Manivasagam

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Manivasagam
OccupationDirector
Years active1990–1997

Manivasagam (died 2001) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who worked on Tamil films. [1]

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Career

Manivasagam began his career with Namma Ooru Poovatha (1990) and continued to work on village action dramas, often collaborating with actor Sarath Kumar. He often produced his own films, and credited his wife, Rajeswari Manivasagam, as the chief producer. The failure of his film, Nadodi Mannan (1995), prompted the director to take a break from directing films. His final release was Mappillai Gounder (1997) which also opened to negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. [2] Manivasagam died in 2001. [3]

Personal life

His son Gandhi made his directorial debut with Kalavani Mappillai starring Attakathi Dinesh. [4]

Filmography

Director & Producer
YearFilmNotes
1990 Namma Ooru Poovatha
1991 Vaidehi Kalyanam
1992 Periya Gounder Ponnu
1992 Pattathu Raani
1993 Rakkayi Koyil
1993 Kattabomman
1994 Jallikattu Kaalai Director
1995 Marumagan Director
1995 Nadodi Mannan
1997 Mappillai Gounder
Producer

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References

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  2. "INDOlink Tamil Cinema - Tamil-Thirai-Valai". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  4. "Attakathi Dinesh gets mix of Rajinikanth and Vimal now". 18 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)