A. Venkatesh (director)
A. Venkatesh | |
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Occupation(s) | actor, director |
Years active | 1996–present |
A. Venkatesh is an Indian film director and actor working in Tamil cinema. Beginning his career as an assistant, he directed his first film, Mahaprabhu, in 1996.
Career
Initially, he worked as an assistant to director
Following the death of director Thirupathisamy in 2001, Venkatesh was briefly announced as the new director of the film Velan featuring Vijay and Priyanka Chopra, but the project was later shelved.[2]
He started directing action movies with
During 2008, Venkatesh worked simultaneously on six productions, which were at different stages of completion. The
He has also acted in various Tamil movies, notably
Filmography
As director
Year | Film | Notes | Ref. |
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1996 | Mahaprabhu | Debut Direction | |
Selva | |||
1998 | Nilaave Vaa | ||
1999 | Pooparika Varugirom | ||
2001 | Chocolate |
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2002 | Bhagavathi |
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2003 | Dum | ||
2004 | Kuthu |
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Aai | |||
2005 | Chanakya | ||
2006 | Vathiyar | ||
2008 | Singakutty | [8] | |
Durai | [9] | ||
2009 | Malai Malai | [10] | |
2010 | Maanja Velu | [11] | |
Vaadaa | |||
Vallakottai | [12] | ||
2013 | Summa Nachunu Irukku | [13] | |
2015 | Killadi | ||
Sandamarutham | |||
Rombha Nallavan Da Nee | [14] | ||
2019 | Nethra |
As actor
- Vasanthakala Paravai (1991)
- Suriyan(1992) - Telegram Office clerk
- Kadhalan(1994) - Cameo appearance ("Kadhalikum Pennin" song)
- Nilaave Vaa (1998) - Christian who prays at Hindu temple
- Angaadi Theru(2010) - Karungali
- Sattapadi Kutram (2011) - Ekambaram
- Mahaan Kanakku (2011)
- Paagan (2012)
- Azhagan Azhagi (2013) - Rathinavel
- Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013) - Isakkimuthu Annachi
- Summa Nachunu Irukku (2013)
- Goli Soda (2014)
- Touring Talkies (2015)
- Rombha Nallavan Da Nee (2015)
- Iravum Pagalum Varum (2015)
- Pallikoodam Pogamale (2015)
- Sivappu (2015)
- Pagiri (2016)
- Aandavan Kattalai (2016)
- Thodari (2016)
- Nisabdham (2017)
- Kadugu (2017)
- Onaaigal Jakkiradhai (2018)
- Torchlight (2018)
- Thodraa (2018)
- Nethra(2019)
- Asuran (2019)
- Nungambakkam (2020)
- Alti (2020)
- Oh My Dog (2022)
- Nadhi (2022)
- Laththi (2022)
- Rudhran (2023) as Ethiraj
- Thuritham (2023)
- Priyamudan Priya (2023)
- Singappenney (2024)
Web series
Year | Program Name | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | Triples
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Councillor Chelladurai | Hotstar
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Debut Web Series | [15][16][17][18] |
2023 | Mr. Manaivi | Vedhanayagam | Sun TV | Debut as an actor |
References
- ^ "Pooparika varugirom (1999) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "S U B A S". Cinematoday3.itgo.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "AAIA". The Times of India.
- ^ "Chanakya (2005) | Chanakya Tamil Movie | Chanakya Cast & Crew, Story, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos".
- ^ "Vathiyar (2006) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Director Venkatesh on a roll". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Director Venkatesh returns with Nethraa". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Singakutty review". Nowrunning. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "DURAI MOVIE REVIEW - Behindwoods.com - Arjun Keerath Director A Venkatesh Music D Imman Jassie Gift Timmy Ramya Udit Narayan Shreya Ghosal Karthik SaloniS P Balasubramaniam Images Gallery Stills". behindwoods.com.
- ^ "Sify Movies - Review listing (1970)". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 8 October 2009.
- ^ "VALLAKOTTAI MOVIE REVIEW - TAMIL MOVIE VALLAKOTTAI MOVIE REVIEW". behindwoods.com.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (25 May 2013). "Audio Beat: Summa Nachunu Irukku - Comic story, peppy tunes". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Comedy inevitable part of my films: Director A. Venkatesh". The Indian Express. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Sahu, Sushri (1 December 2020). "'Triples' Trailer: Disney+ Hotstar's New Series Revolves Around 3 Friends As They Juggle With Life And Love". Mashable India. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Karthik Subbaraj to produce a web series starring Jai and Vani Bhojan". India Today. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "The New Disney+ Hotstar Show Triples, Starring Jai And Vani Bhojan, Promises To Be An Adventurous Ride". Film Companion. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
External links
- A. Venkatesh at IMDb