C. S. Amudhan (born 19 July 1977) is an Indian
filmmaker and
lyricist from the Tamil film industry.
Career
Amudhan made his cinematic debut as a lyricist with ''
Minnale'' (2001), where he wrote the song "Maddy Maddy". He made his directorial debut with ''
Thamizh Padam
''Thamizh Padam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language parody film written and directed by C. S. Amudhan in his directorial debut. The film stars Shiva and Disha Pandey. Thamizh Padam was the first full-length spoof in Tamil cinema. It parodies ...
'', the first full-length spoof film on
Tamil cinema, with
Shiva playing the lead role. The film, distributed by
Dayanidhi Azhagiri's
Cloud Nine Movies, released on 29 January 2010 and won critical acclaim and commercial success at the box office, earning cult status. In late 2010, he began work on a film titled ''Nakka Mukka'' starring
Vijay Antony in the lead role describing that it would be another film in a "new genre", however the film failed to progress. Furthermore, in October 2011, it was rumoured that Amudhan was working on a film titled ''Thalavali'' which would feature lookalikes of leading actors
Vijay and
Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil films. To date, he has starred in over 60 films. His awards include four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil N ...
in the lead roles; the director later denied the claims.
He later announced that his second film would be ''
Rendavathu Padam
C. S. Amudhan (born 19 July 1977) is an Indian filmmaker and lyricist from the Tamil film industry.
Career
Amudhan made his cinematic debut as a lyricist with ''Minnale'' (2001), where he wrote the song "Maddy Maddy". He made his directorial d ...
'', another full-length comic entertainer, featuring
Vimal,
Remya Nambeesan,
Aravind Akash
Aravind Akash is an Indian actor and dancer who predominantly works in the South Indian film industry. He rose to fame through 2002 Malayalam film ''Nandanam'' portraying the role of Lord Krishna. He has also been a judge for a few TV shows in ...
and
Richard in the lead roles, however despite completing production in 2014 it remains unreleased.
The sequel ''
Thamizh Padam 2'' got released in 2018.
Personal life
His wife is Ahalya, daughter of Dindigul Leoni.
Filmography
As director
As lyricist
As dubbing artist
References
1977 births
Living people
Film directors from Chennai
Tamil film directors
Tamil film poets
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