A. Sarkunam is an Indian film director, working in the

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. He worked as an associate with director A.L Vijay.

Career

Sarkunam made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy '' Kalavani'' (2009). Featuring Vimal and Oviya in the lead roles, the film released to positive critical response and went on to become a sleeper hit. His next film was the period piece '' Vaagai Sooda Vaa'' (2011) again starring Vimal which also received positive reviews. The film earned the prestigious National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Sarkunam said that ''Vaagai Sooda Vaa'' was his first script and dream project. He then made a romantic comedy film titled '' Naiyaandi'' with

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and

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in the lead. In 2014, he started new production company "A Sarkunam Cinemaz" and introduced his brother A. Nandha Kumar as a producer. Their first production was ''

Manjapai ''Manjapai'' (''Yellow Bag'') is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by N. Ragavan. Produced by Thirupathi Brothers and A Sarkunam Cinemaz. it stars Vimal, Rajkiran and Lakshmi Menon. The film saw its worldwid ...

'', which marked the directorial debut of Sarkunam's former assistant N. Raghavan. His fourth film '' Chandi Veeran'', produced by

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and starring

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and

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkunam, A. Tamil film directors Living people 1975 births Tamil film producers People from Thanjavur district Tamil screenwriters Film directors from Tamil Nadu Film producers from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian film directors Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu