Elan (director)

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Elan
Born
Chennai
Occupation Film director Screenwriter
Years active2017–present
Notable work Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018)

Elan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. [1]

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Personal life

Elan was making short films since he finished his schooling in 2007. [2] He is the son of Stills Pandian, a photographer. [3]

Career

In 2017, he worked on Graghanam starring Krishna and Chandran. It was a thriller film about the happenings of a night. The film, however, remains unreleased. [4] [5] After completing a love story script, he began working on the next one without reaching out to producers. By chance, a friend of Yuvan Shankar Raja asked if he had any romance scripts, leading to Elan's debut directorial, Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018). [2] In celebration of Pyaar Prema Kaadhal 's success, Yuvan Shankar Raja gifted Elan a luxury car. [6] The film was later remade in Telugu as Urvasivo Rakshasivo (2022). [7] After the collaboration on Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018) with Harish Kalyan, Elan was reported to collaborate with Harish again for his next directorial in 2019. [8] In August 2023, Kavin, was reported to replace Harish for the lead role and the principal photography began on 1 June 2023 in Chennai. [9] [10] In an interview, Elan stated that "Vaaranam Aayiram was one of my biggest inspirations to make Star." and that it was a tribute to his father. [11]

Filmography

As director
YearFilmRef
2018 Pyaar Prema Kaadhal [12] [13]
2024 Star [14]
As lyricist
YearFilmSongsRef
2017GraghanamDon't Funk me up [15]
2018 Pyaar Prema Kaadhal Let's Be Friends [16]
Secret Window
Wake Me Up Everyday
Miss You Papa
It's Over
2022Madhil Mel KadhalBaby [17]
2023 Rangoli Yeno Un [18]
2024MadraskaaranThai Thakka Kalyanam [19]

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References

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  4. ↑ "SJ Suryah appreciated my work in Graghanam". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ↑ https://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/director-elan-talks-about-his-graghanam-movie.html
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  14. ↑ "Star director Elan interview: We never set out to make a 'cinema padam'". OTTPlay. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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