Sakthi Paramesh (sometime known as Parameswar) is a Tamil film director. He made his directorial debut with ''

Suriya Paarvai ''Suriya Paarvai'' is a 1999 Tamil-language action crime film directed by Jagan. The film stars Arjun and newcomer Pooja. The film, produced by Sreenivas Prasad, had musical score by S. A. Rajkumar and was released on 14 January 1999 to negativ ...

'' and went on to make other films like ''

Looty ''Looty'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Parameswar. The film stars Sathyaraj in triple roles, Roja and Mumtaj. The film, produced by V. A. Durai, had musical score by Deva and was released on 14 January 2001 to mi ...

'', ''

Three Roses ''Three Roses'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film directed by Parameswar, starring Rambha, Jyothika and Laila. The film features Vivek, Urvashi, Rekha Vedavyas, Tony Ooki and Billy Herrington in supporting roles, with ...

'' and ''

Thavam ''Thavam'' () is a 2007 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Sakthi Paramesh, written by Puri Jagannadh, and produced by Arjun Sarja, who also has a cameo appearance in the film. A remake of the Telugu film ''Itlu Sravani Subramanya ...

''.

Career

Sakthi Paramesh made his directorial debut with Arjun starrer ''

'' under the name Jagan. The film became a failure at box office. He then directed ''

'' with

Sathyaraj Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also include works in Mala ...

under the name Parameswar. The film received average reviews and became an average grosser. He then began work on a comedy film titled ''Maams'' featuring

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, Rambha and

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, but the film was cancelled after a few schedules. Parameswaran's next directorial was ''

''. During the shoot of the film, there was reportedly a clash of opinions between actresses

Jyothika Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress, model and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil films.

and

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in January 2002, with the pair having to be restrained by the actress-producer of the film, Rambha. Problems continued as the careers of Laila and Rambha began to peter out, prompting distributors to back away from the film, leading to further delays. The film evaded its release date several times and eventually took close to two years to complete, only finally releasing on 10 October 2003. The film gained negative reviews with Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu citing that "a frivolous storyline, a lackadaisical approach to the screenplay and inept direction mar ''Three Roses''", adding that "after all the hype and hoopla, speculation and delay, arrives ''Three Roses'', and ironically it is focus that the film lacks." Another critic claimed that "the disastrous effects all these problems (changes in cast, production delays) have had on the movie is clearly evident from the final product." Parameswaran's next directorial was ''

Vanakkam Thalaiva ''Vanakkam Thalaiva'' () is a 2005 Tamil language drama film directed by Sakthi Paramesh. It stars Sathyaraj, Abbas, Susan, and Vivek. Plot The plot is dramatically woven around the different roles donned by Satyaraj and the reason behind him ...

'' with Sathyaraj. His name was credited as Sakthi Paramesh. The film failed at box office. He then directed ''

'' with

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. The film received negative reviews and eventually became a failure at box office. In 2011, he wrote and produced another movie titled ''Kaidhi'' which was made entirely in

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with local technicians. The venture directed by newcomer Seenu released across Malaysia, and Parameshwar felt that the film would increase cross-dialogue about film making between the two countries. In 2013, he directed ''Karumpuli'', a story revolving around terrorism with rookie actors including Rathan Mouli. Though the film eventually had a low key release, it garnered attention prior to release owing to the Censor Board's recommendations for heavy editing.

Filmography

*''

'' (1999) *''

'' (2001) *''

'' (2003) *''

'' (2005) *''

'' (2007) *''Karumpuli'' (2013)

References

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