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Thyagarajan (b. 1945)

Alias:
Thiagarajan Sivanandam
Thiyagarajan
Thyagarajan

Birthplace:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Born:
June 21, 1945

Biography from TheMovieDB

Thiagarajan is an Indian actor, director and producer of Tamil films. He is the father of Tamil actor Prashanth. Thiagarajan made his acting debut with "Alaigal Oivathillai "appearing as the elder brother of film's lead actress Radha. The film became successful and offers poured in for him. His portrayal of jungle bandit in "Malaiyoor Mambattiyan" provided him major breakthrough in his career. He was also a part of successful films like "Neengal Kettavai", "Payum Puli". He acted in Malayalam film "New Delhi" which became successful and his portrayal of a goon received acclaim. The success of the film prompted Thiagarajan to make his directorial debut titled "Salem Vishnu" based on the character which he had played in that film.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Dialogue:
2016  Saahasam

Director:
1988  Poovukkul Boogambam
1990  Salem Vishnu
1995  Aanazhagan
2004  Shock
2011  Mambattiyan
2011  Ponnar Shankar
2016  Saahasam
????  Andhagan

Producer:
1988  Poovukkul Boogambam
1990  Salem Vishnu
1995  Aanazhagan
2004  Shock
2011  Mambattiyan
2011  Ponnar Shankar
2016  Saahasam
2018  Johnny
????  Andhagan

Screenplay:
1988  Poovukkul Boogambam
1990  Salem Vishnu
1995  Aanazhagan
2004  Shock
2011  Mambattiyan
2011  Ponnar Shankar
2016  Saahasam
2018  Johnny
????  Andhagan

Writer:
1988  Poovukkul Boogambam
1990  Salem Vishnu
1995  Aanazhagan
2004  Shock
2011  Mambattiyan
2011  Ponnar Shankar
2016  Saahasam
2018  Johnny
????  Andhagan

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