Narayanan, better known by his stage name Sivachandran, is an Indian actor, director, and writer 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 ''Kollywood' ...

mostly in the 1980s.

Career

Sivachandran was originally offered to act in ''

Kizhakke Pogum Rail ''Kizhakke Pogum Rail'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Bharathiraja, starring newcomers Sudhakar and M. R. Raadhika. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 10 August 197 ...

'' (1978), but declined. He made his film debut in ''

Pattina Pravesam ''Pattina Pravesam'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. It is based on the play of the same name, written by Visu and staged the same year. The film stars Delhi Ganesh, Sivachandran and Sarath B ...

'' (1977) as one of the lead actors. He later starred in ''Annapoorani'' (1978) with

R. Muthuraman Muthuraman Radhakrishnan (4 July 1929 – 16 October 1981) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. He was a leading actor during the 1960s and 1970s and was fondly called as ''Navarasa Thilagam''. He had paired w ...

in a negative role. He went on to star in notable films include ''

Aval Appadithan ''Aval Appadithan'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by C. Rudraiah in his directorial debut, and co-written by him with Somasundareshwar. The film was produced by Rudhraiya in association with the M.G.R. Government Fil ...

'' (1978) and '' Polladhavan'' (1980). He made his directorial debut with ''

En Uyir Kannamma ''En Uyir Kannamma'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil language film, the directorial debut of Sivachandran. The film stars Prabhu, Radha, Lakshmi and S. S. Chandran. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja, and was released on 15 January 1988. Plot ...

'' (1988) and went on to direct several films with

Prabhu ''Prabhu'' means master or the Prince in Sanskrit and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to God. The term is also used by devotees of the Hindu God Lord Krishna/Vishnu as a title and form of address. It is also appended ...

Personal life

Sivachandran was born as Narayanan, in Valparai, in Coimbatore district. He changed his name to Sivachandran and started his acting career. The stage name is a portmanteau of "Siva" from

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

and "Chandran" from M. G. Ramachandran. Sivachandran fell in love with actress

Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...

on the sets of the film ''En Uyir Kannamma''. Both of them got married in 1987. He collaborated with Lakshmi again in ''

Raththa Dhanam ''Raththa Dhanam'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil language film, directed by Sivachandran and produced by himself and Lakshmi. The film stars Prabhu, Gautami, Sadhana, Lakshmi and Sivachandran. The film had musical score by Gangai Amaran and was rel ...

'' (1988) and ''Jodi Sendhachu'' (1992), which was directed by Lakshmi herself. Sivachandran and Lakshmi adopted a girl, Samyuktha, in 2000.

Filmography

As actor

;Films ;Television *''Arasi'' (Sun TV) *''Mahalakshmi'' (Kalaignar TV)

As director

* ''

'' (1988) * ''

'' (1988) *'' Hosa Kavya '' (1989; Kannada) * '' Nyayangal Jayikkattum'' (1990) * ''Satya Jwale'' (1995; Kannada) * ''

Manam Virumbuthe Unnai ''Manam Virumbuthe Unnai'' () is a 1999 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by M. Sivachandran. The film stars Prabhu, Meena, Karan and Rajiv Krishna. It was released on 17 December 1999. Plot Shanmugam (Prabhu), a widower, has two d ...

'' (1999)

As story writer

* ''

Anbe Odi Vaa ''Anbe Odi Vaa'' is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by R. Renjith Kumar. The film stars Mohan and Urvashi. It was released on 12 May 1984. Plot Prema transfers to a college in the same town as college student Mahesh ...

'' (1984) * '' Sankar Guru'' (1987)

As dialogue writer

* ''

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'' (1987)

References

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