Manivasagam (died 2001) was an

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film director, producer and screenwriter who worked on Tamil films.

Career

Manivasagam began his career with ''

Namma Ooru Poovatha ''Namma Ooru Poovatha'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Manivasagam and produced by Rajeshwari Manivasakam. The film stars Murali, Gautami, Goundamani and Senthil. It was released on 19 November 1990, and Gautami won the Ta ...

'' (1990) and continued to work on village action dramas, often collaborating with actor Sarath Kumar. He often produced his own films, and credited his wife, Rajeswari Manivasagam, as the chief producer. The failure of his film, ''

Nadodi Mannan ''Nadodi Mannan'' () is a 1958 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action adventure film directed by M. G. Ramachandran in his debut as a filmmaker. He stars in dual roles alongside P. Bhanumathi, M. N. Rajam and B. Saroja Devi. P. S. Veerap ...

'' (1995), prompted the director to take a break from directing films. His final release was ''

Mappillai Gounder ''Mappillai Gounder'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Manivasagam. The film stars Prabhu and Sakshi Shivanand, while Swathi plays a supporting role. The film, which has music composed by Deva, released in February ...

'' (1997) which also opened to negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. Manivasagam died in 2001.

Personal life

His son Gandhi made his directorial debut with ''

Kalavani Mappillai ''Kalavani Mappillai'' () is a 2018 Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Gandhi Manivasagam. Featuring Attakathi Dinesh and Adhiti Menon in leading role, The film production began on 15 February 2018 and was released on 6 November 2018 with ...

'' starring Attakathi Dinesh.

Filmography

;Director & Producer ;Producer *''

Pattukottai Periyappa ''Pattukottai Periyappa'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Visu. The film stars Lakshmi, Anand Babu, Mohini and Visu. The film had musical score by Deva. Plot The story potrays the rivalry between a r ...

'' (1994)

References

20th-century Indian film directors Tamil film directors 2001 deaths Tamil film producers {{India-film-director-stub