Erode Soundar
Erode Soundar | |
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Born | c. 1957 Erode, Tamil Nadu, India |
Died | (aged 63) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, writer |
Years active | 1991–2020 |
Erode Soundar (c. 1957 – 5 December 2020) was an Indian film writer and director, who primarily worked on Tamil language films.[1]
Career
In the 1990s, Erode Soundar regularly collaborated with director K. S. Ravikumar on village action films including Cheran Pandiyan (1991), Putham Pudhu Payanam (1991) and Nattamai (1994). The success of Cheran Pandiyan and Nattamai prompted the films to be remade in several languages including Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali. He also won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer award for both films, while also securing the Best Dialogue Writer award for Cheran Pandiyan.[2]
Although he worked primarily as a writer, he also directed a few films including Mudhal Seethanam (1992), where he also acted in a supporting role.[3][4] His close association with Sarathkumar through K. S. Ravikumar's films, also garnered him the opportunity to direct the actor in Simmarasi (1998).[5] His final film, Ayya Ullen Ayya (2020), had a low profile release and featured his grandson Kabilesh in the lead role.[6][7]
Death
Soundar died aged 63 on 5 December 2020 following a kidney-related illness.[8]
Partial filmography
Year | Film | Language | Credited for | Notes | Ref. | ||
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Writer | Director | Actor | |||||
1991 | Cheran Pandiyan | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer |
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1992 | Periya Gounder Ponnu | Tamil | Yes | ||||
1991 | Putham Pudhu Payanam | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |||
1992 | Muthal Seethanam | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
1992 | Balarama Krishnulu | Telugu | Yes | ||||
1994 | Nattamai | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer | ||
1996 | Parambarai | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |||
1998 | Simmarasi | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |||
1999 | Sautela | Hindi | Yes | ||||
2000 | Bulandi | Hindi | Yes | ||||
2001 | Samudhiram | Tamil | Yes | ||||
2002 | Siva Rama Raju | Telugu | Yes | ||||
2002 | Simhadriya Simha | Kannada | Yes | ||||
2003 | Kartabya | Bengali | Yes | ||||
2007 | Maa Madurai | Tamil | Yes | ||||
2008 | Dasavathaaram | Tamil | Yes | [9] | |||
2014 | Paramashiva | Kannada | Yes | ||||
2014 | Lingaa | Tamil | Yes | ||||
2020 | Ayya Ullen Ayya | Tamil | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ "'சிம்மராசி' இயக்குநர் ஈரோடு செளந்தர் காலமானார்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil).
- ^ "Writer and director Erode Soundar passes away". The Times of India.
- ^ "Muthal Seethanam". The Indian Express. 14 August 1992. p. 6.
- ^ "Romancing the village". The Indian Express. 14 August 1992. p. 7.
- ^ "Simma Rasi: Movie Review". Indolink Tamil. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Bureau, N. T. (31 May 2019). "Ayya Ullen Ayya is tale about students".
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (31 May 2019). "Erode Sounder back with a school subject". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "RIP Erode Soundar of Simmarasi Nattamai fame passes away". Behindwoods. 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Kamal's new look in Dasavatharam 2". Sify.[dead link]
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