Gangai Amaran is an Indian music composer, singer, lyricist, writer, film director and actor in
Tamil films.
Personal life
Gangai Amaran was born in
Pannaipuram in
Theni district,
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...
in December 1947, as the youngest son of Daniel Ramaswamy and Chinnathayi. He is the younger brother of noted music director
Ilaiyaraaja and father of director and actor
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 7 November 1975), better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu, is an Indian filmmaker, actor and playback singer in Tamil films. After completing his education, he began pursuing an acting career, with his firs ...
and actor, composer and singer
Premji Amaren. He had two more elder brothers, R. D. Bhaskar and
Pavalar Varadharajan, both who died long back. Composers
Karthik Raja,
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja or Abdul Haliq (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of We ...
, singer
Bhavatharini and costume designer
Vasuki Bhaskar
Vasuki Bhaskar is an Indian fashion and costume designer, working in the Tamil film industry. She is the daughter of film producer R.D. Bhaskar and Pavalar Creations is their own production house.
Career
Vasuki was born as the only daughter to ...
are his relations.
Regarding his name, Gangai was taken from a magazine of same name which he read during childhood while Amaran is derived from a pseudonym Amar Singh which he wanted to adopt himself when he aimed to be a lyricist. His latest interview with Chithra Lakshmanan in Touring talkies YouTube channel he has shared his life experiences and about his career struggle and also about his personal differences with his elder brother Ilayaraja where he mentioned about many controversial issues with him in his career.
Career
Films
Along with his brother Ilaiyaraja, Gangai Amaran started his career as a composer and composed for many successful films such as ''
Mouna Geethangal'' and ''
Vazhvey Maayam'' (1983). Apart from composing, Amaran made his directorial debut with ''
Kozhi Koovuthu'' (1982) and went on to direct many films including highly successful ''
Karagattakaran'' (1989). ''Themmangu Paattukaran'' was his last film as a director while ''Poonjolai'' which would have been the acting debut of his son Venkat Prabhu remains unreleased.
Now he is working with Clusters media college.
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Politics
Gangai Amaran also took plunge in politics by joining BJP and also contested in
RK Nagar constituency.
Apart from that, he also served as a member of Central Board of Film Certification.
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Filmography
Writer/Director
Music Director
Singer
Lyricist(Partial Filmography)
Dubbing artist
* K. Bhagyaraj - Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979), Bhama Rukmani (1980)
Onscreen appearances
*'' Karagattakaran'' (1989)
*''Ooru Vittu Ooru Vandhu'' (1990)
*'' Idhayam'' (1991)
*'' Chinnavar'' (1992)
*'' Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen'' (1998)
*'' Jodi'' (1999)
*'' Kandukondain Kandukondain'' (2000)
*'' Ullam Kollai Poguthey'' (2001)
*'' Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings''(2016)
*''Arya Surya
''Arya Surya'' is a 2013 Tamil comedy film directed by Rama Narayanan. The film stars Srinivasan and Vishnupriyan while Nakshatra, Kovai Sarala and Gangai Amaren play supportive roles.
Cast
*Srinivasan as Aryananda alias ''Arya''
*Vishnupriyan ...
'' (2013)
*'' Yaanai'' (2022)
References
External links
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Gangai Amaran as Music DirectorGangai Amaran as LyricistGangai Amaran as Singer
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Indian Tamil people
Tamil musicians
Tamil film score composers
Kannada film score composers
Living people
Indian male songwriters
Tamil film poets
1947 births
Musicians from Tamil Nadu
People from Theni district
Film directors from Tamil Nadu
Tamil film directors
Indian lyricists
20th-century Indian film directors
Male film score composers
Tamil-language lyricists