Kanmani is an

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film director who has worked on Tamil and Telugu and language films. After beginning his career in Tamil films, Kanmani has experienced more success in Telugu films.

Career

Kanmani completed a degree at

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before joining as a chorus singer to composer

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, and worked with him for twelve years. He then apprenticed under director Saran during the making of '' Gemini'' (2002), before making his debut with the low-budget romantic comedy '' Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu'' (2003) featuring

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and

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. He gained success with his next two ventures in Telugu, ''

Naa Oopiri '' Naa Oopiri'' () is a 2005 Telugu language film directed by Kanmani and starring Vadde Naveen, Sangeetha, and Anjana in the lead roles. Kanmani originally wanted to make the film in Tamil. This film marks the Telugu debut of Anjana, Kanma ...

'' (2005) and ''

Chinnodu ''Chinnodu'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Kanmani. It stars Sumanth and Charmy Kaur in the lead roles while Rahul Dev, Chandra Mohan, Rajiv Kanakala, and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. It was remade in Dhallywood as ...

'' (2006), before going on to make the social drama ''Call Center'' (2008) and the romantic comedy ''

Odipolama ''Odipolama'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Kanmani, starring newcomer, Parimal and Sandhya, whilst Kota Srinivasa Rao plays a pivotal role. The film released on 25 December 2009. Plot Visu (Parimal) is a computer ...

'' (2009). In 2015, he made the Telugu film ''Beeruva'' before beginning work on the horror comedy ''Peigal Jaakirathai''.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanmani Living people Telugu film directors Tamil film directors Presidency College, Chennai alumni Place of birth missing (living people) 1980 births Film directors from Chennai 21st-century Indian film directors