A. L. Azhagappan (born 18 September 1951), credited as such, is an Indian actor and filmmaker in
Tamil cinema. After making films he has made a career appearing in supporting roles as an actor. His sons
A. L. Vijay
A. L. Vijay, known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. An assistant director with Priyadarshan, he debuted as director with films such as '' Kireedam'' and the critically acclaimed ''Madr ...
and
Udhaya
''Udhaya'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action drama film which was directed by Azhagam Perumal which released on 26 March 2004. The film stars Vijay and Simran, while Vivek, Nassar and Rajesh play supporting roles. The soundtrack for the f ...
also work in the film industry.
Career
He was appointed
President of Tamil Nadu Producers Council in 2004, and controversially threatened to sue television network
Sun TV for showing clips of films. Azhagappan's work was halted in June 2006. when he was arrested in a cheating case for failing to return money to a financier Vishal Jain regarding a film that never began production. The arrest was considered highly political as a result of Azhagappan's declining relationship with the then political supremo
Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He was popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Art ...
.
Since 2010, Azhagappan has also worked in film as a supporting actor, notably winning award nominations for his negative role in
M. Sasikumar
Mahalingam Sasikumar (born 28 September 1974) is an Indian film director, actor, singer and producer. He worked as an assistant director for director Bala in '' Sethu'' (1999), also worked for director Ameer in his first two films ''Mounam Pe ...
's ''
Easan'' (2010)
Filmography
As actor
As producer
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Ini Ellam Sugame'' (1998)
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Kalakalappu'' (2001)
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Saivam'' (2014)
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Idhu Enna Maayam
''Idhu Enna Maayam'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by A. L. Vijay and produced by R. Sarathkumar, Raadhika and Listin Stephen under the production banner of Magic Frames. The film stars Vikram Pr ...
'' (2015)
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Oru Naal Iravil
''Oru Naal Iravil'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil language thriller film edited and directed by Anthony in his directorial debut. A remake of Joy Mathew's successful Malayalam film '' Shutter'' (2012), the film stars Sathyaraj in the lead role. The ...
'' (2016)
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Sometimes'' (2017)
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Vanamagan'' (2017)
References
External links
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Living people
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Tamil film producers
1951 births
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