Vivekananda Pictures

Vivekananda Pictures is an Indian film production and distribution company, based at Chennai, India. The production company was established in 1977 by its founder, Tiruppur Mani. He produced around thirty movies under his banner . After a hiatus it produced the blockbuster movie Kaithi under Tiruppur Vivek who is now at the heilm of the Company[1][2] All their films had Sivakumar and Sathyaraj as lead actor.

Vivekananda Pictures
Founded1977
HeadquartersChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Key people
Tiruppur Mani
Tiruppur Vivek
ProductsFilm Production
Film Distribution

History

The production house first feature film Kannan Ori Kaikuzhandai (1978) was directed by Venkatesh, in which Sivakumar and Sumithra played the lead roles. Following this film, Sivakumar has been their choice for the lead actor for Rosappu Ravikkaikaari, Vandichakkaram, Aaniver, Aayiram Muthangal.[3] Though first five films has got Sivakumar as male lead, the female leads were Sumithra for Kannan Ori Kaikuzhandai, Deepa for Rosappu Ravikkaikaari, Saritha for Vandichakkaram and Aaniver, Radha for Aayiram Muthangal.[4][5] Late actor Vinu Chakravarthy was introduced as story and screenplay writer in Vandichakkaram and it was directed by K. Vijayan.[6] It is the debut movie for Silk Smitha in Tamil. Vandichakkaram won third prize at Tamil Nadu state award for best film for the year 1980. Vinu Chakravarthy was introduced as actor in Rosappu Ravikkaikaari and comedian Loose Mohan rose to fame through the same movie.[7] In 1983, the company produced Imagial starring Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Sarath babu and others, music was composed by Gangai amaran.[8] Their next was Eetti starred by Vijayakanth, Vishnuvardhan, Nalini, Viji and directed by Rajasekhar. Vidinja Kalyanam was their next which had Sathyaraj, Jayashree, Sujatha in lead roles and was directed by Manivannan. In 1988, they remade Mohanlal and Karthika starrer Malayalam movie Gandhinagar 2nd Street as Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru. Sathyaraj and Radha did the lead roles in this movie.

In the late 1990s, Mani planned a film titled Kadhal Sugamanathu starring his son Vivekanand in the lead role. However, the project eventually did not materialise.[9] After a hiatus of two decades, the production company made its comeback by co-producing and distributing Kaithi (2019).[10]

Filmography
Year Title Cast Director Music Director Release Status Mentions
1978 Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai Sivakumar, Sumithra Venkatesh Illayaraja August 1978
1979 Rosappo Ravikaikaari Sivakumar, Deepa Devaraj Mohan Illayaraja August 1979
1980 Vandichakkaram Sivakumar, Saritha, Silk Smitha K. Vijayan Shankar–Ganesh August 1980
  • Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
  • Filmfare Award for Best Actor
  • Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1981 Aaniver Sivakumar, Saritha K. Vijayan Shankar–Ganesh August 1981
1982 Aayiram Muthangal Sivakumar, Radha Annakili S. Devarajan Shankar–Ganesh March 1982
1983 Imaigal Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha R. Krishnamurthy Gangaiamaran April 1983
1985 Eetti Vijayakanth, Nalini, Viji Rajasekhar Illayaraja August 1985
1986 Vidinja Kalyanam Sathyaraj, Jayashree, Sujatha Manivannan Illayaraja October 1986
1986 Kalamellam Un Madiyil Murali, Jayashree Rajasekar Illayaraja 1986
1987 Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Nadhiya Manivannan Gangaiamaran February 1987
1988 Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Nadhiya, Ambika Balu Anand Chandrabose January 1988
1990 Vazhkkai Chakkaram Sathyaraj, Gowthami Manivannan Shankar–Ganesh February 1990
1990 Vazhndhu Kattuvom Ramki, Gowthami, K. R. Vijaya R. Krishnamurthy Shankar–Ganesh December 1990
1992 Unakkaga Pirenthen Prashanth, Mohini Balu Anand Deva May 1992
1994 Vandicholai Chinnarasu Sathyaraj, Suganya Manoj Kumar A. R. Rahman April 1994
2019 Kaithi Karthi, Narain Lokesh Kanagaraj Sam C. S. October 2019

Vivekananda Pictures at IMDb

References
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  2. "IndiaGlitz – Vandichakkaram Vidinja Kalyanam producer Tiruppur Mani passed away in Chennai – Tamil Movie News". Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. "Metro Plus Tiruchirapalli / Personality : Portrait of an actor". The Hindu. 12 February 2005. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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  6. "Ekta slams Silk Smitha's boyfriend". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. Peter, Petlee. "Tamil comedian 'Loose' Mohan passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  8. "Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan's filmography (pls refer page 24)". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  9. "Chennai Bits & Pieces". members.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999.
  10. "'Kaithi': Release date of Karthi and Lokesh Kanagaraj's next revealed!". The Times of India. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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