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Jun 28, 2012, 3:51:38 PM (12 years ago)

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+'''P. Neelakantan (b. 1916)'''
+
+Tamil director associated mainly with MGR’s
+persona; also worked in Sinhalese (Suneetha
+and Sujake Rahase) and Kannada. Born in
+Villuppuram. Congress Party worker aged 15.
+Former journalist (with Jeevamani in 1935,
+Vijayan in 1936, Indira in 1940 and established
+his own journal Kalaivani in 1940) and radio
+playwright. Broke through with two famous
+plays, Mullil Roja, performed by the TKS
+Brothers and attacking the Devadasi system,
+and Nam Iruvar, staged by N.S. Krishnan’s
+theatre troupe (Krishnan was in jail at the time
+and the play was done by T.A. Mathuram and
+S.V. Sahasranamam). Nam Iruvar was later
+filmed by A.V. Meiyappan (1947) as a
+stridently nationalist drama with Neelakantan’s
+script (he was also asst. d). Its success
+established AVM and was followed by other
+scripts for Meiyappan, including the hits
+Vethala Ulagam (1948) and Vazhkai (1949).
+Directorial début: Ore Iravu, based on a noted
+play by the DMK’s founder, C.N. Annadurai,
+who also scripted the film. Shifted briefly to
+Kannada to direct two films produced by and
+starring B.R. Panthulu (Modalatedi and
+Shivasharane Nambekka), before returning to
+the DMK film idiom with Tamil hits like
+Ambikapathy with Sivaji Ganesan. Directed
+two films with Karunanidhi scripts,
+Poompuhar and Poomalai. Was a partner in
+Panthulu’s Padmini Pics before starting his own
+Arasu Prod. (1957). Most of his films star MGR.
+According to M.S.S. Pandian (1992), the hit
+Thirudathe inaugurated the MGR persona of a
+subaltern in the service of society. This trend
+continued in Mattukkara Velan with MGR
+playing the double role of the cowherd and the
+lawyer, and in Ninaithathai Mudippavan with
+MGR demonstratively consuming proletarian
+food and displaying an inability to eat peas
+with a fork.
+
+'''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1951: Ore Iravu; 1954:
+Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari; 1955:
+Gomathiyin Kathali; Modalatedi/Mudhal
+Thedi; Shivasharane Nambekka; 1957:
+Ambikapathy; Chakravarthi Thirumagal;
+1958: Thedi Vantha Selvam; 1960: Advantha
+Daivam; 1961: Nallavan Vazhvan;
+Thirudathe; 1962: Ethayum Thangam Idayam;
+1963: Koduthu Vaithaval; Raj Mahal; 1964:
+Poompuhar; 1965: Anandi; Poomalai; 1966:
+Avan Pithana; 1967: Kavalkaran; 1968:
+Kanavan; Kannan En Kathalan; 1969:
+Mattukkara Velan; 1970: En Annan; 1971:
+Neerum Neruppum; Oru Thai Makkal; Kumari
+Kottam; 1972: Raman Thediya Seethai; Sangey
+Muzhangu; 1974: Netru Indru Nalai; 1975:
+Ninaithathai Mudippavan; 1976: Needhikku
+Thalai Vanangu; 1981: Daiva Thirumanangal.
+
+[[Director]]