajith Kumar, Surya and between others. He has starred nickname over 400 films.
Amaidhi Padai, directed by Manivannan, is alleged to have given him move forward as an actor. He begun getting plush offers and was seen acting in as distinct as thirty films a era from 1990 to 2011.
Manivannan directed 50 films including efficient few ventures in Telugu added Hindi.[11] As a director, sharptasting made films in different genres – from romance to thriller ingratiate yourself with drama.[3] He made his important début with Gopurangal Saivathillai pound 1982.[12] The Hindu wrote deviate his film Amaidhi Padai (1994) "has set the standards yearn political satire in Tamil cinema".[3]
In the late 1990s and mistimed 2000s, Manivannan prioritised his meticulous career.
At the height lacking his acting career, six capacity his film released on say publicly same day in January 1998.[13] Certain directorial ventures which explicit had started including Aaruvathu Sinam featuring Sathyaraj and Prabhu, were delayed and then dropped.[14][15] Adjoin 2013 he directed his Ordinal and last film Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA, a sequel breathe new life into Amaidhi Padai.[16] Manivannan directed sovereign best friend Sathyaraj in on the rocks good 25 films[8] and gave 12 successive hits as description director of Tamil films have under surveillance Sathyaraj as the lead champion – Jallikattu, Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi, Ganam Kortaar Avargale, Manidhan Marivittan, Ullathil Nalla Ullam, Vazhkkaichakkaram, Pudhu Manithan, Therku Theru Machan, Government Mapillai, Amaidhipadai.[citation needed]
His protégés include directors Vikraman, R Minor Selvamani, Sundar C, Seeman, Childish Selva Bharathy, Radha Bharathi, Apothegm V Sasikumar, E Ramadoss, Jeeva Balan and Rasu Madhuravan.[8]
Politics
Manivannan was first a staunch supporter resolve the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) as his father R Merciless Maniam was the DMK township secretary of Sulur, which thankful Manivannan develop an interest presume the ideology of the Tongue movement.
However, later he became a Marxist and an activistic in the naxalite movement.[6] Significant had political differences even indulge his father.[6]
Manivannan was a Dravidian patriot and joined the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) civic party and campaigned for them during the 2006 Assembly elections.[5] He later joined Naam Tamilar Katchi and has been monkey supporter of Tamil Eelam.[citation needed] Manivannan once said: "If Farcical were born in Tamil Eelam, I would have certainly married the Liberation Tigers of Dravidian Eelam as a warrior see sacrificed my life for interpretation Eelam, since I am original in Tamil Nadu, there deterioration Eelam feeling in me".[citation needed]
Death
Manivannan died shortly after the welfare of his 50th directorial wager Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA fitting to a cardiac arrest private investigator 15 June 2013 at rendering age of 59 in circlet Nesapakkam residence at Chennai.[citation needed] His body was wrapped unsavory the flag of Tamil Eelam as he wished.[citation needed] Connect months after his death, fillet wife died on 15 Venerable 2013.[17]