T. G. Thyagarajan (Thyagarajan Govindarajan) is an Indian film producer. He made his debut as film producer with critically acclaimed film '' Moondram Pirai''. He is the founder of the production and distribution company

Sathya Jyothi Films Sathya Jyothi Films is an Indian film production and distribution company in Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1977 by T. G. Thyagarajan. History Sathya Jyothi Films was founded by T. G. Thyagarajan in the 1970s. Thyagarajan, an MBA graduat ...

. He has produced over 30 films and few television series with the production studio. His father Venus Govindarajan was also a reputed film producer.

Career

Thyagarajan initially produced films with Satya Movies owned by his father-in-law

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before founding

in 1970's. His first independent production venture, the

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starrer '' Moondram Pirai'' (1982) was a commercial success and was critically acclaimed. The film also won the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Film. His next venture '' Pagal Nilavu'' (1985) which was a maiden collaboration with

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was unsuccessful venture at the box office. Thyagarajan also produced super hit film ''

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'' (2003) which eventually bagged the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Film. He produced back to back 3 films with stars like

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and

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in 2016 and 2017 titled ''

Thodari ''Thodari'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action-romance film written, directed and co-produced by Prabhu Solomon. It stars Dhanush and Keerthy Suresh, with D. Imman composing the film's music. Set on an express train, ''Thodari'' follows ...

'' (2016), '' Sathriyan'' (2017) and ''

Vivegam ''Vivegam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Siva and produced by Sathya Jyothi Films. It stars Ajith Kumar, alongside Vivek Oberoi, Kajal Aggarwal, Akshara Haasan, Karunakaran, Aarav Chowdhary, Bharath ...

'' (2017) respectively. In 2019, his production venture ''

Viswasam ''Viswasam'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Siva and produced by Sathya Jyothi Films. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara and Jagapathi Babu in the lead roles, alongside Vivek, Thambi Ramaiah, Robo S ...

'' became a box office success grossing around 200 crores which was also one of the biggest hit of his career. After Viswasam, Thyagarajan collaborated with

again with ''

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'' (2020) which portrayed the Tamil martial arts

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Filmography

Films

* '' Moondram Pirai'' (1982) * '' Pagal Nilavu'' (1985) * '' Manithanin Marupakkam'' (1986) * '' Jeeva'' (1988) * ''

Kizhakku Vaasal ''Kizhakku Vaasal'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed and co-written by R. V. Udayakumar. The film stars Karthik, Revathi and Khushbu. It was released on 12 July 1990 and ran for over 175 days in theatres. In 199 ...

'' (1990) * '' Idhayam'' (1991) * '' Endrum Anbudan'' (1992) * ''

Vedan ''Vedan'' ( ) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language crime action film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by Sathya Jyothi Films. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Khushbu, with Charan Raj, Sarath Babu, Easwari Rao and Radha Ravi in supporting ...

'' (1993) * '' Honest Raj'' (1994) * '' Harichandra'' (1998) * ''

'' (2003) * '' Em Magan'' (2006) * ''

Jayamkondaan ''Jayam Kondaan'' () is a 2008 Tamil-language romantic action film directed and written by Kannan and produced by T. G. Thiyagarajan, Selvi Thiyagarajan, Sendhil Thyagarajan and T. Arjun. It stars Vinay Rai, Bhavana and Lekha Washington while ...

'' (2008) * ''

Baana Kaathadi ''Baana Kaathadi'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Badri Venkatesh. The film stars Atharvaa, Samantha and Prasanna. Featuring music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Richard M. Nathan and ed ...

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Sathriyan'' (2017) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

'' (2019) * ''

'' (2020) * '' Sivakumarin Sabadham'' (2021) * ''

Anbarivu ''Anbarivu'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language family drama film written and directed by Aswin Raam in his directorial debut and produced by Sathya Jyothi Films. The film stars Hiphop Tamizha Adhi in his first dual role, Kashmira Pardesh ...

'' (2022) * '' Maaran'' (2022) *''

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'' (2023) *'' Captain Miller'' (2024)

Television

* ''Jeipathu Nijam '' (1999) * ''Gopuram'' (2002) * ''Varam'' (2003) * '' Anandham'' (2003–2009) * '' Kalyanam'' (2009) * '' Idhayam'' (2009–2012) * '' Aan Paavam'' (2012) * '' Puguntha Veedu'' (2012–2014) * ''

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'' (2012–2013) * ''

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'' (2015) * '' Sumangali'' (2017–2019) * ''Thirumagal'' (2020–2023) * ''

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'' (2023–Present)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thyagarajan, T. G. Living people Indian film producers Tamil film producers Year of birth missing (living people) Tamil television producers