G. N. Anbu Chezhiyan

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G. N. Anbu Cheliyan
Born
Anbu Cheliyan Gokulakrishnan Neelamegam

(1964-04-07) April 7, 1964 (age 59)
Pammanendal, Ramanathapuram
Occupation(s)Financier, Film producer
Years activeFrom 1990-
Children12

G. N. Anbu Cheliyan (born 7 April 1964) is a film financier and producer in Tamil film industry. He is the managing director of the production house, Gopuram Films.

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Career

Born in 1964, Anbucheziyan is the son of Neelamegam, a former headmaster based in Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram. Anbucheziyan moved to Madurai in the early 1990s, lending petty cash to street side vendors and small roadside shops for rates of interests.[ citation needed ] His business performed well and as a result, he moved on to advance loans to film distributors in the region and as there was a need and space in the industry to grow.[ citation needed ] Through his business venture Gopuram Films, he started producing medium budget films and also took up the distribution part of various movies.[ citation needed ] Also, he helped many budding film directors and producers to bring up their dream movies in big screens.[ citation needed ]

In the year 2020, he launched his venture into theatres and started a multiplex in Madurai called Gopuram Cinemas.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

As producer

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