A. Sarkunam

A. Sarkunam
Sarkunam at shooting spot
Born (1975-04-23) 23 April 1975 (age 49)[1]
Ambalapattu, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
Years active2010–present

A. Sarkunam (born 23 April 1975) is an Indian film director, working in the Tamil cinema. He worked as an associate with director A. L. Vijay.[2]

Career

Sarkunam made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy Kalavani (2009). Featuring Vimal and Oviya in the lead roles, the film released to positive critical response and went on to become a sleeper hit.[3][4] His next film was the period piece Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011) again starring Vimal which also received positive reviews. The film earned the prestigious National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.[5][6] Sarkunam said that Vaagai Sooda Vaa was his first script and dream project.[7] He then made a romantic comedy film titled Naiyaandi[8] with Dhanush and Nazriya Nazim in the lead.[9][10]

In 2014, he started new production company "A Sarkunam Cinemaz" and introduced his brother A. Nandha Kumar as a producer. Their first production was Manjapai, which marked the directorial debut of Sarkunam's former assistant N. Raghavan.[11] His fourth film Chandi Veeran, produced by Bala and starring Atharvaa and Anandhi was released in 2015. This film also got good reviews and it had many similarities with his first film, Kalavani.[12][13]

Filmography

Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Producer Writer
2010 Kalavani Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Second Prize) Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer
2011 Vaagai Sooda Vaa Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
2013 Naiyaandi Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
2014 Manjapai Red XN Green tickY Red XN associated with N. Linguswamy's Thirupathi Brothers
2015 Chandi Veeran Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
2017 Dora Red XN Green tickY Red XN associated with Hitesh Jhabak
2019 Kalavani 2 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
2022 Pattathu Arasan Green tickY Red XN Green tickY

References

  1. ^ "Sarkunam". Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Sarkunam's movie succeed at box office – The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ^ M Suganth, Sarkunam's movie succeed at box office. The Times of India, 19 July 2010.
  4. ^ Kalavani – Tamil Movie News – "Please do not compare me with Mani Ratnam!!!" – Kalavani | Sarkunam | Mani Ratnam. Behindwoods.com (15 July 2010). Retrieved on 2011-09-26.
  5. ^ In quest of victory! Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (8 May 2011). Retrieved on 2011-09-26.
  6. ^ National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
  7. ^ "Director Sargunam and Vimal – Tamil Cinema Director and Actor Interview – Sargunam | Vimal | Vaagai Sooda Vaa | Kalavani | Amala Paul". Videos.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Dhanush film title changed to 'Naiyaandi'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Dhanush joins 'Naiyaandi' unit in Tanjavur". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  10. ^ "Nazriya Nazim is Dhanush's heroine!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  11. ^ "A Sarkunam Cinemaz's Manja Pai Movie Details". Movie Galleri. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013.
  12. ^ Atharavaa-Sargunam film gets a title and buyer. Sify.com. Retrieved on 4 July 2016.
  13. ^ Atharavaa-Sargunam film gets a title and buyer. Sify.com. Retrieved on 4 July 2016.