A. Jagannathan

A. Jagannathan (26 November 1935 – 7 October 2012) was an Indian film director who worked in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi film industries and he was introduced by R.M. Veerappan in his Sathya Movies banner for Manipayal. He directed nearly 50 films in Tamil.[2]

A. Jagannathan
Born(1935-11-26)26 November 1935
Tiruppur, Coimbatore District, Madras Presidency, British India[1]
Died7 October 2012(2012-10-07) (aged 76)[1]
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupationfilm director
Years active1973-2012
SpouseRajamani
ChildrenUsha Devi
Pavithra Devi
Arun Kumar

Film career

He made his debut as director in Manipayal in 1973 after working as an assistant to T. Prakash Rao and P. Neelakantan for almost 15 films, most of them being MGR movies.[3] He directed the MGR film Idhayakkani, under the tutleage of R.M.Veerappan and went on to direct five other blockbuster films for RMV's Sathya Movies including Moondru Mugam with Rajinikanth and Kadhal Parisu with Kamal Hasaan. He also directed some television serials.[4]

He directed Sivaji Ganesan's Vellai Roja which won awards including the Filmfare Award.[1] Another successful venture in his career was Moondru Mugam.

Partial filmography
Year Film Language Writer Notes
1973ManipayalTamildebut as a director
1974Idhayam ParkiradhuTamil
1975IdhayakkaniTamilPoovai Krishnan
1976Kumara VijayamTamilKomal Swaminathan
1976Nalla PenmaniTamil
1976Athirshtam AzhaikkirathuTamil
1977Nantha En NilaTamil
1978Ival Oru SeethaiTamil
1979Jaya Nee JayuchutteTamil
1979Mugathil Mugan PaarkalaamTamil
1979Muthal IravuTamil
1980Aayiram Vaasal IdhayamTamil
1981Pennmanum PesugiradhuTamil
1981Sorgathin Thirappu VizhaTamil
1982KrodhamTamilPrem Menon
1982Moondru MugamTamilP. Selvakumar
1983Manaivi Illatha NeramTamil
1983Thanga MaganTamilSathya Movies story department
1983Vellai RojaTamilPavithranRemake of Malayalam film Postmortem
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
1984Komberi MookanTamil
1984Naalai Unathu NaalTamilPrithvi BrothersRemake of Gumnaam
1984Oh Maane MaaneTamilPammanRemake of Malayalam film Chattakari
1985Karpoora DeepamTamil
1985Meendum ParasakthiTamil
1985Rahasya HanthakuduTelugu
1987KhaidiTelugu
1987Kadhal ParisuTamilR. M. Veerappan
1987Muthukkal MoondruTamilSuryakos Ranga
1988DharmathmaKannada
1989En ThangaiTamilRamani
1989Mamaku YamuduTelugu
1991Mill ThozhilaliTamilL. S. N. Ravi
1991Archana IASTamilAmutha Durairaj
1993TahqiqaatHindi
1994Watchman VadivelTamilAaroordas
1994Khaidi No. 1TeluguRemake of Khalnayak
Dubbed in Tamil as Hero

Death

He suffered from breathing ailments and was hospitalized in Coimbatore for a fortnight.[1] He died on 7 October 2012, and was cremated at Tiruppur. He was survived by his wife Rajamani, daughters Usha Devi and Pavithra Devi and son Arun Kumar.[2]

References
  1. "Man who shored up MGR's film career is no more - The Hindu". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. "www.nowrunning.com". Director A. Jagannathan passes away. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. "'Audience taste keeps changing'". The Hindu. 8 May 2008.
  4. "Veteran film director passes away". The Hindu. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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