Agathiyan

Agathiyan
Agathiyan at the "Kennedy Club" film Audio Launch
Born (1952-08-18) 18 August 1952 (age 72)
Peravurani, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • lyricist
  • actor
Years active1991 – present
Spouse
Radha
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(m. 1978; died 2016)​
[1]
ChildrenKani Thiru
Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan
Niranjani Ahathian
RelativesThiru (son-in-law)
Desingh Periyasamy (son-in-law)

Agathiyan (born 18 August 1952; pronunciationⓘ) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, and actor.[2] He was the first director in Tamil cinema to win the National Film Award for Best Direction for Kadhal Kottai (1996).[3] For the film, he also won National Film Award for Best Screenplay and Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil.

  1. ^ "Director Agathiyan's wife Radha passes away". 21 October 2016.
  2. ^ "IndiaGlitz — Agathiyan on the move — Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. ^ Dhananjayan, G. (3 November 2014). PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition. Blue Ocean Publishers. p. 358.[permanent dead link]