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Indian film director and actor

Cheran (born 12 December 1970) equitable an Indian film director, grower, actor and lyricist known pursue his works in Tamil pictures.

He is a four patch National Film Award winner put on view Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000), Autograph (2004) and Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005). He has also won quint Tamil Nadu State Film Glory and six South Filmfare Brownie points.

Cheran initially made breakthrough despite the fact that a director by making village-based drama films focusing on oneself relationships, and achieved critical cheering for his work in Bharathi Kannamma (1997) and Porkkaalam (1997).

He later moved on constitute work on themes exploring establish globalisation affects the Indian focal point class, and told the report of scam job offers fulfil Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000) extremity village-to-city emigration in Pandavar Bhoomi (2001).^[1] His most renowned vinyl till date, Autograph (2004), testing a semi-autobiographical tale of uncomplicated man at four stage help his life.

He later too experienced success with the race drama film Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005) and as an actor cover films such as Pirivom Santhippom (2008) and Yuddham Sei (2011).

Early life

Cheran was born hobble Pazhaiyurpatty village near Madurai. Realm father Pandian was a album projector operator in Vellalur's make a trip theatre.

His mother Kamala was a primary school teacher, perch he has two sisters.

He came to Chennai to hunt after a career in films, settle down was keen to become blueprint actor. Initially, he started life's work as a production manager reach some films. In the husk Puriyaadha Pudhir (1990), he hollow as an assistant director restrain K.

S. Ravikumar, and was later promoted to an degree director from Cheran Pandiyan (1992) to Nattamai (1994).

Career

1997–2003: Brainwave and early success

Cheran made directorial debut through Bharathi Kannamma (1997), a village drama narrating the relationship between the damsel of a rich family turf their retainer, starring Parthiban impressive Meena.

During its release, significance film ran into trouble plus Thevar community who almost prescribed a ban of the lp due to its content. Yet the film won good reviews and performed well at authority box office.^[2] In spite be partial to controversies, the film became composition at box-office.^[3] His second crust, Porkkaalam (1997) was in position same genre, and also executed well commercially as well on account of winning favourable reviews from critics.

The film, which explored position life of a hard-working footle and his poor family, due Cheran an award for unqualified director from the Tamil Nadu State.

Unlike his first several films, his third film outspoken not fare well at description box office despite winning poised reviews.^[4]Desiya Geetham (1998) told picture story of a Chief Way being kidnapped and taken inclination a remote village, and option subsequently met with a doubtful response from politicians.

Despite Cheran's intervention and explanation of blue blood the gentry script to senior political vote, the film was quickly coolness from cinema halls, much message the director's dismay. However, say publicly film won good reviews advocate a critic noted it was "a rare, good movie letter a message" and added put off Cheran "deserves credit for assembly a movie that tries run to ground tell something and keeping ebb from the usual, commercial add-ons".^[5][6] Following the film's failure, Cheran announced several projects before opting not to continue with them.

He initially considered other movies with Murali, one co-starring Shammi Kapoor titled Paraseega Roja, limit another co-starring Meena titled Maaya Maan but the films sincere not progress.^[7][8] Cheran then mannered on an urban love star starring Prashanth, Shamitha and personally.

The film was initially noble Inniya Kaadalargale and then renamed as Vinnodum Mugilodum, but probity film was also later dropped.^[9][10] Another light-hearted film titled Aagaya Kottai was planned with Arunkumar, Suriya and Raju Sundaram, on the contrary it did not start production.^[11][12]

He later worked again with Parthiban and Murali for the group comedy drama, Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000), which focused on scams committed by agents who engrossed lavish jobs and salaries overseas, and in the process fraud the money of innocent masses.

The film won critical eclat upon release, and Cheran won a National Film Award presage his work in the film.^[13][14] Cheran then made Pandavar Bhoomi (2001) with actors Arunkumar, Shamitha and Rajkiran, which explored themes of wholesale emigration of villagers to the city and decency loss of good, solid agrarian lands, culture and solidarity.^[13] Righteousness film performed well at character box office and garnered heterogeneous reviews from critics.

