A. Sarkunam (born 23 April 1975) is an Indian film director, working in the

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Ch ...

. He worked as an associate with director A. L. Vijay.

Career

Sarkunam made his

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with the romantic comedy ''

Kalavani ''Kalavani'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by newcomer A. Sarkunam. It stars Vimal and debutante Oviya, with Saranya Ponvannan, Ilavarasu, Ganja Karuppu, and Soori in supporting roles. The musi ...

'' (2009). Featuring Vimal and

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in the lead roles, the film released to positive critical response and went on to become a

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. His next film was the period piece ''

Vaagai Sooda Vaa ''Vaagai Sooda Vaa'' () is a 2011 Tamil-language period drama film directed by A. Sarkunam, making it his second film after '' Kalavani'' (2010). It stars Vimal and Ineya, with Bhagyaraj, Ponvannan and Thambi Ramaiah playing supporting role ...

'' (2011) again starring Vimal which also received positive reviews. The film earned the prestigious

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. Sarkunam said that ''Vaagai Sooda Vaa'' was his first script and dream project. He then made a romantic comedy film titled ''

Naiyaandi ''Naiyaandi'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by A. Sarkunam. The film stars Dhanush and Nazriya Nazim. An unofficial remake of the 1993 Malayalam film '' Meleparambil Anveedu'', it focuses ...

'' with

Dhanush Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, lyricist and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. Having starred in Dhanush filmography, 50 films over his car ...

and

Nazriya Nazim Nazriya Nazim Fahadh (born 20 December 1994) is an Indian actress, producer and singer who primarily works in Malayalam and Tamil films. Known for her strong women portrayals, Nazriya is a recipient of several accolades including two Kerala St ...

in the lead. In 2014, he started new production company "A Sarkunam Cinemaz" and introduced his brother A. Nandha Kumar as a producer. Their first production was ''

Manjapai ''Manjapai'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by N. Ragavan in his debut. Produced by Thirrupathi Brothers and A Sarkunam Cinemaz, it stars Vimal, Rajkiran and Lakshmi Menon. The film saw its worldwid ...

'', which marked the directorial debut of Sarkunam's former assistant N. Raghavan. His fourth film ''

Chandi Veeran ''Chandi Veeran'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by A. Sarkunam and produced by director Bala. The film stars Atharvaa and Anandhi, while Lal, Rajashree, and Bose Venkat essay supporting roles. The music was c ...

'', produced by

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and starring

Atharvaa Atharvaa Murali (born 7 May 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with '' Baana Kaathadi'' (2010). He then garnered critical accl ...

and Anandhi was released in 2015. This film also got good reviews and it had many similarities with his first film, ''

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Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkunam, A. Tamil film directors Living people 1975 births Tamil film producers People from Thanjavur district Tamil screenwriters Film directors from Tamil Nadu Film producers from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian people Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu