Guru Dhanapal

Guru Dhanapal
Born (1959-03-02)2 March 1959
Died 18 April 2014(2014-04-18) (aged 55)
Coimbatore, India
Occupation Film director, screenwriter
Years active 1991–2007

Guru Dhanapal (2 March 1959 – 18 April 2014) was an Indian film director, who worked in Tamil cinema.

Career

Guru Dhanapal made his directorial debut with Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen (1992) starring Karthik, Sasikala and Monisha in leading roles. In the 1990s, the director made a series of film starring Sathyaraj in the lead role, achieving box office success with Thai Maaman (1994) after which he made Maaman Magal (1995) and Periya Manushan (1997). The three films were described as "routine comedy masala ventures" and were filmed in very quick schedules.[1] In between he collaborated with Jayaram twice in Periya Idathu Mappillai (1997) and Raja Magal, which did not release, as well as directing a portion of Suyamvaram (1999), which featured an ensemble cast of actors from the Tamil film industry.[2] His final venture was the much-delayed Sathyaraj starrer Suyetchai MLA in 2006.[3] A further project titled Vanthanga Jeyichanga launched in 1998 with Sathyaraj, failed to materialise.[4]

Guru Dhanapal died on 18 April 2014 at the age of 55 in Coimbatore after being admitted to hospital complaining of chest pains.[5][6]

Filmography

Year Title Cast Notes
1992 Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen Karthik, Sasikala, Monisha
1994 Thai Maaman Sathyaraj, Meena, Goundamani, Manivannan
1995 Maaman Magal Sathyaraj, Meena, Goundamani, Manivannan
1997 Periya Idathu Mappillai Jayaram, Devayani, Manthra, Goundamani, Manivannan Remake of Malayalam hit Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava
1997 Periya Manushan Sathyaraj, Ravali, Manivannan
1999 Suyamvaram Sathyaraj, Karthik, Arjun
2006 Suyetchai MLA Sathyaraj, Manthra, Goundamani, Abitha

References

  1. ↑ http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Nov/deepavali/deepavali1.htm
  2. ↑ "A-Z (Iv)". Indolink.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  3. ↑ "A-Z (V)". Indolink.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  4. ↑ http://www.geocities.ws/gokima/cinjan.html
  5. ↑ "Tamil film director Guru Dhanapal passes away". Business Standard. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  6. ↑ "Tamil film director Guru Dhanapal passes away". Zeenews.india.com. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
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