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'' (2008), after working as an assistant to director Shaji Kailas. 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 Karan 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 Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Vidya Balan 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 Raai Laxmi to star in a horror film titled ''

Sowkarpettai ''Sowkarpettai'' is a 2016 Tamil Comedy horror film directed by Vadivudaiyan starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai with music composed by John Peter. The film was released only in Chennai on 4 March 2016. Plot When a couple is murdered by a cruel b ...

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

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'' (2019), starring Bharath,

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and Namitha.

Filmography

References

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