Panju Arunachalam

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Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq ...

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Subbu Panchu Arunachalam Subramaniam Panchu Arunachalam, credited as Subbu Panchu or P. Ar. Subramaniam (born 16 February 1973) is an Indian actor and film producer. Son of noted writer-producer Panchu Arunachalam, Subbu first appeared as a child artist in the Malayala ...

Manamagale Vaa ''Manamagale Vaa'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Panchu Arunachalam, his directorial debut. The film stars Prabhu and Raadhika. It was released on 25 November 1988. The film was remade in Telug ...

Puthu Paatu ''Puthu Paatu'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film written and directed by Panchu Arunachalam, and produced by Ilaiyaraaja. The film stars Ramarajan, Vaidegi, Suman Ranganathan, Suma and Rajeev (Tamil actor), Rajeev. It was ...

Thambi Pondatti ''Thambi Pondatti'' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rahman, Sukanya, Nizhalgal Ravi and Ramya Krishnan. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 7 February 1992. ...

Kavari Maan ''Kavari Maan'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, with Vijayakumar, Ravichandran, Sekhar and Sridevi in supporting roles. It was release ...

Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai ''Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai'' () is a 1979 Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth. The film was written and produced by Panju Arunachalam under P. A. Arts Pro ...

Rusi Kanda Poonai ''Rusi Kanda Poonai'' is a Tamil-language drama film directed by G. N. Rangarajan. The film stars Saritha, Sudhakar and M. R. R. Vasu. It was released on 25 December 1980. Plot ''Rusi Kanda Poonai'' is a gripping emotional story of Savithri a ...

Ellam Inba Mayyam ''Ellam Inba Mayyam'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film directed by G. N. Rangarajan and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Jaishankar, Suman, Madhavi and Surekha. It was released on 5 December 1981. Plot ...

Magane Magane ''Magane Magane'' is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K.N. Lakshmanan, starring Suresh, Manju Bhargavi and Poornima Rao in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released in 1982. Soundtrack Soundtrack w ...

Enkeyo Ketta Kural ''Enkeyo Ketta Kural'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars Rajinikanth in the lead role, with Ambika and Radha playing his love interests and Meena as their daughter. The film was later r ...

Veetula Raman Veliyila Krishnan ''Veetula Raman Veliyila Krishnan'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Manivannan and produced by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Sivakumar, Raadhika and Suhasini. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo ...

Kuva Kuva Vaathugal ''Kuva Kuva Vaathugal'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Manivannan and produced by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Sivakumar, Sulakshana, Pandiyan and Ilavarasi. It was released on 14 January 1984. Plot Cast * Siv ...

Thambikku Entha Ooru ''Thambikku Entha Ooru'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Rajasekhar and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rajinikanth, Madhavi and Sulakshana. It revolves around a spoilt rich man who is forc ...

Japanil Kalyanaraman ''Japanil Kalyanaraman'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Kamal Haasan and Radha . A follow up to '' Kalyanaraman'' (1979), it is the first sequel film in Tamil cinema. It garnered mixed re ...

En Jeevan Paduthu ''En Jeevan Paduthu'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Karthik and Saranya, supported by Sudha, Captain Raju and Kapil Dev. It was released on 23 June 1988. Plot Narmada joins a new co ...

Michael Madhana Kamarajan ''Michael Madana Kama Rajan'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and written by Kamal Haasan, with Crazy Mohan penning the dialogues. The film stars Haasan in four roles alongside Urvasi, Rupini and ...

Thambi Pondatti ''Thambi Pondatti'' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rahman, Sukanya, Nizhalgal Ravi and Ramya Krishnan. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 7 February 1992. ...

Enga Muthalali ''Enga Muthalali'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Liaquat Ali Khan. The film stars Vijayakanth and Kasthuri. It was released on 13 November 1993. Plot Vijaya Ragunadhan (Vijayakanth), a kind-hearted landlord and t ...

Vanaja Girija ''Vanaja Girija'' is a 1994 Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy film directed by Keyaar. The film stars Ramki, Napoleon (actor), Napoleon, Khushbu, and Mohini (Tamil actress), Mohini. It was released on 16 December 1994. The film is a remake o ...

Mayabazar ''Mayabazar'' () is a 1957 Indian epic Hindu mythological film directed by K. V. Reddy. It was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani under their banner, Vijaya Productions. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages, with ...

