Neelan Sekar | |
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Born | Neelambaradhan [1] 12 June 1976 [1] Tirunelveli [1] |
Occupation | Director, screenwriter |
Language | Tamil |
Notable works | Super Deluxe |
Neelambaradhan (born June 12), better known by his stage name Neelan Sekar, is an Indian Film director and Screenwriter, works predominantly in Tamil cinema. [1] He started his career as a dialogue writer for Arinthum Ariyamalum. He made his directing debut with Alibhabha in 2008, with, actor Kreshna in the lead role, produced by Pattiyal Sekhar. [2] His work as a screenwriter includes movies like Naan , Super Deluxe , Maara and Cobra . He has also co-written Fingertip (web series) produced by Vishnuvardhan in 2019. [3] He received the Best Screenplay Writer award from the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for his work in Super Deluxe along with Thiagarajan Kumararaja, Mysskin, and Nalan Kumarasamy. [4] [5] [6] [7] . He collaborated with legendary director Vishnuvardhan as the screenplay and dialogue writer for the upcoming film "Nesipaaya," featuring Akash Murali (son of veteran actor Murali) and Adithi Shankar in lead roles.
Year | Work | Credited for | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Story | Screenplay | Dialogues | Direction | Acting | Script Supervision | ||||
2005 | Arinthum Ariyamalum | as bus conductor | [8] | ||||||
2006 | Pattiyal | as co director | |||||||
2008 | Alibhabha | ||||||||
2012 | Naan | [9] | |||||||
2017 | Yaman | as Inspector | |||||||
2019 | Super Deluxe | [4] | |||||||
Fingertip | Web Series | [3] | |||||||
2020 | Soorarai Pottru | ||||||||
2021 | C/o Kaadhal | [10] | |||||||
2021 | Maara | [11] [12] | |||||||
2022 | Cobra | [13] | |||||||
Upcoming Projects | |||||||||
2024 | Nesipaya | ||||||||
2023 | The Village | Web Series | |||||||
TBA | Tungabadra | Web Series | |||||||
TBA | Dheerudu (Telugu Movie) |
Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Super Deluxe | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Screenplay | Won | [4] |
Critics Choice Film Awards | Won | [6] | |||
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