Chimbu Deven
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Chimbu Deven | |
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| Born | November 23, 1975[1] Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2006 – present |
| Spouse | Kalaivani |
Chimbu Deven is an Indian film director, known for his fantasy films in Tamil cinema.[2] He debuted in film directing with the blockbuster historical comedy drama film Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi.
Film career
Chimbu started film career as an assistant director to filmmaker Cheran. He assisted Cheran for Vetri Kodi Kattu. His first independent direction opportunity came across from S Pictures. When the story was narrated to director S. Shankar, he liked it so much and immediately proceeded with the film Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi.[3]
His second film was also for S Pictures, the 'fantasy comedy' film Arai En 305-il Kadavul (God in room no.305) which had Santhanam and Ganja Karuppu in the lead. His third movie, a Cowboy genre, Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam had Raghava Lawrence playing the lead along with Padmapriya. He later worked on Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum with Arulnidhi. His latest movie was Puli with Vijay in the lead role. This movie was produced by Vijay's P.R.O P.T.Selvakumar and Shibu Thameens Films and is the biggest movie in the Ilayathalapathy's Vijay career. Yesteryear actress Sridevi made a comeback in Tamil with this movie and Kiccha Sudeep played the antagonist. Shruti Haasan and Hansika Motwani played the lead actress while Devi Sri Prasad scored the music for the film.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Film |
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| 2006 | Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi |
| 2008 | Arai En 305-il Kadavul |
| 2010 | Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam |
| 2014 | Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum |
| 2015 | Puli |
References
- ^ http://www.iflicks.in/StarPage/Director/Chimbudevan
- ^ "Arai 305il Kadavul-Another comedy riot". Sify. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/king-who-has-exploded-myths/article3231189.ece
- ^ 'Vijay 58': Hansika Motwani, Shruti Haasan to Romance Vijay in Chimbudevan Film?. Ibtimes.co.in (1 June 2014). Retrieved on 2015-12-31.
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