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Solla Marandha Kadhai ''Solla Marandha Kadhai'' () is a 2002 Tamil-language film. This film is based on writer Nanjil Nadan's novel ''Thalaikeezh vigithangal''. Plot Sivadhanu( Cheran) is the eldest son of poor family and educated but unemployed person.He has the re ...

Chanakya Chanakya (Sanskrit: चाणक्य; IAST: ', ; 375–283 BCE) was an ancient Indian polymath who was active as a teacher, author, strategist, philosopher, economist, jurist, and royal advisor. He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya o ...

Rishi ''Rishi'' () is a term for an accomplished and enlightened person. They find mentions in various Vedic texts. Rishis are believed to have composed hymns of the Vedas. The Post-Vedic tradition of Hinduism regards the rishis as "great yogis" or ...

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

Mayabazar ''Mayabazar'' () is a 1957 Indian epic Hindu mythological film directed by K. V. Reddy. It was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani under their banner, Vijaya Productions. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages, with ...

Thottil Kuzhandhai ''Thottil Kuzhandhai'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars Ramki and Ranjitha, with Anandaraj, Janagaraj, Vinu Chakravarthy, Kovai Sarala, Vadivukkarasi, Vivek and Karan playing supporting ...

Vanaja Girija ''Vanaja Girija'' is a 1994 Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy film directed by Keyaar. The film stars Ramki, Napoleon (actor), Napoleon, Khushbu, and Mohini (Tamil actress), Mohini. It was released on 16 December 1994. The film is a remake o ...

Singaravelan ''Singaravelan'' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by R. V. Udayakumar from a story by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Khushbu. It revolves around a villager who is tasked with locatin ...

Halli Rambhe Belli Bombe ''Halli Rambhe Belli Bombe'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by M. S. Rajashekar, written by Panju Arunachalam based on his own 1988 Tamil film ''Manamagale Vaa'' and produced by M. P. Shankar. The film stars Malashri an ...

Dharma Durai Dharma Durai may refer to: * Dharma Durai (1991 film), an Indian Tamil-language action drama film * Dharma Durai (2016 film) ''Dharma Durai'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language slice-of-life drama film directed by Seenu Ramasamy. The film stars Vija ...

Athisaya Piravi ''Athisaya Piravi'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Yamudiki Mogudu'' (1988). The film stars Rajinikanth, Kanaka, and ...

Raja Chinna Roja ''Raja Chinna Roja'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language children's film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman, and produced by AVM Productions. The plot revolves around Raja (Rajinikanth), who arrives in the city to become an actor. In the process he m ...

Dharmathin Thalaivan ''Dharmathin Thalaivan'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action-drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth in dual roles, along with Prabhu, Suhasini, Khushbu, Nassar (actor), Nassar and Captain Raju in other roles. It i ...

En Jeevan Paduthu ''En Jeevan Paduthu'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Karthik and Saranya, supported by Sudha, Captain Raju and Kapil Dev. It was released on 23 June 1988. Plot Narmada joins a new co ...

Manamagale Vaa ''Manamagale Vaa'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Panchu Arunachalam, his directorial debut. The film stars Prabhu and Raadhika. It was released on 25 November 1988. The film was remade in Telug ...

Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan ''Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film written by Panchu Arunachalam, directed and photographed by Ashok Kumar (cinematographer), Ashok Kumar. A remake of the Hindi film ''Chitchor'' (19 ...

Japanil Kalyanaraman ''Japanil Kalyanaraman'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Kamal Haasan and Radha . A follow up to '' Kalyanaraman'' (1979), it is the first sequel film in Tamil cinema. It garnered mixed re ...

Uyarndha Ullam ''Uyarndha Ullam'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Ambika, while Radha Ravi, V. K. Ramasamy and Y. G. Mahendran play supporting roles. ...

Nalla Thambi ''Nalla Thambi'' is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by AVM Productions, starring Karthik and Radha. It was released on 14 January 1985. Plot Raja is a young man who has completed his MBA from ...

Thambikku Entha Ooru ''Thambikku Entha Ooru'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Rajasekhar and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rajinikanth, Madhavi and Sulakshana. It revolves around a spoilt rich man who is forc ...

Kuva Kuva Vaathugal ''Kuva Kuva Vaathugal'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Manivannan and produced by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Sivakumar, Sulakshana, Pandiyan and Ilavarasi. It was released on 14 January 1984. Plot Cast * Siv ...

Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey ''Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Kamal Haasan in a double role, supported by Radha and Sulakshana. It was a blockbuster and completed a 275-day run at t ...

