V. C. Vadivudaiyan is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He has worked on

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films.

Career

In 2000, Vadivudaiyan planned to make ''Puththan,'' starring Arunkumar and Divya Unni. The film was shelved before production ended. Vadivudaiyan eventually made his directorial debut with the film ''

Saamida ''Saamida'' is a 2008 Tamil film directed by V. C. Vadivudaiyan and starring Pondy Ravi, Dhanushya. The film is scored by Indhrajith and was released on 6 December 2008. Plot The film begins with a girl from Ramanathapuram who has been sold ...

'' (2008), after working as an assistant to director

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. The film was entirely shot at Kasi. It had a mediocre box office run and critical reception. His next venture was drama film ''

Thambi Vettothi Sundaram ''Thambi Vettothi Sundaram'' is a 2011 Tamil docudrama crime film written and directed by Vadivudaiyan, V. C. Vadivudaiyan screenplay by V. C. Vadivudayan It stars Karan (actor), Karan and Anjali (film actress), Anjali. The film received m ...

'' (2011) starring

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and Anjali. During the making of the film, local people protested against the use of the title and attacked the director on set. The film received mixed reviews with a critic at Behindwoods.com noting the film "could have been much better, only if it had been packaged a bit more cleverly". In 2012, Vadivudaiyan opened production studio Singam Cinema and announced that he would make a trilingual film titled ''Chokkanathan''. He suggested that Karan would star in the Tamil version, while

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and

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would feature in the Hindi version. The film failed to materialise. He then made ''Kanniyum Kaalaiyum Sema Kadhal'' starring Karan,

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and Tripta Parashar, but the film failed to have a theatrical release. Unable to release his earlier film, Vadivudaiyan signed up

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and

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to star in a horror film titled ''

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'' (2016). He worked on a further horror film, ''

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'' (2019), starring Bharath,

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and Namitha. In late 2017, Vadivudaiyan began work on ''Veeramadevi'', a period drama featuring

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in the lead role. The shoot of the film was completed throughout schedules conducted in 2018, and by early 2019, the director announced a further political drama film with Sunny Leone titled ''Delhi''. While the latter did not develop into production, ''Veeramadevi'' became stalled and did not have a theatrical release. In early 2020, Vadivudaiyan announced a project titled '' Pambattam'' featuring Jeevan and

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in the lead roles. Production on the film progressed slowly over the course of several years, though it had a low-key release in 2024. In mid-2022, Vadivudaiyan revealed that he was working on a project titled ''Naga Bhairava'' with

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in dual lead roles.

Filmography

References

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