Chimbu Devan | |
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Born | Senthil Kumar 23 November 1974 Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation(s) | Cartoonist, Director, screenwriter |
Years active | 2006 – present |
Spouse | Kalaivani (m. 2011) |
Chimbu Devan is an Indian film director, writer, cartoonist, and screenwriter known for his works in Tamil cinema. His films mostly explore the fantasy and historical genres and also comedy. He debuted with the historical comedy-drama film, Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei (2006).
Devan started his career as an assistant director on Cheran's 2000 film Vetri Kodi Kattu . His first independent direction opportunity came from S Pictures with the 2006 film Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei . When the plot was pitched to director Shankar, the latter was interested and agreed to collaborate with Devan. [1] The film featured comedian Vadivelu in the lead role for the first time. The film went on to become a success.
Devan's second film was the 2008 fantasy comedy Arai En 305-il Kadavul , which starred comedians Santhanam and Ganja Karuppu as the leads. [2] His third movie, 2010's western parody comedy Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam , starred Raghava Lawrence and Padmapriya. [3] Both films released to mixed reviews.
In 2014, Devan wrote and directed Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum , starring Arulnithi, [4] which was an average success. A year later, he directed the fantasy film Puli , starring Vijay, Sudeep, Sridevi (who made a comeback to Tamil cinema), Shruti Haasan, and Hansika Motwani [5] The film released to mixed reviews. [6]
In 2021, Devan directed the anthology film Kasada Thapara , co-produced by Venkat Prabhu. The story is split into six portions with each portion boasting of different technicians, and a collection of short stories connected by a hyperlinked narrative. [7] [8] In 2022, Devan directed Kottai Pakku Vathalum Mottai Maadi Sitharum, an episode of the anthology series Victim .
Devan is currently working on his next film Boat, starring Yogi Babu.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref |
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2006 | Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei | Yes | Yes | [1] | |
2008 | Arai En 305-il Kadavul | Yes | Yes | Remake of Bruce Almighty | [2] |
2010 | Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam | Yes | Yes | [3] | |
2014 | Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum | Yes | Yes | [4] | |
2015 | Puli | Yes | Yes | [6] | |
2021 | Kasada Tabara | Yes | Yes | Anthology | [9] |
2022 | Victim | Yes | Yes | Anthology web series; segment: Kottai Paaku Vathalum Mottai Maadi Sitharum | [10] |
2024 | Boat | Yes | Yes | Also Producer | [11] |
Kumaravadivel Natarajan known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and occasional playback singer, having acted mainly in Tamil cinema. He has at least 290 credits to his filmography. He is a recipient of several awards including two Filmfare Award South and six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language historical-comedy film written and directed by Chimbu Deven in his directoral debut .The film stars Vadivelu in his debut as a solo lead actor. Monica and Tejashree play the female leads, while Manorama, Nassar, Ilavarasu, Sreeman and Nagesh play supporting roles. Sabesh–Murali composed the soundtrack album and background score. S. Shankar produced and distributed the film under his production banner S Pictures.
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Hansika Motwani is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. Hansika began her career as a child actor in Hindi films, and later went on to appear in lead roles in Telugu films, including Desamuduru (2007), Kantri (2008) and Maska (2009). She started her career in Tamil cinema with Mappillai (2011) and then appeared in several commercially successful Tamil films such as Engeyum Kadhal (2011), Velayudham (2011), Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012), Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (2013), Singam II (2013) and Aranmanai (2014). She has also acted in the Malayalam film Villain (2017).
Arai En 305-il Kadavul is a 2008 Tamil-language fantasy comedy film directed by Chimbu Deven, who earlier directed Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei, starring Vadivelu. A remake of the 2003 Hollywood film Bruce Almighty, the film stars Prakash Raj, Santhanam alongside Ganja Karuppu, Jyothirmayi, and Madhumitha. An ensemble supporting cast including Sampath Raj, Madhan Bob, Rajesh, M. S. Bhaskar, Periyar Dasan, and Ilavarasu appears in supporting roles.
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Puli is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language fantasy action adventure film written and directed by Chimbu Deven. The film stars Vijay in dual role, an ensemble cast of Sridevi, Kichcha Sudeep, Shruti Haasan, Hansika Motwani, Prabhu, Nandita Swetha, Thambi Ramaiah, Sathyan and Vijayakumar. The film was the return of Sridevi to the Kollywood industry after several years and was her last Tamil film.
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Boat is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language survival drama film written and directed by Chimbu Deven. The film stars Yogi Babu, Gouri G. Kishan with M. S. Bhaskar, Chinni Jayanth, Jesse Fox-Allen, Chaams, Jangiri Madhumitha, Sha Ra, Kulappulli Leela, Aakshath Das in supporting roles.