V. Gowthaman (Tamil: வ. கவுதமன்) is a Tamil film director and actor. He has directed few Tamil films. These include

Magizhchi ''Magizhchi'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language film directed by V. Gowthaman. It stars Gowthaman himself in the lead role with Anjali, Karthika, director Seeman and Prakash Raj playing important supporting roles. The film, based on acclaim ...

Kanave Kalaiyadhe ''Kanave Kalayadhe'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by V Gowthaman. The film stars Murali and Simran. Simran played a dual role for the first time in her career. The score and soundtrack was composed by Deva. ...

. He has also directed the famous thriller biography serials of Auto Shankar and

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in the name of Auto Sankar and Santhanakkaadu in

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. He is preparing to direct a new film based on Neela Padmanaban's novel. He has participated in Jallikatu demonstration in Chennai.

Career

Gowthaman made his directorial debut with ''Kanave Kalaiyadhe'' (1998) starring Murali and Simran. In 2001, he started a film titled ''Poranthaalum Pompalaiyaa Porakkakkoodaathu'' with

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and Pandiarajan in the lead, though the film was later dropped. After a long gap he directed a tele series for Makkal TV based on the life of serial killer Auto Shankar and "Santhanakaadu" based on Veerappan. He made his comeback as a director with ''Magizhchi'' (2010) in which he also made his debut as an actor. Gowthaman was working with the screenplay of the movie for 12 years. The film, received good reviews for its content and went unnoticed due to its low key release. He went on to direct a short film called "Vetti" which received controversy as the police felt that it was insulting against national flag.

Filmography

Director

;Films *''

'' (1998) *''

'' (2010) ;Television *''Santhanakadu'' *''Auto Shankar''

Actor

*'' Neengalum Herothan'' (1990) - Tiger' Premnath's fan *''

Kaadhale Nimmadhi ''Kaadhale Nimmadhi'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Indhran. The film stars Suriya, Murali, Jeevitha Sharma and Sangeetha. Raadhika, Manivannan and Nassar also play significant roles in the film, while ...

'' (1998) - Servant *''

'' (2010)

Politics and activism

Gowthaman have organized and participated many protest favoring

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people interests. He has been part of

Jallikattu (or ), also known as and , is a traditional event in which a bull ('' Bos indicus''), such as the Pulikulam or Kangayam breeds, is released into a crowd of people, and multiple human participants attempt to grab the large hump on the bull's b ...

protest, Cauvery water dispute, farmer related issues, katchatheevu reinstatement and other issues. He floated a new party Tamil Perarasu Katchi and contested in 2019 by-election held in

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constituency in Tamil Nadu.

References

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