Muktha S. Sundar is an

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film director and cinematographer who has worked on Tamil language films. Being the son of film maker

Muktha Srinivasan Muktha Srinivasan (1929 – 2018) was an Indian film director and producer. Personal life V. Srinivasan was born in Malapuram on 31 October 1929 in a Tamil Brahmin family. His parents were Venkatachariar and Chellamma. His elder brother is M ...

, he made his directorial debut with ''

Kodai Mazhai ''Kodai Mazhai'' ( ) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha S. Sundar and produced by V. Ramasami. The film stars Vidhyasree, with Lakshmi, Jaishankar and Sripriya in supporting roles. It was released on 26 September 1986. ...

'' (1986), before making the films, '' Chinna Chinna Aasaigal'' (1989), ''

Ethir Kaatru ''Ethir Kaatru'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language thriller film, directed by Muktha S. Sundar and produced by Muktha Srinivasan. The film stars Karthik and Kanaka. It was released on 7 December 1990. The film is based on the Malayalam film ...

'' (1990) and Now ''Vedanta desika ha'' in

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Career

Being the son of film director and producer

, Sundar made his directorial debut under his father's production with ''

'' (1986). Sundar had completed a course in cinematography at the American Film Institute and worked as the cinematographer for films including his father's productions ''

Katha Nayagan ''Katha Nayagan'' (; ) may refer to these Indian films: * ''Katha Nayagan'' (1988 film), a Tamil-language film * ''Katha Nayakan'' (1997 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''Katha Nayagan'' (2017 film), a Tamil-language film See also * Prota ...

'' (1988), ''

Vaai Kozhuppu ''Vaai Kozhuppu'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by Ramaswamy Govind and Muktha S. Ravi. The film stars Pandiarajan, Gautami, Janagaraj and S. S. Chandran. It was released on ...

'' (1989) and '' Brahmachari'' (1992). He subsequently also directed the films '' Chinna Chinna Aasaigal'' (1989), ''

'' (1990) and ''

Kangalin Vaarthaigal ''Kangalin Vaarthaigal'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Muktha S. Sundar. The film stars Vikram, newcomer Sriram, Prema and Karan. It is a remake of the 1996 Kannada film ''Nammoora Mandara Hoove''. The film was released o ...

'' (1998) with Vikram in the lead role. Sundar made a comeback to the film industry with the comedy thriller, ''Pathayeram Kodi'' (2013), featuring

Dhruv Bhandari Dhruv Bhandari (born 13 July) is an Indian actor who has appeared in films and TV series such as ''Rakt Sambandh'' and Star Plus's '' Tere Sheher Mein''. His father is Mohan Bhandari. Personal life Dhruv Bhandari was born on 13 July 1985 ...

and

Vivek Vivek (or Bibek/Bivek in some regions) is a masculine given name that is popular in South Asia, particularly in India and Nepal. It is of Sanskrit origin and means "wisdom" and/or "conscience". Vivek may refer to: People * Vivek (actor) (1961–2 ...

in leading roles. The film began production in late 2011 and had a low-profile release in January 2013. Sundar later announced a film based on

Vedanta Desika Vedanta Desika (1268–1369), also rendered Vedanta Desikan, Swami Vedanta Desika, and Thoopul Nigamantha Desikan, was an Indian polymath who wrote philosophical as well as religious and poetical works in several languages, including Sanskrit ...

2016 featuring

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, which was dropped.

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