P. Madhavan is a Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 and film producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

 in Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

 in 1960s and 1970s. Madhavan has directed 49 films and produced 39 films under the banner Arun Prasad Movies.

Career

Madhavan Started his career as an assistant to director T. R. Ragunath. He also worked as an associate director to C. V. Sridhar

C. V. Sridhar

C Sridhar was a South Indian screenwriter and film director. Sridhar hailed from Chitthamur, a village near Madurantakam, Tamil Nadu. He studied at St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School , where he began writing and staging plays while he was in Grade 7. He entered films as a dialogue writer when...

 before becoming a full fledged director. His notable films include Deiva Thai, Vietnam Veedu, Thanga Pathakkam, Kanne Pappa, and Kuzhanthaikaga. He was the also first chairman and managing director of the M.G.R Film City and the State Film Development Corporation.

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

The following lists the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. The year in the header refers to the date when the film was censored and submitted for the awards, without of regard of when the award was presented. Apart from the Silver Lotus Award "Certificate of Merit" was also given...

• 1970 - Raman Ethanai Ramanadi
• 1972 - Pattikada Pattanama
  Pattikada Pattanama
  Pattikada Pattanama is a 1972 Indian Tamil language film starring Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalitha and Manorama. Pattikada Pattanama played for 189 days in theaters and turned out to be one of the box office hits of year 1972.-Cast:...
  
  

Partial filmography

• Hitler Umanath
• En Kelvikku Enna Bathil
• Shankar Saleem Simon
• Chitra Pournami
• Manithanum Daivamagalam
• Mannavan Vandanadi
• Pattam Bharathamum
• Manikka Thothil
• Thanga Padakkan
• Raja Part Rangadurai
• Dil Ka Raaja
• Gnana Oli
• Pattikada Pattanama
• Thenum Palum
• Aansoo Aur Muskan
• Raman Ethanai Ramanadi
• Vietnam Veedu
• Enga Ooru Raja
• Kuzhandaikaka
• Deiva Thai
• Annai Illam