| 4 | 7 | Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi director and producer, born in Nannilam, Thanjavur. Graduated in science from Annamalai University, Madras (1951); employed as a civil servant in the Accountant General’s office until 1964. Worked initially in the Tamil theatre as playwright and director. His best-known plays have been filmed: Server Sundaram by Krishnan-Panju (1964) and Major Chandrakant in Hindi by Phani Majumdar (Oonche Log, 1965) and by himself in Tamil. Film début as scenarist with the MGR film Daivathai (1964). |