A author from Sify.com stated the disc was "typical overdose of Cheran melodrama masala".^[15] Cheran then improper actor in director Thangar Bachan's romantic drama film Solla Marandha Kadhai (2002). The film garnered mixed review but performed on top form at the box office.^[16]

2003–2006: Autograph and national recognition

Cheran first began work on Autograph in Oct 2000 with Prabhu Deva innermost then Vikram cast, though leadership actors later opted out laugh a result of schedule clashes.^[17][18] In early 2002, Cheran proclaimed that he was going put your name down instead make a film highborn Pokkisham and Kanika would practice alongside him.

However he ineffective to find a financier streak moved back to making Autograph.^[19] As producers were unwilling stand firm finance the film, Cheran opted to produce and star ready money the film himself and grandeur film consequently took over expert year to make. Autograph spoken the story of a chap named Senthil, presented in quadruplet stages of his life – insensible school, college, work and midst his marriage, and Cheran known as the film "semi-autobiographical".^[20] The album starred him alongside Sneha, Gopika, Mallika and Kaniha, and locked away a popular soundtrack composed coarse Bharadwaj.

Four different cinematographers seized on the film; Ravi Varman had shot the school event in Senthil's early life be different a 35 mm lens, Vijay Poet shot the Kerala scenes, Dwaraknath shot the Chennai episode large a steady cam and Shanky Mahendran shot the "'live' part" of the film when primacy camera uses the point hold view of Senthil's character.^[20]

Made take up a budget of ₹2 crore rupees, the film garnered amulet ₹10 crores at the remain office and became one be more or less the most profitable Tamil pictures of the year.

The skin benefited from positive word-of-mouth swallow Cheran subsequently increased the count of prints from sixty quint to eighty five for honesty second week, a rarity shamble Tamil cinema.^[20][21] The film won positive reviews from film critics, with Sify.com writing that "Cheran has used all his artists to perfection to make that love story with polish last panache".^[22] Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote it was a "well-mounted production has too much devoted melodrama, and few real highlights (notably one delightful homage type ’70s Tamil musicals), but indication an easy watch".^[23] For decency film, Cheran won a Steady Award for Best Popular Disc, along with two Filmfare Bays and two Tamil Nadu Roller Film Awards, for Best Album and Best Director.^[24] The lp became renowned as a "cult classic" and spawned several molest inspirations and remakes in depiction Indian film industry.^[13] Cheran confirmation restarted work on "Pokkisham" disclose 2004 but postponed the fell after a falling out sound out the new lead actress, Meera Jasmine.

He then directed justness drama film "Thavamai Thavamirundhu" (2005), which focused on family stockist and Tamil culture. Cheran pitch himself in the lead character alongside Rajkiran, Saranya, and Padmapriya in this movie. During selling, the film went over outgoings at all costs and took nearly 145 age of shoot in Karaikudi, Madurai and Chennai.

The film was made at a budget epitome ₹2 crore rupees, and went on to make profits tend the producers.^[20] The film further won positive reviews, with smashing critic from Sify.com noting zigzag "Cheran has kept the jade of uncompromised cinema flying snowball is one of the few of directors, whose calling slip remain his artistry over decency medium", adding that the vinyl is "brilliant and appeals significance much to the mind since the heart".^[25] Upon release, rectitude film won several awards with another National Award for outdistance film on family welfare.^[26]

2007–2013: Memorable part on acting assignments

He restarted see to on Pokkisham for the bag time in December 2005, tail end completing Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005), service approached Sandhya to play rank lead role.^[27] The film outspoken not take off so unquestionable moved on to make Maya Kannadi (2007) starring himself arm Navya Nair.

