Chitra Lakshmanan

Chithra Lakshmanan
Born	(1948-01-22) January 22, 1948 Tamilnadu, India
Occupation(s)	Film director, producer, actor

Chithra Lakshmanan is an Indian director and producer of Tamil language films. In the 2000s, he has also featured as an actor in films and television.

Career

Chithra Lakshmanan began his career as a film journalist, and became acquainted with director Bharathiraja to enter the film industry, and subsequently served as a co-producer on all his films with his brother Chithra Raamu. In 1983, he produced Mann Vasanai, which won commercial success as well as the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film. He also served as a press relations officer for Tamil films during the 1980s, and later reprised that role as an actor through Uttama Villain (2015). His first directorial venture was Soora Samhaaram (1988) with Kamal Hassan and later he directed Periya Thambi (1997) with Prabhu and Chinna Raja (1999) with Karthik in the lead role. He turned actor in Japanil Kalyanaraman (1985) and began to prioritise acting commitments in the 2000s, winning acclaim for his comedy roles in Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010) and Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (2013).

Throughout his career, Lakshmanan has also taken up posts of responsibility. He served as the Secretary of Tamil Film Producers Council for four years and as an executive committee member in South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, Film Federation of India, and Tamil Film Directors Association for several years. In 2011, he published the book 80 Years of Tamil Cinema, an account documenting the history of Tamil cinema.

Filmography

Technical roles

Director

Year	Film	Cast	Notes
1988	Soora Samhaaram	Kamal Haasan, Nirosha
1997	Periya Thambi	Prabhu, Nagma
1999	Chinna Raja	Karthik, Roja, Priya Raman

Producer

• Mann Vasanai (1983)
• Ambigai Neril Vanthaal (1984)
• Vaazhkai (1984)
• Puthiya Theerppu (1985)
• Jallikattu (1987)
• Chinnappadass (1989)

Acting roles

Films

• Pudhumai Penn (1984)
• Japanil Kalyanaraman (1985)
• Puthiya Theerppu (1985)
• Jallikattu (1987)
• Periya Thambi (1997)
• Chinna Raja (1999)
• Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum (1999)
• Ullam Kollai Poguthae (2001)
• Azhagana Naatkal (2001)
• Kadhal Virus (2002)
• Unnai Ninaithu (2002)
• Relax (2003)
• Bose (2004)
• Kangalal Kaidhu Sei (2004)
• Vasool Raja MBBS (2004)
• Piragu (2007)
• Vaitheeswaran (2008)
• Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010)
• saguni (2012)
• Settai (2013)
• Pattathu Yaanai (2013)
• Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (2013)
• Ya Ya (2013)
• Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham (2013)
• Ninaithathu Yaaro (2014)
• Nimirndhu Nil (2014)
• Aranmanai (2014)
• Nannbenda (2015)
• Uttama Villain (2015)
• Sakalakala Vallavan (2015)
• Pokkiri Raja (2016)
• Vaaliba Raja (2016)
• Muthina Kathirika (2016)
• Vellikizhamai 13am Thethi (2016)
• Kattappava Kanom (2017)
• Ullam Ullavarai (2017)
• Vidhi Madhi Ultaa (2018)
• Nagesh Thiraiyarangam (2018)
• Itly (2018)

Television

• Ganga Yamuna Saraswati (1998-00)
• Idhayam (2009–12)
• Sondha Bandham (2012–15)
• Akka (2014–15)

External links

• Chitra Lakshmanan at IMDb