Rama Narayanan (3 April 1949 – 22 June 2014) was an Indian film director and producer. In the 1980s, he was known as a director who specialized in shooting commercial films in which animals played vital roles, while in the 1990s, several of his films were based on Hindu devotional subjects. He has also headed the Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) for three consecutive elections, before resigning in 2011. He died on 22 June 2014 at a

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

hospital due to

kidney The kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped organs found in vertebrates. They are located on the left and right in the retroperitoneal space, and in adult humans are about in length. They receive blood from the paired renal arteries; blo ...

-related ailments.

Career

Narayanan came to

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

intending to become a songwriter, but he became a dialogue writer for films. He and his friend M. A. Khaja started to write dialogues together under the pen name Ram-Rahim. In 1976, Narayanan wrote his first story, screenplay and dialogue for the film ''Aasai Arubadhu Naal''. He produced his first film ''Meenakshi Kungumam'' in 1977 and directed his first film ''Sumai'' in 1981. He also wrote the script for Chiranjeevi's film '' Punnami Naagu''. His 50th film was ''Veeran Veluthambi'', for which M. Karunanidhi wrote the story and dialogue. His 100th film was '' Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa''. In the 2010s, he finished the making of a comedy film titled ''Siva Poojaiyil Karadi'' with

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

and Udhayathara starring, but the film did not have a theatrical release. Narayanan was an MLA from the Karaikudi constituency in 1989 and the chairman of Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram in 1996. He has received the

Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of ...

award of the State Government.

Filmography

As director

As producer

* ''Meenakshi Kungumam'' (under Sri Devipriya Films) * ''Velum Mayilum Thunai'' (under Sri Devipriya Films) * '' Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai'' (under Sri Devipriya Films) *'' Naagam'' *''Kazhugumalai Kallan'' *''Pudhupatti Ponnuthaayi'' * '' Koundar Veettu Mappillai'' (under Sri Devipriya Films) * ''

Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya ''Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya'' () also known as KLTA, is an Indian 2013 Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by KS Manikandan. It stars Santhanam, Srinivasan, newcomer Sethu and Vishakha Singh. The film marked Santhanam's venture in ...

'' (under

Sri Thenandal Films Thenandal Studios Limited (TSL), formerly known as Sri Thenandal Films and Sri Thenandal Pictures, is an Indian film production and distribution studio in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded by director Rama Narayanan. History Rama Narayanan se ...

)

As writer only

* ''Aasai Arubathu Naal'' (Story/dialogue) (As Ram-Rahim) * ''Durgadevi'' (Story/dialogue) (As Ram-Rahim) * ''

Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram ''Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram'' is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Durai, starring Vijayakumar, Rajinikanth and Sumithra. The film was released on 12 August 1977, and did not do well at the box office. It is considered a lost fil ...

'' (Story/dialogue) (As Ram-Rahim) * ''Manthoppu Kiliye'' (Story/dialogue) (As Ram-Rahim) * '' Theru Vilakku'' (Story/dialogue) (As Ram-Rahim) * ''Thenpandi Seemaiyile'' (Story/dialogue) * '' Punnami Naagu'' *'' Manaivi Oru Manickam''

References

External links

*
Rama Narayanan
at Cinesouth

at Veethi {{DEFAULTSORT:Narayanan, Rama 1949 births Tamil film directors Kannada film directors 2014 deaths Film directors from Chennai 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors Tamil film producers Film producers from Chennai Telugu film directors Screenwriters from Chennai People from Sivaganga district