A. Jagannathan (26 November 19357 October 2012) was an Indian film director who worked in the Tamil,

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and

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film industries and he was introduced by R.M. Veerappan in his Sathya Movies banner for Manipayal. He directed nearly 50 films in Tamil.

Film career

He made his debut as director in ''Manipayal'' in 1973 after working as an assistant to T. Prakash Rao and P. Neelakantan for almost 15 films, most of them being MGR movies. He directed the MGR film '' Idhayakkani'', under the tutelage of R.M.Veerappan and went on to direct five other blockbuster films for RMV's Sathya Movies including Moondru Mugam with Rajinikanth and Kadhal Parisu with Kamal Hasaan. He also directed some television serials. He directed

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's '' Vellai Roja'' which won awards including the Filmfare Award. Another successful venture in his career was '' Moondru Mugam''.

Partial filmography

Death

He suffered from breathing ailments and was hospitalized in Coimbatore for a fortnight. He died on 7 October 2012, and was cremated at Tiruppur. He was survived by his wife Rajamani, daughters Usha Devi and Pavithra Devi and son Arun Kumar.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jagannathan A Tamil film directors Telugu film directors Kannada film directors People from Tiruppur Filmfare Awards South winners 1935 births 2012 deaths 20th-century Indian people Film directors from Tamil Nadu