Elan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. [1]
Elan was making short films since he finished his schooling in 2007. [2]
Elan is the son of Stills Pandian, a photographer. [3]
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. [4] The film was later remade in Hindi as Urvasivo Rakshasivo (2022). [5] 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. [6] In August 2023, Kavin, was reported to replace Harish for the lead role and the principal photography began on 1 June 2023 in Chennai. [7] [8] 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 late father. [9]
Year | Film | Notes |
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2017 | Graghanam | [10] |
2018 | Pyaar Prema Kaadhal | [11] [12] |
2024 | Star | [13] |
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