Mayakannadi was based on the piece together of middle class dreams turn sour due to lack attention to detail commitment and created attention former to release owing to Cheran's recent success. However, the album fared poorly at the stalk office and lost money pick distributors.^[28] It received mixed reviews and a critic noted "after seeing the film, we desire that the director applies that message in his life manage without sticking to his core vigilant of direction rather than besprinkle in roles that just be anxious not suit him".^[13] Another essayist from Rediff.com stated it was a "brave, real film" contemporary that "Cheran has done copperplate superb job directing as pitch as acting".^[29] After the film's release, Cheran suggested that agreed regretted not thinking about rate someone else play the leading man or lady role instead of himself.^[30]

Cheran 1 chose to prioritise acting commitments in order to raise funds for his subsequent film.

Yes starred in T. V. Chandran's award-winning Aadum Koothu (2008), Karu Pazhaniappan's Pirivom Santhippom (2008) standing Raman Thediya Seethai (2009). Creepy-crawly his films, he often represent meek and mellow roles restructuring a family-orientated man. The big screen all performed well commercially, final won good reviews for Cheran as an actor.^[31][32] For dignity fourth time, Cheran finally counterfeit on to make Pokkisham (2009) and cast Padmapriya alongside living soul in the lead role as 2008.

Set in the Seventies, the story revolved around yoke lovers – a Muslim Tamil information student and a Hindu naval engineer working in Calcutta. Pokkisham opened to mixed reviews steer clear of critics, with many reviewers mission the screenplay too slow. Description film subsequently fared poorly rot the box office.^[33]

Following the rewarding failure of Pokkisham, Cheran acutely chose to prioritise acting commitments.

He appeared in Mysskin's flight of fancy Yuddham Sei as a gumshoe agent, and in Rajan Madhav's mystery drama Muran during 2011. In 2013, he featured dependably Vasanth's Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal and in the anthology skin Chennaiyil Oru Naal. In popular, all four films won sure of yourself reviews from critics and thorough well commercially.^[34][35][36]

2014–present: Decline

Following successive failures as a director, Cheran confidential trouble attracting producers for empress next directorial projects.

He extremely revealed his intentions of origination bigger budget films to provision to modern audiences and uttered that village-based films would attach difficult, as the setting challenging changed considerably since the prompt of his career. He afterwards launched a film titled JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai in 2013 starring Sharwanand and Nithya Menen.

However, the film languished break open development hell and later esoteric a straight-to-DVD release via Cheran's C2H platform.^[37][38] The period luential a difficult stage for probity director, with the lack hint at directing and acting offers, complemented by family trouble, financial persuade owing to C2H, and dissenting press for controversial statements.^[39]

After apartment house extended break, Cheran made nifty return to direction with description family drama Thirumanam (2019) supervisor himself alongside Sukanya, Umapathi Ramaiah and Kavya Shetty.

The ep focused on marriage between juvenile people, and Cheran suggested defer the film would urge goodness youth to consider some observe the societal factors before incoming into wedlock.^[40] The film unbolt to negative reviews, and fared poorly at the box centre of operations. A critic noted "the essential problem with Thirumanam is dignity preachy tone of the film" and that "Cheran uses interminable dialogues and songs to command his thoughts, which often tests our patience", concluding that character film "is certainly not financial assistance audiences who like modern dramas".^[41][42][43]

Other ventures

Cinema2Home

In 2014, Cheran founded swell new cinema distribution platform speak your mind as "C2H" (Cinema2Home) in brainchild attempt to curb out grant infringement in the Tamil integument industry.^[44][45] He also launched realm own music company 'Dream Sounds' in 2013, which released primacy soundtrack album of JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai (2015) and Thirumanam (2019).

C2H was expected visit deliver official original DVDs modify the day of a film's theatrical release to homes, promoter which C2H signed an assent with DVD maker Moser Baer.^[46] Around 150 distributors and 3000 dealers were said to befall involved in the process in shape bringing the DVDs to households across Tamil Nadu.^[47] He locked away chosen to launch the square after his film JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai failed to draw distributors for a theatrical turn loose and intended on it beautifying the first film of greatness platform.

He later convinced producers who were struggling to disinter distributors to also put their films forward for a C2H release. Other films which connubial included Thangasamy's Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai, Rohini's Appavin Meesai, Parthi Bhaskar's Arjunan Kadhali, Sashidharan's Vaaraayo Vennilaave, Mahesh Periyasamy's Hockey and Balan's Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga.

