Kalaipuli G. Sekaran

Kalaipuli G. Sekaran is an Indian film distributor, producer, director and actor who has worked in Tamil language films.

Kalaipuli G. Sekaran
Occupation(s)	actor, director, producer, distributor, writer, composer
Years active	1985 – Present

Career

G. Sekaran began his career as a film financier and distributor, before becoming a producer and a partner at Kalaipuli Films with S. Thanu and Soori. They debuted as producer with the film Yaar? (1985) by Kannan, with Sekaran portraying a negative role in the film. He subsequently moved on and worked on as a director in films including Oorai Therunjukitten (1988), Kaaval Poonaigal (1989) and Ulavaali (1994), before launching himself as a lead actor in Jameen Kottai (1995). He subsequently also played the lead role in Kudumba Sangili (1999). After that Sekaran went back to distributing films.

In the late 2000s, he became the chairman of the Distributors’ Council and represented the interest of distributors. In 2008, he directed a thriller called Kattuviriyan starring Malavika for which he also composed the music. In 2011, he worked on the production of a film titled Kallaparundhu, but the film did not have a theatrical release.

Filmography

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Director	Writer	Actor	Producer	Notes
1985	Yaar?		No	Yes	Yes	Yes
1988	Pattikattu Thambi		No	Yes	No	No
1988	Oorai Therinjikitten	Naayagam	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1989	Kaaval Poonaigal		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1994	Ulavaali		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1995	Jameen Kottai	Madasamy / Vikraman	No	Yes	Yes	No
1999	Kudumba Sangili		No	Yes	Yes	Yes
2008	Kattuviriyan		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	also music composer