Akkamappettai Paramasivan Nagarajan (24 February 1928[1] – 5 April 1977)[2] was an Indian film director, producer, actor and writer who set a trend in film making in Tamil cinema from 1965 to 1977.[3]
Nagarajan started his own drama company, the Pazhani Kadiravan Nadaga Sabha, and, in 1949, married Rani Ammal. He wrote and acted in several plays and one of his plays "Nalvar" was made into a movie. Nagarajan wrote the screenplay for his own story and play the hero in this film. His film career thus began in 1953.
AP Nagarajan with his drama group
He also acted in many movies for producer M. A. Venu, formerly of Modern Theatres, such as Mangalyam, Nalla Thangal and Pennarasi. He wrote the screenplay for Town Bus and by 1956 decided to focus on writing. He wrote Naan Petra Selvam and Makkalai Petra Maharasi — in the latter, he introduced the ‘Kongu' Tamil accent for the hero. The first of his many mythological films — Sampoorna Ramayanam (1958) — was a big success, and Rajaji, who had little regard for cinema, watched this film and praised Sivaji Ganesan's performance as Bharatha in it. He then started to produce in partnership with actor V. K. Ramasamy. Some of the works of this period include Nalla Idaththu Sammandham (1958), Thayai Pol Pillai, Noolai Pol Selai (1959) and Paavai Vilakku. He made his directorial debut with Vadivukku Valaigaappu (1962). He launched his own production company with Navarathri and then went on to make a mark in the field of mythological cinema as well.[4]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources A P Nagarajan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Akkamappettai Paramasivan Nagarajan 24 February 1928 1 5 April 1977 2 was an Indian film director producer actor and writer who set a trend in film making in Tamil cinema from 1965 to 1977 3 A P NagarajanBornKuppusamy 1928 02 24 24 February 1928Akkamappettai Sankagiri Salem district Madras Presidency British IndiaDied1 April 1977 1977 04 01 aged 49 Madras Tamil Nadu IndiaOther namesArutselvar Deiviga IyakkunarOccupation s director producer actor and writerYears active1953 1977SpouseRaniChildrenA P N ParamasivamParent s Father Paramasivam Gounder Mother Lakshmi Ammal Contents 1 Film career 2 Filmography 3 Death 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksFilm career EditNagarajan started his own drama company the Pazhani Kadiravan Nadaga Sabha and in 1949 married Rani Ammal He wrote and acted in several plays and one of his plays Nalvar was made into a movie Nagarajan wrote the screenplay for his own story and play the hero in this film His film career thus began in 1953 AP Nagarajan with his drama group He also acted in many movies for producer M A Venu formerly of Modern Theatres such as Mangalyam Nalla Thangal and Pennarasi He wrote the screenplay for Town Bus and by 1956 decided to focus on writing He wrote Naan Petra Selvam and Makkalai Petra Maharasi in the latter he introduced the Kongu Tamil accent for the hero The first of his many mythological films Sampoorna Ramayanam 1958 was a big success and Rajaji who had little regard for cinema watched this film and praised Sivaji Ganesan s performance as Bharatha in it He then started to produce in partnership with actor V K Ramasamy Some of the works of this period include Nalla Idaththu Sammandham 1958 Thayai Pol Pillai Noolai Pol Selai 1959 and Paavai Vilakku He made his directorial debut with Vadivukku Valaigaappu 1962 He launched his own production company with Navarathri and then went on to make a mark in the field of mythological cinema as well 4 Filmography EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Film Credited as Language NotesDirector Producer Writer Actor1977 Navarathinam Y Y Tamil1977 Sri Krishna Leela Y Tamil1976 Jai Balaji Y Tamil1975 Melnaattu Marumagal Y Y Tamil1974 Gumasthavin Magal Y Y Tamil1973 Karaikkal Ammaiyar Y Y Tamil1973 Rajaraja Cholan Y Tamil1973 Thirumalai Deivam Y Tamil1972 Agathiyar Y Y Y Tamil1971 Arutperunjothi Y Tamil1971 Kankaatchi Y Tamil1970 Thirumalai Thenkumari Y Y Y Tamil1970 Vilayattu Pillai Y Tamil1969 Gurudhatchanai Y Tamil1969 Vaa Raja Vaa Y Y Y Tamil1968 Thillana Mohanambal Y Y Y Tamil National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil1968 Thirumal Perumai Y Y Tamil1967 Thiruvarutchelvar Y Y Y Tamil1967 Seeta Y Tamil1967 Kandan Karunai Y Y Tamil1966 Saraswati Sabatham Y Y Y Tamil1965 Thiruvilaiyadal Y Y Y Y Tamil National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil1964 Navarathri Y Y Tamil1963 Kulamagal Radhai Y Y Tamil1962 Vadivukku Valai Kappu Y Y Tamil1960 Paavai Vilakku Y Tamil1959 Alli Petra Pillai Y Tamil1959 Thayapol Pillai Noolapol Selai Y Tamil1958 Neelavukku Neranja Manasu Y Tamil1958 Sampoorna Ramayanam Y Tamil1958 Nalla Idathu Sammandham Y Tamil1957 Makkalai Petra Magarasi Y Tamil1956 Naan Petra Selvam Y Tamil1955 Nalla Thangal Y Tamil1955 Town Bus Y Tamil1955 Asai Anna Arumai Thambi Y Tamil1955 Nam Kuzhandai Y Tamil1955 Pennarasi Y Tamil1955 Nalla Thangai Y Tamil1954 Mangalyam Y Tamil1953 Naalvar Y Y TamilDeath EditHe died of cardiac arrest on 1 April 1977 in Chennai Tamil Nadu India aged 49 5 Awards EditHe won Filmfare Award for Best Film Tamil Thiruvilaiyadal 1965 6 References Edit Mass Media in India 1979 1980 Publications Division Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India 1979 p 204 Indian movie stars died at 49 patheticfacts com Archived from the original on 1 April 2018 Retrieved 1 April 2018 Raman Mohan V 14 April 2012 Master of mythological cinema The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 18 April 2018 BASKARAN SUNDARARAJ THEODORE 24 December 2013 THE EYE OF THE SERPENT AN INTRODUCTION TO TAMIL CINEMA Westland ISBN 9789383260744 Director A P Nagarajan Contact Number Residence Address Phone Number Email ID contactphonenumberaddress com 22 September 2017 Archived from the original on 1 April 2018 Retrieved 1 April 2018 Collections 1991 External links EditA P Nagarajan at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A P Nagarajan amp oldid 1125808162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
