Anandan (15 June 1933 – 25 March 1989), born as C. L. Anandan, was an Indian actor and producer who was active in

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ...

as well in Malayalam cinema during the second half of the 20th century. He was well known for his hero, supporting, and villain roles. In a career spanning close to three decades, he acted in about 60 films in

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and

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, in which 25 films had him as hero. Anandan debuted in a supporting role in the Tamil movie ''Thandhai'', and later he holds the heroic role in ''

Vijayapuri Veeran ''Vijayapuri Veeran'' () is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. and written by A. C. Tirulokchandar. An adaptation of the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' by Alexandre Dumas, it stars C. L. Anandan (i ...

''. He made a move on the

film industry; ''

Kaattumaina ''Kaattumaina'' () is a 1963 Indian film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by P. Subramaniam. Shot simultaneously in Malayalam and Tamil languages, the film stars J. Sasikumar, K. V. Shanthi, Muttathara Soman and Muthukulam Raghavan P ...

'' was his first Malayalam movie, which was also re-shot in Tamil. He appeared in a song sequence "''Us Paar Saajan''" as a fisherman dancer from the Hindi film Chori Chori (1956).

Early life

Anandan was born in Salem, Tamil Nadu. His mother tongue is

Personal life

Anandan married Lakshmi, the couple has four daughters and three sons. Anandan is the father of actresses

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and

Lalitha Kumari Lalitha Kumari (born 18 May 1967) is an Indian actress who worked in Tamil films. She is the daughter of Tamil actor C. L. Anandan and the younger sister of actress Disco Shanti. Personal life Lalitha Kumari married actor Prakash Raj in 1994 ...

Film career

Initially, C. L. Anandan was doing supporting roles in many films. He was introduced by Citadel Films as the hero in their production ''

'', released in the year 1960. He won the hearts of the cine-goers through his versatility, which he displayed in sword fighting and horse-riding. He reached heights through his film '' Veerathirumagan'', released in the year 1962. The film catapulted him to the film industry's big league of happening stars. The film helped his heroine

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also climb the rungs of the success ladder. He owned his own production company known as "Aanandan Movies", where the movie ''Nanum Manidhandhaan'' was his first production. He was frequently paired with actress Rajasree in most of his films such as ''Magaley Un Samathu'', '' Kubera Theevu'', ''

Sengamala Theevu ''Sengamala Theevu'' () is a 1962 Indian Tamil language film directed by S. Rajendran. The film stars M. R. Radha, C. L. Anandan, Rajasree and Pushpalatha. Plot Cast The following list is compiled from the book ''Thiraikalanjiyam Part 2' ...

'' and '' Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan''.

Filmography

C. L. Anandan acted in about 60 films in

and

. This list is complete.

Tamil

#'' Thandhai'' (1953) #''

Thangamalai Ragasiyam ''Thangamalai Ragasiyam'' () is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language adventure film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, T. R. Rajakumari and Jamuna. It was simultaneously made in Kannada as '' Rathnagiri Rahasya''. ...

'' (1957) #'' Sengottai Singam'' (1958) #''

'' (1960) #''

Kongunattu Thangam ''Kongunattu Thangam'' () is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars M. R. Radha, C. L. Anandan and Pushpalatha. It was released on 14 ...

'' (1961) #'' Veerathirumagan'' (1962) #''Neeya Naana?'' (1962) #''

'' (1962) #'' Naagamalai Azhagi'' (1962) #''

'' (1963) #'' Kubera Theevu'' (1963) #'' Nanum Manidhandhaan'' (1964) #'' Magaley Un Samathu'' (1964) #''

Kalyana Mandapam ''Kalyana Mandapam'' () is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language film produced and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. A remake of Puttanna Kanagal '' Gejje Pooje'' (1969), the film stars Sobhan Babu and Kanchana; Jaggayya, Anjali Devi, and Gummadi ...

'' (1965) #''Thayin Mel Aanai'' (1965) #''

Maganey Kel ''Maganey Kel'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil language film directed by Mukta V. Srinivasan. The film stars S. S. Rajendran, C. L. Anandan, and Pushpalatha. Plot Soundtrack Music was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, while the ...

'' (1965) #'' Yaar Nee?'' (1966) #''

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'' (1966) #'' Thanipiravi'' (1966) #''

Ethirigal Jakkirathai ''Ethirigal Jakkirathai'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language thriller film produced and directed by R. Sundaram under Modern Theatres. The script was written by A. L. Narayanan, with music by Vedha. The film stars R. S. Manohar, with Ravicha ...

'' (1967) #'' Ninaivil Nindraval'' (1967) #'' Moondrezhuthu'' (1968) #''

Ponnu Mappillai Ponnu Mapillai () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. Ramanathan. The film stars Jaishankar and Kanchana. Plot Cast * Jaishankar as Ramesh * Kanchana as Bhuvana Ramesh * Nagesh as Sedhu * P. S. Veerappa as Dharma prakas ...

'' (1969) #'' Atthai Magal'' (1969) #'' Naangu Killadigal'' (1969) #'' Manasatchi'' (1969) #''

CID Shankar ''CID Shankar'' is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language spy thriller film, directed by R. Sundaram, produced by Modern Theatres and written by A. L. Narayanan. Music was by Vedha. It stars Jaishankar, A. Sakunthala, and Thengai Srinivasan. V. S. Ra ...

'' (1970) #''Thulli Odum Pulliman'' (1971) #'' Deivam Pesuma'' (1971) #'' Neerum Neruppum'' (1971) #'' Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan'' (1971) # '' Jakkamma'' (1972) #''

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'' (1973) #''

Chittu Kuruvi ''Chittu Kuruvi'' is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film starring Sivakumar, Sumithra, Senthamarai, Suruli Rajan and Venniradai Moorthy. The film was directed by Devaraj–Mohan. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The songs became the bigge ...

'' (1978) #'' Vallavan Varugiran'' (1979) #'' Naan Potta Savaal'' (1980) #'' Kanni Theevu'' (1981) #'' Kodugal Illatha Kolam'' (1983) #''

Thanikattu Raja ''Thanikattu Raja'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by V. C. Guhanathan, and Produced by D. Ramanaidu. It stars Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Sripriya, with Jaishankar, Vijayakumar, Sathyakala and Y. G. Mahendran ...

'' (1983) #'' Adutha Varisu'' (1983) #'' Madurai Sooran'' (1984) #''

Oomai Vizhigal ''Oomai Vizhigal'' (; Gouged eyes) is an Indian 1986 Tamil-language crime action film directed by R. Aravindraj. The film stars Vijayakanth, Arun Pandian, Karthik, Chandrasekhar and Jaishankar, along with Ravichandran and Malaysia Vasudevan ...

'' (1986) #'' Elan Kandru'' (1985) #''

Senthoora Poove ''Senthoora Poove'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. R. Devaraj, starring Vijayakanth, Ramki, and Nirosha, while Chandrasekhar, Sripriya, C. L. Anandan, Vijaya Lalitha, Anandaraj, Senthil, and Charle play supporti ...

'' (1988) as Ponni's father

Malayalam

#'' Achan'' (1952) #''

'' (1963) #'' Kaattumallika'' (1966) #'' Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan'' (1971) #'' Prathikaram'' (1972) #'' Kaadu'' (1973) #''

Vanadevatha ''Vanadevatha'' is a 1976 Cinema of India, Indian Malayalam language, Malayalam film, directed and produced by Yusufali Kechery. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhushala and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. This is remake of the Hindi movie ''Madhum ...

'' (1976) as Sathram Watcher

Hindi

# '' Chori Chori'' (1956)

References

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