Thiagarajan Kumararaja
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Thiagarajan Kumararaja 1976 born and raised in Chennai, dropped out of an undergrad in visual communications from Loyola College and started work as a freelance copywriter and photographer for a while. He directed a five part documentary on South Indian Temples ”Sthala Puranam” for Vijay TV. He was a popular advertisement filmmaker, who has also directed several short films, including the short film Becky which was awarded the first prize at the one-minute film competition 60 Seconds to Fame. He has written the dialogs for the movie Oram Po, also written a song in Va Quarter Cutting film. He is a good friend of the directors of the movie Pushkar and Gayathri
. They introduced him to
S.P.B. Charan
, where he got a chance to narrate the story of Aaranya Kaandam
. S.P.B. Charan
was impressed with the story and agreed to produce the film.
Aaranya Kaandam
which introduced actor Jackie Shroff
to Tamil films, stars Ravi Krishna and Sampath Raj
in the lead roles with debutante Yasmin Ponnappa as heroine. Aaranya Kaandam is in news since it won The Grand Jury Award for best Film at South Asian International Film Festival.
Pushkar-Gayathri
-Filmography:...
. They introduced him to
S.P.B. Charan
S. P. B. Charan
Charan Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam, better known and creditted as S. P. B. Charan , is an Indian actor, producer and a playback singer. Son of popular Indian singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, he first worked as a playback singer in the Tamil and Telugu film industries...
, where he got a chance to narrate the story of Aaranya Kaandam
Aaranya Kaandam
Aaranya Kaandam is a 2011 Indian Tamil action film, written and directed by newcomer Thiagarajan Kumararaja. It is supposedly the first neo-noir film in Tamil cinema. The story takes place in a day in the lives of the six protagonists, played by Jackie Shroff, Ravi Krishna, Sampath Raj and...
. S.P.B. Charan
S. P. B. Charan
Charan Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam, better known and creditted as S. P. B. Charan , is an Indian actor, producer and a playback singer. Son of popular Indian singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, he first worked as a playback singer in the Tamil and Telugu film industries...
was impressed with the story and agreed to produce the film.
Aaranya Kaandam
Aaranya Kaandam
Aaranya Kaandam is a 2011 Indian Tamil action film, written and directed by newcomer Thiagarajan Kumararaja. It is supposedly the first neo-noir film in Tamil cinema. The story takes place in a day in the lives of the six protagonists, played by Jackie Shroff, Ravi Krishna, Sampath Raj and...
which introduced actor Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...
to Tamil films, stars Ravi Krishna and Sampath Raj
Sampath Raj
Dr.Sampath Raj is an Indian film actor who works primarily in the Tamil film industry. He is best known for appearing in each film of director Venkat Prabhu's comedy trilogy, consisting of Chennai 600028, Saroja and Goa. He has also acted in supporting roles in various other films. He is mostly...
in the lead roles with debutante Yasmin Ponnappa as heroine. Aaranya Kaandam is in news since it won The Grand Jury Award for best Film at South Asian International Film Festival.