V. Thiruselvam

Thiruselvam Velusamy
Born	Thiruselvam Velusamy Nadiyam, Peravurani Taluk, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
Occupation	Television director Actor
Years active	2001 – present

Thiruselvam Velusamy known professionally as V. Thiruselvam is an Indian television director and actor. Thiruselvam is best known for director and playing the role of 'Tholkapian' in the Tamil-language Family television series Kolangal, ^{[1] [2]} where he played a good friend of the heroine Abinaya.

Personal life

Thiruselvam was born in an agricultural family and is from Peravurani in Thanjavur district. He is married to Bharathy, who is a civil engineer working for a construction company.

Career

Thiruselvam started his cinema career as an assistant director & co-director to Television director Thirumurugan in serials like Kaveri & Metti Oli . That's when the director offered him a role in his serial Metti Oli making his acting debut. Later he made his writing & directorial debut in Kolangal along with playing the male lead. ^{[3] [4]} The show ran for more than 6 years and had more than a 1533 episodes. He went on to writer and direct two other series 'Alli Rajiyam' (2005-2006) and Madhavi (2009-2011) for Sun TV.

During early 2012, Thiruselvam making his debut as a Television producer in 'Pokkisham' serial, That serial aired on Kalaignar TV from 2012 to 2013. He also played the role of the lead actor. In 2013 Writer and director another serial Chithiram pesuthadi ^[5] in 2015 Kairasi Kudumbam for Jaya TV.

He also writes and screenplay the Vikatan TV YouTube channel's drama, 'Vallamai Tharayo' in 2021. It was India's first digital daily ^[6] series. He had another breakthrough in 2022 by Sun TV's serial Ethirneechal. ^{[7] [8]}

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Actor	Producer	Role	Networks	Notes
2002–2004	Metti Oli	No (Co-Director)	No	Yes	No	Gnanaraj a.k.a. Santhosh	Sun TV
2003–2009	Kolangal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Tholkaapiyan "Thols"	Sun TV
2005–2006	Alli Rajiyam	Yes	Yes	No	No		Sun TV
2009–2011	Madhavi	Yes	Yes	No	No		Sun TV
2012–2013	Pokkisham	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Vasanthan	Kalaignar TV	[9]
2013–2014	Chithiram pesuthadi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Arunmozhi	Jaya TV	[10]
2015–2017	Kairasi Kudumbam	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		Jaya TV	[11]
2020–2021	Vallamai Tharayo	No	Yes	No	No		Vikatan TV	[12]
2022–2024	Ethirneechal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Jeevanantham	Sun TV	[13]
2024–present	Ethirneechal Thodargirathu	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Films and Television Serials	Recipient	Role	Result
2006	Tamil Nadu State Television Awards	Best Achiever	Kolangal	V.Thiruselvam	Tholkappiyan	Won
2007	Tamil Nadu State Television Awards	Best Television Serial (First Prize)	Kolangal			Won
2008	Vivel Chinnathirai Awards	Best Screenplay	Kolangal	V.Thiruselvam		Won
2009	Tamil Nadu State Television Awards	Best Story	Kolangal	V.Thiruselvam P.R. Balasubramanian (Devi Bala)		Won
2010	Sun Kudumbam Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Kolangal	V.Thiruselvam		Won
		Best Screenwriter	Kolangal	V.Thiruselvam		Won
		Best Director	Kolangal	V.Thiruselvam		Won
		Best Director (Special Prize)	Kolangal	V.Thiruselvam		Won
2010 Mylapore Academy Television Awards	K.Balachander Silver Rolling Trophy for All Rounder	Best Screenplay Award		V.Thiruselvam		Won
2010 Mylapore Academy Television Awards	K.Balachander Silver Rolling Trophy for All Rounder	Best Director		V.Thiruselvam		Won
2023	Sun Kudumbam Awards	Best Director	Ethirneechal	V.Thiruselvam	Jeevananthan	Won
2024	Ananda Vikatan Television Awards	Best Director		V.Thiruselvam	Best Director - Critic's choice	Won

References

1. "மீண்டும் சன் டிவியில் என்ட்ரி கொடுக்கும் கோலங்கள் 'தொல்ஸ்'.. சீரியல் பேர் என்ன தெரியுமா?". tamil.samayam.com (in Tamil).
2. ""கோலங்கள் 400 எபிசோடில் பண்ணத 'எதிர் நீச்சல்' 150-ல பண்ணிடுச்சு".. - இயக்குனர் திருச்செல்வம் EXCLUSIVE". tamil.behindwoods.com.
3. "கோலங்கள் மற்றும் எதிர்நீச்சல் தொடரின் வித்தியாசம் சொன்ன இயக்குனர்". Dinamalar (in Tamil).
4. "Colors Tamil to present classic serials 'Kolangal' & 'Thendral'". bestmediainfo.com.
5. "காதல் திருமணம் செய்ய ஆசை: மனம் திறக்கும் ரதி". tamil.filmibeat.com.
6. "Vikatan launches India's first digital daily series - 'Vallamai Tharayo'". www.exchange4media.com.
7. "Director Thiruselvam making comeback to Tamil TV with Ethir Neechal". www.news18.com.
8. "கோலங்கள் திருச்செல்வம் இயக்கும் எதிர்நீச்சல் தொடர்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil).
9. "Pokkisham is a television serial starring Meera Krishna and Thiruselvam". nettv4u.com.
10. "ரதி, ரம்யா நடிக்கும் சித்திரம் பேசுதடி: 5 சகோதரிகளின் கதை". tamil.filmibeat.com.
11. "Kairasi Kudumbam on Jaya TV". tamil.filmibeat.com.
12. "How Tamil web-series 'Vallamai Tharayo' bridges the gap between digital and TV content". www.thehindu.com.
13. "மீண்டும் தனது சீரியல் அத்தியாயத்தை தொடங்கிய பிரபல சின்னத்திரை இயக்குனர்!". tamil.news18.com (in Tamil).

External links

• V. Thiruselvam at IMDb