Pyramid Natarajan is a former Indian

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and producer, who has appeared in character roles in

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. He made his breakthrough as an actor playing a role in

Mani Ratnam Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six Nat ...

's ''

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'' (2000) portraying the role of Madhavan's father, before playing the antagonist in several films.

Career

Natarajan was born in a village called Valoothoor near, Papanasam,

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and studied in Shaukathul Islam Balya Muslim Sangam Higher Elementary School in his boyhood and moved to

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as a teenager, hoping to make a breakthrough into films. He was able to briefly join K. Balachandar's drama troupe, Ragini Recreations, and appear in productions before soon starting his own troupe and staging a play. Following a successful business proposal, Natarajan was able to take over as executive producer of Gemini Films and was able to learn the nuances of administration. Understanding Natarajan's potential, K. Balachandar proposed to form Kavithalayaa Productions as a joint production company and the team successfully went on to produce several successful films including those starring

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and

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. Natarajan also produced '' Roja'' under the banner, sitting in on A. R. Rahman's first audition to become composer of the film. After nearly a decade and a half with Kavithalaya, Natarajan came out to form, Pyramid Films International and has made nearly 10 films under the banner. He is currently running a hotel called
Maavadu.in
.

Notable filmography

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Producer

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Natarajan, Pyramid Living people Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors from Tamil Nadu Tamil film producers Indian male film actors 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Film producers from Tamil Nadu 1940 births