Vivekananda Pictures

Indian film company

Vivekananda PicturesFounded| 1977

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Headquarters| Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Key people

| Tiruppur Mani
Tiruppur Vivek
Products| Film Production
Film Distribution

Vivekananda Pictures is an Indian film production and distribution company, based at Chennai, India. The production company was established in 1977 by its founder, Tiruppur Mani. He produced around thirty movies under his banner . After a hiatus it produced the blockbuster movie Kaithi under Tiruppur Vivek who is now at the heilm of the Company[1][2] All their films had Sivakumar and Sathyaraj as lead actor.

## History

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The production house first feature film Kannan Ori Kaikuzhandai (1978) was directed by Venkatesh, in which Sivakumar and Sumithra played the lead roles. Following this film, Sivakumar has been their choice for the lead actor for Rosappu Ravikkaikaari, Vandichakkaram, Aaniver, Aayiram Muthangal.[3] Though first five films has got Sivakumar as male lead, the female leads were Sumithra for Kannan Ori Kaikuzhandai, Deepa for Rosappu Ravikkaikaari, Saritha for Vandichakkaram and Aaniver, Radha for Aayiram Muthangal.[4][5] Late actor Vinu Chakravarthy was introduced as story and screenplay writer in Vandichakkaram and it was directed by K. Vijayan.[6] It is the debut movie for Silk Smitha in Tamil. Vandichakkaram won third prize at Tamil Nadu state award for best film for the year 1980. Vinu Chakravarthy was introduced as actor in Rosappu Ravikkaikaari and comedian Loose Mohan rose to fame through the same movie.[7] In 1983, the company produced Imagial starring Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Sarath babu and others, music was composed by Gangai amaran.[8] Their next was Eetti starred by Vijayakanth, Vishnuvardhan, Nalini, Viji and directed by Rajasekhar. Vidinja Kalyanam was their next which had Sathyaraj, Jayashree, Sujatha in lead roles and was directed by Manivannan. In 1988, they remade Mohanlal and Karthika starrer Malayalam movie Gandhinagar 2nd Street as Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru. Sathyaraj and Radha did the lead roles in this movie.

In the late 1990s, Mani planned a film titled Kadhal Sugamanathu starring his son Vivekanand in the lead role. However, the project eventually did not materialise.[9] After a hiatus of two decades, the production company made its comeback by co-producing and distributing Kaithi (2019).[10]

## Filmography

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Year  | Title  | Cast  | Director  | Music Director  | Release Status  | Mentions

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1978  | Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai | Sivakumar, Sumithra | Venkatesh  | Illayaraja | August 1978  |
1979  | Rosappo Ravikaikaari | Sivakumar, Deepa  | Devaraj Mohan  | Illayaraja | August 1979  |
1980  | Vandichakkaram | Sivakumar, Saritha, Silk Smitha | K. Vijayan | Shankar–Ganesh | August 1980  |

* Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
* Filmfare Award for Best Actor
* Filmfare Award for Best Actress

1981  | Aaniver | Sivakumar, Saritha | K. Vijayan | Shankar–Ganesh | August 1981  |
1982  | Aayiram Muthangal | Sivakumar, Radha | Annakili S. Devarajan | Shankar–Ganesh | March 1982  |
1983  | Imaigal | Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha | R. Krishnamurthy  | Gangaiamaran | April 1983  |
1985  | Eetti | Vijayakanth, Nalini, Viji  | Rajasekhar | Illayaraja | August 1985  |
1986  | Vidinja Kalyanam | Sathyaraj, Jayashree, Sujatha | Manivannan | Illayaraja | October 1986  |
1986  | Kalamellam Un Madiyil | Murali, Jayashree | Rajasekar  | Illayaraja | 1986  |
1987  | Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi | Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Nadhiya | Manivannan | Gangaiamaran | February 1987  |
1988  | Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru | Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Nadhiya, Ambika | Balu Anand | Chandrabose | January 1988  |
1990  | Vazhkkai Chakkaram | Sathyaraj, Gowthami | Manivannan | Shankar–Ganesh | February 1990  |
1990  | Vazhndhu Kattuvom | Ramki, Gowthami, K. R. Vijaya | R. Krishnamurthy  | Shankar–Ganesh | December 1990  |
1992  | Unakkaga Pirenthen | Prashanth, Mohini | Balu Anand | Deva  | May 1992  |
1994  | Vandicholai Chinnarasu | Sathyaraj, Suganya | Manoj Kumar | A. R. Rahman | April 1994  |
2019  | Kaithi | Karthi, Narain | Lokesh Kanagaraj | Sam C. S. | October 2019

## External links

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Vivekananda Pictures at IMDb

## References

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1. ^ "Tamil film producer Tirupur Mani passes away". Tamilstar. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
2. ^ "IndiaGlitz – Vandichakkaram Vidinja Kalyanam producer Tiruppur Mani passed away in Chennai – Tamil Movie News". Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
3. ^ "Metro Plus Tiruchirapalli / Personality : Portrait of an actor". The Hindu. 12 February 2005. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
4. ^ "Aayiram Muthangal (1982) Cast and Crew". gomolo.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
5. ^ "Ayiram Muthangal". Spicyonion.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
6. ^ "Ekta slams Silk Smitha's boyfriend". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
7. ^ Peter, Petlee. "Tamil comedian 'Loose' Mohan passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
8. ^ "Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan's filmography (pls refer page 24)". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
9. ^ "Chennai Bits & Pieces". members.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999.
10. ^ "'Kaithi': Release date of Karthi and Lokesh Kanagaraj's next revealed!". The Times of India. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.