Mann Vasanai ''Mann Vasanai'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Bharathiraja. Starring debutants Pandiyan and Revathi, with Vinu Chakravarthy, Ganthimathi, and Y. Vijaya in supporting roles, the film was a blockbuster, an ...

Enkeyo Ketta Kural ''Enkeyo Ketta Kural'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars Rajinikanth in the lead role, with Ambika and Radha playing his love interests and Meena as their daughter. The film was later r ...

Magane Magane ''Magane Magane'' is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K.N. Lakshmanan, starring Suresh, Manju Bhargavi and Poornima Rao in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released in 1982. Soundtrack Soundtrack w ...

Ellam Inba Mayyam ''Ellam Inba Mayyam'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film directed by G. N. Rangarajan and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Jaishankar, Suman, Madhavi and Surekha. It was released on 5 December 1981. Plot ...

Kadal Meengal ''Kadal Meengal'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language masala film directed by G. N. Rangarajan, starring Kamal Haasan, Sujatha (actress), Sujatha, Nagesh and Swapna (actress), Swapna. It is a remake of the 1980 Malayalam film ''Me ...

Rusi Kanda Poonai ''Rusi Kanda Poonai'' is a Tamil-language drama film directed by G. N. Rangarajan. The film stars Saritha, Sudhakar and M. R. R. Vasu. It was released on 25 December 1980. Plot ''Rusi Kanda Poonai'' is a gripping emotional story of Savithri a ...

Ullasa Paravaigal ''Ullasa Paravaigal'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by C. V. Rajendran, starring Kamal Haasan and Rati Agnihotri. It was released on 7 March 1980. This film was dubbed into Hindi as ''Do Dil Deewane''. This film ...

Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai ''Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai'' () is a 1979 Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth. The film was written and produced by Panju Arunachalam under P. A. Arts Pro ...

Kavari Maan ''Kavari Maan'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, with Vijayakumar, Ravichandran, Sekhar and Sridevi in supporting roles. It was release ...

Niram Maaratha Pookkal ''Niram Maratha Pookal'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed and co-written by Bharathiraja. It stars Sudhakar, Raadhika, Vijayan and Rati. The film was released on 31 August 1979. Plot Sudhakar is a poor man desperately looki ...

Vetrikku Oruvan ''Vetrikku Oruvan'' is a 1979 Indian Tamil language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by S. Baskar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sripriya, M. N. Nambiar and Mohan Babu. It was released on 8 December 1979. Plot Saravanan ...

Priya Priya may refer to: * Priya (given name), a given name of Indian origin * Priya (actress) Karpagavalli better known by her stage name Priya is an Indian actress who worked on South Indian movies. She was a prominent lead actress during the ...

Vattathukkul Chaduram ''Vattathukkul Chaduram'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by N. S. Mani. Based on the novel written by Maharishi, the film stars Latha, Sumithra, Srikanth and Sarath Babu. It depicts the d ...

Kaatrinile Varum Geetham ''Kaatrinile Varum Geetham'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars R. Muthuraman and Kavitha. It was released on 26 January 1978. Plot Cast * R. Muthura ...

Gaayathri ''Gayathri'' is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Pattabhiraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. It stars Jaishankar, Rajinikanth and Sridevi. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Sujatha. It was released on 7 ...

Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri ''Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. It is based on the novel of the same name by Maharishi. The film stars Sivakumar, Rajinikanth and Sumithr ...

Kavikkuyil ''Kavikkuyil'' is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Devaraj–Mohan. The film stars Sivakumar, Sridevi and Fatafat Jayalaxmi, with S. V. Subbaiah, Rajinikanth and Senthamarai in supporting roles. It was released on 29 July 1977. ...

Annakili ''Annakili'' is a 1976 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by Devaraj–Mohan and written by Panchu Arunachalam from a story by R. Selvaraj (screenwriter), R. Selvaraj. The film stars Sivakumar and Sujatha (actre ...

Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu ''Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu'' () is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by S. Baskar. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Sujatha, Thengai Srinivasan, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, and Vijayakumar. It revolves around a ...

Avanthan Manithan ''Avandhan Manidhan'' () is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language drama film, co-written and directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar from a story by G. Balasubramaniam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman, Jayalalithaa and Manjula. It revolves around an ...

Engamma Sapatham ''Engamma Sapatham'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by S. Baskar. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Sivakumar, Jayachitra and Vidhubala. It was released on 4 October 1974. The film was remade ...

Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq ...

Career

Filmography

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As lyricist

Awards

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