A. Govindamoorthy is an

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film director and actor who has worked on Tamil films. After making his debut with ''

Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar ''Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar'', also known simply as ''Karuppusamy'', is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by A. Govindamoorthy. It stars Karan, Meenakshi and Vadivelu. The film had an average run at the box offi ...

'' (2007), he has gone on to make ''

Vedigundu Murugesan ''Vedigundu Murugesan'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by A. Govindamoorthy. It stars Pasupathy, Jyothirmayi and Vadivelu. The music was composed by Dhina with cinematography by Bala Bharani. The film released on 17 J ...

'' (2009) and ''

Pappali ''Pappali'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Govindamoorthy. It stars Senthil Kumar and Ishaara Nair in the lead roles, while Saranya Ponvannan, Singampuli and Jagan play supporting roles. The film, with music composed by ...

'' (2014).

Career

Govindamoorthy dropped out of engineering college after being unable to finance his studies during his third semester and then began reading

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's "Sirpi, Unnai Sethukugiraen", which inspired him to become a film maker. After assisting

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and

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, Govindamoorthy then began his film career by directing ''

'' (2007) starring Karan and

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, and then went on to make ''

'' (2009) with

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. In 2013, Govindamurthy approached producer Ambeth Kumar with a script of ''

'' (2014), who readily agreed to produce the venture after listening to his narration. He revealed that the team signed on

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and Ishara Nair to work on the film, as the team could not afford bigger stars and could not afford to wait for their dates. The film was released on 2014 went unnoticed and received poor reviews with a critic from Sify.com noting that the film "is a crude and crass comedy laced with sentiments", adding the "film lacks technical finesse and is difficult to sit through". He debuted as an actor with ''

Pichaikaaran ''Pichaikkaaran'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Sasi, produced by Fatima Vijay Antony and starring Vijay Antony and Satna Titus, Bagavathi Perumal, Vazhakku En Muthuraman, and Dheepa Ramanujam. ...

'' (2016) and went on to act in many films. Henceforth, he was credited as Pichaikkaran Moorthy while acting in films.

Filmography

;Director ;Actor

References

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