Elan | |
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| Occupation | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2017–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]
Elan was making short films since he finished his schooling in 2007. [2] He is the son of Stills Pandian, a photographer. [3]
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]
| Year | Film | Ref |
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| 2018 | Pyaar Prema Kaadhal | [12] [13] |
| 2024 | Star | [14] |
| Year | Film | Songs | Ref |
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| 2017 | Graghanam | "Don'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" | |||
| 2022 | Madhil Mel Kadhal | "Baby" | [17] |
| 2023 | Rangoli | "Yeno Un" | [18] |
| "Yeno Un Reprise" | |||
| 2024 | Star | "The First Rain" | |
| "Melody" | |||
| "Star in the Making" | |||
| Madraskaaran | "Thai Thakka Kalyanam" | [19] |
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