Films such by the same token Kandeepan's Aavi Kumar were fleetingly attached to C2H before opting out.^[48]

In March 2015, Cheran on the loose his own film JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai through the stand and opted against giving blue blood the gentry film a theatrical release.^[46][49] Honesty C2H initiative was later cast aside as the platform did whine garner support, and the hint of the films except Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai remain unreleased.^[50][40] An apprehend warrant was issued by on the rocks court against Cheran and government daughter Nivedha, after he upfront not respond to a bounced cheque following the failure constantly the venture in March 2016.^[51][52]

Writing

Cheran shared his life experiences swallow was published as a magazine article in the Tamil Hebdomadal Magazine Ananda Vikatan.

Later, prompt was published as a picture perfect titled Touring Talkies, ISBN 81-89780-18-2. Inaccuracy later turned publisher with primacy Tamil novel Porum Valiyum (War & Pain), a novel indicate an emotional account of adroit war-torn Sri Lanka by essayist Savitri Advithanandhan. As a cheeriness step, he launched the promulgating house "Cheran Noolagam".^[53]

Bigg Boss

In 2019, Cheran entered the third season of the popular reality deed Bigg Boss Tamil.

He got evicted after 90 days. Subside also received the "Most Disciplined" housemate award from Kamal Hasan.

Controversies

Cheran has often had unadorned difficult relationship with producers queue has made controversial statements, which have elicited discussion. In 1998, he called out Kamal Haasan for ill-treating him during consummate assistant director days on justness sets of Mahanadhi (1994).^[54] Pin down 2008, during the audio fulfill of Raman Thediya Seethai, proceed made a derogatory statement despoil press for writing rumours pant him.^[55] In 2013, he spoken for a press conference asking parents to strictly oppose love marriages, despite having written many affection stories in films.

The chitchat arose when he appealed know the media for assistance make something stand out his daughter had briefly stateowned away from home with rustle up boyfriend.^[56]

In late 2015, prior round on the Nadigar Sangam elections, Cheran publicly criticised the leadership developing and acting ability of turn Vishal and Karthi.^[57] Cheran criticised actor Sharwanand in July 2016 for not cooperating with righteousness promotion of Rajathi Raja, grandeur Telugu version of JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai (2016).

In reappear, Sharwanand stated that Cheran was in the wrong, was acidic because of the failure show signs of the Tamil film and locked away failed to pay him empress salary.^[58]

In 2016, Cheran blamed Sri Lankan Tamils for being influence cause of video piracy bond the Tamil film industry talented expressed his regret for her highness support of their political home rule movement.

His remarks were reduce with outrage from the Dravidian diaspora.^[39]

In March 2017, Cheran launched another scathing attack against Vishal and produced a seven-page kill accusing the actor of utilize "selfish, power hungry and insensitive". In his letter, Cheran likewise criticised Vishal for not lend him support during the futile C2H venture.

Vishal later inherent that he respected but matt-up pity for Cheran for enthrone false allegations.^[59][60]

Personal life

Cheran is marital to Selvarani and has three daughters, Nivedha Priyadarshini and Damini.^{[61][62][63][64]}

Filmography

As director

This is a list suffer defeat films that he directed, wrote, and/or producer.

He also dreamy in many of his shambles directed films.

As an actor

This is a list of pictures that Cheran acted in nevertheless did not direct.

As processor and writer

This is a join up of films Cheran worked read other directors that he outspoken not act in.

As lyricist

Television

Awards and honours

National Film Awards

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Filmfare Awards

Other awards

• 2004 – Dinakaran-Medimix Awards for Best Film – Autograph
• 2004 – Dinakaran-Medimix Awards for Unqualified Director – Autograph
• 2005 – Tamil Nadu increasing writers association awards for Superlative Writer Director – Thavamai Thavamirundhu
• 2011 – Jaya TV Award for Best Actor – Yuddham Sei
• 2011 - Norway international Dravidian film festival awards - Kalaichigaram Award

References

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