V. Gowthaman

V. Gowthaman
Born	(1970-01-01) 1 January 1970 (age 55) Tittakudi, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	actor, director, politician
Years active	1998-present

V. Gowthaman is an Indian film director and actor who has worked in Tamil films and television.He has also directed an eponymous biopic on Auto Shankar and one on Veerappan named Santhanakadu on Makkal TV.. Both criminals belonged to his own community - low caste Palli.

Career

Gowthaman made his directorial debut with Kanave Kalayadhe (1998) starring Murali and Simran. In 2001, he started a film titled Poranthaalum Pompalaiyaa Porakkakkoodaathu with Livingston and Pandiarajan in the lead, though the film was later dropped. ^[1]

After a gap he directed a eponymous teleseries for Makkal TV based on the life of serial killer Auto Shankar and Santhanakaadu based on Veerappan. He made his comeback as a director with Magizhchi (2010) in which he also made his debut as an actor. ^[2] Gowthaman was working with the screenplay of the movie for 12 years. ^[3] The film, received good reviews for its content and went unnoticed due to its low key release. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

He went on to direct a short film called Vetti which received controversy as the police felt that it was insulting against national flag. ^[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as		Role	Notes
		Director	Actor
1990	Neengalum Herothan	No	Yes	Tiger' Premnath's fan
1998	Kaadhale Nimmadhi	No	Yes	Servant
1999	Kanave Kalaiyadhe	Yes	No	—
2002	Solla Marandha Kadhai	No	Yes	Taxi driver
2010	Magizhchi	Yes	Yes	Thiravi
2025	Padaiyaanda Maaveeraa	Yes	Yes	Kaduvetti Guru

Television

As director

• Santhanakadu
• Auto Shankar

Politics and activism

Gowthaman have organized and participated many protest favoring Tamil people interests. ^{[8] [9] [10]} He has been part of Jallikattu protest, Cauvery water dispute, farmer related issues, katchatheevu reinstatement and other issues. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

He floated a new party Tamil Perarasu Katchi and contested in 2019 by-election held in Vikravandi constituency in Tamil Nadu. ^{[14] [15]}

References

1. DINAKARAN dinakaran.com. "dinakaran". Archived from the original on 23 November 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
2. "kollytalk.com". ww1.kollytalk.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
3. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (13 September 2010). "Pleasing to the ears". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 27 March 2020.
4. Rangarajan, Malathi (21 November 2010). "Bonding, bucolic style". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 26 September 2019.
5. "மகிழ்ச்சி - விமர்சனம்". Dinamalar . Retrieved 27 March 2020.
6. "Magizhchi Movie Review". South Indian Cinema Magazine. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
7. "V Gowthaman's film on freedom gives a jolt to cops". Deccan Chronicle. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
8. "Protests in Chennai in support of TN farmers in Delhi, Director Gowthaman leads agitation". www.thenewsminute.com. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
9. B.a, Pon Vasanth (14 January 2017). "Jallikattu protesters lathi-charged in Avaniyapuram". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 27 March 2020.
10. Scott, D. j Walter (23 February 2018). "Film director Gowthaman denied permission to visit Katchatheevu". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 27 March 2020.
11. "Jallikattu: Tamil film director injured in police station".
12. "Chennai: Film director, others arrested for agitation on farmers issue". Deccan Chronicle. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
13. Shalini Lobo (9 April 2018). "Tamil Nadu film directors call for IPL boycott over Cauvery water dispute - India News". India Today. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
14. "12 in fray after withdrawal of nominations in Vikravandi". The Times of India. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
15. "Cash for vote case in Vikravandi bypoll closed". DT Next . 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.