Kovai Chezhiyan

Kovai Chezhiyan was an Indian senior leader of the

He was later introduced to Tamil films as a producer by his friend Kavignar Kannadasan, who initially produced films with Kannadasan as partner and later individually from the movie Sumaithangi directed by Sridhar. He produced and distributed various films in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi successfully. He was the first President of the Tamil Film Producers Council.^[citation needed]

Kovai Chezhiyan was the founder President of Kongu Vellala Goundergal Peravai.^{[citation needed]} He was elected as an MLA of Kangeyam in 1971.^[1] He was also the selection committee chairman of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. During the later part of his life he worked tirelessly for the uplifting the folks of the Kongu region and the Kongu Vellala Gounders. He was one of the main person, who along with his colleagues got the Backward Community Status for the Kongu Vellala Gounders, during the tenure of chief minister Kalaignar Karunanidhi.^{[citation needed]}

He died on March 14, 2000.^[2] After his death in 2000, the Kongu Vellala Gounder Peravai constructed a memorial and arch in his native place at Kungarupalayam, near Kangayam in Tirupur district where thousands from Kongu region visit every year on his anniversary (14 March) to pay respects to him.^{[citation needed]}

^[3] Kamalam Chezhiyan, wife of Kovai Chezhiyan died on April 24, 2021, due to age related ailments.

Filmography

• Sumaithaangi (1962)
• Ooty Varai Uravu (1967)
• Kumari Kottam (1971)
• Uzhaikkum Karangal (1976)
• Circus Ramudu (1980)
• Chandamama (1982)
• Asha Jyoti (1984)
• Enakku Nane Needipathi (1986)
• Mounam Sammadham (1990)
• Azhagan (1991)
• Pudhayal(1997)

References

External links

• Kovai Chezhiyan at
  IMDb