Yaar Kannan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil films. He made his debut with the 1985 with the horror film Yaar? and regularly collaborated with Ramarajan in the late 1980s.[2][3]
Yaar Kannan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Govindasamy Kannan October 12, 1957[1] |
| Other names | Madukur Kannan |
| Occupation(s) | Director, actor, lyricist |
Career edit
After assisting Mahendran, Kannan made his debut as a filmmaker by directing Yaar? (1985), a horror film which gave a breakthrough to actor Arjun in the Tamil film industry. The success of the film prompted the director to use the film's name as a prefix and he subsequently went on to make several films in the late 1980s with Ramarajan including Namma Ooru Nayagan (1988), Anbu Kattalai (1989) and Kaavalan (1990).[4]
Kannan made a comeback with Yuga (2006), a low-budget science-fiction film featuring Richard, 'Ice' Ashok and Manikandan. Produced by fifty-eight financiers, the film received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office.[5] He then supervised the Tamil version of the Telugu film Punnami Naagu featuring Mumaith Khan and helped release it as Pournami Naagam (2010). The film failed to recreate the success of the original Telugu version.[6][7] In 2010, he planned a fantasy trilingual film titled Piravi with Master Vinay in the lead role, though the venture failed to materialise.[8]
He has let several aspiring directors apprentice under him, including Azhagan Selva of Azhagumagan, Suriya Nithi of Vilambaram and actor Maruthi of Marumunai.[9][10][11] In the 2010s, Kannan has made appearances as an actor in films, working twice with director Prabhu Solomon and with director Ponram in the film Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam.[12][circular reference]
Filmography edit
Films edit
- Director
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Vadivangal | |
| 1985 | Yaar? | |
| 1986 | Unnai Onru Ketpen | |
| 1986 | Kanne Kaniyamuthe | |
| 1988 | Namma Ooru Nayagan | |
| 1989 | Anbu Kattalai | |
| 1990 | Kaavalan | |
| 1994 | Magudikkaran | |
| 1995 | Rasaiya | |
| 2006 | Yuga | |
| 2010 | Pournami Nagam |
- Actor
- Kasu (2006)
- Pazhani (2008)
- Kumki (2012)
- Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013)
- Kayal (2014)
- Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai (2015)
- Manithan (2016)
- Kadalai (2016)
- Eeswaran (2021)
- Meendum (2021)
- 1945 (2022)
- Kazhuvethi Moorkkan (2023)
- Moothakudi (2023)
- Lyrics
- "Alli Thandha Bhoomi" - Nandu
- "Metti Metti" - Metti
Television edit
- Director
- Jenmam X (Vijay TV)
- Jananam (Mega TV)
- Actor
| Director/Producer | Serial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| K. Balachander | Raghuvamsam | |
| Shakthi Rajendran | Malligai Mullai | |
| UTV | Jenmam X | |
| Aabavanan | Sundaravanam | |
| Revathi | Chinna Chinna Aasai | |
| Radhika | Marupiravi | |
| Chitra | Maanasa | |
| Vista Vision | Mangai | |
| Harirajan | Thozhigal | |
| Sathya Jyothi Films | Gopuram | |
| Vista Vision | Avalum Penthane | |
| Mega TV | Jananam | |
| Ramya Krishnan & Kutti Padmini | Kalasam | |
| Abinaya Creation | Pallavi Anu Pallavi | |
| Vikatan Televistas | Run | |
| J. S. Nandhini | Inspector Rishi |
References edit
- ^ "Tamilnadu Chinnathirai Iyakkunargal Sangam - Members - Yaar Kannan (1)". SmallScreenDirectors.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "YAAR KANNAN Tamil Movie Listing".
- ^ "Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood & Hollywood News, Today's Entertainment News Headlines". Archived from the original on 13 June 2001.
- ^ "Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood & Hollywood News, Today's Entertainment News Headlines". Archived from the original on 13 June 2001.
- ^ "Yuga review. Yuga Tamil movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com - IndiaGlitz.com". Archived from the original on 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Pournami Nagam Review - Tamil Movie Pournami Nagam Review".
- ^ "Pournami Nagam's success - Tamil Movie News - Pournami Nagam | Kannan | Bharathi Raja | VC Guhanathan | Mumaith Khan | Karunas Siva Shakthi Pandian". Behindwoods.com. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "- Tamil News". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (15 June 2013). "Audio Beat: Vilambaram - A peek at the ad world". The Hindu.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (17 August 2013). "Audio Beat: Azhagu Magan - Striking the right note". The Hindu.
- ^ "Musical spectrum". The Hindu. 19 January 2014.
- ^ Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam