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Vasanthabalan (sometimes credited as Vasantha Balan) is an Indian
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film director and screenwriter. He has made critically acclaimed films including ''
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'' (2006), '' Angadi Theru'' (2010) and '' Kaaviya Thalaivan'' (2014).


Career

Vasanthabalan began his film career as an editing assistant and later became an assistant director to S.Shankar in the latter's directorial debut, ''
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'' (1993). He continued to work under Shankar in three more films '' Kaadhalan'' (1994), '' Indian'' (1996) and ''
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'' (1998). He later made his break as an independent director with the box-office failure ''
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'' (2002). His second film, produced by Shankar's S Pictures, ''
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'' (2006) was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. It was shown as the Indian representative at the
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. His next release, '' Angadi Theru'' (2010), showcased a romantic tale set in the famous Ranganathan Street in the city of
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,
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. The film won critical acclaim and was a commercial success as well. It was shortlisted for India's submission for the
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. In 2012, he released '' Aravaan'', a period film based on the novel ''Kaaval Kottam,'' that reflects the life of people of South Tamil Nadu in the 18th century. Following that, he made the period drama '' Kaaviya Thalaivan'' (2014), which won critical acclaim. The crime drama ''
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'' (2021) starring G. V. Prakash Kumar and Abarnathi in main roles, and the film didn't go well as expected. He later directed the psychological thriller film '' Aneethi'' starring Arjun Das and Dushara Vijayan in lead roles. ''Aneethi'' is an impressive and powerful take on exploitation, kindness and everything in between. In 2024, the political thriller streaming television series '' Thalaimai Seyalagam'' was released to average reviews.


Filmography


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