V. Azhagappan

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V. Azhagappan
Occupation(s)Director, actor

Vendhampatti Azhagappan [1] is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil films. He rose to fame after making the romantic drama film Aagaya Thamaraigal (1985) featuring Suresh and Revathi and has continued to make films in a similar genre. [2]

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Career

Azhagappan who earlier assisted Devaraj-Mohan made his directorial debut with Ramayi Vayasukku Vandhutta. [3] He then made a film called Kannile Anbirundhal with Vijayan however the film remained unreleased due to Vijayan's declining market as actor. [3] After which Azhagappan struggled for opportunities and after a gap he got an opportunity to make Aagaya Thamaraigal which did well at box-office. His next film Pookalai Parikatheergal also did well. His next film was Poo Mazhai Pozhiyuthu with Vijayakanth which was shot in Japan. [3]

During his career Azhagappan regularly collaborated with actor Ramarajan, as well as Suresh. [4] His final release, Poomaname Vaa (1999) was produced under the banner of Nalini Cine Arts by Ramarajan's wife Nalini Ramarajan. During production, the film was labelled as the actor's 40th film and 11th film as a director, but V. Azhagappan was later given the post. The initial cast included other actors such as Chandrasekhar, Manorama and Santhana Bharathi, who eventually did not feature. [5] It became Azhagappan's final film as director and he passed way later. [3]

Filmography

Director
YearFilmCastNotes
1980Ramaye Vayasukku VanthuttaUday Shankar, Menaka
1985 Aagaya Thamaraigal Suresh, Revathi
1986 Pookkalai Parikkatheergal Suresh, Nadhiya
1986 Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru Ramarajan, Rekha
1987 Poo Mazhai Pozhiyuthu Vijayakanth, Nadhiya, Suresh
1987 Poo Poova Poothirukku Prabhu, Saritha, Amala [1]
1988 Kunguma Kodu Mohan, Nalini, Suresh, Ramya Krishnan
1988 Irandil Ondru Ramki, Nadhiya, Raghuvaran
1988 En Vazhi Thani Vazhi Raghuvaran, Geetha, Shantipriya
1989 Thangamana Raasa Ramarajan, Kanaka
1991 Thanga Thamaraigal Arjun, Rupini
1999 Poomaname Vaa Ramarajan, Sangita

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  2. ↑ "Director V.Azhagappan | V.Azhagappan Latest News | V.Azhagappan Biography | V.Azhagappan Filmography | V.Azhagappan Photos | V.Azhagappan Videos". Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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  4. ↑ "Aagaya Thamaraigal News, Videos, Spoilers, Games, and More". www.buddytv.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018.
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