Ramana is an Indian film director, who has directed Tamil films. After making his debut in 2003 with the successful Thirumalai, he has gone on to make other ventures including Sullan and Aathi.
Ramana | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2003–2006 |
Career
editRamana penned a series of film scripts featuring serious off-beat stories and approached producers with little luck, hoping to land an offer. He spent several years narrating the script of a proposed film titled Karkaalam to actors and then finally agreed terms with Prakash Raj to play the lead role during 1996, but no financiers eventually backed the project.[1] After failing to establish himself as a director who could be funded to make films with serious themes, he felt that he should make a series of commercially viable films in the masala genre before diversifying into serious subjects.[2] Ramana's first release was Thirumalai (2003), an action-masala venture featuring Vijay, which took a large opening at the box office and performed well commercially. He briefly began work on Parthasarathy, a project starring Vijayakanth in the lead but the film was later stalled.[3] Despite receiving several offers to remake the film in Telugu, he chose to make Sullan (2004), another action film featuring Dhanush in the title role, which was a flop at the box office. His next film, Aathi (2006) an action-masala venture featuring Vijay for the second time, took a large opening at the box office but turned out to be a disaster incurring ₹5 crore loss.
In 2007, he revealed that he was simultaneously working on a Telugu film featuring Mahesh Babu in the lead role, while Sarath Kumar had agreed to finance and star in his next Tamil film. However, neither of the projects materialised.[4] He then briefly forayed into acting and was approached for a role in S. A. Chandrasekhar's Pandhayam (2008), before playing a pivotal role in an unreleased film titled Kuthirai.[5] In 2011, it was reported that Ramana was suffering from throat cancer and would take a break from films. In July 2013, it was announced that he had recovered from the disease but had lost his voice permanently during his recovery.[6]
Filmography
editAs director
edit| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Thirumalai |
| 2004 | Sullan |
| 2006 | Aathi |
As actor
edit| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Varmaa | |
| 2023 | Dinosaurs | Arumugam |
| 2024 | Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan | Daali's uncle |
References
edit- ^ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". Archived from the original on 6 June 2004.
- ^ "I am sorry I sold the artiste in me". Rediff.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "08-05-2004". Archived from the original on 15 April 2005.
- ^ "Movie News ramana rajinikanth vijay thirumalai sarathkumar ulavan magan tamil movie news trisha Picture Gallery Images". Behindwoods.com. 26 November 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Vijay's director shifts base – Behindwoods.com Sundar C director Ramana Thirumalai Aadhi Dhanush Sullan Pandayam Nazar S. A. Chandrasekhar Sabesh Murali hot images tamil picture gallery images". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Director Ramana lost speech to throat cancer". Kolly Talk. Retrieved 27 February 2015.