Erode Soundar (c. 1957 – 5 December 2020) was an Indian film writer and director, who primarily worked on

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films.

Career

In the 1990s, Erode Soundar regularly collaborated with director

K. S. Ravikumar K. S. Ravikumar (born 30 May 1958) is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor who primarily works in Tamil cinema and few Telugu films. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Indian cinema. He has won m ...

on village action films including ''

Cheran Pandiyan ''Cheran Pandian'' is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, from a story by Erode Soundar. The film stars Vijayakumar, Sarathkumar, Anand Babu and Sreeja. It was released on 31 May 1991, emerg ...

'' (1991), '' Putham Pudhu Payanam'' (1991) and ''

Nattamai ''Nattamai'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It starred Sarathkumar, Khushbu and Meena. The film was released on 2 November 1994, during Diwali, and completed a 175-day run at the box off ...

'' (1994). The success of ''Cheran Pandiyan'' and ''Nattamai'' prompted the films to be remade in several languages including Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali. He also won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer award for both films, while also securing the Best Dialogue Writer award for ''Cheran Pandiyan''. Although he worked primarily as a writer, he also directed a few films including '' Mudhal Seethanam'' (1992), where he also acted in a supporting role. His close association with

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through K. S. Ravikumar's films, also garnered him the opportunity to direct the actor in '' Simmarasi'' (1998). His final film, ''Ayya Ullen Ayya'' (2020), had a low profile release and featured his grandson Kabilesh in the lead role.

Death

Soundar died aged 63 on 5 December 2020 following a kidney-related illness.

Partial filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soundar, Erode 1957 births 2020 deaths People from Erode district Film directors from Tamil Nadu Tamil film directors Indian television directors 20th-century Indian people 21st-century Indian people