Praveen Gandhi was first given the opportunity to become a film maker by producer K. T. Kunjumon with Ratchagan (1997), who noted that in the director he saw "a young man who is very talented and full of ideas who was willing to work hard".[1] The film was launched in January 1996 but filming only commenced the following year in January 1997, with an established cast and crew including Telugu actor Nagarjuna, Miss Universe pageant winner Sushmita Sen, Girish Karnad and A. R. Rahman. The film was shot all over India including locations in Manali, Mumbai, Goa, Ooty, Rajasthan and Delhi, with Kunjumon making a claim during filming stages that the film would become India's most costly production.[2]
Praveen Gandhi returned in 1999 with the romantic film, Jodi, featuring Prashanth and Simran. He released the film under the name Praveenkanth, his original name, after being known as Praveen Gandhi in his first venture. The director also played a cameo role in the film portraying an eloping youngster who assists Prashanth.[3][4] The film opened to positive reviews and became a box office success, with a reviewer noting "the director's light-veined screenplay keeps the movie moving at a good pace".[5]
In 2000, Praveen Gandhi considered making a film titled Apoorvan with Ajith Kumar and Aishwarya Rai starring, but the project did not materialise.[6][7]Jodi's success prompted director to collaborate with Prashanth and Simran again in a project called Star (2001), but Simran soon dropped out and the film failed to replicate the success of Jodi.[8] Portraying a full length supporting role, Praveen Gandhi won negative reviews for his acting and direction with a critic noting it was a "ruinously shoddy script" and "the director’s attempt to enter into the acting arena, and play one of the crucial characters in the film adds insult to injury".[9] Another reviewer described that "the messy screenplay in the second half ruins the story that admittedly has enough potential for romance, laughs, sentiments and action".[10]
In 2003, he began working on a film titled Thullal, in which he would play the central character and despite being launched amidst much fanfare, its theatrical release saw a delay.[11] The film eventually opened in July 2007 to unanimously poor reviews, with a critic labelling the film as "torture", adding that the director has a "misplaced sense of self importance in his very first film as a hero".[12] Despite the failure of the film, he announced two further acting ventures Muktha then Vilasam TN 03 6999, though neither film were completed or released.[13] Another directorial venture planned in 2009, Adayalam with Ragini, also failed to materialize.[14]
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praveen, gandhi, indian, film, director, actor, known, works, tamil, cinema, born, 1974, february, 1974, chennai, indiaoccupation, film, director, actoryears, active1996, 2014career, edit, first, given, opportunity, become, film, maker, producer, kunjumon, wit. Praveen Gandhi is an Indian film director and actor known for his works in Tamil cinema Praveen GandhiBornPraveen Gandhi 1974 02 10 10 February 1974 age 48 Chennai IndiaOccupation s Film director actorYears active1996 2014Career EditPraveen Gandhi was first given the opportunity to become a film maker by producer K T Kunjumon with Ratchagan 1997 who noted that in the director he saw a young man who is very talented and full of ideas who was willing to work hard 1 The film was launched in January 1996 but filming only commenced the following year in January 1997 with an established cast and crew including Telugu actor Nagarjuna Miss Universe pageant winner Sushmita Sen Girish Karnad and A R Rahman The film was shot all over India including locations in Manali Mumbai Goa Ooty Rajasthan and Delhi with Kunjumon making a claim during filming stages that the film would become India s most costly production 2 Praveen Gandhi returned in 1999 with the romantic film Jodi featuring Prashanth and Simran He released the film under the name Praveenkanth his original name after being known as Praveen Gandhi in his first venture The director also played a cameo role in the film portraying an eloping youngster who assists Prashanth 3 4 The film opened to positive reviews and became a box office success with a reviewer noting the director s light veined screenplay keeps the movie moving at a good pace 5 In 2000 Praveen Gandhi considered making a film titled Apoorvan with Ajith Kumar and Aishwarya Rai starring but the project did not materialise 6 7 Jodi s success prompted director to collaborate with Prashanth and Simran again in a project called Star 2001 but Simran soon dropped out and the film failed to replicate the success of Jodi 8 Portraying a full length supporting role Praveen Gandhi won negative reviews for his acting and direction with a critic noting it was a ruinously shoddy script and the director s attempt to enter into the acting arena and play one of the crucial characters in the film adds insult to injury 9 Another reviewer described that the messy screenplay in the second half ruins the story that admittedly has enough potential for romance laughs sentiments and action 10 In 2003 he began working on a film titled Thullal in which he would play the central character and despite being launched amidst much fanfare its theatrical release saw a delay 11 The film eventually opened in July 2007 to unanimously poor reviews with a critic labelling the film as torture adding that the director has a misplaced sense of self importance in his very first film as a hero 12 Despite the failure of the film he announced two further acting ventures Muktha then Vilasam TN 03 6999 though neither film were completed or released 13 Another directorial venture planned in 2009 Adayalam with Ragini also failed to materialize 14 Filmography EditYear Film Cast Notes1997 Ratchagan Nagarjuna Sushmita Sen Debut1999 Jodi Prashanth Simran Also actor2001 Star Prashanth Jyothika Also actor2007 Thullal Praveen Gandhi Sonika Gurleen Chopra Also actor2014 Pulipaarvai Also editor art director lyricistReferences Edit Rediff On The Net Movies Will Rakshakan resurrect Sushmita s career Rediff com 2 August 1997 Retrieved 12 November 2012 Deepavali releases Indolink Tamil Archived from the original on 17 August 2010 Retrieved 1 July 2012 rediff com Movies Gossip from the southern film industry Rediff com Retrieved 4 August 2012 rediff com Movies Gossip from the southern film industry Rediff com 31 May 2000 Retrieved 4 August 2012 Jodi Movie Review Indolink com Archived from the original on 14 July 2012 Retrieved 4 August 2012 dinakaran 23 October 2004 Archived from the original on 23 October 2004 www cinesouth com Masala Hot News from Tamil Film Industry 15 May 2001 Archived from the original on 15 May 2001 Star A multi starrer flop The New Indian Express 20 June 2004 Archived from the original on 22 March 2012 Retrieved 4 August 2012 Siliconeer August 2001 www siliconeer com Star Tamil Movie Review Archived from the original on 14 January 2010 The Hindu Another director actor www hindu com Archived from the original on 24 September 2004 Retrieved 15 January 2022 Movie Review Thullal 29 March 2014 Archived from the original on 29 March 2014 THULLAL PRAVEEN KANTH Nagarjuna Sushmita Sen Jodi Prashanth Simran Vilasam TN 03 6999 Tamil Movie Trailer Indian movie Trailers image gallery www behindwoods com Tamil Cinema News Tamil Movie Reviews Tamil Movie Trailers IndiaGlitz Tamil Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Praveen Gandhi amp oldid 1123091722, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
